The Road of the Concubine's First Wife

Chapter 30

"Jinxiu, do you think I got too close to big sister and big brother?" Qiao Jiuxiu was still a little scared when thinking about what happened today. Although she had a good relationship with big sister and big brother, at the important moment Well, the only one who can decide his own destiny is his wife. From now on, he can only put all his treasures on his wife so that he can protect himself.

"Yes, I didn't want to say it at first, but I have to say it." Jinxiu helped Qiao Jiuxiu change her clothes and said, "Of course the young master is very good, and he will be the heir of the Qiao Mansion in the future, but after all, it will be many years later. The young lady is probably married. The same is true for the young lady. She will be drafted in the palace after the next year. Even if she becomes a queen in the future, it has nothing to do with us. The only mistress of the Qiao family is the wife, so the young lady has time to think about it. How to please the reality of my wife's arrival."

Jinxiu's words were exactly what Qiao Jiuxiu was thinking. I didn't expect Jinxiu's thoughts to be so transparent. It's a pity to let her serve her as a maid. Qiao Jiuxiu nodded immediately, "I see, I will listen to everything from now on. Sister Jinxiu's."

"Miss can only joke, I'm just a servant, how can I be Miss's older sister?" Jinxiu deliberately made an expression of being unable to bear it, but she was beautiful in her heart. In fact, she had long regarded Qiao Jiuxiu as her younger sister "It's getting late, Miss, go to sleep, I'll fill some charcoal for Miss." Saying that, Jinxiu served Qiao Jiuxiu to bed.

As soon as Qiao Jiuxiu lay on the bed, she felt very warm in the quilt. It turned out that Jinxiu had put two Tang women in the quilt long ago, so this meeting was very warm. Jinxiu always took care of Qiao Jiuxiu so carefully.

"Jinxiu." Qiao Jiuxiu grabbed Jinxiu's arm, "It's too cold outside, and the carbon in the house can barely make do for one night, so don't go to the cold." Qiao Jiuxiu felt a little distressed about Jinxiu, and pulled Her arms wouldn't let her go.

"Then I, then I'll fill the charcoal basin with some more charcoal." Jinxiu smiled, put down the curtain, blew out a candle beside the bed, and exited.

Qiao Jiuxiu threw the curtain over and saw Jinxiu's busy figure, her vision gradually blurred.

In the early morning of the next day, Qiao Jiuxiu almost woke up from the cold. The Tang Pozi that had been left overnight was already cold, and the charcoal basin in the room was not strong enough because no carbon was added last night. Qiao Jiuxiu saw the inside of the room as soon as she opened her eyes. It was gloomy and very dim, so she couldn't tell whether it was daytime or black clothes.

"Jinxiu!" Qiao Jiuxiu called out softly, at this time Jinxiu came in from the outside, she was wearing a thick cotton jacket with cut sleeves, Qiao Jiuxiu recognized it, this dress was only worn by Jinxiu during the coldest time of the year of.

"Miss, you're awake. It's snowing outside today, so you can sleep for a while." Jinxiu said, and then she came to Qiao Jiuxiu's bed, reached into the quilt with her hands and touched Mrs. Tang out, "I'll go and give it to Miss. Change to Mrs. Tang."

"Jinxiu, what time is it?" Qiao Jiuxiu gritted her teeth from the cold as soon as she stretched out her arm, and quickly stretched her arm back under the quilt, looking at the dark sky outside, is it night now?

"It's Mao time now, but it's very cloudy outside, so it looks like it's night." Jinxiu said, then turned and walked out, the door just opened slightly, and Qiao Jiuxiu immediately felt the cold air outside .

Qiao Jiuxiu took a deep breath, and sat up slowly. The weather was really suitable for sleeping, but after the cold wind just now, she had no sleep at all. The cloth and thread for making the tipping objects were brought over. Just now Jinxiu said that there was a lot of snow outside, shouldn't it be?

When Qiao Jiuxiu was thinking like this, she heard the voice of a maid greeting Fang's mother from outside, Qiao Jiuxiu immediately stuck out her tongue, really "Say Cao Cao, Cao Cao will be there"!She immediately sat up, put on a coat casually, and opened the door to the outer room.

The fire in the outhouse had already been lit early, so it wasn't very cold, but Qiao Jiuxiu was wearing thin clothes, and just getting out of the bed, she still couldn't help feeling a shiver.

"Mother Fang is here?" Qiao Jiuxiu greeted her with a smile all over her face. Mother Fang is a celebrity around the wife, and concubines should be very respectful to her.

"Miss Nine got up really early!" Mother Fang saw Qiao Jiuxiu coming out to greet her with a submissive smile on her face. Although she knew her position in front of the wife, she always abided by her duty as a servant. I know that although a concubine has no status, there is no guarantee that she will not marry a good family and become a noble person in the future, so she can't afford to offend anyone.

"Is Mama Fang here to deliver fabric and silk thread?" Qiao Jiuxiu put on the two sleeves of her coat, and then pulled Mama Fang to sit down. Mei Xiang immediately served tea for Mama Fang. Although Mei Xiang didn't listen to Qiao Jiuxiu, she did I also know who to step on and who to lift.

"That's right. Although it's snowing outside, my wife told me to send it quickly. She said that if I send it one day earlier, Miss Jiu can make plans early." Mother Fang clapped her hands outside the door as she spoke, and immediately there was Several maidservants came in with plates covered with curtains in their hands, and placed the plates on the tables and coffee tables in the room.

"The wife said to bring some more for Miss Jiu, so that Miss Jiu can handle it by herself. The wife also said that it was cold because she was afraid that Miss Jiu's hands and feet would not be flexible, so she specially ordered several baskets of black charcoal and a box of white wax." As Mother Fang said, two young servants brought in four baskets of black charcoal and a box of pewter outside the door. This is a very generous preferential treatment. In Qiao's mansion, each concubine can only receive one basket of black charcoal a month. , a basket of sand charcoal and a box of yellow wax, the yellow wax not only has a strong smell, but also chokes people's eyes if lit for a long time, and the sand charcoal emits a lot of smoke.

When Qiao Jiuxiu saw that his wife had sent so many things, he immediately expressed his gratitude, "Thank you, Mother Fang, thank you, Mother."

Mother Fang was also very satisfied with Qiao Jiuxiu's gratitude, she said a few more polite words and left.

After Fang's mother left, Liu'er immediately closed the far door tightly, and came to Qiao Jiuxiu with a face full of excitement, "Miss, my wife is really kind to you, this is a treatment that other ladies don't have." The two maids, Lu'er and Chan'er, were also full of excitement.

"Yes, miss, this is a great kindness." Jin Xiu also looked excited, and repeatedly checked the four baskets of black charcoal and a box of white wax, and touched almost every piece of white wax from head to toe. I was relieved.

"Yes, mother treats me very well." Qiao Jiuxiu nodded, feeling a little grateful to his wife, although she treated herself like this because she was afraid that she would not be able to complete the tasks she assigned before the end of the year, but she was a concubine She should listen to her wife in everything, and she can reward herself with such extra things, which shows that she treats herself pretty well.

"What are these?" After reading Heitan, Lu'er lifted the curtains covering the plate with excitement, and there were indeed pieces of fabric inside, all of which were high-quality brocade fabrics and some silk threads, " Wow, miss, look, these fabrics are so beautiful!"

Lu'er is the youngest girl in Qiao Jiuxiu's house. She just turned 11 years old this year. She is a rough-and-tumble servant girl, but because she is too young, she can't do much work. Most of the work in Qiao Jiuxiu's house is done by Jinxiu. People are doing it.

There are five maids in Qiao Jiuxiu's room. Jinxiu and Mei Xiang are second-class maids, and below are three rough maids. There are no third-class maids in the middle. In Qiao's mansion, the maids are divided into five classes. The status is also very different.

"Yes, miss, these fabrics are so beautiful!" Liu'er was also full of excitement. Although Qiao Jiuxiu found out that she betrayed Qiao Jiuxiu last time, she was also sad for several days because of this incident, but after all, she was still a She was a teenager, so she forgot those things within a few days, and Qiao Jiuxiu naturally wouldn't really hold her grudges.

"Jinxiu, put away these fabrics and silk thread, don't make them dirty." Qiao Jiuxiu looked at the fabrics on several large plates, feeling a little heavy in her heart, no wonder the wife sent him so much black charcoal, it turned out that it was for him Such a heavy task, these fabrics are at least [-] purse fabrics, and now there is only one and a half months before the end of the new year, counting the time, even if you have three heads and six arms, it is too late to make a purse a day.

"Miss, this fabric?" Jinxiu also seemed to see that there was too much fabric, so she glanced at Qiao Jiuxiu worriedly, Qiao Jiuxiu shook her head lightly at her, Jinxiu stopped talking, and put the fabric and silk thread away. After entering the cabinet in the back room, Liu Er and others also carried Heitan to the utility room.

After Mei Xiang, Liu Er and others were busy, Jin Xiu came to Qiao Jiuxiu's side and expressed her worries, "Miss, can so many fabrics be finished before the end of the year?"

Qiao Jiuxiu glanced at Jinxiu, and shook her head helplessly, "Even if I go to bed early and wake up late every day without doing anything, it takes three days to complete a purse, which is the fabric of fifty purses." After finishing speaking, Qiao Jiuxiu I was also thinking repeatedly in my heart, what to do.After all, because of Ye Duanyi's matter, his wife had already had suspicions against him. This time, it's all about his wife's test of himself, but how can he complete so many purses?
"It's a pity that Jinxiu can't do anything." Jinxiu lowered her head, looking more anxious than Qiao Jiuxiu.

"No, Jinxiu, you can help me a lot." Qiao Jiuxiu suddenly thought of an idea, and raised her head abruptly.

"Miss, what idea did you come up with?" Jinxiu knew that Qiao Jiuxiu was resourceful, and immediately looked at her with surprise.

"I'll tell you later." Qiao Jiuxiu pretended to be mysterious and smiled. With this method, it will be more effective in making purses by myself.

(End of this chapter)