The Road of the Concubine's First Wife

Chapter 246

Although she was going home, Yingluan still never left Qiao Jiuxiu, and stayed by her side to protect her all the way, which made Qiao Jiuxiu feel very embarrassed.But from the corridor to the main hall, although there is only half a stick of incense, Qiao Jiuxiu already feels that something has changed.When I was in Qiao's Mansion before, I would always see a lot of girls, maids, servants and guards along this road, but now this road is deserted, and I can't find the feeling of the past at all.

It is understandable that the ladies are married, but where are the servant girls and guards?Qiao Jiuxiu didn't know.It wasn't until I went to the main hall that I met three or five maids who said that my wife was taking a lunch break and knew that Miss Jiu was back and was dressing up. I hope Miss Jiu can wait for a while.Qiao Jiuxiu nodded, there was no slight discomfort on her face, probably because she often waited for her wife when she was a young lady, so she didn't think there was anything wrong.Unexpectedly, it was such a seemingly ordinary move that actually made Yingluan unhappy.

"Princess, what is your status now? How can you wait for others? You are not only the lady of Qiao's mansion, but also the princess of the mansion. Mrs. Qiao is like this, it is clear that she does not pay attention to the majestic Ninth Prince's Mansion. The princess has a bad temper Well, you can ignore it, but Yingluan can't hold back this tone." Seeing that Mrs. Qiao hadn't come out for a long time, Yingluan became a little angry.She often heard from her master that Qiao Jiuxiu was always bullied when she was in the Qiao Manor, and she felt uncomfortable, so she wanted to seek justice for Qiao Jiuxiu, so it was a trivial matter.

Qiao Jiuxiu looked at Yingluan helplessly, and pulled her sleeves slightly, hoping that she could restrain herself a little bit, after all, she was still the daughter of the Qiao family, so it was too much for her to do so.And she is basically a dispensable role in the palace.Although she is a princess, but as a princess, she doesn't even know what the prince looks like, so is she ashamed to show off in Qiao's mansion?

Yingluan knew that Qiao Jiuxiu had a good temper, and this was the Qiao Mansion again, so she was too embarrassed to be too presumptuous, so she could only calm down, but she felt a bit of slander in her heart. Unexpectedly, Qiao Jiuxiu was not only ungrateful, but also scolded herself.I am kind but not rewarded.

Hearing the sound of footsteps, Qiao Jiuxiu got up quickly, and actually saw Qiao Sihai walking over. It was only noon now, according to Master Qiao's habit, shouldn't he accompany the emperor to discuss state affairs in the imperial study now?The prince of their family didn't go home for many days, why is father, a courtier, at home leisurely?Or is it that Qing He is deceiving herself, that the Ninth Prince is not busy with the affairs of the court at all, but misses the wind, flowers, snow and moon outside, and he doesn't even know that he is going home.

Thinking of this, Qiao Jiuxiu deeply felt that the latter might be bigger.Shaking her head slightly, she still misread the Ninth Prince after all.In other words, she never figured out the true face of the Ninth Prince.

"The old minister has met the Ninth Concubine, and the Ninth Concubine is very polite." Qiao Sihai bowed respectfully to Qiao Jiuxiu.Qiao Jiuxiu helped Qiao Sihai up in a panic. Although she had no relationship with this father, how could she bear his bow?

"Daddy, what's wrong with you? How can the little girl bear it?" Qiao Jiuxiu helped Qiao Sihai to sit down, only to realize that she hadn't seen him for a month, and it seemed that Qiao Sihai had aged a lot, especially how old her temples were. a silver thread.One must know that father is only around fifty years old, just at the age of no confusion, he should show his fists in the court, why now it seems that he looks like he is old?
Before Qiao Jiuxiu could speak, she saw his wife come out from the back room.Although she was well groomed, she was still sleepy from a nap.It seems that she is not in good spirits. The wife who has always paid the most attention to her manners has deep dark circles around her eyes. It seems that she hasn't rested for a long time.Qiao Jiuxiu sighed slightly, it seems that something must have happened in Qiao's residence recently, but as a married daughter, she didn't know what happened.

"Jiu girl, no, what is the princess' plan for coming this time?" The wife took a look at Qiao Jiuxiu, she was afraid that Qiao Jiuxiu came this time to show off her might.Sure enough, Qiao Jiuxiu asked, "Why did Daddy come back so early today? Don't you need to go to court to discuss politics?"

After hearing these words, the smile that Qiao Sihai finally showed was completely restrained.Even the wife next to him frowned slightly.Qiao Jiuxiu exhaled, maybe he said something wrong again.He could only smile bitterly, "Well, if Jiumei asks the wrong question, ma'am, you must not take it to heart. After all, I am still worried about Qiao's mansion. The capital has changed a lot recently. I am also worried, so I thought Come over and take a look?"

"You don't have to be so hypocritical." Ye Duanyi came out of the back room suddenly, Qiao Jiuxiu got up suspiciously, and was about to happily call sister Duanyi, but was shocked by Ye Duanyi's furious appearance.Although Sister Duanyi is the daughter of the General's Mansion, she has been pampered since she was a child, but she has always had a good temper and never said such harsh words. Besides, aren't they good sisters for life?I haven't seen it for a long time, why did it smell like gunpowder when I saw it for the first time?
Qiao Jiuxiu frowned, and then noticed that even Ye Duanyi seemed to be haggard a lot.For some reason, she had a faint feeling that something serious must have happened, making all of this so different from what it used to be.Although the appearance of Qiao Mansion is still the same as before, it is only when you walk inside that you will find the meaning of depression, so it must be something that happened.

"Sister Duanyi, why do you say that about me? What happened?" Qiao Jiuxiu looked at Ye Duanyi carefully and asked softly.

But Ye Duanyi chuckled, "Ninth Princess, don't say you don't know. The day before yesterday, it was your husband's memorial that dismissed my father from his post, and Qiao's mansion was also implicated. Now that the master is dismissed from office and stays at home, you will make a special trip." Find this time to taunt us."

"I don't have one." Qiao Jiuxiu quickly explained, "Sister Duanyi, I really don't know so many things happened in the house. I just felt a little uncomfortable recently, so I wanted to go home and have a look, but I didn't expect it to be So many things have happened. To be honest, I have been married into the palace for more than a month, but I have never seen the appearance of the prince, how could I know that such a big change has taken place in the Qiao residence?"

"You really don't know?" Ye Duanyi frowned slightly, as if she still didn't believe what Qiao Jiuxiu said, but her expression was not as excited as before, and she seemed to have eased up a lot.

Qiao Jiuxiu nodded very cautiously, she really didn't know about this.If she knew, she shook her head slightly, even if she could know in advance, how could she help?His daughter doesn't understand anything about the affairs in the court, and there is no room for her to speak in front of the prince. Even if she knows, there is no way to recover.At most, you can come here earlier to comfort Qiao's mansion.

"I can testify to this matter." Yingluan, who had been silent all this time, said suddenly, "Our prince has been inspecting the army recently, and he has basically never returned home. The princess has not even seen the prince's face, so how do you know that something happened to the palace What?" Yingluan's words were very fair.Ye Duanyi's face was also green and white, and she really wronged Qiao Jiuxiu just now.

"Jiumei, I'm sorry. I was too excited just now. I couldn't control my emotions for a while, so please don't make friends with me." Ye Duanyi leaned in front of Qiao Jiuxiu, and said, holding her hand.It was as if she had become Ye Duanyi who was closest to Qiao Jiuxiu before.Qiao Jiuxiu nodded again and again, she didn't seem to blame Ye Duanyi at all, but she said angrily, "Sister-in-law, why don't you call me Ninth Princess now?"

She was really scared to death just now. She thought Ye Duanyi was so angry that she planned to ignore her for the rest of her life.Ye Duanyi snorted coldly, knowing that Qiao Jiuxiu was joking, so she just laughed it off.

"By the way, what's going on here? Why did the emperor suddenly dismiss General Ye?" Qiao Jiuxiu asked strangely.Although she didn't know anything about politics, she got along with General Ye to some extent. She always thought that General Ye was a very good person, but she never expected to encounter such trouble.Ye Duanyi shook her head slightly. She had been raised in a deep boudoir all along, and she didn't know anything about the court. "It's hard to talk about it. I only know that my father is at home now and can't go out all day. He is depressed, but I don't know how to appease him."

Qiao Jiuxiu sighed softly, and patted Ye Duanyi's shoulder, "Sister Duanyi, that's all, let's not talk about this anymore, I'm coming back once in a while, can't we talk about something happy?"

Ye Duanyi nodded, although this matter was very difficult, she still didn't want to embarrass Qiao Jiuxiu, so she quickly changed the subject, "By the way, Jiumei, if you didn't tell me, I would have forgotten, you and the Ninth Prince should still have The wedding didn't take place, right? You've been married for so long now, why hasn't there been any movement?"

The expression on Qiao Jiuxiu's face was even more embarrassing, it was not as good as the question just now.But it's good now, if she really becomes the Ninth Princess and let her love a man she has never met every night, it will definitely make her very uncomfortable.So it's good to keep the status quo.

The wife saw Qiao Jiuxiu's embarrassment, and blamed Ye Duanyi for saying the wrong thing with her eyes, "Ninth Princess, since you are back, let's go around, I will let Jinxiu and Hongxiu stay with you, and then go after dinner. "

Qiao Jiuxiu nodded, this arrangement is not bad.

(End of this chapter)