Yin Man didn't have any doubts about Ying Zheng's words, and she knew it in her heart.
In my father's heart, compared with Chen Ke, perhaps Chen Ke carries more weight.
She nodded slightly, but the shyness on her face had not dissipated: "Father, just don't worry. If Chen Fengchang doesn't agree, how can my daughter force it?"
"Marriage cannot be forced, and my daughter still knows this."
Yin Man said with emotion: "Since ancient times, where can there be beauties who don't love heroes? It shouldn't be too much for a daughter to boast about her beauty."
"However, heroes and beauties must always be suitable. If Chen Fengchang, the hero, has no intention of loving his daughter, his daughter will only watch from the sidelines."
"Absolutely no other ideas."
Ying Zheng nodded: "That's good."
He turned his head, looked at Fusu who was sitting there and said, "Fusu, you went out with me today. What do you think your teacher thinks?"
Fusu held his chin and raised his head slightly, with a slight thought in his eyes, and his whole person looked extremely clear.
"Father, I have never been able to see through the teacher's thoughts."
"But this time, I seem to feel something."
Fusu said hesitantly: "The teacher's resistance seems to be less severe than in previous years, and he also seems to be a little sentimental and longing for a destination."
"This can be seen from the fact that the teacher started to order the servants to decorate the mansion. In previous years, the teacher did not have such leisure time."
"And the teacher often goes out for a walk these days. Looking at the things on the street, he always buys some."
There was a slight smile on his face: "Maybe the teacher also wants to start a family."
Ying Zheng smiled and shook his head. In fact, it was not that he wanted Chen Ke to get married, nor was he trying to use his daughter to trap Chen Ke so that Chen Ke could stand with them and stand with Da Qin and not be able to leave.
Maybe I had this idea at the beginning, but now I don’t.
Now Ying Zheng really cares about Chen Ke. He feels that Chen Ke is too lonely without even one person beside him.
He regards Chen Ke as his own nephew, and even the "nephew" can be removed.
Chen Ke is about the same age as Fu Su. He is quirky and lazy. In addition, he is talented. People like him tend to feel close to him.
Especially those in high positions like Ying Zheng.
Who can see his son alone and alone?
He patted the table next to him and said with emotion: "It has been many years. Chen Ke is already twenty-six years old and is about to turn 30."
"They say that starting a family and starting a career comes first, but starting a family comes before starting a career."
"Even if you have established a career, it will still be a bit regretful if you don't have a family."
"Now that the "career" established by this boy Chen Ke is enough to be passed down through the ages, his name has been left in history. Why not leave some inheritance for himself? "
"I don't know what this kid is thinking."
Fusu also shook his head slightly: "I don't know either."
Ying Zheng sighed again, but didn't say anything else: "There are not many people in the palace celebrating the New Year. Tomorrow is the sunset. The four of us, father and son, will go to Chen Ke's place as usual."
Fusu nodded slightly, with excitement in his eyes: "Here."
He is actually willing to go to Chen Ke's place. After all, Chen Ke has a lot of delicious food there every year.
Fusu is gradually becoming a foodie.
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Chen Mansion
Chen Ke got up early in the morning, and the servants in Chen's mansion had already started busy with their work.
There are various tall lanterns hanging inside the mansion, all of them are red, which looks very festive.
After Chen Ke got up from the bed, he started to watch these scary people packing their things, supervising them to post couplets, post blessings, hang lanterns, and go back and forth to prepare things needed for New Year's Eve.
Looking at the red Chen Mansion around him, Chen Ke's eyes held a little nostalgia and a little sadness.
"It's a pity that Lu Sheng's place is still a little behind. They didn't get things like firecrackers and fireworks."
"If we can get these two things out, this Chinese New Year will be more like the Chinese New Year I liked to celebrate at that time."
This is Chen Ke's third year in Daqin, and he is getting happier and happier every year.
In the first year, only he, Ying Zheng, and Fu Su could not even be considered to have passed the year. They could only be said to have had a decent meal.
The next year, the New Year atmosphere became more intense, and the entire Xianyang City celebrated the New Year with him.
Now is the third year. Not only Xianyang City, but also the entire Daqin is celebrating the New Year with Chen Ke, and this "New Year" is becoming more and more exciting.
Except for the fireworks, New Year is already the New Year in Chen Ke's mind and memory.
If you can’t go back to your hometown, then wouldn’t it be good to make this place your hometown? This is what Chen Ke thinks.
There was a sound of footsteps not far away, and before Chen Ke could react, Li Si's voice rang out.
"Huh?"
Li Si looked at Chen Ke standing at the door with curiosity on his face: "Brother Chen, what are you doing?"
"Is this a new custom?"
Chen Ke turned around and saw that it was Li Si, and immediately said: "There are some customs in my place. There must be some New Year atmosphere during the New Year."
“Today is New Year’s Eve, and it’s time to get rid of evil spirits. Rumor has it that evil spirits are afraid of red and flames, so during the New Year, you should hang up some red lanterns, like red flames, to drive away evil spirits. "
"And this door is my wish for next year."
Chen Ke looked at the couplets on the door with a smile. Among the surrounding mansions, he was the only one with such a thing posted on his door.
Li Si's eyes were filled with curiosity as he looked at the couplet posted on the door in the distance.
I saw on the left the words "Everything goes well and spring never grows old", on the right it said "Every year brings great changes and brings newness every year", and above the door were the four characters "Everything is renewed".
The corners of Li Si's eyes twitched. These couplets were indeed good, but the writing on them was too poor.
He looked at Chen Ke and raised his forehead helplessly: "Brother Chen, could this word be written by you?"
Chen Ke shrugged: "It was indeed written by me."
"how?"
"Brother Li can't stand it? How about Brother Li write one for me?"
Li Si looked at Chen Ke and narrowed his eyes slightly: "You are waiting here early in the morning. This is not your character."
"You're not just waiting for me here, are you?"
Li Si curled his lips, feeling that he had been tricked by Chen Ke.
He looked at Chen Ke and said, "Where are the things?"
Chen Ke immediately clapped his hands: "Bring out the pen, ink, paper and inkstone to the Prime Minister. We have to appreciate the Prime Minister's good calligraphy!"
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The servants hurriedly carried the things up as if they had rehearsed it many times.
When Li Si saw it, he immediately understood that he had guessed it right.
This is the trick this kid has set for himself. He is just waiting for him and preparing to blackmail him.
But he didn't care. After all, this so-called New Year custom seemed quite interesting. He immediately stood in front of the table, picked up the pen, and started swiping.
While Li Si was writing, a laugh came from the distance: "Hahahahahaha, it's really lively here, you two. What are you doing?"
Wang Jian came from a distance, with curiosity on his face. He walked up to Li Si, looked at Li Si writing something, and read it involuntarily.
"Huh?"
"This thing is written on red paper, and it is a blessing. It is long and thin. What is it for?"
"Could it be something that Mr. Chen came up with again?"
Chen Ke immediately nodded and said: "Yes, General Wang, these are "Spring Festival Couplets". During the Chinese New Year, when we get rid of the old and welcome the new, we put them in front of the door as a way of looking forward to the new year and blessing us. "
He smiled and said, "Originally I wrote it myself, but when Brother Li saw my handwriting, he thought it was too ugly, so he thought of writing one for me."
Wang Jian also found it interesting after hearing this: "Not bad, not bad."
He looked at Li Si and said, "Prime Minister Li? Why don't you also write one for me?"
There was ridicule in his words, and there was even more joking in Prime Minister Li's voice, while Li Si was a little helpless: "If the old general wants it, just say it."
He pondered for a moment and then said: "How about writing "Spring returns to the earth and people live longer" and "Blessings bring glory to the world". As for the couplet on the top of the door, how about "the four seasons bring good fortune"? "
Wang Jian tasted it carefully, looked at Li Si, and said with satisfaction: "You have taken the trouble."
This couplet is indeed very suitable to be posted on Wang Jian's door. After all, Wang Jian is now this age, and this "spring returns to the earth and people live longer" really speaks to his heart.
Li Si slightly arched his hands and said, "General, you're welcome."
He continued to stand there, bending over and writing something.
At this time, there was another burst of footsteps. Hearing this burst of footsteps, Li Si was heartbroken. He knew that he had to think of a couplet again.
Ying Zheng looked at the people standing at Chen Ke's door and asked with some confusion: "What are you doing standing at Chen Ke's door? Are you here to collect a debt?"
Chen Ke rolled his eyes slightly, looked at Ying Zheng and said, "Your Majesty, the New Year is coming soon, so we can't talk about this."
"Otherwise, I will be poor in the new year."
Ying Zheng sneered: "Where did you get this from? It's quite interesting."
He pointed at Li Si and said, "What is Li Si writing?"
"It's quite interesting to watch."
Chen Ke told Ying Zheng what he just said again. Seeing the interest in Ying Zheng's eyes, Li Si spoke quickly.
"Your Majesty, how about I write one for you?"
Ying Zheng was stunned for a moment, then laughed loudly: "Hahahahaha, Li Si, you have this idea."
"But I don't have a place to post it anywhere. I can't post it at the entrance of Zhangtai Palace, right?"
"It's too inappropriate."
At this time, Chen Ke joked: "Your Majesty, where are you sticking it?"
"The whole world belongs to you, is it the king's land?"
"How about posting it at the gate of Xianyang City?"
"The city of Xianyang is your Majesty's home. This thing is attached to your home. The whole world is your Majesty's home. Xianyang is equivalent to a room of your Majesty."
"It's just right to stick it at the door of Xianyang."
Ying Zheng nodded immediately, looked at Li Si and said, "Then do it like this."
After Li Si finally finished writing the Spring Festival couplets, Ying Zheng looked at Chen Ke and said, "Chen Ke, you are not serious about posting this."
"Why is the word "福" posted on the door upside down? "
Chen Ke burst out laughing: "Your Majesty, this thing should be so close to you. This is called "blessing has arrived", which means that blessing is about to arrive. "
He looked at Ying Zheng with a smile and said: "Actually, I originally wanted to stick this thing at the door to two people, but after thinking about it, I didn't dare to stick it."
"I'm afraid General Wang will see me and beat me."
Ying Zheng was quite curious: "Why do I want to hit you?"
Chen Ke shrugged his shoulders: "Because I want to post a portrait of Lord Wu An and a portrait of General Wang, on the left and right sides respectively."
"That's why I'm afraid that General Wang will beat me."
Ying Zheng's thoughts moved, he looked at Chen Ke and said, "What kind of statement is this?"
Wang Jian also came forward and looked at Chen Ke with curiosity on his face: "Why are you posting me and Mr. Wu An? Are I and Mr. Wu An too murderous?"
"According to what you said, shouldn't there be a festive and auspicious atmosphere this year?"
“Posting the two of us kind of ruins the vibe.”
Chen Ke just explained: "Although the two of them have a strong killing spirit, they are both against the enemy."
"Posting your portraits on the doorstep will help..."
"Ahem, ward off evil spirits and avoid disaster."
Chen Ke said with a smile: "The two of you are so murderous, standing at the door, guarding your home like door gods."
"It is rumored that the portrait is filled with spiritual energy, just like you two. No matter what the disaster or evil spirits are, you won't dare to come in when you see these two menacing figures."
Chen Ke chuckled: "Your Majesty, what do you think?"
"I think it's nothing to be named the "Door God" by you based on the merits of Mr. Wu An and Mr. Wang. "
Ying Zheng looked at Chen Ke thoughtfully and just smiled: "Can God grant me the title?"
"What kind of statement is this?"
Chen Ke looked very natural, as if he didn't know anything.
"Your Majesty, you are the emperor of the human world. Even if there are gods in the sky, they must be similar to the emperor in the mortal world."
"You are the "Human Emperor" and he is the Heavenly Emperor. Your two identities are almost the same. "
"You want to make a human god, what does that have to do with him being an emperor in heaven?"
"So naturally it's okay."
Ying Zheng sighed, and then said: "The contribution of Lord Wu An back then laid the foundation for the unification of the Qin Dynasty, and also made a certain contribution to my return."
"Wu An-Jun's ending is indeed undeserved."
He was silent, and then said: "Then according to your wishes, Bai Qi, the Lord of Wu'an, can be granted the title of "The Great Lord Wu'an of Heaven and Earth", and he will be stationed in the world to remove evil spirits. "
"The pardoned Wucheng Hou Wang Jian was granted the title of "Wucheng Maharaja Zhi Tian Fu Di", stationed in the world to remove evil spirits. "
"The Manufacturing Department was ordered to make templates for the portraits of the two people and print the portraits as "door gods". Xu Guizhou and the common people posted them on the door as a way to ward off evil spirits on New Year's Eve. "
ps: I wish everyone a healthy New Year’s Eve! All the best!
