Chapter 499 Reappearance of Xu Mansion Yesterday

It will take a long time for the dusk to completely ignite the clouds in the sky, but the banquets in restaurants and brothels in Kyoto have already begun.

Formal banquets always take a long time, so the start time will naturally be very early. This has nothing to do with saving lamp oil or candles. What is more important to the strong monks and dignitaries, the literati and the ladies and maids is The light changes from dawn to dusk to nightfall, as well as the atmosphere and feelings that change accordingly.

Chen Changsheng didn't understand these things. To him, if a meal lasted longer than a quarter of an hour, it meant that it was unhealthy, just like the delicacies on the table in front of him at this moment, it meant that it was unhealthy.

Today's banquet in the Xu Mansion is different from the ordinary family banquet last time. It is a formal banquet. Although he was the only guest, he was a junior and still very young. The middle door of Dongyu Shenjiang Mansion, which was only open twice a year, was opened. Dishes made with various precious ingredients were served non-stop, and everyone ate them. I didn’t eat much, but I was taken away after a few glances and replaced with a new round of dishes.

Looking around, there were expensive utensils and porcelain plates for serving dishes everywhere. He naturally thought of what Mrs. Xu said on his first day in Kyoto. There are maids everywhere, and there will be people to serve them without him having to do anything. However, what is interesting is that neither Mrs. Xu, Aunt Hua, nor the maid named Shuang'er appeared today.

Or maybe it was because of what happened between Chen Changsheng and them.

Xu Shiji was alone.

Chen Changsheng did not drink alcohol and ate some vegetables out of etiquette, and he was full quickly.

Xu Shiji put down his wine cup and waved everyone to step aside and wait for him to speak.

Chen Changsheng didn't like and was not good at talking in roundabout ways. Looking at this stance, he knew that Xu Shiji was also mentally prepared, so he said directly: "You should already know the identity of my teacher."

"The day I found out that Taoist Ji was the dean of Shang Dynasty, I was as surprised as everyone else."

Xu Shiji did not say anything about the long conversation with his father's portrait in the ancestral hall that day. He looked at Chen Changsheng and said calmly: "Including Master Zhou Tong, there are many people who want to use this to attack you, but you don't have to Worry, I, Da Zhou Lv, have never been implicated. When the rebellion at the National Education College occurred, you were not even born yet."

"But after all, you are one of the most trusted generals of the Holy Empress." Chen Changsheng asked: "Why do you insist on this marriage?"

"Everyone thinks that I am vulgar. I have been blessed for so many lifetimes to be able to give birth to such a daughter... I don't know how many people are laughing at me privately."

Xu Shiji looked into Chen Changsheng's eyes, without hiding his indifference, and said: "As for this marriage, it has brought me endless humiliation... In the eyes of the world, it was our Xu Mansion that looked down on you in the first place. The poor young man wanted to regret his marriage, and even suppressed and humiliated you a lot. But later, when he learned about your relationship with His Majesty the Pope, he shamelessly pestered you and insisted on getting married to you. Therefore, the things he had imposed on you All those humiliations have now returned to ourselves, and it can even be said that...it is very shameless."

The flower hall was very quiet, and all the maids had already stayed away.

Xu Shiji said: "Fortunately, no one thinks that my Rong'er is not worthy of you, otherwise I'm afraid even she will be laughed at."

Chen Changsheng thought to himself, since you know that this matter is ugly, why do you insist on it? The last time you came to break off the engagement, why didn't you just accept the marriage certificate?

"But I don't care, or I can tolerate all these humiliations and ridicules." Xu Shiji's eyes suddenly became sharp, and he stared at Chen Changsheng and said, "Because I am a father and I have to consider my daughter. Your Majesty is loyal, but what’s wrong with thinking about your own daughter?”

Chen Changsheng had thought about it many times in the past few days as to why the Xu family insisted on clinging to this engagement. He had thought of many reasons, but he never thought it would be this reason.

——Xu Shiji just wanted to be good for his daughter.

Chen Changsheng should feel some joy, the joy of being recognized, but he didn't because he didn't believe that Xu Shiji was such a person and such a father.

"I know what you are thinking and what people in Kyoto are thinking."

Xu Shiji said expressionlessly: "Just like before the civil strife in Lishan, everyone had the same view of the head of the Qiu Shan family, but it turns out that you were all wrong."

"Yes, if I insist on this marriage, if the Pope loses in the future, the Holy Queen will certainly not allow me to continue living, but I am very sure that even if I die, the Queen will still love Rong'er very much. .And if...the Pope wins, because of your relationship, he won't have any bad opinion of Rong'er."

He looked at Chen Changsheng's side face and continued: "The north-south merging has become a trend. The Lishan Sword Sect may still be able to maintain its edge. Qiu Shanjun is taking advantage of the opportunity to go north due to his merits. What else can Nanxi Zhai do? What if? Rong'er can't get married to you, and the best outcome for her in the future is just to stay on the Saintess Peak, but what if this marriage can succeed?"

"The Pope and the Saint, this is the true union of the North and the South."

"No matter whether it's north or south, everyone wants to see this picture."

"What is the general trend? This is the general trend."

"No matter whether I am still alive by then, my Xu family will definitely leave a mark in history."

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The true convergence of north and south is the general trend. Everyone is willing to see such a scene, so this marriage must continue.

Chen Changsheng felt that these words were familiar, and then remembered that after coming to Kyoto from Xining, he often heard similar words. The maid named Shuang'er once said, and the nun once said, at the Ivy Banquet Many people have said it, even Tang Sanliu once said it, but the name associated with Xu Yourong at that time was not his own.

He was not someone willing to hide his true thoughts. He raised his head and looked at Xu Shiji and said, "That's what you said about Mr. Qiu Shan at the beginning."

"In my opinion, if you want to get married, Akiyama is certainly a better choice than you, even now. The problem is that he is no longer as good as you."

Better choice and worse are two concepts contrasted.

Chen Changsheng thought about the news from Lishan Mountain. When the sun shone on the main peak, Qiu Shanjun stabbed himself calmly and casually, thereby easily solving a long-planned conspiracy. After a moment of silence, he shook his head. Said: "I'm not as good as him."

Xu Shiji did not understand what he meant and said: "The Pope is your uncle. Based on this alone, he will never be as good as you."

Just like what Qiu Shanjun said to his father on the main peak of Lishan Mountain, young people and old people cannot be the same people.

Chen Changsheng didn't know what he said, but he felt the same way. He stood up and prepared to leave. At the same time, he took out the marriage certificate and put it on the table.

His movements were not very solemn, but they were not casual either. He did not feel proud or inferior. He just took it out and then put it down.

He has come to this divine general's mansion three times, each time to break off the engagement, or perhaps because of this reason, he is no longer as nervous and embarrassed as he was at first.

There was no trace of embarrassment on Xu Shiji's face. When he received a letter from the National Education Academy saying that Chen Changsheng was coming to visit, he guessed the other party's intention.

"I said last time, if you really insist on breaking off the engagement, give Rong'er the marriage certificate in front of her."

Chen Changsheng did have this idea in Zhou Garden, but he never had the chance to meet Xu Yourong. Then he didn't understand why both Xu Shiji and Tang Sanliu said similar things, as if they concluded that as long as he saw Xu Yourong in person, he would never want to break off the engagement again. Even if Xu Yourong is really as beautiful as a fairy, so what?

He even felt that it was a form of contempt for others to look at him like this.

"I heard that Miss Xu will return to Beijing in the near future, so the marriage certificate will be placed in your house first. If Miss Xu has any ideas, please go to the Xinguojiao College."

He ignored Xu Shiji's words and continued: "Please don't send the marriage certificate back to the Chinese Academy of Education, otherwise it may be lost, and it will really look bad."

Xu Shiji was furious when he heard this, thinking how dare you threaten me, but his face showed no emotion.

Chen Changsheng was not threatening him, but he was telling the truth. The marriage certificate was almost lost in Zhou Garden.

When he was fighting with Nan Ke's wings at the bottom of the lake, in order to break the opponent's wings of light, he threw everything out of the scabbard, including the marriage certificate, but he no longer knew about this marriage. I didn't feel anything, so much so that I didn't really care about the marriage contract. I didn't remember it until I was about to come to Xu Mansion to break off the engagement a few days ago.

He looked at Xu Shiji and originally wanted to say something, but after thinking about it he gave up, said no more, and left.

Xu Shiji watched his back disappear into the night with an expressionless face, then looked away and looked at the marriage letter, his expression slightly condensed, and he didn't understand why the edge of the marriage letter was slightly wet.

Walking in the garden of Dongyu Shenjiang's Mansion, using the lantern carried by the maid in front and looking at the gray stone of the straight tree that had a slight impression, Chen Changsheng naturally thought of the past encounters here.

When he was leaving just now, he really wanted to say something to Xu Shiji, but he couldn't find the right words for a while, and he didn't know how to organize it. If it were Tang Sanshiliu, he would probably ask Xu Shiji directly: Does your daughter know that you are so shameless? But he couldn't say such words, but he suddenly felt sympathy for Xu Yourong.

Xu Shiji said that he insisted on this marriage for the sake of his daughter, but during the conversation he kept talking about the general trend, the union of the north and the south, and leaving a name in history, without hiding his true thoughts. He thought, he is just a person with a good reputation, he only thinks about the glory of his family, and the Xu family will last for thousands of generations. In his eyes, what is the difference between his daughter and a memorial arch?

Thinking about it this way, Xu Yourong was really pitiful.

Thinking like this without a clue, he came to a stone door.

There was a girl standing at the stone gate.

It was very similar to the situation a year and a half ago.