Records of the Cattle and Horses of Chang'an

Chapter 328 Hitting someone

Jiang Shangxian secretly touched his left biceps, then his right biceps, and finally came to his senses before touching his pectoral muscles. He withdrew his hand angrily and placed it on his knee.

People cannot just work in isolation. She can now beat Jiang Wangri and Yingzi easily, and can easily defeat them with a little force. This makes her, who was originally very humble, become increasingly inflated, and from time to time she feels itchy and tries to challenge higher difficulties.

As the saying goes, people are most afraid of becoming addicted to something. The addiction to sparring is even stronger than the addiction to fishing.

It seems that I still have a long way to go before I can beat my mother-in-law until she screams.

After all, she is not yet at the point where she would just push someone and knock down the person behind her.

"Then I was pulled up right away, wasn't she fine? No one blamed me, but you took it to heart..."

Feeling a little embarrassed in front of his daughter-in-law, Zhao Yue muttered softly, pouted, picked up the honeydew melon crisps and bit the crushed ice with a "crunch, crunch" sound.

It is difficult for a person to learn well, but if he wants to learn bad things, it is really easy.

Cui Shuhua used to be such an elegant person, spending all day with the two of them, but now she rolled her eyes without even needing a fan to hide them, just throwing them out like a pair of sanitary balls, her tone full of gloating anticipation for Zhao Yue's misfortune: "You're such a glutton! If you can't change your ways when you get back to Qinghe, you'll be laughed at!"

The power of the word "Qinghe" was so great that Zhao Yue's mouth immediately became gentle and she didn't dare to make any sound.

Seeing this, Cui Shuhua raised her chin proudly, like a dung beetle girl who had just grabbed the biggest pile of poop. "Come to think of it, the date should be almost here. My family should have received Jiulang's letter by now, right?"

"Of course they've put it away. It's not like the roads are difficult to walk on in the snow in winter."

The topic changed, and Zhao Yue stopped chewing on the ice. Her teeth weren't as good as they had been when she was younger, as she'd grown older. She counted on her fingers and estimated, "In two months at most, there's bound to be news."

Xiao Jiang, who was originally happily listening to the elders' quarrel, suddenly lowered his head shyly when he heard the topic turn to himself. He was quite nervous to say the least.

Sleeping with male models is just around the corner!

Cui Shuhua glanced at her, pulled out a piece of paper from her bosom, and unfolded it. "I've looked it over. February 8th of next year is a good date, but I'm afraid we won't be able to make it. March 26th is also a good date. If we rush a little, we might be able to make it. If you want to have more time, April 16th is perfect. I don't know which date my family will choose... You should keep it in mind and have Jiulang go to the Ministry of Personnel to ask for leave early."

"Need I tell you? That kid cares about this more than anyone else!"

As the three of them were talking, Qiaoxiang hurried in: "Madam, the Madam Zhou from yesterday is here."

"Madam Zhou?" Jiang Shangxian looked at the two of them in confusion.

Zhao Yue and Cui Shuhua have rarely gone out for social activities since they entered Chang'an. Apart from the five surnames, they have no contact with other people. Who is this Madam Zhou?

Are they secretly making new friends behind my back?

Cui Shuhua raised the corner of her mouth, glanced at Zhao Yue, and enthusiastically explained to Xiao Jiang: "It's the one who was unlucky enough to be knocked down by her yesterday."

"Cough cough."

Zhao Yue glared at her, then wiped the corner of her mouth awkwardly: "What is she doing here?"

"Madam Zhou said that the apology gift she sent today was too generous, so she brought some things from her hometown for you to appreciate."

Oh! That's quite a statement. Are you trying to establish a relationship with the Cui family?

Even Jiang Shangxian could think of this, so Zhao Yue and Cui Shuhua naturally thought of it as well. Zhao Yue actually didn't want to see them. This kind of people trying to make connections have never stopped trying to make connections since she married into the Cui family.

But it was she who bumped into someone yesterday...

annoying!

Cui Shuhua was drinking red ginseng tea today. At her age, she should pay attention to her health. She has always been very concerned about her physical condition. "Okay, let's call him in for a meeting and send him off. This will prevent outsiders from talking about him."

"Let her come in." Zhao Yue waved her hand, pushed Su Shan away with a lack of interest and said, "Go and bring me a cup of red ginseng tea."

"Yes."

Seeing that they had guests, Jiang Shangxian stood up and said goodbye: "Madam, aunt, since you have guests, I will go home first."

"Well, go ahead."

Cui Shuhua also meant this, but she still explained to Jiang Shangxian: "That Madam Zhou is just a merchant's wife. We can't deal with people like that, so we won't keep you."

Normally, if a family from the Five Surnames came over, they would bring Jiang Shangxian with them to meet the guest. One purpose was to recognize the guest, and the other was to see how they usually dealt with the women in the inner house.

Now everyone in Chang'an City says that Zhao Yue, the mother-in-law, loves her daughter-in-law very much. She brings her to her house every day to educate her personally and keeps her by her side all day long, just like her own daughter.

Guizhi sent Jiang Shangxian to take a carriage. On the way, she happened to see Qiaoxiang leading two people towards Zhao Yue's yard from afar, but they were too far away to see clearly.

She was a talkative and thoughtful person. Seeing Jiang Shangxian staring at her, she smiled and said, "Young Lady Jiang, you'll understand in the future. People like us, if we get even a little bit stained by these dirty and smelly things, will try every possible way to get close to us. There are many such cases. And this is because our lady rarely goes out. The lady in the main house has no peace and quiet all day long."

Jiang Shangxian just smiled and didn't respond to her. Although Guizhi was born charming and pretty, she always spoke in such a sharp and harsh way. Among the maids around Zhao Yue, she was the one who made people feel most uncomfortable.

Even if someone wanted to curry favor with the Cui family, isn't it human nature to bully the weak? If one could live proudly and upright for the rest of their lives, who would want to struggle so hard for a living?

If you don't want to get involved, just ignore it.

But... she sniffed and felt like she smelled a familiar smell, as if she had smelled it somewhere before.

Dali Temple

Looking at his subordinate Liu Dewei, who was standing in front of him and blocking out most of the light, he felt a headache: "You are bringing people to search Furong Garden just for a monk?"

I'm really bored and have nothing to do!

"I beg to differ with what Mr. Liu has said."

Cui Bianxu, who was blocking the light, was so full of righteousness that he almost burst out of his head. He spoke even more confidently: "Whether monks or ordinary people, they are all citizens of the Great Tang. Your Majesty, as the Son of Heaven, is the ruler and father of all people in the world. When I put on this official robe, I am the parent official. The perpetrators are cruel and vicious, with no humanity. If the murderer is not caught soon, how can we reassure the people?"

"Tsk..."

Liu Dewei's old face was wrinkled.

It's too shameful to watch. You're saying this now. Why didn't you say anything when everyone was suppressing the things above?

Well, he really couldn't tell.

Liu Dewei pinched his nose as he stamped the document, then waved his hand and sent them away: "Alright, bring fewer people with you, and get out as soon as possible. Be careful when searching, and be careful of the things inside."

"Yes, Mr. Liu, don't worry. I will only bring Wang Sizhi and four yamen runners."