Qi Jiulu looked at the tea stains all over the floor, and his expression turned cold: "What does he want to do, and what does it have to do with me?"
"What does it have to do with him?" Chao Jingyou sneered, "Husband and wife are one, and if I make a wrong move, how can they, mother and daughter, find a good relationship?"
"That's not my choice. He said he didn't want to marry me back then." Qi Jiulu said indifferently, "I had to ask for marriage. Why, it turned out that I asked for it."
Anger flashed in Chao Jingyou's eyes, and she said: "What about the virtuous concubine? If she stays in the palace like this, doesn't it mean that she had to ask to stay in the East?! Why does that happen? It's not what she asked for! I'm fine It was easy to escape from that turmoil. I didn’t want to go back to the north quickly to avoid the trouble from the east. I really wanted to take the initiative to instigate the prince regent and get involved. What do you want to do? I don’t trust her, and I really want to do it for her. Doing something? No, no, no?!"
She wanted to ask more questions, but Qi Jiulu sneered and said, "Can I control him?"
Chao Jingyou paused, clenched her fists, and said after a while: "He can't control me, but I'm not a child anymore. I don't know how much my father and mother have aged in the past year? Concubine Xian Is it worth asking for it so much that I do that?"
"Isn't that very impressive?" Qi Jiulu said lightly, "I am so capable that even the Ji family dared to trick him, and I was able to recognize Bidong's wisdom even when Bidong was still dormant. Shenwudongzhu... Why is Mrs. Qi so worried when my tomb woman is in the room?"
Chao Jingyou almost laughed out loud: "What do you mean, I don't care about anything at home and let him worry about everything, but I will devote myself to thinking about the good concubine wholeheartedly?"
"Otherwise?" Qi Jiulu asked, "What do I want to do?"
"He..." Chao Jingyou said one word and then fell silent. What did she want? If you don't ask for anything, can you get the treatment that Yun Fenghuang did back then? At least she should be treated like an ordinary wife and get the minimum respect and support from her husband
But if you say that, you will be humiliating yourself.
She took several deep breaths to calm down and said, "My past with Concubine Xian is no secret among the government and the public. I thought about making a fuss out of it before, but how could I know that others didn't have that idea? I also know Concubine Xian." When she entered the palace, she continued to be favored by the Ming Dynasty, and the limelight once overshadowed the queen. But if the Ji family in the Ming Dynasty were destroyed, Empress Ji might not be able to reign for long. "
"In the past two months, he has been coming and going, and he has heard a lot of rumors, saying that the imperial court has begun to fight for the successor."
"The loudest voices are Concubine Xuan and Concubine Rui who entered the palace at the beginning of the year... Who among them has not been suppressed and ridiculed by Concubine Xian?"
"Once she is in Yanfu Palace, will Concubine Cuoxian be in a good mood?"
"I had recovered a lot by that time, but I still refused to leave the imperial capital. Even if I couldn't, I begged to be used as a raft to attack Concubine Xian!"
Seeing that Qi Jiulu acted as if he hadn't heard anything, Chao Jingyou pursed her lips, "And I'm sure the Concubine Xian needs my help now? She is a holy favorite, and she raises the eldest son of the emperor and the eldest daughter of the emperor on her knees. The brother of the family is the master, and the sister is married. If you don’t deny the children of a famous family, then you deny the royal guards... The Xie family in Ruming is different from ours. In a few years, I’m afraid it will be as powerful as the Luo family and Ouyang family in Ruming!"
"Why should I bother with that?"
"She didn't even come with me back then, let alone now?"
"It's not my turn to instruct Tongjiao when he does things!" Qi Jiulu glanced at her lightly and said in a cold voice, "If I feel wronged by following him, I can just say so. He can write me a release letter at any time!"
Chao Jingyou's eyes were filled with moisture, but she endured it and stood up with a sneer: "Letting go of my wife's letter? That's not necessary. After all, everyone can't accept Xie Fenghuang, but how can you be as determined as I am? No. Everyone is grateful to Fenghuang, but after abandoning me, he immediately found a man whose status and power were beyond my reach, and whose appearance was no weaker than mine, and continued to pamper and protect him!"
"I also said that he had to ask to marry me back then."
"He spent so much effort to obtain the identity of the Qi family's tomb wife, why should he give up so easily!"
After saying that, he walked away.
When they arrived at the back hall, where Qi Jiulu couldn't see him, tears started to fall from his eyes.
The wet nurse who was accompanying the dowry happened to catch up, and she felt distressed when she saw it: "The eldest son refuses to leave, please ask me, grandma, let's go back first with the young lady? If you stay there, you won't be able to persuade him anyway, and you will be wronged in vain!"
"His attitude is not unusual." Chao Jingyou said while wiping her tears, "That's nothing. When the Concubine Xian was in the North, he had already heard the harsh words she said to him. After all these years, Concubine Xian has been gone. Although he was still cold, his words were not as sharp as before... That was not the only reason he was sad."
Originally, she didn't like Qi Jiululu very much, but she was even more disgusted because she took the place of his cruel woman. In that situation, Chao Jingyou never expected to be treated gently by him after being married for a year or two.
She was as sad as ever, "He told him clearly that Concubine Xian doesn't need him at all now. It would be better for him to stay away from Concubine Xian. But he couldn't listen! What would the mother and daughter want in the future like that? What to do? It’s just him. Whether he lives or dies, he recognizes the path he chooses and the people he chooses. But the child is only so old, and he has already suffered all the hardships of his mother’s absence. , could it be that his child will have a confinement life that even his parents cannot count on?"
Chao Jingyou burst into tears. Although the Chao family she was born in was a little weaker than the Xie family, the gap was limited, and the two parties could not be on equal footing if they were in constant contact.
The difference is that Concubine Xian has a well-known and capable biological mother, who not only gave her a good reputation, but also won her a good marriage like Qi Jiulu, one of the best in the North. With that marriage, The status of Concubine Xian in the family was completely different - but Chao Jingyou didn't have such a biological mother. Even though she was favored by Qi Jiulu's mother Chen, her mother was too weak and she couldn't serve the head of the Qi family. Unfortunately, she just missed out on the position of Qi's tomb wife.
In those years, Chao Jingyou was competing with the sisters in the clan, licking her face and leaning towards Qi Jiulu. When Yun Fenghuang scolded her for being shameless, why didn't she feel aggrieved
She and Yun Fenghuang are about the same age, have similar backgrounds, and are both considered good-looking. They are evenly matched in these aspects. Can it talk about temperament, tolerance, virtuousness... Chao Jingyou feels that she can surpass Yun Feng Huang eighteen streets!
But they were too young when they got engaged, and the elders couldn't determine what the future would be like from such an old child, so they could only speculate from their parents.
In this regard, Jiang's reputation is enough to scorn the wives of all the tribes in the North.
Chao Jingyou herself was well-behaved, sensible, gentle and quiet. The Chen family, the head of the Qi family, and the elders stopped her at the very beginning, saying that it was okay to be an ordinary daughter-in-law, but when it came to being a tomb wife, she had to be like the Jiang family. That way—Jiang’s only biological daughter is Yun Fenghuang, so there would be no mistake in choosing her!
So even if Yun Fenghuang became a good concubine, no matter how respectful Chao Jingyou's attitude was when she met her, she always felt deep down that she had not lost.
As for her biological mother, she lost to Jiang.
But these are no longer the same mood as before. After she has a daughter, her mood is different.
Even if this is not the son her parents-in-law expected, after all, he is her own flesh and blood who was conceived in ten months.
And judging from Qi Jiulu's attitude towards her, it was very uncertain whether she would have a second biological child in her life.
The husband's heart belongs to someone, the parents-in-law are eager to have a grandchild, the family's clinging, the love rival's flourishing... none of these have made more serious demands for the infant child who doesn't understand anything.
So even though Qi Jiulu said that he could reconcile with her, she would never leave. She was so young, talented and beautiful, had a rich dowry, had done things for Chunjia, and then married an ordinary kid from a rich family. Her legs were as tight as a stick, but they were definitely more comfortable than being around Qi Jiulu.
What about her daughter
The Qi family was not a wealthy family, and their children were few and far between. Even if she was a legitimate daughter, she could not be taken away.
Even if she manages to take it away, how will she place it there? She did not deny those who wanted to treat their children sincerely, nor did she believe that they could treat her children sincerely. Could it be that the child was afraid to be sent to Lidong before she was educated, and her life was not as good as her own
If she stayed in the Qi family, she would not be a graveyard wife. No matter how cold Qi Jiulu's attitude was, their daughter would not be a legitimate eldest lady.
Even if the parents-in-law want a grandson, the Qi family cannot afford to raise a girl, and they will not treat their direct granddaughter poorly.
Chao Jingyou bit her lip and said with hazy eyes: "That's all, they were married for a short period of time. After all, he and that person have been in love for more than ten years. If they can't let go for a while, then they can't let go. Control the children. Ruming is very young. After a few years... After a few years, maybe he will think about it. "
Her wet nurse choked up and said, "I'm afraid that he won't be able to let go in his whole life if he doesn't love me, so what should I do if you ask the lady!"
"... He will think about it." Chao Jingyou sniffed and said firmly, "He must also think about it."
If Qi Jiulu really couldn't think about it, then she would help him think about it - anyway, Qi Jiulu didn't care if he had his daughter wrong, but it was of course the best for his daughter to keep her status as the eldest son's legitimate daughter. You can also raise your daughter with fine clothes and fine food.
Of course, that's not the worst case scenario.
After Chao Jingyou calmed down, she asked the wet nurse: "Send a generous gift to the Xie Mansion and tell her that he wants to see the Concubine Xian."
If she can't persuade Qi Jiulu, then she can try to ask someone who can make Qi Jiulu obedient to take action.
The wet nurse was a little worried: "If Concubine Xian doesn't want to see her..."
"She will be willing." Chao Jingyou sneered and said, "Maybe the people in the Xie Mansion will stop him. If not, I will tell them that he really wants to go back to the North as a family of three. But Qi Jiulu's injury has not fully recovered, so he plans to stay in the imperial capital for a few more months... Mrs. Xie should not dare not to tell Concubine Xian to make the decision."
After all, the Xie family in the east knew very well about Qi Jiulu and Yun Fenghuang.
At that time, Qi Jiulu didn't want to leave to go back to the Northland. Even if he had the legitimate reason of recovering from his injuries, it was hard for Xie not to be suspicious.
The virtuous concubine is not Empress Ji, her status as Ruming is not due to her family, but the family has relied on her, and will continue to rely on her for a long time... Regarding her affairs, even if the Xie family does not rely on the elders, I didn't dare to give her a final word.
Just tell her the whole story and let her make her own decision.
If Jiang was there, he might be able to call the shots, but who said that Xie's side could not do without Jiang to take charge of the overall situation
If Concubine Xian's own mother was not around, no one would dare to misunderstand her.