CHAPTER XVI
After the banquet ended, Qi Cun Qi Cun was announced by the emperor to go to the imperial study to discuss military affairs, and Qiao Yuan went back to the carriage to wait for him first.
Qiao Jia saw Qiao Yuan returning to the carriage alone, and hurriedly followed: "Sister." ”
As soon as Qiao Yuan saw Qiao Jia, the scenes of the empty hall came to mind, and he involuntarily took a few steps back: "Don't come close to me." ”
Her voice was very soft, but her tone was full of non-refusal, which made Qiao Jia stunned in place: "Sister, you ..... Are you blaming me? ”
Qiao Yuan frowned and reprimanded: "What do you ask for today's matter? There is no need to put on such a pitiful posture, even if you still hold a grudge against your mother, you should not use Aunt Wei's unsightly things to the palace banquet, and try to ruin my reputation, with the name of the second lady of the Qi family, but her heart is so ruthless. ”
Qiao Jia's eyes flashed: "I, I just chose a good fate for my sister." ”
Hearing this, Qiao Yuan's eyes became colder and colder, "It's still as dull and annoying as before." ”
Qiao Jia's biological mother, Aunt Wei, was once favored by Qiao's father, and even Qiao Jia was also beautiful, and the degree of food and clothing was according to Qiao Yuan's sister-in-law.
Unexpectedly, Aunt Wei had a wild temperament, and she had the intention of banning Qiao's mother, and was later tricked by Qiao's mother to Zhuangzi, and later died of illness.
After Aunt Wei's death, Qiao's father soon empathized with other young women, and his subordinates praised him high and low, seeing that Qiao's father was not interested in Qiao Jia, Qiao Jia's treatment plummeted.
It wasn't until Qiao Yuan once went to Zhuangzi that he bumped into Qiao Jia, who picked unripe peaches to satisfy his hunger, softened his heart and took her back to the house, and Qiao Jia lived back the life of the second lady.
Qiao Jia, who is not yet sensible, is very grateful to her sister, and has an unusual infatuation with her sister, a little older, and the mother-in-law who served Aunt Wei before taught Qiao Jia step by step: It was Qiao's mother and daughter who framed Aunt Wei.
Aunt Wei held Qiao Jia's hand tightly before she died, and the resentful words in her mouth were repeated in Qiao Jia's dreams every night.
The more Qiao Jia raised, the more crazy he became.
But today's matter, if you are not careful, not only the Hou Mansion of Zhenbei, but even the Qiao Mansion will be ruined.
Qiao Yuan's patience was exhausted: "I will tell my mother to help you see your husband's house as soon as possible, and before that, you will stay in the house." ”
She didn't want to see Qiao Jia's face, so she got into the carriage after saying that.
Qiao Jia looked at the curtain in a daze, hating and hesitating.
No, she didn't want to hurt her sister.
Qiao Yuan got into the carriage, Qi Wei was already waiting inside, and Qi Wei couldn't hide the joy and shyness on his face, as if he sympathized with Dou Chukai.
These two carriages are not what Qiao Yuan is used to, and they pay more attention to the layout than comfort.
There was only a blanket on the cushion, and as soon as Qiao Yuan sat down, he suddenly stiffened when he didn't know where he had touched it.
Qi Wei looked at her strangely and said with concern: "Sister-in-law, what's wrong with you?" ”
Qiao Yuan gritted his teeth and said, "It's okay." ”
The shame brought by the rockery filled Qiao Yuan's body, as if there were thorns on the blanket, and something was wrong with his body.
The scorching ink pupils that had just passed in his mind flashed back to him, as if he was so focused that he could only pretend to be her.
There were so many people just now, he just looked at her like that, and he didn't know if she was seen.
Qiao Yuan curled his fingers, subconsciously didn't want to face Qi Cun now, and ordered the coachman: "Go home." ”
Qi Wei was surprised: "Big brother hasn't come out yet." ”
Qiao Yuan tightened his handkerchief with both hands under the cover of the wide cuffs: "He won't be able to get out of his body for a while." ”
The carriage slowly drove away from the palace gate, and there was silence in the carriage.
Qi Wei knew how much her brother cared about Qiao Yuan, so she no longer was bored in front of Qiao Yuan, but she couldn't let go of Yu Jue in her hand.
The texture of this jade is white and glutinous, delicate and oily, which attracted Qiao Yuan to look at it twice.
Soon the carriage drove into the street.
Qi Wei thought of something, and said cautiously: "Sister-in-law, the clothes I ordered at the Splendid Pavilion last time are ready, and I happen to be passing by now, I'll go and take a look." ”
By the way, Qiao Yuan didn't embarrass her, so she agreed.
The carriage stopped on the side of the road, and Qi Wei went down with the girl.
There is no curfew at night, and the folk customs are open, and this is also the beginning of the year, when the voices of people are boiling, and the shouts of small vendors come and go.
Qiao Yuan opened the curtain curiously, his eyes shining.
There are many rules in the family, Qiao Yuan has no chance to come out to buy, and he is not allowed to go out at night except for the Shangyuan Festival, and the night market is very novel for Qiao Yuan.
Jin Shu also knew her thoughts, so he didn't stop her.
It wasn't until Qiao Yuan watched the wonton stall next to him take away two groups of guests, and then he couldn't retract his gaze.
Jin Shu frowned: "Miss Qi has been gone for two quarters of an hour, why hasn't she come back yet." ”
As she was talking, Qi Wei happened to walk out of the Splendid Pavilion, followed by a steward, as if there was an argument.
The steward wiped the man on his forehead and smiled bitterly.
"Miss Qi, this is really a misunderstanding, what you brought over is the style of the moon season, and the embroidery lady embroidered it according to the pattern, why do you say that you want roses now."
The moon season and the roses are similar in length, and many people can't tell the difference at first glance.
Qi Wei didn't talk about roses, but she saw a young lady wearing clothes embroidered with roses before, and she thought it looked good.
Qi Wei has always had an inferiority complex in her bones, feeling that she was born in the countryside, and she is not as knowledgeable as those ladies, and she has been ridiculed openly and secretly at flower banquets and poetry meetings before.
But the more ignorant she became, the more she had to show that she knew what to do. Now that she was poked back to her original shape by a pattern, Qi Wei's face turned red.
Seeing that there were more and more people, she only felt that everyone was laughing at her, so she could only grit her teeth and accept her clothes and walk away in a hurry.
The steward breathed a sigh of relief and casually greeted a guy next to him: "You follow Miss Qi and send the clothes to the mansion." ”
The guy hurriedly took his clothes and followed behind Qi Wei.
The maid carried the lamp in front of Qi Wei, and the guy held the clothes in his hands, but he couldn't see his feet clearly, so he walked slowly.
Qi Wei was angry at himself for making a fool of himself, and when he saw that he was slow, he pushed him angrily: "Hurry up, can you afford to delay this girl's time?" ”
The fellow was engrossed in staring at his feet, and was pushed unawares, and he fell down the stairs.
Fortunately, he quickly got up, and his eyes widened in horror when he saw the delicate dress in the box stained with dust.
Sure enough, Qi Wei became angry in the next second: "The skirt is stained by you, how can you wear it?" ”
The guy knew that justifying himself would only cause more trouble, so he could only apologize vigorously.
Qi Wei was still angry, and viciously threw the skirt that made her lose face to the ground: "Do you know how much silver this skirt is worth, and it can't be worth selling you." ”
The man was pale, for these young ladies of the family, this was just a beautiful dress, but for a guy like him, it was a flying disaster.
The family did not agree with him to come out to work, and if he couldn't pay the money this month, they wouldn't let him go.
When the man was in despair, he suddenly saw a green and jade-like hand in the carriage in front of him lift the curtain, and a beautiful woman with snowy skin looked over.