Chapter 347 Borrowing a Carriage
Xingxing was also in this carriage. She curiously leaned against the window, looking at the queue that stretched for more than ten feet outside the window, and made a "wow" sound from her mouth.
When she heard Old Lady Liu say that it was the Xin Guo Mansion's convoy, she asked curiously, "Xin Guo Mansion? Is it a powerful family?"
Old Lady Liu nodded and told Xingxing: "There are numerous powerful nobles in the capital, and they have been married to aristocratic families for many years, and the relationship is complicated. Among them, there is the saying of three dukes and five marquises. It refers to the fact that there are so many noble families in the capital, and these families are more prominent. The three dukes refer to the Duke of Xin, the Duke of Ying, and the Duke of Wei; as for the five marquises, they refer to the Marquis of Weibei, the Marquis of Zhenwu, the Marquis of Taihe, the Marquis of Anyuan, and the Marquis of Linyang - there are countless dukes in the capital, and you can tell their power just by listing them individually."
Xing Xing heard a familiar name: "Lin Yang Hou too?"
Old Lady Liu laughed: "Are you scared?"
Xing Xing widened her eyes slightly: "Don't be afraid. They are not in the right."
Old Lady Liu looked at Xing Xing lovingly: "That's right, they are not right."
Old Lady Liu had already prepared himself mentally - of course, this was also one of the reasons why he came to the capital. If the Linyang Marquisate was still determined to cause trouble for the Yu family, then don't blame him for being rude.
Of course, if we count the days, the letter of complaint he wrote to His Majesty should have arrived long ago. Given His Majesty's temper, I'm afraid the Linyang Marquis's Mansion has already been punished.
Old Lady Liu was thinking in her mind that she would investigate after arriving in the capital.
As we were talking, we heard a loud noise outside, followed by a lot of noise of surprise.
Xing Xing leaned over to the car window out of curiosity and saw that for some reason, two of the three luxurious carriages in the Xin Guo Mansion's convoy had their wheels shaken to their sides when passing through a bumpy section of the official road.
It is not surprising that a carriage broke down, but what is surprising is that two carriages broke down at the same time.
The nobles from the Duke of Xin's Mansion in the carriage were shocked.
The Yu family also found it strange and tense.
The curtain of a luxurious carriage embroidered with the sun, moon, mountains and rivers in gold thread was lifted, and a beautiful girl jumped down angrily, but she asked the driver: "How did you rush the carriage?! You scared my aunt, can you bear this responsibility!"
Xingxing listened carefully and figured out that the girl with pearls and jades all over her head and silk all over her body was not the daughter of the Duke of Xin's Mansion, but the daughter of the younger sister of the third wife of the Duke of Xin's Mansion.
This group was the third wife of Duke Xin's Mansion who was returning to her parents' home to visit her relatives, but she encountered this accident on the way.
The master took three carriages in total. Except for the carriage that was intact for the Third Madam and the two young masters of the Third House, the two broken carriages at the back were occupied by the Third Madam's relatives from her natal family.
After watching the excitement for a while, Xingxing lost interest.
This is the top wealthy family in Beijing, and the relatives are also very noisy.
The third wife of the Duke of Xin's mansion was probably annoyed by the noise. A maid in her carriage lifted the curtain and whispered, "What are you guys arguing about? The two young masters just fell asleep and you woke them up again."
The beautiful girl who had been talking earlier still felt a little aggrieved: "Sister Hongling, we didn't quarrel. The carriage broke down, and I was just worried that my aunt and cousin would be scared..."
The maid Hong Ling had an oval face and was a dignified and pretty beauty. She still spoke softly, but the admonition in her words was obvious: "My cousin, you are a rich lady, how can you show up in public? Madam San is fine, you go back to the car and wait. We will send a servant back to the mansion to notify someone to pick you up."
The beautiful girl climbed back into the carriage somewhat disappointed.
To Xingxing, this was all just a lively event, but - it wasn't a big deal if these people had to stay where they were and wait for rescue after their carriage broke down, but Xingxing and the others still had to hurry.
Huai Ge'er and Bai Ge'er rode forward to negotiate, asking the convoys from the Xin Guo Mansion guarding both sides of the carriage to move aside a little and let them pass first.
However, the man from the Xin Guo Mansion smiled and rejected Huai Ge'er and his friends: "...We in the Xin Guo Mansion have never given way. Please wait for a moment."
The tone was polite, but the words sounded really unpleasant.
——Xingxing has not yet arrived in the capital, but after passing through the Linyang Marquis Mansion and the Xin Duke Mansion, she has already formed a preliminary bad impression of the powerful and wealthy in the capital.
——They are really so arrogant.
Huai Ge'er has fought on the battlefield for so many years, and he is not a good-tempered person when dealing with outsiders. He swung his long whip and sneered: "I came here to discuss with you. I am wrong, so I should just leave. The official road does not have the name of your Xinguo Mansion written on it."
The steward of Duke Xin's Mansion did not expect the other party to be so domineering!
After all these years, who dares to speak to the people of Xin Guo Mansion like this? !
But Huai Ge'er not only dared to do so, but he also waved his hand and ordered the Yu family's convoy to set off directly without giving any face to the Xin Guo Mansion.
Even if the Xin Guo Mansion did not allow them to pass, the Yu family's convoy would at most go around the bushes on the side and not bother to care about the Xin Guo Mansion's convoy.
The steward of Duke Xin's Mansion had a very interesting look on his face!
Unfortunately, the sky became increasingly gloomy, and the wind started to pick up, and it looked like it was going to rain.
It was autumn, and the weather was already cool. When the autumn rain fell into the carriage, it was not pleasant.
The third wife of Duke Xin's Mansion passed a message to the steward of Duke Xin's Mansion from the carriage she was riding in.
The steward of Duke Xin's mansion froze in expression, but he still rode forward quickly and stopped Huai'er's horse in the howling wind.
Huai was young and hot-tempered, so he asked him impatiently, "What are you doing?"
The steward of the Xin Guo Mansion suppressed his anger and cupped his fist: "The weather doesn't look good. I wonder which mansion the young master belongs to? Can I borrow two carriages from the young master? I promise to give you a generous gift when the time comes."
Huai Ge'er pulled the corner of his mouth and asked, "Didn't you say just now that you, the Xinguo Mansion, have no reason to give way? Why, do you, the Xinguo Mansion, have a reason to borrow the carriage?"
The steward of the Xin Guo Mansion's face turned red and blue, as if some dye vat had been overturned!
But although Huai said so, there was no need for him to be hard on the women. The Yu family already had many carriages, so Bo went to arrange for them and sent out two carriages.
As a result, the steward of the Xinguo Mansion was still a little dissatisfied: "...these two carriages are really a bit small, can I borrow one from you, young master?"
He spoke politely, as if he was negotiating, but what he was pointing at was the largest and most comfortable carriage that Mrs. Wei and her companions were riding in!
Not to mention Huai'er, even Bo'er, who had developed a good temper in the business world, was a little angry and sneered, "Since you don't like our little carriage, please go back."
In the end, if it weren’t for the girl named Hongling from the Duke Xin’s Mansion who came to mediate, Huai’er and the others would have just left!