Chapter 141 - 140: Facing Difficulties, Liu Xi Takes Action
The sunset gradually tilted to the west.
Mrs. Wang and Mrs. Xie, however, had not yet returned to the mansion. Old Mrs. Qin sent someone to inquire, prompting Qin Liuxi to have Chief Li take Chen Pi to hire a carriage and wait at the city gate. But before long, Chen Pi galloped back to report that Madam and the others had gotten into a conflict at the city gate.
"It’s Assistant Zhao’s family members. It seems that there was a failure to yield when everyone wanted to enter the city, and Second Madam couldn’t hold back her temper and started arguing. Now the people from the Zhao family who came to pick them up are blocking them, insisting that Madam and the others must kneel and apologize or else they’ll be arrested for offending the officials’ family," said Chen Pi, glancing at Qin Liuxi’s face.
Qin Liuxi’s brows slightly furrowed. Assistant Zhao, she seemed to have heard vaguely of him. Who within the Meng Family was he related by marriage to precisely— she couldn’t quite remember.
Approaching the city gate, Qin Liuxi told Chen Pi to ask City Guardian Mr. Yu for a favor: "Tell him that it’s Taoist Buqiu from Qingping Temple who is asking him for a personal favor, and that the Lady is a member of my family."
"Yes."
Chen Pi dismounted from the carriage, swiftly dashed off, and quickly disappeared from sight.
Qin Liuxi then instructed the driver to continue towards the city gate. By now it was twilight; people at the city gate were crowded to one side to watch the excitement. A lonely horse carriage was waiting beside the gate, blocking the way in front of Mrs. Wang, and if it wasn’t Li Cheng, who else could it be?
On the other side, there was a servant dressed like a steward, who was staring arrogantly at Mrs. Xie, moving her mouth, with a haughty expression. Behind the servant, there was a carriage bearing the emblem of the Zhao Residence, very ostentatious.
Qin Liuxi’s carriage drew closer and she could hear the servant’s shrill voice, pointing at Mrs. Xie: "...Merely the family of a criminal official, yet daring to contend for the road with our lady’s kin. Do you really think you are still from the household of a third-rank official? Truly overestimating yourself!"
Mrs. Xie was so angered that her face turned red. She opened her mouth wanting to retort, but Mrs. Wang pulled her behind and calmly addressed the servant: "We did not contend for the road, but queued in accordance with the rules to enter the city. It was your mansion’s carriage that collided with us without reason first; we had no intention of pursuing the matter, and yet your side is being aggressively oppressive. Is it because you rely on being an official’s family to bully others?"