Crowned the New Han Dynasty

Chapter 31: The evil intention is revealed, and a banquet is held to become famous
Chen Wu was really shocked, so much so that the thoughts in his mind could not turn around for a moment, and he could not connect this ridiculous young master of the Chen family with the good calligraphy and Mr. Qinghu.

But the scene that just happened in front of him really shocked him so much that when Chen Zhi called him, he hurriedly responded, fearing that it would be a moment late and make Chen Zhi unhappy.

However, after the words came out of his mouth, Chen Wu really woke up and looked at Chen Zhi with a particularly complex look, mixed with thoughts. The unwillingness born from being assigned to Chen Zhi as a book boy dissipated a lot.

"Maybe this Young Master Zhi is not as bad as the rumors say, at least this word..." Thinking of calligraphy, Chen Wu's eyelids twitched, "For this word, I'm afraid the entire Chen family can't come up with something better than him." ”

Chen Wu has been smart since he was a child and has a good eye. He usually collects information about masters, young masters, and ladies. He has a little understanding of the calligraphy skills of these people. He doesn't think there is another person in the Chen family who can let Mr. Qinghu come to ask for calligraphy. .

He was in a mess, but he didn't dare to be distracted, so he heard Chen Zhi say: "Shu Lin Zhai is not a big place, and I can't accommodate you for the time being. I can only regret you and go back to the Chen Mansion tonight."

"No grievance, no grievance." Chen Wu quickly expressed his stance.

Chen Zhi added: "This is only temporary. Now that we have some silver, we will soon start rebuilding the yard. When the place is spacious, we will have room to settle down."

"You don't want this shop anymore?" Chen Xi broke away from the shock and joy and asked eagerly, with a hint of reluctance in his words.

He only lived here for a few days, and the second floor was small and the location was inconvenient to the neighbors. Of course he would not be reluctant to part with this place. What Chen Xi really felt was a pity that he would let go of such a place where he could make a lot of money every day. , it is inevitable to feel distressed.

"Of course not," Chen Zhi laughed, "Didn't I ask my uncle to pay one year's rent? It must continue to open, but this is a business after all, and living here is just a temporary measure until the house is renovated. , of course it’s home to home and shop to shop, they have nothing to do with each other.”

"It turns out that's the case. Big brother was thoughtful." Chen Xi felt relieved.

Chen Ting also said with a smile on his face: "That's right. After all, we are descendants of aristocratic families. It's really not decent to live in the city for a long time. I originally thought that I would have to live for a few months, but I didn't expect that the problem would be solved as soon as the eldest brother took action. .”

Chen Fu also laughed, feeling that his persistence had meaning. Chen Zhi's family was declining day by day, and his servants were scattered, but he still stayed and was loyal. He just wanted to repay Chen Mai's kindness, but there was also a hidden hope in his heart. I hoped that there would be a revival of this branch, but I never expected that the revival would come so fast and fiercely, coming from the eldest son.

Suddenly, he thought of something and asked: "Young master, since you have money, should you pay off your gambling debt first?"

After hearing this, Chen Zhi pondered for a moment, then waved his hands, but saw everyone's expressions change, and he immediately understood. Knowing that these people were afraid that "Chen Zhi" would return to his old ways and were unwilling to stop gambling, he said: "The house is in chaos now, let's You have to figure out the accounts yourself first. After all, you have agreements with several gambling houses. Of course, you can't delay it for too long. Besides..."

He narrowed his eyes slightly: "I also want to see the attitudes of several gambling houses. If we can abide by the agreement, everything will go as usual. If not, before the deadline comes, no matter where the silver coins are placed, they will be considered my property. This can bring disaster. If you give it to them in advance, it may bring disaster to them..." He smiled and shook his head.

With that agreement, the gambling debt has an invisible expiration date, and it is not even controlled by Chen Zhi. If it is taken out in advance, if you are not careful, you may harm others.

Chen Fu didn't understand this, but he knew that his eldest young master had a plan, so he felt relieved and stopped asking further questions.

"These things need to be done one by one. As for today," Chen Zhi smiled and took out a small piece of broken silver. "First buy some delicious food and have a toothpaste."

"Okay!" Chen Xi cheered immediately, but he led Chen Man downstairs, who had been unable to restrain himself for a long time. The little girl was curious about what was going on downstairs, and was forced by her mother not to go downstairs. She endured it for a long time. Hearing the noise at this time, he thought that the guests had probably left, so he cautiously came down. He first lay down by the door of the inner hall and took a peek. When he saw that everyone in the lobby was his own, he jumped out.

When Chen Xi saw it, he called his little sister, and immediately went over excitedly, and told the story.

In the process of talking, Chen Xi couldn't help but add some words of jealousy. The little girl was startled, her black and white eyes sometimes widened, and sometimes her mouth widened. When Chen Xi finished speaking, Chen Man turned around and walked upstairs. He ran, exclaiming as he ran: "Mother! This is incredible!" Then, there was a chirping sound from upstairs, accompanied by several exclamations from Mr. Liu.

Not to mention the shock and joy of the mother and daughter, there was a lost scribe outside the door. It was Mr. Cui Shi, the ghostwriter. He saw the whole process of Chen Zhi's writing. He finally knew that Chen Zhi had written before. I'm not exaggerating, that word was indeed written by Chen Zhi.

In fact, Cui Shi had vague guesses about this before.

But what really moved, shocked, and even made him feel uneasy were those pieces of silver cake.

20 taels! "I pay five for a letter, how long will it take for me to earn 20 taels for writing? This... this comparison between people is really irritating, so irritating!"

As soon as he thought of this, he suddenly lost his mind.

Soon, another accountant and others came over and met Chen Zhi one by one, and Shulinzhai was officially on the right track.

On the other side, in a house in the south of the city, there was another person who was extremely angry.

"My uncle not only didn't punish Chen Zhi, but instead sent the calligraphy and paintings to him. He also sent a shopkeeper and adjusted the accounting room to help Chen Zhi, a loser, run the study. How could he do this! Who in the family can accept this?"

Chen Yun was sitting on the main seat, her brows furrowed and her face so gloomy that it almost dripped with water.

"Master, don't be angry first, otherwise you will probably be even more angry when you hear the following news." Standing in front of Chen Yun was the servant named Xu Fang. He said with a smile, "My little brother passed on a message News has come that someone from the Wuyuan Wang family has contacted Chen Zhi."

"Wuyuan Wang family? Wang Xi?" When he mentioned this, Chen Yun became even more angry, and blue veins could be faintly seen on his forehead, "Don't mention this person to me! He promised to help me humiliate Chen Zhi, but he actually paid the money, thinking I can't find out the news? The two-faced thing will make him look good sooner or later! Then the Wang family is not a good thing! When I gain power, I will make them look bad!"

"In any case, it can be seen that Chen Zhi is not a simple person," Xu Fang said calmly, "In other words, the eldest master may want to use Chen Zhi to beat the second master."

"Humph, my uncle is very smart, but he is confused about this matter," Chen Yun's eyes were red and he gritted his teeth, "What kind of ability can Chen Zhi have? If he fails to succeed, he will fail. If you use him as a chess piece, it will definitely backfire on you. I can see him lose even if I do nothing.”

"That's true, but we definitely can't do nothing," Xu Fang took over. "We have forced Chen Zhi to leave his nest and made him a rootless duckweed. Next, we will let a few casinos take some action. Chen Zhi is determined to mess up his position and leave it up to you."

"So you burned down his house? This was a very despicable thing to do, but because of your loyalty, I won't pursue it." Chen Yun narrowed his eyes and looked like he was in deep trouble.

"Young Master, the burning of the house was just a mistake, and it was not a bad thing." Xu Fang seemed to feel aggrieved, "I think Chen Zhi is very valued by the eldest master, so we should not take it lightly. Even if he can't hold up the wall with mud, if the big lord is Master, give him a hand..."

"What can he accomplish with such a useless and ridiculous person?" Chen Yun disagreed, and suddenly said: "I heard that you had contact with Chen Zhi a while ago, why do you suddenly want to suppress him again?"

Xu Fang patted his chest and said, "It's all rumors. Maybe someone saw me when I was helping you plan, young master, and there was a misunderstanding."

Chen Yun smiled and changed the topic: "You just said that Chen Zhi sent people to the gambling house to make peace and said that he was given an extension of time. Didn't that give him time to breathe?"

Xu Fang shrugged and said with a smile: "I have no idea about this matter. Several casino owners have friendships with me, but they are not subordinates anyway, so it is difficult to completely restrain them. I will wait until the younger ones release some news and brew up rumors. The talents of the casinos I will help you again, but Mr. Bai Qingbai still owes me a favor."

"Well, I can rest assured that you can do things." Chen Yun felt a little relieved.

"It's all thanks to the young master's support, otherwise we wouldn't be in the current situation." Xu Fang quickly complimented him.

Chen Yun waved her hand and said: "No need to flatter me, as long as you act faithfully, your benefits will be indispensable."

Xu Fang laughed playfully, with an inexplicable look flashing in his eyes.

"By the way," Chen Yun suddenly thought of something, "A scholar named Zuo came from Qingzhou. He is the uncle of the Zhang family in Pengcheng. The Zhang family is holding a banquet these days. Several distinguished people have received invitations, but the uncle I can't get away for the time being, so my second uncle and I will go over to visit. We have to study and prepare in the past two days. When the time comes for a banquet to become famous, I will leave Chen Zhi's affairs to you, don't let me down."

"Don't worry, young master." Xu Fang responded with a smile.

　Thanks for the rewards from "Dian Lips to Purple Blood", "I Don't Want Nicknames", "Obsidian Tail", "Satire Hu Wuhen" and "Holy Demon Palace Master"!

　　
　
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