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Chapter 445 I'll help you [Thank you! Goodbye! 38k version owed]

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your grace."

The emperor looked at the young man who was bowing in the hall, and waved his hand with a kind smile on his face, saying:

"Yeah! Go ahead!"

"I'll take my leave."

Zhang Shipan, dressed as a personal guard attendant, bowed and walked out of the hall under the guidance of the eunuchs.

The emperor sat behind the imperial desk, looking at Zhang Shipan's back with eyes full of reminiscence.

The people have left the hall.
The emperor remained silent and stared into space, as if he was lost in some memories.

"Boom"

The candle in the lantern beside the imperial desk flickered.

The emperor woke up from his memories, took a deep breath and said, "I almost forgot what she looked like after so many years, but when I saw the boy from the Zhang family today, I actually remembered a lot of things."

The eunuch beside the imperial desk glanced in the direction where Zhang Shipan had just left, bowed and said, "Your Majesty has a keen eye. The young man of the Zhang family and Concubine Zhang do look alike."

The emperor smiled with a look of nostalgia, thinking of something interesting. "Tell Zhao Zilong and Pei Yuanchen to take care of the child."

"Yes! Your Majesty!"

After the eunuch bowed and finished speaking, he looked up at the emperor.

"What? Is there anything else?"

"Just now, the eunuch beside His Highness came and said that His Highness did not want to change the attendants and guards around him."

The emperor was stunned and said angrily: "I shouldn't have asked him! Tell him that the guards must..."

The emperor did not continue speaking, but shook his head: "Forget it, just let him be. I will find a chance to let him know the good of the Zhang family boy in the future."

The eunuch bowed and responded.

After sitting on the dragon throne for a while, the emperor finally stood up.

Arriving near the Queen's bedroom,

Looking at the room where the bright yellow candles were still lit and waiting for him, the emperor stepped into the hall with some surprise on his face.

When the emperor saw the queen standing in the room with a smile, he couldn't help but smile and said in a rather flattering tone: "Why aren't you asleep yet?"

The queen smiled and bowed, "Your Majesty, I am happy to see several good marriages in the capital when the Jinming Lake is opened."

quickly,

The bright yellow candles in the Queen's bedroom were removed by the maid.

The chief eunuch and the queen's personal maid walked out of the room together.

outside the door,

The candle was gently blew out by the lady-in-waiting.
In the dim light of the hallway,

One could vaguely see the Grand Eunuch leaning slightly sideways and talking to the Queen's personal maid.

the next day,
Qingming Festival,
The weather is not rainy, but bright and sunny.

Many people, whether members of the Zhou royal family or residents of Bianjing, went out of the city to pay respects to the ancestors' graves.

The business of the paper horse shops in the city and near the four city gates became as booming as in previous years.

The sacrifice itself does not take much time.

The ancestral graves of the residents who settled in Bianjing were mostly in their hometowns.

More people burn paper horses and pavilions for sacrifice in their ancestral halls at home, Taoist temples and Buddhist temples inside and outside the city.

It is not appropriate for people to eat directly in other people's shops after offering sacrifices.

Therefore, after the sacrifice, the common people and wealthy families in Beijing would set up tables to drink and eat under the sparse shade of trees or near pavilions.

In fact, it can be regarded as a spring outing on a holiday.
The girls who had finally managed to go out of town with their families were full of innocence and could often be seen picking flowers and breaking willow branches.

On days with huge crowds like these, there are many stalls selling food and various clay toys inside and outside the city.

The end of Chenshi (after 9 a.m.)
Southeast of Bianjing,

outer city,

Outside the New Song Dynasty Gate,

"Huang Pang'er and Shan Ting'er in Yichun Lane, passers-by take a look~"

"Zhouqiao Zhang's cheese and milk cakes~"

"Tang, tang, sweet and delicious tang~"

"Cooking cake~"

"The bamboo kite flies so high."

I saw a large group of noble young men from Bianjing, dressed in luxurious clothes and riding tall horses, coming out of the city gate.

The singing of vendors behind tarpaulins near the city gate suddenly became louder.

Xu Zaijing was riding a black colt, followed by Qingyun and Alan who were riding horses, and behind them was the horse attendant Xunshu who was sitting on the shaft of the carriage.

Xunshu held the reins in his hand and looked with envy at the blindfolded Saker Falcon standing on Alan's shoulder.

"Xunshu, stop looking at me like that! Don't you have kids to support too?"

Alan said towards the carriage: "Suck, suck, suck!"

"Oh?"

Two dogs wearing leather collars poked their heads out from behind the curtains.

After looking at Xunshu on the shaft and Alan beside him,
"Chichi"

The dog stuck out its tongue flatteringly and began to pant heavily.

"Stop wagging your tails!"

The sound of Qingcao training the dog came from the carriage.

"Woo~"

The two dogs whimpered with pity in their eyes.

Then a hand appeared on each of the dogs' collars, and soon the dog heads were pulled into the carriage.

"Xu~"

Gu Tingye rode up to Xu Zaijing on horseback.

He glanced into the distance and said, "Didn't Rong Xian say he was waiting for us outside the New Song Gate? Why can't we see him now?"

Xu Zaijing shook his head and said, "Who knows? Let's wait here."

As he spoke, Xu Zaijing gently pulled the reins, and the little black colt stopped.

Gu Tingye, who was standing by, leaned over with eyes full of admiration and touched the shiny fur on the little black colt's neck.

Then, Gu Tingye said to Qi Heng and Liang Han behind him: "Let's wait here for Rong Xian."

Qi Heng and Liang Han, who were talking at the back, waved their hands to indicate that they understood.

When the vendors around heard Gu Tingye's words, some smiled and bowed, saying, "Would you like to try the cheese and milk cakes from the Zhang family in Zhouqiao?"

Xu Zaijing and the others didn't say anything.
Qingyun, Zhique and Buwei dismounted and walked to the stall.
Buwei picked up the milk pancake on the stall and smelled it, then said to Liang Han, the servant who followed him, "This smells really authentic!"

Diao Che picked up a piece of milk cake and put it directly into his mouth.

"It's not what my brother said."

"Brother Qingyun, try it."

Qingyun took the milk pancake handed over by Buwei, tasted it and nodded: "It tastes the same as Zhang's."

"Thank you guys for your compliments. To be honest, our boss is the son-in-law of the Zhang family in Zhouqiao!"

Qingyun looked over at Xu Zaijing and asked, "Young Master?"

Xu Zaijing nodded: "Buy some as a snack. And take a look at the others."

"Yes, son!"

The group of young men, dressed in fine clothes and riding fine horses, were already eye-catching when they stopped here.

Just for a moment,

Several carriages decorated with flowers passed by and people drew aside the curtains to look at them.

There were also passers-by walking out of the city.
After seeing Xu Zaijing and his group, he stopped to watch for a while.
Among them were idlers and hooligans as well as young girls and wives.

After hearing the conversation between Qingyun and the stall owner,

Many passers-by came up to the vendors and followed suit to buy a few foods.

No one came over to Xu Zaijing, Qi Heng, Gu Tingye and the others.

But around Buwei and Zhique who were shopping, there were a few young girls wearing new spring clothes and holding round fans.

The girls in the market don't have so many rules and constraints.

At this time, while there are many people,

The young sisters were shy, you squeezed me, I pushed you, and looked at the handsome Buwei and Zhique.
My face became hot and red from watching it.

A woman in the crowd rolled her eyes at the girls and said, "Silly girls, what's so special about those two young boys! It would be better if there was a strong man beside him, who would look caring at first glance."

When the rascals nearby heard this, they all started to make a noise: "Mother Niu, I'm free tomorrow!" Another person said: "Sister Niu, I won't go to Jinming Lake. I'll go to your house and take care of you, okay?"

A few words came out,
The woman was not afraid either. She glanced up and down at the two rascals who made the noise. She looked between their crotches and shook her head, saying, "You two are not qualified."

"Ha ha ha ha."

Passersby started laughing.

Listen to the voices around you,

Gu Tingye glanced at Qingyun and also laughed.

At this time, the sound of horse hooves was heard.

"what!"

"Get out of the way in front!"

A knight shouted loudly toward the roadside.

Because of Xu Zaijing and his group, the official road outside Xinsong Gate was a bit crowded.

Hearing the shouting, passers-by moved to both sides, causing some confusion for a while.

"Is it Rong Xian?"

Gu Tingye stepped on the stirrups, stood up and looked towards the city wall.

Xu Zaijing's little horse was tall and he had good eyesight, so he could see the person coming through the city gate without standing up. He said, "The knight is wearing the armor of the palace guards, but he is not Rongxian, so he looks a little unfamiliar."

"Boom, boom, boom~"

"Woo hum~"

There were sounds of drums and trumpets coming from the direction of the city gate.

Hearing this,

Xu Zaijing and Qingyun hurriedly calmed down their somewhat excited mounts.

The attention of everyone outside the city was also attracted by the noise.

After the trumpet sounded,
The drums started beating rhythmically, with gongs and pipa playing between them.

Qi Heng and Liang Han, who were standing beside Xu Zaijing, were in the same posture as Gu Tingye at this time - standing on the stirrups and looking towards the city wall.

After taking a look, Gu Tingye said with some envy in his tone: "Wow, there are so many people in the Wind Chasing Imperial Guards that left the city today. It's really extravagant."

Qi Heng nodded: "Second uncle is right!"

Xu Zaijing also nodded.

No wonder they sighed.
This was because they had seen the Wind Chasing Imperial Guards leave the city around Qingming Festival in previous years.
But the imperial guards that left the city today had bright flags, and the armor they wore was particularly exquisite. They were walking slowly, which made the knights look majestic and their military appearance neat.

Saying,

The sound of horse hooves gradually became louder.

quickly,

In the sound of tapping,
The leading knight walked in front, leading the imperial guards towards the outside of the city.

When passing by Xu Zaijing and his group, the leading knight glanced at Xu Zaijing and the little black horse he was riding, and also looked at Gu Tingye, Qi Heng and others.

Looking at the people's attire and mounts, the knight in the front had a rather amused expression on his face.

Because near the city gate, the speed of this team of imperial cavalry was not very fast.
Liang Han looked at the knight, pointed at him and said, "Doesn't that guy know us?"

Liang Han looked at Xu Zaijing and Gu Tingye with some surprise on his face, and then asked, "Brother Jing, Brother Ye, what does the expression on his face mean?"

Among the forbidden troops,

The cavalry following the first knight followed the line of sight of the knight in front and looked towards Xu Zaijing and his companions.

Subsequently,

When passing by a few people,
Someone from the cavalry bowed in greeting.
But some people also spat on the ground.

Qi Heng saw this scene,

He looked at Xu Zaijing with confusion on his face.

Liang Han shook his head angrily and frowned, "What does this mean? Do you brothers have a grudge against them?"

Gu Tingye stared at the knight who spat: "What the hell does that mean! Ha!"

Before he finished speaking, Gu Tingye sat back on the saddle and pulled the reins hard, then with an angry look on his face, he rode his horse to follow the group of Wind-Chasing Imperial Guards.

"Brother Jing, aren't we going to wait for Rong Xian?"

Qi Heng shouted as he watched Xu Zaijing riding his horse to catch up.

Xu Zaijing turned around and said, "Leave someone here, we'll follow!"

"I didn't know if I had any problems with them before, but I'm sure there will be some soon! Ha!"

East Royal Garden,
Located in the southeast of Bianjing.

Outside the New Song Gate in the Outer City,

It was originally the garden of the royal prince.
Later, it was taken over by the imperial court and became the royal garden.
After it became an imperial garden, the flowers and trees produced were extremely outstanding, comparable to the breeding gardens outside the northeast city of Bianjing.

There is a three-story wooden building in the garden.

From the upper floor, you can have a panoramic view of the colorful flowers and ponds in the imperial garden.

Today in the garden,

There are many BMWs parked around the wooden building.
Downstairs, I could vaguely hear the music played by the musicians upstairs.

There were also maids walking towards the wooden building from all directions, all holding freshly picked flowers in their hands.

upstairs,

The spring breeze blows by,

The veil by the window and the smoke from the incense burner moved together.
The ladies and maids in the building,

Some were using scissors to trim branches and make flower arrangements.

Some were making garlands with the soft willow branches picked by the maids.
Some were crushing the flowers to check the color of the juice,
Near the window,
There is an incense burner on the long table.

Not far from the incense burner is an inkstone and a piece of snow-white rice paper weighed down by a paperweight.
Rong Feiyan sat aside, holding her face with her hands and smiling at Li Jiawu Niang and Hai Chaoyun who were standing beside the long table.

"Sister Chaoyun, answer it quickly, or you will lose!"

Li Jia Wu Niang urged with a smile.

Hai Chaoyun said anxiously: "Wu Niang, please wait a moment! I will get an idea soon!"

As Hai Chaoyun said this, he looked outside the building.

then,

Hai Chaoyun pointed out the window in surprise and said, "Look, there are cavalrymen leaving the city on the official road over there!"

Li Jia Wu Niang said, "Sister Chaoyun, those are the Wind Chasing Cavalry that always go out of the city every year. They are considered a sight in our Bianjing. There is nothing special about them. You should just take my poem first."

Rong Feiyan smiled and nodded.

Hai Chaoyun glanced at the two and said, "Have there been Bianjing boys who competed with the cavalry in speed and skills in previous years?"

"what?"

Rong Feiyan stood up and looked outside with Li Jia Wu Niang who squinted her eyes.

Outside the New Song Dynasty Gate,

Rong Xian was wearing bright armor,
Riding a horse with an indignant look on his face,
Behind him were several personal cavalrymen dressed similarly to him.

"Yanei, is it really okay if we don't follow them?"

"I will take care of everything if there is any problem. You thief, how dare you steal my limelight!"

As Rong Xian was talking, he looked around and asked, "Why haven't Jing'er and Ye'er arrived yet?"

"Young Master, that looks like the Xu family's carriage, and there is Liang Liulang's personal servant."

After Rong Xian took a quick look, he rode his horse over.

Listening to the few words relayed by Diaoche,

Rong Xian's eyes lit up:
"What? Someone spit at Gu Erlang?"

"After Jiro caught up, did Goro follow him too?"

"Hahaha! You really don't know your own limitations! How long has Wu Lang been gone?"

Diaoche pointed to the smoke and dust on the official road in the distance and said, "We just walked a while ago."

Rong Xian hurriedly reined in the horse and headed in the direction of the fishing cart.
When the mount had taken two steps and reached the middle of the road,

He knocked hard on the horse's belly and said, "Go!"

The horse raised its hooves and rushed out.

Seeing this, Rong Xian's followers hurried to catch up.

Rong Xian whipped his horse hard a few times.

When the horse speeds up,
Rong Xian held the reins with one hand and pointed the whip forward with the other hand and shouted, "Wait a moment, Wulang, I'll help you!"

(End of this chapter)