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

Chapter 287 Forget the Eight Ends

Qiao Wei raised his eyes slightly and looked at the woman who was speaking. Even Qiao Rui was shocked when he heard this and wished he could cover the woman's mouth the next moment.

"How dare you!" Sun An couldn't stand it any longer and shouted, "Who are you? How dare you speak nonsense here and insult the wife of the Marquis?"

The woman was frightened by Sun An and froze. She whispered, "I am just telling the truth..."

"You still dare to quibble?" Sun An was so angry that he slapped the woman in the face, knocking her to the ground. The woman's face immediately became red and swollen. She covered her burning cheek, knowing that she could not afford to offend Sun An, so she could only kneel on the ground and sob, looking up at Qiao Rui with pleading eyes.

But at this moment, Qiao Rui didn't dare to face the woman's eyes asking for help. He could only turn his eyes away and stand aside silently, without even the courage to lend a hand to help.

Qiao Wei looked at the trembling woman kneeling on the ground, raised his eyes and asked Qiao Rui, "I have never seen you before, who are you?"

The woman did not dare to answer, but the old woman who served Qiao's mother spoke for her, "This is Qian who serves the young master. She has just arrived, so Xijun does not recognize her."

"Serve... that's a good word." Qiao Wei was not stupid. He had the courage to interrupt her and Qiao Rui when they were talking. Qiao Rui knew what her status was, and so did Qiao Wei. "As long as my brother still remembers being filial to his father, then he has not forgotten the Eight Duans."

If a father takes a concubine to show his filial piety, such a crime will make him lose his position as an official, let alone be demoted to a commoner.

Qiao Rui and Qiao's father are not biological sons, and Qiao Wei does not expect him to be filial and respectful. The only thing he can do is to avoid doing things that would embarrass everyone.

Qiao Rui also heard Qiao Wei's warning.

During the period of mourning for his father, whether taking a concubine or seeking an official position, if it were made public, it would be an accusation of being "unfilial". It had only been a year and a half since Qiao's father passed away, and Qiao Rui understood this.

It was just that Qiao's mother lamented in his ears every day, and Qian also instigated him from time to time, so Qiao Rui admitted that he was somewhat moved.

But Qiao Wei's words were like a warning bell ringing in his ears, making him sweat coldly. "I cannot bear the consequences of Madam's words. Although it is useless, I will never be disloyal or unfilial."

"Really?" Qiao Wei did not comment, "I thought what Qian said just now was what you meant!"

Qiao Ruilian said that he dared not, "Qian has always been outspoken, and it was not intentional to offend Madam, but those people in the family said too much, which made Madam unhappy."

"Oh, what you mean is that I have just wronged her."

Qian lowered her head and hastily defended herself, crying like a pear blossom in the rain, "That is indeed not what I said. I just couldn't stand those people from my family mocking the old lady and the lady, so I said it out of turn."

Qiao Rui also hurriedly tried to make amends for Qian, "It's not that Madam wronged her, it's just that she was kind-hearted..."

"You are so worried about mother and me, so when you heard these filthy words, how did you deal with those servants who gossiped about you? Did you beat or kill them? Or did you do nothing and let them pass on the words to mother's ears?" Qiao Wei didn't want to listen to the half-hearted and provocative words of Qiao Rui and his wife.

"I am a nameless and insignificant concubine, so naturally I dare not say anything more..."

"What about you, Brother Rui? You're right. What are you afraid of? Those people's gossips are enough to make my mother sick. Why don't you arrest those people and ask the elders and the head of the village to come and judge?" Qiao Wei glanced at Qiao Rui and Qian, who lowered their heads and dared not look at him any more. He already had his own answer in his mind, "I guess the so-called gossips they said are not just what you told me! Let me guess!"

Although Qiao Rui married Qian during the mourning period, there was no mistress in the family, only an orphan and a widow. It would be strange if there was no young woman in the family. Qiao Rui did not give Qian a name, nor did he register with the government. The Qiao family did not need to hold on to this matter. Besides, the cousins ​​in the family were not necessarily clean. If this matter was involved, everyone would lose face.

Speaking of which, since Qiao Rui didn't give Qian a legitimate status, when he returned home, Qian should have stayed indoors. But now she was trying to get involved in everything in front of him, which made her seem both stupid and shrewd.

Qiao Wei looked at Qian, "I guess your origins are not good enough!"

Qian didn't dare to say anything anymore, and Qiao Wei knew that he had guessed right, and his anger grew even greater.

Since Qian came from an unjust background, there was no need for the servants of the Qiao family to be polite when speaking to them.

Qian was so angry that she wanted to instigate Qiao Wei to go to her family and make a scene so that she could hide behind this farce.

Good calculation.

Good means.

Fortunately, Qiao Wei was more careful.

When she saw Qiao Rui's face, she felt even more disgusted. Qiao Rui had evil intentions, and Qiao Wei had known about it for a long time, but she had always thought that he was a talentless, stupid man with a bit of conceit and high aspirations but low skills.

But today it seems that he is not just conceited, but a mean person who will do anything to achieve his goal. He does not want to let go of any person or opportunity that can be used, in order to earn a little bit of pitiful self-esteem for himself.

Qiao Wei winked and had Qian taken away first, but Qian refused to do so and tried to struggle, but heard Qiao Wei speak calmly, "Now I'm giving you a chance to live. If you move again, I will be unable to resist the urge to rectify the family tradition immediately."

As soon as the words "rectify family tradition" came out, even Qiao Rui could hear the murderous intent in her tone. Qiao Rui still had feelings for Qian Shi, and really didn't want her to die now, so he quickly winked at Qian Shi, asking her to go down first and not to provoke Qiao Wei again.

The elders of the Qiao family had long disliked Qian, but since Qiao Rui was now the head of the family, no one dared to say anything. Today, seeing that Qiao Wei was back to take charge of the situation, they worked even harder to stuff the wooden pellet into Qian's mouth and dragged her down.

Qiao Rui was angry and anxious, but he didn't know how to plead for mercy to Qian. After all, even if Qiao Rui was not afraid of Qiao Wei, the guards with swords and guns that Qiao Wei brought home were not to be trifled with.

"Don't worry, brother. It's just a conversation between you and me. It's not convenient for her, an outsider, to be present and listen to what's going on in our Qiao family."

Qiao Rui looked at Sun An who was still sitting next to Qiao Wei, and thought that if the Qian family was considered an outsider, then the daughter of the Sun family was not considered an outsider either.

But as soon as his eyes met Sun An, Sun An immediately glared back at him without showing any weakness.

The power of that slap happened less than a cup of tea ago, and Qiao Rui didn't want to offend this hot-tempered old lady.

Qiao Rui: If you hit her, you can’t hit me!