Do you know: I’m Xu Jiazi

In the backyard of Yongyi Hou Mansion,

in the hall,

"In this way, the old lady of the eldest family of the Sheng family has made the decision to break up Miss Shulan's engagement."

After Mrs. Sun finished speaking, she looked at Mrs. Wu.

Mrs. Wu held the tea cup thoughtfully and listened to Mrs. Sun's gentle nod: "So we have to find a husband for this Shulan girl first?"

"right!"

Mrs. Wu: "Let me think about it."

After a while,

Mrs. Wu shook her head and said: "Sister, I mostly remember the families of noble officials in Bianjing. As for the big house of the Sheng family, there is really no satisfactory family at the moment."

"If the Sheng family is not in a hurry, I can inquire more about them these days and pay attention to them."

Mrs. Sun smiled and nodded: "Thank you very much, sister."

Mrs. Wu looked at Mrs. Sun with a smile and said, "We sisters, how can we say thank you?"

"Sister, now that your Xiaowu has reached the age of proposing marriage, families with daughters in Beijing will more or less inquire about your Xiaowu when they come to my place!"

"They are all good people. How about I tell you?"

Mrs. Sun was quite embarrassed and said, "Sister, it's better not to say anything. I'm afraid I'm going to be spoiled for choice! Besides, if brother Ruo Jing fails to pass the imperial examination, wouldn't it be a delay for this girl?"

Madam Wu put the tea cup on the table angrily and said, "Sister, with Brother Jing's merits and abilities, why can't he become a general if he can't be a civil servant? We noble people have a certain reputation."

Sun didn't know what she thought of, and sighed sadly.

"Sister, why are you still sighing?"

Mrs. Wu asked curiously.

Mrs. Sun glanced at Mother Zhu on the side.

Mother Zhu understood, and with a wave of her hand, the female envoys serving in the hall walked out of the hall.

Mrs. Wu watched the female envoys leave and also winked at Mama Jin who was standing beside her. Mama Jin nodded solemnly and signaled that she would pretend not to have heard what the two ladies below said.

There is only my mother who is close to me in the waiting room.

Mrs. Wu looked at Mrs. Sun nervously: "What's wrong? Did your Xiaowu get into trouble?"

Mrs. Sun shook her head and said: "Sister, you said that Xiao Wu is already eighteen years old, but the female servant in his room is still..."

Mrs. Wu breathed a sigh of relief. She rolled her eyes at Mrs. Sun with some disgust and said, "What else do I think is wrong? Sister, don't you call me bald next to a monk?"

Sun: "Sister, I'm really worried."

"Your Xiaowu is a good boy, why are you still having trouble here? Is it possible that you are as happy as my Brother Han!"

Mrs. Sun looked at Mrs. Wu and said, "No! It's mainly because of Xiao Wu's age."

Mrs. Wu tapped Sun with her index finger and said with some admiration in her tone:

"Your little five can get out of bed to practice martial arts and go to school early in the winter when the twelfth lunar month is three feet deep. What do you think of those people you mentioned?"

"If my Liulang could have half the perseverance of Brother Jing, I would burn high incense!"

Not sure what she was thinking of, Mrs. Wu shook her head sadly.

But Mrs. Wu quickly adjusted her mood and said: "His Majesty will celebrate his birthday in a few months. Have you prepared the gifts?"

Mrs. Sun nodded: "Xiao Wu and his father had a few words before. I heard from Mr. Hou that Xiao Wu is preparing."

Mrs. Wu said: "Brother Jing performed riding and shooting in front of His Majesty when he was a child. Thinking about it today, it feels like it happened yesterday! But the children have grown so big."

"Yeah~"

afternoon

Yichun Lane,

It's summer now, and it's not yet time to make peach-character New Year paintings, so the alley is not busy.

Many people living in the alley sit under the trees to enjoy the cool air.

When he saw a group of carriages and horses escorted by a cavalry officer coming from the entrance of the alley,

Residents enjoying the shade hurriedly moved their matzas and benches to the roadside.

After a while,

A group of carriages and horses stopped at a door.

Attracted the people's attention.

I saw that the two knights walking in front of the carriage also dismounted sideways.

On the carriage in the middle of the cavalry, two women wearing veils, one large and one small, came down.

"Yang Xingshou, you have been busy these days."

Di Jing stood beside Zhu Qinghu, cupped her hands and said.

Yang Luoyou wore a veil and hugged her pipa and bowed: "You're welcome, Marquis Yu! It's a great honor for me to be able to watch the martial arts performance from the side of the camp!"

Zhu Qinghu smiled and said, "I wonder how long it will take for me to hear the music you composed?"

Yang Luoyou's eyes slightly curved behind her veil, and she said: "My lord, Wu Lang of the Hou family has many requirements for the music, but the musicians have already mastered the music. After I asked several experts to revise it in the past two days, I You can hear it before June.”

Zhu Qinghu and Di Jing looked at each other, looked at Yang Luoyou and said, "So, we can have more than two months."

"Okay, then I will tell Wulang the good news."

Yang Luoyou nodded slightly.

"Then, Yang Xingshou, let's take our leave!"

Yang Luoyou hurriedly gave another blessing and watched the group of carriages and horses walking out of the alley.

Xiao Zhiyue, who was holding a drum next to Yang Luoyou, had grown much taller. She looked at Zhu Qinghu and Di Jing who were talking to the roadside officers not far away, and said: "Master, they are talking to Li Zheng."

"Well, you two adults are worried about our safety. Come in!"

the next day,

Late noon (1 p.m.)

The sun is shining brightly,

The temperature rises,

Chai family

Qiu Sheng Yuan

In the cool side hall,

Chai Zhengzheng, wearing a gauze dress, was leaning on the back of his chair and reading a book leisurely.

The maid Yunmu came in carrying a plate of sliced ​​peaches.

Putting the fruit plate on the table and looking at Chai Zhengzheng who was reaching for the peach to eat, Yun Mu said, "Girl, a message was just sent from outside saying that Wei Xingshou asked for permission not to perform for the next few days."

The fruit stopped at his lips, and Chai Zhengzheng said: "What's the matter?"

"It was said that Wei Xingshou's master Tang Jia asked her to go to Yang Xingshou to study music scores for a fee."

Chai Zhengzheng took a bite of the peach and nodded: "Paid? Let the store post a notice. If she wants to go, she can go! The money she earns less will be deducted from her monthly salary."

Yunmu nodded: "Yes, girl!"

After saying that, Yunmu turned around and walked out.

After taking just two steps, Chai Zhengzheng swallowed the pulp and said, "By the way, whose family is so grand that they dare to invite her?"

Yunmu stopped and thought for a moment: "I heard that it was invited by Viscount Zhu's family."

Chai Zhengzheng sat up straight: "Zhu family?"

"Yes! I heard someone said that Xingshou composed a song for the old master of the Zhu family. It was very popular in Bianjing at that time!"

"Well, after she finishes studying the score, she will ask her to come to the yard to meet me!"

"yes."

Chai Zhengzheng ate the peach meat in one bite and continued: "The money you earn less will be reduced by half."

Yunmu responded again and turned to leave.

night,

The hall of Qiu Sheng Yuan is filled with the scent of incense that repels mosquitoes.

Chai Zhengzheng sat behind the desk,

The open space in front of the table,

Wei Fangzhi, dressed plainly, was sitting on the embroidered pier with her pipa in her arms, playing.

After playing a song,

Chai Zhengzheng behind the table asked doubtfully: "That's all?"

Wei Fang stood up straight: "Girl, that's all! There are also some big drums and horns that I can't play."

"Ci, do you know when he will finish it?"

Wei Fang shook her head: "I don't know yet, but I heard from Senior Yang that the day should be coming soon."

"After the music and lyrics are decided, you can play and sing for me first, do you understand?"

"I understand, but"

As he spoke, Wei Fang raised his head and glanced at the host behind the table.

"If you have anything to say, just say it."

"However, Senior Yang said that this song is sung for men in the army. I may not be able to sing it well, for fear of tainting the lyrics and music."

Chai Zhengzheng thought for a moment and said, "Then, let's just play music."

"yes."

Time passes,

It's early June,

There are more seasonal fruits on the market.

The atmosphere in the Sheng Family Academy gradually became tense.

After all, there are only two months left before the provincial examination.

Early in the morning,

Xu Zaijing rode a little Li colt and walked on the streets of Bianjing.

Listening to the cries of hawkers in the surrounding streets and smelling the fragrant or smelly smells that came from time to time, Xu Zaijing yawned.

"Sir, someone is waving to us in front of us."

"Um?"

Xu Zaijing looked in the direction of Qingyun's finger and saw a brother and sister standing aside, holding a large bouquet of budding lotus flowers in their arms.

When Xu Zaijing and his party approached,

The brother and sister holding the lotus hurriedly bowed and said with a smile: "Master, Master, look at our newly picked lotus. There is also a bouquet of lotus flowers!"

Qingyun dismounted sideways, looked at the boy covered in mud, and said with a smile: "It's you two reckless brothers and sisters again! Don't use seams to trick me into waiting, or else."

The boy quickly shook his head: "No, I won't lie to anyone!"

The younger girl on the side said: "Brother, we don't lie."

After hearing what the girl said, Qingyun looked at the girl's face, nodded and said, "Let me see the color of the lotus."

on the street,

Seeing Xu Zaijing's extravagant carriages and horses stop,

It is very attractive to some residents, passers-by or maids who come out to buy breakfast in the morning.

After a while,

Xu Zaijing and Qingyun left here on horseback.

The brothers and sisters selling budding lotus flowers were missing more than half of their ‘goods’.

Then, it sold out quickly.

It's not far from Sheng's house.

Xu Zaijing looked at Qingyun curiously and said, "What's wrong? You keep looking back at others. Have you bought a fake?"

As he spoke, Xu Zaijing looked at the lotus in his hand.

Qingyun shook his head and said: "It's not the young master, it's true. I think that little girl looks a bit like Miss Six."

Xu Zaijing was stunned: "Like Minglan?"

Qingyun nodded: "I can't say it looks like it, but it just feels like it."

Xu Zaijing had just been looking at the lotus flowers his brother brought to him, but he didn't pay attention to the little girl.

Turning back to the brother and sister who were surrounded by people buying flowers, Xu Zaijing said: "Let me ask them their names if we meet them again in the future."

After finishing speaking, Xu Zaijing thought to himself: "This can't be such a coincidence, right?"

Sheng family,

Wei Ruixuan,

Mother Liu carefully brought in a light-colored slender porcelain vase with budded lotus flowers in it: "Madam, where do you want to put this flower?"

Wang Ruofu looked at the budding lotus with a look of fondness: "Just put it on the incense table!"

"yes."

With that said, Mother Liu placed the porcelain vase on the incense table with the paintings of three gods.

Don't tell me yet,

As soon as the budding lotus flowers were placed, the picture-hanging incense table suddenly took on an elegant and Zen feel.

Mother Liu walked to Wang Ruofu, and they both looked at the scene. Wang Ruofu said: "Oh, how many times has this girl gone out to buy, but she has never bought this lotus flower?"

"It still depends on Brother Jing. Did he just give you this Bingdi lotus flower last year?"

Mother Liu nodded: "It seems that the first time it was a fake sewn with thread, but the second time it was just like this natural one! But they are all beautiful."

"I hope Bai'er can pass the provincial examination this time, and I can feel relieved."

After saying that, Wang Ruofu walked to the incense table, took out three incense sticks from the incense tube, lit them and inserted them into the incense burner.

The master and servant knelt on the futon, clasped their hands, and prayed devoutly.

The prayer is over,

Wang Ruofu stood up with the help of Liu's mother, and when he walked out, Wang Ruofu said: "Tell me, the old lady did you forgive me for bringing me the lotus flowers that Brother Jing gave me?" Wrong."

Mother Liu looked back at the incense table, lowered her head and said, "Madam, this slave may not mean what I saw when I looked at the old lady."

Wang Ruofu sighed with regret.

Mother Liu continued: "Madam, although Xiaoniang Wei is the housekeeper now, Mother Cui and I still do things. We make decisions after asking you and the old lady for advice on everything. It's quite good to say that."

Wang Ruofu tilted his head and thought for a while, then nodded and said: "Well, she is sensible. Much better than the foxy girl in Lin Xige."

The two walked into the hall,

Wang Ruofu raised his eyebrows again after sitting down: "Tell me, why does Wei Shuyi, a sister from her mother's family, find such a good job in the Bai family? I heard that there are many cases a month?"

Mother Liu nodded: "She is said to be in charge of a salt farm in the city. How can the monthly schedule be missed! She is in charge of the house that delivers salt to the Feng family. I heard that the price of salt is a lot lower! The Feng family knows this We have a close relationship, otherwise I wouldn’t have said so many nice things to you when I was looking at the clothing materials at Feng’s house!”

Wang Ruofu said with a smug look on his face: "Isn't it just about the salt? What's there to say?"

"Madam, there are so many people in the Feng family. It costs a lot of money to buy salt every month. I also heard from the mother of the Feng family that the girl who married into the Bofu family of Changxing and became the second eldest daughter was also prepared to let her go. This salt shop delivers salt to my home.”

With that said, Liu's mother took the tea cup from Caihuan.

Wang Ruofu looked at Liu's mother in surprise: "Is there such a thing? I really didn't realize that this aunt from the Wei family really knows how to do business."

Take a sip of tea,

Wang Ruofu said doubtfully: "Tell me, will the Feng family care about Shulan's matter?"

Mother Liu pinched her handkerchief and said with a smile: "Madam, you are not the aunt of the Kang family. We didn't want to take the jade Guanyin from your sister-in-law."

"There was a big incident in the houses of Marquis Jinghai and Marquis Ruyang before, but our family informed them and we should be careful about the courtesy."

Hearing what Liu's mother said, Wang Ruofu's face almost overflowed with pride. He curled up his lips with a smile and said, "That's right! If something happens, we have to visit our house!"

"Madam, after this incident, I see Madam Li has given up her ambition to compete with you."

Wang Ruofu curled his lips: "Humph!"

In the next few days,

Xu Zaijing paid a lot of attention to the roadside when he was going to school.

But the brother and sister selling flowers never showed up.

It was already mid-June when I saw the brother and sister again.

On this day,

among the crowd,

Qingyun stood beside his mount, looking at the Bingdilian in his hand with an incredulous expression, then took two steps and handed it to Xu Zaijing.

later,

Hua Xiang, who was sitting in the carriage, opened the curtain with some curiosity.

Xu Zaijing took a closer look at the budding lotus in his hand, then got off his horse and handed the lotus to Hua Xiang in the car.

Later, Xu Zaijing walked up to the brother and sister who looked happy and said, "I asked, how do you always find this lotus flower?"

To be honest, he has some abilities.

"Brother, he searched the ponds one after another."

said the sister on the side.

Xu Zaijing looked at the little girl with a smile, and then looked at each other with Qingyun: This girl does have some similarities to Minglan, especially her eyes.

"I bought lotus flowers from you several times, but I didn't even ask what your brother and sister's names were."

After hearing Xu Zaijing’s question,

Smiling very cheerfully, the two brothers and sisters, who were tanned by the sun, looked at each other.

The elder brother hugged the lotus and smiled: "Sir, my name is Tan Xiao, and my sister's name is Tan Yun."

Xu Zaijing was stunned for a moment: Tan Yun Tanyun.

Seeing the two brothers and sisters smiling, he turned around and said, "Qingyun, let them go to your mother-in-law's shop."

A smile appeared on Qingyun's face, he raised his hands and said happily: "Yes, Young Master!"

Mrs. Qingyun was pregnant before and experienced the hard days of wandering and begging. Qingyun also thought about how the brothers and sisters were doing.

The brother and sister were stunned when they heard this and looked at Xu Zaijing in disbelief.

"In the summer from now on, you can find this lotus for me, okay?"

Qingyun behind Xu Zaijing winked repeatedly, making the brother and sister nod.

"You two are really smoking from your ancestral graves~"

"You two silly kids, please nod quickly!"

Some people watching the excitement shouted.

Looking at Xu Zaijing’s smile,

The brother and sister nodded vigorously.