Chapter Eighty-Six: Going to the Feast

The sound of horses' hooves resounded in the streets of Chang'an City, breaking the tranquility of the twilight. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. biqUgE怂 ļ½‰ļ½Žļ½†ļ½

Xue Qing, who was standing outside the blacksmith shop, looked back and saw that it was an official from the government galloping by, and his expression was solemn, and he didn't know what was urgent.

"Little brother, is this okay?"

The blacksmith's voice came.

Xue Qing retracted his gaze and looked over, the blacksmith lifted an iron bar, the thickness of two fingers, the two ends were flat, the length of a knife, the blacksmith seemed to be very unfamiliar with his work, because he didn't know what it was at all, he could only call it an iron bar.

Xue Qing said: "Okay, that's it. She took it, took it in her hand, and handed the remaining five coins to the blacksmith, and lifted the bar to hold it up.

"Ruyi golden hoop stick. She grinned and said, "Turning into an embroidery needle.... Uncle Blacksmith, can you turn it into an embroidery needle again?"

Staff.. Embroidery needle... The blacksmith was a little confused and said, "... Sharpen it into an embroidery needle... Yes, too..."

Xue Qing smiled and walked away with a basket in one hand and an iron bar in the other, just like a child with a new toy.... Well, it was a toy for the little boy, and the blacksmith withdrew his gaze and continued to tinkle his work.

Xue Qing waved the iron bar and walked all the way back to the Guo family's house, and saw horses parked in front of the Guo family, and Steward Wu was sending an errand out, which was the one he saw on Shicai Street.... Is it for the Guo family to have an urgent matter?

Xue Qing saw Steward Wu with a smile on his face, and sealed a corner of silver to the messenger.

"Tea, tea. He said.

The messenger pushed and said, "Don't dare, don't dare." ā€

In this way, you came and went, and the messenger finally pinched the silver and said, "... Absence is not permitted after three days. ā€

Steward Wu looked solemn and said, "Don't worry, how can you miss such a grand event." ā€

The officer smiled and said, "That's good, that's good... And don't play tricks like other people's families, to tell you the truth, the adults above are not stupid. ā€

Steward Wu nodded again and again and said that it was natural, and the servant took his leave: "There are still many to send, and stay here." ā€

Steward Wu stood and watched the errand leave, and a small servant at home led the horse out.

Steward Wu urged: "Go quickly, go quickly, be sure to let the young lady come back tomorrow." ā€

The little servant hurriedly got on his horse and galloped away, and Steward Wu was startled when he saw Xue Qing standing by the door.

"What are you holding?" he said.

Xue Qing raised the iron bar and said, "My weapon." ā€

What weapons, messy where to pick up the iron rod .... Steward Wu frowned and waved his hand, "Young Master Xue, don't hurt yourself. He said that he was going to go in, but Xue Qing called out to him.

"Is Miss Guo coming back?" she asked.

Steward Wu immediately looked at her vigilantly and said, "Young Master Xue, study hard." ā€

Xue Qing smiled and didn't speak again, waved the iron bar from the door and walked over his shoulder, Steward Wu was almost swept away, and hurriedly retreated to dodge.

"Don't mess around with that. He said.

The porter said on the side: "Young Master Xue has been learning sticks and spears recently... Boys love to play with this. ā€

Steward Wu snorted twice and flicked his sleeves and went in.

Xue Qing put the iron bar on the basket, it seems that this is what the eunuch said this afternoon that the eunuch is going to see the girls in Chang'an City, Guo Bao'er should be picked up very happily, the Guo family doesn't believe that she will be selected at all..... Did you choose what to do to enter the palace and fight with him?

Xue Qing pursed her lips and smiled, and sure enough, as she guessed, she also heard students talking about this matter on the second day of social studies.

ā€œ... Three days later, a banquet was held in Shuangyuan, and the famous and surnamed gentry of Chang'an City were invited... Bringing family members. ā€

ā€œ... How many people do you have to have, is there enough space for Shuangyuan?"

ā€œ... It's not stupid to go, there's an age limit..."

ā€œ... I'm going too."

Hearing this, Xue Qing, who had been reading carefully, raised his head and said, "Didn't you mean girls?"

A young man squinted at him and sneered, "Xue Qing, you are so stupid.... How ugly it is to let only the girls go. ā€

Xue Qing sighed and said, "Everyone's not aware... So what's the difference? Pretending to be stupid..."

The young man choked and said with some shame: "... I don't understand this at first glance, dirt buns. ā€

Xue Qing glanced at him, and when he was about to say something, Zhang Bao hurriedly hugged her arm and said, "Qingzi, look at my article, is it right to write like this?.. Sir will check again in a moment...", and lowered his voice, ".. Don't quarrel with the Su side... His uncle is a fellow governor of Chang'an Mansion... I can't mess with it. ā€

In social studies, the identities of the students are different, and Zhang Baobaiding's family is poor, and people are also a little submissive and timid.

Xue Qing knew his kindness, smiled and took Zhang Bao's article and looked at it seriously.

Seeing that she was no longer talking, the Su Fang boy snorted and muttered that he didn't pay attention to anything anymore, and continued to talk to other classmates: "I'll go... That lord is a man who reads poetry and books... In the palace, he is known as the Ten Talents..."

Mr. Yan came in, stomped his feet and coughed heavily, and the students who were laughing and noisy immediately dispersed obediently and returned to their seats, Zhang Bao was also busy sitting down, and suddenly found that Xue Qing was writing and drawing something on his homework, and he couldn't help but be startled.

"What do you do... Don't touch my homework. He whispered urgently, and it was just casual to let him see his homework.

Xue Qing said: "It's better for you to change it here." ā€

Zhang Bao glared and said, "You've never done your homework... You know what..."

Xue Qing smiled and said, "I just didn't hand in my homework, and it's not that I didn't write my homework." ā€

What else did Zhang Bao say, Mr. Yan coughed again and glared at him, Zhang Bao had to obediently take the homework back and sit down and didn't dare to speak, after a class, when it was time to hand in the homework, Xue Qing packed up his things and walked away as usual, Zhang Bao looked at the homework that had been changed with a sad face, so he had to copy it again.

Zhang Bao quickly picked up the pen and copied it, and hesitated when he wrote the place where Xue Qing had changed, this kid is too talkative, so follow yours, and when Mr. scolds you, see what else you have to say, thinking of this, he turned his pen and copied it according to what Xue Qing wrote.

I don't know if it's because this sect master settled in Chang'an City, Xue Qing felt that the atmosphere in the social sciences was also different from before, the gentlemen had been lecturing for a long time, and they had more homework, and Chu Minghui said that it was forbidden to play Keju at home, which Xue Qing could understand, and the modern society is too, the big officials at the top have come, and the city should be stricter, especially these students or something, so as not to cause trouble and detain them in peace.

For Xue Qing, the days have not changed much, and soon it is the day of the banquet, Xue Qing came home from school and saw the Guo family's carriage and horses ready to go, Guo Baoer was sitting in the carriage, and Guo Zi'an Guo Ziqian was also dressed in new clothes and riding on a horse, seeing her coming, Guo Ziqian raised his hand and shouted Brother Qingzi, not feeling how strange the sight of the people around him was, Guo Zi'an only felt embarrassed and twisted his face.

Xue Qing smiled at him and went straight over, the cars and horses behind him sounded, and the streets of Chang'an City in the twilight were once again surging with cars and horses, heading out of the city.

Summer twilight, close to the Weishui River, the wind blows with a bit of coolness, the house in front of you has mountains and forests lit up with lights, flickering bright and dark, far and near, just like Penglai Fairy Island.

Guo Ziqian looked at it on the horse and said, "It is said that Liu's double garden is unparalleled in the world, and it looks really good." ā€

The Liu family is arrogant, and generals like Guo Huaichun can rarely interact with them, although they are all from Chang'an City, Guo Zi'an's brothers are still coming to Shuangyuan for the first time.

Guo Zi'an looked in front of him, but seeing that there were many people in the carriage and horses, there must be many peers in it, thinking that he was losing to Xue Qing, and he didn't know if it had spread... He's not in the mood to come here.

Guo Baoer was very interested, looked out of the car early, and said, "... Did you arrive? Did you arrive?... Liu Wu'er, is Liu Wu'er here?"

Mrs. Guo had to press her back, and repeatedly told her not to talk nonsense here, and soon the carriage of the Guo family arrived in front of the garden gate, and the servants of the Liu family came to greet her.

There were many people in the garden, men greeted each other loudly, and the women were shining with jewels.

Guo Zi'an Guo Ziqian naturally saw a lot of familiar companions, Chu Minghui was shaking the fan quickly, still snorting and panting.

ā€... I have to wear new clothes. He complained, "What Master Zong's wants to see is girls, what am I dressed up for... It's not a eunuch."

Speaking of this, thinking of what Xue Qing said, he laughed and patted Guo Zi'an's shoulder to look around.

"What about Mishiro?" he asked, "why didn't he come?"

What is he, how could he let him come, Guo Zi'an glared, who cared about this kid before, but now someone actually regarded him as a member of the Guo family.

Guo Zi'an said: "I didn't come." ā€

Chu Minghui was very sorry and said, "Why didn't he come? ā€

Guo Ziqian's eyes lit up, and he sighed twice, and said, "Liu Chunyang is here." ā€

The three of them looked and saw a few teenagers walking in front of them, all of them were in brocade robes with clear eyebrows, they were the children of the Liu family, Liu Chunyang walked in it with his head down and didn't know what to think, and soon arrived in front of him.

Guo Ziqian jumped out suddenly, arched his hand and shouted, "Brother Chunyang." ā€

Liu Chunyang was startled, the other children of the Liu family saw that Guo Ziqian still didn't recognize him, and asked curiously, Guo Ziqian reported to the family generously, and the children of the Liu family looked even more weird.

Changle Club and Wuling Society are at odds, it's good not to be sneering when they meet, call my brother.... So is this also a cynicism?

Liu Chunyang stared at Guo Ziqian, and said in a low voice: "What are you shouting.."

Guo Ziqian said with plastic surgery: "There is no nonsense, you call Brother Qingzi, we also call him Big Brother, you are earlier, we are later, so I think I should call you brother." ā€

Aoko... Liu Chunyang reacted immediately, his jade face turned red, he spat at Guo Ziqian, and walked away with his sleeves.

Sure enough, it was cynicism, the children of the Liu family knew that humiliating Liu Chunyang was humiliating their children of the Liu family, and everyone was a little displeased when they saw Guo Ziqian's eyes, but because of the face of the main family, the parents also told them not to cause trouble today, so they snorted a few times and brushed their sleeves.

Guo Ziqian still smiled to himself, although Chu Minghui was very happy that Liu Chunyang was angry and left, but he didn't understand what he meant by asking what this brother meant.

Guo Zi'an shouted: "Don't say it. ā€

Guo Ziqian had already spoken: "We lost the bet with Brother Qingzi, and we also call him brother, Liu Chunyang and Qingzi bet in front, let's be wronged and call him brother." ā€

Chu Minghui laughed heartily, Guo Zi'an raised his foot and kicked Guo Ziqian and said, "You are quite proud of losing the bet, right?"

Guo Ziqian hurriedly hid and said, "... There's nothing to be ashamed of..."

Isn't it a shame to lose to that kid? Guo Zi'an was embarrassed and complicated, and it seemed to be a change in the blink of an eye.

The teenagers are frolicking here, and the girls are calling for friends.

Qin Sulan grabbed Guo Bao'er who ran by her behind her and said, "What are you running around?" ā€

Guo Bao'er only looked forward and said, "What about Liu Wu'er?"

Qin Sulan naturally knew what she was looking for Liu Wu'er, so she hurriedly hugged her arm and said, "Don't mess around, this is in the Liu family." ā€

Guo Baoer said: "It's just right for the Liu family... The two families sat down and settled the family affair. ā€

Qin Sulan chuckled and fell on top of her, "Are you stupid or not..."

A group of girls were smiling and coming, and at this time, the lights were lit on the pavilion path surrounded by nine songs at nightfall, which made the pearls and hairpins between the girls walking shining, Guo Bao'er saw Liu Wu'er among them at a glance, and hurriedly waved and shouted.

Liu Wu'er saw that although she was a little displeased, she would not avoid it, Shi Shiran approached, and said first without waiting for Guo Bao'er to speak: "Guo Bao'er, the nobles of the heavenly family are here, you better be honest, be careful that you are too prominent and selected, you will go to the imperial city of the capital, and you will never see your father and mother again." ā€

This kind of threat is the most effective for children, but Guo Baoer doesn't care.

"I'm going to the capital to see the emperor, and I want him to make me a general, and I'll lead the troops to fight. She said.

As soon as the words fell, I heard a laugh coming from the grass and tree path on the side, this voice was a man, but with a little softness.

There is no separation of men and women in the Liujia Shuangyuan tonight, because that Zong Zhou is a eunuch, so he simply set up a banquet in the flower hall, at this time, there is a group of young people not far away who are laughing and playing, and it is not strange for a man to pass by.

Guo Bao'er was very dissatisfied with this smile, glared at the past and said, "Who?

The girls also followed to see, the double garden is exquisitely arranged, like a wide and winding path, step by step to see the scenery, although the path is on the side at night, but the grass and trees are all over, the mountains and rocks are craggy, and there are no people who come... The next moment there was the sound of footsteps, followed by the lighting of a lantern, and a man walked out.

In the night, under the lantern, this person was tall and thin, his face was as white as Fu Fan, and his facial features were handsome, and the girls couldn't help but look at it for a moment, and even Guo Baoer forgot to ask.

Nowadays, men are more extravagant than women, and they love to dress up more than women, but those are mostly teenagers, and it is rare for a man in his thirties to be so handsome.

The beautiful man glanced at Guo Bao'er and said, "Good ambition, how about I take you there?"

He spoke to bring Guo Bao'er back to his senses, but he didn't understand for a while, so he sighed, and more footsteps came from the front, and a group of men saluted the man from a distance, and said in a loud voice.

Liu Wu'er was the first to react, and her eyes fell on the man wearing a red brocade robe and a colorful belt..... This is the costume of the eunuchs, she covered her mouth with her small hand, and said, "It turned out to be Master Zong." "Hurry up and bow.

The other girls also followed Shi Li in a panic, and the men had already arrived, looking at these girls with a little uneasy.

ā€œ... Did you hit the adults?" they asked.

Zong Zhou smiled, shook his head and said, "No, no." His gaze swept over the girls who bowed their heads and retreated to both sides, "Very good, very good, all very good." ā€

With that, he raised his hand and pointed to the brightly lit hall in front of him.

ā€œ.. It's not too early, let's have a feast, let the children sit early, and don't stand hungry. ā€

The men were busy making invitations and said, "The prefect has already arrived, please come quickly." ā€

Zong Zhou walked with a smile and walked away under the crowd of people, and the girls raised their heads and crowded together in shock and panic.

"So this is the great eunuch of the sect..."

"The eunuch is so good-looking..."

"Hee-hee... Do you want to go to the palace?"

The girls laughed in a low voice, Liu Wu'er shook her fan and patted Guo Bao'er, and said, "It's not certain that the rest of us will not be able to go, but Miss Bao'er should be fine... Master Zong personally said that he would take you there, congratulations. ā€

There is nothing to congratulate, eight out of ten girls who can come here to participate in the banquet today do not want to be selected, they are all delicate young ladies at home, who want to go to the palace to be an envoy, and they are still the waiters around the nobles of the heavenly family, and they will lose their heads if they are not careful, not to mention that they don't know when they will be able to see their parents again.

The girls looked at Guo Bao'er with a gloating and sympathetic expression, and Qin Sulan, who was standing next to Guo Bao'er, had a white face.

Guo Bao'er's expression was still the same, he snorted, and said, "Just go, what are you afraid of, what he said is to let me be a general." ā€

Liu Wu'er gave a salute and said, "I've seen General Guo." Then he turned around and shook his fan and laughed.

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(One more hee-hee)