Chapter 352 Extra Chapter 3: Little Cui (3)
At the age of twenty, she met Liu Lang.
At that time, his family was in dire straits. His parents wanted to sell him to a noblewoman who was over fifty years old to work as a vice minister for fifty strings of cash.
Seeing him crying with tears streaming down his face, she felt a sudden pang in her heart and tossed and turned for half the night.
The next day, he took out all his savings and borrowed some more from a familiar shopkeeper to make up the money and married him.
After marriage, he took care of her grandmother, managed the household chores, and raised their daughter.
Her business flourished, and last year she finally acquired this prime street-front shop and opened this impressive restaurant.
"What's wrong now? Why is there such a commotion up ahead?" Liu Lang asked gently.
Liu Xiaocui relaxed her shoulders and snorted, "Isn't it because of those two little rascals you raised? They've gotten into fights at school again. Tell me, how many times has this happened this month? You really need to discipline them. If they continue to be so unruly, what will they be like when they grow up?"
Liu Lang chuckled softly, leaned down, and whispered in her ear, "It's all my fault. I didn't teach them well. Please don't be angry, my wife. I will definitely teach them properly from now on, so that they will always follow your example..."
Liu Xiaocui turned her head and glared at him, "Are you indirectly insulting me?"
"How could I dare?" Liu Lang smiled and said, "My wife must be tired. The hot water is ready. Let me help you take a bath."
"That's more like it!" Liu Xiaocui said. "Tomorrow, I'll take you to see the Emperor."
"good."
On the day the Emperor arrived, the long streets of Weizhou City were already packed with people, a dark mass stretching as far as the eye could see.
Everyone strained forward, hoping to catch a glimpse of the emperor.
Liu Xiaocui and her family finally managed to find a spot in the crowd.
The two children, perched on their father's shoulders, shouted excitedly, "It's here! It's here! We can see the flag!"
Liu Xiaocui strained to stand on tiptoe, but could only see a dense crowd of heads in front of her. She exclaimed anxiously, "Where? I can't see anything!"
Upon hearing this, Liu Lang put the two children down and immediately hoisted Xiao Cui onto his shoulders.
Xiao Cui blushed, but she didn't care about being shy and quickly looked over.
Leading the procession were two rows of golden-armored guards, all riding chestnut warhorses.
Behind them was a grand royal guard of honor.
The flag bearers held aloft bright yellow dragon flags, carried yellow silk parasols, and held golden gourds and axes.
At the very center of this grand procession was a dragon carriage drawn by eight magnificent white horses.
Layers upon layers of bright yellow gauze curtains swayed gently in the wind, and one could vaguely see a figure in a dragon robe sitting upright inside, exuding majesty.
Xiao Cui felt a little regretful, as it was completely covered up and nothing could be seen.
Just then, a gust of wind blew by, and the gauze curtains billowed up.
The face inside the dragon carriage flashed by.
The moment their eyes met, Xiao Cui recognized him immediately.
That person was none other than the sister who had given her a horse and told her that one day she would be able to eat white flour cakes.
It turns out that the older sister was actually the Emperor…
The grand procession slowly departed, and when Liu Lang put Xiao Cui down, he saw two lines of tears streaming down her face.
He was startled and hurriedly asked, "What's wrong? Are you squeezed? Or are you feeling unwell?"
Xiao Cui then came to her senses, took the handkerchief and wiped her face haphazardly, "It's nothing, I was just too excited to see the Emperor."
Then, she bent down and picked up her two daughters, saying, "Let's go, I'll make you white flour pancakes when we get home today."
"Oh? I want to eat meat!"
"There's meat too!"
"Great!"
(End of article)
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