Chapter 139: Bullying goes too far
As soon as Xia Zihan and his group arranged their rooms, the station captain came looking for them with a sad look on his face.
"County Lord, someone is staying at Duke Lu's Mansion in the capital. Do you think you can give up a few rooms?"
Yunzhou Inn is the largest stopover for people from the imperial court in the south of the Yangtze River. It covers an area of ten acres, has more than fifty rooms, a huge horse circle, a huge front yard for carriages, and fifty stations. Guards.
Although the post station is large, Yunzhou has the largest ferry in the south of the Yangtze River. Officials from the north and the south have to pass through Yunzhou and stay and stay in Yunzhou.
When Xia Zihan arrived at the inn, half of the fifty rooms were already occupied. There were many of them, including nearly a hundred escorts, servants, and others. Therefore, Xia Zihan claimed the remaining half of the rooms.
These twenty-five rooms were not enough for Xia Zihan and his group to live in, so Xia Zihan asked He Donglin to lead forty guards to set up tents in the front yard and guard the luggage on the carriage.
For others, two people live in one room, which is just right.
Now people from Duke Lu's Mansion came and wanted to stay in a room. The people in the post didn't dare to offend the people from Duke Lu's Mansion, so they came and asked Xia Zihan to give up some rooms.
Xia Zihan frowned slightly, "How many rooms are needed?"
"Ten rooms are enough."
He opened his mouth and went nearly halfway.
"Let's move out ten rooms and you go make arrangements." Xia Zihan thought for a while and asked Cui Er to manage the house.
She did not embarrass the captain of the inn. After all, the inn belonged to the imperial court. She only moved in because of her status as the head of the county. She couldn't live in it and let others brag about it.
Duke Lu Guofu is a relative of the emperor, and his status is much higher than hers.
She didn't want to offend the people in Duke Lu's mansion before she entered the capital. She was too young to offend them now.
She then told Nuan Yu, "Go and notify He Donglin and ask him to put up more tents."
"Yes." Nuanyu bowed and left, then went to make arrangements.
The captain of the post station was extremely grateful, "If you need anything, the county leader just asks. He can't help with small and big things, but he can still run errands with small things."
Is there still a shortage of errand runners around her?
However, since he thanked her sincerely, she accepted it, "Well, if I need it, I will definitely come to you."
"The younger one will resign." He still had to make arrangements for the people in Duke Lu's mansion.
These royal relatives, high-ranking officials and nobles, he, a small post captain, would not dare to offend any of them.
After the captain of the station left, Cui Er Butler came back to report half an hour later.
"The young servants, the cook and the rough girl have stayed in the tent, and the second- and third-class maids are sleeping in the carriage. The guards have also made arrangements, but..."
He paused, with an unhappy look on his face, and then continued, "The people at the inn said that there were too many of us and the inn didn't prepare enough meals, so they wouldn't prepare meals for us."
It makes sense that half of the room was occupied by people. After all, the inn belonged to the imperial court, and Duke Lu's residence was a relative of the emperor. There was no reason for their maids and servants to stay in the room and leave the people of Duke Lu's residence outside.
But...there is no reason to let their old lady and the county owner go hungry, right?
Why do other people living in the inn have food to eat, but they don’t?
Butler Cui was very angry.
"Then send someone to buy some hot buns and steamed buns before the city gate is closed, and you can fool them no matter what."
Xia Zihan didn't think so. She was only staying at this inn for one night and would go to the city to board the ferry at the ferry early tomorrow morning. There was no need for her to be angry over such a trivial matter.
What's more, the inn is only thirty miles away from Yunzhou City. If you ride fast, you can get there in less than half an hour.
If they can buy food, they won't be hungry.
However, grandma is old and cannot eat dry steamed buns like them. She added, "Bring some soft snacks to grandma, buy a silky chicken, and make some chicken soup for grandma to drink at night." ”
Old Man Bai and Master Qi are getting older, so they should drink some chicken soup. She also asked Butler Cui to buy more chickens, and everyone would eat stewed chicken and meat buns in the evening.
Butler Cui was ordered to send He Donglin and four guards to Yunzhou City in a hurry.
Xia Zihan went to Zeng's room and chatted with Zeng.
"I heard that the room is not enough, why don't you come over and share a room with grandma?" Mrs. Zeng pulled her to sit down with a very gentle tone.
Xia Zihan said, "With the help of Butler Cui, the room arrangements have been made." Then he told Mrs. Zeng, "People from Duke Lu's residence are also staying here."
Zeng's face turned serious, "Your grandfather has passed away. Even if the Duke of Lu has done anything to the Chu family before, they shouldn't have targeted us."
That's impossible to say.
Before the people from Duke Lu's Mansion came, the people at the inn had not said there was not enough food. As soon as the people from Duke Lu's Mansion came, the Chu family had no food to eat.
However, Xia Zihan did not dare to tell Mrs. Zeng about this, so as not to make her depressed.
Mrs. Zeng also warned her, "As long as you don't have a direct conflict with the people of Duke Lu's mansion in the future, they won't be able to openly bully us, an old, young, married woman and a child."
If he is really bullied, if word spreads, the people in Duke Lu's palace will lose their face.
The current Duke Lu's government cannot bear the reputation of bullying good and fearing evil, and using power to bully others.
The third prince has grown up now. As a relative, it is time for Duke Lu to pay attention to his own behavior. If Duke Lu's house gets a bad reputation, the third prince will definitely be implicated, and even Concubine Lu will be embarrassed in front of the emperor. . What's more, the people being bullied by Duke Lu's Palace are the people of the Chu family that the emperor wants to protect. This is like the people of Duke Lu's Palace slapping the emperor. I believe that as long as they don't take the initiative to provoke the people of Duke Lu's Palace, the people of Duke Lu's Palace will also. I won't mess with them.
Xia Zihan hummed and agreed.
Of course, she had suspected that her grandfather's death might be related to Concubine Lu's party three years ago, but she did not dare to tell Mrs. Zeng.
Everything must be based on evidence. Without evidence, she would not say anything casually, and her grandmother looked worried and sad.
Night fell, the sky was already dark, and dinner had not come yet. Seeing Zeng's tired look, Xia Zihan called Silicao, "Let's go see when dinner will be served."
"It should be soon. The county chief is hungry. Can I go get you some meat buns to fill your stomach first?" Silk Cao replied.
"Well, take some more." Everyone ate together.
Zeng had already eaten a piece of snack before, but she didn't like to melt snacks. Even with the pills provided by Doctor Bai, Zeng didn't dare to eat more.
Silk Grass went and came back soon, saying with a panicked look, "County Master, it's not good, the cook borrowed a large pot of chicken stewed with mushrooms and potatoes made in the kitchen of the inn, and also stewed it for the old lady. All the silky chickens were taken away by people from Duke Lu’s mansion. Butler Cui heard about it and went to look for them.”
"It's really too much of a lie." Xia Zihan stood up abruptly, with an angry look on his face.
Humph, she didn't care about the room issue. After all, this inn was not run by her family, and it wasn't her decision.
But when it comes to eating, the people in Duke Lu's mansion have made it clear that they are bullying the Chu family.
Why do your servants have food to eat, but she and her grandmother don’t?
Well, she held this breath in and didn't care about it.
But why did they grab everything Mao and the others bought?
This is too bullying, and all the people in Duke Lu's mansion have become robbers.
Xia Zihan was furious and was about to go to the people of Duke Lu to settle the score, but Zeng stopped him and said, "Sit down."
"Grandma..."
"Just sit down if I ask you to sit down. Isn't it just a few chickens? Are we still short of that one bite of chicken?"
Xia Zihan bit her lip and sat down unwillingly.
Mrs. Zeng told Mother Su, "Go and call the second housekeeper Cui back, and tell us that those dishes will be treated as if we are inviting people from Duke Lu's mansion to eat."
"Old madam, this is too embarrassing for the people of Duke Lu's mansion. They..." Su's mother was unwilling to be bullied by others.
Mrs. Zeng sighed and said earnestly, "Listen, the Chu family is no longer what it used to be. We have been away from the capital for another three years. We are not sure how much things have changed in the capital. We have to keep a low profile and avoid the sharp edges. What is wrong with us?" The Chu family has benefits.”
I just don’t want to confront the people of Duke Lu’s government head on.
Even Hong Guoguo was bullied to the point of being bullied.
Mother Su looked at the forbearing old lady, her eyes suddenly turned red, and she responded, "I will go find Butler Cui now."
Sicao also went out and soon brought back a large plate of steaming meat buns, followed by Qingya, who held two small bowls of white fungus soup in her hands.
Qingya put the tremella soup on the table and said, "The tremella soup was given by the wife of the Crown Prince of Anguo Palace. It was said to be for the old lady and the county lord."
Mrs. Prince Anguo?
Isn't she that little bastard's mother?
Xia Zihan was surprised.
She remembered that she had clearly told the little bastard's secret guards to ask his parents not to go out this year. Why...
For some reason, she felt a little uneasy in her heart.
"Hongmei, take ten buns and send them to Mrs. Shizi as a return gift. Thank you for Mrs. Shizi's kindness on my behalf." Mrs. Zeng ordered the eldest maid Hongmei.
Hongmei quickly responded with a yes.
Xia Zihan also asked her to pack a pound of snacks and take them with her.
She remembered that the wife of the Crown Prince of Anguo Palace did not seem to be from the capital. She did not like pasta, but she liked desserts.
Nuanyu and Qingya were left to wait while the others went to have dinner.
Qingya took her chopsticks and picked out a bun with a hint of green vegetable leaves on it, and put it in Zeng's bowl, "This is stuffed with vegetarian food. Butler Cui said that the old lady didn't like meat and fish, so he specially ordered Captain He to buy ten The vegetarian stuffed buns include radish vermicelli, cabbage, mushrooms, and shrimp, meat, and leeks.”
She brought five of the ten steamed buns with vegetarian fillings. Since the steamed buns were big, one of them could only be half full. With a bowl of white fungus soup, Zeng and Xia Zihan were full in no time.
Hongmei is back, and she brings a strange old nanny with her.
The old grandma was holding a plate of fruits in her hands, including grapes, bananas, and large persimmons, all of which were suitable for the elderly with bad teeth.
(End of chapter)