Chapter 237 Hahaha, This Is so Disgusting

"What? Concubine Xian De has..."

When Chen Heng heard the news of Yuanchun's pregnancy, he was speechless. No, what is this? Such a big thing, why didn't the court say anything?

Li Jun found Chen Heng's surprised look funny. But after the smile faded, the expression on his face immediately became obscure. This good grandson in Li Zhi's eyes roughly explained the ins and outs of the matter.

Chen Heng knew that after Wang Ziteng and Gu Zaiyong got together, Li Zhi was very strange about their cooperation. The latter thought about it again and again and felt that the problem might be out of the palace. After checking, it was found that Jia Yuanchun secretly looked for an imperial physician at the end of October.

The father and son of the Li family quickly found the imperial physician of the day, and before Li Zhi and Li Xian could ask more questions, the imperial physician reported Jia Yuanchun's pregnancy. Li Zhi was really angry at the time and asked the imperial physician why he didn't submit it in time.

"Then what happened? Did you find out what happened?" Chen Heng asked. It was hard to judge that such an important matter could be kept secret by the emperor and Gu Xiang until the end.

"It was the news that the inner court and the clan house intercepted..." Li Jun's face was gloomy. It was not easy to mention the name of the emperor. But just talking about these two places, Chen Heng could already think of the shadow of Hongqing Palace.

The carriage was still traveling on the busy street, but the two fell into silence. According to seniority, Li Jun should call Concubine Xian De something? This relationship is really a bit distant. Chen Heng suddenly felt a headache, and simply began to think about the changes that Yuanchun's pregnancy might bring to the court.

Li Zhi had many sons, but the eldest son Li Jun had always been famous for his virtue, and his biological mother was the queen of the dynasty, so that Li Zhi's other sons had few supporters. But as the prince, Li Jun had a biggest difficulty, which was his own age.

No matter how you look at it, Li Zhi's body can at least last for more than ten years. When Li Zhi abdicated, Li Jun would be at least in his forties. This is really a long time, and no one can guarantee that they will not make mistakes.

If Chen Heng really wants to choose, there should be no more miserable position in the world than the second in command. There are people above him who are suppressing him, and he can't make the final decision. A group of people below are watching him, thinking about replacing him all day long. It is not an exaggeration to say that he is walking on thin ice and being cautious.

It is almost foreseeable that as long as Yuanchun is born safely, the harem will be a bloody storm. If Li Zhi can only live for more than ten years, the situation is not bad. If he really survives for twenty years, then the child will just grow up by then.

Thinking of this, Chen Heng frowned himself. But when he saw Li Jun's expression, he immediately comforted him: "There is still a long time, Your Highness doesn't need to be too anxious."

Chen Heng didn't expect that he could appease Li Jun's mood with just a few words. It's just that doing nothing now is the best way.

"Well." Li Jun's temperament is much more smooth and clever than that of Crown Prince Li Xian. He knew that Chen Heng was still willing to talk at this moment, entirely because of their past friendship. At this moment, it was not easy to have such a brief reminder.

"Let's not talk about these disappointing things." Li Jun laughed without comment, and shook his head, "Guess who chose your house for you first."

Li Jun asked this question, and Chen Heng still guessed about Xia Shouzhong, which was too unkind. The latter had to glance at the grandson in front of him and asked, "It can't be Your Highness."

"Hahaha." Li Jun laughed triumphantly, stretched out his left hand, grabbed in front of Chen Heng, and made a gesture of mastery, "When you see this house later, I guarantee you will like it."

Your Highness, I have also seen many good houses in the capital. Chen Heng laughed, and did not say much. The carriage drove on the street for a while, and when the noise outside gradually faded, Chen Heng finally waited for the carriage to stop.

"Come on, I'll take you to see your house."

Li Jun waved his hand, signaling Chen Heng to follow. He jumped off the carriage first, and then walked quickly towards the steps in front of him, surrounded by guards.

As soon as Chen Heng got off the car, he was shocked by the spacious gate in front of him. The half-closed and half-open red lacquer gate showed that the identity of the previous owner was not simple just from its shape. There was a space of half a room outside the door, which could accommodate four gatekeepers standing. Further out were two drum stones, shaped like a wish.

Above the drum stones were brick eaves that extended outward in layers, which were called "pantou". There were queti, eaves, ridges, etc. on the pantou, and there were also carvings or lacquer paintings of birds and animals for decoration.

Even such a door had a formal name. It was called Guangliang Gate, which was second only to the gate of the palace in terms of rank. It could only be used by officials of a certain rank.

"This..." The more Chen Heng looked at it, the more he couldn't move. He said in a panic, "Your Highness, this is probably not suitable." He was just an ordinary citizen now, how could he afford to live in such a house. Even before he resigned, he would feel uneasy if he was asked to live there.

This bright door is really too luxurious.

"What's suitable or not suitable." Li Jun had already stepped into the door and said impatiently, "I told Grandpa Huang that it is suitable, so it is suitable. Don't reject my kindness."

Chen Heng was moved when he heard it, and then he thought that he was indeed moved. He simply stopped resisting and followed Li Jun into the house. When he entered the house, it really did not disappoint.

In addition to the three courtyards in the theme, there are three independent courtyards, which are naturally connected by corridors and ceremonial gates. Li Jun introduced one after another. After talking about them in bits and pieces, he had time to introduce the original owner of the house to Chen Heng.

When Chen Heng heard this, he realized that he was not a stranger, but the former Left Censor-in-Chief. After resigning from office, he took his family back to his hometown. This house in the capital has been empty for a long time. When Li Jun learned that Li Zhi was going to give Chen Heng a house, he took note of it.

"The side room near the gate can be left for your servants in the future."

"The main hall will be left for the elders in the family. The largest courtyard can be left for yourself." Li Zhi became happier and happier as he talked, and he arranged the use of the house for Chen Heng in the future, "Look at this courtyard. It would be nice for your family to plant some jujube trees, pomegranates, and osmanthus here in the future..."

"Not only can you enjoy the cool in summer, but in August, your courtyard will definitely be full of fragrance. It will definitely be very comfortable to live in."

"Thank you, Your Highness." Chen Heng thought about it and said honestly, "But Your Highness, I am poor and can't afford to buy such a big courtyard."

It must be a lie for Chen Heng to say that he doesn't like such a big and good courtyard. But thinking about this house which is more luxurious than the Lin family, Chen Heng felt that he could not live in it and could not afford it.

"You don't have to pay for it." Li Jun sneered at this, and then laughed, "The emperor said that you did a good job in the Honglu Temple. You may not know that Wen Yu of the Maritime Affairs Department has sold all the ships that the red-haired foreigners and Portuguese tributes paid. Guess how much the merchants from all over the country spent?"

"How many ships are there in total?" Chen Heng asked first.

Li Jun smiled and stretched out his hand to show four fingers. Seeing his cunning look, Chen Heng knew that it was definitely not four. Forty civilian cargo ships is still a more reliable number. Weighing the cost of a ship in his mind, Chen Heng replied: "But 3.7 million taels?"

Li Jun shook his head again and smiled: "Add it up."

"Four million taels?"

"You are a god of wealth after all, you might as well be bolder and guess higher." Li Jun laughed and took the initiative to tease Chen Heng.

"That's five million taels?" Chen Heng was a little unsure of what to do, and hesitated to quote a price.

"A total of five million and two hundred thousand taels." Li Jun did not continue to keep the secret, and answered happily, "Compared to it, this two thousand tael house is nothing. It's all for your hard work."

"How could it be sold at such a high price?!" Chen Heng really didn't understand. The price was too different from his bottom price at the time.

"The boatmen and sailors of the red-haired foreigners and the Portuguese are all experienced in long-distance voyages. They also have sea charts of various countries and regions. The extra money is counted on these people."

After Li Jun's explanation, Chen Heng had to nod and sigh that he was merciful. Originally, Chen Heng planned to give these workers to the merchants along with the boat. Unexpectedly, Li Zhi, who was crazy about poverty, was so cruel that he directly sold people and boats together.

From this point of view, Li Zhi's intention of giving the house away should be quoted. It's hard to say whether he also intended to let himself take the blame. Chen Heng couldn't help but squint his eyes. If he took the blame once, he could get a house for free.

He felt that he could take more blame like this. After all, he was young and could handle it.

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After leading the stunned Xinda back home, Chen Heng couldn't wait to share the good news with his sister. The latter was also very happy when she heard it. Apart from anything else, with this house, the Chen family can be regarded as taking root in the capital in the future.

"Congratulations, brother." Sister Lin said sincerely. She witnessed Chen Heng's struggle step by step with her own eyes, and naturally knew the hard work. But who would have thought that Chen Heng, who had a bad heart, was also congratulating her in return.

"Congratulations, sister."

This was really hard to respond. Lin Daiyu glared at Chen Heng in shame and anger. But some things were already a tacit secret between the two. Lin Daiyu didn't know how to react, so she just pretended that she didn't understand.

Having a house is one thing, and how to decorate the house is another. It is definitely not possible to rely on my brother for this kind of thing. The other party still has to prepare for the imperial examination with all his strength. After thinking for a while, Sister Lin decided to come forward in person and make the final decision for Chen Heng.

"Brother, have you thought about how to decorate the house?"

Lin Daiyu had just asked tentatively, and Chen Heng directly became a hands-off shopkeeper, saying: "Sister, just make the decision for me, I will listen to you."

I knew you were lazy, Lin Daiyu pursed her lips, but with some expectations in her heart, she only went back to sleep for one night. The next day, she hurriedly found Jia Min and asked to borrow the housekeeper.

Jia Min was also fun. When she heard that Lin Daiyu took over the decoration of the Chen family. She couldn't help but tease: "It's really rare. I have never seen a daughter-in-law who hasn't married yet help others to take care of the house first."

"Mom!" Lin Daiyu complained, and was sent away by Jia Min with a chuckle.

Speaking of Jia Min's current mood, it is also interesting. When the Lin family intended to marry the Chen family, Chen Heng was still a six-department official. At that time, Jia Min never said anything openly, and only kept close to her husband's students in the details of life. Now that Chen Heng has lost his official position, she turned around and teased her daughter, as if to put her attitude on the table.

In the evening, Lin Ruhai came back and learned about this, and he also felt funny. He said in a very subtle tone: "My predecessor was a good person. He gave me the official position, and the house was taken away by my students."

Chen Heng didn't know how to react for a while when he heard this. Thinking about it carefully, it was really the case.

Lin Daiyu didn't care much. After lunch, she called the people. She led the steward, the nanny, the servants and the maids to Chen's house. It would have been better if she didn't go. Once she went, Lin Daiyu discovered something interesting.

The Lin family is located on the edge of the imperial city. It has the best location and is very convenient for going to the morning court. The Chen family is behind the Imperial City, close to the Imperial College, Confucian Temple, and Shuntian Mansion. This location cannot be said to be bad, because it is far away from busy cities such as Qipan Street and has a quiet living environment. It is very popular among civil servants in the court.

But the interesting thing is that there happens to be Ningrong Street between the Lin family and the Chen family. Yes, it’s the Jia Mansion and its Grand View Garden. Moreover, Ningrong Street happened to be stuck on the road that the two families must pass through.

When Lin Daiyu returned home, she told Chen Heng about this discovery. Chen Hengchu didn't find any problem at first. It was just the road, so he just pinched it. But when I thought about it carefully, I couldn't help laughing. If I want to get married in the future, won’t I have to walk back and forth on this Ningrong Street?

Thinking of myself riding a white horse and Daiyu sitting in a sedan chair. They were a newlywed couple, beating gongs and drums as they passed through Ningrong Street. This taste, hahahahaha, seems a bit disgusting.

Chen Heng suppressed the pleasure in his heart, wondering if Li Jun did this intentionally. Anyway, it is definitely not His Majesty. Li Zhi has so many things to do every day that he has no time to pay attention to such trivial matters.

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Daiyu stayed at Chen's house for a few days, finalizing a few details in her mind, and then wrote down the information about each house on paper to discuss with Chen Heng.

The two of them had a happy few days together. Suddenly news came outside that Liu Xianglian had come to visit. Chen Heng did not dare to neglect his friend and hurriedly got up and went out to greet him.

When he came back with Liu Xianglian, Sister Lin had disappeared, and Zicuckoo and Xinda were left waiting in the house. Chen Heng and Liu Xianglian hadn't seen each other for a while. When they met today, Liu Xianglian shouted, "I heard you got a new house?!"

"How did you know?" Chen Heng was a little funny when he heard this. How come even Liu Xianglian knew about it in just a few days.

"Listen to what I'm told." Liu Xianglian sat at one end of the soft couch, leaning half of her body against the wall, playing with the jade she bought from nowhere, with a rare look of exhaustion on her face.

"Who said that?" Chen Heng was very curious. Different from the original work, it can be said that Liu Xianglian has offended most of the noble disciples, and it can't be solved by traveling far away to avoid trouble. Liu Xianglian didn't come to see her during this period. Maybe she was stuck by these difficulties, or she couldn't save her face and was too embarrassed to come.

"Harm, Feng Ziying and the others." Liu Xianglian shook her head indifferently, "Those of them are not monolithic. Everyone has their own calculations. Do you think they are all as sincere as us?"

"If you are so sincere, I have been bored at home recently and you have never come to my door." Chen Heng joked, knowing that Liu Xianglian was blaming herself. But the fact that he lost his official position was essentially not his fault.

Liu Xianglian scratched her head impatiently and explained: "You also know my temper. My brother can stab me, but if I trip him, I won't be able to dream well at night. Hey..." Liu Xianglian sighed, He gritted his teeth and said, "Anyway, I figured it out myself. It's my fault that you lost your job."

"I don't have any other abilities. I only have martial arts that are impressive. Some say. If you don't mind, for five taels of silver a month, please invite me to be a bodyguard for your family."

Chen Heng couldn't laugh or cry when he heard this, and hurriedly asked Zijuan to come up and pour tea for his friend, "They all say that great kindness leads to enmity. Does it mean that if I don't agree, you will avoid me in the future?"

After being pointed out by Chen Heng, Liu Xianglian lowered her head in shame, "You had a bright future, but if it weren't for me, how would you be living under someone else's roof?"

Hey, you can speak well if you want to, but you are not allowed to talk about my wife's natal family like this. Chen Heng rolled his eyes and sneered: "It's not as bad as you said. I eat well and drink well at the teacher's house, and my life is very happy."

"Then just tell me, do you want me or not?"

"Let's take it as a two-year period."

"Okay, you can leave me a room at home. When you finish it, I will move in with you."

It seems that there are really a lot of people coming to see Chen Heng today. I just finished chatting with Liu Xianglian and was about to take her to see her new home. The concierge came again to announce that Du Hanlin was visiting.

This was a rare visitor. Chen Heng got up and went out again, only to see Du Yunjing. He said, "Let me go out for dinner tonight. Everyone is waiting for you in the restaurant."

Everyone? ! When Chen Heng heard this, he became more cautious. When he rushed to the second floor of the restaurant with Liu Xianglian and Xinda, he saw that the people at the table were all his close friends.

Wen Yu and Fu Qingyuan were both present, and accompanying them were their close colleagues from the former Ministry of War and Ministry of Revenue. As soon as everyone saw Chen Heng arriving, they stood up and greeted him with a smile: "Okay, okay, I'll be rewarded for my perseverance."

"We were also worried that you would be depressed at home every day. Seeing your current complexion, I know that everyone's worries are unnecessary."

Hearing the familiar greetings and concerns, Chen Heng said he was lying if he said he was not touched. He hurriedly sat down and smiled: "You asked Brother Du to invite me here just to see how I am doing?!"

"There is no way. After all, it is Chen Chixing who 'breaks the void with one argument and strengthens the country with his actions'. We should pay more attention to it."

"Everyone said before that you are the face of our people. Who would have thought that we would encounter this recent stupid incident."

"What does it mean to be a good person?!" The more Chen Heng listened, the more he wanted to laugh. When did he have such a famous name on his head?

The person who knew the most about this matter was Du Yunjing, one of the only two Jinshi in the field. He was sitting next to Chen Heng, and Fu Qingyuan was on the other side. When Du Yunjing explained the origin of the title to Chen Heng, Chen Heng knew that because he became the Six Departments Jieshizhong as a Juren, many Juren who had served in the six departments had a goal to move forward.

We are all Juren, there is no reason why Chen Heng can do it but I can't. This is the idea that people with ambition should have. Chen Heng was not surprised at all, and was even quite happy. Compared with the few Jinshi, Juren was the backbone of the ancient dynasty.

If Jinshi is a flower on the surface, then Juren is the root and branch hidden behind the flower. The halo of Jinshi is indeed eye-catching, but without the Juren underneath, if you want to fill the six departments with Jinshi, you have to wait at least fifty years.

Chen Heng only learned about his reputation among the Juren who had served in the six departments today. I just realized why every time I went to the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Revenue for help, the officials under them were very positive. After a long time, I became their leader.

Chen Heng was a little amused, but the people who came today were very excited. Some people complained for Chen Heng, while others encouraged him to keep up the good work and win the first prize in the examination, so as to win a good reputation for these experienced scholars.

"Then when I pass the examination, everyone will not recognize me, right?" Chen Heng laughed and turned to tease his former colleagues who were sitting in a row.

"How could it be? Wherever you go in the future, you will be one of us." Wen Yu laughed.

After a long and harmonious banquet, everyone's seats were no longer in the previous order, and they all took their acquaintances to drink. Chen Heng also took the opportunity to ask Wen Yu about the situation of the Maritime Affairs Department. This is the government office he led, and although he is no longer in the officialdom, he can't help but worry about it.

When Wen Yu heard Chen Heng's question, he only said in an inexplicable tone: "It's peaceful."

That means it can't be any worse. Chen Heng frowned directly. Normally, with the current prosperity of shipping in Dayong, the Maritime Affairs Department should be one of the busiest government offices. Wen Yu, the head of the department, can say that it is peaceful, so someone must be playing tricks.

Fu Qingyuan is a member of the Six Departments, and he also heard the hidden meaning, but two fists can't beat four hands. The people in the Maritime Affairs Department were all appointed by Yan Hu himself, and he couldn't control them even if he wanted to.

"Just be patient, and wait for the clouds to clear and the moon to shine."

Chen Heng had no choice, and he was even more helpless. He simply didn't say more things that spoiled the fun on the day of the gathering.

But after this day, Chen Heng studied harder and almost turned a deaf ear to what was happening outside the window. Lin Daiyu watched silently for a few days and knew that her brother must be holding his breath in his heart. She saw it with her eyes and was anxious in her heart, but she had no way to deal with her brother.

Days passed like this, and the end of the year finally came in the heavy snow.

Daiyu's coming-of-age ceremony was also coming.

Hahahaha, it took a long time to polish it.