Do you know: I am Xu Jiazi

Chapter 467 It's just a coincidence [Thank you! Goodbye! I owe you 39k]

In the backyard of the Yongyi Marquis's mansion,
in the hall,
"In this case, the old lady of the Sheng family will decide to cancel Miss Shulan's engagement."

After Sun finished speaking, she looked at Madam Wu.

Madam Wu held the teacup thoughtfully, listening to Madam Sun nodding softly: "So we have to find a husband for Miss Shulan first?"

"Correct!"

Mrs. Wu: "Let me think about it."

after awhile,

Madam Wu shook her head and said, "Sister, I mostly remember the nobles and their wives in Bianjing. As for the situation of the Sheng family's eldest branch, there really is no family that satisfies me at the moment."

"If the Sheng family is not in a hurry, I can inquire more and pay attention to it these days."

Sun smiled and nodded, "Thank you very much, sister."

Madam Wu smiled at Sun and said, "We are sisters, what else can we thank you for?"

"Sister, your Xiaowu is now old enough to get married. Families in Beijing with daughters will come to me to ask about your Xiaowu!"

"They are all good families. How about I tell you about it?"

Sun was a little embarrassed and said, "Sister, please don't say anything. I'm afraid I'll be spoiled for choice! Besides, if Jing'er fails the imperial examination, it will be a waste of the girl's time."

Madam Wu put the teacup on the table in annoyance and said, "Sister, with Jing'er's merits and abilities, can he not become a civil official or a general? Our noble family has a privileged title."

Sun didn't know what she was thinking about, and sighed with some worry.

"Sister, why are you still sighing?"

Mrs. Wu asked curiously.

Sun glanced at Mother Zhu standing beside her.

Mother Zhu understood and waved her hand to have the maids serving in the hall go outside.

Madam Wu watched the maids leave and winked at Madam Jin beside her. Madam Jin nodded solemnly, indicating that she should pretend not to hear what the two ladies below said.

There was only my mother in the reception room.

Madam Wu looked at Sun nervously, "What's wrong? Did your Xiaowu get into trouble?"

Sun shook her head and said, "Sister, you said Xiaowu is already eighteen years old, but the maid in his room is still..."

Madam Wu heaved a sigh of relief, rolled her eyes at Sun with some disdain, and said, "I thought there was something wrong. Sister, aren't you calling a monk a bald man?"

Sun: "Sister, I am really worried."

"Your Xiaowu is a good kid, how come he has trouble with you? Would you be happy if he were like my Hange'er?"

Sun looked at Madam Wu and said, "No! It's mainly because of Xiaowu's age."

Madam Wu pointed at Sun with her index finger and said with some admiration in her tone:
"When your Xiaowu was freezing cold in the twelfth month of winter, he could still get out of bed to practice martial arts and go to school early. What do those people you mentioned think of them?"

"If my Liu Lang had half the perseverance of Jing, I would be so grateful!"

I don’t know what she was thinking about, but Mrs. Wu shook her head worriedly.

But Madam Wu quickly adjusted her mood and said, "His Majesty's birthday will be in a few months. Have you prepared the gifts?"

Sun nodded: "Xiaowu mentioned it to his father before, and I heard from the Marquis that Xiaowu is preparing it."

Madam Wu said, "When Jing'er was a child, he performed horseback riding and archery in front of His Majesty. Thinking about it today, it seems like it happened yesterday! But the children have grown up so much."

"Yeah~"

in the afternoon
Yichun Lane,
It was summer now, and it was not yet time to make peach charms and New Year pictures, so the alley was not busy.

Many people living in the alleys sit under the trees to enjoy the cool air.

When he saw a group of cavalry guards and carriages coming in from the alley,
Residents who wanted to enjoy the cool air hurriedly moved their stools and benches to the side of the road.

After a while

A line of carriages and horses stopped at a gate.
It attracted the attention of the people.

I saw the two knights walking in front of the carriage also dismounted from their horses.

Two veiled women, one big and one small, got down from the carriage in the middle of the cavalry.

"Captain Yang, thank you for your hard work these days."

Di Jing stood beside Zhu Qinghu and said with a bow.

Yang Luoyou, wearing a veil and holding a pipa, bowed: "You are too polite, Lord Yu! It is a great honor for me to be able to watch the martial arts performance beside the camp!"

Zhu Qinghu smiled and said, "I wonder how long I have to wait before I can hear the music you composed?"

Yang Luoyou's eyes curved slightly behind her veil, and she said, "Master Zhu, the Fifth Prince of the Marquis's Mansion has many requirements for the music, but the musicians have already mastered the music. I have asked a few experts to revise it in the past two days, and it will be played before June."

Zhu Qinghu and Di Jing looked at each other, then looked at Yang Luoyou and said, "In this case, we will have more than two months."

"Okay, then I will tell Wulang the good news."

Yang Luoyou nodded slightly.

"Then, Chief Yang, we'll take our leave now!"

Yang Luoyou hurriedly bowed again and watched the line of carriages and horses go out of the alley.

Xiao Zhiyue, who was holding a drum beside Yang Luoyou, had grown a lot taller. She looked at Zhu Qinghu and Di Jing, who were talking to a roadside official not far away, and said, "Master, they are talking to the head of the village."

"Well, the two adults are worried about our safety. Come in!"

the next day,
Late noon (1:00 p.m.)
the sun shines brightly,

Rising temperatures,

Chai family
Qiushengyuan

In the cool side hall,

Chai Zhengzheng was wearing a gauze and leaning back in a chair, reading a book leisurely.

The maid Yunmu came in carrying a plate of cut peaches.

Putting the fruit plate on the table and looking at Chai Zhengzheng who was reaching out to eat the peach, Yunmu said, "Miss, there was a message just sent from outside saying that Wei Xingzhang asked for permission to not perform for the next few days."

The fruit stopped at his lips. Chai Zhengzheng asked, "What's the matter?"

"It is said that Master Tang, the master of Wei Xingshou, asked her to go to Yang Xingshou to study the music score for a fee."

Chai Zhengzheng took a bite of peach and nodded, "Paid? Let's put up a notice in the store, and she can go if she wants! The money she doesn't earn will be deducted from her monthly salary."

Yunmu nodded: "Yes, girl!"

After saying that, Yunmu turned and walked out.

After taking two steps, Chai Zhengzheng swallowed the fruit pulp and said, "By the way, who is so generous and dares to invite her?"

Yunmu stopped and thought for a moment: "I heard that it was invited by Viscount Zhu's family."

Chai Zhengzheng sat up straight at once: "Zhu family?"

"Yes! I heard that a band leader composed a song for the old master of the Zhu family. It was very popular in Bianjing at that time!"

"Well, when she finishes studying the music, she will be called to meet me in the yard!"

"Yes."

Chai Zhengzheng ate the peach flesh in one gulp and continued, "The money you earn less, just cut it in half."

Yunmu nodded again and turned and left.

at night,

The hall of Qiu Sheng Garden was filled with the smell of mosquito-repellent incense.

Chai Zhengzheng sat behind the desk.

The empty space in front of the table,
Wei Fangzhi, dressed in plain clothes, sat on an embroidered cushion and played the pipa.

After the song,
Chai Zhengzheng behind the table asked doubtfully, "Is that all?"

Wei Fangzhi stood up and said, "Miss, that's all! There are also some drums and horns, which I can't play."

"Do you know when he will finish writing the lyrics?"

Wei Fang shook her head: "I don't know yet, but Senior Yang said that the day should be coming soon."

"The music and lyrics have been decided. Please play it for me first. Do you understand?"

"I understand, but"

As he spoke, Wei Fang looked up at the host behind the table.

"If you have anything to say, just say it."

"But Senior Yang said that this song is for the men in the army. I may not be able to sing it well, and I am afraid that it will taint the lyrics and music."

Chai Zhengzheng thought for a moment and said, "Then, let's just play the music."

"Yes."

Time goes by,
It's early June.

There were more seasonal fruits on the market, but the atmosphere in Sheng Family Academy gradually became tense.
After all, there are only two months left before the provincial examination.

Early in the morning,

Xu Zaijing rode a little black colt and walked on the streets of Bianjing.

Listening to the hawking sounds on the streets around him and smelling the occasional fragrant or smelly odors, Xu Zaijing yawned.

"Sir, there is someone waving at us in front."

"Ok?"

Xu Zaijing looked in the direction of Qingyun's finger and saw a brother and sister standing nearby, holding a large bunch of lotus buds in their arms.

When Xu Zaijing and his group approached,

The brother and sister holding the lotuses bowed and said with a smile: "Sir, sir, take a look at the lotuses we just picked. There is even a bunch of lotuses with two stems!"

Qingyun stepped off the horse and looked at the boy covered in mud. He said with a smile, "It's you two reckless siblings again! Don't try to trick us with the sewing trick, or else..."

The boy shook his head quickly: "No, I would never lie to anyone but you!"

The younger girl next to him said, "Big brother, we don't lie."

After hearing what the girl said, Qingyun looked at her face and nodded, "Let me see the color of the lotus."

On the street,

Seeing Xu Zaijing's luxurious carriage stop,

It attracts many residents, passers-by and maids who come out to buy breakfast in the morning.

After a while

Xu Zaijing and Qingyun rode away on horseback.

The brother and sister who were selling lotus buds had lost more than half of their "goods".

Then, it sold out quickly.

This place is not far from Sheng's house.
Xu Zaijing looked at Qingyun curiously and asked, "What's wrong? You keep looking back at me. Did you buy a fake product?"

As he spoke, Xu Zaijing looked at the lotus in his hand.

Qingyun shook his head and said, "No, sir, yes, I think that little girl looks a bit like the Sixth Miss."

Xu Zaijing was stunned: "Like Minglan?"

Qingyun nodded: "I can't say where they are similar, but that's the feeling."

Xu Zaijing had been looking at the lotus flowers that his brother had given him and didn't notice the little girl.

Turning back to the siblings who were surrounded by people buying flowers, Xu Zaijing said, "Ask them their names next time you see them."

After finishing speaking, Xu Zaijing thought to himself: "This, can't be such a coincidence?"

Sheng family,

Wei Ruixuan,
Mother Liu carefully brought in a light-colored, slender porcelain vase containing a pair of lotus buds. "Madam, where do you think we should put these flowers?"

Wang Ruofu looked at the budding lotus with a look of delight: "Put it on the incense table!"

"Yes."

As she spoke, Mother Liu placed the porcelain bottle on the incense table with paintings of three gods hanging on it.

Not to mention,
With the lotus buds placed on the table, the incense table with hanging paintings suddenly has a taste of elegance and Zen.

Mother Liu walked over to Wang Ruofu, and they both looked at the scenery. Wang Ruofu said, "Alas, this girl has gone out to buy so many times, but she has never bought a pair of lotus flowers!"

"It still depends on Brother Jing. Didn't he send this pair of lotus flowers once last year?"

Mother Liu nodded: "It seems that the first one was a fake one sewn with thread, and the second one was naturally grown like this one! But they are both beautiful."

"I hope Bai'er can pass the provincial examination this time. Then I can put my mind at ease."

As she spoke, Wang Ruofu walked to the incense table, took out three incense sticks from the incense tube, lit them, and inserted them into the incense burner.

The master and servant knelt on the mat with their hands clasped together, praying devoutly.

Prayer is over.

Wang Ruofu stood up with the help of Mama Liu. As she walked out, she said, "You know, the old lady gave me the twin lotus flowers that Jing'er gave her. Does that mean she has forgiven my mistake?"

Madam Liu looked back at the incense table and bowed her head, saying, "Madam, I think the old lady may not mean that."

Wang Ruofu sighed with some regret.

Madam Liu continued, "Madam, although Miss Wei is the housekeeper now, it is still Madam Cui and I who do the work. We always consult you and the old lady before making any decisions. It's pretty good to say that."

Wang Ruofu tilted her head and thought for a moment, then nodded and said, "Well, she is a sensible person. She is much better than that vixen from Linqi Pavilion."

The two walked into the hall.
Wang Ruofu sat down and raised her eyebrows again: "Tell me, how come Wei Shuyi, this sister from her natal family, got such a good job in the Bai family? I heard that the monthly salary is quite high?"

Mother Liu nodded: "She is said to be in charge of a salt factory in the city, so how can she miss out on the monthly allowance! She is in charge of the company that delivers salt to the Feng family, and I heard that they asked for a lot less salt! The Feng family knows about this relationship, otherwise they wouldn't have said so many good things to you when you were looking at fabrics for clothes at the Feng family before!"

Wang Ruofu said with a smug look on her face: "It's just a matter of salt, what's there to say!"

"Madam, the Feng family has so many people, and it costs a lot of money to buy salt every month. I also heard from the mother of the Feng family that the girl who married into the Changxing Bofu family and became the second wife is also preparing to have this salt factory send salt to her family."

As she spoke, Mother Liu took the teacup from Caihuan.

Wang Ruofu looked at Mama Liu in surprise: "There is such a thing? I never knew that Aunt Wei was really good at doing business."

After drinking some tea,

Wang Ruofu asked doubtfully, "Do you think the Feng family will care about Shulan's affairs?"

Mother Liu held the handkerchief and said with a smile, "Madam, you are not the aunt of the Kang family. We did not make a scene and demand the jade Guanyin that your sister-in-law brought as a dowry."

"Before, the Marquis of Jinghai and the Marquis of Ruyang had major incidents, but it was our family that notified them, so we should also pay attention to the courtesy."

Hearing what Mother Liu said, Wang Ruofu's face was full of pride. She smiled and said, "That's right! If something happens, we still have to rely on our family!"

"Madam, after this incident, I think Madam Li has given up the will to compete with you."

Wang Ruofu curled her lips: "Humph!"

In the following days,

When Xu Zaijing went to school, he paid more attention to the roadside.

But the brother and sister selling flowers never showed up.

It was already mid-June when I saw the brother and sister again.

On this day,

in the crowd,
Qingyun stood beside his mount, looking at the lotus in his hand with an incredible expression, then took two steps and handed it to Xu Zaijing.

Behind,

Hua Xiang, who was sitting in the carriage, lifted the curtain out of curiosity.

After Xu Zaijing carefully looked at the lotus bud in his hand, he dismounted and handed the lotus to Hua Xiang in the carriage.

Afterwards, Xu Zaijing walked up to the happy brother and sister and asked, "I wonder how you can always find these twin lotus flowers?"

To be honest, I do have some skills.

"My brother searched pond by pond."

The younger sister beside him said.

Xu Zaijing looked at the little girl with a smile, then exchanged a glance with Qingyun: This girl is indeed somewhat similar to Minglan, especially her eyes.

"I've bought you lotus flowers several times, but I never asked you two siblings what your names are."

Hearing Xu Zaijing's question,

The brother and sister, who were tanned by the sun, smiled cheerfully and looked at each other.
The elder brother held the lotus and smiled: "Sir, my name is Tan Xiao and my sister's name is Tan Yun."

Xu Zaijing was stunned: Tan Yun Tan Yun ah.
Looking at the brother and sister smiling, he turned around and said, "Qingyun, let them go to your wife's shop."

Qingyun smiled and said happily, "Yes, sir!"

Before, when Madam Qingyun was pregnant and had gone through the hard days of wandering and begging, Qingyun also wondered how the brother and sister were doing.

The brother and sister were stunned when they heard this and looked at Xu Zaijing in disbelief.

"In the summer, you will find this lotus for me, okay?"

Qingyun, who was behind Xu Zaijing, winked at the brother and sister repeatedly, asking them to nod.

"You two are really a blessing in disguise~"

"You two silly kids, nod your heads quickly!"

Someone watching the excitement shouted.

Looking at Xu Zaijing's smile,

The brother and sister nodded vigorously.

(End of this chapter)