The Red Mansion is so charming

Chapter 72 Xiao Zhengde's hard work as a master (seeking pink)

Xiuyan only saw what Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon is today, and even the wife of Mr. Zhan Shifu in this Fengwei Hutong is so rich, I think every family should not be underestimated.

Mrs. Feng came here today for no other reason than to invite Mrs. Lu to dinner next year.

"My husband's family is in the Minzhou area, and I don't have any relatives. It's very deserted during the New Year's holidays, so on the seventh day of the Lunar New Year, I have an appointment with the wives and wives in the alley. Distant relatives are not as good as close neighbors, not to mention that there are many girls in the alley. I don't have a daughter, so I like them to make trouble."

It can be seen that Feng Shi really likes Xiuyan, and when talking to Lu Shi, his eyes never leave Xiuyan.

Naturally, Mrs. Lu would not take away her face, so she quickly agreed.

"Sister Lu, I heard that your family is related to the Rongguo Mansion?"

Mrs. Lu knew that this was Mrs. Feng's goal, "There are some distant relatives, but the two families don't have much contact, they only walk around during the festivals."

Feng Shi was already grinning from ear to ear: "Being able to walk around with Jia's family is already a difficult task. We would like to get together, but we don't have that chance."

Mrs. Feng took Xiuyan's mother's hand and talked about the glory of the Rongning Second Mansion in the past few years. When the topic changed, they talked about the next year's draft.

"Now that the new emperor has been on the throne for five years, there are only three princes and two princesses. In fact, the harem should be rich enough to make the royal family more prosperous. Sister Lu doesn't know that Zhan Shifu has been very idle these past few years. There is no prince in place, so I don't know. Don't you panic?"

In the past, the Zhan Shifu was in charge of the private property of the queen and the prince. From the previous dynasty, the queen's internal accounts were taken care of by the internal servant, and Zhan Shifu could only serve the prince wholeheartedly.In the current dynasty, from the prince's study and study to the prince's daily expenses, Zhan's mansion is in charge of everything, big or small.

The new emperor also stepped on the shoulders of his brothers. He was not a prince before he succeeded to the throne.Zhan Shifu had been defeated for a long time, and they all hoped that after the new king ascended the throne, he would quickly install a prince to stabilize the court, which also gave them some hope.

It's just that the new emperor didn't seem to feel it, and turned a blind eye to Zhan Shifu's several cryptic presentations.

"My natal family has a niece who caught up with the good times this year and was selected as a candidate to enter Beijing." Feng said with a sarcastic smile, "I'm not afraid of sister Lu's jokes. , especially the draft. I heard that the concubine Yuan also took the path of entering the palace for draft. I don’t know, can my sister give us some advice?”

Lu Shi looked at her daughter, Xiuyan quickly got up and said with a smile: "I see what side dishes are cooked in the kitchen, mother will definitely let auntie eat a cup."

As soon as she went out, Meilian curled her lips: "I thought she was sincerely giving the girl a bracelet, but it turned out that she was just asking for something. What's so good about entering the palace, can everyone survive!"

Xiuyan smiled indifferently: "It's like a big gamble. If you can't make it out, Mrs. Feng is just spending some money, but what if she becomes the lord of a palace like the concubine Yuan, she will be named a noble concubine Doesn't Mrs. Feng become the benefactor of the empress? It's not her daughter who enters the palace, so she doesn't have to worry about it."

Mei Lian thought about it, but then she smiled and said, "Mrs. Feng is also dizzy, our wife doesn't like to take on such errands. She should go to Second Grandma Lian, but it's a pity that Second Grandma can't take care of herself right now."

Xiuyan looked at her: "You talk a lot."

Meilian sticks out her little tongue, she doesn't talk too much out of interest.

"Miss," the woman in the front yard came in and replied, "Master, please ask Miss to bring Master Zhengde to the front to talk."

Xiuyan thought of the tall horse in front of the door, and responded with some hesitation.Zhengde lived in the small courtyard at the back, and came whenever he was called. Little Baozi recently had no master to teach him martial arts, so when he started shooting with a bow early in the morning, he found that his accurate method was far worse than before, and his energy was so sluggish.

With her head drooping and frustrated all the way, Xiuyan scolded him: "Master led the door in, and practice is up to you. It's because you have been playful recently and refused to practice. It has nothing to do with whether you have a good teacher or not?"

Zhengde pouted and did not refute, but stubbornly believed that he had been wronged.

After going out the second gate to the front yard, the doorman was replaced by a shrewd and capable servant. The front yard was where Xing Zhong entertained guests, so the layout was extraordinarily meticulous.You must pass through this place when you enter from the main entrance. Xiuyan just made a detour to the back entrance because she didn't want to bump into guests. In this era, the difference between men and women is the most important thing to avoid embarrassment.

"Xiuyan, come here, let me introduce someone to you!"

As soon as the door curtain was lifted, Xiuyan saw her father standing in the middle of the main room with a blushing face, and a man in Tsing Yi stood beside him.

The smell of alcohol in the room has not yet dissipated, Xiuyan glanced at the wine jar on the table, at least it weighed two catties.

"This is my father's savior, Master Song Qianhu. Qianhu, these are my sons and daughters." Xing Zhong introduced them to the two parties with a smile.

Song Qianhu smiled faintly, first set his eyes on the little bun Zhengde, and now that he had just glanced at Xiuyan, "Master Xing is too modest, I'm just a little help, I can't be called a life-saving grace."

"Hey! Stopping a startled horse in the street is not something that ordinary people can do." Xing Zhong called Zhengde with a smile, "Didn't you say that you lost a master! Today, my father invited a good teacher for you."

Xiuyan felt unwell, and hurriedly looked at Song Qianhu.Unexpectedly, Song Qianhu didn't look at Zhengde, but collided with Xiuyan's eyes, looking at each other with great interest.

Zhengde looked up at Song Qianhu, who was unusually tall for him, and said, "Are you my new master?"

Song Qianhu laughed and reached out to touch Zhengde's head, but Zhengde's neck tilted and he just dodged it.

Song Qianhu was not surprised, hey, this kid moves so fast.

Zhengde smiled triumphantly at his sister, Xiuyan looked at Song Qianhu's hand in the air and couldn't help smiling.Xing Zhong suddenly felt that he couldn't hold back his old face. These two little bastards are too shameless!He also counted on the Song family to produce an elite to teach his son well!

"You're talking nonsense again. Song Qianhu works for the imperial court. How could he have time to teach you? Qianhu chose a good teacher for you. Don't thank you?"

Before Zhengde could speak, Song Qianhu had already smiled and said, "Master Xing, Mr. Ling is much more astute than what you said. I'm afraid our family's disciples may not be up to the task."

Seeing that the other party's eyes were full of teasing interest, Xing Zhong felt that Song Chen was a bit childlike, and even made a joke with a half-grown child, so he didn't talk to him.

Xiuyan felt that the little hand she was holding was moving a little bit, so she smiled lightly at Song Chen: "Don't blame Qianhu, this little guy complained when he got up early, saying that his bow skills are getting more and more barren, if he can get Master Qianhu's disciple Pointing and pointing, one is to make the apprentice recognize the master, and the other is to convince him."

Song Chen stared at Xiuyan for a while, his eyes were so hot that even Xiuyan, who is a modern person, felt embarrassed.Not long after, Song Chen's personal soldiers brought a sturdy middle-aged man in. Seeing his brisk pace, he felt that the man was quite skilled.

Song Chen turned sideways, blocking Xiuyan's body so that no one else could see him.With a light push with one hand, he sent the little bun in front of everyone.

"Master Wang, come and have a look at this little guy."

Master Wang is a disciple of the Song family. He was also a hero in the green forest when he was young. Unfortunately, he was hunted down by the so-called righteous people, so he put away his temper and became a teacher in the Song family.

When Song Chen and Xing Zhong were drinking, they heard that they were looking for a master of boxing and kicking for the young son of the family, so they immediately sent someone to the house to call Master Wang to Fengwei Hutong.

Master Wang didn't know the reason when he came, but now he saw that the young master got him a small bean bun to be his apprentice, and he felt a little uncomfortable.However, Master Wang has been favored by the Song family for many years, and he cannot refuse.He had no choice but to nod at Xiao Baozi with a straight face.

Xiuyan could clearly see the impatience in the opponent's eyes, and hurriedly poked Song Chen who was blocking her with her little finger: "Hey, does he dislike Zhengde for being too young, please help me say something nice!"

Song Chen's body froze inconceivably, the little hand on the back was actually extremely light, but in Song Chen's eyes, it seemed like a needle was stuck on his back.

Xiuyan thought that the idiot didn't understand, and wanted to push it, but immediately realized that Song Qianhu was from the town governor, and Xiuyan couldn't refuse to take a half step back due to her inexplicable timidity.

"You..." Song Chen felt the other party's alienation, and a kind of displeasure welled up in his heart, and he wanted to talk to Xiuyan.

Xing Zhong happened to talk to him this way: "Song Qianhu, do you think it's time for Master to point out Zhengde first?"

What else could Song Chen say, he could only walk into the courtyard.The servants of the Xing family brought back the target that Zhengde used when practicing bow and arrow, and the bow was surprisingly small.After all, Zhengde is not yet six years old, and asking him to pick up a big bow of several stones is simply embarrassing.

Master Wang casually picked up the small bow and could not help but sneer.

Zhengde's little face was red and swollen, both angry and ashamed.The little bun sprinted over, his big head raised and he was full of dissatisfaction as he stretched out his hand for a bow.Master Wang didn't make it difficult for him, and he took the initiative to choose an arrow and hand it to Zhengde.

Xiuyan saw that her younger brother was like a stubborn little donkey, carrying a bow and arrow on his back and running about ten meters away.

Xiuyan had never seen such a serious Zhengde, he didn't speak, but he had the demeanor of a master craftsman like Yuan Ting and Yue Zhi.

Not only Xiuyan was surprised, even Song Chen and Master Wang were also surprised. Could it be that this child is really a genius in martial arts?
Master Wang stood forward to better observe Xiaodoubao's bow technique.As soon as he stood firmly, he heard a "swish", and the bamboo arrows roared with the sound of wind.

"Pfft!" Right in the heart!
"Sister, sister, did you see that!" Zhengde was as happy as a little monkey jumping up and down, his eyebrows dancing.How could Xiuyan be unhappy, she knew that this was Zhengde's best achievement since practicing bow and arrow.

Master Wang showed a faint smile, unloaded the big bow from his back with his backhand, and walked slowly to the bottom of the wall. The distance was at least fifty meters.

Zhengde opened his small mouth, ran over with his short legs, and looked at the bamboo arrow that pierced the target in disbelief.After pulling it hard for a long time, my forehead was covered with sweat, but the bamboo arrow did not move at all.

Master Wang stared at the little bean bag that was not as tall as his waist, and pulled out the bamboo arrow without saying a word. Zhengde's usual archery targets were only made of straw ropes. Overwhelmed, he suddenly let go of his airs.

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PS: Xiaohe came back too late, and the update was delayed a bit. I am really sorry for keeping everyone waiting. Thank you Qin Xinwu and Yu Xiaohu for their pink tickets. Xiaohe will continue to work hard!

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