Chapter 243

Xu Zaijing shook his head secretly; he had thought wrong, thinking that Rong Xian had pulled him to this secluded place to say something else.

"I don't even know what the Chai family young lady looks like! If she's ugly, wouldn't my whole life be ruined!"

Looking at Rong Xian's worried appearance, Xu Zaijing patted his shoulder and said: "You're overthinking it."

Rong Xian looked at Xu Zaijing, his eyes full of confusion.

Xu Zaijing looked at Rong Xian, who was taller than him, and put a hand on Rong Xian's shoulder, saying:

"Madam Chai is just as kind when looking at the young men of the Zhang, Gu, and Zheng families! Let's go, let's go inside and take our seats."

Rong Xian was led by Xu Zaijing towards the front hall,

And said with slight hesitation: "However, I feel that Madam Chai's look was especially kind."

"That's your illusion."

As the two were talking, they walked along the corridor and left this place towards the front hall,

"Jing Ge'er! Just now I was only thinking about my lifelong event. The matter of you, Xiao Ge, and Ye Ge saving me at Sai Sai Fanlou that day, I keep it in my heart."

"I wanted to strive to join the army and earn some military merit before inviting you to Sai Sai Fanlou, but as soon as I returned to Bianjing, my butt suffered."

"My injury is healed; in a few days, we..."

On the road,

Wei Faqi, a disciple of the second branch of the Fu'an Marquis family, was also walking with several young men from families of counts and marquises who were on good terms with him,

And saw Rong Xian, who was tall and dressed in a flamboyant manner, from afar,

"Rong... uh..."

Only then did Wei Faqi see Xu Zaijing beside Rong Xian, and his voice was stuck in his throat.

He looked left and right, found a fork in the road, and said:

"Let's go, let's go this way..."

As he spoke, he led the crowd and turned away quickly.

After walking out of the corridor, they walked under the sun. While basking in the sun, Wei Faqi pointed to a flower that had been wilted by the sun and said:

"It also has a unique scenery."

After a short while, Xu Zaijing and Rong Xian passed the intersection.

Rong Xian tilted his head and saw Wei Faqi and the others under the sun, and waved to greet them,

And whispered to Xu Zaijing: "Are these few brats stupid, looking at flowers under the sun."

The two walked far away.

At Wei Faqi's place, a young man from the Jinxiang Marquis family asked:

"Qi Ge'er, the one beside Rong family young master, is that Xu Zaijing, right?"

Wei Faqi nodded:

"Yes, that's the guy! We usually play well with the older brothers of the Han Guogong and Ling Guogong families, and we are not on good terms with that Xu Zaijing, so it's better to avoid him."

The Jinxiang Marquis young man blocked the sun with his folding fan and said:

"Didn't they say that Xu Zaijing guy knelt in the ancestral hall for three or four days? He has learned his lesson; after being released, he should restrain himself and not be so rampant, right?"

Wei Faqi and the others walked towards the corridor, saying as they walked:

"If he restrains himself, he won't dare to beat people? You don't think about what he has done!"

"Beating the Prince of Yan's heir and the Marquis Prefecture's young master! He even dared to plot to go to the Prince of Yan's fief to demonstrate!"

Wei Faqi stopped his footsteps and whispered:

"Small news, this guy also helped the Imperial City Division send people back to the capital by mistake!"

Hearing this, the people around nodded repeatedly.

"Qi Ge'er, I actually think that Xu Zaijing is brave and fierce, and being unruly is not necessarily a bad thing?"

Wei Faqi looked at the speaker, thought for a moment, and nodded while shaking his folding fan:

"Ze Ge'er's words make sense!"

Jinxiang Marquis young man: "Qi Ge'er, why do you two say that?"

"This banquet held by the Qi Guogong Prefecture is to tell the various noble families that the Chai family has come to the capital. I heard that the Chai family young lady is at the age to discuss marriage."

"Xu Zaijing is about the same age as us..."

"Oh~~"

Everyone suddenly realized.

"Then, we still have to help Jing Ge'er build his reputation!"

"Qi Ge'er is right!"

"If he finds out, won't he beat people?"

"Are you stupid enough to open your own mouth? Go, call the maid beside my sister."

"It seems that the Bianjing talents who can catch Madam Chai's eye can only be us few!"

As they were talking, several people, led by Wei Faqi, left this place.

Walking in the corridor, Wei Faqi glanced back.

And the young men from families like the Jinxiang Marquis behind him also had some unclear expressions in their eyes.

Backyard,

The ladies were still eating and chatting,

But the young ladies had already left the banquet, some returned to the corridor pavilion to chat, and some walked in groups of three or five, talking.

The relationships between the noble families and official families in Bianjing are intricate and complicated,

It's hard to say which two families are related by marriage or have turning relatives.

And the young ladies of those families who are on good terms with the Rong family would also say a few words when they meet familiar official families and noble young ladies,

Mostly sharing some gossip news they just learned, asking each other about the truth or falsehood of a certain piece of gossip.

Some noble young ladies heard these young ladies say with certainty that Madam Chai favored Rong Xian,

And combined with the kind and friendly look Madam Chai had towards the Rong family Madam at the banquet,

After some calculation, a conjecture was gossiped out by the young ladies, and then this news began to spread like wildfire.

At the banquet,

Madam Kang left the banquet to change clothes,

While Madam Wang Ruofu of the Sheng family was sitting with the Feng family relatives and talking:

"The craftsmanship of the Qi Guogong Prefecture's kitchen is indeed good, and the ideas are exquisite."

"Yes, this duck meat is sliced really thin! I heard that this way of eating was spread from Sai Sai Fanlou!"

The Madam of the small branch of the Feng family took the conversation.

At this moment, a young lady from the Feng family of the Cheng Guogong returned to the banquet with great interest and whispered a few words in the ear of the Feng family Madam.

After listening, looking at Wang Ruofu's probing gaze, this Madam whispered in Wang Ruofu's ear:

"She heard that the Chai family intends to marry into the Rong family!"

Wang Ruofu said in disbelief: "Ah? This Rong family young master's reputation, I have heard a little bit of it; this Chai family..."

The Feng family Madam smiled and continued to whisper:

"Just listen to it; no one knows whether Consort Rong is pregnant with a boy or a girl, so who would rashly marry into the Rong family."

Wang Ruofu hurriedly nodded to show she had learned: "Oh oh!"

The ladies could think clearly, but few of the young ladies of various families thought so much, and most of them spread it as a topic of conversation.

Soon,

Chai Zhengzheng, who had returned to the courtyard pavilion to watch Gu Tingyi and the fifth daughter play pitch-pot, felt the gazes looking over,

When she looked back, the owners of the gazes mostly bowed and covered their mouths with round fans, saying something.

Gu Tingyi on the side threw a hanging ear, happily looked at Chai Zhengzheng, but saw Chai Zhengzheng's thoughtful appearance.

"Zhengzheng, what's wrong?"

"Nothing."

At this moment, several noble young ladies walked over.

Gu Tingyi walked to Chai Zhengzheng's side and whispered: "Um, the Wei family of the Fu'an Marquis, the Ma family of the Jinxiang Marquis, the Sha family of the Zhongshan Marquis, etc..."

Chai Zhengzheng nodded,

In the field, the fifth daughter of the Zhang family said: "Tingyi, it's your turn!"

Seeing Chai Zhengzheng waving at her, indicating that she could handle it, Tingyi hurriedly walked over and continued to play pitch-pot.

"Does Miss Zhengzheng also like pitch-pot?"

Said the young lady of the Wei family of the Fu'an Marquis.

Chai Zhengzheng nodded.

"Actually, my brother is also very good at playing pitch-pot."

Chai Zhengzheng smiled politely.

"Miss Zhengzheng, when you are free in a few days, would you like to come to my house for tea?"

Asked the young lady of the Jinxiang Marquis family.

"That's easy to say, easy to say."

The two young ladies looked at each other, but the young lady of the Fu'an Marquis family still said:

"Miss Zhengzheng, do you know the biggest thing that happened in Bianjing some time ago?"

Chai Zhengzheng picked up the teacup and smiled politely: "I just came to Bianjing, so I don't know."

Looking at Gu Tingyi, who was playing pitch-pot,

The young lady of the Wei family covered her mouth with a round fan and whispered:

"It was that Xu Zaijing, the youngest son of the Marquis Yongyi, beating..."

"This Xu Zaijing has always been a troublemaker, and he strikes people whenever he disagrees! He is famous in Bianjing for being brave and fierce! Right?"

Several young ladies on the side hurriedly nodded in agreement.

Chai Zhengzheng's smile slowly faded, and the teacup filled with cold drink stopped at her mouth.

Several young ladies thought Chai Zhengzheng was interested and continued to add fuel to the fire:

"Before, this Xu Zaijing also beat people at Pan Tower! He was very ruthless!"

Chai Zhengzheng said coldly: "Isn't it said that the Bai Gao Kingdom..."

"No, no, it was Cousin Xu Zaijing snatching a female musician from someone else... The whole family of relatives is unbearable to talk about."

After the Ma family young lady finished speaking, she glanced at Gu Tingyi, who was playing pitch-pot, her eyes turned, and she whispered:

"Yi Jie'er is a good one, but her brother was led astray by Xu Zaijing and also followed him to beat people!"

The Wei family young lady nodded in cooperation and said:

"Also, just now I heard that the Rong family is spreading rumors that you are going to marry Rong Xian!"

Chai Zhengzheng held the teacup and frowned: "Ah? What? Who?"

Before Chai Zhengzheng could react,

"Zhengzheng, I'll tell you a secret!"

Hearing this, Chai Zhengzheng, who was still thinking, looked over blankly, only to see the Ma family young lady who spoke look at the people around her and say:

"That Rong Feiyan likes Xu Zaijing!"

Chai Zhengzheng heard this, her mind went blank, only the image of Rong Feiyan laughing and talking beside Anmei appeared.

"Rong Xian is a famous dissolute son in Bianjing. He lingers in brothels and, relying on having a favored consort sister, has done many absurd things."

Before the Wei family young lady finished speaking,

The Sha family young lady on the side said:

"Your brother, Wei Faqi, isn't he very close to Rong Xian?"

"How did you... I..."

The Wei family young lady was left speechless by this sentence.

The Ma family young lady smiled slightly on the side:

"This is not nonsense."

The Wei family young lady looked incredulous, and then said:

"No wonder the daughter of the Jinxiang Marquis family was drugged and disfigured; I think she really deserved it."

"What did you say!"

"I'll tear your mouth apart!"

Clang,

The teacup in Chai Zhengzheng's hand was knocked off, the cold drink spilled all over her clothes, and Chai Zhengzheng was splashed by the cold drink, startled.

Hearing the quarrel here, the maids of the Qi Guogong Prefecture acted quickly and soon pulled the crowd apart.

And Tingyi and the fifth daughter, who were playing pitch-pot, hurriedly ran over,

Looking at the somewhat disheveled Chai Zhengzheng, Tingyi and the fifth daughter hurriedly helped her leave this place.

After walking a distance and arriving near the hall where the banquet was set,

"Zhengzheng, what's wrong with you? Were you frightened?"

Gu Tingyi supported Chai Zhengzheng and asked with concern.

The fifth daughter also looked at Chai Zhengzheng with concern.

Chai Zhengzheng blinked, covered the panic in her eyes, and shook her head: "Nothing."

Chai Zhengzheng's maid, Miss Yun Mu, was busy wiping the cold drink off Chai Zhengzheng's clothes at this time.

At this moment, Pingmei and Anmei, who were talking and heard the commotion, also walked over, poked their heads to look at the few people who were about to pinch each other over there,

Anmei sneered,

Everyone also saw the appearance of Chai Zhengzheng's clothes behind Tingyi,

Pingmei scanned the surroundings and said: "Qingzhi, you and Qingcao go over to help."

(End of chapter)