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Chapter 507 "Pa~" [Thank you! Goodbye! Owes 47k]

It's time (ten o'clock in the morning)

Sheng family,

Shouantang,

The weather is sunny, and the bright sunshine shines through the window paper, making the hall very bright.

A few wisps of green smoke floated out from the incense burner on the small table and disappeared near the window sill.

On the tea table next to the hall, the silver bone charcoal in the small stove was burning red, and the heat released made the kettle above steam.

The old lady, with her hair in a neat bun and thick clothes, was sitting cross-legged on the Arhat chair. She was concentrating on writing. She looked at Fang's mother who was about to pick up the pot from the corner of her eyes and said:

"Su Qin, let it stay on top for a while. It will burn the ground dragon all night long. I think it's a little dry."

"Hey!" Fang's mother continued after answering: "Then before you go to bed tonight, I will ask the girl to mop the floor with a wet cloth."

The old lady nodded and was about to continue writing.

"The Lord is here."

The little female servant outside preached the gospel.

The door curtain was opened,

Sheng Hong walked in dressed in homely clothes, bowed and said: "Mother, are you looking for me?"

The old lady nodded with a smile and put down the brush. She raised her chin to signal Sheng Hong to sit down. She looked at Sheng Hong who was walking towards the chair and said, "I heard that neither Brother Jing nor Erlang of the Gu family came to our school today?"

Sheng Hong sat on the chair, thought for a moment, then raised his head and said, "It's true. I'll mention it to my son tomorrow when I get home."

"Hong'er, do you know why you didn't come?"

"Perhaps there is something going on in the two princes' mansions? Brother Jing and Erlang of the Gu family have many friends in Beijing." Sheng Hong said hesitantly.

The old lady shook her head and said with some confusion: "There is no routine from today to the end of the year! Moreover, these two children have always been diligent in studying and rarely miss school because of banquets."

Sheng Hong took the tea soup handed over by Fang's mother, placed it gently on the table next to the chair, and said:

"Mother, do you think there is some reason behind it?"

"Then, why don't your son invite Zai Zhang over and ask him carefully?"

The old lady thought for a while, nodded and said: "Yes! You should be invited. If nothing happens, it's okay. I'm afraid if something happens, we won't ask, and it's hard for relatives to open their mouths."

After Sheng Hong nodded repeatedly, he stood up and walked out.

This is the time for recess in the school.

So within half an hour, Dongrong stopped outside Shou'an Hall and Zaizhang walked in by himself.

"Great aunt, father-in-law."

"Brother Zhang, sit down!" the old lady said with a smile and stretched out her hand.

Waiting for Zaizhang to sit under Sheng Hong,

Sheng Hong glanced at the old lady, then at Zai Zhang, who looked a little depressed, and said with a smile: "Brother Zhang, Erlang of the Gu family, and Brother Jing, why didn't you come to school today?"

Hearing this, the expression on Zai Zhang's face became even more uncomfortable. Sheng Hong looked at the old lady again and said quickly: "What happened?"

After Zai Zhang nodded, he looked at the door of the hall.

The old lady understood and quickly waved her hand towards Fang's mother.

Fang's mother walked quickly to the door.

Watching Fang’s mother’s back disappear behind the curtain,

In the voice of Fang's mother asking the little girl to leave, Zai Zhang sighed, turned back to look at the old lady and Sheng Hong and said: "Aunt, father-in-law! Yesterday afternoon, Xiao Wu left the Xiangyang Marquis Mansion, and he left in the evening. Entered the palace."

"When I returned home, I was sent back by the chief minister beside His Majesty."

"Ah?" The old lady and Sheng Hong both looked at Zai Zhang in surprise.

"What's wrong with this?"

Sheng Hong asked.

Zai Zhang sighed again and said: "A general in the north has died. Wu Lang came to the palace and said that something happened to this gentleman, and there was something fishy in it. For some reason, these words offended His Majesty! His Majesty ordered Wu Lang to go to the north to take a look himself. Is there anything fishy?"

"In the evening, my mother informed the eldest sister and asked her to ask Gu Hou to write a letter, hoping that Xiaowu would be able to move more easily in the north."

"I also wanted to accompany Xiao Wu last night, but he kept me at home because he said, 'I don't know when he will come back, and I can't leave my parents alone.'"

As he said this, Zai Zhang felt depressed and wanted to take down the handle of the chair.

When Zai Zhang spoke, Sheng Hong rolled his eyes.

After Zaizhang finished speaking, Sheng Hong nodded and said, "The official department received the news yesterday. It was Mr. Dong from Beizhou! He said yes."

After the old lady heard Sheng Hong explain the reason for the man's death, she took a deep breath and said with a thoughtful look in her eyes:

"Beizhou! That's Beicang in the world!"

"Most of the cloth, materials, money and grain transported by water from major military towns in the north have to go through Beizhou for distribution."

"This is an important military place, and the stakes are very high! It makes no sense that Tong San here should die like this."

The old lady looked at Zai Zhang, who looked at her in surprise, and said: "During the war, your great-grandfather served as the transfer envoy of Hebei East Road. When he came home, he often told me about Beizhou! "

After saying that, the old lady didn't know what she thought of, and her face became serious.

"Mother, what did you think of?" Sheng Hong said softly.

Zai Zhang also looked at the old lady.

The old lady nodded and said, "I remembered an old story your grandfather told me."

Sheng Hong's maternal ancestor in terms of etiquette was the old lady's father.

"The previously favored Concubine Zhang was born in Beizhou, and that concubine's ancestors are closely related to the Chai family."

Looking at Sheng Hong who looked like he was listening, the old lady continued:

"The reason is that when the imperial concubine's ancestor was an official in Beizhou, she helped the Chai family member who came here a lot in terms of money and food."

"Auntie, is this the one from the Chai family before he became emperor?"

The old lady nodded, looked at Zai Zhang's nervous expression, and said, "Brother Zhang, what's wrong?"

Zai Zhang couldn't help but stood up and said anxiously:

"Auntie, in this case, Zhang Shipan, who had no dealings with Xiao Wu before, and his family have been operating in Beizhou for many years, aren't they very powerful?"

"The Chai family is very powerful in Cangzhou Hejian Prefecture! The two families have a close relationship! But Xiaowu shot Zhang Shipan with arrows and smashed melons in Bianjing. Will they take revenge?!"

The old lady waved her hand for Zai Zhang to sit down and said comfortingly:

"Brother Zhang, you are in trouble because you are concerned! Don't worry. The Zhang family was tortured by the former Queen Guo family for a while, and their power was reduced a lot."

"And I heard before that Mrs. Chai has always wanted to get married to the Marquis? If she had such intention, how could she take action!"

Zai Zhang nodded repeatedly: "My aunt said yes!"

Sheng Hong also said: "Brother Zhang, sit down!"

Zai Zhang's expression became lighter and he sat back on the chair and breathed a sigh of relief.

The old lady smiled and continued:

"Speaking of which, there are close associates of the British Duke Zhang family, Ningyuan Marquis Gu family, and Zhongjing Marquis Zheng family around Beizhou!"

"Although Brother Jing was ordered to go to Beizhou by His Majesty this time, His Majesty's words are true, and Brother Jing has a martial rank! They are all under the rule of the Great Zhou Dynasty, how dare they take revenge?"

"What's more, Erlang of the Gu family is also traveling with us this time! The Gu family has a long history in the military over the years, and Pingmei is the future Mrs. Ningyuan Hou, so there will be someone to take good care of her!"

Listening to the old lady's words, Zai Zhang couldn't help but nod.

After the old lady finished speaking, Zaizhang said: "What my aunt said is that the Yi family, the eldest brother's brother-in-law and a general in Zhending Mansion, is actually not that far from Beizhou."

The old lady smiled and nodded.

Sheng Hong on the side said: "If you say this, Zai Zhang, you can relax and just study with peace of mind!"

Zai Zhang stood up and said goodbye with a relaxed expression and returned to school.

Sheng Hong sent his son-in-law to the door, came back and sat on a chair, and said, "This Wu Lang is really capable of doing things. He has already offended Long Yan before he became an official."

With that said, Sheng Hong glanced at the old lady.

Looking at the old lady's expression, Sheng Hong said: "Mother, what are you doing?"

The old lady pursed her lips and said with some worry: "Brother Jing has a great future, but I am afraid that he will be stumbled by revenge. Even if his life is not hurt, if he is injured, it will be difficult for him to take the path of a civil servant!"

Sheng Hong thought for a moment: "Mother, Brother Jing has been to the northwest. His repeated military exploits must be scheming. Since he felt something fishy before going there, he must be more careful!"

The old lady nodded: "Hong'er, what you said is quite right."

Bianjing City,

There are millions of residents, bustling and busy,

Countless supplies are still transported into the city by land every day.

Therefore, the long stretch of road that Xu Zaijing and his party took after leaving the city had been well trampled by passers-by, and there was little snowfall.

Although winter has entered at this time and the Yellow River has also entered the dry season, the river surface has not yet frozen.

So a group of people had to cross the Yellow River via the ferry.

Take a boat to the other side,

The scenery gradually became a little different.

They began to see falling snow on the road and around them from time to time.

When walking on the official road with few people in the wild, you can still see patches of white snow.

Gu Tingye, who rarely rode such a long distance on horseback, was wearing a winter coat, gloves, ear protection, a winter hat and a scarf with only his eyes exposed. He walked around Xu Zaijing, looked at the snowy scene in the distance and said: "Brother Jing, look The snow in the north is much heavier than that in Bianjing!”

Xu Zaijing, who was dressed like Gu Tingye, nodded and looked at the snow beside the road.

"What are you looking at?"

Gu Tingye said, looking along Xu Zaijing's line of sight, but only saw a vast expanse of white.

"Huh? Brother Jing?"

Xu Zaijing looked back and said, "Rabbit. It's a pity that it's a little far away."

Gu Tingye glanced into the distance again: "Where is it?"

After saying that, he looked at He Guan next to him and said, "Brother He, did you see it?"

He Guan nodded: "I saw a moving black spot, but I didn't know it was a rabbit."

The three of them were talking, and Gao Puyu, the Gu family soldier in front, pointed to the distance and said urgently: "Look!"

Everyone looked quickly and saw a black dot falling from the sky at an extremely fast speed in the distance. After touching the ground, it rose into the sky again.

"Is it an eagle?"

Gu Tingye looked at Xu Zaijing for help.

Xu Zaijing nodded: "Yes! There is a rabbit on its paws, flying towards us."

Gu Tingye on the side nodded repeatedly, looking blankly at the black spots in the distance.

The group of carriages and horses continued to move forward, while Gu Tingye kept looking at the black spot over there: "It's really coming!"

With that said, Gu Tingye eagerly took out the strong bow on his horse and continued to watch the goshawk flying over while winding it.

When Gu Tingye put on the bow string, drew out the feather arrow and prepared to draw the bow.

"Hey~!"

The goshawk flying above let out a scream.

Then, in Gu Tingye's field of vision, something moved and fell from the sky.

When he wanted to draw the bow, he found that the thick gloves made it difficult for him to hold the arrow.

Xu Zaijing was also attracted by the hawk's cry. When he looked up, he also saw something falling straight down.

So, Xu Zaijing estimated the distance and stretched out his hand confidently.

Then

"Pa~"

The fat rabbit fell from the sky and narrowly escaped death in the goshawk's claws, and hit the little Liju heavily.

Xu Zaijing clenched his fist: "."

"唏伦~"

The little Liju was frightened by the sudden appearance and raised its front hooves slightly. Then the horse looked at the motionless thing in front of him with curiosity.

Xu Zaijing's outstretched hand was no different than a rabbit, so he patted Xiao Liju's neck.

In fact, if the rabbit hadn't been moving around in the air, Xu Zaijing would have been able to catch it, but its struggling movements made Xu Zaijing miss it.

Then, Xu Zaijing leaned forward and picked up the rabbit by its ears.

"Brother Jing, I think this rabbit loves me."

Seeing the way Xu Zaijing looked at his bow and arrow, Gu Tingye hesitated and stopped talking.

"Alan~"

After Xu Zaijing shouted back, he threw the fat rabbit back.

Alan, who was following behind, caught it, took off his gloves, and quickly handled the prey with a dagger.

Looking up at the goshawk hovering over the group of people, unwilling to leave, Gu Tingye took off his gloves and said, "Brother Jing, come on!"

Hearing this, He Guan, who was not far away, also confidently took off his gloves and prepared to string his strong bow.

"Look at mine first!"

Gu Tingye bit his glove, stretched his bow and nocked an arrow on horseback, and the powerful bow made a slight sound when he pulled it.

While Gu Tingye was taking aim with his bow, Xu Zaijing and He Guan were already stringing the bows at about the same speed.

"collapse!"

When Gu Tingye shot an arrow, Xu Zaijing and his two men had just raised their bows.

But the goshawk in the sky was startled by the arrows that shot straight up.

As his wings flapped vigorously, he ducked to the side.

"Collapse~"

There was another bow sound,

An arrow pierced through the goshawk's tail feathers and then soared into the sky.

"Alas!" He Guan's tone was full of regret.

The sharp arrow cluster in Xu Zaijing's hand was pointed straight at the goshawk. After hesitating for a moment, Xu Zaijing slowly loosened the bow string and said: "Forget it, if you catch its prey, let it go."

Xu Zaijing continued to look up at the goshawk in the sky as he spoke. Suddenly, Xu Zaijing's eyes narrowed, and he opened the strong bow in his hand again and shot it out quickly.

"What?!" Gu Tingye quickly looked up.

"Ding~"

There was a sound of metal collision in mid-air.

After one breath,

Three feather arrows spun and fell from the air to the roadside not far from everyone.

Gao Puyu, who was in front of everyone, stared at Xu Zaijing's movements in amazement and said, "I knew that Wu Lang's archery skills were great before in Chuzhou. I didn't expect that Wu Lang's archery skills have become even more sophisticated in the past few years!"

He Guan on the side smiled and shook his head, looked at Gu Tingye and said: "Erlang, your feather arrow just fell towards us."

While several people were talking, Qingyun beside Xu Zaijing was already riding his horse towards the place where the arrow fell.

After a while,

Qingyun came back with three feather arrows in his hand, handed one to Gu Tingye's young servant Zhi Que, and said: "Second Young Master, this feather arrow needs to be reshaped."

Zhique took the feather arrow, looked at the crooked arrow cluster, and breathed in the cold winter wind in wonder.

Afterwards, Qingyun returned the other two feather arrows to their respective owners.

Gu Tingye took the feather arrow from Zhique's hand, looked at it, and then looked at Xu Zaijing and He Guan who were talking in front of him.

In Zhique's eyes, his young master, who used to be very proud after years of training in the Hou Mansion, now looked at his own feather arrows, his eyes seemed a little disappointed.

"Sir, are you okay?" Zhique asked with concern.

Gu Tingye shook his head and took a deep breath.

Then Gu Tingye put on his gloves and used great force to break off the arrow cluster at the front of the feathered arrow together with the shaft.

"Master?"

Gu Tingye handed the broken arrow shaft to Zhique, and he was about to put the arrow cluster into the purse hanging on the belt around his waist.

"Sir, you understand what you want, but you'd better wrap the arrow clusters in cloth to avoid hurting you."

Gu Tingye hummed.

"Erlang, what are you doing? Let's go!"

Gu Tingye raised his head and looked ahead at Xu Zaijing and He Guan who were smiling at him and beckoning him to follow him. The corners of his mouth raised and he said, "Wait for me!"

Looking at his young master who was loading things into his purse and driving his horse forward,

Zhique held the arrow shaft in his hand, and after thinking for a while, he put the arrow shaft into the quiver in front of his saddle.