She had to fulfill all her mother's requests, and she would still get scolded.
The old mother was happy, but she also scolded and belittled her.
If the old mother was unhappy, she would scold her, slap her, and often make her kneel for a whole night.
Qiao Jingjing always keeps wound medicine by her bedside.
She was worried that her knees wouldn't be able to take it.
Before, her father protected her and Qiao Manman. Although they suffered hardships on their escape and their living conditions were difficult, she had already felt the hardships faced by women in this era.
When my elderly mother returned...
Only after her elderly mother imposed mental shackles on her did she truly understand how difficult it was for women in this era.
She was a woman who had stepped out of her home and brought glory to the prefect.
But in the old mother's eyes, it meant nothing.
When outsiders told her that it was all thanks to her son, Mrs. Joe said it was all her son's doing.
The person who helped Prefect Liu manage agricultural affairs and doubled the grain yield in Lujiang City was her son, and it was also her son who received a large reward from Prefect Liu.
The elderly mother demanded that Qiao Jingjing stay inside the house and not step out of the door, lest she embarrass herself again.
So, with a face that her mother considered crippled, Qiao Jingjing stayed home to take care of her two younger brothers, cooking, cleaning, and doing chores, like a maidservant.
At her mother's insistence, Qiao Manman danced, played the piano, arranged flowers, admired flowers, and tasted tea, acting like a lady from a wealthy circle.
Qiao Jingjing liked the mulberry garden and the chickens and ducks she raised.
From then on, it became a distant dream.
In this way, Qiao Jingjing no longer resembled Qiao Jingjing.
She also had time to rest her chin on her hand by the window and gaze at the moon in the sky.
She would also sigh at the moon and feel sorry for herself.
The main reason is that she was too unrestrained before and after her elderly mother returned.
The consequence of letting herself go is that she has scared away all the young talents in Lujiang City, and even those from outside Lujiang City, as well as middle-aged and elderly men.
That day, Magistrate Liu, accompanied by his advisor and steward, came to Qiao Jingjing's door.
He asked her, "Jingjing, what have you thought about what I told you in the spring? My large prefectural mansion is so empty and lonely now that there is no mistress of the house."
Qiao Jingjing pointed to her face.
Liu Xun then looked at her face very carefully.
"My lord, I am so sorry, I am ashamed. I have failed your kindness and affection. My face is scarred, how can I be your wife? I am not worthy of being your wife, let alone your wife... My lord, please do not try to persuade me. Ever since I was scarred on my face, I have been in pain day and night, and I wish I could die... My lord, you should go back now. Do not let my face offend your eyes."
Qiao Jingjing's immersive and emotional performance finally made Liu Xun back down.
Exactly. He only saw Da Qiao's figure at the time, he didn't expect her face to be in such a bad state.
Prefect Liu casually asked, "How did you get that on your face?"
Qiao Jingjing became even more distressed.
Sobbing:
"Reporting to the Prefect, I was injured by a clerk named Chen Tian with a whip. Chen Tian whipped my back, the whip broke my back, and the tip of the whip wrapped around my face."
What a coincidence.
Prefect Liu also happened to have a secretary named Chen Tian by his side.
Liu Xun turned to look at Chen Tian.
Chen Tian knelt down with a thud.
"Prefect, please forgive me! At that time, Da Qiao and Sun Ce were in love. When Sun Ce attacked the city, I advised Lu Kang to kidnap Da Qiao to threaten Sun Ce. Prefect, I was completely loyal to my lord at the time, I never expected things to turn out this way..."
Liu Xun, his face stern, ordered Chen Tian to get out of the way.
Seeing Chen Tian's dejected appearance, Qiao Jingjing sadly told Prefect Liu that she was heartbroken and would never see a man in this world again.
Liu Xun was also affected by the somber atmosphere.
Back at the prefect's residence, I saw Chen Tian again.
Seeing Chen Tian reminded me of Da Qiao's face.
Liu Xun suddenly became angry and ordered the steward to drag Chen Tian over to stand. He personally took a horsewhip and lashed Chen Tian several times until Chen Tian's face was covered in blood.
This time, Qiao Jingjing has made things even bigger.
Her mother had already lowered her expectations to the bare minimum. For Qiao Jingjing, let alone a promising young man, she would happily agree to marry a widowed man in his forties or fifties if he wanted her to be his second wife.
Just then, Qiao Jingjing rejected Magistrate Liu.
ah!
The old mother recalled what someone had recently told her: the story of how Da Qiao had brutally beaten a young man surnamed Zhu and a young man surnamed Li with a wooden stick on the street years ago.
Therefore, the old mother gets angry whenever she sees Qiao Jingjing, and she starts to yell and explode.
If she couldn't see Qiao Jingjing for a while, she would curse even more, and she would chase after her to curse. In the process of cursing, she would start to hit her, either slapping her or pulling her ear.
Not satisfied with scolding Qiao Jingjing, he continued to vent his anger on Qiao Manman.
It's all Qiao Jingjing's fault for leading Qiao Manman astray.
It's all Qiao Manman's fault for being so useless; despite having a beautiful face, she still can't attract men.
As he continued to scold her, he blamed Qiao Manman for not being good enough at dancing, saying she couldn't compare to that guy surnamed Zhen from the north. Then he started hitting Qiao Manman's legs with a ruler.
Even Qiao Manman couldn't endure such a life.
“Sister, why is our life so miserable? In those years, we wandered around without a fixed home. Just when we finally settled down, Sun Ce besieged Lujiang City. We were terrified and barely escaped with our lives.”
We thought that this year's harvest was bountiful, and that we could live a good life from then on.
Mother is back!
To be blunt, is she really our mother?
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