Qiao Yuyan opened the box, and inside was three hundred taels of silver notes, "Your brother-in-law has also reached the age of marriage. I heard that he has a childhood sweetheart, and he originally agreed to propose marriage.
But unfortunately, the bride price for a Qixi girl in our house is too high. The Zhong family originally planned to give him part of the bride price and gave it to us, so the couple on the other side may have to go their separate ways."
This was the first time Qixi heard such a thing, and she couldn't help being stunned, "How..."
"The Zhong family hopes to marry you, so they will naturally hide such things together. In order to help his brother marry you smoothly, your brother-in-law went to find the girl to break the contract.
You will marry and live in the future. If you leave such a knot in your mind from the beginning, you don’t know what kind of problems will arise in the future. Take this and give it to your brother-in-law in your own name. In the future,
Both of them will be grateful to you, and you won't have to worry about the filial piety to your parents at home."
Qixi still didn't come back to her senses. After a while, she bowed to Qiao Yuyan with tears in her eyes, "Madam, you have thought of everything for me. I... this slave really don't know how to repay Madam."
When she said this, Qiao Yuyan remembered what happened in her previous life again.
In her previous life, she didn't have time to plan anything for Qixi, and as a result, Qixi was sold out of her house miserably.
If a big maid like her is sold, how can she have a good future? Now this consideration means nothing.
If Qiao Yuyan said it privately, she would marry Qixi to a petty official as an official's wife.
But in reality this is impossible.
"Okay, okay, don't say such things anymore. You and I are no better than others, so there's really no need to be like this."
Qiao Yuyan took out the innermost thing from the box again, "This is your body deed. I wanted to return it to you earlier, but you insisted on not wanting it. Now you take it back. Zhong Wen's Cheng Feng has already reported it to the government. He just waits
Once the approval from the government comes, I will give it to you."
"Madam, this...servant..."
"I know, in your heart, you feel that you are all mine whether there is this bond of betrayal or not. Don't worry, if I return this to you, you will still be mine."
She wiped Qixi's tears with a handkerchief, "But you have to think about yourself now. If you and Zhong Wen are still slaves, the children you give birth to will still have to be slaves in the future.
You have been studying and literacy with me since you were a child, and you are more knowledgeable than other girls in other families. Don’t you hope that your child will succeed in the future?"
Hearing what Qiao Yuyan said, Qixi put away the small box with red eyes, "Then after I get married, I will still come back to serve you."
"That's natural!" Pinlan was also a little moved, and quickly cheered up the atmosphere, "Are you still thinking of running away? How can my wife do without you? I will leave in two years at most. I am different from you.
, my cousin is a scholar and already has a great reputation. It is impossible for me to come to serve my wife again. If you don’t come, my wife will have no one available. "
When Qiao Yuyan heard this, she flicked her head, "What nonsense are you talking about? Aren't all people picking up leaves, ingots, and Lantern Festivals a human being? I can't wait to see you flying up the branches one by one! Then you still have to hold me, then I will
So majestic!"
After saying this, the two maids laughed.
Qiao Yuyan then thought about the matter of picking up leaves again. This girl and Cheng Feng probably didn't run away, but both of them were very stubborn, and she didn't know when they would come over to talk to her about this matter.
After the matter between her and Cheng Feng was settled, all the important maids in front of her were arranged, as if many regrets from the previous life had been filled up.
Qiao Yuyan couldn't help but feel much better.
The opposite of her mood was Qiao Yuning.
She has been really feeling unwell lately, and of course it has nothing to do with her stomach.
Because of her menstrual period, she didn't dare to let Wen Tingyuan enter the room, and she even had to hide it from others.
When she came to Kwai Shui, she had a hard time and had to avoid people. Wen Liang seemed to respect her very much. Hearing that she had not been sleeping well recently, he immediately accepted her proposal and went to Yuan Xueqing's house.
room.
On the contrary, it made the maids and ladies in the main house smile with joy.
She clearly came over because she didn't want to serve Wen Liang, but she acted as if Yuan Xueqing was so charming that Wen Liang was thinking about her.
And Yuan Xueqing has now enlightened herself and pretends to be a virtuous and virtuous person in front of everyone.
When I see her, I think Ning'er is as good as Ning'er, and I always give her a copy of anything I encounter.
Except for the food at the entrance.
Originally, Qiao Yuning thought that Yuan Xueqing must not understand her pregnancy and would try to get rid of it no matter what.
So she was waiting for Yuan Xueqing to send something over so that she could have a chance to take action.
But I didn't expect that she would be so cautious. She even criticized her sternly when she saw Ming Yue burning incense, saying how could she burn incense in a pregnant woman's house, and Ming Yue would be punished immediately.
If she hadn't been protecting her, Mingyue would have been dragged out and forced to kneel down.
Qiao Yuning's heart felt fried when she thought of this.
It's almost three months. Some women who are pregnant early will almost have a belly in three months, but her belly is still so flat.
Moreover, her appetite has not been very good recently, and she cannot gain weight even if she wants to.
Just as he was feeling depressed, Wen Liang came in.
"Why does Ning'er seem to have lost some weight recently?"
The worry and concern in his eyes looked so sincere, Qiao Yuning almost thought that he was passionately devoted to her!
But she was no longer the same Qiao Yuning. She knew better than anyone what kind of man the man in front of her was.
Listening to the noises he and Yuan Xueqing made in the main room, she began to doubt for the first time late at night what her mother had taught her.
Is the man's heart obtained through these scheming and means the real heart?
Since she can use this method to gain his affection, why can't others?
If everyone can do it, then what's the difference between getting this heart and not getting it?
It seems that such a heart is not so worth it.
"Ning'er?"
Qiao Yuning came back to her senses at his call, and could only smile sadly, "It is normal to lose weight in the first three months. Many meals smelled like they made me lose my appetite, and I even made me want to vomit. Doesn't this mean I have lost weight?"
?”
Wen Liang became a little nervous, "How can this be done? The child in the belly needs nutrition! Think about what you want to eat, and just ask the maid to go to the big kitchen and say hello. No one dares not to say hello to me.
listen."
When he said this, Qiao Yuning suddenly reacted. She tried her best to suppress the nervousness in her heart and just put on a well-behaved look on her face, "Okay."