Chapter 668: Don't let him take advantage of my sister [Thank you! Bow again! Owe 39k]

Jiying Lane,

Sheng Mansion,

Xu Zaijing and the others were walking in the veranda from the backyard to the front yard, preparing to leave.

"Son-in-law, when Zhong'er comes home in two days, do you have any free time? If so, come over and join in the fun."

Wang Ruofu walked beside Zaizhang and exhorted with a face full of concern.

Zaizhang nodded with a smile, "Mother-in-law, rest assured, I will definitely come that day. I haven't tasted Fang Mama's craft enough yet!"

Wang Ruofu nodded repeatedly, "Good, good, good! I will definitely ask Fang Mama to cook in person then."

Walking in front, Seeing Seeing Sheng Hong, who was talking to Gu Tingye, turned his head and smiled, "Since you said so, even if the son-in-law has any arrangements, he will have to come over."

"I..." Wang Ruofu's smile disappeared, and she stopped mid-sentence.

"Mother-in-law, I really have nothing to do that day, I will definitely accompany Hualan and Zhong'er back!" Zaizhang smiled to the side.

"Hmm! Good!" The smile appeared on Wang Ruofu's face again, obviously Zaizhang's words were very comforting.

Behind Wang Ruofu were Changbai, Qi Heng, and others.

A group of people talked and arrived at the second gate.

Zaizhang was about to leave, but when he looked back, he didn't see Xu Zaijing.

"Where is Little Five?" Zaizhang asked suspiciously.

"Brother, I'm here!" Xu Zaijing, who was at the very back, waved his hand.

The crowd at the door looked back one after another.

Zaizhang smiled, "Little Five, what are you doing, walking so slowly?"

Xu Zaijing walked from beside Seeing Seeing Sheng Hong and the others to the door and smiled, "Just now I was talking to the Seventh Young Master in the back and asked a few questions! Everyone, don't look at the Seventh Young Master's young age; he is much more powerful than we were when we were young."

"Oh?" Zaizhang smiled and looked behind Seeing Seeing Sheng Hong and the others.

Xu Zaijing bowed and complimented, "To be like this, I think it is inseparable from the earnest teaching of the cousin."

"Ah? Oh!" Seeing Seeing Sheng Hong was stunned, waved his hands and smiled, "Hahahaha, no, no..."

Qi Heng bowed to the side and said, "Cousin, you are too modest."

"Hehe!" Seeing Seeing Sheng Hong touched the beard under his jaw and smiled.

Looking at Seeing Seeing Sheng Hong's appearance, Wang Ruofu lowered her head and wiped her mouth with a handkerchief, and took the opportunity to roll her eyes at Seeing Seeing Sheng Hong secretly.

"Seventh Young Master, come over and let me see if you are as powerful as Jing Ge'er said when I was young," Gu Tingye beckoned with great interest.

Changzhen, who was at the very back, glanced at Changbai, who nodded, and then looked at Seeing Seeing Sheng Hong, who was beckoning to him, and walked over.

After a round of him asking "Sitting in the court and hearing the Dao," he answered "Arching hands and leveling the chapter,"

After you ask "Women admire chastity," he answers "Men imitate talent and goodness," Gu Tingye nodded with a smile, "Indeed more powerful than I was when I was young."

Hearing this, the crowd at the door burst into laughter one after another.

Zaizhang also nodded and said, "Father-in-law, Mother-in-law, looking at the Seventh Young Master's appearance, he can also enter the schoolroom and study with us."

"Scholar Zhuang has great talent. I think just by teaching and pointing out a few things to the Seventh Young Master, he will benefit a lot."

Xu Zaijing, Qi Heng, and others to the side nodded repeatedly to show agreement.

Qi Heng smiled again, "Cousin, the Seventh Young Master is so intelligent, maybe in the future, our dynasty will have another story of 'five Jinshi in one family'!"

Seeing Seeing Sheng Hong smiled from ear to ear, bowed and said, "Hahahaha! Young Xiao Xiao Gongye, this... then I will borrow your auspicious words!"

And the reason why Qi Heng said "another" was because the famous Hai family of the Great Zhou today had five Jinshi in one family.

Wang Ruofu listened to the conversation of several people, her eyes turned, and she wanted to laugh but stopped suddenly, which made Seeing Seeing Sheng Hong glance at her from time to time.

Subsequently,

Xu Zaijing and the others bid farewell and left.

Seeing Seeing Sheng Hong, who sent the people to the main entrance, carried his hands behind his back and said, "I'm going to Scholar Zhuang's place, you three follow me."

"Yes, Father." The three Changbai brothers bowed and responded.

After saying goodbye to Wang Ruofu again, the three hurriedly followed Seeing Seeing Sheng Hong's footsteps.

On the way back to Weirui Xuan,

Liu Mama saw that there was only Caihuan beside her, so she whispered, "Madam, you should have laughed just now. What the Young Xiao Xiao Gongye said was so auspicious!"

Wang Ruofu curled her lips and said somewhat angrily, "Hmph! Auspicious..."

Stopping in time to avoid saying dirty words on the first day of the New Year, Wang Ruofu said, "If they all become Jinshi, doesn't it mean that the rabbit cub Changfeng also passed?"

"If that's the case, I don't know how proud that bitch Lin Qingshuang will be! Wouldn't that piss me off?"

Liu Mama heard this and nodded in agreement.

Caihuan asked suspiciously, "Madam, what about Wei Xiaoniang?"

Wang Ruofu flicked her handkerchief and said, "Hualan has been close to the Wei family since she was a child, and even sent cloaks and cotton in Yang Zhou! Fortunately, Hualan didn't waste her efforts and didn't love the wrong person. The Wei family cares about Zhong'er, so I am happy for her to be well."

"What Madam says is right," Caihuan responded.

The master and servants talked and turned a few corners before returning to Shou'an Hall.

"Madam is here." The little maid at the door smiled and lifted the cotton curtain.

Wang Ruofu, who entered the door, bowed to the two old madams, and after looking at Seeing Wei Shuyi, who was standing to the side holding account books and tokens, sat on the chair at the Old Madam's signal.

The several Lans sitting on the embroidery stools stood up and bowed one after another.

"Are the boys gone?"

"Yes, Mother."

The Old Madam nodded and said thoughtfully, "Today I saw that the Seventh Young Master and Jing Ge'er spoke very logically."

Wang Ruofu nodded with a smile.

The Old Madam said, "I called Wei Xiaoniang to come here! Only then did I know that the Seventh Young Master is not young, but he already knows many characters."

"Sometimes when practicing calligraphy in Shou'an Hall, I see that he is also a serious and studious one, so I thought..."

Wang Ruofu grinned and smiled, "Mother, are you thinking of letting Changzhen enter the schoolroom?"

The Old Madam looked surprised and looked at Wang Ruofu with some suspicion.

Wang Ruofu explained with a smile, "Mother, the reason why the master didn't come with the daughter-in-law is that he went to talk to the Scholar, also for the sake of the Seventh Young Master's schooling."

"Oh!" The Old Madam nodded somewhat suspiciously.

Wang Ruofu, who understood the Old Madam's suspicion, explained with a smile about "Jing Ge'er's examination" and "five Jinshi in one family."

The Old Madam nodded with a smile after listening, "So that's how it is!"

The Old Madam of the eldest branch smiled and said, "Old Sister, I am listening to this from the side, and I am really envious of Hong Ge'er! The children of the second branch are good! It's not like my branch, there isn't a seed of reading!"

The Old Madam said seriously, "I say Old Sister-in-law, reading is good, but it doesn't mean you can have the opportunity to invite the little medical officer Yu! Such a good physician asks for a diagnosis every three days and adjusts the health every five days. Many people envy it!"

Hearing this, the Old Madam of the eldest branch laughed helplessly.

Wang Ruofu inserted with a smile, "Cousin-in-law, the sister-in-law's maternal family has two seeds of reading. These are all close relatives!"

Hearing this, Li Daniang also laughed along.

Li Daniang's nephews, Li Du and Li Yu, were also Juren.

The Old Madam looked at Wang Ruofu with some appreciation in her eyes and nodded with a smile.

Seeing Wei Shuyi, who was standing to the side, looked at the crowd in the hall with a smile, and felt a little emotional in her heart, taking a deep breath.

Pinlan, who was sitting on the embroidery stool, leaned to Minglan's side and whispered with a smile, "Sixth Younger Sister, when we left the room just now, the look in Fifth Cousin Xu's eyes when he looked at the Seventh Young Master was very interesting!"

Minglan nodded lightly and just wanted to speak, Pinlan continued in a low voice, "I didn't expect that rude little Xiao Xiao Gongye Qi would be so good at speaking."

"Sixth Younger Sister, five Jinshi in one family... hmm, sounds good, right?!" Pinlan smiled.

Minglan pursed her lips and nodded.

The next day,

Xu Zaijing couldn't stand Liang Han's enthusiastic invitation, so he had to take people and ride his mount to the outskirts of the city to participate in a horse race.

After the horse race, he went to Wu Tower to have fun with the noble young men in the capital who were on good terms.

Returning to the city in the afternoon,

Entered Xinzheng Gate,

On the streets along the way, one could see many carriages tied with silk flowers, and from time to time, women and young ladies wearing thick cloaks and earmuffs walked down from the carriages to watch the excitement at the Guanpu stalls by the road.

This was the time to go out and stroll, and the passersby wouldn't say much.

"Young Master, Young Master, help me." Seeing Alan, who was riding behind Xu Zaijing, said with a smile.

"Seeing Alan, what are you going to gamble on?" Qingyun asked beside him.

Seeing Alan raised his chin with a smile, and Qingyun looked over, but it was a shop selling lacquerware.

The shop's plaque was grand, and one could see the makeup boxes and mirror cases used for Guanpu at the entrance were very exquisite and delicate.

Xu Zaijing smiled, "Seeing Alan, you don't want to spend a penny on the things you use when you get married!"

Seeing Alan smiled somewhat embarrassedly.

Seeing Alan's technique and luck in Guanpu were quite good, and he had already gambled for many good things in the capital on the first day of the New Year.

It was a pity that small things like rouge and gouache with low value were okay, but Seeing Alan was not gambling at the stall, but stocking up.

Once the things became valuable, Seeing Alan's luck would become bad, and sometimes he would lose quite a bit of copper coins.

Looking at the appearance of the makeup box and mirror case, it was obviously a valuable one.

Xu Zaijing smiled and flipped off his horse, and Seeing Alan and Qingyun hurriedly followed.

In the time of a dozen breaths, after a few sounds of throwing copper coins, Xu Zaijing flipped onto his horse with a look of boredom,

Seeing Alan, who followed behind, smiled from ear to ear, holding an exquisite and valuable makeup box and mirror case in his arms.

In front of a shop not far away, the steward stomped his feet in distress and annoyance, obviously the mirror case used for gambling was a loss.

The women and young ladies watching from the side also had looks of regret and curiosity in their eyes. Some were looking at the makeup box in Seeing Alan's arms, and some were looking at Xu Zaijing's face and mount.

The third day of the New Year,

The last day for the government to open Guanpu in Bianjing,

In the evening,

The lanterns were lit,

Pan Lou Main Street,

On the third floor of Four Treasures Studio,

Moving pipa music came from behind the screen.

Seeing Chai Zhengzheng, who was wearing a cloak behind the table, stood up and walked to the window to open it.

What surged in faster than the cold wind was the lively and noisy sound on the street, among which there were many onlookers, because of the sighing and regretful sounds of not winning.

Miss Yun Mu walked to the side, looked at the street scene outside the window, and said, "Da Niangzi, looking at the time, it's getting late. Shall we return to the mansion?"

"Hmm!" Seeing Chai Zhengzheng nodded.

Miss Yun Mu turned to the side and said, "Tell Head Wei that the Da Niangzi is returning to the mansion."

When Miss Yun Mu was speaking, Seeing Chai Zhengzheng was still looking out the window, and said in a voice that could hardly be heard, "Sure enough, last time was a coincidence."

After speaking, Seeing Chai Zhengzheng took a deep breath, and the cold night wind made the white mist she exhaled visible.

Turning around to go downstairs, after getting into the carriage, Seeing Chai Zhengzheng lifted the carriage window curtain and looked a few times, then said, "Don't go back directly. Walk around to the west side. Let's go and see the mountain shed lanterns in front of Xuande Tower."

"Da Niangzi, the lanterns at this time haven't been lit yet," Miss Yun Mu said softly.

"It's okay, just treat it as a stroll."

"Yes."

Subsequently, the Chai family carriage and horses, together with the guards, drove toward the west along Pan Lou Main Street.

Looking at the lively night scene along the way and feeling the cool wind outside the carriage, Seeing Chai Zhengzheng said, "I don't know if he will go to Xuande Tower to enjoy the lanterns this year on the Lantern Festival."

Without asking who he was, Miss Yun Mu said, "Da Niangzi, Marquis Yongyi has just made new meritorious service, so I imagine he will go."

Seeing Chai Zhengzheng nodded and continued to look at the scenery outside the carriage faintly.

Stopping in front of the open space south of Xuande Gate, the huge lanterns in the field of vision were all dark, and only on the palace gate tower not far away, a string of red lanterns was lit.

After staring blankly at the lanterns on the gate tower for a while, Seeing Chai Zhengzheng didn't know what she thought of, smiled, and said, "Let's go, return to the mansion."

At the same time,

Quyuan Street,

Marquis Yongyi's Mansion,

Two large lanterns hanging in front of the main entrance emitted yellow candlelight. Seven or eight people were standing in front of the door, and a few horses were standing beside them.

The horses snorted and the people talking would exhale a mouthful of white mist from time to time.

"I went to those few families today to take a look and ask two questions! Looking at those few, I know they have the heart of a thief but not the courage. Fifth Young Master, rest assured."

"I also warned them a few words. I think they won't dare to go to the Zaijue family's mansion to make trouble in the future."

"Actually, without the status of Bai Gao nobles and tribal clansmen, they can't make any waves."

Xu Zaijing nodded, "That's good. Thank you, Brother Gao."

Gao Yunqing, a capable subordinate of Zhao Meifeng, bowed, "Fifth Young Master is too polite. I should apologize for making you wait so long this afternoon."

Xu Zaijing shook his head with a smile, "Brother Gao, official business is paramount!" After speaking, he looked back at Qingyun behind him and said, "I wanted to invite Brother Gao into the house for a meal and a drink. Since Brother Gao is on official business, take this box of wine and food. You can eat it hot when you are done."

Gao Yunqing hesitated for a moment, then nodded, "Then I won't be polite to Fifth Young Master."

Hearing this, the clerk of the Imperial City Division smiled and took the food box from Qingyun's hand.

Looking at Xu Zaijing, who was hesitant to speak, Gao Yunqing smiled, "The Division has been somewhat busy recently. Zhao Tou'er went to the north, and that more powerful one went to the Northwest. Pan Chen, that kid, is in Dingzhou, and also asked me to thank Fifth Young Master."

Xu Zaijing pondered for a moment and smiled, "As long as that letter can help!"

Exhaling a mouthful of white air, Gao Yunqing bowed, "Good, Fifth Young Master, then I will say goodbye first!"

"Brother Gao, walk slowly."

Xu Zaijing bowed.

Qingyun behind him also bowed.

Watching the figures of the people and horses disappear into the distance, Xu Zaijing turned and walked toward the main entrance, "Let's go, see how much 'stock' Seeing Alan has 'entered' today."

Time passed,

The day arrived at the Lantern Festival on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month.

At noon,

In the private room on the third floor of Pan Lou,

Xu Zaijing and Liang Han touched their wine glasses with a smile.

After drinking it all, Xu Zaijing looked at Gu Tingye to the side and said, "Second Lang, you are going to Xuande Gate Tower to enjoy the lanterns today, why do you look so unhappy?"

Liang Han on the other side picked up a piece of food, suppressed the taste of wine in his mouth, and nodded, "Yes, Ye Ge'er, you have been pulling a long face since you came. Did someone provoke you?"

Gu Tingye picked up his wine glass in depression, drank it all in one gulp, and said angrily, "Nothing!"

"Second Uncle, you don't look like nothing." Qi Heng to the side said.

"Gu Pei Erge, if you are depressed, tell us! We will help you vent your anger!" Changfeng smiled.

Gu Tingye said, "Changfeng, aren't you and Changbai going to accompany the sisters to enjoy the lanterns in the afternoon?"

Changfeng smiled, "Gu Pei Erge, no hurry! After we have fun, Pei Erge and I will go back."

Changbai nodded slightly to show agreement, "Second Lang, if you have anything, tell us, don't hold it in your heart."

Gu Tingye exhaled, glared at Xu Zaijing.

This glance made Xu Zaijing somewhat inexplicable. Xu Zaijing didn't spoil Gu Tingye either, and said directly, "Second Lang, why are you glaring at me? If you have something to say, say it!"

Gu Tingye put down the wine glass halfway, said angrily, "Huang family's eldest son is back!"

"Who?" Changfeng asked suspiciously.

"Yue Ge'er of the Shoushan Bo Huang family." Liang Han explained to the side.

"Oh!" Changfeng realized, "Is it that one who is engaged to Third Da Niangzi... uh, cough cough."

Looking at Gu Tingye's look, Changfeng didn't continue, and lowered his head to study the wine glass in front of him.

Xu Zaijing smiled and teased, "Oh? I imagine when you and Yanran go to Xuande Gate Tower to enjoy the lanterns, Yi Jie'er can also stroll through the lantern festival and guess lantern riddles with others."

"Jing Ge'er, you!"

"Hmm?"

Xu Zaijing had an expression of "what can you do to me."

Subsequently, Xu Zaijing said again, "The imperial decree in the palace is for those who are married to go to Xuande Gate Tower to enjoy the lanterns. I don't have to go."

Gu Tingye's face changed, and finally said, "Fifth Young Master, my good Jing Ge'er, you have a good friendship with that Huang Qingyue, don't let him take advantage of my sister!"

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