Qiao Jingjing was young and beautiful, and had a fortune.
These two points alone are enough to make those with bad intentions fight tooth and nail.
The reason Xie put on such a farce was not only because of her own incompetence, but also because God was not on her side.
Sun Quan married Xu Jiao, the daughter of the Xu family, in a grand ceremony.
The key point is that Xu Jiao was once the daughter-in-law of the Lu family and had been a widow at home for more than two years.
Throughout Wu Commandery, everyone witnessed the attitude of the new ruler, Sun Quan.
The Sun family, from Sun Jian, Sun Ce to Sun Quan, represented a warlord class that won by force, while the Lu and Gu families were cultured clans.
Sun Quan condescended to marry the widowed daughter-in-law of the Lu family.
This is not disrespect.
On the contrary, they showed great respect and gave him face.
It can be said that through this marriage, Sun Quan reconciled with the aristocratic families of Wu Commandery, earning him a satisfactory score from scholars.
Moreover, Xu Jiao was married into Sun Quan's household, and immediately became his principal wife.
Xu Jiao and Lady Da Qiao, the widow of Sun Ce, jointly managed the household affairs.
From that time on, Xie became depressed and unhappy.
In contrast, Qiao Jingjing.
She has gradually recovered from the shadow and pain of losing her husband.
She devoted herself to raising her three children, serving her elderly mother-in-law, caring about her sister-in-law's marriage, and managing all the big and small affairs of the household, yet she remained orderly and exceptionally considerate.
The whole family secretly praised it.
Of course, Lady Qiao's younger sister, Lady Xiao Qiao, still insisted on staying at Fu Garden every ten days or half a month to accompany her elder sister.
In this way, Mrs. Joe's biological mother, Mrs. Joe, also had the opportunity to visit from time to time.
Whenever Aunt Qiao's health improved even slightly, and she could walk and talk again, her mother-in-law, Madam Wu, would repeatedly beg her:
“Mother-in-law, whenever you have a spare moment, please come over. Da Qiao is a widow at home, and she still does her work and travels just the same, but I'm still worried about her!”
I've been through this myself, and I understand the pain of losing a husband better than anyone. Plus, the children are still young, and I'm afraid that Da Qiao will suffer in silence and not tell us about her difficulties.
My dear in-laws, please come visit Da Qiao more often and try to help her resolve any issues.
Tell her not to be so old-fashioned; just live life the way it always has! No one in our family says anything to her, and no one dares to gossip about her!
Madam Wu meant that she hoped her eldest daughter-in-law would live a good life.
Madam Wu had a miserable life; her husband died, and her eldest son, whom she was most proud of, also died.
Madam Wu's love for her eldest son could only be transferred to her eldest daughter-in-law and grandchildren.
Madam Wu had a deep understanding of how her eldest son had treated his wife back then.
Madam Wu was always afraid that if she was not careful enough, she might neglect her eldest daughter-in-law and cause her to suffer.
When the day comes that she departs this world and meets her eldest son, he will ask her why she failed to protect his widow, and his beloved Da Qiao. As a mother, she will find it difficult to answer.
Of course, Madam Wu had another meaning behind it.
She knew to some extent how this Aunt Qiao had disciplined the two sisters, Da Qiao and Xiao Qiao, back in Lujiang City.
Madam Wu was also afraid that now that Da Qiao had lost her husband, her mother-in-law would revert to her former arrogance and bully her eldest daughter who had lost her husband.
There are two meanings to the phrase "Madam Wu".
But Mrs. Joe was ultimately not a clever mother-in-law.
Following her mother-in-law's wishes, Mrs. Qiao accompanied her eldest daughter.
They come every few days.
When she arrived, her tears flowed even more fiercely than her eldest daughter's:
"Look at your fate! You've only had a few good years, and now you're suddenly a widow? You're so young, what are you going to do? You might as well have married one of the sons of the Cao family that I chose for you back then!"
Suddenly, Mrs. Qiao had another thought.
Wasn't Cao Zhi still in Jiangdong a few days ago?
Upon realizing this, Qiao's mother suddenly stopped crying, her face showing a wary and mysterious expression. She looked at the people in the room: one was her eldest daughter's personal maid, named Ye Rong, and the other was her youngest daughter.
Mrs. Qiao even went to the door herself and looked around the yard to make sure there was no one else there.
Mrs. Joe then came back and said:
"I told you not to be so silly, not to be so stubborn!"
Your husband just died, and now someone in the Sun family is plotting against you, trying to take your position as housekeeper.
You only understand when I lecture you: whether you manage the household or not, you're still just helping them manage and doing chores.
"Why don't you take advantage of your savings now, and since you're still young, and find someone new?"
Then Aunt Qiao mentioned that Sun Quan's new wife was named Xu Jiao.
“Look at other women, Madam Xu also lost her husband in those two years, stayed home to be a widow for a year or two, and then remarried.”
In that case, it's not easy for you to say. I'll go home and discuss it with your father.
With your father's intervention, you should have a proper talk with the matriarch. You're a widow and unemployed, and there are many brothers and sisters-in-law left in their household. The brothers are all young, so it's inevitable that people will gossip..."
Qiao's mother heard some crazy talk, saying that ever since Sun Quan took over the affairs left by Sun Ce, he always consulted his young and beautiful sister-in-law on matters big and small.
"You should obediently go back to your parents' home with your father. There won't be any of these tedious and troublesome things there."
Don't worry, your mother has been well-liked in Wu County all these years.
As soon as you get home, as soon as you say you're willing to remarry, your mother will find you a good family in no time!
Mrs. Joe's entourage was absolutely astounding!
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