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Chapter 539 Xu Zaijing, do you think about this every day? [Thank you! Goodbye! I owe you 40k more]

That night,

The Imperial Palace of the Great Zhou Dynasty,

Snowflakes were falling outside the palace.

In the palace,
Under the bright yellow candlelight,
The emperor sat on a chair behind the imperial desk, holding a brush.
He wrote a few words of approval on a memorial, and when he reached out to touch the side again, he touched nothing.

"Ok?"

The eunuch beside him bowed and said, "Your Majesty, these are the memorials, nothing else."

"Ok!"

Putting down the brush, the emperor leaned back in his chair and moved his sore neck.

The emperor took the drink offered by the eunuch, took a sip, and said:

"By the way, in the afternoon, I heard you say that the Duke Lian's Mansion presented several large items to the palace?"

The eunuch bowed and said, "Your Majesty, yes!"

"Hmm! What's that for?"

The eunuch smiled and said, "Your Majesty, it is said that the Lianguo Mansion was entrusted by Xu Jiawulang to cast something in the workshop. It is a rather large iron mold."

Before the emperor could ask what it was used for, the eunuch continued, "It is used to sculpt the snow lion. It is sent to the palace in the hope that the nobles in the palace can enjoy it."

"Hmm? A model for a snow lion?"

"Yes!"

As the eunuch spoke, he began to measure beside the emperor.

"Have you seen the finished product?"

"Your Majesty, the snow is too little and too thin right now, so we haven't had any finished products yet."

After listening, the emperor smiled and nodded, saying: "Let Fang'er sleep at the Queen's place tonight."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

Yong Yi Hou Mansion,

Lord Mother’s Courtyard,

After Xu Zaijing finished talking to his mother and was about to get up and leave, a maid lifted the curtain and walked in.

After bowing to the people in the hall, he said, "Madam, there was a message from the gate saying that our relatives, the Lu family of the Duke of Lian, have sent a steward to deliver something."

Sun stood up and asked, "It's snowing heavily, and at night. What's the rush to deliver it?"

The maid glanced at Xu Zaijing and said, "Madam, they said that Wulang asked the Lu family to make it."

Hearing this, Sun turned to look at Xu Zaijing: "Jing'er?"

Xu Zaijing stood up with a smile: "Mother, you will know what the gift is tomorrow."

Sun shook her head helplessly and said to the maid, "Give the relative's housekeeper another three taels of silver as a reward for his hard work."

"Yes, ma'am."

Xu Zaijing smiled and said, "Mother, why don't you let your son pay for this hard-earned money?"

Sun waved her hand and said, "Your mother, I don't need these little things."

Turn around,

A night of snow and wind,
The snow covered the entire city of Bianjing.

Mao time (after 6:00 a.m.)
The sky is still dark,
At this time in the past,
The people had to go in and out of the city, the vendors got up early to set up their stalls and shout, the night watchmen announced the time, and so on, which caused a lot of noise inside and outside Bianjing.

But this morning after the snow,

There was a lot less noise and movement, and it felt like everything was quiet.

Sometimes, the sound of time announcements could be heard, but it seemed as if it was absorbed by the falling snow and was not as clear and audible as on a normal sunny day.

Yong Yi Hou Mansion,

On the outer courtyard side,
In the wide racecourse,
The ankle-deep snow from last night had now piled up into several large snowdrifts.
There are neat lines of snow around these large snow piles, and one can tell at a glance that they were piled up by people using horizontal shields.

Judging from the distance between the snow marks and the size of the snow pile, it would take at least three strong men to push it with all their strength.

But on each streak of snow, there was only one person's footprint.

And these rows of footprints gradually disappeared under Alan's big snow broom.

The places where snow is piled are all near the ponds at the edge of the field. Most of the accumulated snow will be pushed into the frozen pond and will be used as pool water after melting.

Beside the racecourse,

The lit lantern hanging on the eaves of the wooden house swayed in the morning breeze.

"squeak!"

The door of the wooden house was opened.

Xu Zaijing's master Yin Bo, wearing thick winter clothes and ear protectors, limped out.

"ha!!??"

As a result, as soon as he walked out of the house, Yin Bo was startled by something as tall as his shoulders that caught his eye not far from the door.

After seeing clearly that it was a pile of snow,

Yin Bo shook his head helplessly: "These kids, really!"

The inner court,

At the gate of Dalang's courtyard,

In the corridor leading to the courtyard of the mistress Sun, there were several lighted lanterns being carried back and forth.

"Den"

"Den"

Several heavy objects were carefully placed on the ground.

Qingyun stood in front of a hollow black object that was half a person's height when it closed and whispered.

"Sir, hold on!"

"Okay, I'll tie it up then."

After tying,
“Swish! Swish!”

The sound of a large bamboo broom sweeping snow echoed in the corridor.
In the light of the few lit lanterns, one could vaguely see the snow on the aisle. Large flakes of snow were swept together by large brooms, and soon piled into several snowdrifts half a person's height.

Subsequently,

Xu Zaijing stood in the hollow object after it was tied, and as Qingyun poured snow into it, he stepped on the snow to make it firm.

When the dark hollow object was half filled with compacted snow, Xu Zaijing jumped out and stood beside it, and began to use the arm shield in his hand to compact the snow.

"Qingyun, give me another dustpan of snow."

"Hey."

"Puff puff."

The sound of snow piles being beaten could be heard, and soon the snow that was poured in was beaten even more compactly.

"Come on, Qingyun, come and cap it!"

Xu Zaijing spoke up while standing in front of the dark object.

"Yes, son!"

After a lot of work,

Xu Zaijing tightened the 'top' thing with force and said, "Okay, let's take it down."

The rope that was tied tightly was tied with a slipknot.

Xu Zaijing and others quickly and carefully disassembled the black mold.

"Wow!"

Although I have seen the 'finished product' once at the racecourse,

But Qingcao Yunxiang, Huaxiang and the other two still exclaimed in a low voice.

"Grass, shovel."

"Young Master!" Qingcao handed over the small shovel.

While shoveling the snow, Xu Zaijing said again: "Yunxiang, bring the lantern over here."

"Yes, son."

Yun Xiang, wearing a cloak, took two steps behind Xu Zaijing.

A busy time,
"Hua Xiang, come here too."

"Ugh!"

Hua Xiang, who was standing next to Qing Yun holding a lantern to provide lighting, walked over quickly.

After a while,

Qingcao looked up at the gradually brightening sky, then leaned over the lampshade, puffed up his cheeks and took a breath:
"call!"

He blew out the candle in the lantern very frugally.

Yunxiang and Huaxiang blew out the candles in the same way as Qingcao.

Feeling the light dim, Xu Zaijing glanced sideways and smiled.

Subsequently,

The five of them became busy again as before.

In the dim morning light, Xu Zaijing turned around and looked at the several snow sculptures he and Qingyun had completed, and nodded with satisfaction.

Qingcao stood aside and said with a smile: "Sir, when the two ladies and brothers and sisters go out and see this, I wonder how surprised and happy they will be!"

Xu Zaijing smiled and said, "That's what I want!"

Qingyun, who was standing by, smiled and shook off the snowflakes on his gloves, exhaling white air and saying, "Sir, the clouds are so thick, it may still be cloudy today."

Xu Zaijing looked up, smiled and nodded.

At this time,

The gate of Zai Zhang's courtyard was opened, and Hua Lan's close mother Cui Chan poked her head out curiously.

As the sky became brighter, Cuichan's eyes widened as she looked at the snow lion molded out of a mold in the aisle at the entrance.

This "model" or mold was cast by Xu Zaijing at the request of Duke Lian.

As Lu Zezong's sworn brother, relying on the Lu family's influence in the Ministry of Works, at the request of Xu Zaijing, he found that the craftsmen who cast the iron mold were all master craftsmen.

The snow lion sculpted with this mold is naturally lifelike and majestic, and looks very exquisite at first glance.

At the Yongyi Marquis’s residence, Xu Zaijing used a mold this morning that was only shoulder-high.

The mold sent to the palace was even larger, almost one and a half meters tall.

"Wulang, when did you become so good at snow carving?" Cuichan exclaimed in surprise.

Hearing this, the three maids standing beside Xu Zaijing, including Qingcao, whose cheeks were red from the cold, all smiled.

Behind Cuichan, the old woman on night duty rubbed her sore eyes and said.

"Oh my God! This is so beautiful! I have lived for so many years, but I have never seen such a beautiful snow lion!"

Cui Chan nodded and said with a smile, "I'll go tell them right away." Then she turned around and was about to leave.

"Hey! Cuichan!" Xu Zaijing shouted.

"Ah? Wulang, what's wrong?" Cuichan stopped and asked in confusion.

Xu Zaijing smiled and said, "Once you tell your brother and sister-in-law, the surprise will be reduced by half. Let's wait for them to get up and see for themselves!"

Cuichan rolled her eyes, as if she remembered the surprised expressions of Hualan and Zaizhang after seeing the snow sculpture. She smiled and bowed: "Yes, Wulang! I will listen to you."

Xu Zaijing nodded and reiterated, "Well, then it's agreed that you are not allowed to tell them in advance."

Cuichan smiled and retreated behind the door, nodding: "Yes, Wulang, I won't tell."

"Close the door!"

Xu Zaijing waved his hand.

finished,

Xu Zaijing glanced at the "work" at the entrance of his mother Sun's courtyard, patted the snowflakes on his gloves, looked at Qingyun Qingcao and the others, and said, "Let's go back and change clothes and warm up."

The main house of the Xu family's mistress's courtyard,

in the bedroom,
Xu Minghua, the Marquis of Yongyi, had already gotten up early to attend the court.
It was an overcast day and the light in the bedroom was not very bright, but there was no need to light candles.

After taking a nap and washing her face, Sun sat on the embroidered cushion in front of the dressing table.

Sun looked up at Mother Zhu, who was helping her tie her hair into a bun with a smile on her face, and said with a smile: "Xiao Zhu, what's wrong with you today? You look so happy?" As she spoke, Sun stroked her temples while looking at herself in the diamond-shaped bronze mirror.

Mother Zhu smiled and shook her head, "Madam, it's nothing."

Sun looked at Mother Zhu in confusion, smiled, and didn't ask any more questions.

Xu's Dalangyuan,

Xu Zaijing's eldest sister-in-law, Mrs. Xie, had finished washing and dressing and stood up from before the diamond-shaped mirror.

"Madam, I've asked someone to open the gate." said the housekeeper who came with the Xie family's dowry.

"Ah."

The housekeeper went to give the instructions herself.

After nodding, Mrs. Xie walked to the side of the couch, looked at Xu Xingdai who was curled up in the quilt and said with a smile: "Dai'er, get up."

After being awakened, Xu Xingdai curled up in his bed and said in a daze, "Mother, let me sleep a little longer."

The girl Xu Qingyi beside her also woke up. She looked at Xie and called out softly, "Mother."

Xie smiled and was about to speak.
"Oh~" Outside the house, an old woman's exclamation was heard.

Xu Xingdai and his sister, curled up in bed, blinked in confusion.

"Dai'er, your uncle has finished his martial arts training! Didn't you say before that you wanted to be as powerful as your uncle?"

Xie finished speaking.

Xu Xingdai looked at his sister who was looking at him, nodded, and sat up from the bed.

after awhile,

Xie's personal nanny also lifted the cotton curtain and walked in.

"What's going on outside?" asked Mrs. Xie.

"My dear Madam, there are several beautiful snow lions outside the courtyard."

"Hmm? A beautiful snow lion?"

"Yes."

There is a custom in Bianjing of making snow lions after snow.

The housekeeper beside Xie had also been in Bian Jing for a long time and was considered knowledgeable. She could hear the word "exquisite" from her mouth, so the snow sculpture at the door must not be too bad.

"Who sculpted the snow lion?"

"This, I don't know."

Mrs. Xie nodded and said, "Watch Dai Ge'er get dressed. I'll go take a look."

"Yes, madam."

Afterwards, Xie put on her cloak and walked out of the main room, breathing white air from her mouth. She walked along the path swept clean by the old woman to the door. When she looked out, her eyes were full of surprise.

after awhile,

Xie returned to the main house.

Xu Xingdai, who was wearing a lot of clothes on the couch, asked curiously, "Mother, is it really as beautiful as Nanny said?"

Mrs. Xie smiled and nodded: "It's so beautiful. I wonder what kind of amazing snow lion sculptor they hired."

Hearing this,

Xu Xingdai put on his clothes quickly and said, "My mother and nanny said so. I'll go and take a look."

Zai Zhang was wearing a cloak and walking out of the courtyard with his son Xu Xingzhong in his arms, smiling.

As I walked, I listened to Hualan and Cuichan talking beside me.

"Cui Chan, it's okay. I was the one asking you, not you. It doesn't count as breaking your promise."

Cui Chan nodded somewhat depressedly and said, "Madam, I didn't think I smiled much, so how did you know something was going on outside the courtyard?"

Hua Lan smiled and said, "Because it was still dark in the morning, I heard the sound of snow being swept outside the courtyard corridor."

"Oh!"

Talking
Zai Zhang and a few others left the yard together.

"Ouch!"

Looking at the snow sculpture that came into view, Zai Zhang took a few quick steps in surprise and took a closer look.

Hua Lan, who was standing beside Zai Zhang, also widened her eyes in amazement. She turned her head to glance at Cui Chan and said, "Sir, when did Xiao Wu become so skilled in snow sculpture?"

Zai Zhang touched the snow lion and said uncertainly: "Maybe he learned it from Yin Bo."

Hearing this,

Cuichan pursed her lips and smiled.

"Wow! My uncle is so awesome!!!"

not far away,
Xu Xingdai, who was walking out, shouted in amazement.

While shouting, Xu Xingdai happily finished watching one and then ran to watch another.

Subsequently,

Zai Zhang and his wife and Xie walked towards Sun's courtyard together.

Looking at the beautiful snow lions with the same shape along the way,
Hualan held Xu Xingdai's hand and said to Xie: "Sister-in-law, I see these snow lions, they don't look like they were carved."

Mrs. Xie smiled and nodded: "Yes, it looks like it was pressed out using some kind of mold."

Just arrived at the gate of Sun's courtyard,

Haven't entered yet.
Then I saw Sun standing in front of the snow lion in the yard and said, "Jing'er, how old are you, and you still think about these things every day."

Xu Zaijing put his hands on his hips and looked at his work proudly, saying, "Mother, just tell me if it looks good or not!"

Hearing the conversation,

Zai Zhang and Hua Lan, the two sisters-in-law at the door, burst into laughter.

The Imperial Palace of the Great Zhou Dynasty,

Prince Zhao Fang slept at the Queen's place yesterday.

Early in the morning,

While having breakfast with my father, mother, and sister,
The eunuch beside the emperor walked in with a smile and whispered something to the emperor.

The queen at the side looked at the emperor with some curiosity and asked, "Your Majesty, what are you doing today?"

The emperor smiled and said, "Nothing, after dinner I will show you a strange sight."

Finish breakfast.

The emperor dressed neatly and walked out of the palace with the queen and his children.

Looking at the nine huge and exquisite snow lions on the flat ground in front of the palace, the emperor showed a look of surprise on his face when he saw them for the first time.

"Wow, father! It's so spectacular! How come there are so many snow lions overnight? The carvings are so lifelike!" Zhao Fang asked in surprise.

The queen also looked at the emperor for advice.

The emperor exhaled white air, stroked his beard proudly and said, "Fang'er, you have to think about this matter yourself."

Zhao Fang nodded and began to observe.

After a moment, the emperor listened to Zhao Fang's guess and nodded with a smile, saying, "Yes, Fang'er is right! These things were made using the model that Xu's Fifth Brother asked Lu's family to present to the palace."

Zhao Fang, who was already smiling, smiled even brighter.

The queen smiled and nodded: "This child is thoughtful. Your Majesty, why not ask Rong's sister to come and take a look."

Zhao Fang smiled and nodded repeatedly.

"cough!"

The emperor's smile froze, and he said, "The queen is thoughtful. Rong Fei has it."

The queen smiled and nodded. After Zhao Fang glanced at his mother's expression, he shook his head slightly at the emperor who was looking at him, as if to say, "Father, you are in a bad situation."

South Lecture Hall Lane,

Rong family,

Back to the snowy courtyard,
in the hall,
On the table were spices that the owner had not yet finished mixing.
Not far from the table, Rong Feiyan stood with her arms outstretched. Her five white and slender fingers were clean and pink like jade.

With the help of Xi Bu, her white and tender palm passed through the sleeves of the dark brocade cloak.

Reaching out to take the hand warmer handed over by Ningxiang, Rong Feiyan asked in confusion: "Xibu, didn't my brother just make a snow lion? Why did he insist on asking me to go out and see it?"

Standing in front of Rong Feiyan with careful steps, he lowered his head to help Rong Feiyan fasten the flower-shaped jade buckle on her cloak, and said, "Miss, you will know when you go out and take a look."

Ningxiang turned around and came over with the earrings in her hand. She smiled and nodded, saying, "Yes, girl! I heard that the young master and the servants were very busy for a while after he got off duty!"

Rong Feiyan listened to the words of the personal maid, turned her head to avoid Ningxiang's hand, and said, "Don't wear these at home."

"Yes."

He walked slowly in front of Rong Feiyan and raised his head.
Looking at the girl in front of him, whose eyebrows were as black as ink and whose skin was as white as cream, whose dark cloak made her look even more beautiful, Xibu was still slightly stunned for a moment, even though he was used to it.

Xi Bu smiled and lowered her head to help Rong Feiyan stroke her cloak, saying, "Miss, the young master also said that the tool he used to make the snow lion was borrowed from the Lu family! This thing was cast at the request of Xu's Wulang."

"Huh? Was it Xu Wulang who asked us to build it?" Rong Feiyan asked in surprise.

"Yes! Young Master also said that there is a big snow lion in the palace! And today, apart from the Xu family and the Lu family, our family is the only one that has such a beautiful snow lion!"

Rong Feiyan blinked her eyes and said curiously, "Let's go and take a look."

After walking a few steps,
Rong Feiyan stopped at the door again.
Looking at the puzzled maid behind him, he hesitated and said, "Should we bring the things we used to dress up as snow lions in previous years?"

Xibu and Ningxiang looked at each other, but before they could say anything, Rong Feiyan sighed and said, "Forget it, let's go take a look first! It would be bad if my sister-in-law also brought those things used to decorate the snow lion."

Pass through the door and corridor,

Arriving at the main hall in the backyard of the Rong family,
At this time, Fuchang Hou and his wife, Rongxian and his wife were all there.
Rong Feiyan looked at the snow lion in front of the hall, which was slightly shorter than a human, and a flash of surprise flashed across her eyes.

After greeting her parents, brothers and sisters-in-law, Rong Feiyan looked at the snow lion that Rong Xian was decorating with colorful ropes and copper bells, and said softly, "Brother, such a beautiful snow lion should be decorated with colorful ropes and copper bells."

Seeing Dou's puzzled look, Rong Feiyan said with a smile: "Sister-in-law, you don't know that my brother also made a snow lion before."

Ignoring Rong Xian's frowning eyes, Rong Feiyan continued, "As a result, when my mother returned home, she looked at the snow lion in the yard and said to my brother, 'Xian'er, other people's families have lions, why did you make a donkey?'"

Upon hearing this,
Dou covered her mouth and laughed.

Rong Xian, who was not far away, waved his hand and said, "Sister, stop talking nonsense! Mother clearly said, 'Why are you making a dog sculpture?'"

Dou said in a soft voice: "Sir, there is no difference between this donkey and a dog!"

Rong Xian shook his head: "My wife, you are wrong! Dogs and lions are somewhat similar, but donkeys are nothing!"

Everyone in the yard laughed again.

As he spoke, Rong Xian walked over to Rong Feiyan and said with emotion: "Ah, this thing that Wu Lang made saved my life! Wow! This snow lion is so neat and beautiful!"

Rong Feiyan stood there for a while, her fair cheeks slightly reddened by the cold. After thinking for a while, she said, "Brother, I..."

"You want to build one in your yard, right? No big deal!" Rong Xian waved his hand and continued, "Just now your sister-in-law said that you were going to the Duke of Ying's mansion today. When you come back, I will definitely build this snow lion for you."

"Thank you, brother!" Rong Feiyan bowed with a smile.

At this time,

The maid of the Rong family walked in from the door, bowed, and said:
"My Lord, there is a steward from Zhu's family, the Marquis of Chengping, outside the door. He said that Lord Zhu went to the Duke of Lian's mansion for a banquet and fell in love with the snow lion made by the Lu family."

"Knowing that the object was in our house, Uncle Zhu sent someone to wait for it. He also wanted to make a sculpture in the Zhu family later."

The Zhu family, the Marquis of Chengping, had a house in Guangfufang, not far from Huihefang. The eldest son worked in the Ministry of Works, and the woman he married was the cousin of Chai Zhengzheng's maternal grandfather, the Cheng family. Xu Zaijing and Zai Zhang even attended the wedding banquet together.

Marquis Fuchang nodded and said, "Okay, I understand. Please have a few bowls of hot tea, Mr. Zhu."

"Yes!"

Seeing that someone was waiting, the strong woman of the Rong family hurriedly moved the objects back to the snow courtyard and started sculpting a snow lion.

The sky is still gloomy.

The vision was dim and I couldn't see far.

East of the palace,

The roofs of the houses inside and outside the courtyards were also covered with a layer of white snow.

Not far from the moat,

In front of the Chai family's gate,
Like other houses around here, the snow at the door was swept clean by the doorman.

What is different from other families is that in addition to the stone lions, there are also several exquisitely shaped snow lions decorated with colorful ropes and copper bells on both sides of the Chai family’s door.

Passers-by passing by the Chai family's door,

On foot, in a sedan chair, in a carriage or on horseback,
Whenever one sees or is reminded of the "scenery" in front of the Chai family's doorstep, one cannot help but take a closer look.

Whether there is friendship or not,
Passers-by stopped, or stopped their sedan chairs, or stopped their cars and horses.
From time to time, a servant would come forward to ask the Chai family's doorman, who was dressed respectably and wearing ear protection, for advice, asking which expert in Bian Jing had carved the snow lion.

After this snowy day, many wealthy families around here will entertain relatives, friends and guests. Having such a snow lion around will add a lot of fun.

The Chai family's doorman would naturally answer with a smile.

In the Chai Family Courtyard,

Except for places that are difficult to clean, such as rooftop flower beds, most of the snow has been cleared away.

In the front and back courtyards, you can occasionally see a snow lion of varying sizes.

backyard,

The snow lion in the yard of Chai Jin and Chai Bo was covered with leather armor inlaid with golden patterns that the two used when practicing martial arts. It looked like a "war lion" at first glance.

And Chai Zhengzheng's Qiushengyuan,

The snow lion in the yard had a colorful rope and copper bells around its neck and a red hydrangea under one of its feet, making it look much more normal.

The place where the snow lion steps on the hydrangea is the space reserved in the mold, and the hydrangea it steps on is a real one.

Inside and outside the house,

The maid Zi Teng was busy directing the little maid to put the gifts and clothes that they were going to take to Zhang's house today into the boxes.

In front of the dressing table in the inner room,
Yunmu stood in front of Chai Zhengzheng and carefully put the glue on the center of Chai Zhengzheng's eyebrows.

After carefully sticking a flower ornament on, Fu Yi beside her took a look and nodded, saying, "Miss, you look really beautiful with this flower ornament on!"

Looking at Chai Zhengzheng in the diamond-shaped mirror, Yunmu smiled and said, "You are the only girl who can say nice things."

Fu Yi covered her mouth and smiled.

Chai Zhengzheng withdrew his gaze from the diamond-shaped mirror, looked outside the house, and said, "I didn't expect that my elder brother and Sister Lu's marriage would have such benefits!"

Yunmu smiled and nodded, saying, "Miss, the Lu family is thinking about our family! They sent the items here early in the morning after the snow."

Chai Zhengzheng stood up and let Fu Yi try the clothes on her. She said, "I wonder if the Zhang family has this snow lion sculpture."

Yunmu thought for a moment and said, "It is said that only the palace, the Lu family and the Xu family have it. I guess the Zhang family doesn't have it! Girl, how do you think the Xu family brother came up with such an item?"

Hearing this,

Chai Zhengzheng's expression became visibly happy and he said with a slightly proud tone:

"When you had snowball fights in the winter, you had these rare snow tongs. Sister Tingyi said that they were made by him. Now this one is just a little bigger and has a different design."

"By the way, since the Zhang family may not have it, let's bring a set of molds over."

The two personal maids in the room smiled and nodded.

suddenly,

Yunmu was stunned and said, "Miss, the Xu family's brother is also going to the Zhang family today. Will he bring Xingfan with him?"

Chai Zhengzheng was also stunned. After hesitating for a moment, he said, "Take it with you. It's just a matter of having one more carriage."

The first quarter of the Si hour (after 9:00 a.m.)
Xingguofang,
Ningyuan Hou Mansion,

At the entrance of the main hall of the inner courtyard,

Bai was holding Yan Jie'er with a smile on her face, Pingmei was holding Bai's arm with a smile, and Gu Tingyi was holding his nephew and holding Bai's other arm.

Several people looked at Xu Zaijing, Gu Tingye and their servants who were busy in the yard.

After Xu Zaijing pressed the top mold tightly, he looked at his nephew/daughter not far away and said with a smile: "Brother Xing, Sister Yan, watch out!"

After a while

Gu Shixing let go of Gu Tingyi's hand and ran quickly to Xu Zaijing. He didn't care about the cold snow stains on Xu Zaijing's body. He hugged Xu Zaijing's legs and shouted, "Uncle, you are so awesome!"

Xu Zaijing smiled and picked up his nephew: "Of course!"

"I like my uncle the best!"

"Yeah, my nephew is really smart."

"hey-hey."

Bai and Pingmei on the side looked at the uncle and nephew who were fawning on them with helpless smiles.

"Uncle, how many snow lions does Xu Xingdai have?" Gu Shixing continued to ask.

Xu Zaijing thought for a moment and said, "Five or six!"

Gu Shixing stared and said, "Ah? So many? I'm just one."

Talking
Xu Zaijing turned to look at Gu Tingye and said, "Erlang, I think you might as well take down the snow lion you built and give it to your nephew."

Gu Tingye looked at the strange snow pile not far away and nodded.

Half an hour later,
Xu Zaijing went to attend a banquet at the Duke of Yingguo's mansion and came to Gu's house to visit Pingmei. He changed his clothes and boots in Gu Tingye's yard.

Subsequently,

The two of them and Zheng Xiao walked towards the Duke of England Zhang's house.

Entered the gate,

Then I saw Zhang's fifth wife standing next to the Duke of England's wife, waiting at the second gate with several younger generations of the Zhang family.

When he saw Zheng Xiao next to Xu Zaijing and Gu Tingye,
Zhang Jiawu Niang stood on tiptoe happily and waved to the three people.

Go to the second gate.
Xu Zaijing and three others all bowed and greeted him.

The Duke of England looked at the three people with a smile on her face and said, "Come, children, enter the yard."

As he spoke, he led a few people through the second gate and walked towards the inner courtyard.

After walking a few steps,
A "snow lion" appeared in front of the few people in the inner courtyard.

Looking at the snow lion,

After holding back for a while, "Pfft~" Gu Tingye couldn't help laughing.

Xu Zaijing had just clenched his teeth to prevent himself from laughing. When he heard Gu Tingye's laughter, he pursed his lips tightly.

The Duchess of England, who was walking in front, looked back.

Xu Zaijing hurriedly bowed his head and saluted, suppressing a smile and saying, "Madam, please forgive me."

The Duke of England looked at the 'snow lion', then looked at Zheng Xiao helplessly and said, "Xiao brother, what do you think?"

Zheng Xiao pursed his lips and took a deep breath, then said, "Madam, the rest is fine, except that the lion head is a little sloppy."

"Hey~"

Gu Tingye and Xu Zaijing looked up again and couldn't help laughing, and hurriedly bowed to apologize again.

Zhang Jia Wu Niang looked at Xu Zaijing and others, especially Zheng Xiao, then turned her head to look at her "work", lowered her head with some shame on her face, and waved to her personal maid.

Therefore,
Later, when the girls from the Chai, Gu, Rong, Yu and other families came to Zhang's house, they could no longer see the "outstanding works" of Zhang's fifth daughter.

When Chai Zhengzheng entered Zhang's house, he saw that there was no unique snow lion in Zhang's house. He knew that Xu Zaijing did not bring anything with him, and he was slightly happy. Then he started to talk to his friends about the "snow lion-making tool" he brought.

(End of this chapter)