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Several people applauded.

Chen Chu invited the fourth brother to tear off the silk on the gate of the mansion with him.

Several people worked hard together.

The huge red silk fell down at once.

Immediately, several huge characters appeared on the boulder.

It was written: Nanshan Mansion.

These big characters, seen from a distance, look like a bone fairy, very elegant.

Li Jing was fascinated and asked, "Fifth brother, who did you write these words for?"

Chen Chu said with a smile: "Of course it is the number one calligrapher today, Yu Shinan, Lao Yu."

Qin Qiong said with a smile: "I heard that you offended Yu Shinan and Chu Suiliang when you were in the Hongwen Museum, and Yu Shinan was kicked out of the house. Now he is willing to write an inscription for you? Did you give him some good treasures?"

Chen Chu smiled and waved his hands: "Second brother, you are joking, I didn't try to please Lao Yu, I just went to visit him, and he said that as long as you don't bother him, you can say anything, so he wrote it to me." These few words."

Everyone: "..."

Then everyone stared at the big characters and thought carefully.

Nanshan Mansion!

What a strange mansion name.

But it does sound very elegant and special.

And it matches Chen Chu's identity.

The mansions in Chang’an City, those who have a title, use the name of the title as the name of the mansion, and those who do not have a title, use the surname to name the mansion. , other people are not allowed to build mansions.Because the gate of the mansion is open to the street, you can come in and out at any time, while other people can only live in the workshop, which is closed after dark and cannot enter and exit freely.

……

The Duke of Qi.

Yu Shinan was drinking and chatting with a group of colleagues, enjoying themselves happily.

Suddenly, Chu Suiliang came in in a hurry, sat next to him, and asked, "Master Yu, you are so confused. We agreed at the beginning not to provoke Chen Chu, why did you give him an inscription?"

Yu Shinan was startled, most of the time he was sober, and asked: "Why did you say that? A few days ago, Chen Chu visited me at the mansion and asked me to write an inscription on the gate of his mansion. I kicked him out at that time. Who ever Thinking he was being a rascal, I just wrote him a few words and sent him away."

"What did you write about Nanshan Mansion?"

Yu Shinan shook his head: "No, no, I wrote, Guanshan Gongnan, I had already guessed at that time, these words are neither the concubine's mansion nor any mansion, Chen Chu will definitely not be able to use it, Just send him away."

Chu Suiliang rolled his eyes: "Master Yu, you have been fooled. The name of Chen Chuna's mansion is Nanshan Mansion. Now, scholars all over Chang'an City are talking about the unique and elegant name of this name!"

"puff!"

Yu Shinan spit out the tea just after drinking it.

"really?"

"Of course it's true," Chu Suiliang said, "Now everyone in Chang'an City knows about it, and I just went outside to hear it."

Yu Shinan suddenly felt that his whole body was not well.

He Nuonuo said to himself: "It's impossible to guard against, it's impossible to guard against, that brat Chen Chu..."

……

at the same time.

In the backyard of Duke Qi's mansion.

A few tables were set up.

In the middle one, sitting are Li Er and Empress Changsun.

Then there are Wang Gui, Fang Xuanling and others and their wives.

Those who can enter this courtyard to eat are all the first-class ministers in the court.

Those who can share the table with Li Er are all existences under one person and above ten thousand in the court.

Suddenly, Li Er turned his head to look, and saw a table not far away, which was more than half empty.

He searched carefully, but couldn't find any trace of Li Jing, Qin Qiong, Niu Jinda, and Cheng Yaojin.

Li Er asked curiously, "Why didn't you see Niu Aiqing and others?"

The eldest grandson Wuji next to him was taken aback, and hurriedly sent someone to look for it.

It didn't take long for someone to send a message.

Changsun Wuji said to Li Er: "Your Majesty, the four of General Niu left Qi State Duke's mansion half an hour ago. They looked hurried, as if they were going to see the mansion built by Chen Chu. It is said that Chen Chu's huge mansion , It was completed today, this matter is simply nonsense, such a big mansion covers an area of ​​[-] mu, at least it will take five years, Chen Chu only took half a year to build it, but it is a bit sensational!"

Li Er frowned and gave Gao Chen a look.

Gao Chen hurried out and came back in a short time. He whispered into Li Er's ear, "Your Majesty, this matter does not seem to be true. Now it is rumored all over Chang'an City. It seems that the mansion is really completed. gone."

built?

Even though Li Er was well-informed, he also found it inconceivable.

How could a mansion with an area of ​​[-] mu be built in half a year?

His heart suddenly became very curious.

Snapped.

Li Er put down his chopsticks at once, stood up, and said to Changsun Wuji: "Auxiliary machine, I'm already full. I heard that Chen Chu has already built the mansion, so I plan to go and have a look."

As soon as he finished speaking, everyone around him put down their chopsticks.

When everyone heard that Chen Chu's mansion had been built, they were all very surprised.

You know, it is a mansion covering an area of ​​[-] mu.

How could it be completed?

Must go to see the truth.

That's much better than eating here.

Changsun Wuji was stunned.

He wanted to persuade Li Er, but seeing so many people ready to go out, he didn't dare to stop him.

Seeing Li Er and the ministers leaving one after another, leaving only a bunch of female relatives, the originally lively courtyard suddenly became chirping, full of female voices, the corners of Changsun Wuji's mouth twitched, and he wanted to go and see it too What the hell is Chen Chu doing, but all the guests in Duke Qi's mansion want him to entertain them, so they really can't leave.

"Damn Chen Chu!"

"It's unreasonable that such a small matter after the construction of the mansion will make the city full of wind and rain!"

"It won't be finished sooner or later, but it will be finished on the day of my son's wedding. This kid did it on purpose."

Thinking of Chen Chu's hateful smiling face, Changsun Wuji felt very sad.

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Chapter 241 Sudden Bad Mood

The female family members of the other ministers stayed in the Duke of Qi's mansion, but Empress Changsun followed Li Er and left immediately.

She was also curious about how Chen Chu managed to build a huge mansion covering an area of ​​[-] mu in only half a year.

A group of people hurried to the vicinity of Chunming Gate.

What caught the eye was the incomparably tall gate.

Li Er stood at the forefront, staring at the big characters of Nanshan Mansion, showing a thoughtful expression.

Empress Changsun said: "Your Majesty, from the perspective of my concubine, these words should be written by Yu Shinan."

Li Er nodded: "Most people in the court told me that Chen Chu was arrogant and domineering, he offended many people, and his popularity was not good. Now it seems that this is not the case. Yu Shinan has always been noble and looks down on many vulgar people. , but now, he is able to write an inscription for Chen Chu's mansion, it seems that their friendship must be very good... Even people like Yu Shinan are willing to be friends with Chen Chu, so I can rest assured."

Empress Changsun smiled.

She admired her son-in-law more and more.

The ministers also nodded in agreement with Li Er's statement.

Unexpectedly, behind the crowd, Yu Shinan, who was standing next to Chu Suiliang, suddenly rolled his eyes and couldn't help vomiting blood.

He raised his hand and shouted, "Your Majesty, no, it's not this..."

He wanted to tell the truth to everyone.

It was the young man who came to cheat and bully me, an old man.

However, Chu Suiliang who was next to him covered his mouth and whispered: "Master Yu, you can't be confused anymore. Now everyone knows that you and Chen Chu are good friends. If you stand up and say no now, explain It can explain clearly, but think about it, you have offended Chen Chu to death by doing this. With that kid's temper, once he holds grudges against you, there are probably a hundred ways to torture you to death. Ok?"

Chen Chu...

Thinking of Chen Chu's evil smile, Yu Shinan shuddered.

He shook his head hastily, and said with a smile to the ministers who came over, "It's okay, it's okay, I wrote this word for Chen Chu, it's really good if everyone thinks it's good."

Seeing this, everyone was even more convinced that Yu Shinan and Chen Chu were in the same group.

Li Er said with a smile: "My dear friends, today, you will follow me to Chen Chu's mansion to have a look."

Everyone readily agreed and walked in together.

After entering the door.

After going up a long step and reaching a high point, everyone was dumbfounded when they looked around.

What about the mansion?

Where is Chen Chu's residence?

According to their imagination, the mansion covering an area of ​​[-] mu should be filled with [-] mu of land.

But looking at it now, only a few sparse buildings can be seen.

Super mansion?

nonexistent?

On the contrary, there are cobblestone-paved paths criss-crossing, and there is a huge lake in the middle. The water quality is early in the morning, and there are dozens of mandarin ducks playing in the water. Looking around, the grass is growing and the warblers are flying. Both sides of the road are full of sweet-scented osmanthus trees. , and next to it is a large bamboo forest.

Empress Changsun suddenly pointed to the distance and said in surprise, "Second brother, look, there are all flowers over there?"

Everyone looked in the direction of Empress Changsun's finger, and only saw seas of flowers.

Wang Gui said: "Your Majesty, Chen Chu is deceiving the emperor. He was ordered to build a mansion with an area of ​​[-] mu, but now it seems that it is not [-] mu at all."

Li Er waved his hand.

There is no anger in his heart.

Because, facing such a beautiful and picturesque scenery, he suddenly felt unprecedentedly relaxed.

So beautiful, so pleasant.

Although there are exquisite palaces, imperial gardens, west inner gardens, etc., the scenery is not bad, but more often, what you are facing is the tall palace walls and traditional style halls, which are solemn and sacred everywhere, and it is rare to relax. Chance.

Li Er took a look at Wang Gui and said, "It's impossible for Chen Chu not to have a place to live in such a large area. Let's go and have a look."

Everyone walked along a spacious gray-white road.

As Li Er was walking, he suddenly said in surprise, "This road is not paved with stone slabs..."

As he spoke, he knelt down and watched carefully.

I saw this road, as if it was a whole stone slab.

The texture is engraved on it to prevent slipping.

Wei Zheng suddenly said in shock: "Your Majesty, this is made of cement, just like the city wall!"

Wang Gui said with emotion: "Chen Chu is really extravagant. This cement is an artifact for building city walls. A city wall made of cement is invincible, but Chen Chu is lucky to use it to build roads."

This road is not narrow enough for four carriages to drive side by side.

Among the mansions of the ministers in the court, even the most luxurious Duke of Qi's mansion could not build a road in the mansion that was big enough for four carriages to pass at the same time.

No wonder Wang Gui's tone was sour.

Wei Zheng was taken aback for a moment, and then said: "Your Majesty, I suddenly understood one thing, that is why Chen Chu frantically transported iron ore slag from the north. This iron ore slag is the raw material for cement production. He wanted so much Iron ore slag is used to produce cement to build your own mansion."