The night was as dark as ink, pitch black without a single light; the streets were silent, with only a gentle breeze and the sound of falling fog audible.
Gradually, the sound of footsteps was heard in the quiet street, breaking the silence of the alley. Then the light of torches appeared, and then a wobbly sedan chair carried by four people slowly appeared, which was so shaky that it could make people vomit!
Zhu Pingan, who was sitting in the sedan chair, was too tired to complain. He didn’t want to talk about the trivial things at the banquet, nor did he want to talk about going home in the middle of the night. What the hell was going on when he sat in the sedan chair like he was having sex in a car! Can anyone explain it to me! Did I accidentally turn it to the car sex mode? ! If it wasn’t for the calm outside, I would have thought there was an earthquake!
The man carrying the sedan chair, you are so mighty and majestic, the whole sedan chair is shaking from shaking left and right!
The palace examination will be held tomorrow morning, and you will host a banquet from noon until late at night; I live in the West City, and you will host a banquet in the East City. The journey is long, and the sedan chair is not only set to car sex mode, but also drags its feet. As a result, it takes even longer on the road. By the time we arrived at Linhuai Marquis' Mansion, it was already around one o'clock in the morning.
The red lanterns in front of the Linhuai Marquis's mansion were shining brightly, and there were several strong servants waiting in front of the door. As soon as the four men carrying the sedan chair landed, these servants hurried to the sedan chair and did not look kindly at the men carrying the sedan chair. They saw that these men were deliberately shaking the sedan chair, and the son-in-law was still in the sedan chair.
"Son-in-law, you're back. The young lady asked us to wait here for a long time." A familiar-looking servant came forward and said worriedly after Zhu Ping'an got out of the sedan chair.
"I'm fine. Sorry to have kept you waiting." Zhu Ping'an got off the sedan chair and bowed to express his gratitude. Zhu Ping'an had some impression of this servant. He was one of the people who followed Li Shu to the Marquis' Mansion.
Seeing Zhu Ping'an getting off the sedan chair, the men carrying the sedan chair said goodbye and then carried the empty sedan chair back steadily. The servant waiting outside the door went into the mansion with Zhu Ping'an, waited for Zhu Ping'an to enter the guest room, and after confirming that Zhu Ping'an was fine, they went back.
Zhu Ping'an returned to the guest room, still feeling a little dizzy, mainly because of the shaking of the sedan chair, thinking about what happened today. He could not help but greet Yan Shifan's family silently, washed his face, sat on a chair and rested for a while, preparing to put away the things for tomorrow's exam.
Zhu Pingan sat on the chair. Before he sat down, he saw someone coming in with a lantern. It was Li Shu and her friends. Li Shu was wearing a fluffy fox fur cape, and she came in with her maid Baozi and two old maids.
The little maid Baozi was holding a big food box, on top of which was a set of neatly folded clothes.
"Did they force you to drink again?"
After Li Shu came in, she saw Zhu Ping'an sitting on the chair rubbing his forehead. She thought that Zhu Ping'an was forced to drink by the people from the Yan residence like last time. Her pretty face turned red with anger, and there was worry in her arrogant voice.
Without waiting for Zhu Ping'an's answer, Li Shu ordered the maid who was holding the food box, "Hua'er, bring out the hangover soup."
"No, the sedan chair was too bumpy when I came here, and I was dizzy." Zhu Pingan shook his head and smiled bitterly. He stopped the maid who was about to open the food box.
"Why are you here?" Zhu Ping'an stood up and asked.
Hearing this, Li Shu rolled her eyes vigorously, pinched her waist with her delicate hands, and said angrily, "I came to see if a certain stinky toad has turned into a toad! Humph, do you think I want to come? You are my nominal husband, and Sixth Sister and the others all know that you were invited to a banquet by Blind Yan. If I don't come to see you when you come back so late, they will definitely be suspicious. I don't want them to think I'm heartless!"
Well
You think a lot!
Zhu Pingan looked at Li Shu, a little speechless. In fact, girls have always been a strange field for Zhu Pingan. Back then, he had no power, was short of money, and was repeatedly abused on the road to employment. During Christmas, Valentine's Day, and various other festivals that could be related to him, he was always a single dog that people madly exported!
Girls are as profound as the secret book, but it’s a pity that Zhu Ping’an couldn’t understand even one page.
"What are you looking at? Don't be so self-indulgent. I'm not concerned about you! I just don't want to be misunderstood! Those are the clothes you will wear tomorrow. Don't wear random clothes for the palace examination tomorrow. If you are laughed at, it will also implicate me."
Li Shu rolled her eyes at Zhu Ping'an, pouted her lips, and pointed with her pink little hand at the clothes brought by the little maid, her voice full of pride.
"Thank you very much." Zhu Ping'an bowed to Li Shu to express his gratitude. Although Li Shu's arrogant temper was the same as always, Zhu Ping'an was still quite grateful for the clothes.
"Who cares about your thanks?" Li Shu curled her lips, her head raised 45 degrees, but the corner of her mouth was hiding a faint smile, almost invisible, "Let Huaer go, so as not to disturb the sleep of a certain stinky toad, and also to avoid someone blaming us for failing the exam."
As she spoke, Li Shu twisted her slender waist, led the little maid Baozi, and took the two old maids to leave Zhu Ping'an's guest room.
With the clothes sent by Li Shu, Zhu Ping'an put away his writing brush, ink, paper, and inkstone, then extinguished the candle, lay down on the bed, closed his eyes, and fell asleep.
However
When Zhu Ping'an had just fallen asleep, he suddenly heard deafening, earth-shaking firecrackers coming from the Weiguo Mansion next door!
Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang-bang-bang-bang... ...
Zhu Ping'an woke up from a deep sleep, listened to the sleepless, continuous and endless sound of firecrackers next door, got up with the quilt, and said silently: I bought a watch last year!
This is definitely not an ordinary firecracker, at least it is a thicker and more powerful version of firecrackers! The sound of a double-kick firecracker, ordinary firecrackers will not even shake the windows!
At this time, Zhu Ping'an missed the modern fireworks control very much!
Who dares to say that this has nothing to do with the Yan family! Unfair competition methods are really thorough! In this case, I will definitely grab the top spot tomorrow!
If I am fine, Ouyang, you will be my spare tire until you are old!
While Zhu Ping'an was sleeping soundly in bed, Yan Shifan, staggering back to the Yan Mansion, reeking of alcohol, was supported by four beautiful maids. After entering the house, he casually asked, "How is Ouyang?"
"My Lord, Master Ouyang had dinner before dark and turned off the lights and went to bed early as instructed by my Lord. He will definitely be in high spirits for the palace examination tomorrow."
Yan Shifan nodded in satisfaction at the servant's answer, then he casually touched the maid on his right and said with a smile, "Today I'll let you see how powerful I am." Then he disappeared into the night amid the laughter of a group of young girls.
The firecrackers in the Duke of Wei's mansion rang all night. Someone from the Linhuai Marquis's mansion went to ask about it. The Duke of Wei's mansion said it was to ward off evil spirits for the third son of the Xu family's palace examination! It was said that someone in the Duke of Wei's mansion saw something unclean, so they set off firecrackers to ward off evil spirits!
However, some people saw that after dinner, Mr. Xu San was carried in a sedan chair to a villa near the West Garden to rest and prepare for the exam!
In short, Zhu Ping'an had a sleepless night! When he got dressed in the morning, he had dark circles under his eyes and looked haggard!
"Uncle-in-law, uncle-in-law, the young lady asked you to take this with you."
When Zhu Ping'an left the Marquis' Mansion early in the morning to embark on the journey for the palace examination, the little maidservant Chubby caught up with him, holding up the hem of her skirt, and stuffed an exquisite little bag into Zhu Ping'an's hand.
Zhu Pingan opened it on the way, and inside was a ginseng quietly lying, with a round and dense texture, a beautiful body and whip whiskers, and an unknown age! (To be continued.)