It was almost dusk, the day market had closed, and the night market had not yet started. The streets of Kyoto were somewhat deserted, and a lone carriage was driving slowly on the streets.
Not long after, a group of people arrived in front of a mansion.
The two big characters "Zhu Mansion" suddenly appeared in front of my eyes, and the plaque was hung high, which was very conspicuous.
"Oh, hurry up and report that the Fourth Master is back."
At this time, just as the servants in the house were busy lighting lamps everywhere, they saw that Fourth Master Zhu, who had not been back for many years, was back. He immediately shouted loudly and walked up to say hello.
When the young man saw this scene, he couldn't help but smile and said to a strong man beside him: "Fourth uncle, it seems that although you are not in Kyoto all year round, the people in this house are still very familiar with you."
Zhu Hongyi looked at the towering mansion of the Zhu family and just smiled softly, "It has been four years since I left. In these four years, too much has changed."
More than 20 years ago, the Zhu family was just a small family. The largest official was only the old man Zhu Da who was an official at that time. At that time, he was just a small official in the Ministry of Personnel, the head of the Ministry of Personnel, a small sixth-rank official. Just an official.
In Kyoto, a city full of rich and powerful people, he is not even a small shrimp.
But now, although the old man is gone, his eldest brother Zhu Hongyuan has a prosperous official career. In just a dozen years, he has become an upstart in Kyoto, a minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, and a senior official of the fourth rank.
There are so many stories and grudges among them.
Thinking of this, he glanced at the young man beside him and sighed involuntarily.
"Okay, since we're back and we didn't notify eldest brother in advance, let's go directly to the study to meet him." Zhu Hongyi said and then looked at the young man and said: "You come with me to meet him, he should also want to is you."
The young man smiled and said, "Now that I'm back in Beijing, it's natural for me to pay my respects to my uncle. That's right."
While they were chatting and laughing, they walked straight towards the study. The servants along the way saw him. Although they had never seen this young man before, they knew that this was an honored guest when they saw the kind look of their fourth master.
Just looking at the young man's handsome appearance, for a moment, I couldn't guess where he came from.
Zhu Hongyuan originally heard that his servant said that his fourth brother was back, so he was not in the mood to continue reading. However, he also knew the character of his younger brother, so he simply stayed in the study and waited for him to come over.
Not long after, Xie Hongyi walked in directly. When he saw his elder brother sitting on the chair, he shouted: "Brother, come out quickly and see who I brought back to you."
Xie Hongyuan, who was originally calm and composed, could no longer sit still when he saw the figure behind his brother. He stood up and looked at him blankly.
The young man was very straightforward. He bowed forward with a solemn expression and said loudly: "My nephew Chen left a message and met my uncle."
Zhu Hongyuan became excited when he saw his little sister's child in front of him. He went straight to where Chen Youwen was kneeling and gently helped him up.
Then he looked at his face carefully and said with emotion: You are finally back. I have suffered so much for you these years. "
Chen Wenwen smiled: "There's no such thing as hard work. Compared to me, uncle, you have been walking on thin ice in Kyoto for decades. It's really hard work."
"Okay, it'll be good to come back, it'll be good to come back. If your mother could see you like this, I don't know how happy she would be."
Perhaps he was thinking of his quirky little sister again, and he couldn't help but shed tears for a while.
Chen Youyou could understand. After all, no one knew better than him how much his uncle had done for him over the years.
Zhu Hongyi on the side just looked at it. He didn't understand why these two people had so much trouble.
One is an official in the court, the other is flexing his muscles in the world, has a fortune, and lives a life that even he can't envy. Is this still miserable?
How would you make homeless refugees feel when they hear these words?
Next, Zhu Hongyuan ordered the servants in the mansion to prepare a sumptuous dinner to entertain the fourth brother on the grounds that his fourth brother had returned.
During the family dinner, Chen Youyou also met his aunt Wang. His uncle only had this wife and did not take any concubines.
Therefore, this family dinner was very comfortable and did not feel too strange.
After the dinner, under the leadership of Zhu Hongyuan, Zhu Hongyi and Chen Youwen followed closely and came to the Zhu Ancestral Hall.
The three of them respectfully offered incense to the ancestors of the Zhu family.
Chen Youyou discovered that there was a different plaque next to the ancestors of the Zhu family.
'The spiritual place of Zhu Shuran, the daughter of the Zhu family! '
Chen Youyou looked at his uncle in disbelief and asked, "Uncle, is it inappropriate for you to put your mother's tablet here?"
Zhu Hongyuan smiled wantonly: "My Zhu family is not a wealthy family at first, but it has developed over the years and does not have so many rules.
Besides, Shuran is my sister, and now I am the head of the Zhu family. If I say it can be placed here, I can put it here. Who dares to say otherwise? "
Having said this, he turned his eyes to his younger brother. After all, you are the only one here who is qualified to say anything.
Zhu Hongyi cursed and said, "Look what I'm doing. That's your sister, but she's also my sister. How can I not agree? Really, you've been taking your anger out on me since you were a child. You've still behaved this way after so many years."
Zhu Hongyuan smiled. Compared with the strife within other aristocratic families, they had just developed after all. Everyone had grown up together since childhood. There was not so much right and wrong, and the relationship was very good.
When Chen Youyou heard this, he bowed respectfully to his uncle, "My nephew is so grateful for this kindness from my uncle."
After helping Chen Yeyou up again, Zhu Hongyuan patted his shoulder and said with emotion: "As a family, there is no need to talk about this."
Then he looked at Chen Youyou with a solemn expression and said solemnly: "Tell me the truth, what exactly do you want to do when you come back this time?"
He won't come back sooner or later. After His Majesty was assassinated, Jian Tiansi began to show his edge, and the family was suppressed. He came back. Even if it didn't matter, he wouldn't be believed even if he was beaten to death.
Chen Youyou said with a smile: "I came back naturally because I wanted to come back."
Then he turned around, looked at his mother's memorial tablet, and continued: "Isn't it enough that my mother's life and everything I have suffered over the years are not enough? The debt I owe must be repaid after all."
"They are queens and concubines now, and their children are the current princes and the next king of Zhou who will inherit the throne in the future. It is difficult to avenge this revenge."
Zhu Hongyuan's face was ashen, but it was difficult, not impossible.
Chen Youyou chuckled and said: "So what? As long as you want to do something, there is no way around it. Even if there is really no way, even if it means risking your life, I will make them pay for it with blood."
"Besides..."
Speaking of this, he looked at Zhu Hongyuan with a strange expression and said quietly: "They are fighting for this throne, but I can't fight for it?
