Reborn in a Noble Family - Chapter 35
Chapter 35 A Dormant Hibernation
“Master, I’m not angry. I’m not angry.” Hua Concubine stroked Qiao Xingbang’s chest and helped him breathe. “Master is willing to work. That’s his business. Second Master only needs to enjoy it. There are people who are willing to give you money to spend. Why are you unhappy?”
“A woman’s opinion!” Second Master Qiao angrily glared at Concubine Hua. “The Qiao Family doesn’t have a family now, so they take me seriously. Once they split up, what do you think our Southern Campus is?”
Concubine Hua did not dare to speak again.
Second Master Qiao looked like a Maitreya Buddha and smiled when he saw everyone, but only those who had truly come into contact with him would know of his methods.
“Second Young Master, Concubine Auntie, please welcome me.” A slightly aged voice rang out from outside the door. Second Master Qiao immediately recognized that it was Granny Gu who was beside concubine mother.
Concubine Hua did not dare to hesitate for a moment. She hurriedly helped Second Master Qiao put on his clothes. After packing up, she escorted Second Master Qiao to the door.
Nanny Gu’s wrinkled face was expressionless, but whether it was Concubine Hua or Second Master Qiao, they were somewhat afraid of her.
It was fear, not respect.
Granny Gu was the granny beside Concubine Zhang. She was extremely important. Even Second Master Qiao and Third Master Qiao had to give her some face, let alone an unknown Concubine Hua.
Her calm and self-confident manner made people feel terrified, let alone speak in front of her.
Concubine Hua had been by Second Master Qiao’s side for so long, so she had never dared to say anything more in front of Gu Mother, let alone Concubine Zhang.
Concubine Hua even thought that Concubine Zhang was more dignified than Old Madame. No wonder Old Madame didn’t dare to take Concubine Zhang lightly until now. Right now, the conflict between Concubine Zhang and Old Madame had changed from the position of the main family back then to other conflicts that concerned the far-reaching interests of the Southern Academy and the Western Principal.
She was from the Southern Campus, so she didn’t dare to let down her guard at all.
When she turned around and returned to her room, she saw the two people who had been peeking behind the wall. Auntie Hua smiled contemptuously.
The south courtyard’s side courtyard was so big. Since Second Master Qiao came to her room, Concubine Lin naturally knew. No, Baba came to listen to the corner.
Old aunt Zhang had always lived with Second Master Qiao in the Southern Courtyard. Originally, Second Master Qiao wanted to split the main courtyard into two so that Taicould live there. But Concubine said that he was old, liked peace, and devoted himself to Buddhism, so he stayed in the side courtyard.
Fortunately, Second Master Qiao didn’t have many concubines. In the side courtyard, Concubine Zhang lived in half, while Concubine Hua and Concubine Lin lived in the other half. There was a thick wall separating them.
When Second Master Qiao entered the courtyard, Old aunt Zhang had just come out of the Buddhist temple.
Perhaps it was because of the perennial Buddhist rituals, Old aunt Zhang’s body had a faint scent of sandalwood, giving people a comfortable sense of silence.
Second Master Qiao stood below and his aura suddenly changed. The dandy of Peace Day was completely different in his calmness and sharpness. He shot out from the bottom of his eyes without concealment, causing one’s heart to tremble.
Old aunt Zhang looked at his eldest son with satisfaction. His well-maintained face was filled with a trace of indifferent immortal energy. It was not an unattainable alienation, but the old man’s special kindness, grace, and severity.
“Mother.” Second Master Qiao greeted respectfully, his attitude even more respectful than that of Old Madame Qiao’s mother-in-law.
Auntie Zhang replied, “Your big brother’s family has gone out?”
“Mother, Big Brother and his family have already left the house. My son stopped him at the Second Gate as you instructed and said something that I wanted to climb up the ladder.” Second Master Qiao didn’t dare to be negligent in the slightest and answered in detail.
Old aunt Zhang asked with satisfaction, “What’s going on in the Northern Campus?”
“The north courtyard is the same as usual. There is no special movement.”
“They can hold their breath.”
“No matter what, the Eastern Courtyard and the Northern Courtyard are blood brothers. The Eastern Courtyard is well in front of the Marquis of Zhen Yuan. There is no need for the Northern Courtyard and the Northern Courtyard to do anything unnecessary. The Old Madame loves her youngest son the most and will not sit idly by.”
“Heh!” Concubine Zhang smiled mockingly.
Second Master Qiao didn’t dare to speak again.
The atmosphere in the room suddenly became somewhat gloomy.
After a long time, Concubine Zhang slowly said, “That old thing likes her youngest son the most, but his eldest son is clearly the most promising one. If it wasn’t for Qiao Xingbang’s talent and talent, how could he squeeze you out? How could that old thing sit firmly in her main room?”
The persecution in his tone, how could there be the goodwill of a Buddhist priest?
“Mother, this child is stupid and dull. I can’t make you proud.”
Old aunt Zhang waved his hand carelessly. “I asked you to hide your strength. Just because we don’t fight for the time being doesn’t mean that we don’t dare. No. You’re already pretty good. It’s only Qiao Xingbang’s talent that’s the favor of heaven. It doesn’t matter who’s in charge of the family after all these years. What I want now is all of Qiao Family’s property.”
Second Master Qiao frowned. “Mother, if that’s the case, then why do you always want your son to be clumsy? My son’s ability to do business is not comparable to my eldest brother’s, but he is also outstanding among the few brothers. If I follow my eldest brother and come into contact with more things, it is unknown who will hold these industries in the future!”
Old aunt Zhang shook his head. “The difference between the first and second is that the second is the number one loser. You were personally taught by me. Your ability is above that of an ordinary person. However, when you encounter Qiao Xingbang, it can only be said that fate has played tricks on you.” In Master’s eyes, there was always first place, so how could there be second place? Let you follow Qiao Xingbang? Haha, the old man from the Intermediate Court was on guard against us mother and son back then, would he let you follow Qiao Xingbang? She was also lucky that an old hen who didn’t lay eggs was actually pregnant with me after I entered the house. We attacked almost at the same time, but she snatched her husband’s son. In order to stabilize her position, she dared to do anything to us mother and son. I purposely hid it from you because I don’t want that old thing to be bad for you. Don’t underestimate what a mother can do for her child. Women, when you’re ruthless, you can’t even compare to men. Fortunately, at that time, the old thing’s attention was on her precious son. Otherwise, do you think you can still stay by my side? ”
“My son knows that my mother has paid a lot for me.” Second Master Qiao’s voice choked.
Old aunt Zhang sighed regretfully and unwillingly. “Originally, that position should have been mine. She was lucky, and her son was luckier. “I intentionally let Second Brother reveal his sharpness from time to time, divert that old thing’s gaze, and let her put all her energy and vigilance on Second Brother. She wants to protect you and give you more space to develop. You can’t forget what your brother has paid for you.”
The “second brother” that Concubine Zhang referred to was her youngest son, Third Master Qiao.
“Mother, please rest assured. Third Brother and I are blood brothers. I will not forget our roots. I will not forget how we spent these years.” Second Master Qiao’s eyes were bloodshot as he held back his emotions.
Auntie Zhang nodded in relief, “We’ve endured for so many years. It’s time.”
Second Master Qiao’s eyes lit up, “Mother, there’s no problem with me. I’ll just wait for the people from the capital to arrive before we can begin.”
Old aunt Zhang nodded in satisfaction. “The Shu Road will be completed by the end of the year. We will try to send a batch of goods over and open the shops in the capital by the end of the year.”
Second Master Qiao hurriedly replied.
Shu Prefecture was not completely closed. It had business dealings with all parts of the country. It was just because the roads were dangerous. Not only was there little business, there weren’t many goods at a time. After all, not everyone was willing to waste their time on the road, especially those doing big business. They hoped that the goods at a time could meet the needs of a few months.
Previously, the conditions of the Shu Dao did not allow it. This time, the Imperial Court invested in widening and renovating the original Shu Dao, which was more advantageous to the caravans and merchants. Therefore, Second Master Qiao secretly prepared a batch of goods in advance and prepared to ship them to the capital to open a shop in the capital.
In Shu, because they had to worry about Qiao Xingbang and Old Madam Qiao, Second Fang’s property was like a small fight, half-dead. They didn’t know that Old aunt Zhang and Second Master Qiao had deliberately done this.
After more than twenty years of hibernation, whether it was Concubine Zhang or Second Master Qiao, their acting skills were all professional.
The embroidery maids in Second Master Qiao’s embroidery villa had been secretly making high-quality Shu embroidery. They were all stored in the villa that Second Master Qiao had secretly purchased. They only waited for them to arrive in the capital at the end of the year to supply the capital and northern markets.
Old aunt Zhang and Second Master Qiao knew how popular Shu brocade and Shu embroidery were. It wasn’t that there weren’t no merchants doing this kind of business in the capital, but none of them had the confidence and ability of Qiao Family.
Qiao Xingbang still wanted to develop in northern Sichuan, but Old aunt Zhang’s eyes were already on the capital!
As for mansion of Marquis Zhen Yuan?
The people from the Changfang Clan were willing to test the water, that was the matter of the Changfang Clan.
It’s not that concubine mother Zhang is disdainful, but she knows that Marquis Zhen Yuan is a pure “minister”, an upright person, the Qiao Family really wants to use Marquis Zhen Yuan’s reputation to develop their business …
Haha, whimsical!
Over there, Qiao Xingbang brought a family of three to the Duke’s Mansion of Zhen Yuan.
The post was handed over a few days ago, so Lord Marquis and Madame are waiting in the mansion today.
Just in case, Lord Marquis called Gu Jinzhen to the study room a few days in advance to brainwash himself, threatening and inducing him to warn him that even if he was angry today, he would have to hold back and not cause trouble in the Marquis’ Mansion.
After regaining his rationality, Gu Jinzhen calmly said that he would not do anything that was up to scratch.
In his previous life, he was already twenty-four years old. After countless assassinations and brave battles with those people, his mind was calmer than his peers. He knew how to adjust his mentality, analyze the situation, and make the right decisions and choices. He knew what would happen in the future, when it would happen, who it would be, how it would be planned, and even what the outcome would be.
He had an advantage over everyone else. To him, it was just a matter of moving his fingers. It depended on whether he was willing to move or not.
He wasn’t in a hurry.
In his previous life, he had been able to kill Qiao Yunxi in such a difficult situation. Now that he had returned with an advantage, what else could he not do?
In her previous life, Qiao Yunxi had caused Qiao Jinwen so much grievance and torture, how could she die so easily?