The Road of the Concubine's First Wife

Chapter 289

Qiao Jiuxiu didn't take a break. According to the previous regulations, the vigil would start tonight.However, it is possible to secretly sleep for a while, as long as there are people in the mourning hall.Just as Qiao Jiuxiu was about to take a nap, Qiao Shaolian came over. Although he was the young master of Qiao's mansion, he was a concubine. Compared with Shaotang, his status in Qiao's mansion was one under heaven and one underground.

Qiao Jiuxiu and Qiao Shaolian don't have much contact, because Qiao Shaolian is famous in the public, so Qiao Jiuxiu has been avoiding her brother.I wonder if I can see or not.But I don't know why seeing him coming at this time, I didn't feel too much rejection in my heart.It's probably because he is a member of the Qiao Mansion, and they should cooperate sincerely when the Qiao Mansion is in such a difficult time.

"Fourth brother." Qiao Jiuxiu got up slightly, and nodded to Qiao Shaolian. She heard that the fourth brother married Miss Men, and he was also a princess. Unfortunately, he was a married princess. Although he looked very beautiful on the surface, he couldn't help but Some people will say that he eats soft food from women.And even though he is the princess, he doesn't have any real power in the court, so watching Qiao's mansion gradually decline, there is nothing he can do to help.

"Jiumei, you go to rest first, leave this place to me." Qiao Shaolian sat down beside Qiao Jiuxiu, and suddenly realized that his address just now was a bit inappropriate.He quickly changed his words, "I'm sorry, I forgot, you are now the concubine of the Ninth Prince, and I can no longer call you Ninth Sister."

Qiao Jiuxiu quickly waved her hands, she was not used to being so alienated from her family, and she had been a princess for so long, but she never felt like a princess.He just said to Qiao Shaolian, "Fourth brother doesn't have to do that, we are all from our own family, so you don't need to say these polite and pleasant words like outsiders, it's okay to call me Jiumei."

I only looked back at my wife's coffin, and felt very uncomfortable in my heart. Although she was very tired physically, she didn't feel sleepy at all mentally.Although she was usually a little nervous, it was difficult for her to sleep peacefully under such circumstances.Since I can't sleep even in bed, I might as well stay by my wife's side, and I can talk to my fourth brother.She has never been close to Qiao Shaolian since she was a child, and now it should be more than half a year since she saw him.

"Fourth brother, how are you recently?" Qiao Jiuxiu looked at Qiao Shaolian and asked.Qiao Shaolian glanced at Qiao Jiuxiu in a panic, and shook his head slightly until he was sure that she was indeed talking to him, "That's the case recently. I rarely go back to Qiao's mansion because of my marriage, and Whether it is the economy or other aspects, they are all under the control of the Princess, seeing that the Qiao Mansion is stretched and unable to help, sometimes, I really feel guilty."

Qiao Jiuxiu was a little surprised, is this the Qiao Shaolian she knew?Didn't he in the past always spend his time drinking and drinking, playing games in the world?Why did he become so mature all of a sudden?It seems that people do change.Some people will become cold, and some people will become close.Thinking of this, Qiao Jiuxiu sighed sadly again. She was afraid that she would see Qiao Qixiu tomorrow. After seeing her, what would they say.

The best sisters who used to be, now parted ways, she felt pain in her heart, but she couldn't express it.The distance between each other can only be seen getting farther and farther, becoming the most familiar stranger.This feeling is very uncomfortable, but I don't know how to tell others, how to express the depression in my heart.Of course, she didn't intend to let Qiao Shaolian know about this.She only hoped that one day Qiao Qixiu would be able to understand her painstaking efforts, and then turn hostility into friendship, but she didn't know when such a day would come.

"Fourth Brother, Ninth Sister, are you here?" Qiao Jiuxiu looked up, and Qiao Wuxiu's sudden appearance interrupted her wild thoughts.When I looked up, I could only see that Fifth Sister's eyebrows were more mature than a woman's, and less innocent than a young lady.She seemed to have gained a lot of weight, especially her belly, which was slightly swollen.Qiao Jiuxiu is no longer an ignorant little girl, so she knows that Fifth Sister is probably having a child.

"Fifth Sister. You're here." Qiao Jiuxiu walked in front of Qiao Wuxiu, and after a closer look, she was even more certain.She is really pregnant.Qiao Shaolian got up, and seemed to have noticed this, and walked to Qiao Wuxiu, "Fifth sister, you are also tired from the journey, go to the guest room to have a good rest first. Your room has been empty for a long time. It's been cleaned, so I can only wrong you to live in the guest room for the time being."

Qiao Wuxiu nodded, "Thank you, fourth brother." She was also muttering in her heart, Qiao Shaolian had never spoken to herself with such gentle words, and in the words, there was actually a deep sense of concern. "I want to offer incense to my wife before leaving, I don't know if it's appropriate or not."

Qiao Jiuxiu nodded, Daoist Wang is worth a lot of money, and the first stick of incense can only be burnt after the third watch.Moreover, Qiao Jiuxiu must personally offer incense, and the rest are offered by relatives and friends.It's just that there is still an hour before the third watch, so I want to let Qiao Wuxiu take a break, and let her come to offer incense when the time comes.After Qiao Wuxiu heard what she said, she just said let's wait together.If there is no incense, she will not be able to fall asleep at all.

The three of them sat opposite each other and chatted about some daily life matters.It turned out that since General Ye's downfall, General Wu had taken over his important role in the army and returned to the capital permanently.Qiao Wuxiu served with all her heart, and the relationship between the two has also improved a lot.Later, General Wu's eldest young mistress passed away, and General Wu made Qiao Wuxiu his young mistress, and now he has a child.After Qiao Jiuxiu listened to it, she felt sincerely that Fifth Sister's hard work has finally come to an end.

Qiao Wuxiu talked about Qiao Qixiu again, as usual, she should be afraid that she will come back.The distance between the Third Prince's Mansion and Qiao's Mansion is only three quarters of an hour. As the most sensible daughter, she should come and have a look.Qiao Jiuxiu bit her lip. When she mentioned Qiao Qixiu, her eyes dimmed, but she couldn't tell the reason why, so she could only suppress her words and bring up another topic again.

"By the way, Jiumei, since you have been a princess for so long, do you plan to have a child when?" Qiao Wuxiu came over, "Maybe the prince is not in a hurry, but you must take it to heart , otherwise, after three or five years, you will definitely regret it."

Qiao Jiuxiu glanced at Qiao Wuxiu helplessly. Although she has become Chu Dichen's wife, she still feels that her temperament is sometimes like that of a child. How can a child take care of a child well? This matter will wait a little longer. It's good at once.There was another thing that made Qiao Jiuxiu feel a little worried. Although Chu Dichen was a very good partner, he still owed himself a grand wedding.

If he didn't handle this matter for himself for a day, she felt hairy and uncomfortable.

Of course, this matter is also her matter, so it is not convenient to tell them.The three of them sat and talked to each other like this, and couldn't help but feel that it was already dawn.Many guests came over one after another, most of them were wives and lords in the officialdom, Qiao Jiuxiu led them to the room where the coffin was parked, passed the wives, and went to the backyard to offer incense.Taoist priest Wang has also arrived, and together with the Taoist boys, they are chanting scriptures in the hall.

Qiao Jiuxiu breathed a sigh of relief. It seemed that nothing was wrong. She could breathe a sigh of relief. At this moment, Chu Dichen led a person over. Although he was dressed in casual clothes, Qiao Jiuxiu still recognized him. Dear Chu Diyan, she gave Chu Dichen a sad look, why did he invite this great Buddha over?If you don't greet well later, won't you offend Long Yan?
The expression on Chu Dichen's face was also a little helpless. He had already asked the emperor for leave, but the emperor thought that he and Mrs. Qiao had a certain chance, so he was going to go to offer incense and express his sorrow.Even though he changed into casual clothes, most of the officials in this courtyard are court ministers, so many of them have seen the appearance of the real dragon emperor. Even if there are seven or eight officials who don't know each other, they will know when the people next to him introduce him. .

They didn't expect that the Qiao Mansion would have such a face that even the emperor was invited here.Qiao Jiuxiu was still in a daze, Qiao Shaolian had already guided the emperor to the place where incense was offered, Chu Diyan followed him into the backyard, followed by seven or eight guards.He is the emperor, and he needs bodyguards wherever he goes, so there is nothing abnormal about him.

Chu Dichen walked to Qiao Jiuxiu's side, looked at Qiao Jiuxiu with some distress, "Xiu'er, I can only work hard for you these three days. After returning to the palace, take a good rest." Qiao Jiuxiu nodded slightly, but her heart was still full of pain. It seemed that he was very dissatisfied with Chu Dichen, "You still know that you have worked hard for me, why did you even recruit the emperor?"

The expression on her face was quite helpless, she knew nothing about this matter, and she was walking on eggshells, hoping that there would be no mistakes today, but she never thought that Chu Dichen even invited the emperor.Later, if there is anything wrong with what I do, then let the emperor see it as a joke.If you want to talk about embarrassment, this time the embarrassment is big enough, and it was thrown directly in front of the emperor.

Chu Dichen knew about all the uneasiness in Qiao Jiuxiu's heart.But he could only shrug his shoulders helplessly, "What can I do? This time, the emperor personally said that he would come and take a look. Can I refuse him? Besides, although the emperor has always had a good temper, if you provoke him , and it didn’t end well, you don’t want me to die, do you?”

"Don't say that." Qiao Jiuxiu gave Chu Dichen a helpless look. Didn't he know that there are some things that can't be said casually?Thinking of what happened to me last night, "By the way, I transferred some guards from the palace, you don't mind."

"No." Chu Dichen lazily shook his head, "The king's things are naturally yours, let alone the guards, I have no objection to moving the entire palace here. Besides, I have I will stay here every day, so I should call in some guards to ensure my safety."

(End of this chapter)