Although she had imagined the scene of Qiao Zheng waking up countless times, Qiao Wei couldn't believe it at this moment. She stood there in a daze, forgetting what to say.
Qiao Zheng's smile is kind and warm, like a beam of bright spring sunshine shining into the darkest corner of the heart, Qiao Wei likes it a little.
"Xiaowei." Qiao Zheng said with a smile.
Qiao Wei's eyelashes trembled in an irregular rhythm, and when she collected herself, she walked towards Qiao Zheng, her lips opened, closed, closed, and opened again: "Father... Father..."
Can't call out.
Qiao Zheng patted the edge of the bed lightly.
Qiao Wei sat down.
For some reason, I feel cramped, like a primary school student who has done something wrong and is waiting to be punished.
Qiao Zheng slowly raised his hand, and gently placed it on her head, stroking her soft hair, his voice was as warm as his palm: "I heard Aunt Luo called you Xiaowei."
Qiao Wei hummed, and was touched by him on the head. Although she was not used to it, she didn't feel disgusted.
Qiao Zheng said softly, "I'll call you that from now on."
"Yeah." Qiao Wei nodded, the cold thorns all over her body seemed to be put away suddenly, and she was so well-behaved.
Qiao Zheng looked at her tenderly: "The days when I was in a coma have made you tired."
"You were hurt because of me..." Qiao Wei said, and suddenly saw him smiling. She didn't look carefully before, and she didn't feel it, but now she took a closer look, and found that he was not ordinary good-looking, not Ming She repaired that monstrous figure, but a face as clear as moonlight. Qiao Wei looked at it for a while, and found that he was looking at him. Embarrassment filled her heart. She lowered her eyes and said smoothly: "That day I'm really a little embarrassed about the matter, I have a very stiff fight with the second room, I shouldn't take you there to join in the fun."
Qiao Zheng listened quietly, his eyes resting on her face without blinking, as if signaling her to continue.
Qiao Wei pinched her fingers and said, "A lot of things have happened in the Qiao family. I'll tell you slowly later. Give me your hand first, and I'll check your pulse."
Qiao Zheng stretched out his hand cooperatively.
Qiao Wei caught his pulse with three fingers. The pulse was steady and strong, but it beat a little faster. It seemed that this awakened father was not as calm as he appeared on the surface.
Qiao Wei withdrew her hand: "Okay."
"I'm cured?" Qiao Zheng asked with a smile.
Qiao Wei nodded, then shook her head: "There are many aspects to a person's recovery, including physical, psychological, physical, and spiritual. There is nothing wrong with your body. As for your other aspect… "
Qiao Zheng raised his hand, straightened her hair at the temples that was blown by the wind, and said, "I've already remembered it, and I won't lose you again."
Qiao Wei lowered her head to avoid his heavy eyes: "Last time you said you were going to find... my mother, are you still going?"
Qiao Zheng said slowly: "I won't go for the time being. I've been away for so long, and it's not only her who owes her the debt? There is also you. I don't know if I can live to find her, but I know that I can live with you and owe her Your share will be compensated to you."
Qiao Wei's nose became sore all of a sudden.
Qiao Zheng said: "If she knows, she will definitely agree with me. No one cares about you more than your mother. She can suffer and endure loneliness, but she can't bear your poor life. If she knows you These few years… "
Qiao Zheng didn't go on with the rest of the sentence. Thinking of Qiao Wei's experience in the past few years, his throat felt like a sharp stone was blocked, causing endless pain.
He put Qiao Wei's hand in his palm, obviously she was still chasing after him yesterday, one bite and one father, couldn't walk well, fell in three steps, refused to sleep by herself in the middle of the night, and always pretended to have a nightmare to trick them into bed...
In the blink of an eye, she had already given birth to a child.
what did he miss...
Qiao Zheng's eyes were red, and tears filled his eyes, and he tried his best to hold back.
Seeing him sad, Qiao Wei felt uncomfortable for some reason.
Qiao Wei thought of something, rubbed her eyes, wiped away the water in her eyes, then looked at him and said, "By the way, there is something I have to tell you."
Qiao Zheng said, "You can talk about the Qiao family's affairs later."
Qiao Wei pondered for a moment, then shook her head: "It's not from Qiao's family, it's from grandma."
"What's wrong with your grandmother?" Qiao Zheng's eyes quickly showed a hint of worry.
Qiao Wei withdrew her hand from his palm, picked up the small box next to his bed, put it in front of him and said: "Grandma passed away, this is what she left behind, I don't know what is in it, I think , maybe it’s more appropriate for you to open it.”
Qiao Zheng took the box with trembling hands: "How did she get there?"
Qiao Wei thought of the simple and cold meditation room, and the days when she was alone and alone for six years, often accompanied by the green light, and felt sore: "Those who went there in sleep walked peacefully without pain."
Qiao Zheng unscrewed the lock of the box and opened the box. It was full of letters he wrote to his mother when he was away. From the age of ten to thirty, each letter was kept intact, but the pages were yellowed. It's so bad, it can be seen that it is often taken out, and many handwritings are blurred by water stains. It is his mother's tears...
He couldn't imagine how his mother sent a white-haired man to a black-haired man after receiving the news of his death, and how she cried loudly at his belongings on countless heart-piercing nights.
"Mother... the son is not filial... the son is not filial—"
Qiao Zheng couldn't hold back the grief and indignation in his heart anymore, hugged the letter, and started to cry like an abandoned child...
…
The news of Qiao Zheng's waking up quickly spread in the village. Everyone was very happy for Qiao Wei. No matter what happened, it was the greatest blessing that her father was still alive.
Qiao Zheng hugged the old lady's things and cried for a long time last night. Qiao Wei couldn't bear to disturb him, so she closed his door gently. At dawn, she passed by his door and wanted to call him, but she finally endured it. She didn't know What did Qiao Zheng think, but if it was her, she probably didn't want her child to see her weeping side.
Qiao Wei went to the kitchen to make breakfast. During the Mid-Autumn Festival, the private school was on holiday for three days, and the little bun was sleeping soundly on the bed. Qiao Wei did not rush, so she cooked slowly.
In the middle of the journey, Wangshu got up and peed, then lay down on the bed and fell asleep again.
Qiao Wei made white flour steamed buns, hand-rolled noodles in chicken soup, and barley porridge. When she returned to the house, the two little buns were already up, sitting on the floor of Ba Bu's bed with a bag in their arms, gnawing on them.
Wang Shu smiled and said, "Stir-fried chestnuts in sugar!"
Mingxiu brought seven or eight catties last night, divided some among the crowd, and there is still a lot left.
"Eat this early in the morning, don't be afraid..."
Before Qiao Wei could finish speaking, she heard a bang, and the little bun farted.
Qiao Wei narrowed her eyes: "Who?"
Jing Yun blushed.
Qiao Wei put the breakfast on the table, hesitated for a while, and asked Qiao Zheng to eat.
Just as he walked to the door, he was about to raise his hand to knock on his door, when the door opened.
Qiao Zheng stood inside the door, his eyes were swollen, but his spirit was much refreshed. It seemed that he had survived.
"Xiaowei." Qiao Zheng smiled.
Qiao Wei smiled: "Breakfast is ready."
Qiao Zheng looked at her: "Are you still refusing to call me daddy?"
"father."
the voice very low.
But Qiao Zheng heard it, and the last trace of haze disappeared from his heart, and the bright color in his eyes could almost penetrate the wall.
"Hey!" He responded loudly.
The corners of Qiao Wei's lips curled up indistinctly, didn't she just call her daddy? Is it necessary to be so happy
"Grandpa, Grandpa! You're awake!"
The two little buns rushed over. Although Qiao Zheng had been in a coma these days, Qiao Wei asked them to come to Qiao Zheng's bed every day to talk with Qiao Zheng. They also had irreplaceable feelings for Qiao Zheng.
Qiao Zheng squatted down and hugged the two little grandchildren into his arms: "Grandpa woke up, and he won't sleep for so long in the future."
"Really?" The two asked in unison, as expected of twins, they had a tacit understanding.
Qiao Zheng smiled dotingly and said, "Really."
Wang Shu carefully opened his pocket, and took out a sticky fried chestnut from it: "Grandpa did a great job, reward grandpa."
Qiao Zheng happily ate the chestnuts into his mouth, but it was strange, since they were fried with sugar, why there was no sweetness...
Wang Shu walked to the dining table, took a chestnut fried with sugar from the paper bag as he walked, licked all the sugar, and put the chestnut into his pocket.
During the days when Qiao Zheng was in a coma, as Qiao Wei said, she just couldn’t wake up and couldn’t speak, but she could hear with her ears and her heart was like a mirror. Things about Qiao’s family, Luo’s family, the workshop, even the encounter with assassins and Su He knew all about Xinzong and Liangshengguo. Qiao Wei had nothing to hide, and she didn't intend to hide it.
Qiao Zheng was distressed and sad. The original trip was a mistake. It was a mistake for more than ten years. It was easy to go back, but it caused such a big trouble for her daughter.
Qiao Wei said: "You don't have to worry about my affairs, it's already been dealt with, Qiao's side, you see what to do."
He only has such a daughter, and the Qiao family will definitely leave it to her, but the rules are not easy to be broken, and he has to make a long-term plan: "I'll go back to Qiao's house, and first get you identity restored."
Although Qiao Wei regained the position of patriarch for Qiao Zheng, Qiao Zheng had to personally step forward to remove her name from the family tree. "What happened back then..."
Qiao Zheng nodded: "I know it well, and I won't let people wrong you again."
Qiao Wei said something she didn't care about, but who wouldn't want to be able to get revenge
The shackles have been carried on the body for six years, and the two children have been scolded as bastards for five years. Finally, the truth can be revealed.
Qiao Wei's hand holding the chopsticks was trembling.
Qiao Zheng held her hand: "You have been wronged, Dad will never let anyone bully you again."
Qiao Wei nodded.
The three children went down the mountain and went to the village to find friends. Qiao Wei packed up the things and took them to Qiao's house. They were mushrooms picked from the mountains and quail preserved eggs made by herself. The shopkeeper Qiu came when half of the packing was done.
Qiao Wei walked out of the yard, smiled and greeted Shopkeeper Qiu who was standing in the wind: "What wind brought Shopkeeper Qiu here? It's not that there is something wrong with the fence here and needs to be repaired?"
Shopkeeper Qiu smiled politely, "No, this time it's a personal matter."
"Personal matters?" Qiao Wei raised her eyebrows.
Shopkeeper Qiu looked around. It was time for the workshop to go to work, and everyone was busy inside. Sometimes someone moved out the shells that had been cleaned up, and Shopkeeper Qiu's eyes became more and more careful.
Qiao Wei followed his gaze and nodded knowingly: "Please come to the room."
"Okay." Shopkeeper Qiu followed Qiao Wei into the main room.
Qiao Wei picked up the teapot and poured a cup of freshly brewed tea that she hadn't had time to drink yet: "I've finished drinking Longjing, don't you dislike ordinary black tea?"
"Madam Qiao, you're being polite." Shopkeeper Qiu took the teacup, took a sip, and got back to business, "I'm here today for Qiniang's business."
Qiao Wei was slightly confused: "What's wrong with Qiniang? You really haven't given up on her, have you? Shopkeeper Qiu, although you are my friend, I don't agree with this matter. Qiniang and Agui are doing well. You have children, it's not kind for you to interfere."
Shopkeeper Qiu said innocently: "Mrs. Qiao really wronged me. I didn't come to beat the mandarin ducks with sticks. Qiniang lost something to me. I will return it to her."
As he spoke, he took out a copper hairpin from his pocket.
"The copper hairpin itself is not worth much. If you lose it, you lose it. Thinking about Qiniang's current ability, there is no shortage of such a hairpin. But when I was there, I saw her always touching this hairpin. I think it is not a hairpin. It was an ordinary copper hairpin, so Qiu gave it back anyway, please Madam Qiao to hand it over to Qiniang for me."
"Thank you, Shopkeeper Qiu, I'll accept it for Qiniang." Qiao Wei reached out to pick it up.
Shopkeeper Qiu asked again: "This hairpin..."
Qiao Wei groaned, and said with a smile, "It's from Agui."
Shopkeeper Qiu seemed to have expected this answer. There was not much surprise on his face, but he was a little lonely. He stroked the copper hairpin in his hand and said: "She is a good girl, I hope Agui treats her well."
Qiao Wei looked at the hairpin that he hadn't given for a long time, and wanted to snatch it away: "Ah Gui is a little rough, but he is very good to Qiniang, shopkeeper Qiu, please don't worry."
"Mrs. Qiao said so, then I... have nothing to worry about." Shopkeeper Qiu reluctantly handed over the copper hairpin, and just handed it to Qiao Wei's palm, before Qiao Wei could hold it, he took it back again, "Next In a month, I may not be here anymore."
Qiao Wei's attention was on the hairpin, one of the petals of the hairpin was bent, and she really wanted to snap it back!
"Where are you going?" Qiao Wei stared at the hairpin and asked absently.
"Isn't it the Chinese New Year? After finishing the business next month, I have to go north with Master Liu."
"Oh." Qiao Wei went to get the hairpin.
Shopkeeper Qiu avoided unconsciously, Qiao Wei looked at him speechlessly, he realized something was wrong, and smiled sarcastically: "Sorry, here you are."
Qiao Wei took the hairpin and quickly straightened the deformed petals. Finally, she felt relieved, and said with a long sigh of relief, "Okay, I will hand over the hairpin to Qiniang for you."
"Why is Qiniang's hairpin in your hand?"
Agui's cold voice suddenly rang at the door, Qiao Wei was taken aback, and immediately hid the hairpin under her wide sleeve: "Why are you here? The workshop doesn't need to do anything?"
"The workshop has run out of tea, I'm here to ask if you have any more." After answering Qiao Wei's words, Agui walked up to the shopkeeper Qiu coldly, looked down at the shopkeeper Qiu, "Why is Qiniang's hairpin so hot?" In your hand?"
Qiao Wei hurriedly said: "You misunderstood, Agui, I picked up Qiniang's hairpin!"
Agui gritted his teeth: "I heard everything!"
Damn it!
He was only focused on the tangled and deformed petals, and didn't notice that this guy was eavesdropping on the corner!
Qiao Wei was at a loss for words for a while, what does it mean to catch the current situation, that's it.
Shopkeeper Qiu's eyes flashed with panic, even if he and Qiniang were innocent, but being "caught" by A Gui, he still felt a little embarrassed, but fortunately, he quickly regained his composure and politely Said: "Don't misunderstand Qiniang, let me explain first..."
Agui interrupted him unceremoniously: "You called Qiniang too? Who are you? How dare you intercede for her? She needs you to intercede? Are you two okay?"
Shopkeeper Qiu raised his hand: "Calm down first."
Agui slapped his hand away: "How can I stay calm?"
Qiao Wei's eyes sharpened: "Ah Gui!"
Agui took the hairpin from her hand and left the villa angrily.
Qiao Wei raised her forehead, worrying about what will happen, in this world!
After Agui took the hairpin, he immediately went to the workshop, and said to Qiniang who was ordering, "Come out."
He looked scary, and everyone couldn't help but glance at him and Qiniang, Qiniang said to everyone: "Everyone do the things at hand first."
Everyone was busy doing things, Qiniang followed Agui out of the workshop and into her own room.
"What's wrong with you? You're working in broad daylight..." Qiniang's words choked in her throat the moment she saw the copper hairpin in Agui's hand.
Agui is usually as careful as dust, so how could she let go of any expression on her face now? Seeing her stunned look, you can tell that something is not normal: "What do you have to say?"
Qiniang pretended to be calm: "You found it."
Agui sneered: "I didn't find it, they brought it back to you from a long distance away!"
When Qiniang heard this, her face turned pale, and the thing she was most worried about happened...
Agui looked at her coldly: "What? I have nothing to say? You should tell me clearly. When did you steal a man outside behind my back?!"
"I didn't!" Qiniang retorted.
Agui said without hesitation: "You still don't admit it?! People have sent back your jewelry! Do you have to be sent back your belly bag before you will admit it?" Agui said, and actually opened it. Box, go to Qiniang's clothes, "I see if it's missing!"
Qiniang grabbed his arm in disbelief: "Ah Gui, you are crazy! You don't even listen to my explanation!"
Agui shook off her hand, stopped turning over the box, and looked at her with blazing eyes: "What can I explain? Have you ever been to shopkeeper Qiu?"
"I… "
"Did you get my answer?"
"I… "
"I didn't discover this hairpin by accident, are you planning to hide it from me forever?"
Qiniang took a few deep breaths, suppressed the turbulent thoughts, and said, "Ah Gui, you don't listen to my explanation at all, it's not fair to me, yes, I went to shopkeeper Qiu, and that's because I had to go The reason; I did hide it from you, look at what you look like now, that's why I want to hide it from you."
The reasons why Agui could not agree, and even felt that they were a little unreasonable: "You mean, you will do anything that may make me angry in the future? How did you become like this, Qiniang?"
What Qiniang hates the most is the phrase "how did you become like this", she rubbed her heart, held back her anger and said, "I'm not a child anymore, I know what I'm doing, this time it's really out of necessity .”
"It's a last resort!" Agui raised his voice.
"She was just out of necessity!" Qiao Wei came to the door, looking at Agui with cold eyes, "I didn't want to get involved in the quarrel between you two, but this matter started because of me. I let Qiniang I went to shopkeeper Qiu, I ran into some trouble, and I was afraid I couldn't solve it myself, so I asked Qiniang to contact shopkeeper Qiu and the master behind him."
Agui weighed the truth in Qiao Wei's words in his heart, and asked suspiciously: "Since you have something to ask for, why don't you let me go?"
"You're asleep." Qiao Wei said without changing her expression.
"Don't you know how to wake me up?" Agui asked.
Qiao Wei looked normal and said: "Didn't Qiniang call you? You didn't hear it yourself! Qiniang felt sorry for your hard work, so she ran this trip for you!"
Qiniang did yell, but she didn't call Agui to wake him up, but to make sure that Agui was really asleep.
The situation that night was a bit complicated. Madam didn't want to go to find someone else, but she couldn't just watch Madam get into danger. The only person she could think of who could help Madam was shopkeeper Qiu, but if she mentioned this shopkeeper Qiu to Agui, in the future With Agui's suspicious nature, it is inevitable to doubt her familiarity with Shopkeeper Qiu, for example, why does she know where he lives.
Qiao Wei said again: "Qiniang and shopkeeper Qiu haven't spoken a few words, if I hadn't told her where shopkeeper Qiu lives, do you think Qiniang could find it?"
Shopkeeper Qiu said earnestly, "Ah Gui, Qiniang and I really have nothing to do. That night Qiniang informed me of the news and left. She left in such a hurry that her hairpin fell off. I really want to do nothing to her." I will give the hairpin to your wife, but directly to her, right?"
This seemed to make sense, Agui didn't choke any more, Qiao Wei glanced at the two of them indifferently, and said to shopkeeper Qiu: "I'll take you down the mountain."
Shopkeeper Qiu looked at Qiniang, whose eyes were red with grievances, and nodded helplessly: "Okay."
The two left, only Qiniang and Agui were left in the room. Qiniang picked up the clothes that Agui had thrown on the ground, dusted them off, folded them one by one, and put them back in the box.
"The master behind shopkeeper Qiu is very powerful?" Agui suddenly asked.
Qiniang paused as she straightened her clothes: "It seems to be someone called Liu Ye. He gave you the jade dragon pillow at Madam's house."
Jade dragon pillows are very particular, so it doesn't matter if you can't buy them. In this way, the sixth master is quite a character.
"Oh." Agui sneered, "I know what she's planning, I've seen it all."
Qiniang frowned slightly: "What did you see again?"
Ah Gui recalled and smiled: "The shopkeeper Qiu looks at you the same way I look at you. He likes you."
Qiniang's pupils shrank: "Don't talk nonsense!"
Agui seemed not to hear Qiniang's rebuttal, and sarcastically said: "Madam asked you to deliver the letter in the middle of the night, in fact, she wanted to send you to shopkeeper Qiu."
Qiniang closed the box with a bang: "Ma'am is not this kind of person!"
What annoys Ah Gui the most is that every time he confronts Qiao, Qiniang always stands by Qiao: "I just want to ask you, if the shopkeeper Qiu offered to help Madam that night, the condition is that you agree with him, you agree, Or not?"
Qiniang choked.
Agui looked into her eyes: "You will follow."
Qiniang turned around and reopened the boxes that had been sorted: "The shopkeeper Qiu is not this kind of person, he is an upright gentleman, and he will not take advantage of others' danger."
Agui said: "You have only met him a few times, so you know him so well? That night, you not only talked about business matters, but also a lot of private matters, right?"
"Ah Gui!" Qiniang stopped him loudly.
Agui sneered: "You also like him, right? He is richer than me and has more status than me. I heard that he is still a widower. Once you go, you can be the wife of the first wife... You are in love with each other, and the wife is just for you. Became old."
Qiniang was angry: "Don't be so unreasonable!"
Agui's eyes turned cold: "Who is the unreasonable one? No wonder you followed me less than a year after my elder brother died. It's not because I'm good, but because you are such a flirtatious woman in your bones!"
Snapped!
Qiniang slapped him!
"I really misjudged you!"
After speaking in disappointment, Qiniang wiped the tears off her face and left the room without looking back.
Qiao Wei saw Qiniang with red and swollen eyes outside the workshop: "Qiniang."
"Ma'am." Qiniang greeted with a smile, resisting her discomfort.
Qiao Wei brushed the hair behind her ears: "Go and sit with me for a while, I will give you half a day off without deducting money."
Qiniang couldn't help herself, and laughed. The stingy wife cared about her so much that she could say no deductions, and suddenly there was a little comfort in her heart: "I'm fine, madam, go get busy. I'll go after I order the goods." Rest."
Qiao Wei nodded, patted Qiniang's hand, and let her go.
Everyone is growing up, and Qiniang is no exception. The first time she was slapped by Ding Xiaoying, Qiniang was so sad that she couldn't leave the house for a few days. This time she had such a trouble with Agui, she swallowed the bitterness firmly.
But Agui, where is your growth
When Qiniang is getting better day by day, but you are still standing still, have you ever thought that one day, you may no longer be worthy of Qiniang
Qiniang entered the workshop with a smile, and the big guys asked her what was wrong, as if she had cried, she said that Agui had brought her news that a relative of her natal family had gone, and she was very sad. Everyone comforted her, and asked where Ah Gui had gone. She said that Ah Gui had contracted a cold, and she was afraid that he would give everyone the sickness, so she would not come, and everyone expressed their understanding.
A small episode messed up Qiao Wei's mood. When she returned to the house, Qiao Zheng had already finished packing the things she wanted to pack, tied up the burden, and said, "What happened?"
Qiao Wei sighed: "The couple quarreled, and Agui left."
Qiao Zheng said: "It's common for the young couple to quarrel, and it will be fine once the anger subsides."
"I see Xuan." This time the quarrel was unusually fierce, and Agui just walked away in anger. Qiao Wei said, "Have you and my mother ever quarreled?"
Qiao Zheng thought for a while: "No, your mother doesn't quarrel with others."
She used to beat them all.
No one can beat her.
The father and daughter went down the mountain side by side with the jars and burdens. First, they found Jing Yun and Wang Shu at Ergouzi's house. When they heard that they were going to the capital, they were overjoyed. With eyes in his eyes, he stepped into Father Shuanzi's carriage.
Still rented Master Guan's car in the town.
It used to be troublesome not to buy a car, but now that Qiao Zheng woke up, she wanted to buy a carriage and hire a coachman to facilitate Qiao Zheng's travel.
"Grandpa, where are we going now?" Jing Yun asked looking at the scenery outside the window. This is not the way to the courtyard, nor is it the way to buy candied haws or furniture. This is a completely unfamiliar road to him.
Qiao Wei smiled and said: "He has a good memory, he can remember any road once he walks it."
"I remember, I remember too!" Wang Shu raised his little hand.
It's strange that you remember, little confused.
Qiao Zheng said kindly, "Grandpa will take you home."
Wang Shu blinked strangely: "Isn't our home on the mountain? Ah, I see, the mountain is mother's home, and now we are going to grandpa's home."
Qiao Zheng rubbed her little head: "Grandpa's home is also your mother's and your home."
Wang Shu's eyes widened excitedly: "Wow! Then my brother and I will have two families!"
Qiao Zheng smiled: "Wang Shu is really like when you were a child."
Although I missed yours, looking at hers seems to make up for the missing years.
The carriage stopped at the gate of Ember Mansion.
The father and daughter got out of the carriage, and the two little buns jumped off the ground. Looking at the majestic gate of the mansion, they wowed in amazement.
Wang Shu's mouth became O-shaped: "Grandpa! Your house is so big!"
Qiao Zheng brought his daughter and grandson into Qiao's mansion, a familiar smell came over his face, the gate of memory opened, and the past scenes flashed in his mind, the memories with his wife, daughter, mother and even brothers flashed in the face A person's throat is tight.
He closed his eyes, as if when he opened them, his wife was still waiting for him in Lanyuan.
His mother was also in the Fushouyuan, looking at him kindly.
But all this is no longer possible.
The scenery is still the same, but things have changed.
"Father." Seeing that his expression was not right, Qiao Wei patted his arm lightly.
Qiao Zheng collected his thoughts: "I'm fine, let's go."
…
The news of Qiao Zheng's return home shocked the entire Qiao family, and the fourth wife hurriedly sent someone to invite the fourth master back from the Ganoderma lucidum hall.
Seeing Qiao Zheng, Qiao Bi fell to his knees with a plop, "Brother—"
Qiao Zheng helped him up: "Sit down, Xiaowei told me about you and your siblings, thank you for your hard work."
Qiao Bi choked up: "Brother, please scold me, I'm sorry for you, I'm sorry for my daughter..."
Qiao Zheng said earnestly: "Don't mention things that have passed, you also have your own difficulties." Aunt Zhou was held in the hands of the second room, and even if the fourth room wanted to do something, she couldn't let her go. Everyone has a weakness, his daughter is his weakness, and his mother is the fourth brother's weakness.
"Brother..." Qiao Bi broke down in tears.
Qiao Zheng said: "Go and call the second and third children, as well as the elders of the clan, I have something to say."
"Okay." Qiao Bi and the fourth wife parted ways.
Qiao Yueshan was easy to find, it was in the Imperial Hospital, but Qiao Yuefeng was fooling around somewhere, he couldn't see anyone all year round, and it was the third wife who came.
Of course, Mrs. Xu also came, but she was not allowed to enter the flower hall, and only wandered anxiously outside.
Qiao Zheng sat on the main seat, Qiao Wei stood beside her, the two children were taken to the garden to catch rabbits by the confidant of the Fourth Madam, Qiao Yueshan and the Third Madam sat on the left side in turn, and on the right were the family members. of the seven elders.
Among the seven elders, except for the second elder who tried to protect Qiao Wei, the others were all accomplices who robbed the big house and framed Qiao Wei.
In the room, it was eerily quiet.
Qiao Zheng walked up to the second elder and knelt down. Everyone was startled, but the second elder quickly supported him: "Zheng'er! What are you doing like this?"
"Qiao Zheng's kneeling is not enough to repay the kindness of the Second Uncle. Please, the Second Uncle, don't dislike him."
As Qiao Zheng said, he kowtowed three times to the second elder.
There was a loud sound, and every sound hit the hearts of everyone, and it also hit Qiao Wei's heart.
No one has ever stood up for her like this, and would bend his precious knees just because he is grateful for the kindness others have shown her.
Is this the feeling of being hurt by family members
After Qiao Zheng kowtowed, his forehead was bruised, and the second elder burst into tears: "You child... really..."
Qiao Zheng returned to his seat, no longer the piousness in front of the second elder, his eyes were filled with solemnity: "I have called everyone here today because I have a few things to announce."
Qiao Yueshan said: "Brother, you have just recovered from a serious illness. If you have anything to say, let's wait for you to recover."
Qiao Zheng said with a complicated expression: "You care so much about me, and you drove my daughter out of Qiao's house back then. It's really hard for you."
Qiao Yueshan took a breath, the eldest brother has changed! Eldest brother is the most honest person, but his words are thorny
The former head of the family was bullied, and several elders who had "collaborated" with Qiao Yueshan looked at each other in blank dismay.
The Great Elder said: "Zheng'er, we also listened to Erfang's slander back then, thinking that you are really dead, and we have returned all the things that Erfang respected us, right, granddaughter?"
The last sentence seemed to be addressed to Qiao Wei.
Qiao Wei smiled faintly: "Now that I know that I am your granddaughter, why didn't you remember when you kicked me out of the house?"
The great elder was speechless.
Qiao Zheng said sternly: "Even if I die, my family property is not divided up as you say. There are old people on me and young people on the bottom. It is up to you how to distribute them. It is not your turn to decide."
"It's your second brother..." The Fourth Elder cleared his throat, "We are forced to do nothing."
Qiao Zheng said: "I don't care if I've been forced to do nothing. It's just a matter of fact. You made a wrong decision and lost your position as an elder. As the head of the family, I will relieve you of your eldership."
The Fourth Elder suddenly changed his face: "What? You... you want to drive us out of the position of elders?"
The sixth and seventh elders had received too much favor from Qiao Zheng and his wife, but they would repay their kindness with revenge, so they did not dare to say anything at this time.
The Fifth Elder and the Dafang didn't have many "favors", and they stood up quite dissatisfied: "Qiao Zheng, we are all your uncles, it is wrong for you to do this, you said we made a wrong decision, which one is it?" Wrong decision? Do you believe that you died to divide up your property, or did you drive your daughter out of the house? If it is the former, we have also been deceived by the second wife, and we have returned the money in full, and we are under tremendous pressure , won the position of Patriarch for you, from these points of view, Qiao Zheng, we don't owe you anything!"
shameless! Who under pressure returned the position of Patriarch to Qiao Zheng? She didn't fight desperately, how many of them can make it out
Knowing what happened, Qiao Zheng would not be confused by the Fifth Elder, so he said, "Okay, I won't mention my property. I'm dead, so it should be confiscated."
"That's it!" Fifth Elder was proud.
"However." Qiao Zheng continued: "You have no right to ask about my wife's dowry. Even if my daughter is kicked out of the house, that dowry should be taken away from Qiao's house with her. Her money, her prescriptions, Her Ganoderma lucidum hall has raised you blood-sucking insects for more than ten years. Instead of being grateful, you drove your daughter away! Now, let's talk about my daughter. My daughter is innocent. It doesn't matter, I know exactly who she was with that night."
"What?" Huating exploded.
Qiao Zheng was heartbroken and said, "My daughter has been wronged. In order to protect yourself, you pushed her out alone to take the blame. Is this what an elder of a rich family should do?"
The fifth elder turned pale: "You...don't spit blood on people! Who wronged her? Your daughter admitted it herself at that time!"
Qiao Wei said indifferently: "I admit that I was not forced by you? Many of you want to look at me badly. I said I was innocent. Who believed it? Did you believe it? Or did you believe it? Or you? You? You? Except for the second elder, which one of you didn’t say that I seduced King Yin? You just don’t want me to feel better! You take advantage of this opportunity! You drove me out of the house so that you could embezzle my parents’ property!”
The six elders were turned red by her.
Qiao Zheng said solemnly: "My daughter and King Yin are innocent. She has never betrayed her marriage contract from beginning to end. As the head of the family, I will remove you from the position of elder."
The great elder couldn't stand it anymore: "It's too much! The Qiao family has never removed the elder's position before!"
"Now." Qiao Zheng said.
Great Elder: "You..."
Qiao Zheng said seriously: "You are no longer qualified to manage the general affairs of the clan. Should you obediently hand over the elder's order yourself, or should I send someone to get it?"
The fourth elder slapped the table and stood up: "Qiao Zheng, don't go too far! We can join forces to set you up, and we can also destroy you! Elders, do you think so?"
Fifth Elder: "Yes! You are abolished! We want Yue Shan to be the head of the family!"
"Yue Shan is the head of the family!" The third elder responded, "We will abolish you!"
Qiao Zheng looked at Qiao Bi: "Fourth brother, I trouble you to report to an official."
The Fourth Elder threatened: "You still dare to report to the officials?!"
Qiao Zheng looked at him fearlessly and said, "You stealing my wife's dowry is tantamount to stealing. Wait for the prison meal, Fourth Elder."