Reborn in a Noble Family - Chapter 69
Chapter 69 Gossip
She enjoyed this feeling of superiority. Whether it was in her husband’s house or in her mother’s house, her position was very important.
Therefore, when Gu Jingshu said that she was going back to her mother’s house for the New Year, what she was most worried about was the New Year’s Eve ceremony. She had always been used to calling the wind and summoning rain in her mother’s house, so she could not afford to lose that face.
Fortunately, there was an old madam on top. As long as she made a trip to the manor, wouldn’t the good stuff in Gu Jingshu’s hand be delivered to her?
With this confidence and certainty, Xue Tao went to the manor without stopping.
The matter at the Earth Temple was so big that the entire Jincheng was on alert. Fortunately, there was no restriction on entering or leaving the city during the day, but the inspection was more stringent. Hence, Xue Tao had wasted quite a bit of time on the road.
Qiao Xi was bored in the study and perfunctorily pretending to be Jin Baijin.
This fellow also didn’t know where to find out about her injuries, so he came over farther and farther, accompanied by Sun Xian, who had always looked down on her.
Sun Xian looked at the corner of Qiao Xi’s eyes that were wrapped in gauze and said worriedly, “Sister Qiao Qiao, are your eyes alright?”
Qiao Xi’s eyes were still bloodshot, looking a little scary.
Seeing that Qiao Yunxi shook her head, Sun Xian said in fear, “Although my porridge shed was not hit that day, my sister-in-law was also very frightened. She came back to bed for a few days and hasn’t recovered her breath yet. I was terrified just by hearing her say a few words. It can be seen how dangerous the situation was at that time.”
Jin Baijin nodded in agreement, “That’s right, that’s right. Fortunately, my family didn’t go that day. Otherwise … Qiao Qiao, you too. Even though you know how dangerous it is, you’re still standing in front of the Marquis of Zhen Yuan’s wife. You don’t want to die for it!”
“Me?” Qiao Yunxi pointed at his nose and asked.
When did the rumors outside become like this?
Jin Baijin glared at her with hatred. “It’s not you, is it me? Even if you want to use the so-called grace of saving your life to establish a relationship with the Duke’s Mansion of Zhen Yuan, there’s no need to gamble with your own safety! With your life here, you can do the rest. Your life is gone, and the credit for everything belongs to someone else!”
“So, as you all know, I was trying to make Old Madame Lu owe me a life-saving favor. I hope that the Qiao Clan or the Qiao Clan’s Clan Room will have the chance to interact with the Duke’s Mansion of Zhen Yuan and fight to the death to block this sword strike for Old Madame Lu?” Qiao Xi spoke very slowly, even one word at a time. It could be seen how “angry” she was.
“Isn’t that so?” Jin Baijin naively asked.
Hahaha.
Qiao Yunxi doesn’t want to explain.
“Alright, what do the people outside say? That’s their business. The important thing is that Sister Qiao Qiao is fine.” ‘”Luckily, the people around Sister Qiao Qiao knew how to pull Sister Qiao Qiao in a critical moment. Otherwise … the consequences would be unimaginable. Sister Qiao Qiao, you can’t be so reckless in the future.” Sun Xian comforted Qiao Yunxi and rolled her eyes around before landing on the two figures outside the door.
“Fortunately, you bought Wei Nanshui. That brat’s skill is not bad. I heard that he was the one who pulled you backwards to prevent that sword from piercing your heart.” Kim Pak-kin had always been concerned about Qiao Yunxi’s “hidden operation”. However, it was fortunate that Wei Nan Shui was agile this time. Otherwise, Qiao Yunxi would have suffered even more serious injuries.
“Big brother Yuanbao, who is Wei Nanshui?” Sun Xianzhuang asked unintentionally.
Jin Baijin explained, “Qiao Qiao bought the servants. I wanted to buy them before, but the price is not suitable.”
Sun Xian did not pursue the matter further. There were some things that she could just inquire about.
After sending off his little companion, Qiao Yunxi found out that Xue Tao was here. He smiled evilly and brought Huang Qi to the hall.
The moment Xue Tao saw her, she cried out in her heart’s content. Seeing the gauze at the corner of her eyes, her face immediately turned deathly pale!
“Qiao Qiao!” Holding Qiao Yunxi in her arms, Xue Tao looked at Gu Jingshu reproachfully, “Sister-in-law, what did the imperial physician say? Will it leave a scar?”
Gu Jingshu had been sleeping badly these past few days, first because of the injury at the corner of Qiao Yunxi’s eye, and secondly because of the feeling of helplessness that Marquis Zhen Yuan would occasionally pull them away.
“Fourth aunt, it doesn’t matter. Duke mansion sent someone to deliver the jade and muscle cream.”
Xue Tao was stunned. She had thought that the Marquis’ Manor would send something to compensate her. Even Qiao Jinwen had received a portion, not to mention Qiao Xi, who was injured. However, she did not expect that the Marquis’ Manor would actually give such a valuable item.
Jade, muscle cream, only two or three boxes a year. The nobles in the palace had to fight to the death for this, and Old Madame Lu gave it away.
Don’t underestimate this box of jade and muscle ointment. There were rumors that a noble person in the palace had been favored by him for a few days and used tough methods to get a box from Old Madame Lu. As a result, not only did he fail to get his wish, he was even sent to the cold palace.
Whether the rumors were true or false was unknown, but Old Madame Lu’s attitude towards Qiao Yunxi made Xue Tao very nervous.
No matter what Old Madame Lu had done for outsiders or what her true feelings were, they could not be allowed to develop.
“A box of jade, so what? No matter how precious it is, it’s not as important as life.”
“Fourth aunt, Qiao Qiao is fine.” A forced smile.
Xue Tao was a little angry, “What do you mean nothing?” Qiao Qiao, you’re still young. I wonder how important a woman’s appearance is. Which man doesn’t like pleasing women? Which man would like to see his wife with a broken face? No matter how sweet your sweet words are, they are all based on the premise that you are as beautiful as a flower! Who would want to face a crippled person all day long? “Women are also men’s faces. They are the capital to show off!”
Gu Jingshu frowned.
Although she did not agree with Xue Tao’s words to Qiao Yunxi, she also admitted that Xue Tao was right and felt even more guilty.
Qiao Yunxi seemed to be frightened and timidly said, “Isn’t there jade or muscle cream? As long as I use it properly, I shouldn’t …”
“You, you!” Xue Tao was so anxious that she couldn’t say anything, “When I heard your third sister talk about your situation, fourth aunt thought it wasn’t serious. In addition to the messy things at home, fourth aunt couldn’t leave, so she didn’t think too much about it. If not for the rumors outside, fourth aunt would have been worried that you and your mother wouldn’t be feeling well. She specially ran here, but she didn’t know that you were injured so badly!”
Xue Tao exaggerated.
Qiao Yunxi took the opportunity to change the dressing. She had seen the wound, but it was only a scratch at the corner of her eye. In fact, it wasn’t deep. According to her estimation, there wouldn’t be a scar left behind. However, because the tip of the sword pierced into her skin first and then sliced down with her falling to the ground, the tip of the sword touched deeper at the front of the wound. It might leave something behind.
“The rumors outside, what did they say?” Gu Jingshu immediately grabbed onto the main point of Xue Tao’s words.
Xue Tao concealed the gloating in her eyes and worried even more. “Everyone outside said that Qiao Qiao was deliberately standing in front of Old Madame Lu, trying to threaten the Duke’s Mansion of Zhen Yuan with her life-saving kindness and establish a relationship with the Duke’s Mansion.”
“Totally nonsense!” Gu Jingshu slammed the table, her face flushed red.
“Mother, don’t be angry.” Qiao Yunxi immediately walked to Gu Jingshu’s side with short legs and stroked her back to help her breathe.
“Isn’t that just nonsense?” Xue Tao’s face was filled with indignation. “At that time, the situation was so critical that even adults couldn’t react. Not to mention how many children were there?” Qiao Qiao was also unlucky. Only when she stood close to Old Madame Lu would she be attacked by a gangster. Helping Old Madame block this sword strike became a play that Qiao Qiao had designed with her mind! Qiao Family didn’t have the ability to collude with the gangsters. The influence of these gossips on Qiao Manor was only a trivial matter, but the influence on Qiao Qiao was much greater, and it was related to her character. The matriarch has ordered your fourth uncle to find out who is slandering Qiao Qiao! ”
No one liked a person who was too scheming. Who didn’t wish for his own backyard and He Meimei to get a shit stirrer back? It was a disaster to the third generation of his family!
This was not only aimed at Qiao Yunxi’s character, it would also affect her future marriage. No wonder Gu Jingshu’s eyes were red.
“Grandmother and Fourth Uncle are worried.” Qiao Yunxi lowered his head as if he had made a big mistake.
“This is what elders should do. Qiao Qiao is a good child. Those people are jealous of Old Madame Lu’s special treatment of you, so they deliberately said that. We don’t care about those messy people. Fourth Uncle and Fourth Aunt will help Qiao Qiao get justice!”
“Thank you, Fourth Aunt.” Qiao Yunxi’s face was filled with admiration, and his gloomy face had a hint of an expression.
Xue Taoyu glanced at Gu Jingshu and saw that she was looking at the interaction between herself and Qiao Yunxi with envy. She put in more effort and chatted with Qiao Yunxi for a while before turning to the main topic.
“Sister-in-law, I’m here today to discuss something with you.”
Gu Jingshu looked at her.
“There are more than ten days left before Changfang leaves Jincheng. What are your plans for Qiao Manor?” He was clearly anxious to death, but he still had to bite his tongue and bite his tongue.
Gu Jingshu acted as if she had nothing to do with herself. “You’ve always been in charge of these things. This year is still the same as before, right?”
Xue Tao smiled embarrassedly, “I still need to ask sister-in-law to make the final decision on the New Year’s gift.”
This is the pit!
Qiao Xi sat expressionlessly on the side, but her ears were sharp.
“What did mother say?”
“Mother means to let sister-in-law make the decision.”
‘”Then write a list. Let me take a final look. These past few years, these things have been done by my fourth sister. I have never done anything wrong. Speaking of which, I should thank my fourth sister. If it weren’t for your help, my body …”
“Why did sister-in-law say these words?” Xue Tao reproached Gu Jingshu and said, “They are all family members. Naturally, they have to support each other.”
“You’ve been taking care of the backyard with all your might during this period of time. This year, I’ll have to trouble my younger siblings.”
“Fourth aunt, I don’t like to hear those words. They are all family members, so why should we be so clear about them?” Xue Tao was a little annoyed.
Gu Jingshu smiled and said, “I’m telling the truth. Why can’t I tell the truth?”
Xue Tao helplessly glared at Gu Jingshu and changed the topic, “Then this year’s New Year’s Ceremony, I will follow the standards of previous years.”