Chapter 228: Angry Cai Jing, Cai You's Consciousness
Although Cai Mansion is not decorated with lights, the excitement and joy in Cai Mansion can be felt from two streets away.
A group of servants in green clothes and hats were holding brooms and buckets. They swept half the street in front of the gate and sprinkled water to prevent dust from flying up and getting on Mr. Cai's sedan.
Of course, it was getting dark today, so Cai Jing would most likely not be able to see what they were doing, but the servants were still full of energy, and they were so busy that they didn't even have time to wipe the sweat off their faces.
As the sun set, a sedan swayed into the street, silently escorted by a dozen soldiers.
"The master is back, the master is back!"
The steward hurriedly called to the servants to put away everything that should be collected and put away everything, so as not to interfere with the master's sedan chair.
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At this time, the entire Cai family also came out to welcome him.
The leader is Cai Jing's first wife, Han.
Standing next to him were Cai Jing's eight sons...or seven sons, headed by Cai You, arranged in order from oldest to youngest.
The eldest brother is naturally Cai You, and the second brother is named Cai Min, but he died early. The other brothers are standing behind Cai You.
Among these people, Cai Sui, the fourth child, is the most advanced, even slightly surpassing his third brother, and almost tied with Cai You.
But even so, the third youngest Cai Yi still didn't dare to say anything, and even meant to please the fourth brother.
Just because Cai Sui is Cai Jing's most favored son besides Cai You.
"Brother, are you awake?"
The fourth child, Cai Sui, took a bowl of sobering soup that exuded an unpleasant smell from his servant, and handed it to Cai You with a smile: "Here, have another bowl, lest father come back later and say nothing."
Cai You glanced sideways at him and didn't say anything more. Instead, he took a sip and drank it expressionlessly.
Now he has taken a shower and changed clothes, but there is still a faint smell of alcohol coming out of him, and you can smell it as long as you get close.
The torches burned brightly and the lanterns emitted a dim light.
In the expectant eyes of everyone, the sedan slowly stopped in front of the Wutou Gate of Cai Mansion. The curtain of the sedan was opened, and Cai Jing, wearing a scarlet robe and a pair of satin black boots, got off the sedan expressionlessly.
"Master...Father..."
People from the Cai Mansion crowded around, the innermost ones were Cai Jing's wife and sons, the further outside were his daughter, the side room, and the outermost ones were the side branches and servants of the Cai Mansion... Almost all the Wuyangyang people The road into the mansion was blocked.
"Everyone, get up."
Cai Jing looked at these people, his stiff face gradually melted, and he let out a long sigh.
"Father, you have suffered."
Cai You raised his head with tears in his eyes and looked at Cai Jing with a deep feeling of admiration on his face.
The fourth child, Cai Sui, was no less generous, but the performance of the other brothers was a bit less interesting...
"Alas~"
Cai Jing didn't speak, and sighed softly. His face became a little softer, and he stepped forward and stretched out his hand to touch Cai You's forehead.
But at this moment, a strong smell of alcohol hit his nose. Cai Jing frowned slightly and glanced at the other sons behind him. It was obvious that he had placed the target of suspicion on these incompetent people.
"Let's go back home."
Cai Jing flicked his sleeves, separated the crowd, and walked quickly towards the mansion.
Others didn't think it was a big deal. After all, the old man had been locked up in the Gongyuan for so many days. During this period, there were so many changes outside, so it was normal for him to be in a bad mood.
Only Cai You's heart skipped a beat, and he felt something was wrong.
But seeing that Cai Sui had already followed, and several other brothers were also watching him, Cai You had no choice but to follow.
Ever since Cai Jing returned to his residence, there has been an endless stream of officials coming to visit him. Cai Jing only met a few important ones, while others declined because they were too tired, and agreed to invite everyone to get together at his residence another day.
The officials who had received the promise were no longer as impatient as before and returned home one after another.
But the number of officials was so large that even if everyone only sat for a while, the Cai family was still busy until midnight.
Although they were too busy to stand still, all the servants still had smiles of pride and satisfaction on their faces, because the Cai Mansion had not seen such a scene for several days.
While it was busy outside, the atmosphere in Cai Mansion's study was unusually calm.
Cai Jing looked coldly at Cai You in front of him, his face as dark as water.
When I smelled alcohol outside just now, I thought it was someone else's drink. But here, when there were only a few people, I could still smell alcohol, and it came from Cai You. The result is self-evident.
Already.
"Nie Zhan, your uncle and your father-in-law are in great trouble today. Do you still have the heart to drink?"
Cai Jing glared at Cai You angrily, as if he wanted to vent all his unhappiness these days.
Cai You had sweat on his forehead, his mind was dizzy, and he couldn't stand firmly on his feet, but he still stood there and accepted Cai Jing's scrutiny.
"Father..." He opened his mouth to defend, but his groggy mind prevented him from saying anything.
Cai Jing was even more angry when he saw him like this. He couldn't help but pointed at him and said angrily: "You are really a white-eyed wolf! Your uncle and your father-in-law loved you so much in the past, but now they are about to lose their family, but you still go out to drink and seek revenge."
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Cai You gritted his teeth, listened quietly to Cai Jing's words, and gradually clenched his fists.
He also felt very aggrieved. Is this drinking for fun?
If it weren't for him, Cai You, Song Qiaonian and Han Mulu would have been executed by the court by the time you came out! Would it be your turn to show off your authority here?
So many people in Cai's party have worked hard for so many days, but they still let things fall into this situation. Wasn't it finally solved by him, Cai You?
But now he, the biggest hero, has to be punished here. Is this really fair?
Cai You clenched his teeth and clenched his fists so tightly that his knuckles turned white.
"You traitor! I really regret giving birth to a son like you..."
Ever since Cai Dang heard the imperial edict, he had been holding back a wave of anger in his heart, but this anger could not be vented in front of outsiders, otherwise others would really think that he, the leader of Cai Party, was furious.
But in the dead of night, Cai Jing, who was in his study room, did not have so many worries. At this time, half of his anger came from the emperor and Zhongshu Sheng, Yushitai's wanton behavior, and the other half was his hatred for Cai You.
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The former Cai You was his most valued son and Cai Jing's most anticipated successor.
But this time Cai Jing was only imprisoned in the Gongyuan for a short period of time, and Cai's party turned into such chaos, and his successor Cai You became a libertine who drank and had fun!
What is the difference between this and those dandy boys who wander around the capital all day long?
Angry and unwilling to fight!
Cai Jing's words became more and more intense, and later even reached the point of shouting filial piety.
Cai You's face was getting redder and redder, and he didn't even notice it. Under the influence of anger, he seemed to be gradually waking up.
Deng Xunwu and Gao Xun looked at this scene and finally couldn't help but explain to Cai You: "Sir, in fact, the eldest son is too worried about the two ministers and cannot accept the current result, so that's why..."
The two of them talked about what happened today in the imperial censor's Taichung. Cai Jing also sat back on his chair to rest, taking a breath and listening expressionlessly.
But the two of them were interrupted by him waving his hand just in the middle of speaking.
"Shut up! Stop trying to excuse this traitor!" He looked at Cai You with a cold face.
Cai Jing may have gradually realized that he was too anxious, but at this time, the father would be too embarrassed to admit his mistake to his son.
"Today his uncle and his father-in-law's house was ransacked. He went out and got drunk. Tomorrow when my house is ransacked, he might still be happy somewhere!"
This sentence was like the last straw that broke the camel's back. Cai You could no longer bear his scolding and sarcasm. He suddenly raised his head and glared at Cai Jing, his eyes a little red.
Cai Jing felt guilty, and the anger in his heart had already dissipated to some extent, but at this moment, he was suddenly startled by Cai You's appearance, and then he felt an unknown anger in his heart, and said angrily: "You traitor! What are you looking at?"
"Are you hoping that your father will die soon and no one will care about you?"
Cai You didn't reply to his words, turned around, strode out of the study, slammed the door and left.
"The eldest son..."
Deng Xunwu and Gao Xun's expressions changed and they reached out to stop him.
"Let him go!"
Cai Jing slammed the table, pointed at Cai You's back, and said angrily: "I want to see how hard his wings are!"
Cai You turned a deaf ear, stopped walking, and disappeared into the night.
"Sir..." Gao Xun turned around and was about to persuade Cai Jing again. After all, Cai You's excellent performance these days has been seen by them. How can they deny everything he did before just for a mistake that is not a mistake?
Where is everything?
But before Gao Xun could say anything, he was stopped by Deng Xunwu.
Looking at Deng Xunwu's eyes, he realized the crux of the problem. Cai Jing was so angry now that nothing he said would work.
The only way to resolve the matter is to wait until he calms down tomorrow and then ask Cai You to come over and apologize...
After leaving the study, Cai You did not return to his courtyard. Instead, he ignored the persuasion of his disciples and walked out of the Cai Mansion.
Standing on the empty street, being blown by the cold wind, his mind became clearer.
Looking around, it was pitch black. From time to time, there were the sound of dogs barking in the distance, and there was also the faint sound of the footsteps of soldiers and horses patrolling at night.
It was only then that Cai You realized that he had nowhere to go for a while. It would be very troublesome if he was caught by the soldiers on patrol while running around. Cai Jing would definitely be told in the end, and the last thing he wanted to face now was Cai Jing.
Cai You sighed, but the corner of his eye glanced at a mansion next to Cai's mansion.
Compared to the chaos left by the excitement at the entrance of Cai's Mansion, there was an empty space over there. The lantern in front of the door gave off a cool light and swayed in the night wind.
Cai You took a deep breath and subconsciously walked over there.
Bang bang bang~
The dull knock on the door could be heard far away in the dark night, and soon there was a faint sound of footsteps coming from inside.
"Who is it?"
The doorman here was not as arrogant as at Cai Jing's house, but he politely and cautiously replied through the door: "It's late at night, and there are no guests in our house."
Cai You took a deep breath and replied slowly: "I am Cai You. Is my second uncle asleep?"
"Master Cai?"
There was obvious surprise in the voice of the doorman, and then with a few Dongdong sounds, the thick wooden beam bolts on the door were removed, the door was opened a crack, and a head was carefully poked out from inside.
Realizing that it was really Cai You outside and not some robber who broke into the house, Menzi said in surprise: "Sir, my master is still in the study."
After entering the door and walking into the courtyard, Cai You saw a bright window in the distance.
The lights swayed like beans, casting a shaky figure on the window.
Crunch~
The doorman opened the door in front and went in: "Master, Mr. Cai You is here."
"oh?"
Cai Bian put down the letter in his hand, raised his head in surprise, and met Cai You's somewhat red eyes.
"Second uncle..."
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Cai You stayed at Cai Bian's house all night and went home the next morning.
"Dad, it was your son's fault yesterday that made you angry..." Cai You knelt on the ground when he saw Cai Jing, apologized to him, and admitted his mistake.
After this night, Cai Jing's anger disappeared by seven to eight points.
Even if something goes wrong again, his son will always be his son. Could it be that Cai Jing can beat him to death to relieve his anger?
After so many years of pain, it has become inertia, and it is difficult to change it.
"Get up!"
Cai Jing glared at him angrily: "Don't be so reckless again in the future..."
He lectured him a few more times, and Cai You nodded and listened without saying anything back to him, which made Cai Jing even more comfortable.
Cai You saw that Cai Jing had almost calmed down, and suddenly said again: "Dad, I want to be an official."
"Being an official?"
Cai Jing was stunned, as if he didn't expect Cai You to say such a thing: "You didn't take the imperial examination before, and you didn't do the civil service assigned to you. Why do you suddenly want to be an official now?"
Cai You's voice gradually became heavier: "In the past, my son didn't know the heights of the sky and the earth, and he was so fond of playing rough that he didn't realize it."
"But after this incident, my son discovered that my father had been silently supporting the Cai family and shielding his son and younger brothers from the wind and rain. As the eldest son of Cai, when my father was trapped in the Gongyuan, I couldn't share my father's worries. I am ashamed of myself as a human being."
son."
Cai You gradually choked up as he spoke: "Now my son wants to be a useful person and doesn't want to go on like this anymore."
Cai Jing looked at Cai You with a dazed look in his eyes, as if he was recognizing his son for the first time.
It took him a long time to react, and he blinked his moist eyes hard, stood up, patted Cai You on the shoulder, and kept saying: "Okay... okay..."
"If you have this kind of thought, you will be very satisfied as a father."
Cai Jing took a deep breath and said slowly: "You'er, being an official is not a problem. As long as you have this heart, why should our Cai family be unhappy?"
Cai You also nodded excitedly.
But his thoughts were completely opposite to Cai Jing's.
Now that the Cai family has become a very popular minister, how can it continue to prosper? Will it be granted the title of a vassal state?
Don't make trouble, even at the beginning of the founding of the People's Republic of China, only two or three civil servants had this kind of treatment, but in the eight hundred years after the Great Qian Dynasty, there were no such civil servants at all.
Therefore, it is a blessing to be able to keep the Cai family's current wealth.
Thinking of this, Cai You looked up at Cai Jing again.
He did this not only for himself, but also for hundreds of members of the entire Cai family, for his brothers and sisters.
Don't worry, Cai You said silently in his heart... The wealth of the Cai family will definitely continue and will continue to "prosper", but it's just different from the way you think...