Chapter 333 Arrival in Huizhou
The convoy of Min Qiaoshi and her entourage arrived at the gate of Huizhou City in the afternoon.
This time, before the convoy even arrived, Madam Min Qiao had someone go ahead and inform the soldiers guarding the city half an hour in advance.
Therefore, when Min Qiaoshi and her entourage arrived at the city gate, the soldiers guarding the city were not alarmed.
Most of them slowly approached and then began to enter the city in an orderly manner.
Just as Min Qiao's carriage was about to enter the city, a carriage coming out of the city came from the opposite direction and blocked the way into the city.
Sitting in the car, Min Qiaoshi closed her eyes to rest, and casually instructed A Shuang, "Go and see what's going on."
Ah Shuang accepted the order, got out of the car, and went to investigate.
But after a long while, no one came back.
"Go and take a look," Madam Min Qiao instructed Wen Xiu.
Wenxiu nodded and was about to get off the car when Ah Shuang returned. Behind her was Ah Jiu, whom she hadn't seen for several months.
"Madam, look who's here!" Ah Shuang said with a smile as she boarded the carriage.
"Madam, Ah Jiu is so glad to see you again!"
As soon as Ajiu got into the carriage, she knelt down and kowtowed to Madam Min Qiao, tears welling up in her eyes.
"Alright! Get up quickly!" Madam Min Qiao smiled, bent down, and reached out to help Ajiu up.
Once everyone was seated again, the carriage slowly began to move.
Just as Madam Min Qiao was about to ask Ashuang something, she turned her head and saw a clearly visible red mark on her face. It was obvious that she had just been beaten.
"What happened?" When Madam Min saw the injury on A Shuang's face, she couldn't help but frown, and her joy at seeing A Jiu was instantly dampened.
Ah Shuang hesitated for a moment, then gritted her teeth and said, "The carriage that blocked the road just now belonged to a branch of the Min family."
"Were the injuries on your face inflicted by the Min family?" Madam Min's tone had turned cold.
Ah Shuang nodded, "I went to inquire about the situation, and as soon as I opened my mouth, I was slapped by the other party's maid without even asking what happened."
Seeing that Madam Min was clearly displeased, she quickly added, "However, Steward Qiao has already sent it back for me."
At that moment, the maid of the Min family had just hit A Shuang when the old woodcutter jumped off his horse and kicked the maid several meters away, causing her to vomit blood.
Afterwards, the other party seemed to be frightened, and the people in the carriage did not dare to get out. They directly told the driver to drive the carriage to the side and make way for the road into the city.
After listening to A Shuang's story, Madam Min Qiao didn't say anything more, only gave a cold laugh.
She knew that this was nothing more than a pawn sent by the head of the Min family to test her.
After all, her arrival will inevitably affect the Min family in Huizhou.
At this moment, Ajiu also spoke up, "Madam, the Min family has a lot of influence in Huizhou City. It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that they can control everything."
“When Weijia and I first arrived in Huizhou, we encountered a lot of trouble. In the end, it was Sister Weijia who found us and brought the Marquis’s invitation to our door, which saved us a lot of trouble.”
"However, I can tell that Sister Weijia has been in a bad mood ever since she came back from the Min family."
"Is that so?" Madam Min was startled. Wei Jia was always perceptive. Could it be that she discovered something when she went to the Min family?
It's not too late to ask Weijia about this later.
Thinking of this, Madam Min quickly changed the subject, "How have you all been these days? Where is Wei Jia? Why haven't I seen her come to pick me up?"
"Grandma, isn't it enough that Ajiu came to pick you up?" Wenxiu teased with a smile. "Sister Weijia will definitely stay at the house to prepare everything and wait for you, Grandma."
“That’s true.” Madam Min nodded in agreement.
But at that moment, Ajiu said with a troubled expression, "Madam, Sister Weijia is not in Huizhou."
Min Qiao thought she had misheard. "Not in Huizhou? Where is it?"
Could it be that Weijia's business has expanded to nearby towns?
Just as this guess popped into Min Qiao's mind, she saw A Jiu glance at the people in the carriage and then lower her voice to say, "Sister Wei Jia has gone to Xi'an."
Madam Min looked at Ajiu in disbelief, "Where did you say she went?"
Ajiu gritted her teeth and said truthfully, "On my way from the capital to Huizhou, Sister Weijia and I met the famous actor Yu Xian from Huajiaolou."
"It seems that Sister Weijia has fallen in love with that young master Yuxian at first sight."
"When we arrived, Sister Weijia led me to follow in the footsteps of that Young Master Yuxian, all the way to the western pass."
"Later we changed our route to Huizhou. After everything was settled, Sister Weijia went to Xixi with the caravan."
"They said they were going to find that Young Master Yu Xian."
As he finished speaking, Ajiu's voice grew softer and softer.
In her heart, Sister Weijia was very rational, wise, super capable, and incredibly powerful, and she was wholeheartedly loyal only to the Grand Madam.
As a result, after leaving the capital, he inexplicably fell in love with an actor.
The key point is that the actor was an old man!
How is she supposed to understand this? How is she supposed to explain it?
Upon hearing Ah Jiu's words, Ah Shuang and Wen Xiu both widened their eyes involuntarily.
Even Zhen, who had been silently acting as the coachman, couldn't help but tremble slightly and almost lashed the horse's rump with the whip.
"That's impossible! Sister Weijia is definitely not the type to let emotions cloud her judgment!"
The first person to stand up for Weijia was not Wenxiu, but Ashuang.
Ajiu looked at Ashuang with some surprise. In her memory, Ashuang liked to compete with Ayi and had a lot of opinions about Weijia.
Ah Jiu clearly didn't expect Ah Shuang to protect Wei Jia so much.
Ah Shuang noticed Ah Jiu's suspicious gaze and immediately said in an annoyed tone, "Although I don't agree with some of Wei Jia's actions, that doesn't mean I have to deny everything about her."
"I'm not the kind of person who holds grudges or is rigid; I'm just stating the facts."
Although A-Shuang's tone wasn't very pleasant, A-Jiu still laughed.
"Thank you for trusting Sister Weijia."
Ah Shuang rolled her eyes at Ah Jiu and ignored her, then turned to Madam Min and said, "Grandma, I think there's something strange about Wei Jia going to Xi'an. Could it be related to the Min family?"
Madam Min Qiao remained noncommittal, only asking Ajiu, "You just said that Weijia once visited the Min family?"
"Yes."
When did you go?
"It should be, last year, at the end of the winter month."
Ajiu recalled carefully, "I remember that not long after Sister Weijia went to the Min family, it was the day to drink Laba porridge."
"When did Wei Jia go to Xi'an?"
"The day after the Lantern Festival."
In other words, less than two months after returning from the Min family, Wei Jia set off for Xixi.
The matter that could make Wei Jia give up waiting for her in Huizhou and go to Xi'an must be no small thing!
So, what exactly did Wei Jia discover at the Min family's house?
Min Qiaoshi's curiosity about the Min family of Huizhou grew stronger.
***
"Useless! You're scared by just one guard?"
In the residence of the fourth branch of the Min family, a middle-aged man with a full beard slapped a middle-aged woman across the face.
"The old lady finally asked you to do something, and this is how you do it?"
The middle-aged woman covered her face and said in a trembling voice, "Master, you didn't see it, that guard kicked Rong'er so hard she vomited blood. It was just too, too scary."
She's not fearless, so why would she dare to go up and cause trouble?
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