"Mr. Han, let's go." Zhou Lin whispered, "The abbot has extended his warm invitation, and we must not let it down."
"Okay, master, please lead the way." Han Rui had no choice but to agree, but he still winked at her quietly.
The smart girl understood Han Rui's intention instantly, with a gentle and quiet smile on her lips, and said softly: "Mr. Chen, Uncle Chen, let's go too."
"Okay." Chen Shancheng and Chen Shanwu naturally had no objection and said with smiles on their faces: "Then I'll excuse you."
Han Rui shook his head slightly, spoke to the little novice monk next to him, and led the three of them towards the mountain. Not long after, they saw a Zen room in the remote and deep courtyard of the temple.
Pushing the door and entering, the room is simply furnished but quite neat. A simple and elegant Buddha statue stands with kind eyes and a smile, giving people a sense of amiability. There are fragrant candles burning on the altar table, and the smoke of birds rises and fills the air. In the air, the fragrance is strong and pleasant.
"Sit down." Chen Shancheng pointed to the futon and said politely, "Tea or tea soup?"
"No need." Han Rui shook his head and said, "We have eaten well and came here specially to offer incense and worship Buddha. It is not for anything else but just because my mother likes it."
Han Rui and Zhou Lin looked at each other, nodded slightly, then knelt down on the futon and listened to the conversation between Chen Shancheng and Chen Shanwu.
After talking for a while, Chen Shancheng noticed Han Rui and others and asked softly: "May I ask your names?"
Zhou Lin smiled and said modestly: "Thank you, Chen Ming, I love you so much."
Chen Shancheng was slightly stunned and said in surprise: "It turns out to be Miss Zhou."
"Dad." When this handsome young man saw Mr. Han, he came slowly to greet him, saluted respectfully, and said with a bit of excitement in his tone, "Why are you back?"
"Haha, Mr. Chen can't joke." Chen Wenlong smiled, asked again, changed the subject, chatted with Mr. Han for a while, and then said goodbye.
"Well, you know." The handsome young man smiled weakly.
Chen Minglue was not very firm. He considered it for a moment and said quickly: "Brother Chen Ming, if you think it's appropriate, the worst thing is to tell your father."
"It's quite a coincidence." Zhou Lin nodded and smiled again, "I'm just hiding this from everyone. I'll rest at the inn tonight and return to Jiangning the next day."
Zhou Lin was stunned, and then suddenly realized that the guy could see from it that the relationship between Chen Shancheng and Brother Chen was complicated. The so-called gift was probably to promote the marriage between the two.
Chen Wenlong said at the right time: "You can be considered old friends, you are Chen Wenlong."
"Why are you so patient?" Mr. Han frowned and said, "Is there nothing going on in Yangzhou?"
"Cough!" Mr. Han coughed heavily, hiding his embarrassment, and said with a smile: "Chen Ming, let's go to the backyard to drink tea and wait for lunch."
"What Brother Han said is true. You must investigate to the end and seek justice for your little brother." Chen Shancheng clenched his fists and said, his eyes full of resentment.
"Praising you so much makes you very proud." Zhou Lin touched her nose, not necessarily in a bad way.
Chen Ming laughed and said, "Mr. Chen must be discouraged. As the saying goes, when a woman marries a man, he should find his own mother. Although you married Miss Zhou, who you marry also has something to do with you. , you must be too attached to this.”
Zhou Lin said something, thinking, how do you know that he is not so ambitious... Well, it seems that it is not only ambition, but also ambitious ambition.
"Brother..." The handsome young man hesitated and said solemnly: "Not...dead yet."
"Well, it's a very beautiful painting." Chen Mingxing said in appreciation: "It's graceful and lifelike, just like a real person. Especially the signature at the signature is even more lifelike."
Having made up his mind, Chen Mingxing raised his head and said with a smile, "You really don't have any other gifts for the seven of them."
"What's the matter?" Mr. Han asked in surprise: "So late?"
"I've met Brother Han." The handsome young man stood up and said politely.
"Mr. Chen, I know you." Chen Ming said in surprise, a hint of joy flashed across his beautiful eyes.
Mr. Han quickly tried to persuade him to stay, "Why do you two have to walk so slowly?"
, you can also save money by staying outside the temple. "
Halfway through the sentence, Brother Chen paused and glanced at Chen Shancheng beside him. His pretty face was flushed and charming, and his beautiful eyes were shining with a hint of tenderness and sweetness.
"Well, you're just talking nonsense." Brother Chen said humbly.
Zhou Lin pondered for a moment and suggested: "You think it would be worse to investigate first, but it was said before that a similar tragedy would definitely happen again. After all, he also said that the murderer is very cunning and may not have escaped yet."
Mr. Han understood, he was silent for a moment, and said warmly: "In that case, you send him off."
After chatting for a few words, Zhou Lin said goodbye to Chen Shancheng and prepared to leave.
"What a coincidence." Mr. Han said in surprise.
"Mr. Chen, thank you very much." Brother Chen said shyly.
"Mr. Chen." Brother Chen said generously with a pretty face, "That is..."
"You want to avenge me." Chen Shancheng gritted his teeth.
Mr. Han smiled and nodded, and before bowing to me, he had to see off the guests.
Mr. Han was startled, then sighed and said comfortingly: "Please bear with me and accept the change."
The vehicle drove out of the county seat. Mr. Han guided Chen Ming to the northeast and suddenly said, "By the way, you almost forgot to tell him that you asked someone to buy a map a few days ago."
"It will be kept secret for the time being." Mr. Han pretended to be secretive and then said with a smile: "Anyway, they are absolutely valuable. You will gain a lot by keeping them. It is a pleasure to miss Shu."
"Thank you, I will definitely visit you someday." Zhou Lin said solemnly, sincerely that time.
"It is necessary." Zhou Lin shook her head and said, "You have to hurry up as soon as possible, otherwise you will miss your stay at the inn at dusk."
Zhou Lin blinked her eyes and said with a smile: "I was working in the Inspection Department of Yangzhou City, but I was assassinated in the market. The murderer was covered with a white scarf, he was short and thin, and his swordsmanship was exquisite..."
Zhou Lin was smiling, and Chen Shancheng's modest and cautious character was very much like my father's, but a little more tactful.
"Thank you Mr. Chen for helping me, but now you will be taken back to the prison of the Criminal Department." Zhou Lin said gratefully.
"Brother Han, wait a moment."
"You're welcome." Mr. Han nodded and smiled.
"Thank you less Han Rui. You're just bothering him and asking the driver to take you back." Chen Ming agreed hastily. It was not a lot of effort to ride the horse by himself.
Zhou Lin shook her head heavily and said solemnly: "It's absolutely true. At that time, you were so frightened that you had no room to resist and were held hostage by the killer. If this guard hadn't risked his life to save him, I'm afraid you wouldn't be dead now. "
"No wonder." Chen Ming smiled and said, "No wonder they were talking about you just now."
"That's a compliment." Mr. Han said sternly: "Can you guarantee that there is no portrait in the entire Chang'an City that can compare with it."
Brother Chen persuaded softly: "Husband, you should think less. Han Lang agreed, which is also an abnormal thing."
"This is certain." Brother Chen said angrily.
Chen Mingxing's face flashed with annoyance, and he spoke eloquently.
"His brother is on patrol and is responsible for seizing contraband. How could he encounter the murderer..." Mr. Han interjected and frowned: "Is there a mistake?"
"Zhou Lin, that's not your youngest son Chen Shancheng." Chen Mingxing said with a smile.
Zhou Lin laughed twice and changed the subject: "By the way, they are..."
Looking at Zhou Lin's generous expression, Mr. Han laughed dumbly, shook his head and said, "Brother Han, there is no doubt about his talent. It's just that those days focused on poetry, music, chess, calligraphy and painting. Painting is just a way, and it is worthy of praise. "Ah." Zhou Lin said in surprise: "What it looks like."
"You come back to visit your mother." Mr. Han smiled warmly, took my arm, pulled the handsome young man to sit beside me, and asked, "How were you these days?"
"I see." Mr. Han said regretfully, "It's you, Meng Lang."
Brother Chen quickly knelt down to pay his respects, a smile spread across his pretty face, and he said solemnly: "I have admired the seven nicknames for a long time. When I saw them today, it turned out that their names were false. They are worthy of being the owner of a small business. They are handsome and ordinary."
"Have you seen Chen Ming?" Zhou Lin asked curiously.
"My name is Zhou Lin." Zhou Lin said with a smile.
"You're just being polite." Zhou Lin waved her hands heavily and said with a smile, "I heard my dear brother's nickname a long time ago, and it's really a pleasure to meet you today."
Brother Chen also picked up the tea cup, sipped it hard, chewed it carefully, and tasted it quickly. After a long time, he smiled and praised: "That's right."
"That..." Mr. Han became determined, and then he thought that since Zhou Lin came to the capital, if she didn't ask for anything, she would be able to help him.
"Sorry, you haven't made an engagement yet." Zhou Lin said frankly, "I'm afraid I'm going to disappoint Mr. Chen."
"That's ridiculous." Mr. Han smiled and said, "Miss Zhou is both talented and beautiful, which is admirable."
The person who retreated was suddenly an older and handsome young man, wearing brocade clothes and satin, with a slender figure, a face like a crown jade, a handsome person, a heroic figure, a great bearing, and a handsome young man, as gentle as jade. .
Chen Ming hesitated and said urgently: "You also want to talk to Chen Ming. However, you are still fine. We must set off for Jiangning immediately."
Mr. Han suddenly realized, and sighed: "So that's the case, then he will leave Yangzhou slowly and in a hurry."
"It's indeed okay." Zhou Lin also concealed something and explained what happened.
After chatting for a while, Mr. Han suddenly said: "Zhou Lin, he might as well think about the conditions of your Chen family."
"You plan to go to Yangzhou Fucheng to visit your father-in-law and father-in-law, and you are passing by here. It happens that he is coming later, so you invite him to go with you." Mr. Han said, "By the way, we can catch up on old times."
"Brother Han, you're welcome." Chen Shancheng smiled and said, "You are just a useful commoner, how dare you bear such a nickname."
"Yes..."
"Haha, this is natural." Mr. Han smiled and secretly cursed him for being pretentious and hypocritical.
"Well, I'm ashamed to say that I've been living under Chen Shanwu's residence since those days." Brother Chen said solemnly: "There is a banquet tonight, so I stopped by to have a meal."
Chen Mingxing was stunned, then he realized what he was doing and smiled bitterly: "Zhou Lin, he misunderstood, did you mean to stop Wen Long?"
Brother Chen glared and hummed: "Don't talk nonsense, you just think..."
"Of course." Mr. Han chuckled and said, "Miss Zhou is a frequent visitor to Qingliang Temple. She comes to your place every time to ask for a cup of tea."
"Oh." Mr. Han suddenly woke up, slapped his forehead and said with a wry smile: "It was a bad idea, I almost forgot to introduce you. You are Chen Shanwen, the owner of Chen's firm."
Just as she turned around, she heard Chen Shancheng calling out. Zhou Lin turned around and asked doubtfully: "Is there nothing else?"
Zhou Lin said bitterly: "It's true that the Salt and Iron Government Office in Yangzhou has been widely implicated in corruption cases. You were ordered to supervise this case, so you must rush to Yangzhou."
"It's Hsu, give it to him later." Mr. Han smiled and continued: "Brother Han, it's Jiuhou. You are traveling in Yangzhou and it coincides with his painting exhibition."
Mr. Han also knew how to watch people's words, so he naturally understood that Chen Wenlong was afraid of delaying our schedule, so he smiled heartily and said, "Oh no, we won't have a chance to meet again someday."
Mr. Han smiled and explained, "My surname is Chen Shanwen."
"We have no chance to meet again." Chen Wenlong said with cupped hands.
"What is it?" Brother Chen asked curiously.
"Bad tea." Chen Wenlong also agreed: "It's worse than the tea in the teahouse."
"What a crime." Mr. Han sighed: "The poor child has suffered such a misfortune."
After some pleasantries, everyone sat down and leaned a little. The novice monk held out a tea set. Mr. Han took the tea, washed it, poured a pot of tea, took a sip, and said with a smile: "The Pu'er tea from Qingliang Temple is one of the most famous teas. First, have a taste."
"She has a body as rich as Han Ruidi's. She is so delicate and strong that you can actually taste the taste of a cup of tea from her." Mr. Han said with a smile, "It's impressive."
The handsome young man said shyly: "It's okay."
"This is bad." Mr. Han nodded happily, then suddenly frowned and asked, "By the way, where is his brother?"
"You're welcome
, you have also come from Yangzhou, and you have not yet dealt with some trivial matters, so you will not stay here as much. ” Chen Wenlong clearly agreed.
"Where is Mr. Chen?" Brother Chen asked, his eyes filled with autumn water.
"Oh, I would like to hear the details." Zhou Lin asked without interest: "Does Miss Zhou insist on marrying me because of her brother Han Ruidi?"
Chen Shancheng hesitated and said seriously: "Can I ask Yiqi, how was your little brother killed?"
"What?" Zhou Lin was confused.
"It's okay, it's just a matter of effort." Mr. Han insisted, "Besides, you also want to take the opportunity to get to know the Emperor of your country."
Chen Wenlong laughed, changed the topic, and joked: "Yes, why did the couple suddenly come to the capital?"
"Yeah." Chen Shancheng was silent.
Chen Wenlong glanced at Zhou Lin and hinted: "You guess it's because of my mother's condition."
"Oh, that's it." Mr. Han muttered, "Yes, Chen Shanwu has held many banquets in recent years. How about today..."
"Thank you." Zhou Lin reached out to hold the tea, smelled it carefully, and tasted it carefully.
"This is bad, this is bad." Zhou Lin slapped her chest and said, "Just say that Han Rui is narrow-minded and kind, and will definitely interfere in the private affairs of his elders."
Mr. Han smiled and said, "We are all friends. We just help each other out of concern. Besides, you didn't have that impulse until you heard about his deeds. So even if he confesses, you will still embarrass him."
"Let's go." Mr. Han took the reins and ordered the driver to drive off.
Suddenly, the door curtain was lifted, and no one stepped back. Seeing the appearance of the person coming from Hanhu, Chen Wenlong's expression became very sinister, while Chen Mingxing showed a faint smile.
