Do you know: I am Xu Jiazi

Chapter 326 Mother's words are good advice! [Thank you all for your support! Goodbye! ]

Madam Sun looked at her curious daughter and sighed, not knowing whether she was happy or worried.
"Ugh!"

"Mrs. Wu didn't post anything!"

Hearing this, An Mei looked at her mother with some surprise in her eyes.

Madam Sun continued, "She came directly to ask questions for several wealthy families in and around Bianjing."

An Mei nodded:

"That's pretty much it!"

Then he asked excitedly:

"Mother, which families are there? Is the Rong family among them?"

Seeing her mother and sister-in-law looking at her with some anger, An Mei quickly covered her mouth.

"You're already married, why are you still so irresponsible in your words?"

Sun said, nodding Anmei's head and continued:
"Most of the Rong family's affairs are now decided by Concubine Rong. If you really want to ask our family's opinion, it's also to summon your mother to the palace!"

An Mei nodded.
Sun looked at An Mei and said, "You are already a lady now, so be careful with your words in the future!"

"Mom, we are at home! How could I say that outside?"

"Humph! Who knows if you can keep your mouth shut! If you really ruin the girl's reputation, I'll beat you up!"

"Your husband is going to the north this month. Did he tell you?"

Hearing Sun's question, An Mei put away her smile and nodded:

"I told my daughter about it, and she said it would only happen in the next few days, and she should leave a little later than her eldest brother."

Mrs. Sun nodded and raised her chin towards Mother Zhu.

Afterwards, all the maids and nannies in the hall were taken out, and even Xu Xingdai was taken away by the wet nurse.

There were only Sun, Xie, Hualan and Anmei in the room.

Sun held Anmei's left hand and stared at her carefully.

An Mei was confused by the stare. Then, she raised her collar with her right hand a little awkwardly, glanced at Sun, and said, "Mother, what's wrong?"

Sun ignored the bruises she saw, turned to look at her two daughters-in-law, and said:
"An'er, there are relatives and women in the room. Mother asks you, how long has your period lasted?"

An Mei looked at her two sisters-in-law awkwardly, bit her lip, and said shyly:
"I came here three days before the wedding."

Xie and Hualan looked at each other, the two sisters-in-law counted on their fingers, looked at their mother-in-law, and nodded.

Sun looked at An Mei's neck under her collar, where there were a few bruises. Sun said earnestly:

"An'er, I don't know when your husband will come back after he leaves, but the war is fierce, you..."

After hearing Sun's subsequent nasty words, An Mei, who was always thick-skinned, blushed quickly.

Sun looked at An Mei unhappily and continued:

"These days are perfect. It's a serious matter for husband and wife to maintain a harmonious relationship. Don't be so pretentious! Only after you get pregnant can you settle down in the Huyan family!"

An Mei nodded awkwardly. In fact, her husband seemed to not need any reminders from her mother.

Xie said, "Fourth Lady, this is good advice from mother!"

Hua Lan's slightly plump face blushed as she said, "Sister, just listen to mother! This is what Madam He said!"

An Mei looked at her two sisters-in-law.

Glancing at her two daughters-in-law with approval, Sun said earnestly:
"An'er, I think your husband loves you very much, too!"

"So, An'er, even though this man is old, you still have to coax him a lot! Praise him more and find faults less!"

An Mei said coyly, "Mother, you are asking me to flatter you!"

Sun patted An Mei's hand gently: "I love you, what's wrong with you saying something nice?"

That is to say, Xu Zaijing is not here. If he were here, he would definitely say, "Sister, this is not called flattery, this is called emotional value!"

I don’t know what An Mei was thinking about, but she smiled and nodded reluctantly.

"besides!"

Sun said solemnly: "Is the spring shirt I asked you to make for your little brother ready?"

An Mei nodded: "It's done! According to your instructions, I'll use the best materials!"

Sun nodded and said, "Remember to send it to your brother! Don't disbelieve it!"

An Mei: "Oh! How dare my daughter not believe it! The two sons of the old Marquis of Xiangyang are there!"

"Oh, by the way, mother, eldest sister-in-law and second sister-in-law!"

"I just found out. Guess what gifts my mother-in-law gave to my two sisters-in-law after they got married?"

Sun and her daughter-in-law talked for a while, and when they heard that it was a sea ship, they were a little surprised.

Sun said, "Speaking of shipping, An'er, you and your two sisters-in-law can talk about your eldest sister!"

"What's wrong with my sister?"

An Mei said this while looking at her mother Sun in confusion.

Sun smiled, looked at her two daughters-in-law, and said:
"On the night of your wedding, your sister sent Qingzhi back!"

"It is said that Mr. Bai in Yangzhou, in gratitude for your brother-in-law's efforts to help Madam Bai, has transferred the six salt shops and one-fifth of the Wu family's sea vessels to your sister's name."

An Mei: "Ah? I thought my mother-in-law had given a lot of ships, but I didn't expect Mrs. Bai to be more generous than her."

After saying this, An Mei thought to herself that it would be better not to show off the jewelry given by her mother-in-law.

Outside the study,
Qingyun and Zaiduan and Zaizhan's servants were on guard in the yard.

In the study,
Xu Zai sat behind the table.
Xu Zaijing and Zai Zhang sat aside, listening to important military matters that only commanders above the battalion level could hear.

Hu Yanjiong stood in front of a map, pointing at a winding river and saying a few words from time to time.

"Just wait until a month later, when the Jin Kingdom, Northern Liao, and that Bohai Kingdom really start fighting, this is the place!"

Hu Yanjiong pointed to a place on the map and said, "This place will be attacked by the Great Zhou by land and sea! If you don't get out..."

Xu Zaijing quickly waved his hand and said, "Brother-in-law, don't talk nonsense!"

Hu Yanjiong was stunned and nodded.

At this time, voices were heard outside the door.

As soon as the people in the study stood up, Gu Tingyu pushed the door and walked in with a smile.

"They are all here! Brother, what did you say just now?"

Zaiduan looked at his eldest brother-in-law with a smile, walked out from behind the table, and said a few words with a smile.

After listening, Gu Tingyu looked at Xu Zaijing approvingly and said:
"Xiao Wu is right. Although the Baigao clan was destroyed due to the internal strife, many generals in the army were also affected! However, we cannot say how many days it will take to win."

After finishing speaking, Gu Tingyu also looked at Hu Yanjiong approvingly and said:

"Brother Jiong, you are going to the frontline half a month after your wedding. His Majesty has already known about this!"

"I praised you twice."

"Good job!"

Hu Yanjiong bowed quickly.

Several people talked in the study for a while, mostly discussing the sons of other dukes and marquises such as the Cao family, the Zhang family and other families under the command of Marquis Yongyi.

"By the way, Jing'er, do you still remember Yelu Ying?"

Hearing his brother-in-law's words, Xu Zaijing nodded and said, "Of course I remember. He, uh, that guy's brother, wasn't it me who sent him back?"

As he spoke, Xu Zaijing picked up the teacup, sniffed the tea, and took a sip.

Hu Yanjiong looked at the two people who were playing guessing games with some curiosity.

Gu Tingyu nodded, looked at Xu Zaijing who was sipping tea with his eyes closed, and continued:

"Well, now the news has spread all over Northern Liao that Yelu Ying is a woman."

"Pfft! Cough cough cough!"

Xu Zaijing spat out a mouthful of water and coughed violently for a while.

Xu Zaijing took a breath, thinking about the wrestling posture he had with someone before, and said:
"Brother-in-law, who did you hear that?"

Gu Tingyu said: "The news just came back from the Imperial City Division!"

"In the previous battle between Northern Liao and the Jin Kingdom, only Yelu Ying's group won, but she did not receive a huge reward!"

"Any idea where she was sent?"

Xu Zaijing and everyone in the room shook their heads.

Gu Tingyu said:

"He was sent to the north of Northern Liao to inspect the Mongolian tribes!" "He was said to be on an inspection trip, but he was actually chased to the north. More than half of his personal guards, Zaye, were killed!"

"Brother Jing, do you know why?"

Xu Zaijing pondered for a moment and said hesitantly, "Is it because she is a member of the Northern Liao Queen's clan?"

Gu Tingyu smiled and nodded at Xu Zaijing and said, "Yes! But did you think of the two dragon horses in your family?"

Xu Zaijing nodded and asked, "Then, how did the news that Yelu Ying was a woman spread?"

Gu Tingyu said:

"Now she is the Khatun (Queen) of the Zadaran tribe of Mongolia."

"He led the Zhadalan tribe and defeated the main force of the Northwest Road Recruiting Division of Northern Liao."

Xu Zaijing hesitated and said, "Isn't the Northwest Road Recruiting Division of Northern Liao led by Uncle Yelu Ying? How could it be...Okay."

The group defeated by Yelu Ying might actually be the part of the Northwest Route Recruiting Office that was loyal to the Northern Liao court.

Gu Tingyu continued: "By the way, her name is now Yelu Ying, which means heroic and dashing."

Xu Zaijing nodded and said:
"If that's the case, Yeluying is rebelling against Northern Liao. If she interferes when our Great Zhou attacks Baigao."

Gu Tingyu said:

"Yelü Ying is now preparing for war and confronting the Ugundile Army Command, so he has no time to look west."

"Anything else you want to ask?"

After saying so much, Gu Tingyu also picked up the teacup and took a sip.

"Brother-in-law, is she beautiful?"

Gu Tingyu held back his breath and looked at Xu Zaijing and said, "You were so close to her before, don't you know whether it was good or not?"

Xu Zaijing scratched his head and said:
"Who has nothing better to do than stare at other men?"

"Hiss, now that I think about it carefully, she should be a girl with a masculine appearance."

Gu Tingyu nodded.

Xu Zaijing continued: "Then, Yeluying has nothing to do, so why dance for the girl from the Rong family?"

The people in the room looked at each other.

After saying this, everyone drank tea and talked about other things, with the focus being Gu Tingyu's examination of Xu Zaijing and Xu Zaizhan's knowledge.

"Did Zhuang Xuejiao tell you this idea?"

Xu Zaijing nodded.

At this time, Qingyun outside the door said: "Everyone, the lady said that the table has been set, please take your seats."

People clinked glasses and passed around cups at the banquet.

Late afternoon (after 5 p.m.)
The Huyan family's carriage drove out of the Xu family's gate.

On the carriage,
An Mei looked at the sober Hu Yanjiong curiously and asked softly:
"Sir, didn't my brother-in-law, brother, and Xiaowu force you to drink?"

Hu Yanjiong smiled and said:

"The eldest and third brothers wanted to come, but were stopped by Xiaowu."

"Said to be."

An Mei looked over curiously: "What is it?"

Hu Yanjiong whispered something to Anmei.

An Mei slapped Hu Yanjiong several times in embarrassment.

When An Mei and Hu Yanjiong returned to their house, it was already getting dark.

"Madam, please take off your hairpins and rings first. I'm going to the study."

"I talked to my brother-in-law today about the situation in the north. We should make more plans. I'll go do some calculations."

An Mei nodded.

The first quarter of the hour of Hai (around 9pm)

Huyan Jiong rubbed his sore neck and walked into the main room.

I have digested the food I had in the afternoon and now I feel a little hungry.

Looking at the steaming meat porridge on the table and the crystal pickled cucumber on the side, he smiled, sat at the table, and slowly began to eat.

When you put the spoon into the empty bowl,
An Mei came out in her pajamas, stood behind Hu Yanjiong, and slowly rubbed his neck.

"Madam, where did you learn this skill?"

"I learned it from my aunt's cousin Ni. Her teacher is really amazing!"

"Ok!"

Half a quarter of an hour later, Hu Yanjiong said, "Then I'll go wash up."

An Mei hummed.

When Hu Yanjiong entered the bedroom, he saw An Mei holding a towel and carefully wiping a peony jade carving, and then carefully put it into a precious wooden box.

Seeing this scene, Huyan Jiong smiled slightly.

This peony jade carving was a gift he won for An Mei at Jinming Lake.

Late February
It was still a little cold in the dark morning.

Xu Zaijing put the iron spear in his hand into the house next to the racecourse.

Outside the house, there was a lot of noise.

From time to time, there were the sounds of metal objects colliding and horses snorting.

"Tie this tightly! If you can put the small water bag in your arms, put it in your arms. This way, the water won't be so cold when you drink it."

There were also the voices of Yin Bo and several senior guards giving instructions and talking.

Xu Zaijing walked out of the house.
Looking at his brother standing next to his mount, he walked over, tightened his brother's saddle belt, and patted the horse.

I followed a group of people to the gate.
Under the warm light of hanging lanterns,

Sun stood by the door, holding her eldest daughter-in-law's hand on one side and Hualan on the other.

Looking at the eldest son coming,
Sun took a deep breath. Ever since Xu Zaijing grew up, she had become accustomed to such scenes.

But there is a difference between a husband going to war and an eldest son going to war.

"Take good care of yourself!"

"Yes, mother!"

Inside the doorway,
In the dim light of the lantern, Alan and Xunshu hugged each other tightly.

Xunshu, who knew where his father and brother were going to attack and was very good at treating horses, was sent by Xu Zaijing to be by his brother's side.

After the two men exchanged a few words in Northern Liao dialect, they saw Xu Zaidan getting on his horse.

Xunshu also stepped into the stirrup and mounted the mount.

"Alan, take good care of the young master and Longju and the others."

"rest assured!"

Elsewhere, the families of several personal soldiers were talking.

"gone!"

The group walked out the door.

"Mother, please go back!"

After he finished speaking, only the sound of horseshoes tapping on the ground could be heard.

The voice faded away, and after turning the corner, everyone returned to the yard.

At the end of February,
Canal Wharf,

Xu Zaijing accompanied his mother and sister to see off Huyan Jiong, who was leading the Huyan family members and many newly built ships.

Before leaving,
Hu Yanjiong also introduced several men from the former Tiger Wing Navy.

Among the naval soldiers, some followed Hu Yanjiong to seek fame and fortune; others could not leave the capital to fight because of their family background and parents.

When Xu Zaijing was about to go back,
I happened to see Qiao Jiulang and his servants strolling on the dock.

When he saw the man introduced to Xu Zaijing by Hu Yanjiong, his eyes lit up!
He said to the servant beside him: "Go, tell Liu Lang that there are enough people!"

After saying that, he moved closer to Xu Zaijing.

After some conversation, Xu Zaijing finally realized that Liang Han's idea of ​​making money in Jinming Lake was actually approved by His Majesty.
(End of this chapter)