Do you know: I am Xu Jiazi

Chapter 449: This generation is messed up [Thank you! Goodbye! I owe you 40k more]

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Rongxian was tied around the neck, sticking out his tongue in a funny and ugly way.

Looking at the smiling Pei brother beside him, he said, "I saw him like this yesterday."

Pei's brother laughed and said, "You deserve it!"

After releasing his hand, the helmet fell back onto his head. Rong Xian covered his neck and rubbed it uncomfortably: "Ahem. This feels really bad."

"Why aren't you laughing?"

As he spoke, Rong Xian followed Pei's brother's line of sight and looked back.
"Grand Eunuch!" Rong Xian hurriedly followed the Pei family's brother and bowed.

The eunuch moved the whisk in his arms, forced a fake smile and said, "Erlang, His Majesty summons you! Please come in."

"Ah? Oh! I obey your command!"

After saying that, Rong Xian raised his eyebrows at the boy from the Pei family, revealed a smug smile, and followed the eunuch to walk towards the emperor.

The two Pei family members who stayed behind slowly put away their smiles. Yesterday, the Imperial Guards and Cavalry were on parade, and the Pei family was responsible for accompanying Rong Xian.

But later it was replaced by Zhang Shipan,
As a result, it almost caused trouble.

They didn't have a good face for Zhang Shipan.

Outside the palace,

Under the colorful tent,
Marquis of Xiangyang held the wine cup in one hand and the wine pot in the other, looking at the Duke of Anguo, the Duke of Hanguo, the Marquis of Zhongshan and other dukes who were toasting him.

There was no falseness in the smiles of these people; they all looked sincere.

But Marquis Xiangyang knew that they were smiling but not smiling from the heart.

After they finished toasting and returned to their seats, Xiangyang Hou turned his head to look at Duke Qi who was sitting behind him and frowned, saying, "Why are you waiting for me? Your family is a duke, and mine is a marquis. Hurry up."

"Yes, it's my father-in-law!"

The Duke of Qi responded with a smile and walked to the front to toast General Cao.

Looking at the figure of Duke Qi, Marquis Xiangyang sighed a little irritably, then looked at Princess Pingning who was talking near the Queen.

Duke of Qi, Qi Yiqiu, was the second son of the Qi family. The original successor was the Crown Prince Qi Dalang, but Qi Yiqiu was not trained to be the successor since he was a child.

So although he is a typical child of aristocratic family, he always has some flaws. The training he received since childhood has also made him weak and easy to manipulate.

His daughter, Princess Pingning, grew up in the palace and was used to seeing the fights among smart people, so she had a very strong personality.

The result was that the honor and disgrace of the Qi family depended on Princess Pingning.

Fortunately, the Queen now has a prince. As the Queen's adopted daughter and the nominal sister of the prince Zhao Fang, as long as the Qi family does not encounter any major problems, they will continue to be wealthy in the future.

But in the court, it would be better to have more powerful friends!

Only because of the Qi family, Princess Pingning is able to protect her two younger brothers from her mother's family.

The Marquis of Xiangyang had thought about the whole story of these events countless times at home.

After toasting and looking at the Duke of Qi who was waiting respectfully on the side, the Marquis of Xiangyang walked forward.

After clinking glasses with General Cao, the Marquis of Xiangyang said, "Old Marquis, I think you'll be promoted to Duke soon!"

The white-haired Marquis Tuoxi smiled and waved his hand, saying, "It is our duty as a general to fight for our country. How we reward you is entirely up to the emperor's will."

"The old marquis is right. Let me toast you another glass!"

After they drank,

Marquis of Xiangyang approached General Cao and whispered a few words. General Cao did not say anything but just nodded.

Marquis Xiangyang replied, "No wonder," and walked to Xu Minghua.

"Xu Hou!"

"Master Gu!"

"Please sit down!" Marquis of Xiangyang waved his hand towards Xu Minghua.

"You fought brilliantly in the raid on the Baigaohouqu area in the north!"

"Your Excellency is too kind. It is Your Majesty who is in charge of the plan!"

Xu Minghua raised his glass, the rim of which was a little shorter than the glass of Marquis Xiangyang.

"Why are you trying to do this?" Xiangyang Hou clinked his cup with Xu Minghua's and said, "Cheers."

After the two marquises finished drinking, they looked down at the bottom of their cups and smiled.

Xiangyang Hou patted Xu Minghua on the shoulder and said, "Hou Hou, what do you think of my eldest son?"

Hearing this, Xu Minghua was stunned: "Ah? Your eldest son, oh!"

Marquis Xiangyang looked around.

There, Xu Zaijing's hand stopped in mid-air, motionless.

Xiangyang Hou continued to talk to Xu Minghua: "Your little granddaughter Qingyi, I think she is a blessed one."

Xu Minghua looked a little embarrassed: "Oh, this. Lord Gu, your eldest son must be a good one!"

Xiangyang Hou smiled and said, "Since you like it, Xiao Xu, let's take advantage of this auspicious day to arrange the marriage."

Xu Minghua blinked: "But this generation."

Xiangyang Hou patted Xu Minghua and said, "You want to take advantage of me?! We should discuss our own affairs!"

Yongyi Marquis Xu Minghua looked at his wife Sun in the distance with some embarrassment on his face. After thinking for a while, he nodded: "Okay, then I'm grateful to Marquis Gu for showing his love to my sister Qing."

"Hahahaha! Okay! It's a deal!"

Marquis Xiangyang laughed heartily.

Listening to the laughter of Marquis Xiangyang,

Princess Pingning, who was talking to the Queen, looked over curiously.

The queen smiled and said, "Pingning, why is the Marquis of Xiangyang so happy?"

"My mother, he often told me in the Marquis' Mansion that he wanted to discuss military tactics with Marquis Xu. Now that he has met him, he is naturally happy!"

Princess Pingning hadn't finished her words yet.

Then he heard the emperor's angry voice in the hall: "You are my personal guard, what are you doing standing there like a scoundrel?"

Rong Xian knelt down on the ground with practiced movements, leaned forward and said, "Your Majesty, I know I was wrong, and I won't do it again!"

Hear the noise,

The ladies in charge of imperial edicts around all looked towards the hall, and then looked at Rong Fei who was standing beside the Queen.

Feeling everyone's gazes, Concubine Rong behind the Queen lowered her head and said nothing.

"Sister, what's wrong with you? Don't cry!"

Zhao Fang stood and hugged Rong Fei's daughter Princess Xiaoqiu in his arms and asked loudly.

Zhao Fang's younger sister Princess Yue'er was standing by, staring at Zhao Fang with her cute eyes in confusion: Didn't she see her sister crying just now!

In the palace,

The emperor looked towards the queen when he heard Zhao Fang's voice.
Looking at the profile of Concubine Rong, who was sitting behind the Queen with her head bowed,

The emperor turned around and looked at Rong Xian who was kneeling on the ground. He said in a depressed tone, "Get up and stop getting in my way!"

"I obey your order."

The Queen's side,

Zhao Fang let go of his sister, and patted the little tuft of hair on Princess Xiaoqiu's head with a smile, not knowing who he had learned from.

At this time, Princess Xiaoqiu still had a confused look on her face, as if something had happened.

Marquis Xiangyang glanced into the hall.
He muttered a few words to himself and complained.

He did not return to his seat like the others, but walked to the side and came to Xu Zaijing's desk.

"Boy, there's no more wine in the old lady's wine bottle. Sit here and rest for a while."

Xu Zaijing quickly stood up and gave up his seat, then poured wine into Xiangyang Hou's wine cup.

Looking at the Marquis Tuoxi and the Marquis Yongyi who continued to drink with the noble officials from the court who came to toast them.

Xiangyang Hou looked Xu Zaijing up and down and whispered, "You kid, you really don't know how favored Concubine Zhang was back then, and what position she held in His Majesty's heart!" Xu Zaijing replied unhappily, "Old Marquis, it wasn't me who started it yesterday! I only shot her helmet and not her head, which was very restrained."

Xiangyang Hou held up his wine cup and sighed, "I also heard about what happened yesterday. If you had changed someone or a different mount, you might not have been able to make it to Ansu Gate."

Xu Zaijing nodded: "Old Marquis, we have no grudges against this little bastard in the past or in the present, why would he want to set a trap for us?"

"Didn't your father tell you?"

"My Lord, my father said that we were almost used as targets to establish our authority."

"Then why are you asking me?"

"I just want to see if you have any other opinions."

Xiangyang Hou gave Xu Zaijing a sidelong glance and said, "Your father and I have very similar opinions!"

"The Zhang family of Beizhou is quite powerful in several military states in the western route of Hebei, and Your Majesty has a grand plan in mind!"

"If there is a war in the future, with the kindness of your majesty in the past, he can lead a group of soldiers to perform meritorious deeds and restore the reputation of his Beizhou Zhang family."

"You guys, especially you, are well-known for causing trouble in Bianjing. Who else should I look for to establish my authority? Looking for a few bastards from minor officials? Can that help establish my authority?"

Xu Zaijing looked at the warships performing in Jinming Lake and said, "Humph! They are quite ambitious! But this little bastard shot his arrow at my head! Not only did he want to establish his authority, he also wanted to kill people!"

Hearing this, Xiangyang Hou stopped the wine cup in his hand and frowned: "Really?"

Xu Zaijing nodded: "Old Marquis, you should know my archery skills, and I will not joke about such things."

"It's a pity that this little bastard didn't come today. If I had seen him, I would have made him take off his personal guard armor and fight me! You thief!"

As he spoke, Xu Zaijing picked up a piece of cake from the table and began to eat it angrily.

Marquis Xiangyang raised his head and poured the wine in the cup into his mouth, frowning and said, "No! I always thought they were using bows and arrows to scare you! If it's really as you said, they are going to make a mortal enemy!"

Xu Zaijing: "Tsk! I'm not threatening you."

Xiangyang Hou hesitated for a moment and said, "Perhaps he was young and hot-tempered and didn't know how to control his strength."

Xu Zaijing shook his head: "He shot me once or twice because he was young and hot-tempered! But he shot me nine arrows, seven of which were aimed at my vital parts!"

"Fortunately, I am not too old! It is better not to let me see him in the future. Now I have only returned one arrow, and there are still six arrows to go!"

Glancing at Xu Zaijing's expression, Xiangyang Hou said, "Just now I saw you sitting here very quietly, like a quail."

"I'm pretending."

Xiangyang Hou pointed at Xu Zaijing in annoyance and said, "He is reckless and cruel, don't follow him and be reckless! Don't be anxious about anything! You are not like me, half buried in the ground!"

Xu Zaijing looked at the not-so-young Marquis of Xiangyang and nodded: "I understand, kid!"

"Understand what?"

"A gentleman's revenge is never too late."

"That's good enough, let's go!" Marquis Xiangyang said as he was about to stand up from his seat.

Xu Zaijing quickly reached out to help.

Feeling the strong hands on his arms, Xiangyang Hou patted Xu Zaijing's arm with one hand: "You are quite strong, not inferior to me in my old age!"

"That's what the old marquis said."

Marquis of Xiangyang returned to his seat.

After thinking for a while, the Marquis of Xiangyang said to Qi Yiqiu, who was talking to the Duke of Fuguo not far away, "My dear son-in-law, come here!"

Qi Yi Qiu was stunned when he heard the word "virtuous son-in-law", then nodded quickly, bowed to the Duke of Fuguo with a smile, and then came to the desk of the Marquis of Xiangyang.

Marquis Xiangyang waved to Qi Yiqiu, and when Qi Yiqiu leaned over to him, Marquis Xiangyang whispered, "Does the Duke's Mansion still have any trusted friends in Hebei West Road?"

"Father-in-law, yes! The magistrate of Beizhou is surnamed Dong, and he has some relationship with our family!"

After pondering for a moment, Marquis Xiangyang whispered a few words into Qi Yiqiu's ear.

Duke Qi Yiqiu of Qi listened to this and hesitated for a moment before saying, "Don't worry, father-in-law. I will definitely find out everything about this matter."

Xiangyang Hou said solemnly in a low voice: "This matter is quite strange. The fewer people who know about it, the better!"

"My son-in-law understands."

"Pingning's eldest brother is most likely going to be engaged to the eldest granddaughter of the Xu family, so they will be relatives in the future."

Qi Yiqiu's serious expression froze for a moment, and then a smile appeared on his face: "My father-in-law is a man of foresight, and I know that."

"Ah."

At this time,

There was a lot of noise around the Linshui Palace.
It turned out that the big dragon boat in the Aowu on the north bank of Jinming Lake had been towed by the small dragon boat to the outside of the colorful tent in front of Linshui Palace.

The emperor stood up and prepared to walk towards the dragon boat with his ministers.

Marquis of Xiangyang also stood up, bowed to the emperor who waved to him, and touched his belly, indicating that he wanted to change clothes.

The emperor pointed at the Marquis of Xiangyang with his finger in annoyance, shook his head, and took the queen, Zhao Fang and others onto the dragon boat.

The Marquis of Xiangyang stayed at the end.

Many people passed by the Marquis of Xiangyang, and when they saw Zhao Zilong,
Marquis Xiangyang limped a few quick steps, grabbed Zhao Zilong's wrist, and pulled him to the stern of the dragon boat where there were few people.

Seeing Zhao Zilong's surprised expression, Xiangyang Hou whispered, "Old Zhao, I know a lot about your Imperial City Division! If the Xu family hadn't sent cotton wool to the Queen, you wouldn't have been able to find that assassin so easily, and your Imperial City Division wouldn't have been able to be reused so easily. You owed them a favor for this, do you admit it?"

Zhao Zilong looked at Xiangyang Hou and whispered, "When did I say I didn't recognize you! Old Gu, just tell me what you want to do! Don't beat around the bush!"

Marquis Xiangyang blew his beard and said, "Humph! The personal guard selected by your Imperial City Department is the little bastard from Zhang's family in Beizhou. Have you investigated him thoroughly before sending him to the palace? Yesterday, he almost shot arrows into the heads of several noble sons!"

Zhao Zilong frowned and said, "He busted the secret agents of the Buddhist Dressing House in Beizhou and captured and killed more than a dozen spies. He caught the attention of Your Majesty because of his merits!"

"Then is it reasonable for him to behave like this as soon as he arrives in the capital?"

"Zhang Shipan explained to His Majesty last night that he was impulsive!"

"Impulsive shooting of nine arrows????"

Seeing Zhao Zilong's expression, Xiangyang Hou took advantage of the situation and said, "Investigate him!"

"I checked it before coming to Beijing! Also, Old Gu, please meet Zhang Shipan yourself before you tell me this!" Zhao Zilong said and was about to leave.

Marquis Xiangyang grabbed him again and said, "She just looks like Concubine Zhang! Marquis Tuoxi told me! You should know better than me how the Guo family suppressed their family!"

When Zhao Zilong heard this, doubt appeared in his eyes.

"After all, he is from the Imperial City Department. If anything happens to him in the future, do you think you will have a good ending?"

Listening to the words of Xiangyang Hou, Zhao Zilong said: "I know about this matter, I will be more careful in the future. I will let Meifeng go to do what you said, Lao Gu."

Xiangyang Hou laughed and said, "That's right! If His Majesty blames you in the future, just point me out!"

Zhao Zilong glanced at Xiangyang Hou and said, "You were talking to Xu Hou just now and you were laughing so happily. Did you arrange your son's marriage?"

Seeing the surprised look on Marquis Xiangyang's face, Zhao Zilong shook off his sleeve and walked straight away from the stern.

"I say, you have a sharp ear!"

The dragon boat has not started yet.
The highest level on board,

Shen Da Xianggong stood in front of the emperor who was sitting on the dragon throne and said with a smile: "Your Majesty, I beg you to let Xu Wulang get off the boat and help my Rui Ge'er."

The emperor looked at the ministers beside him and said with a smile, "I am also very happy that your Rui Ge'er can recover. Since you said so, Xu Wulang!"

"The boy is here!"

At the bottom of the dragon boat, Xu Zaijing leaned his head upwards, bowed, and replied loudly.

Hearing this, everyone on the boat chuckled.

"Get off the boat and help Brother Shen row the boat."

"As ordered, boy!"

As he spoke, Xu Zaijing prepared to get off the big dragon boat and onto the small dragon boat.

Qi Heng, who had been watching the navy acrobatics from a close distance, came over and encouraged Xu Zaijing: "Brother Jing, it's up to you!"

Xu Zaijing patted his shoulder with some emotion: "Brother Heng, thank you very much!"

Qi Heng was puzzled by Xu Zaijing's seriousness, but he still smiled.

Ok,
The two boys of Xiangyang Marquis are Qi Heng's uncles, and the future wife is most likely Xu Zaijing's niece. The generations are so messed up. Tsk~
(End of this chapter)