Do you know: I’m Xu Jiazi

Early February,

The Imperial Palace of the Great Zhou Dynasty,

There are stars in the sky,

The silver moon is like a hook,

The sparse moonlight reflected slightly on the glazed tiles on the palace roof.

"Praise~praise"

There were palace guards patrolling the palace with lanterns.

In the queen's bedroom,

Zhao Fang was lying on the bed sleeping soundly, with the little princess sleeping on her stomach beside him.

The emperor sat on the chair next to the table with an ugly expression, reading the memorial, and ignored the queen beside him.

The queen walked up behind the emperor with a smile on her face and said, "Your Majesty, you have been working hard all day. I will give you some support."

"Need not!"

The emperor turned around to avoid the queen's palm, and continued to read the memorial by candlelight attentively.

The emperor heard the queen beside him take a deep breath and spit it out again.

"Your Majesty, Fang'er is still young and has slept in his palace for many days. Today he just slept in the palace because he missed his concubine and his sister Yue'er too much. Don't be angry!"

"If he can't even bear loneliness, then how can he be an emperor in the future?!"

The emperor frowned and threw the memorial on the table, blowing his beard and staring at the queen.

The queen blinked repeatedly: "Yes, yes, your majesty said it! It's my concubine's fault! You shouldn't relax your training just because you feel pain for Fang'er!"

"snort!"

The emperor glared at the queen arrogantly, his expression relieved a lot.

As she spoke, the queen placed her fingers on the emperor's temples and rubbed them slowly.

"Huh~"

The emperor closed his eyes and breathed out comfortably.

"By the way, today the Imperial City Secretary came to report that relatives of Zhao Zongquan from Yuzhou came to Beijing to find the eldest lady of the Liang family of Yongchang Hou?"

The queen pressed the emperor's fingers and rubbed them without any hesitation: "Yes, they handed me a post in the afternoon. It's from the Zou family, the eldest daughter of Mrs. Zhao Zongquan's Shen family brother! I didn't find a good house in Beijing this month. Only then did I find Madam Wu from the Liang family.”

The emperor nodded: "I remember that Zhao Zongquan's brother-in-law joined the army?"

The queen didn't speak for a while while she was thinking, and the emperor didn't urge her.

After a while, the queen said: "What your majesty said is that I remember that my concubine was named Shen Congxing, and she went to Guizhou in the south. It was also when Fang'er came that I received a message from Mrs. Wu, saying that she was looking for "Yongyihou Mansion."

The emperor moved his fingers on the table and frowned slightly.

The queen's fingers moved to the emperor's furrowed brow and gently stroked: "Your Majesty, Mrs. Xuhou has also sent someone to ask about my concubine. Do you think we should let her help?"

The emperor's frown was unknown whether it was caused by the queen's touch or by his own release. In short, he no longer frowned: "Zhao Zongquan has always been an honest and generous child! Neither he nor his biological mother's family has any strong foundation. In their place, I am considered a concubine!"

"I don't know how many members of the clan have a higher status than him. Do I have to guard against his brother-in-law and his eldest wife's natal family? Send a message to the Xu family. I will help if I can!"

"Um!"

"Marquis Tuo Xi will be able to return to Beijing at the end of the month. I will invite him to the palace for a chat. Then it will be a family banquet. I will have to trouble you and Fang'er with the wine and food."

"I am extremely honored."

The palace became quiet,

Only the emperor's very comfortable sigh could be heard from time to time.

"Your Majesty, Madam Gaoming, a relative of the Cao family's old home, has come to the palace to inquire with my concubines about the possibility of launching an army in the north. What do you think?"

"snort!"

The emperor snorted softly.

"They saw the Cao family, Xu family and Zhang family eating meat in the northwest, and they also want to eat meat in Beiliao?"

The queen said softly: "They are all martial arts families. It will be easier to get promoted if we fight."

The emperor shook his head, and the queen's fingers seemed to be glued to the emperor's head.

"The recapture of Baigao went so smoothly because of the right time, place and people. If they want to attack Beiliao, they should first see how many children in their family can go to the front line to fight."

"The Tianwu Army that Xu Hou organized so well in the past two years has become what it is now!"

As he spoke, the emperor's breathing became rapid.

"Your Majesty, don't be angry! They are all noble families with many years of experience, and their internal expenses are huge. We must find some way!"

"So you are trying to use your brain to use my imperial army? If it weren't for their seniority, I would have..."

The queen began to squeeze the emperor's shoulders hard.

"Your Majesty, those are just a few, other martial arts families are still good! With the recovery of Bai Gao, the territory of the Great Zhou Dynasty will be greatly expanded! Your Majesty will still think more about this month's examination and select talents for the Great Zhou Dynasty!"

Hearing the queen's words about expanding the territory, the emperor felt much better.

Looking sideways at Zhao Fang on the bed behind the curtain, the corners of the emperor's mouth rose.

Turn around,

Yinshizhengji (four o'clock in the morning)

At this time, Xu Zaijing had just gotten up and was preparing to practice martial arts.

In the palace,

The emperor had already dressed under the Queen's service.

After walking out of the queen's chamber,

The emperor got into the royal chariot and rushed to the palace where he would go to court.

Arriving at the apse of the palace,

The emperor sat on a chair and slowly drank the refreshing tea.

"Your Majesty, Master Zhao has arrived!"

"Let him in."

After a while, the white-haired Zhao Zilong entered the back hall and said, "I have met your Majesty."

"Well, let the Imperial City Secretary send more officials to Quyuan Street today."

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

"Zilong, you said that I asked the Xu family to help relatives of Zhao Zongquan in Yuzhou."

Seeing the emperor's hesitation, Zhao Zilong bowed and said, "Your Majesty, this matter is naturally safe."

The emperor drank a sip of tea and said, "Oh? Then tell me."

Zhao Zilong bowed and said, "Your Majesty, Xu Hou's father was adopted. The Yongyi Hou Mansion has been somewhat declining in the past few years. If it weren't for your majesty's trust in Xu Hou and the help of the Sun and Cao families, the Xu family might be like this."

The emperor held the warm and comfortable tea cup, feeling the temperature of the tea cup and hummed comfortably: "Continue."

"I'm going to say something presumptuous. The prince may be more intimate with Xu Jia Wulang than with the royal family."

"Hmph!"

The emperor didn't know what he was thinking of, and snorted unhappily: "Continue!"

"The Xu family has no reason to be disloyal, and there is nothing wrong with your majesty's decision."

The emperor put down the tea cup, leaned back in his chair and looked at the roof of the hall above his head. His eyes seemed to penetrate the roof and see the starry sky outside the hall.

Then the emperor said to himself: "Speaking of which, Jing Ge'er is a little magical!"

The candle made of whale oil was very bright after it was lit.

Zhao Zilong looked at the cracks in the floor tiles illuminated by the candlelight and bowed his head and said: "Your Majesty is right. I didn't expect that the unruly Xiangyang Marquis had two sons."

"Hahaha, that old rascal!"

Xiangyang Marquis is a die-hard fan of the emperor and can use his body to block knives and guns for the emperor.

After laughing, the emperor stood up and said: "Let's go, follow me to the court!"

In fact, Zhao Zilong's meaning is very clear.

The current emperor has been on the throne for decades, and his reputation for benevolence and righteousness has been passed down for decades.

Not to mention a nobleman from the Xu family, even if it is a member of the Zhou royal family, they will not rebel unless they are forced to do something that is life-threatening.

Even if someone rebels, what benefit will the Xu family have? Can it be more prosperous and wealthy than following the current emperor and Zhao Fang behind?

If you make that choice, you will lose the delicious roast duck and crystal pork elbow and eat shit.

Time flies,

It is already mid-February.

In the morning of this day,

Xu Zaijing, Qi Heng, Gu Tingye, Changbai and other students in the school were not in Jiying Lane,

but came to the outside of the Gongyuan for this year's joint examination with the candidates staying at Sheng's house.

Zhuang Xuejiu also got up very early today.

The old man stood near the Gongyuan with his hands behind his back, looking at the scene in front of the Gongyuan with emotion in his eyes, as if thinking of the day when he entered the Gongyuan decades ago.

Among the candidates from Da Zhou who participated in this joint examination, there were teenagers of the same age as Xu Zaijing, white-haired old men like Zhuang Xuejiu, and more young people.

"Everyone, this is you in three years! Only by studying hard can you cross this dragon gate and turn from a carp into a dragon!"

"If you slack off a little, it will be another three years! Three years, how many three years do you have!"

Xu Zaijing and others bowed and said in unison: "Follow the scholar's instructions!"

Student Zhuang nodded with his hands behind his back.

When all the candidates entered the Imperial Examination Hall, Scholar Zhuang led everyone to the Sheng family.

When walking from the Imperial Examination Hall to Jiying Lane,

Student Zhuang's carriage was in front,

Zai Zhang, Gu Tingye and others were in the middle,

Xu Zaijing and Changbai were riding horses, chatting about the knowledge they had exchanged with several candidates for the examination a few days ago.

Listening to Changbai's understanding of knowledge, Xu Zaijing kept nodding.

The sky gradually brightened,

and more people appeared on the streets of Bianjing.

When Xu Zaijing turned around and looked around after talking, he was suddenly stunned.

Then Xu Zaijing patted Changbai on the shoulder and pointed to the group of people behind them with a small flag with the word "Sheng" hanging on it, saying, "Changbai, is that the convoy of the Sheng family's eldest house over there?"

Changbai was stunned, looked back, and said hesitantly, "I've rarely been to Yuyang."

At this time, someone in the convoy lifted the curtain in front of the carriage and looked out.

Xu Zaijing had excellent eyesight and vaguely saw that it was a little girl with lively eyes, who looked a little naughty.

As soon as the little girl took a look, an older girl pushed her hand away and lowered the curtain in a panic.

Looking at Xu Zaijing's dazed look, Changbai said, "Brother Jing, what's wrong?"

Xu Zaijing smiled, and the older girl's look was still in his mind!

Hmm. She looked very much like the singer Zhang Hanyun in his memory, or the younger version.

So Xu Zaijing knew that this group of people was really the convoy of the Yuyang family's eldest house.

The two girls in the car were the sisters Shulan and Pinlan.

Thinking about this, Xu Zaijing said, "I seem to have seen my cousin Sheng Wei just now, let's go over and ask him!"

Changbai nodded hurriedly.

In front,

Zhuang Xuejiu sat in the car with his eyes closed,

A voice came from outside the car:

"Xuejiu, we see that there may be relatives of the Sheng family coming from afar behind us, and Changbai and I will go to greet them!"

"Well! Go, don't delay too long!"

Xu Zaijing turned his horse's head back and walked behind with Changbai.

"Huh~"

The horses of the Sheng family's big house car team were stopped by the coachman.

Pinlan, who was looking out with her sister Shulan in the carriage, was almost shaken down.

The little girl frowned and lifted the curtain again to look forward: "Why did it stop?"

At this time, a voice came: "Excuse me, is this the car team of the Sheng family's big house in Yuyang?"

Hearing this, Pinlan and Shulan looked at each other.

Pinlan stood up, leaned against the wall of the carriage and poked her head out, saying, "Sister, it looks like a noble young man riding a tall horse, and the boy next to him looks somewhat familiar!"

Shulan, who looked like a lady, hesitated for a while, then stood up and looked forward and said, "That's Brother Changbai, the eldest son of the second wife!"

"Huh? It turns out they are relatives!"

As she spoke, Pinlan continued to poke her head: "Who is the noble boy next to Brother Changbai? The horse looks more handsome than the mount of Sister Zhang from our polo field in Youyang!"

Shulan was older and had listened to a lot of conversations between Mrs. Sheng and Mrs. Li. She hesitated and said, "Xu is an honorable child studying in the Sheng family!"

"Oh! No wonder!"

The two sisters were talking and watched the carriage in front of them start to move. They hurriedly sat down in the carriage.

Jiying Lane,

At the entrance of Sheng’s family,

Sheng Hong stood outside the threshold:

"Mother, you'd better go back, as long as your son is here!"

The old lady was supported by her two mothers, Fang and Cui, and she leaned over the street from time to time to take a look.

Hearing Sheng Hong's words, he waved his hands and said, "Your aunt and I haven't seen each other for many years. I'm worried about you who can't sit still in the inner courtyard, so I'd better wait here!"

Sheng Hong nodded: "Yes, mother!"

The sky is bright,

The sun shines on the watered alley floor,

Wang Ruofu stood not far from the old lady and looked out: "Mom, here we are, I saw a motorcade coming!"

"oh!"

The old lady took a step forward and looked in the direction Wang Ruofu said.