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Chapter 477 "Mrs. Chai wants a child?" [Thank you for your support! Thank you again! I owe

Chapter 477 "Mrs. Chai wants a child?" [Thank you for your support! Thank you again! I owe you 37k more]

The last quarter of the day (11:00 a.m.)
Panlou Main Street is already bustling.

Today is the Mid-Autumn Festival, and the streets are bustling with people.

There was a wooden building on the street with a lot of people outside.
Under the plaque that read "Sibaozhai", people gathered in three layers inside and outside.

The onlookers chattered and talked.
"Why aren't you allowed in?"

“Are the items still on sale at a 90% discount?”

"Make way, what are you doing here if you can't read or write?"

"You can make money if you resell this!"

At this time,

A middle-aged man dressed as a manager stood at the door of the store and shouted, "Everyone, everything in the store is sold out! Everyone, go away! Go away!"

"what?"

"You're late!"

"Why so fast!"

Looking at the last few people walking out of the store, the people around sighed in disappointment.

"Disperse! Disperse!"

The shop manager continued to bow.

When the crowd gradually dispersed,

The steward then turned around and walked in.

"Ugh!"

Looking at the empty shop, the manager sighed and waved his hand: "Closed!"

Before the last few people who came out had gone far, an idle man came forward and bowed, "Would you like to sell what you have?"

Several well-dressed people, their hands full of shopping, shook their heads.

Not far from Sibaozhai,

On the third floor of Pan Building,
On the veranda outside the private room,
A few young men who looked like children of officials were watching the excitement and talking.

One of them looked puzzled and said, "I heard that it was the Chai family's shop. I know the Chai brothers. They didn't participate in the imperial examination. What is this Chai family shop celebrating?!"

After he finished speaking, he looked at the others and asked, "Do you brothers know?"

Hearing this, several people on the outer corridor turned their eyes to one person.

"Brother Wu, your aunt is Madam Wu, she must know!"

One person said flatteringly.

The young man called Brother Wu closed his paper fan and clapped it in his hands. A smile appeared on his face, which was somewhat similar to Liang Han. He pointed at the person who complimented him and said, "Haha! Brother Lu, I actually know a thing or two too!"

This 'Brother Wu' is Liang Han's cousin from his uncle's family who works in the Ministry of Revenue;

'Brother Lu' is the son of Lord Lu Xingjun of the Censorate.

Seeing the excitement on the street fade away, 'Brother Lu' gestured for everyone to return to the private room, and said with a smile: "Brother Wu, what do you want to say?"

Talking
Everyone returned to the private room and sat down.

Liang Han's cousin smiled and said, "You all have not been in Beijing for long, so you don't know. The late wife of the old Marquis of Xiangyang, the mother of Princess Pingning, was from the Chai family! She is the aunt of the current head of the Chai family! When the Chai family came to Bianjing before, they held a banquet at the Duke of Qi's Mansion!"

"Oh"

Everyone in the private room suddenly understood and nodded.

"I heard that the young master Qi Heng from Duke Qi's mansion passed the imperial examination at a young age. Are you celebrating this?"

Someone spoke up.

Liang Han's cousin smiled approvingly and nodded.

"Thank you, Brother Wu, for clearing up my confusion!"

Everyone raised their glasses.

A few people drank the wine in their glasses and started eating.

"Sir, I'm back!"

At the door of the private room,

Several servants who were holding a lot of stationery spoke up.

"Quick, bring it here so I can see it."

Cousin Liang Han said with a smile.

quickly,

The servant brought over the brushes in a long wooden box.

"Hiss! Brother Wu, this is the best green silk red sandalwood wolf-hair brush! Did you really buy it at a 90% discount?"

The last sentence was directed to the servant of the Wu family.

"Mr. Lu, yes! When we bought it, the store manager looked distressed!"

"Hahahaha! This money usually costs more than ninety taels, but now it can be bought for less than ten taels. How can the steward not feel bad?"

The wolf-hair brush is not made of wild wolf hair, but of the hair on the weasel's tail, which is hard and elastic.

Most of the great calligraphers in history used this kind of brush.

In the Sibaozhai under the name of Chai Zhengzheng,

The materials used in this kind of brush are expensive. Even if the original price is discounted by 10%, it is still nearly ten taels of silver.

A good brush costs only 200 to 300 coins, so even if this type of brush is sold at a 10% discount, it is not something that ordinary people can afford. If you really buy one, you will make a fortune!
Talking
The people in the private room looked outside the screen and saw the many good things bought by their servants, and their smiles became even wider.

After everyone admired the fine ink, paper, and pens they had bought, Liang Han's cousin sighed:
"It's a pity that my family didn't have a teacher as good as Zhuang Xuejiu, otherwise I would have passed the provincial examination earlier!"

Hearing this,

Everyone in the private room nodded.

All six students from Shengjia School took part in the provincial examination for the first time and all passed it, which was rare in Bianliang.

"Brother Wu, do you know how the Sheng family was able to invite a famous teacher like Zhuang Xuejiu?"

Xingguofang,
Ningyuan Hou Mansion,

The front yard,
Some of the servants were cleaning up the debris from firecrackers in the courtyard, while others were checking the silver and money in the purses that they had received as rewards from their masters.

In the backyard hall,

Mrs. Bai stood beside the table with a smile on her face. She took the plates handed to her by Pingmei and Nanny Chang and placed them on the table.

"Mother, let me do it!"

Pingmei said with a smile.

Mrs. Bai smiled and shook her head: "I remember when I was a girl in the boudoir, whenever there was a happy event in the family, my mother would personally prepare the dishes. I am happy today."

Nanny Chang beside Bai smiled and nodded in affirmation.

Pingmei also nodded and took the other plate of dishes brought by the maid.

"Mom, I'm coming too!"

Tingyi took the dish from Pingmei with a smile.

Bai smiled, turned her head to look at the door and said, "Why hasn't the Marquis come back yet?"

The voice has not fallen,

Gu Yankai walked in smelling of incense, followed by Gu Tingye who had a smug look on his face and couldn't suppress his smile.

Everyone in the hall bowed hurriedly.

Gu Yan sat at the table with a big horse and a golden sword, and said, "Would the people from the fourth and fifth rooms come over?"

Bai continued to arrange the dishes, her smiling face remained unchanged, and she nodded, "Yes! We said we'll get together again tonight!"

Gu Yankai nodded.

Pingmei and Tingyi looked at each other, then looked at Bai with admiration.

Gu Yankai looked at Gu Tingye, raised his chin and said, "Everyone, please sit down! Madam, sit down too!"

Everyone sat down.

Ting Yi, who was sitting below Ping Mei, glanced at Gu Yankai and said, "Father, my eldest brother said he has a letter for my second brother."

"Yeah! Give it to him!"

Gu Tingye took the envelope from Tingyi and looked at his sister in confusion: "Why so fast?"

"Second brother, eldest brother left it before he took up his post." Gu Tingyi said with a smile. "Eldest brother, did he...did he think I could pass the imperial examination from the beginning?"

Gu Tingye put away his smile, looked at his sister-in-law Pingmei, and asked hesitantly.

Pingmei smiled and nodded in affirmation.

Gu Tingye lowered his head and quickly opened the letter.

After Tingyi sat down, she saw that her second brother didn't pay attention to her. She looked at Pingmei nervously. Pingmei leaned close to Tingyi's ear and said in a very low voice: "Don't worry, the other one that didn't pass the exam has been burned."

Tingyi nodded happily.

Bai helped Gu Yan pour the wine. Seeing Gu Tingye reading the letter with wide eyes and a gradually serious expression, she asked with concern, "Ye'er, what's wrong?"

Gu Tingye solemnly put the envelope into his arms, shook his head and said, "It's okay, mother!"

Gu Yan at the side asked: "Have you finished reading it?"

Gu Tingye nodded.

Gu Yankai raised his glass with a stern face.
Bai walked over to Gu Tingye and filled his glass, saying with a smile, "Have a drink with your father."

Gu Tingye stood up and raised his glass.

Gu Yan said: "Your success in the imperial examination is only the first step! There are still the provincial and palace examinations to come! You must not be complacent and slack off!"

"Yes, father!"

"I will be busy with military affairs in the north, and your brother is in the northwest, so the Gu family needs you to take the lead. Don't let your father and your brother down."

As he spoke, Gu Yankai moved the wine glass closer to Gu Tingye, and the father and son drank a glass.

"Brother, let me toast you too!"

Ting Yi raised his glass with a smile.

The Duke's Mansion of Qi State,

Backyard,
The courtyard was filled with gift boxes.

The table in the house,

The person sitting in the main seat was not the Duke of Qi, but the smiling Marquis of Xiangyang.

On one side of Marquis Xiangyang was the Duke of Qi, and on the other side was Qi Heng, and below Qi Heng was Princess Pingning.

"Brother Heng! Good boy! You are much better than the youngest of the Xu family today! Come, have another drink with me!"

Marquis of Xiangyang said, holding up his wine glass.

Qi Heng quickly brought the sweet wine glass closer: "Grandpa, how can your grandson compare to Jing'er? He is the first!"

After finishing his cup, the Marquis of Xiangyang looked at the Duke of Qi and said, "My dear son-in-law, have you read the essay written by the youngest son of the Xu family? How is it? Is it worthy of the first place?"

Duke Qi nodded and said, "Father-in-law, Jing'er's essay is brilliant, and all the examiners praised it highly. He is on par with the second place winner, Dalang from the Sheng family, so he deserves the first place!"

Qi Heng pursed his lips enviously and did not drink the wine in the glass.

"Brother Heng, drink up! I have my reasons for saying that you are better than him." said the Marquis of Xiangyang.

After Qi Heng finished drinking, Marquis Xiangyang smiled and looked at Duke Qi and said, "Our brother Heng passed the imperial examination at such a young age. The youngest son of the Xu family is not even a scholar at this age!"

Duke Qi and Princess Pingning looked at Qi Heng with admiration. Duke Qi even smiled and patted Qi Heng on the shoulder, saying, "Father-in-law, that's right."

Princess Pingning picked up some food for Qi Heng and said, "Heng'er, you should work harder in the future and pass the imperial examination in one go!"

Qi Heng looked at the expectant eyes of the three elders and nodded heavily.

Yong Yi Hou Mansion,

In the ancestral hall,
The incense sticks in the incense burner are emitting green smoke.
Paper money and yellow paper were burning in the brazier in front of the altar.

Xu Minghua, the Marquis of Yongyi, knelt on the futon and said in a low voice with a happy look on his face:

"Ancestors, grandparents, father and mother! Our youngest son Zai Jing won the first place in the provincial examination this year; our third son Zai Zhang won the 50th place."

As Xu Minghua spoke in a low voice,
The yellow paper money in the brazier in front of him was burning fiercely, and the gray-black ashes floated into the air, floating above the forest-like tablets, and some of them were swirling around Xu Zaijing and Zai Zhang.

"May our ancestors bless us, and I hope that our two children will pass the exams later."

After saying that, Xu Minghua kowtowed solemnly in front of Rulin's tablet, and Xu Zaijing and Zai Zhang hurriedly followed.

After Xu Minghua stood up, he looked at the ancestral hall of the Yongyi Marquis Mansion with emotion.

Facing the ancestral tablets, Xu Minghua feels very proud of them!
When he is buried in the ground, in the void, if he can talk to his ancestors, he can also pat his chest and laugh and boast about his achievements:

"It is his contribution that the somewhat defeated Marquisate gradually gained momentum! Since the Xu family was conferred the title of Marquis, his son has been the first in the provincial examination. From now on."

"Let's go."

Xu Minghua said.

Afterwards, the father and his two sons turned around and walked to the door, each lifted the hem of their robe, stepped over the threshold and walked out.

The ancestral hall became quiet.

A breeze blew by.
The incense and candles in front of the tablet with "grandfather's taboo name" written on it among the numerous tablets in the forest made a light that was not noticeable even in the daytime.

Back to the backyard,
The table is ready.

Sun, with a happy face, invited everyone to take a seat.
Looking at Xu Zaijing's personal maids Qingcao and Yunxiang sisters standing by the side, Sun waved her hand towards the back.

Mother Zhu held a tray and walked up to the three confused maids with a smile.

"I've been accompanying your young master in his training and school these days, thank you for your hard work! The longer you stay in the grass, the bigger your purse will be; for you two, it will be smaller!"

Mother Zhu, who was holding the tray, smiled and said, "Don't be stunned, take it!"

Qingcao saw Xu Zaijing smiling and nodding at them, and bowed to Sun: "Thank you, Madam, for the reward!"

After taking the purse and feeling the weight inside, Qingcao, Yunxiang and Huaxiang looked at each other in surprise.

Afterwards, Sun also rewarded Cuichan and others who were around Hualan.

Not long after the banquet started,
A maid walked into the hall, bowed to everyone, and said, "Madam, several relatives have sent gifts."

Sun stood up and looked at everyone, then said to Xu Minghua with a smile, "It seems we have to treat our relatives to a meal." Xu Minghua smiled and nodded.

"Mother, please take a rest! I'll go take a look!" Hua Lan stood up and said with a smile.

Sun smiled and nodded, saying, "Okay! Don't forget to let Zai Zhang accompany you back to the Sheng family in the afternoon."

Hua Lan smiled and bowed: "Yes, mother."

After saying this, Hualan walked out with the maid.

After Hualan came back from rewarding the servants from each household who had brought gifts, she gave the gift list to Sun and whispered a few words into her ear.

After speaking,
Hualan returned to her seat.

Zai Zhang looked at Sun and Hua Lan curiously and asked, "Mother, what's so mysterious?"

Xu Minghua also looked at the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law inquiringly.

Sun smiled, glanced at Hualan, and said, "The Qiao family sent a cart of rare Jia Mackerel (true sea bream) in Beijing!"

After saying this, Sun also glanced at Xu Zaijing.

Zai Zhang said: "Wow! This fish is worth more than ten strings of cash! It's because Qiao Jiulang..."

Sun smiled and nodded.

After this episode, I took some digestive drink after the meal.

After the children and their wives left, Xu Minghua and Sun sat in the hall.

"What did Hualan say to you just now? And you even gave Hualan a look?" Xu Minghua asked puzzledly.

Mrs. Sun didn't say anything, but waved at Mother Zhu.

This action made Xu Minghua even more confused.

When the hall is quiet,
Sun whispered, "The Chai family and the Rong family have both sent gifts."

"Yeah! It's just a courtesy. Why are you being so secretive?"

Sun curled her lips helplessly, pulled out the gift list from her sleeve and slapped it into Xu Minghua's hand, saying, "Take a look for yourself."

After Xu Minghua saw the details on the gift list, he looked up in confusion and said, "Hiss! This gift is too expensive. Could it be that Madam Chai heard about Jing'er's miracle and wants to have another child?"

Sun angrily pulled the gift list out of Xu Minghua's hand and said, "Sir, what are you thinking? You are talking nonsense!"

"What Madam Chai wants is not a child, but a son-in-law!"

Xu Minghua suddenly realized something, raised his eyebrows with some pride, and asked tentatively: "What about the Rong family?"

Sun rolled her eyes at Xu Minghua and said, "Hmm!"

Xu Minghua raised the corners of his mouth: "Tsk tsk tsk! I have seen the children of both families! Our son is really!"

(End of this chapter)

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