The Road of the Concubine's First Wife

Chapter 158

"By the way, Hongxiu, I haven't asked you yet, why did you suddenly change your mind and want to help me? Did you have a rift with Qiao Jiuxiu?" Qinglian's seemingly insignificant question made Hongxiu feel She was tight, damn it, she didn't prepare enough excuses, and she didn't know how to respond to Qinglian's questioning, so she could only stammer, "It wasn't about Qiaoyu, she thought that she was going to get down one by one. People can't figure it out, how could it be your opponent, good bird chooses wood, isn't there nothing I can do about it, you can't doubt me."

Qinglian nodded, it made some sense, but she wanted to know what exactly Qiao Jiuxiu said to Qiaoyu, because Qiao Jiuxiu would not go to a stubborn stone like Qiaoyu unless she had very important information. Provoke it.So I asked Hongxiu.Hong Xiu nodded slightly, "I'm not very clear about this matter, because Miss Jiu went there alone and didn't even bring Jinxiu with her, so I don't know what they said."

"Really?" Qinglian frowned, as if she didn't believe Hongxiu's words, she took two steps forward, looked into Hongxiu's dodging eyes and said, "Hongxiu, I'm naturally very happy that you can come to help me, but I also I want to know whether you are here to help me? Or do you have other plans. If you are here to help me, you have to show your sincerity."

Hong Xiu bit her lip slightly, feeling that her heart was about to jump out, and under Qinglian's repeated questioning, she felt that she had become transparent, every expression of hers, every bit of thought, was captured very well by Qinglian precise.He could only shake his head slightly, "Qinglian, I came to seek refuge with you sincerely. I really don't know what Miss Jiu said to Qiaoyu, but I do know one thing about Qiaoyu."

She knew that she might not be very kind, but in order to gain Qinglian's trust, there was nothing she could do, so she told the ins and outs of Qiaoyu's preference for Sichuan cuisine, and Qinglian nodded slightly. He also worked hard, otherwise he would not have collected such useful information.So Wei Wei nodded to Hong Xiu, "You've done a great job in this matter, and I'll trust you for the time being. I just hope you will stay by Qiao Jiuxiu's side and help us scout for information. How about that?"

Hong Xiu's nod, this is exactly what she wants, if she is allowed to stay with Qinglian and the group for a long time, she is afraid that she will show her feet, so staying away from them is also a good choice.Qinglian chatted with her for a few more words, and then said goodbye to Hongxiu.Shaking her head lightly, Hongxiu finally showed her feet. Qinglian knew Hongxiu too well, she knew what she looked like when she was lying, and what she looked like when she was not lying.

Shaking her head slightly, she admits that Qiao Jiuxiu is a very formidable opponent, but compared with her, she is still somewhat immature.Just as Hongxiu left, another person walked out from behind the tree, obviously Ruyi.Qinglian nodded to Ruyi, although Ruyi's current position is rather awkward, and sometimes she will come forward to help Qiao Jiuxiu, but Qinglian knows that she is her own, because Qiao Jiuxiu has Ruyi's handle but will not use it.She is different, Ruyi knows that if she offends Qinglian, she will end up dying.

"Second young mistress, do you trust that girl Hongxiu?" Ruyi asked her own doubts. Even she could see Hongxiu's abnormality just now, but she didn't believe that Qinglian was so smart that she couldn't see it?Qinglian smiled slightly, "Do you really think I didn't see it? She even avoided looking at me, she was obviously deceiving. And I know Hongxiu too well, she has never been a person who betrays the Lord and seeks glory. , so definitely won’t help me sincerely.”

"Second Young Mistress is really amazing." Ruyi complimented, "Then I don't know why you keep Hong Xiu by your side. Isn't such a person dangerous? You should expose her face to face just now, so that Hong Xiu can't do anything wrong."

"Take it apart? Why do you want to take it apart?" Qinglian shook her head slightly. Although Ruyi is very clever, she still needs a lot of practice if she is to use tricks.Compared with the young ladies in Qiao's mansion, she wants to cultivate Ruyi slowly and let her be her best helper.One reason is that the young ladies of the Qiao family have limited talent, they are neither smart nor ruthless, and the second reason is that the young ladies of the Qiao family will always get married one day. Ruyi, you can stay by your side for a long, long time.

Bringing down Qiao Jiuxiu was only her first step, her goal was not just to be the Second Young Mistress.

"What do you mean?" Ruyi looked at Qinglian puzzled, Hong Xiu belonged to Miss Jiu, if she stayed by her side, wouldn't she have to be careful all the time?is this okay?Why not get rid of this hidden danger directly. "Second Young Mistress, you have to be careful, this Ruyi is meticulous work."

"Hehe," Qinglian chuckled twice, "Qinglian, this meticulous work naturally has a detailed usage, just see how I use the red sleeve. This is well used, but it has an immediate effect."

Ruyi nodded, although she didn't understand what Qinglian meant, but she knew that Qinglian never talked empty words, so she must have her own ideas now.

"By the way, come here with your ear, I have something to tell you." Qinglian motioned for Ruyi to come over, Ruyi nodded, and Qinglian whispered her thoughts in her ear.

"That's not good. If we let Qiaoyu know that we are the ones who told the story, it will be over. Qiaoyu still has a certain status in Qiao's mansion. I mean, if you don't provoke me, don't provoke me. You don't have to give yourself more money for no reason." An enemy." After listening to Qinglian's plan, Ruyi shook her head again and again, although the plan was good, it was afraid of self-defeating.

"Don't worry, when you spread rumors, don't use our own people, including the maids of the third sister, fifth sister, and sixth sister. You only need to pay a lot of money to buy one person, and then tell the news to those fools. Said, they will naturally help me spread the word. Once Qiao Yu’s youthful affairs are known by everyone in Qiao’s house, she will definitely think that Qiao Jiuxiu did it. Even if she can’t become our ally, she will still have a bad relationship with Qiao Jiuxiu , In this way, I can see how she can become arrogant."

Ruyi silently thought about this idea in her heart, and then nodded slightly. This method is not bad, saying that she will do it now, Qinglian beckoned, but she quickly stopped Ruyi, "Try not to come to me in the future. Go to Jiumei's side and walk around, as for what to do, you know. If you want to bring me any news, come here to find me after the third watch."

Ruyi nodded, Qiao Jiuxiu arranged for Hongxiu to go to Qinglian's side to do detailed work, then Qinglian simply inserted herself into Qiao Jiuxiu's side, this move is really ruthless.And she was very close to Qiao Jiuxiu and the others before, so she shouldn't be suspected.

Slightly let out a sigh, she really did not stand in the wrong camp, Qinglian is indeed more hopeful than Qiao Jiuxiu to win the final victory.

Hongxiu returned to Qiao Jiuxiu's courtyard, and told Qiao Jiuxiu what she had just said to Qinglian. Moved.He just patted Hongxiu on the shoulder lightly, "Hongxiu, it's really hard work for you. You must protect yourself when you are with Qinglian. If you encounter something that cannot be resolved, you must tell me. When necessary, You can come back, slaves are the most important thing."

Hong Xiu nodded very touched, "Miss Jiu, don't worry, I will definitely take care of this matter. It's just that the young lady has to take care of herself, you have to recover from your injuries, and you have to make small clothes for the eldest sister. It's really hard work."

Qiao Jiuxiu shook her head slightly, always feeling that if Qinglian's affairs were not handled well, she would not be able to feel at ease in doing anything.Sooner or later, she will get married and leave Qiao's mansion, but Qinglian will not leave, and sister Duanyi will not leave either. She wants to solve this problem while she still has time and ability to fight against Qinglian. The tricky question is that Ye Duanyi can't create a spoof of Qiao's compound, which is something she can do as a friend.

So she let Hongxiu go down to rest, and took the Four Treasures of the Study by herself. She was not in the mood to paint, but just wanted to write some words, which could calm down her impetuous heart.

"The tree wants to be quiet but the wind doesn't stop."

Qiao Jiuxiu writes these seven words, she can foresee that this fight between her and Qinglian will definitely lead to a bloody storm, and she is not sure whether she will have the last laugh.

Powerlessly putting down the pen, she sighed deeply. She felt an unprecedented fatigue. She was already tired of such a life and didn't want to live it anymore.

It was another three days of calm. During the day, Qiao Jiuxiu hid in the house to make small clothes for the future prince. At night, she talked with Ye Duanyi and Qiao Qixiu about the things inside and outside the Qiao Mansion. , had a good time.But she was somewhat flustered, because the news from Hongxiu was that there was no movement from Qinglian, and she was even doing some needlework recently, and gave the young master a pair of soles.

Qiao Jiuxiu felt very strange, it has been a few days, why has she not moved at all?And if she didn't guess wrong, she must have let Qinglian know about the fact that she couldn't win over Qiaoyu. How could she have not acted when she knew about it.She felt more and more uneasy. Could it be that she was planning something secretly again?While thinking this way, Jian Jinxiu pushed the door open with a panicked expression on her face.

"Jinxiu, what's the matter?" Qiao Jiuxiu stood up, somewhat uneasy in her eyes.Knowing that only when something bad happens, Jinxiu will show such an anxious expression.Gently nodded to her, signaling her to calm down first.Jinxiu shook her head, she really didn't know how to calm down about this matter, "Miss, do you know? Now the whole house knows about Qiaoyu's affair with that merchant from Sichuan and Shu, and they have even added embellishments to make it sound like it's true. Yes. My wife also knew about this, and she was furious. She said that she would find out the person who made the rumor."

(End of this chapter)