Chapter One Hundred and Eighth
After arriving at He Mansion, Butler Liu placed Chen Sheng in a room in the front yard and said to Chen Sheng: "Stay honestly, don't walk around. If you go to a place you shouldn't go, be careful to move. The master went to the palace to meet the saint, and he couldn't tell when he would come back. Even if he came back, he might not have time to see you. Please wait patiently."
After saying that, Butler Liu was about to leave, but was grabbed by Chen Sheng. Then Chen Sheng said, "Butler Liu? Liu Quan is right? Just get some food and hard dishes. Don't make those fancy ones. Let the kitchen be faster. My stomach is still empty. By the way, the wine should be fragrant, but I can't get used to the sauce."
"You know who I am and dare to talk to me like this. You are a down-and-out tailor, and you are quite brave." Liu Quan said in a bad tone.
"Where do you come from so much nonsense? Just go quickly if you want to go. Find out your identity. You are a servant. To put it bluntly, you are a slave. You should think about your master in everything and not be mixed with personal emotions. If you want to see me with an adult, you must have something to tell me to do. What should I do if I don't eat enough?" Chen Sheng scolded without fear.
"Oh, I've taught me a lesson. You'd better be useful, otherwise I'll let you know what the consequences would be if you offend me as a slave." Liu Quan said sinisterly.
It is true that Liu Quan is a servant, but it depends on who he belongs to. The servants of the first powerful minister of the Qing Dynasty should give him some decentness when he meets him.
Chen Sheng, a down-and-out tailor, dared to scold him in person, which was simply seeking death.
But even though he was angry, Chen Sheng was the one Heshen wanted to meet. Before he could figure out Heshen's intentions, Liu Quan really had no choice but to do anything to him.
"Don't talk about these useless things. If you are a slave, do something that a slave should do. Go and spread the food quickly. I have a bad temper. If you talk too much, be careful that I will slap you with big ears."
"Zhou, my grandpa, wait a moment, I will go and pass on the meal now." Liu Quan snorted coldly, squeezed out a few words from his teeth, suppressed his anger, slammed the door and left.
After Liu Quan left, Chen Sheng rubbed his chin and thought. It seemed that what Heshen wanted to do for him was not a trivial matter, and he did not even reveal his close confidant around him.
Chen Sheng’s performance just now was intentional, on the one hand, it was a test, and on the other hand, it also set the tone for the subsequent meeting.
The Qing Dynasty was highly hierarchical, with different ranks of superiority and inferiority. It was always like a master and a slave.
Chen Sheng was not interested in being a servant to be a grandson, so he first set up his bold image to make Heshen mentally prepared.
As for what Liu Quan said about the revenge afterwards, Chen Sheng didn't care about it at all.
If I can't talk to Heshen, Chen Sheng will be ready to kill him directly and open the second week of the tour, so there is nothing to do afterwards.
Not long after, the food was delivered. Chen Sheng no longer thought about it. After eating, he lay down in bed to take a nap.
I slept until night before I was woken up.
When he opened his eyes, he saw that it was Liu Quan and looked at the sky again. Chen Sheng stretched out and said, "Do you need dinner? I have eaten too much at noon and am not hungry yet. I'll send it here later."
"I really treat myself as my master. Get up quickly, the master wants to see you." Liu Quan almost laughed angry by him and urged him.
Chen Sheng got up from the bed, rubbed his face and said, "Let's go, lead the way."
I turned around all the way, walked through the veranda and through the villa. I couldn't see the surrounding scenery clearly in the night. The only feeling was that it was big. Chen Sheng followed Liu Quan and walked for a long time before he arrived at his destination.
"Master, bring Zhou Qingshu here." Liu Quan said respectfully outside the door.
After a while, the door opened and a maid said, "Master, let you go in."
After entering, Chen Sheng was stunned. He thought he had seen the world, but the scene inside was really beyond his expectations.
Rockery flowing water, birds and fish swimming, grass and trees are interesting, and flowers are competing for beauty, which is a garden scene.
Building gardens indoors is a rich man’s idea, which is different from that of ordinary people.
There was a long table on the grass, with hundreds of dishes on the table. Heshen sat at one end of the long table and was served to eat.
More than a dozen beautiful maids around each perform their duties, some accompanying food, some feeding food, some rub shoulders and legs, some holding palm fans and fanning the air, and some driving away mosquitoes.
He was too arrogant and extravagant, and Chen Sheng couldn't stand it from the bottom of his heart, and he wanted to... he wanted to replace him immediately.
"Don't stand there, hurry up, the master is calling you." Liu Quan said on the side.
Chen Sheng's eyes moved away from the maid Miaomang's body. Seeing Heshen waving to him, he walked towards the long table.
After carrying a chair and sitting next to Heshen, Chen Sheng said to the maid serving beside him: "Come on a pair of bowls and chopsticks, you don't need staple food. You're not too hungry, I just need to eat vegetables."
"Get up, get up, and Is there a place for you to sit in front of you?" Liu Quan stepped forward and was about to pull Chen Sheng away.
"Forget it, let him sit. All I want is his fearless nature." Heshen waved his hand and stopped him.
"What you value with the adults is probably not my courage, but my face." Chen Sheng crossed his legs and leaned on the chair, saying with some meaning.
"Oh? What do you mean?" Heshen was interested, glanced at Chen Sheng and asked.
Chen Sheng took the bowls and chopsticks from the maid and touched her white little hand. After he ran away with a blushing face, he turned to look at Heshen and smiled and said, "When he met Chunmanlou, he must have recognized me as someone else. This person has a different identity?"
"I didn't see that you are a scheming person and have a smart mind. It's a smart person. I like smart people the most." Heshen said indecision.
"It's time to eat some light food for the night. It's too greasy and it's not good for adults. I'll bring all the meat dishes to me." Chen Sheng picked up a lion's head and ate it. It tasted good. His appetite suddenly increased, so he arranged it.
After wiping the oil from his mouth, Chen Sheng said to Heshen: "Sir He, let's open the skylight and speak with great words. Who are you going to let me pretend to be and frame the other party? Let's first say that if you commit adultery, plunder, kill and set fire, you will have to add extra money."
Heshen waved his hand and said, "You all go down."
"Yes, Master."
After Liu Quan and his maids left, Heshen said to Chen Sheng: "You don't need to do anything that can lose your head. I'm helping noble people find a substitute."
"Negotiable?" Chen Sheng's heart moved and said, "Is it the emperor? Let me be the emperor, this is OK, you can do it without money."
"It's not that you are the emperor, but a substitute. Do you understand the substitute?" Heshen corrected.
"I understand, I understand." Chen Sheng nodded repeatedly and said, "Don't worry, sir, I won't do anything randomly. I will respond to whatever I say to you, and ignore everyone else's words. This is OK."
"You can't... forget it, it's too early to say this. Whether you need it or not is not something I can decide. It depends on what Master Long live." Heshen shook his head and said, "You can live in He Mansion first. After a few days, I'll find an opportunity to take you into the palace to meet the saint."
"Living in Hefu... I can't get used to sleeping alone, why don't I let me go to the Bada Hutong?"
"You are really a good person." Heshen felt speechless, but for the sake of this face, he clapped his hands and shouted: "Wongzhu, Xia Cao, you two come in."
The two maids pushed the door and walked in, bowed and said, "Master, what are your instructions?"
"You two are responsible for serving him in the future." Heshen pointed at Chen Shengdao, and then said to Chen Sheng: "You can get used to sleeping this time, right?"
Chen Sheng looked at the two women, original, at the age of sixteen or seventeen, and his figure and appearance were no worse than the top cards in the Bada Hutongs. He nodded with satisfaction and said, "Habits, habits, you can live for a few more days."
Chapter completed!