The Road of the Concubine's First Wife

Chapter 8 Viewing drawings, everyone praises in unison

The presence of Qiao Jiuxiu and his wife in the hall made many people express their surprise on their faces, even the third lady Qiao Shanxiu who instructed Qiao Jiuxiu to find his wife was no exception. Qiao Liuxiu, who had always looked down on Qiao Jiuxiu, secretly gritted her silver teeth.

As the wife walked into the hall, Qiao Jiuxiu stopped in front of her seat, but this time the wife did not let her follow.

When the wife walked to her seat and sat down, everyone else saluted in unison: "Greetings to mother, mother is well."

"Well, sit down." The wife's face was a little softer than usual: "Yesterday I assigned tasks to you, and I thought I would waive your greetings from today, but the aunt who came out of the palace was suddenly visited. , but I forgot to tell you. From tomorrow onwards, you don’t have to come over to pay your respects, and prepare for the Yuanxiu draft with peace of mind.”

"Yes, mother." The concubine girls answered in unison again.

The wife nodded in satisfaction, and asked: "I went back yesterday and thought about the matters that each of you are responsible for, but do you still have any questions?"

Sixth Miss Qiao Liuxiu was jealous that Qiao Jiuxiu accompanied his wife into the living room just now. This was originally her only exclusive honor besides her sister-in-law Qiao Yuanxiu, but it was won by the most hated Qiao Jiuxiu.Hearing his wife's question at this moment, he said with a smile on his face, "Did younger sister Jiu go looking for her mother just now? She must have some good idea, so be sure?"

Qiao Jiuxiu was sitting in her seat, looking at her nose and nose, her nose and her heart. Originally, she planned to wait for everyone else to talk about her before taking out the blueprint she drew last night, but unexpectedly, she was called by her sixth sister at this moment up.

"Sixth, sixth sister?" Qiao Jiuxiu put on a dazed look, looking at Qiao Liuxiu, the teacup she just picked up in her hand stopped in mid-air, as if she didn't know whether to pick it up or put it down.

The wife frowned slightly, and immediately returned to her previous appearance, sitting there dignifiedly yet intimately, drinking tea from a teacup, as if nothing had happened in the hall.

Everyone in the hall was looking at Qiao Jiuxiu and Qiao Liuxiu, but they didn't notice the imperceptible frown of his wife just now. However, although Qiao Jiuxiu always looked at his eyes, nose, nose, nose, and heart, he actually focused all his attention on his wife. She was the only one who found out.

"I said Jiumei, how did you prepare last night? How about you take it out for us to learn from? Or Jiumei, you took your mother's words as a deaf ear and didn't prepare for anything?" Qiao Liuxiu looked surprised, Looking at Qiao Jiuxiu.She thought that Qiao Jiuxiu was not prepared for anything, and she made up her mind to expose Qiao Jiuxiu's true face of perfunctory wife.

"I... I'm prepared." Qiao Jiuxiu lowered her head and whispered.

"Then show it to our sisters for reference." Qiao Liuxiu didn't let her go because of Qiao Jiuxiu's showing weakness.

"I'm really prepared, but I'm afraid my sisters will laugh at me, so..." Qiao Jiuxiu said in a low voice.While talking, he also looked at the box in his hand.

Qiao Liuxiu saw Qiao Jiuxiu's movements, and naturally also saw the box in Qiao Jiuxiu's hand. She took a step forward to take the box, and said, "Then show me."

"Ahem..." The wife who had been silent for a long time coughed a few times.

Before the wife could speak, Qiao Liuxiu's back froze. She was used to running amok among the concubine sisters, but it was also the wife who manipulated her.She is nothing if she is not manipulated by his wife, she knows this better than anyone else.

"Mother, I..." Qiao Liuxiu turned around to look at his wife, and said with a little embarrassment.

"Go back to your seat. I always tell you to look like a lady, but you don't listen to me anyway." The wife's words were still aimed at Qiao Liuxiu, after all, it was born by the aunt who was brought up by her close maid, and It should be regarded as being raised in front of oneself, and it should be a little more dignified than other concubines.

"Yes, mother." Seeing that his wife didn't blame him, Qiao Liuxiu breathed a sigh of relief, but she still didn't dare to take it lightly, and returned to her seat obediently.

"What is Nine Girl preparing for this? Why didn't you tell me just now?" The wife looked at Qiao Jiuxiu with an indescribably pleasant expression on her face.

"It's the blueprint of the clothes I prepared for the eldest sister." Qiao Jiuxiu still said in a low voice, and while speaking, she glanced at Qiao Liuxiu and his wife, and a hint of pink appeared on her face.

"Oh? Then bring it here and show me." The wife was really interested when she heard Qiao Jiuxiu say this.Although this girl is as annoying as her biological mother Sixth Aunt, but now she is just like her biological mother, she has been tidied up by herself, and she never dares to discount what she asks, which is satisfying.

"Yes, mother." Qiao Jiuxiu hugged the box at hand and walked to the wife's side, opened it on the small table next to the wife, solemnly took out a few pieces of paper with drawings inside, and respectfully handed it to the wife with both hands before.

The wife took the blueprint from Qiao Jiuxiu with one hand, and as soon as she opened it, her eyes lit up: "Jiu girl, you drew this last night?"

"Yes, mother." Qiao Jiuxiu replied softly.

"I really put my heart into it, so I'll just do it like this. If your elder sister goes well in the draft this time, I will give you a great credit." The wife held the drawing paper, and the more she looked at it, the more satisfied she became.

Right now, the most important thing in Li Qiao's house is Qiao Yuanxiu's draft, so much so that his wife praised Qiao Jiuxiu, a person who used to be extremely disgusted.In this way, everyone felt more and more the importance of the elder sister's draft, and they dared not neglect it.

After reading the drawing, the wife did not return it to Qiao Jiuxiu in a hurry, but handed it to Mother Fang who was standing beside her, and said, "Mother Fang, go and show it to the ladies, and everyone can refer to it."

"Yes, madam." Mother Fang said, took the blueprint that his wife handed to her with both hands, walked to the third lady Qiao Shanxiu who was closest to his wife, and handed it to Qiao Shanxiu.

Qiao Shanxiu took the drawing paper with a smile, nodded while looking at it, looked up at his wife and said with a smile, "Mother is right, Ninth Younger Sister has really good intentions, she can show her dignity without losing her dignity and propriety." My sister's elegance and beauty are really wonderful."

Qiao Shanxiu said as she handed the drawing paper back to Mother Fang, and watched as Mother Fang took the drawing paper to Fifth Miss Qiao Wuxiu.

Qiao Wuxiu looked at it, and her eyes lit up. She thought in her heart that after the elder sister Qiao Yuanxiu was busy with the audition, she must find Jiumei Qiao Jiuxiu and ask her to make a dance dress for herself.Thinking about it, Qiao Wuxiu said: "In the past, I just heard that Jiumei is very good at needlework. I didn't expect her to be so ingenious. But it's also thanks to my mother's discerning eyes. She employs people properly."

"That is, my mother has controlled the inner courtyard for many years, and there has never been any trouble. This matter is naturally not a problem." Although Qiao Liuxiu was not reprimanded by his wife just now, she was still cautious in her heart, listening to Qiao Liuxiu. When Wu Xiu said, he hurriedly agreed.

The wife didn't speak, just looked at the concubine sitting in the hall with a smile, her indescribable gentleness and kindness.If others see this situation, they will definitely think that the wife is a good mistress who is virtuous, magnanimous, understanding the general situation, and kind to the concubine's children.

When the blueprints were passed to Qiao Liuxiu, Qiao Liuxiu also had to sigh that she was really good as the ninth younger sister. No wonder even her mother who never liked her could praise her, but this was not the reason for her to compete with herself in front of her wife. , thinking, looked at his wife and said: "Mother, don't worry, my daughter will definitely do what mother ordered, and she will not be worse than Jiumeimei."

As she said that, Qiao Liuxiu smiled sweetly at her wife, who turned out to be indescribably cute.It has to be said that Qiao Liuxiu, as a concubine, was allowed to be indulged by his wife. Apart from the fact that her biological mother was the wife's personal servant girl and she was raised in front of the wife, she also had her own merits.At least this well-behaved and cleverness is very suitable for my wife.

Qiao Qixiu used to be a person with no sense of existence. Now she took Qiao Jiuxiu's blueprint and looked at it, and she liked it very much in her heart. She couldn't help but said: "Ninth sister is really amazing, but I am ashamed as an older sister. After the big sister enters the palace, the ninth sister must teach me how to be a big sister." The sincerity and naturalness in the words cannot be expressed.

And Qiao Qixiu said that after the eldest sister entered the palace, the wife was satisfied for a while, and said with a smile: "Listen to Qiyatou's words, but I sincerely want Jiuyatou to be this little master, Jiuyatou, you can't refuse .”

"Extremely true. My mother has decided with me, but the ninth sister must agree to me." Qiao Qixiu looked at Qiao Jiuxiu and smiled.

"It's so powerful there, but I really can't let my mother and sisters praise me like that." Qiao Jiuxiu lowered her head, and her ears turned red.

Mostly it was something for reference, Qiao Jiuxiu was really a little embarrassed to hear everyone boasting like this.However, she is not as shy as she appears on the surface. After all, most of the women in Daliang are raised in deep boudoirs. How can she be as well-informed as she was in her previous life? Compared with these women in the Liang Dynasty, she naturally has her own unique advantages. .

"Is it really that good? Mama Fang, show me quickly." Qiao Shixiu's crunchy voice sounded impatient, and while speaking, she took two steps towards Mama Fang's position, and everyone watched for a while. It's funny, but she is a young girl, and for the first time, she fell into the eyes of Master Qiao, Qiao Sihai, so no one would make things difficult for her.Even the wife is kind to her.

"Wow, really, Ninth Sister is so amazing. Big Sister will definitely look more beautiful and charming in these clothes! But, if Big Sister enters the palace in the future, will no one buy me sweet-scented osmanthus candies?" Because Because of Qiao Sihai's eyes, Qiao Shixiu and Qiao Yuanxiu always spend time together, and they are closer than other sisters.

"Stupid words, when your eldest sister enters the palace, mother will give you all of your eldest sister's portion of delicious food." The wife was delighted in her heart, and spoke to Qiao Shixiu naturally with a bit of pampering.

"Really? That's great! Thank you, mother." Qiao Shixiu said crisply.

For a moment, there was a harmonious look in the hall.

(End of this chapter)