Do you know: I am Xu Jiazi

Chapter 404: Brother Jing is in great pain [Thank you! Thank you again! I owe you words]

The end of Sishi (after 11:00 a.m.)

At the hitching post at the gate,

A majestic black stallion was eating the fine horse feed in the wooden trough with his head down, and occasionally raised his head and snorted.

At the gatehouse door next to the main door,

Alan came up with a servant, holding the saddle.

After the boy moved the wooden stool for Alan, he pointed at the door and said proudly:
"Brother Alan, when you and the Fifth Young Master were not here, I had prepared this tank of fine feed."

"When I was in the Marquis' Mansion before, I heard you and Brother Xunshu say that horses must be fed with fine feed after a long journey."

Alan smiled and nodded, "It seems that Uncle Yin and we have not taught you in vain."

The boy chuckled, scratched his head, and continued:

"Brother Alan, with Master Yin and Brother Xunshu in charge of the Marquis' Mansion, we can't show anything!"

"But around the Huyan family, the ones we brought as dowry are the best at taking care of horses!"

As the servant said this, he smiled and gave a thumbs up.

"If there's something wrong with the horses of the nearby families, they will probably come to ask us for advice!"

Hearing this, Alan smiled with relief.

"Brother Alan, you and the young master have been in the northwest for the past few months. Tell us about your experience in the Western Army."

A servant came out from the yard, holding a bamboo basket filled with pumpkin seeds, dried fruits and jerky.

Handing the bamboo basket to Alan, the boy smiled and said, "Hey, Sister Ye let me prepare this."

Alan looked at the curious servant squatting in front of him, pinched a dried fruit, thought for a while and said, "Okay, let's not talk about what happened after we arrived under the command of the Marquis. I will tell you about what happened on the way."

"Brother Alan, what could possibly happen on this road?"

Alan's face turned serious and he said, "Hey! That's not right. How could there be nothing wrong on the road? It was foggy when the young master and I left Yulin for Shengzhou."

In the inner courtyard of Huyan's house,

Under the main hallway, which is made of dark and exquisite materials,
Ye Er stood there supporting An Mei who was pregnant.

There were several maids standing on both sides behind him.

An Mei stretched her neck and looked towards the courtyard gate: "Why hasn't Xiao Wu come yet?"

"Madam, it's cold, please go inside and wait! The concierge just said he saw Wu Lang, and he came into the courtyard very quickly!"

"What if they are mistaken?"

"Madam! How many horses like the one Wu Lang rides can there be in Bianjing? How could those gatekeepers have made such a mistake?"

"Too."

Ye Er glanced at the maid behind her and said, "Go to the front yard and ask why Wu Lang hasn't come yet!"

The little maid responded and walked quickly towards the front yard.

After a while

The little maid was stunned when she reached the door.
He turned sideways and shouted in the direction of An Mei, "Madam, the Fifth Young Master has arrived at the gate of the courtyard."

The voice just fell,

Xu Zaijing appeared at the gate of the yard, followed by Qingyun and Qingcao who were carrying things.

An Mei put her hand on her big belly and looked at the approaching younger brother and said, "Xiao Wu, the concierge just said he saw you. Why did you take so long to enter the courtyard?"

Xu Zaijing smiled and said, "Sister, I saw your two cats in the front yard. They looked cuter than ours, so I played with them for a while."

An Mei smiled and shook her head, then extended a hand to Xu Zaijing.

Xu Zaijing smiled and extended his hand as well.

Although An Mei is older than Xu Zaijing and is about to become a mother, her hands still look very small compared to those of Xu Zaijing, who has practiced martial arts for many years.

An Mei held Xu Zaijing's wrist with one hand and touched the calluses on Xu Zaijing's palm with the other hand.

He turned Xu Zaijing's hand over again, and seeing that the back of his hand was still chapped, he said, "I've never seen your hand like this before!"

"Sister, we are fighting in the north, how can we take care of you like we do at home?"

"Also, sister, it's already the beginning of winter, why are you waiting for me outside? I can't run away."

An Mei slapped Xu Zaijing's hand in annoyance and said, "Come on, go inside!"

After entering the house and sitting down,
An Mei glanced at the wooden boxes in Qingyun and Qingcao's hands and said, "Didn't you say you would come to my house in the afternoon? Why did you change it to the morning?"

Xu Zaijing smiled at Ye Er who was serving tea and said, "Xuejiu has an appointment with a good friend this afternoon. The academy is closed today, so I came directly."

An Mei nodded: "My mother-in-law and sister-in-law are busy sorting out the accounts, so they can't come back now."

Xu Zaijing held the teacup and said, "Tell Aunt Pan to ignore me. I will come again in a while."

An Mei rolled her eyes at her younger brother, looked at the wooden box that Ye Er took away and said, "You came here just for fun, why are you bringing things with you? Mother, elder sister, and sister-in-law have already sent me a lot of things, and the warehouse is almost full."

Xu Zaijing took a sip of hot tea and exhaled, looking at An Mei: "Sister, these are the many good medicinal materials I got when I checked the Baigao Palace in Xingqing Prefecture."

"First, it was examined by Brother Yu Huguang in the north, and then the doctors in the Imperial Hospital personally checked it after returning to Beijing. They are all good."

"It was just delivered to our home yesterday from the palace, and my mother asked me to bring some here today."

An Mei looked at Xu Zaijing and asked, "Will father and elder brother return to Beijing before the New Year?"

Xu Zaijing hesitated, "I don't think father will come back. The one who will lead the army back to the capital must be General Cao, and Bai Gao needs a general to take charge, and my brother is not qualified enough."

An Mei nodded and looked up at Xu Zaijing: "Your brother-in-law..."

Xu Zaijing smiled slightly and said, "I met my brother-in-law once when I crossed the Yellow River."

"Well, is your brother-in-law okay?"

"Didn't your brother-in-law write to you?"

An Mei stared at Xu Zai Jing: "I have written many letters, but can I, your sister, meet him?"

Xu Zaijing smiled and said, "Don't worry, my brother-in-law is doing well in the north!"

"But, I may not be able to come back during the Chinese New Year."

"Oh," An Mei replied, touching her belly.

Xu Zaijing continued, "Sister, now that the northwest has gained a new victory and the Huyan family has its foundation, the Yellow River transportation needs to be cleared up by my brother-in-law. The distance from Hehuang to Xingqing Prefecture is quite long."

"Isn't this the Ministry of Industry's business? Why is it his turn?"

Seeing An Mei's anxious look, Xu Zaijing said, "It is the business of the Water Department Doctor in the Ministry of Works. But the Water Department does not have elite water soldiers like the ones under my brother-in-law's command! Someone asked for help, so the Lu family asked my father for help."

An Mei was stunned and said, "That's right. After all, you and the Lu family brothers and sworn brothers should help."

An Mei nodded, and after a thought, she looked at Xu Zaijing and said, "Xiao Wu, your brother-in-law is so helpful..."

"My brother-in-law's name will be on the Ministry of Industry's merit list."

"My brother-in-law did it for him, too."

As he spoke, Xu Zaijing looked at Anmei's belly.

"I heard from my sisters in the capital that it was your brother-in-law who built the ferry at night during the raid on Baigaohouqu."

Xu Zaijing shook his head slightly: "Sister, the credit you mentioned is not enough for what my brother-in-law wants."

An Mei: "Not enough? He really wants to"

Xu Zaijing replied affirmatively: "When my brother-in-law and I said goodbye at the Yellow River ferry, I heard that he meant what he said, so I agreed to this."

An Mei looked at Xu Zaijing and said, "Xiao Wu, do you have any good medicine to prevent wind and cold at home?"

"Sister! Father is over there! How can the Great Zhou not have good medicinal materials after occupying so many cities in Baigao? Can he let his son-in-law get away with anything?"

"Yes, yes, yes!" An Mei smiled.

"Madam, the chef said the food is ready."

A nanny from the Huyan family spoke up.

"Well, let's serve!"

After a while

Xu Zaijing and An Mei stood up and walked to the table nearby and sat down.

"Xiaowu, did you have a smooth journey?"

Xu Zaijing smelled the aroma of the food and said, "It went smoothly. After leaving Bian Jing, we had a smooth journey all the way to my father's command."

"So what did you do in the camp?"

Xu Zaijing picked up a piece of hairtail with chopsticks and said, "What can I do? I've been hanging around outside the camp with my cousin from the Zhu family all day."

"What about the decisive battle between father and the Baigao army?"

Xu Zaijing sighed, put down his chopsticks and said, "Sister, I was a scout! My cousin sent me to the mountains to stand guard at that time!"

Without moving his chopsticks, Xu Zaijing looked at An Mei.

"Oh! No wonder I didn't hear from you." An Mei waved her hand and said, "Eat! Eat quickly! Why are you so reserved at my sister's house?"

"By the way, our family can now sell horses, Xiaowu, please keep an eye out for it."

Seeing the way Xu Zaijing looked at her while he was holding the hairtail with chopsticks, An Mei smiled and stopped talking.

After finally taking a bite, Xu Zaijing asked, "Sister, what good horse don't you have at home?"

"I'm not looking for your brother-in-law!"

"Who is that for?"

"Ouch!"

Xu Zaijing was startled: "Sister! What's wrong?"

An Mei smiled and shook her head: "This thing in my stomach is causing trouble!"

Xu Zaijing breathed a sigh of relief: "You scared me!"

An Mei laughed and said, "You are really making a fuss out of nothing!"

Xu Zaijing curled his lips.

He was startled and didn't continue the previous topic.

Seeing Xu Zaijing eating with big mouthfuls, An Mei also ate a few more bites.

"By the way, Xiaowu, when will the dragon colt bestowed by the emperor give birth to a foal?"

"Master said it's the twelfth lunar month. Sister, did the doctor tell you how long it will take for you to be pregnant?"

An Mei smiled and nodded: "It's also in the twelfth lunar month."

Xu Zaijing sighed and said with great distress: "If the time is close, Xunshu's dragon pony will be his."

Hearing these words and seeing Xu Zaijing's painful expression, the maids serving in the hall all laughed.

An Mei also smiled and touched her belly: "Sister-in-law is pregnant earlier than me, she will definitely not compete with him."

"Have you decided on a name for this thing in your belly?"

An Mei shook her head and said, "No, let's wait and see if it's a boy or a girl after the baby is born!"

The brother and sister were talking.

After dinner,
Xu Zaijing was sitting on a chair drinking a drink that tasted just like the one he had at home.

A maid from the Huyan family came to the door and said, "Madam, the second gate has sent a message that the sixth son of the Yongchang Marquis's mansion wants to invite the fifth son to play in the evening."

"understood."

Xu Zaijing said.

After the maid left the door,
Xu Zaijing looked at An Mei and said, "By the way, sister! Have you heard any news or interesting things about Shoushanbo Huang's family?"

An Mei straightened her body, blinked and looked at Xu Zaijing: "Xiao Wu, do you know how long your sister hasn't been out?"

"I haven't been out much since I came back from Jinming Lake!"

"Oh," Xu Zaijing said embarrassedly.

"Although some of my good sisters from Beijing have come to my house, I have never heard of the Huang family. Why are you asking about the Huang family?"

Xu Zaijing explained a few words.

An Mei smiled and said, "Oh, Xiao Wu, can I ask my mother-in-law about this? The Pan family has some business dealings with the Yongping family."

Xu Zaijing was stunned: "Yongping Earl's Family? Are they still on good terms with Shoushan Earl's Family?"

The Lady of Yongping was the one who publicized the scandals of the Yuan family back then.

"It doesn't matter whether it's good or bad. The ladies of the two families have known each other for many years, so they naturally know some things that others don't know."

Xu Zaijing shook his head: "Forget it, I just asked casually."

An Mei: “Okay!”

in the afternoon,

The horse at the gate of Huyan Jiong's house is no longer there.

In the inner courtyard house,

An Mei was sitting on the Arhat bed, having her pulse checked by Doctor Ren.

"The lady is here."

Following the message from the maid, Madam Pan came in with her servants and maids.

Smiling at An Mei and signaling her not to get up, Madam Pan asked, "Brother Jing is gone?"

"Yes!"

The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law did not continue talking, but waited quietly for Doctor Ren to finish taking the pulse and leave.

Afterwards, An Mei talked to Madam Pan about the news about her husband.

Madam Pan nodded and said, "Since Brother Jing said so, it seems your husband won't be able to come back for the New Year."

"Don't think too much, he's doing this for the one in your belly."

An Mei nodded and laughed.

Seeing Mrs. Pan's surprised look, An Mei told her in a few words that Xu Zaijing was going to give her a foal.

Madam Pan smiled and said, "Oh! I have seen those divine horses of Jing'er. They are extremely handsome! The one in your belly is a blessing."

"Mother-in-law, we don't even know if it's a boy or a girl!"

"That doesn't prevent me from giving him a good horse!"

Regardless of gender, everyone must learn to ride a horse after they are born.

Jiying Lane

Moriya
Wei Ruixuan

in the hall,
Wang Ruofu was standing at the door, her sleeve being pulled by Mother Liu.

"Madam! You can't go to the old lady for this matter!"

Wang Ruofu frowned slightly and said, "The Gu family has started to inquire about people. Aren't they planning to arrange a marriage for their daughter? Can't my nephew ask a question? Her cousin is the future daughter-in-law of the Duke's family!"

"Hey! Madam, you still don't know the situation of the Kang family?"

"My Kang family has been a family of officials for generations! Besides, I have already promised my sister."

As she spoke, Wang Ruofu flicked her sleeves and walked towards Shou'an Hall.

Shouantang,
Sheng Hong was half-sitting on his seat and talking to the old lady.

"The lady is here."

Xiao Tao, who was standing at the door, shouted crisply.

Wang Ruofu walked into the hall, bowed to the old lady, and then smiled at Sheng Hong.

"Madam, sit down!"

"Thank you mother."

The old lady continued to speak earnestly:

"Hong'er, when you return to your homeland, you must pay great attention to the selection and appointment of officials for the two routes and twenty-two states! Ask as much as you can, and never make any mistakes, even if it means offending someone!"

Sheng Hong nodded heavily: "Mother, I understand! I will definitely ask many people and find out everything so that I can serve as a good advisor to Minister Li."

The old lady nodded and looked at Wang Ruofu kindly.

Seeing the old lady's eyes sweeping over, Wang Ruofu smiled and said, "Mother, my elder sister from my natal family came today and said she wanted to arrange a marriage for their son Jin."

Mother Liu behind Wang Ruofu lowered her head and shook it slightly.

"Oh? Which one?"

"Marquis Ningyuan's family. Isn't their third daughter asking around? Sister-in-law Sun and Madam Bai are very close, and so is my nephew."

The old lady no longer smiled.

Sheng Hong shook his head and said, "Nonsense!"

"What are you doing?" Wang Ruofu asked back.

Looking at the old lady and Sheng Hong, Wang Ruofu continued, "The eldest lady of the Bai family is from a merchant family, and she is a good match for my nephew."

"Match it!"

Sheng Hong didn't utter a single curse word. After glancing at the old lady, he said to Wang Ruofu, "Mrs. Bai is from a merchant family. How dare you say that?"

"This is what my sister said! It's the truth!"

Sheng Hong pointed at Wang Ruofu angrily and said, "Then do you know who asked for the title of the Emperor to Madam Bai?"

"Who will come first, Madam Qin or Madam Bai??? Hmm?"

(End of this chapter)