Do you know: I’m Xu Jiazi

Sitting in the queen's tent,

There is an old lady who is dissatisfied and loves to join in the fun.

But most of them are ladies in their prime years,

Some of them are young marquises like Sun and Bai.

Some of them are like Mrs. Li from Duke Lian's Mansion. Her mother-in-law was invited, but because she was too old to come out, she sent her daughter-in-law to attend.

Of course, someone like Lu Zezong's mother, Mrs. Li, would naturally have to move back to make way for older elders.

Just now we were far away,

Many ladies looked at Xu Zaijing and his group from a distance, but they just felt that Xu Zaijing stood out among the others, but their appearance could not be clearly seen.

The mood of the ladies,

It's quite like when we notice someone at a glance in a blurry crowd, or see a beautiful or handsome back, and want to see clearly whether that person's appearance matches our imagination.

When Xu Zaijing and others gradually approached, they stopped near the queen's tent and waited for the call.

The ladies saw Xu Zaijing's face clearly, and their voices suddenly became noisy while whispering to each other.

As the capital of the Great Zhou Dynasty, some of the officials and nobles in Bianjing had just been promoted to the capital, some were sent to the capital for foreign posts, and some retired and returned to their hometowns. There was a lot of turnover.

Therefore, the eldest lady nodded approvingly and said: "I have heard about the Xu family's youngest son before, and today I saw that he is indeed a handsome and talented man!"

The lady on the side had a smile on her face: "Sister, how come you only saw it today? Lady Wu held a chrysanthemum appreciation party on the Double Ninth Festival last year, but you didn't?"

The lady who spoke stopped talking in the middle of her words and shook her head with a smile: "Ouch, I remembered it wrong! That was the year before last! The child did not come last year."

Mrs. Li, who was sitting closer to the Queen than the others who were speaking, did not speak when she heard this.

Another lady sitting in the second row leaned over and asked, "Didn't you say that Wu Lang of the Hou family passed the exam while studying at home? Looking at his age, why didn't he come last year?"

"This kid still won the exam? Lord's House is very rare!" On the other side, the older Mrs. Gaoming sighed.

The ladies around nodded in agreement.

"It is said that he likes to beat people. He started fights at Daxiangguo Temple. Is this the same kid who caused a lot of trouble before?"

Another lady in the second row asked.

As soon as these words came out, there was silence all around.

The lady who spoke first just now said: "It doesn't look like it!"

Madam Li, Lu Zezong’s mother, glanced at the person who was talking sideways, and ignored her question of ‘causing a lot of trouble’. Instead, she turned her head and said to the people talking:

"The reason why Brother Xu Jiajing didn't come to Mrs. Wu's chrysanthemum appreciation party last year was because he went to the northwest to perform meritorious services."

"No matter how noble the Marquis of the Xu family is, he should also contribute to this war."

"That's right! Last year in front of Jinglongmen, when the king came to the city, it was Brother Jing who held the flag in front."

Listening to Mrs. Li's words, a lady said: "I remember! He was also the one who beat up Bai Gaojiang against five people under Jinglong Gate later?"

Mrs. Li smiled and nodded.

The older wife who had just praised Xu Zaijing nodded and said: "This kid can go to the northwest to fight and make meritorious deeds, and he can win the imperial examination when he returns to Beijing. It seems that he is both civil and military!"

"If you beat someone so hard, I don't know how violent your temper will be!"

When Mrs. Li heard this, her eyes widened but she was speechless.

"If this kid can hold the flag and enter the city, he must have practiced martial arts successfully and made meritorious deeds on the battlefield, otherwise he would not be able to convince the crowd! If he can win the imperial examination, he must have disciplined himself and studied hard. How can such a person be so violent?"

Mrs. Shoushanbo, who was sitting behind Mrs. Li, said aloud.

Hearing this,

All the ladies around nodded.

Mrs. Li looked back at Mrs. Shoushanbo with gratitude.

The tent is elsewhere,

An older lady with extensive knowledge and good understanding of people whispered:

"The Erlang of the Gu family next to Wulang of the Xu family seems to have a distinguished temperament, but he seems a little..."

The words were not spelled out clearly, but the message in his eyes was clear: Gu Jia Erlang is not as energetic as Xu Jia Wulang. Why?

The eldest lady looked very experienced and looked far behind Xu Zaijing and others. There was the female envoy of the Gu family and the Xu family standing there.

Moreover, there was already a lady waving to her elderly nanny and mother in charge, whispering a few words and letting them go see Qingcao, Qiuniang and the others.

In the Chai family tent,

Xu Zaijing, Gu Tingye and others had already passed by and walked towards the queen amidst the call.

The fifth lady of the Zhang family sat next to Chai Zhengzheng, picked up a grape from the fruit plate on the table, looked at Xu Zaijing near the queen's tent and said: "It's a pity that brother Xiao didn't come today! If brother Xiao came, he would definitely be better than Jing." Brother is still going to shine!"

Chai Zhengzheng, who was in a good mood, fanned Wu Niang with a round fan and nodded in agreement: "Wu Niang said it is right."

Looking at Xu Zaijing walking over, Wu Niang put her cheek with one hand and said with a smile: "Brother Jing has won the prize, and he is so outstanding today. After today, Mrs. Wu will be busy again."

Chai Zhengzheng's smile disappeared. He looked at Xu Zaijing in front of the queen's tent and pushed the grapes on the table forward: "Wu Niang, eat the grapes."

The fifth lady of the Zhang family did not answer Chai Zhengzheng's words. Instead, she put down the hand that was supporting her cheek, stretched her neck and said, "Look at Brother Jing and their movements, how neat are they?"

Chai Zhengzheng nodded.

In front of the queen's tent,

"Looking at the three of you, your movements are neat and neat. Have you practiced specially?"

Hearing the Queen's words,

Liang Han pursed his lips and glanced at Xu Zaijing and Gu Tingye.

Xu Zaijing smiled and cupped his hands and said:

"Go back to your Majesty, I just practiced on the way here."

The queen nodded: "Yes, I'm interested! Brother Ye, are you going to play today?"

Zhao Fang, who rarely left the palace and had not seen Xu Zaijing playing polo for a long time, looked at Xu Zaijing with hope in his eyes.

Gu Tingye handed over his hand and said: "Back to you, the winning polo teams from several prefectures around Bianjing will face off today. Wulang and I are thinking about how many shots we can play in the afternoon."

Hearing this,

Zhao Fang looked at the queen.

"That's fine! I heard that you played against the top-ranked Han Jiagoro in March and won?"

Gu Tingye turned his head and glanced at Xu Zaijing, and continued: "Back to the empress, yes! But there were two men from the Zheng family there at the time, and there were not enough people today."

The queen glanced sideways at Zhao Fang, then raised her head and looked around.

The understanding official on the side bowed and said, "Mother, the brothers from the He family and the third brother from the Cao family are here today."

The queen turned her head and looked at the chief minister approvingly, nodded and said, "Call everyone over."

"yes."

The chief minister bowed and responded.

The queen turned back and said to Xu Zaijing and others: "Sit here first! When someone comes, you can go to the side to warm up and get familiar with each other. Let's have a fight in the morning!"

"yes!"

After Xu Zaijing and others bowed in response, a small internal official carried three embroidery piers and placed them at the foot of the steps in front of the queen's tent.

After sitting down, Xu Zaijing looked towards the polo field not far away.

There are two polo teams preparing to play there, one is from Zhou Dynasty and the other is the envoy from the Kingdom of Jin.

"Let's get started!"

The queen's voice came from behind Xu Zaijing and others.

Subsequently,

The incense sticks on the sidelines were lit, and after a gong sounded, the polo was thrown out.

Horses galloping on the field,

The sounds of playing knights riding horses, directing, and shouting kept coming.

There are also the rumbling drums of encouragement,

Being able to play polo with the Jin Kingdom's envoy in front of the queen and prince today, the knights of the Great Zhou Polo Team must have some abilities and status.

The flags representing scores on the sidelines also changed: Dazhou was still in the lead at the beginning, but after half a stick of incense, the Jinguo Mission caught up with the score.

Xu Zaijing, Gu Tingye and Liang Han also whispered to each other about the situation on the field from time to time.

Seeing the Da Zhou knight who was so frightened that he was rushed and beaten by the Jin knights, Liang Han complained angrily: "What are you hiding from! The Jin knights are just scaring you!"

After complaining, Liang Han said to Xu Zaijing next to him: "I have never seen the knights of the Kingdom of Jin charge and fight like this before when I played polo!"

Xu Zaijing and Gu Tingye looked at each other and said, "My Lady and Your Highness did not watch the battle before."

Liang Han was stunned and nodded.

At this time,

Two captains of the Imperial Guard who had taken off their armor looked sideways at the situation on the field, walked over, bowed and held their hands in their hands and said:

"I, He Guan/Cao Yi has met the Queen, Your Highness!"

"Come on! Get acquainted with the three of them and play polo together later." The queen said with a smile.

The two lieutenants bowed in response.

When the two were talking to the queen, Gu Tingye, who was next to Xu Zaijing, glanced sideways and wondered: "Why does that person look familiar?"

Xu Zaijing turned his head and looked at the captain next to He Guan. He smiled and whispered: "You have never seen a bloody cucumber."

Hearing Xu Zaijing's words, Liang Han glanced at Xu Zaijing doubtfully, and then glanced up and down at Gu Tingye.

Gu Tingye suddenly realized something on his face, and said bitterly: "Oh! Now that I think about it, it turns out to be this guy!"

Then Gu Tingye looked at Liang Han's glance at him and glared: "Liu Lang, what are you looking at?"

"Brother Ye, have you never seen a bloody cucumber?" Liang Han said and looked between Gu Tingye's legs in confusion.

After looking at it, Liang Han looked at Xu Zaijing again, his eyes full of affirmation.

According to what Liang Han had heard from a girl around him before, Gu Tingye's personal maid was ahem.

"I, Liulang, you! Shut up!" Gu Tingye whispered angrily.

Xu Zaijing, who was accidentally injured, took a deep breath and patted Liang Han's head gently: "Liu Lang, what are you thinking about every day? What I mean is that Er Lang has never been on the battlefield."

"oh"

After Liang Han nodded clearly, he stood up together with Xu Zaijing and bowed his hands in greeting to the two people who came over.

The Lieutenant Colonel following He Guan was the Western Army Cavalry Lieutenant Colonel who was sent to break up the fight when Xu Zaijing and Gu Tingye were chased by Zhang Shipan outside the city. He also strung his strong bow on the horse so that Xu Zaijing could shoot arrows for revenge. .

"Goro!"

He Guan and Cao Yi smiled and cupped their hands.

Xu Zaijing said: "Brother He, Brother Cao!"

Looking at Gu Tingye who looked a little unhappy, Xu Zaijing pulled Gu Tingye's sleeve and continued to smile: "Let me introduce, this is Cao Yi, the third roommate of the Cao family, Brother Cao! Brother He Guanhe who is good at bows and arrows!"

He Guan smiled and said: "I dare not say that you are good at using bows and arrows here!"

"Gu Tingye, the second son of the Marquis of Ningyuan, and Liang Han, the sixth son of the Marquis of Yongchang."

Cao Yi cupped his hands and looked at Gu Tingye with a smile and said, "Hey, Erlang is still angry?"

Gu Tingye shook his head with a straight face: "No! I'm not that stingy!"

Cao Yi nodded: "I heard that you and the Han family played polo before. Erlang, you deliberately hit the polo on Lu Sanlang's forehead? This is a very good accuracy!"

"Pfft!"

Liang Han couldn't help but laugh when he thought about how badly Lu Sanlang had been beaten.

Gu Tingye glanced at Liang Han and shook his head: "He bumped into it himself and didn't want to hit him!"

Xu Zaijing turned his head and glanced at the Dazhou Polo Team, which had scored another goal, and said: "Let's go, let's say goodbye to Her Majesty, and then go to the side to discuss it."

Cao Yi also looked at the field, nodded and said: "Well, their momentum has been taken away, and it will be difficult for them to win it back."

Most of the incense on the sidelines has been burned.

All the tents near the queen were opened,

The tents used by each family were arranged some distance away from the big tent.

Xu Zaijing and others had already gone to the side to familiarize themselves with and discuss tactics.

In the Xu family tent,

"Sister Qingcao!"

Qingcao, who was grinding fried lotus seeds and barley kernels at the table and preparing to make tea, looked up and said, "Hua Xiang, what's wrong?"

Hua Xiang said nothing but winked outward.

Qingcao understood, glanced at the door of the tent, put down the hammer, wiped his hands and walked towards the door.

Qingcao walked to the door despite the glances from just a few steps away. Outside the door, a well-dressed nanny with two old ladies smiled and gave her a blessing:

"Mom, what's the matter with you?"

The steward smiled and nodded, and said in a somewhat anxious tone: "Girl, I'm sorry! I belong to Duke Yan's Du family. The servants at home were careless today and forgot to bring fire! That's all."

Qingcao smiled and nodded: "Mommy, don't worry!"

After saying that, Qingcao turned around and said, "Hua Xiang, go behind the tent and get some kindling!"

"Yes, sister!"

Looking at Hua Xiang who got up and walked behind the tent,

Aunt Du's shrewd eyes at the door of the tent glanced at Qingcao several times.

When Qingcao turned around with a smile, the Du family's nanny had already retracted her gaze, turned her head and smiled with Qingyun who was standing at the door: "Has this young man ever been married? I have a daughter."

Qingyun waved his hands in embarrassment, Qingcao smiled and said: "Mommy, Brother Qingyun already has two children."

"Ouch! How abrupt! Where are these two young brothers?"

Aunt Du's family pointed at Alan and Xun Shu and asked Qing Cao with a smile.

Qingcao turned her head and looked at Alan and Xunshu, who were looking a little embarrassed, and said with a smile: "Mommy, they haven't agreed to get married yet! But, these two have the rank of Wu Yilang with military merit. !”

Aunt Du's perfunctory smile froze, she looked at Alan and Alan carefully, and said sincerely: "My youngest daughter is sixteen years old and she is a good candidate! I'll see you when you have time." !”

Qingcao smiled and nodded: "Mommy, I will report this matter to Madam today, and she will make the decision. What do you think?!"

"Okay, okay!"

Aunt Du nodded her head repeatedly.

When Hua Xiang smiled and sent the fire to the door, the Du family's nanny also took the opportunity to take a closer look.

"Thank you so much, girl!"

"Mommy, you're welcome!"

After sending Aunt Du away with a smile, Qingcao and Yun Xiang turned around and entered the tent, saying as they walked: "It's surprising that the public in this country doesn't bring fire."

Qingyun at the door looked at the Du family's grandma and mother-in-law who were talking together after walking away. He smiled and took pictures of the giggling Alan and Xun Shu.

When Qingcao and the other three female envoys were about to continue making tea,

"I would like to ask you three girls, is there any excess sesame in your tea?"

Qingcao turned around and looked at the decent woman standing outside the door with a flattering smile and a fruit basket in her hand. She frowned and looked at Hua Xiang and Yun Xiang in confusion: "What's going on today?" "

Hua Xiangyunxiang shook his head repeatedly.

"Mom, wait a minute, I'll pack some for you."

"What a troublesome girl."

Send sesame seeds to the door,

The decent woman smiled and handed the fruit basket toward the grass: "Girl, please take it to quench your thirst."

"Mom can't do it!" Qingcao declined with a smile.

After a lot of shirk, they naturally came into contact with each other and looked at each other, and the fruit basket was left behind in the Xu family tent.

Holding the fruit basket, Qingcao did not go back directly. Instead, she stood at the door of the tent and waited for a while. After giving the fruits to Qingyun and Alan, she saw that no one came back, so she returned to the tent with questions in her head.

In front of the big tent,

Although he lost to the Jin Dynasty envoy in polo,

But because the fight was in front of the queen and prince, both sides also received some rewards, with more Jin Kingdom envoys and less Da Zhou polo teams.

When both polo teams retreat,

The queen took a sip of tea helplessly, looked at Zhao Fang and said, "Fang'er, what did you think of the polo match just now?"

Zhao Fang thought for a while: "Mother, although they lost, it looks like they tried their best! They know there is a gap, but I can't see what the gap is."

The queen smiled with satisfaction: "Then let's watch a few more shows!"

"Um!"

Zhao Fang nodded and looked in the direction of Xu Zaijing, Gu Tingye and others.

Taking advantage of the gap between the mother and son's conversation, the chief minister bowed beside the queen and whispered: "Your Majesty, just now the Du family went to the Xu family."

From the corner of her eye, the queen looked at Zhao Fang, who was approaching with his ears erect, and stretched out her hand to push Zhao Fang outward.

Zhao Fang looked at the palm pushing his cheek and looked at the queen in confusion: "Queen Mother? Can't my son listen?"

The eunuch's voice was even lower. The queen ignored Zhao Fang. After hearing this, she smiled and nodded: "This child is really rare!"

"That's what I said!"

The chief minister agreed.

Zhao Fang rolled his eyes and said:

"Mother, is this Jing'er's strength? I want to learn from him!"

"Go away! What is there for you to learn!" the queen said in a stern voice.

A polo match ended,

and the next one had not started yet,

and the ladies in the tent began to walk around and chat.

Madam Chai sat next to Princess Pingning,

and the nanny who was close to Princess Pingning whispered beside them: "Just now it was said that the nanny of Duke Yan's Du family went to the Xu family's tent to borrow a fire. I think she went to see Jing'er's personal maid."

When Madam Chai heard this, she looked quite regretful that the secret she knew before was known to others.

Princess Pingning nodded, waved her hand to signal the nanny to stand aside.

Princess Pingning whispered to Madam Chai: "Such a good boy should not be hidden."

Before she finished speaking, she saw the wife of Duke Yan walking towards Madam Wu.

When the wife of Duke Yan walked over, she bowed slightly to the wide-eyed Princess Pingning and Madam Chai and smiled.

Princess Pingning turned to look at Madam Chai, but she didn't look anxious.

"?" The princess looked over.

Madam Chai understood and smiled: "I have asked more times than the Du family! And my girl can wait, I wonder if the Du family girl can!"

At Madam Wu's place,

Madam Yan Guogong smiled and said: "Sister Wu, my girl has just been taught by Madam Kong. Can you please go to the Xu family to talk about it?"

Madam Wu stood up and said embarrassedly: "Madam, it's not that the Xu family is arguing, it's really that Jing'er has made great achievements in his studies! Many families have asked me to ask, and they said they plan to talk about it after the imperial examination. Otherwise, let's wait?"

Madam Yan Guogong's smile faded a little, thinking of the negligible friendship between her family and the Xu family, she sighed.

When she turned to look at Sun, Lady Yan also saw Bai and suddenly had an idea. She said, "Why don't you ask the second son of the Gu family as well?"

Madam Wu smiled and nodded, "I will give you an explanation when the time comes!"