After Chu Shoufu paid homage to Marquis Jiangning, he asked Tang Yang to personally escort Marquis Jiangning and his wife back to Zhanguan. He did not go in to see Aunt Xi again. Hearing Yuan Qingling's words, he was relieved.
Yuan Qingling went to the main hall and stopped him.
Yuan Qingling raised his eyes and said: "Maybe Chu Shoufu can go to Dekang Tea House and ask. The rumors outside originated from Dekang Tea House."
Chu Shoufu looked at her for a long time before slowly saying: "Well, thank you, Princess."
He and Xiaoyao Gong walked out and stood on the long street. His green clothes were blown up by the wind, and his snow-white hair was shining in the morning sun.
It's getting colder, and people who come and go have put on cotton-padded clothes.
He led the horse and walked slowly. Xiaoyao Gong followed him and wanted to say a few words to him. However, he felt that the situation in front of him was like the scene they were in on the eve of the battle in the desert.
He didn't say anything, because maybe everyone knew that it was a tragic battle, and maybe no one could go back, so he didn't say a word.
Now, Chu Da, who is in his twilight years, experienced a tragic battle last night, which was also a matter of life and death.
They parted ways at the corner.
Chu Shoufu still led his horse and walked alone, with his attendants following him from a distance, not daring to come forward.
At first, Chu Shoufu's back looked lonely, and his shadow formed a dark circle on the ground.
Slowly, he straightened his back and got on his horse. The warm sun shone on his body, but there was no warmth at all. His whole body exuded a great chill.
The attendant rode his horse to catch up.
One after another, the three horses galloped toward Chu's mansion.
He did not need to go to Dekang Tea House to investigate. When he left the palace last night, he had already ordered his attendants to investigate, and the investigation results were handed over to him in the early morning.
Chu Mansion.
The mainstay of the Chu family didn't come back all night last night.
This has never happened before, unless there is a tolerance.
In the past, even if I went to have a drink, I would order someone to come back and let me know first.
But after going out early yesterday morning, he never came back, as if he had disappeared.
Fortunately, when he went out early in the morning, he said that he would enter the palace to accompany the Emperor.
Therefore, the eldest son of the Chu family ordered people to inquire outside the palace several times, but the palace gate guard said that Chu's first assistant left the palace at noon yesterday and had not gone in again since then.
This made the Chu family anxious.
Chu Shoufu had always been a loner and had few friends outside of official business.
In addition to Xiaoyao Gong, I have also lost contact with Xiaoyao Gong in recent years, and there are even rumors that the two are at odds with each other.
Therefore, the Chu family was really anxious all night.
Even Chu Mingcui was alarmed. Chu Mingcui was so anxious that he took King Qi back to his parents' home early in the morning.
When Chu Shoufu returned to the door of Chu's house, the concierge came forward to greet him excitedly, "Sir, are you back? Master and the others are almost anxious."
When he saw Chu Shoufu's head full of white hair, he was so shocked that he was speechless.
Chu Shoufu handed the horse to the porter and turned around to tell his attendants, "Go in and pass on my order. All the people in the mansion should meet in the main hall, everyone."
He emphasized a little, and then walked inside with his hands behind his back.
Then he ordered a few more people to go out and bring a few people to the house.
He stood in front of the Grand Master's chair in the main hall and looked at the forehead hanging in the inner hall. There were four words on the forehead: "Return to simplicity and stay humble"!
These four words were inscribed by him himself ten years ago.
At that time, no one in the house paid much attention to these four words, and felt that they were not majestic at all.
Some people even suggested that it should be replaced by four words: Hongzhizhi.