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Chapter 488 Take my punch! [Thank you! Thanks again! I owe you 41k more chapters]

In the main hall,

Only the chief and deputy envoys of the Northern Liao and Jin dynasties were qualified to sit in it, and they used the same pure gold curved zhi (a wine bowl with a curved handle) as the nobles and high-ranking officials.

Other nobles of the Jin Kingdom and the Northern Liao nobles who followed, such as Zhao Weigan and Han Honglie,
Just like the low-ranking civil and military officials of the Great Zhou,
Sitting in the corridors on both sides of the hall, drinking from silver cups.

When Xu Zaijing and others lined up to leave the colorful tent,
In the corridors on both sides, whether it was the civil and military officials of the Great Zhou, or the military nobles of the Jin Kingdom, or the nobles of the Northern Liao Dynasty, they were all attracted by the aura and attire of the group of people and saluted.

When the music starts playing in the tent,
Xu Zaijing and more than a hundred other people began to hum in a low voice, while the strong men in the army blew the horns used on the battlefield with all their might.
In the corridor,
Some people put the silver bowl to their lips but forget to sip,
Some chopsticks rest on the dishes without picking up any food.
Some people stop chewing while eating.
They all listened attentively to the singing coming from the hall.

When the song is over,
Zhao Weigan, Han Honglie and others sitting in the corridor applauded like the nobles of the Jin Dynasty.

The applause paused.

The Northern Liao nobles looked at each other with confusion in their eyes. Zhao Wei dared to raise his wine bowl and said softly:

"Sanlang, in previous years' celebrations of the Great Zhou Dynasty, did such chorus often take place?"

Liu Jun Liu Sanlang looked at the dishes on the table and said, "If the elders in my family had heard such a vigorous chorus, they would definitely write it down or tell us about it!"

"Can"

As he said this, Liu Sanlang shook his head.

Han Honglie on the side said: "The Great Zhou did not gain any advantage in conquering Baigao before, and there was no feat of destroying the country, so how could there be such a chorus of praise?"

The others nodded, and looked at the Jin envoys not far away with some resentment: "If it weren't for the Jin Kingdom causing trouble in the northern Liaodong border, it would never have been so easy for the Great Zhou to recover its homeland."

At this time,

There was a rustling sound of footsteps coming from the square in front of the temple, and from time to time the clear voice of a girl could be heard.

In the palace,

After Xu Zaijing and others finished singing, they walked closer to the emperor in order of their martial rank.

The emperor looked at the crowd not far away, nodded with a smile on his face and said, "I thought you were going to sing a song similar to the previous one, but I didn't expect it to be so good!"

"I heard it was your idea again?"

The second sentence was directed to Xu Zaijing in front.

Xu Zaijing bowed and said, "Your Majesty, yes! I am the same. I was inspired to write this!"

The emperor continued to smile and nodded:

"Okay! I'll reward them well when we get down."

"Yes, Your Majesty!" The eunuch on the side bowed and responded.

"I will take my leave, your Excellency."

Cao Yi, who was standing next to Xu Zaijing, bowed first.

"Your servants, take your leave!"

Afterwards, more than a hundred people bowed and shouted together, then slowly retreated outside under the gaze of the emperor and the dukes and earls.

When they arrived at the temple gate,
The team's speed of moving out slowed down a bit, as if there was some "congestion" ahead.

Xu Zaijing, who was walking at the end, felt the gaze and when he turned his head, he saw Rulan, who was sitting behind Wang Ruofu, waving at him with a smile.

After Xu Zaijing nodded to the Sheng family, he followed the people in front.

Out of the palace gate,

Only then did they realize that in front of their team, there was a group of more than 400 girls, which was larger than theirs, lined up outside the hall.

Most of these girls were fifteen or sixteen years old. They wore flower crowns and colorful clothes with cinched waists. They were dressed very gorgeously and were able to participate in palace ceremonies. Their appearance and figure were carefully selected, and they were all beauties.

Especially the four girls standing at the front of the four rows of girls, holding colored sticks in their hands, have beauties that are one in a million.

Seeing Xu Zaijing and others coming out of the hall, the girls lost their usual shyness and stood in the group of girls and looked at them wantonly.

There were also brave girls who would point at Di Jing and others and then cover their mouths and laugh.

You know, Di Jing is quite handsome.

In the team led by Xu Zaijing and others,
There are the officers and soldiers of the imperial guards who are usually careless.
At this moment, I felt the sight of the sea of ​​girls, hundreds of them, especially the four girls in the front holding colored sticks.

She looked a little shy and embarrassed.

The girl at the front of the four rows had the best appearance. When she saw Di Jing,
Two people were about to talk.

Their eyes fell on Xu Zaijing who was walking at the back, and the two of them immediately shut up.

When Xu Zaijing approached, three of the four girls shouted in clear and pleasant voices: "Sir, I am a slave of Qiyun Tower. I am here to greet you."

"Sir, I am Lin Xian from Feiyuntai. I am honored to meet you."

"Sir, I am Li Qian from Qianchun Tower. I am honored to meet you."

Hearing the voices of the three girls, the Western Army soldiers walking in front turned around and looked at Xu Zaijing, and some even laughed.

Xu Zaijing listened to the three girls introducing themselves, and was caught off guard, smiling and nodding.

The girls in the four rows at the back looked at Xu Zaijing curiously when they heard the most outstanding girl in front introduce herself.

When Xu Zaijing looked over, the girls all laughed softly, and some of the brave ones whispered, "Sir, where are you from?"

"Yes, sir, where do you live?"

Hearing these questions,

Among the group of Western Army lieutenants, someone said, "That's Wu Lang from the Yongyi Marquis's Mansion!"

"what?"

"Hey~"

When the girls heard this, they sighed with either regret or disbelief.

If they were ordinary lieutenants, they might have a chance to get close to them and become concubines or something!

But they were afraid that they couldn't even get close to the threshold of this young master of the marquis's mansion.

As Xu Zaijing walked out,
The girls outside the hall were also led into the ceremony by four girls holding colored sticks.

Lively music was played in the colorful tent.

The Western Army comrade who was walking in front of Xu Zaijing turned around and asked, "Wu Lang, Wu Lang, where are these girls from?"

Looking back at the girls entering the hall with their graceful waists,

Xu Zaijing said, "They should be the girls with outstanding looks from the musicians and prostitutes' houses in the east and west wings of the city."

"Oh"

"After the ceremony in the afternoon, these girls will leave at the south gate of the palace." Xu Zaijing continued.

"Oh!"

Everyone who heard this started whispering to each other.

Back to the colorful tent in the square outside the palace,

After removing their armor, washing their faces and changing into formal clothes, everyone headed towards their seats.

When Xu Zaijing reached his spot in the corner of the hall,
Gu Tingye and Rong Xian were already sitting nearby.

Seeing Xu Zaijing sitting down,
Rong Xian, who was standing by, came over quickly and pointed at a girl dancing in the hall not far away. He said:
"Brother Jing, where is that person from?"

Xu Zaijing tilted his head: "Why are you asking me?"

Rong Xian: "Oh my! I asked them several questions before, but I went to perform without waiting for them to say anything."

Xu Zaijing shook his head: "That person didn't talk to me"

"what?"

At this time,

An eunuch came over and said to Xu Zaijing and Gu Tingye, "Second Master Gu, Fifth Master Xu, and Sixth Master Liang invite you to go to Xuande Gate for a chat this afternoon."

Xu Zaijing and Gu Tingye smiled and nodded: "Thank you for your help, eunuch."

"You're welcome, both of you."

"Liang Liu's invitation to you to have a chat is fake, the real purpose is to go and see these girls!"

Rong Xian on the side pouted. Gu Tingye: "Are you going or not?"

"go with!"

After watching the performance for a while,
The hundreds of girls who had just entered the hall lined up and slowly floated out.

Rong Xian and Gu Tingye turned their necks until they could no longer see the girls and then turned them back.

The sumo show is over.

End of the day (3:00 p.m.)

The ladies came in with baskets of precious flowers in full bloom.
They stopped near the table from time to time, allowing everyone to choose, and the flowers chosen by everyone in the hall were pinned on their temples.

After the Emperor and Empress drank their last glass of wine,
All the ministers, officials and envoys from foreign countries inside and outside the hall stood up and left.

Xu Zaijing also stood up and walked out from the side door of the hall with Gu Tingye and Rong Xian.

Just after leaving the palace gate,
He saw a dozen female officials standing outside the hall with flower baskets in their hands. The baskets were filled with colorful flowers, which were very beautiful.

Near the main entrance of the hall, an official's wife was looking at the flower basket with admiration and said:

"How much does this cost?"

"Madam, this basket of flowers was picked from the East Imperial Garden and is worth fifty strings of cash."

"Okay, I want it."

Listening to the words of the official's wife,
Gu Tingye asked in confusion: "Can this flower still be bought?"

Rong Xian nodded: "Of course!"

While speaking, Rong Xian had an expression that said 'you don't even know this', which made Gu Tingye feel embarrassed.

Xu Zaijing nodded, walked to the female official closest to him, and bought a basket of flowers as well.

When they were waiting for their families,
Liang Han also came over with a basket of flowers and said to Xu Zaijing and Gu Tingye, "Let's go! When I came here, I told the two ladies that we should go to Panlou at the South Gate to have a chat."

Hearing this,

Xu Zaijing glanced at his parents.
When he saw his father Xu Minghua nodded at him, he walked towards the palace gate with a few others.

After leaving Xihua Gate,
In the open space marked out by chevaux de frise under the palace wall for parking horses and carriages,

Xu Zaijing handed the basket of flowers to the three maids waiting beside the carriage and said, "You can play with them while I go with them!"

"Thank you, sir!"

After the three maids took the flower baskets, they bowed with a smile beside the carriage.

Looking at Xu Zaijing who was also wearing a flower in his hair, Qingcao smiled and said, "Sir, the flower in your hair today makes you look really good!"

Xu Zaijing stroked the flowers pinned in his hair and said with a smile, "Of course, this is a gift from the emperor, how can it not be beautiful? Remember to save two for your sister-in-law Hua Qing!"

"Yes, sir!" The three maids smiled and looked at Qingyun who was smiling and nodding repeatedly.

finished,

Xu Zaijing was about to ride his horse out with Qingyun.
But because all the officials and nobles were present today, they could not wait at the palace gate for their own carriages to pick them up, and they all walked together towards their own carriages.

So the road suddenly became crowded.

After Xu Zaijing rode his horse a few steps, he had to stop to let the people walking in front pass.

Also, because Xu Zaijing arrived early, the place where the carriage and horses were located was close to the entrance, but when he went out, he could not go against the flow, but had to go directly to the exit.

The Chai and Rong families arrived a little late.
The carriages and horses naturally stopped closer to the exit.

Therefore,
As soon as Xu Zaijing dismounted and was walking with the horse, he saw the Chai family members beside him.

"Hey, Jing'er, you came out early. Your mother is still behind us!"

Madam Chai, who was standing beside the head of the Chai family, looked at Xu Zaijing and said with a smile.

Xu Zaijing nodded and smiled: "Madam, Erlang and I will go to the South Gate to have a chat. I have already told mother about it."

"Oh!"

Mrs. Chai nodded and looked at Xu Zaijing, who was wearing a light-colored inner garment, a light green outer robe, a red flower in his hair, and leading a black horse. She said, "This child looks really good with this red flower in his hair."

As she spoke, Madam Chai looked at her husband inquiringly.

The head of the Chai family nodded repeatedly.

"Madam is so complimentary."

Xu Zaijing replied with a somewhat embarrassed look on his face.

Afterwards, Xu Zaijing looked at Chai Jin and Chai Bo behind the Chai couple and nodded, "Have you two just finished your shift?"

As he spoke, Xu Zaijing nodded towards Chai Zhengzheng, who was walking between the Chai brothers and looking at him sideways.

Chai Jin, who looked a little tired, nodded and said, "Brother Jing, I heard the chorus today on the palace wall. It was great!"

Xu Zaijing hurriedly bowed and said, "Thank you, Brother Jin, for the compliment. We all worked hard together."

While the two were talking, the Chai couple quickly took a few steps forward so that their three children were parallel to Xu Zaijing.

Chai Jin nodded, looked back, then smiled and patted Xu Zaijing on the shoulder and walked back, as if he had met an acquaintance.

Chai Zhengzheng in the middle was naturally exposed to Xu Zaijing's side.

Chai Bo on the other side also looked back with a smile, made way for the people behind him, and naturally pushed Chai Zhengzheng to the middle.

After a while, Chai Jin caught up again, but instead of going back to Xu Zaijing, he walked to the outside of his younger brother.

Chai Zhengzheng had to move towards Xu Zaijing again.

"Brother Jing, do you want to go to Madam Wu's chrysanthemum appreciation party next month?"

Chai Jin asked, tilting his head.

Xu Zaijing, who was walking side by side with Chai Zhengzheng, looked at the hairpin of the same color on the girl's head, smelled the scent of flowers or something else, and smiled, "I think he will go."

"We'll talk then, and you can tell us about your experiences in the Northwest."

Xu Zaijing smiled and nodded: "Okay."

Chai Zhengzheng, who was standing next to Xu Zaijing, listened to their conversation, feeling happy and walking forward with a hot face.

Although she was looking straight ahead, she was paying close attention to the man on the side who was leading a tall horse as big as a wall, paying attention to whether he was looking at her or looking over at her.

What she was thinking was, if this person came to talk to her, how would she answer?

'Would you like to laugh first?'

"Look at his eyes. No, no, no, that's too rude. Or should I look at his clothes, or the flowers in his hairpin?"

This made her a little distracted.

'Why is my brother silent?'

'Well? '

"cough!!!"

A familiar coughing sound came, waking Chai Zhengzheng up suddenly, and he quickly looked around:
On one side of her was still a tall black horse like a wall;

But on the other side, the two brothers disappeared.
The parents who were walking in front of me didn’t know when they turned the corner and went to their carriage!!!
Chai Zhengzheng stopped immediately.

She felt as if her face was on fire.
Without even bothering to look at Xu Zaijing, Chai Zhengzheng bowed his head and hurriedly turned around and walked towards his own carriage.

Coming to his brother who was a few steps away,
Chai Zhengzheng was filled with hatred and slapped his second brother Chai Bo very hard.
When I wanted to punch the smirking big brother Chai Jin,

"Brother Jing is looking over here." Chai Bo whispered.

Chai Zhengzheng immediately hid his fist, turned his head seemingly unintentionally, and looked not far away out of the corner of his eye.

After a while,
Looking at someone who didn't even look back,

Chai Zhengzheng swung his fists even harder.

"Snapped!"

"Hiss! Chai Zhengzheng, you really have the guts to do that!"

(End of this chapter)