Chapter 65 Aunt Qiao walks the turtle
When Yun Qiao heard Chen Yuan talking about her brother fighting with a dog for food, she remembered something.
Cai looked delicate, but she loved raising dogs. She had three dogs of different sizes, but she never tied them up. She let them roam freely in the yard. Because she had no children for many years after her marriage, Cai treated the dogs like her own children.
She once saw with her own eyes that Cai was hugging a dog affectionately, which was not a big deal.
However, the dog was still licking the dirt on the ground.
That incident made Yun Qiao very disgusted, and she remembered it clearly.
But a situation where a child competes with a dog for food cannot happen in the Marquis's mansion.
No matter how poor the eldest wife is, she is not so poor that she has to let her children compete with dogs for food.
Unless Cai did it on purpose.
But why did she do that?
If the child had not come to her, she might not have been able to get pregnant. Now that she saw that her pregnancy was going well, she started to abuse the child.
After receiving Yun Qiao's comfort, Chen Yuan felt much better.
It's like finding someone I can rely on.
"Thank you for your help, Auntie. I will remember your kindness in the future."
"Okay, stop thinking about it. Go back, wash your face, and get some sleep. I'll keep an eye on this matter."
Chen Yuan was taken away by Achun, and Yun Qiao sat in a chair thinking deeply.
She didn't interact much with the eldest wife's family. Although she was a concubine, she was the most favored one by the Marquis. The eldest wife's family would also call her Concubine Qiao when they saw her.
But in terms of relationship, there is not much interaction.
If I try to inquire rashly, I'm afraid I'll alert the enemy.
Besides, some people in the Marquis' Mansion also knew that Chen Yuan and the boy sent to Cai were siblings.
The noble ladies in Kyoto all like to keep pets. Some keep dogs, some keep cats, some keep fish, and some keep birds.
Yun Qiao was not interested in dogs and cats, and she could never raise fish and birds well. They either died or flew away.
After much thought, she asked her maid to go to the flower and bird market and buy two medium-sized turtles.
Turtle.
If she is well taken care of, maybe the turtle will be able to send her away.
Moreover, turtles are easy to raise. All you need to do is give them food and water, and they don't need to be served. After Yun Qiao raised the turtle, she often went to the garden in the backyard a few times, and happened to meet Cai's maid walking the dog.
The dog raised by the Cai family knows how to rely on the power of its master.
The turtle looked at Yunqiao and opened its mouth to bite her.
After a few interactions, Cai's maid who walked the dog and Yun Qiao's maid who walked the turtle got to know each other.
The news of Aunt Qiao walking her turtle spread throughout the Marquis's mansion.
Qiu Chan squatted in front of Yun Qiao's legs and tapped her calves.
Maybe she has been eating too much recently and has gained some weight. Yun Qiao is afraid that her legs will become too thick, so she asks Qiu Chan to beat them.
Qiu Chan and Yun Qiao said, "A few days ago, I couldn't get anything out of you. But the maid who was walking the dog got into trouble and she's in a bad mood. She complained to me a few times, and her words all reflected the eldest young lady's temper."
Cai is pregnant now and has a bad temper, but the eldest wife lets her do as she pleases. After all, Cai is pregnant with the eldest wife's legitimate child.
But the old lady values legitimate children the most.
Everyone worshipped Cai, and Cai's temper became even worse.
"I only heard that Cai had a bad temper. Did you ask about the child?"
"I asked a few questions, and they said he was naughty and disobedient. There were several times when the eldest young lady was taking a break, and he insisted on running over, saying something dangerous."
"Auntie, from what I hear, it seems like the child is acting like a madman."
Yun Qiao frowned. She was very curious about the child and really wanted to go and see him.
Let Qiu Chan continue to walk the turtle to find out the news.
It was no surprise that the news of raising turtles reached Chen Jingyan's ears. He became curious and came to Lanyuan again.
Perhaps Chen Jingyan and Li Yuan’s marriage was about to be finalized. Yun Qiao looked at Chen Jingyan again and always felt that something was not right.
Look at him, he no longer has the enthusiasm and good behavior of the past.
He became lazy and stopped caring about anything.
"I heard you have two turtles. Where are they? Let me see them."
Yun Qiao said lazily, "She's lying outside in the pool. If the Marquis wants to see her, just go and take a look."
"In a bad mood? Who provoked you again?"
Yun Qiao: "I am not feeling well today, so I am not in the mood to serve you, my Lord. Please don't be upset."
Chen Jingyan nodded and turned to look at the turtle.
After watching it, he praised Yunqiao, saying that the turtle was well-raised. Look at the turtle shell, it was glowing green...
Yun Qiao was too lazy to guess what he was thinking. She just lay there for a while and then got up and sent the maid to serve Chen Jingyan.
Seeing that she was not in good shape, Chen Jingyan sat here for a while, fed the turtle some food, and then left.
He was very busy during this period. When he came to Lanyuan occasionally, it was late at night and he left before dawn.
Knowing that Yun Qiao was walking her turtle, Li Yuan joined in the fun and went outside to buy a rabbit. They strolled around the garden with her and watched the pets and had fun.
"I say, Aunt Qiao, you're really weird. Women grow flowers and raise birds, but you keep turtles."
"But you little turtle are pretty cute."
Yun Qiao listened to Li Yuan's words, but her eyes were focused on the movements at the entrance of the garden. She whispered to Li Yuan privately, "The eldest young lady has several dogs. Now that she's pregnant, they can't be left around, so she's given them to the maids to take care of. But they're all in the garden. My cousin's rabbit is so cute, but you have to hold it carefully, or it might get bullied by the dogs."
“How dare I…?”
Li Yuan just said this.
Then he saw a black, half-grown dog running towards the rabbit in Li Yuan's arms.
People who have never owned a dog, or even those who have, will be afraid of seeing a strange dog.
Li Yuan was frightened.
Yun Qiao reached out and pushed her, luckily she managed to avoid the dogs. However, the rabbit in her arms was frightened and immediately jumped away, only to be bitten to death on the spot by several dogs that came from behind.
Li Yuan watched with his own eyes as his pet rabbit was torn to pieces and bitten to death by a dog, and he was so frightened that he stood there stunned.
"How could you let so many dogs into the garden? My daughter's golden rabbit cost over a hundred taels to buy."
The head maidservant serving Li Yuan pointed at the maidservant serving Cai and scolded her angrily.
The maidservant in front of Cai didn't dare to say more: "This, I didn't expect it. I have been walking the dog here all the time. This is my eldest young lady's beloved dog."
Li Yuan recovered from his shock.
He immediately said, "Come here, catch these dogs for me."
"I'm going to ask my aunt to make the decision for me..."
Yun Qiao watched Li Yuan leave, and the maid who was walking the dog took the opportunity to go to Cai's side.
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