The Moon Over Tang Dynasty

Chapter 73 Car Crash: The Shrew of the Wu Family

It was past noon, and more and more carriages and horses were returning from the festival outside the city on Tianmen Street. Mixed with the flow of people going to the east and west cities, the entire avenue became a bit crowded, and the side streets leading to the east city were even more crowded. , the carriage Liuli was sitting on also had to slow down, and it was finally possible to finish this section of the road in a tight squeeze.

This was the first time Liuli encountered a traffic jam in Chang'an, which was a bit novel. The coachman seemed to be holding back too much. As soon as he entered Xuanyang Square, he immediately cracked his whip and the carriage started galloping. Just after turning around the intersection in the square, the horse neighed, suddenly paused, and then violently It shook a few times. Liuli's forehead slammed into the wooden wall of the carriage, while Ani fell out and received a heavy knock on her face.

Liuli was dizzy from the impact. Just when she realized that the carriage was probably scratched while turning, Ani was already covering her cheekbones and yelling, "What happened!"

I heard the coachman's voice stammering outside the carriage curtain, "I'm sorry, madam, I didn't mean to hit you..."

Liuli rubbed her forehead and felt a little puzzled, madam? Which family's wife could scare the Wu family's coachman into looking like this! But he saw A Ni getting up on all fours and opening the car curtain to take a look, her face suddenly became very ugly.

A middle-aged woman's voice sounded coldly, "You are so brave, you even dare to ram into my wife's car. When did the Wu Mansion have an eyeless slave like you! Why don't you get down and take the blame!"

As soon as the car moved, the driver seemed to have really rolled down to accept the crime. Liuli became more and more curious. Why did the other party speak so rudely when he knew about Wu Mansion? Busy and asked softly, "Ani, whose wife is that outside?"

Ani sighed with a grimace, "She is the good lady in our house."

 The wife of the Wu family? Liuli's heart moved, "Could it be the wife of some Alang in the mansion?"

 Ani nodded, then shook her head, "Mrs. Shan's husband, Da Lang, has passed away."

Liuli was getting more and more strange. She had lived in Mrs. Wu's yard for a few days before entering the palace. In her impression, Mrs. Wu's two brothers seemed to be Shiro and Liulang. Could there be some kind of elder brother above her?

Before she could figure it out, she heard a hoarse female voice sternly say, "That's enough! Don't stain the ground in front of my Wu family with your dirty blood! What about the people in the car? Why didn't they say anything? But Shun Shun Is your mother up there?" The tone should be that of Mrs. Shan who was sitting in the car, but her voice was really not kind.

Liuli was startled, and Ani waved her hand, "Madam, no matter what I say later, don't be upset or show your face." After saying that, she walked away through the curtain, and then her laughing voice sounded, " Ani met Mrs. Shan. She was not the lady in the car, but a female guest of the old lady. "

Mrs. Shan’s voice did not get much lower. “The old lady’s female guest? Why haven’t you heard of her? Who is she?”

Ani said respectfully, "Madam Qi, in the car is Madam Kudi. She only arrived at the house yesterday, so she hasn't had time to visit Madam yet."

"Mrs. Kudi?" Mrs. Shan was startled for a moment, then suddenly laughed, "What kind of lady? Isn't she the Hu Ji who accompanied Shun Niang into the palace? I heard that she was born very neatly. Why, she wasn't noticed? And Was he sent back?"

Liuli was almost a little stunned. This good lady seemed to be more vulgar and harsh in her words than Cao. Only then did she understand what A Ni meant by telling her not to be upset. A Ni laughed dryly, "Madam, you were joking."

The sarcasm in Mrs. Shan's voice became more and more intense, "Why did I ever joke? She is just a Hu Ji, but she has a lot of airs. Why do you feel like a noble person after entering the palace? Or do you think I am not worthy to talk to her?"

Liuli touched her slightly swollen forehead and couldn't help but smile bitterly. This is called an unforeseen disaster, and misfortunes never come alone!

 Ani's expression changed a little under the car. She knew how difficult Mrs. Shan was. How could Mrs. Kudi be her opponent? She came down and was humiliated for nothing, why shouldn't the old lady punish herself? But now that I heard her words, I couldn't help but feel bad... When I was in trouble, I heard a sound of "Alas" coming from the car, and the voice was full of pain.

Ani hurriedly turned around and rushed to the car to open the curtain, "How are you, ma'am? Are you okay?"

Liuli blinked at her, but her voice was very weak, "It's nothing, I just hit my head. What happened? Are you at the house?"

Ani's eyes lit up and she nodded, "We're here, we're here." She turned around and came over to laugh with Madam Shan, "Just then the car swayed and my servant bumped into Madam Kudi. Madam Kudi was a little confused after the collision. I'm afraid I need to see a doctor quickly. Madam, can you see?" As he said this, he raised his head a little so that Madam Shan could see clearly the right side of her face, which was numb with pain.

Mrs. Shan was startled and didn't quite believe it, but when she saw that half of Ani's face was bruised and swollen, she couldn't help but be a little suspicious. At this time, there were passers-by watching the fun, and it seemed that someone was still pointing at Ani's face. Yeah, it’s hard to say it openly in such a situation. I don’t want people to see a doctor, so I can only sneer and say to the coachman, “It’s all your fault, you blind slave! Why don’t you go back and catch the coach?”

As if he had received an amnesty, the coachman quickly stood up and climbed onto the seat in front of him. Ani also hurriedly excused herself, climbed back into the car, and the car sped away.

 In the carriage, Ani patted her chest and breathed a sigh of relief, smiling, "Fortunately, I saw the opportunity quickly, otherwise I wouldn't know how to end today."

Liuli was full of doubts and asked her quickly, "Is this kind lady my eldest sister-in-law? Is she usually like this?"

There was a sneer on A Ni's face, but her voice was lowered, "Mrs. Shan's husband is the madam's cousin, but the three brothers have lived with the father-in-law since they were young. The eldest brother died young. Although Mrs. Shan Even though she has no children, she also stayed in the Wu family. She has the most unruly temperament and is harsh to her servants. What she said to the eldest lady today was nothing, but she was the same to the old lady on weekdays. Last time she was very harsh to the young man. You are just talking nonsense, the young man has not eaten well for several days..." Liuli couldn't help but was so shocked that she couldn't answer the words: Most of the young widows at this time would go back to their parents' homes to live and remarry, especially if they were childless. The so-called After her husband died and returned to the family, Mrs. Shan, a widow cousin who almost lived in the Wu family, dared to be so disrespectful to the serious old lady of the family? The family tradition of this Wu family is really special!

As he was talking, the carriage had already arrived at the corner gate at the back. When Liuli got out of the car, she saw that the driver's forehead was broken, and she felt a little sorry, so she asked A Ni to give him dozens of big coins, and the two of them returned to the old lady's yard all the way. The old lady hadn't taken a nap yet. When she saw Liuli coming back, she showed a faint smile and asked a few random questions. She didn't even seem to notice the injury on A Ni's face, so she let them go down to freshen up and rest.

Liuli saw Mrs. Yang's expression was different and felt a little confused, but it was hard to ask. Her forehead was also swollen. The last time she injured her ankle in the palace, she still had a bottle of medicine for promoting blood circulation and reducing swelling, so she and A Ni were busy rubbing it together. Before dinner, Mrs. Wu came back happily with Helan Minzhi and Yueniang. When she saw the old lady, she smiled and said, "The people of the Helan family are much more polite to our daughter today."

Mrs. Yang smiled faintly and said, "Those people in the Helan family still have some eyes."

Mrs. Wu was smiling heartily. Seeing Mrs. Yang's expression, she was startled and said quickly, "Mom, could it be possible that today..."

Mrs. Yang said indifferently, "It's just the same as in previous years." She turned around and asked Liuli, "I heard that your carriage collided with Ashan's car when you came back?"

Mrs. Wu immediately forgot to ask her mother. She pulled Liuli to look up and down, her eyes widened in shock, "Did it hit hard? What happened next? Did she ever do anything difficult for you?"

Liuli could only say, "Fortunately, Liuli was so dizzy at the time that she didn't hear anything."

Mrs. Wu nodded and sighed, "That's good, I won't be angry after hearing this." He saw her forehead covered by bangs again, stretched out her hand to push her hair aside and took a few glances, "Fortunately, I didn't break the skin. I'll give it a try in two days." Just go down."

Liuli looked at their faces and vaguely understood in her heart that the family tradition of the Wu family was really not Mrs. Shan's problem alone. I was afraid that she was just a gun in the hands of the Wu brothers, otherwise she would lend her courage. She did not dare to offend Mrs. Yang, who was supposedly both an elder and a mistress.

After dinner in the upper room, Mrs. Yang said, "I checked the calendar and found that the ninth day of October is a good day, so why not hold the banquet on that day? Shun Niang has not interacted with anyone for a few days, so she has to go Making clothes?"

Mrs. Wu nodded hurriedly, "Exactly, I don't know what Chang'an is like now, and the palace is not the same as outside." After thinking about it, she asked, "Which ladies are they?"

Mrs. Yang sighed, "I know you are not used to socializing with those people. Naturally, the people I invited this time were Mrs. Zhong from Xu Xueshi's house, Ahua from Wangshe's house, and your sixteenth sister. , and Mrs. Lu from Dr. Cui's house, I heard she is also a very good person to deal with..." He suddenly let out an oops, "I almost forgot that in the afternoon, Zuo Wuhou Zhonglang sent a message to General Su's wife, saying that it was the day after tomorrow. I want to visit you.”

Liuli's heart skipped a beat. This lady who was worthy of being Su Dingfang came so quickly! Mrs. Yang then smiled at Liuli and said, "I have never heard of Mrs. Yu before. Since I am a guest, I must not lose my courtesy. I made a few heads and faces last month. You can help me choose one later." ”

Liuli hurriedly agreed, and after Mrs. Wu and others left, Mrs. Yang called Liuli into the inner room, took out two red sandalwood boxes, opened them and saw that they were indeed a complete set of heads and faces, and one set was made of red gold. The set of jade ones is made of sterling silver inlaid with pearls. The pearls are the size of a finger and are round and shiny. Mrs. Yang then smiled and said, "You are a very discerning child. Please help me see which way is better for meeting guests."

Liuli smiled and said, "If it's a banquet on the ninth day of the Lunar New Year, the red gold set is naturally better. I'm afraid the pearl set will be more suitable tomorrow."

Mrs. Yang smiled and nodded, "I thought so too," and added, "This is just General Su, but Mrs. Yu is somewhat famous in Chang'an. In the first two years, her son-in-law was useless, so she took her son with her. She locked the door and was finally taken care of. Unfortunately, I heard that her daughter was unlucky and left young. I have always admired her, but I can see her tomorrow. "

Liuli couldn't help but feel a little upset in her heart. It seemed that the master's wife was taking a tough route - what if she looked down on herself?

Mrs. Yang seemed to see her thoughts and said with a smile, "I guess she must be someone who pities her daughter. What are you afraid of?"

Liuli laughed dryly, nodded silently, and quickly brought the topic back to the original topic, "This noodle is very exquisite, and it is no worse than the ones in the palace. I wonder which family it comes from?"

Mrs. Yang smiled and said, "How can I compare with those in the palace..." Before she could finish her words, a maid said at the door, "Old madam, Mrs. Shan is here, saying she is here to deliver medicinal wine."

  p.s. Many thanks to my dear sanyueshan and classmate Juduobo Lollipop for the pink reward, and classmate aahhmm for the peace charm.

There are indeed good ladies in history.

 (End of this chapter)