Chapter 1444: Losing Face

Chapter 1444: Chapter 1444: Losing Face

However, Gu Jinli was being cautious, thinking that since Mrs. Kuang came to ask for help, Mrs. Cen would certainly find someone to help as well.

She never showed a good face to Mrs. Cen, and figured Mrs. Cen wouldn’t come to her but would seek help from Ji Zhenniang.

"Riding in the carriage like this is too crowded and uncomfortable. How about this, let’s move these elderly people who aren’t very old, along with the older kids, over to the Xie Family’s side."

Mrs. Kuang nodded with a smile: "As long as there’s a car, it doesn’t matter which family we go to."

Gu Jinli said, "Then Aunt, please bring the people over."

She reminded, "Move them to the Xie Family’s side first, to prevent others from getting ahead."

How clever Mrs. Kuang was! She slapped her thigh and hurriedly said, "Oh, oh, oh, San Lang’s Wife, you’re right to remind me. I’ll take the people over right away."

With that, she rushed off in a hurry.

Gu Jinli guessed correctly. By the time Mrs. Kuang arrived at the Xie Family Camp, Mrs. Cen had already brought a dozen elderly people and children there, holding Sister Tang while speaking to Nanny Xie about wanting to see Ji Zhenniang.

According to Gu Jinli’s instructions, Qing Hui wouldn’t allow Ji Zhenniang to meet with Mrs. Cen alone. Although Ji Zhenniang wanted to let Mrs. Cen in, she was stopped by Qing Hui, who threatened, "Lady Xie, do you want my mistress to hold and kiss you again?"

Ugh!

Ji Zhenniang retched uncomfortably, waving her hand: "I don’t want that, stop scaring me!"

She added, "But Mrs. Lu came over holding Sister Tang, we’re all ladies, I can’t just ignore her, right? Besides, Sister Tang is so cute, just like my Zhuzhu."

Ji Zhenniang missed her daughter, and seeing a little girl around her daughter’s age, she wanted to get close.

But no, Qing Hui said: "If you don’t want to get hurt, don’t meet with Mrs. Cen and don’t get close to Sister Tang. Mrs. Cen knows you miss your daughter, and brings Sister Tang every time to see you. Her intentions are malicious. Can’t you see that, madam?"

Ji Zhenniang: "I know, I just won’t meet Mrs. Cen, but shouldn’t I at least accept the elderly and children she brings? I saw a few very young children on her side, only a few years old, running on the road like this will exhaust them."

Qing Hui didn’t want to discuss: "Either accept those people, or let my mistress hold and kiss you again. It’s your choice."

Ugh!

"Stop grossing me out!" Ji Zhenniang was about to collapse: "If you keep this up, I won’t be able to eat!"

Qing Hui glanced at her: "Then don’t see them."

As they were talking, they heard Mrs. Kuang’s loud voice approaching: "Oh my, Mrs. Lu, what a coincidence. You also brought people to ask Lady Xie for help? Unfortunately, you’re late. Lady Xie already agreed to let the elderly and children from our Niu Family camp take the carriage. You should hurry back, don’t stand in the cold and catch a chill."

After speaking, she barged towards the Xie Family camp without waiting for Nanny Xie to announce, leaving both Nanny Xie and Mrs. Cen stunned.

By the time they came to their senses, Mrs. Kuang had already brought her people into the camp, heading straight for Ji Zhenniang’s carriage.

Hearing this, Ji Zhenniang was angry and pointed at Mrs. Kuang from afar: "Who said you could take the carriage? I never said that, now get out of here!"

Mrs. Kuang laughed: "You didn’t say it, but Mrs. Qin did. She said it, do you dare to disagree?"

Ji Zhenniang was choked: "Waa waa waa, Gu Xiaoyu, you shrew, you’re only bullying me!"

Mrs. Kuang pretended to comfort her: "Lady Xie, don’t cry, we’re helping you. That Mrs. Cen isn’t good, you’re so pure and kind, you can’t compete with her."

If we don’t give our people the ride, that benefit will be taken by Mrs. Cen.

"Lady Xie, don’t cry, Aunt brought a gift this time, half a duck and a carrot, don’t be polite, take it to eat." Mrs. Kuang thought she was being quite generous.

Ji Zhenniang was furious, shouting: "Half a duck? Is your family so poor? Duck is so cheap, and you only brought half, not willing to give a whole one, how stingy. And the carrot, who gives carrot as a gift?"

Mrs. Kuang wiped her face after getting spat at and said: "It’s because we already ate, only half is left. Here, take it first, when we reach the Hundred Wolves County, Aunt will buy you a whole one. On the road ahead, we’ll have to trouble your family a lot."

Hearing this, Ji Zhenniang was stunned for a moment before she realized: "What do you mean? You want to ride all the way to the Northwest?!"

Mrs. Kuang: "We’ve already started riding, can’t really stop halfway, can we? After all, Lady Xie, you’re so kind and compassionate, how could you throw the elderly and children out of the carriage?"

Ji Zhenniang was choked, raising her hand to hit Mrs. Kuang, but was stopped in time by Xie Huaihua: "Calm down, madam."

You can’t hit her, she’s your equal, and you still have to call her Aunt.

Qing Hui warned: "Lady Xie, you need to calm down, too much emotion will worsen the poison in your body."

"What? Lady Xie, you’re poisoned? Oh no, it’s not contagious, is it?" Mrs. Kuang quickly got up, distancing herself from Ji Zhenniang.

Ji Zhenniang was so angry she cried again, yelling: "Not contagious, not contagious, it’s just a small poison, why are you so scared?!"

Waa waa waa, you shrew, how dare you despise me?

After hearing this, Mrs. Kuang was relieved, moved closer again, and sat on the front board of the carriage, smiling: "Lady Xie, take care of yourself."

She added: "I’ll go find Nanny Xie, and ask her to help arrange for my people?"

Ji Zhenniang didn’t want to see Mrs. Kuang: "Get out!"

She pointed at the duck and carrot: "Take these away, I don’t eat such shabby things."

Hahaha, Mrs. Kuang was more than happy to do so, taking the items, swaying her hips as she left. After driving Mrs. Cen away with Nanny Xie’s help, she had Nanny Xie arrange carriages for her elderly and children.

Mrs. Cen was deeply humiliated, glaring at Mrs. Kuang’s back with vicious eyes: Mrs. Kuang, you brought this on yourself, now all of you are going to die, including your son!

"Madam, what should we do? You’ve got to find us a place, we can’t run all this way for nothing." The soldiers’ families at the Lu Family Camp looked at Mrs. Cen disapprovingly, their faces full of disdain, as if to say, ’If your Lu Family can’t handle it, don’t try to be a Company Commander!’

Old Wu’s wife was even more merciless, saying: "Madam, we don’t need luxurious carriages, but the elderly and children really can’t keep running. Look at the Qin family over there, they have carriages too, I heard the carriages are even double-decked, very warm inside."

"If I’d known, my husband would’ve joined the Qin family as a soldier. We wouldn’t have to suffer like this now!"

Hearing this, Mrs. Cen turned to her and said: "Old Wu’s wife, come here."

Old Wu’s wife felt something was wrong, but thought Mrs. Cen wouldn’t dare do anything to her, so she went over.

Papapapa!

Mrs. Cen put down Sister Tang and slapped Old Wu’s wife several times, cursing: "If your husband doesn’t want to soldier here, then he should leave. But remember, if he dares leave, my husband will dare report to the He’an Prefecture Government that he’s a deserter. Deserters can bring doom to their families, none of your family will have a good outcome!"