The Road of the Concubine's First Wife

Chapter 49

"By the way, about this matter, I hope you will never speak out." The wife said seriously to everyone present.She glanced at Doctor Song again, "Anyone who tries to use this method to be the young mistress of Qiao's family in the future will only end up being kicked out of Qiao's mansion. You'd better remember this, Pearl is the last one. And , if there is something that is hidden from me, once it is revealed, I will definitely make her look good."

Madam's words were harsh and frightening.The servant girls looked at each other, and the wife saw that she had finished what she needed to say, so she left the main hall first.Jinxiu helped Qiao Jiuxiu up, but she saw a proud expression on Pearl's face. Although his wife was very dissatisfied with her, if she could give birth to a boy, she would be able to take the position of the fourth young lady of Qiao's family.After all, she still won. She didn't dare to have such a dream before.

One of the maids was whispering, obviously also jealous of Pearl's good luck.Qiao Jiuxiu sighed lightly, she always felt that this matter was not over, and the wife would not let Pearl be so rampant.Nor would Pearl have the opportunity to be the young mistress of the Qiao family, otherwise where would her majesty go?If Pearl gets what she wants, many maids in this mansion will follow suit and covet the position of Mrs. Qiao's young lady.

The wife is so wise, how could she allow such a thing to happen?

"Sixth Sister, Ninth Sister are so honest, they actually kept this matter from us." Qiao Wuxiu was very proud, especially seeing that Qiao Liuxiu, who had always been favored, was punished, and felt even more at ease, "But fortunately, I didn't know. This The monthly payment for half a year is a lot, it seems that Liu Mei will be a little short for this half year. If you need it, you can ask me to borrow it, and I won't let you pay it back, just write me some merciful scriptures."

Qiao Liuxiu's face turned red and white, she originally thought that Pearl was the eldest sister's favorite maid, and to please Pearl was to please her, and Pearl also said that she could use Qiao Jiuxiu's secret in exchange for her temporary safety, so she agreed at the time.I didn't expect to cause trouble to my upper body, and I don't know if my wife will still like me as much as before after this time.The eldest sister is about to enter the palace, and among the remaining concubines, the wife must find someone to take the place of the eldest sister to preside over the overall situation.

Before, she thought that this position must be her own.But recently, Qiao Jiuxiu's performance is really eye-catching, she can seduce people and make troubles, even General Ye and Miss Ye's family have a good impression of her, which makes Qiao Liuxiu feel an unprecedented sense of crisis.But fortunately, because of Pearl's matter, my wife also dislikes her a little bit, maybe she still has a chance.Among the remaining few sisters, the third sister is too soft-tempered to be convincing, the fifth sister is not very good-tempered, and the wife naturally looks down on her. trouble.

Qiao Jiuxiu didn't know why Qiao Liuxiu kept staring at her, probably because she was dissatisfied with her about Pearl.But when it comes to Pearl's matter, it's not because she wanted to hide it for her at the beginning that caused today's disaster. In the final analysis, it was her own fault.

He left with Jinxiu, and when he walked to the courtyard, he saw Ye Yulang standing under the pagoda tree, already waiting for quite some time.Because it was winter, the leaves of the pagoda tree had fallen long ago, and the snowflakes were still on the branches, looking a bit bleak.Qiao Jiuxiu sighed slightly, there were still a few bunches of plum blossoms in her yard, but unfortunately they were all given to Qiao Liuxiu.Shaking his head slightly, he walked up to Ye Yulang, "Second Master Ye, what are you doing here?"

Ye Yulang nodded slightly to Qiao Jiuxiu, "I'm here to say goodbye. Tomorrow morning, my father and I will bring my sister back to the capital. I've been bothering Qiao's mansion for the past few days, and my father said that he is doing very well, and so am I. Excellent, just..."

Ye Yulang lowered her head, unable to see his expression clearly, Qiao Jiuxiu frowned slightly, Ye Yulang spoke in a low voice, she couldn't hear clearly, she could only smile awkwardly, begging Ye Yulang to say it again.

Ye Yulang bit his lip, as if mustering up his courage, "It's just that I miss you very much, and I want to ask you what's on your mind. If you have no objection, I'll come over and make an appointment after the New Year's Eve."

Ye Yulang spoke extremely fast and was extremely serious, for fear of being interrupted by Qiao Jiuxiu in the process of speaking.Qiao Jiuxiu blushed slightly, this should be the second farewell she encountered in this other world.The first scene was also in a snowy day, and it was Lin Zhiyi's confession to himself.Compared with his reservedness at the time, Ye Yulang seemed to be much more straightforward. After all, after being a general, he didn't even have the slightest sloppy courtship.

"You mean, you want to marry me?" Qiao Jiuxiu understood Ye Yulang's intentions, and just wanted to make sure again.Ye Yulang nodded, but his heart was agitated. It was the first time he confessed to a woman, and he only thought of saying goodbye tomorrow. Maybe he would not be able to see each other for three to five years, so he was eager to know Qiao Jiuxiu's feelings.Before, he also asked Ye Duanyi to make side comments, but it was a pity that he had not been able to get a clear answer, so today, he came here to ask.See what Qiao Jiuxiu is thinking.

Qiao Jiuxiu bit her lip. She admitted that she had a crush on Ye Yulang, but it was definitely not a crush. She just thought he was a good person and could be friends with him. As for being a husband and wife, she never thought about it.She is a woman from the Qiao family, so she can't decide the marriage affairs by herself.The last time my wife came to talk to her specifically, she probably has already chosen a marriage for herself. Although she is unwilling to compromise, this is fate, and she has no choice.

"You want to reject me?" Ye Yulang understood the embarrassment in Qiao Jiuxiu's eyes, and smiled softly, "So I will leave."

Qiao Jiuxiu was slightly taken aback, thinking that Ye Yulang was so boring, why didn't he fight for it?But Ye Yulang continued to say, "As long as you don't refuse, I can always wait for your answer. In fact, you don't need to give me the answer right away. When we meet next time, you can tell me again."

Qiao Jiuxiu nodded blankly, Ye Yulang invited her to go around, Qiao Jiuxiu was powerless to refuse, so she could only agree.But he was worried about being seen by interested people, so he took Ye Yulang wherever he went, and he didn't want anyone to see them together.Ye Yulang also saw Qiao Jiuxiu's intentions, he just walked with Qiao Jiuxiu for a short distance, and then found a reason to leave.He also said that when he left tomorrow, he hoped that Qiao Jiuxiu could see him off.

Qiao Jiuxiu didn't refuse, even if she didn't go to see Ye Yulang, she would still send Ye Duanyi.And according to his wife's temperament, everyone in the house would definitely come out to bid farewell to General Ye's family, and she couldn't hide even if she wanted to.

On the second day, everyone gathered in front of the door to bid farewell to General Ye.While chatting with General Ye, Qiao Sihai looked at Ye Duanyi beside General Ye.He heard from his wife yesterday that Shaotang seemed to be quite critical of Miss Ye's family and he was unwilling to marry her.But the Ye family is an important official of the imperial court, and the Qiao family can't afford to offend them. Qiao Sihai thought about it, or let Shaotang marry her back, at least in this way his official career can be more stable.

Ye Duanyi walked up to Qiao Jiuxiu's side and took her hand. She really didn't want to say goodbye to Qiao Jiuxiu. Qiao Jiuxiu saw his wife frowned slightly and knew that she didn't like her anymore, so she could only quietly take her hand from Ye Duanyi's. Withdrawing his hand, he smiled apologetically and said that when he moved to the capital, he would definitely have more time to meet.Ye Duanyi didn't feel anything unusual, but felt that Qiao Jiuxiu seemed a little cold today.

"Then let's leave it at that." General Ye got on his horse. After all, he was a military commander. As soon as he got on his horse, his arrogance was revealed.Ye Yulang got on the horse after General Ye, and immediately glanced at Qiao Jiuxiu with affection in his eyes, and moved away after a long time.Qiao Jiuxiu blushed in embarrassment, she simply hid in the crowd, no one noticed her slight ailment.Ye Duanyi sat in the carriage because she was a woman and it was inconvenient for her to ride a horse.

From the beginning to now, her eyes never left Qiao Shaotang.She also apologized to Qiao Shaotang afterwards for what happened to Yuzhi that day, but he still kept her at arm's length, which made her feel very uncomfortable.Qiao Shaotang also knew that Ye Duanyi had been looking at him, but he didn't know how to respond.He no longer blames Ye Duanyi for what happened to Yuzhi.But when I think about being married to her in the future, I still feel a little uncomfortable.He likes ladies who are gentle and moist like jade. Although Ye Duanyi is nice, she is like a rose with thorns. He likes flowers, but he can't ignore the existence of thorns.

Ye Duanyi got into the carriage, and the three of them set off on their way home while being greeted by everyone.There seems to be a lot of snow this year, and it stops and falls, and it stops and stops, and there is never a moment of idleness.Qiao Jiuxiu sighed softly, waiting for his wife to let them go back.It's a bit chilly standing outside.I probably won't see General Ye and his party anymore, the wife turned around and said, "Everyone go back. It's the end of the year soon, so we have to prepare well, so we don't lose the face of our big family."

Everyone nodded and was about to go back when suddenly a servant girl trotted over, "Ma'am, the pearl fell into the river and is gone."

Qiao Jiuxiu's eyes widened, but she didn't react for a long time.Just as General Ye left, Pearl died. It must have been a coincidence.Looking at the wife again, her face was very calm, as if she had already guessed the result, she just called everyone together and said that they would go to the river to have a look together, because it was the relationship between the wife, so Qiao Sihai and the two young masters did not follow .Qiao Jiuxiu walked extremely slowly all the way, and her heart was very heavy.

Pearl's death seemed to be an accident on the surface, but she knew that there were no accidents in this world. The wife could not tolerate the existence of Pearl. Her existence was a disgrace to the Qiao family. The lady's position is just to stabilize him.

(End of this chapter)