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Chapter 319: There is a lot of right and wrong on the road [Thank you all for your support

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Xu Zaijing has been exercising with self-discipline for many years,

And has fought with real swords and guns several times. His real combat record can be checked by the Imperial City Division.

Lantern Festival,

Although Xu Zaijing's vigilance hadn't reached the highest state of combat, he noticed it when the window on the second floor opened.

While tilting his head to look over, his hand was already on the jade pendant hanging under his belt, which had quite a bit of weight.

If Xu Zaijing found anything wrong, he was confident he could pull this jade pendant off, throw it out like a flying stone, and give the "thief" behind the window a headshot.

However,

In Xu Zaijing's line of sight, he saw the actions of the "thief" behind the window, and he wondered in his heart: This... why is this a woman's attire? And she even has her hands on her cheeks?

Thinking of this, the Long Ju he was sitting on walked with a clatter.

When he reached the intersection where he needed to turn left, Xu Zaijing was closer to the wooden building.

The window on the second floor was still open, but no one could be seen anymore.

Xu Zaijing turned the horse and walked over. She didn't relax her vigilance and continued to look at that window. What if it was a trick to make him relax his vigilance?

Upstairs, Rong Feiyan looked at the person getting closer and closer,

Hurriedly put down her hands that were on her cheeks,

Hid to one side of the window,

Listening to the clattering horse hooves and the clattering carriage sound outside the window getting closer,

She tilted her head to look at Seeing Xi Bu and Ningxiang standing at the door. After a while, estimating that the person had already walked past,

Rong Feiyan's eyes turned, and she boldly stood on tiptoe, slowly poking her head out to look outside,

And then

Collided exactly with someone's gaze.

She shrank back quickly, panting and patting her chest, with a little fright in her eyes, and also a little joy,

Biting her lip, Rong Feiyan looked outside again, wanting more,

But she only saw a back view of someone riding a horse.

And faint voices of conversation came.

After a short while, Rong Feiyan in the room said:

"Come, close the window, the lanterns in the direction of Huihefang are indeed good to look at."

The maid hurriedly walked over.

Having turned left,

Xu Zaijing withdrew his gaze.

Actually, he really didn't intend to make eye contact with the beautiful-looking young lady behind the window.

Xu Zaijing turned his head and continued to walk forward.

A side door appeared in front. Looking at the courtyard wall of the side door, it should be the same household as the second floor of that wooden building.

Two exquisite lanterns with the word "Rong" were hanging on the side door.

Xu Zaijing smiled and shook his head.

Qingyun on the side said: "Young Master, what's wrong?"

Xu Zaijing said: "Nothing, I delayed someone else's scenery."

Qingyun looked suspiciously at the surrounding environment. This place was very close to the Imperial City, and the residents were all high-ranking officials and nobles of Bianjing.

The colorful lanterns at the door or in the courtyard were naturally good-looking, and Qingyun also noticed the movement on the second floor just now.

Qingyun nodded: Oh! Just now some noble lady was looking at the lanterns.

Qingyun looked back at the second floor of the wooden building behind him, where the sound of closing the window came.

Xu Zaijing rode his horse and looked at both sides of the road.

Not only were there good-looking colorful lanterns near the shop fronts of each household,

Even the gate towers at the entrances of some markets were decorated by the commoners, and there was even a sense of comparing whose was better.

When he reached the vicinity of Pan Lou Main Street in the south, the crowd nearby became much denser.

There was also the sound of loud laughter coming from the restaurant by the roadside.

After passing Pan Lou Street, before walking far,

"Hey, hey, watch the road!"

"Clang!"

"Squeak..."

A sound of wood colliding and rubbing came from not far away.

Qingyun and the Xu family's carriage driver hurriedly soothed their horses, which had been somewhat startled.

In the Xu family carriage, the three little maids who were already drowsy were also shaken awake by the movement of the carriage, and all gathered at the opened carriage door to look outside.

Xu Zaijing patted Long Ju's neck. Long Ju, who wasn't startled at all, turned his head and looked at him curiously.

When the crowd approached, they saw a carriage and an ox cart on the road had collided.

Xu Zaijing sat high,

And could see that the driver of the carriage at this time had already taken down the lantern hanging on the carriage, and was staggering to the place where the carriage was scraped, looking at it carefully.

Looking at the luxurious carriage body, the exquisite carvings had been scraped and damaged.

The lantern held by the carriage driver was shaking.

He turned his head and glared fiercely at the old man who was standing somewhat cowering beside the ox cart.

After examining it, the whip in his other hand lashed out:

"You old thing, how are you driving?"

"Do you know who your grandfather is, what his surname is, and whose family he belongs to?"

As he spoke, he lashed the person driving the ox cart again.

That elderly driver took these two lashes, but still cupped his hands and said: "This old man is, is from Tian Xinglao on Pan Lou Street! Please..."

"Slap!"

"Please your old worm!"

At this time, a person with servants who looked wealthy on the side said:

"You carriage driver, you don't walk on the right, you scraped someone else, why are you still hitting people?"

The carriage driver looked over with the whip in his hand and said: "Which family's noble are you?"

"I'm just a commoner in Bianjing, so what?"

Just as the carriage driver was about to speak, a crisp girl's voice came:

"Excuse me, how much compensation do you want? You name the number."

The carriage driver turned his head with indignation and saw a girl get off the ox cart and walk towards this side.

While walking, she was digging into her sleeve.

Inside the ox cart, there was also a coughing sound.

After this girl approached, although she was masked, one could tell she was a good-looking one by her eyes.

"Hiccup!"

The carriage driver hiccuped. The girl smelled the alcohol and took a step back.

"Fifty strings of cash, and this matter will pass."

As he spoke, the carriage driver raised the lantern in his hand. Not only was there a big "Yu" character on it, but it also illuminated the girl's face.

The carriage driver swallowed his saliva.

The girl's action of digging into her sleeve paused, but she finally took out a silver note and said: "Fifty strings of cash."

The carriage driver put away the silver note, turned his head to look at the carriage, and sized up the girl, saying:

"My horse was also startled, I still need to find a veterinarian, give me another thirty strings of cash."

The girl's big eyes widened: "You!"

The carriage driver exhaled a breath of alcohol and said: "No? You little lady..."

As he spoke, he handed the horse whip in his hand to the hand holding the lantern, and was about to come up and touch the girl's face with his other hand.

The girl reacted quickly and stepped back directly.

Looking at the surprise in the girl's eyes in the lantern light, the carriage driver was about to say something else when he felt his neck tighten, and he was getting further and further away from the girl.

Then there was a pain in his back, and he was pressed against the carriage wheel.

Qingyun pinched the neck of the Yu family's carriage driver with one hand, and took out the silver note from his bosom with the other, handing it to the girl in front of her very gracefully: "Young lady, take it."

The girl jumped to the side nimbly and took it.

Feeling the large hand tightening on his neck, the Yu family's carriage driver said tremblingly: "I, I, I, my cousin is, is the Da... Da Niangzi of the Yu family, you..."

Qingyun pointed to the old man driving the ox cart and said:

"You, go. If he has any trouble, he will find our Yongyi Hou Fu Xu family."

The girl bowed to Qingyun, and then bowed to Xu Zaijing, who was riding on the tall Long Ju on the side:

"Thank you... Fifth... Thank you, Young Master."

Looking at Wei Fangzhi's clean eyebrows, Xu Zaijing suddenly remembered the flower mark at the horse racing meeting on the second day of the New Year.

This time, Xu Zaijing nodded on the back of Long Ju and said: "Fang young lady, we meet again, don't be polite."

Seeing Wei Fangzhi's clean eyebrows, Xu Zaijing suddenly remembered the flower mark at the horse racing meeting on the second day of the New Year.

Xu Zaijing looked at the old woman with a sickly face who had lifted the curtain in the ox cart, and after a glance, said:

"Is the one in the ox cart... the Pipa Tang master?" (Wei Fangzhi's master)

Wei Fangzhi nodded, bowed again, and then got into the ox cart, preparing to leave this place.

But before walking a few steps, in the alley by the roadside, a woman with four thugs walked out, blocked the front of the ox cart, and said:

"Come out, and come back with me!"

Wei Fangzhi poked her head out of the ox cart: "Mama Ruan. Can you let me accompany my master..."

On Xu Zaijing's side,

Qingyun had already loosened his hand on the carriage driver's neck.

Not far away, a young man and woman dressed very luxuriously walked over from the direction Xu Zaijing came from.

"I said, why is the carriage coming so slowly? So it was dawdling here!" The young man's voice came over.

The carriage driver who heard the voice cried and walked over: "Young Master, young lady, they are bullying people..."

The young lady widened her eyes, looking arrogant: "What!!"

Then she and Mama Ruan saw the noble young man who was standing still on his horse.

Mama Ruan, who was not far away, looked at Wei Fangzhi,

Then looked at Xu Zaijing, her eyes lit up, and she secretly thought in her heart:

This noble young man looks so familiar!

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