Becoming a Saint by Leisure Reading - Chapter 49
The carriage passed the Wanshengmen Gate, and it finally entered the capital, Zhongjing City. A big street with a width of eight or nine feet stretched out, and the end point was the towering palace wall at the end of the line of sight.
Chen Luo lifted the curtain and instantly felt like he was entering the city. The image of this bustling market made him feel like he was in “Across the River During Qingming Festival”, and his eyes were full of freshness.
”Senior, where are we going now?” Chen Luo asked.
”Going to your mansion, Lord of Wan’an’s mansion!”
Chen Luo subconsciously asked: “Give me a house? In which ring, how many flats?”
Wei Yan was stunned for a moment. He suspected that Chen Luo was testing himself with unfamiliar words, and he must not lose face, so the great Confucian ‘Phenomena Observation Realm’ supernatural power was activated, and only then did he barely understand the meaning of Chen Luo’s words, and replied: “In Qing’an, The square is a lively and prosperous place, as for the size, you can see it by yourself.”
Chen Luo nodded, closed the curtain, and asked, “Senior, what do I need to do next? Also, when can I pick up my sister and the others?”
Wei Yan stroked his beard: “The court meeting in three days, you have to go to the palace to thank His Majesty. After this step, your status as an earl will be fully agreed upon. As for your family, Tongchen will take care of you, so don’t worry for now. The old man’s suggestion is to wait. Once you have handled everything in Zhongjing, you can take them into the capital.”
Wei Yan paused, then instructed: “Peacefully stay in Zhongjing. If you want to go out of the city, be sure to say hello to Wenchang Pavilion. Since you opened up a Road to the Heavens 3000 miles long, there is no guarantee that no one will attack you. Later on, the literary minister will arrange which teacher you will be under, your future teacher will be a guardian for you!”
Chen Luo nodded, without Wei Yan’s instructions, he also planned to do so. Not to mention the dangers that haven’t come to the fore, he has already completely offended Lian Ai to death just from the Gu Sect.
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The carriage wandered for a long time, and finally stopped until the morning market was over. Chen Luo, who had been numb for a long time, lifted the curtain of the car and jumped out of the carriage.
He raised his head, facing a red lacquer door, the copper nails on the door were the size of tea bowls, brushed with gold paint, and gleaming. At this moment, there was a person standing in front of the door, wearing a bright yellow palace robe, a red iris feather with a foot in his hat, and holding a whisk.
This man saw Chen Luo getting out of the car, and noticed Wei Yan who was following behind him. He immediately squeezed out a smile, stepped forward quickly, and bowed deeply: “The servant, the eunuch Wang Li, has seen Mr. Wei, a great scholar. I have also seen the Lord of Wan An.”
Wei Yan glanced at Wang Li: “Did Hou An send you here?”
Wang Li didn’t dare to get up, but he still hunched over and replied, “It was Manager Hou who sent the servant here. The manager said that the earl is arriving for the first time, and the servants should take the earl for a walk around, so he doesn’t feel unfamiliar with the place.”
Wei Yan nodded slightly: “That’s really thoughtful” Then he looked at Chen Luo: “You will be familiar with this Eunuch Wang. The old man will go back to Wenchang Pavilion to unload the errands. The court meeting will be in three days, the old man will send someone to pick you up to go to court together. Don’t snooze and miss the hour.”
Chen Luo nodded, and then saluted Wei Yan again: “This boy will remember it.”
Wei Yan smiled lightly, patted Chen Luo on the shoulder, got on the carriage again, and left slowly.
Watching Wei Yan leave, Chen Luo turned around and cupped his hands at Wang Li, who had been standing respectfully by the side: “You’ve been working hard, Sir Eunuch!”
Wang Li was flattered and hurriedly returned the salute; “Don’t dare, don’t dare, the Earl is giving too much credit to the slave. Earl please!”
Wang Li led the way forward, came to the gate, pushed it hard, and the red lacquer gate slowly opened…
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Wenchang Pavilion.
”Literary Minister, I’m back…” Wei Yan knocked on the wooden door of Wen Xiangjing’s room.
”Come in!”
Wei Yan pushed open the door and saw the Literary Minister playing a game with a middle-aged man with a face as black as the bottom of a pot. When Wei Yan saw the middle-aged man, a look of surprise appeared on his face, and he hurried forward to meet him: “Student Wei Yan, I have met my teacher!” ”
The black-faced man waved his hand slightly: “Okay, get up, we don’t have so many rules in this line!”
Yan Baichuan looked at Wei Yan with a smile: “Is that kid settled?”
Wei Yan quickly replied, “Hou An sent someone to take over!”
Yan Baichuan nodded slightly: “Hou An does things properly…” Then,
Yan Baichuan messed up the chessboard and said with a smile, “Tuizhi, can you go see that kid?”
Hearing the words, the black-faced man was unmoved, just stared at the disrupted chessboard in front of him, and said, “There are two more moves, and you will lose!”
”Huh?” Yan Baichuan frowned, “Impossible, the old man has a backhand that can turn things around in an instant.”
The black-faced man raised his head and glanced at Yan Baichuan, his sleeves brushed over the chessboard, and the messed up pieces instantly returned to their original state.
”Come on, let me see your turnaround!”
Yan Baichuan’s expression changed: “Song Tuizhi! The old man is trying to save face for you. Do you think the old man didn’t see it? Did you use the supernatural power of ‘A Straw Shows Which Way the Wind Blows‘ in playing chess with me?”
Song Tuizhi squinted at Yan Baichuan: “Don’t use the strategy bad guy is the first to sling accusations. It’s you who took two steps with ‘A Straw Shows Which Way the Wind Blows’ first!”
Wei Yan, who was standing beside him, was sweating coldly on his forehead. “A Straw Shows Which Way the Wind Blows” is a magical power that can only be mastered by a great Confucian who has crossed the five mountains and seas, and can predict the future development of things based on a trace of signs. It is not inferior to Daomen’s celestial fortune-telling. He hasn’t mastered this yet.
It’s just that you guys use it to play chess to cheat, right?
”Song Old Man, let’s see how this old man predicts your chess path!”
”Yan Old Man, look at this old man predict your prediction!”
”How difficult can that be, see this old man predict the prediction of my prediction!”
”Hehe, the old man will predict your prediction again about your prediction’s prediction!”
Wei Yan turned around and left. He dared to bet that these two famous Confucians could not make a move today even with their throats hoarse!
Sometimes, the more you know, the harder it is to take the first step!
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”Lord, this is the last courtyard of the Earl’s Mansion. The entire Earl’s Mansion has a total of twenty wing rooms, twelve independent courtyards, two main halls, six side halls, and two lower courtyards. There are eight utility rooms such as stables, water rooms, kitchens, etc. All the furniture and items are ready, and if you need to renovate, I will bring the personnel from the Department of Internal Affairs here…”
”No, no…” Chen Luo was a little stunned. He guessed that the Earl’s Mansion was not small, but how could he have thought it was so big! This is not a mansion, this is a small compound already…
If it is converted into his previous life, living in a house in the capital… Forget it, I dare not think about it…
”Lord?”
Chen Luo came back to his senses and waved his hand quickly: “No, no, I think it’s pretty good.”
Wang Li apologized and said with a smile: “If the Earl thinks it’s good, then there’s no problem. There is another matter, can the Lord please help me”
”You say.”
Wang Li hurriedly said: “Lord has just arrived here, so there must be some servants in this mansion. Do you want the servant to find you some people…”
Only then did Chen Luo realize that the Earl’s Mansion was huge, but it indeed did not have any presence of people. Now that he’s become an earl, there must be someone to serve him, right? Has the dream of buying a few beautiful maids finally come true?
Chen Luo was about to nod his head when he suddenly thought of a question—
He has no money!
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”Teacher, why did you suddenly come to Zhongjing?” Wei Yan handed Song Tuizhi a cup of hot tea.
”It’s not for the three thousand miles road to the heavens…” Song Tuizhi’s voice was a little hoarse.
According to the person on duty at Wenchang Pavilion, the teacher and Wen Xiang used the supernatural power of “weiyandayi” in the final quarrel.
Wei Yan was startled at first, and then his face showed joy: “So, it’s you teacher, who wants to invite that kid in our sect?” But then Wei Yan’s face changed again, “In this way, won’t he become my junior? The same generation as me?”
Song Tuizhi took a sip of tea and moistened his throat: “You think too much, how can you be the same generation?”
Wei Yan wondered: “Could it be that one of my senior brothers wants to accept him? This…is it safe?”
Song Tuizhi put the teacup on the table, and said lightly, “Your master asked me to come here. For a month, let’s see what the character of the master of Tongtian Road is. If he passes the test, this old man will accept the apprentice on his behalf. Then he’ll become the old man’s junior, how can your Senior Uncle be in the same generation as you?”
Wei Yan froze: “My… little… Senior uncle?”
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At this time, Chen Luo was sitting on the roof of the main hall of the Earl’s Mansion, looking at the starry sky, and murmured: “Make money…”
