The Road of the Concubine's First Wife

Chapter 116

Although when Qiao Jiuxiu came back, it was past meal time, but the wife turned a blind eye and let her go.I know that she is going to buy cloth with Su Xiuniang.And the horse she was holding in her hand could be considered a masterpiece.Qiao Jiuxiu returned to her room, and Jin Xiu hurriedly greeted her, "Miss, why did you take so long to come back, I'm already past dinner time. I'll go to the kitchen and get you something."

"Don't bother. I've already eaten just now." Qiao Jiuxiu let out a sigh. Although it was just a lie, Ye Yulang did invite her to dinner just now, but he ran away before it even started.Because Su Xiuniang took the carriage away when she left, she had no choice but to walk back alone, and got lost in an unfamiliar place, but she finally returned to the mansion safely.

"That's good." Jinxiu took the cloth from Qiao Jiuxiu, and couldn't help but sigh, "Miss, this capital is full of outstanding people, and there is such a light cloth, it must be very good for a wedding dress."

Qiao Jiuxiu nodded, yes, a full ten taels of silver is much more expensive than ordinary fabrics. "Jinxiu, I went to see Sister Duanyi for measurements, do you want to come with me?" Because the Lin family has a good relationship with the Ye family, Ye Duanyi temporarily stayed in the Lin residence for the convenience of making wedding dresses.However, in order to abide by the agreement that the man and woman should not meet before marriage, she lived far away from the place where Qiao's family lived, and it was difficult to meet her on weekdays.

"Miss, you may have to wait a while to find Miss Duanyi." Jinxiu stopped Qiao Jiuxiu, "I have something to tell you."

"Can I change the time?" Qiao Jiuxiu was quite helpless. She knew that Jinxiu must have something important to find her, but no matter how important it was, it was not as important as going to Ye Duanyi. She wanted to seek some basic knowledge about Shu embroidery. Otherwise, Su Xiuniang will ask about herself tomorrow but she will not know. Maybe she won't teach herself if she is unhappy.This matter is no joke.

"Miss, Hongxiu is going to call Hongyu over." Jinxiu lowered her voice.Qiao Jiuxiu was startled, then nodded, knowing that Hongyu came here to ask her about Yuzhi, and she had already promised Ye Duanyi that she would definitely do it well, and she also wanted to give Yuzhi An explanation.She bit her lip slightly, that's all, because I have to report the progress of Yuzhi's matter to Ye Duanyi later, so let's meet Hongyu first.

"Okay, when will this Hongyu come here?" Qiao Jiuxiu let out a breath, but continued to ask in a low voice, "What is your reason for asking Hongyu to come here? If there is no legitimate reason, I am afraid it will attract people. Doubt."

How many pairs of eyes were staring at the Qiao family, without a valid reason, she was afraid that she would be buried in rumors.

"Of course there is." Jinxiu signaled Qiao Jiuxiu to rest assured, because she had already thought about it for Qiao Jiuxiu. "Hongyu is good at plum blossom buttons. I asked Hongxiu to tell her that I asked her to come here to ask for advice on plum blossom buttons. It will be easy to use on wedding dresses."

Qiao Jiuxiu nodded, it seemed that Jinxiu was getting smarter. "By the way, where's Qinglian? If it's convenient for you, call her here too. I think she must have a way to get Hongyu to speak."

She heard others say that Hongyu said very little, and she would not say a word about issues that had nothing to do with her.She is afraid that she will keep silent about Yuzhi's affairs.With Qinglian here, maybe there is some way to get something out of it.

"Qinglian said that in order to avoid Miss Six's suspicion, it's not convenient for her to come here now. But she also said that she will investigate the matter of Yuzhi secretly." Jinxiu also went to Qinglian in the afternoon, but it was was turned down.Thinking about it, she is Miss Six's person after all, and she is always with them. She is not a good person in front of Miss Six.

Qiao Jiuxiu nodded, "Alright then, try not to look for Qinglian in the future, unless she comes to us on her own initiative, otherwise we won't look for her."

Jinxiu nodded, then heard a knock on the door, opened the door and saw that it was Hongxiu who had returned.Behind Hongxiu was a girl about 15 years old, with her head down, looking very timid.

"You are Hongyu?" Qiao Jiuxiu looked Hongyu up and down, and she looked pretty good, but she kept her head down all the time, as if she was not used to this strange environment.

"Sit down." Just after entering the room, Hongxiu and Jinxiu were already sitting at the side, but Hongyu was still standing at the side, obsequious, as if Qiao Jiuxiu didn't even dare to sit down if she didn't speak.It was the first time Qiao Jiuxiu saw such a reserved servant, and sighed lightly.

"Miss Nine asked Hongyu to come here this time to ask about the plum blossom buckle? The plum blossom buckle needs to use three kinds of coils in different colors, red, blue and turquoise. First use black or brown fabric as the base and cut it into It looks like a plum blossom, and the surrounding area is sealed with green, red is embroidered with a plum blossom pattern, and black is used as an embellishment." Hongyu lowered her head and briefly described the general situation.

Qiao Jiuxiu shook her head lightly. This plum blossom button is a very common embroidery method in Hunan embroidery, and she has already understood it.It was not for this matter that Hongyu was called here. "No, what I want to know is about Yuzhi."

"Sister Yuzhi?" Hongyu turned pale when she heard the name, "Why do you want to know about Yuzhi, why do you ask me, I don't know anything, I really don't know anything. "

Qiao Jiuxiu frowned. Although Hongyu had been emotionally unstable since she came in just now, the current situation was quite unstable, as if she had encountered a magic barrier, and she kept saying that sentence to herself.She didn't even tell her own question, why did she keep saying that she didn't know?

The only explanation is that she must know something.

But how can we get something out of Hongyu's mouth?Qiao Jiuxiu thinks this is a very profound question, and she needs to think about it carefully, but the most urgent task now is to stabilize Hongyu's situation, if she speaks so loudly again, it may cause Qiao Liuxiu on the opposite side and Qiao Qi next door to be confused. Xiudu provoked it, and it will be troublesome at that time.

"Hongyu, I just heard from Yuzhi before that she still has a roll of gold thread that is useless. She said that if I need it, she can lend it to me. I heard that you live together, and I want to ask you Do you know where this golden thread is?"

Attacking Hongyu directly will definitely be defensive, so Qiao Jiuxiu decided to use a roundabout tactic, gossip with Hongyu first, and then the rest will be easy to talk about.Hongyu heard that Qiao Jiuxiu was only looking for her for the gold thread, and she was slightly relieved, "Miss Jiu, you should have said earlier. I know where the gold thread is, and I will bring it to you when I get it later. Yu Sister Zhi is really a good person, this valuable gold thread can be just given to Miss Jiu like this."

"Yeah," Qiao Jiuxiu felt somewhat uncomfortable when mentioning Yuzhi's death. Although she didn't have much contact with Yuzhi, she really felt that he was a good person, but it's a pity that ordinary good people don't live long. "Just, don't you want to say something about Yuzhi's death?"

Qiao Jiuxiu glared at Qiao Qixiu, when did she come in, and how did she know what they were talking about, and she added this sentence.Although she knew that Qixiu was not an enemy, she still felt very uncomfortable about her sudden appearance. She had just dispelled the fear in Hongyu's heart, but when she opened her mouth, Hongyu regained her nervousness.Hongyu shook her head again and again, "No, I have nothing to say."

"Why are you here?" Qiao Jiuxiu closed the door, and looked at Qiao Qixiu with some displeasure. This damned woman has messed up everything.

"I happened to pass by, but your voice was too loud, I heard it. Then I came in. I also want to know how Yuzhi died. I ask you to tell me honestly. Otherwise, I will Tell your wife the fact that you didn’t report it.”

"No, don't tell your wife, I really don't know anything. Yuzhi's death has nothing to do with me." Hongyu shook her head again and again, "My wife said, let's forget about Yuzhi's death. Miss, Miss Seven, why do you have to investigate and make your whole body smelly?"

Hongyu swallowed her saliva, and said in a low and careful tone of discussion, "Otherwise, in my opinion, let's forget about it."

Qiao Jiuxiu shook her head lightly. Now she was sure that Hongyu knew something. It might not be cause and effect, but it must be a useful clue. She could not do this matter, but once she took care of it, there was no reason to quit halfway.So after exchanging glances with Qiao Qixiu, he solemnly said to Hongyu, "Hongyu, I don't want to embarrass you, I just want to know what you know. Tell me now, I can guarantee that I will never be with anyone Speaking alone, you told us about this. If you don’t tell us, we will let you go, and we will continue to investigate this matter. Just in case something happens later, and my wife asks who is doing it, believe me, I will The first thing to say is your name."

Qiao Jiuxiu sighed softly, she didn't want to disguise herself as a bad person, but if she didn't use some means, how could Hongyu submit to her.Hongyu bit her lip lightly, trying to weigh whether what Qiao Jiuxiu said just now was true or not.

The seriousness in Qiao Jiuxiu's eyes doesn't look like a joke.

Hongyu slowly closed her eyes, "Miss Nine, we had no grievances before, why did you drag me into the water. Besides, I don't know if the things I know are useful or not."

"Just say what you know. As for whether it is useful or not, I will help you decide." Knowing that Hongyu had already let go, Qiao Jiuxiu smiled softly, "Okay, tell me now, you all know something."

(End of this chapter)