Reborn in a Noble Family - Chapter 26
Chapter 26 Climb One’s Waist
There were a few people who feared the chaos in the world and ran to the Lotus Lake to ask about the situation. Naturally, the people from the Chrysanthemum Garden would not cause any trouble. However, the onlookers didn’t care. Their mouths were loose, and they immediately spread out.
Old Madam Qiao quickly received the news, but what could she do?
She was the one who made a big fuss. Although her son and daughter-in-law did not dare to blame her, she was also very shameless, so she urged the servants to clean up and return to the manor.
After returning to the Eastern Campus, Gu Jingshu suppressed the fire in her heart and watched as Qiao Yunxi drank the medicine and settled her down before returning to the Eastern Campus’s main courtyard.
Qiao Xingbang had learned a bit about the situation, but hearing Gu Jingshu explain it in detail, he couldn’t help but be shocked.
“Master, you didn’t expect it, did you?” Gu Jingshu said self-deprecatingly. “I didn’t see it with my own eyes. I also don’t believe that my Qiao Qiao is living such a life. I thought that Mother was just harsh on us. So, the one who suffered the most was Qiao Qiao.”
Qiao Xingbang was shocked beyond belief.
Gu Jingshu was in charge of the matters in the courtyard all year round. He wasn’t accusing Gu Jingshu. Gu Jingshu’s health was also not good, so Qiao Qiao followed the Northern Courtyard. He was actually very relieved. Fourth Brother was his twin brother, and he loved Qiao Qiao very much. They had been helping take care of Qiao Qiao all these years.
Although Qiao Qiao’s temper was not pleasing, she was well-bred. He thought that Qiao Qiao was treated well at home.
However, judging from today’s situation, not only was the mother making things difficult for a ten-year-old child outside, she even blamed Qiao Qiao without asking any questions. How could this be a grandmother’s attitude towards her granddaughter!
Qiao Xingbang had always believed that her mother was strict with Changfang because Changfang shouldered the heavy responsibility of the Qiao family. However, Qiao Qiao was just a child, how could she be treated like this!
One could tell what was going on with today’s matter with a single glance. Mother was overly fond of her!
“Is Qiao Qiao alright?” Qiao Xingbang asked guiltily.
Gu Jingshu glared at him, “I let her sleep. Qiao Qiao’s body is not good. Today, she is climbing high, and she is scared. When I come back, I let Nanny Feng boil the medicine for her. She slept and came over to eat with us later.”
Only then did Qiao Xingbang feel relieved and said, “That’s good, mother’s side …”
He paused for a moment. He could not find any more euphemistic words. Moreover, no matter how euphemistic this matter was, it could not change the harm done to Qiao Qiao.
Gu Jingshu also didn’t want Qiao Xingbang to find it hard to do. “Mother, I should be filial. I won’t be lacking either. However, you also know that Qiao Qiao is my life. I didn’t know before, but now that I know, I definitely won’t let her suffer that kind of grievance again.”
Wen Runyun’s voice didn’t even have a single ripple in it, but there was a hidden sharpness in it.
‘”Even if you don’t tell me, I’ll let you do it,” said Qiao Xingbang. “In the future, we’ll just take care of Qiao Qiao and the Eastern Campus. I owe you and your daughter too much over the years. Business is already smooth, so I’ll accompany you and your daughter.”
This was to support Gu Jingshu.
In fact, Gu Jingshu was more powerful than Xue Tao in terms of housekeeping ability, but Old Madam Qiao deliberately favoured her, and because of Gu Jingshu’s health, the feed fell into Xue Tao’s hands. Especially a few years ago, Gu Jingshu couldn’t even get out of bed. It was Qiao Xingbang who found a connection, hired a famous doctor, and gathered a lot of folk secret recipes from all over the place. Only then did he slowly recuperate Gu Jingshu’s body.
A few years ago, Old Madame Qiao almost let Xue Tao interfere in Gu Jingshu’s marriage to the manor.
Fortunately, Qiao Xingbang did not give in. When Gu Jingshu was lying in bed, she was the one who accompanied her to take care of the manor. He would not lose a single penny in the income of the Duke. There was no need to talk about anything else!
Qiao Xingbang thought that he owed Gu Jingshu and Qiao Qiao too much.
When he first took over the Qiao Clan’s business, in order to achieve results, he had been away all year round, leaving the entire clan to Gu Jingshu.
Afterwards, Gu Jingshu gave birth and injured her body. Zhongfei was handed over to Fourth Room.
To be honest, he didn’t care about this point. Each hospital had their own small books, and the public money came from Qiao Family’s business. This money was in addition to the expenses of supporting Qiao Family’s hospitals, such as the servants’ monthly routine, the purchase of kitchen, the clothes they bought every quarter, and the favors they had to pay for every season in Qiao Family.
The other expenses of each hospital were all in their own small books, so they had to pay for it themselves.
He had always thought that Qiao Qiao followed Fourth Fang, and that eldest branch was the reliance of the other Fang. He did not look at the monk and Buddha’s face, nor did the people of the other Fang say that they were currying favor with her, but they would not openly give her a face.
Haha.
Not only did they show their faces openly, they also brazenly squeezed out his daughter.
It was rare for the people from the second, third, and fourth bedrooms to be so united, but they were actually attacking a child!
It wasn’t that Qiao Qiao’s temper was unpleasant, it was they who forcefully forced Qiao Qiao to this state!
Therefore, no matter if it was for Qiao Qiao or the Eastern Campus, he would no longer ignore it!
East courtyard.
Unlike Qiao Xingbang, Qiao Xi slept until dusk.
She was originally careless and didn’t like to use her brain. Because she had been thinking for a while, she was very unhappy.
Until today, when Qiao Jinwen fell into the water, Old Madam Qiao repeated her old trick and wanted to use this opportunity to embarrass her, or even the Changfang, she suddenly understood.
She’s her, and she’s just her.
There was no need for her to imitate others. She had her own way of doing things and her own life.
She had taken over Qiao Yunxi’s body, so she would not let “Qiao Yunxi” be bullied, much less injure herself.
Qiao Xi felt relieved when she thought of this.
Qiao Xi leaned on the windowsill and looked happily at the night scene outside the window.
Wind!
Qiao Yunxi frowned and subconsciously looked somewhere.
In the pitch-black twilight, everything around her could not be seen clearly. Originally, there should have been a few lanterns left in the courtyard, but she disliked it and removed all the lanterns. Her true self did not sleep well, so no one was left in or out of the bedroom.
She glanced left and right and walked towards the back of the east courtyard.
Her speed was not fast, and she would occasionally stop, as if she was looking around, or as if she was listening, walking and stopping. She stood in front of the rockery.
Almost at the same time that she stood still, a figure descended from the sky and stood on the ground. He looked around hazily and seemed to be positioning himself.
Qiao Yunxi had already adjusted his breathing.
She knew that martial practitioners had reached a certain realm and could hear sounds to distinguish their positions. Not to mention other people, her body before she crossed over was extremely sensitive to sounds. Although she could not reach the exaggerated level on TV, she could still breathe two to three breaths faster than ordinary people.
The experts exchanged moves and decided the outcome in one breath.
She tried her best to control herself and looked at the man with burning eyes.
Needless to say, she already knew who the intruder was.
Black condom!
Black condoms everywhere!
Did she dig up his ancestral grave, or did she rob his wife?
The man didn’t seem to understand what was beneath his feet. He looked left and right, found a direction, and walked forward.
Qiao Yunxi followed quietly.
After taking two steps, she immediately realized that something was wrong.
That person suddenly turned around and pulled out the soft sword from his waist!
Draw your sword if you don’t agree!
Qiao Yunxi took advantage of the situation with a standard tackle and slid towards Gu Jinzhen.
This was just her instinct. From the looks of it, she had completely forgotten that the hardware facilities of her body could not keep up with her. Therefore, her movements were not only stiff, but also did not achieve the desired results. In other words, she didn’t even touch Gu Jinzhen’s body and was avoided by him.
That person didn’t seem to have discovered that Qiao Xi was the one who attacked him. Otherwise, with his obsession with Qiao Xi, the soft sword in his hand would have long ago been chopped off.
Qiao Xi hugged Gu Jinzhen’s waist and clenched her legs. Her hands tightened as she steadily climbed onto Gu Jinzhen’s … waist again.
Gu Jinzhen was shocked.
A familiar feeling spread from his waist. He was both embarrassed and annoyed.
What was embarrassing was that a strange feeling of numbness and softness spread throughout his body. Instead, it continued to spread downwards!
What was annoying was that this poisonous woman actually dared to climb up his waist again. She was so impatient. He happened to be here tonight. If it wasn’t for him, who would this poisonous woman be waiting for?
In his anger, Gu Jinzhen forgot that Qiao Xi was attracted by him. He couldn’t tell whether he was angry because Qiao Xi was close or because Qiao Xi was waiting for someone else.
“Down!” Inexplicably, Gu Jinzhen did not struggle. Instead, he bit his cheek and said patiently.
This is Qiao Jinwen’s courtyard. He can’t cause trouble for Qiao Jinwen.
“No!” Qiao Xi tightened her grip.
What a joke. She’s not an idiot.
Go down?
Is it convenient for you to swing your sword down?
“If you go down, I won’t do anything to you.” Gu Jinzhen’s patience was running out.
“Swear!” Qiao Yunxi also didn’t want to stand in a stalemate with Gu Jinzhen. Her body wouldn’t last long, so she had to quickly negotiate the conditions.
“Alright, I swear, as long as you … as long as you go down, I won’t attack you tonight.” Gu Jinzhen said confidently.
Qiao Xi hesitated for a moment before finally letting go of her hand and getting off Gu Jinzhen. The distance between the two of them was only two steps.
It wasn’t how much she trusted Gu Jinzhen. The other party’s tone was concealed and carried a hint of compromise. It was likely that she didn’t want to make things bigger. No matter what she did, she would still have misgivings.
It’s good to have misgivings.
If he had any misgivings, he wouldn’t kill her!
“What are you doing here in the middle of the night?”
“Shouldn’t I ask you that?” It was rare for Gu Jinzhen to speak calmly to her, but she directly scolded her back.
“This is Jin Wen’s courtyard. What are you doing in her courtyard? What, you haven’t done enough to her during the day? Do you still want to come again at night?” Gu Jinzhen simply made his words clear.
If he wasn’t worried that Qiao Jinwen wouldn’t be able to think things through during the day, he wouldn’t have intruded into Qiao Manor at night. Fortunately, he had come, otherwise, this poisonous woman would definitely attack Qiao Jinwen again!
Thinking of this, Gu Jinzhen’s murderous intent once again surfaced.
He knew that this woman was not a good person, so he should have stabbed her with his sword!
He turned his wrist.
“What do you want!” Qiao Yunxi roared confidently, “You have to find out first. This is my courtyard. It’s the East courtyard. Your Qiao Jinwen is in the North courtyard. Is there a clear distinction between the East and the North?”