Chapter 403
Chapter 403: Chapter 403. She was at most a concubine
Lan Xin went outside the Qiao residence and found a secret guard of the Xie family to sneak into the Qiao residence.
She blew a cloud of sweat into Qiao Ruoyi’s room and made sure that the woman inside was sound asleep. Then, Lan Xin carried Qiao Ruoyi on her shoulder and planned to leave the Qiao residence.
The Secret Guards of the Qiao residence couldn’t bear it any longer and offered their bodies, “Miss Lan Xin, earlier on, seeing that you guys didn’t do anything, our brothers have always been respectful towards you and Sir Xie. Now, you’re taking my fifth miss away in front of us. Isn’t that inappropriate?”
Lan Xin:”...”
The commotion outside was so loud that Qiao Ruoyi slowly woke up. She saw that the lights were bright and she was struggling to get down from her own shoulder.
Lan Xin saw that Qiao ruoyi had woken up so quickly and scolded the profiteer of the pharmacy. The sweat had lost its effect so quickly.
Qiao ruoyi asked, “Lan Xin? What are you doing?”
Lan Xin knelt on the ground and suddenly kowtowed. “Miss Qiao, Please Save My Master. Seeing that my master almost died for you, I beg you to save him! If he soaked in ice water for an entire night, he would probably be a corpse tomorrow!”
“Miss Qiao, as long as you are willing to save my master, Lan Xin will be your slave in the future!”
“Please, follow me. My Master is really going to die.”
At this moment, Little Nichang, who had fallen asleep, ran to Qiao Ruoyi with a small cloth doll in her arms.
Little Nichang hugged Qiao Ruoyi’s thigh. “Mother, is Uncle Xie going to die? Will he be like father and won’t be able to sing for Little Nichang Anymore?”
Qiao ruoyi looked at her daughter who looked similar to Xie Yun. She could not bear to let little nichang lose her parents.
“No, uncle Xie won’t die. Little Nichang, wait at home obediently. Mother will go and see Uncle Xie.”
Little nichang nodded and said, “Okay.”
Lan Xin got up when she heard this. She wiped the tears from her eyes and brought Qiao Ruoyi to the Xie residence.
This was Qiao Ruoyi’s first time entering Xie Yun’s room. His room was very spacious, and the antique shelves inside were all rare treasures. There was even a pearl the size of a child’s fist in the room, shining with a bright pearl light.
Qiao ruoyi, who had been used to seeing treasures since she was young, was also surprised.
Further in, they saw a silken screen. Silken silk had always been used only by emperors. Now, there were women in West Mountain Academy who were learning silken silk, but it could only be used by the emperors and princesses in the palace.
There was actually such a large silken screen in Xie Yun’s residence, and this was in the Xie family’s villa in Chang ‘an..
Behind the screen was Xie Yun soaking in ice water. The color of his lips had become extremely pale, and his eyes were tightly shut.
The doctor at the side advised Xie Yun, “Master, I’m afraid it’s not appropriate for you to continue like this. Why Don’t you find a maid with a clean background to serve you?”
Xie Yun still had his eyes closed, but his voice was clearly a little hoarse as he said, “There’s no need.”
“Master, if you continue like this, you’ll have a high fever that won’t go away.”
Xie Yun said, “There’s no need. I don’t know if finding a woman will cause such trouble again. When that time comes, Nichang won’t be able to stay.”
Qiao ruoyi sighed and said, “It’s rare for you to have such thoughts for Nichang.”
Xie Yun opened his eyes and saw Qiao ruoyi.
Qiao ruoyi ordered Lan Xin to get a brush and ink. She approached Xie Yun and pointed at a black mole in front of his eyes. “Forget it, I’ll help you with the antidote.”
Xie Yun glanced at the black mole in the bronze mirror and clenched her fists. Luo Wei had such a black mole on his face. Because of this black mole, Luo Wei’s appearance was enhanced by a few points.
Qiao ruoyi thought he was Luo Wei again.
Xie Yun came out of the bathtub and held Qiao Ruoyi in his arms. He was going to teach this woman a good lesson today!
Qiao Ruoyi’s eyes were all on the mole in front of Xie Yun. Her hand gently wanted to touch the mole, but she didn’t dare because the mole was fake. If she moved it, the mole would never be there again.
When Qiao Ruoyi woke up, it was already close to noon. Since the emperor was not here today, there was no need for morning court. Qiao ruoyi slowly got off the bed and called out to Yan Yu.
Lan Xin entered with a long line of maids, she bowed to Qiao ruoyi and said, “Fifth miss, you are awake. There is no need for morning court today, so we did not wake you up. Your clothes are already prepared. Let the servants help you wash up.”
Qiao ruoyi grew up in the marquisate, and the rules for washing up were quite complicated. However, in front of the Xie family, she knew that it was nothing.
After Qiao ruoyi washed up, she left the Xie residence. She first went back to the Qiao family and brought Qiao Nichang to the Yamen of the Ministry of appointments.
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Inside the Rong Hua Palace.
A secret guard was reporting to rong hua, “Eldest princess, last night, Xie Yun first went to the Qiao residence and left not long after. Qiao ruoyi then went to the Xie family. She only left the Xie family at this time!”
Eldest princess rong hua said, “Xie Yun really did not lie to me. The wedding date between Xie Yun and Qiao Ruoi is approaching, how could Fu Lu not know? She deliberately came to play with me for Fu An?”
“When I go to the Qiao residence, I will also ask this girl Fu Lu properly. How did I let her down! She actually wanted to harm me like this!”
Eldest Princess Rong Hua went to the An Yuan Marquis residence in a huff.
When Zheng Xiao heard that the eldest princess had come, he immediately went to the door to welcome her.
Rong Hua did not dare to accept Zheng Xiao’s greeting. He held Zheng Xiao’s hand and said, “Madam, there is no need to bow. This princess came here today to specially congratulate the Qiao and Xie Second Manor on the upcoming wedding. I specially offer a small gift.”
Zheng Xiao was puzzled and said, “The wedding is approaching?”
Rong Hua was also puzzled and said, “Yesterday, Xie Yun told me that he and the fifth young miss of the manor have a deep relationship. The two of them already have a marriage contract. Last Night, the fifth young miss even spent the night in the Xie Manor...”
Zheng Xiao saw a few maidservants from other manors walk past the entrance of the manor, he said, “Princess, please come in. I really don’t know about this marriage contract. My Lord Marquis has also said that he will never let Xie Yun be the son-in-law of the Qiao family. I’m afraid that Xie Yun deceived you about this matter.”
“As for the matter of spending the night, I think your highness must have seen wrongly.”
Rong hua smiled and said, “Xu Huan really was mistaken. Is Fu Lu Here?”
“She took her two children to Luoyang yesterday with eldest princess Shou An. Xu wants to come back in three days.”
Rong hua said, “Okay, then sorry to bother you.”
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The maids who passed by the Qiao family’s door went to the teahouse and discussed this matter.
“Everyone said that the Qiao and Xie Families’wedding date is approaching. It’s been more than a year. It seems that the wedding is approaching.”
“That’s right, that’s right. I didn’t expect assistant minister Qiao to have such capabilities.”
In the Teahouse, a woman with a head full of golden hairpins stood out and said, “That’s impossible. Xie Yun is still the head of an aristocratic family. It’s impossible for him to marry his daughter-in-law. At most, he would only marry Qiao Ruoyi as a noble concubine.”
The maidservants snorted coldly and said, “What era is this? The aristocratic families have long died. Xie Yun has already handed over the water transport collection book to the imperial court. How is the power of the Qiao family lower than the Xie Family?”
The woman continued, “The aristocratic families have the pride of the aristocratic families.”
“The Qiao family is also an aristocratic family!”
The woman sneered, “The Qiao family in the southwest has always been at the bottom of the aristocratic families. If they were not at the bottom of the aristocratic families, why would they work for the humble class? If Xie Yun will marry Qiao ruoyi, I will chop off his head and use it as a kick for you!”