The Road of the Concubine's First Wife

Chapter 11 Snowy Night Moon Meets at the Beginning of Ming Dynasty

Qiao Jiuxiu told Jinxiu to go to bed. These days, she stayed up late with her. Anyway, the blueprints have been drawn, but the fabrics haven’t arrived yet. It’s time to take a break. If you keep rushing to work without taking a break, the quality will also be affected. I want to go out for a stroll , maybe you can find some inspiration.Jinxiu was worried about her young lady, but she couldn't hold back Qiao Jiuxiu, so she had to go back to sleep.

The snow outside is still heavy, and it seems to have piled up a thick layer on the ground.Qiao Jiuxiu wore a thick leather jacket and stepped on the snow to the courtyard. Only in this silent night can she put down the burden on her body and no longer have to be cautious about being a human being.

During the day, in front of his wives, sisters, and even maidservants, she has to be careful every step of the way, for fear that if she is wrong, she will be punished.Living like this is really tiring, but she doesn't dare to get tired, so she can only occasionally find a night when no one is around, and sort out her emotions alone in the courtyard.

Before, Jinxiu hinted that she hoped that she could please Lin Zhiyi, and then the sparrow would turn into a phoenix and become the wife of the Lin family. A man who has never been in love.Just because of her current status, if she wanted to provoke Lin Zhiyi, she would inevitably be squeezed out by her sisters, and her wife would not like her like this.

Moreover, she is only 13 years old, so it may not be too early to talk about marriage.

Suddenly smelling the heart-warming fragrance of plum blossoms, Qiao Jiuxiu walked out of her yard following the fragrance of the flowers. She shouldn't have come out too far, otherwise Jinxiu would have to worry about not being able to find herself at night.But this bunch of plum blossoms made her very fond of it.

It seems that among the many flower trees, her favorite is the plum blossom, which blooms in the cold winter, lonely and noble. "I have no intention of struggling for spring, and I will be jealous of the crowd. When it is scattered and ground to dust, only the fragrance remains the same."

Naturally, he recited the poem by Lu You.She feels that she is very similar to a plum blossom, but she is not exactly a plum blossom. At least in this family, she is still willing to fight, of course not for the sake of favor and comfort. If she does not fight, she will have no way to survive.

In Qiao's house, even if she wanted to live in peace and contentment, she would not allow it.

"That poem just now is really good." Suddenly a male voice sounded from behind, Qiao Jiuxiu was startled, and hurriedly hid back, boldly took a look at the visitor, who had bright eyes and white teeth, a personable manner, and a good-looking appearance Also very good.

"Cousin." Qiao Jiuxiu's voice was as low as that of a mosquito, her face was flushed with a blush, damn it, why did she come here.If other sisters see her alone with Lin Zhiyi, she probably won't have a good life.

"You are also my cousin?" Lin Zhiyi asked curiously. These days, he almost saw all the ladies in the house, Qiao Shanxiu was gentle and delicate, Qiao Wuxiu was bold and lively, Qiao Liuxiu was capricious and cute... Counting the younger sisters in the house, it seems that this is the first time seeing this younger sister.

Qiao Jiuxiu nodded, knowing that she shouldn't stay here for a long time, so she briefly introduced herself and prepared to go back.Unexpectedly, Lin Zhiyi stopped her suddenly with a sound.

"Sister left in such a hurry. It's almost time to enter the shift. There should be nothing wrong." Lin Zhiyi recalled that all the daughters in Qiao's residence were trying to find a way to stay with him for a long time, but Qiao Jiuxiu was the only one. After seeing him, he thought about leaving quickly. He felt that this was a very special woman, so on a whim, he wanted to tease her.

Qiao Jiuxiu felt like her face had a fever, and it was very red, "Cousin, you just said that the update is coming soon, and my sister should go back to sleep."

Lin Zhiyi's smile deepened, did she really plan to shut him down today? "It's wrong for my cousin to say that. Since you wake up late at night and wander around, you must be unable to sleep. Since you cannot sleep, it's not bad for us to talk together."

Although Qiao Jiuxiu knew that this matter was inappropriate, she didn't dare to reject Lin Zhiyi face-to-face, and could only nod her head, "So, then my sister will disturb my brother, what do you want to say?"

Lin Zhiyi was stunned by this question, he just planned to have fun with Qiao Jiuxiu, but he couldn't think of something for him to start chatting with Qiao Jiuxiu, he hesitated for a long time. Know how to start.

"I said cousin, you really don't know what to say, and you can't let my sister get cold outside, please come in and sit down." Qiao Shaotang suddenly appeared in front of the two of them and solved Lin Zhiyi's problem, so the two The man brought Qiao Jiuxiu into Lin Zhiyi's room.

Because Lin Zhiyi was only here for a temporary stay, he only arranged for a temporary maid to come over, and now he has gone back to sleep, and there are only two of them, a man and a woman, left in the room.Qiao Shaotang and Lin Zhiyi had always had a good relationship, so they lived in the room next door, but Qiao Jiuxiu lived a little far away, and had to cross a yard to get there.

Although they were with her elder brother, Qiao Jiuxiu was still very restrained. The three of them entered the room to chat, and Qiao Shaotang was mostly talking alone, telling all kinds of interesting things he had seen along the way.Qiao Jiuxiu occasionally added a word or two, but most of the time, she was very silent.

I really don't know what to say.

He said some more words, and suddenly, for some reason, the topic was brought to Ninth Prince Chu Dichen.Lin Zhiyi said that the Ninth Prince has always liked to play games in the rivers and lakes, and he was not very interested in the affairs of the court, but he was very smart. Although he didn't work hard, he completed the tasks entrusted to him by the emperor very beautifully.

Qiao Jiuxiu shook her head lightly and smiled, probably not because she was not interested in the affairs of the court, but because of her embarrassing status, if she wanted to compete for favor and the throne, she might even lead to death, so it's better to just let your temper go Sex life, although a bit out of date, but at least there is no danger of life.

This Ninth Prince is a smart man.

But I am in Qiao's house, so I can't live according to my temperament like this. I have to learn to please my wife and sisters. Of course, not all sisters have to please, such as the sixth sister and the fifth sister, although the sixth sister Qiao Liuxiu is very popular with the wife. , but she has always disliked herself very much, and she doesn't need to put her hot face on her cold ass anymore.As for Qiao Wuxiu, she always felt that her temper was too flamboyant, she didn't like it very much, and she had some problems communicating with her.

Therefore, the most urgent thing is to please the elder sister Qiao Yuanxiu. If she can please the elder sister, at least the maids in the house will not dare to bully her anymore.Besides, the eldest sister is about to enter the palace and become a noble person, and when the time comes, she will be honored and honored, and she can also enjoy some glory.In fact, to be honest, she hates this kind of life. She calculates that others will not live a moment of ease, but there is no other way to survive.

Qiao Shaotang and Qiao Yuanxiu have the best relationship. Since they have the same father and mother, they have been very close since childhood. Even though Qiao Shaotang is often not in the mansion, they still know Qiao Yuanxiu's preferences very well.

"Big Brother," Qiao Jiuxiu finally asked, "Jiumei has a question, I don't know whether to ask it or not, if Big Brother thinks Jiumei is being abrupt, please don't take offense."

Qiao Shaotang nodded, his younger sister was really polite, and indicated that she could ask questions freely.Although Lin Zhiyi on the side didn't speak, he was still very interested in Qiao Jiuxiu's sudden opening.

When they were chatting before, when they were talking about the most interesting things, Qiao Jiuxiu just nodded and smiled along with them. It was rare for her to take the initiative.

"It's like this. I've been helping Eldest Sister to make clothes recently, but I don't know what color, style, or accessories Eldest Sister likes the most. I just thought that Eldest Young Master and Eldest Sister are very familiar, so I thought of asking." Qiao Jiuxiu asked. She had to be very careful, she didn't want Qiao Shaotang to see that she was asking this question deliberately to please Qiao Yuanxiu.

"I didn't pay much attention to it." Qiao Shaotang didn't come back for some time, and he couldn't remember if he wanted to ask him for a while, "It's just that Yuanxiu seems to have always liked simple, casual but dignified clothes, with more colors. Mainly plain colors. It’s just that my sister asked this way, maybe she is deliberately trying to please Won Soo?”

"No, I asked my elder brother because I was afraid that the things I made would not be suitable for my elder sister." Qiao Jiuxiu lowered her head and said very pitifully.

"How could it be? I heard that Jiumeimei's embroidery is the best in the house, and the clothes she makes are very unique, even my mother is full of praise. If you are not busy making clothes for Yuanxiu now , I was going to ask you for a belt or something." Lin Zhiyi on the side suddenly interjected, he thought Qiao Jiuxiu's blushing appearance was very cute, so he repeatedly teased her with words deliberately.

"So my cousin has heard about it too." Qiao Shaotang thought that Lin Zhiyi really wanted a belt, and felt that he came here this time, and he was too busy with Yuanxiu's affairs to take care of him. I'm sorry, if he likes it As for the belt, it can make up for it a little bit, "I also know that Jiumei's embroidery is very good, why don't you ask Jiumei to make you a belt."

Lin Zhiyi's face also turned red. It was originally a joke, but he didn't expect him to take it seriously. Moreover, since Qiao Shaotang had already opened his mouth, Qiao Jiuxiu couldn't refuse. It wouldn't take much time to simply wear a belt, and it might take three to five days to make it. finish it.

It will not delay the progress of making clothes for the eldest sister.So he nodded and agreed.Lin Zhiyi found that even though he said that he would forget about the belt if he was too busy, he still looked forward to Qiao Jiuxiu's belt, just like a child looking forward to a gift.

It was late at night, Qiao Shaotang got up, sent Qiao Jiuxiu back to her courtyard, but took out a hairpin from his sleeve, "This is a gift for you when I come back this time."

Qiao Jiuxiu didn't take the hairpin, but just stared at Qiao Shaotang and the bright moon hanging high behind him.

(End of this chapter)