The Road of the Concubine's First Wife

Chapter 256

Qiao Jiuxiu checked the general accounts in the warehouse, only to realize that the income of the palace is so cumbersome. The more she looked at it, the more upset she became, and she couldn't help but feel very sorry for Yingluan. She is only a housekeeper of the palace, and she needs to keep abreast of such a grand plan. One account, and I don't know how she managed all these things in an orderly manner at a young age.By the time things were basically done, it was already the third watch of the month.Qiao Jiuxiu stretched her waist. Sure enough, the princess is not something that anyone can do. The workload is not ordinary, and she is about to collapse.Fortunately, nothing went wrong during this day, otherwise he would be ashamed in front of Yingluan.

She didn't go back to her room, but went to Chu Dichen's place. Ever since she knew that that guy was Chen Chu, Qiao Jiuxiu was no longer afraid of the legendary Nine Princes.And it is estimated that he will summon him at night, so instead of bothering Yingluan to come, it is better for her to simply send her to the door. With such awareness, he should praise himself later.But he didn't come back until it was almost dawn. Qiao Jiuxiu was tired, so she leaned on the bed and fell asleep.

If you don't go home at this time, you won't go out to have another night of romance, right? Sure enough, men can't believe it. They said that she was the only one in their hearts. This time they went out to drink flower wine again?While muttering and complaining, Qiao Jiuxiu opened his eyes wide when he heard the sound of slightly opening the door. Before Chu Dichen even had time to light the candle, he heard a petite voice scolding, "You Where did you go, and you dared to stay away at night, saying, where have you all gone?"

Qiao Jiuxiu suddenly stopped talking, because she suddenly noticed that his eyes were full of fatigue and deep powerlessness, and he didn't speak either, but just walked up to Qiao Jiuxiu and sat down, his voice was very hoarse, "Xiuer, Let me give you a hug."

Qiao Jiuxiu nodded, although she didn't know what happened to him, she still stretched out her arms to let him lean into her arms.He seemed tired and didn't know what was going on.Chu Dichen breathed a sigh of relief. He originally planned to rest in the palace tonight, but thinking that Qiao Jiuxiu was still waiting for him, he could only brace himself and come back.Sure enough, she was still waiting for him, so she felt a little comfort in her cold heart.

"What's the matter?" Qiao Jiuxiu asked him carefully, she still knew Chu Dichen well, didn't he usually have an expression that there was no problem with the sky falling?Why is it so haggard at this time.Chu Dichen took Qiao Jiuxiu's hand, and gently embraced her, "Did you know? The queen mother left today. The whole palace is filled with mourning. She has always loved me very much, but before I left, I didn't let her hug her." The emperor's grandson."

Qiao Jiuxiu bit her lip, the current empress dowager is the mother and concubine of the emperor and Chu Dichen, she is also very good to Chu Dichen, it is because of the doting of the empress dowager that he can live like a fish in water in the capital.Now that the Empress Dowager died suddenly, it must have dealt him quite a blow.It's no wonder that he, who has always been strong, unexpectedly patted him on the shoulder when he was weak and weak, "Don't be sad, some things will pass after all."

Chu Dichen shook his head, "Xiu'er, come with me into the palace to see the Queen Mother later. I have always told her that I married a good wife, but I never thought that I would still be unable to see her."

Qiao Jiuxiu nodded, he used such a pleading tone, how could she have the right to say no.But he saw that Chu Dichen had already stood up, tidied up his luggage, took out a black cloak and put it on, "Let's go, let's go now."

Qiao Jiuxiu got up, feeling sorry for him after all. He was afraid that he hadn’t slept all night, and he would probably have to work on a lot of things later, and he didn’t know if his body could handle it. He asked cautiously, “Well, why don’t we rest for a while? Let's go again, okay?" She has always been stupid, especially in such a situation, she really doesn't know what she should say.

Chu Dichen shook his head, "No need, I'm in good spirits. If it's late, I'm afraid my concubine will be unhappy. Let's go." He led Qiao Jiuxiu out of the main hall, and there was a very simple car parked in the open space outside the main hall. Yingluan was sitting outside the black carriage. Seeing Qiao Jiuxiu and Chen Chu approaching, he got up quickly. He must have known about the affairs in the palace.So he got out of the carriage and welcomed the two masters in.

On the carriage, Qiao Jiuxiu carefully looked at Chu Dichen, looked at his haggard face, the peach blossom eyes that were originally lively, now completely dimmed, as if he had lost his soul.She sat beside Chu Dichen, "Master, why don't you rest for a while, I will call you when you arrive at the palace."

She thought that Chu Dichen was going to reject her again, but unexpectedly, he nodded and leaned weakly on Qiao Jiuxiu's shoulder.He is not used to falling asleep when there are strangers around him, and he always feels that someone will entrap him while he is falling asleep.But at this moment, he was sleeping very soundly, knowing that even if the landslides and the ground cracked, Qiao Jiuxiu would never do anything to be sorry for him.

Yingluan was driving the carriage, and the guards knew it was the Ninth Prince's carriage, so they didn't stop him, and entered the palace without hindrance, until the carriage stopped near the Hall of Supreme Harmony.Yingluan got off the horse and whispered to the two people in the carriage, "My lord and my concubine have arrived. Let's get off the carriage."

Qiao Jiuxiu nodded, looking at Chu Dichen who was on the side, he was obviously awake too, although he looked haggard, but he was more energetic than before.He pulled Qiao Jiuxiu's men out of the carriage.It’s not the first time for Qiao Jiuxiu to visit the palace, but it’s the first time to see the palace’s plain white appearance. The entire flower garden outside the Hall of Supreme Harmony is filled with all kinds of chrysanthemums, and the big and big flowers are very splendid. , makes people feel distressed just looking at it.

"Let's go." Chu Dichen sighed slightly, and walked in the direction of the main hall, but unexpectedly, a person came in front of him. This person was eight feet tall and dressed in extraordinary martial arts. He was also wearing a black cloak at this time. , there is clearly a somewhat smug look between his brows.Qiao Jiuxiu shook her head slightly, probably because the visitor was not kind.Chen Chu twitched the corner of his mouth lightly to the visitor, smiling very tiredly, "Xiu'er, I would like to introduce you to you. This is my third brother, Prince Lian."

Qiao Jiuxiu looked at the man and nodded slightly. It turns out that he is the legendary third prince. I have to say that he is indeed not a thing in the pool. The kingly spirit between his eyebrows is far better than Chu Dichen, but this is normal, after all Chu Dichen had no ambition to change the dynasty.She bit her lip, thinking about how to speak later, so as not to lose Chu Dichen's face.

"If I'm not mistaken, this one should be my sister-in-law." The third prince nodded slightly to Qiao Jiuxiu, "I heard that the ninth brother took Miss Jiu from Qiao's family as the princess, so I was surprised at the time, how could you How about a concubine to be a princess? But today, it seems that she is a very lovely woman. She is much more interesting than Miss Qiao's Seventh."

Qiao Jiuxiu missed a beat in her heart, and then remembered that Seventh Sister married the Third Prince, but unfortunately, she was only the Third Prince's concubine.However, if Chu Dichen wanted to overthrow the Third Prince, Qiao Qixiu might not be able to do it alone, but could only wrong Seventh Sister.Hearing their exchanging greetings without saying a word, Qiao Jiuxiu felt bored, but couldn't speak.Although they talked about small things, every sentence of the third prince was not simple, as long as Chu Dichen didn't pay attention, he would fall into the trap.Qiao Jiuxiu knew the danger of the third prince, so at this moment, she could only keep silent.

"Jiumei, you're here too." Seeing Qiao Jiuxiu and Chu Dichen, Qiao Yuanxiu came over, dressed in plain white, but the elder sister looked much more mature than when they met last time.The two sisters hadn't seen each other for a while, but they didn't expect to meet in such a situation, and they were somewhat embarrassed for a while.Qiao Yuanxiu took Qiao Jiuxiu aside, saying that he had something to say to Qiao Jiuxiu alone, Chu Dichen nodded and let her go.

"I think you get along well with the Ninth Prince." Qiao Yuanxiu took Qiao Jiuxiu's hand, "I heard from my wife before that because you were unwilling to marry the Ninth Prince, you almost wanted to commit suicide, so you planned to marry him. I'll let you know about this. But it's the palace after all, it's not convenient for you to come in, and it's not convenient for me to go out, so I can only let it go. But now, it seems that the lovers will finally get married."

Qiao Jiuxiu nodded slightly, a little embarrassed, and said angrily, "Okay, big sister, you already knew. You didn't tell me what you knew, and it made me so sad before. Are you really not afraid that you will drive me to death?"

"We know that Jiumei is very strong. No matter how cruel life is, you will never think of death. Besides, I am not the only one who lied to you. Do you think Ye Duanyi doesn't know? When she was in the capital, she often I saw the Ninth Prince."

Qiao Jiuxiu let out a cry. It turned out that so many people knew Chen Chu's identity, but they wanted to hide it from herself. It seems that when I go to Qiao's mansion next time, I must investigate Ye Duanyi's responsibility.

"The emperor has arrived." Qiao Yuanxiu pointed slightly.Qiao Jiuxiu searched for her hand and looked over, only to see that Chu Diyan was also wearing a black cloak, and his appearance was quite haggard.Taking advantage of this juncture, Qiao Jiuxiu asked in a low voice, "Well, big sister, how did the Queen Mother get there?"

"I don't know the specifics, but the palace people found the empress dowager's body by the lake. She drowned. When the imperial doctor went, she was gone, unable to return to heaven," Qiao Jiuxiu also felt sad after hearing this. Why do you walk around the lake?If it's a walk, at least there will be a palace man by your side, it's really weird.Although Qiao Jiuxiu found it strange, it was not suitable for anyone to tell this matter, and she could only keep it in her heart.

(End of this chapter)