Records of the Cattle and Horses of Chang'an

Chapter 489 Wang Xianzi

Cui Bianxu was a man, and although he did not look around, unmarried young ladies would slightly turn aside wherever he passed by. On the contrary, many married women did not avoid him and openly circled around him and Jiang Shangxian.

It was the first time that Jiang Shangxian was stared at by so many pairs of eyes. Her heart was almost beating in her throat. She almost instinctively lowered her head and blushed. Fortunately, Cui Bianxu seemed to have gotten used to it. He completely ignored these gazes and still talked to her.

His voice calmed Xiao Jiang down quickly, and the uneasiness in her head quickly dissipated. She straightened her back again, raised her chin slightly, and looked back at the people who were looking at her while talking to him.

Her eyes were round, black and white, and seemed to be able to penetrate people's hearts as she stared back at those people one by one. Many people looked away after being stared at by her, and then couldn't help but secretly spit on this young lady for being so rude. How could she stare at people like that?

Their reaction gave Xiao Jiang a boost of confidence. He was rekindled and turned his head to look at Xiao Cui with a squinting smile: I'm awesome, right?

Cui Bianxu responded with an approving and doting smile, and then he glared at those people with a cold face at the speed of light. The glare made them feel uneasy and cursed inwardly, but they dared not do anything - they came to the banquet for no reason, and if they were beaten by this scoundrel, where would they go to seek justice?

Zhao Yue and Cui Shuhua came over from the other end with some people, and just saw him staring at people with his eyes to scare them. Both of them felt their heads buzzing.

"Jiulang, there are only women here, what are you doing here?!"

Different from their two sons who are only interested in causing trouble, Zhao Yue and Cui Shuhua’s highest ideal for today’s flower banquet is - don’t let anything go wrong!

The person who hosted the flower banquet was Wang. Since the two of them were elders, they naturally couldn't arrive too early, but they didn't arrive too late either.

Although Zhao Yue and Cui Zhe were affectionate for a while last night, Cui Zhe is middle-aged now and has been back for several days. He can't spend the whole night with Cui Zhe like a young man, so they just asked for water twice and that was it.

What does this mean to Zhao Yue, a martial artist?

She got up early in the morning and couldn't sit still in the house, so she ran to Cui Shuhua's yard and started spinning around. Cui Shuhua, who was reading a book, started to feel a headache and she slammed the book on the table before she calmed down.

To be honest, she wasn't that honest actually. Zhao Yue twisted and turned as if there were needles under her butt. Cui Shuhua didn't care about her, as long as she sat still and didn't move her hands in her face.

She was forced to sit like this until the time came when Cui Shuhua brought her over. Unexpectedly, as soon as she arrived, she saw Cui Bianxu threatening the female family member with his eyes.

Now, not to mention Zhao Yue, even Cui Shuhua could understand why Zhao Yue couldn't sit still.

What happened to this child?

It would be fine if the women ran in, but why are you glaring at them?

Cui Bianxu retracted his gaze and bowed to the two of them: "I haven't greeted my mother and aunt yet today, so I stopped by to say hello before leaving."

This nonsense sounded like the truth. Who couldn't tell that he was just trying to support his wife?

Zhao Yue wanted to roll her eyes, but she still remembered to give Cui Bianxu some face, and said with a smile: "Okay, we have guests at home today, you can go back to the front yard first. Your aunt and I will take care of Nian Nu."

Cui Shuhua nodded slightly without saying anything, but her personality in Qingzhou was somewhat different from that in Chang'an. In Qingzhou, she never dealt with outsiders, and would not attend such a flower banquet.

After all, although she was only half married, her husband was dead after all. If she always participated in such activities, others would definitely gossip about her, and some might even think she was unlucky.

Just like now, her appearance attracted most of the attention. Many people looked at her, seemingly extremely surprised. Why did the young lady from the Cui family come out today?

Didn't she say that she was sad every day at home because of her husband who passed away young?

Why do you look so...rosy?

After leaving Qingzhou and settling in Chang'an, Cui Shuhua felt much more cheerful. In addition, Li Meng served her delicious meals three times a day in Cui Mansion, and even prepared some desserts and sweet soups from time to time.

Sometimes Cui Shuhua got tired of eating and asked Li Meng to stop for a few days. The boy, with a dark face, said sternly: "Master said that I must serve my aunt and the mistress well, otherwise he will beat me."

Cui Shuhua had no idea what to do with his stubbornness. This kid looked honest, but he was actually a treacherous man who was good at making accusations.

She would turn around and run to Jiang Shangxian to tell him that she didn't eat well. When Jiang Shangxian knew about it, he would tell her that people should be plump to look good, that the skin will become loose as people get older, and that having some flesh to hold it up will make one look younger.

In addition, Jiang Shangxian often made delicious food and sent it over, so Cui Shuhua's mouth was basically never idle throughout the day.

On the way back to Qingzhou, Xiao Jiang tried her best to cook delicious food in order to lose weight. However, she did not lose any weight along the way. Instead, she gained some weight. She looked a lot plumper and her complexion became more rosy.

Cui Bianxu, who was driven out, resumed his demeanor as a son of an aristocratic family, bowed and retreated. Before leaving, he gave Jiang Shangxian a look: "You are so bold!"

Jiang Shangxian, whose spirit was constantly tense, received the gaze, tried to steady his breath, and followed Zhao Yue and Cui Shuhua onto the first 'battlefield.'

As the host, Wang had arrived a long time ago, but she had been chatting with the elders of the Cui family and other families on the third floor of the Flower Viewing Pavilion.

As soon as Cui Bianxu and Jiang Shangxian stepped into the Begonia Garden, someone informed her. However, as the eldest sister-in-law, it was natural for her not to go to greet them in person. She just sat there. Even when Zhao Yue and Cui Shuhua arrived, she did not prepare to go downstairs to greet them. She just looked at the letter and waited until they reached the stairs before she apologized to them at the top of the table: "Grandma, my aunt and aunt are here. I'll go to greet them."

Zheng suddenly realized what was going on and said, "I was just wondering why they hadn't arrived yet. Now they're finally here. Go quickly! How can we keep our elders waiting?"

As she spoke, she did not forget to tell the lady who was chatting with her, "This child has even forgotten this today."

"Yes, daughter-in-law will go right away!" Wang hurried away with a guilty look on her face.

The lady smiled and complimented, "Your mother Xian has always been thoughtful and filial. I see that today's flower banquet has been arranged in a perfect way. I think she has put a lot of thought into it. It's just that she is here with us old guys, so she was a step slower to get it."

Xianniang was Wang's nickname, and her real name was Wang Xianzi.

Everyone present here is an old hand in their respective families, so naturally they are not as uncultured as the young women and girls downstairs, and their thoughts cannot be easily seen through.

After hearing what the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law said, only the few people sitting closer echoed and praised Wang Xianzi. The rest didn't even turn their heads, pretending not to hear anything, and Xiaoxiao continued to talk about her own things.