Records of the Cattle and Horses of Chang'an

Chapter 357 Attacked

Seeing that she was still twisting her neck and not speaking, with the corners of her eyes and the tip of her nose red, Old Lady Xia repeatedly reminded herself in her heart - this is her biological child!

"Our family didn't have any legacy from our ancestors. If the children want to succeed, they have to work hard on their own. Nian Nu, as the elder sister, can help her younger brother, but she always asks for help. Isn't it shameful for her to stay in the Cui family?"

"Erlang and Niannu will go together. Regardless of whether this plan succeeds or not, as long as they go, the Cui family will remember our family's kindness."

How could a family like theirs, hoping to change their status and rise to prominence, possibly achieve this as easily as a noble family? Ordinary people, even if they tried their best, might not even have such an opportunity.

It’s better than fighting on the battlefield!

"Mother, you say that so lightly. What if we really run into a murderer?" Jiang's mother's eyes were red. It was good to have a wealthy family, but the poor had their own way of living. Both her children were her own, and she couldn't bear to see anything happen to either of them.

Seeing her like this, Old Lady Xia felt a little regretful, but then she thought that this was a rare opportunity. If she could seize it, Erlang would have some face in the Cui family in the future. Men are often fickle. If Cui Bianxu regretted this marriage in the future, she would have to take today's incident into consideration and treat Nian Nu better!

At the same time, Jiang Shangxian and his group rode their horses, whipping up long clouds of dust, and sped towards Chaoyuan Temple.

Chaoyuan Temple is located on Cuiwei Mountain, less than 30 miles northwest of Jinguan Gate. Cuiwei Mountain is named after the lush vegetation on the mountain. There are four or five Taoist temples of various sizes on the mountain. The Chaoyuan Temple they are going to is halfway up Cuiwei Mountain.

The distance was not short, equivalent to fifteen kilometers in modern times. Zhao Yue was extremely serious about her marriage with Cui Bianxu, so she went out in a carriage early in the morning. The speed of the carriage was definitely not as fast as riding horses freely. Jiang Shangxian had never ridden a horse so fast before, and he just hoped to be in time.

After galloping all the way and feeling frustrated, Jiang Shangxian and his men arrived at Chaoyuan Temple in less than half an hour. The moment she got off the horse, her legs almost gave out and she fell to the ground. Fortunately, her biceps were strong enough to hold on to the saddle tightly and avoid embarrassment.

One of the guards stepped forward and asked the little Taoist boy at the door, "I am a guard from the Dali Temple's Cui Shaoqing's residence. I wonder if my wife is inside?"

"Tianzun Wuliangshou, two ladies did come to the temple today, but they left a moment ago. Didn't you meet them on the way?"

"Oops!"

What is this thing called?

Jiang Shangxian's face turned bitter when he heard this, but he didn't care about his weak legs and jumped on his horse again: "Where is Zhuangzi?"

"Miss Jiang, come with me!"

At the same time, the carriage of Zhao Yue and his group was moving slowly on the road. This was no longer an official road, and there were dense forests on both sides. If they went too fast, it would be very bumpy. Zhao Yue could still bear it, but Cui Shuhua could not.

"Look at your pale face! If you follow me to learn martial arts, why would we still need to ride in this useless carriage? It would be so much more fun to ride a horse and whip it!"

Thinking about the horseback riding, Zhao Yue kept on making sarcastic remarks, but in her actions, she was honest and poured her a glass of hawthorn water with her own hands: "Drink some and take your time."

Cui Shuhua rolled her eyes at her, took the water, took a few sips, and stopped drinking, closing her eyes and pretending to sleep. "The wind on the horse made your face wrinkled. You're not young anymore. If you don't take care of your face, you'll regret it one day!"

The delicate flowers in her second brother's backyard are like leeks, with one batch of old ones followed by another batch of young ones.

Although this made sense, Zhao Yue didn't want to hear it. She changed the subject and said, "What's going on with Madam Zhou? Wasn't she very flattering in the past? She said she wanted to come to Chaoyuan Temple today, but we've already finished our business, and she hasn't shown up yet."

Cui Shuhua glanced at her and said, "Isn't it just as well that she's not here? I'm just too impatient to talk to her."

This Madam Zhou is really too shameless. She has been given so many cold faces by them, but she always has the nerve to come to their house. She says that her family has sent some things from Guazhou, and since Zhao Yue is from Guazhou, she sends them to her to comfort her homesickness.

After a while, he got some handwritten calligraphy from a famous calligrapher of the previous dynasty and asked her to take a look at it, and they started to interact with each other.

I thought she would bring up the matter of winning over the Cui family to serve the King of Wei again, but unexpectedly she remained silent, as if she was simply making friends with them.

She had been watching him coldly these days, just wanting to see what he was planning, but she still hadn't figured out anything until today.

Although Zhao Yue didn't take any valuables, she only took some small, inexpensive Guazhou specialties. However, she was kind enough to accept her, so she couldn't help but speak well of her. "I think she's a very smart person. It's a pity that she married a merchant. She's not young anymore, and she still doesn't have any children. It's really pitiful."

Every time Madam Zhou mentioned to her the torment she had endured in her marriage to her husband for four or five years without having any children, she felt a certain empathy.

From ancient times to the present, which woman after getting married does not take care of her parents-in-law, manage the house, and raise children?

If you fail to do any of these three things well, people will talk about you.

Although she gave birth to Cui Bianxu, one child is not enough in the Cui family. It would be better to have two or three. If she had two or three children, her Yi'er would not be alone in Chang'an. The illegitimate sons in the family were all born from the belly. How could they be compared with their brothers?

As someone who was only half married, Cui Shuhua had no sympathy for this. Who could be so unlucky as her? She was only half married, and she was labeled a jinx for no reason?

"You just have all day to spare...ah!"

The sound of heavy objects falling to the ground was accompanied by the neighing of horses.

The carriage stopped suddenly, causing chaos in the car. Fortunately, the small table was fixed with buckles, but the tea, fruits and seeds on the table were scattered everywhere. Cui Shuhua was originally leaning softly in the car, and now her whole body was bounced up, and her head hit the top of the head, and she burst into tears in pain.

Zhao Yuesheng was tall, so she used her foot to block the blow without causing any trouble. Seeing the maids frantically wiping the tea off Cui Shuhua's body, she became angry and lifted the curtain on the small square window in front of her and cursed, "What's going on? You can't even drive a carriage properly?"

Despite cursing, she still glanced ahead. At one glance, she realized something was wrong. She saw that the two horses in front, along with the guards riding on them, had fallen to the ground, and there was a trip rope on the ground!

"Protect the lady!" Fortunately, the guards of the Cui family were quite professional. After stabilizing themselves immediately, they drew out their long swords and looked vigilantly at the dense forests on both sides.