Do you know: I am Xu Jiazi

Chapter 566: What do Huaer and the others think! Really! [Thank you! Goodbye! I owe you 46k more]

Mrs. Bai held her granddaughter in her arms, looked at Sun with a smile and said, "Sister, since you said that, I can only accept this compliment with reluctance!"

Seeing the three Xu family mothers-in-law and daughters-in-law looking puzzled, Bai smiled and said, "Although my family has relatives like the fourth and fifth rooms, I still have a good daughter-in-law!"

Hearing this,

Sun and her two daughters-in-law all laughed helplessly.

Hua Lan stretched out her hands towards Sister Yan in Madam Bai Bai's arms and said, "Sister Yan, come here, let your aunt hold you. Your grandmother has been holding you for so long, her arms must be tired."

Looking at Hualan, who was still beautiful and smiling even after giving birth to a child, Yan Jieer also stretched out her hands.

After Mrs. Bai handed her granddaughter away, she felt a lot more relaxed and looked at the foal not far away with a smile.

After Xie married into the Xu family, she knew about the conflicts between her sister-in-law Pingmei and the fourth and fifth branches of the Gu family.

So, Xie's smile faded a little and continued to talk to Mrs. Bai: "Aunt, you know who the fourth and fifth branches of the Gu family are! I heard from my sister that the eldest daughter of the Yu family grew up in front of Old Madam Yu, and her temper has become a little soft."

Mrs. Bai retracted her gaze, looked at Mrs. Xie and nodded, "Yes, Yi'er also mentioned this to me! But the eldest daughter of the Yu family is smart and has her own ideas about economic management. It's okay if she is a little soft-hearted."

He smiled again and said, "Don't worry, niece-in-law. Didn't I just tell you that I have a good eldest daughter-in-law?"

Xie smiled and nodded.

Sun waved her hand and smiled, "Sister, please stop praising her!"

"I have such a good daughter-in-law, why shouldn't I praise her?" Mrs. Bai said proudly.

After everyone laughed for a while, Mrs. Bai said, "The fourth daughter of the Sheng family, Molan, will be coming of age this month. Although she is a concubine's daughter, she is also a classmate of Jing'er and Ye'er. They have studied together for many years!"

Looking at Hua Lan beside her, Mrs. Bai continued:

"People outside are talking about the girl from the Sheng family, and she is also Hualan's sister. Sister, do you think I should go there?"

Without waiting for Sun to speak, Hualan hugged her niece, her eyes full of emotion, and looked at her mother-in-law for advice. When she saw Sun nod, she said, "Aunt, you and mother-in-law should not go."

"Then I can go with my elder sister!"

Mrs. Bai was puzzled and asked, "Hua Lan, I'm afraid your mother will feel..."

Hua Lan smiled and shook her head: "Aunt, you think too much. My mother will not be unhappy. You and mother are both marquis ladies with imperial decrees. Going to my house to attend the coming-of-age ceremony is not a good thing in terms of status..."

Mrs. Bai nodded, glanced at Sun who nodded, and said with a smile: "Since my niece-in-law said so, then I will listen to you."

"At the beginning of next month, your mother will probably not be able to go to Jinming Lake. Then you two can come to my tent and we will have fun together."

Xie and Hualan responded with a smile.

"By the way, there is also a happy event in the Xiong family of Earl Kang'an next month!" Mrs. Bai said with a smile.

The smile on Xie's face grew wider.

As we enter February and the second half of the month, the weather becomes warmer and the days become longer.

Jiying Lane,
Sheng family.

When Xu Zaijing, wearing a spring shirt and a cloak, walked out of the school with his classmates and maids, the sky was bright, and it was no longer the dimness of winter.

As they were talking, they left the school courtyard.

Changbai and his younger brothers and sisters walked towards the inner courtyard of the Sheng family, while Xu Zaijing, Gu Tingye and others walked towards the gate.

On the way,

Zai Zhang and Gu Tingye were in front.

Qi Heng looked back at Chang Bai and the others, and said to Xu Zaijing, who was walking side by side and looking up at the azure sky, "Brother Jing, Molan's coming-of-age ceremony will be in a few days. Have you prepared any gifts or anything?"

Xu Zaijing withdrew his gaze from the sky, turned his head to look at Qi Heng and said, "Of course I'm prepared. After all, I've been classmates with Fourth Sister for several years."

Gu Tingye in front turned around and asked, "Wulang, what gift did you prepare?"

Xu Zaijing said: "Of course Fourth Sister likes it."

"Third brother, what about you?" Gu Tingye looked at Zai Zhang and said.

Zai Zhang shook his head: "It was your sister Hua Lan who prepared everything. I didn't ask about it."

"Tsk! That's great!" Gu Tingye sighed and said to Qi Heng: "Yuan Ruo, what have you prepared?"

Qi Heng forced a smile and said, "I am the same as Jing'er."

Buwei, who was following behind with a book box, looked up at Qi Heng in front of him and said nothing.

Gu Tingye scratched his head and said, "It seems that I am the only one who is not prepared."

Qi Heng pursed his lips helplessly and said:
"Well, why don't we go to some busy streets while it's still bright? And help Second Uncle pick out some gifts?"

"We haven't had a single day off in the more than one month since school started."

After Qi Heng finished speaking, he looked at several classmates standing beside him.

Zai Zhang smiled and said to Xu Zai Jing, "Xiao Wu, you can accompany Yuan Ruo and the others for a walk on my behalf. I will go home first."

"it is good."

Afterwards, the group got on their carriages and rode their horses, heading towards the inner city.

On the way,

The spring breeze occasionally blows the smells from everywhere around into your nose.
Looking at the willow tree with green buds not far away, Xu Zaijing felt that there seemed to be the fragrance of the green buds in the air.

The aroma of various roadside foods wafted over from time to time, making the hungry Xu Zaijing swallow a few times.

"The spring breeze doesn't know me, why does it enter my room?"

Gu Tingye, who was riding a horse beside Xu Zaijing, hummed with some emotion.

"Erlang, what's up, do you have a crush on someone?"

Xu Zaijing asked with a smile.

Gu Tingye sighed, looking at the green buds of the willow trees by the roadside, and said, "Alas! I don't know where the people have gone, but the peach blossoms are still smiling in the spring breeze~"

"Erlang, stop chanting! How can there be any peach blossoms in this month?"

Gu Tingye glared at Xu Zaijing who was standing beside him and said, "Brother Jing, what you and I are reciting is not poetry, but a state of mind, do you understand?"

Xu Zaijing continued to smile and said, "I understand! Erlang, you are in love! How about we stop by Yu's house to change places? It's just on the way anyway!"

Seeing that Gu Tingye was somewhat interested, Xu Zaijing said: "Hmph! Hahahaha."

Gu Tingye pursed his lips and glared at Xu Zaijing: "Brother Jing, don't laugh!"

In the Qi family carriage,
Qi Heng lifted the car window curtain, looked at the two people talking and laughing in front of him, and sighed with some worry.

Panlou Main Street,

One of Chai Zhengzheng's properties is Sibaozhai.
Before evening,
There were more and more horse carriages on the street, and the sound of stringed instruments could be faintly heard from near Pan Tower not far away.

Amid the various sounds of soliciting customers, hawking, talking and shouting on the street, a low-key and elegant horse-drawn carriage stopped in front of Sibaozhai.

After the simply dressed maid placed the stool next to the carriage, a well-dressed woman with a veil came down holding a silk bag half a person's height.

The woman first bowed to the guard Chai Jin who was guarding the carriage, and then turned around.

The woman's beautiful eyes behind her veil looked up at the shop's door plaque, a look of relaxation appeared in her eyes, and then she walked towards the shop.

quickly,

The windows on the second floor of Sibaozhai were opened, revealing the gauze screens inside.

After a while,
The melodious sound of the pipa came from the building and blended into the various noisy sounds outside the store.

The shop assistant downstairs looked up and whispered to the shop manager next to him, "Manager, is this Wei Xingzhu worried about something? Even though I don't understand music, I can hear the sadness in this song."

"I heard that Wei Xing Shou went out to perform and earned so much money that she couldn't even count it. Why is she worried?"

I don’t know how long it took, but the sound of the pipa disappeared and candles and lanterns began to light up on the street.

"Ta-ta~"

After a sound of hoofbeats,

"Xu~"

The driver reined in his horse. Then the waiter and the steward came forward and greeted him, "I greet Mr. Gu, Mr. Xu, and Mr. Young Master!"

"Young Master, if you need anything, please let the Duke's Mansion know and I will send someone to deliver it right away."

The steward said in a flattering manner.

Sibaozhai 2nd floor,
Wei Fang, who was sitting at the table under the candlelight, was stunned, and her fingers, which were carefully maintaining the pipa, paused for a moment.

Wei Fangzhi stood up, walked to the window, and looked down through the gauze.

Afterwards, she stopped maintaining the pipa and sat back in her seat, holding the pipa in her arms. After adjusting her mood, she began to play it attentively.

Sibaozhai, 1st floor,
Gu Tingye, who was looking at something, was slightly startled when he heard the sound of the pipa upstairs. He listened for a while and said, "Hey, this pipa is played well! Who is the master in Beijing?"

Before the store manager could speak, Xu Zaijing, holding a brush in his hand, said, "It should be Wei Xingshou."

"Oh!" Gu Tingye's eyes lit up, he looked up and said, "Fang Niang from the past, who had a good relationship with us?"

Xu Zaijing nodded.

Qi Heng, who was sniffing a precious ink stick at the side, heard the conversation between Xu Zaijing and Gu Tingye, handed the ink stick in his hand to Bu Wei, and said, "Second Uncle, is it the time when we watched the selection of the courtesan in Panlou before?"

Gu Tingye nodded repeatedly.

Qi Heng listened to the sound of the pipa upstairs again and said, "Brother Chai is indeed a man of vision, choosing a girl like Long who is both beautiful and talented."

"cough."

Buwei, who was not far away, coughed lightly.

Qi Heng stopped talking and lowered his head to continue selecting stationery.

Xu Zaijing glanced at Gu Tingye, who was distracted, and said, "Erlang, what are you thinking about?"

Gu Tingye said with his eyes full of memories: "I'm wondering if a softer tip is better or a harder one."

As he spoke, Gu Tingye raised the brush in his hand in front of his eyes.

Afterwards, Gu Tingye and Qi Heng strolled around the store again, while Xu Zaijing stood aside and said to the store manager with a smile, "Thank you for your help the other day."

"Master Xu Wu, what are you talking about? It's just my duty as a villain."

Gu Tingye called Xu Zaijing and Qi Heng, and after they carefully selected the items, they left Sibaozhai together.

Wei Fangzhi also went downstairs and saw him off at the door.

On the road, Gu Tingye and Xu Zaijing rode side by side on horseback.

Gu Tingye looked back at the Qi family carriage, then leaned towards Xu Zaijing and said, "Brother Jing, what do you think Wei Xingtou looks like behind her veil? Looking at her eyes, I feel like she must be a great beauty!"

"Nice figure too!"

Gu Tingye added.

Xu Zaijing: "Hmm! She should be a very pretty girl."

"Oh!" Gu Tingye sighed heavily.

at night,

Chai Family, Qiusheng Garden,

The slightly chilly night wind blew into the house through the window.

inside the house,

"Wisteria, go and close the window."

Yunmu shouted, holding a spring shirt in his hand.

"Hey!"

A personal maid not far away responded.

He walked into the side room and looked at Chai Zhengzheng who was playing pot-tossing with Fu Yi, and said, "Miss, it's a bit cold at night, you should put on a coat."

Chai Zhengzheng, holding the arrow in his hand, waved his hand and said, "Wait a moment, I'll throw this arrow first."

"Boom."

Looking at the arrow that entered the pot, Chai Zhengzheng stretched out her hand and let Yunmu help her put on the spring clothes.

Fu Yi was busy pulling out the arrows from the pot. Chai Zhengzheng shook his clothes and said, "Yunmu, what do you think they are going to buy those things from Sibaozhai for?"

Yunmu smiled and glanced at Chai Zhengzheng, saying, "Miss, the three brothers are all scholars who have studied. Maybe the things they bought are good for you?"

Chai Zhengzheng shook his head: "If that's the case, the princess can just call the people in the store to the mansion and let my cousin choose. Why would they have to go to the store in person?"

Hearing this,

Yunmu rolled his eyes and said, "Miss, could it be that the three brothers are going to give the things away as gifts?"

After thinking for a moment, Chai Zhengzheng's eyes lit up and he said, "Hiss, Miss Molan of the Sheng family, is she going to be a 15-year-old this year?"

Yunmu nodded: "Yes, young lady! The three brothers have been classmates with the young lady from the Sheng family for several years, so naturally we have to give her something."

"Well, what did he buy?"

Chai Zhengzheng asked.

After Yunmu finished speaking, Chai Zhengzheng had a puzzled look in his eyes and said, "I heard that the fourth young lady of the Sheng family likes to write poetry, so it's not bad to give her these as a gift."

Fu Yi came over with the arrow for pitching pots and asked, "Miss, would you like to continue?"

"Ah."

Amid the occasional sound of pitching pots,
Chai Zhengzheng said again: "After so long, I still can't figure it out. Why did the Zhennan Marquis Mansion send him a gift for no reason when he went to Daxiangguo Temple on the Lantern Festival?"

Yunmu, who was standing by, looked at the arrow thrown by his daughter and said, "Didn't Madam say that you are not allowed to ask?"

Chai Zhengzheng glanced at the maid and said, "Mother also said that I would know it naturally when the time comes! Her words are so confusing that I can't understand them!"

Zi Teng, who had closed the window, came over and asked with some confusion in her eyes: "Sister Yunmu, what is the relationship between the Han family of the Zhennan Marquis Mansion that the young lady mentioned and the Han family of the Hanguo Duke?"

Yunmu said: "It is said that the two families have the same ancestors. The current Duke of Han and Marquis of Zhennan are distant cousins, and the two families also use the same generation name."

Zi Teng thought about it and said, "No wonder the names of the two brothers are so similar!"

A few days later,
In the kitchens of every household in the city, the chefs began to prepare noodles and red dates to make Zitui Yan.

Whether it is the high-class shops such as Li's Jewelry Shop, where the craftsmanship is inherited from the Wensiyuan of the Ministry of Industry;
They are ordinary people who stop when they are shouted at, and they are peddlers who walk the streets without knowing whether their craftsmanship is good or not.

The gold and silver hairpins and rings, and wooden and bamboo combs that girls like are doing very well.

The reason is that families with girls who have not yet reached the age of marriage would usually choose these two days to give their girls the marriage ceremony.

The same is true for the Sheng family in Jiying Lane.

Although her biological mother Wang Ruofu and Lin Xiaoniang do not get along, Molan is a girl of the Sheng family after all, so Hualan dressed up to attend Molan's coming-of-age ceremony.

Hua Lan looked around at the guests, at Sheng Hong who was sitting below the old lady with a very moved look on his face, and then at Wang Ruofu who looked awkward and unhappy. She quickly winked at Mother Liu.

Mother Liu, who had followed Wang Ruofu for decades, nodded to Hualan knowingly, glanced at Wang Ruofu's expression, thought for a moment, and then she understood the reason.

Madam Liu then leaned over to Wang Ruofu's ear and said, "Madam, isn't it just that Linqi Pavilion has received a lot of good things? Don't be unhappy!"

Wang Ruofu pursed her lips in anger and whispered, "When my Hua'er was 15 years old, she only had so much, but what do those people in this little bitch's school, especially Zai Zhang, think?!"

Mother Liu glanced at Sheng Hong and whispered, "Madam, you have to think about it this way. The things given to Molan are so good. Our Rujie is the legitimate daughter, so how can she be bad next year?"

Wang Ruofu's unhappy expression remained on her face.

Seeing this, Mama Liu continued, "When we were in Yangzhou, the eldest daughter of the Xu family was distinguished between legitimate and illegitimate children. Have you forgotten? The other two families were also high-ranking families, and they were always particular about it!"

Wang Ruofu blinked repeatedly, and the unhappy expression disappeared, and her eyes gradually filled with fantasies of Rulan's future coming of age.

"Yes, yes, you are right." Wang Ruofu said with a changed expression.

Then, a happy smile appeared on Wang Ruofu's face.

Seeing this scene, Hualan's heart was full of praise, and she nodded repeatedly to Mother Liu in approval.

Even Sheng Hong, who was so moved, was stunned by Wang Ruofu's sincere smile when he turned his head to look at her.

(End of this chapter)