Chapter 26: Killing Two Birds with One Stone
Here, the Lin family and Qiao Chuying were scheming, and on the other side, Qiao Nianxi had already arrived at Qingfeng Courtyard with Mother Chun.
Before he could go inside, Qiao Nianxi glanced inside at the door, and instantly understood the painful expression on the Lin family when he heard Qiao Chuying come out of Qingfeng Courtyard just now.
Enter the door a glazed edge of the barrier appears in front of you, the barrier is the landscape and green bamboo that is commensurate with the name of this Qingfeng Temple, elegant and quiet and a noble feeling, go inside, the courtyard is connected with the road, the mountains and stones are dotted, both sides of the main road are small springs of living water, there are groups of koi inside, colorful and colorful.
The cobblestone paved road connects the promenade on the side, the promenade carves beams and painted columns to outline various patterns with meanings, and then goes inside, the beautiful trees are verdant, the flowers are vibrant, and you can only feel the fragrance in it, and the pleasure and refreshment that cannot be said to be indescribable.
Even in modern times, such a gorgeous courtyard, Qiao Nianxi has never seen it, let alone stopped it!
However, with this exquisite furnishings and careful arrangement, the Lin family is also a person with a good heart, but this courtyard does not seem to have been prepared for Qiao Nianxi in the first place.
"With such a delicate yard, my mother really bothered. ”
Qiao Nianxi retracted the thoughts in her heart, and as she walked, she seemed to say a word casually, but she didn't know that her words made Mother Chun behind her tremble.
"Yes, yes!"
Mother Chun was so nervous that her words were a little unfavorable, and when she saw Qiao Nianxi turning her face to look at her, she hurriedly covered it up: "This courtyard was personally watched and arranged by Mrs. before, and the slave maid has never come, and this is the first time." ”
Therefore, it is understandable that I didn't hear clearly before and went to Huayue Pavilion to greet him!
Chun's mother didn't say this, but the meaning was already very clear.
Qiao Nianxi stared at Mother Chun, ignored her stubble, turned around and continued to walk forward: "I also wonder, how can my mother give me the most powerful person around me, how can I live in such a yard, it is really wrong!"
Mother Chun was trembling again, and the brocade box she was holding in her hand was almost thrown out, and she hurriedly stood firm, responding again and again, and her back was covered in cold sweat.
Without looking back, Qiao Nianxi could think of the expression on Mother Chun's face, pursed her lips and snickered, and just walked not far when a little maid hurriedly walked in.
"Third Miss, Big Lady and Sixth Miss are here"
Qiao Nianxi stopped and turned her face to look at the little maid: "Invite them in!"
The little maid left in a hurry, Qiao Nianxi stood in place and waited, as if she thought of something again: "Oh, I patronized the yard just now, and Bai Ke and Bai Pear are still pulling weeds!"
This time, Mother Chun's footsteps were much steady, and she hurriedly answered: "Yes, these two girls are honest, they must have been busy, why don't you take them back!"
"Then it's time for Mother Chun to make a trip. ”
Qiao Nianxi said as she reached out and took the brocade box from Mother Chun's hand, no need to hide it, just spend her!
Mother Chun knew in her heart, so she didn't say much, and gave the things to Qiao Nianxi and turned to leave.
"You kid is so bold!"
Lu Shi came in and watched Qiao Nian standing there, not looking like something was wrong at all, the tension on his face instantly relaxed, while walking, his mouth reprimanded, but his face was sincerely distressed.
Qiao Nianxi turned around and walked over to meet the Lu clan, with a smile on her face: "What's the big deal?
"You!"
Lu stepped forward, grabbed Qiao Nianxi's hand, looked up and down, and his face was full of like: "When you asked your eldest brother to pick you up, I was still worried, but now that I see you like this, my heart is also in vain, you can protect yourself best." ”
"The eldest aunt is not worrying in vain, if it weren't for the eldest brother, maybe I really wouldn't be able to come back!"
The memory of the original owner is that the three of them in the family can be regarded as relatives, and the thrilling road back, Qiao Nianxi has always been a person who knows how to repay his kindness, so he is naturally much closer to them.
Lu didn't say anything superfluous, no matter what, Qiao Nian came back safely, and she was relieved.
"Look, when the third sister comes back, there will be no me in my mother's eyes!"
Qiao Xinyu kept standing behind Lu's family, pouting as she spoke, and her originally thin little face really pouted with meat, like a small bun, which made Qiao Nianxi reach out and pinch it.
"This little girl is quite angry!"
Qiao Nianxi rubbed Qiao Nianxi's face, with a little evil smile on her face: "When I come back, you will have one more person who will hurt you." ”
Hearing Qiao Nianxi say this, Qiao Xinyu grinned, escaped the claws that ravaged him, and solemnly saluted: "Thank you for saving your life just now, third sister!"
Qiao Xinyu's words made Qiao Nianxi and the smile on Lu's face go back, and it was a little more solemn.
"Since you're back, you can't be as comfortable as before, you have to pay attention everywhere, and go to the old lady to show your face if you have nothing to do, you have to find someone who can be relied on in this family. ”
Lu Shi spoke earnestly, but seeing that Qiao Nianxi was not so pleasing to the eyes, he couldn't help but sigh.
"Yes, thank you for the reminder. ”
Qiao Nianxi lowered her eyes and made a serious salute to the Lu family, she didn't know if this etiquette was right or not, but it was her sincere.
Lu Shi stretched out his hand to support Qiao Nianxi, raised his eyes to see the rare appearance of Aunt Zhang between her eyebrows, and tears appeared in her eyes.
"Don't care too much about other people's words, the eldest aunt knows in her heart, you can't blame your uncle's affairs, it's all his life!"
After saying that, Lu reached out and wiped away a handful of tears.
As soon as he was born, he killed his own mother, and three years later he killed his uncle, and he was born with the life of the Heavenly Evil Lone Star, the original owner has never hurt anyone, but he has to bear the guidance, disgust, and fear of others, which is the injustice of God.
However, when everyone's accusatory hands poked Qiao Nianxi, the Lu family still kept the scale in her heart, not only because she had a pure conscience and kindness, but also because her life was saved by Aunt Zhang, Aunt Zhang was gone, and she had to repay Qiao Nianxi for this kindness.
Not only out of the grievances of the original owner, but also Qiao Nian regretted his own touch, listening to Lu's words, his eyes were red, and he suppressed his voice and said, "Thank you aunt for your understanding!"
"Although your mother is a businessman, she is also from a medical family, she has saved countless people, you shouldn't be like this!" Lu's sad memories couldn't stand it as soon as he opened it, and it was a happy scene just now, but now he was sad in an instant.
Qiao Nianxi was not used to such a scene, stretched out her hand to support Lu, restrained her emotions just now, and had a little fearlessness on her face: "Things are man-made, I have never believed in life!"
Lu Shi was stunned for a moment when he heard this, and the tears hanging in the corners of his eyes also froze, not knowing whether to fall or take it back.
Looking at Qiao Nianxi like this, and thinking about the time when she was with Aunt Zhang before, Lu's eyes flashed with a touch of deep meaning very quickly, but she didn't speak, if there was no basis, she never said nonsense.
"Okay, the previous things are all in the past, don't mention it!"
The Lu family let out a long breath, and as he spoke, he turned around and took a bag from Qiao Xinyu's hand and handed it to Qiao Nianxi: "This is some broken silver, it's enough to buy some small things." ”
There are a lot of things that the Lin family allocates, and they are all good things, but they are all used for decoration, and the money that can still be held in the hand is really good.
However, Qiao Nianxi has never relied on the character of human support, and he stretched out his hand and did not answer, but retreated back into Lu's arms.
"If I have to find my aunt for everything, I can't survive in this Hou Mansion, besides, my money has to be given by the Hou Mansion, and I can't let the eldest aunt take it!"
Qiao Nianxi said firmly, so that the Lu family could not find a reason to refuse.
I heard that the Lin family gave the Huayue Pavilion to Qiao Nian to live in, and the Lu family was so angry that he wanted to go to the Lin family's theory, but he didn't want this kid to earn a big yard by himself, thinking like this, the Lu family stopped insisting and took the money bag back.
Qiao Nian regretted not wanting Lu's money, but instead of refusing her kindness, she stretched out her hand and pulled Qiao Xinyu inside, turned her face and asked: "The people of the Hou Mansion have always regarded me as a disaster, lest they avoid it, which tendon is wrong this time to take me back?"
In front of the Lu family, Qiao Nianxi did not shy away from her dislike of the Hou Mansion, they had the face to do things, so they couldn't stop other people's spittle.
Lu Shi paused for a moment, and his face that had just eased sank again: "It's not that they heard that your grandfather is going to enter Beijing, they are sorry, afraid that your grandfather will blame them, and they want to use you as a shield." ”
In the memory of the original owner, Qiao Zichen mentioned to her about her grandfather's family.
Qiao Nianxi's maternal grandfather Zhang Yuan and the emperor are friends of life and death, the two grew up together, and have a friendship of sleeping in the bed, if the original Zhang family's family background is to stay in the imperial capital, how can they be crowned kings and wait, but Zhang Yuan's idle cloud and wild crane temperament, unwilling to be an official in the court, when Qiao Nianxi's mother was not born, the family moved south to Fengzhou.
Decades have passed, just when people seem to have forgotten the existence of the Zhang family, the outbreak of the plague in southern Xinjiang made the emperor have no choice but to give Zhang Yuan a holy decree to return to Beijing.
This news caused a big stir in Qiao's family, who knew that Zhang Shuixin, who was deceived by Qiao Hongyuan's rhetoric and came back to be an aunt, turned out to be Zhang Yuan's only daughter? With Zhang Yuan's friendship with the emperor, if he knew the truth, wouldn't he have lifted the Zhenguo Marquis's Mansion to the bottom?
When people were panicking, Qiao Hongyuan remembered Qiao Nianxi in Hanguang Temple, and after discussing with the old lady, he took her back.
"I said, how could they be so kind!"
Qiao Nianxi sneered, her face seemed to be disapproving, but the corners of her lips were curled, and it was clear that she was already planning something.
If the original owner came back, maybe things would be as Qiao Hongyuan calculated, but now that he has changed people, the result is unknown!
Lu Shi looked at Qiao Nianxi, and a feeling of distress welled up in his heart, this child's life was not to restrain others, but to restrain herself!
As she was talking, Mother Chun and Bai Ke and Bai Li also came back, and Xiao Xiaobu ran to Qiao Nianxi, without saying a word, and knelt down in front of her with a plop.
"What are you doing here?"
Qiao Nianxi looked at the nervousness on Bai Ke and Bai Li's face, the corners of her lips hooked up an evil smile, and in a blink of an eye, her face was a little more puzzled and dazed.