Do you know: I am Xu Jiazi

Chapter 411: Watching the Ceremony and Bullying Too Much [Thank you! Goodbye! I owe you words]

Winter is cold,

Sitting in a warm carriage,

There are thick cotton curtains and leather barriers.
The voices of the peddlers and waiters hawking their wares on the street were much lower than before when they were riding on horses.

"Sir, we have passed Huihefang and are about to enter Guangfufang."

Qingyun was walking outside the car.

"Oh, I see."

Xu Zaijing replied.

The Lu family of the Duke of Lian was in Huihefang.
Huihefang and Guangfufang are both located east of the imperial city, in the northeast corner of the inner city.

The two squares are not far apart. After exiting Huihe Square to the north, Guangfu Square is not far to the east.

The wedding banquet that Xu Zaijing and his brother were going to attend today was held at the Zhu family of Marquis of Chengping, which was in Guangfufang.

After Qingyun reminded,
Xu Zaijing and his brother in the car began to slowly organize their clothes.

As the carriage moved forward,
The sounds of horses' hooves clattering on the ground, wheels rumbling, and drivers shouting gradually increased.

By listening to these sounds, you can tell that it is very lively around here.

After tidying up his clothes, Xu Zaijing lifted the car curtain and looked outside.

The sky has cleared up.

There is still a lot of snow on the surrounding walls and roofs.
The cold breath of winter and the bright sunshine poured into the carriage.
There is refraction of snow,

The sunlight is a bit dazzling.

This made Xu Zaijing in the car squint his eyes and adjust himself.

There were many carriages and horses parked around.

There were trees with all their leaves and flowers lost on the roadside, and under the trunks there was piled up snow that had been swept to the roadside.

The parts of the branches that are not facing the sun are still covered with a few snowflakes that fell yesterday.

The festive red silk hung on the trees, together with the lively atmosphere around, completely dispels the bleakness of winter.

"Xu~"

At the driver's shout, the Xu family's carriage stopped.

Xu Zaijing lowered the curtains and waited with Zaizhang for a while before getting up and walking out of the car.

Following my brother out of the carriage,

Xu Zaijing faced the bright sunshine, inhaled the cool air into his nostrils, and exhaled a mouthful of white air.

Xu Zaijing stepped down from the carriage on a stool.
The Zhu family of Marquis Chengping was in full swing with red silk fluttering in the air, and the place was bustling with people coming and going.

The stone lion at the gate, which is a little smaller than the Xu family’s, has red silk flowers tied on it.

Many people were standing next to the doorpost with a big red wedding character on it.
A steward of the Zhu family, who was dressed respectably with a red silk tied around his waist, looked thoughtful when he saw the unfamiliar Xu Zaijing and his brother get off the carriage.
He glanced at the carriage again, looking at the wooden sign with the word "Xu" hanging on it.

The manager's eyes lit up and he quickly leaned over to the middle-aged man standing in front with a happy look on his face and said something behind his ear.

After listening to this, the middle-aged man waved his hand and said, "I recognize him, no need to tell me."

After saying that, he bowed, smiled, and led a young man who was not much older than him towards Zai Zhang.

Zai Zhang smiled and bowed, saying, "Master Zhu, my mother couldn't come to celebrate today because of something else, so she sent us two brothers here. Please forgive me!"

"Hey! My dear nephew, what are you talking about? It's the same for both of you to come! Marquis Yongyi has made great contributions to the country in the northwest. Your coming here brings honor to our Zhu family!"

"Thank you for your praise, sir!"

"Haha! Sanlang, if there's anything my family can help with, just ask!"

"Of course!" Zai Zhang said with a smile and bowed.

"Wulang! I heard that you went to serve under Lord Xu. How is the scenery in the northwest?"

Xu Zaijing smiled and bowed, "My Lord, the desert in the northwest is desolate and vast, while Houqu is worthy of being called the Jiangnan on the Great Wall, with beautiful scenery. Of course, the most beautiful scenery is still in Xingqing Prefecture."

"Hahaha! Brother Jing said it well!"

After Master Zhu finished laughing, he said behind him, "Come on, Brother Kun, call someone!"

"Hello, Brother Zhang and Brother Jing!"

The young man called out with a bow.

Zai Zhang and Xu Zai Jing nodded in greeting.

"Please come in, my dear nephews!"

Uncle Zhu smiled and extended his hand to invite him.

Xu Zaijing and Zai Zhang bowed in return and followed the servant leading the way into the courtyard, followed by Qingyun holding a gift box.

Following the backs of Xu Zaijing and the other man, Uncle Zhu nodded with deep feeling and said, "Kun'er, it would be nice if you had a sister."

At this time, there were no new guests at the Zhu family's door.

The young man behind Master Zhu turned his gaze away from the Xu Zaijing brothers and asked, "Father, is Brother Jing the sworn brother of Young Master Zong of the Lu family?"

Uncle Zhu nodded and said, "Yes! And your sister-in-law's maternal grandfather's relatives also have some relationship with the Xu family."

Last year, Mrs. Wu held a chrysanthemum appreciation party at the polo field.
It was at this chrysanthemum viewing party that Mrs. Lin from the Zhu family fell in love with Mrs. Qi Niang from the Cheng family.

Although the Cheng family is a minor branch of the Duke's Mansion,

But Cheng Qi Niang's aunt is Madam Chai, and the Cheng family has been very kind to the Ni family, and Ni Qi Qiu is the eldest lady of Viscount Zhu's family.

The Zhu family and the Xu family are close relatives, and Xu Zaijing's sworn brother is the young master of the Lu family.

Zhu Jiadalang worked in the Ministry of Works.

Although the relationship between them is complicated and involves several layers of separation, they can still communicate with each other!

Thanks to the Lu family's connections, Zhu Dalang can secure a future.

Thinking about this, Master Zhu, who understood his wife's painstaking efforts, was deeply touched.

At this time, another carriage stopped.

Uncle Zhu greeted him with a smile.

Cheng family
In the morning, the bride had already offered sacrifices to her ancestors in the ancestral hall.

at this time,

Seventh Lady of the Cheng Family was in her room.

The small stove in the middle was emitting steam.

All around were cousins, some with their hair in buns, some still in girlish styles.

Or sit on the bed or sit on a chair or cushion.

The sisters would laugh and joke from time to time, and some of the conversations between women would always make the girls feel very shy.

in the crowd,
Chai Zhengzheng blushed and angrily patted the Cheng family's Sixth Miss, who was already in a woman's bun, and said, "Sixth Sister, if you make such a joke again, I will ignore you!"

"Okay, okay! I won't say it anymore!"

Cheng Jia Liu Niang said with a smile.

"You'll know it later anyway!"

Chai Zhengzheng patted her again and said shyly, "Sixth sister, you!"

At this time, a maid with a red silk tied around her waist came in, looked at the lively scene in the room and said:

"Seventh Miss, the relatives of the Ni family are here."

Hearing this,

The Sixth Sister that Chai Zhengzheng mentioned stood up and asked, "Is Sister Qiu here?"

"Replying to Sixth Miss, yes!"

Hearing this, Chai Zhengzheng, who knew a lot from his mother, felt a chill in his heart and looked towards the door.

"Please! Please!"

The bride Cheng Qinnan said with a smile.

quickly,

Ni Qi Qiu, wearing a winter coat and a cloak, lowered his head and walked in through the cotton curtain.

Chai Zhengzheng looked at Ni Qiqiu's figure at the door and glanced at her slightly red eyes.

Ni Qi Qiu took off her cloak, nodded to her cousins ​​who were looking at her in the room, and walked inside.

On the way to Qi Niang, Cheng Liu Niang, who was already a married woman, stood up and held Ni Qi Qiu's hand, and said with eyes full of love and concern: "Sister Qiu, why are your hands so cold?"

Ni Qiqiu forced a smile and said, "I was in a hurry when I came here, and I forgot to bring the hand warmer."

Cheng Liuniang let go of her hand and also glanced at Ni Qiqiu's red eyes.

Walking closer to Qi Niang, Ni Qi Qiu said with a smile, "Seventh sister!"

"Sister Qiu, why didn't you come yesterday?"

Ni Qiqiu smiled and said, "I had something to do in the mansion yesterday and couldn't get away!"

As she spoke, she nodded in thanks to the maid who brought the embroidered cushion.

Cheng Qiniang nodded, stretched out her hand towards Ni Qiqiu and said, "I'll warm your hands."

Ni Qi Qiu let Cheng Qinnan hold her hand while she spoke a few words to her other cousins.

In fact, the relationship between the Ni family and the Cheng family is not that close, but the closeness of the relationship is sometimes not just determined by blood ties.

The cousins ​​continued talking for a while.
A cold wind blew into the house.
A maid came in, bowed to the girls in the room and said, "Madam Ni, the ladies at home invite you to play over there."

Ni Qiqiu nodded and said, "Okay, I'll be there right away!"

As he spoke, Ni Qi Qiu stood up, nodded to his cousins, put on his cloak again, and walked out.

Looking at Ni Qiqiu's figure, Chai Zhengzheng stood up and was about to chase after him.

As a result, just as he took a step, Cheng Liuniang grabbed his wrist.

Chai Zhengzheng: "Sixth sister?"

Cheng Liuniang shook her head slightly: "Don't ask."

"Me and you guys?"

Chai Zhengzheng looked at the other sisters.

Cheng Qiniang said: "Zhengzheng, it's no use asking!"

Chai Zhengzheng shook his head: "I won't ask, I'll just go and take a look!"

Cheng Liuniang let go of her hand, and Chai Zhengzheng put on his cloak and left the room.

After Chai Zhengzheng left, the room was quiet for a while, and then everyone continued talking.

Half a quarter of an hour later, Chai Zhengzheng lifted the curtain and walked in again.

Looking at the cousins ​​in the room looking at her, Chai Zhengzheng shook her head and said, "I couldn't get in."

"Let's ask again after the meal starts this afternoon!"

Cheng Qiniang hurriedly said, "I'll be at Zhu's by then. You must find someone to tell me what's going on! Zhengzheng, your home is close to Guangfufang, don't forget it!"

Chai Zhengzheng nodded: "Okay!"

Cheng's backyard,
In the side room next to the main house,
Mrs. Chai and her four sisters-in-law were sitting in the house.

Cheng Qi Niang's mother held Ni Qi Qiu's hand and said, "Why, if I don't send someone to invite you, you really won't come?"

Ni Qiqiu lowered her head and said, "Aunt, it's not a good time for me to come on such a happy day."

Ni Qi Qiu's grandmother is the aunt of the mother of Cheng Qinnan who is speaking.

The relationship analogy is the relationship between Zhu Qinghu's future children and Anmei and Pingmei.

Qi Niang's mother sighed and said, "What's wrong? My family came back and said that there was a strong woman from another family watching at the door of the Zhu family's house. What's going on?"

"pat"

Ni Qi Qiu lowered her head, and tears as big as beans fell on the back of her hand.

Ni Qi Qiu quickly wiped it with a handkerchief.

Mrs. Chai, who was sitting nearby, asked with concern: "What happened?"

"If you have any grievances, just tell me! Our Cheng family doesn't rely on the Zhu family, but we won't let you be bullied for no reason!"

Ni Qiqiu shook her head quickly: "Aunt, no. I have not been wronged!"

"What do you mean you haven't been wronged? Why are your eyes so red? You've only been married for a few years and you're forcing me to take a concubine. The Hai family only allows you to take a concubine if you don't have an heir after ten years of marriage!"

"What's going on with the healthy woman at the Zhu family's door?"

Ni Qiqiu raised her head, wiped her tears with a handkerchief and said, "It was Xu's aunt who went with her two daughters-in-law."

Hearing this, everyone in the room looked unhappy.

Qi Niang's mother patted Ni Qi Qiu's hand, interrupting what she was about to say.

"Don't worry, even though the Xu family is in the limelight now, I will also go to your mother-in-law to reason with her!"

Ni Qiqiu shook his head and was about to speak, but was interrupted by Qi Niang's mother:

"You don't need to say more! After Viscount Zhu married you, he either went to Yangzhou or was busy helping Marquis Xu organize the Tianwu Army. Now he has gone to the northwest and has only stayed at home for a few days."

"Even if I put these words in front of Madam Xu, it would still be justifiable!"

Mrs. Chai sighed and said, "I'll go and talk to my sister-in-law when the time comes."

Qinnan's mother nodded.

"No, cousin!" Ni Qi Qiu looked at everyone and shook his head, saying anxiously.

"Yes, Aunt Xu went to the Zhu family to prevent my mother-in-law from forcing me to take a concubine."

"Ah?" Qi Niang's mother paused. Madam Chai and the other three sisters-in-law looked at each other in surprise.

Ni Qiqiu looked at everyone in the room with gratitude in his eyes and continued:
"Sir, he...he wrote a letter directly to my aunt, telling her that my mother-in-law wanted me to take a concubine! He didn't agree to take a concubine, so he asked my aunt to go over."

"When I arrived, my aunt, cousin's wife and Hualan were trying to persuade my mother-in-law!"

The man who had looked unhappy just now saw Mrs. Chai blinking his eyes, and his worried expression turned into a bright one: "Oh! Is that so!"

As he spoke, a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

Ni Qiqiu nodded: "My aunt didn't even go to Zhu's house. She went straight to my house before dawn."

Chai Zhengzheng's aunt, who was born in the Feng family, nodded and said, "That's great! Third brother's wife! With Madam Xu here, her words are more effective than ours!"

Looking at Qi Niang's mother, the aunt continued, "Besides, Qiu Jie'er also asked Doctor Ren to check her pulse, and she is healthy! It's just that we are apart more often than together!"

Aunt Chai Zhengzheng looked at Ni Qiqiu and said, "Qiu Jie'er, when you came to me to ask someone to find out about my concubines, your eyes didn't even wet at all! I was really scared when I saw your red eyes just now!"

"Okay! In that case, I'm relieved!"

After saying that, Qinnan's mother patted Ni Qiqiu's hand again.

I felt heartbroken just now, but now I feel relieved.

After asking a few more questions about whether Zhu Qinghu would come back before the New Year, everyone left the ear room and returned to the main hall.

in the afternoon,
The Zhu family’s wedding procession arrived at the Cheng family’s gate.

Zhu Dalang was only allowed in after being troubled by Chai Zhengzheng's cousins ​​and their husbands.

Kwong Fook Square

Zhu Family, Marquis of Chengping
Liang Han was strolling in the Zhu family's yard. The servant next to him, Diao Che, would occasionally talk to the servant standing at the door ready to serve the food.

After walking around a few yards,
Diao Che said happily: "Sir, the Xu family's brother is in this yard!"

Liang Han nodded and walked in.

Arriving outside the room where the banquet was set up, Liang Han poked his head out of the door and saw Xu Zaijing looking at him, so he quickly waved.

Xu Zaijing stood up and walked over: "Liu Lang, what's wrong?"

"Hey, Brother Jing, my mother asked me to ask you why the eldest lady didn't come."

"Oh! Tell Madam Wu that something happened at my aunt's house."

Liang Han nodded and waved towards the fishing cart, saying, "Go, tell Jin Chui's mother what Jing'er said!"

"Yes, son!"

Looking at the servant who turned to leave, Liang Han said: "One more thing! Tell mother that I won't be coming over. I'll eat at Jing'er's table."

Diao Che bowed and responded.

Liang Han and Xu Zaijing walked back into the room.

After bowing to Zai Zhang, Liang Han nodded to the brothers of Xuanmen Marquis and Changxing Earl who were sitting at the same table, and then sat next to Xu Zaijing.

Looking at Zai Zhang and the others who were talking, Liang Han leaned close to Xu Zai Jing's ear and said, "It's a pity that Brother Ye didn't come! Otherwise, there would be a lot of fun to watch!"

Xu Zaijing looked over in confusion.

Liang Han: "Hey! Brother Jing, I just saw someone somewhere else."

"Who?"

"Brother of the Huang family of Shoushanbo. Brother Jing, you know that the Gu family is asking about their family."

As he spoke, Liang Han and Xu Zaijing raised their eyebrows.

Xu Zaijing smiled and shook his head, "No, Brother Ye came here to make friends with him! Liu Lang, where did you meet Brother Huang?"

Liang Han said, "Just now when I was in front of my mother, my mother was talking to the wife of the Marquis of Shoushan. After Mrs. Bai brought Sister Yi over, the wife of the Marquis of Shoushan called the Huang family's son over."

"He has a scar here!"

Liang Han pointed to his cheek as he spoke.

Xu Zaijing nodded. His mother, Sun, had told him about Huang Jiayue's son after she came back from Gu's house.

It was then that Xu Zaijing realized that this man was the first to enter the fortress gate.
In a battlefield like that, such behavior is actually equivalent to breaking into the enemy's formation and being the first to climb the ladder.

"Which courtyard is this Huang family brother in? Let's go and toast to him later!"

Xu Zaijing said.

Liang Han said, "Oh! Brother Jing, why are you toasting him?"

"Come to think of it, he and I went to the battlefield together in the northwest."

"All right!"

The two of them were talking.
The table was replaced with candied fruits and the dishes began to be served.

After eating for a while, I hadn't finished five cups of wine yet.

The servant walked into the room, bowed to Xu Zaijing and the others, and said, "Sir, the bride is here!"

"Let's go! Let's go take a look!"

Liang Han put down his chopsticks and said.

Then, Xu Zaijing walked out with everyone else in the room.

In the main hall of the Zhu family,
Zhu Jiakun, who had just greeted Xu Zaijing, was standing behind Uncle Zhu, smiling as he looked at the newlyweds who were serving him tea.

Afterwards, in the joyous atmosphere, Xu Zaijing and Liang Han watched the newlyweds drinking the wedding wine and tying their hair.

After watching, the two returned to the courtyard where the banquet was set.

When the sun was slightly westward,
Zhu Dalang, dressed in groom's clothes, holding a wine cup in his hand, with Zhu Boye beside him and a servant carrying a tray of wine jugs behind him walked in.

When Zhu Dalang toasted,
A servant holding two wine jugs was standing next to Qingyun.

Qingyun's nose twitched slightly and he looked at the wine jug on the tray, but didn't say much.

After the round of toasts, the Zhu family left the house.

Liang Han, who was beside Xu Zaijing, whispered, "Brother Jing, what Zhu Dalang drank was not plain water, but real wine!"

Xu Zaijing smiled and said, "Maybe Brother Zhu has a good alcohol tolerance!"

Liang Han did not comment.

After eating and drinking for a while, Xu Zaijing stood up and whispered something to Zai Zhang, who nodded.

Afterwards, Xu Zaijing and Liang Han took the wine cups and wine pots and walked out with Diaoche and Qingyun.

Walking under the veranda,

Liang Han pointed to a courtyard and said, "Brother Jing, Brother Huang is in this courtyard."

"go!"

Xu Zaijing walked in first.

"what!"

Before entering the house, Xu Zaijing and Liang Han heard a woman's scream.

"How shameful! Such a disgrace! Worse than an animal!"

A scolding voice was heard.

"jingle"

"Clang!"

"What are you doing! Are you crazy?"

Liang Han stood beside Xu Zaijing: "Brother Jing, what's wrong?"

Xu Zaijing: "Go in and take a look and you'll know."

Then he walked towards the room.

Before she reached the door, a maid came out crying, with torn sleeves and collar.

Xu Zaijing raised his chin and said, "Diaoche, you go with this girl."

"Why are you looking at me? Listen to Brother Jing!"

After saying that, Xu Zaijing walked into the house.

Just entered the house,
Xu Zaijing smelled a strong odor of alcohol.

From the door, I saw several well-dressed men standing by the table.

The dishes on the table were scattered all over the place.

The man facing the door was scolding.

When Xu Zaijing turned his head, he saw a muscular young man sitting on his left with a scar on his face.

The young man was breathing heavily, his hands clenched into fists on his thighs, and his eyes were sometimes confused and sometimes clear.

He also shook his head from time to time, as if trying to make himself more awake.

Liang Han looked at the young man and said to Xu Zaijing, "Brother Jing, he doesn't look drunk!"

Seeing the look in Xu Zaijing's eyes, Liang Han continued, "It looks like he was drugged!"

Liang Han just finished speaking.

The young man with a scar on his face stood up suddenly, his eyes red and confused, and staggered a few steps towards outside.

After reaching the door, the young man ignored Xu Zaijing and Liang Han and scanned the courtyard. When he saw the maid coming in with the dishes, he rushed over.

At this time, Diao Che and the maid who had just gone out came back, accompanied by two sturdy servants of the Zhu family.

Two sturdy servants from the Zhu family came over with unfriendly looks.

Afterwards, two people held the young man on each side.

Just as the two were about to speak, they felt the arms in their arms filled with unstoppable power.

"Snapped!"

The Zhu family's strong servant was like a child in the young man's hands. After the collision, he fainted.

"Brother Jing, we need to go out."

Liang Han hadn't finished saying "something's going to happen".

Xu Zaijing had already appeared beside the young man: "Wulang, go find the Zhu family and call the doctor!"

Liang Han raised his chin towards the fishing cart, and the fishing cart ran away quickly again.

As he spoke, Xu Zaijing had already restrained the young man with one hand around his neck. Feeling the young man's tremendous strength, Xu Zaijing shook his head and said to himself, "No wonder he is the vanguard who can break into the battle line first. He is really strong!"

The young man struggled hard for several times, his eyes cleared for a moment, and he looked at Xu Zaijing and whispered, "Thank you!"

Then his eyes became confused and he began to struggle again.

Xu Zaijing dragged the man back into the house with one hand. Looking at the people in the house, Xu Zaijing asked, "Who was drinking with him just now?"

Someone in the room said, "Just now, the sons of Duke Hanguo and Duke Anguo came over, and they were holding wine jugs and wine glasses just like you."

"Brother Han said that it was about his sister, so let's just let it go. There will be no hatred between him and Brother Yue in the future."

"Brother Tan also offered a toast to apologize and told Brother Yue not to bear a grudge."

Liang Han asked, "Did they drink from the same wine jug?"

"I didn't notice, I guess!"

"Snapped!"

"Wow!"

The young man who was restrained in Xu Zaijing's arms kicked the solid wooden door into pieces in a frenzy.

"No, that's not it. Look at the three of them, they are drinking from two pots of wine! How can the pot Huang's brother is drinking be different from them?"

Xu Zaijing shook his head.

After a while,

Uncle Zhu and his men ran over quickly.

The wife of the Earl of Shoushan followed behind and stepped into the courtyard.

Following behind were Madam Bai and Gu Tingyi.

Looking at the young man in Xu Zaijing's arms, Lady Shoushan frowned and walked over and shouted angrily: "Huang Qingyue, how much did you drink?"

As he said this, he turned around and looked at Bai and Gu Tingyi embarrassedly.

Xu Zaijing shook his head and said, "Madam, Huang's brother is not drunk, but was..."

Seeing her son's appearance, Lady Shoushan looked at Xu Zaijing helplessly.

Xu Zaijing looked at the young men who were dressed elegantly and had smiles on their faces, standing not far from the door.

One of them was still pointing and making sarcastic remarks.

Seeing Xu Zaijing's gaze, Master Zhu, who understood what was happening, gritted his teeth and suppressed his anger, saying, "Please ask Brother Jing to bring people into the house."

night
Huang Qingyue suddenly woke up from the bed.

Looking at his mother lying on the side, he said in a hoarse voice: "Mom..."

"Yue'er!"

Mrs. Shoushan woke up.

"Mom, I didn't do anything shameful, did I? Did I kill anyone?"

"I"

The wife of the Marquis of Shoushan shook her head, touched the forehead of the Huang family's son and comforted him, "It's okay, the Xu family's son has restrained you. You have been sleeping until now, it's okay! Come, have a drink of water."

After drinking some water, my throat, which was so dry that it was about to smoke, felt better.
Huang's brother said, "It's him. No wonder."

Thinking of the two people who had toasted him before, Huang's brother clenched his hands again: "You thief, you are going too far!"

(End of this chapter)