Han Zuo Gaomen

Chapter 28

The ox cart was rolling by, and Ji Kuang in the carriage had a gloomy expression on his face, and he tightly hugged the brocade boxes containing the post with both hands.For the first time in his life, he was not happy because he had obtained a precious calligraphy from the predecessors. He was in a mixed mood, annoyed, worried, and indignant. As soon as he looked at Shen Zhezi, he showed undisguised disgust.

Shen Zhezi was calm, and comforted Ji Kuang with a smile: "Ji Jun, please don't mind, the few calligraphy treasures I damaged earlier will be collected by someone later and sent to the mansion."

"The original work of the predecessors, if one is missing, one is one. How do you make up for it? Can you bring the dead back to life?"

Ji Kuang said angrily, Shen Zhezi's behavior, in the eyes of him, who loves calligraphy, is simply an unforgivable and vile act of blasphemy.However, the other party's promise also moved him quite a bit. He barely suppressed the disgust in his heart and calmed down his tone: "Although I promised to introduce you, uncle has been ill recently, and he often wakes up when he sleeps. I just I am in charge of bringing you into the mansion, but I can't guarantee whether I can see Uncle."

Shen Zhezi also knew that Ji Kuang was not false. Ji Zhan was already over seventy years old, and had been plagued by illness a few years earlier.Not long after the Wang Dun Rebellion was put down, the old man passed away at home.

Under such circumstances, it is indeed difficult for Shen Zhezi to insist on meeting Ji Zhan.But he is also desperate, otherwise he would not want to disturb the final peace of a dying old man.

"A ruthless request is inappropriate. I am already very grateful for Ji Jun being able to introduce you. If I can't meet Ji Guolao, it's my own unlucky luck. I am no different from Ji Jun, so I dare not ask again."

Hearing the boy's statement, Ji Kuang was relieved.He was also afraid that this kid would turn his anger on his uncle if he could not see him, and ask for the Fatie back.

The ox carts drove out of the four markets, and then turned from the east side into Bird Clothes Lane. After a short journey, they stopped at the side entrance of a mansion.But even this side door is guarded by soldiers of the old guard, and no one else is allowed to enter or leave, which shows that the Ji family has a strong family.If Ji Kuang, a member of the Ji clan, was not leading the way, if Shen Zhezi had paid homage rashly, it would have been difficult for him to enter this gate.

After waiting for a while at the side door, Ji Kuang announced his name, and then the servants of the mansion came to lead him in.The guards of Shen Zhezi were not allowed to enter, so they could only stay outside the mansion.

Compared with the Wang family living abroad, the Ji family is considered to be the landlord of Jiankang, so the mansion located in Wuyi Lane occupies an extremely spacious area.After stepping into it, you can see the gurgling water flowing into the Qingtan. The bamboo and wood are quite interesting. The stone path paved with bluestone is winding and winding, leading to a wooden attic. .

Standing under the attic at the end of the stone road was a young man about fifteen or sixteen years old with a rather sad face. When Ji Kuang and Shen Zhezi came close, he went forward to salute Ji Kuang and called his uncle.This young man is Ji Zhan's grandson Ji You, and now the only heir of the Ji family, Ji Zhan's second son has already died before his father.

"Literature, has uncle improved recently?"

Ji Kuang stepped forward and asked.

Hearing this, Ji You's expression became darker and darker. Although he had a noble family background, he lacked human care and care. His relatives died one after another, and now even his only grandfather is dying.For a young man who has not reached the weak crown, it is indeed an unbearable blow. Seeing Ji Kuang, the elder of the same clan, he felt a little sad, and said with a slight sob: "Father woke up for a while in the morning, and now he is still asleep."

The two exchanged pleasantries for a while, before Ji You noticed Shen Zhezi, a strange young man behind him, and asked, "Uncle, who is this young gentleman?"

Ji Kuang looked a little embarrassed, seeing Ji You in such a depressed mood, he regretted bringing Shen Zhezi into the mansion even more.

Shen Zhezi took a step forward, bowed to Ji You and said: "Wu Xing, Shen Zhezi, my father concealed it, so I took the liberty of visiting, and begged Mr. Ji."

Hearing Shen Zhezi's introduction, Ji You's face darkened immediately, and instead of talking to Shen Zhezi, he turned to Ji Kuang, with a look of blame in his eyes, and lightly reprimanded: "Why did uncle bring this irrelevant person into my house?" Come!"

Ji Kuang looked even more embarrassed, and then angered Shen Zhezi and gave him a look, but he didn't know how to answer Ji You.

Shen Zhezi was thick-skinned, and he didn't mind his master's indifference. He said: "The old man is a scholar in Wuzhong, the crown of the southerners. All people in Jiangdong of mine inherit his virtues. Although the boy is young, he was born in Wu. , how can you be an irrelevant person?"

Although he was displeased, he stretched out his hand not to slap the smiling face. Hearing the young man's praise, Ji You didn't want to be too rude, so he turned to Shen Zhezi and said, "Mr. You should come back, please."

After finally entering the mansion, how could Shen Zhezi leave just like that, turning a deaf ear to Ji You's order to chase away guests, and stubbornly said: "Young boy is not a guest, you don't need to be polite. I just want to look up to the old man and not disturb the mansion .”

Seeing that the bad guest was difficult to drive away, Ji You became angry, pointed at Shen Zhezi and shouted: "My family has nothing to do with Wu Xingshen's family. It is considered rude of you young man to come here without invitation. If you don't leave, don't blame me. Hold the ceremony again!" This was intended to be driven away by people.

Seeing that Ji You was really angry, Ji Kuang felt even more ashamed, and stepped forward to pull Shen Zhezi: "I told you about this situation, but you didn't listen. My uncle really can't see guests. If you insist on not going, It makes people hate your family even more!"

Shen Zhezi took a step back, looked straight at the furious Ji You, and said in a loud voice: "Life is not premature at fifty, and destiny has a definite number. Although the old man is more than seventy years old, but looking at his life, he has made outstanding achievements and great ambitions." Long, I have never regretted the loss of one or two festivals! Even if I am lingering on the sick bed, I still have to go to assist the king, go down to the country, and the whole world looks up to me!"

"My lord, you alienate me with your relatives, despise me with your age, and prevent me from seeing virtuous people. Is this the principle taught by the elders of the country? The Ji family has thousands of mansions, but there is no room for boys! Deplorable to such an extent, sir, do you want to make the old man sit up in shock in his dying illness, and leave flaws in his righteousness all his life?"

"Shut up!"

Ji Kuang didn't expect the situation to turn into this, and he was extremely annoyed that he shouldn't have brought this rebellious young man into the mansion. He was so ashamed that he stepped forward and pushed Shen Zhezi out of the mansion with his hands. .

Shen Zhezi was young and weak, how could he withstand the strong pushing and shoving of an adult, and immediately fell to the ground, but he still didn't give up, holding on to the green bamboo beside the road.

"Uncle, please stop."

Ji You bowed his head and pondered for a long time, the young man's words shook his heartstrings like a hammer, and he was even more moved when he saw how desperately he refused to leave.In his heart, he really didn't want irrelevant people to disturb the tranquility of his grandfather's final days, but as Shen Zhezi said, he also didn't want his grandfather, who kept himself clean all his life, to leave a blemish in the end.

He stepped forward to help Shen Zhezi who had fallen on the ground, and said solemnly: "I don't know why you must see my elder father, but he is sick and weak, and he really has no energy to entertain guests. You can stay My family, but I don't know when the father will wake up. You have to be quiet and don't disturb the cleanliness of the mansion, otherwise no matter what you say, I will drive you out!"

Shen Zhezi rolled around, and finally got permission to stay, and he felt extremely guilty, because this request was too difficult for others.Patting the dust and grass on his body, he bowed seriously to Ji You and said: "Young Lord is a truly generous and modest gentleman, and he can allow me, a bad guest, to stay for a while. Please rest assured, Lord, I just need to stay here and wait for the old man to wake up and face me." For a moment, I will never disturb the peace of your mansion again."

Although he promised Shen Zhezi to stay, Ji You didn't like him, turned around and walked back to the mansion, and said to Ji Kuang, "Come together, uncle."

Ji Kuang was worried, and he was worried about leaving Shen Zhezi alone in the mansion, for fear that something would happen to this kid again.He followed closely behind the young man, making up his mind that if the boy was still making trouble, he would be kicked out of the house no matter what.

After leading the two into a building on the left side of the atrium, Ji You left without looking at the young man's face for a moment.Before leaving, he also ordered the servants to guard the door and not allow Shen Zhezi to wander around.

Then, Ji Youcai walked back to the inner palace, heading straight for the attic raised by his grandfather.Inside and outside the attic, there are maids standing quietly, waiting to be dispatched at any time.

Ji You quietly walked into the attic, listened to the rough panting of his grandfather in the outer room, and became depressed again.Standing in place for a moment, he turned into a quiet room next to his grandfather's bedroom, where a middle-aged man in a toga with long sleeves was half lying on the couch, closing his eyes and meditating.

Hearing the sound of footsteps, the middle-aged man opened his eyes to look at Ji You with a heavy expression on his face. He turned his tail and motioned him to sit down on his head, and said softly, "Xuexue, go and have a rest. I will take care of you here."

Ji You sighed, and said to the middle-aged man: "Uncle Shi, will my elder father's health still improve?"

After asking this question, he saw the middle-aged man groaning silently, so he said sadly: "It is said that fifty is not a death, and destiny has a definite number. Dafather is over seventy years old, and he is already considered a rare longevity. Just thinking about it In the future, I will be alone and have nothing to rely on, and I will feel desolate and sad in my heart."

When the middle-aged man heard this, his expression was different, and he recited a few words, feeling open-minded.

At this time, there was a clear and crisp beating sound in the inner room, and the two people in the quiet room got up and walked in quickly, and saw the old man with white hair squatting on the ground with a peaceful expression.

"Father, when did you wake up?" Ji You hurriedly stepped forward, offering soup with a hand.

The old man pointed at the young man Ruyi with his hand, and his expression was a little displeased: "Fifty is not young, destiny has a fixed number, since you know it, why can't you see it? Hearing the truth is for you to follow, if it is just words, What's the benefit?"

Ji Yougong should be educated, after serving his grandfather Tang Tang, he saw that his spirit was not bad, and then remembered that there was an evil guest inside the door who could not be driven away, so he talked about it again.

The middle-aged man next to him was a little displeased: "Your elder father wants to rest, it's inconvenient to see guests."

"I don't know, it's just that kid..." Ji You smiled wryly and repeated Shen Zhezi's irrational words.

After Tashang Ji Zhan finished listening, his face was full of smiles: "I am already at this age, but within the punishment, why not be afraid of speaking wrongly. However, the boy's eloquence is so powerful that you can't even deal with it, so you might as well see it I am a rising star in Wuzhong."

(End of this chapter)