Reborn in a Noble Family - Chapter 31
Chapter 31 Mother and Daughter Special Show
She was more suited to stand beside Gu Jingshu than Gu Jingshu. She knew the Old Madame’s preferences and temper, so she could help him sell it in front of her.
So what if Master wasn’t favored?
He was the eldest son and the direct son. He was in charge of all the properties in Qiao Family. In the future, her son would be the uncle’s successor. With her around, the matriarch would treat her son differently. At that time, the entire Qiao Family would be hers. Mm, her son’s.
What was Gu Jingshu?
A half-dead woman, apart from dragging me down, what have you done for me over the years?
Even her daughter was dumb and stunned.
How can I compare to her?
The son she gave birth to is the direct son of her grandfather. In the future, she will inherit the long house. Most of the Qiao family’s property is in her hands. En, her son is in her hands.
So what if it was under Gu Jingshu’s name?
From her stomach, she had plenty of ways to make her son listen to her.
She was younger than Gu Jingshu, more knowledgeable about humor, and more capable of winning the uncle’s heart.
She was a servant, but she was also coddled by the old madam. Her rules and upbringing were incomparable to ordinary jade jades. She could serve her uncle better than Gu Jingshu. If she studied a few more words, she would read the books and the uncle would look at her differently.
Concubine Bai had always known where her path lay, so she had learned many rules from the Old Madame since she was young. She was the best at observing and observing things. She had secretly speculated on the Old Madame’s words and behavior and secretly learned them from her. She had actually learned them well.
Therefore, she never thought that she was much inferior to those proper masters in the manor. Apart from her lower status as a mother, no dowry, no dowry, she had the upper hand in everything else.
“Auntie, everything is ready.” The little maidservant said trembling.
This was the maidservant that Auntie Bai had chosen herself. She was worried about the people that Gu Jingshu had sent to her. However, because she was also a maidservant before, there weren’t many people who could be used. These two people were given by Old Madam Qiao.
Since the matriarch had given it to her, she was her helper.
Concubine Bai understood the matriarch’s thoughts very well. Apart from obtaining the favor of her grandfather, she also wanted to disturb the Eastern Campus.
Estimating the time, she looked out of the window and said in a loud voice, “Go and take a look.”
What are you looking at?
Naturally, it was up to Qiao Xingbang.
Tonight was her first day, and it was related to her status in the Eastern Campus in the future!
Compared to Concubine Bai’s anxiety, the atmosphere in the main courtyard of the Eastern Academy was simply not too good.
Qiao Xi pulled Qiao Xingbang and Gu Jingshu to eat roast meat in the garden.
Although she still had injuries to her head and wanted to avoid it, Qiao Xingbang was a daughter slave and could not stand Qiao Yunxi’s coquettish and cute behavior. Once he nodded, Gu Jingshu would not say anything to stop her.
At the end of autumn, Jincheng still smelled like summer night. The night breeze was a little cold, but sitting around the charcoal stove, he didn’t feel cold.
Qiao Xingbang was in the mood to personally roast the meat for the mother and daughter, one roasted happily and the other ate freely. Coupled with Qiao Yunxi joking around in the middle, a meal ended in the middle of the night.
Little Maid from the side courtyard had come several times and was stopped outside the garden by the woman. Not to mention Qiao Xingbang, even the garden could not be entered.
Concubine Bai twisted her handkerchief and listened to the little maidservant’s reports time and time again. In the end, she finally erupted and brought a group of people to the garden in a flamboyant manner.
After learning that the masters had already returned to the courtyard to go to bed, Concubine Bai held back all night and hung there in anger, her expression extremely ugly.
“Concubine mother should go back.” Standing outside the main courtyard, Concubine mother Bai was stopped again. “Master and Madam are already asleep. If you have nothing else to do, don’t disturb Master and Madam.”
“Impudent!” Little Maid received Bai Concubine’s hint and put his hands on his hips as he said arrogantly, “Master should go to bed in the side courtyard tonight. This is what Old Madame requested. Concubine is here to invite Master!”
“Yes, the matriarch said it, but the master is already asleep. Should I invite him up? I’ve seen him climb the bed, but I’ve never seen him climb the bed in the matriarch’s room.” The matriarch sneered. “Yes, the matriarch said it. But the matriarch has already fallen asleep. Do you still want to invite him up?”
Concubine Bai blushed.
“Granny Wei, you’re just a servant at the door. Master, are you able to arrange things casually?” Maid bullied.
The contempt on Mrs. Wei’s face was even greater. “She’s just a concubine. What kind of master is she? She was forced in by the matriarch. The matriarch and matriarch have already fallen asleep. Concubine, please. If you continue to make trouble, you’ll only lose your face.”
Concubine Bai was so angry that smoke rose from her head, but she didn’t dare to say anything.
If the matter were to get too big, she really wouldn’t be able to get a good deal, instead, it would make this uncle hate her even more.
Taking a deep breath, she forced out a smile. “I’m here to deliver chicken soup to Master. Since Master has already fallen asleep, I’ll give you the chicken soup.”
With a glance, Maid, who had been carrying the tray, immediately handed it to Mrs. Wei, who was guarding the door. “Mammy, this is a good thing. Drink slowly.”
“Bah! What the hell!” When Concubine Bai walked away, Granny Wei heavily spat out a mouthful of saliva and sat down with the chicken soup in her hand.
This is a good thing. It looks like an old hen stewed. It’s a great tonic.
In the bedroom of the main courtyard, Gu Jingshu heard Zhong Mammy’s report and said to Qiao Xingbang, “Qiao Qiao has given you a difficult problem today.”
“What do you mean by giving me a difficult problem?” Qiao Xingbang said indifferently, “Even if Qiao Qiao doesn’t come out like this tonight, I won’t go to the side courtyard.”
“Tomorrow, how do you explain this to your mother?” Gu Jingshu deliberately asked.
The maids and ladies in the room all left. Qiao Xingbang walked to the dressing table and helped Gu Jingshu take off her hairpin. She scattered her hair and said, “It’s my business. You don’t have to worry about it. It was Qiao Qiao who managed to get it for us tonight. We can’t waste it.”
“You …”
Gu Jingshu blushed embarrassedly and followed Qiao Xingbang’s waistband to the bedside. “You, if you continue to pamper Qiao Qiao like this, that child will still be lawless.”
“I, Qiao Xingbang’s daughter, still need to look at other people’s faces?”
Looking at Qiao Xingbang’s arrogance, Gu Jingshu purposely said, “It doesn’t matter if you go to Jincheng or anywhere else. If you continue to spoil Qiao Qiao like this, you will really offend the noble. You will regret it.”
“Don’t worry, I have my limits.”
The next day, as soon as Qiao Xi got up, Huang Qi said that Auntie Bai had gone to the matriarch’s courtyard early in the morning.
“She knows how to use resources.” Qiao Xi was not in a hurry. She slowly washed up and ate breakfast. After packing up, she arrived at the main courtyard.
Before he could enter, he saw Mammy Gong, who was beside Old Madam Qiao, inviting someone.
Earlier, Old Madam Qiao had used her discomfort as an excuse to save her daughter-in-law and granddaughters from the dawn and dusk. Today, she had specially asked Mammy Gong to invite Gu Jingshu. She had something very important to say.
“Mother, Qiao Qiao will go with you.” Qiao Xi intimately held Gu Jingshu’s arm.
“Mother and your grandmother have something to say. What are you doing here? I had someone look for a few comic books the other day. Take them back and take a look.”
“That’s right, young lady. Those are the comic books that Madam found from the capital. They are the most fashionable comic books right now.” Zhong Mammy urged.
Qiao Xi shook her head and said solemnly, “You can’t run away if you put the comic book there. You can read it whenever you want. Grandmother is an elder, so Qiao Qiao should go and take a look with Mother.”
Seeing that Qiao Yunxi was stubborn, Gu Jingshu could not say anything. She only instructed the two of them to arrive at the middle courtyard.
Qiao Yunxi thought that according to Old Madame Qiao’s display, she would also call the people from the other courtyards to come and see the liveliness this time. However, only after arriving did she know that today was her and Gu Jingshu’s special event.
Old Madame Qiao sat in her seat, slowly drinking a cup of bird’s nest. Concubine Bai respectfully waited on her, changing into a different outfit from a maid’s. Her small appearance was more like a daughter-in-law than Gu Jingshu’s.
“Mother.”
“Grandmother.”
Qiao Yunxi followed Gu Jingshu to greet the matriarch. Before the matriarch could speak, he stood up. Finally, he did not forget to help Gu Jingshu to sit down.
Old Madam Qiao frowned and stopped drinking the bird’s nest.
Concubine Bai immediately understood and said with a smile, “It has been a long time since Madame served the old lady. She even forgot the rules. The old lady hasn’t called Madame and Seventh Miss up yet.”
“It’s Concubine Bai who forgot the rules, right? Mother and I have been here for so long, and I haven’t seen Concubine Bai bow to my mother and me.” Qiao Xi said dryly.
Concubine Bai smiled embarrassedly.
This Qiao Yunxi is completely different from before.
She twisted her waist and walked in front of Gu Jingshu and Qiao Xi. Her movements were standard and blessed, “Madam, young miss.”
Gu Jingshu glanced at Concubine Bai, “Get up.”
“Thank you, Madam.” Auntie Bai raised her head and stepped back to the matriarch’s side.
Because there were very important things, Old Madame Qiao did not make things difficult for Gu Jingshu.
“I called you here today to ask about what happened last night.” Old Madame Qiao did not feel that there was anything wrong with interfering in her son’s night sleep. Even if Gu Jingshu was no longer a bride, she had the right to interfere in his son’s affairs.
Gu Jingshu had expected this long ago, so she said slowly, “I wonder what mother wanted to ask about last night?”
Old Madame Qiao was also thick-skinned. Seeing that Gu Jingshu was so unwise, she simply asked, “What did I tell you last night? I carried Shaoyao to Xingbang for her to start at night. What do you mean by tyrannizing Xingbang? Are you dissatisfied with my arrangements and purposely giving me a face?”
Concubine Bai looked at Gu Jingshu gloatingly.
She was Old Madame’s person and represented Old Madame’s face in the Eastern Campus. Gu Jingshu could not easily pinch her!
Gu Jingshu said helplessly, “How dare my wife be dissatisfied with my mother’s arrangement? If my wife is unwilling, she will not let concubine mother Bai enter the Eastern Campus.” Concubine Bai was someone whose mother sympathized with Master and arranged for Master to be considerate. Naturally, her daughter-in-law was also satisfied. Being able to have more people by Master’s side to take care of Master, it was too late for her daughter-in-law to be happy. How could she act so openly and secretly? As for last night … “