Do you know: I’m Xu Jiazi

The elderly Lian Guogong and his wife were sitting in the main hall,

Behind the screen on one side,

Mrs. Li, the successor of the eldest son of the Lu family who died young, was sitting on the embroidered pier at this time, holding a handkerchief in her hand and listening to the words outside with concern in her eyes.

"Master Guo, I followed our young master to the Xu family in the morning. After playing for a while, several other noble disciples also went there, inviting them to see the great Nuo ceremony coming out of the palace!"

"The young master also wants to go"

"Originally we were riding in a car, but the young master saw that Brother Jing's horse was very strange, so our relative Wu Lang asked the servant to change the saddle and saddle, and prepared to ride out together."

Upon hearing this, the Duke of Guo stroked his white beard approvingly, and both the Duke's wife and Mrs. Li behind the screen looked worried.

The old lady asked: "Didn't our grandma stop me?"

The boy said:

"Go back to Madam, I stopped you."

"But when Wulang heard that Brother Zong had never ridden a horse, he said that boys still need to get some exercise."

"The two of them slipped around the racecourse twice. Grandma thought it was safe and the young master was very happy, so he agreed."

The old lady nodded and said, "What else? When did you go back?"

Upon hearing her mother-in-law's question, Mrs. Li also pricked up her ears and listened attentively.

"It's said to be around three o'clock in the afternoon!" (Around 3:40 p.m.)

"Mommy said, the young master fell asleep on the way back!"

Seeing the worried look on the old lady's face, the boy immediately said:

"Mommy said, old madam and eldest lady, don't worry. When the young master fell asleep, Wu Lang protected him very well and he didn't get any cold from the wind."

"He was bundled into the big cloak and carried directly to Madam Sun's warm couch."

The old lady nodded and said, "Then why did you come back so late?"

The boy cupped his hands and said:

"Back to the old madam, it was grandma who told me to wait for the young master to wake up before coming back."

The old lady nodded and gently waved her hand to continue.

The young man bowed and said, "Young master slept for more than half an hour. When he woke up and talked to grandma, he said..."

He raised his eyes and glanced at the old lady before continuing:

"Say, Brother Jing took him from Nanxunmen to the Xinzhengmen, and passed the brothers from the Zhang family and the Gu family along the way."

Everyone had different reactions when they heard this. The old lady and Mrs. Li both looked worried.

When Duke Lian heard this, he laughed and said:

"Hahahaha, this kid, his sworn brother took him to play, how could he turn around and sell him out!"

The old lady glanced at Duke Lian and asked, "Has Brother Zong ever been frightened?"

The boy shook his head and said:

"I don't think so, because grandma told the young master that he wants to play with it a few more times."

"However, I heard from grandma that after Mrs. Sun knew about this, she chased Wu Lang and slapped him several times."

Behind the screen, Mrs. Li was a little worried when she heard this. She was just about to ask the female envoy beside her to ask, when she heard the servant say:

"Mammy said, old madam and eldest lady, don't worry. Madam Sun said that Wu Lang's skin is rough and thick, and it hurts her hands."

Duke Lian continued stroking his beard and asked, "What was Brother Zong doing before you came?"

"When Mom sent the villain back, she said that Brother Zong was setting off firecrackers with Wu Lang at that time."

Mrs. Lu and Mrs. Li, who had just felt relieved, felt anxious again:

"It's so dangerous to set off firecrackers! What should I do if I get pricked by bamboo thorns?"

Lian Guogong sat on the chair and shook his head and said:

"It's okay, and it's too late to say it now, don't even think about it!"

Then he waved his hand and said: "After receiving the reward, let's go!"

The boy handed over his hands and left.

Mrs. Li also walked out from behind the screen:

"Father-in-law, my mother-in-law Zong'er has never slept outside. My wife is worried."

Mrs. Lu nodded repeatedly.

Integrity and justice:

"I really can't stay. It's not like the Xu family doesn't have a carriage! Let's go and see the children of the third family."

Quyuan Street

Lanterns are hung on both sides of the street,

From time to time, patrolling soldiers would stand for a while under the lanterns at the intersection.

There was a lantern on the fire watch tower in the distance, and it was obvious that someone was on duty.

The door of Yongyi Hou Xu's house was closed, but the lantern at the door was not taken down. There was a long candle standing in the lantern, which was to be lit all night.

In the spacious main courtyard,

Xie held her son in her arms, Zai Zhang accompanied Hua Lan, and An Mei held incense sticks in her hands.

They all looked ahead,

In the middle of the yard, Xu Zaijing was holding Lu Zezong in his arms. Lu Zezong was holding a lit incense stick in his hand, and the red-glowing incense head was placed next to a firecracker fuse.

Seeing that the fuse was ignited, before Lu Zezong could react, he was already held by Xu Zaijing and jumped aside.

After the ignition burned out, there was no sound of firecrackers, only the spinning, sizzling fireworks running around on the ground,

Qingcao, Hua Xiang, and Yun Xiang also stood aside and watched with interest, but somehow, the flaming firework "Fire Rat" jumped to their feet.

The three little maids in new cotton-padded clothes were so frightened that they jumped up and screamed and ran towards the house.

It made everyone in the yard laugh.

When Xu Zaijing turned around, he saw Hualan's hand urging Zai Zhang to light one too.

Through the relationship between the Lu family and the Li family, the Xu family got a lot of elaborate fireworks and firecrackers. When Lu Zezong lit another firework that sprayed fire trees,

The three sisters, Qingcao and Huaxiang, returned to the yard and watched the beautiful fireworks beside Xu Zaijing.

After letting it go for half an hour, Mother Zhu came to the yard and asked everyone to go back to the house and prepare to eat.

Xu Zaijing was not in a hurry. He stayed at the end and waited for everyone else to enter the room first.

Green grass, flowers and clouds waited by his side as if they wanted to be by his side.

Xu Zaijing closed his eyes,

Smelling the smell of fireworks in the cold air,

Looking up at the night sky, his eyes were filled with emotion.

"Master?"

Hear the call of the grass,

Xu Zaijing exhaled a white breath towards the night sky,

He lowered his head and said, "Come on, let's go in too."

In the palace,

A group of guards patrolled the palace, each carrying a lantern.

In the open space in front of the palace,

From time to time there are still fireworks rising into the sky and exploding, releasing a sheet of fire.

Inside the bright temple illuminated by candles,

The emperor and empress sat together and looked at their only prince with a smile.

At this time, Prince Zhao Fang was standing in front of Concubine Rong,

Look carefully at the little princess in Concubine Rong's arms.

"Concubine Rong, my little sister looks more like you, like you, pretty!"

Concubine Rong looked at the loving look in Zhao Fang's eyes and said with a smile: "It would be better if she looks like her imperial sister, the better!"

After hearing Concubine Rong's words, Zhao Fang turned back to look at his sister in the Queen's arms and grinned.

later,

The emperor's concubines had their meal.

The queen invited Concubine Rong to come to the palace and play leaf cards.

The chief minister helped the emperor, who had drunk some wine, take off his shoes and boots.

The chief minister looked at the emperor who was leaning leisurely on the pillow next to the bed.

The emperor first glanced at the empress and concubine Rong who were very interested in playing cards, and then looked lovingly at Zhao Fang and the two princesses who were sleeping on the bed.

Then he waved his hand towards the chief minister,

The internal official hurriedly walked to the emperor's side and helped him massage his shoulders.

When Xu Zaijing was still setting off fireworks,

Jiying Lane

Shengjia

The young Sheng Changzhu was brought to Shou'an Hall by the old lady.

Wei Shuyi also followed.

Lin Xiaoniang was in Linqi Pavilion, eating under the service of Xue Niang.

In Wang Ruofu's Wei Ruixuan Nuan Pavilion,

At this time, a table has been set up.

Since the old lady is not here, Wang Ruofu naturally does not need to stand serving dishes.

Instead, he sat at the top of the table with Sheng Hong.

The Sheng Family House is now doing a lot of business, and Sheng Hong has received a lot of dividends. Coupled with Wang Ruofu's 'investment' income,

The table tonight is even more luxurious than in previous years.

Sheng Hong looked around at the two sons and three daughters at the table.

The long cypress is steady, the long maple is handsome,

The orchid is soft and beautiful, just like orchid is charming and naive,

Minglan Minglan is white and fat,

He also thought that now that his eldest daughter was married to the Marquis Mansion, his career would be smooth.

Sheng Hong said with a satisfied smile on his face: "Bai'er, you are the eldest son, and you have a long time to study. Please write a poem before the banquet begins today."

Changbai stood up expressionlessly, bowed to Sheng Hong and his wife and said:

"Next year there will be no young people to boast about."

Wang Ruofu, who was sitting at the table, blinked and said:

"Bai'er, why does this poem about my mother sound familiar to me?"

As he spoke, he looked at Mother Liu next to her, who nodded hesitantly.

Rulan on the side curled her lips and said: "Mom, my brother read this song the year before last and last year."

Minglan blinked and looked at Changbai and nodded.

Changbai bowed and sat down.

"Feng'er, you want to sing one too."

Chang Feng stood up:

"Yes, father! The north wind is blowing snow at the beginning of the fourth watch."

After reciting it, Mo Lan said: "Father, my brother recited a new poem, which is different from last year."

Sheng Hong smiled and asked Chang Feng to sit down and said:

"Mo'er, now that Hua'er is getting married, you are the oldest among the sisters in the family. Please sing a song too."

When staying up late,

Changbai was looking at the book in his hand, writing a few words from time to time, while the other siblings were playing around.

Xiaoya Lane

Nijiazhaizi

There is a lantern hanging at the door,

In the cold hall outside the main house,

There are offerings on the table in front of the tablets with the names of ancestors written on them.

The incense stick in the incense burner has burned out.

But the candles on the menorah were still burning.

The inner room is separated by a wooden door.

A fairly strong fire was burning, keeping the whole room fairly warm.

There's still leftover food on the table,

Next to a lit candle on the table, there were two young people, one large and one young, holding books in their hands and reading.

Under the quilt on the bed next to her, a little girl was sleeping soundly, snoring.

The small young man walked over and helped his sister straighten her head, and the snoring disappeared.

When he turned around, he saw that his brother had already put away their books.

"elder brother?"

"I won't read anymore. Now let me test you: He is also a filial brother. What is the last sentence?"

"It's easy to commit crimes"

Xingguofang

The Duke's Mansion of Qi State,

Qi Heng, who had drank some fruit wine with his parents, was already in a daze on the bed.

Bu Weizheng stood by with all his heart.

Duke Qi and Princess Ping Ning were wearing thick cloaks.

The couple stood outside the hall, looking at the words posted on the door in the light of the lantern.

Princess Pingning said: "I wonder if it's because of the inkstone. I see that Brother Heng's handwriting has improved and is even better."

Duke Guo of Qi nodded approvingly and said:

"These days, some people come to my place regarding the Chai family's affairs! Let's see if I want to do it."

Princess Pingning put away her smile and looked at Qi Guogong:

"Who are those families? Do you really think I can't see clearly that they are planning a dowry?"

Justice in the State of Qi:

"After all, it is the home of a duke, so it still has some influence."

Princess Pingning snorted coldly:

"I think it's a force that bullies good families!"

"If you are really brave, you can either enter the examination room or the battlefield. What do you think those companies get?"

"It's either Feng Yuechang or Bei."

Princess Pingning stopped talking and shook her head in disgust.

Qi Guogong sighed and nodded: "Then I will shirk it."

Princess Pingning nodded, entered the room and looked at Qi Heng, who was still confused.

He glanced at Qi Guogong again.

The Ningyuan Hou Mansion next to the Qi family,

Sitting next to Bai Shi was Ping Mei. Ping Mei was picking vegetables from the plate in Grandma Chang's hand and putting them into the bowl in front of Bai Shi.

Bai grabbed Pingmei's wrist and said with a smile: "Okay, you can make your own meal and leave me alone."

"yes."

Pingmei put down her chopsticks and looked at Gu Dalang and Gu Erlang at the table together with Mr. Bai.

At this time, Gu Dalang was holding the wine glass, looking at Gu Erlang who was frowning and thinking, and drank the wine in one gulp:

"Erlang, have you thought of a way to solve the problem?"

"Brother, please give me some more time to think about it again."

Gu Tingyi sat on the embroidered pier, with her little nephew sitting on her lap. She held her little nephew's arm and shook it:

"Your father is giving your uncle a hard time!"

Ping Mei on the side didn't say anything to ask her husband to change the topic. Instead, she picked up the vegetables with chopsticks and fed them to her big son.

Grandma Chang who was standing by looked at Gu Tingye anxiously, secretly encouraging him.

Gu Erlang racked his brains, his eyes lit up and he said: "Yes!"

Hearing this, Grandma Chang laughed as if she was happier than Gu Tingye himself.

At the beginning of Zishi (11 o'clock at night)

near the palace wall

Chai family

In the warm hall,

Chai Zhengzheng's father and two brothers had drunk too much and were lying on the bed.

Chai Zhengzheng was playing leaf cards with his mother and the maid.

"Boom!"

A blast of fireworks came from a distance.

"This Bianjing is Bianjing, and there are still people setting off fireworks at such a late hour."

Mrs. Chai sighed and said, "Zhengzheng, can you get out?"

Chai Zhengzheng looked at the cards in his hand and shook his head: "No."

After finishing speaking, Chai Zhengzheng continued to be in a daze. Just when he was about to think of something, the female envoy Yunmu on the side said: "Girl?"

Chai Zhengzheng was stunned for a moment, frowned and said: "Oh, why is it my turn again, and you guys always win, so you don't want to play anymore!"

Mrs. Chai glanced at her and said: "Then you give up the ground, Ziteng, you come and fight!"

Chai Zhengzheng gave the card to the female envoy, and she sat on the embroidery pier behind the table beside her. Looking at the incense-making things on the table, Chai Zhengzheng started playing with them out of boredom.

Mrs. Chai played her cards and glanced at Chai Zhengzheng not far away.

Under the bright candlelight,

Chai Zhengzheng wears a set of red gold and ruby ​​jewelry, which not only makes her complexion look like jade, her eyebrows look like ink paintings, and her lips are not dotted but are red,

Moreover, it also complemented the light-colored jacket and bright red skirt she was wearing.

Seeing Chai Zhengzheng's distracted look, Mrs. Chai said, "Zhengzheng?"

Chai Zhengzheng looked over in confusion: "Mother, what's wrong?"

"In two days, let's buy some sets of ruby ​​jewelry. They'll look good on you."

Chai Zhengzheng: "Oh!"

After finishing, she continued to 'study' the incense making on the table, and she decided that she didn't want him anymore!

Um!

Anyway, I have to go to the palace to see the saint tomorrow morning.

northern front,

The military state under the command of Marquis Yongyi,

Because I have the post from the Hou Mansion and my family members,

Guo Kui was assigned a small courtyard in the city.

Amidst the distant sound of firecrackers, Guo Kui returned to the small courtyard wearing a suit of armor.

Putting a small porcelain bottle on the table, before opening her mouth, the hostess in the room said:

"Why are you back so late on New Year's Eve?"

Hearing the words of the hostess of the house, Guo Kui felt the warmth in the hut and smiled without answering but said:

"The charcoal fire is quite sufficient!"

"Yes, I heard that when we were preparing coal, the British prince asked his men to bring a lot more!"

When he was helping Guo Kui remove his armor, he would make fun of him from time to time.

"What's wrong? Are you injured?"

Guo Kui nodded and said: "Yes, Xu Hou's soldiers are really good at fighting! Here, use this to help me paint it."

He pointed to the small porcelain bottle on the table and continued: "It is said that it was prepared by Xu Hou's medical officer Yu personally. Xu Hou's personal soldiers said that the effect is amazing."

"My lord, what kind of official are you now?"

Listening to the dumbfounded question from the melon girl holding a basin of water at the side,

Guo Kui said: "Now I am one of the ten generals beside Xu Hou, and I also have a precious sword."

After applying the medicine to Guo Kui's injured area and fixing it with a cloth, the three of them started eating with chopsticks.

The residence of Marquis Yongyi,

The elder of the Xu family looked at Di Jing who was being helped by Yu Huguang to apply medicine and said:

"How about this one who was recommended by Xiao Wu?"

Di Jingsi laughed and said: "That's it, but better than a few of them."

As he spoke, Di Jing raised her chin. Beside him lay Ye Fang, Scarface Huma and others who buried their heads in shame.

The sky will be bright

Lu Zezong stood in front of Xu Zaijing nervously: "Brother, can I stop selling my dementia?"

Xu Zaijing said with a straight face: "Brother Zong, do you want to become a fool?"

Lu Zezong shook his head.

"Then you have to go to the gate and shout three times, otherwise"

The young Lu Zezong lowered his head and said, "Okay, in my other family, someone else always calls for me."

"So, you're not smart."

"oh"

after awhile,

Lu Zezong's cry of "Sell me stupid" resounded throughout Quyuan Street.

After Xu Zaijing brought him back with a smile on his face,

I patted the firecracker fragments again to pray for blessings.

The green grass follows as usual,

Holding a bamboo pole with copper coins tied on it, he slapped it on the fire.

But this year, she also had two sisters, Hua Xiang and Yun Xiang, behind her.

Rong family

Rongxian was waiting boredly beside the carriage at the door.

When I saw my sister walking out of the yard,

His eyes widened:

"Sister, you didn't sleep last night, what's wrong with you?"