Do you know: I’m Xu Jiazi

late June,

It's already the beginning of autumn.

Early July,

It was cloudy this morning, and the ponds on the roadside were reflected in dark colors.

Si hour (after 9 a.m.)

An autumn rain began, making the entire Bianjing city wet.

An autumn wind blew through the rain, and there was a hint of chill in the air.

For a moment, I couldn’t tell whether it was the autumn wind or the autumn rain that caused the leaves to fall to the ground.

Outside Bianjing City,

Yuqingguan,

The mountains and mountains are covered with autumn rain and green.

foot of the mountain,

The tarpaulins set up by roadside vendors for sun protection have drooped down because they have absorbed some water. Customers going to buy things should not only pay attention to their feet, but also to be careful on their heads.

Beside the stall,

There was a carriage parked in the open space in front of a wooden building.

A well-dressed man from Bianjingya holding an oil-paper umbrella was talking attentively to a wealthy middle-aged man.

"Executive member, you just came to Bianjing, maybe you don't know. There are many Taoist temples in and around Bianjing, but not many are as popular as Yuqing Temple."

"There are two reasons. One is that the Taoist priests at Yuqingguan are profound in their Taoism. Whether it is seeking children, wealth, or official career and marriage, they are very famous in Bianjing for their effectiveness."

"Secondly, because it is located on a mountain outside the city, the entire Yuqing Temple covers a very large area, with all kinds of halls, courtyards, woods, and gardens. It is very convenient whether it is for offering incense, staying overnight, or doing repairs. "

"Many high-ranking families in Bianjing, whether they are lords or officials, will also come to the temple to burn incense and pray for blessings."

"This is the store that I took the steward of your house to look at before. It's right at the intersection going up the mountain. It turns out it belongs to the Chi family in Jingzhong."

The tooth man looked at the middle-aged man and just nodded without comment, with a slightly anxious look in his eyes, and then he had an idea and continued:

"Exceptor, do you know Marquis Yongyi who won the battle in the north last month?"

"Um!"

"Executive member, to be honest, this Yongyi Hou Jiawulang was unwell when he was a child. He asked many medical officials in the capital, but could not find the reason. In the end, it was the Taoist priest from Yuqing Temple who cured him!"

"Oh? This is true!"

"How dare this villain deceive you? You'll know this as soon as you inquire about it! Do you think that after word spreads about Marquis Yongyi's great victory, wouldn't those who know about it come to the Yuqing Temple to offer incense?"

After hearing this, the officer stroked his beard, with a thoughtful look in his eyes. He was probably considering whether to cooperate with the Taoist temple to spread the story of "Xu Wulang sought medical treatment at Yuqing Temple when he was young."

Yaren was of course used to seeing people, so he hurriedly struck while the iron was hot and said: "Commissioner, look, that person coming over is the driver of the Duke of Qi's family."

The foreigner turned his head with his hands and stared at the driver of the Duke of Qi's carriage whom Ya mentioned. Then he looked at his own carriage, shook his head slightly, and then said a few words to the Ya.

The intersection going up the mountain,

The Qi family's car slowly stopped,

The servant quickly put the stool beside the car.

The mother of the Qi family stepped out of the carriage, quickly opened the oil paper umbrella, and protected Princess Pingning from the carriage.

Standing in front of the mountain road, Princess Pingning glanced at the carriage behind her under an oil-paper umbrella. She smiled when she saw Mrs. Chai getting off the carriage.

At this time, the female servant in the third carriage behind trotted over and said a few words in Mrs. Chai's ear.

wait for a second,

Auntie held an umbrella behind her. Mrs. Chai walked to Princess Pingning in a few steps and said with a smile: "Zhengzheng fell asleep on the road. The envoy felt that it was a little cold, so she asked her to stay in the car for a while before going up the mountain. . The envoy is here, let’s go up first!”

In the sound of raindrops hitting the umbrella,

Princess Pingning smiled and glanced far behind, then nodded and said, "You should be more careful."

As they spoke, the two nuns, followed by the female envoys carrying bamboo baskets and other various things, began to go up the mountain.

Half an hour later,

Next to the carriage, Yun Mu, who was holding an umbrella, glanced at the group of people at the wooden building not far away, and then at the motorcade approaching not far away, and said: "Girl, it looks like the carriage of the Gu and Xu families! "

"Um!"

Then there was the sound of stretching in the car.

After a while, the sound of horse hooves and wheels began.

A convoy longer than Qichai's family drove over.

Amidst the sounds of ‘calling’,

The convoy stopped on the stone road.

On the roadside, Gu Tingyi got off the carriage, looked at the person standing under the umbrella in front of her, waved to her, and she turned her head and said:

"Mother, Zhengzheng, she just got off the carriage! I'm going to find her!"

Mrs. Bai on the side nodded. At this time, Pingmei, Qingzhi and Qingxia walked to Bai's side and said, "Mother, aren't the Princess and Mrs. Chai walking in front of us? Why hasn't Miss Zhengzheng gone up yet?"

Lady Bai shook her head with a smile, looked at the two girls who were talking and said, "We'll find out later."

As she spoke, Madam Bai looked back and waved to Madam Sun, who was leading Xie and Hualan.

When Mrs. Sun came close with her two daughters-in-law, Gu Tingyi also walked over with Chai Zhengzheng.

Looking at the inquiring looks of the ladies, Gu Tingyi and Chai Zhengzheng bowed and explained a few words: "Zhengzheng fell asleep" and "The envoy is afraid of catching cold".

Chai Zhengzheng lowered his head in embarrassment.

Hua Lan, who was next to Mrs. Sun, smiled and said, "As the saying goes, spring is sleepy and autumn is tired. I also squinted for a while on the road!"

Madam Bai and Ping Mei next to her looked at each other, with approval in their eyes, 'You, my sister-in-law, can speak.'

Pingmei smiled and nodded: "This is not the place to talk, mother, let's start going up the mountain!"

This mother was talking to Madam Sun.

Then, everyone started to walk.

In the front were Madam Sun and Madam Bai, in the middle were Pingmei and Hualan, who were surrounding the eldest sister-in-law Xie, and at the end were Gu Tingyi and Chai Zhengzheng, who were arm in arm.

There were maids holding umbrellas around them, and a group of people walked up the mountain.

From time to time on the road, there were officials and noble ladies coming down the mountain. When they met someone they knew, they nodded or stopped to say a few words.

The mother and sister-in-law in front were the ones who greeted them,

and Gu Tingyi and Chai Zhengzheng followed behind and bowed slightly.

On the way, after paying respects to the group coming from the opposite direction, Chai Zhengzheng whispered to Gu Tingyi: "Who are these people?"

"From the family of Li Dashi, the Minister of Personnel, and the grandmother and aunt of Li's fifth daughter."

Looking at the ladies who were talking, Gu Tingyi whispered: "Zhengzheng, did you stay up late last night?"

Chai Zhengzheng touched his face: "Can this be seen?"

Gu Tingyi: "Why did you stay up late?"

Chai Zhengzheng: "Well, there is still a small volume of scriptures for my cousin to pray for blessings that I haven't finished copying, so I slept a little later last night."

Gu Tingyi nodded.

Seeing the ladies in front of them saying goodbye to each other, the two bowed to the Li family again.

When they were about to reach Yuqing Temple,

there was a girl's crisp voice calling people in front,

Zhengzheng and Gu Tingyi, whose sight was blocked by the ladies, hurriedly turned their heads to look.

"Miss Feiyan, Miss Tingyi and Miss Zhengzheng are behind, you two can talk."

"Yes, Madam."

Looking at Rong Feiyan walking to the back, Pingmei, who was walking behind her mother, glanced at her with a look of scrutiny in her eyes.

Under the umbrella of the three girls.

Gu Tingyi looked at Rong Feiyan's face: "Sister Feiyan, you look much better than when I saw you last month."

Rong Feiyan raised her hand and smiled against her cheek: "Is it? Maybe it's because the weather is cooler and the summer is not so bitter, so I ate more."

Chai Zhengzheng looked at Rong Feiyan's appearance and nodded: "Yes. Sister Feiyan, why are you here at Yuqing Temple?"

"At the turn of summer and autumn, I came to Yuqing Temple yesterday to pray for Concubine Rong and the Lord and others. Are you here to worship Emperor Wenchang?"

Chai Zhengzheng and Gu Tingyi nodded in unison.

"My cousin Qi Heng will take the exam next month."

"My brother and two cousins ​​will take the exam too."

After saying a few more words about the agreed gathering in autumn, the three said goodbye and dispersed.

After walking a dozen steps,

Rong Feiyan, under the umbrella, looked back at the people going up the mountain, and said with some complaints and disappointment in her tone: "Brother, he is too unreliable in doing things!"

Ningxiang and Xibu on the side nodded repeatedly. They heard clearly in Huixueyuan the day before yesterday. Rong Xian vowed that the Xu family was going to come to Yuqing Temple yesterday.

Result

Looking back, Rong Feiyan continued to walk down the mountain thinking about things.

"Lecher!"

Xibu on the side cursed in a low voice, and then put down his umbrella flat to block Rong Feiyan.

Rong Feiyan came to her senses and said: "What's wrong?"

Xibu said on the side: "Girl, it seems that the children of the Duke of Korea and the Duke of Ling are looking straight at us!"

The laughter came from behind the umbrella.

Rong Feiyan took a deep breath and raised her chin: "Put the umbrella away and go!"

"Yes, girl!"

As Xibu raised her umbrella again, Rong Feiyan continued to walk forward without moving her head.

"Hiss! This Rong Feiyan was a beauty when she was young. Now that she has grown up, she looks even better than before!"

"Hehe, Sanlang is right!"

"If I can marry her, I am willing to give up my family's title!"

"Hey~ Brother Ma, I don't think the same as you! I am willing to inherit my family's title and marry this Feiyan girl!"

"Wei Faqi, you think so!"

"Tsk! This blind maid, why did she put the umbrella flat!"

Listening to the words of several people around him, Han Chengyun retracted his gaze from the Rong family's umbrella and echoed a few words, thinking: "Rong family? How can the Rong family be better than the Chai family and the Gu family? Really Yes!"

"It's a pity for the women in the nunnery, but they can still get a glimpse of Miss Feiyan!"

"Oh, the umbrella has been moved away. I like Miss Feiyan's domineering look!"

"Brother Qi, why don't we ride on horses and catch up with Miss Feiyan? "

"I say, Lu Sanlang, aren't you afraid of Rong Xian, that scoundrel? If he knows you'll do this, do you think he'll beat you up!"

"I'm afraid of him? What a joke!" Lu Sanlang said, revealing the scar on his neck: "This crossbow arrow flew past my neck. Are you afraid of me?"

As they talked, they walked towards the mountain with servants carrying food boxes.

After entering Yuqing Temple,

they were led by the Taoist priest to the other courtyard of Yuqing Temple.

In the courtyard, the servants put out the good wine and food in the food boxes and then retreated.

"This Qin Dalang is well-informed! He knows that the Gu family will come to Yuqing Temple today!"

"Tomorrow morning, I will show up at the gate of the Taoist temple, and I will have completed the task assigned by my family!"

"Fortunately, Qin Dalang's news came in time, otherwise I would have wasted a pill made by the Taoist priest!"

Listening to Lu Sanlang's words, everyone in the room began to talk dirty.

After drinking two glasses of wine, the door was opened a crack, and the servant of the Korean public nodded to Han Chengyun at the door.

Then, Han Chengyun stood up and said, "I'll go change clothes first!"

Lu Sanlang smiled and said: "I tell you, Wu Lang, how much have you drunk just now? Go and change your clothes! You have to use those pills sparingly!"

"Go! Go! Go!"

Han Chengyun waved his hands and walked outside the house.

After leaving the yard and on the way to the toilet, Han Chengyun looked around under the umbrella and saw that no one was following him, and said, "Is there any news?"

The boy held up the umbrella and whispered: "Yes, sir! The three families have booked Wenchang Hall for tomorrow morning! Let's just wait near Wenchang Hall tomorrow!"

Han Chengyun exhaled and said: "Three families together are really troublesome!"

"Sir, my family also wants you to show up more in the Chai family and the Gu family. You are handsome, and maybe a girl from some family will fall in love with you!"

Han Chengyun shook his sleeves and said with some satisfaction: "Lü Sanlang, the Duke of your country, also planned this!"

"Brother from the Lu family, how can I compare with you!"

"Haha! You're the only one who can talk!"

"Young one is just telling the truth!"

After changing clothes, Han Chengyun returned to the courtyard and continued drinking with several dandies.

Rainy days plus autumn,

Although it was only the afternoon, it was already getting dark.

In the other courtyard, several of the distinguished disciples were used to hanging out in the wine bar. They drank a lot, but they were still sober.

Seeing Han Chengyun, who stood up to change clothes for the fourth time, disappear from the door of the room, several people in the room looked at each other jokingly and burst into laughter.

outside the house,

Han Chengyun stared at the Han family servant with an ugly face and said, "You'd better be in trouble!"

The Han family boy looked excited. He pulled Han Chengyun aside and said, "Sir, a little Taoist boy came over just now and said he was entrusted to deliver a message."

"explain!"

"The little Taoist boy said that the mother in charge of the Chai family invited people from the Taoist temple. There will be no one else in the temple where the spirit tablet will be enshrined later today."

Han Chengyun, who had drank too much, said dully: "You mean, someone might go to that hall?"

"Yes! I can't tell who it is!"

Han Chengyun's eyes moved back and forth and he said, "I know it!"

In the courtyard opposite to where Han Chengyun and others were,

In a neat and clean room,

On the bed that has been changed into my own things.

Mrs. Chai held Chai Zhengzheng's hand and said: "Zhengzheng, the nanny below told me just now that there will be no one else in the hall where the spirit tablet will be enshrined later."

Chai Zhengzheng nodded.

Seeing the sadness in her daughter's eyes, Mrs. Chai said: "Why don't you sleep with Ting Yi tonight? You will feel better if you have a little sister to chat with you!"

Chai Zhengzheng nodded.

"Okay, then I will send someone to tell her and ask Ting Yi to bring Miss Qing Zhi who is with her sister-in-law."

After saying that, Mrs. Chai patted Chai Zhengzheng's hand and stood up.

later,

Chai Zhengzheng was about to leave the yard with the maid carrying three baskets of paper money.

Looking at Gu Tingyi walking into the yard, he said in surprise: "Sister Tingyi, why did you come so early!"

Gu Tingyi looked irritated and said, "My mother and sister-in-law are always talking about discussing marriage, and I don't want to hear it!"

Then he looked at the Chai family's female envoy who was struggling to carry the paper money, and said to Qing Zhi behind her: "Qing Zhi, you and the two Zhu family sisters-in-law, help me!"

"Yes, girl!"