Chapter 55: Counterattack and Returning Home [Thank you all for your support, bow

Saying this, she glanced at the crowd not far away.

Wu Daniang on the side rolled her eyes and said loudly:

"Some families didn't treat the sister badly, why are you afraid of the brother? I see... it's just that someone's heart is not right!

Could it be that someone marries a daughter-in-law to persecute her?

Tsk tsk tsk,

I wouldn't dare marry a daughter into such a family."

Saying this, Wu Daniang shook her head.

Someone took it personally and was furious.

"You! What do you mean?"

"Me? What do I mean? The Xu family also has an aunt who married out; after her husband died, she raised her young son to become a Jinshi! That is a chaste woman recognized by the imperial court! She received a chastity arch! And there are still people here making wild remarks! When encountering a little trouble, they only know how to cry and wail, those seductive goods! I see, that is also a sign of a family's downfall."

After Wu Daniang finished speaking, the noble ladies attending the gathering covered their mouths with handkerchiefs and laughed in support.

Who in Bianjing didn't know that this lady of the eldest branch of the Zhennan Hou Han family was famous for being able to cry, nicknamed "Tear Well," and tears came whenever she wanted.

And Eldest Daughter Wu of the Liang family of the Yongchang Marquis Mansion was famous among the nobles and officials' wives in Bianjing for being warm-hearted.

Whether it was a noble family or a civil official's daughter, they all hoped that Wu Daniang would take a look and introduce a good family.

She was also the proprietor of the only large-scale noble sports and networking venue in Bianjing—the Jinming Pool Polo Club,

so naturally, no one dared to offend her much; if you really offended her and she didn't give you an invitation, wouldn't you be laughed to death?

This Daniang of the eldest branch of the Han family closed her mouth in hatred, thinking in her heart that she wouldn't come to this bird-like elegant gathering next time.

But thinking of the children waiting to be married at home, she could only swallow this anger.

Fragrant clothes and hair, laughter and chatter.

Wu Daniang lowered her head and drank tea.

Her thoughts turned,

The person who made the move that day was silenced, so this matter was cut off from clues.

And who knows, among these laughing noble ladies, whether any of them was the mastermind.

In the guest room on the other side, the unmarried noble girls were also talking about the Xu family's daughter.

Quite a few who had attended the Emperor's birthday banquet took the matter of seeing Xu Zaijing drawing his bow and shooting arrows as a topic to boast about.

Those noble girls with younger brothers even declared that they would cultivate their younger brothers in the direction of Xu Zaijing, the sister-protecting maniac.

A noble girl complained:

"I don't have a younger brother, only an elder brother! Hey, worry!"

A close friend in the boudoir said: "Wouldn't it be good if you found a husband like this."

"I wouldn't dare find such strong sisters, why are you blushing?"

"Pah pah pah."

A close sister scolded with a smile: "You little shameless one, aren't you afraid your Daniang will punish you."

The unmarried noble girls in the room laughed and scolded one after another.

In the metropolis of Bianjing, soon there was new gossip that became the talk of the town, and Pingmei's matter gradually faded.

Xu family.

Before the first lunar month was over, Xu Zaiduan's wedding was prepared in full swing.

Xu Zaijing's task was to hold the ears of his own fine horse, the Xiao Li Ju, and let his eldest brother get close to it.

After all, on the day of picking up the bride, Xu Zaiduan had to ride this beautiful horse.

As soon as the Xiao Li Ju heard Xu Zaijing speak, it shook its head, annoyed by this nagging.

The twenty-sixth of the first lunar month,

On the day of Xu Zaiduan's wedding, Gu Tingyu and Gu Tingye came from the Gu family.

Several unmarried cousins from the Sun family also arrived.

Relatives from the old home in Daizhou also arrived.

The wedding procession was decorated with red silk and brocade; so many people were truly magnificent.

The wedding procession arrived at the Xie family; the Xie family was also covered in red "happiness" characters, and the servants were tied with red silk, adding a lot of festive atmosphere.

Blocking the door, besides the sons and legitimate daughters of the Xie family, there were also the second legitimate son of General Zheng (brother of the Zhongjing Hou) and the sons of the Zhongjing Hou family.

Fortunately, there was Gu Tingyu for literary talent, and Xu Zaijing, Gu Tingye, and the Daizhou relatives for martial arts.

After competing in literary and martial skills at the door, they successfully entered the main gate of the Xie family.

Entering the Xie family courtyard, the Xie and Zheng family descendants who had heard about the Lantern Festival incident were not focused on drinking.

They all came to Xu Zaijing's side, scanning Xu Zaijing's appearance, eyes, and figure up and down, and also familiarly touched Xu Zaijing's arms, pinched Xu Zaijing's thighs, nodding repeatedly while touching and pinching.

If it weren't for the fact that Xu Zaijing knew those elder brothers were all married and upright men, his hair would have stood on end.

If it weren't for the happy event, it wouldn't be good to wrestle, Xu Zaijing felt they could have stripped off their clothes and had a match with him.

Several of these descendants were military officers who had joined the army, such as Zheng Jun, who recruited Xu Zaijing one after another, inviting him to join their army when he came of age.

Soon, Xu Zaijing saw this sister-in-law in his elder sister's mouth.

The new bride appeared and was teased by the little rabbits from the groom's and bride's families together.

It diluted the sorrow of parting.

After serving tea, receiving the parents' instructions, and saying goodbye to her parents, the Xie family young lady was carried out the door on her brother's back and entered the flower sedan chair.

The musicians played happy music to clear the way, and Xu Zaiduan rode on the beautiful horse wearing red silk flowers.

Behind followed the 128 dowry chests gathered by the Xie family.

Xu Zaiduan, riding the beautiful Xiao Li Ju, was truly proud and triumphant.

The wedding procession arrived at Quyuanjie in a grand manner, firecrackers crackled, and the new bride entered the door.

Before Xu Zaijing left, several Zheng family brothers patted his shoulder and invited him to their mansion to play.

On Quyuanjie, and on the horse racing track of the Hou Fu, quite a few carriages and horses were parked.

All the maids and servants of the Xu Fu were tied with red silk,

and the Yongyi Hou Fu was full of festive atmosphere.

Xu Minghua and Sun Shi sat in the seat of honor, with two sons and two daughters standing on both sides, waiting for the newlyweds to pay respects to their parents-in-law and sending them into the bridal chamber.

Friends and relatives followed in,

in the noisy atmosphere,

the Xie family young lady was petite; she put down her fan, and when performing the procedures of drinking the nuptial wine, tying hair, etc., in the bridal chamber, her face was already blushing.

Afterward, Xu Zaiduan was dragged out the door by relatives and friends.

Fortunately, Sun Shi had made friends like Wu Daniang and Bai Shi Daniang over these years, and the steward matrons sent to help helped the Xu family manage some things.

At night, Xu Zaijing, who wanted to eavesdrop, was driven away by his sister-in-law's maid, and the plan failed.

The next day, the eldest daughter-in-law of the Xu family, Xie Shi Daniang, served tea accompanied by her husband.

The unmarried younger brother and younger sister received gifts from their sister-in-law.

Sun Shi gave her daughter-in-law a jade bracelet of excellent quality.

Xie Shi Daniang was petite, with a soft face and moist skin, and her eyes looking at her husband were full of admiration.

She could be considered marrying up, becoming the future Daniang of the Yongyi Hou from the second legitimate daughter of a Viscount family, and many sisters in the boudoir were very envious.

Finally, Sun Shi took a wooden box from the maid behind her.

"This is the wedding gift sent to you by your aunt far away in Yang Zhou."

Xie Shi opened the wooden box; it was a precious red gold hairpin, not an ordinary item.

Xu Minghua and his wife talked with their eldest son and daughter-in-law.

In the courtyard, Xu Zaijing and the others had already left Sun Shi's room, and the four of them were attentively looking at the animals in the courtyard.

Along with Xie Shi, there was also a pair of small cats with golden fur and silver beds, and a pair of hunting dogs brought as dowry.

The two pairs of animals, furry and cute, were just at the age of being adorable.

In the following two days, Xu Anmei took a cat to attend the tea-tasting assembly of noble girls in the capital, and relying on this cat, she made many friends.

Happy, she used her private silver to make a small golden bell and tied it to the cat's neck with a red rope.

After Xu Zaijing saw it, Xu Zaijing dismantled the small hammer inside the golden bell, so the golden bell no longer rang.

The eldest sister-in-law, who originally couldn't easily speak about her younger sister-in-law, felt grateful in her eyes when looking at Xu Zaijing after knowing this.

In the house beside the horse racing track, Xu Zaijing's master raised that pair of hunting dogs.

Three days after Xu Zaiduan's wedding, he took his Daniang to return home.

After paying respects to his father-in-law and mother-in-law, Xu Zaiduan went to the front courtyard to drink with his father-in-law and the men of the Xie family.

The second Xie young lady chatted with her mother and sister-in-law about topics between women.

Xie Daniang asked her daughter with full concern:

"Your husband is a scholar, he looks like he has a good temper.

But I heard people say that the fifth young master, the youngest son of the Xu family, is fierce and violent.

He even beat the little demon king Rong Xian of the Rong family at the Qi Guo Gong's house before. Have you suffered his anger in the Xu family?"

The second Xie young lady shook her head and said:

"Mother, where did you hear such nonsense? Our Jing Ge'er is the warmest and most sensible child! Mother, do you know about the cats our family sent?"

"How? Could it be that he harmed them?"

"Mother, how could that be. It was my little sister-in-law, who made many friends because of this cat, and she loves the cat very much.

She used her private money to make a golden bell and hung it on the cat's neck."

"How can this be done? If the cat wears a bell, how can it catch mice? The old people in the family have said that if a cat wears a bell, it will go crazy."

The second young lady's sister-in-law said in surprise.

"Sister-in-law is right, but I just married into the Xu family, and my little sister-in-law is kind-hearted, how could I say it? Fortunately, Jing Ge'er is careful; he removed the small hammer from the cat's bell, so there was no sound, and only then did I feel relieved."

"That is also a careful one."

"Mother, there's more; these two days I heard from our family's servants that Jing Ge'er, at such a young age, practices martial arts early every day."

"Oh? It's rare for a noble family to have such an enterprising descendant. In this way, those who say your eldest sister-in-law is shrewish, fierce, and jealous are also wrong?"

"My eldest sister-in-law follows my mother-in-law; her character is strong, and like you, Mother, she is from a military family. The men are fighting, if the character is too soft, how can she manage the household?"

Xie Mu nodded.

"That's good, it seems I still have to prepare a thank-you gift to the Liang family to thank them for the introduction."

"Mother, I see, our second young lady truly has a husband and forgets her mother; look at her saying 'my family' one after another, oh, our Xie family... has become an outsider."

"Sister-in-law, how could that be~" The second Xie young lady blushed.

"Your husband, is his body good?" Xie Mu asked.

The second Xie young lady's face was so red it could boil water, but she still whispered:

"Husband, husband has been wrestling and fighting with the brothers of his mother's maternal family since he was young and doesn't fall behind; his body is very good."

"That's good, after having children, I can rest assured."

The second Xie young lady nodded fiercely, noticed her sister-in-law's gaze, and hit her sister-in-law in hatred,

and then the women of the family laughed into a group.

"Second Niang, I heard, is your eldest sister-in-law's future husband going to take the examination?"

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