The Road of the Concubine's First Wife

Chapter 19 The Storyteller in the Hotel

Four carriages.

Qiao Jiuxiu looked at Qiao Yuanxiu's carriage. The carriage was magnificent on the outside, but the inside was even more unique. It even had a fire for heating.Sure enough, people cannot be compared with each other. She and Qiao Yuanxiu are really one in the sky and the other in the ground.Qiao Yuanxiu and Qiao Jiuxiu sat on one side of the carriage, and Qiao Shaotang sat on the other side.

The carriage drove slowly past the east gate, and out of the mansion, one could faintly hear the cries of vendors outside. Although the weather was cold, these businessmen still worked tirelessly to set up stalls outside in order to make a living.

"Jiumei, this is my birthday present for you." Qiao Shaotang handed Qiao Jiuxiu two boxes, "The top one is from Zhiyi. He wanted to give it to you before he left, but you didn't come to give it to him, so he You can only hand it over to me.”

"Thank you." Qiao Jiuxiu lowered her head. Lin Zhiyi was very kind to her, but she also knew that he could not be her beloved, so she resolutely cut the thread, which was good to all of them.

"Look at me, I forgot about the gift." Qiao Yuanxiu broke the momentary embarrassment in the carriage, "Otherwise, later on, when Jiumei sees any small jewelry and gadgets, she can tell her about it, and she will buy it for her." You are."

"Thank you big sister, thank you big brother." Qiao Jiuxiu put away the gift with a blushing face, and he didn't even have the courage to open the gift in front of Qiao Yuanxiu and Qiao Shaotang.

"Jiumei, since you received the gift, why don't you open it up and have a look? If you don't like it, ask your brother to give you another one later." Qiao Yuanxiu teased, Qiao Jiuxiu could only open the box.What Qiao Shaotang gave Qiao Jiuxiu was a pair of earrings in the shape of plum blossoms. The workmanship was very exquisite, but it was very low-key. Qiao Jiuxiu was as happy as a child who got a big toy, "Brother, I really like this gift."

Opening up Lin Zhiyi's gift again, it was a small white jade tablet with the word "Lin" engraved in small script on it, and a small note inside, Qiao Jiuxiu just glanced at it and blushed.

"What did Cousin Zhiyi write?" Sure enough, gossip is a woman's nature, and Qiao Yuanxiu couldn't avoid it, so she came over, and Qiao Jiuxiu hurriedly threw the note outside the carriage, "Eldest sister!"

Qiao Yuanxiu could only shrug her shoulders, she couldn't see it anymore.Qiao Jiuxiu blushed even more. There were only three words on the note just now, "I'll wait for you."

Although these three words are not as lethal as the other three words, but for the girl Qiao Jiuxiu who is in love with Dou Chuqi, these three words are enough, and she feels that she can't bear it.Because she didn't know how she should respond to these three words.

"We're here." The carriage stopped in front of a restaurant, and Qiao Jiuxiu looked at Qiao Yuanxiu strangely, "Sister, aren't we going to choose accessories for clothes? What are we doing here?" Isn't Tianxianglou the best restaurant in the city? ?When did you sell accessories?
"That's just a cover. Otherwise, why would my wife agree to my tricking you out?" Qiao Shaotang pushed Qiao Jiuxiu, "The longevity noodles here are famous far and wide. Today is your birthday, so you must try it."

"Yes, even if you don't like noodles, you must try them." Qiao Yuanxiu chimed in.Qiao Jiuxiu felt that her nose was itchy, as if something was about to overflow from her eyes.It has been a long time since she felt the warmth of family.In the past, she was always wary of this and that in the mansion, and even her own sisters couldn't communicate with each other. This was the first time she felt at home in another world.

He was dragged by Qiao Shaotang to the second floor, and he didn't call a private room, but just sat down in a fairly clean place. Qiao Shaotang ordered a few side dishes, and Qiao Yuanxiu talked to Qiao Jiuxiu some thoughtful words.

"The book is connected to the last time," suddenly heard a gavel and remembered, followed the sound, and found that there was a storyteller in the restaurant. This is really strange. This is the first time Qiao Jiuxiu saw it, so she was very interested Wondering what he's going to say next.

"Last time, as I said last time, the Ninth Prince of the Chao Dynasty was ignorant and incompetent. He liked to visit the flower market and bird market when he was bored on weekdays. He was very familiar with the vendors there. On the surface, the flower and bird vendors are flower and bird vendors, but they have some unique skills at hand. For example, Gardener King, as long as the flowers are placed in his hands, even if they are dead, he can save them back. Another example is Bird Trainer Zhang, the starling in his hand is said to be able to say a lot of auspicious words .”

"Well, big sister, won't he cause trouble if he speaks so much about the Ninth Prince?" Qiao Jiuxiu asked in a low voice.Qiao Yuanxiu shook his head, "What he said is the truth, even if the Ninth Prince is dissatisfied, he can't say anything. Besides, he is just a storyteller. Does the Ninth Prince have the nerve to argue with a storyteller?"

"Oh." Qiao Jiuxiu nodded, and continued to hear from the storyteller, but the more the storyteller said, the more outrageous it became. At the beginning, it was a documentary storytelling, but in the end it developed into a science fiction storytelling.It's just that the Ninth Prince seems to be an idler who has nothing to do all day long.

"Crack!" Someone at the next table suddenly patted the table and stood up, "Hey, you storyteller, how dare you say that about the Ninth Prince. You are presumptuous!"

The storyteller was also taken aback, almost fell off the stool, and quickly apologized, "My lord, don't we just tell stories for fun? Besides, it seems that the Ninth Prince is very famous, and it has already spread to the A small place like ours is here."

"Really?" The man said coldly, as if he was very dissatisfied with the storyteller's explanation, "Since it's just for fun, I think I'll beat you up, so that everyone will be very happy too." After saying that, he left He came over and rubbed his fists.

The fist was the size of a sandbag, and the man looked like a practitioner. If this fist hit the storyteller's head, he might not know how painful it would be.The storyteller hid back and begged for mercy, "Brother, I was wrong, so don't worry about me. I have seniors and juniors, so just treat me as a fart and let me go."

"It's so pitiful." Qiao Yuanxiu said with emotion.But Qiao Jiuxiu, who was about to get up to stand up for the storyteller, was pushed down, and said in a low voice, "Jiumei, this place is no better than home, there are many of them, don't offend them."

Qiao Jiuxiu nodded hesitantly, but there was no way to allow them to bully a storyteller even more.

It stands to reason that since the storyteller has apologized, then the man should not push each other step by step, otherwise it will be over.But this man seemed to be unreasonable, and scolded the eight generations of the storyteller's ancestors.Although the storyteller couldn't hold back his face, he knew that he was no match for the man, so he could only nod repeatedly and let him bully him.

Qiao Jiuxiu sighed, she really couldn't stand it anymore.The storyteller just now may be wrong, but don't push him step by step like this, so that people won't survive.So he stepped forward, "This big brother, he has already apologized, why don't you forgive him?"

"Forgive?" The man snorted coldly, "Why should I forgive him? If he dares to slander the prince, he should be sent directly to the official."

"Don't, don't arrest me to see the official." The storyteller begged quickly. After going to the official, he would have to spend a lot of money to redeem himself. If he really had so much spare money, he wouldn't be a storyteller for his livelihood.

"It's fine if you don't see the official. I'll smash your mouth today. Who told you to keep talking nonsense." The man said again, raising his hand to hit the storyteller in the face, but Qiao Jiuxiu took a step forward and turned the storyteller The guard stood behind him, "Why do you insist on beating someone? He has already apologized, so why don't you refuse to forgive him?"

"Who are you?" The man glared at Qiao Jiuxiu, "If you don't leave, little girl, I'll beat you too."

Qiao Jiuxiu didn't move, she wasn't afraid of men, and she also expected that he wouldn't dare to do anything to her.He is a big man, how dare he beat his 13-year-old girl in front of so many people?

"She's the young lady of the Qiao family." Qiao Shaotang walked over, he couldn't let a man beat Qiao Jiuxiu. "I don't think any of you are locals. This foreign dragon is afraid of the snakes in the ground. Can you give me some face?"

"Who are you?" The man looked at Qiao Shaotang again. He just wanted to hit a storyteller, but there were so many people protecting him, and it seemed that this man was not young.

"I'm the eldest young master of the Qiao family. Give me some face in this matter. Let's turn this page. What do you think? I also promise that he will never say anything bad about the Ninth Prince in the future."

The man hesitated and looked back, as if seeking advice from his companion.

Suddenly I heard a cough, and a hoarse male voice said, "Wang Meng, come back. If you continue to be presumptuous, you will be ashamed."

The man's voice was not loud, and there was some morbid fatigue, but the effect was surprisingly good. Wang Meng said "Oh" and backed away, but his heart was still uncomfortable.

"Wait," the hoarse voice sounded again, "You haven't apologized to the young lady and young master over there, you just made fun of other people's dinner."

Wang Meng was very dissatisfied, but he still came over and apologized to Qiao Jiuxiu and Qiao Shaotang.Qiao Shaotang walked to that table and toasted the one who spoke just now. He should be the master of these people, "Young girl offended you just now. How offended you are. I will accompany you here."

Although he couldn't see the other person's face through a screen, Qiao Shaotang could tell at a glance that the man was different, so it was just an apology, and he didn't think he would lose a little meat.The man returned a toast with a glass of wine, and said in a hoarse voice, "Your name is Qiao Shaotang, isn't it, the Qiao family? Oh, we will meet again."

He spoke with certainty, as if quite sure they would meet again.

(End of this chapter)