Chapter 473: Why don't you find me a wife [Thanks! Thanks again!]

The third quarter of the Wu hour (after 11:30 AM)

The Sheng family

Shou'an Hall

The main hall, where the banquet was set, was filled with laughter and chatter.

Old Madam Wang sat beside Old Madam Sheng, looking at Wei Shuyi, who was standing on the side, with a smile on her face: "Your family's muddled mistress has made a mistake in household affairs. These days, I will have to trouble you to worry about it."

Hualan sat on the side holding Xu Xingzhong, looking at Wei Shuyi with eyes full of expectation.

Wei Shuyi held the wine pot with both hands, lowered her head, and bowed in salute: "Old Madam, you speak too solemnly! Sharing worries for Da Niangzi is what this concubine should do."

Old Madam Wang nodded with a smile and turned to look at Old Madam Sheng: "Old Sister, I have been here for so long, why haven't I seen your little grandson?"

Old Madam Sheng returned a smile: "He is currently copying a calligraphy book!"

Hearing the Old Madam's words, Feng Shi, who was accompanying on the side, had her eyes light up and looked at Wei Shuyi inquiringly, saying: "How old is the child, and he can actually endure the temperament to copy a calligraphy book?"

Wei Shuyi smiled and said: "It is Da Niangzi who teaches her son well. Zhen Ge'er often sees his brother Changbai studying diligently, so he learns by following his example."

"Oh!"

Feng Shi nodded in approval. She had always thought highly of her eldest nephew Changbai since he was a child.

If this Sheng family Zhen Ge'er can continue to be so diligent in the future, relying on the Sheng family's situation, the future is promising.

Hualan lowered her head and said in her son's ear: "Look at your Uncle Zhen..."

Xu Xingzhong twisted and turned in Hualan's arms: "Mother, why hasn't Father come yet?"

Feng Shi smiled: "Hualan, does this boy of yours listen to his father?"

Hualan shook her head: "The master is truly afraid he will melt if he holds him in his mouth, and afraid he will fall if he holds him in his palm; he spoils him very much!"

Feng Shi said again: "What about the others in the family?"

"He was a bit afraid when his grandfather first returned to the residence, but after getting familiar, he became more and more lawless."

Hualan smiled as she said: "It's only his little uncle and brother who can control him."

Others who heard these words also had smiles on their faces. Feng Shi thought for a moment and said: "I saw Fifth Young Master Xu before and thought he was a child who loved to laugh. Is Zhong Ge'er actually afraid of him?"

"Who knows, he is like a mouse seeing a cat when he sees his little uncle."

"How can you talk about a child like that!" Wang Ruofu glared at Hualan unhappily, then stood up and took her grandson into her arms.

Sheng Hong, who was beside Wang Ruofu, initially looked at Xu Xingzhong with a straight face,

But when Xu Xingzhong reached out to Sheng Hong for a hug in Wang Ruofu's arms,

Sheng Hong looked at Wang Ruofu's jealous expression, and the smile on his face couldn't be suppressed at all.

After taking his eldest grandson into his arms, Sheng Hong smiled and said: "After eating, will Grandfather take you to see the brush His Majesty bestowed upon Grandfather?"

"Father, how old is he? Good things will be ruined in his hands! Let's wait until he starts his schooling."

Hualan said on the side.

Sheng Hong smiled and didn't speak.

A moment of silence,

And a burst of chattering voices came from outside the courtyard.

Old Madam Wang smiled: "The children have finished school."

Old Madam Sheng nodded with a smile.

The cloth curtain at the entrance was lifted,

Zaihang led the way, bringing Changbai, Xu Zaijing, and their party into the room.

Looking at the people sitting in the room,

Zaihang bowed and cupped his hands in salute: "Greetings, elders."

The party behind him made the same movements.

When Hualan and Zaihang got married in Bianjing, the Wang family was still thousands of miles away in Runzhou, and Old Madam Wang was of advanced age, so she only sent gifts but didn't attend the wedding.

Today was the first time seeing this grandson-in-law.

"Zhang Ge'er, come closer, let me see you!"

Old Madam Wang beckoned to Zaihang with a kind smile.

After Zaihang walked to her side and called out Grandmother, Old Madam Wang held Zaihang's hand, looked him up and down, and said: "Truly a man of talent! Old Sister, you really found a good granddaughter-in-law's husband!"

The Old Madam looked at the somewhat restrained Zaihang and nodded.

Feng Shi on the side said: "Mother, Zhang Ge'er is also your grandson-in-law! You are praising yourself too!"

Old Madam Wang pinched her handkerchief and smiled at Feng Shi, then looked behind Zaihang and said: "Who is this?"

"Grandmother, this is Tingye, the second legitimate son of the Marquis of Ningyuan."

Gu Tingye cupped his hands in salute: "Greetings, Old Madam."

Old Madam Wang nodded with a smile: "Good! Good child! You look too much like your father when he was young."

Gu Tingye raised the corner of his mouth: "Thank you, Old Madam, for the praise."

After speaking, Gu Tingye walked to the side, revealing Xu Zaijing behind him.

"Greetings, Grandmother."

Xu Zaijing cupped his hands and said.

Old Madam Wang's look at Xu Zaijing was somewhat different, the smile and gratitude in her eyes even thicker than for Zaihang.

One reason was that Xu Zaijing helped the Kang family catch the internal thief, avoiding a disaster.

The second was because although Xu Zaijing was the youngest of the Xu family and several years younger than Zaihang, his height now exceeded Zaihang's.

Gu Tingye stood beside Xu Zaijing and was slightly shorter.

Moreover, Xu Zaijing had a sturdy and well-proportioned figure, and his appearance was even more handsome and outstanding.

He also had an indescribable temperament about him.

Old Madam Wang looked at Old Madam Sheng in surprise and said: "Old Sister, it's just that my family has no daughters, otherwise, no matter what, I would have to arrange a marriage for Jing Ge'er today!"

The Old Madam looked at Xu Zaijing, who had a smile on his face and appeared embarrassed, and said: "Then his mother would have to add another point of worry!"

Feng Shi, beside Old Madam Wang, also looked at Xu Zaijing with eyes full of appreciation and said:

"It's only been a few years, and Jing Ge'er has actually grown so much!"

"Mother-in-law, our Feng family's eldest branch has several legitimate daughters. When I return to my maiden home, I will ask again."

"I definitely won't let such a good child slip through my fingers."

After Feng Shi finished speaking, everyone laughed lightly.

Fang and Cui, the two mamas, looked at Xu Zaijing with particularly kind eyes, and Wei Shuyi beside them also smiled lightly.

Gu Tingye looked at Xu Zaijing somewhat depressed; why didn't anyone talk about arranging a marriage for him just now!

Zaihang also smiled on the side, looked at Gu Tingye's appearance, and said in a low voice: "Second Brother, don't mind it, it's just a joke among relatives."

As they were speaking,

Xu Zaijing stood to one side,

Qi Heng cupped his hands in salute: "Greetings, Old Madam Wang."

Zaihang introduced him lightly.

Old Madam Wang's eyes were full of appreciation, and she smiled: "As expected of the Princess's child, truly imposing!"

"Thank you, Old Madam Wang, for the praise, you are truly over-praising."

Qi Heng replied embarrassedly, looking at Xu Zaijing as he spoke.

Behind were Changbai, Changfeng, and the three Lans.

Finally, there was Sheng Changzhen, who was brought over by Cuiwei holding his hand.

After a round of introductions,

Old Madam Wang gave quite a few good things to Xu Zaijing and the others.

Zaihang, who was already married, stayed at the table in the main hall,

Xu Zaijing, Changbai, and the other unmarried ones went to the children's table.

After the meal and farewells, Xu Zaijing and his party returned to the school.

Old Madam Sheng and Old Madam Wang were drinking digestive tea in Shou'an Hall.

"Old Sister, I heard that the old sister-in-law of the Sheng family's eldest branch has come to Bianjing?"

The Old Madam nodded with a smile: "Yes! One is to see me, and the other is for the marriage of the eldest grandson of the eldest branch, Changwu! The business of the Sheng family's eldest branch is becoming increasingly prosperous with the help of relatives, so they must find someone who is satisfactory."

Old Madam Wang's heart moved, and she said: "How old is this child, and what are his plans for the future?"

The Old Madam explained everything, and Old Madam Wang nodded, but after glancing at Wang Ruofu, she didn't say anything.

After school in the afternoon,

Hualan took her own carriage,

Xu Xingzhong was carried by Xu Zaijing, sitting quietly on the saddle in front of his little uncle.

Leaving the Marquis's residence, Xu Xingzhong, who rarely had such an experience, kept turning his eyes to look at the street scene.

Leaving the bustling main street,

Just as they turned into Quyuanjie,

"You surnamed Zou, you stand still for this young master!"

Chu Zhan's voice came.

Xu Zaijing followed the sound and saw on Quyuanjie that a group of teenagers were chasing each other.

After a few breaths,

Only to see Chu Zhan leap and tackle a teenager who was taller than him to the ground. After pressing the person to the ground, Chu Zhan said:

"You surnamed Zou, hand over what you just lost to Mi Mu!"

"Pah! I didn't lose!"

"If you didn't lose, why are you running?"

"I... I obtained it by my own ability, why should I give it to you!"

In front of the two, a twelve or thirteen-year-old girl said somewhat flustered: "Big Brother, you, you don't fight, give the thing to them!"

"Little Sister, if you don't help, get further away! Zou Ming, you go!"

The boy beside the girl was about to move, when a group of children behind Chu Zhan, who were not old and not tall, stood forward in unison.

Looking at these six or seven children, Zou Ming looked around in panic, just in time to see a woman walking over angrily, holding a child in one hand and a wide bamboo board in the other.

"Second Brother, Eldest Sister is here, she's here to save us!"

Chu Zhan also saw Qingyun riding over, hammered the person on the ground fiercely on the back, and stood up.

When Qingyun arrived, Chu Zhan and a group of half-grown boys and girls bowed: "Brother Qingyun."

"Don't fight and make trouble! The Young Master and the others are back!"

"Yes, Brother Qingyun."

The 'surnamed Zou' on the ground also stood up, took his younger brother and sister, and stood to the side.

After watching the carriage and horses pass by, they hurriedly lowered their heads and cupped their hands.

Xu Zaijing rode on the horse, tilted his head to look at Chu Zhan and the group of boys and girls mixed with the Marquis's residence's old acquaintances and Bai Gao, and smiled: "Didn't lose the fight, very good."

Chu Zhan secretly puffed out his chest and cupped his hands: "Thank you, Fifth Young Master, for the praise."

Xu Zaijing, on horseback, also saw the woman standing on the side holding a child and a board.

Qingyun said on the side: "Young Master, that is Zou Daniangzi."

Xu Zaijing was startled in his heart when he saw the woman's appearance. The reason was none other than that this woman's appearance was somewhat similar to an actress named Yu Feihong in his distant memory.

Zou Daniangzi bowed in salute with the children, and Xu Zaijing nodded in acknowledgment before continuing to walk forward.

After Xu Zaijing left,

Chu Zhan grabbed the clothes of the 'surnamed Zou': "Still want to run!"

"Eldest Sister, save me!"

After Zou Daniangzi walked closer, she glanced at Chu Zhan and said: "Zou Chu, what exactly is going on?"

"Eldest Sister, I..."

"Daniangzi, he gambled with us using dried green fish, and then wanted to run when he lost."

"Is what he said true?" Zou Daniangzi asked.

"Yes..."

"Slap!"

"Ouch!"

Subsequently, the sound of the bamboo board hitting people fiercely came continuously.

Chu Zhan and the others on the side watched with their eyes twitching. One of the children used the Great Zhou language with a slightly accented tone: "Brother Chu Zhan, shouldn't we forget it!"

"Don't you want to eat dried fish?"

The child swallowed his saliva.

After hitting for a while,

"You wait!"

Zou Daniangzi said,

Then, somewhat tired, she gave the bamboo board to Zou Xiao Mei and turned to walk toward the courtyard.

In a short while, she walked out carrying a dried fish with a color like jade: "Take it!"

"Thank you, Daniangzi!"

Chu Zhan took it, smiled, and bowed in salute, then took the people and left, heading toward Shu Bo's stall.

Zou Daniangzi looked at her three younger siblings and said hatefully: "Next time Zou Chu plays tricks, if you two don't stop him, I'll hit you together!"

"It's just that people don't shield their own shortcomings, otherwise you'd have a good time."

"Remembered?"

The Zou siblings lowered their heads: "Understood, Sister."

In the evening,

The Rong family, Hui Xue Courtyard,

Rong Feiyan, whose cold had improved a lot, had several delicacies from Yang Tower placed in front of her.

Rong Feiyan looked at Ningxiang with puzzled eyes,

Ningxiang pointed at one of the delicacies.

Rong Feiyan then leaned toward the dish to look and sniffed it, and nodded with great satisfaction: "It smells quite fragrant, no wonder he would bring this dish!"

"Miss, bringing this dish doesn't necessarily mean he likes to eat it himself; don't you also often buy it for us two."

After Ningxiang finished speaking, she looked at Seeing Xi Bu: "Sister, why are you looking at me like that?"

Seeing Xi Bu shook her head and said to Rong Feiyan: "Miss, let's eat this!"

Ningxiang was sullen and didn't speak.

After Rong Feiyan ate a few mouthfuls of rice, Ningxiang said again: "Miss, when this servant was waiting for the food at Yang Tower, I met the maid of Lu Imperial Son-in-Law's family. I heard her say that today Miss Zhengzheng of the Chai family wore a fresh flower crown at the elegant gathering, and it was so beautiful!"

Seeing Xi Bu glared at Ningxiang reproachfully beside Rong Feiyan.

Rong Feiyan picked up the food with chopsticks: "Did she say what color it was?"

"That wasn't said."

Rong Feiyan nodded and said: "Tomorrow, tell the Dongyu Garden and Yangzhong Garden to send some flowers early the day after tomorrow."

"Yes, Miss!"

Seeing Xi Bu responded.

Ningxiang served Rong Feiyan a bowl of soup and said: "Miss, are you also going to make a fresh flower crown? Do you want to go into the palace and ask Rong Fei Niangniang for a pattern?"

Rong Feiyan shook her head, took the soup bowl: "It's for Brother to wear, what pattern is needed..."

Two days later,

Early morning,

When Xu Zaijing mounted his horse at the second gate,

The three maids in his courtyard all stepped on the horse stool and got into the carriage.

Zaihang yawned somewhat sleepily: "Why are so many people going today?"

Xu Zaijing smiled and said: "There's something to do!"

Zaihang was startled, then smiled: "Right, right, right, Ni family young master is getting married today."

Subsequently,

A line of carriages and horses left the Marquis's residence and walked toward the Sheng family.

Sheng family outer courtyard,

Qingcao, Huaxiang, and Yunxiang got off the carriage,

"Young Master, then we are going over!"

Qingcao said with a face full of smiles.

Xu Zaijing smiled: "Go!"

Yunxiang beside Xu Zaijing stood on the side somewhat enviously, still holding the book box in her hand; today it was her turn to go to school.

"What are you still waiting for?"

Hearing Xu Zaijing's voice, a flash of surprise appeared in Yunxiang's eyes. She handed the book box to Xu Zaijing, smiled and bowed in salute, and hurriedly chased after them.

Xu Zaijing had a very good impression of Xiaodie, because Xiaodie had helped Qingcao in Yang Zhou before.

And in the story in his memory, this Miss Xiaodie suffered an injustice and was expelled from the Sheng family!

But she would rather do the work of washing clothes herself than use the silver bracelet Wei Shuyi gave her.

You must know, doing washing work in winter, cold days and cold water, was never a good job.

Xiaodie was a good girl and deserved a better future.

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 474 =====