After marrying a powerful minister, the female partner was pampered

Chapter 158 You can’t refuse even if you want to.
Dong Lai frowned, "How do I know this?"

"Aren't you his personal servant? You are the one who stays with him the most on weekdays." Lin Jiu said matter-of-factly.

"But I really don't know." Dong Lai was extremely depressed.

"Then you are so derelict in your duty that you don't even know which woman the adults are playing with outside." Lin Jiu looked disappointed.

Dong Lai became even more depressed, "My lord must have played behind everyone's back."

"Does it need to be so secretive?" Lin Jiuda was puzzled.

"Maybe he's afraid that Madam will know." Dong Lai guessed.

"But doesn't Madam still know now?" Lin Jiudao, "But if we don't even know, how did Madam know?"

Dong Lai paused and suddenly thought of something, "Mr. Xiahou came here this morning and chatted with Madam outside the door for a long time. Mr. Xiahou must have leaked your secret."

"Xia Houxi's big mouth has really deceived you." Lin Jiuyi looked shameless.

"That's right!" Dong Lai agreed.

Xia Houxi, who was escorting the prisoner back to Beijing, suddenly sneezed several times in succession.

"I wonder which bastard is talking about me behind my back?" He rubbed his nose and muttered.

……

The next day.

Qiao Jingjing woke up early in the morning.

Just after packing up, Donglai came over, "Madam, your Excellency has sent a young man to ask, have you packed up? If so, we are about to set off."

"It's packed." Qiao Jingjing responded. She didn't have many things of her own, but mainly the gifts she bought for Father Qiao and the others.

After leaving the door, Qiao Jingjing immediately saw the man standing next to the carriage.

She paused and walked over, "Husband."

Lu Xingzhi nodded and said calmly: "I still have official business to handle in Chuzhou. You go back to Xingzi Village first. Lin Jiu will escort you there. I will pick you up in two days."

Qiao Jingjing was stunned for a moment and nodded, "Business matters are important. If my husband can't get away, there is no need to go back and forth. I will return to Beijing on my own after the wedding between my father and Aunt Xu is over."

"Yes." Lu Xingzhi glanced at her, without saying much, stretched out his hand to help her onto the carriage.

Not long after, the carriage started.

Qiao Jingjing resisted, did not lift the curtain, and looked outside.

So she wouldn't know that Lu Xingzhi stood there for a long time, watching her carriage drive away.

Listening to the rumble of wheels on the ground, Qiao Jingjing suddenly collapsed as if all her strength had been taken away.

"Did Madam not sleep well last night?" Mallow asked worriedly when she saw her listlessness.

Qiao Jingjing forced a smile and said, "I'm going to see my dad and Aunt Xu soon. I'm so excited that I can't sleep at night."

Seeing that she was forcing a smile, Mallow couldn't help but said: "Madam, if you are sad, just let it out. There is no need to hold it back."

Qiao Jingjing said helplessly: "I'm going back to Xingzi Village soon. It's not too late for me to be happy. How can I be sad?"

When Qing Yuan heard this, she wanted to speak but stopped.

"Whatever you want to say, just say it." Qiao Jingjing said.

"The servants in Heyuan are talking a lot, saying that the Lord has raised a woman outside... Is Madam sad about this matter?" Qingyuan asked cautiously.

Qiao Jingjing was stunned for a moment, "Are they all talking about that?"

"Yes." Qingyuan nodded, then frowned and said, "But how is this possible? Your Excellency has always been clean and self-sufficient. This must be false. Madam, please don't believe those nonsense."

Mallow also agreed: "Qingyuan is right, there must be some misunderstanding."

Seeing the two maids' vows, Qiao Jingjing was stunned.

Even they believed in Lu Xingzhi's character, but she...

But she quickly remembered the painting and Lu Xingzhi's reaction at that time.

If Lu Xingzhi had no ghosts in his heart, why was he so nervous and guilty?

And after she made her words clear yesterday, this man was not even willing to accompany her back to Xingzi Village. He was probably relieved because of her knowledge, right?

Thinking of this, her eyes dimmed.

……

Chuzhou City is half a day's journey from Xingzi Village.

During the break, Qiao Jingjing got out of the carriage to get some fresh air.

Lin Jiu came over and handed her a water bag, "Madam, please drink some water."

"Thank you." Qiao Jingjing reached out to take it and drank some water.

When returning the water bag to Lin Jiu, she paused and couldn't help but said, "Are you adults...very busy?"

Lin Jiu nodded, "It's quite busy. Now the officials of Chuzhou City have been escorted back to the capital. The affairs of Chuzhou City are all on your shoulders. You will have to stay in Chuzhou City until the emperor sends someone to take over." ”

Hearing this, Qiao Jingjing nodded and said no more.

Seeing that she was in a bad mood, Lin Jiu reached out and scratched her head. She wanted to say something, but she seemed hesitant.

Qiao Jingjing saw her and asked, "What do you want to say?"

"Subordinate..." Lin Jiu hesitated before adding, "Actually, your Excellency respects Madam very much."

"Where is the respect?" Qiao Jingjing raised her eyebrows.

Lin Jiu thought about it for a moment, then said: "People say that if you often walk by the river, how can your shoes not get wet? Just like an adult, although he has a noble character, he will inevitably get some bad things after he has been in the officialdom for a long time. Good habits.”

"Bad habit?" Qiao Jingjing sneered.

Lin Jiu coughed lightly and said, "Madam, you should know Xia Houxi, right? He is bohemian, glib, and loves to visit romantic places. He hangs around you every day, and you will inevitably be led astray by him.

In addition to official entertainment, there are some things that adults cannot refuse even if they want to. Hearing this, Qiao Jingjing probably understood what he meant and sneered: "So, you want to say that your noble family was led astray by Xia Houxi and those officials?" "

"That's pretty much what it means." Lin Jiu said angrily.

Qiao Jingjing nodded, "Okay, I understand."

Lin Jiu saw this and said with some uncertainty: "Then Madam, are you willing to forgive me?"

"What do you mean by forgiveness or not? I don't blame him for anything." Qiao Jingjing said with a smile.

Hearing this, Lin Jiu breathed a sigh of relief, "It's my blessing that Madam is so clear-minded. In fact, compared to other people, I'm already very good. At least he doesn't have three wives or four concubines, and he doesn't use the women outside." , take it back to the house and cause trouble for Madam, not now, and probably not in the future. "

"So he really has a woman outside?" Qiao Jingjing narrowed her eyes.

Lin Jiuyi was startled, "This..."

Seeing his hesitation, Qiao Jingjing couldn't help but sneer, "Nothing comes from nothing."

No wonder Qingyuan said that the servants in Heyuan were talking about Lu Xingzhi raising a woman outside.

Lin Jiu is Lu Xingzhi's personal bodyguard, and no one knows Lu Xingzhi's personal affairs better than him.

If he says it does, then it definitely does exist.

She really admired Lu Xingzhi.

She originally thought he had someone he liked in his heart, but she never expected that he really had a woman outside.

How disgusting!

"Let's go!" Qiao Jingjing ordered coldly and got on the carriage.

Lin Jiu came to his senses, looking confused.

Why does Madam seem to be even more angry?

If an adult raised a woman outside, didn’t she say so herself?
Dong Lai heard this with his own ears and told him this.

"Madam, why are you angry again?" He turned to look at Qingyuan and Mallow for help.

Unexpectedly, the two maids gave him a blank look.

It turned out that they had heard the conversation between the two of them just now, and they were already very disappointed in the adults. Naturally, they would not look good when facing Lin Jiu.

They were about to take back their previous words of advice to Madam.

I didn’t expect that adults are like that.

So disappointing.

The carriage started off again.

The group set out in the morning and arrived at Xingzi Village around noon.

As soon as Qiao Zhou came out of Father Qiao's yard, he saw two carriages parked in front of the door.

He was stunned for a moment, and just as he was about to step forward to ask, he saw two good-looking young girls getting out of a carriage behind.

They were both dressed the same.

I saw two girls. After getting off the carriage, they walked towards the carriage in front without stopping, and then said respectfully: "Madam, the Qiao family is here."

Then, the door of the carriage in front opened, and a stunningly beautiful young woman stepped out.

When their eyes met, Qiao Zhou was startled, thinking that this young woman looked familiar.

Before he could remember who the other party was, he heard the young woman smile at him, "Brother."

Qiao Zhou was extremely surprised, but finally reacted and looked at the girl uncertainly, "Jingjing? Are you Jingjing?"

"Why don't you recognize me after we haven't seen each other for a few months?" Qiao Jingjing said funny, holding Mallow's hand and getting out of the carriage.

"It's really you!" Qiao Zhou was so happy that he turned around and ran back to Qiao's house, "Second uncle, Jingjing is back."

When Father Qiao rushed out, Qiao Jingjing was already surrounded by neighbors.

"This is really amazing."

"Jingjing is getting more and more beautiful."

"Dad!" At this time, Qiao Jingjing had already seen Qiao's father, she quickly pushed away the crowd and walked quickly towards Qiao's father.

"Jingjing..." Father Qiao's eyes were already red.

Qiao Jingjing felt a sore nose when she saw this, and couldn't help but throw herself into his arms, "Dad, I miss you so much."

"Me too." Father Qiao was overjoyed and quickly reached out to hug her.

"Old Qiao, Jingjing is so filial. She came all the way to see you." A neighbor said with envy.

Father Qiao was filled with emotion, but he said, "Girl, you are so far away, why are you coming back here?"

"You are going crazy with joy in your heart, but you are saying things like this." A neighbor joked.

Qiao Jingjing broke away from Father Qiao's arms, wiped her wet eyes, and said to Mallow and Qingyuan: "Quickly give the gifts you brought to all your uncles and aunts, and share them."

"Yes." The two maids immediately distributed the gifts prepared in advance to the neighbors one by one.

The neighbors received gifts, nice words, and even more free money.

"Jingjing is really promising..."

"Old Qiao gave birth to a good daughter..."

"Jingjing's life is really good..."

"This child Jingjing, when she was little, I thought she would have a great future..."

Qiao Jingjing didn't know whether to laugh or cry, so she held Father Qiao's arm and entered the door.

After seeing off their neighbors, Lin Jiu, Jin Kui and others unloaded the things from the carriage and moved them into Qiao's house.

Looking at the gifts piled up in the yard, Qiao Jingjing was surprised, "I didn't buy these..."