Chapter 674 Qiao Wangshi Gets Beaten
Seeing the look of surprise on Qiao Qingping's face, Wei Jia unconsciously curled the corners of her lips. "Mother has said several times that she wants to sever her relationship with the old lady. Uncle, you don't really think that severing the relationship will solve everything, do you?"
"Hehe, even if the mother-daughter relationship is severed, there is still the father-daughter relationship, the brother-sister relationship, the aunt-nephew relationship... kinship relationships can never be completely severed."
“Even if the Qiao family in Nancheng and the Qiao family in Changxing Street have completely severed ties, our two families still have ties with my second aunt’s side.”
"Relationships can never be completely severed!"
"So my mother and I think that rather than trying to cut ties and getting entangled in a mess, it would be better to just let you go back to where you came from."
"Out of sight, out of mind!"
"What does Uncle think?"
Qiao Qingping couldn't help but tremble slightly.
I was shocked, and I was also angry.
He didn't expect that Cao's first words would be to cut off the Qiao family's idea of settling down in the capital and drive them back to Jiangnan.
In the past, we might not have thought that there was anything wrong with staying in Jiangnan, as we were from a prominent merchant family.
However, after experiencing Min Ji's repeated scheming, witnessing Qiao Qinghe's triumphant return home, and seeing the Qiao family fall into despair only to be saved by a single sentence from the Earl of Enping, he fully understood the benefits of power.
From that time on, he began to plan for the family.
The eldest son stayed in Jiangnan, while the second son, taking advantage of Jingyao's influence, followed the Earl of Enping to pursue his future. If he was lucky enough to survive and earn some military merit, then he would let the eldest son support the second son in settling down in the capital.
He firmly believed that through generations of hard work and accumulation, the Qiao family would one day achieve both wealth and power, no longer becoming fish on the chopping block, at the mercy of others!
However, his grand plan for the development of his family was shattered by Cao's words.
This is unacceptable! Absolutely unacceptable!
He will absolutely not allow anyone to hinder his family's grand development plan!
"I understand what the Qiao family means."
Qiao Qingping remained calm and said in a composed tone, "Go back and tell Qinghe that I will keep the Qiao family in check, and this kind of thing will never happen again!"
Looking at Qiao Qingping, who had been trembling with anger just moments before but had calmed down completely in an instant, Wei Jia narrowed her eyes almost imperceptibly.
"It seems that Uncle has already figured out what to do?"
Qiao Qingping said indifferently, "That's none of your concern. Just know that the result will definitely satisfy you."
Wei Jia smiled and said, "Then I'll wait and see."
He stood up, bowed, said goodbye, and left.
Decisive, efficient, without the slightest hesitation or insincere small talk.
When Jinglian's wife, who had been waiting outside, saw her come out, she hurriedly came up to greet her, inviting her to have lunch and to come to her place for a visit, but she declined all of them.
His attempt to get some information out of Wei Jia also failed.
After Wei Jia left, Jing Lian's wife saw that her father-in-law was sitting in the study in a daze. She was anxious, but dared not go in and disturb him.
Just then, someone came from the inner courtyard and said that the old lady wanted to see her.
Seeing that Qiao Qingping wouldn't see her anytime soon, Jinglian's wife told the servant at the door and went to see the old lady.
As soon as she entered the room, a teacup flew towards her and smashed right at her feet.
Jinglian's wife was startled; if she hadn't dodged quickly, the teacup would have hit her.
Even though she dodged it, the tea still splashed all over her.
What's wrong with the old lady this time?
Jinglian's wife lowered her head and quickly frowned while tidying her clothes. When she looked up again, there was a smile on her face.
However, as soon as he raised his eyes, he was so frightened by the furious old lady Qiao that he lowered his mouth.
Old Mrs. Qiao sat upright in the main seat, while her mother-in-law, Xiao Li, stood to the side with an unpleasant expression, and Qiao Wang was kneeling in front of Old Mrs. Qiao.
To Jinglian's wife's horror, countless shards of porcelain were scattered where Qiao Wangshi was kneeling, and bloodstains were faintly seeping from her palms and knees.
Wasn't the old lady usually the one who liked her third brother's wife the most? How could this be...?
Jinglian's wife stepped forward with a start, only to discover that a red welt was prominently swollen on the back of Qiao Wangshi's exposed hand.
It's obvious without even guessing that it was caused by the old lady's cane.
Looking at Qiao Wangshi lying face down on the broken porcelain shards, unable to straighten up, she must have been hit quite a few times on the back.
Although she and her sister-in-law had never liked their third sister-in-law who was idle and only knew how to please and fawn over her, Jinglian's wife couldn't help but feel sorry for her when she saw her miserable state.
Thinking about Cao's attitude and her father-in-law's silence after Cao left, Jinglian's wife felt heavy-hearted.
And all these troubles were caused by the old lady!
But even at this point, she's still restless and wants to cause trouble!
Jinglian's wife suppressed her resentment and anger, bowed to Old Madam Qiao and Little Li, and then bent down to check on Qiao Wangshi's condition.
Upon closer inspection, she realized that Qiao Wangshi was already pale with pain, her lips trembling, and cold sweat pouring down her forehead. If it weren't for the shards of porcelain embedded in her palm constantly stimulating her, she probably would have fainted long ago.
"Are they all blind or dead? Someone come quick!"
Jinglian's wife shouted towards the outside, "Quickly, someone carry Third Grandma back inside! Send someone to fetch a doctor immediately! Right now!"
Jinglian's wife has been in charge of managing the household for some time now, and the servants in the mansion still listen to her.
Upon hearing her angry shouts, everyone sprang into action, some carrying people in, others running to fetch a doctor.
"Be careful! Don't touch her wound! Be gentle! Be gentle! Didn't you hear me?..."
Jinglian's wife shouted and directed several old women to carry the person out of the pile of broken porcelain shards.
Hearing her second sister-in-law's shouts, Qiao Wangshi finally couldn't help but shed tears.
She always felt that her second sister-in-law, who looked down on her and disliked her, was the first person to care about her!
But the grandmother she had always tried to please and depend on was the one who hurt her!
Her respectful and filial mother-in-law, however, remained indifferent throughout! She watched as her grandmother scolded and beat her, yet her mother-in-law never uttered a single word of pleading on her behalf!
"Second sister-in-law, I was wrong in the past!"
Seeing her miserable state, Jinglian's wife also felt a pang of sympathy and her eyes reddened.
She patted Qiao Wangshi's hand and said, "We can talk about it later."
Then he instructed the servants: "Carefully carry Third Madam back and take good care of her. Once the doctor has examined her, just go to the storeroom to get whatever medicine she needs."
"Yes." The servants obeyed and carried Lady Qiao away.
After watching the person leave the courtyard, Jinglian's wife walked up to Old Madam Qiao with a sullen face and questioned her angrily, "Grandmother, it's fine if you throw things or scold people when you're angry, and it's also fine if you hit a few servants to vent your anger."
"But why did you treat your third sister-in-law so cruelly?"
"She's your granddaughter-in-law! The third mistress of the Qiao family! The mistress of the manor!"
"You abused her like this in front of so many servants. How can she ever face anyone in this household again?"
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