Records of the Cattle and Horses of Chang'an

Chapter 395 Death Escape

Liu Manqiang felt that she didn't want to hear the word "grandmother" at all. It was annoying!

She closed her eyes, slammed the table as if she had given up, and shouted loudly: "I said I originally planned to escape with my life!"

According to the original plan, Liu Manqiang was going to make Qian suffer for the rest of her life while she herself lived a carefree life outside.

The guard at the gate was startled by the howl. His body reacted faster than his brain. He subconsciously jumped ten feet away before wiping off a sweat. "Madam, it seems you've inherited Old Madam Liu's temperament!"

Manman's fur instantly stood on end at the howl, his back arched high, and he shot out over ten feet before stopping. He stood on his four snow-white legs, tilted his cat head, and looked at Liu Manqiang warily and questioningly: "Meow~?"

Cui Bianxu frowned slightly and said to Liu Manqiang disapprovingly: "Grandma..."

It's really disgraceful to shout like this.

Ahhhh, this is the devil's sound, the devil's sound!

Liu Manqiang almost wanted to cover her ears, but when she saw Cui Bianxu's expressionless face, she suppressed the thought.

After all, she is an elder, she must not lose face in front of her grandson!

After taking ten deep breaths, Liu Manqiang opened her eyes again, having returned to her original, kind and dignified self. "It's a long story. The Liu family has no successors, and the Zhao family has been coveting our Liu family's things. When your mother got married, I almost gave her the entire Liu family as a dowry..."

When she married into the Zhao family, she and Zhao Shu lived in harmony for a while, but most men tend to get bored easily and love the new. In addition, she had not been pregnant for six or seven years since she gave birth to Zhao Yue, so Zhao Shu was a little dissatisfied.

At first, she simply thought it was because she had no son, and she felt a little guilty. Who doesn't want a son to take over the family? Even though she was reluctant, she had to hire several concubines to continue their second wife's family lineage, and among them was Qian.

After Zhao Shu came back with his concubine, he became devoted to her again, but having a third person between them was like having a fly caught in a delicious meal, which was only half left when he discovered it.

What's more, she was rich and generous in hiring concubines. There were three, four, five, six, or seven people between the two of them!

She became less and less willing to pay attention to Zhao Shu. Zhao Shu noticed her coldness and became even less willing to look for her.

On one side is the young and attractive soft jade, and on the other side is the hard stone that is no longer young. Even a fool knows how to choose!

It was originally thought that the two of them would be able to treat each other with respect until they were old, but things took a turn after the two elders of the Liu family passed away.

Cui Bianxu, who has listened to a quarter of "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" intermittently, has completely mastered the skills of listening to stories. Every time Jiang Shangxian pauses, it means only one thing: Where is the supporting role?

Whenever this happened, Zhao Yue and Cui Shuhua would rush to answer, and when someone started talking to Xiao Jiang, he would take a sip of water with satisfaction and continue talking.

Therefore, he thought he was very tactful and adjusted his attitude, adjusting his facial expression to one full of extreme curiosity: "Could it be that something happened after my great-grandparents passed away?"

Lost in memories, Liu Manqiang paused and stared at her grandson for a while, feeling speechless.

Who did he take after? Why did he look like one of those women gossiping together?

Xiao Cui felt vaguely that he seemed to be disliked, but he didn't know what was wrong, so he could only stare back at Liu Manqiang and ask considerately: "Grandma, are you thirsty?"

It’s better not to say it all at once because you’re thirsty. Drinking water is quite troublesome and the water is already cold.

Liu Manqiang strangely understood his thoughts and rolled her eyes in anger, but she suppressed her anger, licked her lips and continued, "Zhao Shu has been coming to see me often since then, and has given me and your mother many small gifts."

It's really disgusting to think about that look of a prodigal son now, but at that time, she and Zhao Yue were both blinded by greed. They only received some small favors and both thought Zhao Shu was good.

Liu Manqiang said with disdain: "All men in the world are unfaithful."

"My grandson is an exception!" Cui Bianxu proudly vindicated himself. He, Cui Yi, is a good man now and will be a good husband in the future!

Liu Manqiang rolled her eyes again in annoyance, just like Zhao Yue.

But to be honest, Zhao Shu's change lasted for quite a while. At least he didn't go to the concubine's place on the surface. He went to her courtyard every day to ask about her well-being...

She secretly made excuses for her blindness that time. At her age, she could blame the heavens, the earth, and other people, but she must never blame herself, because blaming herself would easily lead to her death!

"The fox always shows its tail. When your mother got married, I gave almost all of the Liu family's property into her. That old bastard Zhao Shu couldn't hold it back anymore." Liu Manqiang's eyebrows drooped, and her eyes were full of coldness.

Not to mention that old bastard Zhao Shu, even Zhao Sheng, the old man who had been sitting on the Diaoyutai, couldn't sit still anymore!

But they had no choice and couldn't lose face. Only that useless Zhao Shu lost his temper and instigated the Qian family members who had given birth to children to make a fuss.

That time, she was truly disappointed. He was a man after all, with a dick, and he had the guts to flip the table in front of her!

What's the point of dragging a few women out to cause trouble?

For more than twenty years after Zhao Yue got married, she had been unhappy and trapped in the small backyard. Although the Zhao family did not restrict her coming in and out, she just didn't feel comfortable and her life was not happy.

Every minute, every second, every day, and every year, she managed to hold on because she was thinking of that silly girl Zhao Yue.

She had been thinking about escaping death for a long time. This time, the idiot Qian's poisoning really provided her with a good opportunity. Her grandson had grown up, and her daughter would have someone to rely on in the future. Liu Manqiang thought that she had held on long enough as a mother, so she prepared to leave Guazhou and visit the Liu family's ancestral land.

"If your people don't leave, I'll leave in two months at most."

Liu Manqiang had originally planned that one should not be impatient when doing big things. She slowly gave the Zhao family the feeling that she was about to die, so that her "death" would not seem abrupt.

If the person sent by Cui Bianxu had not told her that her daughter and grandson were in Chang'an and that they were there to arrange her grandson's marriage, she would not have changed her plan.

She had thought her grandson, who was going to be single for a long time, was about to get married, and she wanted to go and see... the excitement.

Since he "died" at this time, Cui Bianxu's marriage could not go ahead.

At this point she gave Cui Bianxu a sidelong glance – who was this all for!?

I'm afraid the Zhao family is in chaos now and is looking for her everywhere!

Unfortunately, Cui Bianxu kept frowning, thinking about something. After she finished speaking for a while, she took out two pieces of paper from her pocket and asked, "Grandmother, do you recognize the person in this portrait?"