Do you know: I am Xu Jiazi

Chapter 459 Why don’t you tell me about your wife [Thank you! Goodbye! I owe you 41k more]

3:45 pm (after 11:30 am)
Moriya
Shouantang

There was laughter and chatter in the main hall where the banquet was served.

Old Lady Wang sat next to Old Lady Sheng, and smiled at Wei Shuyi standing beside her and said, "Your foolish mistress has made some mistakes in her household affairs, so I'm going to trouble you to take care of her these days."

Hua Lan sat aside holding Xu Xingzhong, looking at Wei Shuyi with expectation in her eyes.

Wei Shuyi held the wine pot in both hands, bowed her head and said, "Old lady, you are too kind! It is my duty to share the worries of the eldest lady."

Old Madam Wang smiled and nodded, then turned to look at Old Madam Sheng and said, "Old sister, I've been here for so long, why haven't I seen your little grandson?"

Madam Sheng smiled back: "I'm copying calligraphy right now!"

Hearing the old lady's words, Feng's eyes lit up, and she looked at Wei Shuyi inquiringly, saying, "How old is the child? How can he be patient enough to copy calligraphy?"

Wei Shuyi smiled and said, "It's because the eldest lady has taught her children well. Brother Jian has seen his elder brother Changbai study hard, so he followed his example and started to learn from him."

"Oh!"

Feng nodded in approval. She had always been optimistic about her nephew Changbai since he was a child.

If this brother Ma from the Sheng family can remain so studious in the future, considering the situation of the Sheng family, his future will be promising.

Hua Lan lowered her head and whispered in her son's ear: "Look at your uncle Maki."

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

Feng smiled and said, "Hualan, does your boy listen to his father?"

Hua Lan shook her head: "Master really treats this kid like a baby, holding him in his mouth for fear that he would melt, and holding him in his palm for fear that he would drop. He dotes on him a lot!"

Feng asked again: "What about the other people in the family?"

"I was a little scared when his grandfather first came home, but he became more lawless after getting to know him."

Hua Lan smiled and said, "Only his uncle and brother can control him."

The others who heard these words also smiled. Feng thought for a moment and said, "I thought Xu Jiawulang was a very cheerful boy when I saw him before. How could Zhonggeer be afraid of him?"

"Who knows? When he saw his uncle, he was like a mouse seeing a cat."

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

Sheng Hong, who was beside Wang Ruofu, looked at Xu Xingzhong with a stern face at first.
But when Xu Xingzhong reached out to Sheng Hong for a hug from Wang Ruofu's arms,
Sheng Hong looked at Wang Ruofu's jealous expression and couldn't suppress the smile on his face.

After taking his eldest grandson into his arms, Sheng Hong smiled and said, "After dinner, Grandpa will take you to see the brush that the current emperor gave to Grandpa, okay?"

"Father, he is so young, good things will be ruined in his hands! Let's wait until he is enlightened!"

Hua Lan said aside.

Sheng Hong smiled and said nothing.

A moment of silence,

There was a burst of chattering outside the house.

Old Mrs. Wang smiled and said, "The children are out of school."

Madam Sheng smiled and nodded.

The dust curtain at the door was lifted.

Zai Zhang led the group into the house along with Chang Bai, Xu Zai Jing and others.

Looking at the people sitting in the room,
Zai Zhang bowed and saluted: "Greetings to all the elders."

The group of people behind him also made the same move.

When Hualan and Zai Zhang got married in Bian Jing, the Wang family was still in Runzhou, thousands of miles away. Old Mrs. Wang was old, so she only sent gifts but did not attend the wedding.

Today is the first time I met my grandson-in-law.

"Brother Zhang, come closer, let me see you!"

Old Mrs. Wang waved to Zai Zhang with a kind smile.

When Zai Zhang came to her side and called her grandma, Old Lady Wang held Zai Zhang's hand, looked him up and down and said, "What a handsome man! Old sister, you really found a good grandson-in-law!"

The old lady smiled at Zai Zhang, who was a little reserved, and nodded.

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

Mrs. Wang smiled and nodded at Feng, holding her handkerchief, and looked behind Zai Zhang, saying, "Who is this?"

"Grandma, this is Tingye, the second son of the Ningyuan Marquis family."

Gu Tingye bowed and said, "Hello, old lady."

Old Mrs. Wang smiled and nodded: "Good! Good boy! You look so much like your father when he was young."

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

After saying that, Gu Tingye walked aside, revealing Xu Zaijing behind him.

"Met grandma."

Xu Zaijing bowed.

The look in Old Lady Wang's eyes when she looked at Xu Zaijing was a little different. The smile and gratitude in her eyes were even stronger than when she looked at Zai Zhang.

One reason was that Xu Zaijing helped the Kang family find out the traitor within, thus avoiding a disaster.

The second reason is that although Xu Zaijing is the youngest in the Xu family and is several years younger than Zai Zhang, he is now taller than Zai Zhang.

Gu Tingye seemed a little short when standing next to Xu Zaijing.

Moreover, Xu Zaijing has a strong and well-proportioned body and a handsome and outstanding appearance.

There is an indescribable aura about him.

Old Madam Wang looked at Old Madam Sheng in surprise and said, "Old sister, it's because I don't have a daughter in my family, otherwise I would have arranged a marriage for Jing'er today!"

The old lady looked at Xu Zaijing, who was smiling and looking embarrassed, and said, "Then his mother will have to worry even more!"

Mrs. Feng, who was beside Old Lady Wang, also looked at Xu Zaijing with admiration in her eyes and said:
"It's only been a few years since I last saw you, and Jing has grown so much!"

"Mother-in-law, our Feng family has several legitimate daughters. I will go back to my parents' home and ask them."

"I will never let such a good child slip away from my hands."

After Feng finished speaking, everyone chuckled.

Mothers Fang and Cui looked at Xu Zaijing with particularly kind eyes, and Wei Shuyi beside them also chuckled.

Gu Tingye looked at Xu Zaijing with some depression. Why didn't anyone suggest finding a marriage for him just now?
Zai Zhang was also laughing at the side. Looking at Gu Tingye's expression, he whispered, "Don't mind it, Erlang. Only relatives would make such a joke."

When talking,
Xu Zaijing stood aside.
Qi Heng bowed and said, "Greetings, Madam Wang."

Zai Zhang introduced softly.

Old Madam Wang's eyes were full of admiration, and she smiled and said, "As expected of a princess' child, he is so handsome!"

"Thank you for your compliment, Madam Wang. You really flatter me."

Qi Heng replied embarrassedly, glancing at Xu Zaijing while speaking.

Behind them are Changbai, Changfeng and three orchids.

The last one to come was Sheng Changzhang, who was brought over by Cuiwei holding her hand.

After an introduction,

Old Lady Wang gave a lot of good things to Xu Zaijing and others.

The married Zai Zhang was left on the table in the main hall.

Unmarried people like Xu Zaijing and Changbai went to the table with children.

After saying goodbye and having dinner, Xu Zaijing and his party returned to the school.

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

"Old sister, I heard that the elder sister-in-law from the Sheng family's first branch has come to Bianjing?"

The old lady smiled and nodded: "Yes! First, to see me, and second, for the marriage of the eldest grandson Changwu! The business of the Sheng family's eldest branch is booming with the help of relatives, and we must find a suitable one."

Old Lady Wang was moved and asked, "How old is this child? Does he have any plans for the future?"

After the old lady explained, Old Mrs. Wang nodded, but after looking at Wang Ruofu, she didn't say anything.

After school in the afternoon,

Hualan's own carriage,

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

After leaving the mansion, Xu Xingzhong, who had rarely experienced this, kept looking at the street scene.

Leaving the busy streets,
As soon as he turned into Quyuan Street, he said, "Zou, stop right there!"

Chu Zhan's voice came.

Xu Zaijing followed the sound and saw a group of teenagers chasing each other on Quyuan Street.

After a few breaths,
Chu Zhan leaped and knocked down a boy who was taller than him. After pinning him to the ground, Chu Zhan said:
"Mr. Zou, hand over what you just lost to Mi Mu!"

"Bah! I didn't lose!"

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

"Why should I give it to you when I stole it with my own ability?"

In front of the two men, a girl of about twelve or thirteen said in a panic: "Brother, you, you should stop fighting and give the things to them!"

"Little sister, if you don't want to help, get out of here! Zou Ming, come on!"

The boy next to the girl was about to move, and a group of young and short children behind Chu Zhan stepped forward together.

Looking at these six or seven children, Zou Ming looked to the side in panic, and saw a woman walking towards him angrily, holding a child in one hand and carrying a wide bamboo board in the other.

"Second brother, the eldest sister is here to save us!"

Chu Zhan also saw Qingyun riding towards him. He hit the man on the ground hard on the back and stood up.

When Qingyun came over, Chu Zhan and a group of young boys and girls bowed and said, "Brother Qingyun."

"Stop fighting! The young master and the others are back!"

"Yes, Brother Qingyun."

The man named Zou who was lying on the ground also stood up and stood aside with his younger brother and sister-in-law.

After watching the carriages pass by, he hurriedly bowed his head and saluted.

Xu Zaijing rode on his horse, looking sideways at Chu Zhan and his group of old friends from the Marquis' Mansion and Bai Gao's boys and girls, and said with a smile, "We didn't lose, that's great."

Chu Zhan secretly straightened his chest and said with a cupped hand: "Thank you for the compliment, Wulang."

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

Qingyun said from the side: "Sir, that is Madam Zou."

Xu Zaijing was startled when he saw the woman's appearance. The reason was that the woman looked somewhat similar to an actress named Yu Feihong in his distant memory.

Mrs. Zou bowed with her child, and Xu Zaijing nodded and continued walking forward.

After Xu Zaijing left,
Chu Zhan grabbed the man surnamed Zou by the clothes and said, "You still want to run!"

"Big sister, save me!"

Madam Zou approached, glanced at Chu Zhan and said, "Zou Chu, what's going on?"

"Sister, I..."

"Madam, he played poker with us using dried herring, and when he lost, he wanted to run away."

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

"Yes"

"Snapped!"

"Ouch!"

Then the sound of people being beaten fiercely with bamboo sticks continued to be heard.

Chu Zhan and others on the side watched with twitching eyes. One of the children said in the language of the Great Zhou Dynasty with a slight accent: "Brother Chu Zhan, let's forget it!"

"You don't want to eat dried fish?"

The kid swallowed.

After fighting for a while,
"You wait!"

Madam Zou said,

Then, feeling a little tired, he gave the bamboo board to Zou Xiaomei and turned to walk towards the yard.

After a while, he came out holding a dried fish the color of jade: "Here!"

"Thank you, madam!"

Chu Zhan took it, bowed with a smile, then led his men away and walked towards Shu Bo's stall.

Madam Zou looked at her three younger brothers and sisters and said angrily, "Next time Zou Chu cheats, if you two don't stop him, I'll beat you up too!"

"That's because I don't protect you. Otherwise, you will suffer the consequences!"

"remember?"

The three brothers and sisters of the Zou family bowed their heads and said, "I understand, sister."

at night,

The Rong family returned to Xueyuan,
Rong Feiyan, whose cold had already recovered a lot, had several delicacies from Yang Lou placed in front of her.

Rong Feiyan looked at Ningxiang with a puzzled look.

Ningxiang pointed at a dish.

Rong Feiyan then moved closer to the dish and took a look. After sniffing it, she nodded with satisfaction and said, "It smells really good. No wonder he brought this dish!"

"Miss, bringing this dish doesn't necessarily mean you like it. Don't you often buy it for us two servants?"

Ningxiang looked at Xibu and said, "Sister, why are you looking at me like that?"

Xibu shook his head and said to Rong Feiyan, "Girl, let's eat this!"

Ningxiang was annoyed and said nothing.

After Rong Feiyan had eaten a few mouthfuls of rice, Ningxiang said again: "Miss, when I was waiting for the food in Yanglou, I met the maid of Prince Consort Lu's family. I heard her say that Miss Zhengzheng of the Chai family wore a flower crown at the elegant gathering today. It was very beautiful!"

Xibu walked beside Rong Feiyan and glared at Ningxiang in reproach.

Rong Feiyan picked up some food with her chopsticks: "Did anyone tell me what color it is?"

"That's not true."

Rong Feiyan nodded and said, "Tell the people at Dongyu Garden and Yangzhong Garden tomorrow to send some flowers over early the day after tomorrow."

"Yes, girl!"

He responded with slow steps.

Ningxiang Rong Feiyan poured a bowl of soup and said, "Miss, do you want to make a flower crown as well? Do you want to go to the palace and ask for a flower crown from Concubine Rong?"

Rong Feiyan shook her head and took the bowl of soup: "It's for my brother, what do you want?"

Two days later,
early in the morning,
When Xu Zaijing mounted his horse at the second gate,
The three maids in his yard all stepped on the horse stools and got into the carriage.

Zai Zhang yawned a bit tiredly and asked, "Why are there so many people here today?"

Xu Zaijing smiled and said, "Something's going on!"

Zai Zhang was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said, "Yes, yes, the Ni family's brother is getting married today."

Subsequently,

A group of carriages and horses left the marquis' mansion and headed towards the Sheng family.

Sheng's outer courtyard,
Qingcao, Huaxiang and Yunxiang got off the carriage.

"Sir, let's go over there!"

Qingcao said with a smile on her face.

Xu Zaijing smiled and said, “Go ahead!”

Yun Xiang, who was standing beside Xu Zaijing, looked somewhat envious, holding a book box in her hands. Today was her turn to go to school.

"What are you waiting for?"

When Yun Xiang heard Xu Zaijing's voice, a flash of surprise passed through his eyes. After handing the book box to Xu Zaijing, he smiled and bowed, then quickly chased after him.

Xu Zaijing has a good impression of Xiaodie because Xiaodie had helped Qingcao in Yangzhou before.

And the story in my memory is that this girl Xiaodie was wronged and expelled from the Sheng family!

But she would rather do the laundry herself than use the silver bracelet Wei Shuyi gave her.

You know, doing laundry in the winter, with cold weather and cold water, is never a good job.

Xiaodie is a good girl who deserves a better future.

(End of this chapter)