An Feng Bamboo Horse

Seeing Bu Zhangbai enter the room holding Xia Anfeng's hand, Xia's third concubine, Bu Zhangbai's concubine's aunt, and Xia Anfeng's third concubine, all their ready words were stuck in their throats.

"Aunt, are you looking for me?" Bu Zhangbai keenly noticed that his aunt's eyes fell on him holding the hand of the young master, and when he thought about it, he knew that his aunt probably heard about today's turmoil.

He let go of Xia Anfeng's hand, lowered his head and said, "Before we go horseback riding, I've done all my homework in the academy."

The aunt sighed.

She is only in her early thirties, with black hair reaching to her waist, and she is charming and charming.Although married to Dingguo Hou for more than ten years, although she has nothing to do, she is still quite favored by the Hou Ye.They are not directly related to Bu Zhangbai, but both have inherited the elegant and dignified temperament of the Bu family; the two stand side by side, with similar appearance, they are easily recognized as sisters and brothers rather than aunts and nephews.

Bu Zhangbai has been taken by this aunt's side ever since his parents died; after she left the cabinet, for the convenience of his upbringing, she even begged Ding Guohou to bring her nephew into the mansion to take care of him.Bu Zhangbai has always respected and loved her.

Hearing her sigh, she felt a little uncomfortable at first.Pursing her lips, that clever energy was completely restrained in front of her aunt.

Xia Anfeng rushed to speak: "Third aunt, don't blame Xiaobai, I rode a horse to look for him in the pasture. He was studying hard. If you want to blame, blame me. I haven't seen him all day, and I thought to myself panic."

The third aunt looked at him, "Auntie is not blaming you for playing, but the school selection exam next month is a top priority, so you must not delay it. Brother Feng, you are a son of honor and honor, and you will have an official position at birth; if Zhang'er does not rely You can't rely on the Lord Hou's mansion for the rest of your life to obtain fame and fame."

Xia Anfeng looked at Bu Zhangbai, who lowered his head, as if he knew he had done it before.

Xia Anfeng whispered: "His essays are so good, no matter what exams he takes..." But he also knew in his heart that the number of exams in the guild hall is limited, and those who can pass the exam stand out, and the number of people who successfully passed the Shangshu Provincial Examination cannot be taken lightly.

Thinking of this, my heart started to feel empty.After hesitating for a while, I heard the third aunt say: "This child is weak. He has managed to get better over the years and can take the exam; after a few more years, if he can't pass the imperial exam, he should make a fuss about getting married. Then he can think about peace and quiet." I am afraid that it will be difficult to sink even if I study quietly."

Bu Zhangbai lowered his head and responded softly, "Zhang'er knows."

Xia Anfeng became anxious, "Third Aunt, it's all my fault, I..."

He "me" for a long time, unable to think of a solution, and he was reluctant to see Bu Zhang Baishuang beating an eggplant with his head downcast.Gritting his teeth, "Isn't it okay if I don't pester him to play before his exam, I, I won't bother him again!"

Saying this decision was like cutting off a strong man's wrist, and the young master's brows, which were so distressed, frowned halfway.

Third Aunt asked: "Really?"

Xia Anfeng struggled: "A gentleman has a word."

Bu Zhangbai glanced at him when he heard the words, and wanted to say something but didn't say anything.

The third aunt's eyes fell on the lotion applied on his cheeks, and then looked at Bu Zhangbai's long gown that could still see the wrinkles rolled on the grass after tidying up, and pulled her nephew closer.The tone is gentle: "Zhang'er, you should change this clothes first."

Xia Anfeng was still standing there in a daze, struggling with the promise he blurted out.

The school exams are over, and it will take another month. Without Xiaobai by my side, wouldn't life be very boring...

Out of the corner of his eye, he watched Bu Zhangbai take the neat clothes that San Yiniang handed over, and handed out the wrapped clothes.The long long black hair scattered like a waterfall, draped over the snow-white inner garment, black and white were distinctly tight.

After taking off the shirt, he noticed that Bu Zhangbai had a small frame, with thin shoulders and a thin waist.Although he is slightly older than himself by two years, he is not half as strong as himself, so it is no wonder that he catches cold twice every day.

Thinking about it this way, I was glad that when I fell down before, my eyesight and hands quickly made a back for Xiaobai.Otherwise, with his thin hands and feet, he would have to break a few bones; when he was bedridden and missed the school exam, before Third Aunt punished him, he would have to feel guilty to death.

After Bu Zhangbai changed his clothes, he turned around and saw Xia Anfeng staring at him in a daze, with inexplicable heat on his face: "What are you looking at?"

"Xiaobai, you are so skinny..."

The third aunt interrupted at this moment: "It's almost time for dinner, Brother Feng, you should go to the front hall first. If the madam passes by later and doesn't see you sitting there properly, I will discipline you again."

The boy was tired of thinking of Mrs. Hou's round and chubby face, and he had to abide by the etiquette of the Son of Man, and looked at Bu Zhangbai dawdly.Bu Zhangbai said, "You go, I'll go with my aunt after I've tidied up."

As soon as Xia Anfeng left, Third Auntie squeezed Bu Zhangbai's palm tightly. After pinching for a long time, she finally spoke out the truth about looking for him.

She said: "The eldest son came here just now, have you meddled in their Xia Manor's affairs again? How many times has my aunt told you that you are just an outsider, even my aunt is also an outsider."

The tone was no longer gentle as when Xia Anfeng was present: "Whether it's Xia Feng, Xia Anfeng, even that crazy Xia Pingchang, the harmony on the surface must be maintained, but deep down, you must know your identity. Too much emotional investment, too much involvement, you won't be able to get away in the future."

"Auntie, I..."

Third Yiniang grabbed his hand, pressed it on her warm chest, and said in a low voice, "The reason why I am still in the Xia Mansion today is because Lord Xia Hou cared about your late father's face, and he has a lot of affection because of his old friends. If it were another concubine, it has been unable to give birth to a son and a half daughter for more than ten years, so it has been expelled by Xiu long ago."

Bu Zhangbai whispered: "My aunt has not given birth, isn't it because Lord Hou never sleeps with you...?"

"Yes, but outsiders don't know about it. We can't stay in the Hou Ye Mansion for long, do you understand?"

That elegant and delicate face was covered with a sad expression.

In addition, it also contained an inexplicable emotion, which was restrained by the master forbearance.

Although she was born as a concubine, she is still a decent lady. Marrying to become a concubine in the Marquis of Dingguo's mansion is a matter of embarrassment in terms of emotion and reason.If the Bu family did not fall to this point, they definitely would not let her demean her status just because of her affection.

Bu Zhangbai did not dare to look directly at her, and once again lowered his head deeply.

The third aunt sighed: "Auntie only hopes that you will grow up as soon as possible and understand Auntie's painstaking efforts."

Xia Anfeng walked through several corridors to the front hall, and when he passed the courtyard with moon-shaped arches, he heard the melodious music of Yueqin singing from inside.Listen carefully, and there are some foreign words that are different from the local accent, mixed with the voice of conversation.He remembered that before leaving the house in the morning, he heard that the church team hired by his family had arrived, and they lived in this cross courtyard.

Their family inherited their careers with martial arts, and they have never been very interested in such romantic and elegant things as the Liyuan Opera Troupe.Instead of admiring the long and slow singing, it's better to go out riding horses and archery, fighting eagles and lackeys.

But I heard that this time Dingguo Hou's [-]th birthday, many dignitaries and dignitaries in the palace came to celebrate the birthday. In order to let them have something to do, the mansion still arranged a stage of watching a theater.

The babbling singing sounded for a while, and then stopped for a while.Attracted by that melodious and charming voice, Xia Anfeng decided to go to see the excitement first.

Sure enough, a large group of people lived in the courtyard, and they were walking in the open space of the courtyard, doing horse stances, high accents, somersaults, waist exercises, and sleeve swings. It was very lively.

The head of the theater troupe was discussing the day after tomorrow's play with several stage pillars, when he suddenly saw a luxuriously dressed young man appearing at the door, looking around with a curious expression on his face.Although colorful potions were smeared on his face, he looked a bit embarrassed, but he could still tell from his demeanor that he was not a servant of Lord Hou's mansion.

The class leader traveled far and wide, and visited countless people. From this point of view, he roughly judged that it should be the young master who was absent when he met the masters of the Lord's mansion in the morning.

Immediately greeted him courteously, and enthusiastically said: "The head of the 'Hao Feng Tang', Gong Ting, will pay a visit to the young master, what play does the young master want to hear in the future?"

Xia Anfeng didn't know anything about plays, and regretted that he didn't bring Bu Zhangbai with him just now, he probably knew more than himself.

I had no choice but to prevaricate indiscriminately: "I'm just here to see the excitement, you are busy with your work, don't worry about me."

"Then how about it, since the young master is here, I will order a play or two, so that the actors can practice well, and show their talents to the young master in the future!" The familiar flattery.

Xia Anfeng had no choice but to say, take the playbook and let me take a look.

He read the bronzing red book from the beginning to the end, randomly pointed to one or two play titles, and said that it was just these two.

Several Huadans and Tsing Yis looked at the titles of the plays, hid their stutters and giggled, and said that the young master had a good eye, and they picked all the dramas of the goddess Sifan~~~~~

Xia Anfeng already knew a little bit about human affairs, and he was a little embarrassed when he heard these older women joking and amusing over there.

Bu Zhangbai passed by the gate of the courtyard and also heard the laughter inside. Looking around, Xia Anfeng was surrounded by troupes.

He was still thinking about his aunt's admonition just now, and wanted to walk away, but Xia Anfeng saw it with sharp eyes and kept waving at him.

He walked in helplessly, Xia Anfeng quickly took his hand: "Xiaobai, you came at a good time, the meeting will be held in heaven, what play do you want to hear?"

Bu Zhangbai looked a little sleepy.

He didn't bother to flip through the playbook, and said casually: "Then sing "Golden Beach", about the generals of the Yang family serving the country loyally, Lord Hou has made great achievements and defended the country for many years, so he should like this kind of martial arts."

Xia Anfeng was full of admiration: "Xiaobai is still smart, okay, just order this, my dad will definitely like it."

"There is no such thing in the playbook, but if the young master likes it, let them step up the rehearsal." The class master is a neat person, so he made the decision immediately and added this unexpected play.

The young master took Bu Zhangbai's hand again, and looked around in the courtyard to satisfy his curiosity.Say goodbye to the class master and the others, and rush to the front hall for dinner.

There were already several people sitting in the front hall, fortunately Marquis Ding Guo and Mrs. Marquis had something to go out, so Xia Anfeng let out a sigh of relief because they didn't come to have dinner.

Third Aunt arrived at the front hall before the two of them, and sat at the table.When Bu Zhangbai saw his aunt for the first time, he immediately broke free from Xia Anfeng's clutching hand.

The eldest son Xia Feng was also present, with a half-smile, his eyes wandered around the two of them, but he didn't make fun of them for being late together. ?