Chapter 554 Please Pay More Attention Next Time [Thank You! Goodbye! I Owe You 39K More]

"Since I went to school, my mother has told me so many times."

Yu Yanran nodded with some envy in her eyes and said, "Qi Da is not an equal, it must be Qi Jiang."

Minglan looked up at the afternoon sky with pursed lips and smiled, "That's right."

Looking sideways at Yanran, Minglan said again, "Sister Yanran, you are different."

Yu Yanran took Minglan's arm and continued to walk forward, lowering her head and said, "Me? I am a little different! Although my grandfather is in a high position, my biological mother died early, and I don't have both parents."

Looking at Yanran's frown, Minglan was about to speak,

"Hahaha! Brother Feng is right!"

The cheerful laughter of the teenagers came from the aisle not far away.

Minglan and Yanran looked at each other and turned to leave.

"Sixth sister! Stay!"

In the aisle, a man's quick-witted voice sounded.

Minglan had to stop with Yanran, waved to Xiaotao, and looked at the aisle.

At this time, Minglan saw clearly that the people who came were the young masters and their servants who came to the house to pay New Year's greetings today. .

Minglan and Yanran stood in place, and when they looked at each other, they saw the embarrassment in each other's eyes.

When everyone approached, Minglan and Yanran hurriedly bowed with the maid and said, "Second Young Master Gu, Fifth Brother Xu, Third Brother, New, Happy New Year."

Yanran did not dare to look up, and lowered her eyes to look at the hems of several people close to the ground and said, "Three, three young masters, Happy New Year."

Minglan went to school with Xu Zaijing and Gu Tingye for several years, so she could tell that it was Gu Tingye who called her.

So, Minglan looked up at the three people with courage, and said a little panickedly, "Second Young Master Gu, you, what do you want me to do?"

While speaking, Minglan saw Xu Zaijing next to Gu Tingye, who was smiling at her.

Noticing that the two were looking at each other, Xu Zaijing smiled and nodded at her.

For some reason, after seeing Xu Zaijing, Minglan's mood suddenly calmed down.

Changfeng on the side smiled and waved his hand and said, "Sixth sister, it's nothing."

While Changfeng was talking, Gu Tingye walked forward a few steps quickly, scaring Minglan and Yanran to step back again and again.

Seeing this, Gu Tingye smiled and shook his head, stopped and said, "Sixth sister, Feng brother is right, I'm fine, I mainly want to apologize to Miss Yanran."

Hearing her name, Yanran tightened her arm around Minglan, she raised her head in panic, glanced at Gu Tingye in a flash, and continued to lower her head and said in a trembling voice:

"Apologize? Why do you want to apologize?"

As she spoke, Yanran continued to lower her head and looked at Minglan for help.

"This year... No, last year during the Qingming Festival, Jing and I rode our horses wildly on the official road in the east of the city, disturbing Mr. Yu, Madam Yu, and Miss Yanran."

"Although the incident happened suddenly and there were other reasons, Jing and I had no choice. But I happened to meet Miss Yanran at this time, so I want to apologize."

As he said this, Gu Tingye bowed and saluted.

Minglan, who was listening to the conversation, looked at Gu Tingye and Yu Yanran with some curiosity.

Yu Yanran looked up at Gu Tingye again and said, "You, you should pay more attention next time."

When Gu Tingye apologized, Xu Zaijing and Changfeng had already walked aside with the servants.

Xu Zaijing smiled and shook his head and said, "Miss Yanran, I think Erlang... doesn't want to have a next time!"

Gu Tingye straightened up and nodded.

Yu Yanran looked at Xu Zaijing who was speaking. Perhaps because she always made money by improving Xu Zaijing's "inventions", Yu Yanran had a special feeling towards Xu Zaijing.

Of course, it was not the kind that violated etiquette.

It was just that she felt a little embarrassed, but also a little fond of him, and wanted to talk to Xu Zaijing more.

Yu Yanran wanted to talk more, not to confide in each other, but to ask Xu Zaijing if he had more "inventions" that could make her more money.

This calm mentality of "only seeking money" made Yu Yanran's eyes less dodging when she looked at Xu Zaijing.

After understanding the meaning of Yu Yanran's eyes, Xu Zaijing continued: "That time, the two of us were chased by someone."

"Chase, chase?"

Yu Yanran's eyes were full of surprise and she turned her head to look at Minglan. The word "chase" was too far away from the two girls in the boudoir.

Taking advantage of the moment when Yu Yanran turned her head, Gu Tingye glanced at Yu Yanran's face somewhat rudely, and then he straightened his chest somewhat complacently and said:

"Hey! These are all trivial things in the past. Compared with Beizhou, they are far worse!"

After Gu Tingye finished speaking, he felt the admiring eyes of Yu Yanran and Minglan, and the corners of his mouth could not help but rise.

Chang Feng, who was beside Xu Zaijing, looked at Gu Tingye with great admiration, his eyes full of longing.

Looking at Xu Zaijing who smiled and shook his head slightly, Minglan said: "Oh! Second Master Gu, since you have apologized! Then I, Sister Yanran and I will take our leave first."

"Yes, yes, we will take our leave first."

Speaking, Minglan and Yanran bowed and hurriedly walked towards their respective grandmothers.

Gu Tingye looked at Yu Yanran who looked back at him after walking away, smiled and took a deep breath, then turned to Xu Zaijing and said, "Brother Jing, what do you think..."

"Yeah, it's good!"

"I"

The three of them continued to walk towards the changing yard while talking.

In the distance,

I don’t know if it was because they were walking fast or for some other reason, but Yu Yanran and Minglan were breathing a little fast.

Looking at Xu Zaijing and others who turned and left, Yu Yanran and Minglan, holding handkerchiefs, patted their chests in a similar manner.

“Next time you go out, let the maid walk in front!” Yu Yanran said after her breathing became much smoother.

Minglan nodded repeatedly.

Yanran wrinkled her nose and said, “Minglan, I think the second son of the Gu family is so frivolous! He doesn’t look like a hero who has made great contributions in Beizhou at all!”

Minglan agreed and said, “Well! The second son of the Gu family is a bit like asking people to stay when you meet him!”

“That’s right! It’s so rude!” Yanran nodded and affirmed.

After saying “bad things” about others behind their backs, the two smiled at each other and walked slowly towards their grandmother.

"By the way, Minglan, I heard from Zhang's Fifth Lady that Xu's Fifth Brother had made outstanding contributions in the northwest, and that he had killed countless Baigao enemy soldiers. Do you think this is true?"

Minglan pondered for a moment and said, "How could such a thing be false? Sister Yanran, why do you ask this question?"

Yanran pursed her lips and said, "I don't think he is ferocious at all!"

"Ferocious is only for evil enemies, and we are not."

"That's right!"

As the two talked, they walked out of the yard with the maid.

In the afternoon,

Old Master Yu, who came to Sheng's house to pick up his wife, arrived.

Xu Zaijing and others went to the main hall in the front yard, sitting in two rows at the bottom, accompanied by Sheng Hong, to ask Old Master Yu for advice.

When Old Master Yu asked a question, and everyone answered the question after thinking for a while,

Sheng Hong, who always observed the expressions of others, looked back and forth between Xu Zaijing and others and Old Master Yu's face.

After Gu Tingye finished speaking, he bowed and saluted.

Old Master Yu narrowed his eyes and glanced at Gu Tingye, saying: "Brother Ye, your idea is good, but Confucius said..."

Listening to the words of Old Master Yu, Sheng Hong looked like he was being taught and nodded repeatedly.

After the comments, Gu Tingye bowed again: "Thank you for your teachings, old master."

Gu Tingye sat down and Changbai stood up.

After a half-minute, Changbai bowed and saluted: "Sir, the above is my answer."

Old Master Yu nodded and stroked his beard, smiling: "Brother Bai, it is rare for you to have such insight!"

Hearing Old Master Yu's comments, Sheng Hong looked at Changbai with a happy expression on his face.

Afterwards, Xu Zaijing and others also gave their answers.

Old Master Yu made another sharp comment.

After talking for a while,

everyone said goodbye with Old Master Yu and prepared to leave the Sheng family.

At the gate,

Sheng Hong and Wang Ruofu came to see off the guests. Qi Heng stood beside Xu Zaijing, looking around Sheng Hong.

After looking for a long time, there were only Changbai and Changfeng, but he didn't see the figure he was looking forward to seeing.

Gu Tingye walked to Xu Zaijing, looked at Qi Heng and said, "Yuan Ruo, what are you looking at?"

Qi Heng quickly retracted his gaze and shook his head, "Second Uncle, I didn't see anything!"

Gu Tingye nodded, looked at the Yu family's carriage, and said to Xu Zaijing, "Brother Jing, we went to change clothes in the afternoon and saw the sixth sister and Miss Yanran. What do you say..."

Qi Heng's eyes glared: "Second Uncle, did you see the sixth sister and the eldest lady of the Yu family in the afternoon?"

"Yes! I asked you to go, but you didn't go!"

As he said that, Gu Tingye looked at Qi Heng in some confusion.

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"Oh," Qi Heng replied with some regret. After noticing Gu Tingye's eyes, Qi Heng hurriedly said, "What a coincidence."

Gu Tingye: "Well! God is helping me!"

Listening to the conversation between the two people beside him, Xu Zaijing bowed to Sheng Hong Wang Ruofu and walked towards his own carriage.

When returning home, Xu Xingzhong did not follow him and stayed at Sheng's house with his parents overnight.

Leaving Jiying Lane,

Because the government opened the market for three days, many people in Bianjing went out to shop, so the roads were very lively along the way.

After entering the inner city, the liveliness was even higher.

Especially near Daxiangguo Temple, when Xu Zaijing passed by, there were already some traffic jams around.

Listening to the noisy sounds outside the carriage, Qingcao, Hua Xiangyunxiang and the three maids all lifted the curtains and looked out of the carriage.

Qingyun rode beside the carriage, looked at Qingcao's eyes, and said, "Sister Qingcao, why don't you ask the young master, we can get off the carriage and walk around the street."

Qingcao lifted the curtain with one hand, looked sideways at Xu Zaijing, and turned to Qingyun and said, "Brother Qingyun, since Alan didn't come today, we won't get off! Save the money for the Lantern Festival."

In the carriage, the Yunxiang sisters, who were a little eager to try just now, immediately gave up their thoughts after hearing Qingcao's words.

"That's fine!"

Qingyun, who was sitting beside the carriage, smiled.

Xu Zaijing, who was sitting in the middle of the carriage, didn't say anything, just looked out through the window.

"Make way!"

"Go aside!"

Not far away, a Bianjing yamen runner cleared the way for a group of horsemen, pushing the people who blocked the road and shouting at passers-by on the street.

Among the horsemen, someone saw Xu Zaijing in the carriage and glared at him fiercely.

Xu Zaijing in the car stared at him, feeling a little confused.

When he saw a stall that had been knocked down on the street, Xu Zaijing's eyes lit up and he said,

"Stop the car."

"Hey."

"Sir?"

"Let's go down and take a look."

Hearing this, the three maids in the carriage looked at each other happily.

After leaving the carriage, the sounds of hawking, shouting, bargaining, etc. around became louder and louder.

Seeing Xu Zaijing and his party, the merchants hurriedly greeted:

"Young man, do you want to get some?"

"Young lady, look at these pearls and jade!"

"Spices from the Western Regions, would you like to take a look?"

When the four of them walked forward, the people who saw Xu Zaijing and his party dressed up gave way.

The yamen runners who were clearing the way not far away bowed and saluted when they saw Xu Zaijing, and some yamen runners caught up with the people riding horses in front and reported a few words.

Xu Zaijing did not say anything, but Qingyun, who followed him, nodded in return to the yamen runners.

When he walked to the stall that had just been pushed over, Xu Zaijing looked at the colorful and uniquely shaped elephant flowers on the stall and said to the stall owner, "Madam, you have such a skillful hand."

The woman who was selling elephant flowers and tidying up her stall looked up at Xu Zaijing, who was full of style, and the maid who was dressed decently and had a very gentle face beside her. She bowed and said with a smile, "Thank you for your compliments, Young Master! Young Master, you are too kind!"

Xu Zaijing smiled and shook her head and said, "No, no, I am not too kind! Just now in the carriage, I saw your stall and thought you were selling fresh flowers! The colors of these flowers are really good!"

Being praised by such a young and handsome boy like Xu Zaijing, the woman said with a bit of embarrassment, "My craftsmanship is crude and I don't deserve such praise from Young Master."

While Xu Zaijing was talking,

Qingcao and Yunxianghuaxiang were already standing by the stall, carefully observing these elephant flowers.

"So beautiful!"

"It really looks like a fresh flower!"

"You are right, the color combination is amazing!"

The three maids exclaimed as they watched.

"Did the lady match this color herself?"

"Replying to the yanei, I matched it myself."

Qingyun on the side said: "From your accent, the lady is not from Bianjing?"

Looking at Qingyun, the woman said: "I have just arrived in Bianjing not long ago, and this skill of making elephant flowers is also inherited from my ancestors."

Xu Zaijing nodded, looked at the woman and said: "Does the lady make a living with this skill?"

"Yes."

Xu Zaijing looked at the things on the stall and smiled: "Then I want them all."

"Thank you all, yanei!"

"Well, rent a carriage and send half of these things to the mansion of the Marquis of Yongyi, and the rest to the mansion of the Duke of Lian."

Hearing Xu Zaijing's words, the woman who set up the stall was surprised: "Marquis's mansion. Guo, the mansion of the Duke?"

Xu Zaijing smiled and nodded.

Qingyun had already pulled the purse from his waist and started to take out money.

The woman, who had been waiting for half a day and could not sell because the price was too high, looked at Qingyun who was taking out money in front of her with a look of disbelief.

"Take a copy of my invitation and ask the Duke to take a look when you arrive at the Duke Lian's mansion."

Xu Zaijing turned his head to look at the people walking towards him in the crowd, and said, "Ask the yamen runners over there to send two people to protect the carriage."

"Yes, sir."

Qingyun responded, and after smiling and nodding with the people walking towards this side, he pulled one of them towards the yamen runners.

When Qingyun was busy,

the man had already walked up to Xu Zaijing, smiled and bowed, saying, "Meet Wulang!"

Xu Zaijing also smiled when he saw the man: "Pan Chen, what are you doing here?"

This Pan Chen was one of Zhao Meifeng's subordinates. When he went to Beizhou before, he rode a horse with Alan to Beijing to spread the news of Beizhou.

Looking back at Daxiangguo Temple, Pan Chen said, "Replying to Wulang, today we are accompanying the Northern Liao envoys to Daxiangguo Temple to burn incense!"

Bei Liao worships Buddhism, and it is almost a routine to burn incense at Daxiangguo Temple on the second day of the first lunar month.

"Oh, it turned out to be them."

"When the Northern Liao people glared at you just now, I saw it. Wulang, do you still remember who that person was?"

Xu Zaijing shook his head in confusion: "I have never seen him, I don't know him."

Hearing this,

the several imperial city officials behind Pan Chen looked at each other, and one of them said, "Fifth Master, you beat that man! The doctor said that his five internal organs were shaken! He is also one of the few who is not lame or crippled, and has no injuries on his face."

Xu Zaijing thought for a while, shook his head and said, "I beat a lot of people that day, I really don't remember."