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Chapter 540: Don't do this nonsense! [Thank you! Thank you again! I owe you 40k more]

British government,

Backyard main hall,

The Duchess of England sat on the chair at the head, and standing beside her was Zhang Jiawu Niang, who had a smiling face and a much less shy expression.

The chair on the lower left,
Zheng Xiao, who is the oldest in terms of seniority, sits at the front, followed by Gu Tingye and then Xu Zaijing.

On the right sat three young men who were younger than Xu Zaijing. These three were the sons of Zhang's Dalang and Erlang, and Wu Niang's nephews.

"Brother Ye and Brother Jing rarely come to my house. When everyone is here, Brother Xiao, you and the three nephews will accompany the guests around."

"Yes, grandmother."

"Yes, ma'am."

Zhang's brother and Zheng Xiao nodded in agreement.

Xu Zaijing, who was sitting at the outside, saw Zheng Xiao nod in agreement. Zhang Jiawu Niang, who was standing next to the Duke of England's wife, naturally looked over.

After Zheng Xiao finished speaking, Wu Niang withdrew her gaze.

Seeing this scene, Xu Zaijing raised the corners of his mouth and revealed a smile.

Zhang family's Wu Niang, who was standing, had a good view. Seeing Xu Zaijing's understanding eyes and teasing smile, Wu Niang felt quite embarrassed.

When Zhang Jiawu Niang was a child, she visited the Xu family because of Pingmei. As she grew up, she had a good relationship with Pingmei and Anmei.

The two elder sisters come to Zhang's house more often than Xu Zaijing.

So Wu Niang looks at Xu Zaijing more like an elder brother, which is completely different from the feeling she has towards Zheng Xiao, who grew up with her childhood sweetheart.

Seeing Xu Zaijing talking to Gu Tingye with a smile, Zhang Jiawu Niang, who knew that Chai Zhengzheng and Rong Feiyan would be here today, raised the corners of her mouth slightly.

At this time,

The cotton curtain in the main hall was opened, and the maid of the Zhang family came in, bowed, and said, "Madam, Young Master Lu is here."

The Lady of the Duke of England smiled and nodded, looking at Xu Zaijing.

Just as he finished speaking, the cotton curtain shook again, and a young man walked in.

After walking a few steps, Lu Zezong bowed and said, "Madam, I wish you all the best. Fifth sister, I wish you all the best."

He turned slightly sideways and continued, "Second Brother Zheng, Second Brother Gu, sworn brother."

The Duke of England smiled and waved her hand, saying, "Zong'er, you are a good boy and you are polite. Come and sit down!"

Lu Zezong responded with a smile and sat down below Xu Zaijing.

"Zong'er, has your sister arrived?" Wu Niang asked with a smile.

Lu Zezong shook his head: "On the way here, we met the carriages of the Chai family and the Rong family. The sisters lifted the carriage curtains and talked for a while, and then fell behind."

"Oh! Does that mean they will be coming to my house soon?"

"Yes."

"Mother, then, your daughter will go and greet them first."

The Duchess of England smiled and nodded, saying, "Go!"

Then he extended his hand and gestured: "Children, have some tea."

Zhang Jiawu Niang smiled and bowed to Xu Zaijing and the other four people, then walked out with her personal maid.

“Good tea!”

Zheng Xiao picked up the teacup and took a sip before saying.

As he spoke, Zheng Xiao leaned sideways and looked at Gu Tingye, Xu Zaijing and Lu Zezong as if to seek their opinions.

After seeing Xu Zaijing and Gu Tingye nod, Zheng Xiao looked at the back of Zhang Jiawu Niang who was walking out through the cotton curtain with her head down.

Lu Zezong, who was sitting below Xu Zaijing and closer to the door, glanced at Zheng Xiao, then turned his head smartly to look at Wu Niang, and then looked at Xu Zaijing who was smiling beside him.

"cough."

As he put down the teacup, Zheng Xiao cleared his throat.

Gu Tingye looked at Zheng Xiao with some doubt, and asked with his eyes: "Zheng Erge, what's wrong?"

Xu Zaijing took another sip of the teacup, looked at Zheng Xiao, thought for a moment, put down the teacup and said, "Second Brother Zheng, why don't we go out and walk around the garden now?"

Zheng Xiao gave Xu Zaijing a thumbs up in his heart, turned sideways to look at Lady Yingguo and said, "Madam, shall we go for a walk in the courtyard?"

The Duke of England smiled and nodded, then said to her three grandchildren, "Shou'er, you three can go too."

"Yes, grandmother."

Seven or eight people stood up, bowed and said goodbye, then left the main hall.

The old lady of Duke Lian and the lady of Duke Yingguo had a good relationship. When Xu Zaijing and Lu Zezong became sworn brothers, the Lu family still asked the lady of Duke Yingguo for help.

So Lu Zezong often came to Zhang's house with his grandmother, and was no stranger to the brothers of the Zhang family. The four of them were young and laughed and talked in front of him.

Gu Tingye and Xu Zaijing walked side by side, and said in a low voice with a somewhat annoyed expression: "Jing'er, is it because the female relatives are coming to pay a visit to the Lady of the Duke of Ying that Brother Zheng gave us a look?"

Xu Zaijing smiled and whispered, "What else?"

"Alas!" Gu Tingye sighed, "I didn't understand it all at once."

“Fifth Uncle Xu,” Zhang Shengshou shouted while standing next to Lawrence Lu. Before he could say anything, Xu Zaijing said with a smile, “Don’t call me uncle. You’re making me old!”

"If Zong Ge'er is here, you can call him brother. If your aunt is here, you can call her uncle."

Gu Tingye smiled and said, "Me too."

Xu Zaijing glanced at Zheng Xiao, who was the last to leave the front hall, and smiled, "Second Brother Zheng is different."

Listening to the two people's words, the three brothers of the Zhang family smiled and nodded repeatedly.

"Brother Xu Wu, I heard from Brother Zong that you brought the dragon colt here today? Can we go and take a look first?" Zhang Shengshou said.

"Why not?" Xu Zaijing said with a smile.

Zheng Xiao, who was following behind, shook his head helplessly and said, "We want to see the Zhang family's yard. Why are you still thinking about Longju?"

Zheng Xiao thought of something, his eyes turned, and he said, "Hey! Let's go and take a look."

Talking
A group of seven or eight people, along with their maids and servants, walked along the corridor towards the Zhang family stable.

Talking on the road,
Xu Zaijing then realized that Wu Niang's nephews and nieces were all named "Sheng", and the boys all had the character "Cun" in their names.

Everyone walked down the corridor to the second door.

Then I saw a row of luxurious carriages coming from the direction of the gate.

Zhang Jia Wu Niang looked at the people coming over and asked in surprise, "Why are you here?"

As she said this, she glanced at Zheng Xiao who was looking at her in the crowd.

"Aunt, let's go see the horses!"

"You really are... Go quickly!" Wu Niang frowned and shook her head.

"Xu~"

The carriage in front with a wooden sign with the word "Lu" on it had stopped.

The curtain was opened, and the three girls from the Lu family stepped out of the carriage one after another.
The first girl to get off the carriage looked at Lu Zezong among the crowd and said, "Little brother, what are you going to do?"

While asking the question, the girl from the Lu family squatted down and saluted towards Xu Zaijing and others.

When Xu Zaijing and others bowed in return, Lu Zezong said, "Second sister, let's go see the horses."

"Be careful when it's cold." Another girl from the Lu family standing nearby said.

"Yes, big sister."

Lu Zezong bowed and nodded.

The three girls nodded and greeted everyone again, then walked towards Wu Niang at the door.

At this time,

A gust of wind rose,
The snow on the roof and walls was blown all over the place, and Xu Zaijing and others quickly raised their hands to cover it.

Looking at the other carriages behind,
Zheng Xiao glanced at Zhang's Wu Niang who ignored him and stretched out his hand, saying, "Let's go to the corner gate over there so we won't meet the carriage behind us."

Xu Zaijing and Gu Tingye nodded and led their men to this side.

When Chai Zhengzheng got off the carriage, he looked sideways and saw a few maids in cloaks not far away who had not yet entered the stable yard.

When Xu Zaijing and others accompanied Zhang's brother to see Longju,
Chai Zhengzheng and others have already entered the main hall in the backyard.

"Ah? Is Zheng Zheng's snow lion sculpture really that magical?"

Zhang Jiawu Niang asked curiously.

The Lu family girl said, "Yes! Fifth sister, you will know after you see it."

Gu Tingyi smiled and said, "Fifth sister, I have a sculpture at home, not far away, do you want to go and have a look?"

Chai Zhengzheng shook his head and said, "Sister Tingyi, there's no need to go to your house. I brought a set here today!"

Rong Feiyan looked at Chai Zhengzheng in surprise and asked, "Sister Chai, where did you get this style?" As soon as Rong Feiyan asked the question,
A girl from the Lu family who was wearing a cloak in the crowd looked shy.

Chai Zhengzheng looked at Rong Feiyan with a smile on his face, then glanced at Miss Lu and said, "My family was able to get a few sets thanks to Miss Lu."

Rong Feiyan knew that the Chai and Lu families were discussing a marriage, and after hearing this, her mind changed and she smiled and nodded.

After everyone finished talking, Zhang's Fifth Lady smiled and said, "Then wait a minute. Let's try it?"

As soon as these words were spoken, several noble ladies showed eager expressions on their faces.

In their respective homes, they watched their brothers and servants make snow piles, but they didn't really get to do it.

Entering the hall,

After everyone bowed and greeted each other, they started talking to the Duchess of England and several ladies from the Zhang family.

Zhang Jia Wu Niang sat beside Gu Tingyi and said with a frown:
"Mother, you should talk to Zhang Shengshou and his gang! They took Brother Xu Wu and his gang to visit the garden, but they actually headed out the second gate first! They almost bumped into his aunts getting off the carriage!"

Hearing being called 'Auntie', the girls present all laughed.

The mothers of Zhang Shengshou and the other two present also nodded in agreement.

Chai Zhengzheng, with a red flower ornament between her eyebrows, glanced outside with some curiosity.

When Chai Zhengzheng looked outside, he found that Rong Feiyan had taken off her hooded cloak and was wearing a dark-colored suit today, but without the goose yellow headband.

After a few more words,
"Miss Yu is here."

A maid outside the house was preaching.

quickly,

Yu Yanran brought her maid into the house, bowed to everyone, and said apologetically, "I'm a little late. Sorry to have kept you waiting."

Gu Tingyi stood up with a smile, walked to Yu Yanran, and said with a smile: "Sister Yanran, the banquet hasn't started yet! So it's not too late."

While Gu Tingyi stood up, Zhang Jiawu Niang smiled and raised her eyebrows at Chai Zhengzheng. The look in her eyes was quite confusing for Chai Zhengzheng to understand.

The Duchess of England smiled and nodded, then exchanged an ambiguous look with her four daughters-in-law.

After chatting for a while,
The Lady of the Duke of England stood up with her four daughters-in-law and said with a smile, "We still have things to do! Wu Niang, stay with your good sisters."

Zhang Jia Wu Niang smiled and said, "Yes, mother!"

Chai Zhengzheng and the others stood up, bowed, and said, "Madam, take care."

"Okay, you sit down."

The Duchess of England smiled and waved her hand, then led her daughters-in-law out of the hall.

"Let's go to my yard! Let's have a good time." Zhang Jiawu Niang said with a wave of her hand.

Out of the hall,

Go to the veranda of Wu Niang Courtyard,
Zhang Jia Wu Niang's personal maid led the way in front.

Wu Niang was pulled by Chai Zhengzheng and walked at the back of the group.

Looking at Gu Tingyi who was holding Yu Yanran's arm in front of him, Chai Zhengzheng whispered: "Wu Niang, what did you mean by that look you gave me just now? I didn't understand!"

Zhang's Fifth Lady looked around and smiled and whispered, "Zheng Zheng, I heard from my sister-in-law that Mrs. Bai from the Gu family is asking about the Yu family."

Hearing the gossip, Chai Zhengzheng's eyes widened for a moment, and after listening, he hurriedly said: "Wu Niang, are you talking about the Gu family and the Yu family?"

Wu Niang nodded slightly: "Sister-in-law told me not to spread it, Zhengzheng, please don't spread it!"

"Yeah!" Chai Zhengzheng nodded repeatedly.

At this time,

Rong Feiyan, who was walking in front, stretched out her white hands from the wide sleeves of her dark cloak, looked at the snowflakes flying down from the sky not far away, and said in surprise: "Ah, it's snowing again!"

Everyone who was walking looked outside the corridor, and exclamations of surprise were heard one after another.

Around noon,

In the reception hall in the front yard,

Xu Zaijing and others were already sitting at the table.
The wine collection of the Tea and Wine Department of the Duke's Mansion and the craftsmanship of the kitchen department are naturally outstanding.

Xu Zaijing and Gu Tingye nodded their heads while eating.

Although the three Zhang children, Zhang Shengshou/Xun/Wei, were sitting at the table, the one who played the most important role was Zheng Xiao who was standing beside them.

"Brother Xu Wu, what did my father look like when you met him in Beizhou?" Zhang Shengshou asked, holding up a glass of fruit wine.

Xu Zaijing and Gu Tingye looked at each other, and when they were about to speak,
"Shou'er, how can you call Zaijing brother?"

Behind the screen, a heavy voice came from outside the hall.

Everyone at the table stood up.
Listening to the sound of the door opening, I looked behind the screen.

quickly,

The Duke of England came out from behind the screen with a few snowflakes on his body.

"Greetings, Duke!"

"grandfather!"

Xu Zaijing and others bowed and saluted.

Zhang Shengshou's three children called out to him with admiration.

Duke Ying smiled and waved his hand, saying, "Xiao-ge, Ye-ge, and Xiao-ge are all here! Sit down, boys! Zai-jing, you sit down too."

Everyone agreed.

Then, Duke Ying stood and smiled at Qingcao, who was walking over with a tray of wine jugs and cups. He filled the cup and looked at Xu Zaijing, saying, "Zaijing, come, have a drink with me."

Xu Zaijing hurriedly stood up and clinked glasses. When he wanted to lower the mouth of his glass to that of Duke Yingguo's, Duke Yingguo grabbed his wrist and said, "Don't do that nonsense."

As he said this, the Duke of England raised his glass and drank it all in one gulp.

Xu Zaijing hurriedly offered a drink to accompany him.

"I heard from my Dalang before that Zai Jing, you have been learning to command cavalry?"

Xu Zaijing bowed in response.

The Duke of England smiled and nodded, saying, "Your father has also made great achievements in commanding cavalry. You should ask him more when you have time."

Xu Zaijing nodded repeatedly: "Yes."

Zheng Xiao, Gu Tingye and others who were sitting at the table and saw this scene almost popped their eyes out.

"sit!"

The Duke of England waved his hand again.

After filling his own cup, he looked at Gu Tingye and said with a smile: "Brother Ye, you are doing very well in Beizhou!"

Gu Tingye quickly raised his glass and said, "Thank you for the compliment, Duke."

When Gu Tingye's glass was lower than the Duke of England's, the Duke of England calmly clinked his glass with his and drank it all in one gulp.

After filling the third cup, the British princess raised the cup, looked at Zheng Xiao and said with a smile: "Xiao brother, you fought well in the battle in Texas."

Hearing this, Gu Tingye looked at Zheng Xiao with some curiosity.

Zheng Xiao's wine glass was about to touch the bottom of the Duke of England's glass. He shook his head and said, "I can't say you fought well. There are still many areas where you can improve in that battle."

"Well, it's great to have this idea!"

As he said this, the Duke of England drank it all in one gulp.

"Shou'er, you guys should keep little Zong'er company."

"Yes, Grandpa!"

"Thank you, Duke."

The British prince waved his hand and said, "Okay, you guys play."

After saying that, he turned and left the house.

Everyone hurried to see him off to the door.

after come back,
Gu Tingye sat down and picked up a dish with chopsticks. He looked at Zheng Xiao and said, "Second Brother Zheng, you haven't seen the Duke of England since you came back to Beijing?"

Zheng Xiao nodded.

"No wonder I'm praising you at this table today. It turns out this is the first time we've met."

After Gu Tingye finished speaking, he took a bite of his food and said hesitantly, "When I was talking to the Duke just now, I always felt that something was wrong."

Zheng Xiao glanced at Xu Zaijing and said, "It should be the position of your wine glass, Brother Ye, right?"

Gu Tingye shook his head: "Not this!"

As he spoke, Gu Tingye's eyes lit up and he looked at Xu Zaijing: "I know!"

(End of this chapter)