The Road of the Concubine's First Wife

Chapter 210 I Want to See Third Sister

After sending Chu Dichen away, a few more peaceful days passed.Qiao Jiuxiu was thinking that Seventh Sister's wedding date might be approaching, so she wanted to go out early and buy some jewelry for her. Before leaving, Chu Dichen gave him ten taels of silver, which was half a year's income of a middle-level family, and he could buy one or two decent pieces. of jewelry.Although it was said that his wife restrained his feet because of the third sister, but after he behaved well, his wife also freed him.She briefly explained her plan to leave the house to her wife. The wife knew that she and Qiao Qixiu had always had a very good relationship, and it was understandable to help her buy gifts to celebrate her marriage, so she agreed, but reminded her to go early and return early.

Now that she got her wife's promise, Qiao Jiuxiu went to Qiao Qixiu's residence with her red sleeves, saying that she would take her out and buy her some jewelry along the way.Qiao Qixiu looked at her puzzled, with a puzzled expression on her face, "Jiumei, I'm afraid this is not good, haven't you already given me a wedding dress? How can I have the nerve to ask for your jewelry again? "Of course she knows about Qiao Jiuxiu's situation. Jiumei doesn't have much monthly money, and she was fined by her wife for half a year. She doesn't have enough money at all. How can she still buy jewelry for herself? "Ninth Sister, Seventh Sister also knows your intentions, but this jewelry is absolutely forbidden. I really feel ashamed for letting you do this for me."

"Seventh sister, don't worry, I have a lot of money, even if I buy jewelry for you, there is still some left over. You know that I basically have no expenses in Qiao's mansion, and the money won't appreciate in value if it stays with me, so it's better to spend it If you go out, you can still please me." Qiao Jiuxiu took out the money while talking.Qiao Qixiu was taken aback, she never imagined that Qiao Jiuxiu could spend so much money, "Ninth Sister, how did you get so much money?"

"You still remember Chen Chu." Qiao Jiuxiu never kept secrets in front of Qiao Qixiu, so she recounted all the conversations she had with Chen Chu that day, "This is the wages he gave me, and I made one for him Belt. He also said that the third prince had some kind of friendship with him, so he gave you a piece of jewelry, and then he gave me ten taels of silver. Seventh sister, I am borrowing flowers to offer Buddha, so you don’t want it? "

Qiao Jiuxiu said while looking at Qiao Qixiu pitifully, Qiao Qixiu shook her head, she was really defeated by her, "Okay, then let's go buy jewelry, but you have to accept the rest of the money If you have money, you can deal with it if you encounter trouble in the future."

Seeing that Qiao Qixiu finally let go, Qiao Jiuxiu nodded her head repeatedly, "Seventh Sister, I have already told my wife about this, and she has no objections. Let's go shopping and buy jewelry together in the afternoon. Let's go."

"Didn't your wife confine your feet?" Qiao Qixiu then remembered her wife's confinement, and Qiao Jiuxiu said that her wife had already relieved her.Qiao Qixiu nodded, but sighed softly, "Jiumei, let's go out on foot, I don't want to be a carriage."

Qiao Jiuxiu nodded without thinking too much about it, she just thought that Qiao Qixiu didn't like the bumps of the carriage.So the two changed their clothes and brought red sleeves together, and the three of them went out together, not like a master and servant, but like three sisters going out to play.Qiao Qixiu's face was a little pale, as if there was something unspeakable;Qiao Jiuxiu soon discovered this, and after some persuasion, Qiao Qixiu finally expressed her thoughts, "Jiumei, I know my thoughts may be inappropriate, but I really want to see Third Sister, There are still some things I want to say to her. I don't know why, but I always feel that marrying the third prince is following in the footsteps of the third sister."

"Bah, bah, bah." Qiao Jiuxiu poohed three times, "Seventh sister, why do you have such an idea? Third sister is third sister, you are you, I can guarantee that your marriage will be very happy. I I asked Chen Chu, and he said that the third prince is not as rumored, so you don't have to worry."

Qiao Qixiu shook her head slightly, not knowing whether what Qiao Jiuxiu said was true or just comforting herself, a faint wry smile appeared on the corner of her mouth, "It's okay, sister Jiu, maybe it's just me thinking too much. But I still want to see Look at Third Sister, if you find it inconvenient, then I will go alone."

Qiao Jiuxiu finally knew why Qiao Qixiu chose to walk today. It turned out that she wanted to take the opportunity to visit the third sister. Thinking about the fact that she hadn't paid homage to the third sister since she was buried, she should also pay a visit based on emotion and reason.But I remembered what the Taoist said before leaving, saying that the new tomb cannot be worshiped, and the worship must be waited until a year later.With a troubled expression on his face, he told Qiao Qixiu what the Taoist had said.

Qiao Qixiu shook her head, and she naturally remembered these words, "Jiumei, you can't talk nonsense and try to blame the gods. There are no ghosts and gods in this world, and I don't believe it. Besides, it's the third sister's birthday soon, let's go and see." She also makes sense."

Qiao Jiuxiu nodded, and no longer insisted on her opinion.I just felt that it was inappropriate to go to see it empty-handed, so the two bought some candles and ingots, regardless of whether the third sister could receive it or not, they took it as an expression of their wish.General Wen's ancestral tomb was on the outskirts of the city. In order not to waste too much time, the three of them hired a carriage and took about half an hour to the outskirts.

Several people found Qiao Shanxiu's tomb based on their memory. The tombstone was engraved with "Tomb of General Wen's Beloved Wife, Qiao's Family".Hongxiu stood aside and didn't approach. She knew that the two young ladies should have something to say. Although the young lady would not guard against her, it was not convenient to eavesdrop.

"Third Sister, Ninth Sister and I came to see you." Qiao Qixiu looked down at the grave and said, "I still remember when you got married, you told me that getting married might be a tomb, but I didn't expect to get it so soon." It came true. I remember you telling me that you don’t want to marry, you don’t want to marry a man you’ve never met before. I comforted you and said that this is a woman’s life. But I didn’t expect such a fate to happen again on my head."

Qiao Qixiu shook her head slightly, with a wry smile on the corner of her mouth, "Third sister, you may not know that I am going to marry the third prince. I will be his concubine. Before me, he already had thirteen wives. Many of them are the wives of dignitaries, and I am undoubtedly the most inconspicuous, I don't know if I will be bullied if I marry, will..."

Qiao Qixiu had no way to continue, her eyes were full of tears, although she told herself repeatedly these days that she would accept such a fate, but when things really happened, she didn't know what to do.It seemed she could do nothing but cry and lament.

Qiao Jiuxiu patted Qiao Qixiu's shoulder slightly, trying to comfort her, but she shouldn't say anything.Qiao Qixiu shook her head slightly, saying that she had nothing to do, but it was uncomfortable to have some words stuck in her heart, so she wanted to tell Third Sister.It will be fine once the words are spoken.

Suddenly, there was a sound of footsteps behind them, Qiao Jiuxiu turned her head, and saw Mrs. Wen walking over, also holding candles and paper money in her hands.Mrs. Wen also recognized them, and shook her head slightly, "Why are you here? This is not in line with etiquette. Go back quickly, if you get into any bad luck, it's not worth it."

Madam Wen said while putting down her things, her attitude towards the two was kind.Qiao Qixiu nodded and wiped away her tears, "Mrs. Xie Wen reminded us that we only came here to talk to Third Sister. We will leave after we finish speaking. Please make it easier for us."

Mrs. Wen nodded, it was naturally not inconvenient or inconvenient, "I heard what you said just now. When I married General Wen, I didn't see what he looked like. He was still stationed outside the Great Wall. It was three years, so it was not until three years later that the bridal chamber was made up. At that time, I was crying every day, saying that what was the difference between being a widow and being a widow.”

Qiao Jiuxiu sighed slightly, until every family has hard-to-recite scriptures, General Wen is often not at home now, and he spends three to five months when he travels far away, and the time he spends with Mrs. Wen is seldom.It is really not easy for Mrs. Wen to endure loneliness and help him support his family.

Mrs. Wen breathed a sigh of relief, and continued, "You will definitely feel that I am very pitiful. I have a husband, but I can't stay with each other forever. I feel sorry for myself at first, but after so many years, I found that I have long I am already used to this kind of life. I have also accepted the arrangement of fate. Sometimes, we should not be too pessimistic, why not accept the future that we cannot choose in another way.”

After all, Mrs. Wen is someone who has experienced it, and what she said is very reasonable.When Qiao Jiuxiu and Qiao Qixiu were reminiscing, Madam Wen continued to say, "There is no hurdle in this life that cannot be overcome. It is always the most stupid to think of solving problems with death. If I knew Shanxiu at the beginning, I would think of it." Suicide, how could I force her to a dead end."

Mrs. Wen has never been able to let go of this matter. She treated Qiao Shanxiu very badly at the beginning, but her original intention was to better manage the Wen family and establish her own prestige, but she never thought of killing people.After Qiao Shanxiu's accident, she also conducted a deep self-criticism, feeling that she owed Qiao's mansion a favor, thinking that if she had the chance, she must pay it back, otherwise her conscience would feel bad.

When mentioning the past, the three of them sighed with emotion.Qiao Qixiu took a good taste of what Mrs. Wen said just now, and her mood improved slightly, "Mrs. Wen, you may be right. I want to marry the third prince. It may be the worst thing in my life, but maybe There will be some turning points in it, as long as you persist in Xia Qiu with a normal heart, maybe there will be a bright day."

Qiao Jiuxiu let out a sigh of relief when she heard her say this, she knew that Seventh Sister would figure it out soon.Maybe marrying the third prince is not as bad as imagined.

Mrs. Wen also nodded, "It's great that Miss Seven thinks so."

(End of this chapter)