Marrying into a poor family

Not to mention what the magistrate in the yamen wanted to do, anyway, he just sent the three people in front of him away.

Xiao Lian got the second master's signal and sent them out personally, giving them two taels of silver each as a way of settling the matter.

The three of them smiled, took the money and left. As for what they would say when they got back, Xiao Lian couldn't predict.

The next day, Qiao Dazhuang was buried. This person passed away from this world and will gradually be forgotten until he is forgotten.

But some people hide him in their hearts forever and dare not forget him.

Qiao San took the people away, and the servants of the Xiao family also went back to the main courtyard to do work. This small home seemed particularly quiet because there was one person missing.

Li Siniang sent Bao'er to Xiao's house to follow Lian'er, then refused other people's requests for help, and slowly and carefully tidied the house.

That night, Bao'er didn't come back to sleep. Li Siniang lay quietly on the bed alone, hugging Qiao Dazhuang's clothes, feeling his body temperature and the only remaining smell.

The next day, Li Siniang entered the house with a calm look on her face, as if she had returned to the calm lady in charge.

"Madam, are you up?" she asked Qinggu, who came to open the courtyard door.

Qinggu looked at her worriedly, stepped aside and asked Li Siniang to come in, and then lowered his voice slightly and said, "I haven't gotten up yet. My wife hasn't been sleeping well these days. Fortunately, the second master is back, and things are a little better at night, but It also takes a few times to wake up.”

"Well, I am dragging everyone down!" Li Siniang smiled, but her smile was heartbreaking.

Qinggu was young and had little concentration. His eyes suddenly turned red and tears welled up in his eyes.

Li Siniang stood still, stretched out her hand to wipe her tears, and smiled gently: "Silly girl, why are you crying? I won't cry. You, you should be more careful in the future. Our wife is a sensible person and will not punish you for such small things. You, you should also be more conscious."

"But, but I can't help it!" Qinggu choked up even more when Li Siniang said it. He didn't even know why he was crying, he just couldn't help it.

Qingcan heard the noise and hurried over. She was the first to follow Li Siniang for four years. The one with the deepest feelings and the one who is most like Li Siniang.

She took a deep look at Li Siniang and shouted: "Sister Siniang, are you okay?"

"Well, okay!" Li Siniang smiled faintly. A gust of wind blew by, and the leaves fell on Li Siniang's bun. She raised her hand to take it off and looked at it in the not-so-bright morning light.

Then he sighed and suddenly said sadly: "The birth and fall of spring and autumn have their own destiny, and you can't escape it no matter what."

Qingcan glanced at Qinggu who had put away his tears. Neither of them quite understood what Li Siniang meant.

At this time, Xiao Chenyu came out, and the three of them hurriedly saluted him.

Xiao Chenyu nodded and continued to walk out. When he passed by Li Siniang, he stopped and turned to look at her: "You, Jie, have a big thing. I'll figure it out!"

Li Siniang knelt down, kowtowed respectfully, and said, "Thank you so much, Second Master!"

"Oh, okay, you go in, my wife is already up." After saying that, Xiao Chenyu left.

Qingcan and Qinggu hurriedly brought two little maids in to help Qin Xiang wash up.

Li Siniang sat on a stool in the outer room and did not enter the inner room.

Qin Xiang watched the woman combing her hair and asked Qingcan: "Is Si Niang here?"

"Yes, she said it is not convenient for her to go into the house to serve her now, so she is waiting for her outside."

"Ok!"

I simply combed my hair into a bun and inserted a jade hairpin. Because I was a little dizzy, I put on a Kesi silk to wipe my forehead to block the wind.

When she walked out, she saw Li Siniang looking out the window in a daze. She had lost a lot of weight, and there were actually a few silver strands on her temples. Hearing the sound, Li Siniang turned around, her eyes were very empty, and she quickly stood up and saluted Qin Xiang.

Qin Xiang did not stop her, but waited for her to finish her salute, and then said: "Come on, come and have something to eat with me. If you have anything to do, we can talk to you after eating."

Li Siniang nodded and followed Qin Xiang to have breakfast.

Putting down the dishes, chopsticks and spoons, the maids filed in and took away the plates on the table.

Qing Can brought tea, Qin Xiang rinsed her mouth and cleaned her hands, then looked at Li Siniang and asked: "Tell me, what are your plans?"

Li Siniang glanced at Qingcan and Qinggu without hesitating to speak. Qin Xiang understood and ordered the others to go out first.

When there was no one in the room, Li Siniang said: "I want to go back to Li's house, please ask my wife to help me."

These words did not surprise Qin Xiang. After pondering for a moment, he asked: "Are you planning to go back by yourself or take Bao'er with you? What identity do you plan to use to go back? What do you plan to do after you go back? What can you do? "

Li Siniang lowered her head, thought about it and shook her head: "When I go back, I should be the uncle's concubine. Bao'er, Bao'er should go back."

"You think that if it weren't for Bao'er, Qiao Dazhuang would not have died. Therefore, you and Bao'er both have the responsibility to avenge Qiao Dazhuang, right?"

Although Li Siniang didn't refute, it was obvious that she thought so.

Qin Xiang can also understand her, but the current situation is that it will not help if they go back.

"If you go back now, there is no doubt whether the three-year-old Bao'er can help you secure your position as concubine. However, who can predict who Bao'er will be taken away and who he will be taught to become in the end?"

It can be said that the gain outweighs the loss.

But Li Siniang has fallen into the madness of revenge. If the deed of betrayal was not still in Qin Xiang's hand, she would have left quietly long ago.

Qin Xiang took out three deeds of betrayal and placed them in a row on the table. One was from Qiao Dazhuang, one was from Li Siniang, and the other was from Baoer who was later replaced.

"You have thought about it. If you want it, I can give it all to you now." Qin Xiang tapped Bao'er's contract with her slender fingers.

"If Bao'er takes it away, I will no longer protect him, and I will no longer care if something happens to him."

He nodded Qiao Dazhuang again: "Take this, then he will no longer be a member of my Xiao family, and the second master and I will no longer have to think hard about his affairs."

Li Siniang stared at Qiao Dazhuang's contract of betrayal, tears rolling down her face, even though Qiao San said she would seek an explanation from the Li family, and even though Xiao Chenyu had said several times that he would avenge Qiao Dazhuang.

But Li Siniang didn't believe it, or rather, she wanted to do it herself.

"I want to avenge him personally. The murder was caused by our mother and son. I don't want to implicate innocent people anymore."

"Are you afraid of involving me and the second master?" Qin Xiang's voice became softer. When Li Siniang lowered her head and remained silent, she couldn't help but sigh deeply.

After a while, Qin Xiang said: "Is the old lady of the Li family named Jiang? She has a sister who married into the Niu family?"

Li Siniang raised her head and looked at Qin Xiang with some surprise: "How did Madam know?"

Qin Xi smiled indifferently, ignored Li Siniang's topic, and continued.

"Old Mrs. Li's natal family was originally from a noble family, but the title was passed down to their grandfather's generation. The head of her natal family is her half-brother. Is there any mistake?"

"Well, yes!" Li Siniang had already suppressed her sadness. She didn't ask how her wife knew it, and tried to calm down and listen to Qin Xiang's next words.

It can also be said to be your own future path.