Records of the Cattle and Horses of Chang'an

In Zhuangzi.

Cui Shuhua mobilized everyone around her to pack up and prepare. When the people came back, they would rest for a day or two at most before returning home. They had brought a lot of things with them after living here for so many days.

She had only exchanged a few words with Zhao Shan just now, but it was enough to make her have many guesses.

I'm afraid both children suffered a lot on this trip.

Just look at Zhao Shan and you will know. Although the boy was not strong originally, he was well-bred and had a graceful and elegant appearance. He had the temperament of a clan scholar.

But what about just now?

He looked like he had just escaped famine. Not only had he lost a lot of weight, but he also didn't look very energetic.

He even forgot about asking me about the situation of the fifth daughter of the Li family in Chang'an City. Tsk tsk tsk.

If Zhao Shan knew what she was thinking, he would definitely shout "injustice" three times.

He wanted to ask, but Cui Shuhua chased him away!

Outside Yangyang Noodle House.

Jiang's mother and Old Lady Xia were washing vegetables. They kept turning their heads to eat noodles and had been eating for an hour. There was only the last mouthful of soup left, but they were still reluctant to leave.

"Mother, why won't Zhenying let go?"

Jiang's mother had the typical gossiping expression of a middle-aged woman. She winked and nudged her mother with her arm. "This young Master Lin is now a Deputy Minister of the Ministry of Rites. He's so young, and he's already got such an official position right after entering the civil service. It's already quite remarkable. If we don't hurry up and get a son-in-law like this, someone else might snatch him away!"

"You've spread the gossip to your own family. You're really free!"

Old Madam Xia angrily shook the green onion in her hand, splashing water all over her legs, causing Jiang's mother to scream and yell.

Doesn't she want to settle this matter?

But Zhenying was really scared by the damn Qi Sanlang. She avoided Lin Xiaolangjun every day and refused to talk to him at all.

Can you force a cow to eat grass if it doesn’t want to?

"Nian Nu and her aunt have been at the temple for over a month, right? When will they be back?"

Old Madam Xia was thinking about waiting for Jiang Shangxian to come back and ask her to help ask Zhenying what she meant. Maybe because she was old, her granddaughter didn't like to talk to her about these things. Every time she started talking, Xia Zhenying would make an excuse and run away.

When it came to her daughter, Jiang's mother was easily diverted to another topic. She was no longer in the mood to read about young people's love stories. She plucked the head of a river shrimp and threw it aside listlessly: "I've asked twice, and the Cui family only said it would take some time. How can that be possible? Although a woman belongs to her husband's family after marriage, don't we live close by? I originally thought that since Nian Nu was married nearby, I could see her at least once or twice a month..."

Jiang's mother felt a little complicated.

Her daughter married into a wealthy family, her son-in-law was a good and filial son-in-law, and her in-laws were friendly. This was a blessing that no one could ask for. She was now a very popular figure in Yong'an Canal. Who wouldn't be polite to her when they saw her?

This feeling made Jiang's mother very proud, but she hadn't seen her daughter for such a long time, and she was worried about her, fearing that something might happen to her.

That nunnery is not a good place to go. Her own young slave loves to eat. He chants scriptures and eats vegetarian food there all day long. He may become much thinner. How can she, as his mother, feel at ease?

Jiang Shangxian, who had lost a lot of weight, was now distributing river shrimp paste from a clay pot to the guards. He gave each of them two spoonfuls of it, which they stuffed into their Hu pancakes. They ate it with relish. "It's just right that once we finish this pot, we can reach Chang'an tomorrow."

She scraped the side of the jar and put the last half spoonful on Yingzi's Hu pancake.

Yingzi happily pinched the Hu pancake. Seeing the juice about to drip out, she quickly opened her mouth to catch it. After taking a bite, she mumbled, "When we get back, the madam and the others will be heartbroken when they see you."

Jiang Shangxian didn't gain much weight during the journey, and even her nose didn't heal properly. Her complexion was much worse than before. She saw many doctors on the way, and they all said that she was suffering from a deficiency of both qi and blood, and it would take a year or two to recover.

Because of this matter, Cui Bianxu was thinking all day about how to nourish her. Before she arrived in Chang'an, he had already searched the storehouse of Cui Mansion. When he heard Yingzi's words, he couldn't help but start thinking again.

Jiang Shangxian got a headache seeing him like this. It would be better for him to be thinner. With her physique, it was actually quite easy to gain weight, but it was not easy to lose weight.

Now that she has finally lost weight, she doesn't really want to gain weight back so quickly.

"I don't know how my grandmother is doing. She was sick before I left. She suffered a lot because of the poisoning." Jiang Shangxian changed the subject and silently put down the half Hu pancake in his hand that he had originally wanted to give to Cui Bianxu.

Eat, eat, eat. She’s going to become a Hu Bing by eating Hu Bing every day!

Cui Bianxu was still concerned about Liu Manqiang's physical condition. Ever since he learned about the stupid things the Liu family had done, he didn't know what to say.

Who is so stupid as to destroy himself to the point of having no descendants?

Fortunately, the male Gu has been sent back, otherwise his unborn child would also be in trouble, right?

"Grandmother is very old now and has suffered so much. I just hope she can recover a little bit." Cui Bianxu sighed. He sighed more these days than in the past twenty years.

How can people be so bad?

Jiang Shangxian thought about the many things he had to deal with when he returned to Chang'an, and he couldn't help but feel a headache. "Then you should accompany me to the Jiangxia County Prince's Mansion. I'm afraid I won't be able to see anyone if I go alone."

Cui Bianxu couldn't help but feel a headache when he mentioned this matter: "I remember that the King of Jiangxia also has a bastard daughter, who seems to be one or two years younger than Li Xueyan."

Having said that, he actually had no idea.

A daughter born out of wedlock cannot be compared with a daughter born out of wedlock in terms of upbringing. Even though Li Xueyan likes playing polo, traveling around, and is a bit love-sick, the Princess of Jiangxia County has put a lot of thought into this daughter.

Li Xueyan herself is quite capable in all aspects. His Majesty does not want to send someone over casually to appease Qi Zong Nong Zan, but wants a woman who can deepen the exchanges between the two countries and stabilize the relationship between the two countries like the Honglu Temple. Only in this way can Tubo be stabilized and hands can be freed up to fight Goguryeo.

Jiangxia Prince's Mansion.

"Mother, I don't want to marry a Tubo. I can't bear to leave you and my father, and I can't bear to leave Chang'an. I already have someone I love. Zhao Shan is a very good person." Li Xueyan choked and fell on the lap of the Princess of Jiangxia County.

She was now very thin, and her whole body seemed to be just a bag of bones. Her shoulders and back were bony, her eyes were red and swollen, and the skin on her cheeks began to peel due to frequent crying, and the ointment did not help.

Because he had not been able to eat for a long time, the skin on his exposed forearms looked dull and lifeless, and the blue veins from the back of his hands to his forearms were clearly visible.