It will take a long time for twilight to completely ignite the clouds in the sky, and the banquets in those restaurants and green buildings in Kyoto have already begun.

Formal banquets always take a long time, so the start time will naturally be very early, which has nothing to do with saving lamp oil or candles, and the monks and dignitaries, literati and ladies pay more attention to the change of light from dawn to dusk and then to nightfall, and the atmosphere and feeling that changes with it.

Chen Changsheng didn't understand these things, for him, if a meal lasted more than a quarter of an hour, it meant unhealthy, just like those delicacies on the table in front of him at this time, they all meant unhealthy.

Today's banquet in Xufu is different from the ordinary family banquet last time, it is a formal banquet. Although he is the only guest, he is a junior, and he is still very young, and the middle door of the East Imperial God General's Mansion that cannot be opened twice a year is opened, and the dishes cooked with various precious ingredients are constantly served, and then he doesn't eat much, but he is removed after being looked at twice, and replaced with a new round of dishes.

As far as the eye could see, there were precious utensils everywhere, and porcelain plates for serving dishes made him naturally think of what Mrs. Xu said on the first day he first entered Kyoto. There are servant girls everywhere, and there is no need for him to do anything, so there are naturally people to serve them. However, the interesting thing is that neither Mrs. Xu, Mama Hua, nor the big girl named Shuang'er appeared today.

Or because of the things that happened between Chen Changsheng and them at the beginning.

Xu Shiji accompanied him alone.

Chen Changsheng didn't drink alcohol, he ate some dishes in line with etiquette, and the meal was quickly full.

Xu Shiji put down the wine cup and waved his hand to signal everyone to stand back, waiting for him to speak.

Chen Changsheng doesn't like or is good at talking around corners, looking at this frame, he knew that Xu Shiji was also mentally prepared, so he said directly: "You should already know the identity of my teacher." ”

"The day I learned that Ji Daoren was Dean Shang, I was as surprised as everyone else. ”

Xu Shiji didn't say anything about talking for a long time with his father's portrait in the ancestral hall that day, looked at Chen Changsheng and said indifferently: "Including Lord Zhou Tong, there are many people who have figured out this point to attack you, but you don't have to worry, my Da Zhou Lu has never said that when the rebellion case of the National Education College happened, you were not born yet." ”

"But after all, you are one of the most trusted divine generals of the Holy Queen. Chen Changsheng asked, "Why do you still insist on this marriage?"

"Everyone thinks I'm vulgar, and I don't know how many lifetimes of blessing I have accumulated to give birth to such a daughter...... I don't know how many people are laughing at me in private. ”

Xu Shiji looked at Chen Changsheng's eyes, did not hide his indifference, and said, "As for this marriage, it has brought me endless humiliation...... In the eyes of the world, at first, our Xu Mansion looked down on you, a poor and sour boy, and wanted to repent of your marriage, and even suppressed and humiliated you, and later, when we knew your relationship with His Majesty the Pope, they shamelessly pestered you and insisted on marrying you, so the humiliation that was once inflicted on you is now all back to us, and it can even be said that ...... It's shameless. ”

It was quiet in the flower hall, and all the maidservants had long since avoided it.

Xu Shiji said: "Fortunately, no one thinks that my family is not worthy of you, otherwise I am afraid that even she will be laughed at." ”

Chen Changsheng thought to himself, since you know that this matter is ugly, why do you still insist? The last time you came to withdraw from the marriage, why didn't you just accept the marriage letter?

"But I don't care, or I can bear all these humiliations and ridicule. Xu Shiji's eyes suddenly became sharp, stared at Chen Changsheng and said: "Because I am a father, I have to think about my daughter, I am loyal to my mother, but what is wrong with thinking about my daughter?"

Chen Changsheng had thought many times these days, why the Xu Mansion had to keep this marriage contract now, he had thought of many reasons, but he didn't expect that it would be such a reason.

――Xu Shiji just wants to be good for his daughter.

Chen Changsheng should have felt some joy, the joy of being recognized, but he didn't, because he didn't believe that Xu Shiji was such a person and such a father.

"I know what you're thinking, what the people in Kyoto are thinking. ”

Xu Shiji said expressionlessly: "It's like everyone's opinion of the head of the Akiyama family before the civil strife in Lishan, but it turns out that you are all wrong. ”

"Yes, if I insist on this marriage, if the Pope loses in the future, of course the Holy Queen will not allow me to continue to live, but I am very sure that even if I die, she will still love Rong'er. And if ...... The Pope won, because of your relationship, I think he will not have any bad opinion of Rong'er when he comes to the old man's house. ”

He looked at Chen Changsheng's side face and continued: "The general trend of the confluence of the north and the south has been achieved, the Lishan Sword Sect may still be able to maintain its edge, Qiushan Jun is just taking advantage of the situation to go north because of his merits, and what else can Nanxi Zhai do? If Rong'er can't marry you, her best ending in the future will be to withhold the Holy Maiden Peak, but what if this marriage can be successful?"

"The Pope and the Holy Maiden, this is the true confluence of North and South. ”

"Everybody, north and south, wants to see that. ”

"What is the general trend? This is the general trend. ”

"No matter whether I am still alive or not by then, my Xu family will definitely go down in history. ”

......

......

The real confluence of the north and the south, the general trend, everyone wants to see such a picture, so this marriage must continue.

Chen Changsheng felt that these words were somewhat familiar, and then remembered that after coming to Kyoto from Xining, he often heard similar words, the big girl named Shuang'er once said, that grandmother once said, many people at the Qingteng banquet said, even Tang Thirty-six once said, but the name associated with Xu Yourong at that time was not himself.

He was not a person who was willing to hide his true thoughts, so he raised his head and looked at Xu Shiji and said, "That's what you said about Akiyama-kun at the beginning. ”

"In my opinion, if you want to get married, Akiyama is certainly a better choice than you, even now, the problem is that he is not as good as you now. ”

Better choice and inferior are two concepts of contrast.

Chen Changsheng thought about the news from the other side of the mountain, when the sun shone on the main peak, Akiyama-kun calmly and casually stabbed himself with a sword, thus lightly solving a long-planned big conspiracy, after a moment of silence, he shook his head and said, "I'm not as good as him." ”

Xu Shiji didn't understand what he meant, and said, "The Pope is your uncle, and with this alone, he will never be able to match you." ”

Just like what Akiyama-kun said to his father at the main peak of the mountain, young people and old people really can't be all the way.

Chen Changsheng didn't know what to say, but he had the same feeling, stood up and prepared to say goodbye, and at the same time took out the marriage book and put it on the table.

His movements are not very solemn, but they are not casual, he does not feel pride, nor does he feel inferior, he just takes it out and puts it down.

He had already come to this Divine General's Mansion three times, each time to withdraw from the marriage, or because of this, he was no longer as nervous and embarrassed as he was at the beginning.

Xu Shiji couldn't see an embarrassed look on his face, and when he received a letter from the National Education Academy saying that Chen Changsheng was coming to visit, he guessed the other party's intention.

"I said last time, if you really insist on getting out of the marriage, give her the marriage letter in front of Rong'er. ”

Chen Changsheng did have this idea in Zhou Yuan, but he never had the opportunity to meet Xu Yourong. Then he didn't understand why neither Xu Shiji nor Tang Thirty-six had said something similar, as if he had concluded that as long as he saw Xu Yourong's real person, he would never want to withdraw from the marriage. Even if Xu Yourong is really as beautiful as a fairy, so what?

He even felt that others looked at him like this and looked down on him like this.

"I heard that Miss Xu will return to Beijing in the near future, and the marriage book will be placed in your mansion first. ”

He ignored Xu Shiji's words and continued: "Please don't send the marriage certificate back to the National Education College, otherwise it is really possible to lose it, and it will really not look good." ”

Xu Shiji was furious when he heard this, thinking that you actually dared to threaten me, but there was no emotion on his face.

Chen Changsheng was not threatening him, but telling the truth, this marriage letter was really almost lost in Zhou Yuan.

When he was fighting with Nanke's wings at the bottom of the lake, in order to break the other party's wings of light, he threw out all the things in the scabbard, including this marriage book, but he didn't have any feelings about this marriage for a long time, so he didn't care much about this marriage book, and he didn't remember it until he was about to come to Xu Mansion to withdraw from the marriage a few days ago.

He looked at Xu Shiji and wanted to say something, but after thinking about it, he gave up, said no more, and left.

Xu Shiji watched his back disappear into the night with an expressionless face, and then withdrew his gaze and looked at the marriage book, his expression was slightly condensed, and he didn't understand why the edge of the marriage book was a little wet.

Walking in the garden of the East Imperial God General's Mansion, looking at the straight tree limestone with a slight impression by the servant girl in front of him, Chen Changsheng naturally remembered those encounters here in the past.

When he said goodbye just now, he really wanted to say something to Xu Shiji, but he couldn't find the right words for a while, and he didn't know how to organize it. If it was Tang Thirty-six, it is estimated that he would ask Xu Shiji directly: You are so shameless, does your daughter know? But he couldn't say such a thing, but suddenly felt some sympathy for Xu Yourong.

Xu Shiji said that he insisted on this marriage for the sake of his daughter, but he kept saying words such as the general trend, the confluence of the north and the south, and the name left in history, and he did not hide his true thoughts. He thought, but he is just a person with a good name, he will only think about the glorious lintel, the Xu family has been around for generations, what is the difference between his daughter and a memorial arch in his eyes?

Thinking about it like this, Xu Yourong is really a little pitiful.

Thinking about it so cluelessly, he came to a stone gate.

There was a girl standing at the stone gate.

It's very similar to what it was a year and a half ago.