The Road of the Concubine's First Wife

Chapter 2
Walking all the way to the main room, even though I was holding an umbrella, snowflakes still fell all over my body.When she got to the corridor, Jinxiu carefully patted the snow off Qiao Jiuxiu's body, and stood in the corridor and waited.

"Hi, Miss Nine."

When Qiao Jiuxiu walked to the door, a little maid had already pulled up the curtain for her.

Sure enough, Qiao Jiuxiu smiled at the little girl and said, "I'm sorry."

"Miss Nine, you're being polite." Even though it wasn't something affordable, Qiao Jiuxiu's politeness still made the little girl smile, and she didn't put down the curtain until Qiao Jiuxiu had walked a few steps through the door.

The mahogany furniture in the main room is full of mahogany furniture. In the middle is a soft couch similar to a Hu bed. It is separated from the seat by a small table.

Except for those who died young, there are nine brothers and sisters in the Qiao family. According to the elders and concubines, each person's seat in the principal room is fixed.

The third lady, Qiao Shanxiu, came very early and was drinking tea on the second chair from the left, when she saw Qiao Jiuxiu coming in, she put down her teacup and said with a smile, "Ninth Younger Sister came early."

"Hello, third sister." Qiao Jiuxiu said with a common courtesy.

"Ninth Sister is too polite." Qiao Shanxiu stood up, returned the salute, and said, "Ninth Sister, sit down and drink tea."

"Third sister, please sit down first." Qiao Jiuxiu said.

Qiao Shanxiu also knows the rules of the Qiao family, especially in the wife's upper room, where the rules and etiquette are the most important. There is no such thing as the elders sitting down first, the juniors sitting down first, the direct descendants sitting down first, and the elders sitting down first. Sit down The reason why the young ones sit down first, so he didn't shirk it, just sat down on his own chair, and then nodded to Qiao Jiuxiu.

Qiao Jiuxiu nodded slightly, and sat down on the chair closest to the door.There are many brothers and sisters in the Qiao family, so Qiao Jiuxiu and Qiao Shixiu are the youngest. If they are arranged according to the eldest and younger of the concubine, the Ninth Miss Qiao Jiuxiu will naturally sit at the bottom.

After Qiao Jiuxiu sat down, a little girl came over respectfully holding a cup of hot tea. Qiao Jiuxiu thanked her, then picked up the teacup, gently froze the tea with the tea lid, and took a sip of warm hot tea .

"Ninth younger sister might be cold from the journey, how about some hot tea?" Qiao Shanxiu looked at Qiao Jiuxiu and asked with a smile.

"My sister is worried. My sister is fine. I wonder if my sister is cold?" Qiao Jiuxiu asked back.

"Fortunately, we walked fast on the way. I brought a hand stove, but I didn't feel too cold when I arrived at the main room. It's still freezing when I get to the main room." Qiao Shanxiu smiled slightly.

"Sister is right. What mother brings here is like spring all the year round. It's a pity that mother is so quiet. She doesn't often call our sisters here to talk. I don't know why mother summoned me this time." Qiao Jiuxiu looked at Qiao Shanxiu and said, her eyes It is clear, but it will not make people feel disgusted because it is a cliché.

"I don't know about this. My mother just summoned me here suddenly. The person who sent the message didn't explain anything. When I came, I also asked Mama Fang who was next to my mother. Mama Fang didn't say anything, but just told me to wait patiently. Good." Qiao Shanxiu frowned and said.

Qiao Shanxiu and Qiao Jiuxiu are both concubine daughters. Qiao Jiuxiu doesn't like his wife. In fact, he is not much better. His wife treats him just to look good. Seriously speaking, it's not the same thing. Therefore, Qiao Shanxiu's attitude towards Qiao Jiuxiu still good.

After the two of them sat for a while, the curtain was lifted again, and Fifth Miss Qiao Wuxiu came in.Qiao Wuxiu lived up to her own name. She loves dancing by nature and has excellent dancing skills.But it's also fortunate that she is a concubine, and the wife never used the excuse of losing her dignity in learning to dance to cut off her extremely talented hobby.Perhaps because she thought her talent was useful, the wife specially invited the mother from the teaching workshop to come to the house to teach dance.

Fifth Miss wriggled her waist and walked into the room, her movements and demeanor were very charming.

It's a pity that Qiao Jiuxiu in the room came to the modern age and was well-informed. He even watched the shocking dance of Avalokitesvara with his own eyes, so he naturally didn't care about Miss Fifth's posture.On the other hand, Qiao Shanxiu was a bit pedantic lady, but she didn't agree with Miss Fifth from the bottom of her heart, she only felt that her actions were too frivolous, she didn't show it on the surface, and she really didn't like it in her heart.

But no matter what, according to the rules of the Qiao Mansion, sisters have to narrate each other's etiquette.

Qiao Jiuxiu was fine, but she didn't take it seriously because she was well-informed, and she didn't have any grudges against Qiao Wuxiu in her heart, so she stood up and saluted Qiao Wuxiu, and said, "Hello Fifth Sister."

"Hello, Ninth Sister." Qiao Wuxiu returned the salute in a sweet voice, and then said to Qiao Shanxiu, "Hello, Third Sister."

"Hi, fifth sister, let's sit down." Qiao Shanxiu reluctantly returned a salute perfunctorily, not even bothering to be courteous, and sat down directly.

Qiao Wuxiu didn't think it was a pest, and Shi Shi ran to her seat and sat down.

Seeing Qiao Wuxiu sit down, Qiao Jiuxiu just sat down again.

Qiao Shanxiu doesn't want to talk to Qiao Wuxiu, and Qiao Wuxiu doesn't want to talk to Qiao Jiuxiu, and because his wife doesn't like Qiao Jiuxiu, Qiao Wuxiu doesn't want to talk to Qiao Jiuxiu, so as not to touch his wife's eyebrows, make her angry, and want to break up It's not worth it to learn your own dance skills.
All three of them were holding teacups and silently sipping tea foam. No one spoke, and the hall became unusually silent.

Fortunately, not long after, the other sisters, except for the eldest lady Qiao Yuanxiu and the sixth lady Qiao Liuxiu, all came together.

The sisters stood up and greeted each other in order of seniority, and then began to discuss why the wife called them over.

Everyone said one after another that they didn't know, they didn't even have the slightest clue, and the little girl who just came to pass on the message was generally serious, and didn't know what was going on.

For a moment, everyone felt uneasy.

When everyone was uneasy, a little girl said loudly: "Madam is here."

All the sisters stood up one after another and bowed their heads to welcome the arrival of their wives.

And the wife brought Sixth Miss Qiao Liuxiu slowly from the wing room to the hall, Qiao Liuxiu held the wife's hand, and followed the wife's steps to the main seat without looking sideways, with a somewhat pretentious posture.

Seeing that the eldest lady Qiao Yuanxiu was not present, everyone was upset again, but looking at the wife's face, she was kind, as if there was no trouble.

The wife sat down on the main seat on the soft couch, and because the eldest lady Qiao Yuanxiu was not there, the sixth lady Qiao Liuxiu did not return to her usual seat, but just snuggled up to the wife intimately.The wife didn't think it was pestering, but let her do it, but the other sisters in the room saw it, and they were not surprised.

Miss Six, Qiao Liuxiu's biological mother, Fourth Aunt, was still serving her wife diligently after her wife's dowry maid lifted her up, putting her first in everything.Miss Six has been raised by his wife since she was born, and the wife really treats her with some affection.

The wife's love for the sixth young lady Qiao Liuxiu made Qiao Liuxiu secretly regard herself as half a concubine daughter in her heart, except in front of the wife and the eldest son Qiao Shaoshang and the eldest daughter Qiao Yuanxiu, she was in front of other concubine sisters They all look like they're superior.

"Mother is well." After the wife sat down, the other ladies except Miss Six all stood up and gave a big salute.

"Well, let's all sit down." The mistress has been working for a long time, and the simple words of the wife are extraordinarily dignified.

"Yes, thank you mother." After all the sisters thanked, they returned to their seats and sat down.

The wife did not speak for a long time as usual, but said straight to the point: "This time you are called here, but it is a great joy for our Qiao family. It coincides with the three-year draft of the current emperor, Our Qiao family is fortunate to have won a spot, and your eldest sister will go to the capital to participate in the draft in the spring of next year. If you can be blessed by heaven, it will be a great blessing to our Qiao family and to all of you here."

"This matter is the top priority of our Qiao family right now. I have already written to your aunt, Mrs. Lord Runan. Your aunt will help Yuanxiu arrange everything in Beijing, and Qiao There are a lot of things that need to be prepared by the government, and as a member of the Qiao family, you have a duty to do so."

As the wife spoke, she paused for a moment, and looked at the concubines one by one with serious eyes.

"Although the elder sister participated in the audition, this matter is the business of everyone in the Qiao family. Please tell me, the daughters must obey their mother's order." Sensing the gaze of his wife, the third lady, Qiao Shanxiu, took the lead and said , the other concubine ladies including Ninth Miss Qiao Jiuxiu also spoke in agreement.

"En." The wife nodded and said, "It's good that you can understand this point. If our Qiao family can go further, it will be of great benefit to you. Even if we look for husbands and sons-in-law for you in the future, it will also be of great benefit to you." Can be more decent."

What the wife said made all the girls in the room blushed. Although Qiao Jiuxiu thought it was nothing, she covered her face with a handkerchief along with everyone else.

Before everyone finished their embarrassment, the wife's words turned the limelight and became serious.

"If someone doesn't know what's good, dares to obey the law, and deliberately drags down the Missy's selection, then I will never forgive it lightly. It is my kindness to let this kind of person go to the Zhuangzi after receiving the family law. Even if you beg the master, I will not show mercy." The madam said sharply without leaving any room for it.

"Daughter doesn't dare." Several sisters of the Qiao family, including Miss Six, expressed their views in fear.

"That's the best." After speaking, the wife's words softened a lot: "If you can do your best, then no matter whether the eldest lady is selected or not, you are all heroes of my Qiao family, and I will not treat you badly." .”

"Big sister is both talented and beautiful, so she will definitely be selected." Qiao Shixiu, the youngest, said, her words were full of childishness, which made people feel particularly pleasant.

"You are clever." The wife looked at Qiao Shixiu with satisfaction and smiled.

All of a sudden, everyone in the hall praised the eldest lady, Qiao Yuanxiu.

(End of this chapter)