Chapter 6 A Hanging of Money
"The girl and the lady are so kind to us that we are willing to stay and repay us with death."
"My father went to prison, saying that he was beheaded after the autumn, and if you stay, there is only one way to die, so you can go. It's better to be alive than dead. β
"It is better to live a perfidious life than to die innocently." Mu Liu slammed his head on the ground, "Madame treats me kindly, and now there can be no shortage of people around Madame, please let the girl let me stay and continue to serve Madame." β
"Okay," looking at the two who insisted on staying, a trace of warmth rose in Qiao Xiya's heart, and she stretched out her hand to pull up the two, "You hold the deed of sale yourself, take it, you are free body, you can leave whenever you want." β
"Girl, I'll stay too." Qiao San returned the deed of sale to Chunling.
"A good man has ambitions in all directions, why should you ......"
"Girl, don't talk about it, if there is no man in the family, won't you really want to be bullied? Say no more, I'll stay. β
"Girl, we'll stay too." The voices of Chunling and Wanzhu came from behind Qiao Xiya.
Qiao Xiya looked at the gentle and firm gaze of the two, a warm current surged into her heart, she pulled the two of them, faced the five people left, and gave a deep salute: "Qiao Xiya has thanked you here, thank you for not giving up, he will repay him with a spring one day."
"Yo, I heard that the girl has taken the housekeeper's key, and she has paid tribute to these subordinates." Before Qiao Xiya got up, she heard Zheng Xiaoniang's voice coming from the side of the courtyard.
"Zheng Xiaoniang." Qiao Xiya immediately put away the look on her face, her eyes were full of indifference and looked at Zheng Xiaoniang, who was still dressed up with her waist twisted, "Yes, the subordinates have sent it away, and Zheng Xiaoniang's whereabouts have not yet been found." β
"You're sending me?" Zheng Xiaoniang sneered, "Even if I am a concubine, I will be a generation older than you, what qualifications do you have to send me?" β
"Zheng Xiaoniang is afraid that she only has the elders and young in her heart, and there is no humility." Jomi's voice came from behind Qiao Xiya.
"Mother." Qiao Xiya hurriedly turned around and helped.
Qiao Mi nodded, patted Qiao Xiya's hand, and looked at Zheng Xiaoniang: "Xiya is the eldest daughter of the Qiao family, don't say that she is usually qualified to be a housekeeper, but now she has a housekeeper key, so why not send you a concubine."
Qiao Mi's words made Zheng Xiaoniang's face red and white for a while, and her scarlet mouth pursed and her eyes stared at Qiao Xiya: "You dare!"
Qiao Xiya looked at Qiao Mi's and saw that the latter nodded gently, Qiao Xiya straightened up and said, "Qiao San, you have fast legs, go find a tooth to come."
Zheng Xiaoniang looked at Qiao San's departing back, trembling with anger, and pointed at Qiao Xiya with her onion-like fingers with two-inch-long DancΓ΄me nails, "You dare to sell me?" β
"Why don't you dare!" Qiao Xiya raised her eyebrows coldly, "You were originally saved by my father at the hands of Yayu, and now it's just for you to go back to where you came from." β
"I ...... I ......" Zheng Xiaoniang panicked instantly, and her previous arrogance disappeared in an instant, "Girl, girl......" Her eyes purred, and she walked a few steps to Qiao Xiya, and made a gesture, "Girl! Oops, it's all because I can't speak," Zheng Xiaoniang slapped herself lightly, "What I said just now, girl, don't take it to heart, I also saw that the old man was taken away, and I was anxious." β
"Zheng Xiaoniang, don't worry, I have never taken your words to heart, I hope you can go to a good family in the future." Qiao Xiya looked at Zheng Xiaoniang expressionlessly, "Chunling, take off her jewelry, so as not to be charged with stealing the master's house as soon as you go out." Qiao Xiya deliberately aggravated the word theft, Zheng Xiaoniang's heart was weak, panicked, and all fell into Qiao Xiya's eyes.
Chunling took off all the hairpin ring jewelry, sachets and jade pendants on Zheng Xiaoniang Zhou's body, and as soon as she picked it up, she saw Qiao San coming over with a tooth.
"Madame, girl, which one do you want to sell?" Ya Yu cleverly made a gesture to Qiao Mi and Qiao Xiya.
"Just her." Chunling pushed Zheng Xiaoniang to Yayu's side.
Yayu looked Zheng Xiaoniang up and down, and then stretched out his dirty hand to pinch Zheng Xiaoniang's mouth, looked at the tooth mouth, and confirmed that there was no problem, and then Yayu looked up at Qiao Mi's: "How much is Madam going to want?"
"A penny". Qiao Xiya said coldly.
"This ......," the tooth dive hesitated, "is the girl really?" Now even a maid is more than this price. β
"Qiao Xiya!" Zheng Xiaoniang trembled angrily, "You little prostitute dares to sell your father's concubine at a low price!" Zheng Xiaoniang clearly knows that in the eyes of Ya Yu, the lower the price, the lower the status, and the price of a penny, the only place waiting for Zheng Xiaoniang is Fireworks Willow Lane.
"Zheng Clan," Qiao Xiya glared at her, and Zheng Xiaoniang couldn't help but snort, "If my father knows that you are secretly colluding with others to frame him, what do you think will happen to you." β
"He won't know." Zheng Xiaoniang blurted out, "He offended someone who shouldn't be offended...... Zheng Xiaoniang suddenly realized something and hurriedly shut up.
"Looks like you know a lot." Qiao San on the side grabbed Zheng Xiaoniang's neck collar and lifted it up, "Say!" Who is going to kill the master! β
Zheng Xiaoniang closed her eyes, pursed her mouth, let Qiao San shake, and refused to say half a word.
"Third Master Qiao, let go of her and let Yayu take her away." Qiao Xiya had no hope at all.
Watching Ya Yu twist Zheng Xiaoniang's arm and take her out of the door, Qiao Xiya was really relieved, she supported Qiao Mi's and barely squeezed out a smile: "Mother, let's go back to the house first."
The door behind the house was gently closed, keeping the dark night out. Qiao Xiya knew that she had to bear it at this time, after this incident, her mother's spirit was not as good as before, if she was weak, the Qiao family would definitely fall apart overnight.
After settling Qiao Mi to sleep, Qiao Xiya walked out of the house lightly, gently closed the door, turned around, and said to the five people who were still guarding the courtyard: "I don't know what will happen in the future, but it must be full of dangers, if you want to leave, you can do it at any time, I will never complain."
"Girl, it's late at night, let's talk about something tomorrow." Chunling and Xia He walked to the boudoir in the backyard with Qiao Xiya on their left and right.
"Don't worry, Madame, we're here for you, girl." Wanzhu and Mu Liu smiled at Qiao Xi Yafu and stood outside Qiao Mi's door.
"Rest well, girl. With me here, I will not let outsiders hurt the girl in the slightest. Qiao San arched his hand, his strong posture was so reassuring in the moonlight.
Qiao Xiya wiped her moist eyes and gave a deep salute: "Thank you, thank you!"
The drums on the tower beat four watches, and Qiao San gently knocked on the door of Qiao Xiya's boudoir: "Is the girl resting?"
"Squeak", the door opened halfway, and Xia He walked out: "The girl just lay down, is there something wrong?"
"Bi Tao is gone."