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When Zhao Junchen led Zuo Lanshan and Su Changzhen to the vestibule of the Zhao family's ancestral residence, there was naturally a commotion among the guests who had been waiting here for a long time. 【Read the latest chapter】
Although, because Zhao Junchen did not show up for a long time, the guests watching the ceremony had been waiting for half an hour in the continuous rain. It was inevitable that they would have some complaints in their hearts and whispered a lot of complaints. However, when Zhao Junchen suddenly appeared, the guests watching the ceremony were all However, the guests all changed their expressions in an instant, putting on flattering smiles, hiding their dissatisfaction deep in their hearts, and left the awning in the rain, rushing towards Zhao Junchen and others. In addition to saluting and saying hello, he also loudly said all kinds of compliments, hoping that he could attract the attention of Zhao Junchen or Zuo and Su.
After all, for most people, important court officials like Zhao Junchen and Zuo Lanshan, or frontier officials like Su Changzhen, are definitely rare to see in normal times. When they encounter the opportunity, naturally It’s time to do everything possible to please and compliment and seek benefits for yourself.
However, Zhao Junchen did not care about the flattery and flattery of the guests at the ceremony. He just nodded lightly to everyone and walked straight towards the gate of the Zhao family's ancestral residence without any intention of stopping.
Su Changzhen and Zuo Lanshan also followed closely behind Zhao Junchen. They did not show any expression to the greetings of the guests attending the ceremony. They looked indifferent and had a worse attitude than Zhao Junchen. Much more arrogant.
Seeing Zhao Junchen, Su and Zuo looking like this, the guests watching the ceremony were naturally extremely curious. They didn't know what Zhao Junchen and the others were going to do, so they all subconsciously followed them.
Then. News came from nowhere that Zhao Junchen, Zuo Lanshan, and Su Changzhen were going outside to welcome an honored guest, and the reason why the homecoming ceremony was postponed was to wait for this honored guest - this After the general news spread, it quickly produced a sensational effect. After all, Zhao Junchen's status is so noble, and now he pays so much attention to this mysterious "distinguished guest". Obviously, the status of this "distinguished guest" will definitely become more noble.
However, Zhao Junchen is now one of the most powerful officials in the court. Even if the chief minister Zhou Shangjing comes in person, Zhao Junchen does not have to go to such great lengths. The celebration was even postponed. Could it be that the status of this distinguished guest was more noble than that of Zhou Shangjing, the first assistant? Considering that Zhao Junchen has always been the most favored by Emperor Deqing, could it be that Emperor Deqing came here in person?
There is no shortage of "smart people" who are good at figuring things out in this world, and among the guests attending the ceremony, there are also many who call themselves smart people. So, after all the speculation, almost all the guests followed Zhao Junchen and others to greet the "distinguished guests" outside the main gate of Zhao's house.
However, when everyone came to the door of Zhao's house and saw the legendary "distinguished guest", they all looked unexpectedly.
Outside the ancestral home of the Zhao family, two men, an old man and a young man, were waiting there. They were obviously the "distinguished guests" greeted by Zhao Junchen.
However. No matter how you look at these two people, they don't look like they are of noble status.
Among the two, the younger man looked a little frivolous. It always gives people a feeling of being a villain. Although the clothes seem to be luxurious and the fabrics are exquisite, they are the clothes of servants. In fact, many people have discovered that this young man is none other than someone else. It was Zhao Junchen’s long-time follower Xu Qingyan! ——He is obviously not the "distinguished guest" in the legend.
As for the other old man, he was about fifty years old. He is dressed like a rich man and has a somewhat elegant temperament. Standing in front of Xu Qingyan, Xu Qingyan was holding his arm. He seemed to have a higher status than Xu Qingyan, but his expression and temperament always gave people the feeling of an old Confucian scholar who was frustrated. When he saw Zhao Junchen leading After a group of people came to greet him, the old man's face showed panic.
Most of the guests who came to watch the ceremony were human spirits. After seeing the changes in the old man's temperament and expression, they were roughly sure that the identity of the old man was at most a country landowner who had read books, or a He is just a wealthy teacher and does not need their special attention.
Obviously, neither the old man nor the young man are prominent figures, let alone "distinguished guests." If this is the case, why does Zhao Junchen value them so much? He doesn't hesitate to go to war and lead everyone to go out to greet him?
Could it be that Zhao Junchen got the wrong person?
With doubts in their hearts, everyone's eyes, including Zuo Lanshan and Su Changzhen, were focused on Zhao Junchen, waiting for Zhao Junchen's further expression.
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On the other side, Zhao Junchen ignored the doubts in the hearts of others and just accelerated his pace and came to the old man. He bowed deeply to the old man without caring about his identity at all.
When Zhao Junchen straightened up, he wiped his eyes with his sleeves - and then the guests suddenly discovered that Zhao Junchen's eyes had turned red at some point!
Of course, no one knew that Zhao Junchen had deliberately stained some garlic juice on his sleeves. It was precisely because of this garlic juice that Zhao Junchen had "tears in his eyes" - after all, Zhao Junchen's acting skills were already very good. , but he is not a professional actor, so he cannot cry just as he wants, so some auxiliary means are still necessary!
"Teacher, students are unfilial. Since entering the officialdom, they have only focused on their career. It has been more than three years since they returned to their hometown to visit the teacher, and they have not brought you, teacher, to the capital to enjoy their blessings. They have always taken Qingyan with them so that they can always be with you. I was lonely and alone in the countryside. Now that the student has returned to his family, the teacher has to travel all the way to attend. It is really the student's fault that he did not go to greet him in person..."
When talking about the latter part, Zhao Junchen was already crying!
It turns out that the so-called "distinguished guest" in Zhao Junchen's mouth is the old man in front of him, and the old man in front of him is Xu Qingyan's father. He adopted Zhao Junchen when Zhao Junchen was about to starve to death on the street and taught Zhao Junchen poetry. Old Master Xu who writes articles!
Of course, Zhao Junchen is now Li Daitaojiang, and has never met Old Master Xu before. Although Old Master Xu's kindness to him cannot be exaggerated, Zhao Junchen does not have any deep feelings for Old Master Xu, but Just knowing that such a person exists - However, after all, Zhao Junchen has received great benefits from Old Master Xu, so he is willing to try his best to repay the kindness, but after all, he does not have any feelings. At this time, he is "emotional", "choked", etc. , and most of them are disguised.
In fact, Zhao Junchen mobilized an army and led a crowd of guests to welcome Old Master Xu. It was not Zhao Junchen making a fuss, it was just a show that Zhao Junchen took the opportunity to perform!
Since it is a play, it needs a theme, and the theme Zhao Junchen wants to promote is-I, Zhao Junchen, am a person who remembers the past and remembers gratitude! As long as someone is kind to me, I will never be stingy in repaying him!
Therefore, people from all walks of life who want to cooperate with me, as long as you sincerely help me, I will never let you suffer!
The above is the theme of Zhao Junchen's performance!
In fact, this performance did produce good results!
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…(To be continued)
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