The Road of the Concubine's First Wife

Chapter 71

Qiao Jiuxiu nodded, knowing that his wife couldn't understand her sharpness, and wanted to smooth out all her edges and corners, and then obediently be her chess pieces and tools.

"Okay, the first batch of guests will be here soon, go ask them to come over and prepare." Knowing that Qiao Jiuxiu is smart, the wife just ordered it as soon as it was finished, and didn't tell the truth.Qiao Jiuxiu nodded, then backed away.The appearance is very respectful.

But before he took a few steps, he saw a lady walking in.The wife was slightly taken aback, she didn't recognize the person who came.

The Qiao family is a big family in the town, and many people come to visit every year. Although my wife remembers most of them, there are always some people who don't remember.And many of them are upstarts, and nobles who have just risen like this cannot be offended.

"Mrs. Qiao, are you waiting for me on a special trip? Oh, I'm afraid I will be embarrassed. It's all because of the dead man in our family. He can't come here today, so let me come here to pay New Year's greetings to Mrs. Qiao."

The wife frowned. This woman is dressed in gorgeous clothes. If she is not rich, she is expensive.And from the tone of voice just now, his master should have a close relationship with the Qiao family.It's just that she really doesn't have any impression of this woman, but she should have met her a few times.

Qiao Jiuxiu rolled her eyes slightly. This woman had a mole between her eyebrows, and she was very handsome, with an accent from the west of the city. After summarizing these details, Qiao Jiuxiu recognized this woman. She was Wang Youjun's fourth wife.Because it was a new house just added at the end of the year, few people knew about it.But Wang Youjun liked his little concubine very much, and it was said that he would take her with him wherever he went.

Although Wang Youjun's official position is not high, he can't offend him.There is no harm in having a good relationship with such a person.Qiao Jiuxiu hurried to his wife's ear and whispered, "That's Wang Youjun's concubine, the one who passed the door just now, Zhao Xiaodie."

The wife suddenly realized, no wonder she had seen it before but couldn't remember it.Wei Wei nodded to Qiao Jiuxiu, luckily Jiu Yatou recognized the person, otherwise she would have made a fool of herself. "It turned out to be Wang Youjun's wife, why did she come here so early? Follow me around."

"Huh, my wife actually knows me?" Zhao Xiaodie's expression was a little strange. She rarely showed up in public places. Although she had been to Qiao's mansion before, she had no status at that time. She didn't expect that the wife of Qiao's family would remember her. , although he didn't say anything, his face was somewhat smug.

The wife looked a little embarrassed, not knowing how to proceed.Qiao Jiuxiu quickly interjected, "Mrs. Wang's words are wrong. You are the first-class beauty in our town, and you are married to a first-class young man like Wang Youjun. Can we not know?"

Although it was just a compliment, Zhao Xiaodie was very happy when she said it, she laughed twice, her voice was very pleasant, comparable to the oriole on the tree.

Seeing that Zhao Xiaodie seemed very satisfied, the wife let out a sigh of relief, and gave Qiao Jiuxiu a very satisfied look.Qiao Jiuxiu also breathed a sigh of relief, it was right to ask Jinxiu to prepare the information of the guests.

The wife and Zhao Xiaodie were very happy chatting in front. Although the wife didn't know Zhao Xiaodie very well, she and Wang Youjun were old acquaintances for many years, so the two had endless conversations together, and the atmosphere was not as embarrassing as before .Several young ladies also came over and greeted his wife Wei Weifu.The wife nodded to them as well, and it could be seen that she was in a good mood today.

Qiao Jiuxiu didn't want to attract attention, so she stood among the concubines, hoping that she wouldn't be noticed by others.She still wanted to live a peaceful life even though she was the first one.It's just because of the matter of managing the year-end this time that many concubines are dissatisfied with her.Qiao Jiuxiu is not old enough and has no qualifications. Why does the wife leave the year-end affairs to her?They thought they could watch Qiao Jiuxiu make a fool of themselves, so they didn't interfere too much.There were indeed many accidents at the end of the year, but every time Qiao Jiuxiu was able to take advantage of the danger and handle the matter so perfectly that they couldn't find any faults.

Among them, Qiao Liuxiu was the most dissatisfied. No matter whether it was playing tricks behind the scenes or reporting to the wife, nothing seemed to work. She had many tricks, but she couldn't beat Qiao Jiuxiu, so she naturally felt very uncomfortable.As for Qiao Shanxiu and Qiao Qixiu, although they didn't show much dissatisfaction, they felt somewhat uncomfortable.As soon as the elder sister enters the palace, Qiao's mansion needs to choose another person to help the wife with the affairs. This is a good job, and it cannot be just given to Qiao Jiuxiu.

However, Qiao Yuanxiu walked up to Qiao Jiuxiu's side and gently took her hand, "Ninth Sister, you really surprised me this time. I never knew that you have such great management skills. Things at the end of the year are so complicated, you It’s amazing how one person can handle it all by himself.”

Qiao Jiuxiu smiled lightly, and only the elder sister's compliment made her sound very sincere.Thinking that after the Chinese New Year, the eldest sister will enter the palace, she felt a little bit reluctant, "Why, if the eldest sister hadn't lent me the red sleeves, Jiumei would not be able to deal with this matter."

This is really not modesty, the red sleeves are not less helpful for the year-end matter.Every day, I report to myself which things should be prepared, which things can be done freely, and which things need to be closed for inspection. In short, I will take care of everything in an orderly manner. Just can't handle it.

"Don't worry, the girl Hongxiu has done a good job, I will reward her. After I enter the palace, Hongxiu will be handed over to you. I watched this girl grow up since she was a child. She is bold and careful, and she can keep secrets. It's reliable, Ninth Sister must treat her kindly."

"En." Qiao Jiuxiu nodded, "don't worry, elder sister. Hongxiu is already a good friend of mine, and I will naturally get along well with her. But elder sister is alone in the palace, which makes people very worried." Qiao Jiuxiu heard about the harem It's a place where people eat people. Although Qiao Yuanxiu is very capable, she doesn't have any scheming, and she doesn't know if she will encounter trouble living in it.

"What are you worried about?" Qiao Yuanxiu chuckled, "Jiumei, I entered the palace as a noble concubine, what are you worried about me? I'm telling you, there will be a chance to come back in the future. Don't you come back once a year?" Is there a chance? At that time, I will definitely tell you about the interesting things in the palace."

Qiao Jiuxiu nodded.Seeing his wife approaching, he could only take half a step back. The wife had something to tell the elder sister, it would be inconvenient for her to stay, so it's better to leave first.But he didn't want to be stopped by his wife suddenly, "Jiu Yatou also stay, and will accompany me to greet guests later."

Qiao Jiuxiu was stunned, but didn't react for a long time.Although in previous years, the wife would ask the female relatives to help greet the guests.But because the people who came were rich and powerful, usually such an opportunity would only fall on Qiao Yuanxiu and Qiao Liuxiu, and it was definitely not his turn. I never thought that today would be my turn.Qiao Jiuxiu was a little overjoyed, but she was still very calm on the surface, "Okay, ma'am, then I will go to receive the reception with my eldest sister."

The wife nodded and actually smiled at Qiao Jiuxiu.It's not that her attitude towards Qiao Jiuxiu has changed, but she thinks that Qiao Jiuxiu is very smart and can be molded. After the elder sister left, letting her manage Qiao's house would reduce her pressure a lot.As for her, she can just find someone to marry in the future.But she didn't expect that Qiao Jiuxiu would become more and more beautiful, but at the age of 14, her body has not yet opened, but she already has the embryo of a big beauty, and she doesn't know what kind of person will come to propose marriage in the future.

She must be in charge of her marriage.

"Ninth sister, congratulations." Qiao Yuanxiu lowered her voice and teased Qiao Jiuxiu, "After I enter the palace, my wife will already entrust you with the management of some matters in the house. Don't think these things are trivial and complicated. If you can be appointed by your wife, the people below will obey you more, and your life in Qiao Mansion will be better in the future."

Qiao Jiuxiu nodded, she knew all these truths.

Seeing Qiao Jiuxiu nodded, Qiao Yuanxiu let out a little breath, "In that case, let's go to the front hall. I heard from Hongxiu before that you have written down the names of all the guests today. This is too powerful, wait If I can't remember it, you can help me a little bit."

Qiao Yuanxiu's half-joking tone made Qiao Jiuxiu's face blush, and she could only smile awkwardly, "Sister, don't make fun of me. It's not impossible for me. Thinking about those people I am not satisfied with letting my 13-year-old girl be in charge of the year-end affairs, thinking that the Qiao Mansion is perfunctory for them, and I can only try to remember their names as a show of respect. But there are too many people, I I feel like I can’t let go of anything in my head right now.”

Qiao Yuanxiu smiled slightly, raised her finger and pointed at Qiao Jiuxiu's head, "Only you can come up with such a way. But it's really difficult for you. You can give so many names, official positions and relationships with Qiao's mansion in such a short time. Remember, it must have taken a lot of effort."

Qiao Jiuxiu smiled awkwardly. She was just cramming. By the time the dinner party was over, the names of these people would have been forgotten.But by then the guests had already left, so it didn't matter whether she remembered or not.

"The Ninth Prince is here." Hearing the sound suddenly, everyone froze in place. Although the Qiao family was a prominent figure in the town, it was only the Chinese New Year, so it would not be possible to provoke the Ninth Prince.The wife frowned, she didn't remember any friendship with this Ninth Prince, why did he pay a sudden visit?Qiao Jiuxiu also stretched her neck, wanting to see what the legendary Ninth Prince looks like.

Legend has it that the Nine Princes are unrestrained by nature, like playing games in the world, have no ambitions, and are indifferent to the affairs of the government and the public.However, it is not bad that he did not rely on his noble status to commit crimes and oppress good people.Such a big person came to the family, so she naturally wanted to take a good look.But seeing a man in official uniform and holding a saber walk in, although he could be considered extraordinary, Qiao Jiuxiu sighed.

The legendary Ninth Prince looks like this, which is really disappointing.

"Are you the Ninth Prince?" The wife also asked with some uncertainty.Although she didn't know the official uniform, the workmanship was not excellent. If the person who came was really the Ninth Prince, the younger brother of today's emperor, it would be a bit shabby to dress like this.Hearing this, the man was so flustered that he couldn't even hold the knife, "Mrs. Qiao, you misunderstood me. Of course I am not the Ninth Prince. I am an attendant by the Ninth Prince's side. The prince can't get away with his official duties, but he is worried about Qiao. Mansion, so let me make a special trip to tell you about the early years, and put down the presents by the way."

Qiao Jiuxiu nodded when she heard this, it turned out that it wasn't Ninth Prince.It means that he does not have the innate aura of a king.But he was slightly stunned, the accent he spoke just now seemed to have been heard somewhere.And more importantly, why would the Ninth Prince suddenly send someone to visit?And the tone feels like a friend who has been friends for many years.But there is no name of the Ninth Prince on the roster, which is too unbelievable.

The wife also looked puzzled, thinking that she had nothing to do with the Ninth Prince, why would he suddenly send someone over to give gifts.But since I'm here as a guest, it's natural to entertain him well. It's not surprising that there are so many people.So he quickly received the attendant.

(End of this chapter)