It will take a long time for the dusk to completely ignite the clouds in the sky. The banquets in the restaurants and brothels in Kyoto have already begun.

Formal banquets always take a long time, so the beginning will naturally start very early, which has nothing to do with saving lamps or candles. The powerful practitioners and noble officials, literati and poets, and the maids pay more attention to the changes in the light from dawn to dusk to nightfall, and the atmosphere and feelings that change with it.

Chen Changsheng did not understand these things. For him, if the meal lasted more than a quarter of an hour, it would mean unhealthy. Just like the delicious food on the table in front of him at this time, it would mean unhealthy.

Today, the banquet in Xu Mansion was different from the last ordinary family dinner. It was a formal banquet. Although he was the only guest, he was a junior, and he was still very young. The middle door of the Dongyu Shenzong Mansion could not be opened twice a year was opened. The dishes made of various precious ingredients were kept served, and they didn't eat much. They were just taken a look and then removed and replaced with a new round of dishes.

Looking around, there were precious utensils and porcelain plates serving dishes, which made him naturally think of what Mrs. Xu said on the first day of his first entry in Kyoto. There were maids everywhere, and he didn't need to do anything at all, so there were naturally people serving him. However, what was interesting was that neither Mrs. Xu, Madam Hua nor the big maid named Shuang'er did not appear today.

Or because of the things that happened between Chen Changsheng and them at the beginning.

Xu Shiji was alone with him.

Chen Changsheng did not drink alcohol, and ate some dishes according to etiquette, and the rice quickly became full.

Xu Shiji put down the wine cup, waved his hand to signal everyone to retreat, waiting for him to speak.

Chen Changsheng didn't like it or was good at talking around the corner. Looking at this stance, he knew that Xu Shiji was also mentally prepared, so he said directly: "You should already know my teacher's identity."

"I was as surprised as everyone on the day I knew that Ji Daoren was Dean Shang."

Xu Shiji did not say that he had been talking to his father's portrait in the ancestral hall that day. He looked at Chen Changsheng and said calmly: "Many people, including Lord Zhou Tong, want to attack you through this, but you don't have to worry. My Great Zhou Lu has never been implicated. When the National Education College planned to rebel, you had not even had a child."

"But you are one of the most trusted generals of the Holy Grace Queen." Chen Changsheng asked: "Why do you still insist on this marriage?"

"Everyone thinks that I am vulgar. I don't know how many lifetimes I have accumulated to give birth to such a daughter... I don't know how many people are laughing at me in private."

Xu Shiji looked at Chen Changsheng's eyes and did not hide his indifference, saying, "As for this marriage, it has brought me endless humiliation... In the eyes of the world, at first, our Xu family looked down on you, a poor boy, wanted to regret the marriage, and even suppressed and humiliated you a lot. Later, when he knew about your relationship with His Majesty the Pope, he shamelessly pestered you and insisted on marrying you. Therefore, all the humiliations that were once imposed on you have now returned to us, and it can even be said that... this is shameless."

The flower hall was very quiet, and all the maids had already avoided them from afar.

Xu Shiji said: "Fortunately, no one thinks that my Rong'er is not worthy of you, otherwise she will be laughed at."

Chen Changsheng thought to himself that since you know that this matter is ugly, why do you still have to persist? Last time you broke the engagement by yourself, why didn’t you accept the marriage letter directly?

"But I don't care, or I can endure these humiliations and ridicule." Xu Shiji's eyes suddenly became sharp, and he stared at Chen Changsheng and said, "Because I am a father, I want to consider my daughter. I am loyal to the Empress, but what's wrong with considering my daughter?"

Chen Changsheng has thought many times these days why the Xu family has to stick to this engagement now. He has thought of many reasons, but he has not thought that this would be the reason.

——Xu Shiji just wants to be good for his daughter.

Chen Changsheng should have felt a little joyful, the joy of being recognized, but he did not, because he did not believe that Xu Shiji was such a person and such a father.

"I know what you are thinking, what people in Kyoto are thinking."

Xu Shiji said expressionlessly: "Just like everyone's opinion of the head of the Qiushan family before the internal strife in Lishan, but it turns out that you all misread it."

"Yes, if I insist on this marriage, if the Pope is defeated in the future, the Holy Queen will certainly not allow me to continue living, but I am sure that even if I die, the Queen will still be very fond of Rong'er. And if... the Pope wins, because of your relationship, I think he will not have any bad views on Rong'er."

He looked at Chen Changsheng's side face and continued, "The situation of the merger between north and south has been achieved. Lishan Sword Sect may be able to maintain its edge. Qiushan Jun took advantage of the situation to go north because of his achievements. What else can Nanxizhai do? If Rong'er cannot get married to you, her best ending in the future will be Kushou Saint Peak, but what if this marriage can be successful?"

"The Pope and the Saint are the real convergence between the north and the south."

"Everyone wants to see such a picture, no matter north or south."

"What is the general trend? This is the general trend."

"No matter whether I am still alive or not, my Xu family will definitely leave their name in history."

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The real convergence between the north and the south is the general trend, and everyone is willing to see such a picture, so this marriage must continue.

Chen Changsheng felt that these words were familiar, and then he remembered that after coming to Kyoto from Xining, he often heard similar words. The big maid named Shuang'er once said that many people said it at the Qingteng Banquet, and even Tang Sanshiliu had said it, but at that time the name associated with Xu Yourong was not himself.

He was not someone who was willing to hide his true thoughts. He looked up at Xu Shiji and said, "You also said that to Akiyama Jun."

"In my opinion, if you want to get married, Akiyama is of course a better choice than you, even if it is the case now. The problem is that he is no longer as good as you."

Better choice and worse are the comparisons between the two concepts.

Chen Changsheng thought about the news from Lishan. When the sun shone on the main peak, Qiushan Jun stabbed himself calmly and casually, thus easily solving a long-planned conspiracy. After a moment of silence, he shook his head and said, "I am not as good as him."

Xu Shiji did not understand what he meant and said, "The Pope is your uncle. With this alone, he will never be as good as you."

Just like what Akiyama-kun said to his father at the main peak of Lishan, it is true that young people and old people cannot be the same as each other.

Chen Changsheng didn't know what he said, but he felt the same way. He stood up and prepared to say goodbye. At the same time, he took out the wedding book and put it on the table.

His movements were not serious, but he was not casual. He could not feel arrogance or inferiority. He just took them out and put them down.

He has come to this God General Mansion three times, each time he is to break off the engagement, or for this reason, he is no longer as nervous and embarrassing as he was at the beginning.

There was no embarrassing look on Xu Shiji's face. When he received a letter from the National Education College saying that Chen Changsheng was coming to visit, he guessed the other party's purpose.

"I said last time that if you really insist on breaking the engagement, give her the wedding letter in front of Rong'er."

Chen Changsheng did have this idea in Zhouyuan, but he never had the chance to meet Xu Yourong. Then he didn't understand why both Xu Shiji and Tang Sanshiliu said similar things, as if he was determined that as long as he saw Xu Yourong's real person, he would never want to break off the engagement. Even if Xu Yourong is really as beautiful as a fairy, so what?

He even felt that others looked down upon him like this.

"I heard that Miss Xu will return to Beijing recently, so I will leave the wedding letter to your house first. If Ms. Xu has any ideas, please go to the National Education College."

He ignored Xu Shiji's words and continued: "Please don't send your wedding letter back to the National Education College, otherwise it may be lost, and that will be really bad."

Xu Shiji was furious when he heard this, thinking that you dared to threaten me, but no emotion appeared on his face.

Chen Changsheng was not threatening him, but told the truth. This wedding book was almost lost in Zhouyuan.

When he was fighting with Nanke at the bottom of the lake, in order to break through the other party's wings of light, he threw out all the things in his scabbard, including this marriage letter. However, he had no feelings about this marriage, so he didn't care much about this marriage letter. It was not until he was about to come to Xu Mansion to break the engagement a few days ago that he remembered this matter.

He looked at Xu Shiji who wanted to say something, but after thinking about it, he gave up, stopped talking more, and left.

Xu Shiji looked at his back disappearing into the night without expression, then he withdrew his gaze and looked at the wedding book with a slightly condensed expression. He didn't understand why the edges of the wedding book were a little wet.

Walking in the garden of the Dongyu Shen General's Mansion, taking advantage of the cage carried by the maid in front of him, looking at the slightly impressed Naoki grey stone, Chen Changsheng naturally remembered the past experiences here.

When he said goodbye just now, he really wanted to say something to Xu Shiji, but he couldn't find a suitable word for a while and didn't know how to organize it. If it were Tang Sanshiliu, he would probably ask Xu Shiji directly: You are so shameless, does your daughter know? But he couldn't say such words, but suddenly he felt a little sympathetic to Xu Yourong.

Xu Shiji said that he insisted on this marriage for his daughter's sake, but what he said in his words were the general trend, the merger of north and south, and the name of history did not hide his true thoughts. He thought that he was just a good person, and he would only think about shining his family. The Xu family has been around for generations, so what is the difference between his daughter and a archway in his eyes?

Thinking of this, Xu Yourong is really pitiful.

Thinking about it with no clue, I came to a stone gate.

A girl stood at the stone gate.
Chapter completed!