Xue Qing walked through the gate of Guo's house, the doors of the shops on both sides of the street were closed, there were no children treading water to play, no adults laughing and scolding, and there were no children running around in the courtyard through the alley, not only because of the rain, but because the Guo family came to clear the venue. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

I don't know if the adult is here? Xue Qing listened attentively, and seemed to faintly hear the sound of silk and bamboo strings, and it seemed that there was only the sound of noisy human voices moving.

Nuan Nuan ran over and saw him shouting, "Young master, you're back, my aunt is about to pick you up." ”

Xue Qing smiled: "What do you do with me, it's not that you can't find a home." ”

Nuan Nuan smiled and then ran forward, in the direction of the Guo family's mansion.

Xue Qing stopped her and said, "What are you going to do?"

Nuan Nuan said: "There are guests at the master's house, and the kitchen is not full of manpower, so Mother Wu asked me to help." ”

Nuan Nuan is a descendant of the Guo family, and she is really enough to stir up the people, Xue Qing thought, and it is understandable.

"Do more things, talk less, and don't lean in front of people. She admonished.

Nuan Nuan grinned and ran away, Xue Mu had already walked out, and saw Xue Qing beckoning happily and uneasily: "Are you tired when you come back, your clothes are wet.... It's nothing to call a taxi to pick it up. ”

Xue Qing asked her to pinch her clothes and said, "It's not wet, the clothes and hats you want to come are very good." ”

Xue Mu smiled and said, "Then I need two more sets of tun up." ”

Xue Qing said: "My mother is the best at living." Helping Xue Mu in, "Today, the Guo family has a big day, let's close the door and live a small life." ”

Xue Mu said: "Can you write a good poem today?"

Xue Qing smiled: "Okay, I've eaten and thought seriously, what kind of meal did my mother cook today?"

Mother Xue stroked her shoulder and said, "It's done, your favorite fish head..." closed the courtyard door, the small kitchen was lit with lights, a small table was set up, and the mother and daughter met and sat down to talk, laugh and start eating.

At this time, the Guo family had not yet held a banquet, and the kitchen was busy.

Nuan Nuan couldn't help much, so she squatted on the side to join the field, and suddenly heard a group of girls running around and shouting that they were coming, Nuan Nuan couldn't help but follow, and was grabbed from behind before she ran a few steps.

Nuan Nuan turned around and said, "Sister Cicada, are you here too?" It's new clothes. ”

Cicada Yi was wearing new clothes today, and like the other girls in the Guo Mansion, she said, "Let me help." ”

Nuan Nuan pinched the corner of her clothes and said with envy in her eyes: "I'm here to help too, why don't you give me new clothes." ”

Cicada Yi pinched her pigtails and said, "Aunt Xue has a lot of your new clothes... What are you running around, do more things here and don't run around. ”

Nuan Nuan rubbed her nose and said, "Cicada clothes, you and the young master said the same thing." ”

Xue Qing? Cicada Yi pursed her lips and smiled, pulling Nuan Nuan to retreat, when she saw a few housekeepers hurriedly coming in, and said, "Hurry up, the master has a new order." ”

What new orders? Cicada Yi and Nuan Nuan stood aside curiously.

"Don't mess with those drinks and food..."

“.. The adult's retinue ordered that only girls between the ages of eleven and fourteen be allowed to serve the food. ”

It sounds so weird, and the people in the kitchen are talking to each other.

"It's not surprising, that lord is a eunuch..."

"The eunuch is said to have a lot of strange rules...."

Anyway, if there are rules, you have to follow them, and the housekeepers are anxiously choosing the girls of the right age, and the cicada clothes are among them.

Nuan Nuan said with envy: "I really can't wait to grow up all of a sudden.... It depends on what the eunuch looks like. ”

Cicada Yi smiled and told her not to run around, straightened her clothes and followed the other girls to the hall with wine and food, although it was not the girl of the Guo family, but it was not the first time to do it, but the guests at this banquet were very big and a little nervous.

The Guo family's house is not big, and soon came to the front hall, the three brothers of the Guo family are accompanying their families, the hall has been lit up, and it is not lively to see through the rain and fog.

Guo Zi'an Guo Ziqian was showing his martial arts in the hall, and the cicada clothes and other girls were stopped under the corridor, and the red-robed figure on the main seat could be seen through the carved doors and windows.

There was applause in the room, and a voice said hello.

The voice of the eunuch is no different from that of ordinary people, Cicada Yi said in her heart, the thought flashed, and she had already beckoned to enter the hall, and she hurriedly returned to her senses and bowed her head and walked.

Stepping over the threshold, the sight suddenly brightened, and the cicada glanced slightly around the women's dependents, and saw that Guo Baoer was about to stand up, but was held down by Mrs. Guo.

“.. I'm going to practice martial arts too... I will too. Guo Baoer said, very unconvinced.

Mrs. Guo's face turned green, and she dragged her fiercely, and said in a low voice: "You give me honesty... Going to the capital won't make you a general. ”

Do you want to go to the capital? It is said that this lord chose the palace maid for the Empress Dowager Emperor, will Miss Guo be chosen? What about Xue Qing?

“.... Let's just say that Master Guo has no dogs in the door. ”

The voice in his ears was clear and cheerful.

“... I should make a dance poem. ”

The sleeves were raised, and the cicada Yi put down the wine and food in his hand, and saw a slender white jade-like hand, and the sleeves were white and red, which was very good-looking.

"It's an honor for my Guo Mansion to do this. Master Guo stood up excitedly.

Cicada Yi hurriedly retreated to the side, and someone around her stood up, a tall figure covered her, she looked up and saw that the red-robed man was like a flower and jade.

"Bring pen and ink. He said, raising his hand, only then did he see the cicada standing next to him, "The little girl stepped back." ”

Cicada Yi hurriedly lowered her head and retreated quickly, and the other maids began to withdraw after finishing the food, she hurriedly followed, and listened to the man read behind her: "Gongsun dances the sword and moves in all directions..."

The hall sounded the applause of the second master Guo and the third master, the cicada Yi lowered his head and crossed the threshold, and the rest of the words could not be heard, and the sight became dim again, but it made people feel relaxed.

She wasn't the only one who was relaxed, and the girls who came out immediately crowded together.

"Hey, do you see that?"

"It's nice to see. ”

"I've been smiling and looks so kind.."

"I can also compose poetry..."

Everyone chattered and communicated in a low voice, and the stewards next to them had to come to drink quietly and told them not to walk around.

"Master Zong is bold and kind, and he must reward his subordinates. They whispered.

The old man is bold, and the subordinates naturally want to cheer, and the handmaidens are happy to stand under the porch, listening to the laughter in the hall, and occasionally peeking in.

Cicada Yi stood behind, thinking that she had just heard that poem, and remembered it vigorously, and told Xue Qing to listen to it tomorrow.... What is Xue Qing doing now? She should be reading, right? She looked up and saw that the rain had stopped at some point, and a full moon jumped out of the sky.

.......

The banquet did not last long, perhaps the difference between the military generals and literati, the Guo family showed martial arts, and told interesting stories about going into battle to kill the enemy, Zong Zhou wrote two poems, lamenting the magnificence of the battlefield side, and the two sides tried their best to find fun from their own preferences, it was too tiring.

What's more, both sides knew the purpose of Zong Zhoulai, so Master Zong waved his hand to end this boring conversation.

"Thank you Master Guo for your hospitality, and I will leave. He said.

Everyone in the hall stood up, the women looked a little nervous, and Mrs. Guo held Guo Bao'er tightly.

Zong Zhou didn't look at Guo Bao'er, swept the wine and food on the table and said: "The food is fresh and fragrant, you have a heart, you have also worked hard, look at it." ”

This is all the process that has been inquired, and Master Guo immediately thanked him when he heard this, and signaled to the stewards.

The stewards immediately brought up the maids who were waiting outside, and a man who was also wearing a big red robe handed a bag of money to the stewards, and the maids who served tea, the kitchen, and the servants who performed songs and dances stepped forward to kowtow outside the hall to thank them, Zong Zhou nodded with a smile and got up again to say goodbye and strode out.

Guo Huaichun took the second master Guo and the third master to send him off, and he didn't turn around until Zong Zhou's dry people disappeared into the night.

The subordinates had already retreated, and only Mrs. Guo was left in the main hall fidgeting, and saw Guo Huaichun come in and hurriedly greet her.

"Well, did he say who he likes?" she asked anxiously, "Bao'er, she..."

Guo Huaichun shook his head and said: "Don't worry, I won't say it now, according to the news, he will inform the candidate the day before leaving." ”

Mrs. Guo muttered: "I just said it before leaving, that is, it's too late to pretend to be sick." ”

Guo Huaichun said: "It's just to not give everyone a chance to escape, not to mention now, don't think about pretending to escape..... pretending to be sick, he can make you really sick, or even die of illness, is there anything worse than death? It's better to enter the palace than to die." ”

Mrs. Guo wiped away her tears and said: "I can't see it when I enter the palace, it's like dead." ”

Guo Huaichun snorted and said: "Why can't I see it when I enter the palace, how many people want to enter the palace." ”

Mrs. Guo shook her sleeves and said: "If you want to enter the palace, you will be a nobleman, not a palace maid....Your Majesty is only seven years old, and when he grows up, these thirteen or fourteen-year-olds will not be able to take their turn." ”

This is also the reason why Zong Zhou's eunuch selection was avoided by the major families, it is not beneficial to send his daughter away at all, if it is a girl who is seven or eight years old, there must be no need for Zong Zhou's threat, everyone has already flocked to scramble.

Guo Huaichun said: "You don't have to think about it, you don't necessarily look at Bao'er, all the people in the family are selected, there is no omission, right?"

Mrs. Guo wiped away her tears and nodded: "It's all chosen, and even the people who live in the courtyard are not missing." ”

It is said that Zong Zhou likes to serve girls, in fact, everyone understands in their hearts that this is just an excuse, Zong Zhou used to feast in Shuangyuan to see the daughters of these families, but now it is not only the ladies who visit each family, that is to say, as long as it is the right age, Zong Zhou does not mind the background.

That's fine, as long as the choice is not the daughter of their own family, of course each family is happy to flatter.

Mrs. Guo regretted a little: "It's a pity that I didn't let these girls read and write, and I don't know if he can look at it." ”

Guo Huaichun twisted his beard and said: "The eunuch is suspicious and weird, don't speculate with ordinary people, and now you can only resign yourself to fate." ”

It can only be like this, Mrs. Guo left with sorrow, Guo Huaichun stood outside the hall, looking at the dusk and full moon in the sky.

"The lord is also worried that Miss will be chosen, and the Lord Zong praised Miss for her heroism in Shuangyuan. Steward Wu sighed.

Guo Huaichun said: "I can't say.."

What do you mean by not being able to speak? Steward Wu looked at Guo Huaichun.

Guo Huaichun looked at the full moon and said, "It's sad to be chosen, but I'm happy to be chosen." ”

Is that happy or sad? It sounds like he wants the eldest lady to be selected to enter the palace? Do you still want the eldest lady to go to the palace to fight for the family? Steward Wu's expression is also a little complicated, and the old lady wants to regain his thoughts.

The master and servant looked at the moon and were fascinated, and the little girls who didn't have to think about the family's livelihood were happy.

Nuan Nuan watched the cicada come out, greeted her with envy, and said, "How much is my sister?"

Cicada Yi unfolded the palm he was pinching, and ten big coins in the hazy moonlight.

Nuan Nuan snorted and said: "That adult is really generous, Sister Cicada, you not only have new clothes to wear, but also so much money to take." ”

Cicada Yi smiled and didn't speak, and walked out with Nuan Nuan in her arms, the things here are done, and those of them who don't belong to the Guo family can leave.

Nuan Nuan trotted into the house and said loudly: "I can make a fortune tonight." ”

Cicada Yi hurriedly grabbed her and said, "Don't make noise... Aoko is reading. "I looked inward, and saw the young man standing in front of the table under the lamp in the room, pacing with his hands in his hands, and what was in his mouth....When he heard the movement, he turned his head and smiled.

Xue Qing said: "Nuan Nuan, how much reward did you get?"

Nuan Nuan frowned and said, "I don't have any money." Stretched out his hand and pointed at the cicada clothes, "It's Sister Cicada Yi who has made a fortune." ”

Xue Qing babbled and said, "You also went?"

Cicada Yi walked in and hummed, Nuan Nuan had already told the matter, and Xue Qing, who was upside down, also understood, her expression was a little strange.

“… Only girls between the ages of eleven and fourteen are served...", she said, "This is really..."

Xue Mu said: "Eunuchs, incomplete people, are always eccentric. ”

Well, this is also true, there are many eunuchs with various eccentricities in history, but the situation of this Lord Zongzhou is a little different, and at this moment, the purpose is combined..... it doesn't look like it's choosing people, it's like looking for people.

Girls between the ages of eleven and fourteen look like they cast a wide net, so would they rather kill a thousand by mistake than let one go?

Xue Qing stood in front of the table with his hands in his hands, looking at the cicada clothes who were laughing with Xue's mother.

Nuan Nuan looked at her again and said, "Young Master, do you think it's cicada clothes' good luck?"

Xue Qing sighed and said, "Well, I can't say." ”

What's wrong with this, Cicada Yi pursed her lips and smiled, and Nuan Nuan was also quite bored: "Young master, you are stupid to read." ”

Xue Qing smiled, listened carefully to Xue Mu and Nuan Nuan Yi chatting about what the eunuch looked like, and did not read again.

After a rain, the sky in Chang'an City became hot again, the city became lazy again, the tension brought by Zong Zhou before dissipated without a trace, no one died suddenly due to illness, and the prefect did not seal the riverside streets in order to entertain this nobleman, Zong Zhou seemed to disappear in this city, except for the servants of which family were busy purchasing wine and food from time to time, saying that it was to entertain Lord Zong Zhou, and everyone remembered that there was such an adult in Chang'an City.

For most people, this kind of adult is too far away, just a tale, a tale, and a story for busy lives, and the same is true for children who read books.

"....Master Zongda has already visited more than a dozen houses... Every time there is a banquet, there must be poems..."Su Fang said as he stood in the school.

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