Contentment with modest wealth

Chapter 129 My Master Is Someone You Can't Afford to Offend
After leaving the courtyard, Granny Du immediately took two people and drove out of the mansion to another residence of the Jiang family inside the South Gate.

He Qu, who was waiting across the street, immediately threw away the skewer of roasted meat in his hand and followed.

In the courtyard of the mansion, Lu Jie, who had just finished listening to Yang Bonong talk about the official business of the Ministry of Personnel, paced around twice and then asked, "Now that the Cheng family already knows, has there been any news about them these days?"

“No.” Yang Bonong shook his head. “Ever since my great-uncle returned home in a rage after hearing the news, the Cheng family has been as calm as ever.”

“This is outrageous,” Lu Jie frowned. “My brother-in-law isn’t that stupid. If something goes wrong, he will definitely get to the bottom of it, so he must already know that I am involved.”

"Given Cheng Lao Maozi's temperament, how could he swallow this insult? Knowing that I was involved, he certainly won't let me off easily. Even if he can't hit me, he'll still curse me for three days straight. Why would he remain so inactive?"

Yang Bonong was somewhat speechless: "Does the master mean that he is hoping that Lord Cheng will come to visit?"

Lu Jie chuckled lightly: "I'm just a little curious whether his hoarse voice is still as powerful as it was ten years ago."

Yang Bonong was both amused and exasperated. He poured him some more tea and said, "If you miss it, sir, why don't you just visit the Cheng family?"

Lu Jie raised the dossier in his hand: "I'm not going."

After he finished speaking, he paused and then said, "Shouldn't the people I sent to Shawan be back by now?"

Yang Bonong leaned down: "Judging by the distance, we should have news within three to five days at the earliest."

Lu Jie nodded and remained silent.

……

Following Madam Jiang's orders, Granny Du immediately came to prepare for the arrival of "Miss Lu," and the Lu family's carriage drove directly to the South Gate.

Meanwhile, not far away at the city gate, Xie Yi, unable to contain his excitement, lifted the carriage curtain to survey the streets beneath the emperor's feet.

"Brother Yi, look, that should be the person selling candied hawthorns!"

Li Chang, who was in the same car, excitedly pressed his shoulder and pointed to the strings of bright red fruit in the hands of the vendors on both sides of the street.

Two young men who had never traveled far from home—Xie Yi being an exception, as he was only three years old when he was carried away from the capital, he had no memories of it, and the scenery along the way north was always new and exciting for them.

Once they arrived in the capital, how could the two of them contain their emotions?

I just wish I could jump off the bus right away and see it all.

Xie Yi shook Qiu Niang's arm: "Mother, let's go buy two candied hawthorns to try!"

Qiu Niang, however, had no such intention.

Ten years is neither short nor long. The Xie family once thrived here, but ended up in a tragic end. Everything is still vivid in my mind.

It would be strange if she could be happy.

"Don't go. Guard Tang? How far is it from home?"

As soon as he passed through the city gate, he couldn't help but ask about Tang Yu.

"Turn east ahead and you'll arrive."

"Listen to me, we'll be home soon, it won't take long."

The streets weren't just lined with candied hawthorns; there were also pastry shops. Back in Shawan, he had heard Lu Jia mention the pastries of the capital city many times. He was about to see her, and Xie Yi didn't want to go home empty-handed! He was fine with it, but Li Chang was there too. This child had always been well-behaved, and it was understandable that he was taking a rare trip, especially to the capital.

Qiu Niang waved her hand and said, "Go on, go on, get in the carriage quickly!"

The two boys immediately got off the bus and ran into the street like monkeys.

Qiu Niang glanced at the carriage behind, where the Taoist priest and his wife were sitting. Before she could greet them, she suddenly heard a string of curses coming from the front of the carriage:
"Where did this blind fool come from? Don't you know how to move aside?"

Qiu Niang looked in the direction of the sound and saw a large carriage parked across the road. It was decorated in a magnificent and splendid manner, and the servants next to the carriage were cursing angrily.

Inside the lifted carriage curtain sat a woman in her fifties with a stern face, dressed in fine clothes, but she was an old woman dressed as a servant.

The large carriage she was looking at led directly to Xie Yi and Li Chang, who were standing in front of the candied hawthorn stall.

Qiu Niang knew she couldn't afford to offend them, so she quickly got out of the carriage.

Xie Yi said, "We didn't block your way. There's plenty of space over there. You just had to take it over."

At the age of twelve or thirteen, how could he bear to hear such harsh words? He was already angry, but he still remembered Qiu Niang's advice and, adhering to the principle of not causing trouble, suppressed his tone.

Even so, the old woman in the car looked even more displeased. She got out of the car, walked a few steps to Xie Yi, looked them up and down, and said, "Judging from your accent, you've just come from out of town, haven't you?"
"You clueless fools! You don't even recognize the carriages of our Minister's residence? Zhang Er, get them out of my sight!"

As soon as she finished speaking, the servants on both sides of the carriage rushed forward, ready to attack Xie Yi and Li Chang.

Qiu Niang, who was in front of the carriage, and the Taoist priest and his wife, who had gotten out of the carriage behind, stepped forward and shouted, "Stop!"

Tang Yu and several guards from the Xie family rushed forward and separated the two sides without saying a word.

Qiu Niang was already in a bad mood, and now that she had just arrived in the capital and encountered such a thing, she was so frightened that her hands were trembling: "Please have mercy, everyone. The child was ignorant and reckless. I apologize to you all!"

Tang Yu noticed the old woman's ostentatious display and became wary. But when he saw the copper bell hanging on the corner of the carriage, his heart skipped a beat...

"Who wants to listen to her babbling? Break her legs and throw her aside!"

Seeing that Tang Yu and his group had separated the servants, the old woman, who had been turning around, turned back and angrily pointed at Qiu Niang, becoming fierce.
The servants then tried to drag Qiu Niang away, but Tang Yu could not allow them to succeed. However, it was not the right time to start a conflict, so he gave a signal to the guards behind him: "Help the lady into the carriage first and go home. I will handle things here."

The servants tried to snatch him back, but Tang Yu stepped forward and said, "Your masters are not here, so please know when to stop. We have come to the capital to visit our relatives, and we will run into each other again soon. Please don't do anything that would cause a great calamity."

Du Mama had been by Jiang's side for decades, and in the past, she would never have bothered with such trouble.

Today was just a special occasion, and she didn't bring many servants with her, so she got out of the car and showed herself.

Who would have thought these people would be so audacious?

He then made up his mind to teach them a lesson.

But upon seeing the tall, handsome guard who stayed behind to clean up the mess, with his refined manners and fluent Mandarin, he naturally toned down his expression.

She glared at him and sized him up a few times before asking, "Whose family are you from?"

Seeing that Qiu Niang and her group had already been led away by the guards, Tang Yu stopped beating around the bush with them: "You don't need to ask about this. You are not worthy of my master."

Granny Du's face turned ashen: "Take him down!"