Do you know: I am Xu Jiazi

Chapter 637: Cruel [Thank you! Goodbye! I owe you 36K]

"I just don't know if they like the honey-floating puff pastry flowers placed underneath."

"Sir, if I put a few more silver beans in with that money, wouldn't it be better?"

Qingcao asked with a little hesitation.

Xu Zaijing thought for a moment and said with a smile, "If it were silver beans, I think the young lady from the Kang family would not be willing to buy desserts like honey-floating pear flower."

"If you buy it, maybe after others taste it, it will become their beautiful memory, which can't be bought with money."

"Besides, didn't you put in gold ingots in addition to the snacks?"

Hearing this, Qingcao smiled and nodded repeatedly.

"When your brother recovers, ask him what kind of job he wants to do. Your young master still has some connections in Bianjing."

"Ok!"

Qingcao looked up at Xu Zaijing and nodded heavily.

In mid-November,

On this day,

morning,

The clear sky is blue without a single cloud.

The wind was very light, and sitting in the sun, I felt warm all over.

After more than ten days of continuous classes, Xu Zaijing, who was on holiday today, looked at Yin Bo, who was leaning on a chair next to the wooden house, closing his eyes and basking in the sun, and shouted, "Master, I'm going out."

Yin Bo waved his hands without opening his eyes.

Qingyun, who was following behind Xu Zaijing, looked at Alan and said, "Keep an eye on him, don't let him fall asleep."

"Brother Qingyun, don't worry."

Alan laughed.

He rode out of the mansion on horseback,

On Quyuan Street, old friends from the Hou Mansion would occasionally greet him with a smile and a bow, and Xu Zaijing would mostly nod in greeting.

There has been no snow for many days.

Today is sunny and warm, and there are many more people passing by on the streets of Bianjing than usual.

From time to time, you can see pedestrians wearing various ear protections on the road.

The earmuffs of wealthy officials were mostly made of brocade and fur, while those of ordinary people were made of ordinary cloth.

With his good eyesight, Xu Zaijing could see clearly that the things embroidered on the earmuffs were different. Women and girls embroidered flowers and plants, while men and children embroidered words or tiger heads.

The sounds of hawking from various businesses are endless, and various aromas, smoke and steam drift in the air from time to time, making the scene very prosperous and lively.

Walking through the streets and alleys,

Xu Zaijing came to the downstairs of Fanlou.

In front of the towering Fan Tower, there is a large colorful pavilion. In the breezy weather, the wine flags hanging on the pavilion are drooping, swaying intermittently.

When the steward at the door saw Xu Zaijing, his eyes widened and he hurried forward to greet him with a smile on his face.

Previously, Xu Zaijing, together with Zheng Xiao and Gu Tingye, had beaten up Prince Yan and several sons of dukes and marquises in Fanlou. The manager of Fanlou had witnessed it with his own eyes.

of course,

If the manager of Fanlou knew that Prince Zhao Fang had been here before, he would probably be shocked.

On both sides of the entrance to Fan Tower under the colorful archway, there are porcelain vases as thick as two half-human-tall children can hug, with flowers of various colors placed in the vases.

Qingcao and the other three maids, who got off the carriage, were immediately attracted by the two bunches of flowers.

Xu Zaijing also looked at the vase, and the manager of Fanlou beside him smiled and said, "This flower is quite nice."

"Thank you for your compliment, Wulang! These flowers are all very beautiful. I heard that they were made by a woman from the Duke Lian's mansion who has great skills."

After the steward said this, Xu Zaijing was stunned for a moment and then smiled.

Qingcao and Yunxianghua looked at each other.

They had seen such a beautiful girl several times. If they guessed correctly, the lady was most likely recommended to the Lu family by their own son.

They passed through the cotton curtain opened by the servant at the door and entered Fanlou.

Winter is a good time to eat Boxiagong. The first floor is naturally hot and bustling.

I walked a few steps into the building.
Gu Tingye's personal attendant Zhique came up to greet him with a smile on his face, and said, "Fifth Young Master, my young master saw you upstairs and asked me to come down to greet you."

Xu Zaijing smiled and nodded, "How many have come?"

Zhique smiled and said, "My Fifth Young Master, you will know when you go up and take a look."

Looking at Zhique who was pretending to be mysterious, Xu Zaijing smiled and took the lead to walk upstairs.

Go up to the third floor.

Walking along the carpeted corridor to the door of the private room,
Zhique hurriedly stepped forward and shouted, "Master, Wulang is here!" Then he pushed the door open.

Xu Zaijing stepped over the low threshold and walked in with the maid.

After walking around the screen, Xu Zaijing looked at the two people in the room with surprise in his eyes.

Looking at Xu Zaijing who entered the room, Yu Yanran, who was standing next to Gu Tingye, smiled and bowed.

"No, Erlang, why did you bring Yu..." After struggling for a while, Xu Zaijing asked, "Did you bring your sister-in-law?"

Gu Tingye smiled proudly and said, "Because today I specially invited you, Wulang!"

The three maids including Yun Xiang who were following behind Xu Zaijing also looked surprised.

Xu Zaijing shook his head in confusion, then glanced at Gu Tingye with suspicion: "Specially invite me? Erlang, you don't want me to do anything, do you?"

"Go away! You need my help if I ask you for something?" Gu Tingye smiled and waved his hand.

Xu Zaijing raised his eyebrows and pretended to be surprised: "Hmm! That's true."

Seeing this scene, Yu Yanran smiled a little embarrassedly.

When she was a girl in the boudoir before, she never saw Xu Zaijing like this.

After looking at Yu Yan beside him, Gu Tingye said, "The guests are here, let's have the food served."

"Yes, sir." Zhique responded and left the room.

As he spoke, Xu Zaijing had already walked to the table.

Seeing Gu Tingye extending his hand to invite him in, Xu Zaijing sat down on the chair and glanced at Qiu Niang who was standing beside him and still had her hairstyle like a girl.

When serving tea,
Gu Tingye said with a smile: "Wulang, this is the tea produced by the tea shop that your sister-in-law brought as a dowry. Try it and see how it tastes."

Xu Zaijing glanced at the complacent Gu Tingye and nodded with a smile.

Afterwards, Xu Zaijing and Gu Tingye ate their food from time to time and chatted occasionally.

"I don't know if Rongxian has arrived at Guangnan West Road now." Gu Tingye said.

Xu Zaijing sniffed the aroma from the teacup and said, "It's almost time."

Hearing the two people mention Rong Xian, Yu Yanran looked at Xu Zaijing thoughtfully, but said nothing.

"Sir, the manager of the building said that all the dishes have been served."

Zhique said beside the screen.

Gu Tingye nodded and said, "Well, you and Qingyun can order whatever you want to eat outside."

"Yes."

After Zhique went out, Yu Yanran looked at Gu Tingye.

Gu Tingye noticed the gaze and looked back, then smiled and nodded.

Yu Yanran smiled and said to the personal maid behind her: "Jucao, you and Qiu Niang accompany Qingcao, Yunxiang and Huaxiang to rest outside."

Looking at Xu Zaijing's smile, Qingcao and the other three bowed with a smile.

Qiu Niang on the side whispered: "Madam, we are all gone, who will serve the master and..."

"Go! You've been standing for so long, it's a good time to go over and take a rest." Gu Tingye said with a frown.

Noticing the glances coming her way, Qiu Niang lowered her head and said, "Yes, Master."

quickly,

There were only Xu Zaijing, Gu Tingye and Yu Yanran in the private room.

"Click." The door of the private room was closed.

Yu Yanran, who was sitting next to Gu Tingye, took a deep breath and stood up.

Under Xu Zaijing's somewhat surprised eyes, Yu Yanran picked up the wine jug on the table and walked towards Xu Zaijing.

"Oh my, my! Sister-in-law, no need! I can do it myself." Xu Zaijing stood up and waved his hands.

As he spoke, Xu Zaijing winked at Gu Tingye, indicating that he should say something to block it.

Seeing this, Gu Tingye waved his hand and said, "Wu Lang, please sit down and let my wife fill your glass of wine."

"No, Erlang you." Xu Zaijing frowned.

Then, looking at Yu Yanran, Xu Zaijing said solemnly: "Sister Yanran, forget about pouring the wine, I can do it myself."

Yu Yanran wanted to speak more, but after hearing the words "Sister Yanran" and looking up at Xu Zaijing's expression, Yu Yanran could only nod and say, "I can do it."

Seeing Yu Yanran walk back to her seat, Xu Zaijing sat down and filled his own glass.

After Yu Yanran glanced at Gu Tingye, she stood up, raised her glass and looked at Xu Zaijing, saying, "Brother Xu Wu, I toast you with this glass of wine. My grandmother told me about my childhood, but I never had the chance to thank her before."

Glancing at Gu Tingye again, Yu Yanran smiled and said, "After talking to the master, he decided to invite you over today."

Xu Zaijing stood up and held the wine glass: "Sister Yanran, you are too polite. Anyone who sees this kind of thing will most likely take action."

Gu Tingye nodded repeatedly on the side.

"Please." Yu Yanran said, then raised her head and drank it all in one gulp.

"Cough, cough, cough." Yu Yanran, who was drinking in a hurry, started coughing.

Gu Tingye quickly stood up and patted his back.

After calming down her breathing, Yu Yanran filled another glass of wine and said, "Brother Xu Wu, I'll toast you with the second glass of wine. The ear protection pillows and other things you made before are imitated by many shops under my name."

"It's just a small matter." Xu Zaijing raised his glass with a smile.

After they both finished their glasses, Yu Yanran filled them again.

Xu Zaijing smiled and said, "Why, there's more?"

Yu Yanran glanced at the complacent Gu Tingye and said with a smile: "Yeah!"

After Xu Zaijing filled the glass, Yu Yanran took a deep breath, raised her glass and said solemnly: "Brother Xu Wu, sometimes I really can't imagine how I would have spent these years if I had lost the hairpin my mother left me. Without the thought of it, how would I have lived?"

After a slight sneer, Yu Yanran said: "If it weren't for my mother's hairpin, I would probably have been scared to death in the Yu family."

There was also a hint of sarcasm on Gu Tingye's lips.

Xu Zaijing looked at Yu Yanran at the table, raised his glass and said, "Sister Yanran has finally gotten her happy ending after all the hardship. There is no point dwelling on those unhappy things."

Yu Yanran smiled and said, "Brother Xu Wu is right. Please."

After drinking it all again, Gu Tingye raised his glass again: "Hey, Wu Lang, my wife thanks you, so I have to thank you too."

Seeing this, Xu Zaijing waved his hands and said, "Erlang, are you two trying to get me drunk?"

Gu Tingye glared: "Wulang, you can't get drunk with this little bit of wine! Come on!"

After finishing another glass of wine, Xu Zaijing put down his glass, looked at Yu Yanran who had also had a glass of wine, and nodded.

Today's Yu Yanran is different from the one in Xu Zaijing's memory.

Today's Yu Yanran was taken back to live with her grandparents at an early age, so she avoided a lot of suffering from being neglected and bullied.

The valuable dowry left by her biological mother, Madam Fan, was not squandered by her stepmother and father.

When doing business, you have to deal with people frequently and make your own decisions.

I also learned a lot when playing with the noble ladies in the capital.

Before, at Yu’s house, she used the hairpin to foil some people’s plans.

After such experiences, Yu Yanran is no longer the carefree eldest daughter of the Yu family.

After the three of them had eaten a few bites of food, Yu Yanran took the opportunity to say, "I just heard the official and Brother Xu Wu talking about the Rong family. I heard this morning..."

Glancing at Gu Tingye and Xu Zaijing, Yu Yanran said, "I heard that the Fuchang Marquis Rong's family has a new child, a boy."

Gu Tingye, who was picking up food with chopsticks, was a little surprised and said, "Oh! Rongxian has a son! Madam, why didn't you tell me?"

Yu Yanran pursed her lips, glanced at Xu Zaijing, shook her head and said, "The child was born, but Rong's concubine was not able to..."

Hearing this,

Xu Zaijing and Gu Tingye both put down their chopsticks.

Looking at Yu Yanran's expression, Gu Tingye said hesitantly: "My lady, judging from your expression, is there something hidden?"

Yu Yanran shook her head: "I don't know if there is any hidden truth, but giving birth is dangerous! It was said that the baby was born overnight, and the girl was fine after giving birth yesterday morning, but she died in the afternoon."

"This morning, when Jucao went to the Dou family to pick up the fine wine that the master had ordered, she heard from the Dou family's servants that the concubine's parents cried bitterly yesterday."

Gu Tingye frowned and asked in confusion: "The person is gone just like that?"

Yu nodded smilingly.

Xu Zaijing on the side sighed and looked at Gu Tingye.

If there is a hidden secret, it is most likely to be "get rid of the mother and keep the child".

Because when Rongxian got married, the maid went to the marquis's mansion to deliver something to Xu Zaijing, and Xu Zaijing still had some impression of her.

But I didn't expect that when I heard the news again, the situation would be like this.

The Imperial Palace of the Great Zhou Dynasty,

Concubine Rong’s bedroom,

There was a floor heater in the hall, so it was very warm.

Rong Fei sat on a chair, listening to the report from the female official not far in front of her, and her brows gradually frowned.

"Your Majesty, this is the situation." The female official bowed.

Rong Fei's chest heaved, and she stood up with a frown on her face. She took a few deep breaths to calm herself down, and shook her head, "How dare they!?"

"Get rid of the mother and keep the son. Get rid of the mother and keep the son. Find a fault and make the maid and her family stay away from Bian Jing! Why do you have to get your hands dirty with human lives?"

"Miss Feiyan was also a little upset because of anger. When she told me, she was very worried about your health and wanted me to help cover it up." The female official said on the side.

Rong Fei habitually placed her hands on her belly and said, "You did the right thing. The sooner you know about this, the better! Otherwise, we will lose our virtue and implicate the baby in my belly without even realizing it."

"What did Dou say?" asked Concubine Rong.

"Your Highness, Mrs. Dou said that she would treat the child as her own and would build a large temple for Miss Shen."

"Besides, before I came back, I specifically told Miss Feiyan to take good care of that boy."

Rong Fei nodded and said with satisfaction: "You did the right thing!"

After walking a few more steps on the carpet in the hall, Rong Fei said softly, "The prosperity of a family is only possible if there are many descendants! It's a bit too cruel of Dou to treat a personal maid like this."

The female officer nodded slightly.

Stars shift,

It is the twelfth lunar month.

There was a heavy snowfall two days ago.
Exquisitely shaped snow lions can be seen from time to time on the streets of the city. Most of these are made using molds, which saves the sculpting process.

It's not holiday time yet.
Xu Zaijing was sitting in the warm classroom attending classes as usual.

In the morning,

Zhuang Xuejiu is giving a lecture.
suddenly,

The cotton curtain was opened from the outside.

Qingyun walked in and bowed to Zhuang Xuejiu, "Xuejiu, I am sorry to bother you! There is new news from the north. The imperial guards are riding horses and shouting in the city."

As he spoke, Qingyun bowed to the other people in the school.

"Oh!" Zhuang Xuejiao put down his book and asked with shining eyes, "What's the news?"

Without waiting for Qingyun to answer, Zhuang Xuejiao said to himself, "It must be good news that the imperial guards can shout on horseback!"

Qingyun nodded in agreement.

Xu Zaijing and others looked over.

Qingyun bowed and smiled, "Scholar, everyone, the news I received this morning is that seven or eight days ago, our dynasty and Northern Liao fought a battle in the north! A great victory!"

Hearing this, Gu Tingye was in disbelief at first, then he shook his head in confusion and said, "At this time, Bei Liao actually dares to mobilize troops?"

(End of this chapter)