Tang Dynasty: The poisonous scholar in the Eastern Palace, please abdicate and let the wise one take

Chapter 48 Lord Cen, you don’t want anything to happen to your brother, do you?
"You know you're wrong?"

"understood."

"What's wrong?!"

"I shouldn't have been so close to those playboys, and I shouldn't have been so selfish and greedy, bullying others and coveting land and property..."

Cen Wenzhao recounted his mistakes with a look of regret, and hugged Cen Wenben's thigh, "Brother, I am your biological brother."

"When Dad passed away, you promised him that you would protect me for the rest of my life. Mom is old now, and we can't let her die before us!"

Bang!
Cen Wenben kicked him to the ground, "How dare you mention mother? If you had thought about mother's feelings before doing these things, you wouldn't have made the same mistake again and again!"

Cen Wenzhao fell to the ground in regret, crying bitterly: "Brother, I really know I was wrong this time. I don't want to die, brother."

Cen Wenzhao suddenly raised his head, a trace of cruelty flashed across his tearful face: "Brother, since this person asked you to meet him in the suburbs at dusk, why don't we go all out..."

Cen Wenzhao's proposal not only failed to gain Cen Wenben's approval, but was beaten even more violently by Cen Wenben.

clap clap.

Every time the bramble fell, it was accompanied by Cen Wenzhao's screams and blood splattered everywhere!
"Brother, stop hitting me!"

"Brother, I was wrong!"

"Jingren, Jingren, what are you doing?"

Outside the yard, the voice of my mother Zhou was heard, along with voices like "Madam, slow down."

Hearing his mother's voice, Cen Wenben held the bramble in his hand, but did not drop it. He turned around and opened the door, with a forced smile on his face, "Mother."

"What's going on here?"

Zhou looked at Cen Wenzhao, who was crawling from the ground covered in blood, with a look of panic on her face. She felt extremely distressed: "Jingren, he is your own brother, how could you have the heart to kill him!"

Cen Wenben was angry and helpless, "Mother, this matter is complicated, I can't tell you, please go back to your room and rest."

“Jingren…”

"Someone, help the old lady back to her room to rest."

Cen Wenben did not give Zhou a chance to speak, and said in a deep voice, "Don't worry, mother. I just taught him a lesson. He only had some minor injuries, nothing serious."

Zhou looked at Cen Wenzhao, who looked painful, and then looked at Cen Wenben, who had a tough attitude. She seemed to understand something. "A loving mother often spoils her son. It's all my fault that I spoiled him too much. If you want to blame someone, blame your mother."

"Mother!"

"Jingren, he is your brother. If he does something wrong, you must help him."

"I will."

After sending Zhou away, Cen Wenben turned around and looked at Cen Wenzhao, saying coldly: "Listen to me clearly, from today on, you'd better cut off all ties with your bad friends and stop contacting them!"

"Otherwise, even if mother begs for mercy, I won't care about you!"

"Okay, okay, big brother, I'll give the order right away."

"Humph!"

Cen Wenben turned away in anger.

Cen Wenzhao wanted to raise his hand to touch the wound on his back, but he was in so much pain that he kept wincing. "Someone, go find a doctor!"

"No!"

"Go find Sun Meng!"

……

Suburbs.

By the river.

Su Chen was holding a fishing rod in his hand and lying comfortably on a bamboo chair, enjoying the afternoon sun. Next to him was another bamboo chair and a fishing rod.

Sun Qiang and Jin Yong were squatting not far away, holding a piece of dogtail grass in their mouths, muttering to themselves.

"Brother Sun, why do you think the young master wanted to meet here?"

"Maybe it's because it's quiet here and easy to take action?"

"No way?"

Jin Yong looked around. This place was quiet and the scenery was nice. There were only three of them by the creek.

If someone was going to kill someone and bury the body, this would undoubtedly be a very reliable place.

I have to say, the young master is quite good at choosing places.

At this time.

The sound of horse hooves came from behind.

Hearing the voice, Sun Qiang and the other man looked over at the same time.

Cen Wenben, dressed in casual clothes, rode over on horseback and looked around. After seeing the two of them, he understood something.

As he got closer, he saw Su Chen lying on a bamboo chair, holding a fishing rod.

Cen Wenben stopped his horse, turned over, and walked straight towards Su Chen without paying any attention to Sun Qiang and the other man who had stood up.

Seeing Su Chen holding the fishing rod in both hands and looking drowsy, he sat down and picked up the fishing rod.

Sun Qiang and Jin Yong looked at each other.

What's the situation?
Playing charades?
The sun was setting, and Su Chen seemed to wake up from his sleep. He rubbed his eyes, glanced at Cen Wenben, and said casually, "When did Lord Cen come? Why didn't you wake me up?"

Sun Qiang: "Lord Cen has been here for a long time, but you, young master..."

"Shh!"

Su Chen's expression suddenly tensed up. Looking at the float that was sinking continuously, he suddenly raised his hand.

Wow!

A grass carp weighing two and a half kilograms jumped out of the water.

"Mr. Su is very capable."

"Mr. Cen Liao praised it, it's just that I was lucky."

Su Chen smiled, and Sun Qiang and the other man hurried forward, took out the grass carp and put bait on it.

Su Chen casually threw it out, turned his head to look at Cen Wenben and said, "Master Cen doesn't seem to be in a hurry?"

Cen Wenben shook his head, "It's urgent."

"But I know some things can't be rushed, just like fishing, you need to be patient and calm."

Su Chen nodded in appreciation, "Master Cen, that's a good point."

"I have long heard that Lord Cen is known for his filial piety towards his mother and his kindness towards his brothers and nephews. Now it seems that the rumors are true."

Su Chen smiled slightly, looking at the sparkling water, and said in a cold tone, "Master Cen, you don't want your brother to get into trouble, do you?"

Cen Wenben was indifferent: "Tell me your conditions."

Su Chen: "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince's Chongwen Hall still needs talents like Lord Cen to take charge."

Ah.

Cen Wenben sneered and shook his head, "I treat Master Su with sincerity, why is Master Su so vague?"

"Okay, in that case, I'll speak frankly."

Su Chen put down the fishing rod, turned to look at Cen Wenben, and said seriously, "I need to know all the actions of the Prince Wei's Mansion!"

"Lord Cen, as the Chancellor of the Prince of Wei's Palace, this shouldn't be a difficult task for you, right?"

Cen Wenben nodded thoughtfully, "Is that all?"

"of course not."

Su Chen smiled and said, "Sometimes I still have to trouble Master Cen."

"for example?"

“I haven’t thought about it yet.”

Su Chen shook his head, turned his head and looked at the water, sighing: "Personally speaking, I admire Master Cen very much. It's a pity that Master Cen's brother is so disappointing."

Cen Wenben said calmly: "Before coming, I have already punished him severely according to the family rules. He will not leave the house in the short term."

Su Chen smiled slightly, and Cen Wenben continued: "He will draw a clear line with those friends, and those scholars who went to Wenxiang to cause trouble have all been deprived of their honors by His Majesty."

Su Chen still smiled without saying anything.

Cen Wenben shook the fishing rod in his hand, looked at the fishhook that had been eaten clean with regret, and sighed, "Compared with Master Su, my luck is really too bad."

"Maybe."

Su Chen did not comment.

"Goodbye."

Cen Wenben put down the fishing rod in his hand, stood up and left.

When he got on his horse, Cen Wenben looked back and said, "Excuse me, Master Su, what is the second couplet?"

"It could be the Jinjiang Embankment with peaches burning, or the Lingcheng Bell with mist hanging over it, but I personally prefer the Diaoyucheng with lights dyed on it."

"Darkness of Diaoyucheng?"

"What aspiration!"

"Farewell!"

Cen Wenben laughed and rode away on his horse.

Sun Qiang and the other two looked at Su Chen and the other two curiously. They didn't understand why Su Chen told Cen Wenben. Wasn't he worried that the matter of the second couplet would be leaked?
"Pack up your things and leave."

(End of this chapter)