7. Chapter 7 The Seventh Step of the Minister
Father Xiao waved his hand impatiently, looked back at Xiao Qiao with a calm face, and felt a little embarrassed. was seen by his sister-in-law crying and crying at the gate of the courtyard, can he still establish the image of a strict father?
"Whatever is it like, what is it like to cry and cry!" Father Xiao was impatient, and the words he said were naturally not good.
A trace of sadness flashed in An's eyes, he loved him at the beginning, and despite the dissuasion of his family, he married him as a concubine. Except for the first two years, the lord no longer has the gentle care he had before, and she is no different from the other concubines.
"Master, you have to be the master of Shu'er!" An Shi sipped in a low voice, "Shu'er is the most polite on weekdays, and she has never been with Qingyun...... What has happened to Qingyun, how can it be...... Will ......"
Father Xiao was originally impatient, but when he heard An Shi say Qingyun, his heart chuckled, and his face turned pale in an instant.
"Okay, where is Jingshu?" Xiao Chengyu frowned, if it was really as he thought, he was afraid that he would marry off this eldest daughter as much as possible.
The Xiao family can't afford to lose this person!
An Shi wiped his tears with a handkerchief and said in a low voice: "In ...... In the courtyard where Qingyun temporarily stayed......"
Father Xiao's eyes suddenly darkened, Xiao Qiao motioned to Shuzhu to hurry up to help him, and the person also walked behind him, and said in a low voice: "Father, this matter should not be publicized, and you have to go to see your sister's affairs." ”
Father Xiao closed his eyes, listened to Xiao Qiao's words and nodded, "Don't cry, why don't you go with me to have a look!" ”
"Yes, sir." An Shi replied in a low voice, and the group followed Xiao Chengyu and walked out.
As soon as Xiao Chengyu left, Xiao Qiao looked at the people in the courtyard and said lightly: "I don't want to hear anyone leave the house today, you know?" ”
"Yes, young master." Everyone bowed their heads in response. Who in the house doesn't know that although the eldest young master has a good temperament, he is the most unaccustomed to the person who disobeys the yang and the yin, and if he touches the eldest young master, he can't please it!
"Shuzhu, go and tell the housekeeper, no one in the Xiao Mansion can go out today." After Xiao Qiao finished speaking, he followed Xiao's father and An's to Xiao Jingshu in front of him, this time it was a good show, how could he miss it?
It's a pity that Hu Li's illness is not yet complete, and he can't see Xiao Jingshu and Qi Qingyun wolf.
Because Qi Qingyun is a foreign man, the courtyard where he lives is in the outermost guest room. The time from Xiao's father's courtyard to Qi Qingyun's place was not far but not close, and when Xiao Qiao walked there, he heard Xiao Jingshu and An's crying from a distance, mixed with Xiao's father's angry scolding and Xiao's mother's Qi's comforting voice.
Xiao Qiao hooked the corners of his mouth, making the booklet who was following on the side tremble, and the young master smiled like this, feeling that the hairs on his back stood up!
Xiao Qiao walked into the courtyard, and Shuzhu consciously stayed outside the courtyard. The ordinary guy may not know what is going on inside, but he listens to the young master's arrangement to do things, and he knows everything inside, so he doesn't dare to run in at this time, and he doesn't want to die!
"Father, Shu'er...... Shu'er didn't, didn't...... Father, if you check carefully, someone must be trying to frame Shu'er, and my father ...... "Xiao Jingshu cried uncontrollably, no matter how arrogant she was on weekdays, she was already six gods and no master when it was about her future life.
Father Xiao frowned, anger surged, and before he could say anything, Xiao Qiao walked in, "Today's sun is poisonous, Sister Shu'er is afraid that she is suffering from heat stroke, and she will not help the eldest lady into the house to recuperate." Xiao Qiao's previous words were addressed to Father Xiao, and the latter words were to the maid who was standing aside.
Several maids and women looked at each other, and then looked at Xiao's father and Xiao's mother, hesitating and not knowing whether to listen to the words of the eldest young master.
"Go and help the eldest lady into the house." Father Xiao also came to his senses at this time, whether this matter is Shu'er's fault or being framed, it is a fact that Shu'er and her in-laws have a skin-to-skin relationship, and this matter cannot be publicized.
Seeing that the maid who finally moved helped Xiao Jingshu, who was crying and was about to faint, into the house, Xiao's father sighed, "I will talk to my father-in-law about this, Qingyun will go back first, and I will go to Qi's house with you tomorrow." Madame, go back too, Kiao, you come with me. ”
"Yes, father." Xiao Qiao nodded, walked up to Xiao's mother and patted Xiao's mother's arm gently, "Mother, don't worry, I know that you love Sister Shu'er, and my father and I will not let Sister Shu'er be wronged." ”
Xiao's mother smiled reluctantly, "It's ......"
Xiao Qiao turned to look at An Shi, who was also crying breathlessly, and said lightly: "Aunt An, don't cry, Sister Shu'er and her cousin are in love, and they will kiss and kiss in a few days, which is a happy event." ”
Hearing this, An Shi paused, and his heart was in a trance. After today's incident, Shu'er is afraid that she can only marry into the Qi family. Although she doesn't like the Qi family because of the back house, Xiao Qi's family does love Shu'er much more than other concubines and concubines, and she shouldn't suffer if she marries into the Qi family!
An Shi was uneasy in his heart, looking at Xiao Qiao with a faint expression, he could only suppress the tears that welled up, "It's me who is stunned, this is a good thing, but I am really reluctant to ......think that Shu'er is about to get married."
Xiao Qiao hooked the corners of her mouth and said with a smile: "Aunt An loves her daughter very much, Qiao Qiao will go to her father first, you can go to the house and talk to Sister Shu'er more." ”
After speaking, Xiao Qiao followed Xiao's father and left here.
But Xiao's mother sighed inexplicably in her heart when she heard Xiao Qiao say "kiss and kiss". Looking at the back of Xiao Qiao's departure, Xiao's mother lowered her eyes, whether Xiao Qiao's words were intentional or unintentional, and if so, did he know anything?
No, no, no, except for her and Mama Liu beside her, the rest of the people involved were sent away by her, and she was sure that Xiao Qiao would not be able to contact any of them.
Xiao's father had a headache about Xiao Jingshu's affairs, and his daughter's house, who had not left the cabinet, lived in the same room with the man, and was even found to have a skin-to-skin relationship, and there was almost no room for maneuver, so he could only marry him in the shortest possible time.
"Ki Ao, what do you think of today's events?" Father Xiao was still a little angry, he knew that Xiao Jingshu had always been arrogant and domineering, but no matter how arrogant his daughter's family was, it was only in the back house, and he didn't expect that today's incident would happen.
"Father, in addition to locking up the news, the top priority is to communicate with my grandfather's family as much as possible, and this matter cannot be delayed." Xiao Qiao sat at the bottom of Xiao's father, and said lightly, "Besides, my cousin also loves Shu'er's sister, even so, there is nothing wrong with it, after all, I will marry my grandfather's family, and I will not treat her badly." ”
"It's okay, tomorrow I'll go talk to my father-in-law and settle the matter between Shu'er and Qingyun." Father Xiao rubbed his forehead, "Don't meddle in this matter, follow Master Li to review your homework and prepare for the end." ”
"Yes, father."
Xiao Qiao stayed at Xiao's father's place for a while and left, Shuzhu followed behind Xiao Qiao, and said happily: "Young Master, my father is back, I want to go back and see." ”
Xiao Qiao narrowed his eyes, "Go ahead, if I bring back the things I dragged your father with before, I will let your father send them to my other courtyard on the outskirts of Beijing." ”
"Good!" Shuzhu nodded, in a happy mood. Every time my father goes out, he can bring back a lot of novelties, hehe!
That night, Shuzhu came back with a bunch of things, which made Qiuxi and them envious, they were all bought, unlike Shuzhu, and they could often go home to see.
Xiao Qiao looked at the letter sent by Shuzhu, Jiang Ming had already taken Li Huai to his grocery store. Every time Jiang Ming came back from a trip, he would send the strange items he brought back to Xiao Qiao's courtyard, and no one took Li Huai seriously this time.
Xiao Qiao burned the letter paper, thinking that he had promised Hu Li that he would go to the suburbs of Beijing, just to arrange the things he had always wanted to arrange.
Early the next morning, Xiao Qiao accompanied Hu Li to have breakfast, stared at him and drank medicine, and let Hu Li mutter behind him. went to the old lady's yard again, and as soon as Mama Yu saw him, she said with a smile: "The eldest young master is here, the old lady woke up from a nap last day and knew that the eldest young master had come, but she said vigorously, please come in." ”
"I'm tired of Mama." Xiao Qiao smiled.
"Kio is here, come in." The old lady saw Xiao Qiao beckoning him to come over, looked at Xiao Qiao and said with emotion, "I heard about today's incident, you did a good job, Jingshu is not small, it's time to get married." ”
Xiao Qiao knew that it was still very difficult for him to hide his actions from the old lady for the time being, especially in this Xiao Mansion, Xiao Qiao half-hung his head and said softly, "Grandmother knows, grandchildren have been dull all these years, thanks to grandmother's care, grandchildren are ......"
The old lady sighed in her heart when she heard this, remembering that when she brought the little Xiao Qiao over from the Qi family, because she was not valued by the Qi family, the little child was silent and did not look like a child.
"That's it, it's all over, now that you understand it, it's all fine." The old lady patted Xiao Qiao's hand, "Don't say these words, Qiao is going to end this year, but are you sure?" ”
"My grandson discussed it with the teacher, and the teacher also agreed that my grandson would give it a try this year, even if the results were not good, it would be regarded as an experience." Xiao Qiao didn't say anything that he would definitely win the championship, and the old lady joked with a smile, "In that case, then don't go this year, let's work hard for another year, how about it?" ”
Xiao Qiao laughed helplessly, "Grandmother, don't joke about your grandson." ”
Mama Yu hammered the old lady's shoulders and said with a smile: "The old lady said before that if the eldest young master ends, then he must be the top three, how can he change his mind again at this time?" ”
The old lady said angrily: "Okay, you broken mouth, you actually arranged me!" ”
Mama Yu pretended to be frightened and begged for mercy, and the old lady couldn't hold back her laughter after a while, "I'm afraid of you, and I'm not afraid of Qiao laughing at you." ”
Xiao Qiao knew that Mama Yu was the one who had been with the old lady since she was a child, so she just smiled and didn't say anything. Mama Yu was also a famous figure on Xianshan Island back then, and many people asked to marry, but she still followed her grandmother to this Xiao Mansion.
"Grandmother, there's something I want my grandmother to help me with when my grandson comes."
The old lady smiled: "Tell me what is it that you want my old woman to help?" ”
"Grandmother has someone who can use it," Xiao Qiao paused and said, "Grandma wants to borrow two people from grandmother." ”
The old lady didn't ask carefully, and nodded directly, "You are older, you should have a few people who have to use it, what do you say to borrow people, and in two days, grandmother will find a few people to send it to you." ”
"Thank you, Grandmother!"