Do you know: I’m Xu Jiazi

All the people present were military men.

When Zaiduan spoke, everyone looked over in silence.

"General, you are the one who speaks. We are all ears."

Lu Junyi smiled and bowed.

Zaiduan nodded at everyone and bowed solemnly to the air:

"The young man Zaijing accompanied yesterday, his real identity is..."

After Xu Zaiduan finished speaking, you could hear a pin drop in the room.

"General, you are not kidding us, are you?"

"Is this a joke?" Zaiduan replied.

Looking at Zaiduan's expression, Wu Song, who was speaking, slowly lowered his head.

Lu Junyi said, "General, we were so unruly yesterday, didn't the prince see us?"

Zaiduan looked at the pale-faced Fang brothers, Lu Junyi, Guo Kui and others with worried eyes, and smiled, "Don't think too much! They are fighting men in the army, and your highness knows what they are like."

"But! Remember this matter in your heart and don't spread it to others! Think more about the future is the right thing to do."

Hearing Zaiduan's words,

the expressions in the eyes of the people in the room were different.

Then Zaiduan nodded to the personal servant at the door, and the breakfast prepared in Fanlou was brought in.

After breakfast, everyone dispersed.

Lu Junyi and Wu Song, who are still living in the house of their master Zhou Tong, rode on the street.

"It's a pity that Tingyu didn't come back with us, otherwise he could have met the prince." Wu Song said with some regret in his tone.

Lu Junyi on the side smiled and said, "Erlang, you think too much."

"Ah?"

"You know. Command Room Zhu and Commander Di haven't come back yet. Do you think His Highness will only meet with us?"

"That's right! 'Think more about the future!' Tsk! General Xu's words make sense."

"Your Majesty has only one son, His Highness. We just need to be loyal to the country and the future."

After Lu Junyi finished speaking, his eyes were full of indescribable expressions.

The Lu family was originally a wealthy family in Daming Prefecture, but they were not well-known in the officialdom of Da Zhou.

Now Lu Junyi himself has military merits and has met the prince.

As the two brothers talked, they arrived at the back door of the bow and arrow shop on Panlou Main Street.

After leading the horse into the stable, the two entered the backyard of the bow and arrow shop.

In the yard, their master Zhou Tong was exercising slowly.

"Master! We are back." The two brothers bowed and shouted.

Zhou Tong hummed and slowly retracted his posture.

Seeing Zhou Tong's finishing move, the two brothers were very considerate and offered him the towel and warm water in the yard.

Zhou Tong nodded in approval, wiped the sweat from his forehead with a towel, picked up the water bowl and said, "How was the banquet yesterday?"

The two brothers looked at each other, and Lu Junyi said, "Master, the prince went there yesterday."

Zhou Tong nodded, without any surprise on his face.

He was originally a member of the Imperial Guards' Archery Team, and he could see the emperor and the prince as long as he was on duty.

Knowing this, Lu Junyi and his brothers told this matter.

After drinking the water, Zhou Tong looked at Lu Junyi's thoughtful look and said, "Xiaoyi, what's wrong?"

"Master, I don't want to go back to Daming Mansion after the New Year."

"What's the urgent matter?"

"I will set off after the New Year and follow Xu Hou's son to the northwest. I don't want to delay things!"

"Your family wrote to you before, saying that they will arrange a marriage for you after the New Year!" Zhou Tong frowned.

"I saw the woman that my family liked when I went home last year, and I don't like her!" Lu Junyi lowered his head and said.

"Nonsense! Can you make the decision on marriage?" Zhou Tong scolded softly.

Lu Junyi lowered his head.

"Dad, what are you talking about?" Zhou Niangzi came over from the bow and arrow shop in front.

Zhou Tong didn't say anything, just shook his head and walked back to his room.

Zhou Niangzi, who came up to him, glanced at his father and said, "Xiaoyi, Xiaosong, what did you say to Dad?"

"Senior brother said he won't go home after the New Year." Wu Song whispered on the side.

Hearing this, Madam Zhou was stunned, and looked at Lu Junyi and said, "Xiaoyi, the Jia family is also a well-known wealthy family in Daming Prefecture. The girl in the family is not very old, so she must be good."

Lu Junyi shook his head and looked at Madam Zhou and said, "Sister, aren't you going to the Chai family today?"

Madam Zhou smiled and said, "It's still early, don't rush."

Looking at the back of her father Zhou Tong returning to the house, Madam Zhou turned around and patted Lu Junyi's arm: "There are three unfilial acts, and the greatest one is not having a son. Daddy can't say much!"

"Even if you don't go back, you have to write a letter to explain the matter to your family. It's always bad not to go home directly."

Lu Junyi nodded.

Because Zhuang Xuejiu received more and more invitations to banquets in the twelfth lunar month.

So Sheng's academy closed two days earlier than in previous years.

After the eighth day of the twelfth lunar month,

Xu Zaijing's wake-up time was delayed by half an hour.

Most of the time, I did the "winter vacation" homework assigned by the pedant in the morning, and sometimes did homework in the afternoon, and sometimes attended banquets in Beijing.

Time passed quickly,

and it was the end of the twelfth lunar month.

The atmosphere of the New Year in the whole city of Bianjing became more and more intense.

From time to time, you can see stalls selling peach charms, door gods, and fortune-bringing New Year paintings on the street.

And the family that makes the best peach charms and other things is in Yichun Lane.

The former head of the Pipa line, Yang Luoyou, and his apprentice Zhiyue lived here.

As the Spring Festival approached,

every day, Yichun Lane was full of carriages and horses, and from time to time, you could see the well-dressed servants and maids of the wealthy families coming in and out.

On this day,

Weishichu (around 1 p.m.)

Qingyun rode a horse and brought two flat carriages from the Hou Mansion to Yichun Lane.

Chu Zhan and several half-grown boys sitting in front of Bai Gao were also sitting on the flat carriage. The boys sitting on the carriage were all bulging in cotton-padded clothes and wore cotton ear protection.

Chu Zhan, who grew up in Bianjing, looked at the carriage parked on the roadside.

From time to time, he would say to a few other children with runny noses from the cold with a smug look on his face: "Look, do you know which company this is with the wooden sign with the word 'Pei' on it?"

As he spoke, white air came out of his mouth.

Several boys shook their heads one after another, and the snot under their noses also moved.

"Listen carefully, that belongs to Duke Xinguo."

"What about the one with the word 'Tan' on it?"

"From Anguo Gong's family."

"Oh~~~Brother Zhan, you know so much!" Several boys said with admiration, one of them even wiped his nose with his sleeve while agreeing. .

"That's right!"

"Which company has the wooden sign with the word 'yellow' on it?" Another boy pointed at a carriage drive.

"Uh, the Huang family? There are so many people with the surname Huang, it may not necessarily be the Xungui family's carriage!"

"Really? Brother Qingyun."

Chu Zhan shouted forward uncertainly.

Qingyun, who was riding a horse with ear protection in front, turned around, looked at Chu Zhan and said with a smile, "Maybe he belongs to Uncle Shoushan's family."

"Yes, yes, his family name is Huang."

The group of people continued walking towards Yichun Lane as they spoke.

When Chu Zhan called ‘Brother Qingyun’,

Just now, Chu Zhan said that the curtains of the carriage compartment with a wooden sign with the word "Tan" on the side of the road were opened by a woman. The woman's eyes followed Qingyun and the others.

Then, the woman lowered the curtains and got out of the carriage.

The groom in front of the car took a look and said, "Mom Xiang, why did you get down? The servants at home will bring the things here later."

He held the handkerchief to his mother and smiled: "The car is a little stuffy. I'll go to the front and take a look."

After saying that, he stepped on the horse stool and walked down.

at this time,

Qingyun and his party have also found a place to park their horses at the entrance of the alley.

Leaving the driver behind to look after the car, Qingyun led a group of young men towards the alley.

After a while, I arrived at the door of the house where the peach charm New Year pictures were made.

There were many servants from rich families standing at the door, and Qingyun only knew them by nodding and saying hello.

Of course, there are also people with whom we have a bad relationship and cannot deal with them.

Qingyun Bento was not seen.

At this time,

A boy of fifteen or sixteen years old stood at the door and shouted impatiently: "Are the things at Hou Sha's house in Zhongshan not ready yet?"

The boy shouted,

Someone next to me said: "Brother, don't worry! Whoever belongs to you belongs to whoever it is!"

"Can I not be in a hurry? My young master was in a hurry to get it, but everyone who came later than me took their things away."

"That's because they made the decision early!"

After hearing the conversation, a middle-aged man from the peach charm-making family came out and said, "Brother from the Zhongshan Hou family, please wait a moment. I'll bring it to you when it's ready."

"Which house is in front of my house? You asked their house to wait, my house is anxious." The boy said with a bad face.

The middle-aged man smiled and said, "He is from Prince Hui's family."

The boy's expression froze.

The surrounding servants looked mockingly at the boy who stopped talking.

"This guy really overestimates his abilities." Someone said softly.

After the middle-aged man finished speaking, he looked at Qingyun and his group and said, "Look, I just arrived. May I ask where your residence is?"

"We are from Yongyihou Mansion."

Qingyun cupped his hands and said.

The middle-aged man was stunned and said: "Then send someone in, your house's stuff has already been made."

"Brother Qingyun, wait outside while we go." Chu Zhan volunteered.

"It's the same with these guys."

The middle-aged man smiled.

After Qingyun nodded, Chu Zhan led a few boys into the courtyard with the envious eyes of others.

When Qingyun was waiting at the door,

There were two women, an older one and a younger one. The elder was carrying a pipa and the child was carrying a drum. They walked slowly over under the gaze of everyone.

When the two of them arrived not far from Qingyun,

Qingyun cupped his hands and said, "Yang Xingshou, have you just come back from Pan Lou?"

Hearing the voice of Qingyun,

The two people who were looking down at the ground looked up.

Looking at Qingyun's appearance, Yang Luoyou, who was wearing a veil, thought for a moment and then bowed and said, "Brother Qingyun, are you here to get something?"

The little girl beside Yang Luoyou, Zhiyue, looked at Qingyun with a smile in her eyes.

Qingyun nodded and said: "Yes, it is something reserved by the house."

As he spoke, Qingyun walked to the side of the door so that they would not block other people's way while talking.

At this time,

Xiang's mother also walked near the door, said a few words to her own maid who was lining up there, and then stood still at the door.

aside,

Yang Luoyou said with a brisk tone: "I have been going to the store where Huajia's sister is, but I haven't seen it these days. I heard that the mother in charge of the store said that Huajia's sister is pregnant?"

Qingyun said with an unstoppable smile: "Yes, yes."

Hearing the conversation, he glared at his mother.

"If you can then, please ask Brother Qingyun to give me a message, and I will also give a congratulatory gift to the Hua family's sister."

"It's easy to talk about." Qingyun smiled and glanced at Zhiyue beside Yang Luoyou.

"Brother Qingyun, we have all moved here."

Chu Zhan's voice came.

A group of half-grown men rushed out holding something in their arms.

Then, they all looked at the little girl Zhiyue beside Yang Luoyou.

Wearing a colorful flower rope on her head, she is wearing a plain silk cotton coat, a plain cotton skirt underneath, and a pair of dark leather boots.

Zhiyue was born with a beautiful face, studied music and had her own temperament. In addition, this outfit instantly made Chu Zhan and other boys look straight at her.

Qingyun smiled sheepishly at Yang Luoyou and said, "Yang Xingshou, if you need anything, just do it."

After saying that, Qingyun turned his head to Chu Zhan, who had his eyes straight, and whispered: "Go out!"

Chu Zhan smiled sheepishly.

"Then, little brother Qingyun, let's take our leave." After saying that, Yang Luoyou bowed again.

Watching the little girl Zhiyue leave, the Baigao boys holding their things sighed with regret, but their eyes kept chasing her.

Chu Zhan couldn't let go of the things he was holding, so he could only lightly kick the Bai Gao boys' butts one by one and said, "Come on!"

Talking

Qingyun picked a few large or heavy things, took them by himself, and walked towards the Xu family's carriage and horses.

Laughing and laughing along the way.

After putting their things on the flat carriage, everyone rushed towards Quyuan Street in the comfortable afternoon sunshine.

on the road,

When Qingyun saw a stall selling candied haws and sugar cane, he would also buy some for the boys in the car.

Back to Yongyihou Mansion,

After putting the things in the car into the warehouse in the outer courtyard for the Spring Festival,

When Qingyun came to Xu Zaijing's courtyard, he only saw Xia's mother who was busy moving charcoal.

"Mother Xia, where is the young master?"

Mother Xia smiled and said: "The young master and the three girls followed the madam to Huyan's house half a quarter of an hour ago."

Upon hearing this, Qingyun's eyes widened: "Yes"

Mother Xia nodded.

Qingyun hurried out of the courtyard, mounted his horse and rushed towards Huyan's house.

Hu Yanjiong's house

The alley, which used to be very quiet in the past, was full of horse-drawn carriages today.

The wooden signs hung on the carriages vary.

‘call’

Qingyun reined in his horse and stopped in front of the door. After giving the reins to the groom of the Xu family, he walked towards the courtyard.

Qingyun has been here more than two or three times with Xu Zaijing, so the concierge must know him.

Entering the courtyard,

After walking through the door and corridor, Qingyun saw Xu Zaijing standing in the yard wearing a big cloak.

Next to Xu Zaijing were Hu Yanjiong and Zai Zhang.

The door of the side room on the side is wide open, and inside, Mrs. Xu Hou's wife Sun, Xie, Pingmei and Hualan are sitting inside wearing thick cloaks or cloaks.

Mrs. Pan sat next to Mrs. Sun,

On the other side are Pingmei, Xie, and Hualan;

Sitting on either side was Anmei's sister-in-law.

"Son."

Xu Zaijing, with a straight face, turned his head: "Is it done?"

"yes."

After Xu Zaijing nodded, Qingyun and several other boys of the Xu family stood at the door of the wing, waiting for orders.

In the side room with the door open,

The first cup of tea served by the Huyan family envoy was still steaming.

Although Mrs. Sun had seen many such scenes, and her grandchildren numbered ten in total, she was still a little nervous.

At this time,

Zai Duan breathed white and panted into the courtyard. After greeting his mother and elders in the wing, he walked to Xu Zaijing and others.

"How long has it been since she started, little sister?"

Zai Duan asked, calming his breathing.

Zai Zhang, who was on the side, was a little worried in his eyes, and he forced out a smile and said: "I heard from Brother Jiong that my stomach started to hurt in the afternoon. Doctor Ren said she was going to give birth, so she notified our family. It has been more than an hour now."

Zai Duan breathed out, patted the nervous Hu Yanjiong on the shoulder and said, "That's just the beginning. We've got some waiting. Brother Jiong, please relax."

"Um."

Hu Yanjiong nodded as he heard Li Jian Anmei's screams of pain becoming louder.

Zai Duan's breathing became much calmer, and he stood and accepted the tea soup offered by the Huyan family's female envoy.

The tea soup hasn’t been finished yet.

After a cry of pain from inside,

A servant girl ran out with a happy smile.

Listening to the servant girl shouting "It's a brother" with great joy.

in the yard,

Zai Duan stopped drinking tea.

In the wing room,

When Pingmei gave birth to Gu Shixing, she went through hell for a while.

It took a long time for Xie to give birth to Xu Xingdai.

Hualan also suffered a lot.

Many other ladies are like this.

After hearing the news, the ladies looked at each other: No, how long has it been? Could this first baby be delivered so smoothly?