Chapter 214 The Cui Family Needs a Way Out
Cui Hao asked Cui Si about her well-being and then stayed to have breakfast with her. She seemed to have a lot to say and chattered non-stop.
After Cui Jing came back, he saw that Old Lady Xu and Cui Si were not at home, so he simply brought Cui Hao to Madam Cui Si and asked Madam Cui Si to teach him while she was teaching Cui Banniang.
Mrs. Cui Si, with the idea that it doesn't matter if she lets go of one sheep or two, has always brought her and Cui Banniang together. As a result, her relationship with Cui Banniang has improved a lot recently.
Mrs. Cui Si was happy to see this happen, and the two sisters got along happily.
Early in the morning, Mr. Cui learned the news of his mother and daughter's return, and hurried home from Xianyang Academy. However, when he saw Old Lady Xu, he was greeted with a scolding.
"Shuyuan Shuyuan, why don't you die in the academy?" Mrs. Xu was very angry.
"Sanlang and Wulang have official business and can't stay home. Lao Ba is accompanying me to pick up Ah Si. Your wife is pregnant and about to give birth, and you are always away from home. What's wrong? Do you want your books to accompany you for the rest of your life?"
Before she left, she repeatedly told him to come back home in the next few days, but as soon as she left, he forgot everything she said.
He doesn't care about the affairs at home, nor does he care about his pregnant wife.
These Mr. Cuis knelt in the hall, lowered their heads and dared not say a word.
"You're really going to piss me off to death. Why did I give birth to such a scoundrel like you?"
Mr. Cui also felt wronged: "I don't know what's wrong with her. She wants this and that, or she wants me to agree to let Song Zhi go with Sanlang, or she wants me to swear that I can't adopt A Ping to my fifth brother."
He had seen pregnant women before, but he had never seen one so difficult to please.
"She's pregnant, and I can't argue with her, so I can only avoid her for now."
"Oh, now you know how hard it is, don't you? You were the one who insisted on marrying me, and now you deserve it." Old Madam Xu sneered, "The Song family is really getting more and more outrageous. Once the child is born, I wonder how they dare to make trouble."
When Cui Si was living in Pingshan, she also talked about the affairs of the Song family with Old Lady Xu. Old Lady Xu sent someone to investigate and became furious.
In the years since the Song family came to Xianyang City, they have not produced much and have spent money lavishly. Their foundation is getting thinner day by day, especially this year, they are almost unable to make ends meet.
So the Song family set their sights on Song Rou. Many of Song Rou and Cui Xian's things fell into the hands of the Song family, either pawned or kept.
Also because of Song's mother's instigation, Song Rou's temper has also worsened, and she is making a fuss because of her belly.
He wanted the Cui family to help the Song family, and he also wanted to take advantage of the Cui family.
However, Old Lady Xu and Cui Si had the same attitude, which was to put the matter aside for the time being. Even if they wanted to settle the score, they had to wait until Song Rou gave birth to the child.
After all, the child is the Cui family's child, and no mistakes can be made.
"But don't use the excuse of 'I can't argue with her, so I just avoid her'. I think you're just annoyed by the things at home and her, and don't want to come back." Old Mrs. Xu looked at her son with disdain.
"You don't even have this much patience, and you still talk about true love? Not long after my first wife passed away, we knelt in front of me and said we loved each other. How come you don't love me anymore? What's wrong? Can't you love me anymore?"
"Don't you see how Yan treats Ah Si? If he says he truly loves me, I'd believe him a bit."
The old lady had seen Cui Si's and Yan Xingchuan's attitudes these days. When Cui Si was in a good mood, she would talk to him, but when she was in a bad mood, she would not bother to pay attention to him.
He has always been humble and persevering, without any complaints or regrets, which makes people feel jealous.
Just when Mr. Cui was being scolded, Aunt Deng came to report:
"Madam, Second Master, the King of Beiyan has arrived."
"What is he doing here?" Old Mrs. Xu frowned. Didn't they just separate yesterday? Why is he here again?
Aunt Deng said, "The King of Northern Yan said that he came here today to apologize to the Cui family for something that happened in the past."
"Apologizing is a good excuse." Old Madam Xu chuckled. "Does he still want to apologize to A'si in front of her?"
"That's not what I said."
Old Madam Xu smiled again and said, "That must be his plan. Alright, leave him alone for half an hour, and then you go and tell him that if he waits for half an hour, I'll let him see Ah Si today."
The Cui family also has to save face. They can't just open the door and let him in as soon as he arrives, even if he is the King of Northern Yan.
Since he dares to steal the bride, he must pay a price. Since it is excusable, let him see the person he wants to see, then we will be even.
Aunt Deng arrived at the door and told Old Madam Xu what she had said. Yan Xingchuan paused, then nodded: "Since it is an apology, it must be sincere. I have no objection to the old lady's request."
The Cui family had their girl robbed, so they always needed a way out. The Cui family wanted to save face, and their demands were not high. They made it clear to him, so he just gave it to them.
At most, it was just another rumor that 'the King of Northern Yan was left at the door of the Cui family for half an hour'.
He doesn't care.
"But my personal guards are innocent. It's cold, so I'll let them take turns going inside to thank me, so they don't have to accompany me here in the cold."
"Master." The faces of the Yanyun Guards all changed.
"Okay, if you want to rest, go ahead. If you don't want to, it's up to you."
Aunt Deng could agree to such a small matter: "Just follow the wishes of the King of Northern Yan."
The message had been delivered. After bowing, Aunt Deng turned and walked into the house, leaving Yan Xingchuan and his group waiting at the door.
There is no snow today, but the winter wind is blowing continuously and the cold is sweeping across the place. If you stand outside for a while, you will be frozen to death.
After an unknown amount of time, a green-covered carriage drove to the Cui family's door. A young man got out of the carriage. When he saw Yan Xingchuan standing at the door, his face suddenly turned dark.
"Who was it I thought? It turned out to be the King of Northern Yan. How could the omnipotent King of Northern Yan not even be able to enter the Cui family's door?"
Yan Xingchuan turned his head and looked at him, recognized him, and didn't even want to pay attention to him.
"Why, the King of Beiyan is silent? Has his mind been touched?"
"Song Zhi." Yan Xingchuan didn't take him seriously at all. After all, in Cui Si's heart, the Song family disgusted her completely. Song Zhi, the childhood sweetheart, was not even as good as a fingernail of Jiang Cinian.
However, Song Zhi came to provoke him, and Yan Xingchuan was not in a good mood. He said, "If you have so much free time, why don't you take care of your own business? If you can't even take care of your own business, why bother to meddle in other people's business?"
Song Zhi's face changed, and then he became a little angry: "What a joke, how can I not manage the affairs of my Song family? If the King of Beiyan has time to worry about my Song family, he might as well worry about himself.
The dignified King of Northern Yan did something as absurd as kidnapping a bride. I wonder if the world will worry about whether they are following a good monarch."
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