The Moon Over Tang Dynasty Chapter 37

Chapter 37: Using momentum to force a turnaround

Because it is a place where Hu people live together, most of the people who come and go in Chonghua Square are donkey carts and ox carts. But this morning, when a rather gorgeous carriage slowly drove into the gate of the square, it naturally attracted some attention. I saw the carriage stopped by the gate of the square. The driver asked a few questions to the gatekeeper before driving straight into the square and turning into a small street.

A moment later, Zhihong walked proudly into the upper room of Kudi's house. She glanced critically at the 80% new silk-trimmed bamboo mat on the low couch, then knelt down with a frown and looked at Kudi opposite. Di Yanzhong asked coldly, "Are you the head of the Kudi family?"

Kudi Yanzhong smiled and leaned forward, "Exactly, I wonder what Madam Wei Guo's orders are?"

Hearing his polite words, Zhihong's face softened a little, "I'm here on the order of my wife. The matter discussed is related to the lady of your house. Please call her over if you trouble me."

Kudi Yanzhong hurriedly gestured to the maid at the door. After a while, Liuli walked in. When he saw Zhihong, he smiled and nodded, "I saw my sister again today. How is my sister always?"

Zhihong raised her eyes and glanced at Liuli, only to see that she was wearing a goose-yellow shirt with chrysanthemums and a white silk skirt. She was obviously thinner than before, but her complexion was not too bad. Her expression was calm and generous, without any expectation. Feeling frustrated and frightened, he couldn't help but snorted coldly, "I heard that auntie was seriously ill a few days ago, but now it doesn't look like it!"

Liuli smiled and said, "Thanks to my sister, Liuli was indeed ill for ten days and only recovered in the past two days."

Zhihong sneered and said, "This disease comes at a good time and goes away at a good time. Madam is indeed a blessed person!"

Liuli smiled and did not answer, but turned around and told the maid, "Why don't you quickly bring some buttermilk to entertain the distinguished guests?"

Zhihong said flatly, "No need! I'm here for nothing else today. It's just the matter of entering the palace that my wife told you last time. How do you think about it?"

Liuli said leisurely, "Madam and sister have mentioned this matter twice. I wonder what Madam has to say now?"

Zhihong said coldly, "Madam, you are very kind. If you immediately write a letter and submit yourself as a client, all your previous crimes will be ignored, otherwise..."

Liuli had a trace of surprise on her face, "Liuli was just about to ask my sister, how did Liuli offend Madam before?"

Zhihong was startled, and her voice was filled with anger, "Are you still asking questions knowingly? Over at Ruyi Jiayou, Madam rewarded you with five pieces of gold and ordered you not to do anything for others again. How did you do it?"

Liuli sighed, "Is that so? My sister was there that day. Please think about it. My wife clearly said that day that Liuli wouldn't have to draw pictures for others in the past few months. Liuli naturally obeyed. The madam ordered her not to go to the Jia Val Store very often for a few months. But why did the madam say that she would not let Liuli make clothes for others? If my sister thought that Liuli had made a mistake, there were many people present that day, and she would know as soon as she asked. ! Liuli has been thinking hard for the past two days, where did she offend Madam, and it turned out to be a misunderstanding! "

Zhihong couldn't help but became furious, her eyes stood up, "You still dare to argue so hard! Do you mean that Madam has wronged you?"

Ms. Cao also hurriedly said, "Liu Li, what are you talking about?"

Liuli turned back and took two steps, approached Cao's family and said, "Don't worry, concubine, Liuli has her own reasons." She lowered her voice and said, "You can't tell, if we don't argue, they don't want a penny." Give it?"

Ms. Cao was startled, but as expected she didn't speak again. Liuli then turned around and smiled at Zhihong, "Madam certainly did not accuse Liuli unjustly. This is just because Liuli was too blunt, because she thought that Madam's order was not to give I don't understand anything else when I look like I'm wearing a valerian. Please tell me clearly that Liuli didn't intentionally go against Madam's wishes. I need to trouble my sister to go back and explain it to Madam.”

Ms. Cao also came to her senses at this time and hurriedly interjected, "Exactly, it turned out to be a misunderstanding. Liuli was going to serve Madam. This misunderstanding must be revealed."

Zhihong sneered and nodded, "You guys have been talking for a long time. Should you write the commitment document or not?"

Liuli said sincerely, "It is said that Madam has her orders, and Liuli dare not disobey her, but even if she wants to write, she must explain herself clearly. Liuli did not intentionally disobey Madam's orders, so how can she excuse herself? Liuli is Kudi. My daughter, my mother-in-law has worked so hard to raise her, even if I have to serve my wife, will my mother-in-law's support be in vain for more than ten years? "

Mrs. Cao heard this and nodded quickly, "Exactly!"

Zhihong understood the meaning, her face turned as cold as frost, and she said word by word, "According to you, how much does it take to be considered as raising money in vain?"

Liuli lowered his head and thought for a moment, then raised his head and smiled, "One hundred gold is probably enough."

Kudi Yanzhong's eyes widened in surprise, but Cao immediately remembered the betrothal gift from the Hedong Duke's mansion that day, and nodded.

Zhihong was furious, stood up and walked out. Liuli hurriedly followed, but she saw Zhihong standing at the door of the upper room and shouted sternly, "Move in!" The two stout maids who came with the car hurriedly went out. A box was lifted out of the car and placed in the courtyard of Kudi's house. Zhihong pointed at the box and sneered, "Those are the sixteen pieces of silk my wife gave you as a reward. You can weigh this document whether you want to write it or not." Do it!”

Liuli chuckled lightly, "It is said that no reward will be received without merit, but Liuli really has no shame in accepting these silks."

Mrs. Cao thought about it. Sixteen bolts of silk cost only a few guan. This business was not worthwhile anyway. Then Mrs. Wei Guo had a higher family status than the Duke of Hedong. How could she be so stingy? He hurriedly took a step forward and said with a smile, "My little lady, the Cudi family can't afford Madam's reward!" He waved to the servant in the yard, "Why don't you send the box back to the car?"

Zhihong said angrily, "How dare you!"

Ms. Cao was startled, but thinking about the one hundred gold, she refused to back down. She just smiled and said, "This little lady, even a five or six-year-old child, always spends dozens of gold to buy it." Got it, not to mention that my aunt is so young and good-looking, but you don't know that last time a high-ranking family gave her a hundred gold and eight boxes of silk and satin to ask her to be a concubine, but my family didn't agree. We, a small family, have to raise a daughter. Easier said than done..." Zhihong is used to doing things for Mrs. Liu. As long as she says a few harsh words, no one dares to disobey her. I have never seen such a business-like attitude of insisting on the price. She is so angry that she can't even speak. . Seeing several servants of the Cudi family in the yard coming over to load boxes into the car, the servant girl Zhihong brought naturally refused to obey, and the small yard suddenly became lively. Mrs. Cao then babbled to Zhihong about how much it would cost to raise a daughter and how popular Liuli was, but Zhihong ignored her and only ordered not to move the box back. Seeing that the entire Cudi house was in chaos, they heard someone at the door shout loudly, "Is this Cudi's house?"

The yard suddenly became quiet. Aye turned around and replied, "That's right." The voice at the door laughed and said, "Madam, please get out of the car. This is the place."

Hearing this familiar voice, Liuli closed her eyes and breathed out secretly: It's finally here! I saw a lady slowly walking in outside the hospital. She was shaking a round fan in her hand. She wore a light shirt and a skirt. Her snow-white skin and smiling eyes made people unable to take their eyes away. It was Wu Shun. Mrs. Wu.

Zhihong stood there in a daze. She had seen Mrs. Wu several times in the palace. Now she recognized her at a glance. She was surprised and gradually felt something was wrong.

Liuli hurriedly walked a few steps and greeted her with a blessing, "Why are you here, madam? Liuli..." The circles under her eyes turned red as she said this.

Mrs. Wu gave her an angry look, took her hand and smiled softly, "Isn't it just for you?"

Kudi Yanzhong and Mr. Cao saw that Mrs. Wu was dressed in an extraordinary way, so they rushed over to greet her and looked at Liuli. Liuli said hurriedly, "This is Mrs. Wu, the eldest daughter of Duke Ying, and the biological sister of Wu Zhaoyi who is currently in the palace. Madam, these are my father and concubine."

Kudi Yanzhong and Mr. Cao hurriedly came forward to meet Li. They looked at each other and felt a little shocked. How many noble people did Liuli know?

Mrs. Wu smiled and nodded, "No need to be polite. Auntie has helped me a lot these days, so I would like to thank you all." Kudi Yanzhong said that he did not dare, and politely led Mrs. Wu upward. house.

Zhihong stood on the steps, really in a dilemma. It wasn't until Mrs. Wu came to her side that she reluctantly bowed.

Mrs. Wu stopped and looked at her a few times, then turned around and asked Liuli, "Why does this maid of yours look familiar to me?"

Liuli looked at the fat red face that turned blue in an instant, and replied with a smile, "Madam, you are joking. This sister is serving at the side of Madam Wei Guo."

Mrs. Wu suddenly nodded, "No wonder she looks familiar, but why did she come to your house?"

Liuli remained silent, Zhihong gritted her teeth and said, "Ms. Kudi wants to join my wife as a maid. The maid is here to collect documents."

Mrs. Wu glanced at Liuli in surprise, "Where do you start talking about this? Tell me quickly, what happened, you want to sell yourself into slavery? This is absolutely impossible!"

Liuli smiled bitterly and said, "It's a long story. A few months ago, Mrs. Wei gave Liuli hardware, so Liuli could only draw patterns for her in the past few months. Liuli was stupid and thought that making clothes was not a big deal. , but Mrs. Wei got angry and said Liuli was bullying her, so..."

Mrs. Wu was surprised and said, "So it's my fault!" She turned to look at Zhihong and said, "You can't blame Auntie for this. I didn't know about it and begged Auntie to help me make clothes. Go back and report it to you." Madam, if I, Wu Shun, apologize to her, it will be my fault."

The blue color on the red face became heavier, and he said in a cold voice, "Mrs. Qi Wu, this is a matter between my wife and this Aunt Kudi. It is best for me not to interfere."

Mrs. Wu looked at Liuli and smiled, "In the past, it would have been inconvenient for me to intervene, but now it is different. A few days ago, my mother checked the old letters and found that my grandfather and my aunt's great-grandfather actually had a friendship. , she is a good match for the whole family. My mother said, no wonder I felt like falling in love with my aunt as soon as I met her. It was because of this relationship that I came to visit today. Speaking of which, my aunt is just like my sister. How can I want a sister? Why should I be a slave and my sister can't interfere?”

As soon as these words came out, not only Zhihong was stunned, but even Liuli was in a daze. Although she expected that since Mrs. Yang invested in her, she should want her to enter the palace instead of letting her work as a slave for Mrs. Liu, so The day before yesterday, I sent a letter to Mrs. Wu asking for help. In the past two days, what she did was actually just to drag people to the Wu family. But I didn't expect that Mrs. Wu would come here in person at this juncture, and she would find such an excuse... If she were an ancient person, she would probably treat the Wu family badly from then on, and die, right?

The red face finally turned green. He looked at Liuli fiercely and said, "Ms. Kudi, have you thought clearly? My wife is not that patient!"

Liuli looked at Mrs. Wu blankly, then turned around decisively and saluted, "Please tell Mrs. Wei that I'm sorry Liuli can't obey!"

Zhihong gritted her teeth and sneered, looked at Liuli and nodded, "Okay! Excellent! I just hope you won't regret it in the future!" After saying that, he turned around and left.

Kudi Yanzhong and Cao were both a little dumbfounded. They watched Zhihong lead the two servants carrying the box out of the door. They wanted to chase them out, but they heard Mrs. Wu chuckle softly, "This Sikong Mansion is too useless." I have some good manners, but I don't know how this kind of maid was taught, and she doesn't know any etiquette!”

Only then did Ku Diyanzhong wake up and hurriedly invited Mrs. Wu into the upper room. After the guests and hosts were settled, Mrs. Wu said in a sweet voice, "Cui Mo!" A maid behind her walked up to Ku Diyanzhong. , handed over a gift list with both hands.

Kudi Yanzhong stood up hurriedly, "How can this be done?"

Mrs. Wu smiled and said, "Auntie and I are very close, and I have caused so much trouble to your house. This small gift is just out of my heart. I took the liberty to come here this time. Firstly, I want to know who I am, and secondly, my mother has not seen auntie for a long time, and even I'm just thinking about it, and I want to ask you to tell me. What do you two think?"

Kudi Yanzhong looked at the gift list in front of him. It was clearly written on it: ten pieces of plain silk, ten pieces of green satin, ten pieces of green gauze, ten pieces of floral brocade, a pair of jade pendants, a pair of gold hairpins, and a silver bracelet. Yes... I was a little confused, and when I heard Mrs. Wu's words, I raised my head and said after a long time, "Thanks to Madam's love, I have to obey my fate."

 (End of this chapter)

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