The Road of the Concubine's First Wife

Chapter 162 Several joys and sorrows

Qiao Shanxiu nodded, wiped away her tears slightly, put away the hypocritical smile on the corners of her mouth, but couldn't hide the loss in the corners of her eyes.I believe that every woman has too many fantasies about the destination of her life, but when the fantasies become reality, she realizes that the reality is often too cruel, so that there is no way to accept it.

Qiao Wuxiu has kept her head buried very low since just now, no one can see her expression, she doesn't speak, and her wife simply treats her as a transparent color.Although she was usually domineering and domineering, she was also afraid of that one-eyed general who had a habit of beating women.

Sighing slightly, she can already predict how bleak her future will be.

Qiao Liuxiu still smiled very complacently. This is the same person with different fates. Look, she is also the concubine daughter of the Qiao family. Not only has she been promoted to be a concubine daughter, but she will soon marry her cousin Zhiyi whom she has always admired. , and still as the main wife, the wedding will be very grand at that time, maybe all the dignitaries in the capital will come, and then give myself various gifts.And Qiao Wuxiu and Qiao Shanxiu were just concubines, so naturally they didn't have such a big show, they only needed a bridal sedan chair to cross the house.

There are no full house guests, no bridal chamber flowers and candles, and even a phoenix crown and Xiapei all over the body, and there is no need to prepare. The groom only needs to remove the red hijab to indicate that he has married her. It's really unfortunate to live like this.

After the wife finished talking, she called the maids to serve the dishes, and then called everyone to eat.Qiao Jiuxiu sighed, it's not that she has no appetite, it's just that when she looked at those delicate dishes, she suddenly felt dull.Seeing Qiao Shanxiu and Qiao Wuxiu today, she was worried about her future.

Madam said just now that she chose a good day, which will be three days later, but she will be married as a concubine, so naturally there is no need to put on a big show, and when the time comes, it will be enough to prepare two sedan chairs and send them to the mansion of General Wenwu, and there is no need No more effort.Qiao Jiuxiu sighed, although she is not ready to get married yet, that day is coming soon.

Qiao Wuxiu was sitting next to Qiao Shanxiu. Usually they were somewhat at odds, but now they looked like a pair of sisters in distress.Qiao Wuxiu handed the embroidered handkerchief to Qiao Shanxiu, "Third Sister, your eyes are red again, no matter how happy you are, you must control yourself, otherwise the wife will ask again."

Qiao Shanxiu nodded, happy?Could she be happy?But she also knew that what Qiao Wuxiu said was just to give herself a reason to cry sadly, so she took the embroidered handkerchief and wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes, and smiled, "Fifth sister, I heard that General Wen and General Wu We have always been on good terms, in the future our two families must move around more, so as not to alienate our sisterly friendship."

Qiao Wuxiu nodded, putting away her arrogance for the first time.In three days, she was going to marry a man she had never met before, and then start a completely unpredictable life.

Qiao Shanxiu also sighed. She had been looking forward to a happy relationship of her own, but when it really came, she found that she actually wanted to escape more.It's just the order of her parents, she has no way to escape.

"Seventh Sister, can you come and stay with me tonight?" Qiao Jiuxiu said to Qiao Qixiu who was beside her. Qiao Qixiu nodded. She knew that Qiao Jiuxiu's heart must be in a mess, but why didn't she?The wife can decide the fate of the third sister and the fifth sister at will, and naturally she can also decide the fate of her and Qiao Jiuxiu at will.

"Jiumei, don't think too much. Eat some food." Qiao Qixiu added some side dishes to Qiao Jiuxiu's bowl, and Qiao Jiuxiu nodded. If she didn't eat any, the wife would be unhappy again.So she picked up the chopsticks, tasted a few mouthfuls, and swallowed it carelessly. She is really not in the mood to eat now.

After dinner, Ye Duanyi pulled Qiao Jiuxiu aside, as if she had something to say to Qiao Jiuxiu.Seeing this, Qiao Qixiu said that she was leaving first and would come back later.Qiao Jiuxiu sighed, she roughly guessed what Ye Duanyi was going to say to her.

"Jiumei, don't worry, I will let my second brother come to Qiao's residence to propose marriage as soon as possible, so I won't let my wife just let you marry someone else casually." Ye Duanyi said very firmly.Although the second elder brother already has a regular wife, the second sister-in-law is very kind, gentle and virtuous, and the second elder brother treats Qiao Jiuxiu very well. It's better for them to be together than to make a random promise to a man who has never even met.

"Sister Duanyi, I thank you for your kindness." Qiao Jiuxiu smiled wryly, she knew it was about this matter, although Ye Duanyi was doing it for her own good, but her marriage was decided by his wife, there was nothing anyone could do about it Change. "Sister Duanyi, please let me go. I'm in a mess now and don't want to talk about it."

"Jiumei, we can't delay any longer." Ye Duanyi said as if Qiao Jiuxiu was going to get married tomorrow, "It will be really late then, and you will cry."

Qiao Jiuxiu shook her head, "Sister Duanyi, if you want me to live in Qiao's mansion for two more days, then you should stop talking about it. I have my own discretion, and I know what to do."

Seeing Qiao Jiuxiu's insistence, Ye Duanyi could only say nothing.He just patted Qiao Jiuxiu's shoulder lightly, "Don't think too much, I can assure you that you will find Mr. Ruyi."

Qiao Jiuxiu nodded, I hope so.

Hearing a knock on the door, Qiao Jiuxiu pushed the door open. Seeing Qiao Qixiu walk in, she nodded slightly to her, "Sister Qi, why did you come here so late." She couldn't say anything to Ye Duanyi She said that although they were also concubines, Ye Duanyi, who was pampered and held in the palm of General Ye since childhood, would never be able to understand the bitterness in her heart.And Qiao Qixiu's growing up experience is very similar to her own, so she already understands some things even if she doesn't say them.

"I just went back to the house to deal with some things, and I came here when it was over." Qiao Qixiu sighed, she knew what Qiao Jiuxiu was going to say to her.She also wanted to comfort Qiao Jiuxiu, but this was also the future she was about to face.She also didn't know that one day, his wife would announce her future husband at the dinner table, maybe she didn't even know how tall, short, fat, or thin he was.

Thinking of this, Qiao Qixiu sat on the chair helplessly, not in the mood to comfort Qiao Jiuxiu, but seeing some red cloth and red thread on her table, she gave Qiao Jiuxiu a strange look, "Jiumei, what are you doing here?" What are you going to do? If I remember correctly, you shouldn’t need such red cloth and red thread to make small clothes for the prince.”

The royal family is a symbol of nobility, so yellow must be the main color for making small clothes, and the threads used must be gold and silver threads, and although the texture of the red cloth is good, it is definitely not a high-quality fabric. It is used to make small clothes. I'm afraid that the unborn little prince will be abrupt.

"This is not for the little prince." Qiao Jiuxiu sighed. When she made Ye Duanyi's wedding dress last time, she bought red cloth in advance. Later, Su Xiuniang said that she wanted to use golden silk cloth, so she put the cloth away temporarily. I put it aside, but I didn't expect it to be useful today, so I took it.

"Then what are you going to do?" Qiao Qixiu was a little puzzled. Isn't red only used when you get married?But he suddenly realized, "Jiumei, don't you want to make wedding dresses for Third Sister and Fifth Sister?"

"Seventh Sister, you guessed right." Qiao Jiuxiu breathed out, her face still expressionless, her eyes full of disappointment, "Of course, I'm not making a wedding dress, I just want to make an embroidered handkerchief for them. , it can be regarded as my intention to be a younger sister."

"But, Jiumei, they don't treat you well." Qiao Qixiu never forgot how Qiao Shanxiu and Qiao Wuxiu bullied Qiao Jiuxiu on weekdays. used to.Especially Fifth Miss, she did not say bad things about Qiao Jiuxiu.

"Those are things in the past." Qiao Jiuxiu sighed, "Seventh Sister, do you know? Every girl looks forward to getting married. There will be a big red sedan chair, a full house of guests, and a beautifully dressed Fengguan Xiapei. The person I love prays to heaven and earth. Now that the third sister and the fifth sister are getting married, there is only one bridal sedan chair, which is really pitiful, and there is really not much I can do to help them, so I can only come up with this method."

After finishing speaking, Qiao Jiuxiu sighed heavily again, maybe all this is fate.She has no way to resist and has no strength to fight against fate.Qiao Qixiu took the embroidered cloth and smiled slightly, although she felt a little bit of bitterness, "Jiumei, your embroidery is still so good, how about this, let me help you, and for the third and fifth sisters." The gift should also be counted as my share."

Qiao Jiuxiu nodded and did not refuse. Although Qiao Qixiu's embroidery is not as good as hers, it is still very good, and if she is the only one doing it, she will have to stay awake tonight. With Qiao Qixiu's help, it will definitely be able to get twice the result with half the effort of. "Then there will be Seventh Sister Lao."

"No trouble. No trouble." Qiao Qixiu took the scissors and trimmed the edge of the red cloth neatly, "Actually, we are too pessimistic. Although they have never met, it does not mean that the third sister and Fifth Sister will not be happy. It is always said that General Wen’s family members are powerful, and General Wu has a tendency to domestic violence, but maybe this is just a rumor?”

Qiao Jiuxiu nodded, not ruling out the possibility, trying to squeeze out some smiles, "Yes, yes, I finally feel a lot better after hearing what Seventh Sister said."

"Okay, hurry up and make an embroidered handkerchief." Qiao Qixiu raised her hand and pretended to hit Qiao Jiuxiu, then lowered her head and continued to work.Qiao Jiuxiu didn't dodge either, threaded the needle, and then used red thread to make a draft on the red cloth.She found that since she learned Shu embroidery, she had the habit of making drafts.However, although Shu embroidery is good, it is a bit heavy, and ordinary fabrics can't show a smart and elegant temperament at all.So she made some improvements on this basis.

The two embroidered for a while, and Jinxiu came in with a plate, because Qiao Jiuxiu thought about how busy she was tonight, so she asked Jinxiu to go to the kitchen to order a midnight snack, which was white fungus osmanthus cake, which was her favorite food , because the people in the same kitchen are very familiar with each other, so they often make some food that they like to eat, and this is also one of the few privileges she can enjoy now.

Therefore, it is better to be a human being with a heart-to-heart relationship. Only when you have a heart-to-heart relationship can others regard you as a true friend, and when encountering things, they will treat you with sincerity and loyalty.

"Ah," probably due to distraction, Qiao Jiuxiu's hand was pricked by a needle, and she shook her head slightly, how could she be so careless.Although she is very skilled now, she still stabs her own hand from time to time, especially when she is exhausted and restless.

"Jiumei, be careful." Qiao Qixiu gave Qiao Jiuxiu a distressed look, "Why don't you go eat some snacks first, and leave it to me here. Are you worried about my craftsmanship?"

(End of this chapter)