Records of the Cattle and Horses of Chang'an

Chapter 492 The Complainant

Seeing this, Zhao Yue wanted to ask him to stay, but Cui Shuhua spoke first. Her eyes swept across Jiang Shangxian's held hand, and then she said, "Well, that makes sense. Nian Nu, go play and come up to have lunch with me later."

Jiang Shangxian felt bitter in his heart, but he still responded obediently. Zhao Yue didn't expect that just because she was a step late in speaking, her sister-in-law allowed the daughter-in-law of the eldest wife to abduct her daughter-in-law. She couldn't help but feel anxious in her heart.

These people, the old ones care about their dignity, but the young ones don’t.

No matter what they do, as long as it's not a big deal, others will just say that the girl is naughty.

Why would Jiang Shangxian play with them? His daughter-in-law looks so timid, she's probably going to be bullied!

Sensing her uneasiness, Cui Shuhua sat down gracefully and pinched her secretly under the table. Zhao Yue was so frightened that she turned her head and looked at her with a puzzled look.

Cui Shuhua twitched her lips, moved closer to her, and said in a voice that only the two of them could hear: "Don't worry, Nian Nu can handle it."

"She has always been timid..." Zhao Yue wanted to twist it back, but was afraid that Cui Shuhua would torment her, so she murmured unhappily.

Before meeting Jiang Shangxian, Cui Shuhua also planned to keep him by her side and keep a closer eye on him to avoid any trouble.

But after seeing the group of thugs she brought with her, he changed his mind.

There is a saying that you can steal for a thousand days but never be on guard against thieves for a thousand days. If one plan fails, they will definitely think of other ways. It is better to kill their current method once and for all. Cui Bianxu and his son have a filter for Jiang Shangxian, but Cui Shuhua is very clear-headed.

This girl is just a cunning one who pretends to be stupid and foolish. The people below her are all young ladies. With those old women around, at least she is not afraid of fighting.

When Zheng Bojiang saw Jiang Shangxian being taken away, he felt relieved. He thought he would have to argue with Cui Shuhua for a while, but he didn't expect this group to let him go so easily.

The reason why the remaining half was not released was because Cui Shuhua responded too readily, which made her a little nervous.

Jiang Shangxian followed Wang Xianzi downstairs, first walking around the second floor, then around the first floor. Wang Xianzi introduced her to a lot of things that ladies in the boudoir can play, such as fighting with grass, fighting with flowers, throwing pots, six-bo, hidden hook, double six, and playing shuttlecock...

She tried very hard to remember everyone, but there were simply too many. Of the women who came today, there were twenty or thirty from the Cui family alone. The more she tried to remember, the more confused she became. In the end, she could only remember the particularly pretty ones and those from the direct line of the Cui family. For the rest, she could only choose to forget about them.

The last time it was this chaotic was when I watched the first episode of Idol Producer!

After leading the group for a long walk, Wang Xianzi stopped at a place where there were the most young ladies. He greeted the young ladies gathered together with a hearty laugh: "What are you doing?"

A lively young lady, who looked no more than eleven or twelve, turned around in the midst of her busy schedule, holding a half-broken piece of grass in each hand, with a little green juice stained on her white and tender fingers. She said to Wang Xianniang coquettishly, "Sister-in-law, come quickly! They are ganging up on me!"

"Hey, fighting grass."

Wang Xianniang had let go of Jiang Shangxian's hand at some point, stretched her neck to look inside, and saw that everyone's eyes were on the two young ladies in the middle holding grass in their hands.

Although Jiang Shangxian had never participated in a banquet, he still had some understanding of grass fighting.

This kind of fighting where they used grass to push each other to see whose grass was tougher and less likely to break was called fighting. She had played this as a child. It was not difficult to do. It was just like when Lixia brought tea eggs to school as a child to see whose eggs were tougher and harder to break.

Xiao Jiang would bring a goose egg to school every year, and he was unstoppable, until someone got crazy and started bringing ostrich eggs...

Back to the topic, while Jiang Shangxian was thinking, the two young ladies inside also decided the winner.

Needless to say, the proud young lady in the middle holding the grass and smiling is the winner.

The girls gathered in this circle were all around ten years old. Jiang Shangxian was several years older than them and had no interest in such children's games.

"Okay, okay, come and take a look. This is your future ninth sister-in-law. Why don't you call her?" Wang Xianzi's words not only attracted the attention of a group of young ladies, but even the gazes of the older young ladies nearby.

For a moment, everyone's eyes were curiously glued to Jiang Shangxian.

There were too many of them, and Xiao Jiang couldn't tell which of them had evil intentions towards her and might cause trouble soon. She stood there with a shy smile, just like a bride meeting her husband's relatives for the first time.

"Is this the woman that Ninth Brother found for himself in Chang'an?"

Oh wow, Xiao Jiang moved his gaze over and saw that the person speaking was the little girl who had just won the grass fight.

Haha, the way he spoke was just like Zheng Bojiang above, so it’s certain that he is from the eldest wife.

As for why I didn't guess she was the concubine daughter of Cui Zhe, the second wife...

Cui Bian explained that they didn't dare. If someone took the wrong medicine and wanted to go to heaven, they would be beaten without saying a word.

Hitting others requires a good excuse, but hitting them? Haha, it's just a matter of convenience...

These words were a bit harsh, and several young ladies covered their mouths and laughed, their faces blushing as if they had heard something unbearable. As the host of the flower banquet and the eldest sister-in-law of the young ladies, Wang Xianzi should come out to stop this behavior.

Unfortunately, she seemed to be listening to the maidservant beside her with her head tilted to the side, with her eyes drooping, as if she was oblivious to everything that was happening here.

Jiang Shangxian didn't even frown. He stared at Luohua outside and ignored the malicious words. What he said was right. Wasn't it Xiao Cui who seduced him decisively?

As for the past events of Pao Zai...

Even Zai has tried to pick it up, but Xiao Jiang says it doesn't exist at all.

She didn't react much, and Yingzi didn't react much either. This girl doesn't understand these things yet.

But Runzhen and the five maids all frowned slightly when they heard this, and looked at their aunt in unison. Seeing that she had no reaction, they all lowered their heads.

Jiang Shangxian's reaction made the young lady proud but also a little unhappy. She was just a common girl, yet she dared to ignore her words!

The young ladies who had already greeted each other looked at each other, and then began the second round of attack:

"Miss Jiang, how did you meet Brother Nine? Why is he so determined to marry you? Could it be true, as people say, that you are the reincarnation of Daji?"

This time, Jiang Shangxian, a polite and well-mannered child, turned around with a smile, looking very agreeable. "That's a fair question. Although I am both talented and beautiful, Jiulang should not be a superficial person who only judges by appearances. How about this, Yingzi, you go talk to Jianming and ask him to ask Jiulang why he is so determined to marry me."

Yingzi didn't understand, but she ran away: "Yes!"