Facing the question from the ancestor of the Xie family, Chen Chao was silent for a moment and said, "I'm sorry."
Just these two words have already shown his attitude. Although Xie has helped him a lot, if Xie Nandu makes any decision one day, he may not stop her. So what Xie's ancestor said,
At that time, it may not become a reality.
The old man looked at Chen Chao for a long time, and then said slowly: "After planting the rice seedlings, you may not always be able to wait for them to fall. If you don't like them during the process, you may just pick them up and throw them away."
"Then the efforts made by the seniors in the early stage will probably be in vain. What's the benefit of doing this?" Chen Chao looked at the old man and spoke slowly, his tone was slow, word by word, but very firm.
The old man smiled and said: "We have a big family and a big business, so it's not a pity to throw away some things. After all, there are still a lot of good things."
Chen Chao fell silent.
The old man was not in a hurry to speak, and just looked at Chen Chao as if he were looking at the crops in his own field.
Chen Chao suddenly sighed: "If one day she is not as good as you think, will she be left behind?"
The old man did not avoid the question, but said slowly: "No one can be higher than Mr. Xie."
Chen Chao shook his head and said, "No."
The old man suddenly laughed when he heard these words. There was some contempt in his smile, but more of it was purely funny, "What do you think you can do?"
Chen Chao did not answer, but repeated again: "No."
No, why not? It just doesn’t work.
The old man had a headache and said: "Why are young people like you always a little arrogant, thinking that you can do anything in the world just by thinking about it?"
Chen Chao also laughed after hearing this and said, "Maybe it's because I'm young."
It was originally a very ordinary sentence, but after hearing this sentence, the old man became silent, as if this sentence was very chewy and could last him a long time.
The old man dragged a chair out from behind the door, sat down slowly, and said with some melancholy: "You must be a little old after all."
Chen Chao suddenly asked a digression, "How long has senior lived?"
"How long? I can't remember clearly. I just remember that the year I became an official, His Majesty Emperor Lingzong was just born. Emperor Taizong was very happy at that time, so everyone in the city celebrated with joy, and every household in the city hung up red lanterns.
People all thought that Emperor Lingzong was the eldest son of Emperor Taizong, so Emperor Taizong was so happy, but later they learned that from the day Emperor Lingzong was born, he was destined to be the emperor of the Liang Dynasty.
, he had never experienced any fights between princes, and that chair seemed to have been prepared for him. After Emperor Taizong passed away, he sat on the throne. But now it seems that Emperor Taizong's decision was extremely correct, at least
When Emperor Lingzong was in power, the entire Liang Dynasty was prosperous and the national power was growing day by day. However, at that time, I had no interest in being an official. Before I resigned, I met with a guy who was already quite famous at that time.
, he’s just a talkative person who likes to talk after drinking too much. I listened to him talking all night and felt a little strange. Then I never saw him again. By the way, I guess I won’t see him again in the future. This guy
already dead."
Chen Chao was startled and asked, "Who is that person?"
The old man said calmly: "Xiao Hezheng."
These three words are actually somewhat unfamiliar to Daliang. The more familiar three words are "General".
Chen Chao was silent, and then inevitably there was some sadness in his eyes. He originally thought that the general would live for at least a year and a half after leaving the divine capital, and enjoy the last moments of his life, but he did not expect that
This great general actually passed away at this time.
Since it was the ancestor of the Xie family who said it, Chen Chao would not doubt it, because it was impossible for the Xie family not to know these things.
The old man said: "This guy is quite free and easy when he returns home alone. How many people can do that?"
The old man said: "I am indeed old and I won't live much longer."
The old man said softly: "That girl is too radical, and many things are unpredictable. You should know what I am talking about."
Chen Chao shook his head.
There was some anger on the old man's face, and he said softly: "You really don't want to live anymore?"
Chen Chao said: "I just believe that senior will not choose to kill me so easily."
"reason."
The old man was thoughtful.
Chen Chao shook his head.
There's nothing to say about the reason, at least not for now.
The old man said: "You do look a bit like the former prince."
As soon as these words were spoken, the ancestral hall became much quieter. Chen Chao looked at the old man in front of him silently. The emotions in his eyes dissipated quickly, as calm as an old well.
As expected, his identity is no longer a secret in the eyes of these big shots.
The old man smiled and said: "I won't live long, you are still very young."
Chen Chao suddenly said: "Senior, I'm leaving now."
The old man didn't take it seriously and just asked: "You don't want to choose, or you don't want to tell me?"
Chen Chao didn't say anything, turned around and left.
The old man looked at his back and sighed: "Do you think Mrs. Xie can come and leave whenever you want?"
Sure enough, when Chen Chao was about to step out of the ancestral hall, an invisible force completely sealed the door in front of him. Chen Chao couldn't see it, but he could clearly feel it. The knife on his waist was instantly unsheathed, and then he slashed with one sword.
When I came out, there were just some ripples in front of my eyes, and then everything calmed down again.
The old man sat safely on the chair and narrowed his eyes slightly.
Since he can become the head of the Xie family, how can he be an ordinary old man.
Chen Chao held the knife and said: "The capital of God is indeed a crouching tiger, hidden dragon."
The old man laughed and said, "If a young man like you can see this world clearly at a glance, what's the point?"
Chen Chao put the sword into its sheath, and before he could say anything, the old man praised it: "It's a good sword, but it's a pity that it broke."
"Most of the people over at Jianqi Mountain are old antiques. Even if you have some connections, they may not help you recast the knife in your hand, but there seems to be a weirdo who might be interested in this thing of yours.
, I even suspect that this broken knife was made by him back then, but I don’t know if he is still alive.”
For people like the old man, if they live long enough and stand tall enough, they will naturally know enough things.
Chen Chaogang wanted to speak, but after thinking about it, he held back.
The old man smiled and said: "The more things you get from Mr. Xie, the greater the favor you owe. When the time comes, you just watch and do nothing, and you will feel sorry for yourself?"
The old man waved his hand, and the invisible energy dispersed, and he said, "Let's go."
Chen Chao thought for a moment, bowed slightly, then turned and left.
Looking at the young man's back, the old man stood up slowly, walked out of the ancestral hall, looked at the old man sitting on the chair, and asked: "How is it?" Then the old man opened his eyes and sighed, "You are these temptations.
It seems really troublesome to me."
When the old man heard what he said, he just laughed at himself, "Aren't I just dealing with one problem after another these years?"
"It's hard for you." The old man shook his head and said softly: "Who else knows now that you were a scholar back then?"
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Walking out of the long corridor, the steward was still waiting for Chen Chao. He looked at the young man in front of him with a smile, "Commander Chen, please come with me."
Chen Chao nodded.
Following the steward, he soon walked out of Xie's house, came to the side door, boarded the carriage and returned slowly.
Returning to the small courtyard before, the carriage slowly stopped. Chen Chao walked out, but the steward handed him something.
Chen Chao took a look and shook his head.
The steward smiled and said: "The ancestors said that you might as well be greedy about some things. As for what the future will bring, no one knows, but if you are timid because of this, it will be very troublesome."
Chen Chao thought for a while and shook his head.
The steward didn't insist, took back his things, and turned around to leave.
Chen Chao looked at the back of the carriage and said to himself: "I fucking regret it now!"
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In the dusk, Chen Chao walked into the small courtyard beside the South Lake with a bag of preserved fruits.
The pale-faced Xie Nandu was reading a military book under the eaves. Books are everywhere in the academy. The library contains many and miscellaneous books. The military book Xie Nandu is looking at now is written by a Taizong emperor.
Written by a famous general, that general was weak and had always been of low status, so he never served as the general of the Northern Territory in his life, but he also spent his whole life in the Northern Territory, advising the previous generals, and made many contributions to Liang, and then died.
In the northern border, the portrait was also included in the forbidden area of the palace by Emperor Taizong. It is not wrong to say that he is a famous general.
Chen Chao glanced at Xie Nandu, then handed a large bag of preserved fruits to Liu Ye beside him, then sat down and said straight to the point: "I'm leaving."
Xie Nandu lowered his head to read, without looking up. He just listened to these words and happened to turn another page.
Chen Chao didn't care if she ignored him, he just said to himself: "Your injury is not healed yet, but you should be safe in the academy. No one dares to bully you, so I can rest assured."
Chen Chao exhaled a breath and said softly: "I don't know when I can come back."
Xie Nandu said: "As long as I can come back."
Chen Chao suddenly said: "When I came back last time, you looked much better than before. Is it the same this time?"
Xie Nandu shook his head and said, "It will be even more ugly."
Chen Chao shook his head and smiled: "It's impossible, unless you can't think about it and stab yourself twice in the face."
Xie Nandu said softly: "I'm not stupid."
Chen Chao looked at the girl's profile for a long time and then said softly: "Why do I think you are so stupid?"
Xie Nandu ignored him, just raised his head, looked at the sky, and then said softly: "The spring thunder shocked all the insects."
Chen Chao subconsciously said: "I'm stung."
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This volume has come to an end. The next chapter is probably going to be a long chapter. It’s hard to say whether I can write it today or not. Don’t wait. I’ve been ill lately. This is probably the reason for the break. I hope I’ll be in good health in the next volume.
, well updated.
This chapter has been completed!