Traveling through time as a peasant girl, buying a husband and raising a child

Chapter 152: Dispute at the City Gate

Jiang Jin said that the girl was given to her, and Mu Jiaojiao could give it a name.

When Mu Jiaojiao heard this, she thought of Xue Da and Xue Er, who were her own children. She felt that it was too difficult for their mother, so she took the initiative to take on the task and gave the name Yunyu to the seventh child and Huaizhu to the ninth child.

While Mu Jiaojiao was deeply hurt, she also felt that her child did have some artistic background.

Early that morning, Mu Jiaojiao's family of four took Yunyu with them, but not Zhao Jianjia, as her body had not fully recovered from the last detoxification.

Then the group got on a carriage, left Lihua Village, and headed towards Maple Leaf City.

The one driving the carriage was Zhao Xiangyi, and Wushuang was sitting next to him, looking lazy.

The few of them walked and stopped along the way, as if they were on a tour, and it took them five days to reach the gate of Maple Leaf City.

When we arrived, it was dusk and there was a long queue to enter the city.

Mu Jiaojiao and the others decided to come to Maple Leaf City on a whim and did not inform Xia Linzhi, the county magistrate of Maple Leaf City, so they naturally lined up to enter the city.

After waiting in line for about half an hour, it was finally Mu Jiaojiao and her companions' carriage's turn to enter the city. The county soldiers checked Mu Jiaojiao and her companions and were about to let them pass.

"Wait, let me pass first!"

However, at this moment, Mu Jiaojiao heard an arrogant and domineering voice coming from behind, accompanied by bursts of horse hooves.

When the soldiers heard the voice and saw the young man leading the way on horseback galloping towards them, they immediately had flattering smiles on their faces and their tone was even more respectful.

"Mr. Zheng, are you back from your outing? Please go in first!"

"Oh! You're at least a bit perceptive. Don't really think that any random person would want to enter the city before me!"

The man called Master Zheng by the soldiers was named Zheng Ziyi. He was the only son of the Zheng family, one of the three major families in Maple Leaf City. He was arrogant and domineering, and spent his days traveling around and living a life of debauchery.

When Zheng Ziyi heard the soldiers say this, he rode on his horse with an arrogant look in his eyes, looking at the carriage of Mu Jiaojiao and her group with a harsh tone.

It is obvious who the cats and dogs mentioned here are.

Mu Jiaojiao, who was in the carriage, was originally playing with the baby. When she heard the arrogant and sarcastic business talk outside the carriage, she stopped what she was doing.

"Ah!"

Mu Jiaojiao snorted coldly. She turned her head to glance at Jiang Jin, who was sitting next to her and acting clingy. There seemed to be a hint of displeasure in her eyes. No matter how low-key Prince Jin was, he still had a temper.

Zhao Xiangyi and Wushuang, who were outside the carriage, heard the cold scolding of their master (mistress) and knew that their masters were dissatisfied. Therefore, this matter today would not end well.

Especially Wushuang, he was the guard beside Jiang Jin. In the past, everyone in Yudu treated him with respect, and his prince was also feared and respected by others.

How could I have ever been treated like this? Besides, the prince is still in the carriage, so don't let this inconsiderate person pollute his eyes.

"Hey! Everyone, look at the look in this lackey's eyes!"

Zheng Ziyi said this with a playful look in his eyes as he spoke to the group of young men, women and servants following behind him.

"Hahahaha... this lackey is quite protective of his master!"

The people behind him burst into laughter, their tone full of arrogance and dominance.

"Protecting his master? I want to see if this piece of skin of his can protect his master!"

Zheng Ziyi sensed the hostility in Zhao Xiangyi's eyes, and he nonchalantly whipped her with a horsewhip.

With a "snap" sound, the horsewhip was swung towards Zhao Xiangyi. At the critical moment, Zhao Xiangyi reached out and grabbed the whip and pulled it hard.

"Snapped!"

"what!"

Zheng Ziyi, a pampered young man, was no match for Zhao Xiangyi, who had practiced martial arts for many years. He fell off his horse after being pulled like that.

He fell face first onto the ground, causing the dust to fly high up in the air, and let out a scream.

The young masters behind him were suddenly frightened and fell silent. They had never expected that in Maple Leaf City, there would be someone who dared to hit the young master of the Zheng family.

"Master! Master!"

The servant on the horse beside him saw his young master fall to the ground, and immediately got off his horse anxiously to help him.

"Ouch!"

"You are a troublemaker from the mountains. How dare you hit Master Zheng? Just wait for the Zheng family's revenge!"

The servant helped the man up and looked at Zhao Xiangyi who was sitting steadily in the carriage, his face full of anger, and shouted loudly.

"Oh! Then we'll have to wait!"

Wushuang was standing aside, his voice cold and his eyes intimidating.

At the same time, they also saw a servant in the crowd sneak into the city gate and go to notify people.

"If you don't give me an explanation for what happened today, no one can enter the city!"

At this time, Zheng Ziyi's nose was bleeding all over the floor, and his face was badly swollen. He looked at Zhao Xiangyi and Wushuang, his voice trembling with pain.

"Oh my! Looks like we can't get into the city today! What a sin!"

"I can only consider myself unlucky to have met this little bully!"

"........."

The people queuing up to enter the city were agitated for a while and then whispered to each other, fearing that if they spoke loudly, Zheng Ziyi would hear them and bring trouble.

Although Mu Jiaojiao and Jiang Jin in the carriage did not see what happened outside, they heard the whole process.

"Isn't this Dayu Dynasty full of arrogant and domineering young men?"

Mu Jiaojiao looked at Prince Jin who was calm and composed beside her and asked.

"My lady, you can't generalize. This has nothing to do with Dayu."

When Jiang Jin heard what his wife said, he spoke up to defend Dayu. These young masters were indeed a bit domineering, but they were only exceptions.

"Ultimately, it's the aristocratic families who are in power that have led to this situation."

Jiang Jin then said something else, with an inexplicable look in his eyes. In Dayu, from the imperial court to the local areas, the power of the aristocratic families is huge and complicated.

"This is indeed a problem. Have you ever thought about suppressing it?"

Mu Jiaojiao nodded to show her understanding. The aristocratic families were in power. The young masters and young ladies raised by the aristocratic families, which seemed like giants on the surface, were naturally pampered and held their heads high.

These people always think they are superior to others, just like Xu Qingqing whom she had met, and the young master of the Zheng family who appeared for the first time.

"The court today cannot suppress the aristocratic families. His Majesty is old and only wants to hold power in his hands. The princes are grown up and only want to fight for power. The aristocratic families can play a crucial role in this."

Jiang Jin was a little surprised to hear that Mu Jiaojiao was planning to suppress the aristocratic families in the imperial court. His wife always seemed to have a clear view of the situation.

Then she analyzed it to Mu Jiaojiao, from an outsider's perspective, as if he was not the prince fighting for power.

"Power is truly a good thing!"

Mu Jiaojiao nodded after hearing what Jiang Jin said, and then sighed, power is really a good thing!

How many people have gone crazy because of it, and no one knows whether in the end people control power or power controls people.