Listening to Miao angrily complaining about how comfortable Mingyu was and how unfilial she was, and how hard and wronged Huiyuan had been in the past, Nanny Tan lost her mind for the first time in her life when Miao was talking. She thought of Mingyu's beautiful and fair face. She was young and her face was very tender, but her expression was calm. No matter what happened, she never panicked. She was like this when she was young a few years ago, not to mention that she has grown up now.
Madam is no longer the little girl who could not fight back when scolded by Miao a few years ago. Nanny Tan sighed in her heart. The old lady didn't see a penny of the family savings of the Marquis after fighting for so many years. She only relied on the salary to manage the household. The old lady wanted to buy a few young maids, but the money was not easy to get. Moreover, for such a large mansion, buying a steward to guard the gate and the house was the most important thing. The income from the farm would not be collected until autumn, and the income had to be saved to slowly build a garden.
The old lady is not as smart as before. As soon as she comes back, she wants to seize power from her daughter-in-law. She thinks Mingyu is submissive to her after she takes charge of the household. In fact, all her hard work has neither gained anything nor earned her a good reputation.
In fact, the old lady was just afraid. Nanny Tan herself had children and grandchildren, so she could guess what Miao was thinking. She just saw that the Marquis was deeply in love with the Madam and discussed everything with the Madam. Whenever Miao found fault, the Marquis would side with the old lady in public, but in fact he was still side with the Madam. The old lady felt that the Marquis only had his wife in his eyes and not her as a mother, so she had to make a fuss to show her status.
Just as she was absent-minded, Nanny Tan heard footsteps. She turned around and saw several maids supporting Mingyu and carrying a bundle. Nanny Tan stood up straight and knocked on the wall of the carriage, saying in a low voice, "Madam, the mistress is coming."
Miao in the carriage said nothing in dismay, but she felt that she had lost face in front of the servants, so she lowered her voice and said, "I'm not afraid of her, I'm giving face to my grandson!"
At this moment, Mingyu had already come over with the help of a maid. Nanny Tan did not bother to answer the old lady's words, and hurriedly bowed to Mingyu.
Mingyu ignored her and stood beside the carriage. She took a deep breath and calmed down before she smiled and said, "Mother, it's not the first or fifteenth day of the lunar month. Why do we have to go to the temple to burn incense?"
Miao suppressed her displeasure. Why, you are not willing to go out and burn incense to the ancestors? You are pregnant with a unicorn! "It has been a long time since I last went there. The ancestors are worried about you and our Sima family's child. You will give birth in two months. You should pray at this time and ask the ancestors to bless you and your child."
Both sides answered the questions with smiles on their faces. They were angry inside but did not show it at all. They maintained the harmonious relationship between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law and neither of them wanted to start a quarrel.
"That's a good thing." Mingyu smiled, "But I heard from my husband a few days ago that many of the Tartars' spies have infiltrated Tianshui. It's probably not safe for us women to go out during this period."
Miao sneered. Did he really not want to go out or did he not want to give her face? He even brought up the defeated army of the Tartars that was driven away by his son!
"I have asked someone to call Bao Ge'er. He should be waiting for us at the gate of the mansion now." Miao said, and then snorted slightly and laughed, "Mingyu, get in the car quickly, so we can go early and come back early." She looked like she would not give up until the other party got in the car.
Mingyu lowered her eyes and turned to look at Nanny Tan with a sharp look, as if questioning her. Nanny Tan's face immediately turned red with shame and she felt guilty. She shook her head with a bitter face. Who could change Miao's decision
Although it was already March, the carriage was still covered with thick bedding, so there was no need to worry about the shaking. Although Miao wanted to take advantage of Mingyu, she did not dare to joke with her precious grandson. After Mingyu got on the carriage, she closed her eyes and leaned on the cushion to rest. She was too lazy to even look at Miao next to her. She had never seen such a troublesome old lady.
Even if Old Madam Xu was a troublemaker back then, she only did it for money. Now that she has handed over the power of housekeeper, the mother-in-law is still dissatisfied. I'm sorry that she can't serve her anymore. She didn't marry again to suffer Miao's bullying again.
Sister Liu placed the green cloth package she had been holding next to Mingyu. Miao was surprised to see that the shape of the package was a bit strange, but seeing that Mingyu seemed indifferent, she was too angry to lower herself to ask what the package was.
The carriage left the mansion, and there was no sign of Sima Hong. Mingyu remained silent, leaning there fiddling with the Ruyi knot tied around her waist. She knew that Miao's statement that Sima Hong would come was just to coax her. If Sima Hong were here, he would definitely not let Miao take him out to burn incense.
Miao couldn't sit still any longer. "I'm doing this for your own good. Only by making good connections can you gain good results."
Mingyu slowly opened her eyes, smiling brightly and speaking in a cheerful tone, as if the two of them were going on an outing together. "Thank you, mother." There was nothing else to say.
Miao was so angry that she shut up. She had experienced this girl's temper. She always made people angry. Why did she lose her mind and agree to let her son marry this girl? It was a misfortune for the family!
"Go slower!" Mingyu suddenly shouted, startling Miao, who had just closed her eyes and was about to take a nap, and the carriage immediately slowed down. "The carriage is going too fast, and I feel a little uncomfortable." Mingyu smiled apologetically and explained to Miao, "Besides, we can't go too fast in Tianshui City. If we hit something, we can pay for it, but if we hit someone, it will be troublesome.
Miao forced a smile, "If you walk too slowly, you'll be late when you come back... It doesn't matter." Mingyu smiled, stretched out her hand to gently smooth the wrinkles on her skirt, and said nonchalantly, "We're not in a hurry."
Miao gritted her teeth, thinking that her daughter-in-law was becoming more and more unruly. Before she could finish her words, Mingyu dared to interrupt her. This was too much for her. If she didn't take this opportunity to teach her a lesson, she would have no chance in the future. After thinking for a long time, she gritted her teeth and said, "You are becoming more and more... Before she finished her words, the panicked screams of the women and the cries of the children were heard outside.
The carriage stopped immediately. Miao thought the carriage had hit someone. Just as she was about to lean against the window to ask the nanny outside what was going on, Mingyu pulled her back, pulled down the windproof wooden board on the window, and blocked the window tightly.
Then Miao heard the sound of swords clashing. She was not a fool, so she screamed, "What's going on? What's going on?"
When they came out, they brought six or seven stewards and four or five maids, including two elderly maids, Wei Ma and Tan Ma. The maids surrounded the carriage trembling with fear, and the steward pulled out the knife and stick hidden on the saddle. Tan Ma was so scared that her tongue was tied. She clung to the carriage tightly and said tremblingly: "Madam, old lady, someone wants to kill us!"
Mingyu's hands and feet were cold. She reached out to touch the bag beside her. The first time she tried to grab the bag, it fell out of her hand. She realized that her palms were already full of cold sweat. There was chaos outside the carriage. She tried to calm down and pinched her palms hard. The carriage had not left Tianshui yet, and there were obvious signs of the Marquis' Mansion. Apart from the Tartars, she could not think of any other people who would attack them.
"Quickly untie the reins of the horses!" Mingyu ordered. She was afraid that the horses would get frightened and run around with the carriage, which would only make the accident worse.
When the maids heard Mingyu's words, they seemed to have found their backbone and hurriedly untied the reins.
As long as there are no horses, it will be useless for the Tartars to rob the carriages, as they cannot take them away. However, I don’t know if Sima Hong will make it in time. He must come, Mingyu prayed, and her hands were no longer shaking. If you don’t come, your mother, wife and children will be killed by the enemy!
Miao seemed to have returned to that chaotic day in a trance. She fled in a hurry, surrounded by people crying and fleeing. But she had lost her husband at that time, and the blow was too great. She lost her mind in grief and forgot to be afraid. But now it is different. She truly feels the fear that she didn't feel at that time, and it is the only feeling in her heart now.
"What should we do?" Miao looked outside and her whole body began to tremble. Five or six big men wielding round knives were rushing towards them, and two of them had already fought with the steward. The newly hired steward was obviously no match for these well-trained fierce men.
In the chaos, Mingyu heard a shout, the voice was a little low, "Capture Sima Hong's woman!"
At this moment, the carriage suddenly sank, and a big man knocked down the steward and jumped onto the carriage. The horses were immediately startled, and the two horses neighed and ran away. The maids who were protecting the carriage cried and screamed desperately. Nanny Tan and Nanny Wei grabbed the big man's legs and were kicked to the side one by one by the man. However, when he lifted the curtain with a grim smile and saw the situation inside clearly, the grim smile froze on his face.
There were only two people sitting in the large and sturdy carriage, a pregnant woman with a big belly and an old lady. Normally, he would not take these two people seriously and could kill them with one hand, but now he did not dare to take another step forward and could only stand at the front of the carriage in that ridiculous posture.
The beautiful pregnant woman with a big belly stood in front of the old lady, kneeling on the carriage, staring at him coldly, with a delicate mechanism in her hand, and the sharp arrow on the mechanism was pointed at his heart.
He recognized the thing. It was a weapon of the Han people, called a crossbow, which had been very powerful on the battlefield. The one in the woman's hand was obviously a very delicate small crossbow. Although the range was not far enough, it was highly accurate and powerful. If he dared to move, the crossbow arrow in the woman's hand would shoot through his chest. RS