The Moon Over Tang Dynasty

Chapter 35: Besieged on all sides, make a decisive decision

It was just getting dark, and as usual, in the east room of An's upper room, there was a table full of food on the tall dining table. It was the time when the autumn breeze was just beginning, so there were not only hot sesame pancakes, but also the most seasonal steamed mutton. Rokuro even brought a fresh deer leg back and grilled it in the kitchen on an iron grid. , looks very appetizing. However, at this time, no one among Anjingzhi, his wife, Sanlang and Liulang, who were sitting around the table, was interested in taking a second look at the table full of delicacies. They just lowered their heads and ate silently.

In the dreary silence, Jing Jingzhi put down the bowl and chopsticks first and asked, "In your opinion, what should we do now?"

Shi said in a low voice, "It's not the aunt's fault. It's Mrs. Wei Guo who was so unreasonable. Not to mention that she only took out a small amount of money, and the agreement she made at that time was not to let the aunt give others painting folders." Valerian pattern, and he didn’t say that she was not allowed to make clothes for others! Why did he just bully her? Besides, Mrs. Wu was a regular customer of Jiavalier shop, and we even sat together for half a day when we were offering incense, but who knew she was actually there? Is she the sister of Wu Zhaoyi in the palace? Even if she made two clothes for her, how can she deliberately go against Mrs. Wei and the Queen?"

Sanlang looked at his mother and sighed, "Of course what my mother said is reasonable. This matter is not my fault. However, if Mrs. Wei was a reasonable person, how could she let the city order imprison Ruyi Jiaval? Proposing to let the aunt come to her house to be a slave? "

Mi nodded hurriedly and said, "What Third Brother is saying is that these high-ranking people in the Tang Dynasty have been unreasonable for more than a day or two. This Madam of Wei is also the mother of the Queen. Now that Liuli has offended her, she has also offended the Queen. Where can we go to reason?"

Liulang glared at his wife and said, "According to you, is it really like what Mrs. Liu said, that she can let my aunt work as a slave in her family? That would mean she will never be able to change her life."

Mi's voice was also a little louder, "Then tell me what to do? Are there only one or two families in our Western City who have been bankrupted because they offended high-ranking officials? Do we need to add our family to the list?" "

Rokuro thought for a long time and then turned his eyes to Saburo. Saburo smiled bitterly and said, "What can I do? I just did the math and found that the Jiavalian shop made about 200 yuan in profit last year, which accounted for nearly 20% of our family's income. If the Jiayu store is closed, the income will be lost for a year. Furthermore, the Jiayu store still has about one hundred stocks in stock. If it is not open for a day, it will be a loss. What I'm worried about is that since Mrs. Wei Guo has made this condition and we don't agree to it, won't they do anything else? If they close the gauze shop tomorrow and the embroidery shop the next day, our family Son, what should I do?”

As soon as these words came out, even Mr. Shi had nothing to say. After a while, he said to Jing Jingzhi, "Is there really no other way to think about it?"

Jing Jingzhi nodded solemnly, "I also know that this matter is difficult. This time I begged Wang Taiwei's family in Yongningfang to ask his family's steward to come forward. That Wang Taiwei is the queen's uncle. , in terms of relatives and status, who is more suitable than his family? Who would have thought that Mrs. Wei was so merciless that she only asked a maid to come out and say that the aunt had deceived her first, so she must join the house as a maid? , only when there is no more second thoughts, the matter is over. When Manager Wang came out, he complained to me, saying that he was so young that he had to be taught a lesson by a maid. I don’t know how much I have to pay in the future to repay this favor. Looking at this situation, if I ask someone else, I'm afraid not only will it not work, but it will also anger Mrs. Wei!"

Mi Shi sighed, "What Ajia said is that my aunt was too hasty in this matter and made clothes for others without asking for details. Now that she has caused such a disaster, who can save her?"

Kang glanced at Mi and turned to ask Sanlang, "That being said, Liuli is just a relative after all. Should we be asked to come forward and send her to that mansion? How can we be good people in the future?"

Sanlang nodded and said, "That's the next best thing. According to the laws of the Tang Dynasty, if a good man is a slave, he can only sell himself voluntarily. Even the parents cannot use force, let alone us? Naturally, we must never do this! It's just that If the aunt continues to live here, I'm afraid Mrs. Wei won't let it go. "

Jing Jingzhi said in a deep voice, "Exactly, now that the situation has come to an end, we can only invite the aunt to come over and explain that we can't send her to the palace, but..." He sighed, there was nothing he could do about "We can't keep her" "After speaking, his eyes looked at Mr. Kang. Mr. Kang sighed secretly and stood up, "I'll just follow my aunt..."

Before he finished speaking, the door curtain was raised, and Liuli, who was supposed to stay in her room to eat because she was "recovering from a serious illness", walked in with a calm face. Several members of the An family looked at each other with a bit of confusion on their faces. I wonder how much she had heard what she just said. I saw that Liuli's face was still a little haggard, but her eyes were exceptionally bright. She walked up to Jingjing Zhi and said, "Uncle, Liuli already knows everything about this matter, and it has brought so much trouble to my uncle, aunt, brothers and sisters-in-law." "It's all due to Liuli's poor thinking. Now I just ask my uncle and aunt to give Liuli one more day. I will definitely handle the matter and will never cause trouble to my aunt and uncle in the future."

Jing Jingzhi was taken aback and wanted to ask, "What can you do?" Shi Shi replied with tears in her eyes, "What stupid words are you kidding? This matter is not your fault at all. If you want to blame it, you can only blame it." My uncle and aunt are incompetent and can't protect you, so don't blame us."

Liuli shook her head and looked a little sad, "What my aunt said is wrong. No matter how heartless Liuli is, she knows how her uncle and aunt have treated her in the past six months. Her uncle, aunt, and brothers helped her a lot when she got into trouble. Otherwise, At this moment, Liuli was just a female musician in the studio! Speaking of which, it was Liuli's negligence that caused such a disaster. Given Mrs. Wei's powerful temperament, she already hated her. Liuli, now how many families in Chang'an city can't give in? Liuli not only caused Ruyi Jiaval to be imprisoned, but also made shopkeeper Shi feel so humiliated. He was satisfied just asking his uncle and aunt not to blame Liuli. How dare he blame his uncle and aunt? "

Saburo remained silent, but Rokuro punched the table with his fist. Jing Jingzhi glanced at Liuli and couldn't help but sigh, thinking to herself, if you are allowed to be a slave in Liu's house soon, you might as well become a Taichang Yin Shengren! At least there is still some hope.

Liuli looked at Jing Jingzhi, but a smile appeared on his face, "Don't worry, uncle, Liuli has a plan in mind now, and will not go to Mrs. Wei to be a maid. Maybe she will have some good fortune in the future, but she needs uncle's permission before now." Liuli, two things.”

Jingzhi felt relieved and said hurriedly, "What's the matter? Just say it."

Liuli said, "Please ask my uncle to send a car tomorrow and ask Xiaotan to help deliver two letters."

Jing Jingzhi nodded, "Such a small thing is of course no big deal, what about the second one?"

Liuli smiled and said, "Please ask uncle to drive Liuli out of Anjia early in the morning when there are the most people on the street!"

 (End of this chapter)