Do you know: I’m Xu Jiazi

Yu Yanran lost her mother when she was young.

Although Mr. Yu and Mrs. Yu love him, he still looks a little timid when dealing with people and does not dare to look at others seriously.

Sensing Gu Tingye's gaze, Yu Yanran only dared to take a quick look.

When she saw the owner of her sight clearly, she was like a rabbit meeting an eagle, turning her head to look away with some fear and unnaturalness.

Gu Tingye suddenly felt interesting when he looked at Yu Yanran. Just when he wanted to take a few more glances, he found two old ladies walking next to Yu Yanran and Minglan.

Mrs. Sheng smiled and nodded to Gu Tingye.

Gu Tingye hurriedly bowed and saluted, then turned around and chased Xu Zaijing as if he was running away.

After Mrs. Yu took Yu Yanran's hand, she noticed the direction Mrs. Sheng was looking in. After taking a look, Mrs. Yu said, "What's wrong?"

Mrs. Sheng smiled and shook her head: "I saw a little monkey."

"Grandma, where are the little monkeys?"

Minglan asked, standing on tiptoes and looking around.

Mrs. Sheng smiled and touched Minglan's hair.

Xu Zaijing looked at Gu Tingye who was catching up from behind and said, "Erlang, why are you walking in such a hurry?"

"What bad thing did you do?"

As he said that, Xu Zaijing looked back.

Gu Tingye put his arm around Xu Zaijing's shoulders, stopping Xu Zaijing from looking back, and said, "Am I that kind of person?"

Xu Zaijing raised his eyebrows.

Just as Gu Tingye was about to say something, he felt Rong Xian, who was walking in front, suddenly stop, turn around and hide behind the two of them.

Before Gu Tingye could ask a question, Xu Zaijing patted Gu Tingye on the shoulder and raised his chin towards the two noble ladies who were coming from the opposite direction. The two noble ladies had lanterns on their heads and were surrounded by respectable servants.

It can be seen that these two girls are carefully dressed.

Although the girl has an ordinary face, she can still be said to be a beauty under the makeup.

But sometimes we can't compare,

One comparison revealed everything. They were talking to Rong Feiyan.

Rong Feiyan smiled happily as she listened to the two girls from the Dou family praising the lantern in her hand.

Seeing Gu Tingye in a daze, Xu Zaijing whispered beside Gu Tingye:

"Two girls from the Duke Dou's family."

Gu Tingye nodded and glanced sideways at Rong Xian behind him, the corners of his mouth raised uncontrollably.

Rong Xian cupped his hands behind him and said in mourning: "Erlang, Erlang, please forgive me this time! Brother Jing, help me!"

Xu Zaijing advised from the side: "Erlang, you have to be merciful and merciful. It's not easy for him to show off his brother!"

Rongxian nodded repeatedly.

Gu Tingye shook his head: "Brother Xian, this Lantern Festival is a day for men and women to see each other. Besides, your two families are going to be married! We are so destined tonight, how can we miss it!"

As he spoke, Gu Tingye grabbed Rong Xian behind him and said loudly: "Brother Xian of the Hou Rong family of Fuchang, why are you here? Hahaha!"

Xu Zaijing on the side saw this scene and walked directly between Qi Heng and Liang Han.

At the same time, he also picked up his adopted brother Lu Zezong and used Lu Zezong to block the direction of the Dou girl.

"Brother Zong, tell your sworn brother if you want anything."

Xu Zaijing said as he hugged Lu Zezong and hid by the roadside.

Gu Tingye shouted, and the two girls from the Dou family said goodbye to Rong Feiyan, and a rather shy Chao Rongxian came over.

Coming to Rongxian,

"Brother Xian~~~"

The eldest girl of the Dou family shouted in a soft voice, and then glanced shyly at Rong Xian, who was wearing a very sexy bag.

The soft and soft voice made Gu Tingye's eyes straighten, and he swallowed with an empty gaze. The direction of his empty eyes happened to be the position of the little girl of the Dou family.

Seeing Gu Tingye's eyes and the way he swallowed his saliva, the younger sister of the Dou family suddenly lowered her head and bit her lower lip more shyly than her elder sister, and then looked up at Gu Tingye again.

When the little girl from the Dou family lowered her head and raised her head, the lantern and candlelight she wore on her bun flickered.

Seeing this scene,

Rong Xian on the side rolled his eyes and said: "Let me introduce to you, this is the second son of Ningyuan Houfu."

In the imperial city

Downstairs of Xuandemen Gate Tower,

Zhaotaifeng and Meifeng handed their waist badges and seals to the guards guarding here.

The guards looked at it twice, bowed their hands, and then went up to the tower.

After a while,

A palace official came out.

The two Zhaotaifeng brothers hurriedly handed over their hands: "Lord Huaibao!"

The internal officer Huaibao held up a lantern and looked at Zhaotai Peak and Zhaomeifeng carefully. After letting the guards search them, he flicked his fly whisk and said: "Two adults, please come up. Wherever you can't get through, Your Majesty, just stay there." Let’s watch it upstairs!”

"yes!"

The two of them cupped their hands and followed Huaibao to the towers on both sides of the tower where the emperor was.

Zhaotaifeng and the other two did not sit down in the Duo Tower, but walked around the city wall outside the Duo Tower.

There are big lanterns hanging under the eaves of the building.

Higher up is the huge sky lantern floating in the sky.

The two of them came to a place with few people around and stood against the railing.

Mei Feng looked at the lively sea of ​​lanterns downstairs and asked, "Senior brother, you didn't say a word along the way. Are you really not going to deregister your grandniece?"

Zhaotaifeng held the railing and leaned out to look up.

Looking at the huge Kong Ming Lantern, and listening to the sound of the mountains downstairs shouting long live, Zhao Taifeng whispered: "In our business, the more details you hide, the better! Besides, she hasn't lived well without me for so many years. of!"

"I heard that the girl she followed was raised by Madam Sheng before her death! She was the eldest daughter of the Xu family of the Yongyi Marquis. The granddaughter raised by such a person. Even if we don't take action in the future, when she gets married, she will naturally be removed from the family."

Meifeng nodded: "Then I will send some capable people to keep an eye on her just in case."

Zhao Taifeng nodded: "When Master is old, the position of the head of the Imperial City Department will be yours."

"Brother, you have made such a great contribution in Baigao, I will not take this position!"

Zhao Taifeng retracted his body and patted the shoulder of Zhao Meifeng, who had become stronger: "Your Majesty also has high hopes for you."

"Master said that when His Majesty looks at the map of the Great Zhou now, he often looks at the direction of Northern Liao and Jin. I may have to leave Beijing in the future."

"To Northern Liao or Jin?" Meifeng asked in a low voice.

"I think it's none of them. There's a 70% to 80% chance that they're going to Dengzhou."

After Zhao Taifeng finished speaking, Meifeng's eyes were full of thoughts as he said, "Dengzhou is not far from the Jin Kingdom. The sea route can go to both Northern Liao and the Jin Kingdom. This is to ask you, Senior Brother, to take charge of the intelligence affairs in the north."

"Yes! If Your Majesty recovers the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun in the future and I'm not dead yet, I'll reunite with them."

Zhao Meifeng nodded in agreement when he heard this. He thought that 'they' were the girl Xiaotao who would get married and have children many years later.

The "they" Zhao Taifeng was talking about were Xiaotao and

The end of the Xu time (9pm)

The first Lantern Festival after the expansion of territory,

The emperor was in a very good mood,

so much so that he enjoyed himself with the people until this moment before leaving Xuande Tower with people.

After the emperor left,

the huge lanterns in front of Xuande Gate gradually went out.

Some of the people in Bianjing who had nothing to do tomorrow would still go to the restaurant to drink and feast all night.

For someone like Xu Zaijing who will start school tomorrow, he can only go back home obediently.

Entering his own courtyard,

Before entering the house, he heard the laughter of three maids inside.

Pushing the door open, there were several unique lanterns hanging in the house.

"Hello, sir!"

Qingcao shouted as she took the cloak from Xu Zaijing's hand.

"What are you so happy about?"

Hearing Xu Zaijing's question,

the three maids laughed again, and the twins Huaxiang and Yunxiang had a shy look on their faces.

"Sir, tonight we followed the second lady to see the lanterns, and met several wives of officials in the capital. Some of them knew the second lady and asked them a few questions."

Qingcao said, looking at the Yunxiang sisters.

Yun Xiang glanced at Xu Zai Jing: "Sir, someone has also asked about Sister Qing Cao!"

"Why, the cape you embroidered yourself makes people think you are the daughter of a boudoir, and they want to arrange a marriage for you?"

When Xu Zai Jing said this, the three girls in the room smiled and nodded, and Yun Xiang turned to the back room to get drinks.

Qingcao said: "I heard from Sister Cuichan that a lady said that the words on our three cloaks are well written and well embroidered, and they have a scholarly air!"

Xu Zaijing sat on the chair and took the tea brought by Yunxiang: "You all accompanied me to the academy after all. With a good teacher like Zhuang Xuejiu, it is natural that you have a scholarly air."

"Sir, did you have fun today?"

Xu Zaijing smiled and nodded, not knowing what he thought of: "Not bad!"

Xingguofang

Ningyuan Marquis' Mansion,

In the mistress's courtyard,

Gu Tingyi sat on a chair in the main hall, yawned when he heard the voices of Bai and his brother and sister-in-law talking, then leaned back and leaned his head on Chang Ma's body.

"Yier, did you see anyone tonight?"

Hearing Bai's words,

Gu Tingyi sat up straight in confusion, wanting to ask who.

But seeing the expressions of Gu Tingyu and Pingmei, and Gu Tingye's stinky face, Gu Tingyi pursed his lips shyly and nodded: "Mother, I have seen it."

Bai smiled and said: "Jing'er is reliable!"

Gu Tingye interrupted: "Mother, you should leave this matter to your son, what's the point of letting Jing'er do it!"

Bai ignored her son and continued: "What do you think?"

Gu Tingyi glanced at his depressed second brother and thought for a moment: "It looks good!"

"The Marquis is back!"

A maid shouted outside the door.

Gu Yankai, who smelled of alcohol, walked in. Looking at the people who stood up in the hall, Gu Yankai waved his hand and said: "Don't get up."

Sitting on the Luohan bed, Gu Yankai looked around the hall and said: "Where is Yanjie'er?"

"Father, Yanjie'er was carried back to the room to sleep." Pingmei still stood up and replied.

Gu Yankai nodded with some regret on his face, then looked at Gu Shixing who was yawning in Gu Tingyu's arms, and said to Bai: "What are you talking about? The children are all sleepy!"

"Father, mother is talking about the boy from the Shoushan Earl's family that my sister is engaged to."

Gu Yankai said: "How old is Sister Yi now, why are you in such a hurry to discuss marriage?"

Bai rolled her eyes at Gu Yankai: "Sister Yi is about to reach the age of marriage, how can you not look at the marriage in advance, otherwise all the good sons-in-law will be snatched away by others!"

"What kind of son-in-law is the boy from the Huang family!"

Gu Yankai glared at Gu Tingye: "He has made great contributions on the battlefield, and the title of Shoushan Earl of the Huang family will also be his in the future. What about you?"

Gu Tingye was embarrassed for a moment.

"I also heard that you and the Huang family brother had a fight?"

Gu Tingye nodded while sitting on the chair.

"Who will win and lose in a fight?"

Gu Yankai asked.

"Draw!"

Hearing Gu Tingye's answer, Gu Yankai nodded: "That's pretty much it."

After saying that, he looked at Gu Tingyi, whose face was very similar to Bai's, and then looked at Gu Tingyu, a healthy high school Jinshi who was smiling and talking to his younger brother.

After Gu Yankai took a sip of the hangover soup served by the female envoy, he thought to himself: "I want to see that kid if I have the chance."

After the Gu family members said a few more words, they went back to the courtyard.

Bai served Gu Yankai and changed his clothes to get ready for bed. Gu Yankai sat beside the bed and asked, "Do you have any plans for Erlang's marriage?"

Bai Shi, who allowed Aunt Chang to take off her hairpin, said: "I always look for a girl from a family that has been rich in officials and civil servants."

Gu Yankai nodded in agreement: "With the eldest son here, if the second son can marry a daughter from a civil servant's family, no one can call our family soldier Luzi."

Grandma Chang was arranging Bai's hair, and Bai closed her eyes and sighed.

"But I see that His Majesty has great ambitions now, so it's not a bad idea to be a soldier."

Listening to Gu Yankai's hesitant tone, Bai replied: "Da Lang said that our Gu family has deep connections in the military. Even if Er Lang is a civilian official, he can lead the army to fight!"

"Yes!"

Sheng family,

Shouantang,

The old lady was wearing pajamas and said to Cui's mother beside her: "There is no need to boil the soothing soup tonight. I am tired after walking for so long."

"Yes, old lady."

"Tomorrow, we'll see the lanterns tomorrow. Let's go to bed first!"

Minglan, who was playing with the lantern in the house, responded quickly, put down the lantern and walked to the old lady's bedside.

After washing and undressing,

Grandfather and grandson were lying on the bed.

Fang's mother blew out the candles on the table and left the bedroom. Minglan said next to the old lady: "Grandma, after sister Yanran and I guessed the lantern riddles tonight, I saw... saw."

"Huh? What did you see tomorrow?"

"I saw Mr. Gu, who is studying in our school, looking at Sister Yanran with some rudeness."

The old lady closed her eyes and sighed, knowing in her heart that Gu Tingye was a little curious about Yanran.

Thinking of Yanran's weak and sensible appearance, the old lady said: "It's okay, it's just a young person's temperament."

Minglan nodded: "But I have never seen Cousin Jing look at someone like this."

"That's because he is sensible."

After finishing speaking, the old lady thought about the possibility of marriage between the Yu family and the Gu family.

The old lady was just thinking about it. As she got older, she no longer had the interest in matchmaking.

If she really knew that there was a good girl, the old lady would only hint Sheng Hong to propose marriage.

Aunt Kong, whom the old lady met in the palace when she was young, often taught girls from high-ranking families in Bianjing.

Grandma Kong could clearly see the inner character of these girls. With such 'exclusive information', the old lady also knew a lot.

After thinking about it, the old lady fell into a deep sleep.

Chai family

Autumn Sound Garden

In the bedroom

Chai Zhengzheng has loosened his bun,

Wearing plain white pajamas, she stood by the table. Not far away, the female servant Yunmu was tying a wooden stick to the waist of a puppet wearing armor.

After tying it up and testing its sturdiness, Yunmu nodded.

Fuyi walked in carrying a copper basin for soaking feet, followed by Wisteria carrying hot water.

"Girl, come and soak your feet."

Chai Zhengzheng nodded and walked a few steps quickly with a smile to sit on the edge of the bed.

A quarter of an hour later,

Yunmu and the other three female envoys walked out of the bedroom.

When leaving along the corridor, Yun Mu, who was not on duty, whispered softly: "Wisteria, be more alert at night and check the lanterns from time to time. Don't wait until the candles in the lanterns burn out before blowing them out."

"Yes, sister."

in the bedroom,

The candles on the table have been blown out.

An exquisite lantern was lit in front of the armored puppet on the side.

Rong family,

Return to Snowyuan

There were a few candles lit in the warm room,

The female servant Ningxiang covered her mouth and yawned, then said softly: "Girl, it's getting late, you can study this lantern tomorrow!"

Rong Feiyan, who was looking at the pattern above in front of the lantern, straightened up and rubbed his eyes.

He looked at the lanterns in front of him and said, "You must remember to find something to do with lanterns tomorrow!"

He walked aside and said, "Yes, girl! I will tie up a few more and hang them under the eaves. It's getting late, so you can rest first!"

Rong Feiyan nodded: "Put it together with those things."

"Yes, girl!"

Turn around,

Xingguofang,

The beginning of the hour (9 a.m.)

Gu Tingye had already gone to school at Sheng's house in Jiying Lane.

In the inner courtyard of Ningyuan Hou Mansion,

Bai was taking Pingmei to look at the account books.

"Confirmed?"

"Correct."

After Mrs. Bai nodded to Pingmei, her mother-in-law and daughter-in-law put away the account books in their hands.

Just when I was about to open a new account book,

The female envoy Qing Zhi came to the door and gave her a blessing: "Madam, Madam, Madam Wu is here. She said she has a happy event."

Bai Shi and Ping Mei looked at each other doubtfully.