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Chapter 599: Ah? Yanran, she dares to do this? ! ! [Thank you! Goodbye! I owe you 39k more]

The candlelight flickers,

Nanny Chang shook her head slightly and said hesitantly, "Madam, with such a cruel pair of parents, if Miss Yu marries into our family in the future, will it bring trouble to Brother Ye?"

Bai looked at Gu Tingye and said, "Ye'er, what do you think?"

Gu Tingye lowered his eyes and looked at the ground without saying anything.

Bai and Nanny Chang looked at each other and said, "Ye'er, you are the legitimate son of the Marquis's Mansion. If this marriage is not possible, we can find another one! If you don't want to, I will let you enter the palace even if it means making the Queen unhappy."

Gu Tingye raised his head, looked at Bai and said, "Mother!"

When Bai looked at him, Gu Tingye shook his head and said seriously, "I am a man. If marriage fails, I will naturally find another one. But if our family does this, how can Miss Yanran find a husband in the future?"

Bai waved her hand and said, "Ye'er, the Yu family is a family of scholars and officials. Even if they are not compatible with our family, it won't be difficult to find a partner!"

Gu Tingye said anxiously: "Mother, my son has his eyes on Miss Yu!"

"Your son has military merits, and he will have to take the imperial examination to become an official in the future. He is not an official with a hidden treasure! If there is any problem with the Yu family in the future, I will stand in front of her."

Looking at her second son who looked like an adult and was responsible, Bai smiled and her eyes were full of approval. She was about to praise Gu Tingye.

Gu Tingye continued, "Besides, Jing'er's sworn brother is Young Master Lu! That Xiao Yu is in charge of the Workers Department. If he dares to do anything in the future, I will let Jing'er use his connections to deal with him!"

Seeing that Nanny Chang was hesitant to speak, Gu Tingye waved his hand and said, "Nanny, don't worry! Yu Erlang is even easier to deal with. I can hold him down with one hand!"

The smile on Bai's face disappeared. She took a deep breath to adjust her mood and said, "Well, since Ye'er thinks so, I will go to Yu's house more often!"

Gu Tingye smiled and nodded: "Yeah!"

"Go back and have a rest, you have to get up early for school tomorrow." Bai said.

"Yes, mother."

After Gu Tingye left the room, Nanny Chang supported Bai and walked towards the bedroom.

Coming to the bedside, Bai sat on the edge of the bed, and after pondering for a moment, she said softly: "Ye'er is becoming more and more like the Marquis."

Nanny Chang nodded and said, "Madam is right!"

As she spoke, Nanny Chang helped Bai put her legs on the bed.

Looking up at Bai's expression, Nanny Chang said gently, "Madam, you have been in the Gu family for more than 20 years! I have seen clearly from the side that although the Marquis is a long-lasting lover and still misses the deceased Madam Qin, most of his thoughts are now on you."

Mrs. Bai nodded, lay down on the pillow, and continued, "Well, Ye'er has taken a fancy to Miss Yu, and I think he won't change his mind easily. After something like this happened, I don't know if she has a trustworthy personal maid by her side."

Nanny Chang lowered half of the bed curtain and said, "Why not let Sister Yi go to the Yu family and ask more questions and take a closer look."

Mrs. Bai closed her eyes and said, "You're right! When Yi'er goes to Yu's house, who is in charge of the shop near Guangfufang?"

"The Wei family's wife."

"Well, tell her to pay more attention to the maids and servants of the Yu family, and find out more when there is a chance."

"Yes."

As she spoke, Nanny Chang lowered the other half of the bed curtain.

Turn around,

early morning,

Quyuan Street,
Yong Yi Hou Mansion,

The sky at this time is much brighter than in winter.

In the wide racecourse in the courtyard, a thin layer of mist was slowly floating in the air.

The lanterns in front of the wooden house on the side of the field had been extinguished, but one could still see clear and fresh horse hoof prints not far away.

Yin Bozheng, Alan and Xunshu were sitting on a bench in front of the wooden house. From time to time, he would pick up an arrow from the pile of arrows beside him, check them one or two, put the good ones aside, and the damaged ones aside.

One side of the racecourse leads directly to the gate, and at this moment, carriages and horses are driving out of the gate.

"Oh~"

Qingyun, who was yawning with his hands covering his mouth while riding on his horse, looked at several men standing on horseback not far from the gate of Xu's house, and hurriedly bowed to greet them.

In front of the blue sky,

Xu Zaijing smiled and bowed, "Brother Gao, I haven't seen you for a while. You look a little thinner."

Gao Yunqing, who looked tired, smiled and bowed in return: "Wu Lang, I have been out of Beijing on business these days, often sleeping in the open, but fortunately I have gained a lot."

When Gao Yunqing was speaking, the several imperial city clerks who were stationed behind him also had smiles on their faces.

Xu Zaijing smiled and nodded: "Then our hard work was not in vain."

"Hahaha, Wulang is right." Gao Yunqing said with a smile.

"How are Brother Zhao and the others?" Xu Zaijing continued.

"Good! Everything is fine."

Xu Zaijing nodded repeatedly.

Before, when Xu Zaijing returned to Beijing from Beizhou and caused a big fuss at the Beiliao Posthouse, he helped the Imperial City Division catch two fish of different sizes.

Therefore, when the Northern Liao delegation had not yet returned to Northern Liao territory,
Many spies from the Northern Liao intelligence agency's Liaison Office and Zhuangfotai within the Great Zhou have already been arrested by the Imperial City Bureau.

During these days after the New Year,
In a place where Xu Zaijing couldn't see, the Imperial City Division, which had been depressed for more than ten years, achieved great results and vented its anger.

Many of the Imperial City officials and soldiers who took part in the arrest will be promoted based on their merits when rewards are given this year.

The officials who were able to follow Gao Yunqing were naturally valued by Zhao Meifeng. They naturally knew more or less that the reason they could achieve merit was the young master in front of them.

"Brother Gao, let's talk while we walk."

Xu Zaijing smiled and held out his hand.

"it is good."

Everyone turned their horses and headed towards the entrance of Quyuan Street.

Xu Zaijing and Gao Yunqing were in the front of the carriage, and Qingyun and others were in the back.

Before leaving Quyuan Street, Xu Zaijing had roughly explained what happened.

Gao Yunqing nodded and said, "Wu Lang, this is a trivial matter. I will be able to give you an answer in a day or two."

Xu Zaijing smiled and bowed: "Thank you for making this trip, Brother Gao. This is about my family, so please cover up for me."

Gao Yunqing smiled and said, "These days, the department has been busy with many things! In accordance with His Majesty's order..."

Gao Yunqing bowed his hands to the sky and continued, "We recruited quite a few new soldiers. One of them was named Li, and he had a close relationship with the old captain of the police in Kaifeng Prefecture. He was sent to be my apprentice."

"This person has a clear background and is experienced in handling matters. As Jing'er said, he is the right person to investigate the details of the female servant of the Yu family."

Xu Zaijing nodded thoughtfully and said, "Since Brother Gao said so, it must be correct."

After leaving Quyuan Street,
It's still early.

There weren't many people on the street.

"Brother Gao, what is the current situation in the north?"

Hearing what Xu Zaijing said, Gao Yunqing smiled: "Most of the Northern Liao's spies in our Great Zhou have been captured, and they are completely in the dark. Now they are naturally nervously deploying troops on the border, fearing that we will attack them."

Xu Zaijing smiled and nodded.

Gao Yunqing added, "Oh, maybe the news hasn't spread yet! I heard from the northwest officials that among the cavalry scouts under Lord Xu, there is a brave man named Hua!"

Xu Zaijing's eyes lit up and he smiled, "Oh? You are called brave by the imperial city clerks, but what outstanding military achievements did you have?"

Gao Yunqing nodded repeatedly, obviously very impressed, and said: "It is said that he and his comrades went forward to the Northern Liao territory to investigate the enemy situation, and unfortunately encountered a group of cavalry from the Northern Liao."

"As soon as he came up, his comrade was shot in the shoulder! The man let his comrade go first while he held back the cavalry."

Xu Zaijing: "What happened next?"

Gao Yunqing smiled and said, "Later, not only did the man return safe and sound, he also brought back more than a dozen horses carrying the corpses of the enemy soldiers."

"It is said that this man is an excellent archer. When the injured comrade looked back, he found that the man surnamed Hua was an excellent archer. Not only did he shoot arrows quickly, but he also hit the target without missing a beat."

"At first, they were the ones being chased, and then it was this man surnamed Hua who was chasing them."

"Wu Lang, I have been to the Marquis' Mansion several times. Have I ever seen that hero named Hua?"

Xu Zaijing smiled and shook his head: "Brother Gao, you were outside Beijing at that time, so you probably didn't see it."

Gao Yunqing patted the saddle in front of him and said with regret: "What a pity!"

Then his eyes lit up and he said, "This hero, Wulang, are you familiar with him?"

"We are quite familiar with each other. We have practiced archery together before."

"Okay, okay! When this good man comes back, Wulang must let me know."

"Don't worry." Xu Zaijing said with a smile.

The two talked for a few more words before parting.

At 2:30 am (7:30 am),

The morning light is bright,

Jiying Lane,
Sheng family,

After studying for an hour, everyone in the classroom stood up, stretched their bodies, or prepared to drink water or tea after Master Zhuang spoke.

Xu Zaijing stood up and twisted his waist.

"Son."

Yunxiang held two pieces of cake in a piece of paper and handed them to Xu Zaijing.

“Yeah.” Xu Zaijing nodded and took it and started eating.

Yun Xiang went to the wooden table again and took Xu Zaijing's large-mouthed porcelain cup with a handle.

When Xu Zaijing was drinking water, he noticed Minglan's gaze looking at him from the corner of his eye.

When he put down the porcelain cup and looked at Minglan, he found that Minglan lowered her head and continued to drink in small sips.

Xu Zaijing thought for a moment and understood: Minglan must have heard about Yanran's affairs from the old lady yesterday afternoon and was worried about her.

Afterwards, Xu Zaijing and Yun Xiang whispered a few words, and then continued in a low voice: "Talk more about this matter with Xi Que Xiao Tao and the others."

Yun Xiang quickly blinked to indicate that he received it.

Seeing this, Xu Zaijing nodded with admiration in his eyes. So,

When we rested again in the morning,
After hearing Xiaotao whisper a few words in her ear, Minglan's expression became much more relaxed.

In a blink of an eye,
A day has passed,
Since the polo match, everyone has had classes for ten consecutive days.

It was easy for Xu Zaijing, Gu Tingye and others to talk to. After all, they were young and didn't feel anything even though they had to get up early every day.

But Mr. Zhuang is too old, and he announced at the end of school that he would have a day off the next day!

the next day,
8:00 am

Quyuan Street,
Yong Yi Hou Mansion,

The backyard is Xu Zaijing's courtyard.

In the morning light,
"Chirp, chirp."

There were unknown birds singing melodiously.

In the yard, the lush green grape racks are full of clusters of small green grains, which are the grape vines in bloom.

Under the grape trellis, in the large fish tank that had been polished to a shiny finish, fish were swimming happily around.

A raccoon wearing a golden bell walked silently towards the fish tank.

Before he could get close, he was picked up by a pair of white hands.

"How dare you come to our yard? Aren't you afraid that the young master will punish you?" The girl poked the furry head of the raccoon slave with her finger, and a crisp voice came.

There are other blooming flowers and trees in the yard.
From time to time, bees would buzz their wings and land on the stamens to collect nectar.

Through the branches, you can see that the window of Xu Zaijing's study, which is hung with gauze, is open.

From the yard, one could see the silhouette of Xu Zaijing, who was concentrating on writing behind the desk.

Not far from the study, two extremely beautiful twin maids were working together to carry the clothes rack out of the house.

At this time,

A well-dressed housekeeper came into the yard through the moon gate.

"Oh, where's Mother Xia? How can I let you move this?" The housekeeper who came in asked with a smile.

"Hello, Mother Zhu! Mother Xia is behind us!" Yun Xiang and his sister bowed and said with a smile.

As soon as he finished speaking, Mother Xia came out of the house holding a large wooden basin for washing clothes.

"Sir, Mother Zhu is here." Qingcao, who was holding the cat slave, turned around and shouted towards the study.

After shouting,
Qingcao looked at the woman following behind Zhu Mama with some curiosity.

"coming."

Xu Zaijing's voice came.

Qingcao and Yunxianghua looked at each other, then hurriedly followed Zhu Mama's footsteps and walked into the house.

In the main hall,
"I've met Goro."

After entering the house, Mother Zhu bowed with a smile.

Xu Zaijing smiled and nodded in return.

Mother Zhu did not wait for Xu Zaijing to ask, and continued: "Wulang said before that the courtyard needed a female master who could dance with swords, and now the Liang family sent this girl here."

Xu Zaijing looked at the girl who was about the same age as Qingcao and followed behind Zhu Mama, and asked in confusion: "Is this the female sword dancer?"

Then he smiled and said, "Since he was sent here, he must be quite capable."

Mother Zhu smiled and said, "Wulang is right. This girl started sword dancing at the age of ten and is very famous in the capital! The Huangfu family often invites her to appreciate precious swords!"

Xu Zaijing nodded, looked at Qingcao and the other three standing at the door, and said, "Come on, Master has found something for you, let's start learning."

Hearing Xu Zaijing's words, the girl who had been following Zhu Mama with her head slightly lowered and eyes not looking around, looked back in surprise.

This girl always thought that she was a noble in the Marquis's Mansion and wanted to see her dance with a sword.

It doesn't matter if you turn around, what the girl sees is a row of huge swords beside her.

The girl's eyes widened even further.

After taking a closer look twice, the girl looked at Xu Zaijing in amazement.

"He's a knowledgeable and capable man! You three are lucky." Xu Zaijing smiled at Qingcao and the others.

"Wulang, I'll take my leave now." Mother Zhu said.

Xu Zaijing stood up and said, "Take care, Mother Zhu."

"Don't see me off, Wulang." Mother Zhu said with a smile.

Xu Zaijing looked at the "female master" in the room and said with a smile: "Qingcao, you three can accompany the young lady first. What's your name?"

The woman bowed and saluted, and said in a slightly hoarse voice: "Sir, please tell me your surname is Gong."

Xu Zaijing nodded: "Accompany Miss Gong to polish her sword."

"Yes, son."

After saying that, Xu Zaijing returned to his study and continued writing.

The last quarter of the day (11:00 a.m.)
Xu Zaijing, who was standing in front of the window looking out to relax his eyes, saw Dan's mother walk into the yard with a smile on her face.

Under the shade of the trees in the yard, Qingcao Yun thought that they were practicing basic skills, each with a wooden stick.

Seeing this, Mother Dan smiled, then looked at Xu Zaijing standing by the window, bowed, and said, "Wulang, the eldest girl is back."

Hearing this, Xu Zaijing smiled and said, "Big sister is back?"

As he said this, he walked out.

When he arrived at the courtyard, he looked at the three people from Qingcao who wanted to follow him with a bitter look on their faces and said, "You guys continue to practice."

"Ah?" Yun Xiang's face turned bitter.

Looking at Xu Zaijing's departing back, Hua Xiang wiped the sweat from her forehead and said, "If I had known earlier, I wouldn't have told you that I wanted to learn sword dancing."

Backyard main hall,

"Goro is here."

Following the message from the female envoy,

Xu Zaijing walked in with a happy look on his face as he parted the bamboo curtain.

"Uncle!"

Gu Shixing threw himself in front of Xu Zaijing's legs with a look of joy on his face.

"What a great nephew!"

Xu Zaijing picked him up and threw him into the air.

After hugging Gu Shixing, who was smiling, Xu Zaijing said with a smile, "Big sister!"

"Uncle!" Xu Xingdai, not wanting to be outdone, also hugged Xu Zaijing's legs.

Xu Zaijing held his nephew in one hand and lifted the clothes on his back with the other hand. With a little force, Xu Xingdai flew into the air and was held by Xu Zaijing with one hand.

After playing with their nephews and nieces for a while, the children were taken away by their mothers to play somewhere else.

Looking at Qingzhi standing next to Pingmei, Xu Zaijing said with a smile: "Qingzhi, go to my yard to find some grass. Let them stop practicing first! Then we can go to the racecourse to see the horses together."

Upon hearing this, everyone in the room laughed. Alan was taking care of the horses at the racecourse.

Qingzhi glanced at Pingmei.

Seeing Pingmei nodded, she bowed her head embarrassedly to everyone and walked out.

"Sister, how come you have time to come back today?"

Xu Zaijing smiled as he sat on the chair.

Pingmei smiled and glanced at her mother, sister-in-law, and brothers, and said, "Of course there is something wrong!"

Hua Lan, who was sitting next to him, said with some admiration in her eyes: "Xiao Wu, it's about the eldest daughter of the Yu family, Yanran."

Xu Zaijing rolled his eyes. He had not received any news about the Yu family's servants today.

"Miss Yanran?"

"Yes!" Pingmei nodded.

"What's wrong with her?" Xu Zaijing asked.

Pingmei motioned for Hualan to speak, and Hualan nodded and said, "Didn't the doctor say that Miss Yanran was frightened?"

Xu Zaijing nodded.

Hua Lan said with some emotion: "Today, Miss Tingyi went to visit the Yu family. After seeing Yanran, she found out that Yanran had caught the culprit herself last night!"

Seeing Xu Zaijing's puzzled look,

Ping Mei continued, "I heard from Tingyi that Yanran often wakes up at night these days, and hears strange noises and sees dark shadows."

"After talking to Mr. Yu and Mrs. Yu, we invited some monks and Taoist priests to investigate, but nothing came of it."

Xu Zaijing nodded, looking like he was listening.

Pingmei continued, "Then, last night, Miss Yanran actually had the courage to hide in the darkness of the yard outside the house in the middle of the night when the lights were turned off."

Xu Zaijing: "Ah? Outside the house in the middle of the night, in the dark?"

Pingmei nodded heavily to show her affirmation, and continued, "In the second half of the night, Yanran personally caught the personal maid who was pretending to be a ghost."

Xu Zaijing frowned and asked, "Is it the work of Yanran's personal maid?"

Ping Mei: "Yes! When Yan Ran jumped on her from behind, the maid was scared to death. She confessed everything before Master Yu could interrogate her."

Xu Zaijing smiled helplessly and shook his head: "No, big sister, I have seen Miss Yanran a few times. She might be scared if you speak loudly. It's true that you can't judge a person by his appearance. Awesome!"

Pingmei and Sun looked at each other and said sadly, "When my mother-in-law found out about this, she was also surprised and admired me very much!"

Xu Zaijing smiled and said, "I think Aunt Bai will have to take a new look at this future daughter-in-law!"

(End of this chapter)