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Chapter 642 Don't let him take advantage of my sister [Thank you! Goodbye! I owe you 39k more]

Jiying Lane,
Sheng family,

Xu Zaijing and others were walking on the corridor from the backyard to the front yard, preparing to leave.

"Son-in-law, when Zhong'er comes home in a couple of days, will you be free? If you are, come and join us for some fun."

Wang Ruofu walked beside Zai Zhang and gave instructions with a concerned look on her face.

Zai Zhang smiled and nodded: "Don't worry, mother-in-law, I will definitely come over that day. I haven't had enough of Fang Mama's cooking yet!"

Wang Ruofu nodded repeatedly: "Okay, okay! I will definitely ask Fang's mother to cook for me then."

Sheng Hong, who was walking in front and talking to Gu Tingye, turned around and said with a smile: "Now that you mention it, even if the son-in-law has any plans, he will come over."

"I" Wang Ruofu's smile disappeared and she seemed to be hesitant to speak.

"Mother-in-law, I was really fine that day. I would definitely come back with Hualan and Zhonger!" Zai Zhang said with a smile.

"Well! Okay!" A smile appeared on Wang Ruofu's face again. It was obvious that Zai Zhang's words were very soothing.

Behind Wang Ruofu were Changbai Qiheng and others.

A group of people came to the second gate while talking.

When Zai Zhang was about to leave, he looked back but did not see Xu Zai Jing.

"Where is Xiaowu?" Zai Zhang asked puzzledly.

"Brother, I'm here!" Xu Zaijing at the back waved his hand.

Everyone at the door looked back.

Zai Zhang smiled and said, "Xiao Wu, what are you doing? Why are you walking so slowly?"

Xu Zaijing walked past Sheng Hong and the others to the door and said with a smile, "I was just talking to Qilang in the back and asked him a few questions! Everyone, don't underestimate Qilang's young age, he is much better than us when we were little."

"Oh?" Zai Zhang smiled and looked behind Sheng Hong and others.

Xu Zaijing cupped his hands and complimented, "To be able to do this, I think it must be due to the sincere guidance of my cousin uncle."

“Ah? Oh!” Sheng Hong was stunned, waved his hands and laughed: “Hahahaha, no no”

Qi Heng bowed and said, "Uncle, you are too modest."

"Haha!" Sheng Hong stroked his beard and smiled.

Looking at Sheng Hong's expression, Wang Ruofu lowered her head and wiped her mouth with a handkerchief, while secretly rolling her eyes at Sheng Hong.

"Qillang, come here and let me see if you are as Jing'er said, even more powerful than I was when I was a child." Gu Tingye waved his hand with interest.

Chang Qiang, who was following at the back, glanced at Chang Bai who nodded, then looked at Sheng Hong who waved at him, and walked over.

When he was asked "sitting in the court and hearing the truth", he answered "Chuigong Pingzhang".
You asked about 'women admire chastity' and he answered 'men admire talent'. Gu Tingye smiled and nodded: "Indeed, he is better than when I was a child."

Hearing this, everyone at the door started laughing.

Zai Zhang also nodded and said, "Father and mother-in-law, seeing Qi Lang's condition, he can go to school and study with us."

"Mr. Zhuang is a man of great talent. I think if he can just give Qilang some advice, he will benefit greatly."

Xu Zaijing and others on the side nodded in agreement.

Qi Heng laughed again and said, "Uncle, Qilang is so smart. Maybe in the future, our dynasty will have another story of 'five successful candidates from one family'!"

Sheng Hong couldn't stop laughing, and said with a cupped hand, "Hahahaha! Young Master, I'll take your good words!"

The reason why Qi Heng said "one more section" was because the famous Hai family in the Great Zhou Dynasty had five Jinshi in its family.

Wang Ruofu was listening to the conversation between the few people. Her eyes rolled around and she stopped laughing just as she was about to laugh, causing Sheng Hong to glance at her from time to time.

Subsequently,

Xu Zaijing and others said goodbye and left.

After escorting the people to the gate, Sheng Hong put his hands behind his back and said, "I'm going to go to Zhuang Xuejiu, the three of you come with me."

"Yes, father." The three Changbai brothers bowed in response.

After saying goodbye to Wang Ruofu, the three of them hurriedly followed Sheng Hong.

On the way back to Weiruixuan,
Seeing that there was only Caihuan next to her, Madam Liu whispered, "Madam, you should have laughed just now. What the young master said was so auspicious!"

Wang Ruofu curled her lips and said angrily: "Humph! What a good luck!"

After stopping talking in time and not saying any bad words on New Year's Day, Wang Ruofu said, "They all passed the imperial examination. Doesn't that mean that bastard Chang Feng also passed the exam?"

"If that's the case, I don't know how proud that bitch Lin Qinshuang will be! Wouldn't that piss me off to death?"

When Mother Liu heard this, she nodded in agreement.

Cai Huan asked doubtfully, "Madam, where is Miss Wei?"

Wang Ruofu flicked her handkerchief and said, "Hualan has been close to the Wei family since she was a child. In Yangzhou, they even gave her cloaks, cotton and other things! Fortunately, Hualan's efforts and love for her were not in vain. The Wei family is very concerned about Zhong'er, and I am very happy that she is doing well."

"That's right, madam." Caihuan replied.

The master and his two servants talked, and after turning a few times, they returned to Shou'an Hall.

"The lady is here." The maid at the door smiled and lifted the cotton curtain.

Wang Ruofu bowed to the two old ladies when she entered the room. She looked at Wei Shuyi who was standing beside her with some surprise, and then sat on the chair at the old lady's signal.

Several ladies sitting on the embroidered cushions nearby stood up and saluted.

"Brother, are you all gone?"

"Yes mother."

The old lady nodded and said thoughtfully, "Today I saw that Qilang and Jing'er were talking in a very logical way."

Wang Ruofu smiled and nodded.

The old lady said, "I asked Wei Xiaoniang to come here! After asking, I found out that Qilang is not very old, but he already knows a lot of words."

"Sometimes he practices calligraphy in Shou'an Hall. I see that he is serious and eager to learn, so I thought..."

Wang Ruofu grinned and said, "Mother, do you want Changzhang to go to school?"

The old lady looked at Wang Ruofu in surprise and a little confusion.

"Mother, the reason why the master didn't come with his daughter-in-law is that he went to talk to the scholar, and it was also about Qilang's admission."

"Oh!" The old lady nodded with some doubt.

Wang Ruofu understood the old lady's confusion and explained with a smile a few words about 'Jing'er taking the exam' and 'five Jinshi in one family'.

After hearing this, the old lady smiled and nodded, "So that's it!"

The old lady from the first house, who was sitting nearby, said with a smile, "Old sister, I am listening here and I really envy Hong'er! The children from the second house are good! They are not like my family, who don't have the seeds of studying!"

The old lady pretended to be serious and said, "Sister-in-law, even if you are good at studying, you may not have the opportunity to hire Doctor Yu! Such a good doctor sees patients every three days and recuperates every five days. How many people would envy him!"

Hearing this, the old lady in the first house laughed helplessly.

Wang Ruofu smiled and interrupted, "Aunt, there are two scholars in my sister-in-law's family. They are real relatives!"

Upon hearing this, Mrs. Li beside her also started laughing.

Madam Li’s nephews Li Du and Li Yu are now also juren.

The old lady looked at Wang Ruofu with some admiration in her eyes and nodded with a smile.

Wei Shuyi, who was standing nearby, looked at everyone in the hall with a smile in his eyes and took a deep breath with some emotion in his heart.

Pinlan, who was sitting on the embroidered cushion, came close to Minglan and said with a low laugh, "Sixth sister, when we left the room just now, the way cousin Xu Wu looked at Qi Lang was very interesting!"

Minglan nodded slightly and was about to speak, but Pinlan continued in a low voice: "I didn't expect that rude young Master Qi would be so good at talking."

"Sixth sister, five Jinshi in one family, that sounds good, right?!" Pinlan said with a smile.

Minglan pursed her lips and nodded.

Turn around,

Xu Zaijing could not resist Liang Han's invitation and had to take his men and ride his mount to participate in a horse race outside the city.

After the horse race, he went to Wulou again and had some fun with some of his good friends, some young noblemen from the capital.

Return to the city in the afternoon.

After entering Xinzheng Gate,
Along the streets, you can see many horse-drawn carriages decorated with silk flowers. From time to time, women and girls wearing heavy cloaks and earmuffs get off the carriages and go to the roadside stalls to watch the excitement.

This is a good time to go out and stroll, and passers-by won’t say much.

"Master, Master, help me." Alan, who was riding a horse beside Xu Zaijing, said with a smile. "Alan, what are you going to attack?" Qingyun asked.

Alan smiled and raised his chin. Qingyun looked over and saw a shop selling lacquerware.

The shop signboard is magnificent, and when riding on horseback you can see that the dressing box and mirror box used to close the door are very exquisite.

Xu Zaijing smiled and said, "Alan, you don't want to spend any money on things for your wedding in the future!"

Alan smiled a little embarrassedly.

Alan had good skills and luck in playing Guan Pu. When he was in the first grade of junior high school, he had played Guan Pu in Beijing and got a lot of good things.

Unfortunately, the inexpensive rouge and powder and other small items were still okay. Alan went to the stall not to close the stall, but to purchase goods.

But once things become valuable, Alan's luck will get worse, and sometimes he will even lose a lot of copper coins.

Judging from the appearance of the dressing table and mirror box, it is obviously a valuable item.

Xu Zaijing smiled and dismounted, and Alan and Qingyun hurriedly followed.

After a dozen breaths and the sound of coins being thrown around, Xu Zaijing got on his horse with a bored look on his face.
Alan, who was following behind, was grinning from ear to ear, holding an exquisite and valuable dressing table and mirror box in his arms.

In front of a shop not far away, a manager stamped his feet repeatedly in annoyance and frustration. It was obvious that the mirror box he bought was a loss.

The women and girls who were watching on the side also had expressions of pity and curiosity in their eyes.

Some were looking at the dressing box in Alan's arms, while others were looking at Xu Zaijing's face and mount.

Big Year,

On the last day when the Bianjing government lifted the ban,
evening,

When the lights come on,

Panlou Main Street,

On the upper floor of Sibaozhai,
The beautiful sound of the pipa came from behind the screen.

Chai Zhengzheng, who was sitting behind the table and wearing a cloak, stood up, walked to the window and opened it.

What came in faster than the cold wind was the noisy and bustling sounds in the street, among which were many onlookers who sighed in regret because they didn't get caught.

Yunmu walked aside, looked at the street view outside the window, and said, "Miss, it's getting late, shall we go back home?"

"Yeah!" Chai Zhengzheng nodded.

Yunmu turned to the side and said, "Tell Wei Xingtou that the young lady has returned home."

While Yunmu was talking, Chai Zhengzheng was still looking out the window and said in a barely audible voice: "Sure enough, it was just a coincidence last time."

After saying that, Chai Zhengzheng took a deep breath, and the cold night wind made the white breath she exhaled visible.

Turning back, he went downstairs and got on the carriage. After lifting the curtain and taking a few glances, Chai Zhengzheng said, "Don't go back directly. Go west and take a detour. Let's go and see the mountain shed lanterns in front of Xuande Building."

"Girl, the lanterns are not allowed to be lit at this time." Yunmu said softly.

"It's okay, just take it as a walk."

"Yes."

Afterwards, the Chai family's carriage and guards drove westward along Panlou Main Street.

Looking at the lively night scene along the road and feeling the cool breeze outside the car, Chai Zhengzheng said: "I don't know if he will go to Xuande Tower to enjoy the lanterns during the Lantern Festival this year."

Without asking who he was, Yunmu said, "Miss, Marquis Yongyi has just made a new contribution, I think he will go."

Chai Zhengzheng nodded and continued to look at the scenery outside the car indifferently.

We stopped in front of the open space south of Xuande Gate. All the huge lanterns in our field of vision were dark, except for a string of red lanterns lit up on the palace gate tower not far away.

After staring blankly at the lantern on the gate for a while, Chai Zhengzheng suddenly thought of something. He smiled and said, "Let's go back home."

At the same time,

Quyuan Street,
Yong Yi Hou Mansion,

Two large lanterns hanging in front of the gate emitted yellow candlelight. Seven or eight people were standing in front of the gate, and a few horses were standing next to them.

The horse snorted and exhaled white air from time to time when talking to the people.

"Today I went to those houses to take a look and asked a few questions! I knew they had the will but not the guts to commit thieves. Wulang, don't worry."

"I also warned them a few times. I think they won't dare to cause trouble at Jue's mansion again."

"In fact, without the Baigao noble status and tribal members, they can't make any waves."

Xu Zaijing nodded: "That's good. Thank you, Brother Gao."

Gao Yunqing, Zhao Meifeng's capable subordinate, bowed and said, "Wu Lang, you are too polite. I should apologize for making you wait for so long this afternoon."

Xu Zaijing smiled and shook his head: "Brother Gao, business is more important!" After saying that, he turned around and glanced at Qingyun behind him, and said: "I was thinking of inviting Brother Gao to my house for dinner and drinks. Since Brother Gao has business to attend to, then bring this box of wine and food and heat it up and eat it when you are done."

Gao Yunqing hesitated for a moment, then nodded and said, "Then I won't be polite to Wu Lang."

Hearing this, the clerk of the Imperial City standing by took the food box from Qingyun with a smile.

Looking at Xu Zaijing who was hesitant to speak, Gao Yunqing smiled and said, "The company has been a bit busy recently. Zhao Tou went to the north, and the more powerful one went to the northwest. Pan Chen is in Dingzhou, and he also asked me to thank Wu Lang."

Xu Zaijing thought for a moment and said with a smile: "I hope the letter can help!"

Exhaling a breath of white air, Gao Yunqing bowed and said, "Okay, Wulang, I'll take my leave first!"

"Brother Gao, take care."

Xu Zaijing bowed.

Qingyun behind him also bowed.

After watching the figures of the men disappear in the distance, Xu Zaijing turned and walked towards the gate, saying, "Let's go and see how much goods Alan has 'imported' today."

Stars shift,

The day is approaching, the Lantern Festival on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month.

at noon,

Private room on the third floor of Pan Building,

Xu Zaijing and Liang Han clinked their glasses with a smile.

After drinking the whole thing, Xu Zaijing looked at Gu Tingye and said, "Erlang, you are going to the Xuande Gate Tower to enjoy the lanterns today. Why do you look so unhappy?"

Liang Han on the other side took a bite of food, suppressed the taste of alcohol in his mouth, and nodded: "Yes, Brother Ye, you have a stern face when you come here, did someone provoke you?"

Gu Tingye picked up the wine glass depressedly, drank it all in one gulp, and said angrily: "Nothing!"

"Second uncle, you don't look like it's nothing." Qi Heng said from the side.

"Second brother Gu, if you have anything that's bothering you, tell us! We'll help you vent your anger!" Chang Feng said with a smile.

Gu Tingye said, "Changfeng, aren't you and Changbai going to accompany the sisters to enjoy the lanterns this afternoon?"

Chang Feng smiled and said, "Second Brother Gu, don't worry! It won't be too late for me and Second Brother to go back after we finish our fun."

Changbai nodded gently to show his agreement and said, "Erlang, if you have anything to say, tell us. Don't keep it in your heart."

Gu Tingye exhaled and glared at Xu Zaijing.

This look made Xu Zaijing feel a little puzzled. Xu Zaijing did not indulge Gu Tingye and said directly: "Erlang, why are you glaring at me? If you have something to say, tell me!"

Gu Tingye raised his glass halfway, then put it down angrily and said, "The eldest son of the Huang family is back!"

"Who?" Chang Feng asked puzzledly.

"Brother Yue from the Huang family of Shoushanbo." Liang Han explained on the side.

"Oh!" Chang Feng suddenly realized: "It's the one that He Sanniang made, ahem."

Seeing the look in Gu Tingye's eyes, Chang Feng stopped talking and lowered his head to study the wine glass in front of him.

Xu Zaijing smiled and said teasingly, "Oh? I guess when you, Erlang, and Miss Yanran go to the Xuande Gate Tower to enjoy the lanterns, Sister Yi will also be able to visit the lantern festival and guess lantern riddles with others."

"Brother Jing, you!"

"Well?"

Xu Zaijing had an expression that said, "What can you do to me?"

Then, Xu Zaijing said, "The palace's decree is that married people should go to Xuande Gate Tower to enjoy the lanterns, so I don't have to go."

Gu Tingye's face changed, and he finally said, "Wulang, my good brother Jing, you have a good relationship with Huang Qingyue, don't let him take advantage of my sister!"

(End of this chapter)