Chapter 287 A Thousand Miles of Rivers and Mountains
Madam Xu said with a smile, "If she likes you, you like her. If she doesn't like you, you don't like her?"
Xu Jianjia stubbornly pouted and refused to answer. After she boarded the carriage and it slowly moved forward, she muttered softly, "She doesn't like me, so why should I like her?"
Mrs. Xu laughed out loud.
This guy is so small, but how come he acts like a spirit and even knows to avoid people when talking.
Xu Jianjia held her chin with her small hand and sighed softly.
Xu Dazhi took his men to patrol Chongshan City tonight. When he returned home, it was almost midnight.
Mrs. Xu had not gone to bed yet. She was sitting on the kang by the window, making clothes for Xu Jianjia by the light of the lamp.
Hearing some movement, he stood up.
"Sit down, sit down, don't move." Xu Dazhi waved his hand quickly, took off his armor, came over and sat down, drank a bowl of tea that his wife poured for him, and let out a breath.
He was a rough man and couldn't appreciate tea. He drank tea just to quench his thirst, and he felt comfortable drinking from a big bowl.
"Making clothes for the little girl again?" Xu Dazhi looked at the pink and blue clothes and shook his head helplessly. "It's so late and you're still making clothes. Keep your eyes open."
"I didn't do it at night before, but now I'm waiting for you. If you have nothing to do, take it out and embroider a few stitches."
"Wait for me? What's going on?" Xu Dazhi frowned. "Did someone cause trouble at Wang Ji's place today?"
"That's not the case." Madam Xu shook her head. "Why do you always say that others are unhappy? Can't it be me who is unhappy?"
"How could you possibly cause such a commotion? You have a gentle temperament, while Wang Ji has a stronger aura, but she's also a very reasonable person. Even if she's unhappy about others not provoking her, she'll still do it for the sake of face. There's absolutely no reason to embarrass others."
Madam Xu frowned slightly: "How much do you know about this princess?"
"Not much." Xu Dazhi shook his head. "She came to Chongshan Pass once before and helped the Northern Yan army capture Chongshan Pass. Her strategy and courage were not inferior to her brother Cui Sanlang, and she also had some unusual insights."
"She's a remarkable woman."
This is Xu Dazhi's evaluation.
Madam Xu asked him again, "Who do you think will be the queen, her or Madam Lin? There are many rumors in Beiyan City that the Yan and Lin families are going to have a marriage contract, and that the master wants to marry Madam Lin as his queen."
"Of course it's Princess Wang. What does this have to do with Madam Lin?" Xu Dazhi frowned, feeling that something was amiss. "Is this rumor spreading everywhere in Beiyan City?"
"I don't know if it's everywhere, but many people know about it, and... and this Lady Lin, although I've never met her, I feel like it's inappropriate."
Mrs. Xu didn't have a good impression of Lin Qingning.
"After she arrived in Beiyan City, many of the military officers and women from the families of civil officials in the city came to pay their respects to her.
Do you still remember General Chang's daughter, the one who was engaged to General Shen? Madam Lin heard from somewhere that Madam Chang was good at embroidery, so she asked Madam Chang to embroider a picture for her.
"What picture?"
"A Thousand Miles of Rivers and Mountains."
Xu Dazhi: “?!”
Xu Dazhi was stunned for a long time. He didn't know much about "A Thousand Miles of Rivers and Mountains", but he knew it was not an easy task. His wife would take two or three days to embroider a few butterflies on his daughter's skirt.
"Isn't this embarrassing?"
Xu Dazhi had never heard of such a thing in Northern Yan. Even Yan Xingchuan never asked anyone to prepare anything for him on weekdays. Even if it was food, he would just eat whatever was available.
Why is it that as soon as Mrs. Lin arrived, she asked someone to embroider a painting of "A Thousand Miles of Rivers and Mountains" for her?
"You're really embarrassing me." Madam Xu stood up and had someone make Xu Dazhi a bowl of noodles and send some hot water. After returning, she shook her head and said, "This behavior is no different from those high-ranking officials in the Imperial City."
If it was a gift from someone below you, it would be fine if you wanted to give it as a gift, but to ask for it right away, and it's not just a few melons and dates, is really too much.
To embroider this painting of thousands of miles of rivers and mountains, it would take at least five or six years, if not seven or eight years.
Can she bring herself to say that?
To put it bluntly, Northern Yan hasn't conquered the world yet, and she, the lord's cousin, doesn't have any title, but she starts to put on airs and order people around. The Chang family has been guarding the border for many years and has made great contributions. How can a girl in the family allow herself to be bullied like this?
"I'm afraid what happened to the Cui family will happen again."
The Cui family members were still fighting on the front line, but Shen Sui dared to lead his men to attack the Cui family, angering the Cui family. If Yan Xingchuan had not handled the matter quickly and suppressed it, Northern Yan would probably have been in civil strife.
Similarly, General Chang guarded the border and shed his blood for Northern Yan, but it is unjustifiable that his own daughter was bullied like this.
If General Chang knew about this, he would probably be furious.
Xu Dazhi's face changed again and again when he heard this: "This is really going to be troublesome. No, I have to write a letter to the military advisor and have him tell the master, so that Beiyan City won't cause trouble."
"Why does Madam Lin always cause trouble wherever she goes? Can't she just stay quiet?"
Yan Xingchuan was afraid that Lin Qingning would provoke Cui Si again, so he sent her to Beiyan City. However, she did not stay quiet in Beiyan City and began to provoke the Chang family.
"You should have said this earlier."
Xu Dazhi immediately went to the study, wrote a letter, and then went out to have it delivered to Piaomiao City urgently. When he returned, the noodles were a little clumpy.
As he ate, he sighed, "Why are there so many things going on between the women?"
Madam Xu said, "It's not that the women have too many things to do, it's that Madam Lin has too many things to do."
Originally, Beiyan City was doing well and the women in the family were quite harmonious, but as soon as Lin Qingning arrived, something like this happened.
"It would be best for the master to marry sooner rather than later. If the master marries Princess Wang, given her abilities, she might be able to suppress this Lady Lin, keeping her in check and ensuring stability in the rear."
"I don't think Princess Wang can control it." Xu Dazhi shook his head. "There are more than a dozen lives in the Lin family. Not to mention Princess Wang, even the Lord can't control it."
Xu Dazhi suddenly had an idea in his mind: 'If I had known this would happen, I shouldn't have rescued Lin Qingning.' However, as soon as the thought came out, he reached out and patted his head to suppress the idea.
This idea is unacceptable and too immoral.
"I'm worried. I always feel that Beiyan will not be peaceful anymore."
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At noon the next day, Mrs. Xu sent Xu Jianjia to the villa and brought some homemade snacks and tea.
"Jianjia is not sensible, so Wang Ji has to take the trouble to look after her."
"She's very well-behaved and sensible, so why should I bother with her? Madam Xu made these exquisite pastries. I've rarely had the chance to eat them during this trip, and I was craving some. Sorry for the bother."
"It's not a big deal. As long as Princess Wang likes it, that's fine. If Princess Wang likes it, I'll make some more tomorrow and leave it for Princess Wang to eat on the way."
"Then I will be honored to refuse. Thank you, Madam Xu."
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