Chapter 214 What is his intention?
The more Chu Yian heard Zhuang Younan say this, the more uneasy he felt.
She had a vague intuition that this person... was most likely coming for her.
No, it should be said that I came here for Dapeng.
Her eyes have always been on Shengjing, and she has always listened to the opinions of Shengjing students on the book "The Great Qin Empire".
The focus is also on what changes this book brought to the emperor.
I have never paid attention to whether this book has stirred up other bloody storms outside Shengjing.
I never thought that this book would spread to other countries.
Chu Yian looked at the bustling crowd downstairs, and his heart seemed to be on fire and constantly roasting.
This person... just came, he won't cause trouble for her, right?
But they have come all the way here, so it seems a bit unreasonable not to find fault with them.
Chu Yian scratched his head and suddenly understood why Qin Sheng said to wait until they got back to talk about it.
Thinking of this, she couldn't sit still anymore.
Since so many people knew the news, Qin Sheng and Qin Huaishu should have known it earlier. Why didn't they remind her?
Seeing Chu Yian distracted, Zhuang Younan asked with concern: "Sister Yian, what's wrong?"
"Ah?" Chu Yian came back to his senses and quickly shook his head: "Nothing, nothing."
He looked down at the downstairs again and asked, "When will Mr. Dong come?"
The group of students downstairs were chatting animatedly, looking forward to Dong Jingwen's arrival.
I didn't feel the wait was agonizing at all.
Zhuang Younan: "It will take a while. The Dong family's carriage is already ten miles outside the city."
Ten more miles!
Then why are you waiting here so early?
And you guys who are studying, why are you here so early instead of studying hard?
Chu Yian choked and sat back weakly.
Although I wanted to leave, since I was already here, it seemed a bit unreasonable not to meet Mr. Dong.
Chu Yian chatted with Zhuang Younan about all sorts of things and almost counted the seconds that passed.
After waiting for an unknown amount of time, I finally heard an excited voice coming over: "Here they come!"
She stood up excitedly, walked to the window and looked out.
Before seeing Dong Jingwen's carriage and ceremonial procession, he saw the group of students standing very politely on both sides of the road, bowing and lowering towards the outside of the city.
The noisy noise also quieted down in an instant.
At this moment, the rules and upbringing of scholars were fully displayed.
Chu Yian truly felt from them what it meant to respect teachers.
Although Dong Jingwen was not their teacher, they respected the great scholar to the core.
There are not only people downstairs, but also many upstairs.
Instead, it made her, who stood up straight, look a little different.
Fortunately, not all the people present were scholars, and there were also many people who came to join in the fun for no apparent reason.
Zhuang Younan also walked to the window.
Not long after, an ancient carriage slowly drove in from outside the city.
The carriage was extremely low-key, even a little old. Two strong black horses were walking in the middle of the road, and their hooves made crisp tapping sounds on the ground.
If there weren't a lot of people following the carriage, it would be hard to believe that this was the carriage that the world-famous scholar rode.
However, the carriage curtain was hanging and had not been opened, so it was impossible to see what the person inside looked like.
The people inside did not come out to greet the people outside or express their greetings in a friendly manner.
Chu Yian lowered his head, his eyes rolling to the sky.
Although we know that these great scholars in ancient times were arrogant and proud, they would often rather die than give up their pride.
But coming from the modern era, she really couldn't adapt to this kind of arrogance.
After all, in the world she lives in, if there is a public parade like this, even the top leader will greet everyone warmly.
There was no other sound in the street except the sound of horse hooves and the rolling of wheels.
Qi Ze rode in front, with the troops on both sides clearing the way leading directly to the palace.
After the carriages and horses passed by and the troops withdrew, the students' voices of discussion gradually began to rise.
"Ah, I met Mr. Dong! I met Mr. Dong, and I have no regrets in this life."
Chu Yian: ...
If you see a hammer, you will see the wheel of Dong's carriage.
Listening to the excited voices below, Chu Yian lost interest in staying and said goodbye to Zhuang Younan: "I've been out for a long time today. I should go back. Sister Younan, I'll take my leave first."
Zhuang Younan bowed and said, "Take care, sister. I will come to thank you another day."
Chu Yian waved his hand: "Why bother thanking me? You can come anytime you want. Just let me know in advance. I'm afraid I won't be home."
Zhuang Younan smiled but said nothing.
Chu Yian finally figured it out.
Compared to Sheng Nianyao, this person is more disciplined and behaves more like a normal lady from a noble family.
After leaving the teahouse, Chu Yian went straight back to Duke Qin's Mansion and didn't hang around anymore.
He thought about Dong Jingwen for a while, but couldn't figure it out. So he simply took a bucket and fetched some water to water the peach seedlings and waited for Qin Sheng to come back.
Qin Sheng came back earlier than usual today.
As Qin Sheng came back earlier and earlier, Duke Qin came back later and later.
I don't know how many things he has pushed to his father. He doesn't feel sorry for his aging father at all.
Seeing Qin Sheng, Chu Yian threw the ladle back into the bucket and hurried forward to ask about Dong Jingwen.
Qin Sheng glanced around and ordered in a deep voice, "Everyone, leave."
The servants hurried out of the yard with their heads lowered, and then he said, "Go inside first."
Chu Yian nodded and returned to the room with Qin Sheng.
Qin Sheng closed the door and did not mention Dong Jingwen's matter immediately. Instead, he opened the entrance to the secret passage.
Not long after it was opened, Qin Huaishu came over with an oil lamp. His face looked a little solemn, which made him look less gentle.
Chu Yian looked at Qin Sheng, then at Qin Huaishu.
Qin Huaishu walked out of the secret passage and blew out the oil lamp in his hand.
Chu Yian blinked and said inappropriately: "You two brothers really have a tacit understanding."
One knew that Qin Sheng was coming back and came here immediately, and the other knew that Qin Huaishu was coming and waiting here.
Qin Sheng & Qin Huaishu: ...
The two brothers looked at her together.
Meeting those two pairs of eyes, Chu Yian twitched his lips, coughed, and forced himself to change the subject: "Why do you all have that expression? Stay calm, don't panic."
Qin Sheng rubbed his forehead and walked to the table and sat down.
Qin Huaishu sat opposite him, and Chu Yian hurriedly sat next to Qin Sheng.
After a moment of silence, Qin Sheng turned his head to look at Chu Yian and asked, "Did you go to the city gate today?"
Chu Yian hummed: "I went to take a look."
After hesitating for a moment, Chu Yian expressed his guess: "Um, Xiao Shengzi, that Dong Jingwen, is he coming for me?"
Qin Sheng pursed his lips and did not hide it from her: "Well, I came to Shengjing this time not for anything, but just for you."
Qin Huaishu also said, "Regardless of whether this person is a friend or foe, coming here at this time and asking to see you by name is definitely not a good thing."
Chu Yian's identity was concealed so well that it was not necessarily a good thing if someone asked to see her by name.
Chu Yian frowned: "I don't care why he came to Shengjing. Everyone knows that Dapeng is a recluse. It doesn't make sense for me to go out to see him just because he came, right?"
"He has his pride, so why can't I have mine?"
"I don't even see the emperor, why would I see him?"
"He's forcing Dapeng to be exposed to the light of day. What's his real intention?"
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