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Chapter 659: The Xu family is so powerful! [Thank you! Thank you again! I owe you 37k more]

end of April,
The birth of the second prince made the business of fireworks and firecrackers in the capital very lively, not to mention the Rong family's free porridge and money distribution.

Since there were some fireworks sent by Duke Lian's Mansion during the New Year stored in their own storehouse, the Xu family's steward did not have to go out to buy them.

in the blink of an eye,

Then it was May.
The days are getting longer and the nights are getting shorter.

Every morning when Xu Zaijing went to school, the sky was much brighter than usual.

On the way to Sheng's house, you can also see many people, some pushing wheelbarrows, some carrying shoulder poles, loaded with various fruits to sell in the city, most of which are peaches.

On the Dragon Boat Festival,
School break,

early in the morning,
Xu Zaijing rode a horse and went out of the Xu family's gate with his entourage.

Looking at the mugwort man nailed to the door in the morning light, Xu Zaijing's eyes were slightly dazed.

"Young Master, what's wrong?" Qingyun asked.

"Nothing much, I just feel like the last time I saw the Wormwood Man was yesterday."

Qingyun nodded: "Young Master, you are right. Time flies by so fast. In the blink of an eye, Susu and the others are both going to be three years old."

As he spoke, Qingyun gave Xu Zaijing a meaningful look.

"Why are you looking at me like that?" Xu Zaijing frowned.

Qingyun pursed his lips, smiled and shook his head, "Sir, it's nothing."

"Let's go."

Listening to the various noises on the street,
Xu Zaijing and his group walked north along the streets of Bianjing.

Along the way, the streets are either bustling and lively or neat and simple, and the scenery varies.

At the beginning of the Si hour (after 9:00 a.m.),
Xu Zaijing and others arrived near Fanlou.

Fanlou is located in the inner city, northeast of the palace city, not far from Huihefang and Guangfufang.

The house that was previously awarded to Xu Zaijing and later rented by Chai Zhengzheng was located in Guangfufang, only two blocks away from Fanlou.

In front of the towering wooden building of Fanlou is an exquisite and intricate colorful gate.
Unlike winter, the flowers placed in front of the colorful pavilion today are no longer elephant flowers, but freshly picked flowers of various colors, exuding a rich fragrance.

In front of the colorful building,
Under the fluttering banners,

Various luxurious carriages stopped and started, and the guests, who were either rich or noble, got off the carriages and walked into the building under the guidance of the waiters of Fanlou.

Because most of the guests brought servants with them, and some of them were particular and had to unload all the belongings they brought from the carriages, there was a bit of a traffic jam in front of the door.

Xu Zaijing dismounted not far from the colorful pavilion.

Xunshu and Alan led the horses to the stable, while Xu Zaijing and Qingyun went straight to the entrance of Fanlou.

Standing at the door, Xu Zaijing looked around with a little discomfort.

"Young Master, what's wrong?" Qingyun asked.

Xu Zaijing shook his head and said, "I just feel a little uncomfortable, as if someone is watching us."

Qingyun was stunned: "Is there any enemy?"

Xu Zaijing looked around. There were so many people around that he couldn't see anything. The slight discomfort he had just felt also disappeared.

Xu Zaijing thought for a moment, looked at the waiter from Fanlou who came over, and said in a deep voice, "Let's go in."

Compared to outside, it was a little cooler inside the building.

In front of the huge and complicated screen, the waiter of Fanlou bowed and said with a smile: "Fifth Master, are you looking for the private room of the Gao family?"

Xu Zaijing nodded: "Not bad."

"Please come this way."

"it is good."

Walking in Fan Tower with Qingyun, Xu Zaijing walked around the huge screen and saw the scene inside the tower clearly. It was roughly similar to what he saw in Pan Tower a few years ago.

Looking back at the maid standing at the door, Xu Zaijing smiled and said, "It seems that the staff of your building is quite well-organized."

The waiter at Fanlou looked back and said with a smile, "Fifth Young Master, you have good taste. After all, the Gao family's son is here today. We can't treat him badly, nor can we invite women whose background we don't know."

Xu Zaijing smiled.

This Gao family is not the Gao family of Laizhou, but their ancestral home is Bozhou, and their ancestor was a founding general.

It is now a foregone conclusion that Miss Taotao from the Gao family will become the Crown Princess. It is no exaggeration to say that the children of the Gao family are the top officials in the capital.

Walking around the screen, the sound of stringed instruments in the building became much louder, and there were also cheerful drum sounds.

On the way to the stairs,

suddenly,

Xu Zaijing stopped.

"Fifth Young Master, what's wrong?" the waiter at Fanlou asked in confusion.

Xu Zaijing looked at the group of female musicians playing beside the wooden stage in the hall, smiled and said, "Nothing! Qingyun, let's go over and say hello to Chief Yang."

"Yes, son."

Seeing this, the waiter at Fanlou hurriedly followed with a smile.

After a while,
Xu Zaijing came near the group of female musicians, and the sound of their performance gradually faded away.

Yang Luoyou, wearing a veil and holding a pipa, smiled and stood up and bowed to Xu Zaijing: "Greetings, Young Master."

"Captain Yang, long time no see. How have you been recently?" Xu Zaijing said with a smile.

"Thanks to you, I have been able to make a good living recently."

Xu Zaijing nodded, looked at the taller girl holding a drum not far from Yang Luoyou, and said with a smile: "Miss Yang, what about you?"

"My servant is the same as my master." Zhiyue bowed and said with a smile.

While speaking, Zhiyue also glanced at Qingyun behind Xu Zaijing.

Qingyun looked at Miss Zhiyue's eyes, and immediately understood something. He smiled and said, "Chu Zhan followed my Lord to the northwest."

Zhiyue raised her eyebrows and nodded, "Oh, no wonder."

Seeing this, Xu Zaijing glanced at Zhiyue, who was becoming more and more beautiful, and then looked at Qingyun. He did not ask any more questions, but smiled and said, "I have something else to do, so I'll leave now."

"Goodbye, Young Master." Yang Luoyou and his disciple bowed again.

Watching Xu Zaijing go away, Yang Luoyou and his disciple Zhiyue returned to their seats.

The female musicians beside them asked in low voices. After Yang Luoyou and Zhiyue answered a few questions,
"Wow, that turns out to be Xu Jia Wulang!"

“It’s true that seeing it once is better than hearing it a hundred times.”

the other side,
Qingyun looked at Xu Zaijing's curious face and said, "Sir, Chu Zhan and Miss Yang haven't even started dating yet."

Xu Zaijing smiled and shook his head, saying, "This kid Chu Zhan has quite a lot of connections! Was the Zou family's little sister also interested in him before?"

"Correct."

As he spoke, Xu Zaijing walked up the stairs to the second floor.

Looking at the elite guards upstairs, Xu Zaijing had a strange expression on his face.

Seeing Xu Zaijing going upstairs, a group of strong warriors also cast scrutinizing glances at him.

Seeing this, the waiter at Fanlou smiled and said, "Fifth Young Master, the Gao family's private room is on the second floor. These are the Gao family's guards."

Qingyun on the side raised his eyebrows.

Xu Zaijing smiled and nodded, "I see."

"Please come this way." The waiter extended his hand as a sign of invitation and smiled ingratiatingly at the guards.

The guard at the staircase waved his hand with a look of disdain. Walking in the corridor on the second floor, Xu Zaijing remained expressionless under the unfriendly gazes of the guards.

Qingyun looked back without any fear.

Looking at the guards with provocative looks in their eyes, Qingyun sneered.

This expression made the guards look even more unfriendly.

Qingyun is not a brave and aggressive person. After years of training, he and his son Xu Zaijing have been through life and death many times, so he is very sensitive to malicious eyes.

I don’t know if these Gao family guards took the wrong medicine, they seemed not to recognize the two of them.

"Sir, looking at their expressions, someone who doesn't know would think we owe them money!"

"In that case, I don't understand why they would post to our family."

Qingyun said as he walked beside Xu Zaijing.

Xu Zaijing took a deep breath, waved his hand, and said, "Let's talk about it later."

Arriving at the door of the private room,

Looking at the fishing cart standing by, Xu Zaijing smiled and said, "Liu Lang is here?"

Diao Che smiled with a somewhat stiff expression, and said with a cupped hand: "My Fifth Young Master, the young master is here too, and he is all inside."

"Ah."

Xu Zaijing nodded, glanced at the man who looked like the leader of the guards at the door, and waited with his hands behind his back.

The leader of the guards glanced at Xu Zaijing and curled his lips in impatience.

Qingyun glared and was about to speak, but Diaoche beside him hurriedly stepped forward with a smile, opened the door and said with a smile: "Fifth Young Master, please come in."

Xu Zaijing smiled at Diaoche, took a deep breath, and stepped into the private room. Qingyun stood outside the house with Diaoche.

Looking at the screen in front of the door, the door behind Xu Zaijing was closed from the outside.

After coming in, Xu Zaijing felt a little confused. The reason was that the private room was too quiet today.

He had attended so many parties before, and every time he could hear the noise of his friends just outside the door.

around the screen,

After Xu Zaijing took a quick glance, his eyes widened in surprise. In a flash, he vaguely guessed the reason why he felt uncomfortable downstairs just now.

Looking at Zhao Fang, who was sitting in the main seat and smiling at him, Xu Zaijing hurriedly bowed and saluted: "Greetings, Your Highness! Why are you out of the palace today?"

Zhao Fang stood up with a smile and waved, "Brother Jing, come and sit down first."

"Yes, Your Highness." Xu Zaijing glanced at Qi Heng and Liang Han who looked a little dazed, and walked towards the seat near Zhao Fang.

After sitting down,
Xu Zaijing looked at the young man sitting next to Zhao Fang.

Seeing Xu Zaijing's look, Zhao Fang smiled and said, "Brother Jing, let me introduce you. This is Gao Jing, a member of the Gao family in Bozhou, and Taotao's cousin."

Xu Zaijing smiled and stood up, bowing: "Hello, Brother Gao."

The young man also bowed, without even lifting his butt, and glanced at Xu Zaijing expressionlessly, saying, "Nice to meet you."

When Qi Heng and Liang Han saw this scene, they looked at each other with unclear expressions in their eyes.

Xu Zaijing didn't say anything, but just looked at Zhao Fang and said in a puzzled tone: "Your Highness, I remember that the note sent home was addressed to Brother Gao Lin. How come it became Brother Gao Jing today?"

What Xu Zaijing knew was that Gao Lin was Miss Taotao's biological brother, and Gao Jing was just a cousin as Zhao Fang said.

Zhao Fang smiled awkwardly and said, "Gao Lin has something else to do today."

Xu Zaijing nodded and continued, "Then, Your Highness, why did you come to Fanlou? Since I entered the building, I haven't seen any Imperial City officials! The guards outside the house also look unfamiliar to me."

Zhao Fang smiled and waved his hand, saying, "Brother Jing, these are just small matters, small matters. Please sit down first."

"Yes, Your Highness."

Xu Zaijing nodded thoughtfully and sat back in his chair.

Gao Jing, who was sitting on the other side of Zhao Fang, looked at Xu Zaijing and smiled, saying:

"Wulang, your highness is the crown prince and wants to go out of the palace to have a look. Why do you have to say so much?"

"Your Xu family can accompany His Highness out of the palace, so can't my Gao family's children accompany him?"

"From what Wu Lang said, does His Highness need to inform you before leaving the palace? Awesome, awesome, so impressive!"

Hearing this, Liang Han, who was not far away, explained with a smile: "Brother Gao, Brother Jing didn't mean that."

Qi Heng smiled and nodded: "Brother Gao, Liu Lang is right, but Brother Jing didn't mean that."

Gao Jing smiled and said, "Whether Wulang has this intention or not, it is better to let Wulang speak for himself."

As he spoke, Gao Jing looked at Xu Zaijing.

Zhao Fang shook his head at Gao Jing, signaling Gao Jing to stop talking.

When Xu Zaijing saw Zhao Fang looking at him with a little apology in his eyes, he smiled and said, "Brother Gao, Your Highness naturally does not need to inform me when you leave the palace! But you must inform His Majesty, the Empress, the Imperial City Bureau, and the Palace Guards to deploy at least three layers of guards centered on the private room where we are."

Gao Jing smiled and waved his hand, saying, "Wu Lang, your highness came to Fanlou with my family, and no one knew your highness's noble identity! If, as you said, you deployed three layers of guards, that would only make things worse and be counterproductive."

Xu Zaijing's smile faded, and he asked solemnly, "Brother Gao, do the guards outside the private room recognize me? Do they recognize Liu Lang and Yuan Ruo?"

Before Gao Jing could speak, Xu Zaijing continued, "After going up to the second floor, the guards outside the house looked strong and tough, with fierce eyes, but they were blind."

"Since I went up to the second floor and walked to the door of the private room, no one asked me about my identity along the way."

Hearing this, Zhao Fang looked at Gao Jing in disbelief.

Liang Han's eyes showed a look of enlightenment, and he said softly to Qi Heng: "Young Master, no wonder those guards looked at us like that when we came here! It turns out they didn't recognize us!"

Gao Jing glanced at Zhao Fang's expression, stood up with a panic in his eyes, pointed at Xu Zaijing, and said, "You, Xu Zaijing, you are talking nonsense! How do you know they don't know you?"

Xu Zaijing narrowed his eyes and said calmly: "I haven't seen a guard who knows me and dares to glare at me for a long time."

Xu Zaijing looked at Zhao Fang and said, "Your Highness, if you insist on staying in Fanlou, I think it would be better for you to inform His Majesty and His Majesty."

After saying that, Xu Zaijing looked at Gao Jing again and said, "Your Highness is leaving the palace, and the Xu family is accompanying him because of the order of His Majesty and His Majesty! Brother Gao, I wonder whose order you received today?"

Gao Jing's eyes were flustered, and he said guiltily: "Of course, it is His Highness's order!"

Xu Zaijing stared at Gao Jing and said, "You put the heir to the throne in danger, and you even said it was His Highness's will?"

"I"

Ignoring Gao Jing who had nothing to say, Xu Zaijing looked at Zhao Fang and asked, "Your Highness, how long have you been here?"

Zhao Fang pursed his lips and said, "It's been about half an hour."

"You came from the Gao family's residence? Are all the guards of honor staying at the Gao family's?"

"Ah."

"In that case, many people know that you have left the palace. I hope no one is keeping an eye on the Gao Mansion."

Gao Jing said, "Xu Zaijing, don't exaggerate. I have been here with His Highness for such a long time, and nothing has happened."

Xu Zaijing glanced at Gao Jing, then looked at Zhao Fang and said, "Your Highness, it seems like there is a possibility of danger here. Why don't you send the guards over here quickly? If His Majesty and His Majesty find out about this, I wonder how worried they will be."

"Because of this incident, the guards who followed you out will definitely be blamed by His Majesty and His Majesty, and they will definitely be punished, especially the eunuchs and female officials around you."

Zhao Fang blinked, nodded with some self-blame, and said, "Brother Jing, I was a little inconsiderate."

"Don't worry, Your Highness! Then, I will send someone."

"Yeah." Zhao Fang nodded.

Xu Zaijing said to Liang Han: "Liu Lang, get the fishing cart down and find Alan and the others, and go to Gao's house together."

Zhao Fang interrupted, "Brother Jing, why don't you escort me back? No one will know about it, and the eunuchs and guards will most likely be spared punishment."

Xu Zaijing shook his head and looked at Zhao Fang and said, "Your Highness, I am here to attend the banquet today and I have brought nothing with me. If someone knew that you were alone here, I would not be able to protect you without armor or weapons. We should wait for the guards."

(End of this chapter)