Do you know: I’m Xu Jiazi

At the end of Sishi (after 11:00 a.m.)

Next to the hitching post at the main gate,

a majestic black stallion was eating the fine horse feed in the wooden trough, occasionally raising his head and snorting.

At the gatehouse door next to the main gate,

Alan came up with a saddle and a servant.

After the servant had moved the wooden stool for Alan, he pointed to the door proudly and said:

"Brother Alan, I had prepared this trough of fine feed when you and the Fifth Young Master were not here."

"When I was in the Marquis' Mansion before, I heard you and Brother Xunshu say that horses must be fed with fine feed after a long journey."

Alan smiled and nodded, "It seems that Uncle Yin and we have not taught you in vain."

The servant smiled, scratched his head, and continued:

"Brother Alan, there are masters like Uncle Yin and Brother Xunshu in the Marquis' Mansion, so we can't show anything!"

"But around the Huyan family, the few of us who came as a dowry are the best at taking care of horses!"

The servant smiled and gave a thumbs up.

"If there is any problem with the horses of the surrounding families, most of them will come to ask us for advice!"

Hearing this, Alan smiled with relief.

"Brother Alan, you and the young master have been in the northwest for a few months. Tell us about your experience in the Western Army."

A servant came out from the yard, holding a bamboo basket filled with pumpkin seeds, dried fruits and meat jerky.

The servant handed the bamboo basket to Alan and said with a smile: "Hey, Sister Ye asked me to prepare it."

Alan looked at the servant squatting in front of him, his eyes full of curiosity. He pinched a dried fruit and thought for a while and said: "Okay, let's not talk about what happened after we arrived at the Marquis's command. I will tell you about what happened on the road."

"Brother Alan, what could happen on the road!"

Alan's face was serious and said: "Hey! That's not right. How could there be nothing on the road? It was foggy when the young master and I left Yulin for Shengzhou."

In the inner courtyard of Huyan's house,

Under the corridor of the main house with dark materials,

Ye'er supported her big belly An Mei, who was standing at the gate of the courtyard, was standing there.

There were several maids standing on both sides of her.

An Mei stretched her neck and looked at the gate of the courtyard: "Why hasn't Xiao Wu come yet?"

"Madam, it's cold, you can go in and wait! The gatekeeper just said that he saw Wu Lang and he came into the courtyard very quickly!"

"What if they saw it wrong?"

"Madam! How many horses like Wu Lang can there be in Bianjing?! How could the gatekeepers see it wrong!"

"That's right."

Ye'er glanced at the little maid behind her and said, "Go to the front yard and ask why Wu Lang hasn't come yet!"

The little maid responded and walked quickly to the front yard.

After a while,

the little maid was stunned when she walked to the gate,

turned sideways and shouted in the direction of An Mei: "Madam, the fifth master is at the gate of the courtyard."

As soon as the voice fell,

Xu Zaijing appeared at the gate of the courtyard, followed by Qingyun and Qingcao carrying things.

An Mei put her hand on her big belly and said to her younger brother who was approaching: "Xiao Wu, the doorman said he saw you just now. Why did you take so long to enter the yard?"

Xu Zai Jing smiled and said: "Sister, I saw your two cats in the front yard. They looked cuter than the two in our house, so I teased them for a while."

An Mei smiled and shook her head, and stretched out a hand to Xu Zai Jing.

Xu Zai Jing smiled and stretched out his hand.

Although An Mei was older than Xu Zai Jing and was about to become a mother, her palms were still very petite compared to Xu Zai Jing, who had practiced martial arts for many years.

An Mei held Xu Zai Jing's wrist with one hand and touched the calluses on Xu Zai Jing's palm with the other hand.

She turned Xu Zaijing's hand over again, and saw that the back of his hand was still chapped after he returned, and said, "I've never seen your hand like this before!"

"Sister, we fight hard in the north, how can we take care of ourselves like at home."

"Also, sister, it's the beginning of winter, why are you waiting for me outside the house? I can't run away."

An Mei slapped Xu Zaijing's hand unhappily: "Come on, go in!"

After entering the house and sitting down,

An Mei glanced at the wooden box in Qingyun and Qingcao's hands: "Didn't you say you would come to my house in the afternoon? Why did you change it to the morning?"

Xu Zaijing smiled at Ye'er who was serving tea and said, "Xuejiu has an appointment with a good friend in the afternoon. The school is closed today, so I came directly."

An Mei nodded: "My mother-in-law and sister-in-law are busy with the accounts, and they can't come back now."

Xu Zaijing held the teacup and said: "Tell Aunt Pan to ignore me, I will come again in a while."

An Mei rolled her eyes at her younger brother , looking at the wooden box that Ye'er took away, he said: "You came just now, why are you bringing things? Mother, elder sister and sister-in-law have already sent me a lot of things, and the warehouse is almost full."

Xu Zaijing took a sip of hot tea and exhaled, looking at An Mei: "Sister, this is a lot of good medicinal materials that I got when I checked the Baigao Palace in Xingqing Prefecture before."

"First, it was checked by Brother Yu Huguang in the north, and then the doctors in the Imperial Hospital checked it in person after returning to Beijing. They are all good things."

"It was just rewarded to my home by the palace yesterday, and my mother asked me to bring some here today."

An Mei looked at Xu Zaijing and said: "Will father and elder brother return to Beijing before the New Year?"

Xu Zaijing hesitated: "I think father probably won't come back. The one who will lead the army back to Beijing must be General Cao, and Baigao needs a general to sit in, and elder brother is not qualified enough."

After An Mei nodded, she looked up at Xu Zaijing: "Your brother-in-law..."

Xu Zaijing smiled slightly: "I met my brother-in-law once when I was crossing the Yellow River."

"Well, is your brother-in-law okay?"

"Brother-in-law didn't write you a letter?"

An Mei glared at Xu Zaijing: "I have written a lot of letters, but can your sister and I see him?"

Xu Zaijing smiled: "Sister, don't worry, brother-in-law, everything is fine in the north!"

"But, I might not be able to come back during the Chinese New Year."

"Oh" An Mei replied, touching her belly.

Xu Zaijing continued: "Sister, now Northwest Xinsheng has the heritage of the Huyan family. The transportation of the Yellow River needs my brother-in-law to clear it up. The distance from Hehuang to Xingqing Mansion is quite long."

"Isn't this a matter of the Ministry of Works? Why is it his turn?"

Seeing An Mei's anxious look, Xu Zaijing said: "It's a matter for the doctor of the Water Department in the Ministry of Works. But the Water Department doesn't have elite water soldiers like the ones under my brother-in-law! Someone asked for help, and the Lu family got it. Father's place."

An Mei was stunned and said: "That's right. After all, you and the Lu family brothers and sworn brothers should help."

An Mei nodded, then looked at Xu Zaijing with a thought in her heart and said: "Xiaowu, why are your brother-in-law so helpful?"

"My brother-in-law's name will be on the merit book of the Ministry of Industry."

"Brother-in-law is doing it for him too."

As he spoke, Xu Zaijing looked at An Mei's belly.

"I heard from my sisters in Jingzhong before that when they raided the land of Bai Gao Hou Qu, it was the bridge your brother-in-law built at night."

Xu Zaijing shook his head slightly: "Sister, what my brother-in-law wants is just what you said is not enough."

An Mei: "Not enough? He really wants to"

Xu Zaijing replied affirmatively: "When I separated from my brother-in-law at the Yellow River Ferry, I heard what my brother-in-law meant in his words, so I agreed to this matter."

An Mei looked at Xu Zaijing and said, "Xiao Wu, do you still have any good medicine at home to prevent wind and cold?"

"Sister! Father is over there! How can Da Zhou, who occupies so many cities in Bai Gao, not have good medicinal materials? What else can he do to his little son-in-law?"

"Yes, yes!" An Mei had a smile on her face.

"Madam, the chef said the food is ready."

A nanny from the Huyan family spoke out from the side.

"Well, let's serve it!"

After a while,

Xu Zaijing and An Mei stood up, walked to the table and sat down.

"Xiao Wu, was the trip going smoothly?"

Xu Zaijing smelled the aroma of the food and said, "It went smoothly. After setting off from Bianjing, it was smooth sailing all the way to my father's command."

"Then what did you do in the camp?"

Xu Zaijing picked up a piece of hairtail with his chopsticks and said, "What can I do? Follow my cousin from the Zhu family and wander outside the camp all day long."

"What about the decisive battle between father and Bai Gao's army?"

Xu Zaijing sighed, put down his chopsticks and said, "Sister, I am a scout! I was sent by my cousin to guard the mountains at the time!"

Xu Zaijing looked at An Mei without moving his chopsticks.

"Oh! No wonder I didn't hear from you."

After saying this, An Mei waved her hands and said, "Eat! Eat quickly! Why are you so reserved at your sister's house?"

"By the way, our family can now sell horses, Xiao Wu, please pay attention."

Seeing the way Xu Zaijing looked at her while holding the hairtail fish with chopsticks, An Mei smiled and stopped talking.

After finally taking a sip, Xu Zaijing said: "Sister, what kind of good horse can't be found at home?"

"I'm not looking for your brother-in-law!"

"Who is that for?"

"Ouch!"

Xu Zaijing was shocked: "Sister! What's wrong?"

An Mei smiled and shook her head: "This thing in my stomach is causing trouble!"

Xu Zaijing breathed out relaxedly: "Scared me!"

An Mei smiled and said, "What a fuss you are making!"

Xu Zaijing curled his lips.

Shocked, he stopped talking and continued the topic.

Seeing Xu Zaijing eating a big meal, An Mei also took a few more bites.

"By the way, Xiaowu, when will the dragon pony given by the emperor give birth to a foal?"

"Master said it will be the twelfth lunar month. Sister, did the doctor tell you how long it will take for you to be healed?"

An Mei smiled and nodded: "It's also the twelfth lunar month."

Xu Zaijing sighed and said very distressedly: "If the time is about the same, Xun Shu's dragon pony will be his."

Hearing these words and seeing the pain in Xu Zaijing's flesh, the female envoys serving in the hall all laughed.

An Mei also smiled and touched her belly: "My sister-in-law is born earlier than me, so I won't argue with him."

"Have you decided on a name for this one in your belly?"

An Mei shook her head and said, "No, let's wait until the baby is born to find out whether it is a boy or a girl!"

The two siblings were talking.

After dinner,

Xu Zaijing was sitting on a chair drinking a drink that tasted the same as at home.

A female envoy from the Huyan family came to the door and said: "Madam, the second door sent word that Liu Lang of the Yongchang Hou Mansion invited Wu Lang to play in the evening."

"knew."

Xu Zaijing said.

After the maid left the door,

Xu Zaijing looked at An Mei and said, "By the way, sister! Have you heard any news or interesting things about Shoushan Bo Huang's family?"

An Mei straightened her upper body, blinked and looked at Xu Zaijing: "Xiao Wu, do you know how long it has been since your sister and I went out?"

"I haven't been out much since I came back from Jinmingchi!"

"Oh" Xu Zaijing said sarcastically.

"Although some of my close friends from Beijing came to my house, I haven't heard anything about the Huang family. Why are you asking about the Huang family?"

Xu Zaijing explained a few words.

An Mei smiled and said, "Oh Xiaowu, can I ask my mother-in-law about this? The Pan family has some business dealings with Uncle Yongping's family."

Xu Zaijing was stunned: "Uncle Yongping's family? Are you still on good terms with Uncle Shoushan's family now?"

Mrs. Yongpingbo was the one who publicized the Yuan family's scandal back then.

"Whether this is good or bad, the two ladies have known each other for many years, so they naturally know some things that others don't know."

Xu Zaijing shook his head: "Forget it, I just asked casually."

An Mei: "Okay!"

afternoon,

The horse at the gate of Hu Yanjiong's house is no longer there.

In the inner courtyard house,

Anmei was sitting on the Arhat bed, having her pulse checked by Doctor Ren.

"The eldest lady is here."

Following the announcement from the little envoy, Mrs. Pan walked in with her servant envoy.

Smiling at An Mei and indicating that she didn't have to get up, Mrs. Pan said, "Brother Jing is gone?"

"yes!"

The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law did not continue talking and waited quietly for Dr. Ren to finish diagnosing the pulse and leave.

Afterwards, Anmei and Mrs. Pan shared some news about their officials.

Mrs. Pan nodded and said, "Brother Jing said so. It seems that your official will not be able to come back for the New Year."

"Don't think too much, he is also doing this for you."

An Mei nodded and laughed.

Seeing Mrs. Pan's somewhat surprised look, An Mei said a few words about Xu Zaijing's intention to give the little pony away.

Mrs. Pan smiled and said: "Oh! I have seen those horses of Brother Jing, they are very handsome! This one in your belly is blessed."

“Mother-in-law, I still don’t know if it’s a boy or a girl!”

"That doesn't stop him from getting a good horse!"

Both men and women must learn to ride horses after birth.

Jiying Lane

Shengjia

Wei Ruixuan

in the hall,

Wang Ruofu was standing at the door, and her sleeve was being pulled by Liu's mother.

"Madam! You can't go to the old lady about this!"

Wang Ruofu frowned slightly and said: "The Gu family has begun to inquire about people. Isn't it because they are planning to propose a marriage for their sister? Can't my nephew ask? Her cousin is the daughter-in-law of the future prince's family!"

"Alas! Madam, you still don't understand the situation of the Kang family?"

"My Kang family has been a long-time official! Besides, I have promised my sister."

With that said, Wang Ruofu flicked his sleeves and walked towards Shou'antang.

Shouantang,

Sheng Hong was sitting with his butt half pulled up, talking to the old lady.

"The eldest lady is here."

Xiao Tao, who was standing at the door, shouted loudly.

Wang Ruofu entered the hall, bowed to the old lady and then smiled at Sheng Hong.

"Madam, sit down!"

"Thank you mother."

The old lady continued to speak seriously:

"Hong'er, when your homeland returns to the court, you must be extremely careful in the selection and appointment of officials from the two twenty-two states! Make inquiries and make sure you don't make any mistakes, even if you offend someone!"

Sheng Hong nodded solemnly: "Mother, I understand! I will definitely ask many questions and inquire carefully to serve as Li Shangshu's adviser."

After the old lady nodded, she looked at Wang Ruofu kindly.

Seeing the old lady's eyes glancing towards her, Wang Ruofu smiled and said, "Mom, my natal sister came today and said she wanted to marry their brother Jin."

Behind Wang Ruofu, Mrs. Liu lowered her head and shook her head slightly.

"Oh? Which one is it from?"

"From Ningyuan Hou's family. Aren't the three girls in their family asking about people? The Sun family's sister-in-law and Mrs. Bai are very close friends, and so is my nephew."

The old lady's smile was gone.

Sheng Hong shook his head and said: "Nonsense!"

"Why are you fooling around?" Wang Ruofu asked.

Looking at the expressions of the old lady and Sheng Hong, Wang Ruofu continued: "The eldest lady of the Bai family is a merchant, and she is worthy of my nephew."

"With a...!"

Sheng Hong didn't say any curse words. After looking at the old lady, he said to Wang Ruofu: "Can you tell me that Mrs. Bai is a merchant?"

"This is what my sister said! It's also true!"

Sheng Hong pointed at Wang Ruofu with his hand bitterly and said, "Then do you know who sealed the imperial edict on Madam Bai?"

"Who comes first, Madam Qin or Madam Bai?"