amaotonovel Chapter 194 Returning Home
Chapter 194 Returning Home
At this point, Aunt He threw herself into Qiao Qingshu's arms and burst into tears.
She never imagined that her own daughter would betray her at such a critical moment; her heart was bleeding.
He collapsed to the ground, utterly despondent, his whole body radiating an aura of utter hopelessness.
Qiao Qingshu gritted her teeth, clearly displeased. She instructed her maid to comfort and help Aunt He into her carriage.
She then took Xiao Zhijie's hand and prepared to enter the Xiao family's gate.
"big sister!"
A woman's voice came from behind me.
Qiao Qingshu turned her head and saw that it was Qiao Qingqiao and her husband Zhou Quanshu, who were also returning to their parents' home today.
Qiao Qingqiao's wedding was only one day later than Qiao Qingshu's; the two sisters had originally planned to hold their weddings on the same day.
However, the Zhou family said that it would be more auspicious for the two people's birth dates to be on different days, so they avoided meeting on the same day.
But this doesn't affect the ending Qiao Qingshu wants. After all, both sisters have already left the Qiao family, and whatever happens to the Qiao family in the future won't affect their married daughters.
The two men looked at each other and smiled. Qiao Qingqiao stepped forward and took Qiao Qingshu's arm, while the two gentlemen nodded and walked behind, chatting casually.
Qiao Jizhou, having learned that his two daughters were returning to their parents' home today, was already sitting in the main hall waiting for them.
With two newly acquired concubines serving him, one bringing tea and the other feeding him, Qiao Jizhou felt that his wonderful new life was about to begin.
Feeling incredibly happy and relaxed, he even carried the bedridden Old Madam Qiao out of the room, and she is now sitting on the soft couch beside him, drinking bird's nest soup.
Not far away, Qiao Qingle sat on a small table, playing with her hair. Although she had been rebuffed when she spoke to the Crown Prince at her older sister's wedding banquet a few days ago and cried for two days after returning home, she had now let it go. She always felt that the Crown Prince was embarrassed to speak to her in front of so many people, and she was planning to find a private opportunity to properly express her feelings to the Crown Prince.
"The eldest and second young ladies have returned home!"
The servant outside the door started shouting.
Qiao Jizhou immediately put down his teacup and went out to greet him.
Qiao Qingshu, Qiao Qingqiao, Zhou Quanshu, and Xiao Zhijie walked in slowly, looking quite cheerful.
Qiao Jizhou rubbed his hands together and stepped forward,
"Oh my, my dear daughter and son-in-law, please take a seat!"
Everyone sat down, and the maidservant served tea and prepared snacks.
Qiao Qingshu looked around and saw that Old Madam Qiao and Qiao Qingle were there, along with two unfamiliar women, who must be her father's new concubines.
Qiao Qingshu spoke first.
"Oh dear, who are these two beauties? Why don't you introduce them, Father?"
Upon hearing this, Qiao Jizhou quickly pulled the two alluring women to his side with a grin and proudly introduced them.
"These two are Aunt Tao and Aunt Yan, they just joined the family yesterday."
Qiao Qingshu asked the question knowingly again.
"And what about Aunt He?"
Qiao Jizhou hurriedly said,
"He's gone, he's gone. I sent him away with a letter of divorce."
Qiao Qingshu's eyes darted around, and she turned her sharp gaze toward Qiao Qingle.
"Third sister, you withheld the things I gave to Aunt He."
Qiao Qingle was already lost in thought when Qiao Qingshu suddenly asked her a question, which startled her.
She stubbornly argued her case.
"No, no, what nonsense are you talking about, big sister?"
Qiao Qingshu, without saying a word, stepped forward and grabbed her wrist, saying coldly,
"Hand it over, or you won't even know how you died."
The voice was extremely low, only Qiao Qingle could hear it, and she looked up at Qiao Qingshu again.
Those eyes held a look of disdain. Although his face was expressionless, Qiao Qingle felt inexplicably terrified just looking at them.
She felt very guilty. Although she was extremely unwilling, she still knew she shouldn't provoke Qiao Qingshu.
He frowned and pulled out silver notes and a land deed from his pocket, saying...
"I just wanted to keep it safe for my aunt..."
Before she could finish speaking, a slap landed on her face, turning Qiao Qingle's face to the side.
The whole room was shocked, and Old Madam Qiao immediately reprimanded her.
"Qiao Qingshu, you're returning to your parents' home today, how could you hit your younger sister!"
Qiao Jizhou was also so frightened that he clapped his hands and stepped forward to pull Qiao Qingshu away to persuade her.
“Your sister did something wrong, so you should reason with her. Why did you resort to violence on such a nice day?”
Qiao Jizhou spoke softly and dared not reprimand him, but only tried to dissuade him in a gentle tone.
Qiao Qingshu, however, was still glaring at Qiao Qingle, pointing her finger at her nose and cursing.
"You fool! You caused such a huge scandal in the Xiao family and you don't even know how to reflect on your actions. You even came home and tried to take advantage of your aunt. I think you're both stupid and wicked, beyond redemption!"
When Qiao Qingshu pointed her finger at her and berated her, Qiao Qingle could only shrink back and dare not talk back. She was afraid that if she retorted, she would be slapped again.
She had always been intimidated by this older sister, but she silently expressed her dissatisfaction by pouting and frowning.
At this moment, Qiao Qingqiao, Zhou Quanshu, and Xiao Zhijie also stepped forward to stop her, and finally pulled Qiao Qingshu aside.
Zhou Quanshu and Xiao Zhijie were unaware of the affairs within the Qiao family's inner quarters, so they dared not say anything. Only Qiao Qingqiao offered a few words of advice in a low voice.
At this moment, Old Madam Qiao's indifferent words rang out.
"Shu girl, you've only just gotten married, and you're already acting like a tyrant when you come back to your parents' home. Does that mean you're going to interfere in the Qiao family's affairs now that you're married?!"
These words were sarcastic and carried a hint of authority.
Old Madam Qiao looked forward to it day and night, just waiting for the day Qiao Qingshu would get married!
A married daughter is like water spilled from a cup; now that she's back in the Qiao family, she's just a guest. What right does she have to interfere in the Qiao family's affairs?
Madam Qiao was ready to regain control of the household. She glanced at the two sluts and thought, "How could prostitutes know how to manage a household? It has to be Madam Qiao!"
Qiao Qingshu looked into her grandmother's shrewd, triangular eyes, which were full of calculation, and couldn't help but laugh out loud.
"Grandmother, you don't think that once I get married, the Qiao family will return to your control, do you?"
Why not!
Old Madam Qiao glared at Qiao Qingshu, wanting to see what other tricks this girl had up her sleeve.
Qiao Qingshu sneered twice, stared at Old Madam Qiao, and said nothing more.
"what!!"
A scream suddenly came from the front yard.
A servant in charge of the outer courtyard rushed in, shouting.
"Oh dear, sir and madam, a lot of soldiers have arrived outside!"
Qiao Jizhou stood up abruptly and looked outside. He saw a large number of armed guards and soldiers suddenly emerge from behind the servant. These soldiers were filled with a murderous aura.
Seeing that the situation outside was not good, Xiao Zhijie wanted to go out and take a look, but Qiao Qingshu stopped him with her arm.
She said softly
"You don't have to do anything, just watch."
Xiao Zhijie glanced at her, puzzled, but ultimately did nothing more.
The soldiers surrounded the entire Qiao family compound, holding swords to the necks of the servants and young men.