Ji Kaisheng pulled Mara back to the door of the living room, the former was calm, but the latter was as uneasy as if he had done something wrong.

Geng Zhaozhong was sipping the tea in his hand, when he heard the footsteps at the door, he knew that the two of them were back, and he didn't mean to sit upright, so he continued to sip and wait for someone to speak.

"Mara-sama, don't rub it off!" When Ji Kaisheng saw the appearance of the person behind him, he was a little anxious, and blurted out.

"I'm ......," Mara followed.

Geng Zhaozhong put down the teacup, but saw that Mara was a little embarrassed, and immediately his mind flew, but he couldn't make a clear decision for a while, so he had to observe it for the time being before making a conclusion.

"I've been waiting for a long time, and Mara-sama's tolerance has been completed! The lower official is rude! Oops, why is the forehead still drinking that tasteless old tea, come on, new tea! Ji Kaisheng walked up to the main seat and commanded.

"Okay, I just like the taste of this West Lake Longjing in Lord Ji's mansion, if Xia Guan remembers correctly, you are from Jiangnan, right?" Geng Zhaozhong did not say goodbye as ordinary people heard "serving tea", but set it up almost.

"Haha, Ji has a lot of money to worry about, and the lower official is a person from Jiangnan." It just so happens that even if this horse master wants to say goodbye now, he himself has to change his way to stay for a while. Ji Kaisheng replied kindly.

"Then in this case, this West Lake Longjing naturally wants to ask for a few more mouthfuls, your house must be the best tea!" Geng Zhaozhong took advantage of the trend.

"Well said, well said! Lord Eyu came to the Humble House, nothing else, this year's new tea, Xia Guan did hide some! Ji Fu, come and change to this year's Ming Qian tea! Ji Kaisheng commanded.

But I didn't hear Ji Fu's response for a long time.

"Alas, don't blame me, my house has fewer people, so I rely on the scholar I brought from my hometown as the manager, and I'm afraid I'm going to work elsewhere. I'm going to find someone to change your tea! Ji Kaisheng was just about to get up and perform the following tricks, but unexpectedly, a somewhat annoyed girl's voice came from the door.

"Uncle doesn't have to go in person, my niece came to serve tea and pour water for that Manchurian uncle!"

This sound seemed to be a bit unexpected by Ji Kaisheng, and the raised right hand stopped in mid-air very suddenly, but it did not attract the attention of the other two people in the room. Because, Mara and Geng Zhaozhong seemed to be more interested in the woman who was talking, and looked at the door together.

Sure enough, it was Ji Lian who came in and hurried to the backyard just now!

It turned out that although Ji Lian was ashamed, she ran back to the house but moved her mind. Although he is young, he has heard some things about today's major events from his father and uncle. Especially since last year, when he avoided trouble and went to the capital to join his uncle (see the aforementioned "Chapter 33 - Protecting the Straight Minister"), he has some intuitive understanding of the Manchurians who are now in power. After all, the bloodshed of Yangzhou Ten Days and Jiading Three Massacres [1] has not yet passed, and there is no too much impression of those Manchus who are doing martial arts.

Today's chance encounter on the stone bridge of Liulichang originally made a little girl who kept the woman's way shy, didn't she just owe a few taels of silver, so that you didn't give up and chased after you? Originally, I still had some reluctance to give up on this somewhat persistent Manchurian boy, but after such an association, Xiaolian immediately surged with blood, and ran to the front hall decisively, ready to count the "bad guy" who didn't know what to do! happened to meet her uncle who was about to serve tea, so Xiaolian temporarily picked up the tea tray and prepared to come in to shame the young man.

Xiaolian entered the door with a tea tray, but she didn't expect that it was not the Manchurian boy sitting in the host and guest seats, but another young man dressed in full clothes.

This is good, Mara was also nervous, but at this moment, Zaijian Xiaolian also forgot about her acting skills below, and immediately looked at the beauty in her mind, leaving only her head to sweat.

Geng Zhaozhong didn't expect that the person who came would be the heroine who watched other people's good shows in Songzhuzhai, so he naturally subconsciously thought that the good show was going to be played again. And when I heard what this woman just said, "Uncle doesn't have to go in person", Songzhuzhai's work called her "Miss Ji" again, and she understood everything.

"Haha, Lord Ji's official position and military department are in the right to give things, and the five-rank high-ranking officials have to sit, and the family is indeed upright, how can I let my niece be such a rough guy! Zhao Zhong didn't dare to take it! Don't dare, don't dare Geng Zhaozhong hurriedly got up and saluted, and then said:

"Xiaosheng Geng Zhaozhong, I've seen Miss Ji again!"

"Again? Forehead, you ......" Ji Kaisheng was confused.

"Oh, Xiaguan lost his words, he should have followed Brother Mara, and 'again' I saw Miss Ji!" Geng Zhaozhong hurriedly said what he had wanted to make fun of, and saluted again.

Seeing that Mara was still there and looking stupid, she just wanted to run away when she saw Xiaolian, and she didn't know how to return the courtesy. Geng Zhaozhong didn't mind, he just turned to Mara and hurriedly asked, "Brother Mara, what are you still sitting stupidly for, and you don't get up to greet you?" ”

At this time, Geng Zhaozhong finally understood in his heart why Mara behaved badly as soon as he entered the door just now, he must have been recognized by Ji Kaisheng about his encounter with Miss Xiaolian, and maybe he had already understood the trace of admiration between the two!

"Oh, yes, yes! Mara, the second-class guard in front of the emperor, has seen Miss Ji! Mara was reminded of this, and awoke from a dream, and hurriedly stood up and saluted, but she did not know where to put her eyes, so she looked down at the ground.

Miss Ji Lian's original preparation of a good scene of reproach was stirred up by this Han boy who suddenly appeared and called himself "Geng Zhaozhong", and she had no idea for a while, just holding a tea tray and losing ground.

"Oh, since Ji Lian and the two adults have known each other for a long time, then there is no need to be polite, hurry up and serve tea!" Ji Kaisheng actually has something else in mind at this time, and he is not far away to pursue anything, he just wants to hurry up and enter the "main topic" below!

Who knew that Ji Kaisheng's sentence was perfunctory and did not delve into it, but it made Geng Zhaozhong convinced: Mara must have been recognized by Ji Kaisheng for the beginning of his own love, so he was sweating profusely and losing his soul. In that case, why don't you do good things to the end!

"Master Ji, we haven't known each other for a long time, and besides, Miss Ji and I are only one-sided. It's just that Brother Mara is not so simple. This is the first time they have faced, so let Brother Mara speak for himself! Geng Zhaozhong said with a smile.

Ji Lian was about to give tea to the two of them according to her uncle's request, and she was really ashamed to hear this! You know, a Han girl who is deeply poisoned by feudal etiquette can stand this! So he couldn't care much more, angrily dropped the sentence "villain", stomped his foot, put down the tea tray, and ran again and disappeared in front of Mara's eyes.

"This ...... The little girl is out of shape, don't be surprised by the two adults! Ji Kaisheng was surprised.

"No, no, it's me...... I...... Lost in front! "Now, Mara can't go on anymore, so she has to muster up the courage to tell the whole process of what happened an hour ago, from the chance encounter at Shiqiao, to the compensation of Songzhuzhai, until Ji Fu can see it again.

"Haha, I see, that's still Xiaolian's tolerance for disturbing Lord Mara! Haha, it's okay, I'll explain it to Xiaolian, and Mara-sama doesn't have to mind! Ji Kaisheng understood, this matter basically has nothing to do with this nosy forehead, and his heart is very relaxed! As long as it doesn't affect the "big plan" behind!

"Thank you, Lord Ji!" Mara was relieved, but there was still a vague notch.

"Master Ji, according to the lower officials, this matter can't help but let Brother Mara worry about it!" "Warm-hearted and good" Geng Zhaozhong continued to add fuel and vinegar, but this time it seemed to have spoken to Mara's heart, and it sounded very comfortable.

"Oh? Please make it clear? Ji Kaisheng is a little clear, but it's not good for him to say it himself.

"Brother Mara seems to be ...... Brother Mara, are you expensive this year? Geng Zhaozhong asked deliberately.

"What is ...... Is it Gui Geng? Mara didn't know why, and looked at Ji Kaisheng.

When Ji Kaisheng heard Geng Zhaozhong's question, he really understood, but he couldn't help but blush a little, how could he answer?

"Haha, rely on me, rely on me, what words do I pull? I'm asking: How old is Brother Tai this year! Geng Zhaozhong patted his head and asked again.

"Oh, I said, you Gui Geng, your subordinates don't know. Mara is eighteen years old! Mara understood, replied to the straightforwardness of ordinary Manchurian teenagers, and replied heartily.

"Have you ever been married?"

"No, I've been on an errand in the palace and have never married a wife!" Mara understands this time.

"Hehe, that's right!" Geng Zhaozhong clapped his hands and asked instead:

"Master Ji, did your nephew ever set eight characters?"

"This ...... Never. Ji Kaisheng was a little helpless, and it was an accident to come out of this branch.

"Isn't it a ......beauty made in heaven for a man to be unmarried and a woman to be unmarried," Geng Zhaozhong finally said a topic that the other two knew but were not easy to say.

"This ...... Ji Lian's parents are still here, and I'm not good at being an uncle......" Ji Kaisheng was ready to shirk it. However, the question is about being a court, and since ancient times, it has been good to do this kind of thing, so you can't shirk too ruthlessly, and the other party in the province has no face.

"What's so hard about that? Master Ji repaired a book, and he knew it when he asked. "The new version of the old moon has gained momentum.

"This ......," Ji Kaisheng said.

"Brother Mara, don't you want to?" Geng Zhaozhong did the work one by one.

"I, I'm not ......" Mara has long since lost her six gods, and she can't say why. In fact, according to the temperament of a Manchurian man, it has never been so difficult to say "liking" the second son, but he is out of the palace today, and he likes the niece of Ji Kaisheng, who is very dependent on the second son of the emperor Xuanye, so he can't help but be careful.

"You don't want to?" Geng Zhaozhong deliberately asked, and Ji Kaisheng on the side also suddenly raised his eyes to look at Mara - if you say you don't want to, where will my face go?

"No, no, I ...... Willing! Mara was difficult to ride a tiger, and was stared at by Ji Kaisheng for no reason, and her heart tightened, so she had to accept her fate.

"That's it!" Geng Zhaozhong clapped his hands again, but it sounded like thunder in Ji Kaisheng's ears.

"If you have a lover, you will become a dependent...... "Geng Yuelao" began to drum up again.

"However, I haven't asked about it yet, so should I go back and ask?" Ji Kaisheng was in a hurry, and finally remembered the most critical point.

"Oh, yes, yes, yes! This link must not be missed! Brother Mara, come back in a few days and call me as a matchmaker! Geng Zhaozhong arranged it by himself.

"Since that's the case, Xia Guan won't keep two more adults!" Ji Kaisheng finally waited for the opportunity, gathered his thoughts, and stared at Mara fiercely, which was regarded as a reminder.

Mara knew it and sweated a little, but all of this was so natural in Geng Zhaozhong's eyes. The new son-in-law is freshly baked, and the tension is a must!

Ji Kaisheng got up, stretched out his hand, and said, "Please, send it to the lower official in person!" Unexpectedly, a piece of paper fell from his body and fell to the ground slowly.

"Oh! Master Ji, your things have dropped! Mara stepped forward and quickly picked up the red piece of paper from the ground.

"Oops! Rude faux pas! This is the name of the two adults, how can the lower official be so rude, it is really offended! Seeing this, Ji Kaisheng didn't take the post, but blindly bowed and apologized. Indeed, it is a great offense to drop a visitor's name on the ground.

"Haha, we are all happy today, there are good things to come in the future, Lord Ji doesn't have to worry about it!" Geng Zhaozhong has the merit of being old, and although there are accidents about the landing of the famous post, he is not unhappy.

"Hey, Lord Ji, just now I wanted to ask, which one is which of these Chinese characters? We, the Manchurians, just can't understand it. If you don't learn anything, I hope you'll forgive me! "If you really want to act, Mara can be regarded as the one who is faster in the play.

"Brother Mara, are you deliberately ridiculing the little brother?" Geng Zhaozhong is also funny, how can anyone who is illiterate and takes the initiative to show ugliness, he must be trying to tease me for an excuse and find some face in front of Ji Kaisheng. And it's an opportunity to resolve this little embarrassment just now, so Mara's guards are also clever and clever people!

"Haha, Lord Mara is too modest, you don't know the name of the Geng King clan? That's not going to work! I'll tell you......" Ji Kaisheng took the name card from Mara's hand as he wished, smiled and held the sticker in one hand, and pointed with the other:

"This Geng word, this is this...... Yes! ”

Ji Kaisheng exclaimed speechlessly, and the big red name card in his hand slipped from his hand again, and under the gaze of Mara and Geng Zhaozhong, little by little, it slowly fell in front of Geng Zhaozhong's feet!

[1] Yangzhou Ten Days refers to the inhumane massacre carried out by the Qing army against the people in Yangzhou City after the defeat of the Yangzhou military and civilians led by the Southern Ming Hongguang Dynasty Shangshu Shi Kefa Governor to resist the siege of the Qing army in April of the second year of Shunzhi in the Qing Dynasty (the first year of Hongguang of the Southern Ming Dynasty, 1645 (Yiyou year)), the survivor Wang Xiuchu wrote the "Ten Diaries of Yangzhou" recorded that the massacre lasted for ten days, so it was named "Yangzhou Ten Days". 800,000 people died in Yangzhou.

The Three Massacres of Jiading: On the 13th day of the leap month of the second year of Shunzhi in the Qing Dynasty (1645 (Yiyou year)), under the order to shave their hair, the masses began to brew a rebellion. The Qing army was forced to shave its hair in Jiading Zhi County, Zhejiang, and the uprising broke out suddenly. The residents on the outskirts of the city rose up and defeated the Qing army. The people recommended Huang Chunyao and Hou Dong to lead the resistance to Manchuria. General Li Chengdong led a full army to attack, and the residents of the city braved the rain to fight and held on. The Qing army bombarded the city with artillery before it could be attacked. Hou Tong once threw himself into the river and died, Huang Chunyao hanged himself, and no one in the city surrendered. The brutal Qing army slaughtered the city in anger, killing more than 20,000 people and then abandoning the city. The next day, Zhu Ying led the crowd into the city, organized resistance to the Qing Dynasty, was defeated, and was slaughtered by the Qing army again. On August 16, the Ming general Wu Zhifan raised troops and counterattacked Jiading, but was also defeated, and Jiading was slaughtered for the third time. It is known as the "Three Massacres of Jiading" in history. The Duoduo army occupied Nanjing, and the Hongguang court of China fell. In June of the same year, Qian Qianyi, Zhao Zhilong, and others of the Southern Ming Dynasty offered advice to Duoduo and said: "The people of Wuxia are weak, and the flying can be determined, and there is no need to use soldiers. On June 15, the Qing Dynasty issued an edict to Jiangnan, saying: "...... The matter of cutting hair has become a custom in this dynasty, and you don't have to obey the law. …… Anyone who does not follow the system of this dynasty will be killed. However, after the "hair cutting order", the rebellion and anger of the so-called "weak people" people in Jiangnan were burning in Songjiang, Kunshan, Suzhou, Jiaxing, Shaoxing, Jiangyin and other places. Jiading, which resisted the most brutal atrocities of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, was massacred by the Qing army three times (June 13, June 14, and August 16), known as the "Jiading Three Massacres" in history.