Records of the Cattle and Horses of Chang'an

Chapter 495 Acting Competition

Wang Xianzi swore that even though she was a concubine, the concubines in the Wang family's backyard would quarrel with each other, but this was the first time she heard someone talk about shit in such an occasion. She didn't even bother to struggle, secretly happy that she had seized the opportunity, and pretended to be angry on the surface: "Miss Jiang, as a girl in the boudoir, how can you talk about night and night fragrance like a country woman outside!"

In order to seize the opportunity to suppress Jiang Shangxian to death, her voice was slightly higher, which was completely different from her usual gentle and soft voice. Her expression was also rich and colorful, as if she had heard something dirty and unspeakable.

Unexpectedly, Jiang Shangxian's reaction was even greater than hers. He stood up abruptly and took two steps away from her. His expression was serious, yet also filled with a hint of disappointment. "Madam Wang, are you confused? When have I ever said such a thing? Back in Chang'an, even a small family like my Jiang family wouldn't say such a thing. How could Madam Wang be so vulgar?"

Okay, okay, you are trying to turn the tables!

Wang Xianzi wanted to burn her to a pulp with his eyes blazing, but after all, he was a veteran actor with many years of acting experience, so he managed to capture the look of astonishment perfectly: "Miss Jiang, weren't you just saying...? Everyone around here heard it."

"What did you hear?"

Jiang Shangxian was used to playing the role of a soft persimmon. Seeing that she was determined to compete with him in acting and refused to admit defeat, he pinched her thigh hard with his hand, and his eyes instantly became watery: "I just said something, but I don't know where I said the dirty words?"

"I also heard some of what Miss Jiang said just now."

Wang Xianzi's maid immediately stood up and looked at Jiang Shangxian timidly. She swallowed her saliva, as if she didn't dare to say anything: "I'm afraid that if I say it out loud, it will pollute the ears of the young ladies..."

"What are you hesitating about after hearing it? Hurry up and say out the dirty words of this vulgar country woman!" Immediately, a lackey came out to support him. It has to be said that Wang Xianzi still has some connections.

The maid glanced at her mistress obscurely, and after receiving a positive answer, she trembled and said, "What kind of shit is this, Miss Jiang? I deserve to die. I shouldn't say such vulgar words in front of you nobles..."

As she said that, she slapped herself twice.

His voice was crisp and decisive, but there were only faint red marks on his face, obviously he was an experienced worker who often slapped himself in the face.

"How dare you, a servant, speak nonsense and defame my mistress's innocence!"

Runzhen rolled up her sleeves and joined the battlefield. Don't look at this girl's thinness, but she is really brave when something happens.

He raised his hand and slapped the maid, then kicked her in the stomach, cursing: "Shameless thing, do you think my mistress has a good temper? I don't know where you learned those dirty words, and you dare to throw dirty water on my mistress. In Chang'an, even the old woman sweeping the streets wouldn't say such words, and you dare to spit them out without even a word. A maid like you who is so unruly would be dragged out and beaten to death in Chang'an!"

It happened so fast that before anyone could recover from the disgusting sound of the word "shit", a loud slapping sound reached their ears. The maid was stunned for a moment, then covered her face and cried. The place where she was hit could be vaguely seen swelling up quickly.

In a wealthy family, the maidservant represents the face of the master. When the maidservant was beaten like this, Wang Xianzi couldn't help but tremble all over. Was he beating the maidservant?

This is a slap in her face!

This really stirred up a hornet's nest. Even without Wang Xianzi saying anything, many married women who were watching the fun on the sidelines started to speak up and say, "Where on earth are these rules? Madam Wang is your future sister-in-law. An elder sister-in-law is like a mother, and you actually dared to hit someone close to her!?"

"You keep talking about Chang'an. We in Qingzhou don't have such ignorant rules of respect and inferiority!"

Runzhen immediately retorted, "The eldest sister-in-law is like a mother? Our wife's serious grandmother is sitting upstairs right now! Are you ladies cursing the Second Madam with empty words?"

The man choked and said, "Even if they are not sisters-in-law, it is unreasonable for a guest to hit the maid of the host family."

"Madam Wang, do you, Cui, really want to marry such an unruly young lady? Could it be that Cui Jiulang..."

Before he could finish his words, he was interrupted by the person next to him.

You really don't want to live anymore, just say this and that, why bring up that living devil! Do you think your life is too peaceful?

Unfortunately, Jiang Shangxian had already heard it. Not only did she hear it, but her eyes were shining as she looked straight at the woman who spoke, trying hard to remember her face - another fierce warrior was added to the list of people to be beaten!

She didn't recognize any of the young ladies present, and the people following her were all from Chang'an, so it was even more impossible for her to tell who was who.

But it didn't matter. Thanks to her daily love of painting to "cultivate her sentiments", her painting skills were at least much better than the arrest warrants posted by the government.

When she got home, she would draw a picture and show it to Xiao Cui. After Xiao Cui saw it, he would use the picture to find bad luck for the husband in their family!

Jiang Shangxian's eyes were so weird that the lady felt goosebumps on the soles of her feet. She kept regretting that she had said the wrong thing. Now she just hoped that Jiang Shangxian would forget her.

If Wang Xianzi continued to put on a smile, others would probably think she was easy to bully. She put on a serious face and slowly started to attack: "Ms. Jiang, you should give me an explanation for this matter."

Her status in the mansion was neither high nor low, and she lacked children, so she always had a good temper and smiled at people. She rarely had a stern face in front of outsiders. At this time, her stern face was really intimidating.

Especially the young ladies, many of them were so scared that they dared not say a word, and could only glare at Jiang Shangxian quietly - it was all because of her that even such a good person like the eldest sister-in-law got angry!

Jiang Shangxian was not at all flustered by her questioning. When it comes to acting, who is afraid of who?

She immediately put on a heartbroken look, clutching a handkerchief to her heart, her expression perfectly executed. "I'd like to ask Madam Wang, it was you who sent me the invitation, inviting me to come over to see these crabapple blossoms. I figured since Madam Wang was so thoughtful, she'd have to give me some face. Otherwise, why would I bother going out at this time, since we're getting married soon? Who would have thought you'd come to bully me? You dared a servant to throw dirty water on me?"

She was still a little shaky as she spoke, and Runzhen supported her with great foresight, her chest heaving with anger: "Auntie, let's go back. You're so infatuated with them and they don't appreciate it!"

Yingzi quickly chimed in, "That's right, Madam, let's go back. Chang'an City has countless peonies every year. Even the ones our Jiang family gets, the ones awarded by the palace, the ones sent by the prince's mansion, and the ones my son-in-law finds, the yard is full of them and can't even hold them all. Aren't they more beautiful than these useless crabapples? How dare a servant talk to you like that? I'll go find my son-in-law and ask him, but do you want to marry you into the family just to be bullied?"