Chang'an is good

Chapter 84

"Dalang never came back?"

A clansman of the same generation as Cui Wei asked with a frown.

An old man with white beard and hair sneered at the side: "Da Lang is busy with Xuan Ce Mansion's business, since he returned to Beijing, he has rarely been seen back in the workshop. Today is just a small birthday banquet, so it's normal for him not to take care of it."

Cui Lang felt his scalp go numb.

When it comes to yin and yang, his Cui clan has always produced talents in large numbers.

Cui Wei, who was sitting under his father Cui Ju, heard these words, his complexion became even more ugly - not only could he not restrain his eldest son, he even wanted to lose face at his birthday banquet because of this rebellious son!

Thinking of this, Cui Wei frowned and looked at the second son.

In the direction of the women's seats, Lu Shi also gave his son a look.

Cui Lang kept complaining in his heart - he didn't care that much if his elder brother didn't come back, but before his mother asked him to check on his elder brother, his elder brother clearly promised in Dayun Temple that he would come back today.

So he asked his mother and father for credit... No, it was conveying!

But he had let out all his words, but at this time he still didn't see his elder brother—if his elder brother didn't show up today, he would be the first one to suffer!

I'm afraid it's the kind of person who will be pressed on a stool and get a stick to have his ass spanked!
Thinking of this, Cui Lang only felt a dull pain in his buttocks.

The head of the family, Cui Ju, had a serious expression on his face, he never saw anything strange, he only glanced at the time, and calmly said: "Let's all sit down."

His voice quieted the surroundings, and everyone saluted with "yes" and took their seats.

At this time, a servant entered the hall to salute: "Patriarch, Lord Dalang is back."

Cui Ju nodded: "Let someone come in."

Cui Lang's eyes lit up, and he quickly turned around to greet him: "Brother is back!"

Great, his ass saved!
All the clansmen on both sides of the hall looked at the figure who walked in.

The young man was wearing a blue robe, a jade crown, and a sword without armor. On such an occasion, he seemed to deliberately hide the extremely cold and evil spirit, and because he was born with a very good appearance, it appeared at this time. A bit of the demeanor of the children of the gentry.

The more this is the case, the more the people of the Yigan tribe feel dissatisfied.

Who would have thought that under such a good-looking skin, all the outsiders are pretending to be?

Dalang has been extraordinary since he was a child, and his talent was revealed early on. He was originally the focus of the eyes of all the clansmen, but he suddenly acted rebelliously like an evil spirit, and he refused to listen to dissuasion. He still refused to turn back.

No one in the family secretly said that if Da Lang is willing to enter the officialdom with literature according to the arrangement of the family, his talent is not inferior to that of Wei Shilang, who has been in the middle of the three yuan, and he has the Cui family as his backing in terms of family background. Given time, there will be no second in the court people!

But it can be, it can be...

Everyone sighed in their hearts.

Let this talent go unused, can it be given to other children in need!

Every time the people of the tribe saw Cui Jing, the feeling of indifference to him was overwhelming, they didn't need to eat or drink, they were full of anger.

Cui Lang looked at the long brocade box in Yuan Xiang's hand, and asked curiously, "This should be the elder brother's birthday present for father, right?"

Cui Jing had already saluted, and nodded at this time: "Exactly."

"Give it to me!" Or because his butt escaped, Cui Lang was very courteous at this time, took the brocade box from Yuan Xiang, and said expectantly: "Let me see what kind of gift my brother prepared for my father—"

Then, with the help of the servant, he opened the brocade box and took out the contents.

The scroll was tied up with a ribbon, Cui Lang untied it, and unfolded it, he saw a landscape painting with green eyes, Cui Lang took a closer look, and his eyes lit up: "It's Zhan Ziqian's painting!"

"It's hard to find Zhan Ziqian's painting. It's my father's favorite. No wonder the eldest brother has put so much effort into preparing for his father's birthday!" Cui Lang sighed, "It seems that Ah Tang and I have prepared it. The birthday gift is too perfunctory to show up, Ah Tang, don’t you think so?”

Cui Tang: "..."

He couldn't come up with it himself, after all, he was really perfunctory, but why did he suddenly drag her into the water?

But due to the atmosphere, she also nodded.

There was a slight smile on Cui Ju's face, and he nodded approvingly: "Ling An really cares."

Cui Wei's expression gradually eased a lot.

Cui Lang had come to him with the painting: "Father, take a look!"

Cui Wei glanced disapprovingly at the second son who behaved too erratically, but took the painting honestly with both hands.

At first glance, there is a hint of joy in fashion——

"This is the rumored picture of Zhanzi's pious spring outing..." Cui Lang praised: "It really lives up to the reputation of being the first of its kind."

On the picture scroll, there are green mountains and verdant lakes, and the lake is full of sparkling water. Scholars are riding horses among the winding mountain paths. In the middle of the picture, there is a scene of a lady going out on a boat in spring——

Cui Wei's gaze was fixed on the lady swimming in the lake.

He gradually tightened his fingers on the edge of the scroll.

After a while, he looked up at Cui Jing who was standing in the hall, and said word by word: "It's not easy to find this painting, it shows that you really put a lot of thought into it."

Cui Lang was a little confused when he heard it—why did he think that what his father said was not a good thing?
It must be that the father is used to yin and yang, so he confiscated it for a while, right?
After all, he really couldn't think of anything to be picky about this precious and thoughtful birthday gift for his elder brother.

Cui Ju said: "Let An take a seat."

"Yes." Cui Jing stepped forward and took a seat on the empty seat.

Soon, female envoys came in with red lacquer trays, bringing delicious food and wine.

When the elegant music sounds, everyone raises their lamps.

After drinking for three rounds, or Cui Jing's painting rarely conveyed a bit of filial son's awareness, which made people feel a little bit relieved, and some people from the tribe talked about Cui Jing during the banquet——

"Now is the time when things are going on, and everything in the clan needs to be taken care of by others... It's time for Dalang to learn how to be a director in Hui clan."

"Exactly that."

"Besides, Dalang's marriage must not be delayed any longer—"

Hearing these words, Cui Jing was noncommittal.

He didn't respond or refute, today is his father's birthday party, even though he has edges and corners, he doesn't have to show up all the time - that's what he did when he was young.

Now, when he couldn't avoid it, he would just listen quietly.

But no one can change his persistence.

Seeing the silent eldest grandson gradually becoming like a silent mountain, and the still water running deep, calmness and stubbornness have grown together over the years, Cui Ju's eyes showed a sigh.

After the birthday banquet, Cui Ju called Cui Jing to the study alone.

Cui Ju ordered someone to set up the chessboard, and the grandparents and grandchildren played against each other quietly without saying a word.

At the end of the game, Cui Jing said: "Grandson lost."

"Looks like I'm getting old." Cui Ju looked at the movement on the chessboard, and said with a smile, "You, a junior, have to deliberately give in, so as to make me happy, an old man."

Cui Jing: "The grandson can't hide it from the grandfather, which shows that the grandfather is not old."

Cui Ju shook his head, his tone helpless: "If you can act like this game of chess, you will give in and compromise..."

The rest of the words did not go on.

Cui Jing lowered her eyes: "It is the grandson who disappointed the grandfather."

Cui Ju shook his head again.

The old man looked at the outstanding young man under the lamp, and said in a slow voice: "There are blames, and you will inevitably have a knot in your heart if you fail to meet your expectations, but even so, grandfather has never been disappointed with you."

Cui Jing was stunned for a moment.

Cui Ju said again: "Since you have thought about the matter of returning the military power, grandfather will no longer force you."

"Grandfather——" Cui Jing was a little surprised, but also had a premonition: "Grandfather now has a different plan?"

"The situation is settled, so why not talk about it differently." Cui Ju looked at the bright moon outside the window, and his tone was as calm as a big tree that has passed through a hurricane and has not moved a thread: "The disaster of the Pei family is that they don't know how to adapt, and they don't know how to do it." Make a plan? The so-called big tree has deep roots. Even though it seems to be strong, there is also a last resort that is difficult to replace—the struggle between the gentry and the sage is inevitable. Only one loses and one wins, one survives and the other perishes."

He said: "The Cui family has experienced hundreds of years of ups and downs, and has seen so many changes in the power of the emperor... For these hundreds of years, the Cui family has been passed down from generation to generation and has never lost."

He has the arrogance of a gentry patriarch, but his old eyes are always clear: "Because I have never lost before and I am used to winning, many people inevitably feel that there is no possibility of losing-your father is one of them." .”

"But hundreds of years of splendor, speaking of a long time, seem to stand tall, but if you look at thousands of years, it is just a drop in the ocean, a speck of dust..."

Cui Ju finally said: "Everything in the world has its ups and downs."

His tone was clear and steady, he didn't sigh, but he sighed every word.

Cui Jing, who had been listening quietly, said at this time: "Although prosperity and decline have their own definite number, even if wildfires burn through the plains and burn them, if the roots can be preserved, there will be a comeback in the spring of the next year."

Cui Ju looked at his grandson and nodded slowly.

"Then let's start over again, and let Grandfather see if you have improved now..."

Lights and candles move lightly, the light and shadow in the room shake, grandparents and grandchildren sit opposite each other, and the chessboard separated by them is black and white.

……

After Cui Jing came out of Cui Ju's study, just a few steps away, a steward came up to welcome him: "Master, please move forward."

……

At the same moment, there were also a few female family members who came to talk after the banquet in Lu's room.

What several people talked about was Cui Jing's marriage.

"My mother's niece has reached the age of marriage, and my eldest sister-in-law has also met her..."

Seeing that Mrs. Lu covered her mouth and yawned, very carelessly, one of the women said: "Da Lang only returned to Beijing after two years. It's not pleasant to say that if there is another war, he doesn't know if he will leave." How long have you been home, this marriage really can't be delayed any longer, and sister-in-law should pay more attention to it."

"Third siblings say this, as if I don't want to take care of Da Lang?"

Lu Shi, who was yawning just now, suddenly had red eyes, and laughed bitterly at himself: "Sure enough, it is not easy to be a stepmother with someone, and my mother will never deceive me... But who told me that my life is hard, when the sisters in the clan did not I am the only one who married, although I think I am not as good at managing the affairs of the clan as your brothers and sisters, but I have tried my best these years, how come I still end up with the reputation of not caring?"

Said, tears have fallen down.

She is Cui Wei's wife, although she is a continuation, she is also a dignified clan wife. Seeing her like this, the wife of Cui's third bedroom became a little panicked: "It's all because I care about it and talk nonsense for a while, and my elder sister-in-law misunderstood it!"

"Yes, sister-in-law has worked hard for the clan all these years, and we all see it..."

Cui Tang, who was sitting in the inner room with his chin resting on his back, couldn't help sighing when he heard the comforting sound from outside—isn't no one caring about his elder brother's marriage now?
Seeing that Lu Shi had finally stopped crying, two women who were thirsty from persuasion left.

Now only Cui's second wife was left.

Her path was different from the previous two: "...Da Lang never listened to persuasion. If he took too much control, he became a villain instead, and the elder sister-in-law was tossed about by him."

Although she called Lu Shi a eldest sister-in-law, she entered the door a few years earlier than Lu Shi, and she was also older than Lu Shi.

At this time, the language hinted and persuaded: "Da Lang is not sensible, and he is not liked by the eldest son... But the head of the family is old, and in the past two years, he has the heart to let the eldest son inherit the position of the head of the family. At that time, a new eldest son will be elected. Since Da Lang doesn't live up to expectations, sister-in-law, you should worry about the clan, even if you make other plans, that's what you should do."

Lu Shi was taken aback: "But... If the position of eldest son is not passed to Da Lang, who else can it be?"

Hearing her words that seemed to have no choice, the second wife was also taken aback, and almost blurted out the question "Do you have no son?"

She could only put it bluntly: "According to the system of the clan, if the eldest son fails, it is naturally the second son's turn..."

Lu Shi was surprised: "How did this happen? Da Lang is just a little stubborn, and his talent and ability are recognized by the tribe..."

The second lady lowered her voice: "But the eldest son doesn't like Da Lang... Just one unfilial thing is enough to crush a person to death."

Lu covered her mouth: "Siblings mean that I want to provoke their father-son relationship?"

The second lady's expression trembled: "... Absolutely no such intention!"

Lu Shi didn't know what to think of, so he widened his eyes again, and murmured in horror: "Crush people to death... dead people... brother and sister can't imply that I will attack Da Lang?"

The second lady couldn't sit still at all, she stood up abruptly: "What is the elder sister-in-law talking about! If it gets out, how can I live?"

It's fine if you think about it yourself, why don't you take it out and say it!
My God, why did the Lu family raise such an idiot who doesn't follow the usual path!

Realizing that this road is not only impracticable, but also thorny, the second lady couldn't stay any longer, so she hurriedly found excuses and left in fear.

Only then did Cui Tang come out from the inner room.

"Mother just sent them all away?"

After drinking half a cup of tea to moisten her throat, Lu beckoned her daughter to rub her shoulders.

"Your second aunt wants to use me as a saber... If our eldest brother loses your elder brother, and only your second brother is left as a once-in-a-century trash, wouldn't all the benefits belong to their second wife? She wanted to reap the benefits, and she was thinking about it." It was loud."

The corner of Cui Tang's mouth twitched when he heard this, he was glad that his second brother was not there, otherwise he would have to sit on the ground and cry.

"Although your eldest brother looks unreasonable, he is not a bad person in his heart. No matter what your father makes troubles, as long as our three mothers live in peace, no matter what happens in the future, your elder brother will protect you Ours." At the mention of this, Lu Shi was very pleased, and sighed: "To give birth to a son like your eldest brother, your father has not lived in vain in this life."

She has thought about it over the years, most of her husband's usefulness will be used up when the eldest son is born.

The corner of Cui Tang's mouth twitched again, fortunately his father was not there, otherwise he would have to sit on the ground and cry.

……

At this time, Cui Wei was looking at the eldest son who came in to salute.

There was no third person in the study, and his face no longer had the calmness at the birthday banquet, only a cold look remained on his face at this moment.

When Cui Jing lowered his eyes and saluted, he saw the picture scroll thrown on the ground - nothing else, it was the birthday gift he presented on this trip, the picture of outing in spring.

Cui Jing watched quietly for a moment, but did not ask why.

He was used to silence in front of his father, or could only be silent.

Seeing that he was silent, Cui Wei sneered and said in a deep voice: "It seems that you know it well... You really did it on purpose!"

Cui Wei raised his finger and pointed to the painting that was thrown on the ground, and said where he was angry——

　[Seeing the title of the chapter, Brother Lang sat on the ground and cried loudly]

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