Bicao spoke loudly, and for a moment the ladies on the bridge looked back at Shi Xiujin.
The girl who was shouting from Shi Mansion never expected that after bringing up the status of the queen, the Huaiyang Prince Residence would dare to retaliate. She was furious for a moment and was about to come forward to argue, but Shi Xiujin blushed and scolded, “Why do you still shout at them even though you know they are all rough people? You’re insulting my reputation! Wait till we return to the Mansion and I will punish you by slapping your mouth.”
As she spoke, she didn’t care about the carriage bumping on the bridge, nor did she need the help of a maid. She quickly got onto the carriage and asked the driver to cross the bridge faster.
For a moment, the speeding carriage crossed the bridge, causing the ladies on the bridge to avoid both sides. As a result, a crowd surged, and one of the captain’s wives couldn’t dodge. She stumbled under her feet and unexpectedly tilted over the bridge railing, screaming her head down, and fell off the bridge.
Because it was in the first few days of spring, there was not much rainfall, and the spring water does not rise much. Even pebbles are half exposed in the riverbed. If she really fall off the bridge, she was most likely to be crippled.
Liu Miantang was very close to the school captain’s wife, and the nature of martial arts practitioners was always to have faster hands and feet than their brains. Therefore, just as everyone was exclaiming, she had already jumped up and grabbed the bridge railing with one hand, while the other hand firmly grabbed the lady who had fallen off the bridge.
At that moment, the people around them only saw the skirts flying, and then they realized that the Huaiyang Princess Consort had already hung a golden hook on the bridge, which could be seen hanging. For a moment, the exclamation of surprise from everyone became louder.
The guards of the Huaiyang Prince’s Residence also rushed to the princess consort at the moment she jumped up, grabbing her tightly to prevent her from falling into the river by the captain’s wife.
The person from the Shi Mansion, standing on the carriage when the captain’s wife was startled, also saw someone fall off the bridge, but they turned a blind eye and quickly drove forward.
When Liu Miantang was pulled up, her anger had already reached the top of the sky and she only said to Fan Hu and other people, “Go! Stop that carriage for me.”
Fan Hu and others took orders and without hesitation, rushed forward and flew over the carriage, grabbing the reins of the horse.
Shi Xiujin just heard the little girl outside the car say that her carriage had squeezed people off the bridge, and she was also scared. She was at a loss for a moment and wanted to leave quickly. She wanted to return to report to her father and asked him to find someone to handle it on her behalf. But she didn’t expect that as soon as the car crossed the bridge, it was grabbed by several powerful guards. The carriage stopped in such a hurry that she was shaken inside and almost fell.
At this moment, Liu Miantang led her maid and nannies to the end of the bridge and said coldly, “You have such a great authority, Lady Shi. You run amok in this bustling place without looking back even when you hit someone off the bridge. Looking by the entire Capital, I’m afraid no one can catch up to your behavior.”
Shi Xiujin had never been scolded like this before, sitting in a carriage at a loss. But Liu Miantang had already opened her mouth outside the carriage and mentioned her name. Staying in the carriage like this was not a solution. With a stern face, Shi Xiujin was helped out of the carriage by a servant girl and angrily said to Liu Miantang, “Huaiyang Princess Consort has such great authority. Stopping other Mansion’s carriages as you wish. There are so many people on the bridge, why do you say that person was squeezed down by my carriage?”
This time, there was no need for Liu Miantang to speak. The family members on the side spoke one after another, saying, “We are all witnesses. As we watched your carriage gallop on the bridge, if it weren’t for the princess consort jumping off the bridge and holding the victim, now you would face a lawsuit for human life.”
Shi Xiujin was also aware of her wrongdoing, but being humiliated in public like this, she couldn’t hold onto such arrogance. She looked up and said, “Isn’t that person safe? Will Huaiyang Princess Consort still tie me up to go to the government office for punishment?”
Liu Miantang knew that she was spoiled by her family looking at her indifference and wanting to argue. But now that the troops in the State of Zhen had just set off and the figures had not yet left, the lady who had seen off was squeezed off the bridge. Miantang has also served as a powerful leader, knowing that if she does not seek justice for the captain’s wife, the spread of this matter will inevitably cause the soldiers under Prince Huaiyang to become disloyal. So Liu Miantang walked up to Shi Xiujin and said, “The Lord of the government is also very busy all day, and there’s no need to trouble the government about this matter at the bridgehead. You just need to sincerely apologize to this lady, and this matter will be fine. As for the medicine money for the shock, we Huaiyang Prince’s Residence will pay on your behalf.”
Shi Xiujin believed herself to be the sister of the queen, and her father was now under one person in the court, above ten thousand people. How could a wealthy woman from the Shi Mansion apologize to a soldier’s wife? The Huaiyang Princess Consort’s request was simply unreasonable and clearly creating trouble.
So, she didn’t want to talk to the Huaiyang Princess Consort anymore, snorted coldly, and turned around to get in the car. At this moment, Liu Miantang took a step forward and reached out to grab Shi Xiujin’s wrist, gently pulling.
How can a pampered young lady like Shi Xiujin compare with Liu Miantang? In pain, she lowered her head and fell to the ground with a low body and knees, looking like she was apologizing on her knees.
The guards of the Shi Mansion rushed over as soon as they saw that their young lady had suffered a loss. Seeing Fan Hu blocking in front, they reached out to push Fan Hu, but they were no match for Fan Hu. With just a few twists, they were grabbed by their arms and subdued on the ground.
Miantang smiled and held down Shi Xiujin with one hand, saying, “I just ask you to apologize. Why did you even kneel with such a big greeting, Lady Shi?”
At this moment, the ladies next to them began to laugh.
When was Shi Xiujin so humiliated? She couldn’t hold back a single moment and couldn’t help but shed tears. After Miantang killed her authority, she smiled and gently lifted her up, saying, “Lady Shi, I think you have something going on, I won’t bother you anymore. Please get in the carriage.“
Shi Xiujin knew that she was not Liu Miantang’s opponent, so she threw Liu Miantang away and went back to the carriage in tears, asking the driver to hurry back to the mansion.
The guards on the ground also got up and followed behind the carriage, cursing and leaving.
The ladies next to them watched as the proud and arrogant Lady of the Imperial Uncle fled crying, greatly relieving their anger. They all admired the princess consort, especially the captain’s wife, who repeatedly thanked her.
But Fang Xie had always been meticulous in her thoughts, and she couldn’t help but ask with concern, “Princess Consort, isn’t this an act of offending the queen?”
Liu Miantang chuckled softly and said, “The empress has always cherished her reputation. The father and daughter of the Shi family always do arrogant and domineering things based on their status as the emperor’s relatives. I forced the daughter of the Shi family to apologize like this but protected her reputation. How would the empress blame me?”
Besides, Shi Xiujin cried and cried back to the mansion, complaining to her father.
Shi Yikuan was not a small general in the State of Qing for a long time. Since becoming the Imperial Uncle of the country, his temper has also grown stronger.
Watching his daughter’s arms bruised, he became furious and only took her to the palace to report.
Since Liu Yu heard that Miantang had been following Cui Xingzhou to the North Sea, his mood has been low, and his age-old illness has relapsed.
So Empress Shi stewed a lung-clearing tonic soup and personally brought it to the imperial study for the emperor to drink.
Unexpectedly, just in time for her father to complain on behalf of her sister, Shi Xiujin. Even if she deliberately wanted to avoid it, it was too late.
So she can only sit on the side without saying a word, waiting for the emperor to decide.
After listening to Shi Yikuan’s angry accusation, Liu Yu slowly took a sip of the soup handed over by Empress Shi, Then slowly reminisced, “Her temper cannot be changed… Since father-in-law is my family, it’s okay for me to talk about some old things… While I was still waiting for the revival of the Eastern Palace in the Mountain of Yang, the Mayor of Huaisang County also assisted me. At that time, most of the soldiers and horses on the Mountain of Yang were trained by her. The soldiers and horses needed money to eat and drink, but she didn’t allow her soldiers to harass the citizens, so she had to find a new way and open up some profitable business routes. There’s one time when she went down the mountain and met the son of that domineering family bullying the people. At that time, she disguised herself as going down the mountain and she shouldn’t have caused a scene. However, when she saw the young master flirting with a married woman and beating her husband, she couldn’t contain her anger. She not only saved the couple but also rushed over to beat up the young master. I was also there at the time, stopped her, and advised her not to cause trouble. She also listened to my words at the time and did not take any action, but when she returned to the mountain, I found her missing.”
“Later, when she returned, covered in blood, I asked her what she had done. She replied, ‘At that time, I only thought that kid should be beaten. If he were beaten and relieved my anger, the matter can be considered to come to an end. But when someone stopped me at the time, I became angrier, so I returned overnight and hung the young master upside down on a big tree in the bustling town, using a knife to castrate him.”
Upon hearing this, Shi Xiujin’s face turned pale with fear, and when she recalled Liu Miantang’s gaze at her during the day, a cold sweat broke out from her back.
Shi Yikuan gritted his teeth and said, “It’s really hard to change the bandit spirit! When Liu Miantang was on the Mountain of Yang…” He had intended to talk about her becoming an outlaw, but the thought of saying so will include the emperor’s past. He immediately turned his head and said, “Your Majesty means that although you have advised her to be kind, she is stubborn. Now that she has Prince Huaiyang as her support, she’s even more arrogant. If Your Majesty doesn’t punish her, how can we be convinced?”
Liu Yu put down his teacup and smiled at the father and daughter in front of her, saying, “What I mean is that the Mayor of Huaisang County doesn’t remember the revenge of the night. Since she pinched the younger sister’s arm on the spot and calmed her anger, she probably won’t kill her at the Shi Mansion again and scold her for a while. You should be relieved, father-in-law.”
Shi Yikuan half opened his mouth, a bit incredulous that the emperor would say such biased and absurd words. What does he mean for him to relax? Does he mean that Liu Miantang is being merciful today? Does he mean that I have to thank Liu Miantang for not cutting off his daughter’s arms?”
Empress Shi lowered her eyes and said to her father, “Your Majesty’s body is slightly tired today. If you don’t have any other urgent matters, kneel down and rest.”
Shi Xiujin followed her father into the palace, hoping that the emperor, her brother-in-law, would vent her anger. However, she unexpectedly heard a bloody story and came back with nothing.
After leaving the palace gate, she said with tearful eyes, “What’s so good about such a terrifying woman? Why does Prince Huaiyang still dote on her so much?”
Shi Yikuan also suffocated a lot. He turned around to look at the palace gate and snorted with a strange tone, “She’s really attractive, and there’s not just one who spoils her.”
However, thinking of the Empress’s recent expression, Shi Yikuan gradually suppressed his anger and only smiled coldly, “Now that the couple is arrogant, however, whether they can come back from the North Sea or not, it’s another story!
Moonlightjie On GD (QT) Chapter 6