New widow

"Bah, it's a big matter of marriage. Parents order a matchmaker. Do you have another woman in your heart? Then tell me, and I will find a matchmaker to marry you. As long as she is not the daughter of a high-ranking family, a woman on this street, As long as you like it, there's no one who won't marry you." Mother Zhang put her hands on her hips and said something that made Zhang Qing smile. Then the look on Zhang Qing's face changed slightly: "Mom, you don't have to worry about my marriage. Well, discuss with Dad where to buy a village. You and Dad will live in the village and buy a few people to serve you. Wherever you go, people will call you old lady and old lady. This blessing, I am even more blessed than having a good daughter-in-law."

Zhang's mother was smiling when she was told that, but she still wanted to blame her son, asking him to get married earlier, so that her worries would be solved. Zhang Qing listened to his mother's words and just said a few words with a smile. , when Zhang's mother returned to the house, Zhang Qing also came to the British Duke's Mansion.

The stone lion in front of the British Duke's Mansion was still as majestic. Zhang Qing did not go to the door. He knew that if he saw Song Zhen now, Song Zhen would probably still cry.

"Master Zhang." Aunt Wu's voice sounded. Zhang Qing looked up and saw a carriage parked beside him. Aunt Wu was lifting the curtain to look at him. Zhang Qing smiled and said: "Are you going to Where to go?"

"The Fifth Madam ordered us to send Madam Kuang some food, food and clothing to the prison." After saying this, Nanny Wu saw Zhang Qing sighing, and Nanny Wu also sighed softly: "Mr. Zhang, you are an official, can you Tell me, why did Madam Kuang do this?" How could Zhang Qing tell Aunt Wu? Do you want to tell Aunt Wu that Suqiao is different from others? But Nanny Wu already knew this, so Zhang Qing just smiled and said, "You go to the prison first."

"Our wife is such a good person." Mother Wu's tears fell again, and Zhang Qing couldn't help but sigh, yes, such a good person, but such a good person will also encounter all kinds of things, and Some things could even kill her.

Aunt Wu's carriage has gone away, and Zhang Qing has no other thoughts. Tomorrow, Su Du will go to the Nanyang Marquis Mansion to discuss with him. What else can be discussed? After all, what Suqiao challenged was the entire etiquette.

The cell where Su Qiao was located was fairly clean. Aunt Wu was led by the yamen to the cell. Looking at Su Qiao sitting on the bed with her eyes closed, tears almost fell from her eyes, but she could only choke. Then he called out: "Madam."

Su Qiao opened her eyes and saw Aunt Wu. Su Qiao smiled: "Why are you here?"

"The fifth wife asked me to bring you some food, food and clothing." The yamen servant had already opened the lock, and Grandma Wu walked in with the bundle in her arms.

"There's no need to bring these. I don't lack anything here." Suqiao's tone was still so calm. When Aunt Wu opened the bag, tears were already falling: "Don't say comforting words to me. In this prison, What kind of good place is this? Why don’t you want to take a step back?”

"I once thought about retreating, and I took many steps back." Su Qiao wanted to comfort Grandma Wu, but she put it down before her hand touched her: "But later I realized that step by step, I retreated. , in the end, there is no retreat.”

It is said that taking a step back will open up the world, but this sentence is for those who have taken the initiative. For people like Su Qiao, taking a step back will lead to the edge of the cliff. If you take a step back again, you will fall off the cliff. There is no other choice. Since she always had to fall off the cliff, Su Qiao chose another path, that is, taking that person with her and falling off the cliff together. Instead of falling off the cliff alone.

"At this moment, the fifth wife has no idea. I can only send some more money inside to make your life more comfortable." Aunt Wu took out the things in the bag one by one, including clothes and toiletries. stuff, and all kinds of cakes.

"Go back and thank Mrs. Wu for me." Su Qiao's words made Grandma Wu's tears fall even more urgently: "There is a restaurant like that here. I have already sent money to the restaurant. They will bring food in every day. Don't worry, those The food is whatever you like."

"Okay, don't cry anymore. Go back and see Zhen'er and tell her to listen carefully to Mrs. Wu's words. When she is filial, she will talk about the marriage." Before Su Qiao could finish her words, Aunt Wu had already knelt down to Su Qiao. Next: "Ms. Kuang, if you ask me to say this, it will hurt the girl's heart."

Of course, Suqiao knew that saying such words would hurt Song Zhen's heart, but the road would eventually come to an end, and the fate between herself and Song Zhen should come to an end. Suqiao looked down at Nanny Wu: "Get up, don't cry."

"I feel bad." Mother Wu only said these three words. The Yamen servant had already left and returned, urging at the door: "It's almost done, there are still a few months left."

Mother Wu only heard the last sentence, and her expression suddenly became panicked: "What do you mean, there are still so many months left?"

Su Qiao winked at the yamen servant, and then Su Qiao smiled at Nanny Wu and said, "I still have a few months before I leave prison." The yamen servant hesitated when he heard Su Qiao's words. He didn't say anything.

Aunt Wu knew what Su Qiao said, so she naturally tried to coax her. However, Aunt Wu could only bid farewell to Su Qiao with tears in her eyes, and left with empty baggage.

After Mother Wu left, the Yamen servant said to Su Qiao: "Ms. Kuang, why do you bother to coax her?"

"It's time to coax or not." Suqiao's tone was still so calm. Besides, Suqiao's voice seemed to be able to reach far away: "This matter is not something that can be dealt with how the prefect wants to be dealt with." How to deal with it.”

If this matter becomes such a big deal, the prefect will definitely report it exactly as it is. As for whether the memorial contains good or bad things, it depends on what the prefect thinks.

And all Suqiao could do was wait in this prison, waiting for the last chance to defend herself. This is why Suqiao walked into the prison so calmly. Although she was about to fall off the cliff, Suqiao still wanted to grab the small tree on the edge of the cliff to support herself in climbing up. It was just to see if her luck would improve. Suqiao opened her hands and smiled calmly.

When the housekeeper came to see Zhang Qing the next day, he brought Zhang Qing merchant's clothes. Not only that, he also asked Zhang Qing to put a beard on his lips.

"I haven't dressed up like this for many days. I still remember..." Zhang Qing put on his shirt, put on his beard, and said with a smile.

"This is what you have to bring in." The housekeeper handed a baggage to Zhang Qing: "You'd better remember the price of the things in here. Our third master asked for them by name."