Chapter 113 Humble Wang An

But I didn't expect that the wait would last for three or four hours.

Until nightfall, when the soldiers from the Five Cities Military Division began patrolling the streets, the gates of the houses were not seen opened again.

Fortunately, Wei Zhongxian and his men had extraordinary status and were carrying ivory tokens, so they were not captured by the soldiers of the Bingmasi.

However, being repeatedly interrogated by some small fry also made Wei Zhongxian and the other man feel aggrieved.

After waiting for more than half an hour, a man and a woman came over from You'anmen. I vaguely heard the man say, "Luckily we caught up with the closing time of the city gate, otherwise we would have to spend the night in the herbal medicine shop."

At first Wei Zhongxian didn't pay much attention, but gradually he realized that the man and woman were walking towards him, and he immediately perked up.

Sure enough, the couple were also stunned when they suddenly saw Wei Zhongxian's carriage. They looked at the carriage suspiciously, walked to the street gate, and knocked on it.

After a while, the street door creaked again, and the maid that Wei Zhongxian had seen during the day appeared again.

Xiao Wu first shouted happily: "Master, Sister Yun Zhao, if you don't come back soon, the food will get cold."

Then he caught a glimpse of the carriage at the door and immediately put his hands on his hips and shouted, "Why are these people still here?"

Seeing this, Wang An immediately asked, "Why have these people been waiting at our door for a long time?"

Xiao Wu replied, "That's right. He also said he was going to look for someone named Li Mao. It's weird that our grandmother is named Li Mao."

Wang Anwen frowned when he realized he couldn't go, and immediately looked towards the carriage.

But before Wang An could make any move, the spurs had already been opened, and Zijian Wei Zhongxian jumped down from the carriage, walked towards Wang An and the others, and said with a bow: "Excuse me, young man. I am Wei Zhongxian. I wonder if you have heard of our name?"

When Wei Zhongxian introduced himself, Wang An was immediately startled.

Could the new person here be an imposter with some bad intentions?
But when Wang An took a closer look, he found that the man had a feminine face and his movements were effeminate, and he really looked like a eunuch.

Moreover, I don’t think anyone would pretend to be Wei Zhongxian under the emperor’s feet.

After realizing this, Wang An immediately clasped his fists and bowed, saying respectfully, "Who in the world doesn't know the name of the factory master?"

"It is a great honor to see you today!"

Although Wei Zhongxian is notorious in history books, as the saying goes, a man of insight is a hero. Now Wang An is at most a small businessman. Standing in front of Wei Zhongxian, how could he dare to act recklessly and presumptuously.

After all, Wang Anke did not awaken any system, nor did he have the destiny of being a son of any plane.

Even though Wei Zhongxian has lost power and it is impossible for him to be as omnipotent as he was during the Tianqi period, at least he still holds the title of the director of the East Depot.

Perhaps his deterrent effect on the civil and military officials in the court was not as strong as before, but if Wang An dared to offend Wei Zhongxian, he would be killed in a matter of minutes as easily as crushing an ant.

Seeing Wang An's respectful attitude, Wei Zhongxian's depressed mood due to being turned away improved a little. He said with a fake smile: "Young man, you look like a smart man, so I won't beat around the bush."

Wei Zhongxian pointed to the house behind Wang An and chuckled, "This house was originally our family's property, but because I was doing work for the emperor, it was inconvenient for me to personally handle the property deed, so I registered it in the name of my godson..."

Wei Zhongxian stopped talking here and just looked at Wang An with a smile, as if to say, "You know what I mean."

Wang An did understand that it was just a matter of transferring assets! Just like the corrupt officials of later generations, all his houses and cars were registered under other people's names, and he didn't even have 50 cents in his bank account.

In fact, even if he is as rich as a country, hundreds of house deeds are just a drop in the bucket.

However, even though he understood, Wang An was still troubled by how to respond.

You can't just say: So that's how it is, today the small thing is returned to its original owner.

Then the whole family moves out of the newly bought house overnight!

After all, I spent several hundred taels of silver, and I really like this house.

Seeing Wang An's embarrassment, Wei Zhongxian suddenly said, "This street is not a place to talk. Can you please treat me to a cup of tea?"

What else could Wang An say? He could only respectfully lead Wei Zhongxian and the other two into the house.

Wang An brought Wei Zhongxian and others to the east wing of the inner courtyard. Because this room was designed as a study by the front house, it was fully equipped with various antique shelves and small tea tables.

After ordering Xiao Wu to serve tea, Wang An asked Wei Zhongxian to sit in the seat of honor.

Wei Zhongxian did not refuse and sat down carelessly. He looked at the furnishings in the study and said, "The furnishings in this room are still the same as when we left Beijing, except that the things on the antique shelf and the calligraphy and paintings that were originally hanging there are gone."

Upon hearing this, Wang An immediately replied, "When I bought it, there were only furniture. I didn't see any other antiques, calligraphy and paintings. I think they were taken away by the seller."

Li Yongzhen, who was standing at the side, heard this and said angrily, "This damn Li Mao, you, the factory master, have been so kind to him, yet he secretly sold your house and took away all your calligraphy, paintings, and antiques!"

"Don't worry, Master. When we get back, we'll have the men from the East Factory immediately set up a tight net to capture that bastard Li Mao!"

Upon hearing this, Wei Zhongxian sighed softly and said, "Li Mao can't be blamed for this. After all, back then... Haha, when the tree falls, the monkeys scatter. Who could have thought that I, Wei Zhongxian, would be back again?"

Although Wei Zhongxian's tone was desolate, there was a strange look of complacency on his face.

While Wang An expressed his full understanding, he was also secretly observing this eunuch who left his name in history.

Firstly, people were somewhat curious about Wei Zhongxian himself. A eunuch who was able to control the government for many years and had the unconditional trust of the emperor would surely arouse the curiosity of later generations like Wang An.

Secondly, Wang An was also very curious about what changes had taken place in history and why Wei Zhongxian, who was originally doomed to die, actually survived.

At the beginning, Wang An thought that this was most likely because Chongzhen was a "colleague", or because Chongzhen had "colleagues" around him to guide him.

But now that he had met Wei Zhongxian, Wang An had another bold idea.

Since even Chongzhen could be a “colleague”, is it possible that Wei Zhongxian was also a “colleague”?
After all, there is no law that states that a time traveler cannot become a eunuch.

Thinking of this possibility, Wang An couldn't help but take a breath, and suddenly felt that it was actually quite good for him to travel through time and space and become a powerless ordinary citizen.

Wei Zhongxian asked Wang An to invite him for tea, but after entering the door, he did not talk to Wang An, but just sighed and lamented with Li Yongzhen.

(End of this chapter)