Do you know: I am Xu Jiazi

Chapter 676: The Xu family brother does not lie [Thank you! Goodbye! I owe you 37k more]

Looking at Molan, who was swaying her hair and bowing shyly,

Wang Ruofu, who was sitting below the three old ladies, had a flash of disdain in her eyes and her lips curled slightly.

Madam Sheng smiled and nodded, saying, "Please sit down."

"Yes, grandmother."

Molan responded and sat on the embroidered cushion beside the round table behind the screen.

Looking at Hualan who was sitting below Wang Ruofu, Molan smiled and whispered, "Big sister, didn't you say Zhongge'er was here? Why didn't I see him?"

Hua Lan smiled and said, "I asked him to go play with Qi Lang, and let him see someone who is good at reading and writing."

Molan smiled and nodded: "Oh! But, big sister, seventh brother and Zhong Ge'er are not very old."

Hua Lan smiled and said, "It's okay, Cui Chan is with us."

"That's good." Molan smiled and nodded at Yanran who was looking at her.

Madam Yu, who was sitting at the head, was also looking at Yanran. After she withdrew her gaze and nodded to the eldest old lady, she said to the old lady, "Before, when I went to the Taoist temple to burn incense, I also prayed for the gods and immortals to bless me and let Yanran be safe and sound."

The old lady smiled and nodded: "You are so sincere, the immortal will definitely make your wish come true."

The old lady at the side smiled and nodded: "Yes! It must be so!"

Glancing at the people in the hall, Old Madam Yu smiled and said, "Then I'll borrow your good wishes!"

After saying that, Madam Yu sighed with some emotion, glanced at Yanran again, and said, "Yanran entered the Gu family, and I took everything to heart."

"I admire Madam Gu's character from the bottom of my heart, and I hope Yanran can give birth to a son even more."

The eldest lady nodded and said, "Yes, although the Gu family has a legitimate grandson, the baby in Yanran's belly is Ye's."

He is also the direct descendant of Lady Bai, the wife of Marquis Gu.

The old lady smiled and said, "I think Yanran is a blessed person."

The three old ladies have seen a lot of things over the years, and they know at a glance that in the future the ancestral property and public property of the Ningyuan Marquis Mansion will most likely be inherited by Gu Tingyu.

As for the dowry of Marquis Gu's wife, Bai, which was a huge fortune, most of it was intended for Gu Tingye.

Listening to the conversation between the old people, Yanran lowered her head shyly.

Molan, who was standing beside the screen, glanced at Yu Yanran's bun, then looked at Hualan, lowered her brows to hide the envy in her eyes.

Although Yanran and Hualan's jewelry did not look complicated or ostentatious, Molan could tell at a glance that the jewelry they wore was extremely valuable.

The most expensive item in my little girl's jewelry box may not be as valuable as a gem inlaid on my big sister's jewelry.

Thinking of this, Molan turned sideways and placed the hand warmer in her hand on the round table. She then looked through the screen at Qi Heng who was sitting outside.

"I think Brother Yuanruo's family must have this kind of jewelry, and there may be even more valuable ones." Thinking of this, Molan couldn't help but laugh.

Outside the screen,
Qi Heng, who was talking to everyone, turned his head and nodded towards Sheng Hong. From the corner of his eye, he saw the girls playing in the porch.

Pinlan is a lively girl, Rulan is not honest either, and Minglan is a "polo expert". The three girls from the Sheng family got together, but instead of sitting down to play the game of covering their heads with a veil to be a bride, they stood together and played shuttlecock.

"Oh no." Pinlan looked at the shuttlecock that was kicked away and sighed in disappointment.

Looking at Xiao Tao who was picking up the shuttlecock, Ming Lan smiled and said, "It's my turn!"

When Xiaotao threw the shuttlecock over, Minglan did not catch it with her hands, but stretched out her leg and kicked it.

"One shuttlecock, kick it in two halves"

Minglan kicked and spoke softly.

The three Lans were originally daughters of wealthy officials, and their dresses were made of fine materials.

When Minglan played shuttlecock, her dress followed the movements of her legs, either spreading out like butterfly wings or drooping like willow branches.

The embroidered shoes are like fish in the water, appearing from time to time under the skirt.

Xu Zaijing, who was sitting next to Qi Heng, also turned his head and looked in the direction Qi Heng was looking.

Minglan, who was concentrating on kicking shuttlecock, was also kicking towards this side. While the shuttlecock was in the air, Minglan glanced over here.

When Minglan saw Qi Heng and Xu Zaijing were looking at her, she panicked and stepped a little harder.

The shuttlecock with a copper coin as the bottom flew straight over and hit the flower table with a vase behind Sheng Hong.

"Snapped."

"Ding."

The shuttlecock with colorful chicken feathers fell behind the chair where Sheng Hong was sitting, causing Sheng Hong to turn his head to take a look.

After seeing the shuttlecock clearly on the ground, Sheng Hong frowned and looked behind him.

The three Lans felt awkward for a moment.

Looking at Qi Heng who stood up to pick up the shuttlecock, Xu Zaijing grabbed him and raised his chin towards Buwei who was standing beside him.

Without understanding, he bowed slightly, walked over, picked up the shuttlecock and handed it to the magpie.

"Thank you, brother Buwei." The magpie bowed.

The three Lans also smiled at Buwei.

After nodding in greeting, Buwei returned to Qi Heng.

After the little episode,
Sheng Hong continued talking to his nephews and sons-in-law.

The three Lans in the porch continued to play shuttlecock.

Of course, this time it was Rulan.

In less than ten breaths, Xu Zaijing's ears moved and he looked in the direction of the porch.

In the field of vision, Rulan was taking one step at a time, getting closer and closer to the main hall.

finally,
"ah!"

Rulan's exclamation was heard.

Qi Heng quickly turned his head and his eyes first fell on Minglan, who had her eyes wide open.

Before Qi Heng understood what was happening, he saw a dark shadow moving in Xu Zaijing's direction from the corner of his eye.

Taking his eyes away from Minglan, Qi Heng saw that Xu Zaijing had stood up with a shuttlecock in his hand. He recalled the direction of Xu Zaijing's hand, and it seemed to be... above his head?
Sheng Hong, who was sitting at the top, looked at the shuttlecock, stood up with a stern face, glanced in the direction of the porch, and shouted, "You three, go play somewhere else."

Xu Zaijing threw the shuttlecock back with a smile. The three Lans pursed their lips and looked at each other before quickly leaving.

Watching Minglan's clothes disappear, Qi Heng turned around and looked at Xu Zaijing, saying: "Brother Jing, just now..."

Xu Zaijing nodded: "Yes, the shuttlecock almost fell on your head."

"Oh! Thank you Brother Jing for your help." Qi Heng said and touched his head with a smile, but there was some disappointment in his eyes.

inside the screen,
The three old ladies sitting at the top could see clearly what was happening over there.

The eldest old lady said with some confusion: "Old sister, your nephew's reaction is too quick."

The old lady didn't know why, but she thought of the time when Xu Zaijing performed martial arts for her in Yangzhou. She smiled and said, "This kid has always been lively, so how can he be slow in reaction?"

Pinlan's mother, Lady Li, who was sitting opposite Wang Ruofu, said with a smile, "Mother, Wulang has fought in the battlefield and performed meritorious deeds. His martial arts are amazing!"

The old lady smiled and nodded.

Madam Li continued, "It's a pity that my two nephews from my mother's family can't be here at this time, otherwise I would definitely let them come and listen to Master Yu's teachings."

Mrs. Li's nephew Li Du and Li Yu were also juren, and took the imperial examination at the same time as Xu Zaijing and others.

Wang Ruofu smiled and said, "Sister-in-law, there is a chance!"

Madam Li smiled and nodded, glanced at Molan beside the screen, her eyes full of thoughts.

After looking at Molan, Madam Li looked towards the porch again.

Finally, after Mrs. Li looked at Old Madam Sheng who was looking at her with a smile, she gave up some of her ideas.

It is not difficult to guess what Mrs. Li is thinking. Both of her nephews from her mother's side have passed the imperial examination and will go to Beijing this year to prepare for next year's imperial examination.

If she passed, she could ask to marry the girl from the second branch of the Sheng family. Ruolan was the eldest daughter and her status was too high, so Madam Li didn't think much about it.

Molan and Minglan were both concubines' daughters, so Madam Li naturally preferred the prettier Minglan. But after looking at her aunt, she gave up the idea.

If the Yongyi Marquis's Mansion had not risen and the current Yongyi Marquis had not been valued, then the old lady might have considered her two nephews.

If Li Du and Li Yu were Jinshi, then it is possible.

However, if he had remained a juren, his two nephews would have had no chance.

After all, it is up to my nephews to work hard.

Thinking about this, Madam Li took a sip of tea from the teacup while everyone continued to talk.
Qi Heng thought for a moment and said to Sheng Hong, Chang Bai and the others, "Uncle, Master Yu will be here soon. In order to concentrate on his teachings, I will go change my clothes first."

"If Yuan is thoughtful, you can do as you please." Sheng Hong said with a smile.

Chang Feng's eyes turned: "I'll go too."

Gu Tingye looked at Xu Zaijing: "Wulang, what about you?"

Xu Zaijing smiled slightly: "I don't need it, you guys go ahead."

"Okay." With that, Gu Tingye, Zai Zhang and the other four people stood up and walked out together.

Sheng Hong, who was sitting at the top of the table, looked behind the screen and saw Old Madam Sheng waving at him. He stood up, smiled and nodded to Xu Zaijing, then walked over there.

The actions of the people outside the screen naturally caused Molan, who was standing beside the screen, to turn around and look.

When everyone lifted the curtain and went out, the bright light outside allowed Molan to see at a glance that there was a dark handkerchief left on the chair where Qi Heng was sitting.

A burst of joy surged in Molan's heart. Molan looked at the handkerchief, as if it was the red string that the matchmaker in heaven had tied between her and Qi Heng.

Before Molan could get up, she saw a pair of hands on the handkerchief.

When I looked up, it was Xu Zaijing who stood up and stood beside the chair.

"Fourth sister also saw it?" Xu Zaijing smiled and whispered through the screen.

Molan felt a sense of loss in her heart. She didn't dare to look into Xu Zaijing's eyes. She forced a smile and lowered her head and nodded.

Xu Zaijing smiled, looked at the first-class maid of the Sheng family at the door, and said with a smile: "Cuiwei, come here."

"Fifth Young Master?" Cuiwei walked over and bowed.

Holding up the handkerchief, Xu Zaijing said, "Here, let's have someone deliver Yuan Ruo's handkerchief to him."

"Yes, Fifth Young Master."

Cuiwei bowed and walked out quickly.

The old lady who witnessed the whole process looked at Xu Zaijing who was talking outside the screen, and smiled and nodded to Madam Yu beside her.

Then, Madam Sheng glanced at the eldest old lady and said with a smile, "Old sister-in-law, I see that you seem to be getting younger and younger recently."

"Really?" The old lady smiled and touched her cheek. Her funny and dazed look made everyone in the room laugh.

Sheng Hong nodded and smiled: "Aunt, mother is telling the truth."

"Hong'er, you only know how to coax me, your aunt!" The old lady shook her head.

"If you don't believe me, ask someone else." Sheng Hong said with a smile.

The eldest old lady looked at Xu Zaijing who walked into the screen and said with a smile: "Xu's child, are you watching?"

Hearing this,

Xu Zaijing, who was walking to the bottom of Madam Li, stopped, looked at the old lady seriously, and shook his head repeatedly.

"You see, the Xu family's children never lie." The old lady said with a smile.

Hua Lan on the side looked at Xu Zaijing curiously, she knew that this brother would not spoil other people's fun.

After Xu Zaijing shook his head, he said seriously: "Grandma, I haven't seen you often, so I can't tell anything, but I saw that you didn't use a cane when you came here today!"

The old lady smiled and slapped her thigh, pretending to be surprised and said, "Ah? Oh, I just realized it! How come my sister's family is so good at talking!"

Upon hearing this, everyone in the room started laughing.

Wang Ruofu smiled and said, "Aunt, I see, you are so good, it must be because you have a good and filial grandson-in-law."

When everyone nodded with a smile, Xu Zaijing had already sat down with a smile, and said proudly: "Grandma, Aunt, I also played a role in the matchmaking."

Madam Sheng nodded at Xu Zaijing and said with a smile, "Your great-aunt hasn't forgotten your contribution."

"That's good!" Xu Zaijing nodded and smiled proudly.

Everyone looked at Xu Zaijing's smug look and laughed again.

Looking at everyone's smiles, a look of emotion flashed across Xu Zaijing's eyes.

Xu Zaijing also saw the old lady's smile just now.
Too,

If the old lady had not been a strong, optimistic and open-minded woman, how could she have gotten out of the previous sufferings step by step?

I think at this time, Shulan and Sun Xiucai in the original story line had been married in Youyang for many days.

Maybe the Sun family has already begun to "blackmail" the eldest branch of the Sheng family. The old lady has gradually seen the true colors of the Sun mother and son, and began to worry about Shulan's future.

The way Sheng Wei and Madam Li handled the matter did not please the old lady.

After all this worrying will damage your spleen!
Coupled with her chronic illness, the old lady's health deteriorated day by day, and she passed away within two years after Shulan escaped from her suffering.

At this time,

The cotton curtain was opened again.

Xu Xingzhong walked in quickly holding Changqiu's little hand, followed by Cuichan and Wei Shuyi.

Walking around the screen, Chang Zhao and Xu Xingzhong bowed and called for help in a formal manner.

Cui Chan and Wei Shuyi also bowed in the same manner.

"Come, Zhong'er, come to your grandma." Wang Ruofu said affectionately with her arms open.

Xu Xingzhong walked over quickly, called out "Grandma", and threw himself into Wang Ruofu's arms.

"Oh, my little darling." Wang Ruofu hugged her grandson lovingly and shook him.

Sheng Hong, who was sitting on the other side, coughed lightly and looked at Wang Ruofu with some envy.

Hualan is Sheng Hong's first child, so he loves her to the core. He loves Zhongger very much as well.

Xu Zaijing waved to Chang Qiang and said, "Qi Lang, come and sit here."

He turned his head to look at Wei Shuyi inquiringly, and after seeing Wei Shuyi blink, Chang Qiang smiled and walked over to sit next to Xu Zaijing.

Now that Chang Ju has grown up slowly, his complexion and eyes already have some of the characteristics of Wei Shuyi.

Looking at Chang Zhang, Xu Zaijing smiled and stretched out his palm, saying, "Qi Lang, let's compare and see who has more calluses on his hands."

Hearing this, Nagaki also smiled and opened his hands.

Cuichan, who was standing beside Hualan, saw Xu Zaijing's actions, leaned over and whispered a few words to Hualan.

Hearing this, Hua Lan's eyes widened, she glanced at Chang Qiang, then turned back to look at Wei Shuyi, and whispered, "Girl, Qi Lang's fingers have calluses from practicing calligraphy?"

Wei Shuyi nodded.

Hua Lan continued, "Qilang is still young, so please don't be too strict with him, or he might...

Looking at Wei Shuyi who shook his head, Hua Lan did not say anything else.

Wei Shuyi leaned over and whispered, "Miss, it's not that I'm too strict, it's that Qilang works too hard. The most common thing I say is to let him take a rest."

"Ah?" Hua Lan was stunned. After looking at Xu Zaijing and Chang Qiang who were chatting and laughing opposite her, she turned to look at her son.

Xu Zaijing noticed Hualan's gaze and looked up and smiled at her.

Then, seeing the way Hua Lan looked at her nephew, she thought to herself, "Zhong, you're on your own."

Looking at the joyful hall again, Xu Zaijing smiled slightly.

It turns out that in the story, Qi Heng would have thrown the handkerchief on the chair just now, and Molan saw it and picked it up.

When Qi Heng went to change his clothes and found that his handkerchief was missing, he came to the hall and told Sheng Hong that the handkerchief was lost.

This caught Molan off guard, so she called a maid and casually stuffed Qi Heng's handkerchief into the maid's body. This might also be the first time that Molan did something bad and succeeded.

The maid was beaten with a stick.

While Wang Ruofu was "investigating", Qi Heng "followed" Minglan and Yanran who had left the house to escape the disaster and eavesdropped on their conversation.

He also talked to Minglan and Yanran in a secluded corner of the backyard. After praising Minglan, he boasted that he "could save people."

Thinking about this, Xu Zaijing took a deep breath and looked at Changbai and others who had returned to the house.

evening,

Shouantang,
Mother Fang helped the old lady onto the couch.

Seeing the old lady leaning on the pillow with a thoughtful look, Fang Mama whispered, "Old lady, what are you thinking about?"

Madam Sheng shook her head and said, "This afternoon, after Jing'er finished speaking, he sat in his chair in a daze. I don't know what he was thinking at such a young age."

Madam Fang smiled and said, "Madam, I don't know what Jing'er is thinking, but I heard from the maid at the front door that Feng'er hasn't come back yet."

(End of this chapter)