Do you know: I am Xu Jiazi

Chapter 354 Auspiciousness [Thank you all for your support! Goodbye! ]

"Four times?"

"Yes."

The hall suddenly became quiet.

Wei Fangzhi still held the pipa with his head down, without raising his head.

Wei Fangzhi had outstanding pipa skills. Whether she was following her master Mr. Tang or Mrs. Ruan, she had been to many important occasions in Bianliang and witnessed many grand scenes. She had also met the families of nobles and officials more than once.

Although she had only caught a quick glance just now, the noble lady in front of her tonight had a gentle appearance and elegant temperament. There were only a handful of girls in Wei Fangzhi's memory who could be compared with her.

Thinking about the deep and winding corridors in the courtyard, the solemnity and silence of the servants, and the novelty and comfort of the new clothes on their bodies, Wei Fangzhi could feel without thinking that this family was both wealthy and noble.

As for why the Chai family's eldest son, who was already scheduled in the building, was replaced by this outstanding lady in front of him, and why she asked questions about the Xu family's fifth son, Wei Fangzhi did not dare to think too much and explained truthfully:

"Miss, after the birthday of the God Baoguan, the first time I met the young master of the Xu family was in the small courtyard of Madam Ruan beside Panlou Street. That day, the sixth son of the Liang family, Young Master Xu, did not let me follow him to help. He returned the silver before leaving."

"The second time was when I was invited by Gu Jia Erlang."

"The third time was after the New Year. My master was seriously ill. I wanted to ask for help, but Xu Jiawulang's horse was too good."

"The fourth time was when I pawned Master's pipa. I was on my way to see Master. With the help of Xu Jia Wulang's personal servant, I was able to take Master to see the doctor."

Chai Zhengzheng smiled as he looked at Wei Fangzhi, who had been sitting on the embroidery cushion in front of him without raising his head, and said, "Why did Xu Jia Wulang stand up for you the fourth time you mentioned?"

"My dear young lady, in my humble opinion, the reason why the Xu family's noble servant acted out of righteousness that day was because the driver relied on his power to bully others and blocked the passage. I think that if it was someone else, the fifth son of the Xu family would still act out of righteousness."

Chai Zhengzheng: "Well, that makes sense! Look up and take off your veil!"

Wei Fangzhi bowed on the embroidered cushion and said, "Yes."

After saying this, Wei Fangzhi held the pipa in one hand and moved the other hand slightly to gently take off the thin veil.

"Has the Fifth Brother of the Xu Family ever seen what you look like?"

"No, girl."

Chai Zhengzheng looked at the beauty in front of him and nodded, "She looks better than with a veil."

Wei Fangzhi lowered her eyebrows and eyes and said, "Thank you, thank you for the compliment, young lady."

"You always speak in this voice?"

"My dear, my throat was a little sore half a year ago, and it has been like this since then."

"Speak in a different tone so I can hear you."

"Yes."

After listening to Wei Fangzhi's other voice, Chai Zhengzheng nodded with satisfaction.

After the sound of shuffling papers,
"Real name, Wei Fangzhi?"

Hearing this, Wei Fangzhi raised his head and looked in surprise at Chai Zhengzheng who was sitting behind the table in the candlelight.

I saw Chai Zhengzheng holding a few pieces of paper in his hands.

"Yes! It is my real name."

“It’s a great name!”

"Thank you for the compliment, Miss."

"Well! Regardless of whether it was intentional or not, since I have protected you twice, it can be considered fate. I cannot let you continue to stay in that mud pit."

Wei Fangzhi blinked in confusion and looked at Chai Zhengzheng behind the table with a puzzled look.

Chai Zhengzheng held up a few pieces of paper in his hand and said, "Your personal indenture and citizenship indenture are all here."

Hearing this, Wei Fang held the pipa and nodded with a dull look in her eyes. It was no wonder that she reacted like this. There was really an unbelievable thought coming to her mind.

"From now on, you will play the pipa in the stationery shop under my name, and you must still wear a veil."

After saying this, Wei Fangzhi lowered his head again, realizing that he was just daydreaming.

"I'll protect you. You just need to play the pipa and talk about poetry in the shop. No one will force you to sell wine or use your beauty to please others. It's up to you to decide when to take off your veil and whether to let others see it."

"You can use your ability to make customers who come into the store spend money, or continue to listen to your music, or discuss poetry with you, or buy more items in the store, and the profit will all be counted as your contribution."

"When you pay me back the money I spent, I will release you from slavery."

When Wei Fangzhi heard the first few words of the noble lady, she was happy. When she heard the last sentence, she raised her head in surprise: "Tuotuoji?"

Chai Zhengzheng smiled and nodded.

Wei Fangzhi stood up from the embroidered cushion, bowed deeply and said, "Thank you for your kindness, young lady."

Chai Zhengzheng handed the several deeds in his hand to Yunmu and kept them. He shook his head and said, "Don't thank me yet."

Wei Fangzhi raised his head and glanced at Chai Zhengzheng, then bowed his head and said, "Slave, I understand! Once I leave this door, I will keep what happened tonight to myself."

Chai Zhengzheng said: "Well, Fu Yi!"

Fu Yi at the door opened the door and came in: "Miss?"

"Take Miss Wei down and see if there is anything she needs to buy! And while she is famous these past two days, send a few guards from Cangzhou to escort her, and go to the store tomorrow."

"If Miss Wei has any different opinions about the store and wants to redecorate any shop, please ask the craftsmen of the Li family to come after you have reviewed it."

"Yes, girl!"

"Miss Wei, this way please."

Seeing the woman beside her stretching out her arms to invite her to wear Fu Yi, Wei Fangzhi first bowed, then bent down and placed the pipa in her arms on the embroidered cushion beside her, then knelt on the thick carpet and kowtowed to Chai Zhengzheng behind the table.

"Go!"

Chai Zhengzheng's voice came.

Wei Fangzhi then stood up and walked out holding the pipa.

Wei Fangzhi had already guessed that the noble lady tonight was most likely a girl from the Chai family.

The Chai family was a wealthy family famous not only in Bian Jing, but also in the entire Great Zhou. Protecting a little girl like her was no big deal.

It was no wonder that Wei Fangzhi performed such a great ceremony. She had heard and seen too many things from her master, Mother Ruan and others.

Even if the Chai family spent 20,000 strings of cash, Wei Fangzhi estimated that he could pay it off and be freed from citizenship in less than ten years as long as he kept his innocence.

But if she were to work for Mother Ruan and enter Qiyun Tower, even if she could earn 50,000 strings of cash, the more she earned, the harder it would be for her to escape.
Even if he became the head of a troupe, he still had to sell wine and serve people with his sex and body.

If you get any serious disease, your life will be ruined.

After tonight, I wonder how comfortable life will be with the Chai family's giant tree behind me.

inside the house,
I looked up at the figure disappearing at the door.

I don't know what I thought of.
Chai Zhengzheng breathed a sigh of relief and said with a smile:

"Yunmu, remember to send invitations to Zhang, Gu, Li, Lu and Rong families tomorrow! Invite the girls from these families to come to our store to play the day after tomorrow."

"Miss, are you stopping by to inspect the shop?"

"No, let's go listen to some music!"

"Yes!"

In the dead of night,

Yunmu, who was supposed to sleep in the maid's courtyard, was now standing at the door of the Lord's and Lord's mother's courtyard.

The cool night breeze made the lantern with the word "chai" on it that the nanny was carrying sway slightly.

Mrs. Chai stood behind the lantern and said, "Tell me everything that happened tonight, word for word."

Yunmu responded with a yes.

half an hour later
"Why didn't I ask you after I settled that woman?"

"No, it was the young lady's own idea." Madam Chai exhaled and said in a deep voice, "That's pretty good. She didn't go crazy and take her into her own courtyard, nor did she do a loss-making business."

Yunmu: "Madam, the young lady is very smart! Do you want to send someone to keep a close eye on that woman? I am afraid of what the young lady will say."

Madam Chai hesitated for a moment and said, "Don't worry too much. From what Madam and you said, this girl is a responsible and sensible person. She knows that trouble comes from the mouth."

"Besides, in Bianjing City now, Brother Jing is very popular. With my family background, a little rumor about my family won't be a problem!"

"Yes, ma'am."

"Go."

In the darkness of the night, the glowing lanterns returned to the main house.

The master of the Chai family, who was lying on the bed, looked at his wife who had returned and asked, "How is it?"

Mrs. Chai gave a brief account.

The Chai family master said: "I'll tell you! How could our daughter let someone stay in her own yard!"

"Ok!"

"That's what the official said."

Royal Palace
In the bedroom,

The emperor was wearing pajamas, pacing in the palace with his hands behind his back, looking somewhat worried.

When the emperor looked up, he saw the queen looking at the post in her hand with a smile on her face.

The emperor forced a smile, walked over and said:

"Well, what is the Queen looking at? Why is she so happy?"

The queen stood up, smiled and handed the invitation to the emperor, saying, "Your Majesty, here are some interesting things about Panlou today."

The emperor first glanced at the signature on the post and said, "Oh, it was sent to the palace by the Wu family."

After he finished speaking, he began to look at the content of the post. After a while, the emperor also laughed and said, "I didn't realize before that Xu Zaijing is really stingy. He is simply an iron rooster and doesn't spend a penny!"

"Hmm? Did Chai Jiadalang redeem the person?"

"Hiss! The Qiao family's kid, tsk, is in trouble!"

The queen walked to the bedside and nodded with a smile, saying, "From my perspective, this Qiao family kid has not experienced much and is too naive."

The emperor closed the letter, nodded with some sadness in his eyes and said: "The queen is right! Alas, Fang'er grew up in the palace, I wonder if he will be like the kid from the Qiao family in the future."

The Queen shook her head and said affirmatively, "I don't think his intention to pass on the message to Jing'er is what Your Majesty is worried about."

"makes sense."

The Queen said softly, "Your Majesty, both Marquis Tuoxi and Marquis Yongyi are veterans of many battles. Don't worry too much."

The emperor was about to say something when the voice of the eunuch outside the door came: "Your Majesty, urgent news from the northwest."

When the emperor and empress heard this, they were both stunned.

The emperor then walked to the door and took a note from the eunuch who came in.

After a while,
"Ha ha!"

"Hahahaha! God is really helping me!"

The emperor turned around, looked at the queen who was looking at him anxiously and concernedly, and said, "Come, take a look, good news!"

The queen was relieved, and walked to the emperor. After taking the note, she quickly read it. The general meaning of the note was, "Marquis Tuoxi attacked Youzhou, and an earthquake occurred. The wall of Youzhou collapsed, and many defenders were killed and wounded. Youzhou was captured by Marquis Tuoxi, and then he took the opportunity to recapture Yanzhou."

The Queen was surprised and said, "Earthquake?!!"

The emperor nodded and smiled: "Yes! So, I say that God helps me! The Baigao Kingdom defends the brick and stone fortress, but most of my Great Zhou soldiers live in tents! Good! Good!"

The Queen smiled and said, "Congratulations, Your Majesty! Congratulations, Your Majesty!"

The second day of Dragon Boat Festival.

Yinshizhengji (four o'clock in the morning)
Yong Yi Hou Mansion,

In the racecourse, Xu Zaijing, who was wielding a fine steel spear, suddenly stopped his movements and pretended to listen attentively.

"What's that sound? Good news?"

Hearing Xu Zaijing's words, Qingyun hesitated and shook his head, saying, "I can't hear it clearly. I'll go to the door and take a look."

Xu Zaijing nodded.

Soon, Qingyun ran back with a smile.

"Sir, good news! The concierge said that the palace sent a report of victory. There was an earthquake in Baigao Country, and our Great Zhou has successively conquered Youzhou and Yanzhou!"

Xu Zaijing was stunned for a moment, then he said, "Great! Good news! Go tell the maids at the second gate and let mother be happy too!"

"Yes! Son!"

2:00 a.m. (after 5:30 a.m.)

The sky was already beginning to brighten.

On the streets of Bianjing,
From time to time, various sounds of hawking, singing, and announcing the time could be heard.

Xu Zaijing rode on horseback with his brother to the Sheng family.
Along the way, as the palace guards rode on horseback and shouted propaganda, from time to time one could hear the early-rising common people talking about what was happening in the northwest of the Great Zhou.

Other people were also woken up and asked their neighbors what had happened.

Before the Dragon Boat Festival, the Great Zhou had been attacking the Baigao Kingdom for dozens of days, and had been winning battles one after another with continuous reports of victory.

During the Dragon Boat Festival, an earthquake occurred, a sign that could affect the safety of the country and serve as a warning from heaven. It happened to occur in the enemy's territory, helping the Great Zhou to capture two cities in a row.

This is not an earthquake, but a good omen for the people of Da Zhou!
Xu Zaijing and his brother walked into the Sheng family's gate with a smile.

When I arrived at the school, I saw Changbai still concentrating on the book in his hands.

Xu Zaijing walked up to Changbai and said, "Changbai, you can still watch?"

Changbai looked at Xu Zaijing in confusion and said, "Brother Jing, what's so hard to bear?"

Zai Zhang said: "Changbai, you don't know that there was an earthquake in Baigao Country, and Tuoxi Hou took two cities in a row!"

Changbai looked at the Xu brothers and nodded, saying, "I know! A servant just came to report it. Although it is something worth celebrating, it's not to the extent that you can't read books!"

As he spoke, Changbai continued to look at the book in his hand and said, "If my Great Zhou conquers Xingqing Prefecture of Baigao Kingdom, then I might not be able to continue reading!"

Xu Zaijing bowed and said, "I admire you!"

Changbai bowed in return with a smile on his face.

Before the Mao hour,
The other people in the school slowly arrived.

Gu Tingye and Qi Heng were even more excited than Xu Zaijing. They couldn't concentrate on their studies and only talked to each other from time to time.

When it's almost noon,
When Zhuang Xueji walked leisurely to the front of the school with a folding fan in his hand, he frowned when he saw the chaos in the school.

When the people in the school saw Master Zhuang, they all restrained themselves.

Zhuang Xuejiu sat on the Luohan chair behind the table, looked at the excited crowd with a stern face and said, "What's going on with you today?"

Gu Tingye smiled and stood up and said, "Scholar, there was an earthquake in Baigao Country, and Tuoxi Hou took two cities in a row!"

Zhuang Xuejiu was stunned: "Erlang, what did you say?! Say it again!"

When Gu Tingye spoke again, the scholar looked at the others, and Changbai, Xu Zaijing and others nodded.

Afterwards, Zhuang Xuejiao no longer had a stern face. He smiled, tapped the table with his folding fan and said, "Today! Take a day off!"

Gu Tingye cupped his hands: "What a wise scholar!"

(End of this chapter)