Chapter 538 "Jing Ge'er Said" [Thank You! Thank You Again! I Owe You 40k for More]

Chapter 538 "Brother Jing said." [Thank you! Goodbye! Owes 40k]

"Brother Jing, me"

Gu Tingye hesitated to speak, and stretched out his hand somewhat depressedly, grabbing a handful of hazelnut kernels from the dried fruit plate on the table in front of him.

Just when I was about to put the nuts into my mouth,

Gu Tingye's conversation with his personal maid Qiuniang one day flashed through his mind.

This made Gu Tingye stop.

He glanced sideways at Xu Zaijing and said with a smile: "Brother Jing, you don't know what it's like. I told you, you don't understand either!"

Xu Zaijing glared: "Erlang, what do you mean by this?"

Gu Tingye threw the nuts into his mouth coolly, looked at Xu Zaijing again, and said, "It's not interesting, that's all."

"Tsk~ Wait until Brother Jing, you are no longer a boy, then let me control you!"

After saying that, Gu Tingye smiled evilly and raised his eyebrows at Liang Han: "Liu Lang, am I right?"

Liang Han pressed the corners of his mouth hard, shook his head and said, "Brother Ye, what did you say? I didn't hear it!"

"Hi? Mukuro, please let me know."

The smiling Gu Tingye was about to speak when he felt his neck tighten and his body fell backward uncontrollably. In an instant, he was strangled by the neck and pulled into his arms.

Feeling the strong arms tightening around his neck, Gu Tingye reacted quickly and said urgently: "Wrong! Wrong! Brother Jing, brother is wrong! You are not."

Xu Zaijing: "Huh?"

Gu Tingye: "Uh, it's nothing! It's nothing!"

Xu Zaijing: "Yeah."

Feeling the arms loosened around his neck, Gu Tingye straightened up and stuck out his tongue.

Liang Han on the side looked at Xu Zaijing, then at Gu Tingye, covered his mouth and laughed.

"Mukuro, why are you laughing?"

Gu Tingye said, reaching out and holding the armrest of the chair under Liang Han's buttocks.

"squeak--"

The chair with the person sitting on it was pulled closer by Gu Tingye with one hand.

"Brother Ye, I'm not laughing," Liang Han waved his hand.

"Really?"

"Yeah!" Liang Han nodded repeatedly.

At this time,

The sound of opening the door came from behind the screen, and Qi Heng and Zheng Xiao walked around the screen side by side.

Looking at the people in the elegant room, Qi Heng smiled and cupped his hands.

"Young Master, you are here! Sit over here!"

Liang Han stood up from the chair, walked quickly towards Qi Heng, and invited Qi Heng to the table before Liang Han sat on the chair himself.

Everyone took their seats,

Zheng Xiao waved his hand towards his followers.

After a while,

The musician behind another screen in the room began to play slow-paced music.

The dishes in Pan Louzhong were also passed into the private room like water.

Zheng Xiao, who was sitting at the main seat, filled his glass with wine and raised his glass: "Everyone who can come to the banquet, I would like to propose a toast to you all! Please!"

Xu Zaijing and others also raised their glasses.

Everyone came in the afternoon, and they were hungry at this moment.

After drinking a glass of wine,

Everyone ate the food without ceremony.

Qiao Jiulang, who was sitting not far from Liang Han, filled his glass and raised his glass: "Brother Zheng, fourth brother of the Zhang family hasn't returned to Beijing yet?"

Zheng Xiao raised his glass and shook his head: "I won't be back this year."

"oh!"

Looking at Qiao Jiulang who nodded, Xu Zaijing said: "Second brother Zheng, I remember Zhang Fang led the fourth brother Zhang's girl to give birth to a girl two months ago, right? You're not coming back?"

Zheng Xiao nodded: "There are many things in the army."

After glancing at Gu Tingye, Zheng Xiao continued: "Don't talk about Silang, even the Shoushan Bo Huang Jiayue brother will not be able to come back this year."

Hearing this, Gu Tingye, who was eating vegetables, curled his lips in disgrace.

Xu Zaijing nodded, raised his glass and had a drink with Zheng Xiao.

Zheng Xiao drank two drinks in a row. Gu Tingye couldn't bear to propose another toast, so he raised his glass and said to Qi Heng, "Yuan Ruo, how much homework have you done?"

When Qi Heng and Gu Tingye were talking,

Xu Zaijing said while eating the food: "Brother Zheng, did you go back to Bianjing directly from Beizhou?"

Zheng Xiao picked up the food and shook his head: "No, after you returned to Beijing, my brother and I went to Bozhou again to select and train a battalion of infantry before we came back."

"Bozhou?"

"Yes! Wulang, what happened to Bozhou?"

Xu Zaijing smiled and said: "When I was talking to Brother Xian before, I heard him say that there is a commander in the Bozhou Army who is supported by the Rong family, and he is said to be skilled in bow and horse."

As soon as he said this, Zheng Xiao put down his chopsticks with a smile and said with great interest: "Oh? Do you know what Wulang's name is?"

Xu Zaijing looked into Zheng Xiao's eyes, smiled and shook his head: "I don't know."

Zheng Xiao was stunned for a moment, smiled and nodded a few times at Xu Zaijing: "Wu Lang, you will have to drink a glass of wine as a penalty!"

When everyone is talking,

A female servant took the hot meat slices from the Bo Xia Gong pot, dipped them in seasonings and brought them up.

After Xu Zaijing and Zheng Xiao drank a glass of wine, they looked at Hua Xiang who was bringing the meat slices to the side and said sideways: "You three should eat some for yourselves."

"Yes, sir."

Subsequently,

Everyone continued to drink and talk,

After three or four glasses of wine,

There were noises and the sound of opening the door at the door of the private room.

When Xu Zaijing and others looked towards the door,

Someone had already walked around the screen and walked in, shouting.

"Hey! You guys are all here! Erlang, long time no see!" Rong Xian, who was wearing a bright red brocade robe, walked in with a smile, and smiled at Zheng Xiao and held his hands.

Zheng Xiao stood up, stretched out his hand and said, "Brother Xian, come sit down! Let's have a few drinks together!"

Gu Tingye smiled and said: "Brother Xian, how many bright red brocade robes do you have? Why do you always have this color when I see you?"

Rongxian looked down at his clothes and smiled: "I still have a few of this color."

Rongxian turned to Zheng Xiao and said: "Erlang, I won't sit down anymore. Several uncles from the Dou family have also returned to Beijing and are still waiting for me!"

"I just saw Qingyun and the others outside and came in to say hello."

Saying that, Rong Xian smiled at Xu Zaijing who was next to Zheng Xiao.

Zheng Xiao said: "Okay, then I won't keep you any longer, Brother Xian."

Rong Xian waved his hand and said: "Come over for a drink later!"

After everyone in the elegant room nodded in agreement, Rong Xian turned around and walked out with a smile.

Everyone sat down again,

Said two sentences,

Then a new dish was introduced, but it was Rong Xian's order.

"I haven't seen Rongxian for a while, how much has changed?" Zheng Xiao said with some surprise.

Gu Tingye on the side was eating the newly served dishes and said, "Is there any?"

Zheng Xiao nodded affirmatively: "In the past, Rongxian would not be so thoughtful."

Xu Zaijing and others nodded.

Taking advantage of the conversation,

Qi Heng, who was sitting next to Gu Tingye, said: "Brother Jing, second uncle, I was thinking that after we go to the palace to pay New Year's greetings on the first day of the Lunar New Year this year, why not pay a visit to Jiying Lane in the afternoon?"

"First, I would like to pay New Year's greetings to Xuexue Zhuang, who has worked hard for a year. Second, I have had a lot of trouble studying in the Sheng family this year. It would be good to visit and express my gratitude."

Gu Tingye nodded when he heard this, looked at Xu Zaijing and said, "Brother Jing, what do you think?"

Xu Zaijing looked at Qi Heng who was looking at him and said, "Yuan Ruo is very considerate. Let's go together as soon as we come out of the palace on the first day of the new year."

After Xu Zaijing finished speaking,

A smile appeared on Qi Heng's face, and he cupped his hands and said, "Okay, then it's a deal!"

Gu Tingye wondered: "I said Yuan Ruo, let's go visit the Sheng family. Why are you so happy?"

Qi Heng looked at Gu Tingye who was speaking, and said, "Second uncle, me."

After saying that, he turned to look at Xu Zaijing, who was looking at him with an unclear look in his eyes, and said: "I, didn't I encounter some difficulties in my homework? How could I not be happy when I see a scholar who can ask for advice?"

"Oh" Gu Tingye nodded.

Zheng Xiao raised his glass and said: "Yuan Ruo is really eager to learn! If I work as hard as you do, maybe I can be a candidate."

Qi Heng raised his glass and smiled, drinking it down happily.

Xu Zaijing's heart changed and he said: "Yuanruo, I wonder what difficulties you encountered in your studies? Let me tell you, I may be able to help you answer some questions!"

Qi Heng, who was holding the empty wine glass, blinked and said, "Brother Jing, uh... uh... there are a lot of difficulties, and I can't explain them in one sentence."

Xu Zaijing smiled and nodded.

Gu Tingye said: "Yuan Ruo, if you had listened carefully when you were in school, you wouldn't have had so many difficulties!"

Qi Heng nodded repeatedly: "Brother Jing, second uncle, you are right!"

Liang Han stood up and said: "Okay, okay! Let's not talk about the three candidates for now. We are here for Gao Le today, not for learning! Drink!"

Everyone laughed and drank together.

Xu Zaijing put down his wine glass,

He walked over with a few bits of dipping grass stuck to the corner of his mouth, holding a tray in his hand, with several plates of peeled and peeled sugar cane pieces in the color of jade.

After placing the porcelain plate containing the sugar cane pieces, Qingcao leaned into Xu Zaijing's ear and said, "Sir, I heard it's snowing outside!"

Xu Zaijing nodded,

Then he smiled and pointed to the corner of his mouth,

Qingcao was stunned and quickly wiped it with his hand. He looked at the dipping sauce on his hand and smiled sheepishly.

After Qingcao returned to the screen, Xu Zaijing stood up and walked towards the window of the private room.

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"Brother Jing, what's wrong?"

Zheng Xiao asked doubtfully.

"It's snowing, look at the snow scene."

Xu Zaijing said.

With that said, he walked to the window and opened it.

"Woo~"

A gust of cold wind blew towards my face,

Xu Zaijing, whose cheeks felt a little hot after drinking, woke up.

"Huh~"

After exhaling, you can see the white air in front of you.

Standing in the private room and looking outside, the wooden railings of the corridor outside the private room were now slightly white.

Just by the candlelight in the private room, one could vaguely see snowflakes dancing in the wind, falling from the air to the corridor floor.

No snowflakes could be seen in the darkness not far from the wooden fence.

It's like it's not snowing.

Only Qiyun Tower is connected to Pan Tower by a flying bridge.

With the many red lanterns hanging outside the building,

Let the snowflakes falling around Qiyun Tower reveal its figure from time to time in the winter night.

Zheng Xiao walked to Xu Zaijing and said with a smile: "With the snow now, many people in Beijing can hold banquets again."

Xu Zaijing nodded.

After others came to the window and took a few glances, Zheng Xiao led everyone out and arrived at the private room where Rong Xian was.

Enter the elegant room,

Zheng Xiao didn't say a word.

Gu Tingye's eyes widened and he said in surprise: "Chen Min, are you here too?"

In the private room, the young man standing next to the children of the Dou family smiled and shouted: "Cousin!"

The person who called me cousin was Yang Chenmin, the son of Gu Tingye's aunt. Yang Chenmin's biological aunt was also the eldest daughter of the Dou family. Because of this real relationship, she was invited to the banquet by the Dou family.

Xu Zaijing is no stranger to the other children of the Dou family present here. Most of them had interacted with Rongxian when he got married.

Everyone exchanged pleasantries and toasted.

When Zheng Xiao raised his head to drink, there was a look of surprise in his eyes.

The reason for surprise was that in the private room where Rong Xian was, several members of the Dou family were descendants of the Duke's family. They were all older than Xu Zaijing and others, and most of them were already married.

It was okay when I drank with Gu Tingye and even Qi Heng and other people.

But when drinking with Xu Zaijing, the glasses of these people were held a little too low.

Zheng Xiao thought about it and smiled.

He knew in his heart that he had already known Xu Zaijing!

If I really weren't very familiar with Xu Zaijing, after knowing Xu Zaijing's past achievements and academic achievements, my attitude towards the wine glass might be even lower than that of the Dou family brother.

I drank a few glasses of wine,

After the two groups made another polite refusal at the door of the private room, Xu Zaijing and the others returned to their own private room. After a short rest, under the leadership of Zheng Xiao, everyone left the private room and prepared to go home.

When going down the stairs,

Zheng Xiao took Xu Zaijing's shoulder and left him until the end.

The two of them were walking side by side on the stairs. Looking at the people laughing and joking in front of them, Zheng Xiao said, "Wu Lang, do you still have the elite Bu Ba Zi from Qian Bai Gao under your command?"

Xu Zaijing looked at Zheng Xiao, shook his head and said, "I don't know this very clearly! Why, how many do you want, Brother Zheng?"

Zheng Xiao nodded and said: "Although the army has a training book for Bubazi, I thought that some of Bubazi's things would definitely not be all there, so I thought of taking some with me to the army. "

"Brother Zheng, you should have told me earlier!" Xu Zaijing thought as he continued: "It has taken so long to recover Bai Gao. There are really good pawns, and they have been selected by several companies to get military positions!"

"I know!" Zheng Xiao said with a regretful tone: "I don't want to think about you, Brother Jing, since you have been to Baigao, so I will ask you first. If there is nothing you can do, I will go find Xu Hou and Old General Cao!"

Xu Zaijing's eyes were a little funny and he smiled: "You didn't ask the eldest brother of the Zhang family?"

Zheng Xiao glared at Xu Zaijing with some embarrassment on his face and said, "Why am I bothering Brother Zhang so much?"

"Then you're going to trouble me?" Xu Zaijing continued.

"What's our relationship?" Zheng Xiao said as he put his arms around Xu Zaijing's shoulders.

Xu Zaijing shook his head helplessly and said with a smile: "Okay, I have a friend who may have some news about Bubazi elites. I will help you ask when you see him!"

"Goro, I knew you could do it."

Zheng Xiao smiled and hugged Xu Zaijing hard.

"If not, don't blame me!" Xu Zaijing added.

"certainly!"

Talking

The neatly dressed people left Panlou.

At the door of Panlou,

It has been swept several times by the guys, and not much snow has fallen.

The bright lantern was constantly swaying by the wind, causing the shadows of Xu Zaijing and others at the door to move.

Although Qi Heng returned to Xingguofang with Zheng Xiao and Gu Tingye, the Duke of Qi still sent four servants to pick him up.

After saying goodbye, everyone got into their own carriages and left Panlou in the wind and snow.

Because it snows on winter nights,

Xu Zaijing looked out through the gap in the opened car curtains.

On the way from Panlouzheng Street back to Quyuan Street, almost no people were seen going out.

But the military patrol shops along the road all had lanterns on, and from time to time you could see soldiers on duty on the watchtowers in the wind and snow.

At the entrance of the military patrol shop, when the soldiers saw clearly the carriage with the Xu family's flag hanging in the wind and snow, they would bow and salute.

Quyuan Street,

The backyard of Yongyi Hou Mansion,

Mistress Sun’s courtyard,

In the main house,

"The fifth young master is back."

Amidst the voice of the female envoy, Xu Zaijing walked in with a cold air.

Looking at my son whose cheeks were slightly red from drinking,

Sun smiled and said:

"Jing'er, you came back just in time! As soon as it snowed in the evening, the British Duke Zhang's family sent a message, inviting you to a banquet!"

Xu Zaijing, who had just sat down and had not yet taken a sip of the warm drink, said in surprise: "Ah? Going to the banquet again?"

Mrs. Sun smiled and nodded: "The grandma who sent the post from the Zhang family said that I wanted to invite you after the new year. Isn't it snowing, so I took this opportunity to invite you over!"

Xu Zaijing hesitated and said: "Mom, didn't we go to Feng's house together? Why are the British officials still posting?"

Sun said angrily: "One family is one family! Can the Feng family thank the Zhang family?"

"And the Zhang family also sent a message to Lian Guogong's family. Your adopted brother will also go there, and there will be several younger members of the Zhang family."

Xu Zaijing scratched his head, nodded and said: "Mother, my son knows!"

Xingguofang,

The backyard of the Duke's Mansion of Qi State,

Under the warm yellow candlelight, Qi Heng sat under Qi Guogong and his wife, holding a bowl of sobering soup in his hands.

After taking a sip of the sobering soup, Qi Heng said: "Mom, brother Jing said that he went to the Sheng family on the first day of the new year. One of them was to pay New Year greetings to Zhuang Xuexue, and the other was because we had a lot of trouble in the Sheng family this year, so we went to express our gratitude. !”

"I thought it made sense as soon as I heard it, so I nodded in agreement."

The superior Qi Guogong nodded repeatedly: "Brother Jing, this kid is very thoughtful! Yuan Ruo, when the time comes, you can go to the Sheng family with them."

Princess Pingning looked at Qi Heng's expression and said, "Heng'er, you have been studying at the Sheng family for several years. Why does Brother Jing want to go to the Sheng family this year?"

Qi Heng's hand holding the hangover soup tightened, he tried hard to control his expression, and said, "Mother, my son doesn't know."

Princess Pingning hummed.

When Qi Heng returned to his house,

Duke Guo of Qi looked at Princess Pingning's somewhat unhappy expression and said, "Madam, what's wrong?"

Princess Pingning pursed her lips and shook her head, saying: "Nothing, it's just that Yuan Ruo, why did he start lying!"

Duke Qi looked towards Qi Heng's house: "Ah? Yuan Ruo..."

Princess Pingning nodded and said: "Huh! Look at how hollow his eyes are!"