The Road of the Concubine's First Wife

Chapter 222

Ye Duanyi's belly is getting bigger and bigger. Counting the days, it should be about half a month before giving birth.The wife attaches great importance to this, this is the first child of the Qiao Mansion, and the imperial doctor and the nurse said before that Duanyi's baby will be a boy, so the wife likes and values ​​it even more.So I have already invited three stable women and three nurses to stay in the yard on a special trip, waiting for the critical moment to come in handy.It is said that these few people are well-known in the capital, and their daily expenses are not low, but the wife who has always been frugal has no hesitation. The biggest thing in Qiao's mansion now is the production of Duanyi, and other things have to be taken care of. OK.

Qiao Jiuxiu can't casually hang out with Ye Duanyi any more, now she is the key protection object of the whole government.General Ye also sent someone to inquire about the specific situation almost every day to make sure if there was something wrong with Ye Duanyi.Qiao Jiuxiu looked at the small embroidered shoes that had already been made, thinking that she should send them to Qiao Liuxiu, but recently his wife was busy with Ye Duanyi's affairs, so she ignored her side, and she simply talked with his wife As soon as she said that, the wife nodded, thinking that she just didn't have the time to visit Qiao Liuxiu recently, so she simply asked Qiao Jiuxiu to do it for her.

Qiao Jiuxiu didn't take the carriage, but just walked with Jinxiu. She hadn't figured it out yet, what should she say when facing Qiao Liuxiu?So I want to think about it while I'm walking, so I don't want to make Qiao Liuxiu angry if I don't say a word later.Jinxiu followed behind Qiao Jiuxiu, also with her head down, wondering what she was thinking about.The two left the gate of Qiao's mansion one after the other, but they didn't want to suddenly see a figure hiding aside.

Qiao Jiuxiu sighed, she recognized that figure, although it was just a glimpse, it should be Chen Chu.He was afraid that he had been guarding the door of Qiao's mansion, waiting for him to come out.Shaking her head slightly, she knew that he had something to say to her, but she didn't know how to face him.If she didn't know what to say when facing Qiao Liuxiu, then she wasn't even mentally prepared for Chen Chu.

So she took Jinxiu and walked a few steps quickly, not daring to turn her head, fearing that after seeing those peach blossom eyes, she would have no way to move away.Jinxiu also followed, with a puzzled expression on his face, "Miss, I saw Mr. Chen just now, don't we need to greet him?" Jinxiu had a good impression of Chen Chu. He not only took good care of Qiao Jiuxiu, but also helped them a lot. Don't be too busy, besides, didn't Miss always like to talk to Chen Chu, why did she leave in such a hurry this time.

"No... no need." Qiao Jiuxiu almost bit her own tongue, the expression on her face was also extremely embarrassed, for some reason, she thought of the previous kiss again.She turned her head to the side in a panic, "Jinxiu, let's go, I still have a lot to say when I meet Sixth Sister, if it's delayed, I'm afraid it will be bad."

Jinxiu nodded, feeling that what the lady said was very reasonable, so she took two quick steps and caught up with Qiao Jiuxiu.In the end, he looked back at the door and found that Chen Chu was still standing there, watching them leave.

Until he could no longer see the back of Qiao Jiuxiu going away, Chen Chu sighed. He was sure that Qiao Jiuxiu had seen him just now, but was she unwilling to even say hello?Shaking her head slightly, she really wanted to know why there was such a deep gap between them, and she didn't know if she could fill it up with all her life's efforts?He could only let out a sigh of relief and continue to guard the door.

He knew that Qiao Jiuxiu must hate him to the core now, but even so, he still had no intention of letting go.In the past, as long as he decided on something, he never gave up.

When Qiao Jiuxiu arrived at the Lin Mansion, the guard guarding the gate had seen Qiao Jiuxiu before, so he let him go without stopping him.Qiao Jiuxiu followed the maidservant, entered Qiao's mansion, and walked all the way to Qiao Liuxiu's yard. For some reason, the atmosphere was very solemn all the way here.Before, the maids would joke around to ease the atmosphere, but now, they are all silent.Qiao Jiuxiu bit her lip, not knowing what to say for a while.

"Here we are." The servant girl stopped, "Miss Nine, you can go in by yourself. You must be careful what you say later, the current situation of the young mistress is not very good."

Qiao Jiuxiu nodded, she was naturally prepared for this.So she took the burden in Jinxiu's hands, let out a sigh of relief, and walked slowly into the courtyard.He ordered Jinxiu to stop at the door and wait for her to come out. She would say some things only in front of her alone.

Qiao Jiuxiu entered the room and smelled a strong smell of medicinal materials, she couldn't help but frowned deeply, she didn't know why there was a bad premonition in her heart, so she could only walk in cautiously.Qiao Liuxiu was originally lying on the bed, but when she saw her approaching, she didn't get up, but gave her a somewhat pale smile.Qiao Jiuxiu stopped at the same place, she seemed to be much thinner than the last time we met, her cheekbones were completely protruding, her hands were so dry that only skin and bones remained, but her stomach was so high that it looked like a hill.Qiao Jiuxiu looked at her quietly, with a haggard look on her face, she didn't look like a seventeen or eighteen-year-old girl, she was clearly an old woman who was terminally ill.But these words, I dare not say them in front of Qiao Liuxiu, so I can only hide them in my heart.Wei Wei walked to Qiao Liuxiu's side, "Sixth Sister, I'm here to see you. Look, I've already brought you the little shoes."

Qiao Liuxiu raised her eyes lightly, but her eyes did not show the slightest liking for it. Only then did Qiao Jiuxiu notice that her hair was falling out very badly, and some gray hairs had already appeared faintly. . "Sixth sister, take a look, do you like it?"

Qiao Liuxiu shook her head, her voice was very hoarse, "No, I'm afraid I won't see the time for the child to wear it." There was a wry smile, helplessness, and a powerless and silent accusation against the cruel fate in her voice.Qiao Jiuxiu sighed softly, and finally opened the bag, revealing a pair of well-crafted and well-behaved little embroidered shoes, but Qiao Liuxiu just glanced at it lightly, with a powerless smile across her face.

"Sixth sister, don't you like it?" Qiao Jiuxiu hated herself, why she was so clumsy, she couldn't even say a word of comfort.Qiao Liuxiu just smiled idiotically, "Jiumei, only you would think about it, would think about visiting me, if it were someone else, I'm afraid you won't be able to hide."

Qiao Jiuxiu bit her lips in embarrassment, knowing that her wife hadn't visited Qiao Liuxiu for a long time, as if she had left her to fend for herself.But these words can't be said to Qiao Jiuxiu, so I can only change my words, "Sixth sister, look at what you said, my wife misses you very much, but Qiao's mansion is too busy recently, so I can't take care of it, you must be careful." Don't think about it."

Qiao Liuxiu chuckled, maybe even a three-year-old child wouldn't believe what Qiao Jiuxiu said just now.Although she was ill, it didn't change the trajectory of her wife's life. She had time to go out and play horse-hanging with the rich wife, but she didn't have the time to visit her. This is really sad.Thinking that he was trying his best to please his wife in Qiao's mansion, but he didn't expect that the tea was already cold before he left.Smiling bitterly, "Jiumei, a married daughter is just water thrown out, so my wife won't care."

When she said this, her tone was very calm, without any ups and downs, as if her heart was dead.Qiao Jiuxiu bit her lip, and just wanted to comfort her, but she heard Qiao Liuxiu continue to say, "Actually, it's not my wife's fault, even Mrs. Lin and Zhiyi seldom come here now. Besides you, the only one who still misses me is the Ninth Prince The few medical girls in the mansion will come to see me every day, and I really don't count on the others."

Qiao Jiuxiu was slightly taken aback, she didn't know what friendship the Ninth Prince had with Qiao Liuxiu.But if there is no friendship, why would you send a medical girl to take care of her every day?She remembered that Chen Chu was an aide in the Ninth Prince's mansion, could it be that he arranged all of this.He knew that he was worried about Qiao Liuxiu's situation, so he asked someone to come over and take care of her.Thinking of this, Qiao Jiuxiu felt moved. Does he always take care of everything for himself secretly and considerately?

"Sixth Sister, do you have friendship with the Ninth Prince?" Qiao Jiuxiu thought about the need for further confirmation.So he asked Qiao Liuxiu.Qiao Liuxiu shook her head in confusion, "I don't think I have any friendship. To be honest, I don't even know what the Ninth Prince looks like. Why does he take such good care of me? If he is Zhiyi's friend, he should be more than That's the only relationship."

After listening to Qiao Liuxiu's words, Qiao Jiuxiu was almost sure that this matter must have been secretly arranged by Chen Chu.And the reason why he didn't say it to himself was probably because they were still in a cold war, and he didn't know how to speak.

However, she remembered how he hesitated to speak when she met Chen Chu just now. Maybe he planned to speak, but she never gave him a chance to speak.Slightly sighed, he couldn't hide from him for the rest of his life, for his sake of taking care of Sixth Sister, some things had to be made clear to him face to face, like, he had to say some things to himself before giving up, will end.

"Jiumei, what's the matter with you?" Seeing something wrong with Qiao Jiuxiu's appearance, Qiao Liuxiu asked with concern that Qiao Jiuxiu is the only person who still remembers her in Qiao's mansion.Qiao Jiuxiu shook her head, she didn't intend to let Qiao Liuxiu know about this.

Qiao Jiuxiu shook her head, and didn't tell Qiao Liuxiu the pain in her heart, not because she couldn't trust her, but because Qiao Liuxiu was already irritable enough now, so she wouldn't make trouble for her.Moreover, what happened to Chen Chutong himself, one by one, one by one, he couldn't explain clearly at all.Seeing that she didn't want to say anything, Qiao Liuxiu could only shake her head. Just as she was about to lie down, Shui Zhu came in with medicine.

Shuizhu is Qiao Liuxiu's dowry, and she followed her all the way to marry. At first, she thought that following Qiao Liuxiu as the eldest mistress of Lin's mansion would make all boats rise, but she didn't expect that since the young lady became ill, Lin's mansion not only didn't care about them. The maidservants who were sent over were all blocked back, saying that there are not so many people to take care of them here.Before people left, the tea was already cold.She looked very uncomfortable, and Qiao Liuxiu had a bad temper and often punished Shuizhu, so she had some grievances in her heart, and now when she was sick, they all broke out.

(End of this chapter)