The Road of the Concubine's First Wife

Chapter 167

After lunch, I saw a four-horse carriage parked in front of Qiao's mansion. Although there were not many horses, and among the dignitaries in the capital, four-horse carriages were usually used for travel, but the decoration of this carriage was very exquisite, especially The two golden dragons on the car body look like royal style.

Everyone in the Qiao residence came out, Qiao Jiuxiu glanced at his wife with some unease, she was a little scared now, but since the emperor had ordered her to enter the palace to visit the elder sister, no matter how scared she was, she had no choice but to bite the bullet and enter the palace .The wife patted the back of Qiao Jiuxiu's hand lightly, "Jiu girl, don't worry too much, as long as you do what I say, you will be able to come back safely."

Qiao Jiuxiu nodded, and had to say that at the critical moment, a word from his wife could calm his heart down, so he nodded to his wife, walked a few steps forward, and saw the people from the first palace get out of the carriage.The man bowed to his wife, "You are Mrs. Qiao, right? I am the father-in-law in charge of the palace. You can just call me Xiao Lizi. I am here this time to pick Miss Jiu into the palace."

The wife nodded and handed a piece of silver to Eunuch Li, "My youngest daughter is not sensible, please take care of Eunuch Li."

Money can turn ghosts around, and Eunuch Li was even more overjoyed when he took his wife's money, "Mrs. Qiao, look at what you are talking about. Miss Nine is beautiful and intelligent, and she is very smart. There are some things that I don't like." Tell me, she will do well, so please rest assured."

The wife nodded and watched Qiao Jiuxiu get into the carriage.She was very proud in her heart, she had already inquired clearly before that noble concubines usually did not have the opportunity to be visited by their family members in the first year, she did not expect that Qiao Yuanxiu would have such an honor and let the emperor break the rules for her.

Thinking of this, she felt more and more proud.When Yuan Xiu gave birth to the dragon descendants, the good days after that may not be far away.

"Miss Jiu, there are many rules in this palace. When you go in, you must talk less and watch people and things more. I will take you directly to the inner courtyard to meet the imperial concubine, and then I will send you back in half an hour."

Qiao Jiuxiu nodded, the wife had already told herself these words, and now she listened to it again, knowing the seriousness of the matter, so she nodded hastily.The carriage traveled north all the way, and after about half an hour, it finally sent Qiao Jiuxiu into the palace, and then stopped in front of Qiao Yuanxiu's courtyard.

Qiao Jiuxiu got off the carriage, only to see a very majestic palace with pavilions, terraces and waterside pavilions, which is very unique.Qiao Yuanxiu stood at the door, as if waiting for her specially.She has a slightly smaller belly, with the intellectuality of a mature woman.Qiao Jiuxiu hurriedly walked in front of her.Only then did he remember the etiquette in the palace, so he took a step back and bowed to Qiao Yuanxiu, "The daughter of the people pays her respects to the imperial concubine and empress."

Of course, my wife has already told her about the etiquette, and now she is just worried that she is not doing it up to standard.Qiao Yuanxiu smiled lightly, and helped Qiao Jiuxiu up, "We are sisters of our own family, so don't talk so much, go in, go in and talk to me. Little Lizi, I've thanked you this time."

Eunuch Li nodded, then stepped back respectfully.

"Sister, I miss you so much." Qiao Jiuxiu sighed while holding Qiao Yuanxiu's hand, "You don't even know, I dreamed of you for several nights, and dreamed that you told me those great truths, and told me that in Qiao's mansion How to survive."

As she spoke, her eyes turned slightly red, Qiao Yuanxiu shook her head lightly, "Jiumei, I miss you too, otherwise why would I call you into the palace? By the way, do you think this palace is alright?"

"It's very good." Qiao Jiuxiu felt sincerely. Although she had seen many things in the world, she was still taken aback by the magnificent buildings of the imperial palace. These pavilions, terraces and waterside pavilions were definitely carefully designed. She is so ingenious, she can't find any faults at all.

"Yes. This place is very big and beautiful." Qiao Yuanxiu patted the back of Qiao Jiuxiu's hand lightly, but her tone was somewhat disappointed.Qiao Jiuxiu looked at the eldest sister with some puzzlement. Logically speaking, her life in the palace should be quite good now. The emperor loves her very much, and there is a future prince in her belly. All of this is enviable. Where is she feeling lost?

"Eldest sister, why are you unhappy?" Qiao Jiuxiu asked carefully, the eldest sister must have something on her mind, otherwise she wouldn't have made a special trip to let herself into the palace. When she was in Qiao's mansion before, the eldest sister would always be unhappy I would talk to myself about things, but I don't know if there is anyone in the palace who can talk to me?

"Jiumei, I'm fine." Qiao Yuanxiu sighed, this is the fate she chose, what can she say now?Life in the palace is of course rich and well-clothed, pampered and pampered, but human relations are also indifferent. She has been in the palace for half a year, and she has known many people in the palace, but no matter how sincere she is, she always feels that those people are like It's like guarding against yourself.

Although there is a certain degree of friendship, there is no way to make a heart-to-heart.

Qiao Jiuxiu saw that she was very unhappy, knowing that women are often the most sensitive and insecure when they are pregnant, "Sister, what's wrong with you? If you can trust my sister, just tell me. It’s not very useful, but I can always give you some advice.”

"Jiumei," Qiao Yuanxiu sighed, "Maybe this is fate, and I don't have anything to complain about. I just feel that the people in this palace can't talk to each other. I have a prince, and they In front of me, I always say that I hope this child will grow up smoothly and healthy, but behind the scenes, I don’t know how many people are looking forward to this child’s accident, hoping that I will be indifferent by the emperor.”

Qiao Jiuxiu shook her head slightly, maybe this is the palace, intrigue is the main theme of the palace, there are too many people who do one thing in front of the other and do one thing behind the scenes.So he comforted, "Eldest sister, you don't have to worry about what other people think and do, just live your own life well, at least the emperor still likes you very much."

Qiao Yuanxiu sighed, "Jiumei, you don't know that, the emperor has seven concubines alone, plus what promised to be together often, no less than 30 people, only two nights a month can be with me Stay here overnight, and it depends on his mood. If he stays with me every night, some ministers should say that he is greedy for beauty."

Qiao Jiuxiu rolled her eyes helplessly, this is too much.Qiao Yuanxiu sighed, "So, Jiumei, if you marry in the future, it's best to choose a simple family, and it's best to have only two people living a small life, but don't wrong yourself for the sake of wealth."

When Qiao Yuanxiu thought about it now, he felt somewhat regretful.She didn't know if she really liked the emperor, maybe it was just because she entered the palace, she was the emperor's woman, so she subconsciously wanted to be liked by him, the starting point was not love at all.

Qiao Jiuxiu shook her head slightly, why doesn't she want a love that is simple and straightforward, but the reality is often much crueler, she has no way to decide her own marriage, because her wife has already planned it, she has no right to refuse .

"By the way, tell me what's going on in the house recently." Qiao Yuanxiu thought about changing the topic. If she continued with the topic just now, she was afraid that she would feel even more depressed.Qiao Jiuxiu nodded, "There's nothing going on in the house recently, and everyone is fine. By the way, the wife promoted the sixth sister to be the first daughter, and Xu Zhiyi's cousin to be the first wife."

"Really? But elder sister, I don't regret it." Qiao Yuanxiu nodded. She also heard that Lin Zhiyi's first wife had passed away, but she didn't expect Qiao Liuxiu to be so cheap. , this luck is really good.But she also felt pity for Qiao Jiuxiu, "Jiumei, in fact, all of this should belong to you, if you had chosen cousin Zhiyi..."

Qiao Jiuxiu shook her head, even if she could have foreseen the benefits of marrying Lin Zhiyi, she would not change her answer.Lin Zhiyi is indeed a good person, but she can't like him.She didn't have the slightest feeling for Lin Zhiyi, if the two were forced to combine, there would be no happiness at all.

Therefore, she doesn't regret letting go at the beginning, and naturally she doesn't envy Qiao Liuxiu's so-called happiness. Maybe it's because everyone has their own ambitions.

"And the day after tomorrow, the third and fifth sisters are going to get married, and my wife asked them to marry the civil and military generals in the capital." Qiao Jiuxiu thought that Qiao Liuxiu's story was almost finished, so she continued to talk about other things.When Qiao Yuanxiu heard this, her expression turned slightly ugly. She naturally knew a little about General Wenwu's situation.

"How can my wife arrange this? General Wen's family has a fierce wife, and General Wu likes to beat women. Didn't the third sister and the fifth sister suffer when they married?" Qiao Yuanxiu shook her head slightly with emotion.Qiao Jiuxiu also sighed softly. After all, the wife is the eldest sister's biological mother. She has some complaints in front of the eldest sister, so she naturally can't show it.

In fact, for the wife, these concubines are used to build good relations with various dignitaries in the capital.If one day my wife wants to win over a nobleman in the capital, maybe she will marry off her own daughter, and she doesn't care whether that person already has a wife or concubine, or has any bad habits.

She shook her head slightly, although she felt unwilling, but perhaps, all this is fate.

"Sister, let's stop talking about this matter, maybe the rumors are all false, and general Wenwu is not as miserable as we imagined." Qiao Jiuxiu comforted.Qiao Yuanxiu nodded. She is a married daughter now, so even if she thinks what her wife did was wrong, she has no position to make her take it back.

It's just that I feel a little uncomfortable in my heart.

(End of this chapter)