The Marquise: I Earn My Own Worship

Cheng Fu looked over expectantly, only to see the servant leaning over and whispering something in the ear of the official. The official looked at Cheng Fu and the others and nodded.

"Come here, you guys."

Upon hearing the message, Cheng Fu brought his family forward.

"Cheng Fu, right? Cheng Jieyuan is waiting for you at the city gate. Hurry over."

"Very good, thank you very much, sir. Thank you very much, sir."

Cheng Fu, Wang and others hurriedly took the elderly and children and followed the servant who had just arrived to the door.

On the way, Cheng Fu stuffed some silver into the servant who was leading the way. The servant accepted it with a smile and nodded with satisfaction. As expected of the family of the top scholar, he was very knowledgeable.

Seeing this, Wang, who was standing by, felt so heartbroken that her flesh was bleeding. This was a huge sum of money.

"You must be Cheng Jieyuan's uncle, right? Oh, you are so lucky. Cheng Jieyuan is now working in Duan Bo's mansion. He is very impressive. It is said that he is highly regarded by the old lady of Duan Hou."

The servant took the money, said a lot of nice things, and sent Cheng Fu and the others to the door.

After delivering it, the official left.

Cheng Fu didn't care at this moment, as he had already seen the young man Cheng Xi standing in the corner inside the door, with several servants around him.

Cheng Xi also saw Cheng Fu and his group.

"Brother Xi!"

Cheng Fu shouted Cheng Xi's name loudly and walked towards that direction. Cheng Xi was also a little excited, but he couldn't go forward because there were guards guarding the door.

Cheng Fu was stopped at the door and his household registration documents were checked against Cheng Xi's. He was allowed to pass only after they matched.

"Okay, let's go in."

"Thank you, sir."

After saying that, he took out some silver as a bribe. The officer was very satisfied when he saw this.

In principle, you are not allowed to enter the city now, but sometimes principles have to be put aside.

Don’t you see that this is someone from Duan Bo’s mansion? Now Lord Duan is the person in charge of grain relief this time.

Cheng Fu was let in. Cheng Xi looked at the middle-aged man who was approaching him, and his eyes became a little moist.

The man's hair was disheveled, his face looked a little tired, and his clothes, which were usually neat, were now wrinkled.

"uncle"

Seeing the woman beside him, he called out, "Auntie!"

Cheng Fu was very happy and looked at Cheng Xi who patted his shoulder.

"Good boy, you've become a lot stronger."

Wang was also very happy at this time. She finally entered the city. She felt relieved. Seeing Cheng Xi, she responded with a smile.

When Cheng Xi saw the two old people, he hurried forward to support them.

"Grandfather and grandmother"

Old Master Cheng and the other man were already in tears when they looked at Cheng Xi.

"Brother Xi, Brother Xi, have you been having a good time in the capital these past few months? You came here without even saying a word. I told you to stay home and have a good rest, but you refused to listen. Why are you so stubborn?"

Old Madam Cheng lay in Cheng Xi's arms, crying breathlessly. When she heard what the old man said, she was so angry that she slapped Cheng Xi's arm twice.

Cheng Xi's eyes were already red, and he let the two of them "scold" him.

Old Madam Cheng started to curse while crying:

"You little bastard, you're so bold! You ran away without telling us two old men. You're not even well yet. If anything happens to you, how am I going to explain it to Yan'er?"

"When I die, I won't be able to face them in the underworld. My poor Yan'er only has this one child. If anything happens to you, I won't live either."

Cheng Xi's eyes were red, and Cheng Fu couldn't bear it anymore and pulled his mother.

"Oh my god, this is in public, stop talking."

Then he said to Cheng Xi, "Let's go and find a place to stay first."

"Yes, yes, look at me."

Madam Cheng wiped her tears and patted Cheng Xi's arm. Cheng Xi took the opportunity to support Madam Cheng.

"Grandmother, let's go. The messenger told me you were coming, so I ordered an inn to be booked. You can stay there first while I look for any unoccupied houses to rent in the capital."

The servant beside him came forward with the Cheng family's luggage.

"these are?"

Cheng Fu looked at the servants in confusion. Zheng Da, the leader, stepped forward respectfully and replied:

"We are servants in Master Cheng's courtyard, and we would like to greet Master Cheng."

Then he paid his respects to several members of the Cheng family. Master Cheng is now more powerful in the Duan family than Master Chen was back then. Not only is he loved by the old lady and the lady, but even the fourth master is on good terms with him.

Cheng Fu secretly complained in his heart. He heard that the dogs in the capital are a bit taller than those outside, and those servants don’t take people from outside seriously.

Now seeing that the servants in Duanbo's mansion are very polite, I think Duanbo's mansion must be a family that attaches great importance to rules.

Cheng Fu didn't know that it was not because the servants in Duan Bo's mansion were polite, but because he was a member of Master Cheng's family that the servants treated him differently.

If it were an ordinary family, the servants wouldn't even look at you.

The group stayed at an inn in the outer city. After they were settled, Cheng Xi sent Zheng Da and the others back.

"Uncle, why did you come to the capital so suddenly? You didn't even write me a letter so I could make arrangements early."

If he had written to me earlier, Cheng Xi could have found a house sooner and wouldn't have to live in the inn like this.

Cheng Fu became gloomy when he heard this, and his tone was filled with a hint of relief and solemnity.

"I had no idea I would come to Beijing, so I left in a hurry."

Cheng Xi walked to the window and opened them all. Since there were so many of them, they lived in a courtyard on the first floor, and all three rooms were occupied by their family members.

When the window was opened, Cheng Xi could see the only road into the courtyard, so he came back and sat down.

"But what about the flood? It's not in Guiling, it's still far away from Anping. Could it be that the flood is so serious?"

Cheng Fu looked out the window and said in a low voice:

"Fortunately, only a few villages were flooded over there, so it's not serious. But there are many people who have fled from Guiling, and Anping and Jiannan are in chaos now."

Cheng Xi breathed a sigh of relief: "That's good, I thought something happened."

However, seeing the unusual expression on his uncle's face, Cheng Xi's heart skipped a beat.

I turned around and looked at my grandparents, both of whom had a look of desolation on their faces.

Cheng Xi's heart sank even more. Something must have happened. Otherwise, his uncle and his family wouldn't have rushed to the capital without even having time to write a letter.

Besides, there are so many fabrics in my uncle's shop. He left in such a hurry. I guess they haven't been sold yet. This is very abnormal.

"what happened?"

"Brother Xi"

Cheng Fu's voice was a little panicked this time. Cheng Fu's heart had been hanging all the way. The joy of seeing Cheng Xi just now made him forget about that matter for a while.

Now that Cheng Xi asked about it, Cheng Fu recalled the news he had accidentally learned, and his expression began to become a little frightened.

Only a hoarse voice was heard, it was my grandfather who said it.

"Most of the people in Guiling didn't die from the flood, but..."

"Waterworm!"

what? !

Cheng Xi's eyes trembled as he looked at his grandfather. Old Man Cheng had his eyes closed, a look of sorrow on his face.

Old Madam Cheng and Wang hugged the two children tightly in their arms, tears streaming down their faces. Cheng Xi looked at Cheng Fu, who nodded silently.