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Chapter 195 Grandpa, I have decided (Subscribe)

After Chen Yuan successfully entered the Zuo Xiang Mansion, Chen Fan came to the soup bowl stall diagonally opposite and sat down.

While pondering the purpose of his brother's visit, he waved to the boss.

"Sir, what would you like to eat?"

"I want a bowl of noodle soup, no chili, no chopped green onions."

"okay."

Probably influenced by Zhou Wanyi, Chen Fan likes to eat lighter food.

After finishing speaking, he continued to look towards the Left Prime Minister's Mansion, feeling somewhat confused.

He didn't know the reason why Chen Yuan came to visit Prime Minister Xie, so he couldn't help but think too much.

"My brother just returned to Kyoto Prefecture. He should have had no interactions with the Left Prime Minister before..."

"Is it because of Senior Brother Dong'an?"

Chen Fan knew that his two elder brothers had come into contact with Xie Dongan in Nanman, and he heard that his second elder brother had saved Senior Brother Xie’s life in the secret realm.

But he had not heard that his eldest brother also participated in the rescue. He only heard that when the demons besieged the library, his eldest brother was chased by the demons.

"Or, because the emperor has granted you the marriage, you have come to ask the left prime minister for the reason?"

Probably not!

If you want to ask your eldest brother, you can also ask your second grandfather, third grandfather and others. After all, there are many elders on duty in the Wu'an Marquis Mansion.

Why go far away when you can't find something near?

Chen Fan thought for a long time, but still couldn't figure out why Chen Yuan came to see Lord Zuo Xiang, so he simply stopped thinking about it.

Wait for big brother to come out and ask him directly!
"Come on over."

At this time, the soup bowl owner brought a bowl of steaming hot noodle soup and placed it in front of him.

"Thank you."

Chen Fan thanked him.

He took the chopsticks and wiped them carefully with his handkerchief, then emitted a little bit of righteousness to filter out any dirt that might be on them.

After doing all this, he ate the noodle soup slowly.

The noodle soup was clear with only the taste of salt, and the noodles were chewy. It wasn't delicious, but it made him feel a little warm in the drizzling spring rain.

The owner of the soup bowl stall was a thin old man, not very tall. After he made the noodle soup for Chen Fan, there were no other customers at the stall.

He sat on the wooden bench behind the cart, with one foot on the edge and a cigarette in his hand.

He could tell that Chen Fan was born into a wealthy or noble family. This was evident from the pure white scholar's gown he wore and the fan tucked at his waist.

"Sir, do the noodles suit your taste?"

"It's okay."

Chen Fan gave a very pertinent answer.

Although this bowl of noodle soup ranked last among all the noodles he had ever eaten, he still didn't find it bad.

In the words of a professor at the university, "Food is the first necessity of the people. We should treat food with respect, just as we would treat 'the heaven'."

Chen Fan only had a vague understanding of it, but he kept it in mind and never wasted food just for the sake of taste.

Hearing this, the old man smiled naively, his yellow teeth stained by cigarette smoke very conspicuous.

"Why are you here, sir?"

Chen Fan frowned slightly, swallowed the noodles in his mouth, looked at him and replied calmly: "Wait for someone."

Eat without talking and sleep without talking.

He is not used to talking to people during meals.

"Waiting for Lord Zuo Xiang?" The old man did not notice his expression and praised:

"Lord Zuo Xiang is a good official. It is a blessing accumulated for thousands of years for our Wei Dynasty to have him here."

Chen Fan did not comment, but he quickened the pace of eating noodles.

But his posture was still straight, and his chewing and swallowing made no sound, still adhering to the habit he had developed over the years.

"A few years ago, there was a severe drought in Xijiang Prefecture, and the court was unable to solve it. In the end, it was Prime Minister Xie who stepped in to solve it."

"And last month, there was a demon hiding in our Kyoto Prefecture. It was said that Prime Minister Xie also found it."

The old man spoke in the slang of the market, "There are many people like you who come here to wait, but none of them can get close to the residence of the Left Prime Minister."

Chen Fan drank the noodle soup in one gulp, wiped the corners of his mouth with a handkerchief, exhaled and said:

"I'm different from them."

There are many rules in wealthy mansions, which are not something that ordinary people can see.

But their Chen family is different from the constantly changing Zuo Xiang, in that it is a Wu Hou family that has been passed down for thousands of years.

Don’t be fooled by the words “Xie Mansion” hanging on the wall of the Left Prime Minister’s residence. Perhaps it will be replaced by Zhang, Wang, Li, and Zhao after a while.

"Why is it different? Aren't you waiting for Lord Zuo Xiang here?"

"No."

After finishing the noodles, Chen Fan looked at Zuo Xiangfu who was still motionless, but he didn't mind talking to the noodle stall owner for a few more words.

But the conversation between the two was never on the same page, just like "a chicken talking to a deaf person".

Soon Chen Fan stopped talking and just paid two copper coins silently.

"Have you ever heard of Chen Yi, sir?"

Chen Yi?
Chen Fan, who was unwilling to speak again, looked at the old man with a simple smile and nodded hesitantly:

"I heard."

Chen Fan's curiosity about Chen Yi, whom he had only met once, was second only to his curiosity about his elder brother Chen Yuan's visit to Lord Zuo Xiang.

However, he did not expect the noodle shop owner to say anything new.

After all, everyone who talks about Chen Yi will talk about his talent, swordsmanship, and the sword he swung outside Zhennan Pass.

"Then you must have seen the white tiger that appeared in the sky last night, right?"

Oh yes, now we have to add that sword strike last night.

Chen Fan nodded silently.

"Tell me about it, tell me about it," the old man said with a little excitement, blowing out a long stream of smoke:
"I drank a few too many glasses yesterday and didn't see anything. When I heard my wife talk about it this morning, I regretted it so much!"

Chen Fan wanted to refuse, but when he saw the old man's simple face and pleading eyes, he had to patiently tell him what happened last night.

Thanks to the teachings of the teachers in the academy, Chen Fan has good eloquence and his narration is very clear.

Just a few simple words made the old man's imagination run wild, and he praised: "As expected of our Kyoto Prefecture's 'Little Sword Immortal', domineering!"

"..."

Chen Fan sighed secretly. If he spoke again, he would be a beast!
Just then, three figures came from the street corner in the drizzle.

One of them saw him and waved his hand with a little surprise, "Chen Fan, why are you here?"

Chen Fan looked over and thought to himself that he was saved, so he stood up and said, "Senior Brother Wang Yang, Senior Brother Jiang Ye, Gong... Senior Sister Jin Yu."

The visitor was none other than his classmate at Kyoto Academy, a bachelor-level Confucian scholar with whom he had had little contact in the past.

Jiang Ye nodded as a greeting, then asked the old man for three bowls of noodle soup, sat down and said:
"Are you here to wait for An Ge'er too?"

"No," Chen Fan saw the three people sitting down, so he also sat down and answered honestly: "I'm waiting for my brother here."

Jiang Ye: "Brother?"

Wang Yang: "Chen Yi?"

Wei Jinyu: "Chen Yuan?"

As soon as the voice fell, the three of them looked at each other and said at the same time: "Tell me clearly, which brother of yours is it?"

"..."

Chen Fan looked at them strangely, secretly thought about the purpose of their respective inquiries, and replied:
"It's my eldest brother, Chen Yuan."

In an instant, Jiang Ye said "oh" and Wang Yang nodded with little interest.

Only Wei Jinyu's eyes suddenly lit up, and he moved the wooden stool closer to Chen Fan and said:

"When will Chen Yuan come?"

She didn't mind having more contact with Chen Fan, and even looked at Chen Fan with a smile in her eyes.

Although she hasn't married yet, Chen Fan is Chen Yuan's third brother, which means he is also her third brother. Sooner or later, they will be a family.

Chen Fan leaned back slightly and said with a little discomfort: "Brother went to the Zuo Xiang Mansion. I don't know when he will come out."

He looked at Wei Jinyu's gentle and clean face with a hint of bookish air, and just then he remembered that his elder brother had been granted marriage by the Emperor.

No wonder Her Royal Highness the Princess asked about her elder brother.

"Left Prime Minister's Mansion?"

As he spoke, Wei Jinyu was about to get up and go to the Left Prime Minister's Residence, but was stopped by Jiang Ye and Wang Yang.

"Your Highness," Jiang Ye whispered, "Chen Yuanyi has important business to attend to at the Zuo Xiang Mansion. You might disturb them if you go there."

Hearing this, Wei Jinyu thought about it, then sat down immediately, staring at the Left Prime Minister's Mansion without blinking.

"Then I will wait here with Junior Brother Chen Fan."

"..."

Chen Fan looked at Wei Jinyu, then at Jiang Ye and Wang Yang who looked helpless, and had to nod.

It was useless for him not to nod, as these three people were all influential figures in Kyoto Academy.

In terms of status, knowledge and accomplishment, he is no less than him, and in some aspects he even far surpasses him.

Soon, three bowls of noodles were served. While eating, Jiang Ye asked, "Junior brother, why did your elder brother come here to see An Ge'er?"

If Chen Yi came to find Xie Dongan, he could still understand it.

But Chen Yuan...there is not much connection between him and An Ge'er.

Chen Fan shook his head and said, "Brother is not here to see Senior Brother Dong'an, but to visit Lord Zuo Xiang."

"Left Prime Minister?" Jiang Ye was startled and couldn't help asking, "He came to visit Lord Xie Prime Minister?"

Wei Jinyu also asked suspiciously: "Why did Chen Yuan come to see Prime Minister Xie?"

Even Wang Yang, who had been lazy all the time, seemed to become interested and looked at Chen Fan with bright eyes.

"do not know."

Chen Fan felt a little uncomfortable being stared at by the three men, but he really didn't know the purpose of Chen Yuan coming here.

"My eldest brother and I have been staying in Wangyue Tower since we left our great-grandfather's place last night."

"I wanted to go back home early in the morning, but my eldest brother said he had something to do... I didn't know he was coming to the Left Prime Minister's residence."

Squeak.

Just at this moment, the door of the Left Prime Minister's residence opened.

"Chen Yuan!"

Wei Jinyu saw the long silver hair at a glance and stood up to greet him. Chen Fan, Jiang Ye and Wang Yang hurriedly followed.

When Chen Yuan saw them, especially Wei Jinyu who was in the lead, he couldn't help but frowned.

However, he did not go directly to meet him, but said to Xie Dongan who was beside him and escorted him out of the house:

"Thank you."

"polite."

Xie Dongan replied, glanced at the visitor, and said in a voice transmission: "Aren't you going to tell Chen Yi about what happened today?"

Chen Yuan shook his head slightly and said in the same voice transmission: "Brother Xie, please keep it a secret for me for the time being."

"Of course we can keep it secret, but that matter is very serious. Besides, Grandpa just said that those were just his guesses and might not be accurate..."

"I've made up my mind!"

Chen Yuan raised his hand to interrupt him, then looked at Chen Fan who came over and said, "I hope Brother Xie can take care of Chen Fan for me."

"..."

Xie Dongan hesitated to speak, and finally sighed and said:
"I will have the school send a message to him later. There are several teachers who can protect him." "That's good."

As he spoke, Chen Yuan bowed and immediately walked towards Chen Fan and the other three.

"Chen Yuan, long time no see, you..."

Wei Jinyu greeted him with a smile, but she saw that Chen Yuan actually walked around her, and the smile on her face froze.

Chen Fan stopped and said, "Brother."

"Let's go."

Chen Yuan glanced at Jiang Ye and Wang Yang, motioned for Chen Fan to follow, and walked straight out.

Chen Fan looked at Xie Dongan in front of him and Wei Jinyu with his back to them, and had to salute hurriedly and chase after Chen Yuan.

"Brother, wait for me."

Wang Yang looked at Chen Yuan's back thoughtfully, a layer of platinum hue faintly appeared in his eyes, but he could not see anything.

"Dong'an, why did Chen Yuan come to visit Lord Zuo Xiang?"

Xie Dongan glanced at him, then his eyes fell on the stunned Wei Jinyu and said:
"Grandpa only asked me to send him out. I don't know what happened specifically."

At this time, Wei Jinyu raised his head, a layer of haziness appeared in his eyes and said:

"I, I'm going back to the palace first."

After saying that, she left in a daze.

Xie Dongan, Wang Yang and Jiang Ye looked at each other, but didn't know what to say.

long silence.

Wang Yang opened his fan and fanned it twice, saying, "Let's go. Aren't we going to Dakong Temple today?"

"Yeah." Xie Dongan nodded, then shook his head and said, "Let's go back to the academy first."

Jiang Ye hesitated and said, "Do you know why His Majesty arranged for Senior Sister Jin Yu to marry Chen Yuan?"

Xie Dongan said calmly: "There is no point in saying more!"

"Originally, His Majesty intended to let Princess Xiaoyun marry Chen Yuan, but it was Princess Fourteen's strong request that he change it to her."

"Now that she's in this situation... why should we care so much?"

Wang Yang echoed, "Compared to this, I am more curious about Chen Yuan's purpose in meeting Lord Zuo Xiang."

Then he looked at Xie Dongan and asked, "You really won't tell me?"

"do not know."

Xie Dongan headed towards the Kyoto Academy.

"Dong'an, I would know it even if you didn't tell me. Don't forget, I am Mr. Lin's disciple."

"..."

Jiang Ye watched the two people leave, scratched his head, and then chased after them muttering that he didn't care.

Since it was Wei Jinyu's own plan, she must bear it alone no matter what the outcome.

……

In the drizzle.

Chen Fan followed Chen Yuan silently, wanting to say something but not knowing where to start.

He could see that Chen Yuan didn't like Wei Jinyu, and even hated her, but he didn't know the reason.

Although he wanted to say that the emperor's order could not be disobeyed and the elders in the Marquis' Mansion would not agree to his elder brother breaking off the engagement, he knew that he should not say this.

Otherwise it is likely to backfire.

At this time, the two came to Fengtong Street in the rain, and Chen Yuan stopped.

"Third brother, we're here, you can go back now."

Chen Fan was stunned for a moment, looked at the Wu'an Marquis Mansion not far away, then looked at Chen Yuan who looked calm, and asked hurriedly:
"Brother, are you not going back?"

Chen Yuan shook his head, looking at the house, and his heart felt inexplicably calmer.

Perhaps, he will never come back here again.

"Then where are you going? To my great-grandfather's place? I'll go too." Chen Fan made up his mind to follow him.

Chen Yuan glanced at him, and after thinking for a moment, a small wooden sword appeared in his hand - it was the one that Chen Yi gave him for self-defense in the southern barbarian land.

He handed the small wooden sword to Chen Fan and said, "Give this to mother."

"But..." Chen Fan looked at the silver-white jade-like wooden sword in his hand, "Brother, what are you going to do? Why don't you give it to mother in person?"

Chen Yuan still shook his head and said in a somewhat cold tone: "Don't ask questions that you shouldn't ask. Use this time to read more books!"

"I……"

"go back!"

After saying that, Chen Yuan ignored him and disappeared on Fengtong Street.

"Big brother?"

Chen Fan looked at the empty stone road and opened his mouth, feeling inexplicably sad.

After thinking for a moment, he had no choice but to return to the marquis's mansion dejectedly.

"Master Fan is back."

Chen Fan entered the Marquis' Mansion and found that the servants and other servants around him all had smiles on their faces, and he vaguely heard the name of Young Master Yi.

Chen Fan secretly curled his lips, thinking that they were just discussing Chen Yi's sword last night, and he had no intention of investigating further.

He walked all the way to the backyard to find Zhou Wanyi, bowed and said, "Mother."

"Um,"

Zhou Wanyi sat in the Buddhist hall, holding a string of Buddhist beads in her hands. She looked at him peacefully and asked in a gentle tone:

"You didn't come back last night, where did you go?"

"I, I'm with my eldest brother."

Chen Fan immediately recounted everything that had happened before, then took out the small wooden sword that Chen Yuan had given him and placed it on the table.

"Mother, what do you think my eldest brother is going to do? Why do I feel like he won't be back any time soon?"

Zhou Wanyi looked at the wooden sword on the table, her eyes inexplicably sad. She reached out and took the wooden sword, sighing:

"This is your eldest brother's business, Faner."

"But isn't Big Brother's business my business?" Chen Fan looked at her in confusion.

Zhou Wanyi shook her head and said, "Buddha said that everything has a destiny. Whoever sows the seeds will bear the consequences."

The Zhou family sowed the seeds, but Yuaner had to bear the consequences.

Looking at the small wooden sword in her hand, Zhou Wanyi felt sad.

——She had long thought that this day would come!

"..."

Chen Fan opened his mouth. As a Confucian student, he really couldn't stand the Buddhist theory of cause and effect.

In his opinion, cause and effect are just excuses for those monks.

At the same time, in Jingye Marquis Mansion.

Chen Yuan walked all the way to the backyard pond, looked at the hunched figure standing in the pavilion, and walked over silently.

"Grandpa, I've made my decision."

Zhou Tiance turned around and looked at him with a slightly excited expression, raising his hands and pointing them in the direction, with both anticipation and some worry.

Chen Yuan lowered his head slightly and said in a firm tone: "I have decided to succeed the position of Jingye Hou!"

"Okay! Okay, okay... Haha, okay!"

Zhou Tiance was ecstatic. Even though the result was very different from his original plan, he was still very happy.

"My dear grandson, my dear grandson, come on, come on, follow me into the palace to see the emperor!"

Chen Yuan let him drag him out of the mansion, his expression indescribably calm.

Sorry, senior sister, I will pick you up from Taizhou Mountain after I have settled the issues in Tianyuan Continent!

Chen Kuan, who was sitting in the corner, looked at the two people leaving and couldn't help but let out a long sigh.

After decades of planning, the results are finally coming...

……

After leaving the Mansion of Duke Xing, Chen Yi did not return to the Mansion of Marquis Wu'an, but went to the residence of Taixu Taoist Sect in Kyoto Prefecture.

Sisters Flower Fairy and Hua Youxiang didn't expect him to come today, but they were very happy.

"Brother, is there anything delicious in Kyoto?" Hua Youxiang asked.

"Are you greedy?"

Chen Yi was sharpening a wooden sword with a knife and said with a smile: "There are a lot of delicious food, such as the roast duck on Chunfeng Street, which tastes especially delicious."

"And the glutinous rice cakes at Penglai Tavern are delicious..."

Listening to Chen Yi talking about the delicious dishes one after another, Hua Youxiang's saliva was almost overflowing.

half an hour.

She asked suspiciously, "Brother, haven't you been away from Kyoto Prefecture for a long time? How come you know it so clearly?"

Chen Yi pretended to be mysterious and shook his head, "It's unspeakable."

In fact, these were all what he heard from the people in various districts when his sword intent covered the entire Kyoto Prefecture.

Some gourmets love the most delicious food and will recommend it to travelers from other places.

The flower fairy sat quietly aside, looking at Chen Yi tenderly, her eyes full of smiles, and she felt that such days were very comfortable.

She is very satisfied as long as she has her senior brothers and family around.

Hua Youxiang rolled her eyes and said, "Sister, how about we go out for a walk now?"

The flower fairy looked at her reproachfully and said, "Wait until the weather is good before going."

She just didn't want to reduce the time she spent with Chen Yi.

"Okay, okay," Hua Youxiang watched Chen Yi carving a wooden sword, and then she started to learn how to carve from him.

"Brother, the wooden swords you carve are becoming more and more beautiful."

Chen Yi smiled and looked at the wooden sword in his hand but couldn't say anything about it. It was really because his carving skills were very average.

Fortunately, his purpose was not to carve, but to store his sword intent, so it was practical.

After he prepared the three wooden swords, wisps of silver-white sword intent condensed on the wooden swords.

The next moment, the three simple-looking wooden swords began to shine brightly, as crystal clear as white jade.

Afterwards, Chen Yi's sword intent spread out and instantly found Sun Zhengqiu who was in Jeju Prefecture.

Chen Yi thought for a moment and tapped his fingers.

Then the three wooden swords turned into three silver points and disappeared into the dark clouds.

Fortunately, they did not leave silver-white marks like the sword marks last night, otherwise it would have caused shock among the people in Kyoto Prefecture again.

"Brother, you..."

Hua Youxiang was about to speak when the flower fairy reached out to stop her.

"Senior brother is busy with work, let's talk later."

"Ok."

Chen Yi didn't pay attention to the two sisters, but sent a message to Sun Zhengqiu, "Don't rush back to the sect."

"Sir?" Sun Zhengqiu did not dare to neglect him and bowed, "Please give me your instructions, sir."

"You will send these three wooden swords to Beizhili and give them to my father."

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