Chen Shi

Chen Zhi euphemistically stated that Rong Yun did not believe in fortune-telling, and also used his own failure experience at the foot of Siming Mountain as a reference.

Tan Shu listened carefully, summed up the experience and lessons from the failure, and became more confident: "Thank you Chen Xianyou for your guidance, I will make careful calculations. In the past, Hu Yue didn't believe in fortune-telling, and he was also persuaded by me later."

Chen Zhi wanted to persuade him again, but Tan Shu stared at him with shy little eyes.

"...Then why don't you get to the bottom of it and prepare a detailed plan?"

Tan Shu said: "A surprise is a surprise."

Chen Zhi: "..." The difference between surprise and shock is just a word.

When Chen Zhi came back from the Lin family's other courtyard, he was full of worries.

Rong Yun, who had been practicing posing in front of the mirror for a long time at home, saw his dignified expression, immediately gave up her skills, strode over and hugged her waist, and said in surprise and anger: "Master! Who bullied you? Who offended you?" Are you angry? Tell me, I will avenge you!"

Chen Zhi looked down at the head that was gradually touching his chin, and struggled slightly: "Let me go and talk."

Rong Yun raised her head, with a face full of tears: "Master, even if you are angry, you can't take it out on me."

Chen Zhi: "?" After Dou E, there may be a Chen E.

Rong Yun said: "You used to let me hug you."

Chen Zhi obviously felt that the arms around his waist were getting thicker and stronger, and he said helplessly, "You were still young at that time, but now you have grown up."

Rong Yun said: "You let me hug you a few days ago! It's only been a few days, what do I eat to grow up?" She was so wronged that her mouth pouted, trying to show her childish appearance.

but……

He uses...

Cui Yan's face.

The effect was a little scary.

Chen Zhi raised his head, facing the sun in the west, and let out a long sigh.

Rong Yun hugged him and continued to ask:

"Master, what did you do at the Lin's house?" Probing.

"Did Lin Zhiyuan make you angry?" Angry.

"Didn't you hold hands when you just met?" Depressed.

"...Master?" Puzzled.

In just a few words, there is no trace of various emotional changes.

Chen Zhi said helplessly, "No. I enjoyed chatting with Brother Lin very much."

The word "very happy" poked Rong Yun's heart.He couldn't help thinking: I have been with Master for so long, is Master happy?Even if you are happy, are you very happy?The more he thought about it, the more entangled he became, his fear of Lin Zhiyuan turned into jealousy, but he didn't show it on the surface, and said with a smile: "It's good that Master is happy."

Although Chen Zhi felt that his mood changes were different, but he often had different mood changes, so he didn't take it to heart.

With the end of the meeting, the two great families of Fang and Gu left, and the Hu family defected, and the city of Hangzhou returned to tranquility.Thinking about it now, the Fang family in Jinling chose to hold the meeting in Hangzhou, obviously because the Rong family had no one to make decisions, the Wu family was too busy to take care of themselves, and the Hu family was alone.

Now that the few families have come to their senses, they naturally want to think about revenge.

The Wu family was the most active, and invited Rong Yun and Hu Nianxin to the house for a reunion under the pretext of appreciating the lotus.Chen Zhi naturally accompanied him.

Lotus is famous for its high quality.Whether you like it or not, for this point, several big families have raised a pond at home.The lotus of the Wu family is no better than that of other families, but the pond is bigger.

Fortunately, Rong Yun and Hu Nianxin didn't really come to see the lotus. They stood by the pool for a while and sighed a few words with almost fake "appreciation" eyes, which was considered to be the completion of the task. Under the guidance of the host, they discussed it comfortably. How to deal with the big families in Jinling.

In addition to the young master of the second bedroom of the Wu family who had visited the door, the elder of the Wu family's eldest house was also present as the companion of the Wu family.Sitting in the gazebo with Chen Zhi, Rong Yun, and Hu Nianxin, it's really a mahjong table and one more person to watch the fun.

Young Master Wu was newly in power, eager to show off the prestige of the patriarch, he spoke very sharply: "The Fang family dealt with Brother Rong and Master Chen first, and then killed Hangzhou. If we don't fight back, they will make them look down on us and act more recklessly. , there will be endless troubles."

Hu Nianxin and Chen Zhi looked at Rong Yun at the same time, waiting for his statement.

Rong Yun, however, was concerned about his "Master Chen" just now, and said to herself: I am the only apprentice of the master, what kind of master do you call him.

Seeing that no one responded, Young Master Wu was quite embarrassed.He disapproved of the fact that Hu Nianxin and his family took refuge, thinking that it was the seller seeking glory, and thinking that Rong Yun was still young and not yet ready, so he turned his attention to the "mysterious" Chen Zhi, and said to him : "Master Chen is an expert outside the world, what advice does he have?"

Chen Zhi was tired of seeing family disputes in his previous life. He was not interested in wading through the muddy waters, so he said, "I dare not be an expert, but I am indeed an outsider, so I don't want to interfere."

Rong Yun was afraid that he would pester her master, so she rushed to talk: "What advice does Young Master Wu have?"

Young Master Wu said: "There are no high opinions, but there is one for shallow opinions—divorce."

Rong Yun showed a little interest: "How to separate?"

Young Master Wu said: "The Lin family and the Fang family are both big families. They have competed for hundreds of years from status to property. We have to deal with the Fang family. Isn't he the best helper?"

Rong Yun said: "The Lin family and the Fang family are both in Jinling, and they will help each other. I'm afraid they won't agree easily." He deliberately used the word "easy" to leave room for Young Master Wu to take a step forward.

Sure enough, Young Master Wu jumped forward obediently: "I won't agree easily, so I promise to make a lot of money. As long as the Fang family collapses, the properties left in Jinling will be beyond our reach. Naturally, they all belong to the Lin family."

Chen Zhi was surprised.He actually wanted to make the Fang family fall apart?

Hu Nianxin, who had been silent all this time, couldn't help but said: "The Fang family is one of the largest families in Jinling, and it may not be easy to collapse." Not only is it not easy, but it is impossible.The fact that the Jiangnan aristocratic family has today's status is definitely not due to one family.Regardless of the internal struggle, it is the most dreadful thing to be able to be consistent with the outside world at critical moments.But he is not qualified to say this.From the moment Hu Yue bought a murderer to assassinate Rong Yucheng, the rules of the Jiangnan aristocratic family's sympathy have been broken.

"It's up to people." Young Master Wu smiled, with a bit of ruthlessness in the corners of his eyes.

Rong Yun looked at Chen Zhi, then at Hu Nianxin, and saw that the two of them were silent, deliberately showing a helpless expression of being in a dilemma, and waited for Young Master Wu to reassure that the plan was foolproof, and that even if it didn't work out, there would be no loss, before he said doubtfully : "Then listen to Brother Wu."

Hu Nianxin opened her mouth slightly, suddenly remembering the delicate situation of the Hu family, and swallowed her words abruptly.

Seeing that he had successfully taken the first step, Young Master Wu was in a good mood: "To tell you the truth, the reason why I am sure is all thanks to Brother Lin's support." After saying that, he sent someone to invite Tan Shu out.

Chen Zhi thought that Tan Shu would appear recently, but he didn't expect it to appear in such a way.

The most surprised person in the audience was Hu Nianxin, who was completely unprepared, but after seeing the calm and composed Rong Yun and Chen Zhi, he immediately restrained his expression and calmly watched Tan Shu approaching slowly.

Summarizing the lessons learned from the failure of the fortune-telling booth in Siming Mountain, Tan Shu did not wear fancy "battle clothes", but an apricot-colored gown, holding a folding fan, wearing a pearl on his head, and dressed like an ordinary son of a family.

Except for Rong Yun, everyone else looked over.

Rong Yun was looking at Chen Zhi, seeing that he was also looking at Tan Shu "without taking his eyes off", she turned her jealousy upside down, and thought to herself: Lin, who is dressed so enchantingly, doesn't look like a good person at first sight.

Tan Shu didn't know that he had offended Rong Yun to death when he didn't appear on the stage, but he was still trying to impress him. He was polite and greeted everyone.

Young Master Wu felt that everything was under control, and when Tan Shu sat down, he couldn't wait to describe the big plan of "turning down the house".

Chen Zhi felt rather boring.

Anyway, whether it is Rong Yun, Hu Nianxin, Wu Dashao's Hangzhou group, or Rong Yun, Hu Nianxin, Tan Shu's Destiny Group, Rong Yun is a well-deserved core, so there is no need to worry. , A person went to appreciate the lotus.

Since it is a flower viewing feast, there must always be someone to enjoy the flowers and someone to attend the banquet.

He sat by the bridge for a while, feeling a little sleepy, so he sat on the floor, declined the kindness of the servants of Wu's family to invite him to the guest room, and took a nap on the futon brought by him.

This is what Rong Yun saw when she came to find her.

He watched quietly for a while, then suddenly ran over and hugged him.

Chen Zhi was startled and almost fell off the bridge. Seeing that it was him, he breathed a sigh of relief and said, "So it was you."

Rong Yun said: "Who does Master think? Who else would hug Master like this?"

Chen Zhi shook his head: "No more. One such pest is too much for me, if there are two, wouldn't I not even be able to breathe smoothly."

Rong Yun said calmly: "Master says I will say me! Anyway, I want to hug."

Chen Zhi stood up helplessly, and distanced the two of them a little: "You said when did you develop this strange problem, you are the head of the family, and you still look like a child who can't grow up. Don't say that you were born under the guidance of Master. In front of you, you will always be a child who will never grow up. It is a white-eyed wolf who is not familiar with it. You can weigh it carefully before you talk about it."

Rong Yun said, "Then I will always be Master's treasure."

Chen Zhi said: "I'm used to the days when my sleeves are light, and when I walk with my baby in my arms, I feel terrified. Let's send the baby away tomorrow."

Rong Yun opened her arms and wanted to hug again, but Chen Zhi jumped away first, and said with a smile: "You look like Wang Chao."

Rong Yun went to pounce on him.

After running for a while, Chen Zhi looked back at Rong Yun, and suddenly felt that the scene was terribly familiar.It's just that that person is that person, but he is not that person anymore.

He stood still and was hugged by Rong Yun.

"I caught Master!" When Rong Yun was proud, her eyes were as bright as stars, as if dazzling the entire sky.

Chen Zhi's eyes hurt from being shaken.

"So the two of you are here, so it's easy for me to find." A third voice came in, although it was polite, but falling on Rong Yun's ears, it was really more annoying than swearing.

He let go of Chen Zhi and turned to look at Tan Shu.

Tan Shu played with the fan in his hand like flowing clouds and flowing water, trying to show a chic side: "Mr. Rong seems not very satisfied with Mr. Wu's suggestion?"

Rong Yun said calmly, "Oh?"

Tan Shu said: "Mr. Rong is right to be dissatisfied. I heard that the Fang family recently collected ten stunning beauties from the south of the Yangtze River to send to the Southwest King, which made Miss Wu's family unhappy. This plan originally came from the Wu family's plan. Selfish revenge, if we agree, it will become a knife in his hand."

Rong Yun said, "Since you disagree, why did you come?"

Tan Shu said seriously, "I'm here to meet Mr. Rong."

Rong Yun said: "It seems that my Rong family's door is too small, and I can't afford to invite Mr. Lin, so I want you to come to Wu's house to see me."

Chen Zhi originally thought that Tan Shu would show some embarrassment or bewilderment, but he didn't change his expression.He said: "This is a coincidence. I planned to invite Mr. Rong to the house, but the Wu family took the lead. I thought that it would be better to meet by chance, so I came here."

Rong Yun said, "Why did you see me?"

Tan Shu said, "On politics."

Rong Yun frowned: "On politics?"

"That's right," Tan Shu asked enthusiastically, "Master Rong thinks, who can end the troubled times?"

Rong Yun thought this person was extremely strange, who would confide in his heart and talk about state affairs with someone he met for the first time?But the master didn't speak, so he could only suppress his temper and continue talking: "Well, it's naturally the King of Southwest."

Tan Shu opened the folding fan and shook it lightly: "Young Master Rong's words are not true. If the Rong family wants to support the King of Southwest, they have a great chance. Why wait until today?"

Rong Yun said: "This time, that time."

"What about now, and what about then?" Thinking that it aroused his interest, Tan Shu smiled brightly.

Rong Yun said: "At this time, I am in charge, and at that time my father is in charge."

Tan Shu: "..." It also makes sense.

Tan Shu also said: "Although Chen Xuanxiang inherited the Southwest throne, he has no ambitions. He is far from his father, so it is difficult for him to take on a big role."

Rong Yun said, "Is that so..."

Tan Shu waited expectantly for his next name.

"Then there is no other way." Rong Yun said, and was about to pull Chen Zhi back.

"Wait...wait a minute." Tan Shu blocked his way, feeling extremely frantic: What is "then there is no way"?As a son of the Dao of Heaven, shouldn't he be full of confidence in the mystery of "without me, the world will not be able to handle it"?Why have no ambitions!

Rong Yun looked at him impatiently, as if he would immediately turn his back on him if he said another nonsense.

Tan Shu understood his expression, and said straight to the point: "I want to imitate brother Nian Xin and serve under the lord's command." Although his self-worth has not yet been revealed, but with the backing of the Lin family, Rong Yun has absolutely no reason to refuse .Even if you are worried about him, you will definitely accept him first and clean up later.

However, how can Rong Yun be expected by ordinary people?Without hesitation, he said, "No."

Tan Shu: "..."

Chen Zhi, whose face was pale, couldn't stand it anymore, and couldn't help but said, "It's rare that Mr. Lin has an attitude towards Chicheng, so it doesn't matter if you think about it."

It's okay, it's okay... who said it's okay?

Before the person enters the door, the master has already spoken to him, so it will be fine when he enters the hall?

Rong Yun twisted out handfuls of sour vinegar in her heart, but on the surface she had to give Chen Zhi face: "Since the master said so, you can follow the Hu family's practice and merge the Lin family into it." He thought Lin Zhiyuan was stupid To be stupid, it is impossible to be so stupid as to give away the whole family. After all, Hu Nianxin is ashamed of him, and Hu Yue has to follow Hu Yue's death order. It is absolutely impossible for the Lin family to do so.So, when he heard Tan Shu agree without hesitation, the composure on his face finally cracked.

The Wu family tried their best to put up a lotus feast, but in the end they didn't get any benefits, let alone lost a meal, and even gained a powerful neighbor. You can imagine how frustrated they are.

In order to prevent him from jumping over the wall in a hurry, taking advantage of the fact that the three industries of Rong, Hu, and Lin have not been completely merged, and preemptively strike, Rong Yun has formulated many combat plans that come later and come first, but none of them are used.

The spies who inquired about the recent situation of the Southwest King finally received news:

The Southwest King did say that he wanted to be a concubine, but the condition was - male.

Needless to say, the Wu family who gave away a young lady and the Fang family who gave away ten stunning beauties were beating their chests.But with the information that Rong Yun had previously disseminated as a base, they quickly adjusted their combat strategy.

I thought that the Southwest King wanted a few male favorites to play with, and several families were ready to push out a bastard or collateral, but now that the Southwest King wanted to officially confer a male princess, the nature was completely different.This family status must be compared with Miss Wu's family.

Rong Yun had already imagined the dirty scene of each family sacrificing their face and presenting their sons for the sake of the position of princess, but when that day came, things were far more shameless than he imagined.

The Fang family sent their youngest son, the Gu family sent the third eldest son - that is, Gu Yi, who met Rong Yun and Chen Zhi on the day they went to Huafang, and the Wu family sent... the second eldest son.Because they were both in Hangzhou City, they received the most and most detailed news from the Wu family.

It is said that Master Wu was unwilling at first.Although he is a widower, he has married a wife and had a son. If he goes to compete for favor with the Southwest King, his success or failure will be a laughing stock that will be passed down forever.But the eldest son of the Wu family acted very strongly, and the reason was very loud - your son has been born, and there are successors, even if you marry, you are not afraid of losing your incense.Moreover, the eldest son of the Wu family promised that if the King of the Southwest wanted a child, he could let the eldest daughter of the Wu family be a surrogate.The two are cousins, and they are connected by blood, which is a perfect fit.I don't know what Young Master Wu was thinking, but in the end he agreed and planned to leave for Guangzhou in a few days.

In this regard, Chen Zhi can only say that it is not a family, and he will not enter a family.

Not long after Master Wu left, Hu Nianxin suddenly mentioned the relationship between the Rong family and the King of Southwest.He said: "The king of the Southwest has a strong army and a strong horse. He won Guangdong and Guangxi, which is a stumbling block for the lord to fight for world hegemony. We should put spies by his side."

Rong Yun said: "In your opinion..."

Hu Nianxin said: "I have already found ten handsome boys, they will be trained and sent to Guangzhou in a few days."

After Xiu Ning's tragedy, Chen Zhi felt very shameless about this behavior of selling daughters, children, and even selling other people's children for glory.But he also knows that fighting for the world is a bloody matter, and there is not much room for purity and emptiness.So I didn't object, but during the discussion, I went out to enjoy the flowers.

The Rong family also has a lotus pond, although it is not as big as the Wu family's, but the flowers are more colorful and redder.

Chen Zhi admired the lotus, and Rong Yun admired Chen Zhi.

When Chen Zhi looked back at him, he restrained his expression and walked over: "Master, don't worry, I have rejected his proposal."

Chen Zhi was surprised: "Why?"

Rong Yun said, "Master doesn't like it."

Chen Zhi had long realized that he considered himself too important, but he did not expect that it was so important that he could influence the decision. He immediately said solemnly: "You rejected Hu Nianxin's proposal today because the teacher didn't like it. Will you be so important in the future? If the person you love doesn't like it, you just ignore the world? Throughout the ages, how many foolish kings have been defeated by the word 'happy' and 'dislike'."

Rong Yun said: "It's not that serious. If Master doesn't like it, I won't do it. Anyway, there are tens of thousands of roads in the world. If this road is blocked, there are other roads."

Chen Zhi didn't really want to persuade him to change his mind, but he just didn't want him to put his emotions above the business. Seeing that he couldn't make sense, he missed Tan Shu a little.Since Tan Shu joined Rong Yun's camp, he has been committed to making Rong Yun follow the principles of the king.Rong Yun was annoyed by him, and would often agree to some trivial requests.It's just that Lin Zhiyuan's father, the Patriarch of the Lin family, was in a bad mood after he found out that he had given the whole family to Rong Yun.Originally resting in Wulongtan, after getting the news, he rushed to Hangzhou overnight, scolded Tan Shu, knelt down in the ancestral hall, and was whipped. In the end, he gave in first.

But Tan Shu was "seriously injured" and had to stay at home to take care of his health.

Seeing him distracted, Rong Yun asked, "What is Master thinking?"

"Tan... Epiphyllum." Fortunately, Chen Zhi's tongue was flexible and he turned a corner in time.

Rong Yun was very concerned about Master's liking, and immediately asked with great interest: "Master like Epiphyllum?"

Chen Zhi nodded.In fact, he prefers epiphyllums that he can support himself - like Tan Shu, how beautiful.It's a pity that I can't see the real body.

Rong Yun, who was recognized by Chen Zhi, was very happy. In three days, she built a garden dedicated to growing flowers and transplanted many precious flowers and plants. The most eye-catching one was naturally the peacock epiphyllum.

Since the epiphyllum appeared, Chen Zhi was in a daze less often and went to the garden more often, so Rong Yun felt that things were not as good as he imagined.Naturally, Master did not give him a grateful hug. It is only natural to show respect to Master. He did not even have the preferential treatment that Master would accompany him to deal with affairs.

Life can't go on like this.

Rong Yun decided to find something to divert Chen Zhi's attention.Before he could make a move, the matter came to him on his own initiative - the spies lurking in Guangzhou copied a picture of a beauty in Chen Xuanxiang's bedroom.

There is nothing wrong with pictures of beauties, the only problem is - the person in the picture is Rong Yun.

Although the spy's skill is limited and he only copied a rough outline, Shen Yun's grasp is extremely accurate, and everyone who has seen Rong Yun will not admit it wrong.

Reminiscent of Chen Xuanxiang's preferences, it's not surprising that he hung a portrait of "the beauty of the country and the city" in his room. The question is, who painted that portrait and gave it to the Southwest King .

Because Chen Zhi didn't like to go out, Rong Yun rarely showed up in order to accompany him. Occasionally, he would go out in a carriage. The chances of outsiders seeing him were negligible. Therefore, the one who painted the portrait should be an inside thief.