The Rich and Powerful Chang An Chapter 10-11

Chapter 10

There was a burning sensation on the face and the body fell straight out, only then did Liu Shi reacted. She was hit, and also was hit by that damned yatou, Chunyu!

After having been together with Xu Yongnian, Liu Shi had not suffered any such grievances. She rather could not even dared to believe it, that the boy who always kept silence dared to let someone hit her. That Xu family's slave had actually really turned hands on her?!

“Xu Chang An! You little bastard, you actually let her hit me? Did you all eat cooked rice*? Still has not raise hand for me, ruthlessly hit for me, tear up that little slut's mouth and break her hand for me! There's also that smelly boy and the old woman!” Liu Shi was not contented but at the same time was rejoiced that she brought this many people out today, otherwise she feared that she would be beaten to death by them!

*(idiom) eat cooked rice = incapable/ good-for-nothing

Liu Shi was stupid, but not everyone was as stupid as she was. Xu Chang An was already XianWang Fei. Nowadays, who did not know? The Yahuan* and Pozi* behind Liu Shi had just watched Liu Shi being hit. They didn't dare to really raise their hands, only able to look embarrassed and knelt down to make their master to calm down. They told Liu Shi directly and indirectly that with Xu Chang An's current status, they could not hit him, otherwise they would be in trouble.

*Yahuan = slave/servant girl/maid
*Pozi = middle-aged (or older) woman servant

“WangFei? What WangFei! Really ridiculous! He is a man. Can that be possible for Xian Wang to really regard him as WangFei? Besides, I'm his mother. The mother want to teach her son a lesson is perfectly justified, even the emperor cannot have a say!” Liu Shi knew for sure that even if Xu Chang An suffered a beating, Xian Wang would not stood in for him and come forward. She might as well fixed Xu Chang An's status as wanbei*, felt she could crush him to death with 'filial piety' words, he would be unable to turn up any winds and waves! However, she listened to Laoye's words, that the present Son of Heaven attached importance to filial piety, the imperial court was more disciplined, and those who were not filial were not hired. It seemed to be the same in their village. She did not believe it and there was Laoye. What could possibly this little bastard Xu Chang An do to her?!

*wanbei =younger generation/ one's junior

"All of you still won't raise a hand, do you want me to personally take a hand in the work? These bitches who live off one person while secretly helping another, today when we go back, this Furen will sent out all of you to be sold to the brothel!" Liu Shi's days of smooth sailing after more than ten years, facing her days on only a square space in Xu home. The so called ignorant and fearless; she really did not know at the end, what was wrong with her words.

While on the other hand, her words were truly indeed scared the Yahuan and Pozi behind her! If they didn't raise their hand, Liu Shi would sell them into the brothel, then it's better to listen to her. At the most, it's up to WangFei to punish by beating. If fortunate, he might not report the matter. After all, young master was a wimp since he was young. Also not necessarily really turn over any day to come.

The people Liu Shi brought also caused an uproar, the manager panicked, promptly stepped forward to stop them, but he was too old and at Liu Shi side was unexpectedly a strong and robust pozi who single-handedly shoved him to the ground! Yang Momo saw and hurriedly went over to assist. As a result, her bend leg was kicked by people and she directly went down the ground on her knee.

As early as when those people started, Chunyu just cried out 'wa' loudly! At that time, she didn't do anything, just single-mindedly held Xu Chang An into her arms. In her presence, the young master could not suffer the least bit hurt at any rate.

Xu Chang An also put off a few, he wanted to push Chunyu away, but he did not expect this yatou's strength was still quite strong, so he could only open his mouth to call people!

"The people outside came in to me!" The inner room, this small parlour of the cloth store still counted as spacious but their people were many. Now that there was a conflict, naturally it made a terrible disturbance, the shop assistants outside heard the movement inside and came in to drag people. The rest arranged for the customers in the store to go out, made the people came over for another day to look at the materials. If the customers continued to stay inside, it would affect the store's reputation.

The customers were slowly requested to go out. The imperial bodyguards at the entrance found it to be unusual, naturally wanted to take a look. Their responsibility was to protect the security of Wang Fei. If something bad happened to Wang Fei had to do with their dereliction of duty, they would be punished!

The young server watched as the people dressed up as imperial bodyguards entered the door, he was scared and directly knelt to the ground, this was the clothes worn by the people who served the Imperial House, which high rank nobility came ah!

“Where is my family WangFei?”

“WangFei……”

“What are you muttering and mumbling about? Hurry and lead the way, where is Xian WangFei?”

The young server was scared and did not dare to lift his head up. Trembling and faltering, he said two words of 'inner room' and later because of being scared to weak legs, he fell on the ground. Because he saw just now, that was not a Gongzi oh, it was XianWang Fei who seemed to be hit by people!

*Gongzi = son of a duke or ranking official; son of a feudal prince or high official

Liu Shi was very proud of herself and thought to personally take a hand in the work, then seeing her own people that the two big and tall men, with a single hand picked up and threw them out. Not after a while with kung fu, the ten individuals be seemed like a small mountain, thrown out and made a pile at the same place. She just wanted to open mouth to question them who they were, her own body felt light and she was thrown out together!

“You two… you two very big dog guts! Have the impudence to treat me like this, treat me like this!” Liu Shi's was not thrown over the pile of people, but she was thrown onto the open space beside her. All the limbs and bones exuded traces of pain, made her words spoken out in quivering syllables, but the words spoken out were unexpectedly still in that way of not knowing life and death. (T/N: she was still speaking with arrogance)

Xu Chang An did not expect that Liu Shi, who had lived in the capital for ten years, somehow still did not have any knowledge and experiences. She did not even recognized the uniforms of the imperial bodyguards, she really was looking for a way out.

"This humble servants barely come to the rescue now, WangFei please pardon us!" Liu Shi was settled by two or three of her people, and the two imperial bodyguards rushed to Xu Chang An, appeared to beg for forgiveness.

A moment ago, Xu Chang An was indeed frightened, but the people with him were staying outside. They were not clairvoyance nor clairaudient. How could he possibly blame them?

*千里眼 qiānlîyân = farsighted person (clairvoyance)
*顺风耳 shùnfēng'êr = preternaturally good hearing person (clairaudient)

“It is my negligent. I never thought that Xu Furen's temperament was actually this fiery, and also your ostentation and extravagant was not small. There are so many people around, you all should get up.” Xu Chang An suddenly thought of an idea, he thought that after Liu Shi had gone to stir up trouble today, the gross injustice that his mother had lived might not be far behind.

"Xu Furen, I have to bother you to go back and tell my father that although his son hadn't learned how to tend the account, but Wang Residence would have no shortage of people who would tend the account books. In the future, there is no need for father to worry about the estates and shops under mother's name.” A moment ago Xu Chang An was protected by Chunyu and was not hurt by anything, only the hair seemed to be pulled for a few times. Now the scalp was a little bit sore.

Only those who were anxious about Xu Chang An's identity had now already looked scared and deathly pale. Liu Shi did not know why it was so, and still wanted to get up and argue. But Xu Chang An had turned to leave.

"Manager, I feel somewhat unwell, want to go back home earlier. I'll have to trouble you to a visit to my residence tomorrow. I have something to discuss with you."

“Employer can be at ease, early in the morning tomorrow this Laonu at once will go.” Manager Yang was Yang Shi's mother's family people, and now the slave contracts were still in the hands of the Yang family. Regardless of Xu Chang An's identity, he also claimed to be a slave before Xu Chang An.

Xu Chang An had clarified the purpose of today's visit and he was ready to go. It was only when he walked to the door, he discovered that there were unexpectedly many people watching the excitement. Some were the customers just now and some were the people, whom passed by and stayed to enjoy the bustling scene.

Knowing what was going on today would certainly be an unstoppable talks, Xu Chang An buried his head and revealed a shallow smile. He did not expect that things would go so smoothly. The retribution of the Xu family would soon come.

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The author has something to say: First come here today, my stomach and back ache… Now I just want to lie flat.
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Chapter 11

After returning to Wang Residence, Xu Chang An rarely raised the cautious care of his body, brought Yang Momo and his crowd of yatou into Wang Residence's flower garden, drinking tea and flower viewing. Looking at the autumn chrysanthemum in the courtyard, Xu Chang An suddenly realized that the Mid-Autumn Festival would be on the way. People on the Mid-Autumn Festival paid great attention to it. The same was true in the imperial palace. It should be the time for the imperial palace banquet.

“Young Master, what are you sighing about ah? Today, aren't we properly let out a sigh of relief?” Today, Chunyu could be wild with joy, before leaving she did not forget to play dirty tricks. After waiting for her family young master get on the carriage, her mouth not forget to keep on harping; Laoye was truly partial, how could he let Furen do as she pleases to cause trouble!

Xu Family's Furen died three years ago, and Xu Yongnian had never remarried. Where did Xu Family's Furen now come from?

Big tree with deep roots family might not care about this rumors, but the Xu family certainly would!

*(Idiom) big tree with deep roots = of an influential person or a huge organization

“Nothing, I'm just… scaring myself.” Xu Chang An was not stupid. Now the emperor's princes were all already adults, the crown prince matter dispute thereafter was getting intense and fierce than ever. Although Xiao Qing Yan was not qualified for the succession, after all, he was a long-cherished prince in the eyes of others, from to beginning to end that would be the trusted aid great worry.

Now that they were one, if he made any mistakes, he even be Xiao Qing Yan's responsibility. He must be careful, he could not implicated him (XQY).

“Young Master, don't think about it. Now that Laoye is no longer able to control us, no matter what Liu Shi came home to lodge a complaint to him, they won't be able to do something to us. What are you afraid of?”

“Just what do you know.” He did not want to say too much to Chunyu, Xu Chang An just let her have her own way of thinking.

Just thinking of Liu Shi, Xu Chang An directly let out a scornful laugh, as long as Liu Shi did not embellish the story to distort the truth deliberately, father should probably be distressed at home today.

Xu Chang An did not know that Xu Yongnian was far more than be distressed. When Liu Shi returned home in absolutely exasperated, her mouth was accompanied by name-calling. After telling Xu Yongnian about all the matter that happened today, Xu Yongnian was angered even the words to say could not came out. Xu Yongnian finger pointed at Liu Shi, whole body covered with anger, his mouth could not speak, but in the end actually spit out a mouthful of blood, and directly lost consciousness.

Xu Yongnian passed out, certainly Liu Shi be in complete state of panic and cried her eyes out as if the sky would collapse. She continuously knelt down in front of Xu Yongnian's bed, clutching Xu Yongnian's hand, while crying still continued condemning Xu Chang An.

“Biaoge, you simply make me distressed, you also have to take care of yourself, ah. How can you be angered till sick because of that little bastard, ah?!” Liu Shi was wholeheartedly sad and scared. She really was hoping for Old Liu Shi to died immediately and be settled, but Xu Yongnian could not meet with a mishap. Old Liu Shi was in pain again now had became only her burden, Xu Yongnian could be the heaven for his son and daughter, ah.

After Xu Yongnian slowly woke up, what he heard was Liu Shi's wailed like a ghost and howled like a wolf in addition to name-calling Xu Chang An. Xu Yongnian glanced at Liu Shi, then closed his eyes, directly with ruthlessness flung his palm across toward her.

“Stupid woman! You are trying to kill me! Kill me!” Xu Yongnian knew that he was partial and knew long ago his own deed had exceed the proprieties. However, these things were all his family affairs. As long as the people did not know he had directly killed Yang Shi and abandoned the legitimate son, other people would not be able to say anything. But this stupid woman actually did something stupid in front of so many people and even faced Wang Residence's imperial bodyguards, directly put their own matters of disregard the proprieties to be talk about!

Liu Shi was directly hit to confusion, she did not know what she was doing wrong, and her Biaoge Laoye, why did he have to hit her!

"Grab this stupid woman, this slut and lock her up into the firewood shed! At once send people to XianWang Residence and just say that Wang Fei's paternal grandmother is seriously ill, and she extremely miss her grandson. Make him hastily return to Xu Residence tomorrow to pay his paternal grandmother a visit." Xu Yongnian originally wanted to personally go to XianWang Residence, but thinking carefully at end, if he went not necessarily bear any results. It would be best to make use of his mother's illness to make his little bastard come home.

Liu Shi simply did not know where she did wrong that Biaoge would treated her as such. She could only bawled as the servant locked her up in the firewood shed.

After the Liu Shi was taken away, Xu Yongnian only then showed some regretting expression. If he had known earlier that there would be such a day, those years how would he not let matters be result in such hopelessness.

That year he married Yang Shi, at first was simply because he took a fancy to Yang Family's background. Who would have thought that Yang Family was really snobbish! Although they gave their daughter to marry him, but yet immediately cut off relation with their daughter. Let him for nothing have a door to wife's prominent family home, nevertheless non effective! Even fellow official would time and again laugh at time.

That Yang Shi was simply useless! Her family people could not help him, her own wealth also begrudge to take out like a miser obstinately clung to that small dowry. There still needed to supply silver for family expenses every month. Each time he listened to her made him calculated the cost of family expenses, that was the same as she slapped him on the face. He was dying for her to right away drop dead!

Furthermore that unfilial son's looks did not even resembled his a little bit, and from childhood also not close to him. Even treated younger siblings more callous, never share his things with the younger siblings. He had long seen through that both mother and son could not be a good things!

Xu Yongnian really hated his wife and his own legitimate eldest son, so he just watched as his mother and Liu Shi's slowly poisoned Yang Shi and did not say anything. He also wanted to use Yang Shi's death to immediately abandoned her beloved son. Who would ever thought that this unfilial son would have such a good fortune, even the emperor gave him the marriage to the prince!

Liu Shi was stupid, Xu Yongnian knew but he simply like her although stupid could only depended on him. Still, Liu Shi was docile and obedient toward him, but he nevertheless in any way did not expect one day Liu Shi's stupidity might harm him… The government official road was totally ruined in all his life and would go no further than this.

On the other side, in Wang Residence's study, Xiao Qing Yan listened through to the subordinate's reporting back and was silent for a while before he instructed to go to Wang Fei's place.

Xu Chang An slept directly in Wang Residence's flower garden. Hearing a Yatou came to announce Wang Ye's arrival, Chunyu quickly called him to wake up. Thus when Xiao Qing Yan met Xu Chang An, Xu Chang An still had red eyes and a listless look.

Just knowing Xu Chang An's great deal of matters, under the association, Xiao Qing Yan naturally thought that he was sad because of his mother.

“En! In a few days, third younger brother is about to rush to the north side battlefield. Before the expedition, father emperor set up an autumn hunting ground for third younger brother demanded to gather head. After that, at the night of Mid-Autumn Festival, there will be a banquet implemented for third younger brother in the imperial palace. You…get ready to prepare.” As for his mother's death anniversary … should took care of it after.

“Your Highness, I… also need to go?”

“On the day of the Mid-Autumn Festival banquet, both official rank personnel and their family members are required to be presented at the imperial palace to participate. You are Wang's Wang Fei, what are you ashamed of? Why not go!” Xiao Qing Yan most unwanted to see was the small-minded appearance of Xu Chang An, a never seen the world appearance, really made him lose face!

Xu Chang An had originally been careful to ask, but now with Xiao Qing Yan such aggressive rhetorical question, the answer was even more careful: "Your Highness, I… I mean the day of the hunt, I also have to go? That is… I can't ride a horse." Since it was hunting, it was impossible to always sit in the carriage. How to hunt without riding, ah?

Xiao Qing Yan obviously did not expect that Xu Chang An would care about this. He regarded Xu Chang An as his family. He naturally did not think about Xu Chang An's concerns. Now he also thought that it was difficult.

Other Furen and young lady grew up from childhood in a boudoir, naturally did not mount a horse. However, Xu Chang An was a man after all. What to do if at that time someone make him mount a horse to hunt? In particular, what to do if at that time father emperor bring up the matter?

“Your Highness, the two imperial bodyguards you gave me are very skilled. Can I learn from them? There are still ten days to count. I should be able to learn by then.”

"Suit yourself."

"Thank you, Your Highness." In fact, Xu Chang An wanted to learn more than just riding horses. He also wanted to learn martial arts. Even if he could not be as powerful as the imperial bodyguards, he could at least be fit and healthy, and most unlikely to confront a pozi with a bit strong body, he could be utterly helpless.

“Right, are the courtyards preparation that I made you to prepare going well? After two days, the cefei will move in.” At the time of speaking, Xiao Qing Yan deliberately buried his head down and drank tea, but he always watched Xu Chang An's change of expression.

He saw Xu Chang An obviously stunned, but immediately put on an expressionless and well-behave replied: “Already made good arrangement. A few days ago I had let guanjia put things in order. It should have been almost perfect, coming people can lived in directly."

Speaking of Cefei, Xu Chang An remembered the two personal yatou. They had been with Xiao Qing Yan for so many years. Now that Xiao Qing Yan had a formal wife and concubines, were not they be given a status too.

"Wang Ye, Ziyan and Ziyue that served you before are not going to be…?"

“Ziyue? That yatou hasn't changed her name yet? Princess Qing Yue should have come back this year. You should change her name to her (PQY).”

“Oh, oh yes, I understood.” Xu Chang An originally wanted to mention about the two yatou's status, but looking at Xiao Qing Yan's attitude, he did not seemed to like their appearances. He (XQY) simply did not mention it. In any case, they had no bearing with him (XQY) and at the time he mention it, Xiao Qing Yan was discontented and the one with bad luck could be himself.

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