Records of the Cattle and Horses of Chang'an

In the carriage, the aunt and sister-in-law who had fled in panic sat opposite each other. The blush on their faces had just faded, and silence spread in the small compartment.

Cui Shuhua: "Second sister-in-law, since my family agrees, why don't we just leave it as it is? I think Yi'er is a capable person. Even without the Yue family's help, she may still be able to rise to prominence..."

Anyway, my brother Cui Zhe is not the eldest son, but only the second son. It is a bit embarrassing, but it is better than her being so stimulated.

Meng Lang, he is really too Meng Lang!

Zhao Yue remained silent, her lips tightly pursed. If it weren't for the lip balm, her hair would have turned pale long ago. Marrying a woman like that, Yi'er's future in officialdom would be much more difficult than anyone else's...

Even if she's not from one of the Five Surnames, a daughter from an ordinary clan would do! A little help is always better than no help at all, right?

Her son is far away in Chang'an, all alone. How can she feel at ease if there is no one around to help him?

It’s all Cui Zhe’s fault, that heartless guy!

She asked him to go and tell Grandpa that this marriage must not be agreed to. As a result, he went there for a night, and when he came back, he said that the matter was settled!

When she thought about her only son, who had always wanted to learn martial arts, even though the Cui family disapproved of martial arts among their children, she risked being criticized and wrote to Dunhuang to have someone come and teach him carefully. This child had always been a bad temper, and she had beaten countless other children in the family. She went from house to house to apologize...

As she thought about it, she felt a surge of grievance and sadness in her heart, her eyes and nose became sore, and she almost shed tears.

Cui Shuhua closed her eyes speechlessly, thinking that she should try not to take on any out-of-town errands in the future. Except for funerals, she really didn't want to see people cry, it was too unlucky: "When my brother wrote home saying he wanted to marry you, didn't it also cause a big uproar in the clan? And wasn't it my father who traveled all the way to Dunhuang and finally arranged this marriage? When my mother was still alive, she also refused this marriage, but didn't she agree in the end? Think about it carefully..."

Zhao Yue was suddenly choked by these words. The bitterness in her heart was stuck in her throat and it was very uncomfortable. In the end, she had to hold it back.

Seeing that she was not about to cry, Cui Shuhua breathed a sigh of relief. She usually stayed in her own yard and would never go out unless she had work to do. She rarely interacted with others. The journey to Chang'an was fine. This sister-in-law was worried about her son's injury and did not have the time to talk to her much.

I hope that on the way back, she will still not be in the mood to talk to me, then everything will be fine.

At this moment, she was eager to go home.

Lexian Building

Jiang Shangxian was doing warm-up exercises in the corner of the kitchen, swinging her arms and legs like an old man exercising in the park. Her brain cells had been used up today, and she now had nothing but brute force.

Although she admitted defeat at the time that she couldn't beat her future mother-in-law, she was still worried about her. Whether to fight or not is one thing, but whether to beat her is another.

As the saying goes, I would rather let the world down than let the world let me down!

She must improve her fighting power to the point where she has a 100% chance of winning against her future mother-in-law. Women, you must plan ahead!

"Auntie Jiang! Auntie Jiang!"

Li Xueyan came running over, her skirt lifted, her face full of gossip. "When I walked in, I heard Cui Yi's mother was here. Is that true? Did she give you any trouble?"

Yanxia on the side nodded with concern. The marriage between Cui Shaoqing and Jiang Xiaoniang has been fluctuating in the top three of Chang'an Gossip List recently, and the popularity has never decreased. Isn't it because the two families have not yet officially engaged?

As a frontline reporter, how could Yanxia miss this first-hand gossip about the person involved?

Jiang Shangxian tilted his head and thought for a moment, but he wasn't particularly sure: "It should be fine."

My future mother-in-law stared at me several times before she left. If she didn't like me, why would she stare at me? Isn't it annoying?

Li Xueyan was just about to ask more details so she could help the advisor when she heard Jiang Shangxian grab her hand and squeeze it twice before saying, "Wu Niang, didn't you say you would help me win credit for the recipe I gave you? How is it going? Does His Majesty have any reward?"

Getting married is important, and rewards are also important. She has memorized so many prescriptions, and it is not for nothing. Even if she is given some gold and silver, it can be put in the dowry when she gets married. After all, it is a gift from His Majesty himself, and it is also a face!

Li Xueyan felt embarrassed when she mentioned this: "There has been some unrest in Tubo recently. Your Majesty has been very busy and has no time to see me..."

Good friends are loyal to each other, so of course she would remember this. Jiang Shangxian's background was not very good, so if he could get more rewards, he would be more confident, right?

"Is there going to be a war?" Jiang Shangxian was shocked. How come she hadn't heard any news at all?

Li Xueyan spread her hands and whispered gossip to her in a low voice, "I don't know yet! I heard it's because the Tubo king had a dream. In the dream, he had two concubines. One was a princess from Nepal, and the other was a princess from our Tang Dynasty."

Yanxia also knew about this and came forward to share her information. The three heads butted together and said, "This Tibetan king is truly ridiculous. He dared to take a dream as reality and shamelessly sent envoys to Chang'an to ask for the princess' hand in marriage. Many people say that it was because Your Majesty had previously married the eldest princess of Hengyang to Ashina She'er, the second son of the Turkic Choro Khan, that he wanted to marry the princess."

(Princess Hengyang, daughter of Emperor Gaozu of Tang, Li Yuan; her mother is unknown, and her birth and death years are also unknown.)

Li Xueyan curled her lips and said, "Although Your Majesty directly refused, the Tuyuhun King also came to Chang'an to ask for marriage. Princess Honghua was married to Tuyuhun King Murong Nuohebo. I heard that she will be married next year. It's a long journey, ah..."

(Princess Honghua (623-698), a member of the Li Tang royal family and a sister of Emperor Taizong of Tang.)

Jiang Shangxian listened carefully and asked, "Are these two princesses now getting married in the Tang Dynasty?"

"Yeah..." Yanxia nodded quickly.

"wrong!"

Li Xueyan put one hand on her waist and patted her head with the other: "The Princess of Hengyang is not married to a foreign government. Since Duke Bi surrendered to the imperial court, he has been leading his troops to fight in the south and the north. The Princess of Hengyang has been living in Chang'an all this time."

"I see!"

That means the only one who was to marry was Princess Honghua, who had not yet set off.

"And then? Keep going!" That's how gossip is between best friends, one point can extend to a lot of things. She asked about her reward, but she talked for a long time without getting to the point.