Reborn in a Noble Family - Chapter 95
Chapter 95 Come With A Purpose
However, the old witch’s hatred towards Third Fang was real.
The identity of the Third Fang concubine was one of them, and the other was because of Qiao Jin.
Qiao Jin was the eldest son of Third Fang, the only direct son of Third Fang, and the eldest grandson of Qiao Family!
How could the old witch swallow this breath!
The eldest grandson of the Qiao Family actually came out of the Shu Fang, and was not suppressed by Concubine Zhang!
Originally, the descendants of the Qiao Clan should have come from the eldest house. That was the real descendant of the Qiao Clan. What was the one who came from the third house?
The old witch, who valued her children especially, angered Zhang Fang, and her sparring with him had intensified over the years, and she did not show any mercy.
After thinking about it for so long, it was only an instant. The discussions over there were still going on.
“Take the initiative to attack? How?” Fourth Master Qiao asked.
Third Master Qiao looked at Old Madame Qiao and said, “Mother, rather than guessing here, why don’t we directly probe?”
“Easy to say, how can I probe?” The old witch snorted coldly.
He didn’t even have a chance to get close, let alone probe.
Qiao Xi felt a gaze on her and greeted him generously. Finally, she smiled sweetly at Third Master Qiao.
This action exceeded Third Master Qiao’s expectations. He was obviously stunned for a moment before he said, “Old Madame Lu has always liked Qiao Qiao. Logically speaking, Qiao Qiao, as a junior, should also visit Old Madame Lu. Didn’t Qiao Qiao bring a gift to Old Madame Lu when she returned from Chaotian Gate?”
‘”Yes, Qiao Qiao,” Old hag’s eyes lit up and he said anxiously, “It’s been a few days since you came back. Send the things you brought to Old Madame Lu earlier. Daughter-in-law, hurry up and write a letter of greeting and send it over.”
Old Madame Qiao was impatient, especially since this matter had always been pending, so she couldn’t let go of it in her heart.
Now, it was the matter of the long room.
Qiao Yunxi declined to comment.
Sooner or later, she would have to make a trip to the Duke’s Mansion of Zhen Yuan. Not to mention anything else, Old Madame Lu’s concern for her was real. She had even specially given her jade and muscle cream. She should go and thank him. As for whether she could enter or not, that was not something she could guarantee.
After leaving the matriarch’s courtyard, Qiao Jinwen stopped Qiao Yunxi.
“Third sister, is something the matter?”
Qiao Jinwen chuckled and winked at the cuckoo beside her.
The latter carried a box and walked to Qiao Xi.
“Qiao Qiao, these are silk flowers sent by Gu Sheng. It is said that they are fashionable this year. Third Sister hasn’t touched them yet. Choose two first.”
Following her words, the cuckoo had already opened the box. It was colorful and had more than ten silk flowers.
Oh, big money.
Qiao Xi teased in her heart.
Seeing that Qiao Yunxi did not move, Qiao Jinwen said, “Qiao Qiao, do you not like it?”
“Third sister, you misunderstood.” Qiao Xi purposely made an anxious expression and explained, “Young Master Gu gave these to you. I’ll just take any one of them.”
“Then how is that possible?” Qiao Jinwen said disapprovingly, “In the past, the first thing you thought of was Third Sister. Third Sister seldom gave you anything, so she naturally had to give you the best.”
Qiao Yunxi smiled embarrassedly.
‘”Alright, why are the sisters so polite?” Qiao Ningdai said in a round-up. “Qiao Qiao, since Third Sister gave it to you, you have to make a good choice.”
Qiao Yunxi nodded and looked at the silk flowers in the box seriously. Finally, he chose a purple one and a yellow one.
“Thank you, Third Sister.” Holding the silk flowers, Qiao Yunxi smiled brightly.
‘”Qiao Qiao” Qiao Jinwen looked at Qiao Yunxi hesitantly.
“Third sister, is there anything else?” Qiao Xi said naively.
Qiao Jinwen smiled embarrassedly. “Don’t worry about grandmother’s words earlier. Grandmother also wanted you to give it a try for the sake of the Qiao family. The Qiao family only saw that the long house could take care of things. Grandmother had no choice but to entrust this matter to the long house.”
“Don’t worry, Third Sister. I didn’t think too much.”
Hearing this, Qiao Jinwen glanced at Qiao Xi and confirmed that she wasn’t lying before continuing, “Previously, you were at Chaotian Gate and didn’t know about this place.” During the Spring Festival, grandmother thought that she and the Marquis’ Manor could be considered friends. As a matter of courtesy, we should also go and greet them. Who would have thought that something went wrong halfway through the invitation that grandmother sent to the Marquis’ Manor, but we ended up being laughed at. Grandmother said at that time that we might have misunderstood the Marquis Manor’s intentions. Who would have thought that now that Gu Sheng has come out like this, let alone grandmother, even we all don’t understand what Marquis Manor means, so we want to try out what that means. Qiao Qiao, as you know, grandmother cares about the Qiao Clan the most. The Marquis Clan has a high position and authority, so we can’t afford to offend them. “I don’t have any experience in contact with noble people, so I’m a little cautious.”
“Third Sister is right,” Qiao Ximei said with a serious face. “This is a big matter for our Qiao Clan, so we naturally have to be careful. Don’t worry, Qiao Qiao will hand over the invitation today.”
After saying that, he hurriedly left with the maidservant.
“Third sister, do you think Qiao Qiao can enter?” Looking at Qiao Yunxi’s back, Qiao Ningdai asked in confusion.
“So what if I can enter? So what if I can’t?” Qiao Jinwen snorted coldly, “It’s just for me, running errands for Qiao Family. Did you get it?”
The topic suddenly changed. Qiao Ningdai hurriedly said, “Everything is ready. Third sister, we …”
“Wait, I’ll make arrangements first.”
With Matriarch Qiao’s warning, Gu Jingshu quickly sent a post.
Everyone who was originally waiting to see a joke smelled a different aura after the servant who sent the post brought it back to the Marquis’ Mansion.
Regardless of how the people from the few rooms guessed and planned, the next day, Qiao Xi sat in a carriage and arrived at the Duke’s Mansion of Zhen Yuan with a high profile.
She followed Hongmei to Old Madame Lu’s courtyard.
This was not the first time Qiao Yunxi had come to this courtyard. Compared to the previous thrilling adventures, this time, Old Madame’s courtyard was much quieter. The cabbage planted earlier had already been pickled by the people of Duke mansion, and a new wave of sowing was still brewing.
Qiao Xi was a little strange. Why didn’t Matriarch Lu see her in the flower hall and instead brought her to the inner courtyard?
“Old Madam.” Qiao Xi blessed herself regularly.
“Qiao Qiao, come, come here.” Old Madame Lu smiled mercifully and was very happy.
Qiao Xi walked over with her short legs.
Old Madame Lu looked at Qiao Yunxi and his gaze fell on the corner of her eye.
Qiao Xi’s eyes were still wrapped in gauze. This was what Gu Jingshu meant.
The wound on her face had to be nourished, so she didn’t let Qiao Xi remove the gauze and applied the ointment all the time.
“I heard that Qiao Qiao has gone to the Chaotian Gate. She stayed for quite some time, right?” Old Madame Lu asked softly, her eyes filled with guilt.
“Yes, Madam. This time, Qiao Qiao went back to the Outer Ancestor’s house. She went to a lot of fun places with her cousins.” At the very least, the surroundings of Chaotian Gate were well stepped on
Old Madame Lu said thoughtfully, “Right, Qiao Qiao’s ancestral home is in the Chaotian Sect. En, it’s the Gu Clan, the number one tyrant in western Sichuan, the Gu Clan, right?”
Seeing Qiao Xi nod proudly, Matriarch Lu recalled, “Speaking of which, I met your grandmother once.”
“Ah, really?” Qiao Yunxi was curious.
Old Madame Lu smiled and said, “It was more than ten years ago. When I returned to the capital by boat from Chaotian Sect.”
Old Madame Lu did not elaborate, and Qiao Xi did not ask further.
“Qiao Qiao, the injury at the corner of your eye” Old Madame Lu asked hesitantly.
‘”Don’t worry, Old Madame. Qiao Qiao is fine. It’s just that Mother is afraid of the wind from her wound. She thinks of the cold winter weather and wants Qiao Qiao to nourish herself. That’s why she didn’t ask Qiao Qiao to remove the gauze.”
Old Madame Lu nodded her head at ease. “That’s good. Speaking of which, it’s my damn brat’s fault.”
Qiao Yunxi chuckled and didn’t answer.
Old Madame Lu was a little anxious. “That damn brat, although he has been mixed up a little, he’s not an unreasonable person. Who knows what’s wrong with him? He’s having a fit. His grandfather and I thought he was troublesome, so we sent him back to the capital.”
Qiao Xi was skeptical of Old Madam Lu’s words, but it didn’t matter if it was true or false.
“Qiao Qiao, are you here for something else?”
Qiao Yunxi’s heart skipped a beat. He didn’t expect Old Madame Lu to ask so directly.
She came with a purpose, but she never cared about the old witch’s warning, let alone the fact that she had only come to give gifts.
“There must be,” Qiao Yunxi smiled adorably. “Qiao Qiao brought back some local specialties from Chaotian Gate this time. I wonder if Old Madame likes it, so she sent some over.”
“Chaotian Sect’s local specialty, that’s a good thing. Actually, Qiao Qiao, if you don’t come today, I’ll post a message for you to come over.”
Qiao Yunxi looked over suspiciously.
Old Madame Lu said, “Lord Marquis and I are going back to the capital.”
“So fast?”
The capital was Lord Marquis’ “home”. Lord Marquis only returned to Shu Prefecture every winter to recuperate for a period of time.
Qiao Xi guessed that recuperation was not the main purpose. The main base of the Marquis Manor of Zhen Yuan was in Shu Zhou, and the main force of the Marquis Manor Guards was also in Shu Zhou. When the old Marquis returned, apart from recuperating his body, the most important thing was to audit the guards and fill in new manpower.
“We should have gone back a long time ago. This time, we stayed for half a month longer. We went back to the capital to deal with some matters. Duke still has to go to the southern border.”
Yes, Marquis Zhenyuan is the war god guarding the southern border. Only the old Marquis guarding the southern border can the little emperor feel at ease, and the people of the dynasty feel at ease.
“When will the matriarch leave? At that time, Qiao Qiao will come to see you off.”
“Three days later. Qiao Qiao, if you have time, come to the capital to see me.”
“That’s for sure. Don’t think that Qiao Qiao will make a fuss when the time comes, matriarch.”
Qiao Xi only felt her tongue twirling as she talked literally.
During this period of time, under Nanny Shen’s supervision, she had at least learned some sentences that could bite the tongue, which was enough to cope with ordinary social intercourse. After saying that, her tongue was a little unable to straighten out.
After speaking for a while, Hongmei came in and said that Shen Huaihao was here.
Qiao Yunxi was restless and looked at Old Madame Lu in panic, but he was cursing in his heart.
What does a grown man have to do with a woman’s nagging?
Whether she was willing or not, Shen Huaihao still entered in a wheelchair.
“Qiao Qiao is here.”
“Uncle Shen.” Qiao Xi greeted him with a fake smile.
“Since Qiao Qiao is here, Uncle Shen, as master, will take you everywhere?”