Records of the Cattle and Horses of Chang'an

Chapter 381 The matter of filling the house

Zhao Yue's memory wasn't great for such trivial matters. When she was at the Cui family, her main focus was on Cui Zhe and the endless stream of concubines in the backyard. So, she scratched her head for a long time before finally remembering, "It seems like she got married a few years ago, but I don't know where she married to."

What kind of wealthy and powerful family can the legitimate daughter born to a bastard of the Zhao family marry into?

Since Liu Manqiang didn't say anything, she naturally had no interest in asking. She was just a cousin she had never met.

"Last year, the second wife of Li Xingquan, the chief clerk of the Water Conservancy Bureau, died. Her name was Zhao Dieniang."

"what?"

Zhao Yue was stunned, and then a look of disbelief flashed across her face: "You mean, Zhao Dieniang is Zhao Dieyi from the third room?"

Cui Bianxu, his own son, said without batting an eyelid: "That's it."

Zhao Yue's face was filled with the expression "I'm about to get angry," and she slammed the table, "There's no way this is possible! Are you crazy?"

"Even if she was born out of wedlock, she's still the legitimate daughter of the third wife. How could she possibly become the second wife of a chief clerk at the Metropolitan Water Conservancy Bureau? It's simply ridiculous!"

She chattered one thing after another, leaving no room for anyone to interrupt, as if this could separate Zhao Dieniang from her own family.

The couple in the third house are not crazy. They gave their legitimate daughter to someone else as a concubine. But the third house also has a daughter born out of wedlock. If their legitimate daughter is given as a concubine to a small clerk, how can their concubine's daughter get married?

Just wash your hands and go become concubines for peddlers and porters!

Jiang Shangxian glanced at Xiao Cui, then at his mother-in-law, and whispered a reminder while fiddling with his fingers, "Although Li Xingquan is only the chief clerk of the Dushui Supervisor, he has a very promising brother who is now the Shangshu Zuocheng."

At this time, when getting married, shouldn't we also consider whether the other party's family has any relatives who can be related to us and whether they have any promising prospects?

"What's wrong with Shangshu Zuocheng? Isn't Yi'er also the Shaoqing of Dali Temple?"

Zhao Yue was unconvinced. "Don't think I'm completely unaware of what's going on in the court. I've heard of Li Xinglian, but how old is he? His younger brother is probably already a middle-aged man. How could a girl from the Zhao family become a concubine to an old idiot?"

"Mother, the Shangshu Zuocheng is a fourth-rank official and a close minister to the emperor." Cui Bianxu glanced at her mother, not knowing where his confidence came from. His father is still a commoner now!

"so what!"

Zhao Yue's face was still full of rebelliousness, and she slammed the table loudly: "If that's the case, why don't you just marry Li Xinglian as a concubine?"

We are all skinny old men anyway, so what’s the point of being a few years younger?

"Madam..." There is nothing wrong with this idea.

But the problem is: "Li Zuocheng's wife is still alive."

He is living a good life!

Wanting to be someone's concubine requires some basic prerequisites, right? How can you do that without a partner?!

Cui Bianxu ignored her shock and casually dropped even more explosive news: "Mrs. Zhou, who robbed and killed you that day, was a prisoner sentenced to exile by the Dali Temple last year. She faked her death and escaped during exile. Her face now bears a striking resemblance to Zhao Dieniang."

Xiao Jiang added promptly: "She didn't look like that originally."

This was a lot of news. Zhao Yue felt a little confused. She opened her mouth several times but didn't know what to say. Jiang Shangxian very considerately put a glass of water in her hand and said, "Madam, take a sip of water and relax."

Anyone would be confused if they suddenly heard the news that their cousin from the next room was dead. It was fine as she didn't know her anyway, but then someone who looked 70% like her approached them and tried to rob them.

Xiao Jiang felt a little distressed when he saw his mother-in-law's silly and cute appearance.

My stupid mother-in-law!

The Jiang family is still the best. They are just ordinary people and they can’t cause any big trouble even if they want to!

The ability is there.

Zhao Yue gulped down a glass of water, feeling her mind returning to normal after running away from home. "Why did she pretend to be Zhao Dieyi? If she wanted to trick me, why didn't she tell me earlier? Why did she have to rob and kill me?"

Anyway, I have never seen this cousin from the next room. If she comes and lies to me, I will definitely not be able to find out for a while.

Cui Bianxu had no way of answering this question. Wu Sanniang herself didn't know why her superiors wanted them to kidnap Zhao Yue. The plan to kidnap Zhao Yue had been ordered by their superiors a long time ago. That day, Wu Sanniang was going to kidnap Zhao Yue when she and Zhao Yue went to Chaoyuan Temple together.

It was just bad luck. No one expected that Cui Bianxu would suddenly go to check the God of Wealth Casino and find the secret room underground, which directly disrupted their next plan and forced them to evacuate in a hurry.

But who is Wu Sanniang?

A sudden withdrawal would definitely make her career advancement difficult and might even end her career.

That's why she made a desperate attempt to kidnap Zhao Yue before leaving, so that the high and mighty master would have to continue to use her.

"There is no high or low in this world. As long as I have enough chips in my hand, I am valuable." - Wu Sanniang.

Zhao Yue recovered and said, "I've never met that cousin. I can't just listen to the one-sided account of a lowly person. I'll write a letter to your grandmother tomorrow to ask about this."

After all, she had been the mistress of her own courtyard for so many years, so Zhao Yue quickly regained her composure after the initial absurdity: "Give me the portrait of Zhao Dieniang and the portrait of the criminal, and I'll take them both with me tomorrow."

She really couldn't believe that her cousin would marry some clerk as her second wife. Even if the couple in the third room were crazy, could it be that her uncle was also crazy?

How could you agree to such a thing?

What's more, she married into the Cui family, and having a cousin as her second wife would be a disgrace to her. How could her mother not tell her?

Thinking this way, Zhao Yue seemed to regain some confidence: "That woman must have heard about my Zhao family and is trying to deceive you. People like this are the most untrustworthy!"

Unfortunately, Cui Bianxu did not believe these words at all. For some reason, he felt that Wu Sanniang had not lied to her about this matter.

"That's the case. I'll send Nian Nu back first. When the letter is finished, have someone give it to me." Seeing that there was nothing he could get out of him, Cui Bianxu stood up and was about to send Jiang Shangxian back.

He also wanted to write a letter to his grandmother, asking her to help find out who in the Zhao family knew how to use such a sinister thing as a poisonous insect.

However, the road to Guazhou is far, and I'm afraid I won't get a reply until after the New Year.

Zhao Yue immediately stood up and walked into the inner room, still shouting, "Lianhuan, come in and grind ink for my wife!"

At night, Jiang Shangxian spent half the night baking pancakes in bed. No one in a high position would do something meaningless, especially when Qinghe Cui was around, and he even wanted to kidnap Zhao Yue.

What would happen if Zhao Yue was really kidnapped?

Even if I manage to come back alive, what will be the outcome?