Chapter 51: Happy Events at Home [Thank you for your support! Bow again!]

Sun Shi and Bai Shi invited someone to calculate an auspicious day.

Bai Shi returned to the Gu family and told her husband; Gu Yankai calculated for a while, then rode his horse out to entrust someone.

Gu Tingyu was the son of his first love, the white moonlight in his heart, his only lover, the peerlessly talented, independent Qin eldest young lady.

Gu Tingyu's body did not allow for martial arts, but he could study literature.

Although the Qin and Gu families were family friends before, after such a black-hearted thing happened, the two families basically broke off.

Gu Yankai was still grateful to Bai Shi in his heart; after understanding the cause and effect, he also felt good about the Xu family.

He had also thought about finding a reliable maternal family for his eldest legitimate son, but he was persuaded by Gu Tingyu.

He was not going into the military; having a healthy, clean-background, kind-hearted wife was better than anything!

As for other things, he would earn them himself.

This marriage looked extremely good no matter how you looked at it.

Therefore, Sun Shi spent silver and invited the fastest relay horse to send this news to Xu Minghua in the Northwest,

and also explained the date for the betrothal.

Yongyi Marquis Xu Minghua naturally had no objections.

Time flowed,

The date arrived at the eighteenth of the twelfth lunar month.

A lucky and auspicious day,

Xu Minghua had already returned home in advance.

Gu Marquis entrusted his former superior, Old General Lu, to go to the Xu family for the betrothal; Xu Minghua and his wife naturally opened the main gate wide to invite the matchmaker in.

The subsequent series of rituals such as asking for the name, calculating the fortune, and presenting the betrothal gifts were carried out in an orderly manner.

After completing the procedures, the marriage between the Xu and Gu families was considered settled.

Only then did Sun Shi formally tell her maternal family about this marriage.

She also sent invitations to the Sheng family in Yang Zhou.

Although the marriage with the Xie family's young lady had not yet taken place, the two families were already relatives.

The pregnant Xie Daniang received the happy news sent by the Xu family.

That night,

The Zheng family,

In the courtyard of the second son of a concubine, Xie Daniang wrote a letter to the Xie family master in the south, saying that she had discussed with her mother and sister-in-law at home about the future husband's family of the second Xie young lady.

The Bianjing Xie family made the dowry for their own young lady even more generous.

After all, the future sister-in-law was going to the Hou Fu, so as the future sister-in-law, she naturally had to show something.

Before the Spring Festival of this year arrived, the Xu family had settled two happy events; the gift money Sun Shi Daniang had scattered over these years could finally see a return.

After the court debated for a long time, whether to fight or make peace, no conclusion had been reached, and the political situation of the Li family's Bai Gao Kingdom had stabilized.

The situation in the Western Army had eased a lot.

Therefore, Xu Minghua did not return to the Western Army after settling his eldest daughter's marriage this time upon returning to Bianjing,

but stayed in Bianjing for the New Year.

On the twenty-eighth of the New Year, the city of Bianjing was already full of festive atmosphere.

On the streets, restaurants and main shops, every household had hung out lanterns.

Looking from a height at night, it quite resembled the metropolis of a previous life.

The jade plate rose in the east and set in the west,

The morning star was still twinkling in the sky.

Early morning, the sky had not yet brightened, and Xu Minghua habitually opened his eyes.

The Western Army was the front line against the Bai Gao Kingdom; although it wasn't said to be sleeping on weapons waiting for dawn, the military discipline was strict, and the ability of officers at all levels was paramount.

Xu Minghua had also gained the recognition of his superiors and subordinates in the Western Army to be promoted from deputy to regular; his self-disciplined daily inspection of the camp was one of the more important reasons.

Sun Shi, who was awakened, opened her eyes, and Xu Minghua patted her and whispered: "Continue sleeping."

Putting on his clothes, Xu Minghua came to the horse racing track.

On the way, he saw a black shadow carrying a lantern, looking quite small.

He thought for a while but couldn't think of who it was; the family had added quite a few servants in these few years, so he simply didn't think about it.

On the flat ground beside the horse racing track, Qingyun was sparring with Xu Zaijing; the sound of low angry shouts came, but mostly it was Qingyun's.

The small black shadow in front also made a sound: "Young master, I have brought hot water."

"Hmm, go to that room over there."

*Whoosh*

A short spear flew out from the stable, and the speed made Xu Minghua, who was accustomed to seeing the fierce warriors of the Western Army, somewhat surprised.

*Crack! *

The wooden shaft of the short spear was directly shattered by someone sparring in the field.

"Good!" Xu Minghua's complexion changed slightly, and he secretly praised in his heart,

but the morning light was dim, and others couldn't see clearly.

This also made him somewhat eager to try, gently rolling up his sleeves, wanting to go down to the field to spar with his son.

Of course, it would only be a point of contact, not hurting his son, and also to test how much ability his little boy had.

Walking closer, someone in the field suddenly lowered their body and rolled on the ground; with the faint light, Xu Minghua only then saw clearly that a feathered arrow was stuck in the ground, the white feathers trembling, obviously shot with full force.

He hadn't even seen clearly where it was shot from on the side of the field.

Before Xu Minghua could say anything, a tall figure in the field was pushed out by a huge force, flying more than 3 meters in the air before rolling to the ground.

"Cough cough, young master, has your strength increased again?"

"Qingyun, are you okay? I was too invested in this practice."

Xu Minghua slowly put down his rolled-up sleeves.

Qingyun stood up holding his chest and bowed: "Greetings, Master."

"Father."

"Good, not bad, Jing'er, I heard from your mother that you practice diligently every day, not bad, not bad."

"Thank you for the praise, Father. Father, in the Western Army..."

Xu Minghua waved his hand and said: "You two continue, I'll go find your master to talk."

"Yes, Father."

Xu Minghua turned and left, while Xu Zaijing came to a wooden stake, which was covered with short-handled axes deeply chopped into it.

Xu Zaijing gently took one down, quickly turned around, and threw the short-handled axe out.

"Whoosh, thud!"

The flying axe flew fifty paces away and chopped into another thick wooden stake.

The sound was continuous, and in the blink of an eye, more than a dozen short-handled axes had changed positions; Xu Zaijing ran over quickly and threw the axes back.

In the stable, Xu Minghua was drawing his bow and arrow: "Is this really okay? My archery is not top-notch in the Western Army, but it still counts for something."

"How does it compare to me back then?"

"That naturally is not as good."

*Whoosh*

The feathered arrow shot out.

After Xu Zaijing felt it, he directly grabbed the incoming feathered arrow in his hand, showing a look of confusion; when he saw the two people standing in the stable, he knew in his heart that his father was testing his martial arts.

He raised the feathered arrow in his hand a few times, showing a look of pride.

"This kid, he actually learned your good skills."

"Back when I was at my peak, I wasn't your son's opponent, let alone you."

"It's a pity that the Bai Gao Kingdom has already stabilized its political situation, otherwise I could have taken him to the front line to see the world."

"When I sent your family's school teacher away, I heard him say that among our family's three brothers, Jing Ge'er has the best memory; in a year or two, perhaps he can try the examination."

Xu Minghua looked at his old friend with some surprise.

"Wait until your third young master has studied, has a teacher and peers, and enters the army to achieve merit, he will also have some allies."

"That is true, a pure military officer is nothing but a soldier in the eyes of civil officials."

"The marriage of the family's young lady is extremely good; I have seen the eldest legitimate son of the Gu Hou; although he is not said to be handsome, he has hidden charm, his mind is like lightning, and he has a future."

"I picked up a big bargain; I only knew clearly after returning home that Yu Ge'er had long since ceased to be the sickly body of previous years. Since you came to this Hou Fu, our family has become better and better; otherwise, Qingyun..."

"No need, Zhang Zhang Sanlang has always treated Qingyun as a fellow apprentice; wait until another ten years, wait until it is determined whose world this is, then it won't be too late to consider."

If there are any bugs, I ask the respected readers to point them out.

The third round of recommendations is gone, and I feel much more relaxed.

Finally, I don't have to stare at the collection recommendations every day.

It is expected that I can reach 5000 collections today.

Satisfied!

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