Do you know: I am Xu Jiazi

Chapter 466: Sleeping in the thunder, waking up immediately after flipping through the book [Thank you! Goodbye! I owe you 40k more]

On the second day,
The beginning of the Si hour (after 9:00 a.m.)

Quyuan Street,
Mrs. Zou sat in the shade of a tree at the door, spinning thread.
Zou Xiaomei, who was standing next to her, was leaning her head towards the gate of the marquis' mansion.

"It's work!"

Mrs. Zou said with a frown.

"oh oh!"

Zou Xiaomei hurriedly sat back to help her sister spin the thread, and said with a smile as if she had gotten her revenge: "Sister, that bad boy Chu Zhan is crying."

Madam Zou rolled her eyes at her sister and said, "I don't know who cried so hard when we said goodbye to the little sisters when we left Yuzhou."

After hearing what her sister said, Zou Xiaomei put away her playful smile and lowered her head sullenly.

At the gate of the Hou Mansion,
Qingyun smiled and touched Chu Zhan who was wiping his tears.

Not far from them, Li's Taotie, Chimei brothers and Xu Zaijing were standing there.
Standing next to the Li brothers were several boys and girls with red eyes.

"Brother Chu Zhan, now that we're gone, will we be able to meet again in the future?"

One of the little girls spoke in the Da Zhou dialect with a slight accent.

Li Chimei smiled and ruffled the little girl's hair: "We are just moving, not parting forever. You will have a chance to meet again."

Chu Zhan nodded: "When you get to your new home, if anyone dares to bully you, come find me and tell me, and I will vent your anger for you."

"En!"

Several children around the Li brothers nodded repeatedly.

“Brother Chu Zhan, we are leaving. Will the Zou brothers bully you?”

"They don't dare!"

Farther away from Xu Zaijing, Zhao Meifeng and his subordinates were watching this scene.

Zhao Meifeng's eyes were calm, but his chest sometimes rose and fell more than usual. It was obvious that he was taking deep breaths to adjust his mood.

At this time, Alan wiped the sweat off his face with his rolled-up sleeves, then walked over and said:
"Sir, the two gentlemen's things have been packed."

Li Chimei smiled and patted Alan on the shoulder: "Thank you for your hard work, let's go have a drink together later!"

Alan smiled and glanced at Xu Zaijing, then nodded.

Li Taotie looked at the carriages lined up along the gate of the mansion and said with emotion: "We didn't have much when we came here, but when we left, we found that we had so much stuff."

Zai Zhang at the side said with a smile: "After all these years, how can we not buy this and that every New Year and other festivals?"

Looking at the pots and pans for daily use in the carriage, the kites and windmills for playing in spring, the mohelos and grain boards for summer, the lanterns after the Spring Festival, as well as the wooden swords, small bows and arrows and other things, the Li brothers smiled and nodded.

Behind Xu Zaijing and others, under the doorway,

The aunt of the two Li brothers, who was born into a noble family, clasped her hands together and bowed to Sun and the mistress of the Xu family.

Sun and her wives returned the greeting with a smile.

Seeing my aunt coming over,
The Li brothers hugged Zai Zhang, Xu Zai Jing, Qing Yun, and Chu Zhan one after another, then bowed and said, "San Lang, Wu Lang, we will leave first."

Zai Zhang smiled and bowed and nodded.

Xu Zaijing smiled and said, "I'll go to your house for a drink when I get a chance."

"We brothers will certainly be waiting for you."

The two brothers finished talking, waited for the children to get on the carriage, then mounted their horses and drove off.

Watching the carriages go away,

A few of the Imperial City clerks beside Zhao Meifeng also followed.

Zhao Meifeng walked to Xu Zaijing and waved to the Li brothers who turned around to look at him, just like Xu Zaijing.

After lowering your arms,
Zhao Meifeng nodded again towards Sun and others in the doorway.

Seeing Zai Zhang followed Sun and the others into the courtyard, Zhao Meifeng looked at Xu Zai Jing and said, "Wu Lang, you're not going back?"

Xu Zaijing shook his head and said, "There's nothing to do at home, so why not go directly to the Sheng family? I can learn more for a long time."

Zhao Meifeng smiled and nodded.

"Brother Zhao, why do you look a little haggard today?"

"Is there any?"

Zhao Meifeng touched his face.

Seeing Xu Zaijing and Qingyun both nodded, Zhao Meifeng smiled helplessly: "Let's talk on the way."

quickly,

Xunshu came out, leading the little black horse, and the coachman from the marquis's mansion drove out in a carriage.

On the way to Sheng’s house,

Zhao Meifeng glanced at the people walking on the streets around him and said, "Your Majesty's birthday is coming up, and there are a lot of things going on in the office. I am here today to take advantage of the Li brothers' move and will be back soon."

Xu Zaijing asked, "How has the craftsmen from Zezong's maternal grandfather's family been doing in repairing the Li brothers' house in the past few months?"

Zhao Meifeng praised: "It's very good! The palace eunuchs were very satisfied after checking it for Your Majesty."

Xu Zaijing nodded slightly.

For a while, neither of them spoke. After a while, Zhao Meifeng said, "Wu Lang, did you hear about what happened in the Sheng family's eldest house yesterday?"

Xu Zaijing was stunned: "Sheng family's eldest wife? What happened?"

Zhao Meifeng explained it in a few words.

Xu Zaijing said: "I didn't know about this matter, but Liu Lang and the others are really something."

"Wulang, how do you think the Sheng family will deal with this matter?"

Xu Zaijing thought for a moment and said, "Now that Sun Xiucai's future in the imperial examination is uncertain, the Sheng family will most likely keep a low profile in order to prevent the Sun family from making trouble and Sun Xiucai from making a name for himself."

Zhao Meifeng looked ahead, and after listening to Xu Zaijing's words, he said, "Wu Lang, in fact, that Mr. Sun probably can't sing either."

Xu Zaijing looked at Zhao Meifeng in confusion and said, "Brother Zhao, I passed the imperial examination at the age of twelve. Although I haven't passed the provincial examination for many years,..."

Zhao Meifeng turned his head to look at Xu Zaijing: "Before, when I was speaking to His Majesty, I did hear about this scholar Sun! In fact, he is just an auspicious sign used by officials to celebrate His Majesty's birthday."

"Wu Lang, you don't have to look at me like that. I can tell you this because I have consulted His Majesty."

Xu Zaijing was relieved after hearing this, and he bowed and said, "That's good! I would like to thank His Majesty and Brother Zhao here."

Zhao Meifeng smiled and said, "Well, I'll go back then."

"Brother Zhao, take care."

Watching Zhao Meifeng lead his men away, Qingyun rode his horse to Xu Zaijing's side and said, "Sir, no wonder Mr. Sun couldn't even pass the exam."

Xu Zaijing smiled and nodded.

Shengjia Academy,

"Scholar, the students are back."

Zhuang Xuejiu, who was stroking his beard while reading a book, raised his head and looked at Xu Zaijing and his servant standing at the door. He smiled with satisfaction and nodded, "Come in."

While Xu Zaijing was putting away his bookcase,
Chang Feng whispered, "Brother Jing, why are you still coming to the academy? If it were me, I would come tomorrow."

Gu Tingye, who was in front of Xu Zaijing, didn't look back, but nodded his head twice to show his approval.

"When I think about the fact that you guys actually studied for a long time longer than me, I feel really uncomfortable."

Behind the desk, Zhuang Xueji, who was sitting on the Luohan chair, seemed to have found something profound in his reading and nodded with great satisfaction.

When the classmates heard what Xu Zaijing said,

Chang Feng was stunned: "Ah?"

Changbai, who was sitting at the front row, smiled, shook his head helplessly, and continued writing.

Qi Heng behind Changbai and Gu Tingye on Qi Heng's right both looked back at Xu Zaijing in surprise.

Rulan looked confused and said to Minglan, "Sixth sister, is what cousin Jing said true or false?"

Minglan said uncertainly, "My cousin gets up early every day to study with Brother Changbai, so it must be true."

At noon, Mother Cui brought the Sheng family servants to deliver lunch to the school.

Once you enter the school,
Looking at Xu Zaijing who was sitting in the corner and tidying up his desk, Cui's mother said in surprise, "Oh, Wulang, why are you here? The kitchen didn't prepare lunch for you."

Xu Zaijing stood up and said with a smile, "Mother Cui, it's okay. I just happened to go to my great aunt's courtyard to have a meal. It's been a while since I've eaten food from the small kitchen."

When Mother Cui heard this, she smiled and nodded.

Afterwards, Xu Zaijing said goodbye to Mr. Zhuang and followed Mother Cui to the inner courtyard.

Zhuang Xuejiu looked at the food on the table in front of him, as if he thought of something, and smacked his lips with nostalgia.

On the way to Shou'an Hall,
"Mother Cui, how is my great aunt doing lately?"

"The old lady is in very good health."

"I heard that Madam Cui is helping Minglan's mother take care of the affairs in the courtyard?"

Mother Cui nodded with an embarrassed look on her face: "After something like that happened to the Kang family, there has to be someone in charge of the family."

Xu Zaijing nodded in agreement.

Talking
The few of them soon arrived not far from the Shou'an Hall.

"Wait a moment, Wulang. I'll go talk to the old lady."

After Xu Zaijing nodded, Mother Cui quickly walked into Shou'an Hall.

When Xu Zaijing entered the courtyard,
Mother Cui was already standing at the door, smiling and lifting the curtain, waiting for him.

Entering Shou'an Hall,

Xu Zaijing walked a few steps, bowed and said, "Great aunt, Grand Madam Ci'an! My two aunts, I wish you all the best! Sister Shulan, Sister Pinlan, I wish you all the best."

Shulan and Pinlan, who were sitting at the bottom, stood up quickly and bowed.

After calling everyone, Xu Zaijing stood up and nodded to Wei Shuyi, who was standing behind Wang Ruofu with an apologetic look on his face.

Wei Shuyi is now the housekeeper, and he felt a little guilty for not preparing lunch for Xu Zaijing.

"Brother Jing, sit down!"

The old lady said with a smile.

The old lady's eyes were also full of smiles, and she nodded kindly.

Wang Ruofu looked very satisfied, while Mrs. Li forced a smile with a bitter look on her face.

Seeing Xu Zaijing sitting down, the old lady smiled and said, "Didn't they say that the two viscounts of the Li family who lived in the Marquis' Mansion before moved to a new house today? Jing'er, why are you back?"

Xu Zaijing smiled slightly: "Grandma, we sent them both away! But when I thought about Changbai learning half a day longer than me, I felt sad. I also missed the food in Shou'an Hall's small kitchen, so I wanted to come and have a meal."

Hearing Xu Zaijing's words, everyone in the hall laughed.

Shulan, whose face was not very good, had a slight smile on her lips, but she didn't know what she thought of, and the smile quickly disappeared.

The young Pinlan looked at Xu Zaijing with some curiosity: Yesterday, the scholar Sun was caught by the son of a nobleman who was on good terms with the man in front of him.

"Suqin, ask the kitchen to serve the food."

"Yes, old lady."

After saying that, the old lady stood up and said, "Old sister-in-law, let's go to the side hall to eat! This kid has a big appetite, we won't sit at the same table with him! Brother Jing, tell Mother Cui what you want to eat."

Xu Zaijing stood up, bowed and said yes with a smile.

When Cui's mother brought the food to Xu Zaijing,

After eating for a while,
The old lady walked in holding Fang Mama's hand.

After sitting opposite Xu Zaijing who was burping, the old lady said:

"Brother Jing, tell me! What's the matter with you coming here this afternoon?"

Seeing Xu Zaijing's hesitant expression, the old lady continued:

"My wife and I didn't invite Changbai and Changfeng to dinner today. You must know that there is something I don't want them to hear!"

"You are here at this time, there must be something wrong."

Xu Zaijing scratched his head and said, "Grandma, there is indeed something. I heard from Xiao Zhao, the head of the Imperial City Bureau, that..."

evening,

Shouantang,
The old lady sat on the Luohan chair and took a sip of tea.
Sheng Hong sat on the chair below, nodded as if he was listening, and said, "Mother, this is the first time I've heard of Mr. Sun's story!"

The old lady took a sip of tea, put down the teacup, picked up a round fan and fanned herself gently, saying, "At that time, we were thousands of miles away in Quanzhou, and your elder brother Wei was busy with his business in Beijing, so he was unable to understand the twists and turns of the matter."

Sheng Hong nodded repeatedly.

The old lady said, "Oh, right! I heard from you before that Lord Hong has been working in Huainan East Road since he passed the examination. Maybe we can ask him about this matter and find out the reason."

The old lady continued, fanning herself gently, "Speaking of which, if the emperor hadn't said that, no one would have thought of this matter."

Sheng Hong nodded repeatedly:

"Mother is right!"

"Brother Wei and Auntie are afraid that they will do something too extreme and push a 12-year-old scholar into a corner. They will turn a happy event into hatred and create an enemy for our family."

"If what Jing'er said is true, then my aunt and the others can rest assured."

The old lady nodded slightly and glanced at Sheng Hong.

After Sheng Hong and the old lady looked at each other, he stood up and said, "Then my son will go to Brother Hong's house to ask for advice now."

The old lady smiled and waved her fan: "Go ahead."

A few days later,
On the way to the outskirts of Bianjing,
Sun Xiucai leaned against the carriage with a look of loss on his face.
In the carriage,
On the side, Sun Xiucai's mother was holding a bundle and frowning, saying, "Son, what happened to us? Didn't the Sheng family say that you could study in Bianjing? Why do they suddenly want us to go back to Youyang?"

Sun Xiucai leaned against the wall of the car, looking bored at the street outside the window, and said, "The Sheng family said that there are many well-educated people in Bianjing and the competition is fierce. It is better to go to Youyang to participate in the provincial examination."

"Oh~" Sun's mother nodded and continued, "No wonder the Sheng family gave me another bag of silver when I left! They were worried that we would have nothing to use when we return to Youyang! They are really rich!"

"silver?"

Mr. Sun left the car wall, sat up straight and asked.

Mother Sun nodded and said, "Yes! They even asked me to sign a document with an official to terminate the relationship and end the lease of the yard. I didn't know how to sign, so I just put my fingerprint on it."

"Mother! How come I don't know about this? Where is the clerk?"

"I am searching."

As she spoke, Sun's mother felt around her waist, in her bag, and in her sleeves, and pulled out a piece of paper with creases all over it: "Here!"

Sun Xiucai quickly took the paper in his hand and unfolded it. Looking at the words written on the paper and the big handprint of his mother below, Sun Xiucai said in disbelief: "Mom, you..."

"What official signed the document with you? Do you remember?"

Mother Sun glanced upwards and said, "I was thinking, it seems to be Dalisi! Dalisi, yes, that's the name!"

"Mother, is this the Dali Temple?"

"Yeah!"

Sun Xiucai slapped the paper heavily on the bundle in his mother's arms and said, "Mother, this is the document that cancels the engagement between the Sheng family and us!"

"Ah! How could the Sheng family lie to us? No, we have to go back and settle accounts with the Sheng family! If they hadn't been fighting for it, would we have married into the Sheng family?"

"Stop the car! Go back!~"

Sun's mother said angrily.

Sun Xiucai panted heavily, "This is too much! This is a disgrace to society!"

At this time,

The driver who was driving the carriage in front said, "You two, someone asked me to say something. If you dare to go back, Mr. Sun, the matter of 'Xiao Yunniang' will not be over! Chaoyun Pavilion didn't do anything to you because of the face of the Marquis' Mansion!"

"Now, you said that the Marquis' Mansion is useless! Without the Marquis' Mansion, Chaoyun Pavilion will not give up. I don't know if the silver in your bags is enough to pay the compensation."

Mother Sun: "Son, what is Chaoyun Pavilion?"

Sun Xiucai looked at the bundle in his mother's arms with embarrassment on his face, and said angrily: "Mother, don't ask anymore. You won't understand even if I tell you! Go back to Yuyang!"

(End of this chapter)