Crowned the New Han Dynasty

Chapter 27: Favor and power are reversed, rain or shine comes from the heart

"Is the guest officer going to write the letter for you? My store is much cheaper than that store, and it is absolutely innocent!"

Seeing the man who had just entered Shulinzhai walking towards him, Cui Shi became inexplicably nervous. He subconsciously stood up and spoke respectfully, obviously impressed by the other person's demeanor.

Although Cui Shi also knew very well that a person with this kind of magnanimity definitely didn't need anyone else to write letters for him.

"Um," Wang Chuan seemed a little embarrassed. He pondered for a moment, took out some money from his arms and handed it over, "Thank you, brother. I'm not asking you to write letters for me. I think you should have been here for some years. I must know Shulinzhai very well, I wonder when Master Chen Zhichen is usually in the store?"

Cui Shi glanced at the seven large coins in his hand and swallowed.

He only paid five yuan for a letter, but now when someone asked him about Chen Zhi's whereabouts, he paid seven yuan, which was more than he could earn by writing directly, which shocked the ghostwriter's heart.

Of course he wouldn't refuse the money, but to be honest, Cui Shi couldn't accurately grasp Chen Zhi's whereabouts, but he had long developed the habit of paying attention to Shulinzhai at all times, so he knew a few key points.

"The young master of the Chen family often goes to the Chen Mansion during the day and comes back mostly at night. He lives in this shop now."

This answer surprised Wang Chuan.

"Living in a shop? This is not very respectable. Is there something hidden?" Wang Chuan paid attention and thought it might be a place that could be exploited.

"I heard it was because of gambling debts. I don't know the details." Cui Shi didn't dare to say too much, for fear that the money he got would fly away. At the same time, he held the seven big coins tightly, not even thinking about it for a moment. Be willing to let go.

Wang Chuan chuckled at the situation and did not say anything. After thanking him, he left, preparing to visit again in the evening.

Unfortunately, Chen Zhi did not come back tonight. The Chen family sent someone to inform everyone in Shulinzhai, saying that Chen Zhi was fascinated by reading in the library and spent the night in the mansion today.

In this way, Wang Chuan's plan failed, but he spent one night and roughly figured out the trouble Chen Zhi encountered through the Wang family's properties in Pengcheng County.

"I didn't expect it to be a bit of a celebrity and unruly. The amount of gambling debt of 12 taels is not a lot, and it is not a problem for the Chen family. But I helped him pay back a lot before, so that is probably the problem. , so he was sent here." Analyzing the news, Wang Chuan pondered, "This young master Chen Zhi barely repaid the previous gambling debt by selling off the items in his house. I have never seen him pay back the previous gambling debt. Could it be that he came up with the idea of ​​selling calligraphy treasures outside because he opened a shop? That is also a blessing, otherwise after he has concentrated on it for a few years and became famous again, it will be even harder to find calligraphy treasures. "

After thinking about it, thinking about it, Wang Chuan still thought that he could not repay his gambling debt on his own.

"Talented people generally have eccentric temperaments, just like the bookworm in Qingzhou. It is said that he has read tens of thousands of books, but his family is poor. Some people support him, but it angers them, and they finally break up. Who knows that this young master Chen Zhi is not a dissolute and experienced person?" A human being? To be on the safe side, let’s wait until we meet the rightful owner.”

With this idea in mind, Wang Chuan came to Fengyang Street in the morning and chose a tea shop not far from Shulinzhai, sipping tea and waiting.

However, before Chen Zhi could wait, he saw an acquaintance walking into the study room at noon.

"Master Zuo?" Looking at Zuo Yuan's figure, Wang Chuan frowned, "Why is he here? This is even more troublesome. If even Master Zuo knows about it, it will soon spread. I have to hurry up, but with that annoying shopkeeper here, I'm afraid the Zuo Pavilion Master won't be able to please him." Thinking of this, he showed a look of watching the fun again, showing that he was very disgusted with Shopkeeper Wu.

Sure enough, he soon saw Zuo Yuan walking out of Shulinzhai with an unhappy look on his face, and then returning the same way. Wang Chuan breathed a sigh of relief, at least there was one less competitor, but his expression changed slightly immediately, because he saw After Zuo Yuan took a few steps, he suddenly turned around and came back, took out a few large coins from his arms and gave them to the ghostwriter on the corner.

………………

Staring blankly at the seven big coins in his hand, Cui Shi didn't come back to his senses for a while, but he still followed the inquiry and reported some information about Chen Zhi to Zuo Yuan, which was similar to what he told Wang Chuan yesterday.

When Zuo Yuan left with a satisfied look on his face, Cui Shi looked at the seven big coins again, raised his hand and slapped himself hard.

"Ouch!"

Screaming in pain, Cui Shi jumped up, quickly packed the money, and then sighed.

"It's not just a dream. Telling people a few words about Mr. Chen's family is more cost-effective than writing a letter for him. What on earth do these people from this aristocratic family think?"

After thinking about it, he looked towards Shulinzhai again, with mixed emotions, but he no longer dared to regard Chen Zhi as a ridiculous young master.

"It's probably a strange person and thing. If I can help a little bit, it might also be a good cause. Should I find a chance to make friends? After all, we are so close. The eight characters on the Shulinzhai signboard are probably still a good thing." Self here..."

Suddenly, Cui Shi thought of something again, and his expression changed again.

"It's not good. I told that person yesterday that the young master of the Chen family would come back every night, but he didn't come back last night. That person is probably going to hold me accountable. The money he got may be gone again. No, I still Get away quickly."

With this in mind, he stopped setting up his stall, cleaned up, and left in a hurry.

Little did he know that just over an hour after he left, Chen Zhi returned with his new little book boy Shi Shiran.

"The knowledge of Legalism is quite interesting. Dharma, technique, and momentum each have their own magical uses. I also received a fortune from Legalism in my previous life, and there were many related to the three, but I didn't seek to understand them deeply. I just borrowed their abilities and missed many opportunities for further study. , if you get a legalist sign again in this life, you should compare it with each other and study it well."

When he walked into Shulinzhai, Chen Zhi was still thinking about the contents of the book, and then he saw shopkeeper Wu coming over with a smile on his face. "My boss is here. Wu Chang has met my boss." Shopkeeper Wu bowed in a serious manner.

Chen Zhi said with a smile: "Shopkeeper Wu, right? We have met you and me in the mansion before, but the elders are present, so it is not easy to talk more. I will rely on you, shopkeeper, in the future."

"What are you kidding me?" Shopkeeper Wu grinned. After listening to Chen Zhi's words, he felt that this young master seemed to be a young man, and he might be able to seize the opportunity to seize power, so he suddenly said, "There is something. My boss had better be more careful and say that the people who came here to ask for letters in the past two days have bad intentions and want to take advantage of our Chen family. My boss must not let such people get their wish."

"Oh? Someone came to the door?" Chen Zhi raised his eyebrows and turned to look at Chen Fu. The latter understood and stepped forward to tell the story of Wang Chuan and Zuo Yuan's visit.

Shopkeeper Wu smiled at the side and said: "Don't worry, boss, I have informed the boss of the news..."

"Have you sent someone to inform the government?" Chen Zhi said calmly after listening.

"Yes." Shopkeeper Wu didn't notice the change in Chen Zhi's tone. When he was about to say more, Chen Zhi waved his hand to stop him.

"My boss?" Shopkeeper Wu finally noticed that something was wrong.

"Wu Chang," Chen Zhi called him by his first name, with an indescribable majesty in his voice, "I know what you think, and I don't object to you making your own decisions appropriately. But there is one thing you must be clear about. The person who can really make the decision is It’s me, who I can see and what I can do is up to me to decide. Neither you nor the Chen family have the right to make decisions for me, do you understand?”

His voice was not loud and his tone was very calm. However, as soon as he said these words, the entire lobby fell into silence. Neither Chen Ting nor Chen Fu dared to take a breath. They only felt that the Chen Zhi in front of them was incomparable to before. Strange and inexplicably majestic, the atmosphere in the entire lobby became solemn and clouded.

As for Shopkeeper Wu, who was the first to bear the brunt, he was covered in cold sweat and wanted to argue, but when Chen Zhi looked at him, a chill ran down his back. He didn't dare to say anything and just nodded in agreement.

"As long as you understand," Chen Zhi smiled suddenly, "I'll have to help you take care of Shulin Zhai from now on. I'll put my words up front so that both of us know the bottom line so we can meet each other in the future to avoid unnecessary complications."

His smile was as if the harsh winter had passed, early spring had arrived, the rain had passed, the sky had cleared, and the solemn atmosphere had suddenly dissipated.

"Yes, yes, the boss is very thoughtful." Shopkeeper Wu was sweating through his clothes unknowingly. He knew that the new boss was not the playboy as rumored at all. He was afraid that he was not a simple person, so he did not dare to think about it again.

Chen Zhi nodded, called Chen Fu again, and went to the inner room to ask.

"How was your conversation with the Chen family? Did you find anything?"

Chen Fu said: "I followed the young master's method and asked the servants of the Chen family. They all said that there was nothing unusual recently. They also said who they had talked to recently, and there was not much difference."

Chen Zhi nodded and then asked: "Tell me roughly what they said..."

Chen Fu naturally couldn't remember the detailed words of each person, but he could repeat the general content. When he finished speaking, Chen Zhi tapped the table and finally said with a smile: "This Xu Fang has been very active recently and has friendship with everyone. He is The servants in Chen Yun's house have a heated relationship with the whole Chen family, and they often greet each other, which is really interesting."

"Is there something wrong with this person?" Chen Fu looked tense, "I heard that this person is very romantic and has affairs with several maids in the house, but the old lady admired him very much before, so no one bothered him. Could it be that he Are you so proud of being favored that you don't know the superiority and inferiority of superiors and inferiors?"

"There must be some problems," Chen Zhi laughed and changed the topic, "By the way, I have to trouble my uncle in the past two days to check whether there is any Zhuangzi or Zhuangzi in the name of my big creditor. Pavilions are mainly wooden structures and are brightly lit at night.”

"Big creditor? Are you talking about the gambling stall merchant Bai Qing?" Chen Fu agreed to the order as soon as he heard it, but there was still confusion on his face. He didn't know where this move came from.

Bai Qing.

As soon as these two words were uttered, Chen Zhi's heart shrank suddenly, and a sense of unwillingness came to his mind, accompanied by many memory fragments.

After a while, Chen Zhi breathed a long sigh of relief, shook his head and laughed.

"I didn't expect that the ridiculous man from the past still harbored such resentment in his heart, and he could not let it go until his death. Bai Qing? This man lured you into gambling, took away most of the hundred acres of land, and forced you to pay fifty cents. Numb yourself, you are really a competent landlord, but he did not offend me after all, I will give him a chance to choose, if he is a rule-abiding person, I can only say sorry to you, but if Bai Qing is greedy , If you don't know how to accept it, I will allow you to rest in peace in return for the grace of rebirth."

After thinking about it, Chen Fu was already busy.

There is a shortage of manpower!

Looking at Chen Fu's back, Chen Zhi couldn't help but sigh to himself, all these investigations would only trouble this old servant.

dong dong dong.

At this time, there was a sudden knock on the door——

"Excuse me, is Mr. Chen Zhi here? I'm Wang Chuan, please see Mr. Chen."

　Thanks to "Floating in the Wind 1234", "I don't want nicknames", "Perfect lies..." "I don't want nicknames", "Master of the Holy Demon Palace", "Drinking lips to make purple blood" and "lida is intoxicated and knows no way back" for their rewards!

　　
　
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