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

Chapter 288 Family misfortune
"Brother, please sit down. I am not used to looking up when talking to people." Qiao Wei raised his hand slightly, asking Qiao Rui to be patient and wait for the doctor's diagnosis. "Youyan, go and tell the elders and the head of the Qiao family that my mother is not feeling well. There is no mistress in the family to take care of the affairs, so we can't even invite a doctor. Please ask the clan to arrange a lady who can take charge to come."

Qiao Wei's words were meant to be a complaint, but also to test to what extent the Qiao family could deal with this matter.

But Qiao Rui couldn't understand what Qiao Wei meant. His mother was now sick from anger, but Qiao Wei not only didn't go to the family to make a scene, but also asked them to send someone to take care of the house. He was a little anxious when he spoke, "Madam, isn't she the one who can take charge? There's no need to ask the main family to send someone over!"

"I think my brother has lost his mind. I don't care where Qian came from. If you don't want to keep her by your side as a concubine to serve you in the future, I can't do anything about it." Qiao Wei didn't want to care about the stupid things in Qiao Rui's backyard. "But you have to understand that if you still want to be an official in the future, these messy things should not be made public, so that everyone knows that you can't even clean up the inner house.

If you can't even manage your own household, who would dare to recommend you? Even if you become an official, who among your colleagues would obey you?"

Qiao Rui only heard Qiao Wei saying that he could enter the government, and he didn't care about the warning in the second half of the sentence. His eyes were filled with secret joy, "I still have you, my sister!"

"Me?" Qiao Wei just found it funny. "If you really want to report you, why would you send this complaint to me? You probably don't know who the current governors of Yangzhou are! They have the power to report directly to the Ministry of Personnel and the Shangshutai."

Qiao Rui was stunned by Qiao Wei's question. It was obvious that he had not thought about this carefully. "You are still the Marquis' wife. Don't you think those people would show no mercy at all?"

"The Sun family is still in mourning!" Qiao Wei thought Qiao Rui was stupid. She pointed at the only silver hairpin in her hair and said, "Do you understand what mourning means? If you don't understand, go read the Book of Rites and the Qiao family's family motto."

Qiao Rui finally gave up, but he soon rekindled his hope. After all, Qiao Wei meant for him to behave himself during the mourning period, and he did not say that he would be restricted from entering the officialdom after the mourning period.

"I understand. I will take care of Qian's affairs and will not let her cause trouble again." Qiao Rui promised obediently, "I will personally serve you in front of mother."

After all, there is only one year left in the mourning period. If Qiao's mother passes away at this time, he will have to observe another three years of mourning. Now he is already twenty-five years old, and he is really getting anxious.

Seeing that he could still restrain himself a little, Qiao Wei was too lazy to say anything else. Instead, he asked about Qiao Hui's situation, "Where's Hui'er?"

"He's with the wet nurse! Usually, it's A'mother who takes care of him most. Now that A'mother is sick, she's afraid that he might get scared, so she doesn't bring him to this room." Qiao Rui glanced at Sun Deng in Qiao Wei's arms and immediately said, "You must call him to keep the young master company."

"Call me."

Although Qiao Wei disliked Qiao Rui very much, he had no opinion about his nephew Qiao Hui.

Qiao Hui was brought in by the wet nurse, rubbing his eyes with one hand, looking listless. When he saw Qiao Wei, a "stranger" whom he had rarely seen before, sitting in his seat, he suddenly burst into tears, "Who are you? Why are you here? This is mine!"

As he said that, he broke free from the nurse's hand, ran to Qiao Wei, and stretched out his hand to pull Sun Deng. Fortunately, Qiao Wei was quick-witted and dodged Qiao Hui's hand. Xu Yao Niang, who was standing by, was also scared and broke into a cold sweat. The four-year-old child had a strong hand. If he pulled Sun Deng so hard, he would definitely fall off his body.

Qiao Rui was anxious to pull Qiao Hui to apologize to Sun Deng, but Qiao Wei gave Sun Deng to Xu Yao Niang, and instead gently held Qiao Hui in his arms, took out a piece of maltose and handed it to him, "Although it's yours, I didn't mean to take your place. I'll use the maltose to apologize to you, okay?"

Most children cannot resist the temptation of sweetness. As soon as Qiao Hui, who was crying, tasted the sweetness of maltose, he stopped crying immediately.

Qiao Wei wiped his tears and gave him a small wooden bird. If he gently pulled the bird's feet, it would open its beak and make a chirp.

Qiao Hui had never seen such a magical little bird. He opened his mouth in surprise and was speechless for a long time. He took the bird in his hand and couldn't let it go.

Qiao Rui had no choice but to apologize to Qiao Wei, "Children don't know the rules yet."

"Such a young child naturally doesn't know the rules, so he needs the guidance of his parents." Qiao Wei rolled his eyes. "After all, my mother is old, and her energy is naturally not as good as that of a child. Now my brother is still in mourning, and there are no bad friends visiting. If you really have so much free time, you should spend all your time teaching Hui'er."

Qiao Rui touched his nose, looking a little embarrassed, "The Qiao family is small, so we still need to expand. When Hui'er grows up, he will also need the support of his brothers and sisters..."

"Brother, what are you talking about? Does teaching Hui'er to be a talent hinder you from having children?" Qiao Wei's eyes rolled up to the sky. He didn't do anything, but he said a lot of nonsense. "If you don't like having him around, you might as well return him to the He family. I think the uncles in the He family care more about him than you, as a father."

Although Qiao Rui didn't care much about this son, he was his own blood after all. He was the only legitimate son and the face of the Qiao family. Qiao Rui was not willing to give up. "This is my son, so I naturally care about him."

"At his age, it's time for him to start learning. Go to the tribe head and ask him to let Hui'er go to the tribe school every day. Even if he doesn't understand, it's good for him to stay for half a day and listen to stories."

Children cannot stay with their parents forever and become flowers in a greenhouse. Children have their own way of getting along with each other, whether it is fighting or quarreling, which is also a way to learn the ways of the world.

"But Hui'er is still young." Qiao Rui was also afraid that he was too young and didn't know the rules, and would be laughed at and bullied when he went to the clan's school.

"Then you can go with me. It's a good opportunity for you to keep me company. You can also read more books and learn the teachings of Confucius and Mencius. You can use your brain a little more and stop thinking about nonsense all day long."

Qiao Rui lowered his head silently, and couldn't help muttering in his heart, such a beautiful woman has such a bad temper, and he didn't know how his brother-in-law could bear it.