Climbing on the Sparrow Branch – CH 366

Chapter 366: Collision

On the way back, An Zhi also discussed the three ladies they had just met with Binglu. “The wife of the Duke Cheng seems like a peacemaker, Madam of Xu likes to hold back, and Madam of Yun is a smiling tiger. Binglu, your young madam is exhausted.”

“Don’t worry, we have the son-in-law here.” Binglu believed that the son-in-law would protect her young madam. After all, there was no other son-in-law in the capital who was as compliant with his wife.

Hearing Pei Que, the corners of An Zhi’s lips curled up. Indeed, Pei Que gave her a lot of peace of mind.

She seemed to be increasingly reliant on him. As long as she knew he was around, nothing was impossible.

However, at times like now, without Pei Que by her side, An Zhi had to rely on herself. She couldn’t just run after him at the slightest provocation.

Thinking about what to do if she ran into trouble, An Zhi actually encountered one: her carriage collided with another’s.

“Didn’t you see my carriage passing by?” the other coachman called out, followed by a clatter. “If you hit my princess, you’ll be dead!”

An Zhi didn’t want to compete with the other two ladies for attention on this trip, so she used a standard carriage.

Hearing someone address her as princess, An Zhi thought about the princesses in the capital and prepared to go out to see who it was.

But before she could leave, she heard Lin Shuyao’s scornful laughter.

“Whose lady is this? Is she hiding in the carriage and afraid to come out?”

An Zhi curled her lips and lifted the curtain. Instead of looking at Lin Shuyao, she looked at Fusheng. Seeing a slap mark on his cheek, she asked in a deep voice what was going on.

Fusheng’s brows knitted together, his hands covering his face. He angrily said, “They clearly came barreling out of the alley. I had already stopped, but they ran right into us, startling the horses.”

The streets of the capital were bustling with people, so carriages didn’t travel very fast. That was why An Zhi asked Fusheng this question.

After hearing Fusheng’s words, An Zhi looked up at Lin Shuyao in the carriage across from her. She sighed, “The County Princess is right. I was afraid to come out. If you apologize to me, it would be so embarrassing.”

“What are you talking about?” Lin Shuyao hadn’t expected to bump into An Zhi. She was seeking someone to vent her rage on because she was already upset, but she ran into this bitch. “An Zhi, you’re getting more and more unreasonable. Why should I apologize to you? I’m the County Princess, and you don’t even have an imperial decree. You should bow to me when you see me.”

“Indeed.” An Zhi got out of the carriage and bowed to Lin Shuyao. “Now, the County Princess should apologize to me, right? Our laws are strict. Right and wrong aren’t determined by status.”

Lin Shuyao gritted her teeth, wishing she could tear An Zhi’s mouth apart. She had always been unable to win an argument with An Zhi, and now she was no different. “Forget it. I’m not going to argue with you. Erzhu, let’s go back.”

Lin Shuyao lowered the curtain, not wanting to talk to An Zhi anymore. An Zhi, however, refused to let Lin Shuyao off easily. She couldn’t let Fusheng get slapped for no reason. She personally stood in front of Lin Shuyao’s carriage, still whispering softly, “County Princess, you ordered your servants to bully people in the street. Is this the family tradition of your County Prince Mu’s Mansion?”

An Zhi didn’t believe that the Eighth Prince would be sincere to Lin Shuyao just because he lost power; otherwise, Lin Shuyao would have been arrogant and would not have retreated at this time.

In the carriage, Lin Shuyao pinched the maid beside her and said unwillingly, “Erzhu, let that boy slap him too.”

She would rather let the servants suffer than apologize.