Chapter 339: Sister, are you dreaming? [Thank you all for your support!]

The misty spring rain that started last night,

had soaked the streets of Bianjing into a dark color.

Rainwater also fell into the potholes on the road, forming small puddles one after another.

At this time, the spring rain stopped slightly,

the puddles were as calm as a mirror,

some puddles reflected the dim sky,

some puddles reflected the lanterns that were still lit hanging at the gate,

in a piece of quiet years,

suddenly,

the sound of hoofbeats and rumbling came, and two black shadows swept across the water.

A moment later,

the thick wheels rolled over the puddles, making the small puddles become "turbulent waves."

"Whoa~~~"

The coachman's sound of controlling the horse rang out,

a horse snorted,

a moment later,

"Clatter, clatter, clatter!"

The animal-head door knocker inlaid on the thick door was knocked.

"Who is it?"

"Yo! Fifth Young Master! Wait a moment!! I'll go get the key."

When the small puddle returned to calm and reflected the scenery again,

a sound of the door bolt being pulled rang out.

"Fifth Young Master, please come in!"

Amidst the talking,

the water surface of the small puddle was gently tapped again, twice, three times, gradually becoming uncountable,

it turned out that the fine rain was falling again.

After entering the second gate,

Xu Zaijing, followed by Ren Yiniang and Qingyun, walked along the rain-sheltering corridor under the guidance of the Huyan family's servant woman,

passed an exquisite pavilion protruding into the pond,

turned into the moon gate under the black tiles on the white wall,

and when they arrived in an exquisite courtyard, they saw Pan Daniang leading the Mamas walking toward this side.

When Ren Yiniang and Qingyun behind him bowed, Xu Zaijing arched his hands and said:

"Greetings to Da Niangzi. I came a little early, sorry to bother you!"

Pan Daniang smiled and greeted:

"Jing Ge'er! Good child! What are you talking about! Come, hurry in!"

"Coming so early, have you had breakfast?"

Xu Zaijing said: "Da Niangzi, I have."

While talking,

everyone arrived in the hall.

Because Huyan Jiong is now out on an expedition,

the inner courtyard of the Huyan family is all female servants and servant women, and there are no little servants at all.

On the way to the hall,

Xu Anmei stood in the corridor with her left hand supported by Ye'er,

after sniffing the fresh spring rain in the air, Anmei let out a long breath.

Continuing to walk toward the hall, Anmei stepped over the threshold and was about to go around the screen, when

"Hiss!"

Anmei frowned, her chest feeling a little swollen and painful.

Then she moved her right arm, which was empty, while walking, and placed it under her chest to move it.

A few steps,

Anmei had already gone around the screen and saw the person sitting upright in the hall at a glance.

She put down her arm and said suspiciously:

"Hmm? Little Five? Why is he here?"

Then, Anmei looked at the maid Ye'er with a look of confusion in her eyes and whispered:

"Little Five..."

"Could it be that everything recently is a dream?"

"I haven't woken up yet? I am still the daughter of the Xu family?"

As she spoke, Anmei scratched her forehead.

Ye'er said helplessly on the side: "Miss, it's not a dream!"

Anmei shook her head, saw Xu Zaijing standing up, and walked over, bowing to Pan Daniang first.

Then she walked to Xu Zaijing, reached out and twisted Xu Zaijing's face, who was greeting her with a smile, and said:

"Does it hurt?"

"Your sister, am I dreaming?"

Xu Zaijing looked at Pan Daniang and smiled, and without saying a word, he also twisted Anmei's face and asked:

"Sister, does it hurt? Is it a dream?"

"It hurts, it hurts, it hurts! Stinky Little Five! Let go!"

Anmei shouted, patting Xu Zaijing's arm fiercely.

Watching this scene, Pan Daniang smiled and shook her head. She was the eldest legitimate daughter of the Pan family, and her younger brothers wouldn't dare to mess with her like this.

Ren Yiniang, who was sitting on the side, also smiled with some emotion.

"Alright! Sister, I won't mess with you anymore, you sit down first."

"Doctor Ren, sorry to trouble you!"

As he spoke, Xu Zaijing stood up and walked outside the hall. A Mama of the Huyan family moved an embroidered stool over.

He sat and waited for about a quarter of an hour.

"Jing Ge'er, come in."

Pan Daniang's voice came.

Xu Zaijing looked at Anmei, who was sitting on the embroidered stool and being held by Pan Daniang, turned his head and asked:

"Doctor Ren, how is it?"

Ren Yiniang nodded and smiled: "About eighty percent sure."

Xu Zaijing nodded with a smile:

"Good! Then I will go home and tell Mother this good news."

"Sister, since both doctors say so, you must pay attention to your actions and diet from now on."

Anmei looked at Pan Daniang, who had a kind look, and said: "I know, let Mother rest assured."

"Da Niangzi, Sister, then I will go back to report to Mother first."

"Hmm."

Everyone stood up and arrived at the courtyard gate. Xu Zaijing persuaded Pan Daniang and his sister to go back.

On the way to the second gate,

Xu Zaijing said while walking: "Doctor Ren, I will have to trouble you a lot in the future."

"Young Master is too polite."

In the misty rain, Xu Zaijing and Qingyun followed the carriage to Xingguo Lane.

Seeing the carriage arrive at the gate, the gatekeeper walked down,

looking at Xu Zaijing wearing a coir raincoat, the gatekeeper bowed and said:

"Fifth Young Master, Xu Da Niangzi said that if you come, please come in."

Xu Zaijing nodded.

Inside the inner courtyard of the Marquis of Ningyuan's mansion,

Pingmei, with a big belly,

looked with relief at Xu Zaijing sitting on a chair, taking a towel from Qingzhi's hand, and wiping the raindrops on his face.

Xu Zaijing looked at Bai Daniang and eldest sister Pingmei, who had curious looks, and smiled:

"Ren Yiniang is also eighty percent sure, plus what the doctor invited by the Huyan family said, Fourth Sister is indeed pregnant."

Hearing this, Pingmei smiled and looked at Bai Daniang,

stroked her belly, which was already a bit big, and said to Xu Zaijing:

"Good! This way Mother can also rest her heart."

Bai Daniang on the side nodded, looked at Xu Zaijing and said:

"However, your mother will be busy this year."

As she spoke, Bai Daniang counted with her fingers:

"My family, your mother's eldest daughter, Pingmei's second child."

"Your mother's daughter-in-law Hualan, first child."

"Plus An Jie'er, first child."

Gu Tingyi, sitting beside Pingmei, held her eldest nephew and nodded while listening.

Bai Daniang waved her hand and said: "However, your mother will be happy even if she is busy!"

Xu Zaijing smiled: "Aunt is right!"

Looking at eldest sister Pingmei, Xu Zaijing continued:

"Moreover, the money Mother gave to the Sun family's aunts over the years can also come back a bit."

As soon as these words came out, everyone in the room laughed.

Bai Shi said: "Also! Your mother has told me several times that there are so many brothers and nephews in her maiden family, and the human relations in the past made her have a headache."

Pingmei thought of the uncles in her maternal grandfather's family and smiled, saying:

"Little Five, then Mother-in-law and I won't keep you, hurry back to Quyuanjie and tell Mother."

"Hmm."

Xu Zaijing stood up, Bai Shi waved at Pingmei and Tingyi: "You all sit."

After speaking, she looked at Xu Zaijing kindly and said: "Go, I'll see you off."

Subsequently, Bai Shi took Chang Mama and walked out with Xu Zaijing.

In the corridor of the courtyard, Xu Zaijing walked half a step behind Bai Shi.

Bai Shi turned her head and looked at Xu Zaijing, who was much taller than her, with a smile and said:

"Your sister misses you a bit, that's why she asked you to come over."

"Hmm, Aunt, I know."

After hearing Xu Zaijing finish speaking, Bai Shi looked at him again. I don't know why, but Bai Shi thought of the first time she saw Xu Zaijing.

At that time, Xu Zaijing was still a baby smaller than her grandson.

Thinking of these, Bai Shi shook her head with a smile.

"Jing Ge'er, this year, not only are your sister and sister-in-law's affairs many, but your father's side is the same, so take more care of your mother."

"Aunt, I know."

"Hmm. When you go back, also tell your mother, I will come to your house in a while."

Xu Zaijing nodded in agreement.

Out of the corridor,

Chang Mama and Qingyun both opened their umbrellas.

Everyone arrived at the second gate. Watching Xu Zaijing get on the horse, Bai Shi exhorted: "The road is wet and the hooves are slippery in the rain, go slowly on the road!"

"I know, Aunt."

Xu Zaijing rode to the gate and happened to see a steward Mama dressed in decent clothes walking in.

Seeing Xu Zaijing, this Mama even bowed.

When Xu Zaijing rode away from Xingguo Lane and was about to arrive home,

Duke of Qi's mansion,

Princess Pingning was having breakfast with the Duke of Qi,

the personal Mama on the side whispered:

"Duke, Princess, our steward Mama is back!"

"Do you know what happened?"

"Bai Daniang said it was a happy event, it's not convenient to say more, but she also thanked our family for thinking of them."

Princess Pingning nodded.

The Duke of Qi at the table asked suspiciously: "What happy event would it be inconvenient to say more?"

Princess Pingning put down the spoon in her hand and pondered for a moment: "It should be related to the Xu family, mostly it's that An Jie'er of the Xu family is pregnant."

The Duke of Qi was stunned and said: "This, how did you guess?"

Princess Pingning said:

"Yesterday, Pan Daniang brought An Jie'er back to the city early, I heard An Jie'er was not feeling well."

"Bai Daniang said it was a happy event, but the time was too short, the fetus was not stable, so it was not good to be too publicized."

The Duke of Qi nodded and said:

"Right!"

"By the way, about what I told you last night, the matter entrusted by the old Prince Kang..."

Princess Pingning shook her head and said:

"I think it's better to forget it, now the north is of great importance!"

"Although my father, the Marquis of Xiangyang, has regained his ambition, a military general who sends his daughter to the Prince Kang's mansion as a concubine to find a way, he will not want."

"You don't know how much Father loved me before."

The Duke of Qi nodded with emotion: "Good, then I will find an excuse to decline."

Quyuanjie,

Marquis's mansion,

Ma Er stable,

Xunshu's dragon horse was unloaded of its saddle and bridle by Alan, and after carefully wiping the water droplets on the horse's body, a thin blanket was covered on it.

After doing these, Alan curiously looked at the side of the hut outside the stable,

there, the one-eyed Yin Bo was talking to an old man, that is Deng Bo, who is specifically responsible for the Marquis's mansion's farming, or you can call him Uncle Deng.

After Alan mixed the fine feed for the dragon horse, she walked over.

Glancing at Alan, Yin Bo didn't stop talking, and continued to exhort:

"That person said it was sent by the Marquis's mansion's in-laws from the south. The things he brought, as long as they can be planted in the mansion, it is a great achievement!"

Deng Bo nodded:

"Young Master, don't worry! The little old man understands the stakes."

"Hmm. After Da Niangzi finishes asking questions, people should come over."

Alan asked curiously: "Yin Bo, what is it?"

Yin Bo's one eye was full of emotion and said: "Something that can stop bleeding and save lives, gold is not replaceable."

Main mother's courtyard,

When Xu Zaijing walked into the courtyard,

he saw a man dressed as a servant with a somewhat dark face standing under the corridor to avoid the rain. He was lean, and in front of him was a screen blocking the line of sight.

Listening to the words behind the screen, the man nodded from time to time.

Finally, the dark-faced man said in somewhat stiff Great Zhou language:

"Da Niangzi, please rest assured, I will definitely explain everything clearly."

"Good! You have worked hard to come to the capital from Yongzhou, these fabrics take them back to make new clothes for your wife and daughter at home."

"Thank you, Da Niangzi!"

When the dark-faced lean man turned to leave accompanied by a strong woman,

seeing Xu Zaijing, who was dressed in brocade and walking over, he hurriedly bowed.

Xu Zaijing looked at the lean man and nodded in greeting. In his heart, he felt that this person's temperament was somewhat similar to someone in his memory.

Xu Zaijing stopped, turned around and looked at the servant's figure, frowning and thinking...

A moment later, Xu Zaijing's eyes lit up, he remembered!

It was related to Yang Luoyou, the Pipa performer who wrote "Zhu Family Father and Son Breaking the Formation Song" that day!

At that time,

Yang Luoyou was repairing her Pipa in a musical instrument shop near Pan Tower. Yang Luoyou's apprentice, Xiao Zhiyue, secretly slept on the bedding dried in the musical instrument shop,

making Yang Luoyou think Xiao Zhiyue had been kidnapped, and she was so anxious that she asked him for help.

It was the constable Li Mubai who helped find Xiao Zhiyue.

When Xu Zaijing himself left by carriage after helping Yang Luoyou, the dark-faced lean young man he saw following the Prince Yong heir, Han Chengyun, and others.

Should be the son of the Nong tribe leader that the Prince Yong pacified, as his eldest sister-in-law said before.

These days, listening to his mother and sister-in-law, the leader's son now has an official position and has returned to Yongzhou.

With the Great Zhou as a backer, the Nong tribe has won several victories on the blurred border between the Great Zhou and Jiaozhi.

Thinking of these, Xu Zaijing had already walked to the door of the room.

At this time, Zhu Mama was directing the maids to move the screen away.

Xu Zaijing smiled and walked into the room, looked at Madam Sun, and said:

"Mother, Fourth Sister is pregnant!"

"Also, Aunt Bai said she would come over in the morning."

As he spoke, Xu Zaijing entered the room and sat on a chair.

Madam Sun nodded with a smile.

Xu Zaijing took the tea handed over by Cuichan, drank a sip by himself, looked around the room, and said: "Hualan sister, eldest sister-in-law?"

Hualan, who was dressed in bright silver and had become much fatter, raised her handkerchief, smiled with her eyes bent, and said: "Little Five, you should ask Mother."

Xu Zaijing looked at Madam Sun as told.

Madam Sun saw her little son looking over, picked up the teacup by herself, and said:

"I invited a female doctor to take her pulse."

Xu Zaijing nodded suspiciously, thinking of Xie Shi who was fine in the morning.

Madam Sun drank tea slowly, thinking of the gem dagger that her eldest son Zaiduan brought back for her little son when he returned to the capital last month.

Xu Zaijing put down the teacup, stood up and said: "Then, Mother, I will go to the Sheng family now."

"Little Five, wait a moment."

Hualan said.

Xu Zaijing looked at Hualan: "Hualan sister, what's wrong?"

Hualan and her mother-in-law Madam Sun looked at each other, and seeing the affirmative look in Madam Sun's eyes, Hualan said:

"Little Five, your third brother went to the Sheng family early."

"Just right, you take these silver notes to Grandmother and the others. I have packed the specific amount in an envelope for you."

Xu Zaijing scratched his head and asked: "What silver notes?"

Looking at his mother and sister-in-law looking at him with annoyance, Xu Zaijing patted his forehead and said:

"Remembered, didn't lose money, right?"

Hearing Xu Zaijing's words, the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law couldn't suppress the corners of their mouths, and their happy mood was overflowing.

Subsequently, Xu Zaijing continued to drink tea in the room.

Hualan was busy with Cuichan's help, and finally handed a box made of precious wood to Xu Zaijing.

Xu Zaijing looked at the wooden box and said: "Hualan sister, you didn't lock this?"

Hualan glared at Xu Zaijing and said:

"If it's missing, I will ask Mother for the warehouse key and pick a few pieces from your rewards, anyway, I won't lose!"

"Alright!"

Xu Zaijing stood up, bowed to his mother and sister-in-law, and walked out with the wooden box.