The mansion of Dongyu Shenzong was very quiet. Inside and outside the hall, except for the slight sound of footsteps and the friction of clothes, there was no sound, and there was no cough. This was probably the so-called family style.

This is the case with the stones laid on the road, and the trees in the yard, too. They are thick and long and straight, far apart, but there are not many green leaves among the branches, silent and indifferent.

Chen Changsheng sat at the table, looking at the porcelain tableware with a taste of the year and the moon in front of him, and didn't know what to say - since he entered the mansion, there has been no meaningful conversation yet.

Xu Shiji and his wife sat in the upper head, and he was sitting in the guest seat, while Grandma Hua was serving her calmly. The one who cooked the vegetables was Shuang'er, the extremely arrogant girl.

There were only five people in the hall, but there were many people serving outside the hall. Several women in charge stared at the surroundings with cold faces. The maids kept coming in and out with table plates. When the pomegranate skirt crossed the high threshold, it was so relaxed.

The table plates that the maids had green orange water, wet towels of hot and cold, and ivory chopsticks and mahogany carved tiger squats. In comparison, there were much fewer table plates for serving dishes.

Tonight's dinner at the Dongyu Shenyang Mansion is relatively simple. There are soaked meat, steamed river fish with onion and ginger, and green bean seedlings blanched with soup. The dishes are delicious, but they are extremely common. There are no rare sea fish common in the popular residences of Kyoto, and there is no soup made of monster marrow juice, and even the number of plates is small.

It is really an ordinary family banquet.

Chen Changsheng roughly understood what the purpose of Xu's mansion was to make such a gesture, so he could only treat it silently and lower his head to eat the dishes. However, he noticed that the banquet at Xu's mansion did not have even the most common chicken, and even the more than ten seasoning sauces, there was no most common duck gizzard.

He was a little curious, but didn't ask.

After the food was served, Mrs. Xu began to talk to him, just like this family dinner, saying everything was neither salty nor light, and she had never talked about the past inability to eat oil and salt.

The meal was over without any taste, and the mansion of the God General of Dongyu was still as quiet as before.

Mrs. Xu glanced at Xu Shiji, picked up the wine pot, and filled the wine in the glass for Chen Changsheng.

This is Chen Changsheng's second glass of wine tonight.

He thanked him.

Xu Shiji raised his wine glass, looked at him, and then drank it all.

Chen Changsheng drank all the time.

Mrs. Xu poured wine.

Xu Shiji drinks again.

Chen Changsheng accompanied him to drink.

Mrs. Xu poured wine again.

Xu Shiji held the wine glass and looked at him with a blank expression, saying, "I admit that from beginning to end, I have no kindness to you."

Chen Changsheng remained silent.

Xu Shiji said indifferently: "But everyone must admit that I have no malice towards you, otherwise, you will never be able to live in Kyoto until now and sit opposite me."

Chen Changsheng still didn't say anything. He stood up, took out a paper seal from his arms, and put it on the table.

The paper seal was a bit thick, obviously new. Although I couldn't see what was inside, everyone knew that the things inside must be old.

Mrs. Xu's expression suddenly changed, and Grandma Hua also showed a little anxiety, only Shuang'er's eyes lit up.

"What do you... mean?"

Xu Shiji looked at him with his eyes narrowed, his face gradually became colder, and the wine glass in his hand slowly fell down. Although the speed was slow, the moment the bottom of the cup came into contact with the tabletop made an extremely dull collision sound.

"I don't mean anything else, I just want to finish this thing. I should have finished this thing a year ago, but because of some misunderstandings, it has never been done..."

Chen Changsheng looked at Mrs. Xu, Grandma Hua, and Shuang'er, and said seriously: "I didn't lie at the beginning. I came to Beijing to break the engagement, but you never believed it."

Listening to this sentence, looking at the heavy paper seal on the table, Mrs. Xu's face suddenly became extremely ugly, the anxiety between Grandma Hua's eyebrows became heavier, and Shuang'er was obviously very shocked.

"Misunderstanding?" Xu Shiji stared at Chen Changsheng's eyes and said with a frosty expression: "For a whole year, Kyoto was full of wind and rain, and the mainland was in a state of chaos. Could it be because of a misunderstanding?"

Chen Changsheng did not answer his question, but looked at Mrs. Xu and politely said: "Madam, you once said something. I did not make a special trip to prove that your words were wrong a year later. I just thought that now you probably wouldn't think that I am a young Taoist priest who changed his life by clinging to the God General. Then, it may be the time for me to finish this."

The hall was quiet, with the orange water reflecting the lights, like a strong wine. In this atmosphere, no one spoke, and the night wind was blowing outside the threshold, but it was so nervous.

I don’t know how long it took, but Xu Shiji looked at Chen Changsheng with a slightly mocking voice and said, “You have done so many things and are not even afraid to invest in the tide that you are not qualified to touch. It turns out that it is just for my wife’s words, because of that pitiful and ridiculous self-esteem?”

Chen Changsheng spent some time thinking carefully, confirming that there were not many questions about what he did, and replied: "Self-esteem is indeed the reason, but I don't think it's ridiculous, and it's even more pitiful."

Xu Shiji slowly stood up, held his hands, leaned forward slightly, with an extremely unbearable pressure, staring at Chen Changsheng's eyes, saying word by word: "I took the first place in the Grand Court exam and entered the eyes of the Pope. Do you think... this way can you prove that you are better than Akiyama Jun? Can you exit with a handsome look in the posture of a winner?"

Chen Changsheng was slightly stunned, thinking that he had never thought about it like this before, and wanted to explain a few words, but found that such a matter of being too personal was not known how to explain it. Just as he was thinking, Xu Shiji turned around and left the banquet, and after a moment he came back with the document and threw it directly in front of him.

"Look at it for yourself."

Xu Shiji looked at him and said with a blank expression: "This is no secret. Tomorrow, the entire continent will know why Akiyama Jun did not participate in this year's Grand Court Examination.

Grandma Hua and Shuang'er have quietly retreated.

Chen Changsheng thought for a while, picked up the file from the table and opened it. As he read it, his face gradually changed and became a little complicated. He understood why Xu Shiji said that.

This year's Grand Dynasty Examination is the most lively in the past decade, and it is an undisputed New Year. If there are any regrets, it is probably that Akiyama Jun and Xu Yourong did not appear.

With the blood talent and potential of Akiyama Jun and Xu Yourong, of course, they can directly obtain the qualification to watch the Tianshuling without passing the Grand Challenge Examination. However, people always want to see them in the Grand Challenge Examination.

Many people think that Qiushanjun will participate in the grand court exam this year. The reason why he did not appear is because Xu Yourong did not participate. The greater possibility is that Xu Yourong and Chen Changsheng's engagement.

Now that I have read this newly compiled file, Chen Changsheng learned the real reason why Qiushanjun did not participate in the grand court examination. When I came silently, I found that I had to admire him.

(There has been business during the day. Supper is on the top of the Guangzhou Tower. Muen invites to have dinner and buffet. In the world's highest rotating restaurant, they are said to be the highest rotating restaurant in the world. When they have a happy meal, I silently write a thousand words on the table, and then run around in various ways, go back to the hotel, write a thousand words desperately, and then go out immediately. Everyone knows that I have always been lazy, but these days, although the number of updates is average, I know very well that I am not lazy. All the editors and readers who know my itinerary will cry silently. I will go to the airport at around 6 o'clock tomorrow, fly early, land, and have a few hours of long-distance bus to the county town, attend the wedding of my dear niece, check the road situation, and check the work situation. I wish you all the joy.)
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