Chapter 48: Living under someone else’s roof?
Yun Cheng responded, "Yes."
After the master returned to Beijing, invitations from all sides came one after another, but they were all rejected by the master.
Ye Heng has no place here at all, and his master naturally won’t go there.
He said, "The Ye family is in trouble right now. If you don't go, you'll have some peace and quiet."
Shen Yanchuan paused, and finally moved his eyes away from the book: "Which Ye family?"
Yun Cheng explained, "Ye Heng, the Junior Official of the Dali Temple."
Chen Yanchuan thought for a moment: "I haven't heard of this person before..."
Yun Cheng smiled and said, "You have not been in the capital for a long time, so it is normal that you are not familiar with these things. This person was just a small Right Secretary of the Dali Temple three years ago. He has been highly regarded in recent years and has a promising future. If not for this, he would not have the confidence to hand over this invitation."
"It's indeed rising very fast." Shen Yanchuan said.
"That's right. He has benefited a lot. I heard that someone came to him before the appointment document was officially issued."
Yun Cheng has been in charge of helping Shen Yanchuan deal with various affairs in the capital. He is always well-informed about what happens in the capital.
Shen Yanchuan's heart moved: "Oh?"
Yun Cheng was a little surprised. His master had no interest in these things and never asked too many questions.
Perhaps the master has just returned to Beijing and wants to know more about the situation on all sides?
Thinking of this, Yun Cheng added, "I wonder if you still remember that three years ago, in the case of General Huo, a court official pleaded for him, which angered the emperor. That official was Ye Heng's eldest brother, Ye Zheng. After he was banished from the capital, he encountered robbers on the road and his whole family was killed. Who would have thought that three years later, his children were not dead and came back."
"I heard that they happened to meet Ye Heng's son Ye Mingze at Lanyue Tower. There were quite a few people there at the time. Now the news has spread privately."
Yun Cheng felt a little emotional.
"At first, everyone thought that Ye Zheng's family had died on the road, and that his brother had taken care of all the funeral affairs. Who would have thought that now... Speaking of which, the house that Ye Heng and his family live in now was originally Ye Zheng's. To be honest, they are not trying to establish a relationship, but are clearly returning to their own home. But what can a weak woman with several young brothers and sisters, who are helpless, achieve? The best outcome is that she will just live under someone else's roof."
Who would want to spit out what they have already eaten?
After listening to this, Shen Yanchuan laughed.
"happen?"
It happened to be in the Lanyue Tower, where many sons of high-ranking officials were.
It happened just at the time when Ye Heng was promoted, the moment when his reputation was most important.
That's just too much of a coincidence.
Yun Cheng didn't understand his master's reaction, but the next second, something even more unexpected happened.
Shen Yanchuan put down the book in his hand and asked, "When is the banquet?"
Yun Cheng was stunned: "You, you want to go?!"
Shen Yanchuan pressed his chest, and the wound there had already healed.
He raised his eyebrows and smiled faintly.
"The injury is almost healed, it's time to go out for a walk."
…
Ye Mansion.
After two hours of busy work, the room in the east wing was finally cleaned up.
Yu Hong came over cautiously to ask for help.
Ye Chutang held Xiaowu's hand and took Ayan and Afeng with him.
Standing in the room, she looked around quietly.
Ye Mingze's things had all been packed up and moved out, and the house seemed a little empty for a moment.
But fortunately, the tables, chairs and screens were not moved and the layout was almost the same as before.
Ye Chutang was distracted for a moment.
When she woke up in this body, the first person she saw was her brother.
He came in a cloak, covered with snow, and his face was full of enthusiasm.
"Ah Wan, mother said that we will go to Wuzhou with father in a few days! I heard that it is even colder there than in the capital. Here, this hand warmer is for you! It will save your little body from freezing and you will cry on the road, haha!"
He thrust the hand warmer into her hands without giving her a chance to refuse.
Just like when he stood in front of her later and blocked those sharp arrows for her.
"Sister, all my brother's old things are gone." Ye Jingyan took a look and said in a low voice.
Ye Chutang was not surprised by this result.
When they left the capital, it was winter and there were many inconveniences, so most of my brother's manuscripts and clothes were left behind.
Yu Hong wiped the sweat from his forehead and said, "Well, well...please forgive me, I should have been buried together with him three years ago..."
Ye Chutang's expression remained unchanged.
It's okay to throw away clothes, but there's no reason to throw books away with them. There's a high probability that they were thrown away or burned.
Even this house has been occupied by someone, let alone other things?
"You go down, we will find you if there is any problem." Ye Chutang said calmly.
Yu Hong couldn't help but look at her again.
I don’t know why, but when this woman opened her mouth, her voice was clear and gentle, but it carried an aura that could not be disobeyed.
“Yes, yes!”
For their sake, the master even drove out the second young master, so Yu Hong's attitude was of course very respectful and polite.
As soon as he stepped aside, Shaoyao came again with her men.
"Second Miss, this is the red gold silk bracelet my young lady gave you. The clay inkstone and mahogany wolf-hair brush next to it are for the two young masters, and the eight-treasure colored glaze necklace is for the young lady."
With a smile on her face, she calmly looked at Ye Chutang and the others. Seeing their ordinary clothes and accessories, she felt disdainful in her heart and spoke in a more cheerful tone: "My mistress said that you came back with the two young masters and the young lady so suddenly that we didn't have time to prepare gifts. We could only pick these to send to you first. When we have time later, I will take you out to have a good stroll in the capital."
The implication is that these gifts are nothing to Ye Shixian now.
Ye Chutang glanced at those things and said, "Then thank your young lady for me."
Shaoyao asked someone to put the things down and then turned and left.
Ye Yunfeng snorted coldly: "Who cares about their stuff! It's like no one has ever seen it before!"
In the past, my father’s position was much higher than my second uncle’s. If it weren’t for my father, it would have been a pipe dream for my second uncle to become an official in Beijing!
Now look what happens, I come running up to them to show off!
"We have to give them a chance to speak and show their talents." Ye Chutang didn't mind it at all. He pinched Xiaowu's soft face and said, "Take a look. Do you like any of them?"
Xiaowu had no interest at first, but after hearing her say that, he stood on tiptoe to take a look.
Then she shook her head.
——It’s so ugly. I don’t like it.
Ye Chutang: "If you don't like it, forget it. Ah Feng, put the things away."
Ye Yunfeng snorted, "I find the things they sent me dirty just by touching them! I'll have to wash my hands at least three times later!"
Ye Chutang sighed: "What did I teach you? Don't be scornful of the poor and love the rich."
Ye Jingyan nodded and said, "Although the inkstone and brush are not very good, we are back in the capital now and have many other places to spend money. Let's keep them and use them when we go to the Imperial College."
My sister said, spend when you should and save when you should.
Ye Chutang looked at Ye Jingyan with appreciation.
Good boy, you really know how to save money for your sister.
Ye Yunfeng just remembered this and scratched his head: "Ah, yes! Going to the Imperial College, the tuition fee for a year must be quite a lot, right?"
Ye Chutang said casually: "It doesn't matter. Since we are living under someone else's roof now, how can we pay for our own studies?"
(End of this chapter)
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