Do you know: I am Xu Jiazi

Chapter 429: Soft and Happy Events [Thank you! Goodbye! I owe you more chapters]

Yu Yanran lost her mother at a young age.
Although he was loved by Mr. Yu and the old lady, he was still a little timid when dealing with people and did not dare to look others in the eye.

Noticing Gu Tingye's gaze, Yu Yanran only dared to glance at him quickly.

When she saw the owner of her sight clearly, she turned her head away with some fear and awkwardness, like a rabbit meeting an eagle.

Gu Tingye found Yu Yanran's appearance interesting and was about to take a few more glances at her when he discovered that two old ladies walked up to Yu Yanran and Minglan.

Old Madam Sheng smiled and nodded at Gu Tingye.

Gu Tingye hurriedly bowed and saluted, then turned around and chased after Xu Zaijing as if he was escaping.

After Madam Yu took Yu Yanran's hand, she realized the direction Madam Sheng was looking at. After glancing in the direction she was looking, Madam Yu asked, "What's wrong?"

Madam Sheng smiled and shook her head, saying, "I saw a little naughty monkey."

"Grandma, where is the little monkey?"

Minglan asked as she stood on tiptoe and looked around.

Old Madam Sheng smiled and touched Minglan's hair.

Xu Zaijing looked at Gu Tingye who was catching up with him after taking a few quick steps from behind and said, "Erlang, why are you walking so fast?"

"What bad thing have you done?"

As he spoke, Xu Zaijing looked back.

Gu Tingye put his arm around Xu Zaijing's shoulders, stopped him from looking back, and asked, "Am I that kind of person?"

Xu Zaijing raised an eyebrow.

Gu Tingye was about to say something when he felt Rong Xian, who was walking in front of him, suddenly stopped, turned around and hid behind the two of them.

Before Gu Tingye could ask any questions, Xu Zaijing patted Gu Tingye on the shoulder and raised his chin towards the two noble ladies who were coming in the opposite direction. The two noble ladies had lanterns on their heads and were surrounded by respectable maids.

It can be seen that these two girls were dressed up carefully.

Although the girl has an ordinary face, she can still be said to be beautiful with the help of makeup.

But sometimes you can't compare.

It was clear at a glance that they were talking to Rong Feiyan.

Rong Feiyan smiled happily as she listened to the two girls from the Dou family praising the lantern in her hand.

Seeing Gu Tingye in a daze, Xu Zaijing whispered beside Gu Tingye:
"Two girls from the Fuguogong Dou family."

After Gu Tingye nodded, he turned his head to glance at Rong Xian behind him, and the corners of his mouth couldn't help but rise.

Rong Xian bowed and said in a sad voice, "Erlang, Erlang, please spare my brother this time! Jing'er, help me!"

Xu Zaijing advised from the side: "Erlang, forgive others when you can. It's not easy for Xian Ge'er!"

Rong Xian nodded repeatedly.

Gu Tingye shook his head: "Brother Xian, the Lantern Festival is a time for married men and women to meet each other, and besides, both of your families are about to get married! We have such a good fate tonight, how can we miss it!"

As he spoke, Gu Tingye grabbed Rong Xian from behind him and shouted, "Brother Xian from the Rong family, Marquis of Fuchang, why are you here? Hahaha!"

Xu Zaijing, who was standing by, saw this and walked directly between Qi Heng and Liang Han.

At the same time, he picked up his sworn brother Lu Zezong and used Lu Zezong to block the direction of the girl from the Dou family.

"Zong'er, if you have anything you want, tell me."

As Xu Zaijing spoke, he hugged Lu Zezong and hid on the side of the road.

Gu Tingye called out, and the two girls from the Dou family took the opportunity to say goodbye to Rong Feiyan and walked towards Rong Xian rather shyly.

Coming near Rong Xian,

"Brother Xian~~~"

The eldest daughter of the Dou family called out in a soft voice, and then glanced shyly at Rong Xian, who was dressed very flashily.

The soft and sticky voice made Gu Tingye's eyes widen and he swallowed his saliva with a blank gaze. The direction of his blank gaze was exactly where the younger sister of the Dou family was.

Seeing Gu Tingye's eyes and the way he swallowed his saliva, the younger sister of the Dou family immediately lowered her head and bit her lip more shyly than her sister, then looked up at Gu Tingye again.

As the little sister of the Dou family looked up and down, the candlelight from the lantern in her hair flickered.

see this scene,

Rong Xian's eyes turned and he said, "Let me introduce you to this. This is the second son of the Ningyuan Marquisate."

In the imperial city

Downstairs of Xuande Gate Tower,
Zhao Taifeng and Mei Feng handed the badges and seals to the guards standing guard.

The guards took a look, bowed and went up to the tower.
After a while

A palace eunuch came out.

The two brothers from Zhaotai Peak hurriedly bowed and said, "Master Huaibao!"

The eunuch Huai Bao held up a lantern and carefully looked at Zhao Taifeng and Zhao Meifeng. After having the guards search them, he flicked his whisk and said, "Please come up, my Lords. If you can't get through to His Majesty, you can look at the Duo Tower next door!"

"Yes!"

After bowing, the two men followed Huaibao to the towers on both sides of the city wall where the emperor was.

Zhao Taifeng and the other person did not sit down in the Duo Tower, but walked along the city wall outside the Duo Tower.

There are big lanterns hanging under the eaves of the building.
Further up is a huge Kongming lantern floating in the air.

The two came to a place with few people around and stood by the railing.

Mei Feng looked at the lively lights downstairs and asked, "Brother, you didn't say a word along the way. Are you really not going to deregister your niece?"

Zhao Taifeng held the railing, leaned out and looked up.

Looking at the huge Kongming lantern and listening to the cheers from downstairs, Zhao Taifeng whispered, "In our line of work, the more secrets we hide, the better! Besides, she has been living well without me for all these years!"

"I heard that the girl she followed was raised by Madam Sheng before her death! She was once the eldest daughter of the Xu family of the Marquis of Yongyi. Even if we don't take action in the future, when she gets married, she will naturally be removed from the family."

Mei Feng nodded: "Then I will send some capable people to keep an eye on it just in case."

Zhao Taifeng nodded: "When Master gets old, the position of the head of the Imperial City Department will be yours."

"Brother, you have made such great contributions to Baigao, I will not take this seat!"

Zhao Taifeng retracted his body and patted the shoulder of Zhao Meifeng, who had grown stronger: "Your Majesty also has high hopes for you."

"Master said that when Your Majesty looks at the map of the Great Zhou, he often looks at the direction of Northern Liao and Jin. I may have to leave the capital in the future."

"Go to Northern Liao or Jin?" Meifeng asked in a low voice.

"I think it's neither. There's a 70% to 80% chance that he went to Dengzhou."

Zhao Taifeng finished speaking, Meifeng's eyes were full of thought as he said: "Dengzhou is not far from the Jin Kingdom. The sea route can go to both Northern Liao and the Jin Kingdom. This requires you, Senior Brother, to take charge of the intelligence matters in the north."

"Yes! If Your Majesty recovers the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun in the future and I am still alive, I will recognize them and reunite with them."

Zhao Meifeng nodded in agreement when he heard this. He thought that 'they' were the girl Xiaotao who would get married and have children many years later.

The "they" Zhao Taifeng was talking about were Xiao Tao and
The end of the Xu hour (9:00 pm)
The first Lantern Festival after the opening up of the territory,

The emperor was in a very good mood.
So he enjoyed himself with the people until this moment before leaving Xuande Tower with his people.

After the Emperor left,
The huge lantern in front of Xuande Gate gradually went out.

Some of the people in Bianjing who have nothing to do tomorrow will still go to restaurants to drink and feast all night.

For someone like Xu Zaijing who was going to school tomorrow, he could only go back home obediently.

Enter your own yard,

Before I even entered the room, I could hear the three maids laughing.

Pushing the door open, there are several unique lanterns hanging in the room.

"I've met the young master!"

Qingcao shouted as she stepped forward and took the cloak from Xu Zaijing's hand.

"What are you so happy about?"

Hearing Xu Zaijing's question,

The three maids laughed again, and the twins Hua Xiang and Yun Xiang had a shy look on their faces.

"Sir, tonight we followed the Second Madam to watch the lanterns and met several wives of officials in the capital. Some of them knew the Second Madam and asked them a lot."

Qingcao said this and looked at the Yunxiang sisters.

Yun Xiang glanced at Xu Zaijing and said, "Sir, someone has also asked about Sister Qingcao!"

"Why, the cape you embroidered yourself makes people think you are the daughters of a boudoir family, and they want to find a husband for you?"

After Xu Zaijing said this, the three girls in the room smiled and nodded. Yun Xiang turned around and went to the back room to get some drinks.

Qingcao said, "I heard from Sister Cuichan that a lady said the words on our three cloaks were well written and embroidered, and they looked scholarly!"

Xu Zaijing sat on the chair and took the tea brought by Yun Xiang: "After all, you all accompanied me to the private school. With a good teacher like Zhuang Xuejiu, it is natural for you to have a scholarly air."

"Sir, did you have fun today?"

Xu Zaijing smiled and nodded, not knowing what he was thinking of: "Not bad!"

Ningyuan Hou Mansion,

In the Matron's Courtyard,
Gu Tingyi sat on a chair in the main hall, listening to the voices of Mrs. Bai and his brother and sister-in-law talking. He yawned, then leaned back and rested his head on Nanny Chang.

"Yier, did you see anyone tonight?"

Hearing Bai's words,
Gu Tingyi sat up straight in confusion, wanting to ask someone.

But seeing the expressions of Gu Tingyu and the Pingmei couple, as well as Gu Tingye's sour face, Gu Tingyi pursed her lips shyly and nodded: "Mother, your daughter has seen it."

Bai smiled and said, "Brother Jing is a safe person!"

Gu Tingye interrupted: "Mother, you should leave this matter to your son. It's useless to let Jingge do it!"

Bai ignored her son and continued, "What do you think?"

Gu Tingyi glanced at his depressed second brother and thought for a moment: "It looks good!"

"Master Hou is back!"

A maid shouted outside the door.

Gu Yankai, who smelled of alcohol, walked in. Looking at the people who stood up in the hall, Gu Yankai waved his hand and said, "Don't get up."

Sitting on the Luohan bed, Gu Yankai looked around the hall and asked, "Where is Sister Yan?"

"Father, Sister Yan was carried back to the room to sleep." Pingmei still stood up and replied.

Gu Yankai nodded with some regret on his face, then looked at Gu Shixing who was yawning in Gu Tingyu's arms, and said to Bai: "What are you talking about? The children are all sleepy!"

"Father, mother is talking about the boy from the Shoushan family that my sister is engaged to be married to."

Gu Yan said, "How old is Sister Yi now? Why are you in such a hurry to discuss marriage?"

Bai rolled her eyes at Gu Yan and said, "Sister Yi is about to reach the age of marriage, how can you not look for a marriage in advance? Otherwise, all the good sons-in-law will be snatched away by others!"

"What kind of son-in-law is the Huang family's kid!"

Gu Yankai glared at Gu Tingye and said, "He has made great achievements on the battlefield, and the title of Earl of Shoushan of the Huang family will also be his in the future. What about you?"

Gu Tingye was embarrassed for a moment.

"I also heard that you and Huang's brother had a fight?"

Gu Tingye sat in the chair and nodded.

"Who will win or lose in this contest?"

Gu Yankai asked.

"Tie!"

Hearing Gu Tingye's answer, Gu Yankai nodded: "That's about right."

After saying this, he looked at Gu Tingyi, who looked very similar to Bai, and then glanced at Gu Tingyu, who was in good health and had passed the imperial examination and was smiling and talking to his brother.

After Gu Yankai drank a sip of the hangover soup served by the maid, he thought, "I'll have to take a look at that boy if I get a chance."

After the Gu family members said a few more words, they returned to the courtyard.

Bai helped Gu Yankai change his clothes and prepare for bed. Gu Yankai sat beside the bed and asked, "Do you have any plans for Erlang's marriage?"

Bai, who let Nanny Chang take off her hairpins and rings, said, "I must find a girl from a family with a long history of officials and civil servants."

Gu Yankai nodded in agreement: "With Dalang here, and Erlang marrying a legitimate daughter of a civil official, no one can call our Bingluzi anymore."

Nanny Chang was combing Bai's hair, and Bai closed her eyes and nodded.

"But I see that the current emperor has great ambitions, and being a soldier is not a bad idea."

Hearing Gu Yankai's hesitant tone, Bai replied: "Da Lang said that our Gu family has deep roots in the military, and Er Lang can lead troops to fight even if he is a civilian!"

"Yep!"

Sheng family,

Shouantang,
The old lady said to Mother Cui in her pajamas, "No need to make the soothing medicine tonight. I'm tired after walking for so long."

"Yes, old lady."

"Tomorrow, we'll watch the lanterns tomorrow. Let's go to bed first!"

Minglan, who was playing with lanterns in the house, quickly responded, put down the lantern and walked to the old lady's bed.

After washing and undressing,
The grandfather and grandson were lying on the bed.

Mother Fang blew out the candles on the table and left the bedroom. Minglan said to the old lady, "Grandma, tonight, after my sister Yanran and I guessed lantern riddles, we saw...

"Hmm? What did Ming'er see?"

"I saw Mr. Gu, who was studying in our private school, looking at Sister Yanran in a somewhat rude way."

The old lady closed her eyes and said "oh", knowing in her heart that Gu Tingye had become a little curious about Yanran.

Thinking of Yanran's gentle and sensible appearance, the old lady said, "It's okay, it's just the nature of young people."

Minglan nodded: "But I've never seen Cousin Jing look at anyone like this."

"That's because he's sensible."

After finishing speaking, the old lady thought about the possibility of a marriage between the Yu family and the Gu family.

The old lady was just thinking about it. She was too old to be interested in matchmaking.

If she really knew there was a good girl, the old lady would only hint to Sheng Hong to talk and propose to her.

The old lady knew Nanny Kong in the palace when she was young. She often taught the girls from the wealthy families in Bianjing.

Madam Kong could see clearly the inner character of these girls, and with this kind of "exclusive information", the old lady also knew a lot.

As she was thinking, the old lady fell into a deep sleep.

Chai family
Qiushengyuan

In the bedroom

Chai Zhengzheng had already loosened her hair.
She was standing beside the table in plain white pajamas. Not far away, the maid Yunmu was tying a wooden stick around the waist of a puppet wearing armor.

After tying it up and testing its firmness, Yunmu nodded.

Fu Yi came in carrying a copper basin for foot soaking, followed by Zi Teng carrying hot water.

"Girl, come and soak your feet."

Chai Zhengzheng nodded, smiled, took a few quick steps and sat down beside the bed.

A quarter of an hour later,
Yunmu and the other three maids walked out of the bedroom.

As they walked away along the corridor, Yunmu, who was not on duty, said softly, "Ziteng, be alert at night and check the lanterns frequently. Don't wait until the candles in the lanterns burn out before blowing them out."

"Yes, sister."

in the bedroom,
The candles on the table have been blown out.

There is an exquisite lantern in front of the armored puppet next to it.

Rong family,

Return to Snowyuan

A few candles were lit in the warm outer room.

The maid Ningxiang yawned and said softly, "Miss, it's getting late. You can study this lantern tomorrow!"

Rong Feiyan, who was looking at the pattern on the lantern, stood up and rubbed her eyes.

Looking at the lantern in front of him, he said, "You must remember to find someone who can make lanterns tomorrow!"

Xi Bu said beside him, "Yes, young lady! I will make a few more and hang them under the eaves. It's getting late, you should go to bed first!"

Rong Feiyan nodded: "Put it together with those things."

"Yes, girl!"

Turn around,

Xingguofang,
The first quarter of the morning (9:00 a.m.)
Gu Tingye had already gone to Sheng's school in Jiying Lane.

In the inner courtyard of Ningyuan Marquis's mansion,
Bai was looking at the account books with Pingmei.

"Confirmed?"

"Correct."

After Bai nodded to Pingmei, the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law put away the account books in their hands.

Just as I was about to open a new account book,

The maid Qingzhi came to the door and bowed: "Madam, Madam, Madam Wu is here and said there is a happy event."

Bai and Pingmei looked at each other in confusion.

(End of this chapter)