Do you know: I’m Xu Jiazi

Quyuan Street

Xu Minghua and his eldest son from the lower office went to the backyard together and saw their three children laughing and talking in the main hall of the mistress. Xie, who had a big belly, was also sitting beside her.

Seeing their father and brother coming in, everyone stood up quickly.

"What are you talking about? You're so happy?"

"Dad, my daughter is talking about what happened on the polo field today!" An Mei walked over with a smile, took the cloak from her father, turned around and started talking to Xu Minghua, ignoring her eldest brother who was holding up the cloak.

Zaiduan glared at his little sister who ignored him, handed the cloak to Xiaodan and walked towards his wife.

"Today at the polo field, Xiaowu wanted to help Liang Liulang. In the end, it was a draw. Dad, you didn't see Rongxian's last ball."

Listening to his daughter's words, Xu Minghua smiled and shook his head: "You are so old, but you are still so unreserved! You are so attentive today, what's wrong with this..."

"Father, isn't this what a daughter should do!" An Mei said righteously.

After the father and son finished washing in the copper basin held by the maid, Mrs. Sun stood up and said, "Let's go and eat."

At the dinner table, Xu Zaijing covered his bowl and said, "Sister, I'm almost full. You don't have to pick up the food for me."

"Xiao Wu, you!"

Xie said a few words in Zai Duan's ear with a heavy belly, and Zai Duan sneered.

Mrs. Sun glared at Xu Anmei angrily, and then Xu Anmei calmed down to eat. Seeing the appearance of his eldest wife, Xu Minghua became even more curious.

After dinner, walking in the courtyard of the Xu family, Xu Minghua looked at the two siblings walking in front of him and whispered: "What's wrong? What is Anmei asking for?"

Mrs. Sun glanced at him and said, "My lord, think about what's going on in Beijing recently."

Xu Minghua frowned and thought for a while, then shook his head and said: "Recently, during the purge of the Tianwu Army, all I have in mind is martial arts!"

"Tomorrow is Shuxi Guankou Erlang's birthday!"

"That's right, why did I forget Shenbao Guanshen's birthday! An Mei is begging you to let her out?" Xu Minghua asked, looking at the second daughter chasing Xu Zaijing in front.

"Although Pingmei wrote a letter before and Zai Duan scolded her and made her restrain herself a lot, she is so old and she still runs out every day!"

Xu Minghua looked at An Mei who was panting after being chased and then continued to be provoked by Xu Zaijing. He said with some sigh: "I think An'er was good at helping you with the housekeeper before. Besides, she hasn't been a girl for a few years."

"Well, it's just that you feel sorry for the girl, and I, the mother-in-law, have a heart of stone!"

Xu Minghua looked calm, turned his eyes and changed the subject: "I see that the Sheng family has settled down in the past few days. Are we going to pay a visit?"

"Let's wait for my aunt to post. I told her when I went to the dock that day."

"Then our male matchmaker has settled on the eldest brother of the Cao family?"

"He is the superior of the Marquis in the Western Army, so it is natural. Didn't the Marquis also say that he gave up his military exploits to Erlang of the Cao family? It is very good for someone to care about his brother so much."

Xu Minghua nodded: "Then let An'er go out tomorrow. Brother Jing is here."

"Huh, she didn't ask the wrong person."

Xu Minghua smiled and caught up with his wife. At this time, the female envoy next to Sun came over from the opposite side, knelt down and bowed and said: "Madam, there is a message from the Sheng family, asking you and the master to go to the Sheng family the day after tomorrow."

Xingguofang

Ningyuan Hou Mansion,

Brother and sister Gu Tingye have already gone out to the polo field.

Fuyao Courtyard,

Xiumu was at home, and Gu Tingyu, who was handling official duties in the study, raised his head, looked at Youqing at the door and said, "Since mother asked you to go, just go over and say everything you know."

"Yes, sir."

After saying that, Youqing followed Qing Zhi outside the main hall of the Gu family's mistress.

"Come here, give me an embroidery pier." Bai Shi, who was sitting on the main seat, ordered.

"Thank you, Madam." Youqing bowed.

Bai glanced at Pingmei next to her and said, "Youqing, you are the person next to Yu'er. Many things are not clear in the letter. I want you to come over and ask some questions this time."

"The eldest lady can just ask. The young master said to let the little one know everything."

"good."

"Did Yuer go well in taking part in the examination?"

"Back to Madam, unfortunately the weather was a little cold and snow fell during the Young Master's audition. Fortunately, the Madam prepared a wolfskin mattress, the Madam prepared cotton jackets and shoes, as well as the knee pads and cushions sent by the Marquis. Young Master just It’s just a slight cold. I heard from other people that some candidates almost missed the exam because of the cold.”

Bai Shi and Ping Mei looked at each other worriedly.

"What about the imperial examination?" Bai continued to ask.

"Back to Madam, during the palace examination, the young master has recovered and won the top two rankings. The young master is also very happy. Because before the palace examination, the young master once asked Zhuang Xuexue for academic advice. The palace examination issued the results and asked the villain to give Zhuang Xuexue a thank you. Etiquette. But Zhuangxuexue said"

Youqing glanced at the two ladies in charge but hesitated to speak.

"Didn't the official tell you to tell everything you know?"

After hearing Pingmei's words, Youqing stood up and bowed and said: "After the results were released, Zhuang Xuexue read the articles of the young master and the three first-level officials, and bluntly said that the first-level official is not a bad thing for the young master."

After hearing Youqing's words, the Bai family and Heping Mei's mother-in-law and daughter-in-law looked at each other in surprise. You must know that this is Gu Tingyu's first time to participate in the imperial examination, and he is directly in the middle of Yijia.

Then Bai stopped talking,

The main hall fell silent.

Pingmei looked at her mother-in-law who was hesitant to speak, and gave Aunt Chang a look.

Aunt Chang glanced at Mrs. Bai and asked, "Brother Youqing, when did the Bilian Garden disappear?"

Hearing the question, Youqing hurriedly bowed and said: "Returning to Mammy, yes, it was after the young master got the wat board and robes and boots given by the emperor and returned home. On the second day when the young master and the master went to the ancestral hall to worship their ancestors, Bilian The courtyard of the garden was sealed.”

Bai Shi and Ping Mei looked at each other.

Had dinner,

When everyone in the Xu family was walking in the yard,

In Gu Tingyu's Fuyao Courtyard, Pingmei was sitting on a chair drinking a medicinal formula for food supplements.

Although he knew that his officials were different now, there was no change in Gu Tingyu in Pingmei's eyes.

"Madam, why are you always looking at me?"

Gu Tingyu, who was soaking his feet, asked with a smile.

Pingmei put the empty bowl into Qing Zhi's hand and ordered: "Keep the female envoys away."

Seeing Qing Zhi go out, Pingmei came to her official's side with a bulging belly and said: "Guanren, you..."

Pingmei said "you" for a while, but didn't say anything.

"How did I convince my father?"

Pingmei nodded quickly.

Gu Tingyu said: "Sit down first, and I will tell you later."

"Actually, the first step to convince your father is for you, your mother, and your brothers and sisters to leave Bianjing."

"During the first few days after you left, my father went to the Bilian Garden every day. However, within half a month, my father stopped going there. Instead, he came to the door of our courtyard several times to ask when my siblings and mother would be back."

Looking at Ping Mei's confused eyes, Gu Tingyu continued:

"Father went to Bilianyuan just to reminisce about the past. The more he stopped him and allowed him to go every now and then, the more he became intoxicated. When you leave Bianjing, she will not be my mother again! Father will go there every day. I got tired of it. Looking at the empty and deserted Hou Mansion every day, my father gradually realized that my mother and younger brothers and sisters were the ones who lived today!"

"Of course, this is just to make my father understand a little bit. As a son, you, the official, and I, as my son, are persuading my father to deal with the concubines. There is something wrong with this."

"So the official waited until he won the second-level Jinshi before telling his father?"

"That's right. On that day, we were facing the memorial tablets of the Gu family's ancestors, the second and third uncles who died in battle, and my mother's tablets. I made this clear to my father."

Gu Tingyu's face became solemn and he said:

"I asked my father, is what he did worthy of our ancestors! Is he worthy of his second and third uncles who died in the battlefield before they were married? Is he worthy of his colleagues who stand under the Gu family! Is he worthy of my mother!"

"Officer, what you said."

Gu Tingyu nodded and said softly: "It's a bit disobedient."

Pingmei stood up and held Gu Tingyu's hand and said, "But it's not unfilial."

Gu Tingyu held Pingmei's hand and said: "At that time, I told my father that in front of these tablets, only one of Gu Tingyu and his father's concubine could stay in the house. If my father insists on keeping that concubine at home, I will fight for my fame. No, we must also write to the Zongzhengsi Yamen and ask them to put an end to the fact that my father brought her into the family during the woman's funeral."

"Madam, there are some things that only when you truly own them do you know how precious they are."

"For example, an official's background is a Jinshi." Pingmei said with a smile.

"good."

"That"

Listening to Ping Mei's words, Gu Tingyu said: "All the women and girls who have no problem have been sold. That woman was sent to Tongchuan, I sent it myself."

Gu Tingyu looked at Pingmei's words and didn't say anything. He was prepared to be safe, but when he thought of the news that Pingmei was pregnant, he didn't do anything cruel and only sent it to Tongchuan under the jurisdiction of the Imperial City Division.

When this matter was being dealt with, Bai was far away in Yangzhou, so there were no rumors of jealousy, intolerance, etc. that would be detrimental to her.

Looking at Pingmei's gentle eyes, Gu Tingyu said: "My mother treats me like her own son. In fact, if my mother had not revealed my poisoning before, maybe Tingye would be able to attack the prince now."

Pingmei nodded.

"Don't talk about me anymore, Zhuang Xuexue actually wants to go to the Sheng family."

Early the next morning

Quyuan Street

After getting their father's permission, An Mei and Xu Zaijing, two siblings, rode a horse and rode together in a car towards the west gate of Bianjing.

The "Guankou Erlang" mentioned by Xu Minghua and his wife is actually Erlang God, also known as Erlang Xiansheng Zhenjun.

When the Zhou Dynasty was founded, this divine monarch was spread in Sichuan.

This divine king was originally regarded as a god who could cure water-related diseases.

Later, through the propaganda of the Zhou Dynasty officials, the power of the god began to increase, and later a temple was built in the west of the capital.

Incense begins to flourish in early June every year, and the most grand day is the 24th.

Xu Zaijing accompanied his sister on the way out of the city. When they arrived at Wansheng Gate in the west of the city, the crowds gradually became more crowded.

Although it was still early at this time, the carriages and horses began to return to the city.

"Xiao Wu, they're so early, they've already gone back." An Mei said as she poked her head out of the carriage window.

"It should be the one who stayed in the temple yesterday to burn incense." Xu Zaijing said while riding on his horse.

Out of the city gate,

An Mei said in the car: "Xiao Wu, have you seen the flag pole in front of the temple?"

Xu Zaijing nodded and said: "Sister, I saw it, there are people breathing fire above."

"Ah? Really?" Xu Anmei had already opened the car curtain and looked forward, but she only saw the flag flying high and a small black spot moving around on the flagpole.

"Where can anyone breathe fire? Ye'er, have you seen it?" An Mei asked with a frown.

Anmei's maid shook her head.

"Qingyun, where are you?" An Mei asked Qingyun who was driving in front of him.

"Girl, even the little one can only see the flagpole."

"Xiaowu, you lied again!"

"Sister, you'll know when you get close." Xu Zaijing relaxed his eyes on the horse and said.

Just as the two siblings were saying this, a knight came to Xu Zaijing's side, and Anmei naturally closed the curtain of the carriage.

"Brother Jing, you're back!" The guard from Fu'anhou's family came over.

"Oh? Brother Qi, long time no see." Xu Zaijing said perfunctorily and then looked behind him and found seven or eight gorgeously dressed people following him, including Korean Gong Han Wulang, Ling Guogong Lu Sanlang, and He Rongxian. Honorable disciples, there are several carriages with various brands behind them.

"Brother Jing, are you also going to see a performance near Shenbaoguan? Why not go with us?" Wei Faqi said.

"My family and I still have to wait for someone, so Brother Qi can leave first." After hearing Xu Zaijing's words, Qingyun slowly stopped the carriage on the side of the road, and Xu Zaijing also asked him to rein in and stop.

He had had trouble with these people in Qiyun Tower before, but Xu Zaijing didn't think they were tolerant.

Looking at Xu Zaijing parked on the side of the road, Han Wulang smiled and whispered to a young man with a stern face next to him while riding a horse: "Cousin, I heard that you killed thieves with your own hands in the north. How about this Xu family? ?”

Hearing Han Wulang's words and looking at the admiring looks of the six or seven noble men around him, the man smiled and said, "You are a timid little kid who stopped on the side of the road with just a greeting from a brother of the Marquis Fu'an family."

"Hahaha, cousin, you are right!" Han Wulang said with a smile, and then he was the first to lightly knock the horse's belly and walked past Xu Zaijing.

Maybe laughter is contagious, and several of the children who passed by Xu Zaijing would deliberately laugh a few times.

Several carriages behind them also followed.

In the carriage of the Xu family, Anmei's maid, Ye'er, pulled Anmei hard and said, "Girl, you can't come forward at this time. You have forgotten how my elder brother trained you!"

"Girl! Have you ever seen Wu Lang being bullied?"

The last words made Xu Anmei lose her strength and said: "If Xiao Wu can't say this, I will go home and tell big brother!"

outside the carriage,

Rong Xian forced out a smile that was uglier than crying, and said nothing.

Qingyun led the horse pulling the cart, and naturally heard their words. He looked at the 'cousin' with some curiosity, and then tightened the riding whip in his hand.

The man whom Han Wulang called his cousin just now actually stopped aside when he was the last one passing by the Xu family's car.

He looked at the Xu family's carriage a little presumptuously, then smiled and clicked his tongue. After glancing at Xu Zaijing, the two looked at each other.

When Han Chengyun saw that his cousin did not follow, he lightly reined in the reins. When he turned around, he saw his cousin scanning Xu Zaijing.

The five or six young men who had followed also stopped their horses.

Wei Faqi on the side whispered to Han Chengyun: "Wu Lang, with your cousin here, I'm scared to look at such a look. Don't worry, I will see if Xu Jiazi dares to say anything, he will definitely be embarrassed today." "

"It's not like you haven't seen the look in my cousin's eyes, that's..."

Before Han Chengyun could finish speaking, his eyes suddenly widened.

One more chapter.