On the Difficulties of Escape in Ancient Times

Chapter 263: A show of force

Old Man Xiao also rarely agreed: "Yes, let's not wade into this muddy water. Let Mr. Li handle the Li family's affairs by himself."

The main reason was that the woman was more arrogant than the wife in Magistrate Chen's house, which made them feel frightened when they saw her, and the two guards who came with her were carrying knives.

Although they also have knives at home, they are well hidden and they would never dare to hang them openly on their waists.

There is only one mother-in-law in the Li family, and she is so scary, which makes the old couple think that Mrs. Li must be very difficult to deal with.

Moreover, Yuhang was so far away and it would take six or seven days to go there, so I didn’t want Xiao Xiao to follow him.

I'm afraid that if something happens, I'll be out of reach.

The main reason is that the old man feels that the Xiao family has enough backers now, including the county magistrate's family and the Jiang family, so he doesn't want his granddaughter to suffer any more injustice.

This person comes and goes as soon as he is called, which is obviously not taking his own family seriously.

It's because they have never been to Yuhang and have never seen the grandeur of the General's Mansion. Do they think the General's Mansion is similar to County Magistrate Chen's Mansion?

Xiao Xiao didn't expect such a coincidence and smiled at them: "Grandpa and grandma, don't worry, Li Yan will go back soon."

Then he leaned close to them and whispered: "Didn't you say that when buying pigs, you have to see the pig pen? Then I have to go and have a look in advance. If the mistress of Li Mansion is really difficult, then I will treat it as visiting relatives. , to be a guest.”

Old man Xiao knew that his granddaughter had a good idea, so he stopped trying to persuade her and asked her instead: "Then let your father and your second uncle go with you?"

Before Xiao Xiao could speak, Xiao Lian rushed to say, "I also want to accompany San'er."

Xiao Xiu also spoke: "Second sister and I are both girls, so we can be our companions."

Xiao Erlang also said immediately: "Reading thousands of books is not as good as walking thousands of miles. You have to let me follow you to learn more."

Xiao Sanlang was a small man and he couldn't wait to jump up: "I'll go too, I know how to drive the car."

Lin Xuan also spoke: "Xiu'er's wedding is not far away, should I accompany Xiao Xiao?"

She complained in her heart that the people from the Li family came at the wrong time and delayed their trip to Mingzhou.

But in her heart, she hoped that Xiao Xiao could catch up with Li Yan.

Otherwise, the Sheng family would not stop watching, and she was worried that something would happen to the Xiao family.

If Xiao Xiao can marry Li Qianhu, then the Xiao family can change their family.

And when she marries Xiao Dalang, she will become a member of the Xiao family. She must be hoping that all the girls in the Xiao family will marry well, so that she can support her mother's family and make the Sheng family feel scrupulous and not dare to attack the Xiao family.

That's why Lin Xuan said that she would accompany Xiao Xiao.

But Xiao Xiao looked at Wu: "Eldest sister's wedding is not far away, why don't we embroider the wedding dress at home? I want my second aunt to accompany me."

She felt in her heart that Mrs. Li would be very satisfied and relieved to see her second aunt like this.

Wu also went to Xutian Village with her. She drank too much during lunch and drank a few more glasses of wine. Now she is still a little dizzy.

At this moment, I heard Xiao Xiao mentioning herself, leaning on the shaft of the car, and said vaguely: "I won't drink anymore, I can't drink anymore."

Hearing this, Mrs. Liu looked at her daughter worriedly: "Why don't you go with me, mother?"

"Mom, you are still pregnant with your brother, how can you be tired from long distances?" Xiao Xiao stepped forward to help Mrs. Liu go inside, muttering her plans in a low voice: "It is said that birds of a feather flock together, Mrs. Li saw the second aunt That way, you can feel at ease with me, and you will try your best to bring Li Yan and me together in private."

"Li Yan married me. Without the help of the in-law family, she would never be able to overpower her own son." "So just keep it in your stomach. Nothing will happen to me."

"With what happened today, I guess Mrs. Li wants to give me a kick?"

But Xiao Xiao was not frightened. She even began to wonder, how much would she need to make up for the hurt of herself and her family during this trip?

When the Xiao family entered the main hall, they saw an elderly woman sitting on a chair in the middle.

She has a long face and droopy eyes. She wears a long brick red embroidered gourd jacket and a golden gourd pendant in her ear. She holds a small hand stove in both hands, revealing a pair of heavy gold bracelets on her wrists and a gold hairpin in her bun. , the dress is indeed very rich.

There were two young maids standing behind her, both wearing cyan armor, and they were not very good-looking either.

Of course, if you are outstanding enough, young and beautiful, you will not be willing to go out in this winter and serve as a background for your mother-in-law.

In addition, there were two middle-aged guards standing by the door. They both looked tall and strong. They had knives on their waists and looked a bit fierce when they stared at people with wide eyes.

Xiao Lian didn't wait for the mother-in-law to speak, and scolded her dissatisfiedly: "It's really unruly. You can sit in the main seat? Why don't you get up quickly!"

Anyway, my sister said, don't treat Li Mansion as a serious relative, they are just arrogant and ignorant.

Mrs. Zhou was very reluctant to make this trip.

She is now a two-faced person. The eldest son threatens her with her son. The wife is now fooled by her lies. If the eldest son's marriage is criticized in the future, the wife will definitely complain about the bad idea she gave.

Especially since she didn't expect that Madam would be so impatient that she would urge her to go out on the second day of the Lunar New Year, not even allowing her to spend a peaceful New Year.

Before coming out, he repeatedly told himself that he would be back before the tenth day of the lunar month.

But it is already the sixth day of the Lunar New Year, and I have to leave tomorrow. I have to hurry up early rather than late, because I am afraid that snow and rain will delay the journey and make my wife complain that I am not doing things well.

Although Mrs. Zhou is just a mother-in-law, she was married to Mrs. Li, and the man she married later was a steward of the Li Mansion. She only had to give orders to other maids when she had something to do, and she rarely did any work.

Now she has been riding in a carriage for more than three days, and now she is sitting upright in an armchair, and she still feels like she is dangling on the carriage.

This trip was really painful.

Mrs. Zhou could not help but anger the Xiao family, and she was also thinking about how to scare Miss Xiao and take advantage of her?
Haven't you waited for her to show off her power?
Unexpectedly, the girl who entered the door dared to point at her nose and scold her, making her tremble with anger: "How presumptuous, you little hooves..."

Xiao Xiao hurriedly stepped forward, with an apologetic smile on her face, and made a non-standard salute: "Mrs. Li, calm down, my second sister is not sensible, madam, please don't be the same as her."

When Mrs. Zhou heard Xiao Xiao's words, she felt so proud that she felt so proud.

She always felt in her heart that she had the appearance of a destined lady, but it was a pity that she had a bad background and ended up in this situation.

So she nodded reservedly: "I'm not..."

Before Mrs. Li could say three words, she was interrupted by Xiao Xiao.

Xiao Xiao looked at the gold hairpin on her bun and the gold bracelet on her wrist without blinking, with greed in her eyes: "Master Li told me before that everyone from Yuhang's side would give me a meeting gift."

Mrs. Zhou would definitely be reluctant to part with it.

There is no woman who doesn’t love jewelry.

Unfortunately, there are many rules in Yuhang, and servants and maids are not allowed to wear silk or gold ornaments.

Therefore, although these were gifts from the madam, they could only be kept at the bottom of the box. This time on a long trip, I finally had the opportunity to wear them to show off.