Daily Life of a Powerful Official Supporting His Wife

Chapter 45

The next day, the old nanny dressed Lu Bao'er and helped her into the small carriage with green curtains. Honestly, with Xie Junling's promotion, the family's carriages should be upgraded with something more impressive. At the very least, the green curtains on the carriage should be replaced with some pearls and jade or gilded jade balls to cover the curtains. This way, a trip with jingling necklaces would be elegant.

However, Lu Bao'er wasn't particularly interested in these frivolous things. If she'd spent her money on such things, she would have been better off buying a few tables of Heyanglou food and enjoying a hearty meal at home. Therefore, she paid no attention to the red hairpins and headgear that the old nanny usually arranged for her, and she wasn't particularly picky. Having a master who was easy to serve was naturally a blessing, but having a master who was too easy to serve was a bit of a worry. The old nanny was always worried that Lu Bao'er would be plotted against, so she kept a close eye on every aspect of her life.

If someone didn’t know, they would think that the old nanny was the wet nurse who grew up with Lu Baoer!

Madam Su first went to Hongluo Temple in her own sedan chair. She wanted to be the first to burn incense, so she naturally got up early to worship Buddha. After all, she was an official, so the abbot of Hongluo Temple was very considerate and vacated the backyard hall for the Buddha statue early in the morning, leaving only the front hall for ordinary people to burn incense and pray.

Lu Baoer had brought some homemade pastries today. She said she made them herself, but she had only given Aunt Ye some pointers on what fillings to put in them. Ever since she knew Old Madam Su was her biological grandmother, she'd been feeling mixed emotions. It wasn't that she hadn't longed for her family, but just when she'd finally let go of her concerns for them and devoted herself to Xie Junling, a new family member suddenly appeared. Was that joy? She should have. But at this point, she felt a little timid. She didn't know how to get along with her family, nor did she know Old Madam Su's preferences and tastes.

She secretly wanted to please Old Madam Su, but she didn't know where to start and was afraid of making things worse.

The old nanny seemed to see her worry. She patted the back of Lu Baoer's hand and said, "Madam, are you worried that Princess Qingping won't like the sweet cakes you made?"

Lu Baoer naturally knew that she couldn't tell the old nanny about this for the time being, so she just nodded slightly and said yes.

The old nanny pursed her lips and smiled: "You are worrying too much. I am an outsider, but I can see that the county lady likes you very much!"

"Can Mammy see this?"

"Of course. When you dine at the Fu family's house every day, the county lady always remembers which dishes you used more or less chopsticks on. The next day, when you go again, the dishes that were used less are not even on the table. They are abruptly removed. If she didn't like you, how could she care so much about the food? Think about it, isn't that the truth?"

"No wonder every time I went to the old lady's house for dinner, I found the food more and more to my taste, and I almost didn't want to go back home." Lu Baoer said in surprise.

The old nanny smiled slightly, and when she saw that she had figured it out, she said no more. She left the last sentence unsaid. In fact, Xie Junling would also come to ask her specifically what dishes Lu Baoer liked at the Fu family, and then ask Madam Ye to try making them at the mansion. Originally, telling Lu Baoer a few words could also make Xie Junling smile. But he had been too unrestrained in his sexual intercourse recently, making noises in the house even in the middle of the night. The old nanny was considered an elder, so she naturally knew that Lu Baoer could not stand the tossing and turning. Seeing that she had not slept well all day and her eyes were gray, she felt a little angry. The old nanny naturally favored Lu Baoer a little, and simply did not pay much attention to Xie Junling's affairs.

As the carriage reached the mountain road, a loud bang was heard. A long arrow with black tail feathers pierced through the curtain and pierced into the carriage. Lu Baoer and the old nanny were both startled and shouted, "What happened?! Did we run into bandits?!"

Just as they were about to go out and ask, they saw blood splattered three feet deep, staining the curtains. It turned out that the carriage was being driven by an arrow that had pierced the heart and killed it! The horse was frightened and wanted to run forward, but the arrow was too accurate and pierced the horse directly, causing it to fall to the ground.

The carriage lurched, nearly tipping over. Lu Baoer hurriedly grabbed the old woman, and the two of them huddled together, leaning against the innermost end of the carriage, where the wooden planks on either side would protect them from being pierced. However, the arrows flew everywhere, turning the carriage into a hedgehog.

At this moment, someone suddenly flew over and stepped onto the top of the carriage. The person seemed to have a sword in his hand. After a few wailing sounds, half of the bandits who were shooting arrows were wiped out.

"Madam, it's okay. I'm here to protect you secretly in the name of Master Xie." Someone called her out from outside the carriage. Lu Baoer was still in shock. She let go of the old nanny's hand, and her legs felt a little weak.

Lu Baoer said in embarrassment, "Please protect me, little brother, but my legs are so weak that I'm afraid I won't be able to walk out for a while. If it's convenient, please help me report to the police and have someone come to pick me up." The person who came was Zhu Sheng. Upon hearing this, he said, "Okay, I'll send someone back to Kyoto to tell them."

Old Madam Su had heard the news a long time ago. Before the officials arrived, she had already sent guards and a sedan chair to welcome Lu Baoer.

Madam Su chanted Buddhist scriptures while calling Lu Baoer with tears in her eyes: "My dear, where are you hurt?"

Lu Baoer shook her head and comforted the old man: "Don't worry, I'm fine. I'm not hurt anywhere."

Madam Su gnashed her teeth in hatred and said, "How come the Xie family can't even mobilize a few guards? What are they doing? If you return to the Fu family, I will definitely send dozens of guards with superb martial arts skills to guard you. Not to mention flying arrows, not even a fly will be able to get close to you!"

"I know, I know. Don't be afraid, old lady. I was just too careless today and didn't bring many people with me. My husband was also prepared. He asked his secret guards to protect me secretly and repel the bandits." Lu Baoer was afraid that her powerful grandmother would have some misunderstandings about Xie Junling, so she hurried to defend him.

Madam Su was not fooled by this. She snorted coldly and said, "If I had found you earlier, I would never have let you marry into the Xie family. I would have found you the best husband in all of Kyoto."

"My husband treats me very well, but no matter how well he treats me, it's not half as good as how the old lady treats me." Lu Baoer had to coax the old lady Su like she was coaxing a child, and after she finished speaking, the old lady Su calmed down.

I'm afraid I won't be able to burn incense today. Old Madam Su asked her guards to arrest a few bandits. After several rounds of torture, they naturally revealed who their master was.

Old Madam Su had the news suppressed and returned to the Fu family in a rage.

As soon as she entered Shixiangyuan, she reached out and slapped Cheng Lingyan hard, knocking her to the ground.

Cheng Lingyan hadn't realized yet that her plan had been exposed. She looked at her in disbelief and called out, "Grandma?"

"Shameless thing, who is your grandmother?!" Old Madam Su was furious, not caring if there were any servants around. She had been a ruthless and ruthless master in her lifetime, but because she had lived too comfortably, she had developed a kind and gentle demeanor.

Zhao Ma was naturally overjoyed when things got serious. She rubbed Madam Su's palms repeatedly and snorted coldly, "How could you possibly take action?"

After saying that, Madam Zhao ordered someone to hold Cheng Lingyan up and slap her several times in a row, leaving her with a broken tooth.

No matter how dumb Cheng Lingyan was, she understood now. She was furious, "Why?! Why?! You were the ones who brought me back to the Fu family. Why are you pretending to be kind? Am I the only one who's evil?!"

　Dengdeng crooked neck is: Dear Caodeng Lord
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(End of this chapter)