Chen Shi

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Chen Zhi thought that the Rong family would be cleaned up, but after a few days passed, the weather was calm, and Rong Yun was still doing what she was supposed to do every day, as if the portrait hanging in Chen Xuanxiang's bedroom had nothing to do with him.

... If anyone is more impatient than others, Chen Zhi will most likely lose.

This time is no exception.

Holding the ganoderma lucid duck soup that Rong Yun ordered his servants to cook for him every day, he came to the study.

Rong Yun is looking through the books of the Lin family over the years.

The heritage of a century-old family has been reduced to a situation where the Lin family has been living on their laurels due to poor management for two consecutive generations.The management at the bottom is too big to lose, and the side branches are greedy. The business that has lost money for decades has not yet closed, and it is surviving on subsidies.No wonder Lin Zhiyuan was able to convince his father to get out of the mess.Even if it is not lost, how long can it last?

Rong Yun, who thought that the head of the Hu family was mediocre, had to admit that her cognition was biased. Compared with the Lin family, the Hu family maintained neither profit nor loss.

"Cough." Chen Zhi, who had stood at the door for a long time without getting any attention, couldn't help but make a noise.

Seeing him carrying the tray, Rong Yun immediately got up and took it: "Just let the servants do this kind of rough work."

Chen Zhi: "..." How thick can it be?If this continues, he may even have to be blown in and sucked out for his breath.

Rong Yun opened the soup bowl and saw that it was Ganoderma lucidum old duck soup. She immediately lowered her face: "Is it because the servants are lazy and the soup is not good? Is it because the ingredients are not fresh or the heat is not enough?"

Chen Zhi was afraid that he would ask endless questions, so he cut it off: "Neither of them, it's for you."

The master who is obsessed with "drinking flowers and messing with grass" actually serves him a drink on purpose?Rong Yun, who finally found a sense of existence, was so moved that her eyes turned red, and she was about to speak when Chen Zhi suddenly came over and looked into her eyes curiously.

"To be honest, red eyes are actually a skill, right? When you want to be red, you remember some tragic things." Chen Zhi lowered his head and turned his sleeves, trying to find traces of chili powder

"..." Rong Yun said aggrievedly: "The most tragic thing is that Master wronged me."

"Worse than having my own portrait hung in the bedroom by Chen Xuanxiang?" While changing the topic, Chen Zhi secretly admired his wit for killing two birds with one stone.

But Rong Yun didn't answer, and nodded accusingly: "Master is the most important."

Under his gaze, Chen Zhi had to admit that he had committed a heinous crime, and coaxed: "It's Master's fault, the soup is getting cold, you can drink it."

Oh, by the way, there is also the soup brought by Master's hand.Rong Yun was cloudy and cloudy, she drank the soup sweetly in her heart, and smiled sweetly at Chen Zhi: "The soup Master served is very delicious."

"I'll serve it to you from now on." It happened that he was tired of drinking, and it was hard to refuse.

Rong Yun readily agreed: "I asked them to prepare two bowls every afternoon, and I drank them with Master."

"..." Chen Zhi asked, "Have you finished talking about the soup? Then let's talk about the paintings in Chen Xuanxiang's room."

There were hurried footsteps outside, the servants were calling outside, and Hu Nianxin came to visit.Because of the special identities of Hu Nianxin and Lin Zhiyuan, Rong Yun gave them the privilege of entering and exiting without asking for a letter, like walking in front of the imperial court.So the servant just came to inform.

When the servant left, Chen Zhi took the time to say: "The Rong family is so big, there is still a while before Hu Nianxin comes in, so he has enough time to tell me what you think about that painting."

Rong Yun smiled slightly: "Well..."

"Succinct and concise."

"I suspect it's Hu Nianxin."

Chen Zhi: "..." The sudden brevity and succinctness really shocked people.

Chen Zhi said, "What evidence do you have?"

"Someone forced your father to death in front of you and stabbed his body with a sword, would you still be willing to give away your family property with both hands?" Rong Yun said coolly, "No one with a little bit of shame would do that. "

Chen Zhi said: "It was Hu Yue who bought the murderer first, and Hu Nianxin also respected his last wish."

Rong Yun said: "People have the seven emotions and six desires, and when they have the seven emotions and six desires, they will have close and distant relatives. Anyone can explain the truth clearly and logically about what happens to others, but it is another matter when it happens to oneself. Master is alone. Naturally, I can't understand it." Having said that, his small eyes stared straight at him, as long as Chen Zhi nodded and admitted that he was really alone, he didn't know if he would hang himself twice, but crying For sure.

The scheming Chen Zhi avoids the serious and ignores the trivial: "As a teacher, I hope this kind of thing will never happen to you."

"Me too." Rong Yun squatted down touched, leaned her head on his body, and said in a low voice, "I only have Master left."

Chen Zhi patted his head and sighed silently.

When Hu Nianxin arrived at the door, the two masters and apprentices were enjoying a rare moment of tenderness, and for a moment they didn't know whether they should go back or go in.Rong Yun, who had her eyes closed to enjoy Chen Zhi's touch, suddenly opened her eyes, and silently pursed her mouth, telling him to leave.

Hu Nianxin understood, and was about to turn around when Chen Zhi had already seen him: "Young Master Hu."

Rong Yun pouted unwillingly, then stood up.

Hu Nianxin had no choice but to come back, and cupped his hands at Chen Zhi and Rong Yun: "Really Chen, my lord."

Chen Zhi was used to being called by others changing from time to time, so he just let him go: "You have something to do, I'll go first."

"I have something that Master can't listen to." Rong Yun pulled him to sit down, let the servants serve tea, and then took out the Hu family's account books that had been sorted out from the case: "Affected by the conference, it will be difficult for Hangzhou to recover within two years. The vitality benefits Jinling, Suzhou, and Mingzhou..."

These days, most of those who have anything to do with the word "jing", such as Buddhist scriptures and business scriptures, make people feel sleepy.Chen Zhi rested his forehead with one hand, closed his eyes, and raised his mind, and his mind really wandered away.Half asleep and half awake, it seemed that something had been added to her back, making it feel a little heavy.He tried his best to open his eyes, finally woke up, and when he turned his head, he saw Rong Yun walking towards the desk.

When Rong Yun heard the movement, she turned around quickly and said with a wry smile, "I'm afraid Master will catch a cold, so I don't want to wake Master up."

Chen Zhi took off the heavy thing on his back and saw that it was a big cloak, so he couldn't help but frowned.After living two lifetimes, do they have exactly the same preferences?

Rong Yun said: "This is my father's. It is hung in the study for later use. The servants have washed it and it is clean."

Hearing that it was a relic, Chen Zhi carefully folded the cloak and put it on the couch: "Where is Hu Nianxin?"

Rong Yun said, "Let's go."

"What did you say?"

Rong Yun said helplessly: "I asked him to go to Mingzhou to manage the business. If people are far away, they will become more courageous, and there will be more petty tricks, so it is easy to catch people... Master is really not interested in these things, and it is the same in the Wu family. .”

Chen Zhi raised his eyebrows: "Your family business is naturally taken care of by you."

"This is also Master's home." Rong Yun's sharp eyes appeared again.

Chen Zhi said: "You will grow up to marry a wife and have children..."

Rong Yun opened her eyes wide at first, and then said angrily: "Master never took my words to heart! I said that I would become a monk with Master!"

When did he not take these words to heart?

If you don't take it to heart, how can you be so heartbroken!

Chen Zhi also lost his temper and scolded angrily: "How old are you and how many things you have experienced, you dare to say that you will become a monk with me? Why did you become a monk? Are you just following me as a teacher for a lifetime of mediocrity? A teacher wants to travel around, you follow; You stayed at Siming Mountain as a teacher for a long time without leaving home. What about the huge property of the Rong family? What about those loyal servants who trust you and wholeheartedly look forward to your return to inherit the family business? Who will inherit the incense of the Rong family? Is the severance in your hands? Are you worthy of the spirit of your parents in heaven? In the past, you were still young and childlike, and you were a teacher who didn't care about it! Now watching you act, you are enough to stand alone, and you should be sober and think Think about what to say and what not to say!"

This was the first time he lost his temper after his attitude changed, and Rong Yun was stunned by the scolding, and didn't say a word for a long time.

Chen Zhi was ready to stop him from crying, but after Rong Yun recovered, she still didn't speak, and went out with a tense face.

……

Is this showing him a face?

……

Is it because I scolded too hard just now?

Chen Zhi bit his finger in confusion.

Jiewu, Xiantong, Tan Shu...

A series of names flashed through Chen Zhi's mind, and he finally decided to have a heart-to-heart talk with Tan Shu...By the way, he visited the sick, after all, he was a friend in the same trench—only when he saw people who were more miserable could he be satisfied with the status quo and feel happy.

He was less than five feet away from the study when Rong Yun caught up and stopped him.

"Where is Master going?" He asked nervously.

Want to get close just after shaking your face?

He will prove that he is not such an easy person to coax.

Chen Zhi said with a cold face: "What? Master doesn't even have the freedom to go out and visit friends?"

"Master, don't be angry. I don't care about Master. I want Master to beat me before I go out." Rong Yun slowly took out a bundle of belts tied together from behind, "Didn't Master say that if I don't obey, I will use a whip?" Will you whip me? There is no whip in the mansion, so I have to use this to make do with it."

Chen Zhi laughed angrily, grabbed it, and slapped him fiercely: "This thing can be used as a whip..."

Before she could finish her sentence, Rong Yun had already been whipped and lay on the ground.

Chen Zhi: "..."

Chen Zhi originally thought that Rong Yun was faking it, but when he called a doctor and took off his pants, he realized that his butt was red and swollen, and it was indeed seriously injured.

The doctor is an old member of the Rong family, and he was not happy seeing his butt that was swollen like two red steamed buns. From time to time, he glared at Chen Zhi, pointed at Sang and scolded Huai, and said, "Young Master Rong is so obedient and such a good person. I don’t know how cruel people I have to meet to be beaten like this.”

"You are so old, and you still spank your butt. This is how Young Master Rong will go out to meet people in the future."

"Confucius taught students, what he paid attention to was tireless teaching. What Young Master Rong encountered was Deception."

Chen Zhi: "..." Don't think he can't hear the difference between the two words.

The doctor was about to apply the medicine himself, but Rong Yun stopped him and looked at Chen Zhi quietly.

Before Chen Zhi could speak, the doctor handed him the medicine, wrote a prescription for reducing swelling, and asked people to dispense the medicine. Before leaving, he did not forget to cast a warning glance.

Chen Zhi lowered his head and applied the medicine, pretending not to see it.

When the doctor was far away, Rong Yun said: "Doctor He is my father's friend, and his temper has become a bit aggressive. Master, don't be angry."

Chen Zhi said, "I was too aggressive, and he was right."

Rong Yun was lying on the bed, turning her head to look at Chen Zhi persistently: "I don't blame Master, Master didn't expect that the belt would pull out such a big force."

Chen Zhi said: "I will know later, this thing is more effective than a whip." At least it won't come back.

Rong Yun smiled: "Okay, if I make Master angry again in the future, Master will beat me with this."

How nice it would be to be so obedient all the time.

Before Chen Zhi could finish his emotion, Rong Yun stepped on the line: "Master, when I said that I became a monk, I didn't just talk casually, but after careful consideration. I inherited the family business because Master brought me back. If Master doesn't bring me back, It doesn't matter. Anyway, where the property is, there will always be someone to take over. But the master is different, the master said that there is only me as an apprentice. If I leave, the master will be so lonely."

Chen Zhi wiped the medicine and patted his butt: "Is it not hurting?"

Rong Yun hurriedly sat up on her knees, pulled up her trousers, and said shyly, "Master wipes it off and it won't hurt."

Chen Zhi said: "Originally I wanted to remember a beating, since you have agreed, let's continue." Then he lifted the belt.

Rong Yun froze for a moment, turned around and lay down, that obedient appearance made Chen Zhi angry and funny.

Although Rong Yun was beaten, it was Chen Zhi who was really beaten.

After Rong Yun fell asleep, he still followed his original plan to go to Tan Shu for a heart-to-heart talk and visit.

At this time, Tan Shu looked like Rong Yun's brother in distress. In fact, he didn't have any injuries. He was lying on a well-equipped Babu bed, living a life of fattening with food and clothes.

Probably afraid that he would be useless if he lay down, the whole Lin family extended a warm welcome to Chen Zhi's arrival.Even the legendary Mr. Lin, who was furious in the legend, showed up to say hello, and Chen Zhi had to sigh with emotion that Tan Shu was indeed ascended by a goblin.

"Chen Xianyou!" As soon as Chen Zhi entered, Tan Shu's eyes lit up, he sat up suddenly from the bed, and waved to him cheerfully.

Chen Zhi sighed, "I can hardly remember my first impression of you."

Tan Shu smiled shyly.

Chen Zhi said, "Thank you for helping me remember."

When he approached, Tan Shu's questions came one after another like a firecracker: "Why do you have time to see me? How is Rong Yun recently? Has anything happened? Where is the plot going? Should we Are you recruiting troops?"

Facing those shining eyes, Chen Zhi said cruelly, "I'm working hard to prevent Rong Yun from becoming a monk."

Tan Shu blinked: "Huh?"

Chen Zhi said, "You look at me with suspicion."

Tan Shu said: "We should wait until his 15th birthday before we can't hold back. Now, isn't it too early?"

Chen Zhi said: "He wants to become a monk because he wants to seek enlightenment from me."

Tan Shu blinked again: "Huh?"

Chen Zhi said, "Speak directly if you have something to say."

Tan Shu said: "It is easy for a child to blindly worship those close to him, and he will regret it when he becomes sensible. Anyway, there is still more than a year, so you don't have to worry too much."

Chen Zhi sighed: "I hope so. I'll talk about this later, let's talk about the business first. There is a portrait of Rong Yun hanging in the bedroom of the Southwest King, which should be done by the thief recently." Before going up the mountain, Rong Yun was only seven years old. It has not bloomed, and it is different from the current appearance, so it is impossible to draw it so similar.

Tan Shu said: "Internal thieves? It's hard to say. The king of Southwest has the ambition to win the world, so he will naturally send spies to monitor the major families."

Chen Zhi said, "Rong Yun doubts Hu Nianxin."

Tan Shu blinked: "Huh?"

Chen Zhi said, "And I actually think it's very possible."

Tan Shu said: "According to Huang Gui's records, after Rong Yun found out that Hu Yue had killed his father and enemy, he stood still and secretly separated the major families. The Lin family was troubled by internal and external troubles, and soon couldn't support it, so they had to ask other families for help. It's a pity. The other aristocratic families couldn't take care of themselves, not long after, father...Master Lin passed away suddenly in a panic, and the power of the Lin family fell into Lin Zhiyuan's hands. He took the only remaining property of the Lin family and ran to join Rong Yun, so he saved the ancestral home of the Lin family."

Chen Zhi was surprised: "The Lin family has declined to this extent?"

Tan Shu shook his head: "Rong Yun went down the mountain early. At this time, the Lin family has not yet reached the end of the mountain, but the signs of decay have been revealed. Otherwise, my father would not force me to study and learn to do business day and night."

Chen Zhi said, "What about the Hu family?"

Tan Shu said: "After Rong and Lin merged, Rong Yun began to suppress the Hu family's business with excuses. But the Hu family has always been cautious, and the effect was not obvious. At this time, in front of the Southwest King, he was fighting to the death with the Fang family. The Wu family suddenly took action against the Hu family. The Hu family was caught off guard, and suffered a big loss. Immediately afterwards, Rong Yun bribed someone to frame Hu Nianxin to pay for the murder. The magistrate was forced by the power of Wu and Rong. Put Hu Nianxin in prison. As a last resort, Hu Yue personally begged Rong Yun. Rong Yun threw out the evidence that Rong Yucheng was bought by him to murder, and said that he wanted his father to pay for his debts, and the Hu family would be buried with him. Hu Yue had no choice but to commit suicide to save his son. Rong Yun took the opportunity to divide the Hu family's property with the Wu family, and then 'rescued' Hu Nianxin, and showed him favor. Hu Nianxin followed him wholeheartedly."

Chen Zhi was dumbfounded when he heard this: "So, shouldn't Hu Nianxin know that it was Rong Yun who forced Hu Yue to death?"

Tan Shu nodded: "However, Rong Yun has always been wary of Hu Nianxin. Even after ascending the throne, the official position given to him is still an offending censor. Unlike me, I will join the cabinet to pay homage to the prime minister in the future."

Chen Zhi felt that he was a bit deep into the drama: "Is there a thing about the portrait in the first place?"

Tan Shu nodded unexpectedly: "Yes. It was only three years later. At that time, the three families of Fang, Wu, and Gu all went to Guangzhou, and Rong Yun's family in the south of the Yangtze River was the only one. He was asked to go to Guangzhou to take up the post. Rong Yun couldn't bear it anymore, so she recruited troops and bought horses, completely tearing her face off with the Southwest King. The Southwest King was furious, and held a hundred beauties banquet, and exhibited a hundred pictures of beauties at the banquet. Rong Yun ranked second .”

Just thinking about it, Chen Zhi felt that he was going to explode.It's okay to let people see my portrait, but it's not No.1.

He asked curiously: "Who is the number one?"

Tan Shu said, "Wu Jiu."

Chen Zhi felt that the name sounded familiar.

Tan Shu said, "It's the second eldest son of the Wu family."

Chen Zhi was dumbfounded.Isn't that the young master Wu who lost his wife just after having a son?

Tan Shu said: "At the banquet, the King of Southwest canonized him as the Princess of Southwest, and the world was shaken. Not long after, Rong Yun sent troops to attack Guangdong and Guangxi."

……

There is a slight discrepancy between He Jiewu's version of "Rong Yun was deeply poisoned by the original Chen Beili, and when he heard that the Southwest King was a broken sleeve, he immediately killed him".

Chen Zhi was very moved that he held the bottom line at the critical moment, and did not run to become brothers with Chen Beili.

After chatting with Tan Shu, Chen Zhi has a general understanding of the future plot, and his mood has improved a lot. He is no longer startled, and feels that the sky is about to collapse when something small happens.Even if Hu Nianxin really became a traitor, it doesn't matter, because Tan Shu promised that he would provoke Hu Nianxin, uh, to complete all the key tasks.

With a relaxed mood, Rong Yun became much more pleasing to the eye. In addition, Rong Yun carefully avoided the topic of "becoming a monk", and the two returned to a happy daily life. However, only you know what is going on in your heart. .

Hu Nianxin soon set off for Mingzhou.

In order to express her trust and importance to him, Rong Yun bid farewell with a wound.

Looking at the lord who was walking limply, Hu Nianxin was really moved, and asked with concern: "Where is the lord injured?"

The corner of Chen Zhi's mouth twitched, and he almost laughed out loud.

Rong Yun said without changing expression: "Feet."

Although Hu Nianxin thinks that the injured foot does not seem to be such a posture, but he knows the truth that "fools live longer", and said along the way: "Stew pig's trotters to make up for it. The old people often say that it makes sense to make up the body." Called the master on the lips, but in the tone of the voice was full of the elder brother's doting on the younger brother.

Looking at Chen Zhi who pursed his lips and held back his smile from the corner of his eyes, Rong Yun nodded.

After Hu Nianxin left, Rong Yun turned her head to look at Chen Zhi, she just looked at her without speaking, but the grievance on her face seemed to turn into snowflakes and hit Chen Zhi on the head.

Chen Zhi humbly admitted his mistake, and actively made amends: "I'll let them cook chicken butt for you when I go back."

Rong Yun said: "They don't taste good."

Chen Zhi said: "I have never stewed chicken butt." He has only braised himself.

Rong Yun is very face-saving: "As long as Master makes it, I will eat it."

Thinking about Rong Yun cooking for herself for several years when she was on the mountain, she should really... tell him what a delicious meal is.For this purpose, Chen Zhi happily agreed.

Rong Yun originally thought that Chen Zhi, who was not working hard, must not be able to distinguish five grains, but when he saw him skillfully burning firewood and chopping vegetables, he realized that he had underestimated him.

Although it was stewed chicken butt, Chen Zhi still had eight dishes with four meat and four vegetables.

Just smelling it, Rong Yun was so happy that she almost passed out. After taking a sip, her face was full of happiness: "Master's dishes are really delicious."

Chen Zhi gave him a chicken butt: "Benefit more."

Rong Yun swallowed it without looking at it: "Master, my birthday is coming soon. Can you..."

"Okay, I'll cook you another meal when the time comes." The sky is big and the earth is big, and Shou Xinggong is the biggest.Chen Zhi is very negotiable.

Rong Yun said: "No, I mean, from today until my birthday, Master will cook for me every day, okay?"

Chen Zhi raised his head and glanced at him.

You don't need to speak too much, just be sharp; you don't need to be harsh in your eyes, just express your ideas.

Sure enough, Rong Yun immediately apologized and said with a smile: "The birthday is also pretty good."