Governor's Mansion.
After Chen Sanshi received the decree, he immediately moved in with his family.
There were quite a few maids and servants in the Governor's Mansion.
After his master passed away.
Without anyone to make arrangements for them, they would have had to go their separate ways. Most of them had nowhere to go in the first place. Now that a new governor had moved in—and he was the son-in-law of their former governor—it could not have been better for them.
The Governor's Mansion was enormous, as large as a small sect.
In fact.
It had originally been the site of a sect within Liangzhou City, later converted into this residence. It was neither extravagant nor wasteful, yet sufficiently restrained and grand. Inside and out, it contained well over a hundred courtyards.
Chen Sanshi settled his family in Fufeng Pavilion, a residence near the lake at the foot of the rear mountain.
His master's Danggui Courtyard was sealed away forever.
Fourth Senior Brother's Wutong Courtyard was also kept for the time being.
Days passed one after another, and life in Liangzhou City seemed to have settled into calm on the surface.
Chen Sanshi found a natural cave in the rear mountain. Every day, he brought the Zhenyue Sword there to carve away at it, intending to turn the cave into a natural dwelling. When he had nothing to do, he would sit by the lake and fish with the rod his master had left behind.
"Isn't this pretty easy..."
He suddenly reeled in the line, only to find a clump of waterweed. "Master's rod is really lousy."
"Siqin!"
"Come here for a moment!"
"Draw some silver from the treasury and buy me a good fishing rod."
"Yes, Master."
"Why are you back already?"
"Master, Steward Wu said that the