"Xu Suye, it's been two years and I still can't beat you!" An Ruqing said bitterly as she sheathed her sword.
Just now, the two swords clashed with each other, and the force rebounded and knocked them apart. He could already feel that the other side had deliberately withdrawn some of his strength.
Even so, he still took seven steps back, while the young man in white only took six steps back to make a judgment.
The man in white also sheathed his sword at this time, stepped forward, put his arm around An Ruqing's shoulders, walked alongside him, curled his lips and said with a smile: "It's not a shame if you can't win against me. There's no one in the world who can't defeat me." You know how many there are! Your progress has far exceeded my expectations."
An Ruqing suddenly stopped and looked sideways at him, as if she wanted to see through him.
Xu Jinye stared, looked surprised and asked with a smile: "Why are you looking at me like this?"
"Monster!" An Ruqing used her hands hard to push him away and cursed angrily. After saying this, he ignored him and walked straight into the house.
Xu Jinye didn't care at all and followed behind with a smile.
... ...
In front of a side gate of the High Court, three horses and a chariot slowly stopped and stood.
Riding on the horse were a tall, middle-aged man and two young men in colorful clothes. At this time, all three of them had dismounted. The older boy sent a greeting card to the palace soldiers guarding the door, while the younger one walked to the carriage and called softly into the carriage: "Sister, Prince Jia's palace has arrived."
The coachman was a dark and thin old man, and his eyes showed that he was a clever master. As soon as the carriage stopped, he took a small square stool and placed it firmly on the left front of the carriage. Seeing this, the young man said to the chariot again: "Sister, you can get off the chariot."
After a burst of rustling, a little girl with braids helped a very beautiful girl out of the carriage. Who else could it be if it wasn't Rui Xiaoling?
"Miss, be careful!"
Before that, the soldiers from the government took everyone's invitations and sent them to the deacon's room. Soon, a tall, fat middle-aged man trotted out from the side door, bowed and saluted the four of them: "Hello, Uncle Rui, Third Master Rui, Miss Rui, Mr. Rui! Four distinguished guests. , please follow me to the side hall and sit down for a while, the young man has already gone to invite the prince."
After finishing speaking, he abdicated to the left front and led everyone inside.
The marriage between Xia Chengxuan and Rui Xiaoling was decided when Xia Muchao and Rui Rumin were still alive, and everyone in the Prince Jia Palace and Rui Palace knew about it. However, due to various reasons, except for Rui Tuxian, the other three people have never been to Prince Jaw's Mansion.
Therefore, the steward could not recognize any of Rui Tuyan, Rui Xiaoling, and Rui Yilin.
Fortunately, Rui Tuyan sent a greeting card, and the steward saw the three names Rui Tuyan, Rui Xiaoling, and Rui Yilin on it. After comparing the names with the people, he understood the identities of everyone, and there was no chance of making any mistakes. This is one of the purposes of paying homage.
Rui Xiaoling originally thought that on a certain auspicious day after autumn, the wedding team from Prince Jaw's Mansion would welcome her into the main gate with an eighteen-carrying sedan. After becoming the Crown Princess, Rui Mansion could regain its former prestige by leveraging the value of Prince Jia's Mansion.
When things don't go as one wishes, the beauty ends up in vain.
Xia Muchao died, and Prince Jia's palace suddenly lost power. Although he had no time to take care of himself, he was afraid that he would be unable to help Rui's family, who had also lost his backbone.
"Go. Even though His Highness King Jaw is no longer here, the engagement between you and Crown Prince Chengxuan is still there, and the kindness of Prince Jaw Palace to the Rui family is still there. Let's go and see him. He must have been in a lot of pain these past few days! "This morning at the dinner table, Rui Tuxian said to everyone.
He had just experienced the confusion and fear of a sudden collapse of his family fortune not long ago, so he naturally felt it deeply.
First, the second brother Rui Tuyu died in an unknown manner during the Binan mutiny, and then his father Rui Rumin was assassinated by a killer in the house. The only person in the Rui family who served as an official in the court was himself, a third-rank Fenwei general.
In a capital city where royal family members and dignitaries gather, what kind of status does he have as a third-grade deputy? What weight does the Rui family have if there is only one Rui Tuxian?
Since then, the Rui family has collapsed.
He clearly remembered that at his father's funeral ceremony, the eyes of old friends, relatives and friends looking at him no longer had the awe and kindness of the past, but more of the barely suppressed gloating about his misfortune.
This is the way people's hearts are. When people leave, the tea is cool.
It is a virtue not to add insult to injury, not to mention providing help when it is timely?
Only Xia Muchao was different.
During the funeral, he was taciturn but sincere. In fact, the elegiac couplets sent were addressed to the in-laws, which is a huge kindness.
The marriage between Prince Jaw Mansion and the General Mansion was only verbally agreed upon by the two heads of the family, and very few people knew about it. If he didn't mention it, how could Rui Tuxian dare to say anything about it?
Everyone knew that Prince Jia's palace aspired to the throne, and the Rui family, which was in decline, was by no means the best choice for marriage. There were many girls in the capital who were waiting to be married, and their family backgrounds were better than Rui Xiaoling's. Xia Muchao kept his old promise and kept the old covenant, which was like stopping the bleeding of the Rui family.
The situation that Rui Jia Shan was expected to be in trouble soon turned around: first, an imperial edict granting marriage was sent to the house, and the marriage between Rui Xiaoling and Xia Chengxuan was finally arranged; a few days later, Rui Tuxian was promoted to He became the Right Chancellor of the Ministry of War of the second rank; then Rui Tuyan was exceptionally ordered to join the Shangshutai and became the deacon of the Shangshutai of the fifth rank; and soon after, Rui Yilin was also entrusted with the rank of Minbu of the seventh rank and entered the official career.
The Rui family has finally seen the light of day.
Rui Tuxian never asked, but he knew that all of them were written by Xia Muchao, even though he never said anything.
This is another great favor from Xia Muchao to Rui Mansion.
Now that Xia Muchao had been killed and Prince Jia's palace was in a weak position, Rui Tuxian thought that this was the time for them to repay their kindness. He is a warrior and believes in the principle of repaying kindness.
When the group arrived at the side hall, Xia Chengxuan had not arrived yet, so the steward led the four of them to sit down.
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"You came all the way here to see me." An Ruqing poured herself a drink, her expression unhappy, "What's the matter?"
"There is indeed something." Xu Jinye replied, "Please help me find someone."
"Who?" An Ruqing asked angrily.
Xu Suye smiled and replied: "Zhang Suiguang."
Hearing him say these three words, An Ruqing turned from anger to joy, and said with a smile: "Are you going to compete with him? That's great!"
"Bah!" Xu Suye spat with a smile, "Zhang Suiguang's martial arts is extremely high. Even my father may not be able to win. I'm neither crazy nor stupid. Why compete with him!"
"Oh? Who said that?" An Ruqing came closer and asked.
Xu Jinye also poured himself a drink and said: "My father. Don't start talking. There are not many people in the Xu family in the capital. I haven't found out where he is for several days. I can only come and find him." is you."
"Is it easy to find out Zhang Suiguang's whereabouts? It's strange that you Xu family members can find out!" An Ruqing said with a smile, "Of course the Zhaixing Pavilion knows about it, but I can't tell you in vain."
"Okay, if you don't tell me, I will tell my sister all the evil things I did before!" Xu Jinye said with a smile, looking confident.
After hearing this, An Ruqing's face turned miserable, and he hurriedly smiled and said: "Don't! Don't! Don't! Don't! It's not easy to find where he lives. I'll have someone take you there."
Xu Jinye patted him heavily on the shoulder and said with a smile: "That's it, brother-in-law!"
