Chapter 2400 Ants

"You didn't recognize him?"

Looking at the servant kneeling in front of him with a bruised face, Chen Zhong regretted deeply. .

"I usually just serve the young master's writing. I was lucky to see that kid that day, and then I ran into him when I followed the young master to the Duke of Ying's mansion."

The servant didn't have many opportunities to go out of the mansion on weekdays, and didn't know the dignitaries in the capital, but he was eager to make a contribution, and wanted to catch potatoes when he saw them.

Chen Zhong scolded: "Stupid! At that time, you followed behind him and saw where he went. You could naturally tell his identity, but you still wanted to take credit, stupid!"

He was angry for a long time and asked: "Do you remember the person who beat you?"

The servant covered the wound on his face and said: "My Lord, that man looked forty or fifty years old... I couldn't tell, so I urinated in the bamboo forest and got drunk."

"Drunk?"

Chen Zhong frowned and waved his hand, and someone took the servant out.

The staff watched the show and had some experience. Seeing Chen Zhong thinking, he analyzed: "My Lord, the banquet hadn't started yet. Those who were drunk at that time were probably nobles and relatives. Otherwise, the Duke's Mansion would have no wine for you to drink!"

Chen Zhong nodded slightly, still thinking.

The staff smiled and said: "He said he was peeing. Most likely he was frightened by his haste when he was peeing, so he came out to intercept him. He was angry!"

Chen Zhong nodded and said: "It was a small matter. The servant was ignorant but offended the noble. Pay more attention at home these days. If someone comes to the door, remember to inform this marquis, so as not to offend people without knowing it."

The staff nodded in response, thinking about the last time he was frightened by someone while peeing, and said: "My Lord, Feng Youwei came today and gave two paintings, saying that he didn't want to pay."

Chen Zhong was not a direct descendant of the previous Taining Marquis, so after he accidentally inherited the title, he felt that everyone was laughing at him, so he followed Zhang Fu and others to learn to be a vassal.

The rich and powerful would naturally choose calligraphy and painting, antiques and bronze and stone carvings as their first choices for elegance, but Chen Zhong's calligraphy and painting were ordinary, so he asked Feng Youwei to be his gunman.

Gunman is the unlucky guy who hides his face and name and makes wedding dresses for others.

Now this unlucky guy is scared and wants to beg for mercy.

The staff glanced at his boss and knew that this seemingly peaceful but unforgiving person was the most unforgiving one inside.

"I won't accept the painting!"

Chen Zhong said calmly: "The mansion is not that poor yet, send it back."

The staff nodded in response, and Chen Zhong touched the ring given by the emperor and smiled: "Your Majesty will probably review it after the New Year. It's time for us to show our skills. I have to practice archery these days. Don't disturb me unless it's important."

The staff smiled and said: "My Lord will definitely win the championship. Then I can go to the border with you and see the origins of those heroic poems from the Han and Tang dynasties."

Chen Zhong smiled and said: "There will be such a day."

"Yes, Lord, do you want to find a new painter?"

Chen Zhong raised his eyes slightly and looked at the staff, with the corners of his mouth slightly down, looking a little cold.

"What are you looking for?"

The staff member thought of that incident and had to persuade him: "My Lord, that man dared to use a bow and arrow, he must be a powerful person! If you can't figure out who is behind him, I think you should just bear with it for now."

Chen Zhong hummed unhappily and said: "I just want to suppress him, no matter who is behind him, I will force him out of the Feng family!"

The staff member's mouth twitched, and he complimented: "My Lord, you are smart. If that person cares about the Feng family, he will naturally come forward. If he doesn't care... it's just a coincidence."

...

Feng Youwei felt that his life was half good and half bad.

He failed many exams in the first half of his life, which dragged down his family.

When the children grew up and his wife's work was not enough to support the family, he suddenly realized it, and then made a living in the capital by painting and calligraphy, and he was able to support his wife and children, which gave him enough time to ** in his spare time.

After all, he had studied, although he was only a small scholar, it was enough for him to do the business of a gunman in the homes of the powerful.

"Marquis Taining is a man who cares about his reputation. It's okay that Chen Er soiled the painting. I will just paint again. You shouldn't... Oh! Forget it, the two paintings are an apology. I will not work in Marquis Taining's mansion." His study was very messy, with many blank scrolls and semi-finished products piled together, and all kinds of pens, inks, papers and inkstones. On one side of the extra-large desk, the thin Feng Youwei saw his daughter bowing her head and feeling sad, so he smiled and said, "What are you afraid of? It's just impulsive. The life of the nobles and relatives is not easy now. I think Marquis Taining will not embarrass our family." Feng Lin felt a suffocation in her chest, making her want to cry. "Dad, they are too bullying." Feng Lin looked up, her eyes were red, but there was no sign of weakness. Feng Youwei smiled and said, "You have been stubborn since you were young. It was not until your father tried hard to pass the imperial examination that he realized his mistake. Now your elder brother is studying and the family has some savings. What are you still worried about?"

Feng Lin said angrily, "Dad, I don't know why the Marquis of Taining didn't pursue the matter, but we still have to be careful. The rich and powerful are not good people!"

"Yes! The rich and powerful are rarely good."

For a family like the Feng family, the rich and powerful are the murderers who can destroy the family.

And the rich and powerful in the Ming Dynasty have no idea of ​​caring for the people. If you don't provoke them, they will rob them by trickery. Once they are provoked, just go home and the whole family can wait for death.

Feng Youwei said to Feng Lin lovingly, "If it weren't for what your father did, our family wouldn't know any rich and powerful people. This is the relationship between good and bad. But it's the New Year, I don't think the Marquis of Taining will get angry. After the New Year, he will probably forget it."

"Old Feng, someone is looking for you outside!"

Feng Lin whispered, "Dad, it's Uncle Li."

Feng Youwei sighed, then stood up with his hands on the big desk, with a look of pain on his face.

Feng Lin hurried over to help him, and said, "Dad, your waist is not very good."

Feng Youwei smiled, and the father and daughter left the study together.

The door was already open, and his wife Zhao was receiving the visitor.

"My husband, it's from Taining Marquis's Mansion."

Zhao's words made Feng Lin's heart fall to the bottom.

Feng Youwei's eyes tightened, and then he smiled and bowed, "But does the Marquis have anything to say to me?"

The visitor was just a servant, but he was extremely willful.

He looked at the Feng family wantonly, then stared at Feng Lin, and then said: "The Marquis said that you will paint in the future."

Feng Youwei's face turned pale, and he forced a smile: "My craftsmanship is not good, I am afraid it will not meet the Marquis's wishes."

The visitor looked at Feng Lin again and sneered: "It's okay if the Marquis says it's okay. This time the Marquis said that he wants a flower and bird painting, which needs to be done carefully. Two days will be enough?"

Before Feng Youwei agreed, the visitor took a last look at Feng Lin and said: "Let's go, remember to send the painting the day after tomorrow. Also, business It's just business. The Marquis' Mansion pays you, and you paint. Everyone should keep their duty and don't take advantage of others. Okay, let's go. "

"I won't do it anymore!"

Feng Youwei's face was bleak. Feng Lin knew it was not a good thing, so he chased him out and shouted: "You said you want to do business, but you have to be willing to buy and sell. I won't sell anymore!"

The servant was about to get on the horse, but he turned his horse around and looked down at Feng Lin, sneering: "Who dares not to do business with the Marquis' Mansion?"

There were several neighbors around, including Uncle Li next door.

Everyone started to see Feng Lin's face was indignant, and they wanted to help him out.

When the other party said the word "Marquis' Mansion", everyone shut up.

No matter how deep the friendship is, it cannot surpass the safety of one's own relatives!

The servant saw that no one dared to refute, so he imitated Chen Zhong's so-called heroic laugh, then rode back and went back slowly.