Reborn in a Noble Family - Chapter 29
Chapter 29 Distorted Reasoning And Persistence
Without giving the people from the Eastern Campus a chance to speak, Old Madame Qiao continued, “This is a matter for your courtyard. It should have been arranged by your wife. But Jing Shu’s body has not been well. She even handed over the feed to Fourth Fang. Now, Jing Shu’s most important thing is to take good care of Qiao Qiao. Qiao Qiao is already eleven years old, so it’s time to take her around.”
Qiao Xingbang’s brows furrowed deeper and deeper.
As if she hadn’t seen it, Old Madame Qiao said to herself, “Mother isn’t going to interfere in your affairs. You’ve seen what Mother has done to Jing Shu over the years.” Previously, she was injured because of a small birth, so she could not conceive. Mother never asked you to take a concubine, only waiting for you to have a direct son or daughter. Later, when you had Qiao Qiao, Mother did not urge you to continue to give birth to a son. Now, seeing that Qiao Qiao is also older, Jing Shu’s body is still like this. I also want to wait for Jing Shu to recuperate and give birth to a direct son for you, but Jing Shu is also old, and her body has not improved. If she really lives, I am not at ease. “That’s why I thought that I would bring you a Concubine and give birth to a son. He would be hung under Jing Shu’s name and be considered the direct son of the Eastern Campus. In the future, he would be able to take care of Qiao Qiao even more if he inherited the Eastern Campus.”
Everyone in the room curled their lips in amusement.
Old Madame Qiao stopped talking and waited for Qiao Xingbang to express his stance.
Qiao Xi looked left and right and asked in confusion, “Grandmother, what if concubine mother gave birth to a daughter?”
That’s right. The matriarch only said that her concubine gave birth to a son and hung it under Gu Jingshu’s name. She would be the direct child. But what if she gave birth to a daughter?
Old Madame Qiao’s face was dark and she endured the fact that she did not get angry. She said with a rare question and answer, “If you give birth to a daughter, then you will be my younger sister.”
“Sister Shu?” Qiao Yunxi asked.
Old Madame Qiao’s patience was running out, “Yes, Sister Shu.”
Qiao Xi also wanted to ask, if she was Shu Mei, would she give birth until she gave birth to a son? But looking at Qiao Xingbang and Gu Jingshu’s faces, she obediently stopped talking.
After waiting for a long time, she did not see Qiao Xingbang and Gu Jingshu express their stance. Old Madam Qiao’s expression was not right.
Bi Cuiqiu and Gan Wan exchanged glances and looked at Xue Tao.
Xue Tao was feeding Qiao Jinwen water.
She was the master of the Northern Courtyard, and the Eastern Courtyard had nothing to do with her.
Gritting her teeth, Bi Cuiqiu said to Gu Jingshu, “Sister-in-law, mother also has good intentions. You and eldest brother have never had a direct son, and there is no heir to the Eastern Campus. This is not a problem. I understand that you and eldest brother have never mentioned this matter, but now Qiao Qiao is almost eleven, and your body has not recovered. You can’t delay eldest brother’s heir because of you, right?”
“Sister-in-law has the energy to worry about my children here. Why don’t you put in more effort to manage the affairs of the Southern Academy? Second Brother only has a concubine son and no direct son.” Qiao Xingbang’s expression was unfriendly.
Just because a man doesn’t interfere in the matters of the backyard doesn’t mean that the people from the other rooms can ridicule him wantonly. Whether he has a son or not, what does it have to do with these people?
He thought that his daughter was better than his son. Look at Qiao Qiao, how considerate!
“Big brother, your words are too much!”
It was “excessive”, not “heavy-handed”. Obviously, Second Master Qiao was angry.
“Cui Qiu is also kind-hearted. She thinks that there is no successor to the Eastern Campus, so when Mother said that, we all supported her. But Big Brother, your words are too hurtful.”
It was Old Madame Qiao’s suggestion. They only supported him on the way, so Qiao Xingbang was angry. It had nothing to do with them to find Old Madame Qiao.
Qiao Xingbang snorted coldly, “Thank you for your kindness, Second Brother. The population of the Eastern Campus is simple and there aren’t many things to do. Second Brother has the leisure to worry about the Eastern Campus, so it’s better to take care of the Southern Campus first.”
Second Master Qiao had a wife and two concubines, but other than the daughter of the wife, his only son was a concubine. The population was not large, but it was the most chaotic of the few houses. The two concubines were worried.
“Jing Shu, what do you say?”
This was directly asking Gu Jingshu to speak.
“Mother, this matter, daughter-in-law, listen to master.” Gu Jingshu had a calm expression on her face. Those who should come would always come. This time, if they couldn’t, there would be another time.
“Mother, my son will not consider this matter.”
Huh?
Old Madam Qiao snorted heavily.
‘”The more people there are, the more things there will be. Jing Shu and Qiao Qiao are in poor health. My son doesn’t want them to be disturbed by indifferent people. The Eastern Campus has been quiet for all these years, and my son is used to it. Besides, my son looks down on the matters of the children. It’s not like the Eastern Campus is empty, so Qiao Qiao is fine.”
“Totally nonsense!” Old Madame Qiao was not angry, but her tone was very dignified. “Qiao Qiao is indeed very good, but she doesn’t have a son. What does this sound like? Say something ugly. After a hundred years, do you still want Qiao Qiao to throw a brazier in filial piety?”
“What’s wrong with this?” Qiao Xingbang was also stubborn.
Old Madame Qiao laughed angrily, “So I’m meddling?”
“Mother, that’s not what my son meant,” said Qiao Xingbang patiently. “My son just doesn’t want the Eastern Campus to be too complicated.”
“Take a concubine, how did it make the Eastern Campus so complicated? The Eastern Campus is run by your daughter-in-law. Could it be that she can’t manage the Eastern Campus well? You know that your daughter-in-law’s health is not good, so there are many considerate people helping her. What’s wrong with that?” Old Madame Qiao began to speak perversely.
“Thank you for your kindness, mother. When Qiao Qiao’s health is almost better, Jing Shu will take her to manage the Eastern Campus. You said earlier that Qiao Qiao will be eleven by the turn of the year. It’s time to learn how to be a housekeeper. At that time, she will be able to learn management from Jing Shu.”
Qiao Xingbang’s meaning is very clear-if you stuff people into my courtyard, I will go back to Qiao Family’s feed.
“Are you threatening me?” Old Madam Qiao’s voice was sharp.
“My son doesn’t dare.” Qiao Xingbang said respectfully.
“Don’t dare? I think you dare!” Old Madame Qiao said in a very hostile tone, “The Eastern Campus is Qiao Family’s room and has inherited more than half of Qiao Family’s property. Do you want to give all of this to outsiders in the future?”
“Qiao Qiao is my daughter, not an outsider,” Qiao Xingbang said stubbornly. “Besides, it’s only a matter of time before anyone says that the Eastern Campus will have a son who inherits the estate.”
Old Madam Qiao was enraged. “Time. When? This year, next year, or ten years later?”
“Mother …”
“Master,” Gu Jingshu tried to persuade Qiao Xingbang, “Mother is also kind.”
Which woman would like her man to sleep with another woman? Even if the son she gave birth to was remembered in her name, she would still agree in her heart. But Gu Jingshu didn’t want Qiao Xingbang to fall out with the matriarch over this matter. Once this matter was brought up, with Old Madame’s unyielding temperament, if they did not let go, the Eastern Campus would probably not have a peaceful day.
‘”Jing Shu is still sensible,” Old Madame Qiao said in a weird tone. “Mother is well-behaved. She won’t stuff you with messy people. Having a son is the proper thing to do. When you have a son, you can go to the mother and leave a son behind.”
Easy to say, there is no reason to persuade people to leave their mothers and children behind. How can they leave their mothers and children behind?
Sell?
Don’t lose your reputation as a jealous woman when the time comes.
“The eldest maidservant beside me, Shaoyao, is an old man from the Qiao Clan. She has been in the Qiao Clan for ten years. This year, eighteen is the right age to have a good child. I will make the decision to give her to you. Elders, you can’t leave. Tonight, I will give her face.”
I can’t wait.
When Old Madam Qiao finished speaking, everyone in the room had strange expressions.
Qiao Yunxi curled his lips as he looked at Paeonia lactiflora, who was standing behind Old Madam Qiao and trembling with excitement.
She was just a concubine, yet she was so excited that she really thought that she had become a phoenix after flying up the branch. Looking at the sharp-mouthed monkey’s cheeks, he must be a mean, jealous, scheming, and arrogant person.
The old witch was taking revenge on her.
Qiao Jinwen fell into the water. Regardless of whether she did it or not, Old hag had written it down on her head. She was from the Eastern Campus. It was quite straightforward for Old hag to use her as a raft to directly attack the Eastern Campus.
“Peony.”
“Yes, Old Madame.” After being abruptly called out, Shaoyao withdrew his consciousness and knelt beneath Old Madam Qiao.
“Today, I will make the decision. I will give you to uncle. In the future, you will follow madam and help madam take care of uncle. Take care of the east courtyard. Most importantly, you will give birth to a son early in the day.”
“This servant remembers the old lady’s teachings.” The face of the sharp-mouthed monkey was filled with the complacency of a sparrow turning into a phoenix.
Qiao Yunxi frowned.
The old witch’s concubine mother, who was in charge, could not move easily.
“Grandmother” Qiao Yunxi timidly stood up.
Gu Jingshu raised her hand, but she was still half a beat slower and did not hold Qiao Yunxi.
She didn’t dare to make any big movements, fearing that the matriarch would vent her anger on Qiao Yunxi.
As Old Madame Qiao had successfully stuffed people into the Eastern Campus, she was in a good mood, so her gaze towards Qiao Yunxi also slowed down. “Is something wrong with Qiao Qiao?”
“Well, what about the contract to sell Shaoyao?”
Old Madam Qiao frowned discontentedly.
She purposely didn’t say anything about selling her body.
As long as she still had the contract to sell Shaoyao, no matter how angry Gu Jingshu was when Shaoyao met Gu Jingshu, she would not be able to punish him, much less drive him out of the Eastern Campus. Hence, Shaoyao was equivalent to her spying in the Eastern Campus, and she had brazenly inserted it into it.
The comfort in his heart was destroyed by this obnoxious girl before he could enjoy it properly.
“Qiao Qiao, what do you mean?” Old Madam Qiao pretended to be dumbfounded.
A junior actually dared to challenge her, overestimating himself.
However, she had underestimated Qiao Yunxi’s combat prowess. Not to mention how deeply she defended her nominal parents, she could only say that she was a member of the Eastern Campus. She could not watch as Old hag unscrupulously pointed fingers at the Eastern Campus.
“Grandmother, Qiao Qiao is asked, peony deed of sale? Qiao Qiao was very grateful to her grandmother for her care for her father. Shaoyao had been by her grandmother’s side for many years. She had personally taught her to take care of her father. Qiao Qiao and her mother were very grateful to have such a lovely person by her father’s side. Paeonia lactiflora was bestowed by her grandmother. As long as she kept her duty, she would have a good life in the Eastern Campus. However, grandmother should have given her the contract of sale of Paeonia lactiflora. When Qiao Qiao used to follow Fourth Aunt, Qiao Qiao remembered when she saw the concubines in the courtyard holding their deeds of sale. She said that concubines were the same as servants. The only difference was that concubines could be played with by their masters. This was a privilege given to them by their masters. However, once they had the thoughts they shouldn’t have, they would sell the concubines they should sell and kill the ones who should die. Anyway, if they sell their deeds, their lives will belong to their master. “