Rebirth of the Three Kingdoms: Da Qiao doesn't want to be a widow anymore

Chapter 283 Grievance
Qiao Wei slowly raised the corners of his mouth, "This housekeeping matter is naturally the mistress's responsibility, it's not something that Mrs. Gu can give to anyone she wants. I'm just saying this in front of our family, and everyone is just joking. If it gets to other people's ears, it will give people a reason to criticize me."

Sure enough, after these words were spoken, Gu Lingchen looked at Gu Lingyun with even more unfriendly eyes.

"My sister is also outspoken. Fortunately, Madam Hou doesn't argue with her and is calm and docile. My sister should learn more from Mrs. Qiao."

Gu Lingyun could only say yes.

Madam Xun came out to smooth things over, "Just get along with each other. By the way, Doctor Zhang has been waiting outside for a long time. Please come in and check my niece's pulse!"

Seeing that it was Madam Xun who spoke, Gu Lingchen could not refuse and could only stretch out his hand for Doctor Zhang to feel his pulse.
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When Qiao Wei walked into Qiao Rong's room, he couldn't help but frown slightly, "Did they arrange for you to live here?"

Although the layout of the room is good and looks simple and elegant, the house faces south and faces north, and the west sunlight only comes in in the evening. Shu County has a humid climate, and the house is a bit damp, and there is a pond in the yard outside the house.

During the rainy season, the house was damp and cold, and even the wooden pillars were moldy. In winter, the house without sunlight was so cold that it was uninhabitable.

Even if a healthy adult lives in such a place for a long time, he will probably get rheumatism. How can a child live in such a house in the future?

The ancient houses were not made of reinforced concrete like those in later generations, and could not prevent the moisture at all.

Qiao Wei frowned, his tone also carrying a bit of anger, "You have learned a little bit of medical knowledge, but don't you know how to take care of your body? Now you are a double body!"

Qiao Yong hesitated and said, "This courtyard is not big to begin with. Madam lives in the main house, and Mrs. Gu wants to serve nearby, so this is the only room left vacant."

She just looked back home, and it was not good to make a big fuss to the others in the yard, "Don't worry, sister, as long as it's sunny, I will take out the bedding and other things in the house to dry in the pavilion, and Xiaoyue will make red bean water for me every day."

"Is this what I care about?" Qiao Wei asked back, "It seems I should have come earlier."

Qiao Rong is simple-minded and always thinks that she treats others sincerely and others will not harm her. However, she does not know that human nature is evil and others will not stop when they see that she is weak and can be bullied.

"I really didn't suffer any injustice." Seeing that Jian Wei's face was not looking good, Qiao Yong shook her hand and said coquettishly, "Sister, I'm not Deng'er, how can I not take care of myself? Although the Madam is a bit strict, she didn't hurt me in any way. Mrs. Gu would usually say good things about me in front of the Madam. The Madam and Mrs. Gu are not difficult people to get along with, and the others would not embarrass me because I was pregnant."

"Mrs. Gu, she is also a smiling tiger. Don't believe her words too much."

Just from his talk of using someone else's force to defeat someone else in front of Madam Xun, Qiao Wei knew that this person was good at killing people by borrowing a knife. He himself did not show up to be a good person, but made others become the bad guys.

"The day after I came back, we went to worship at the ancestral temple. Mrs. Gu saw that I had traveled a long way and asked Madam for help. Madam also agreed that I didn't need to go, saying that she was afraid of tiring me out, and asked me to recuperate at home." Qiao Yong originally wanted to comfort Qiao Wei and tell her not to worry about her situation. Even if Madam and Mrs. Gu had a grudge against her, they would not harm her for the sake of the child.

But when Qiao Wei heard this, his face changed slightly, "You didn't even go to the ancestral hall to worship? Do you know what this means?"

"Madam said that after the baby is born safely, she will let me take the baby into the family tree." Qiao Yong explained to Gu Lingchen and Gu Lingyun in a gentle voice, "Now my most important thing is to protect the baby in my belly."

Qiao Wei knew that Qiao Rong was a simple and indifferent person by nature, but living in a house sometimes required more than just being indifferent and giving in to others to get by.

"But you have to know that she can stop you now and not let you, a concubine, enter the family tree. In the future, she can also prevent your children from entering the family tree." Qiao Wei sighed, "This is not a trivial matter."

She had known for a long time that Qiao Rong's personality did not allow him to marry into the Zhou family, let alone stay too far away from her.

She secretly made up her mind that when Qiao Yong gave birth, she would be here to take charge and not let anyone have the chance to make Qiao Yong unhappy. She would also fight for Qiao Yong to get back what she deserved.

"With my sister here, I have nothing to fear." Qiao Yong leaned her head on Qiao Wei's shoulder, and took Qiao Wei's hand and placed it on her belly. "If you are worried, tell the Zhou family that when the child is born, send him to the Sun family to keep Deng'er company!"

Qiao Yong was not completely unaware of Mrs. Gu's thoughts. If the child was raised in the Zhou family, as a concubine's child, the child would not be valued much. But if he could be sent to his elder sister and stay in the Sun family, his elder sister would definitely treat the child with a hundred times more care than he did.

Hearing that Qiao Yong had such thoughts and considerations, Qiao Wei felt relieved. She gently tapped Qiao Yong's nose and said, "It's good that you can think this way. Living in a big family, you have to be more careful about everything. If you have any difficulties, just write to me. There is no need to report good news but not bad news in the letter."

"I'm afraid that if I tell my sister about this, she'll think it's just a trivial matter and won't be bothered to read it!"

"I am happy to read whatever you write, no matter how trivial it is." Qiao Wei scolded, "I wish I had another pair of eyes to keep an eye on you in the Zhou family."

The two sisters chatted for a while. Qiao Rong began to feel sleepy because she was getting older. Qiao Wei stayed with her until she fell asleep. Then he called Xiaoyue to his side and asked, "Did Madam Gu embarrass Rong'er? Tell me the truth."

Xiaoyue's words were similar to what Qiao Wei had guessed. "Besides this house being in bad condition, I am often asked to attend to the sick. Every time I go, the Madam is always resting, and I have to stand at the door with the medicine. Even if I serve her for a while, the old woman with more experience will come out and scold me. In her words, she is using me to accuse me of being disrespectful to the Madam."

Qiao Wei also knew that being a concubine in someone else's home would mean suffering in any case, but she just couldn't bear to see her own sister compromise like this.

"I remember I told you many times not to wait for Madam Gu..." Qiao Wei didn't want to make it too clear, lest she give him a chance to criticize. "You didn't want to go back to Shu County, so why did you come back?"