Do you know: I am Xu Jiazi

Chapter 603 "What are you talking about, brother!" [Thank you! Goodbye! I owe you 41k more]

"Hey! Why are you looking at your son like that?"

Xu Zaijing looked at Qingcao's expression and said in a somewhat 'fierce but weak' way.

As he spoke, Xu Zaijing turned his back to the book, turned sideways to avoid Qingcao's sight, sat back on the chair and looked out the window.
"Sir! You."

It was clearly Xu Zaijing who asked her with his eyes just now, and Qingcao spoke out what was in her heart, but her own young master was unreasonable and did this to her right away!
Looking at Xu Zaijing's profile, Qingcao was about to continue speaking, but Xu Zaijing covered his face and waved his hand, saying, "I'm thirsty. Go get me some water."

"Oh!"

Qingcao wrinkled her nose at Xu Zaijing, bowed, and turned to walk out.

After hearing the sound of a door closing behind him, Xu Zaijing turned his head to look at the door thoughtfully.

I stared blankly for a while.

Xu Zaijing shook his head slightly, sighed softly, turned his head and continued to look out the window.

After a while,
There were voices outside the study.
The door opened, and Xu Zaijing, who heard the footsteps sounded a little strange, glanced at the person who came in: "Huh? Yun Xiang? Where's Qingcao?"

Yun Xiang, who was holding the water, smiled at Xu Zaijing: "Sir, Sister Qingcao said she felt a little dizzy."

"What, this."

Xu Zaijing nodded helplessly and quietly put the book in his hand aside.

On the Dragon Boat Festival,

On this day, everyone in Bianjing city, regardless of whether they were nobles or common people, had the custom of inviting guests to banquets at home or in restaurants.

The first quarter of the Si hour (after 9:00 a.m.)
On the bank of the broad Bian River, in front of Qingfeng Tower, a famous hotel in Beijing.

The well-dressed servants on the street stood on tiptoe and looked out from time to time at the bridge over the Bian River.

Suddenly, the servant was startled and quickly turned around and said, "Sir, the fifth son of the Xu family is here."

Upon hearing this, Qiao Jiulang, who was sitting under the colorful building and wine shop in front of the door, hurried to the street.

The maid holding a parasol behind him also hurriedly followed.

When the visitor came down the bridge, the servant from Qingfeng Tower stood beside the servant from the Qiao family and asked a few questions about the visitor's identity with a smile.

After a while

Xu Zaijing, who was on a day off today, dismounted gracefully, holding a folding fan in one hand and throwing the reins in the other hand to Qingyun behind him.

Looking at Qiao Jia Jiulang standing on the street, Xu Zaijing asked in confusion: "Jiulang, didn't Liulang treat us to dinner today? Why are you standing in front of the building?"

"Is he upstairs?" Xu Zaijing raised his head and looked up at the wooden building.

Qiao Jiulang smiled and shook his head, saying: "Brother Jing, you go up first! I will explain to you later."

"Okay." Xu Zaijing smiled and glanced at Qiao Jiulang.

The servant of Qingfeng Tower ran back to the door and lifted the bamboo curtain with a smile: "Young Master, please come in."

Xu Zaijing nodded and walked into the building.

As soon as I entered the building, two middle-aged men in decent clothes with their male and female entourage came towards me while talking.

The two middle-aged men had a large number of people and occupied the entire aisle.

Qingyun hadn't caught up yet, and Xu Zaijing was alone.

Logically speaking, it should be Xu Zaijing's party with fewer people that should give way.

but,
Before the doorman could come forward to clear the way,
One of the two middle-aged men walking towards them just glanced at Xu Zaijing, then hurriedly pulled his companion aside and moved aside.

The two hosts moved aside, and the male and female attendants naturally made way as well.

This surprised Xu Zaijing a little, after all, he had only been to Qingfeng Tower a few times.

When passing by this group of people, Xu Zaijing paused for a moment and looked at the middle-aged man who was the first to make way with some confusion.

The middle-aged man was also very clever. Seeing Xu Zaijing's expression, he quickly bowed and said, "I meet you, Young Master! Before, outside Jinming Lake, I saw you playing polo with the Northern Liao people."

"You are a great player, so I recognize you."

This middle-aged man spent money to go out of the city that day just to join in the fun, and he didn't really know much about polo or anything like that.

Although he did not know Xu Zaijing's specific identity when he saw Xu Zaijing's face on the tree outside the court, he knew that anyone who could play polo with the Northern Liao envoys on the court that day must be of noble status.

When Xu Zaijing heard this, he smiled and nodded, saying, "Mr. has a good memory."

"You are too kind, Yanei."

Xu Zaijing nodded again: "Take care, sir."

"Hey hey!"

The middle-aged man nodded repeatedly.

Qingyun, who was following behind, smiled and bowed to the two middle-aged men.

The two middle-aged men hurriedly bowed in return.

After watching Xu Zaijing and Qingyun walk into the building,
The two middle-aged men looked at the Qingfeng Tower servant at the door and asked, "Who is this young master?"

The servant of Qingfeng Tower stood at the door and said a few words with a smile, telling the news he had just heard.

finished speaking,

The middle-aged man looked surprised and exclaimed, "It turned out that it was the Fifth Master of the Xu family who gave the reward in person!"

The servant looked at the silver coins thrown into his hands and bowed quickly: "Thank you, sir!"

Xu Zaijing and Qingyun carried the clothes and went up to the third floor.

After entering the private room and walking around the screen, I found that I was the first one to arrive.

There were several plates of seasonal fruits on the table in the middle of the private room.

Xu Zaijing grabbed a few and walked towards the window while eating.

open the window,

I could hear all kinds of noises coming from downstairs.

Looking from a height,

Not far downstairs is the Bian River where ships come and go. There are also many docks on the shore. From time to time, the sound of strong men lifting goods can be heard from the other side.

Further away on the opposite bank are rows of "collapsed houses", which are now warehouses.

On the right side of the sight is the tall city wall of Bianjing's outer city.

Go southeast along the Bian River downstairs and pass the outer city wall, and you will reach the Dongshuimen Wharf where the Bai family's ship docked to load and unload cargo when Xu Zaijing left Beijing for Yangzhou and returned to Beijing.

Looking at the scenery of Bianjing,
Xu Zaijing spotted a bird standing on a branch not far away.

After taking a look,

Xu Zaijing weighed the remaining fruit core in his hand.

The bird seemed to sense something and flapped its wings and flew into the air.

quickly,

Gu Tingye and Qi Heng also entered the private room.

Finally, accompanied by Qiao Jiulang, two young men from Beijing who got along well with Liang Han and looked familiar to Xu Zaijing came in.

After some greetings, everyone sat down.

But Liang Han, who was the host today, did not show up.

Soon, at Qiao Jiulang's signal, the waiter in the building began to serve the dishes.

Gu Tingye looked at the various dishes that kept coming in, and said to Xu Zaijing in surprise, "I say, Wu Lang, Liu Lang seems to be quite ruthless today! This table must have cost a lot of money."

Xu Zaijing smiled and nodded, raised his chin and said, "Erlang, look at the wine jar in the hands of the Qingfeng Tower servant."

Gu Tingye looked at it as he was told, then his eyes widened and he said, "Wu Lang, Liang Han doesn't have anything to ask of us, right? Otherwise, why would he be so willing to spend money?"

Xu Zaijing glanced at Qi Heng who seemed to be thinking about something and said, "Yuan Ruo, what do you think?"

Qi Heng's face flashed with panic, and he said, "Brother Jing, I, I also think that Liu Lang might be in trouble."

Xu Zaijing smiled.

Gu Tingye looked back at Qiu Niang, whom he brought with him, and said to Xu Zaijing, "Wu Lang, you didn't bring your maid with you today?" Xu Zaijing nodded, "Yes, they are all learning skills at home."

Qi Heng asked in confusion: "Brother Jing, I heard from my grandmother that the two maids around you know a lot. Why do you still need to learn some skills?"

Xu Zaijing smiled and said, "Yuan Ruo is right, but they don't know how to dance with swords."

When talking,
The door of the private room rang.

Everyone thought that Liang Han, the host today, came into the room, so they all looked towards the door.

To everyone's surprise, the person who appeared around the screen was Rong Xian, who was wearing a fresh flower in his hair and a thin red shirt.

"Brothers, long time no see, hahaha!" Rong Xian smiled and bowed and shouted as soon as he appeared.

There was a look of surprise on Qiao Jiulang's face, but he still stood up with a smile and walked towards the table to welcome Rong Xian.

"Brother Rong, you seem to be really proud and happy!" Someone next to Qiao Jiulang complimented with a smile.

"Hehe, it's okay, it's okay!" After saying that, Rongxian adjusted the hairpin on her head and walked towards Xu Zaijing.

After coming to Gu Tingye, Rong Xian smiled and bowed, saying, "Erlang, please make way. I want to sit next to Jing'er."

"I said Rongxian, you bastard"

Before the frowning Gu Tingye could continue, Rong Xian lowered his voice and said, "Mother Ruan is having a music gathering these two days."

Before he finished speaking, Rong Xian raised an eyebrow at Gu Tingye.

Gu Tingye's frown immediately relaxed, and he said with a frown, "Brother, what are you talking about! Please take a seat!"

As he spoke, Gu Tingye moved to the side, making room for an empty space.

Bu Wei, who had the good sense, quickly moved a chair to the empty space.

Rong Xian nodded with a smile at Buwei, then sat down and rolled up his sleeves out of habit, revealing several delicate ropes on his wrists.

After rolling up his sleeves, Rongxian turned his head to look at Xu Zaijing who was sitting next to him and talking to someone with a smile.

Xu Zaijing's sleeves hung steadily at his wrists, and Rong Xian could not see what was going on with his wrists.

Qiao Jiulang, who was sitting at the bottom, looked at the people at the table, smiled and stood up, raised his glass and said, "Brother Liang has something to do today, so I will drink three glasses of wine on his behalf."

Seeing Qiao Jiulang finish three glasses of wine, everyone at the table applauded.

Since Qiao Jiulang didn't say it explicitly, no one at the table asked Liang Han why he didn't come.

When everyone started to eat,
Gu Tingye, who was sitting next to Rong Xian, stretched out his hand as usual and asked the maid Qiu Niang beside him to roll up his sleeves.

When rolling up his sleeves, Gu Tingye looked at Rong Xian's wrist and said with a smile, "Brother Xian, the hundred ropes on your wrist look very good."

Rongxian withdrew his gaze from Xu Zaijing and gave Gu Tingye a thumbs up.

In the face of Gu Tingye's puzzled expression, Rong Xian put his hand towards Gu Tingye and said, "Erlang, this is a gift from the palace, how can it be bad!"

Gu Tingye said: "What a coincidence, this one was also given to me by the palace."

Rong Xian nodded perfunctorily, then turned to look at Xu Zaijing and said, "Wulang, what about you?"

Xu Zaijing waved his folding fan twice and said, "Mine too."

Young-hyun looked down at Seo Jae-jeong's wrist, then looked up at Seo Jae-jeong.

When looking at Xu Zaijing, Rongxian found that Xu Zaijing's eyes seemed to be smiling.

Looking at his eyes, Rongxian felt as if he was seen through.

This made Rong Xian, who wanted to continue talking, suppress his thoughts and said, "Wulang, what's wrong?"

Xu Zaijing smiled and glanced at the jade belt around Rongxian's waist.

"cough."

Rongxian understood what was going on and sat up straight. After straightening his clothes, he came to Xu Zaijing and whispered, "Wulang, how did you know that?"

Xu Zaijing whispered, "Brother Xian, you are also married to a woman and will soon be a father, so you'd better be more careful."

Rong Xian looked away a little embarrassedly and said, "It's on my way here! So I just went for a walk."

Xu Zaijing reviewed the map of the capital in his mind and said, "Brother Xian, you didn't go to the courtyard north of Chunmingfang, did you?"

"cough."

Rong Xian nodded with a vague look in his eyes, looked at Xu Zaijing with some surprise and said: "Wu Lang, you, do you still remember?"

I went to Chunmingfang Huyan's house to give gifts before.

On the way, Rong Xian whipped a eunuch from a brothel, and later he fell in love with a woman in a secret door somewhere.

If he hadn't said it was on the way, Xu Zaijing would not have thought about it and just thought that Rongxian had just gone to the brothel first.

On the other side of the table, Qiao Jiulang and a few good friends from the yamen were toasting each other noisily.

Xu Zaijing did not answer Rongxian's question, but instead leaned over to look at Gu Tingye who was listening with his ears perked up on the other side of Rongxian.

Not hearing Xu Zaijing's voice, Gu Tingye turned his head and looked over.

Xu Zaijing smiled at Gu Tingye: "Brother Ye."

Gu Tingye: "Brother Jing, what's wrong?"

Xu Zaijing said with a smile: "Let me know what dirty things you and Xian Ge'er are looking for, and I guarantee that you won't even be able to attend Mother Ruan's elegant gathering."

While speaking, Xu Zaijing also glanced at Qi Heng standing beside him.

Gu Tingye's eyes swung around, and he waved his hands with a smile, saying, "Wulang, my brother Jing! Why would I ask about such dirty things!"

Ignoring Gu Tingye's answer, Xu Zaijing continued, "I will also write a letter to my brother-in-law. Of course, if you want to attend Mother Ruan's gathering, I will also explain it in the letter."

Hearing this,

Gu Tingye lost his playful expression and nodded, "Brother Jing, I understand."

"Ah."

After Xu Zaijing nodded, he looked at Qi Heng again.

But Qi Heng had already lowered his head, concentrating on eating the food he had just picked up with the serving chopsticks.

Rongxian, who was standing aside, looked at Xu Zaijing's expression with some surprise.

Gu Tingye is older than Xu Zaijing and is also the legitimate son of the Marquis.

If a young man from an aristocratic family who was on good terms with Rong Xian dared to say something to him in person that sounded like a warning, Rong Xian would have jumped up to his feet and cursed at him.

But as he watched, even though Xu Zaijing said in person that he wanted to sue him, Gu Tingye didn't say anything.

Moreover, Rong Xian also saw that when Xu Zaijing was speaking, he glanced at Qi Heng.

Rong Xian was also Liang Han's age.
If the Liang family really had something important to do, Qiao Jiulang would have said it straight away.

Liang Han was not at the table today. Rong Xian thought carefully and knew that Liang Han probably had some "private matters" to deal with, and this Dragon Boat Festival banquet was just a cover-up.

When Xu Zaijing spoke just now, his words were meant to warn Gu Tingye, but the look he gave Qi Heng seemed to be warning Qi Heng as well, not to learn from Liang Liulang.

"Alas!" Rongxian sighed.

Hearing this noise,
Gu Tingye raised the wine cup and glanced at Rong Xian, with a hint of 'I didn't even sigh, why are you sighing' in his eyes.

"Alas!" Rong Xian sighed again and said, "If I had a close friend like Wu Lang back then, I would have passed the imperial examination and become famous."

"Crack!"

"Cough, cough, cough!"

Gu Tingye, who was drinking, accidentally choked.

At this time,

Qi Heng on the other side stood up, raised his cup and said, "Brother Jing, I want to toast you and my second uncle."

Just as Xu Zaijing was about to stand up, Qi Heng held up the wine cup with one hand and reached out to Xu Zaijing's wrist with the other hand, saying, "Brother Jing, sit down."

Looking at Qi Heng's actions, Rong Xian narrowed his eyes and thought: "Hmm? Young Master Qi, how come your actions are so to my liking? I came here with a 'mission' and I want to do just that!"

Thinking about this, Rong Xian hurriedly said, "Young Master is right."

As he spoke, Rongxian reached out to Xu Zaijing's other wrist.

(End of this chapter)