Rebirth as Hou Menfu

Chapter 5

Three days later, Yingxiu lit an ever-burning lantern for Qiao Qingran, and seeing the faint fire burning unceasingly, Yingxiu looked at the numerous tribute lanterns devoutly, and left the hall after paying her respects.

After returning to Qiao's house in the afternoon, after changing her clothes, Yingxiu handed over the tea she brought from the temple to Ziyan and sent it to the old lady. Mother Yan came in and handed her a letter.

"This is sent by Qingbi the day before yesterday." After reading the letter, Yingxiu lit a candle and asked Mama Yan to bring a porcelain basin, and watched the gray smoke rising in the porcelain basin, and the flames danced. After devouring the thin letter paper in an instant, Yingxiu's face was calm, and she couldn't see anything unusual, "Nurse, is there anyone else looking for it?"

"Miss, yesterday the master sent someone to tell you to go home quickly when you came back from Wan'an Temple." Two days after Yingxiu went to Wan'an Temple, Shen Heye sent someone to pick her up. After a long time, she asked softly, "Nurse, is it because I'm at home that my father doesn't want to see Xie'er so much?"

Yan's mother came over and hugged her in her arms, gently patted her on the back and comforted her, "How can the master not want to see you, you are his biological daughter, the master is just confused."

Madam had dystocia and left early, leaving the young lady alone. The next year, the Shen family married a new wife. After all, the master is young, and the few years he spent with his wife Yan Er, the old man has already resigned and the new couple loves each other. The poor young lady is alone. When the master got married, he hid in his wife's room and cried secretly.

Yan's mother's eyes were a little moist just thinking about it. The young lady has been sensible since she was a child, and she has never argued with the second young lady and the young master. Even so, she is still a thorn in Tang's heart that cannot be removed.

Within a few days, there were rumors among several acquaintances that the Jiang family had the intention of marrying the Shen family. Leaving aside the political factors involved, what everyone was most curious about was that the eldest daughter of the Shen family was not the one who ordered the Jiang family. The second young master, but the third young master of the Jiang family who was bedridden.

The Jiang family's request for marriage is not low-key. As an official in the same dynasty, Master Jiang will naturally talk about this matter with Mr. Qiao to show his sincerity. Qiao Jinlu was sad, and Qiao Jinlu on the side looked angry. When Mr. Qiao came in, he just heard such a sentence, "I thought he was a good person. I asked from the same school, and the third son of Jiang has not been in the past five years." Go to bed, grandma, how can such a person be married, and I don’t know what my uncle thinks!"

Mr. Qiao coughed lightly, and walked into the room. Jin Lu quickly shut up when he saw that it was Grandpa, and tucked behind Jin Ze to reduce his sense of existence. Yingxiu wiped away the tears and came out of Mrs. Qiao's arms, her eyes were red He called out, "Grandpa."

"Stop crying." Mrs. Qiao's eyes turned red when she hooked her. Mrs. Qiao sent someone to twist a towel, wipe Yingxiu's eyes and said softly, "It hasn't been decided yet, so don't worry."

"Who did you hear that Mr. Jiang San hasn't gotten out of bed for three to five years?" Old Man Qiao looked at Jin Lu and asked, Jin Lu was afraid that this unsmiling grandpa would hide behind Jin Ze and refused to come out, but Jin Ze He opened his mouth and replied, "After my third brother and I found out about this, we went to the same school to inquire about it. Several classmates who were familiar with the Jiang family and often walked around told us that the third son Jiang had indeed not gotten out of bed for several years."

Yingxiu wiped her eyes with a towel, and there was still some swelling and pain in the eye sockets. According to what she learned later, the third son of Jiang not only didn't get out of bed for three or five years, but spent the whole time in bed, but she didn't know that at that time , outsiders don't know much about it, they only know that the emperor is full of praise for the talent of the third son of Jiang, which can make the emperor open his mouth.

Everyone thought that Mr. Jiang was just taking too much medicine and was weak. After the marriage was settled, Yingxiu did meet him once, but she didn't see him for the next two years. When she was 15 years old, everything happened Ready, but the third son of Jiang passed away, and Yingxiu's marriage suddenly became a big problem. At this time, the Jiang family also proposed that Yingxiu should not be allowed to marry her relatives that year, otherwise her son would be sad to leave alone. flat.

Since ancient times, marriages have always been ordered by their parents and the words of the matchmaker. The number of young ladies who go out before getting married is very small. Some weddings do not know the appearance of the other party until the wedding night. Yingxiu was shocked by the sad news of the death of the third son of Jiang. Yes, she never thought of fighting for anything, and she was even mentally prepared to take care of Mr. Jiang for the rest of her life, but no matter what happened, she couldn't accept it more than his direct death.

The wedding dress and dowry ornaments in the warehouse have become ridiculous mockery, and it is impossible for her to erase it from her mind after several rebirths.

If it weren't for the absurd engagement, how could she have married into the Hou's mansion in such a hurry? To put it mildly, the concubine of the world is married, but as soon as she enters, she is the mother of a pair of twins, two children who are not even counted as the outer room. , has already occupied the position of the son of the eldest son, it is like a conspiracy that has been laid out for a long time, she is just an outsider who accidentally broke in, but she is caught off guard, and she can't even keep the child in her stomach.

How could she not hate.

Yingxiu lowered her eyes and leaned on Mrs. Qiao, clutching the towel with both hands, listening to Jinze and Grandpa talking about what they had heard, and about the specific cause of the third son of Jiang. Not many people know about the specific cause of the third son of Jiang. They often go to Jiang's house None of them could see the Third Young Master Jiang, and Yingxiu just asked Qingbi to find someone to pass it on. There are many people in the capital, and as long as there is a wind blowing about a little thing, they are not afraid that it will not be blown into others' ears.

After listening to Mr. Qiao's serious face, his serious face became even more solemn. Regarding the marriages of his children, he was most dissatisfied with the person his youngest daughter married. When Shen Heye came to propose, if Qiao Qingran hadn't nodded her head herself, Qiao The old man definitely wouldn't nod this way. He originally thought that if he married his daughter, he wouldn't have a hard time, but Qiao Qingran was strong. Even if she was weak, she insisted on giving birth to another son for Shen Heye. In this life, even the baby boy died. Next, Shen Yingxiu, who was only three years old at the time.

"Master, if the Jiang family really has such thoughts, our sister will definitely not be able to marry." Mrs. Qiao said to Master Qiao holding Yingxiu's trembling hand.

"Never mind what kind of heart the Jiang family has, Xiu'er, you stay here for now, Chunfang is coming soon, you help your aunt, I will take care of this matter, Jinlu Jinze, come here."

Jin Lu trembled and was a little frightened. It must be a bad thing to be called by his grandfather to talk in the study, but this time with his second brother accompanying him, he secretly made a face at Yingxiu, and Jin Lu was dragged by Jin Ze to follow Master Qiao Went to the study.

"Good boy, don't be afraid. Grandma won't let you marry into such a family. How can our daughter make people happy? Don't be afraid, your father won't be able to take you away when he comes." Mrs. Qiao hugged She comforted Yingxiu, it was the settled sense of security that gave her the urge to close her eyes and go to sleep, thinking about it like this, she actually fell asleep.

Mrs. Qiao came over to take a look, and sighed, "Mother, Xiu'er is asleep."

"This child hides what is on her mind now and refuses to say it. Your father and I are both old, and we can't protect her for a few years. After all, she is still a child of the Shen family, and she can't overstep her authority." Mrs. Qiao He touched her head lovingly, with a look of helplessness on his face.

When Yingxiu woke up again, the sky had already darkened. When she looked sideways, she found that it was not her own room. She suddenly got up and opened the tent and shouted outside. Holding Qin, she opened the door and walked in. The edge of the bed was about to come down, so I picked up the clothes on the shelf and put them on her, "Miss, I'm here."

"Whose house is this, why did I fall asleep?" She felt dizzy when she woke up anxiously, she rested her forehead and looked at the furnishings in the house.

"This is the guest room in the old lady's yard. Miss, you fell asleep in the old lady's arms, and the old lady put you here, saying that the meal will be served after you wake up." Baoqin pushed open the window, and for a while The cool wind poured in, diluting the oppression in the room, Yingxiu let out a long breath, and didn't wake up until the coolness washed over her forehead, "It's past time now, don't bother aunt, we Go back to the yard."

When I came out, I met Wang Mama at the door, "Miss Yingxiu is awake, the old lady was talking about you just now, there are some hot dishes for you in the kitchen, let's send them to the yard for you to eat."

"Then please trouble Ms. Wang." Yingxiu asked Ruizhu to go to the kitchen to get the food box, and she took Baoqin back to the yard. It was already dark, and lanterns were lit in Qiao's mansion. I went to get some hot water, sweated all over in my sleep, and now I still feel the chill on my back.

It was already late at night when Mr. Qiao came back, and the whole Qiao Mansion was very quiet. The lamp was still on in Mr. Qiao's study room, and the door opened with a creak. When Mr. Qiao saw Mr. Qiao coming in, he put down the pen in his hand and stood up. Get up, "Father, why don't you go back and rest first, and we'll talk about this tomorrow."

"No need, I just went to Master Jiang's place, Shao Zhi, father is getting old, it seems that Xiu'er's marriage, you, as an uncle, must be involved in the future." Mr. Qiao took the tea from his son He took a sip, "I've seen the Third Young Master Jiang. Although it's not as serious as Jin Lu said, it's not too bad."

"Then why does Mr. Jiang still intend to marry the Shen family?" Master Qiao still has some understanding of Mr. Jiang's temperament. Knowing his son's body, why would he want to marry the Shen family.

There was a sharp flash of sternness in Mr. Qiao's eyes, and the cup was placed heavily on the table, "I, Qiao Sihuai, are not dead yet, so I can't allow them to abuse my granddaughter like this, then the Tang family can't see Xiu'er getting married well, if it's a man, I'm afraid I can't live now."

Mr. Qiao didn't know if he didn't run away this time. Mr. Jiang originally asked Mrs. Tang's family to help see if there was any girl from an innocent family who was willing to come to Jiang's family. The Jiang family's family background conditions, it's not that there are no such people who are willing to come to the door, but Mrs. Tang has her idea on Shen Yingxiu, that is, she can not only help her daughter's thorn in the side, but also add trouble to the Qiao family.

After hearing this, Master Qiao sat by the side and didn't answer. It took him a long time before he spoke, "Father, doesn't that brother-in-law know about this situation?"

Mr. Qiao snorted, "Ignorant, listen to the woman's words, is this piece of meat from the Jiang family so delicious? The Tang family just wants to stand up for the Ninth Prince. They all think that they are smart. You can't be stupid." Old man Qiao got angry when he said that, and used his granddaughter's marriage to make such a mess, if it wasn't for what Jin Lu said today, he would never have thought that his ex-son-in-law had become so confused!
(End of this chapter)