Chapter 113 Qiao Yihuan: I have turned evil, please don't cue me
Minister Qiao let out a long breath. Last year, he had chosen the youngest son of the Dali Temple's Shaoqing as Yihuan's marriage partner.
Although the boy was a legitimate child, his brothers were all too outstanding, and his own talent was nothing compared to his brothers.
The future path is nothing more than to be a nobleman who has no worries about food and drink, and enjoys a life of wealth and prosperity under the protection of his family.
It would be considered a high-class marriage for Yihuan to marry into his family. That boy is not a bad person in character and temperament. He would never mistreat or bully Yihuan just because she is a concubine's daughter. It would be a very good marriage.
He had also discussed this matter with the Shaoqing of the Dali Temple at that time, and knew that the other party did not care whether his younger son's future wife was a legitimate daughter or a lady from a noble family. As long as the two children liked each other, their family could accept her.
After all, their family doesn't need the youngest son to carry the family banner. It is enough for him to live a peaceful and smooth life. There is no need to use marriage to help the family.
The conversation was going well, and the boy had no intention of refusing. He even met Yi Huan once before and liked her quite a bit.
But suddenly one day, the boy decided to marry another girl.
He later found out that it was the boy who saw Yihuan buying a jade pendant on the street and kept saying that it was a gift for the prince.
As a result, people quickly arranged the marriage with other families to avoid trouble.
Soon after that, the fact that the prince was in love with Yihuan became known to the whole city, and no one proposed marriage to Yihuan anymore.
It was not unusual for a concubine's daughter to be the mistress, but it was absurd that a concubine's daughter could be the crown princess.
He had also talked about it with Yihuan privately and reminded her, but it was like talking to a cow.
He was only aiming for the position of Crown Princess, and when he said too much, his good intentions turned into malicious intent.
Later, he just stopped caring.
Being unmarried for the rest of her life was a path she had chosen.
"Father, you're looking for me." Qiao Yihuan walked in.
Minister Qiao retracted his thoughts and said, "Kneel down!"
Qiao Yihuan was silent for a moment, then slowly knelt down. His face was cold and emotionless, as if he was facing a group of strange tablets and a strange father.
"Do you know why I called you here today?"
Qiao Yihuan said calmly, "My daughter has brought shame upon her father. I know I was wrong. I shouldn't have prepared a bucket of Jiangshan and shouldn't have dreamed of everything I shouldn't have."
Minister Qiao turned around and looked at her face full of resentment and unwillingness, "Are you quarreling with me? You say you are wrong, but do you really think you are wrong? The Qiao family doesn't owe you anything, so don't act like the whole world owes you anything!"
Qiao Yihuan remained silent, but looking at the coldness on her face, I knew that she didn't listen at all.
Minister Qiao said coldly: "The Qiao family has done their best for you. I have paved a smooth and worry-free road for you, but you didn't want it. Now you have lost face and you want the Qiao family to lose face with you. You will kneel here and take another fifty canes!"
Qiao Yihuan suddenly laughed, "A smooth and worry-free road?"
Minister Qiao frowned.
Qiao Yihuan raised her eyes and looked at him, "Father, if this road is so good, why don't you give it to my sister? My sister is the apple of your eye, how could you give me such a good road?"
Minister Qiao narrowed his eyes, "Do you know who you are talking to?"
"Of course my daughter knows." She retracted her gaze and looked at the tablets filled with tablets in the hall.
"Father found me an incompetent man who will have to rely on the family's protection as my husband, but he planned to make my sister the crown princess. We are all daughters of the Qiao family, why is father so partial? If he doesn't like me so much, why didn't he kill me when I was born?"
Minister Qiao looked at her and felt extremely unfamiliar.
"I think you're crazy."
Qiao Yihuan suddenly laughed, "Yes, I am crazy."
She whispered, "Everything I had was taken away from me. How could I not go crazy?"
Minister Qiao said in a deep voice: "Come here, use the family rules for me!"
The steward waved his hand, and a maid came up with a cane.
Qiao Yihuan didn't say a word, but just gritted his teeth and persevered, as if he was competing with someone.
But the burning pain on her back made her forehead sweat and her lips turned extremely pale.
"Father, can you allow me to live with my mother on the farm?"
Minister Qiao frowned slightly, "Your mother died suddenly some time ago, she is no longer with us."
Qiao Yihuan's heart skipped a beat, her eyes widened, her lips slightly parted, her face full of disbelief. Until she saw that he was not lying, her mind went blank, and she found it difficult to accept this news.
"Impossible, my mother has always been in good health, it is impossible for her to die suddenly. When did it happen? When??!"
Minister Qiao didn't say anything, but the steward beside him explained: "It was just thirteen days ago. During that time, the eldest lady was in the princess's mansion. She left early and came back late, so I didn't find a chance to inform the eldest lady."
Qiao Yihuan fell to the ground, the only remaining support in his heart suddenly collapsed, leaving only endless sadness and despair.
"I don't believe it, I don't believe it!"
The steward said, "The bodies of the young lady and her husband were buried at the foot of Xunhui Mountain. It was close to the birthday celebration, and the Qiao family could not hold a funeral for a mistress. I hope the young lady will understand."
Qiao Yihuan staggered to his feet, "I want to go find my little girl, I want to find my little girl!"
"Stop her!" Minister Qiao ordered, "Are you going to disgrace the Qiao family by leaving the house like this? Reflect on your actions in the ancestral temple and do not leave the house!"
Qiao Yihuan stared at him intently, her red eyes filled with resentment.
"Did father kill mother? Mother has always been in good health. She would never die suddenly, never!"
Minister Qiao did not answer her. He looked at her coldly, then turned and left in a moment.
The steward sighed and left as well.
Not to mention the mistresses, even the concubines in the backyards of those wealthy families were slaves of the master and his mistress.
Wu was unwilling to live in the manor and was full of resentment and curses. It was expected that she would end up like this, and she could not blame anyone else.
As the daughter of such a woman, it is quite good that the lady has allowed the young lady to grow up without bringing harm to her children.
It’s just that the little girl feels aggrieved and has little experience, so she can’t see so many things clearly.
This world is not black and white.
Where is there so much fairness?
Xiaoying was released by the maid of Yongning Pavilion. After learning that Qiao Yihuan was in the ancestral temple and what happened at the palace banquet on the Wanshou Festival, she hurried over.
Sure enough, she saw the eldest daughter kneeling on the ground crying and almost dying.
"Miss, are you okay? It's all my fault. It's all my fault."
Qiao Yihuan hugged her and looked for some comfort, "Xiaoying, you are right, I am too useless! You are the only one who will not betray me. I only have you, only you!"
Xiaoying blamed herself very much, "Miss, it's all my fault. I wanted to prevent the Second Miss from attending the palace banquet so that you could rest assured, so I sent her a bowl of Tremella soup with diarrhea medicine. Who would have thought that the Second Miss would know about it and have someone send it to Miss in the name of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. Miss, it's all my fault, please scold me."
Qiao Yihuan's body stiffened, and he suddenly pushed her away with force.
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