Chapter 528: The Brilliant Chen Family, Old Master Chen Gang
City, a large ancient courtyard located in a prime location in the city.
It can be seen that many servants and servants are busy decorating the yard and wearing red and colorful clothes.
The Chen family is known as one of the four little dragons in the city and has been deeply rooted in the city for a long time.
It is said that they migrated here from Shangjing more than two hundred years ago.
According to folk rumors, the Chen family used to be a branch of a super reclusive family.
But for some reason, he was expelled from the country and had to find another place to live.
However, I don’t know if this statement is just a rumor or if it is indeed true. It remains to be verified.
After more than two hundred years of development, it is not easy for the Chen family to occupy a place in the royal capital.
Recently, the Chen family will hold a grand celebration.
In a few days, it will be the big day for the old man of the Chen family to turn eighty years old.
Chen Gang, the old man of the Chen family, is the third head of the Chen family.
That is to say, in his hands, the Chen family has grown from an unknown small family from outside the country to a large family at the top of the city's pyramid.
Therefore, this birthday banquet should be celebrated by the whole family, and it is destined to be huge and attract the attention of the whole city!
As the big day approaches, everyone in the Chen family is making intensive preparations.
Chenjiashen Courtyard, a simple courtyard.
An old man with a kind face and a long white beard was leaning on a wooden bench.
In his hand, he held an old, slightly yellowed photo.
In the photo, there is a young man holding a child of several years old in his arms.
The old man touched the photo gently with his fingers, tears streaming from his eyes, immersed in the memories of the past.
Judging from his complex expression, self-blame, guilt, and regret are all evident on his face.
If Chen Qi were here, he would definitely recognize that the young man in the photo in the old man's hand is exactly what his father, Chen Ze, looked like when he was young.
The child in the young man's hands was none other than Chen Qi.
At this time, an old man came over.
He first glanced at the photo in the old man's hand and sighed slightly, "Master, it's cold outside, you'd better move inside and rest."
The old man's pupils condensed for a moment, and he raised his old and wrinkled face, "Aguang, what year are you now?"
"It's the year of Renzi, sir."
"The year of Renzi..." the old man muttered silently for a while, "So, seven years have passed since that incident."
"My son Chen Ze has been gone for seven years."
As he spoke, two lines of hot tears burst from the old man's eyes.
"Chen Ze is my most proud son. He is smart, kind, filial, and capable. I thought he could lead our Chen family to create greater glory, but in the end, he left one step ahead of me." Chen Gang stroked the photo and his voice became more choked up.
said.
The old man was silent for a moment and said, "Master, please forgive me. The eldest young master has a spirit in heaven and will definitely protect our Chen family for thousands of years and a long history."
Chen Gang smiled miserably, then raised his head and asked, "Is there any news about the matter I asked you to investigate?"
The old man shook his head, "Young Master Chen Qi was framed seven years ago and was imprisoned. Then he disappeared from the world and has not been heard from since. I'm afraid..."
Seven years ago, the Chen family in Fancheng, Chen Ze and his wife Lin Yuan, were poisoned to death.
Chen Ze's only son, Chen Qi, was also killed by an adulterer and imprisoned.
Originally, Chen Gang wanted to try to rescue him, but when he arrived, Chen Qi had disappeared. No trace of him was found in the prison.
Seven years have passed, and life and death are still uncertain.
So the old man guessed that Chen Qi had been silenced and wanted to persuade Chen Gang to give up.
Chen Gang's eyes were slightly sharp, "Don't say anything to me, I'm afraid! Chen Qi is the son of Chen Ze and the grandson of my Chen Gang. He is the blood of my Chen family. He wants to see people when he is alive, and he wants to see his corpse when he dies.
He must be found!"
Chen Gang looked up to the sky and sighed, "I am also responsible for Ze'er's death. I owe him too much. If I can't even protect his son, how can I face him when I get down?"
As the saying goes, every family has its own scriptures that are difficult to recite.
As a well-known Jinding family in the area, the Chen family is so prestigious in the eyes of outsiders.
But who knows how deep the water inside the Chen family is.
Since ancient times, it is not uncommon for families to fight for power.
In order to fight for superiority, some people do not hesitate to kill their relatives and harm their blood relatives.
Chen Gang has always believed that he has given everyone in the Chen family a good tutoring.
Who knew that this kind of thing would happen to their clan?
At the beginning, if Chen Gang hadn't insisted on wanting Chen Ze to do it,
How could the head of the family, Chen Ze, leave the Chen family?
If Chen Ze had not left the Chen family, he would not have been killed.
"Ze'er is just too kind, but none of his brothers are economical..."
At this moment, the courtyard door was pushed open, and then three middle-aged men of different heights, short, fat, and thin were seen walking in.
Seeing the person coming, the old man consciously took two steps back.
But I saw one of the men with a hairy beard stepping forward to say hello.
"Father, why did you come out? It's so cold, you should rest inside."
The man's name is Chen Yuan, the third son of Chen Gang, and he is now in charge of the internal affairs of the Chen family.
As soon as Chen Yuan finished speaking, another tallest man took over and said, "Third brother, what do you mean by this? My father must be very bored after staying in the house all day. It is good for his health to come out for some air."
As he spoke, the tall man took off his coat and stepped forward to put it on Chen Gang, "Father, do you want me to help you go out for a walk? It's the beginning of the season, and the summer flowers are all blooming. It's so beautiful."
The tall man is named Chen Qian. He is the fourth eldest child in the family and is in charge of the external affairs of the Chen family.
Chen Yuan pursed his lips and said, "Fourth brother, your flattery is too obvious, isn't it? My father is in good health now, so he needs your support? What, are you cursing my father that he can't walk or something?"
Chen Qian was furious, "You fart! Father, don't listen to Third Brother's nonsense. I am obviously..."
"alright!"
At this time, the last lean man spoke, "Third child, fourth child, please stop arguing in front of your father. He is troubled."
His name is Chen Lie, the second among Chen Gang's four sons and the current acting head of the Chen family.
When Chen Yuan and Chen Qian heard this, they glared at each other and looked away.
Then, Chen Lie smiled slightly and stepped forward to greet him.
"Father, are you used to living in this courtyard? I specially ordered people to renovate it according to my father's request."
Chen Gang was noncommittal and asked indifferently, "How come you three have time to come to my place?"
Chen Lie responded, "In a few days, it will be my father's 80th birthday. We have almost made preparations. We came here specifically to ask if father has any other special needs so that we can prepare for you in advance."
"It's almost buried. That's enough. What else do you need?" Chen Gang shook his head in response.
