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Chapter 604: Is it a legitimate child or a concubine and Lu Long has changed [Thank you! Goodbye! 41K owed]

in the afternoon,

East of the palace,

At the gate of the Chai family,
"Ta-ta-ta-ta."

Amid the sound of horseshoe-studded hooves, a man and a horse stopped in the open space in front of the door.

Seeing the person coming, the Chai family's doorman hurried forward and took the reins of the horse with a smile.

The steward behind the doorman also took a few steps, smiled and bowed to the visitor, saying, "Here comes the young man. Please come in."

Entering the yard,

Coming to the front hall,

"Young man, please wait a moment. I have sent someone to the inner courtyard to pass on the message. Someone will be here soon."

"I dare not. I'll just stand here. Thank you for your help." The man bowed.

"That won't do!" The doorman looked embarrassed and waved to the maid standing by: "Go, bring an embroidered cushion over here."

"Yes, Steward."

After the maid answered, she went behind the screen and brought back an embroidered cushion and placed it next to the visitor.

"Little brother, please sit down!"

"Thank you, Steward! You can go and do your work, don't worry about me."

"Okay! Wait a minute, little brother."

The Chai family's doorman smiled, bowed, and left the hall.

The person who came into the hall stood there with his eyes downcast and looked at the ground, without sitting down.

After half an incense stick,
Footsteps were heard behind the screen facing the hall door.

A moment later, a well-dressed maid came out from behind the screen with her hands folded in front of her abdomen and a smile on her face.

"Brother Buwei is here, why are you standing? Sit down!"

"Greetings, Miss Yunmu." Buwei smiled and bowed, then continued, "Sit down, forget it."

Yunmu smiled and shook his head, extending his hand to invite him, saying, "Young man, you are the right-hand man of Young Master Qi, how can you not sit down?"

As he spoke, Yunmu took a few steps forward.

Looking at Yunmu's expression, Buwei nodded and smiled: "Thank you for your kindness, sister! I am used to standing."

Hearing this, Yunmu nodded helplessly.

Buwei looked around and whispered, "The young master asked me to come here, saying that the Hundred Ropes were tied around the wrist of the fifth young master of the Xu family today."

A smile appeared on Yunmu's face, and he said, "Okay! Thank you for your help today, Master Xiaogong and Brother Buwei."

As he spoke, Yunmu took out a purse from his sleeve.

Seeing Buwei wanting to say something to refuse, Yunmu said, "Young man, you don't want to sit down, and if you don't accept the things, it would be too polite."

Buwei felt a little embarrassed and said, "Then I will respectfully obey your command."

Yun Mu smiled and said, "That's right!"

Buwei took the purse, a look of surprise flashed across his eyes, and then he said: "The young master is still waiting for my report, so I'll take my leave first! Sister, please stay."

Yunmu nodded: "Yes! Take care, little brother."

With that, Yunmu and Buwei left the hall together.

As Yunmu watched Buwei walk towards the gate, he saw a woman dressed as a housekeeper walking towards him in a hurry.

Qiushengyuan,
Chai Zhengzheng looked at Yunmu in confusion: "You look so hurried?"

"Yes girl." Yunmu said.

Zi Teng, who was standing nearby, asked, "Could it be that something happened in one of our shops?"

Chai Zhengzheng rolled his eyes a few times, stood up and said, "Let's go and see mother."

He led the maid out of the Moon Gate, through the corridor and into Madam Chai's courtyard.

Looking at the Chai family's housekeeper standing solemnly at the gate of the courtyard, Chai Zhengzheng stopped at the door and said, "Please tell the maid to pass on the message."

The housekeeper stood solemnly, bowed and said, "Miss, please wait a moment." After that, she turned and walked towards the yard.

after awhile,

The housekeeper then extended her hand and said, "Young lady, Madam will let you in."

After Chai Zhengzheng nodded, he looked at Yunmu and the other three people who were following him.

Yunmu and the others understood and stood beside the nanny at the door, meaning that they would not follow her in.

Seeing this, Chai Zhengzheng walked towards the courtyard.

Entered the house,

Chai Zhengzheng then saw the housekeeper who looked "hurried" as Yunmu mentioned.

"Mom, what happened today?"

Madam Chai waved to Chai Zhengzheng and said, "Come and sit down first."

Then he turned to look at the housekeeper and said, "Don't spread this matter before the court announces it."

"Yes, ma'am."

"Go."

Looking at the housekeeper of the Chai family walking out of the house, Chai Zhengzheng became more and more curious.

Mrs. Chai looked into the empty space, blinked, took a deep breath, and her eyes were full of consideration.

Chai Zhengzheng did not disturb his mother's thoughts, but just waited quietly by the side.

Looking at Mrs. Chai's solemn expression, Chai Zhengzheng felt a little nervous.

"Is it about Brother Xu Wu?"

"Is there any rumor about his marriage?"

'Who is the one? ’

Before Chai Zhengzheng could get too deep into his wild thoughts,

"cough."

Mrs. Chai coughed lightly.

"Mother?"

Madam Chai smiled at Chai Zhengzheng and said, "It has nothing to do with Xu Jia Wulang."

Chai Zhengzheng's eyes lit up: "Oh"

Looking at Mrs. Chai's eyes, Chai Zhengzheng immediately lowered his head and said, "Even if it is related to him, it has nothing to do with my daughter."

Madam Chai chuckled and curled her lips, saying, "It was our shop in Beiliao that sent back some news."

Chai Zhengzheng quickly raised his head: "Beiliao?"

Madam Chai nodded slowly: "I have just sent someone to inform your father. Normally, the palace should know about this matter a day or two earlier than our family."

Before Chai Zhengzheng could ask, Madam Chai continued, "Yes, a few days ago, the Zhao family of Lulong in the east of Northern Liao and the Mongolian tribes that came to help Northern Liao had a conflict and there were many casualties."

Chai Zhengzheng was full of surprise and asked, "Ah? The Zhao family of Lulong and the Mongolian tribes?"

Mrs. Chai nodded heavily.

As Chai Zhengzheng thought about it, he whispered, "The Zhao family of Lulong. It seems that among the Northern Liao envoys who came to Beijing before, there were descendants of the Zhao family of Lulong, right?"

"My daughter still remembers that they were good at playing polo, although not as good as Brother Xu Wu."

Seeing the look in Madam Chai's eyes, Chai Zhengzheng hurriedly said, "Mother! Speaking of which, the Lulong Zhao family in Northern Liao has the same status as the Yingguogong Zhang family, Tuoxihou Cao family, and Ningyuanhou Gu family in our court."

After saying this, Chai Zhengzheng shook his head in confusion and said, "How could this lead to a bloody conflict with the Mongolian tribes?"

Madam Chai said, "Zheng'er, I am also somewhat confused and curious about what you said."

"By the way, did Yuan Ruo's servant Buwei come to our house this afternoon?" Madam Chai changed the subject and asked, "Did the Baisuo wear it?"

Chai Zhengzheng bit his lip with a wandering look in his eyes and nodded: "Yeah."

"pretty good."

Quyuan Street,
Yong Yi Hou Mansion,

Lord Mother’s Courtyard,

"The palace received an urgent report last night, and ordered Brother Cao to inform our family at noon today." Zai Zhang said on the side.

Xu Zaijing sat on the chair, nodded slowly with a serious expression, and asked with some confusion: "I haven't heard of any hatred between the Mongolian tribes and the Zhao family in Lulong, so why would there be a bloody conflict?"

Sun held her big belly and shook her head, saying, "There must be a reason! The court needs time to determine whether this is a self-torture tactic. We just need to wait for the news."

Xu Zaijing and his brother looked at each other and nodded at the same time.

"You two brothers have already eaten outside. Just eat something and then go back to your own courtyard." Sun said again.

After dinner,

Xu Zaijing returned to his own courtyard.
Qingcao and the other three female servants had been practicing sword dancing for two days and now looked a little listless.

When they saw Xu Zaijing coming back, the three of them saluted in a much lower voice than usual.

While undressing, Xu Zaijing glanced at the maid beside him and said with a smile, "Qingcao, you seem to be in a good mood today."

Qingcao wrinkled her nose at Xu Zaijing, then picked up Xu Zaijing's coat, turned around, and walked out quickly.

Xu Zaijing looked at Yun Xiang on the other side and asked, "What happened to Qingcao today?"

Yun Xiang and his sister looked at each other and smiled, and said, "Young Master, Sister Qingcao received a letter from home today." "Oh? What did the letter say?" Xu Zaijing was very interested.

"It is said that Sister Qingcao's younger brother is going to start discussing marriage, and the other party is a daughter of a noble family." Yun Xiang said with a smile.

Xu Zaijing was stunned: "How old is Qingcao this year?"

"Sir, I heard from Sister Qingcao that you are fourteen years old this year." Hua Xiang said.

Xu Zaijing nodded and said softly, "In the blink of an eye, Qingcao has been in the mansion for almost ten years. Being a member of a juren family is not bad!"

After washing his hands and cheeks, Xu Zaijing took the towel handed to him by Yun Xiang and wiped his face.

Suddenly, Xu Zaijing stopped moving and asked, "Is the daughter of the Juren family a legitimate or illegitimate child?"

Yun Xiang shook her head and said, "Sir, I don't know either. The letter doesn't seem to say anything."

"Well!"

Xu Zaijing nodded.

Turn around,

Early in the morning,

Because it was a few days in early May,

Therefore, when Xu Zaijing got up early to exercise, there was no moon but only stars in the night sky.

It's still early.

It was quiet inside and outside the Xu family's house, with only the occasional chirping of unknown summer insects.

"click"

"crash"

The gatekeeper opened the copper lock on the wooden door leading to the outer courtyard.

Xu Zaijing, wearing a thin cloak, and Qingcao, who was carrying a lantern, walked out of the yard and walked to the aisle leading to the racecourse.

Feeling the grass beside him looking at him from time to time, Xu Zaijing turned his head and said as he walked: "What's wrong? If you have something to say, just say it."

Qingcao pursed her lips, glanced at Xu Zaijing again, and said, "Sir, I want to, want to."

"Want to open the warehouse and take some things to send back to your hometown?" Xu Zaijing said for Qingcao.

"Ok!"

Qingcao nodded.

Xu Zaijing and Qingcao looked at each other and nodded, "Okay! Go home in the afternoon and pick it out yourself in the warehouse."

"Thank you, sir." Qingcao said with a smile.

"Hmph! You change your expression pretty quickly." Xu Zaijing turned around and walked forward with big strides.

"Master, wait for me! I, I'm not angry with you anymore!"

"Huh?" Xu Zaijing stopped, frowned and looked back.

Qingcao stood behind Xu Zaijing and quickly said, "Uh, I said the wrong thing. I shouldn't have gotten angry with you, it's all my fault!"

"That's pretty much it."

Having said that, Xu Zaijing turned around and continued walking towards the racecourse.

Jiying Lane,
Sheng family,

Changbai, who used to sit behind the desk at this time, was standing at the gate of the school yard today, looking towards the gate of Sheng's family with a little anxiety.

There was also a person walking back and forth beside him, it was Gu Tingye with his hands behind his back.
"Erlang, you came so early. Is the news you said true?" Changbai asked.

Gu Tingye stretched his neck to look at the gate and said, "Changbai, how can the news from the palace be false? Jing'er is here!"

Changbai looked over quickly.

Seeing Xu Zaijing dismounting from his horse, the two men hurried over.

"Brother Jing, didn't your brother-in-law come with you?" Changbai said.

"Brother, he left a little late and should be here soon." Xu Zaijing said.

While Xu Zaijing was speaking, Qingcao beside him also got off the carriage and bowed to Changbai and Gu Tingye.

"Oh! Brother Jing, Erlang said." Wait until Changbai finished speaking.

Xu Zaijing nodded: "I know about this, too. Let's talk about it while we walk."

In the school,
The three servants had already gone to the back.

Xu Zaijing first asked Gu Tingye a few questions about Ningyuan Hou Gu Yankai.

Gu Tingye looked at Xu Zaijing and said, "Brother Jing, although my father is often in the north and knows something about the situation in Northern Liao, I have never heard him talk about any hidden hatred between the two sides."

"But, for noble children like us, even if we have a grudge, unless it is a deep-seated blood feud, we will not fight to the point of causing many casualties."

Xu Zaijing and Changbai looked at each other and said, "Erlang is right!"

After the school was quiet for a while, Xu Zaijing asked uncertainly, "Could it be that the Zhao family of Lulong violated some taboos of the Mongolian tribes? That's why there was a conflict?"

Changbai thought for a moment and nodded repeatedly.

Gu Tingye said: "Brother Jing, don't tell me, maybe it's true!"

Although Xu Zaijing and Gu Tingye are the legitimate sons of the Marquis's family, their family elders are not in the capital. The only news they heard was because someone from the palace came to briefly tell them.

It is possible that Cao Yi and He Guan, who went to deliver the message to the two families, did not quite understand the situation.

The only way to understand is to be summoned to the palace by the emperor and talk to them in person.

after awhile,

Qi Heng and Bu Wei walked into the school.

Seeing the three glances coming his way, Qi Heng blinked and said, "Second Uncle, two brothers, you know about this too?"

Gu Tingye nodded anxiously and asked, "Yuan Ruo, do you know why the Zhao family of Lulong and the Mongolian tribes are in conflict?"

Qi Heng shook his head: "Second Uncle, I thought you knew!"

Northeast of Bianjing,

In the sea nearly 1,500 miles away from Bianjing,
Several warships displayed their sails.

Sailing in a row on the sea,

On the middle ship's thick mast with sails hanging,

"sough."

A large flag with the word "Zhou" rustled in the wind.

Under the big flag, there was a smaller flag with the word "Huyan" embroidered on it.

Below the mast, there was a chair fixed to the top of the cabin, on which sat a naval commander in armor.

"Chirp!"

"boom!"

On the lookout mast of the foremost warship, a firework suddenly appeared out of nowhere and exploded in the air.

Hearing the noise, the naval commander sitting on the chair stood up.

"Chirp!"

"boom!"

Another cannon shot was heard.

The naval commander stood up and said solemnly, "Beat the drums!"

"Boom boom boom!"

The war drum on one side of the chair was beaten.

The brave naval soldiers on the warships began to work in an orderly manner.

The extremely sharp crossbow arrow, like a short spear, was placed on the pulled-open Eight-Ox Crossbow. On the arrow shaft, there was a thick firework tied, and the firework had a long fuse pointing in the direction of the arrowhead.

Two hours later.

On the warship flying the "Huyan" flag, the brave navy soldiers were cleaning the crossbow arrows that were nailed into the hull.

On the distant warships of the Great Zhou, the naked bodies of enemy soldiers were being thrown into the sea by the pawns.

Near the warships, there were two Northern Liao warships that were on fire and slowly sinking. The place where the thick crossbow arrows were nailed was where the fire started.

What was surprising was that surrounded by several warships of the Great Zhou, there was also a warship with a white flag, which looked like a warship of the Northern Liao.

On the surrendered Northern Liao warship, there were men wearing fine armor, but they were in a dishevelled state, their helmets were nowhere to be found, and their hair was disheveled above their headbands.

The subordinates beside him also had white lips and many injuries. A dozen women and children came out of the cabin behind him.

Looking at the naval commander on the Great Zhou warship, the well-armored Northern Liao lieutenant knelt on the deck and bowed, saying, "I, the guilty lieutenant Zhao Wei, bring my family to see you, sir."

Huyan Jiong's father, An Mei's father-in-law, Huyan Hai, waved to his subordinates beside him.

quickly,

Then some brave naval soldiers boarded the ship and took the group of people under control.

After a while,

Zhao Wegan, who had taken off his armor and was tied up, was brought to Huyan Hai by four fierce naval soldiers.

After a few questions,
Hearing Zhao Wei's bold answer, Hu Yanhai narrowed his eyes suddenly.

(End of this chapter)