Chapter 561 I'll go ask
Song Chunxue was surprised. Why was Xie Zheng asking this? He's already this old, how could he not be married?
Zhao Jian was also stunned for a moment, and really didn't understand what the wise and mighty Lord Xie meant by suddenly asking this question.
He put down his chopsticks and answered honestly, "Your Excellency, I, Zhao, will be holding my grandson in a few days."
Xie Zheng nodded, "Then congratulations in advance to the second-in-command. We will definitely send a gift at the baby's one-month celebration."
Zhao Jian was flattered. This Lord Xie from the capital was not good at social maneuvering and rarely interacted with people from the local area. It was said that when his colleagues and subordinates in the government office visited him, it was just a formality. The social etiquette and interpersonal relationships were all handled by Xie Zheng's subordinates.
And so, the man who had come to see Xie Zheng with ill intentions ate breakfast at Lord Xie's house uncomfortably, and then left in a hurry without saying anything of importance.
To their dismay, Lord Xie personally saw them off at the door.
Song Chunxue remained calmly seated, drinking tea without even glancing at them.
Zhao Jian was furious. He had never been played like this before, and the worst part was that he couldn't do anything about it!
Song Chunxue waited until Lord Xie had sent the two men away before getting up and walking outside.
The steward, Xie Dong, stood outside the door. "Lord Xie, there's no rush to go to the yamen. Please sit for a while before you leave."
“I know he’s been quite busy at the yamen lately. I’ll just go say a few words to him and then leave.” Song Chunxue raised her hand to stop him. “No need to see me off. I’ll just go check on the courtyard next door.”
Looking at the other person's light and quick steps, Xie Dong thought to himself that cultivators were indeed different; his own arms and legs were no longer very flexible.
In the front yard, Lord Xie saw her about to leave, "Won't you chat a little longer?"
Song Chunxue raised her eyelids to look at him, "What are you talking about? Are you worried that I'm blind enough to fall for someone surnamed Zhao?"
Xie Zheng was taken aback, then smiled and turned to follow her out.
"You noticed. It seems I was overthinking things. There's a lot to do at the government office. Take care, Sister Song."
Song Chunxue watched as he lifted his robe to get into the carriage, saying, "I still prefer to be called 'Senior Brother'."
Xie Zheng stood on the carriage, cupped his hands in a solemn gesture, and said, "Take care, senior brother."
"Junior brother, take care of your health and don't overwork yourself. If you feel tired, ask the doctor for moxibustion." Seeing that he looked a bit tired, moxibustion wouldn't hurt.
"Thank you for your concern, Senior Brother." Lord Xie climbed into the carriage and sat down, lifting the curtain to remind her, "Be careful when you're out and about. Although the Zhao family sent people here, saying that they would complete the Taoist temple on schedule, they have offended them openly, and it's hard to guard against their hidden attacks."
"Yes, I'll keep an eye out." She was mentally prepared for that.
She went to the neighbor's house, but no one was home; her son and daughter-in-law were both busy.
She planned to go to the street to eat a bowl of cold noodles, and while she was there, she would go to Lao Si's place to pick up two jugs of wine, ask Lao Si about Lao Er's situation, and then go home to continue practicing her sword.
Unexpectedly, as soon as she arrived at the tavern owned by Lao Si Tian Qi, she saw someone causing trouble there.
Now the tavern has a large storefront. Tian Qi and Lao Si brew their own wine and hire a chef to cook. The business is doing reasonably well. They work hard from dawn till dusk and have achieved some success. The young couple seems quite happy.
Since marrying Tian Qi and expanding the tavern, Lao Si seemed to have settled down and started living a serious life.
Tianqi (a traditional Chinese medicine) is cold-natured and has difficulty conceiving, so the fourth brother kindly told her not to worry and to find a doctor to slowly treat her condition.
But there were men on the street who used to know Tian Qi and had always wanted to marry her but had not succeeded, and they often came to cause trouble.
Because they had been doing business on this street for a long time, they thought that the fourth son was just a freeloader who had moved into his wife's family home, and they kept coming over to cause trouble.
“You’re getting all worked up over talking to me. What’s so great about you? So what if your third brother passed the imperial examination? You’re still just a live-in son-in-law. You married Tian Qi, slapped his shop, and even changed the name of his tavern. I’ve never seen someone who’s so arrogant while living off a woman.”
"We've watched Tian Qi grow up. It's a real mistake for us to marry someone like you. It's been over a year since we got married and there's still no sign of a baby. Are you impotent? Haha, if you're not, let me do it. I'm happy to help. Haha... Sigh, I missed."
The next moment, the sound of the earthenware jar shattering rang out.
"You dare hit me? Brothers, get him! I've been wanting to teach him a lesson for a long time!"
Then Tian Qi pleaded with a tearful voice, "Stop fighting! If you keep doing this, I'll call the authorities."
"What are you reporting to the authorities for? Hand over my sword! I'm going to kill them all today!" The fourth brother was furious. "I've had enough! Come on, if you've got the guts, this isn't over until one of you is dead."
Song Chunxue didn't rush to stop them. After all, they had to live their own lives. As a mother, she couldn't possibly fight for her child every day. She could help occasionally, but she couldn't be around her child all the time.
If you don't want to be bullied, you ultimately have to stand up for yourself.
Although she had wanted to throw the short sword in her hand several times, she knew that the fourth brother had guts.
Be patient; it's not the time to act yet.
She stood in the middle of the crowd, listening to their discussion. Those three scoundrels were usually idle and liked to cause trouble everywhere.
One of them, surnamed Wang, was never a kind person; even dogs avoided them.
The two women whispered among themselves, wondering if Tian Qi and his wife had offended someone.
Song Chunxue raised an eyebrow. Could it be that someone under Wang Can was causing trouble?
She was just thinking about whether to go over and ask when she turned around and saw Wang Yong carrying things out of the shop not far away.
She ran over and said directly, "Long time no see. Someone over there is bullying my son. One of them, raising his hand, is a bully from the Wang family. Do you recognize him?"
Wang Yong's cheek twitched slightly. Just as he was about to refuse, he saw her waving ahead, "Hurry up and catch up. Could you please help me find the way?"
"..." Considering that she had even hit Wang Can recently, Wang Yong had no choice but to follow suit, no matter how unwilling he was.
Soon, they arrived outside the Fu Lai Tavern. Song Chunxue pointed at the man confronting Lao Si and asked, "Who is he? Is he related to Wang Can?"
Wang Yong glanced at it but didn't say anything, which was taken as tacit agreement.
Song Chunxue understood.
Just as Lao Si was being grabbed and torn apart by three people, Song Chunxue kicked and grabbed the three people, throwing them aside and blocking Lao Si's way.
"Mother, why are you here?" The fourth son wiped his mouth. "Mother, don't worry about it, I can handle it."
"It's no use, you can't solve it, they'll just keep coming back," Song Chunxue said coldly, looking at the people in front of her. "Did someone instruct you to come and cause trouble? I offended Wang Can the other day, could it be because of him?"
The man in the lead, with his pointed face and monkey-like features, squinted and said, "What nonsense are you spouting? It's their wine, isn't it? There were flies in it..."
"How could that be? It's not even the beginning of autumn yet. How could a fly fall into the wine? I'd accept it if you said it was in the food, but a few days ago you were scratching your heads frantically after eating, and you dropped the stuff from your heads into the plate to slander us. You're just being unreasonable!" Tian Qi cried in anger. "Mother, they're just scoundrels."
Song Chunxue asked loudly, "Do they own a shop?"
Tian Qi sniffed. "Yes, it's right ahead."
“Fine, if they dare to come again next time, you should retaliate in kind and cause trouble at their shop, as if no one is immune to wrongdoing.” Song Chunxue said coldly, “I’ll go to Wang Can’s house and ask if this was his doing.”
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