Chapter 94: The Xu family's main gate is not what it used to be [Thank you for your support!]

"Father, I want Mother to smile more," Gu Tingyi said.

Gu Yanhai's face froze.

The servants serving also showed different expressions.

Fortunately, Gu Tingye walked over and said flatteringly: "Father, tomorrow is the first day, let's not practice the spear."

"Hmm, don't practice, hold your sister and go play."

"Yi'er, let's go, let's go set off firecrackers."

Standing in the hall, feeling that something was missing, Gu Yanhai looked back and saw Gu Tingyu talking to Pingmei.

Gu Tingyu didn't even look at him, still talking to his wife.

On the first day, Gu Tingyu still didn't say a word to his father.

But for Gu Tingyu's imperial examination, Gu Yanhai could only swallow this breath.

Sitting in the hall, he saw Pingmei squatting and saluting, and he nodded.

"The daughter-in-law is still polite."

In previous years, on the first day, there was a silk pocket for receiving greeting cards hanging on the main gate of the Xu family.

When the door was not opened, one could receive greeting cards.

In previous years, it was just a decoration, and there were not many cards inside.

Good families were all visited by the Xu father and son.

But now,

Xu Zaijing followed his father and brothers out of the main gate early in the morning and saw that the silk pocket on the main gate was full of all kinds of cards.

Most of them were from military nobles, and there were also a few from civil officials.

Exchanging glances with his father and brother,

Xu Minghua still said: "Human nature, don't blame too much."

After visiting several nobles with good relations in the capital, Xu Minghua went to attend the Great Morning Court, hearing that envoys from various countries would attend this year, which would be grander than in the past.

Xu Minghua talked with Gu Yanhai at the Ningyuan Marquis Mansion for a while,

And then went to the Imperial Palace together. With this status, as long as they didn't tear their faces apart, they still had to do the surface work.

And the Xu brothers went back to the Xu family to prepare to enter the palace to pay New Year's greetings.

After some preparations, except for Xie Shi who was pregnant and stayed at the Xu family, the Xu family came to the Great Zhou Imperial Palace. When waiting outside the hall, Xu Zaijing was a little surprised,

Because the Duke of Qi and Princess Pingning had actually not entered with Qi Heng.

In the past, at this time, Princess Pingning had already entered the hall and taken her seat.

Seeing the Xu family, Princess Pingning smiled. Qi Heng said a few words to her, and Princess Pingning nodded.

Qi Heng ran over, bowed and saluted: "Mistress, spring peace, Anmei sister, makeup peace, Jing brother."

Sun Shi smiled and praised a few words,

Xu Zaijing nodded and said: "Heng Ge'er, what's wrong today?"

Qi Heng looked back at his mother and said: "The nobles of Bai Gao and the envoys of the Yelu family of Northern Liao have come to the palace to pay New Year's greetings. It's just fulfilling the friendship of the host."

"Bai Gao country also sent people?"

"Yes, we beat them up before, and they sent people this year."

"Then what about Northern Liao? What are they here for?"

At this time, Gu Tingyu walked over and said: "I heard that the Emperor of Northern Liao fell while hunting, and the tribes and clans in the east and north are restless. They are afraid that we will have some actions, so they came to show goodwill."

"Yu elder brother!" The younger generation hurriedly saluted and called out.

"Mother-in-law." Gu Tingyu bowed and saluted.

Sun Shi smiled. "Hmm."

Seeing Gu Tingyu, Sun Shi looked back and saw Madam Bai standing not far away, with Pingmei supporting her.

Feeling Sun Shi's gaze, Madam Bai smiled, and Gu Tingyi and Gu Tingye were waving to say hello.

Just as they were about to say something, an eunuch walked out of the palace hall quickly, looking left and right in the crowd of nobles, seemingly looking for someone.

Seeing Xu Zaijing, the eunuch's eyes lit up.

"Xu family fifth young master, hurry, hurry, come to the hall!" Saying this, he looked left and right again, and after seeing Gu Tingye, he also hurriedly shouted: "Gu family second young master, you also hurry to the hall."

Gu Tingye was stunned, then said something to Madam Bai, and rushed to Xu Zaijing's side excitedly.

The two young men stood together, and Xu Zaijing was even taller.

"Two young masters, bring them into the hall later and pick some handy items from the arrow-recruiting class. These little cubs from Bai Gao and Northern Liao look down on the talents of our Great Zhou."

After saying this, the eunuch walked back into the hall angrily.

Taking advantage of not entering the hall yet, Gu Tingye said:

"Jing Ge'er. Long time no see. You have harmed me so bitterly."

Xu Zaijing said: "Did Marquis Gu not beat you?"

Hearing this, Gu Tingye stopped talking.

His father didn't beat him, but his elder brother carried out psychological devastation.

"Why haven't I seen you go to play with the Duke of Ling's family these days?"

"I..."

Inside the hall, the eunuch's high-pitched and sharp voice shouted:

"Proclaim Ningyuan Marquis's second son Tingye, Marquis Yongyi's fifth son Zaijing to wait at the hall door!"

This proclamation made the nobles outside the hall look over one after another.

On the way, Xu Zaijing and Gu Tingye walked to the front near the hall door.

On the side of the military nobles, they saw the Zhang family, the Duke of England. Their family stood in the most forward position.

The Zhang family's sons were eager to try,

But it seemed they were not allowed to enter,

Nodding to the Zhang family's sons, the Zhang family's fifth young lady, who was near the hall door, waved and said:

"Two brothers, destroy their prestige!"

On the other side were the disciples of the cabinet ministers. They also had ugly faces. Seeing the two young men coming, they all hurriedly arched their hands:

"Too rude! Too rude! It's really insulting to the literati! Must win against them!"

Xu Zaijing and Gu Tingye were a little curious about what was happening in the hall.

Entering the hall door, Xu Zaijing and the two saw the disciples of the Great Zhou royal family standing behind their fathers and brothers with ugly faces, and several royal noble girls were looking at their brothers with heartache.

Rong Xian was beaten until one of his eyes was a little blue, and beside him was an outstanding girl, who was born with a flower-like appearance at a young age,

At this time, she was pulling Rong Xian's sleeve, looking at the blue and purple at the corner of his mouth, worried.

The beauty shed tears, attracting several Bai Gao and Northern Liao disciples to peek.

There were even royal disciples with disheveled hair whispering while looking at Rong Xian's side.

Xu Zaijing whispered to the fourth son of the Duke of England: "Fourth brother, what's going on inside?"

"The envoys of the Northern Liao country are from the Yelu family, saying they came to our Great Zhou, wanting to offer the Northern Liao youth brave praise ceremony with our noble disciples. The Empress asked the Emperor, and he agreed. Look, the chairs in the hall are arranged in a big circle."

Looking at the puzzled Xu Zaijing and Gu Tingye, the fourth son of the Zhang family continued:

"It's sixteen noble royal disciples under ten to fourteen years old, wrestling and shooting arrows together in front of the Emperor and Empress. Just now you didn't come, several prince families, and the Rong family gathered six, all went on the field. Just now you didn't come, several prince families, and the Rong family gathered six, all went on the field."

Looking up at the hall, he continued: "Rong Xian said he was not fourteen years old... tsk tsk, he was beaten miserably. Now seven are left. Hmph!"

The fifth young lady of the Zhang family whispered: "Two brothers, none of our Great Zhou's were left. It's a pity that both of my brothers are over the age and cannot go on the field, otherwise, how would they be allowed to be rampant."

After saying this, she snorted angrily.

Very much had the honor of Great Zhou.

Xu Zaijing looked up and saw the Empress letting the eunuchs in the palace clear a large open space in the hall. A huge wool blanket was spread on it, and there was a large circle of chairs around it, some with people sitting, some empty.

In the open space surrounded by chairs, several foreign noble youths were full of arrogance.

【Continue repairing, if there are typos or incoherent places, please point them out, respected readers.】

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