Chapter 997
When they arrived, Zhao Bing discovered that the two mansions were somewhat strange in style. According to common sense, each mansion is relatively independent and divided into two or three-way structures. However, these two yards are like a three-way structure yard and are cut into two halves. They are separated from them, and each built a door to become two mansions.
"Young Master, this is the Chen Mansion!" Tan Fei came over and reported.
"Oh, both mansions have the doors of Chen Mansion hanging, which one is?" Zhao Bing asked with a smile on his face, looking at the two adjacent gates.
"This... why hasn't this changed? It turns out that there is only one door. In the past, my family lived with my uncle's house in the same house." Chen Shu was also a little confused, and the door was closed, so he couldn't tell the difference, and murmured.
"I guess it should be the one in the west!" Zhao Bing saw that Chen Shu was confused and looked ridiculous, so he touched his chin. In fact, he had guessed that the brothers Chen Zeweng and Chen Renweng were not separated. When they were in Qiongzhou, they also lived in the same house, so that they could take care of each other. After entering Beijing, they thought that it was still the same.
However, when the elder brother was the Secretary of the Shang Dynasty, and later the younger brother became the Secretary of the Shang Dynasty. It was inconvenient to enter and exit the same family, so it was converted into two palace gates, which became a house and two ministers. At a glance, it seemed that the brothers were harmonious and there were differences because they were promoted to high officials. However, after careful consideration, they were very likely to show off in it. In ancient times, the east was the supreme place, and the west was naturally Chen Renweng's residence.
"It should be good!" Chen Shu thought about it, and felt it made sense, so she nodded.
‘Ba, slap…’ Zhao Bing signaled Wang De to call the door. He patted the door and made a crisp sound from the impact, which spread far in the long alley.
"Who is calling the door?" The side door opened, and a middle-aged man leaned out and asked with some dissatisfaction.
"May I ask, Mr. Chen is in the mansion, and my Mr. Huang is here to visit!" The main entrance is for the host or distinguished guests. You knock on the door when you come up. Naturally, they are dissatisfied. Wang De also realized his mistake and said with a smirk.
"Which family is Mr. Huang from? Is there a door sticker?" The doorman looked at the people at the steps, although they looked very handsome, but they were all very young. He couldn't remember which Mr. Huang it was and asked again.
"I have any door stickers when I get home. Open the door quickly and let us go in!" Seeing the doorman asking around, but blocking the door, Chen Shu was a little anxious and quickly stepped forward and lifted the veil hanging from her hat and said.
"Is it... it's the Empress?" The concierge was startled when he heard the sound. He didn't know what to call him for a moment. When he reacted, he hurried to pay homage to him.
"Open the door quickly and don't let outsiders see it!" Chen Shu pulled it up and urged him urgently.
"Did the Empress... secretly leave the palace?" Hearing Chen Shu say this, the concierge was shocked and mistakenly thought that he had run out of the palace secretly. He knew that the female in the mansion had been very timid since she was a child and often did something extraordinary. However, secretly leaving the palace was not as simple as naughty. If she could do it, she would implicate the whole family. I don't know if she should let her in or turn it out.
"What nonsense is it? Your Majesty is here. Get out of here!" Chen Shu pushed him away and greeted everyone in the door.
"I'm damn, I don't know the dragon face..." The doorman was frightened and knelt down and kowtowed at the emperor.
"I came here with abruptness, and those who don't know it won't blame me!" Zhao Bing helped him up and signaled Wang De to reward him.
"Why don't you go and report it!" Chen Shu said unhappily as she looked at the concierge who was busy thanking her.
"Yes, Empress!" The concierge quickly got up and shouted as the runway.
"This guy deserves to die. I had already told him that he had left the palace secretly. Wouldn't everyone know about this kind of trouble?" Chen Shu was so angry that she stamped her feet.
Zhao Bing smiled, who would have wished again? If he spoke well, how could this happen? He didn't have to guess that the mansion would be in chaos and busy waiting for the trip. The others hid and avoided it, but no one paid attention to it for a while, but he couldn't always stand at the door and couldn't go in immediately, which made people embarrassed, so he had to pretend to be rewarded and move forward slowly.
As he thought, except for the double-part gate, the inside remained the same, with only one main hall, which was divided into two roads, and the rest were shared. The pattern should be a four-entry courtyard, divided into front hall and back house, which looked quite large, but think about the population of these two families. Chen Zeweng alone had eight sons, all of whom were married and had grandchildren, and Chen Renweng also had three sons, and they were not divided into two places to live. The living conditions can be imagined, and they must not be relaxed.
However, the Chen family is a scholarly family after all, and the front yard is very elegant. There are short trees along the way and a few pots of flowers and plants are placed. It is not as ostentatious as a nouveau riche, making people feel very comfortable to watch. If you only look at the door, no one would have thought that the two ministers of the current dynasty, the current father-in-law living in this mansion. Zhao Bing was very satisfied with the Chen family so low-key.
"I am the Minister of Revenue Chen Zeweng, and I am the Minister of War Chen Renweng, the family of the family, bowed to Your Majesty, the Imperial Concubine!" When I arrived in front of the hall, a group of people hurried from above, came to the emperor, and knelt down and saluted.
"My dear, please don't be too polite, please get up quickly!" Zhao Bing felt secretly happy when he saw this, thinking that the Chen family must have received military training and could change into court clothes in such a short time. This movement was very flexible. It should be noted that according to the control of the Song Dynasty, the officials' wives and mothers were granted titles, which means that they were no longer civilians, but officials, and they also had to change into dresses to welcome the horse. But he couldn't laugh at the moment. He took two steps forward and pulled a Chen Shangshu with one hand. Chen Shu also quickly stepped forward to help his grandmother and his mother and other elders.
"Thank you Your Majesty!" Even so, the Chen family still stood up after thanking him according to the courtesy and let the road be opened for His Majesty and the Imperial Concubine go first.
"I don't know that Your Majesty and the Imperial Concubine have arrived and have not been able to greet each other. Please ask Your Majesty to atone for your sins!" With his elder brother here, Chen Renweng, the real father-in-law, also gave up his throne, took a step back, and Chen Zeweng bowed again.
"Shangshu Chen is polite. It's all my abruptness. Instead, it disturbed the two and their families. I'm really embarrassed!" Zhao Bing replied with a courtesy, and rushed to the others to apologize.
"Your Majesty is the honor of the whole family, how dare you..." Chen Zeweng said and wanted to kneel down again.
"It's okay, it's okay. The weather is hot. Don't let the old lady get heated, otherwise it's all my fault!" Zhao Bing quickly grabbed the wife of the Chen family who was about to bow to him and waved her hand.
"Your Majesty, please!" Chen Zeweng followed His Majesty for many years, and naturally knew the young emperor's temper. He no longer had much politeness and led the way forward.
After entering the main hall, the Chen brothers asked the children with official titles and wives and concubines to salute again based on their elders and young ages. In fact, it was equivalent to the current meeting, so that everyone could get to know each other. Zhao Bing also asked a few questions, which were nothing more than age, where to serve, and the younger ones asked if they could study and what books they had read. He also asked the grandma and how her madam was in good health.
After the polite greetings, Zhao Bing remembered that he was brought by Lilly and asked Wang De to bring it up, but it was difficult for so many people to give them a lesson in person. Besides, although they met, they still couldn't tell who was who. Especially the Chen brothers were very different in age, and there was a phenomenon of grandsons with crutches and grandpas carrying diapers. If they made a mistake, they would be embarrassed.
"Your Majesty is such a generous gift, I really don't dare to take it!" Everyone saw a small box at first, thinking that there would be no valuable things, but when they opened it, it was full of brilliance and dazzling. Chen Zeweng was also aware of the goods. He knew that the box was full of treasures, and at a glance, he could only make a plan of 100,000 yuan, so he quickly bowed and refused.
"Hey, Zheng Yong came back a few days ago and said he had brought back from the West. I don't know whether it was good or bad. I thought it was all my family, so I wouldn't dislike it. How could I dare to give it to Chen Shu?" Zhao Bing smiled and turned his face to Chen Shu and said, "Imperial Concubine, I'll bother you to share with you all to make jewelry and make some accessories that can be used." He simply gave it to Chen Shu for him to deal with, which also made him look ashamed of the emperor. When he married someone's daughter and entered the palace, he didn't give a penny of dowry, and he even asked someone to pay a dowry. He felt that there was nothing wrong with it.
"I thank Your Majesty!" Chen Shu thanked her, and asked someone to hold the box, and took a leave of the women's family, and went to the back hall to say some private words to her mother and sisters.
"Tan Fei, you have arrived at the mansion. You don't have to accompany me anymore, just be casual!" Zhao Bing looked at everyone and withdrew. Only the Chen brothers and a few older sons were left in the hall. He was with Tan Fei and several guards standing behind him.
"Yiwu, accompany Commander Xie to the side hall to rest, and don't neglect!" Chen Zeweng hurriedly asked his sixth son Chen Jishi to accompany him and arrange for them to rest.
"I'm sorry!" Tan Fei politely said to Chen Jishi. Thinking about this, the imperial concubine's family, and the Chen brothers are His Majesty's old ministers, they would never have the intention to seek murder. Besides, they came to visit suddenly and had no time to prepare if they wanted to do something wrong. Even so, he still left a guard outside the hall to guard in case of an accident.
"I came to visit and disturb everyone. I am so ashamed!" As soon as he came, the troubled families were in peace. Zhao Bing still felt unbearable and apologized again.
"Your Majesty arrives in my house, which is the honor of my ministers, so how can I disturb you?" Chen Zeweng waved his hands repeatedly. As far as he knew, it was the first time that the young emperor visited his ministers' house after he moved back to Lin'an, and he said that he would be more respectful.
"Your Majesty is busy with state affairs every day. If you can take a break from the house, it is a good thing that your subordinates cannot afford!" Chen Renweng used to regard himself as an emperor's retainer. Although he was the father-in-law, he did not change his claim.
"I chatted with Minwu today, saying that the house was having a banquet today, so I came to join in the fun and asked for a drink!" Zhao Bing knew that his sudden visit made the two brothers of the Chen family confused. He must have been confused in his heart, so he simply made it clear so that they would not be uneasy.
"Your Majesty does not have to be a concubine... It must be his idea. Your Majesty must not be doting, and he has lost the royal etiquette!" Chen Renweng said unbelievably. If the emperor came alone, he could explain it, but his daughter followed him, he would have to make him suspicious. Of course, his children knew that Chen Shu was used to being rude at home and bullied the emperor since he was a child. He thought that it must be because the emperor had been entangled and was so worried that he could not leave the palace secretly. The emperor said this to cover up his daughter and excuse him.
"This is really wronged by the imperial concubine. If you don't believe it, you will know the truth when Minwu comes back and asks it. I thought that the imperial concubine has not returned home for a long time, so I brought her with me." Zhao Bing said with a smile.
"Hey, the imperial concubine is also ignorant. There are so many people in the palace, and the empress has never been home to visit her. She is quite troublesome!" Chen Renweng still didn't believe it.
"Linzhou, don't forget the etiquette of the monarch and ministers, don't say anything nonsense!" Chen Zeweng glared at his brother and reminded him.
"This... my brother taught me a lesson!" Chen Renweng thought about it, his daughter was the imperial concubine and occupied the position of the king. Naturally, he could not teach a lesson casually, although it was for the sake of the emperor's good.
"It's okay, even if he is a concubine, he is your niece. He should teach him a lesson." Zhao Bing waved his hands repeatedly.
"Your Majesty, the etiquette of the king and the ministers should not be abandoned, otherwise wouldn't the rules be messed up!" Chen Zeweng did not agree and said politely.
"Haha, today's summer solstice is the time when it's so hot, but aren't you wearing court clothes? "Isn't it hot?" Looking at the people sitting in the hall, they were all dressed tightly, sweating heavily, and they didn't dare to slap them. Zhao Bing looked at them all, and they were afraid that if they continued like this, they would have to cover up their prickly heat without heatstroke.
"This..." It's fake to say that it's not hot. The emperor asked this. Chen Zeweng smiled and didn't know how to answer.
"You are still the outsider, and you're just like going to court. There's no need to do this. Everyone should change into regular clothes!" Zhao Bing said with a smile.
"Brother, I said that it doesn't have to be like this. Back then, in Qiongzhou, Your Majesty and We were also practicing bare-handedly on the sea, squatting on the deck to eat. I didn't see anyone disrespectful to Your Majesty, but I became more respectful!" Chen Renweng's back was soaked in sweat, and he couldn't help complaining.
"Okay, let's follow Your Majesty!" Chen Zeweng was also so hot that he felt uncomfortable. After thinking about it, he just stepped down, but he looked reluctant and said.
"Don't get hot anymore, go and change your regular clothes!" Chen Renweng saw his brother agree, but his nephews still didn't dare to move. He was afraid of his elder brother, but he was not afraid of them, and he said sternly.
"Yes, thank you Your Majesty!" Only then did the few people dare to get up and take off and change clothes with their father.
"It seems that Mr. Ruizhou's tutoring is very strict, and no one dares to act rashly!" Zhao Bing looked at Chen Zeweng's eldest son. The second son was about the same age as Chen Renweng, but he did not dare to be dissatisfied with his scolding. They were all honest like cats.
"Your Majesty doesn't know that his subordinates grew up with their brothers. Since childhood, they have scolded me, even now!" Chen Renweng did not have the awareness of being his father-in-law. He watched his brother's back disappear outside the hall and complained to his son-in-law in a low voice.
Chapter completed!