Chapter 137 Baochai Goes to Beijing

Xin Suzhao came back earlier than Xue Ke, and he had the best alcohol tolerance among the group. Qian Dayou was a little dizzy from drinking, but he was still like nothing happened.

People often say that the alcohol content of ancient wine was not high, but wine was wine. Although the taste is different from that of later generations. However, to say that you can drink a thousand cups without getting drunk is too much of an underestimation of the ancients' winemaking technology.

In order to bid farewell to his friends today, Chen Heng did not intend to escape from drinking. The bleakness of winter cannot extinguish the hot heart of the young man. If Qian Dayou is not good enough, there are still Jiang Yuanbai and himself.

It's a pity that Xin Suzhao can't play Feihualing, so everyone can't play their own strengths. They can only talk about the past five years while drinking the wine in the cup. Xin Suzhao also accepted everyone who came. After Xue Ke came back, he poked his head out of the attic and called a pipa girl from downstairs.

Now it's getting dark, the storyteller in the restaurant has said goodbye and gone home, and it's time for the pipa girl to appear.

Chen Heng was also very familiar with the so-called "sitting and playing girls". They were similar to the men and women singing and singing with song lists and guitars in the food stalls of later generations.

"Sitting and playing" is a term used in Yangzhou. There are different names in Suzhou and other places, but the form is the same.

Such sitting and playing girls usually come to the customer's table, sit on the customer's thighs, and play a few songs to earn some money.

In Yangzhou, their service content can be more, but it depends on whether the other party looks to their liking.

When the pipa girl came to the table, Xin Suzhao waved his hand and simply said, "Find a place to sit by yourself."

Hearing this, the pipa girl secretly breathed a sigh of relief in her heart. This was a customer who was easy to talk to. She was afraid of meeting a man who liked to make a move right from the start.

Looking again, the table was full of young scholars, and she was even more happy in her heart. After looking around, she lifted her robe and sat down next to Xue Ke with a leisurely step.

The implication was that there was no need to say it clearly. Our girl only had her eyes on this young man today. There is no need to say more about other people's orders.

Xue Ke seemed a little awkward, although his reaction was flat. But Chen Heng had known him for many years, so how could he not see that he was worried. But today was Su Zhao's farewell banquet, and he couldn't take care of him for a while.

"Dear guests, what song do you want to listen to?" The voice of the Pipa girl was also very pleasant, like the first song of the oriole in March.

"Sing whatever you want." Xin Su Zhao was not a refined person, and he just asked her to come to help.

Jiang Yuanbai took this opportunity to order a few popular songs. When the guests at the neighboring tables saw that Chen Heng's table ordered a sitting drum, they also raised their glasses to signal the young men to drink together, as a thank you for listening.

After everyone finished drinking, the Pipa girl plucked the second and third strings, the music sounded cheerful, and she sang smartly. Chen Heng and others' drinking mood naturally reached a new level.

After singing one song after another, they sang seven songs in a row. By the time the waiter lit the candles in the hall, the wine on the table was almost finished.

After paying, several people stood up and went downstairs under the reluctant gaze of the Pipa girl.

On the street, the lights were just coming on, and people were crossing the streets. When the lively atmosphere flowed around them, it highlighted the sadness of parting.

"Let's say goodbye here." Xin Suzhao blushed. He loved white clothes, and the two made people more worried about his condition.

"I'll walk with you for a while." Chen Heng and Qian Dayou kept persuading.

"Don't be shy. A good man should act more quickly." Xin Suzhao laughed, turned around and walked a few steps. He finally stopped in the middle of the road, turned around and looked at several classmates who stopped, and saluted with his fists.

"Dayou, Jiang brother, Heng brother...Xue Ke, I am lucky to know you all in this life. We say goodbye today, I hope you take care and pass the exam as soon as possible."

Chen Heng and others understood that Su Zhao was not going to give them the opportunity to see him off outside the city.

So today was the last time they met.

Qian Dayou's heart darkened, thinking of the past five years, and said with red eyes: "Su Zhao, I will not forget you, and please don't forget me."

"When you go to the border, be careful about everything. If you miss us, write to us. If you have any worries, don't hold them in your stomach." These words were said by Chen Heng.

"Why say so much, you wait over there. When I pass the exam, I will go to play with you."

Jiang Yuanbai said the most carefree, as if he had never considered the long distance from Yangzhou to the border.

Xue Ke said nothing, just returned the greeting.

Xin Su Zhao looked at the people under the lights again, as if he wanted to remember the appearance of his friends deeply in his mind.

Finally, he turned around, waved his hand and walked into the crowd.

The person has gone, but the feeling of parting is still echoing in his heart. Qian Dayou, who was greatly shocked by his emotions, suddenly said to Chen Heng and Jiang Yuanbai: "Brother Heng, I originally wanted to wait for you to take the college entrance examination together."

"You know, I don't have high expectations for my success." He said naggingly, "I am not as diligent as you in studying, nor do I have your talent. I have been waiting before, wanting to take the same exam with you once."

"It's just that I am old and ignorant in the past, but now I have to think about my own path. I plan to sign up for the college entrance examination next year. Whether I pass the exam or not, I will not stay in the academy..."

Chen Heng listened to him silently, and before he could answer, Jiang Yuanbai had already said: "What's the difficulty, we can go with you."

"You." Xue Ke picked up the fan and hit Jiang Yuanbai's shoulder, complaining: "Make decisions for others again."

Jiang Yuanbai couldn't help stamping his feet and clapping his hands, "Hey, look at me. When you drink too much, it's easy to keep your mouth shut." He apologized repeatedly to Chen Heng, how could Chen Heng blame him.

The lantern above his head was blown by the cool breeze. Under the lights of thousands of houses, Chen Heng looked at the three friends in front of him.

They cherish their friendship with them so much, so why don't they do the same?

Chen Heng smiled faintly and said to the person in front of him: "Then let's go together."

"Brother Heng?!" Qian Dayou was about to persuade him to stop, but Chen Heng followed Xin Suzhao's example and turned around, waved at them and left.

The sea of ​​people overlapped, Chen Heng walked among them, and Xinda followed behind his brother.

I'm half drunk today, so it's a good time to take a walk alone. Chen Heng walked around the streets of Yangzhou with his hands behind his back.

It was indeed an impulsive move for him to agree to Qian Dayou, but he had also done countless questions in the college examinations over the years.

This was something that was very certain, but because Uncle Lin had planned for him before, Chen Heng didn't take it to heart.

At this moment, Xin Suzhao suddenly left. Just like blowing the horn of growth and separation, thinking that all friends will run towards the future separately, how can Chen Heng be willing to fall behind others and leave regrets in each other's hearts.

Since the annual exams and the like are a difficult problem in front of us, let’s just get over it.

"Poetry and wine should be enjoyed while the years are good, as spring is still young. Let's get drunk for thirty-six thousand times, and bid farewell to my old friends tonight."

Chen Heng shook his head and chanted, but Xinda was worried that his brother had drunk too much. Regardless of Chen Heng's objection, he quickly took him back home.

The Chen family was very happy today. Both the Gu family and the Zhou family were selected to join the weaving workshop in the west of the city. The family had another income. The family was chatting happily and thinking about the future of the small family. They saw The eldest grandson came back drunk.

How could Mr. Gu be able to endure this? At a young age, he dared to get drunk.

Just as he was about to come up and grab Chen Heng's ear, Ms. Zhou stepped forward and hugged her eldest grandson, and said repeatedly: "Go, go, we'll teach you a lesson tomorrow. Didn't you see that my grandson is all drunk?"

"Grandma, I didn't drink too much..."

"No, you drank too much. Chen Qi, take your son back to the house quickly!"

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After Xue Biao returned home, he also made a lot of noise. Xue Ai was originally in the lobby, chatting with Fan and Bao Qin, when she saw her son coming back smelling of alcohol.

"Why are you drinking like this outside?" Xue Ai frowned slightly. He didn't mean to blame her too much. Born in a family like theirs, socializing and drinking will naturally be inevitable in the future. It's just that wine can easily cause trouble. Just taste it briefly, but it won't look good if you drink it like this.

He just wanted to persuade his son to go back to the house and sleep, and tomorrow he would slowly teach Xue Biao the rules of drinking.

"Dad." Xue Biao sat down opposite her mother and sister, burping from wine and saying, "My child heard some news today."

"Tell me, what did you hear?" Xue Ai picked up the tea cup with a calm expression.

"Someone told me that Your Majesty knew that my aunt used the family's money to use the royal family."

Xue Ai raised his eyebrows suddenly. He was not surprised by the news. When he was stopped outside the palace gate, he had already guessed something from His Majesty's change in attitude towards the Xue family.

For Xue Ai, this news was not so much an unexpected surprise as it was another kind of confirmation.

"Who told you?"

"Xin Suzhao." Xue Biao said in a rough voice, with a very unpleasant tone.

Is he the son of Commander Xin? Their family is a military commander that His Majesty relies on, so if his son is telling the story, it would be somewhat credible. Xue Ai nodded silently, thinking that his son had drunk too much today, and as a father, he did not intend to argue with Xue Biao.

Xue Ai suppressed the melancholy in her heart and gently put down the tea cup she had not drank from.

It was rare that his wife and children were around today, so he simply took advantage of this opportunity. Tell the truth about the filthiness of your own home and the big house. It can be regarded as letting the family know some of the outside situation.

After the Xue family listened silently, they realized that Xue Ai had experienced so many things outside. Bao Qin, who was sitting with him at the end, suddenly turned pale and said in a panic: "Dad..."

"What's wrong?" Seeing his precious daughter so panicked, Xue Ai was also a little strange.

"I...I, my eldest sister and I have always exchanged letters." Baoqin whispered, her tone getting more and more panicked, "She just wrote to me last month, saying that my eldest aunt was going to take my eldest sister with her. Go to Beijing for the draft.”

This eldest sister is naturally Xue Baochai. Xue Ai has taught her for several years and she likes this sensible junior very much. Hearing this, his face couldn't help but turn pale and red, and he slammed the table.

"This Wang Ziteng is so deceptive!!!!"

Mrs. Fan was also shocked. She didn't understand why her junior wanted to enter the palace. She held her daughter's hand and asked urgently: "Qin'er, is this serious?"

"Yes." Bao Qin nodded and said with concern: "They are leaving after the New Year. Dad, you have to write a letter to aunt to explain this matter."

"What's the use of writing a letter? No matter how much we talk, we can't say a word as good as her brother." Xue Ai said angrily, "The way to death is the way to death. Relatives of the emperor and the country are so easy to do. ”