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Chapter 562 Brother Xu Wu, please sit down! [Thank you! Goodbye! 42K more to go]

Xu Zaijing rode his horse to guard the Lu family's carriage.
Just as I was about to turn into Panlou Main Street,
Then he saw a well-dressed mother walking to the side of the road holding a handkerchief and bowing to Xu Zaijing.

Seeing Xu Zaijing frowning slightly, the mother said, "Hello, Wulang. I am the housekeeper of the Xie family. Seeing that the relatives are here, my third mother specially asked me to say hello to you."

With this reminder, Xu Zaijing's eyes were filled with enlightenment, and he smiled and said, "I remember that time when I went to the Xie family, I met Madam once."

After Xie's mother nodded with a smile, she leaned sideways and gestured to Xu Zaijing to look at the first floor of the teahouse.

When Xu Zaijing looked over, he saw Xie Rui with her personal maid, who bowed to him as a greeting.

As Xu Zaijing smiled and nodded, a figure appeared beside Xie Rui.

Looking at Xu Zaijing who was parked on the street, Chai Zhengzheng was surprised and waved to Xu Zaijing with a smile.

Xu Zaijing smiled and nodded again, then said to Xie's mother, "I heard that Kang Anbo Xiong Jiayan's elder brother will return to Beijing in two months?"

Mother Xie smiled and nodded: "Yes, Wulang must come to my house for the wedding banquet."

"Of course!" Xu Zaijing replied.

Lu Zezong, who was sitting in the carriage, opened the curtain with some curiosity and looked outside with Zhao Fang, who was also sitting in the carriage.

In the teahouse,
Looking at Lu Zezong and Zhao Fang waving at him in the carriage, Chai Zhengzheng, who was standing next to Xie Rui, widened his eyes and his smile froze for a moment.

Chai Zhengzheng hurriedly bowed.

Xie Rui, who was standing by, also realized what was happening and bowed to the two people in the carriage.

After Xu Zaijing bowed and rode away, Xie Rui turned around and walked towards the second floor with Chai Zhengzheng.

On the way, Xie Rui asked Chai Zhengzheng curiously, "Zhengzheng, one of the two guys in the carriage is Young Master Lu, and the other one looks familiar. Which family is he from?"

Chai Zhengzheng pursed his lips and said, "I can't see it clearly either."

"Oh!"

Xu Zaijing continued to move forward on his horse, looking around vigilantly.

suddenly,

Xu Zaijing fixed his eyes on a carriage on the side of the road.

On the other side of the carriage, He Guan, who had fought on the battlefield with Xu Zaijing, noticed something was wrong and asked, "Brother Jing, what's wrong?"

Xu Zaijing thought about it, shook his head and said nothing.

Qingyun also glanced at the carriage and said, "Sir, that carriage looks like it belongs to the Duke of Qi's Mansion. But there's no Qi family sign on it."

Xu Zaijing hummed, then turned his head to Lu Zezong and Zhao Fang in the carriage and said, "Let's get off at the entrance of Zhou's bow and arrow shop and start shopping, okay?"

"Uh-huh!"

Zhao Fang in the carriage nodded repeatedly.

walk for a while,

Xu Zaijing and others got off their carriages outside the crowd surrounding Zhou's archery shop.

Madam Zhou, who was standing at the door of her shop watching the people fighting, noticed Xu Zaijing when he rode over.

The three disciples of Zhou Tong, Madam Zhou's father, are now serving under the Yongyi Marquis' Mansion. They have all fought for their lives and made great contributions. They sent many New Year gifts to their family before the New Year.

"Make way!"

"Excuse me!"

He Guan and Cao Yi were shouting in front, Xu Zaijing was guarding Zhao Fang and Lu Zongze, and Qingyun followed behind, walking through the crowd towards the shop.

Looking at the turned-off wheel at the door of the shop, Zhao Fang, who was wearing earmuffs and a scarf, glanced at Xu Zaijing.

Xu Zaijing understood and said, "Brother He, let's also take a look."

"Ugh!"

He Guan responded.

After the last customer from Guanpu shook his head and walked aside, He Guan pulled out his purse and was about to pay Guanpu.

Madam Zhou came over with a smile and said loudly, "The Fifth Young Master is here! Brother, you don't have to pay! If you want to play, just play!"

As he spoke, he handed over a few colorful darts.

Xu Zaijing took the five-colored dart, handed it to Zhao Fang, tilted his head and smiled, "Thank you, Madam Zhou!"

"Hey! Fifth Young Master, you are too polite. If it weren't for you, my brothers wouldn't have such a bright future." Madam Zhou said.

Zhao Fang looked at the rotating turntable, and aimed his hand holding the five-colored dart back and forth.

The people and passers-by who were watching on the side were also watching attentively.

After a while, looking at Zhao Fang who still hadn't thrown the dart, someone shouted, "I say, can you do it? Throw it now!"

"Yes!"

"What are you ink staining?"

"I'm still waiting to hit a good bow!"

In the palace, no one dared to speak like this and urge Zhao Fang.

After hearing these words, Zhao Fang actually felt a little nervous.

He Guan and Cao Yi glanced at Xu Zaijing, and seeing that he did not say anything to rebuke them, they also suppressed their scolding.

Madam Zhou glared at them and shouted, "Shut up! If you, my distinguished guests, keep making noise, I won't let you shut me up!"

"Madam Zhou, I think you are attracted by my handsome appearance!"

someone in the crowd shouted.

"Hahaha!"

Everyone around started laughing.

Zhao Fang, holding the five-colored dart, glanced sideways at Xu Zaijing, nodded in agreement, and continued to look at the rotating turntable.

Madam Zhou glared at the crowd and shouted, "Which stubborn prisoner is talking nonsense? Come out if you dare. Let's have a one-on-one fight! I will beat you to death!"

"Hey hey hey"

The onlookers continued to laugh.

At this time,

"Doh."

The five-colored dart in Zhao Fang's hand was thrown out and nailed on the turntable.

The shop assistant quickly stopped the turntable to see which grid the colorful dart was nailed into.

When the turntable stopped and looked at the position of the dart, the onlookers shouted, "It didn't hit!"

"Hurry, keep throwing!"

"Tsk tsk tsk"

Looking at the passers-by with different expressions around him, Zhao Fang smiled and picked up the second five-colored dart.

"shush"

"Hey, I missed again!"

When Zhao Fang threw all five darts, he only hit the prize of a bowstring.

"Young Master, do you want to continue playing?" Madam Zhou asked with a smile.

Zhao Fang shook his head: "I don't want to play anymore. If I continue playing, it will interfere with my wife's business."

Madam Zhou smiled and waved her hands: "It's okay, play if you want."

Zhao Fang still shook his head.

"What about you, young master?"

Lu Zezong also shook his head.

Madam Zhou nodded and said to Xu Zaijing, "Fifth Master, would you like to come to our store and have a seat?"

He Guan on the side said: "Mrs. Zhou's bows and arrows are still very good!"

Xu Zaijing smiled and nodded.

"Then go in and have a look."

The backyard of the shop,
Zhou Tong walked out of the house, holding a small teapot in his hand. He took a sip from the spout.

Then, Zhou Tong walked towards the shop.

The Zhou family's archery shop is open from north to south. From the yard, you can look through the shop and see the hustle and bustle at the door of the shop.

Looking at the people who followed his daughter in, the old man knew Xu Zaijing and He Guan.

but,
Seeing the young man following Xu Zaijing, Zhou Tong swallowed a mouthful of tea and said, "Hum."

Tea spurted out of his nostrils.

"Cough, cough, cough!"

"Dad! What's wrong with you?" Madam Zhou walked over quickly and patted her old father on the back.

Zhao Fang looked at Zhou Tong in confusion and whispered uncertainly, "Brother Jing, is this Zhou Duzhi from the palace's archery team?"

Xu Zaijing smiled and nodded: "Your Highness has a good memory."

In the Qi family carriage,
The servant opened a gap and looked out.

Qi Heng sat aside, holding his own sign that should have been hung outside the car, and asked, "How is it? Have Jing'er and the others left?"

Buwei lowered the curtain and nodded, "Sir, Wulang has gone far away."

Qi Heng finally breathed a sigh of relief, opened the curtain on the other side of the carriage, looked at the teahouse not far away with hope in his eyes, and said, "Is Miss Sheng really upstairs?"

"Yes, sir. The Yunzai beside Miss Molan is the place I was talking about."

"Okay! It looks like my cousin from the Chai family should be here too! Let's go!"

Having said that, Qi Heng stood up and prepared to get off the car.

Buwei grabbed Qi Heng's sleeve and said, "Sir, the people upstairs are all officials' wives and noble ladies. You are a man, it's not a good idea to just go there like this, right?"

Qi Heng shook his head: "I am a man, not a girl. If I see my relatives upstairs, why can't I go and meet them? Let go."

Buwei looked at Qi Heng's expression and reluctantly let go of his young master's sleeve.

"Follow."

Qi Heng opened the car door and said.

Tea house, second floor,

The old woman downstairs walked up the stairs and whispered a few words into the ear of the maid standing at the door.

The maid at the door passed the message to Yunmu. After hearing it, Yunmu leaned over to Chai Zhengzheng's ear and said, "Miss, Young Master Qi is downstairs. He said he knew you were upstairs and wanted to come up to say hello."

"Brother Heng wants to come up?" Chai Zhengzheng frowned.

"Ah."

The girl from the Dou family, who was sitting not far away, heard Chai Zhengzheng's voice and said, "Sister Chai, is Young Master Qi coming?"

Chai Zhengzheng hadn't spoken yet.
Mo Lan, who had already sat back in her seat, asked in surprise: "Brother Yuan Ruo is here?"

As she spoke, Molan looked at Yunzai with some surprise in her eyes, then bit her lip lightly as her mind wandered to other things.

Rulan looked at Molan and rolled her eyes in disgust.

Minglan, who was studying the game of pitching pot with Gu Tingyi, looked at Gu Tingyi.

Chai Zhengzheng could only look at Rong Feiyan helplessly, and said apologetically: "Sister Feiyan, I will go down now."

Rong Feiyan smiled and shook her head: "Sister Chai, the young master is a relative of the Chai family. We have met each other several times. He is also a classmate of the three girls from the Sheng family. So many sisters are here. It's nothing to come up and say hello."

Chai Zhengzheng smiled, looked at the expressions of Gu Tingyi, Hai Chaoyun and others in the private room, then turned sideways and nodded to Yunmu.

Yun Mufu bowed and turned to walk out.

quickly,

Qi Heng, with a smile on his face, took Buwei upstairs.

Looking at the girls standing in the private room, Qi Heng smiled, bowed handsomely, and said, "I wish all the sisters and sisters a good time! Today is the Lantern Festival, may you have a healthy and well Lantern Festival! I wish you a healthy and well Lantern Festival, Third Aunt."

All the girls in the private room squatted slightly to return the greeting.

Qi Heng bowed and looked at the people in front of him. After glancing at Rong Feiyan's face, he fixed his sight on the three Lans of the Sheng family.

Looking at Minglan bowing her head beside Gu Tingyi, Qi Heng felt a little happy and a little disappointed.

I am happy to see Minglan today.

He felt disappointed because Minglan never looked up at him like Molan and Rulan did.

Qi Yuanruo's third aunt, Gu Tingyi, followed Qi Heng's gaze and looked at the three Lans beside her, her eyes full of thought.

Think for a moment,

Seeing that Minglan had no intention of looking up, Qi Heng could only bow again and force a smile, saying, "I still have to go shopping later. Cousin, Third Aunt, everyone, I'll take my leave now."

Chai Zhengzheng smiled and nodded: "Goodbye, cousin."

Gu Tingyi also said, "Yuan Ruo, Shang Yuan is healthy."

After Qi Heng bowed to the two of them, he turned around and walked downstairs with Buwei.

Buwei followed behind Qi Heng and sighed helplessly when he saw his young master looking unhappy.

After leaving the teahouse,

Arriving at his carriage,
Qi Heng looked back at the second floor of the teahouse again, and saw Molan and the girl from the Dou family standing by the railing on the second floor. When they noticed Qi Heng looking over there, the two girls nodded at him.

"Ugh!"

Qi Heng sighed and stepped onto the carriage stool.

After sitting firmly, Qi Heng looked at Buwei who followed him in and said, "Buwei, why didn't Miss Minglan even look at me?"

Bu Wei said, "Young Master, the Sixth Miss is not a legitimate daughter. Although her biological mother is the housekeeper, I heard that she is not as favored and respectable as Miss Lin. She is naturally polite and cautious in her behavior, fearing gossip."

Qi Heng shook his head and looked at Bu Wei, saying: "She was raised by the old lady! The old lady is the only daughter of the Marquis of Yongyi, how could she let her suffer any grievances?"

Buwei pursed his lips and said nothing more.

The carriage was silent for a moment, and Buwei asked, "Master, where are we going now?"

"Go back home and prepare to go to the palace this afternoon! We can go to the Sheng family tomorrow, which is not bad!"

Buwei nodded, gave an order outside the carriage, and the carriage started moving.

Tea house, second floor,

Molan withdrew her gaze from the departing Qi family carriage, turned her head to glance at the girl from the Dou family who had entered the private room, and whispered to Yunzai and Luzhong behind her, "It can be seen that Brother Yuanruo cares about me."

Yunzai and Luzhong looked at each other and said happily in a low voice, "Young lady is right. Knowing that you are here today, the young master came to see you specially."

Molan smiled, and lifted her chin like Rong Feiyan, saying, "You'll be able to see me when school starts tomorrow, why is Brother Yuanruo so anxious!"

After leaving Panlou Main Street,

Xu Zaijing and others walked north along the Imperial Street.

Zhao Fang saw many singing, dancing and acrobatic performances inside and outside the palace and at various large-scale celebrations.

But Zhao Fang didn't watch many of these magical performances in the market.

"Haha, this monkey show is really fun, watch it!"

Zhao Fang stood beside Xu Zaijing and shouted with a smile on his face.

Lu Zezong on the other side smiled and nodded in agreement.

Qingyun and He Guan, who were following behind, opened their purses and threw the silver and money inside at the monkey trainer.

"Thank you all for the reward! Thank you very much!"

The monkey trainer and the monkeys all bowed and expressed their gratitude.

This made the audience laugh again.

Afterwards, seeing that the monkey trainer had no new tricks, Zhao Fang and Xu Zaijing continued to move forward.

Standing in front of a colorful tent, Zhao Fang looked at the person standing upside down, then turned his head to look at Xu Zaijing in confusion and said, "Brother Jing, Brother Zong, what kind of performance is this?"

After Lu Zezong took a look, he shook his head and said, “I haven’t seen it before, I can’t recognize it, brother?”

Xu Zaijing smiled and pointed at the porcelain bowl next to the upside-down man and said, "Do you see that porcelain bowl? He will put cold noodles in it later, and then he will eat cold noodles while standing upside down."

Zhao Fang: "Just eating noodles?"

Xu Zaijing nodded and said, "It's a skill to eat while standing upside down without choking and swallowing the food, not to mention such a big bowl."

Zhao Fang nodded: "Oh Jing'er, how did you know that it's easy to choke when eating upside down?"

Xu Zaijing: “Uh”

"Brother Jing, have you tried it?" Zhao Fang asked.

Xu Zaijing nodded.

After watching the performer eat a bowl of cold noodles, Zhao Fang smiled and gave him another tip.

The group continued walking north along Imperial Street.

A few hundred meters away from Xuande Gate, there are two open spaces surrounded by barricades.

In the open space, there is a tall pole similar to the flagpole outside Jinbo-kan, on which are hung various figures and gods cut out of paper or colored silk.

Zhao Fang looked up at the flagpole and sighed, "Brother Jing, it's not as shocking to see it from the top of Xuande Tower as it is from here."

Xu Zaijing looked up at the tall flagpole, nodded, and said, "Qingyun's wife used to perform fire breathing on the horizontal bar at the top of this kind of flagpole."

Zhao Fang: "Wow, that's amazing, you are truly a heroine."

The crowd continued to walk towards Xuande Gate. There were crowds of people along the way. Xu Zaijing and others saw many huge colorful lanterns that had not yet been lit.

As they strolled around, they arrived at the Xuande Gate.

Seeing Xu Zaijing and others continue to walk towards the Xuande Gate Tower, some enthusiastic Bianjing citizens shouted: "Hey, those guys, don't go any further! That's the palace city!"

"Yeah! Stop it now!"

Xu Zaijing, Zhao Fang and others who were walking forward turned back, smiled and bowed, then continued walking forward.

Then, amid the surprised looks of passers-by, he walked straight into the palace gate.

During the Lantern Festival, there is a custom for unmarried boys and girls to meet each other, and for men and women who are interested in getting engaged to meet each other.

Just like Shen Herui and Zheng Ni before, they watched lanterns and guessed riddles together during the Lantern Festival.

evening,

it's getting dark,

In the square in front of Xuande Gate, most of the lanterns have been lit.

Xu Zaijing, wearing a new brocade dress, a cloak, a jeweled headband, and a light green flower in his hair, was led by the eunuchs to the city gate tower of Xuande Gate.

"Brother Jing, this seat was specially arranged for you by His Highness."

The eunuch pointed to a chair not far from the dragon throne, with empty chairs on both sides.

Xu Zaijing smiled and nodded, thanked him and sat down.

With the thick cloak given by the Queen, Xu Zaijing felt warm all over even at night.

It's all dark,

Xu Zaijing listened to the noise of countless people outside Xuande Gate, looked at the colorful lanterns of various shapes, and took a deep breath.

While watching the lanterns, people passed by Xu Zaijing from time to time and sat down following the guidance of the eunuchs.

There were several people there, but no one spoke to Xu Zaijing.

At this time,

Someone came to Xu Zaijing under the guidance of the eunuch.

Before Xu Zaijing saw the person's appearance, he smelled a clear scent of incense.

"Miss Feiyan, your seat tonight is here."

Listening to the words of the eunuch, Xu Zaijing turned his head and looked over. Looking at Rong Feiyan standing beside him, Xu Zaijing was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said, "Miss Feiyan, I wish you a happy Lantern Festival."

"Brother Xu Wugong, be well."

Rong Feiyan was a little afraid to look at Xu Zaijing. After bowing to Xu Zaijing, she sat aside, looking around in confusion.

After a while,

Chai Zhengzheng followed the eunuch and came over.
Looking at Rong Feiyan sitting next to Xu Zaijing under the bright yellow lantern, Chai Zhengzheng had a look of surprise and loss in his eyes.

But when she passed in front of Rong Feiyan, she still smiled politely, and then bowed slightly to Xu Zaijing: "Brother Xu Wu, I wish you a happy Lantern Festival."

"Miss Zheng Zheng, have a healthy and happy Lantern Festival."

Xu Zaijing stood up and bowed in return.

The eunuch watched Chai Zhengzheng finish her words, then extended his hand and pointed to the seat on the other side of Xu Zaijing, saying, "Miss Zhengzheng, please sit here tonight."

Looking at the eunuch's gesture, Chai Zhengzheng blinked, sat down in disbelief, and said to Xu Zaijing who was standing beside him with a smile: "Brother Xu Wu, please sit down."

(End of this chapter)