Chapter 330 Competing for Favor? Going to fight for that useless thing?
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As I lifted the carriage curtain, a slight breeze blew in.
Yan Jiuniang looked outside; the sky was gloomy, as if it were about to snow.
"Fifth Sister, you should change into a padded jacket. The closer we get to Sanshan County, the colder it gets."
The area is mountainous, and the climate there is quite different from that of the prefectural city.
"Let's lower the curtains," said the dowry maid, surnamed Fang, as she lowered the curtain that Yan Jiuniang had lifted. "Otherwise, if Fifth Miss is exposed to the cold wind for too long and catches a cold, that wouldn't be good."
As soon as the curtains were drawn, Yan Jiuniang felt the cold wind blowing against her face disappear instantly.
Yan Jiuniang was displeased, of course she knew that it was not good to be exposed to the cold wind so early in the morning;
But at this moment, she would rather feel the cold wind and clear her head.
Even though she managed to get by with Fang Mama last night, she was still restless and uneasy, so how could she fall asleep so quickly?
She was thinking about Li Shiyue, wondering how Li Shiyue could fly over walls and rooftops.
How would Li Shiyue and Yan Xuefei work together to save her?
Do I really think I can escape?
......
One question after another kept popping into my head; I couldn't stop thinking about it at all.
How can she get proper rest under such circumstances?
She finally drifted off to sleep around 4 a.m.
But after dawn, only a quarter of an hour later, she was woken up by Granny Fang.
They had to get up quickly to wash up and pack their luggage so they could get on the official road before dawn and head to Sanshan County.
Therefore, Yan Jiuniang was feeling her eyelids tingling and was so sleepy that she could barely keep her eyes open.
She then thought that blowing some cold air would help her clear her head.
As a result, Granny Fang still managed to lower the carriage curtain.
Yan Jiuniang stared at Fang Mama expressionlessly, but Fang Mama was not intimidated by her.
That's right. If Granny Fang were afraid of her, how could she dare to "admonish" her like that?
Therefore, Granny Fang smiled when she saw Yan Jiuniang.
That smile was really ugly; it was the kind of forced, insincere smile.
"Fifth Sister, please don't make that face at me. Although I haven't spent much time with you, Fifth Sister, since I dared to go to the grasslands with you, how could I be afraid of your slight displeasure?"
Yan Jiuniang remained silent, continuing to stare at Granny Fang, wanting to know what else she could hear from her.
Granny Fang sighed, her expression shifting from mockery to earnest advice.
"Fifth Sister, stop arguing with me."
Although marrying into the Turkic Khaganate is indeed quite far away, and you're marrying a foreigner, I've already heard from the Prince that the Turkic prince is three years younger than you, Fifth Sister.
Moreover, this Turkic prince named She'er was the youngest son of the Turkic Khan, and his maternal clan was also a very important and prominent tribe in the Turkic Khaganate.
It is already a blessing for Fifth Sister to marry this prince as his principal wife!
If you follow my instructions, my wife, I guarantee you will become pregnant within six months!
When my wife gives birth to a son, our lives in the Turkic lands will surely become easier.
Even if that prince takes more concubines in the future, won't those concubines still be concubines in front of you, my lady, as the principal wife?
Besides, once the wife gives birth to a son, he will be Prince She'er's eldest son!
Even if those concubines later gave birth to sons, they could never surpass the sons of the wives!
So now that things are settled, my wife, please stop acting like everyone owes you money!
Whose new bride is...?
Granny Fang spoke one sentence after another. At first, Yan Jiuniang listened attentively for a few sentences. She was initially curious about Granny Fang, this woman whom the Prince of Zhenbei had found from who-knows-where.
After all, those who are willing to follow her to "marry into the Turkic lands" will never return to Andong and will be buried in a foreign land.
What ordinary woman would agree to that?
But Granny Fang was willing!
This is truly incomprehensible.
Yan Jiuniang became curious, wondering why Granny Fang had agreed to go with her to the Turks.
Yan Jiuniang thought that Granny Fang would say something righteous and awe-inspiring, but in the end, that was all?
It's the same old story of marrying a man and having a son, living in the backyard, with all that talk about "eldest son," "most beloved," and "bearing a son"—it's truly speechless.
Yan Jiuniang was secretly amused, wondering where the Prince of Zhenbei had found this Granny Fang.
Doesn't she know that the Turks practice levirate marriage, where the son succeeds the father?
Competing for favor?
Why fight over something useless?
Especially when she heard Granny Fang say, "Being able to marry She'er is already a blessing for Yan Jiuniang."
These words really disgusted Yan Jiuniang.
Therefore, Yan Jiuniang had no interest in taking Fang Mama's subsequent words to heart.
She was staring at Granny Fang with her eyes open, nodding occasionally and making a "hmm" or "ah" sound, but her mind was actually blank. Although Granny Fang's words reached her ears, they didn't really resonate with her.
At this moment, Yan Jiuniang was thinking about the little note that Li Shiyue had risked his life to deliver to her last night, scaling walls and rooftops.
The note contained very little, just one sentence.
"On the Sanshan Post Road, when the axle is damaged and everyone has a convenient time, we will meet at the teahouse to reminisce."
Just as Yan Jiuniang was wondering when the "axle was damaged",
Suddenly, the sound of many horses neighing came from outside, and Fang Mama, who was still talking non-stop inside the carriage, finally stopped.
"Fifth Sister stays in the carriage. I'll go out and see what happened."
After Granny Fang got out of the carriage, a few moments later, Yan Jiuniang immediately lifted the curtain and peeked out.
Looking up at the front, Yan Jiuniang could vaguely see a group of soldiers gathered together. "I wonder how they did it in October? They actually managed to stop the entire convoy!"
After taking one look, Yan Jiuniang quickly retreated back into the carriage; she was genuinely afraid of this Granny Fang.
What she feared wasn't Granny Fang herself, but Granny Fang's constant nagging!
If Yan Jiuniang were to tell Li Shiyue what Fang Mama had said, Li Shiyue would probably laugh and say, "Isn't this just a female version of Tang Sanzang?"
As soon as Yan Jiuniang sat down in the carriage, Granny Fang lifted the curtain from the outside.
"Fifth Sister, the wheels of several cars on the road ahead are stuck in potholes. We'll have to wait a while before we can continue."
"How long will it take? Has General Wang said?"
"The messenger said that at most half an hour, we would be able to set off again."
It didn't take more than half an hour, just a little over half an hour, for the wedding procession to start moving again.
However, the caravan, which should have arrived at the Sanshan County post station around noon, could only stop at a not-so-small teahouse by the roadside.
"Fifth Sister, get out of the carriage."
Judging by the time, we can rest at this teahouse for about 15 minutes.
After getting off the carriage, Granny Fang followed Yan Jiuniang. Just as Yan Jiuniang was about to say that she needed to relieve herself, she heard someone call out to her from behind.
Turning around, Yan Jiuniang saw her sixth sister, whose face was full of panic.
However, Yan Jiuniang did not want to say anything to her sixth sister, nor did she have anything to say to her sixth sister.
Therefore, after only glancing at her sixth sister, Yan Jiuniang told Granny Fang that she needed to relieve herself.
Granny Fang was Yan Jiu Niang's dowry nanny, while Sixth Sister naturally had her own dowry nanny.
So, Granny Fang bowed to Sixth Sister, and after completing the formalities, she turned around and went to ask the owner of the teahouse where it would be convenient to meet.
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