pregnant woman legend

The prosperity of the Qiao family can be said to be a legend in Jiangling City.

Back then, the Qiao family was nothing more than a dilapidated scholarly family in the fashion of Mrs. Qiao's generation.Qiao Bonian failed in the rankings repeatedly, and his family was poor. He never got married in his twenties.It was at that time that he met Li Shi, the daughter of a distant relative, for the first time during the New Year's Eve, and a friendship developed thereafter.It's just that the woman's family disliked the poverty of Qiao's family and refused to agree to Qiao Bonian's marriage proposal, so the two secretly communicated behind their parents' backs.

Just when Qiao Bonian was studying hard for the beautiful woman, determined to stand out and win her home, the old man of the Qiao family left home in a hurry after receiving a letter.

Mrs. Qiao had been away for more than half a year, and when he came back, he actually brought back a pretty young woman—she was later Qiao Bonian's regular wife, Mrs. Gao, the biological mother of Qiao Zhining's siblings.

It turned out that when the old man of the Qiao family had a relationship with Gao's parents when he was young, after the Gao family prospered, the old man Qiao's arrogance broke out in his bones, and he did not want to accept the help of the Gao family, so he moved from the north to Jiangling City, and since then he has cut off his relationship with Gao. home connection.It wasn't until Qiao Bo's twenties that he was still unmarried, and Mrs. Qiao had no choice but to put on an old face and try to send a letter to Gao's family.

Gao's parents were overjoyed when they saw it, and quickly sent a reply letter, warmly inviting Mrs. Qiao to go to the north, and even sent the travel expenses together.Just as Mrs. Qiao was hesitating, another letter from the Gao family arrived in a hurry, and there was a loud thunder on a sunny day. It turned out that the Gao family had offended the local wealthy family and committed a crime.

Mrs. Qiao didn't have time to think about it, so she went to the north alone, thinking that it would be good if she could help a little.It was only expected that the only thing Old Master Qiao could do was to accept his friend's dying entrustment and secretly bring their only daughter back to Jiangling City.

After Mrs. Qiao came back, he asked Qiao Bonian to marry the Gao family.At that time, Qiao Bonian was inseparable from Li's family, how could he agree to it, besides, during the half a year that Mrs. Qiao was away, he had already married Li's family, so he was even more unwilling to agree.

It's just a matter of marriage, paying attention to the orders of the parents and the words of the matchmaker, which is what Qiao Bonian said no matter how unwilling he is, he can't beat his father. Besides, Mrs. Gao was born beautiful and spoiled since she was a child, so she is willing to enter Qiao's house. It was a great fortune, after a lot of twists and turns, Qiao Bo finally nodded his head and married the Gao family.

Gao was born in a wealthy family, and she was the only daughter of the Gao family. She was already a remarkable person in her boudoir, but after becoming Qiao Bonian's first wife, she began to show her extraordinary skills.She worked hard to persuade her father-in-law and husband, who were full of lofty spirits, to use the few precious jewelry that she had privately hidden when she left northern Xinjiang as capital, with the help of some of the contacts of the Gao family in the north and the previous alliance with the horse team that sold spices to the west. The love under his hand began to sell spices from north to south, and the profits were astonishing after changing hands.

The life of the Qiao family quickly improved.Qiao Bonian was still unable to let go of the reservedness of a scholar. He saw his wife show up in public only for the family's livelihood. After a lot of struggle, he finally abandoned his literature and went into business, and became a merchant. He officially became the head of the Qiao family.

However, in just over ten years, the Qiao family has become a big businessman in Jiangling City.Gao's wrist is high-end, both political and business circles have been opened up, and business is booming, but he has never been willing to direct behind Qiao Bonian's back, and has always been the face of the Qiao family's master in front of others.And once Qiao Bonian was able to control the entire Qiao family property, he would immediately retire, take care of his husband and teach his children at home, and become a wife of a rich family, never interfering in outside affairs.

Because of this, Qiao Bonian has always respected the Gao family very much.

During the time when the Qiao family made a fortune, several things happened.

When the Qiao family opened their second spice shop in Jiangling City, Mrs. Li came to the door with a big belly, saying that she was pregnant with Qiao Bonian's child.Mrs. Qiao was so angry that she almost beat Mrs. Qiao to death, but Mrs. Gao persuaded the furious father-in-law, and decided to take Mrs. Li as a child. This was later Qiao Bonian's second aunt.

In the winter of that year, the Li family gave birth to a son, named Qiao Zhiyuan.

Two years later, Gao became pregnant and gave birth to her eldest daughter, Qiao Zhijing.

Because Li Shi gave birth to Qiao's eldest son and had a relationship with Qiao Bonian in the poor and humble period, she thought she could beat Gao Shi, but she didn't expect that she was born in a small family and could not compare with Gao Shi. Madam was so suppressed that she didn't have a bright future at all.

So Li Shi resorted to a poisonous trick, although it was a lowly trick, and it was a small trick that a woman like Gao Shi would disdain for it, but it was very effective.

Out of a woman's intuition, Li noticed that Mrs. Qiao was not only very satisfied with Gao's daughter-in-law, but also loved her very much.When she inadvertently heard that Gao's appearance was extremely similar to her mother's, and that Gao's parents had found Mrs. Qiao's body after their death, Li's heart had a bold guess.

So she designed Mrs. Gao, and sent someone to trick Mrs. Gao into Mrs. Qiao's house when Mrs. Qiao was drunk.

After half a stick of incense, when Gao, who was described as a mess, ran out of Mrs. Qiao's yard in a hurry, this scene happened to be seen by Qiao Bonian who had just returned from outside.

What's even better is that two months later, Gao was diagnosed by the doctor as pregnant, and the date roughly coincided with the day when she entered her father-in-law's yard.

Li Shi covered her lips and smiled in the dark: God is helping me.What can I do at the hour of half a stick of incense?Of course she knew well that the child in Mistress Gao's womb belonged to Master Qiao, but Master Qiao didn't think so.The scene he saw that day was like five thunderbolts, blowing him out of his wits, but he couldn't jump out on the spot to blame his father and Gao.

Now that he heard that his wife was pregnant, Qiao Bonian locked himself up and got very drunk. After waking up, he never got close to Gao Shi's body again. With speech color.

After that, Mrs. Qiao became depressed and died soon after.

Later, when Mrs. Gao found out who the little girl who told her to go to her father-in-law's yard was for, she hated Mrs. Li madly, but she couldn't explain it to her husband.Furthermore, even if it was explained, would Qiao Bonian believe it?

So Gao took revenge on Li.She made the decision to take several good concubines for Qiao Bonian, and supported the beautiful fourth aunt to compete with the Li family.When Qiao Bonian was down and out in his early years, he devoted himself to the Li family. Now that he has several beautiful concubines, he has become indifferent to the Li family. Later, the fourth aunt gave birth to two sons and a daughter one after another. In his house, he objected to Fourth Aunt's doting on her tightly.

Moreover, the eldest son, Qiao Zhiyuan, has a dull personality. Although he has been learning the way of doing business with Qiao Bonian, he is still difficult to take on the big responsibility. On the contrary, the two sons born by the fourth aunt are smart and handsome, and they are quite loved by Master Qiao.So Mrs. Li hated Mrs. Gao to the bottom of her heart.

Originally, Mrs. Gao firmly controlled the inner house of the Qiao family, no matter how much the second aunt and fourth aunt made trouble, it was impossible to turn the world upside down.Unexpectedly, due to the twists and turns of the world, Mrs. Gao suddenly died of a sudden illness, which immediately disrupted the delicate balance of Qiao's inner house.

Both the Li family and the fourth aunt Zhang's family knew that as long as they could be helped by Master Qiao to become the stepmother, the son they gave birth to would become the legitimate son. Even if the status was still inferior to Qiao Zhining's, they would still be able to share a large amount of property when the family was separated in the future.

The Li family and the Zhang family then searched for an opportunity to fight each other in the inner house, and flattered Qiao Bonian, only hoping that Master Qiao could fulfill his wish.

If you have never tasted the taste of wealth, you will not think of how unbearable the life of common people in the past was.More than ten years of pampered life made Li Shi forget who she was. She was blinded by gold and jade, and was blinded by the flattery and flattery of servants and servants. unstoppable.

She wanted more, not just a large amount of property that could be obtained, she wanted all of Qiao's family.

Therefore, when Mrs. Li accidentally saw Wu Zhenming, the teacher invited by Fourth Aunt for Seventh Brother, she had another plan in her heart.

The Li family bribed Wu Zhenming to make him try every means to seduce Qiao Zhijing, the eldest lady of the Qiao family, and then bought the eldest maid, Cai Biao, and the two little girls who served by Miss Qiao one after another, promising benefits, and even promised that Cai Biao would let her give it to her in the future. As the young master Qiao Zhiyuan became a concubine, she began her careful planning that lasted for more than two years.

If Mrs. Gao was still around, no one would dare to lay their minds on Qiao Zhijing and Qiao Zhining. Even if their siblings were naive, their status in Qiao's mansion would be unshakable.But after Mrs. Gao passed away, the entire inner house was firmly controlled by Mrs. Li and Mrs. Zhang, and most of the confidantes left by Mrs. Gao were cleared out one after another. Today, Mrs. Li has the guts to plot against the sons and daughters of the Qiao family, let alone , She knew well how much Master Qiao disliked Qiao Zhining, and he didn't even like Qiao Zhijing very much.

If things come to pass, not only Mrs. Gao's two children will suffer, but even the Fourth Aunt will be included in her calculations. At that time, the entire property of the Qiao family will definitely fall into the hands of Mrs. Li.

Things developed as Li Shi expected.Qiao Zhijing really took the bait, and began to have a secret relationship with Wu Zhenming in private. Despite some struggles, Qiao Zhijing finally agreed to elope with Wu Zhenming before the wedding.After learning about it, Mrs. Li immediately ordered her confidants to cooperate secretly, and successfully "sent" the pair of little mandarin ducks out of Qiao's residence.

On the second day when the incident happened, Master Qiao, who was furious, ordered people to go out to find someone to arrest, and at the same time sent someone to Xiangfu to find out the other party's tone. He said that Miss Qiao's family was slightly ill, and if the wedding could be postponed for a few days , and perhaps there is still hope of saving everything.It's a pity that Xiangfu's mother's attitude is clear, and it's not waiting for someone to clarify in the future that she has blocked the way forward.The man had no choice but to say a few perfunctory words and returned home in embarrassment.

Qiao Bonian has no choice but to pin his idea on Qiao Zhiying, the third sister of the Qiao family who has reached the age of marriage negotiation.

Qiao Zhiying is also the daughter of the fourth aunt, hearing this matter, she is very willing in her heart.After all, the Xiang family is not like an ordinary family, even if it is a substitute marriage, it is good. A daughter from a concubine can climb up to become a regular wife in Xiang's mansion. This is a blessing that has been cultivated for several lifetimes!And once the matter is accomplished, the status of Fourth Auntie will definitely rise, and it will be a matter of an instant to be strengthened as a successor.

At this time, Mrs. Zhang didn't know that it was all in Mrs. Li's calculations.

Qiao Zhiying's maidservant was named Yingge'er, her mother had received favors from the Li family in the early years, but very few people knew about it.Mrs. Li asked for repayment with kindness, and promised great benefits, and Parrot agreed.

So the girl whispered in Qiao Zhiying's ear: I heard that Master Xiang has a violent personality and often beats and scolds his servants; man.Now the eldest lady refuses to marry him and ran away with others. For such a good person as the third lady, it is really worthless if she marries such a man!

Qiao Zhiying was already worried about this sudden marriage, and the parrot went out to "inquire" about Xiang's family all day long, and when she came back, she lavished nonsense, belittling Xiang Jing Xing as an inhumane person, Qiao Zhiying, who lived in the boudoir, actually believed it, so she felt rebellious, and ran to Si Yiniang crying and complained that she didn't want to marry Xiang Jingxing.

Fourth Yiniang naturally refused, and called Brother Parrot to teach her a lesson, telling her to take good care of the master and not to cause any trouble.After a round of suppression, Qiao Zhiying just settled down.

Originally, Qiao Zhiying had a reckless personality and didn't really understand reason. The fourth aunt lived comfortably these past few years, and even Qiao Zhiying became arrogant. Although she was suppressed by her mother at this moment, she was unwilling to be reconciled, so Parrot took the opportunity to be by her side He murmured, and said: "Second Master Ning is still locked up in the ancestral hall. He looks so similar to the eldest lady. If you just let him marry on your behalf, won't there be no such thing as the third lady?"

Besides, even if things break out, what can the Xiang family do with us for a wealthy family like our Qiao family?It's just a matter of paying some money and returning Second Master Ning, and if there is any loss, the third lady doesn't have to lose all of her life's happiness.

After Qiao Zhiying heard it, she first scolded Brother Ying for being stupid, and she could say such absurd words, but later, she also changed her mind.Seeing that the wedding was going to be the next day, thinking of Qiao Zhining's innocence and simplicity, and remembering Master Qiao's indifference towards him, Qiao Zhiying finally got mad, and decided to follow Parrot's plan.

So that night, under the "instruction" of the third sister, Brother Ying and the maidservant who had been bribed early in the morning made Qiao Zhining dizzy and dumb, and got him out of the ancestral hall. Put on the good embroidered shoes for Qiao Zhining, and when the auspicious dawn came, he helped Qiao Zhining out who was still in a daze.

Qiao Zhining didn't respond at all when she went out to cry for marriage, and her body was so soft that she could only rely on Xi Niang to support her. Although Qiao Bonian was not happy, he thought that the third sister was unwilling to get married, just like the fourth aunt Zhang. It's embarrassing to my parents, but I never thought of going elsewhere.The bride had been told earlier that the bride was not in good health, at this moment she was just panting from exhaustion, but she didn't feel suspicious.

In this way, Qiao Zhining was put on a sedan chair in a muddle-headed manner, and married into Xiang's mansion.

And Brother Parrot married with the master, on the one hand because of her status as Qiao Zhiying's maidservant, on the other hand because she listened to Mrs. Li's words, in order to avoid the ensuing turmoil in Qiao's mansion, she will be taken back later.

It should be said that although the Li family came from a small family, this plan is really not simple.And coincidentally, a distant relative of the Li family used to work in the Xiang family. After Xiang Jing Xing left home and caused a disturbance, Mrs. Liu dismissed all her insiders. Leaving her mouth open, Li Shi remembered Xiang Jing Xing's love for men in her heart.

At that time, the Xiangqiao family hadn't gotten married yet, and when Qiao Zhijing was settled by the Xiang family, Li's family was even more unwilling to talk about it. She was all waiting to see Mrs. Gao's jokes, but she didn't expect that this point would be taken into account by her now. In a new round of planning.

Li could understand that as long as Qiao Zhining was sent to the Xiang family's gate, no matter whether he would be ruined by Xiang Jingxing or whether the Xiang family would let him go, once this matter broke out, Qiao Zhining's reputation would be ruined. destroyed.In addition, Mr. Qiao has never liked this son, so it is expected that Qiao Zhining would be immediately removed as the heir of the Qiao family.

In this way, if the matter that became hot in Sanjie's mind was exposed again, Qiao Zhiying would become the scapegoat, and the implicated Fourth Aunt and his two sons would be finished.

Master Xiang has only four sons in total. After these actions, the Qiao family will undoubtedly fall into the hands of Qiao Zhiyuan. real master.

Logically speaking, there is nothing wrong with Li's thinking, but she is limited by her background after all, her vision is narrow and shallow, and she is completely inferior to Mrs. Gao's vision.Although she can live like a fish in water in the inner house, once she looks outside, it is not as simple as she imagined.

There were three mistakes and omissions in the whole plan, enough to kill her.

One is Wu Zhenming who was bribed by the Li family to secretly seduce Qiao Zhijing.Although forced to earn a living, Wu Zhenming has a very different face from ordinary scholars, but after all, he is also a shameless person, and later on he also developed true feelings for the gentle and innocent Qiao Zhijing. She eloped late at night, but in the end she didn't abandon her according to Li Shi's request. She would rather not get the reward promised by Li Shi, but actually ran away with Qiao Zhijing.

The second is that the Li family misread the invisible forces of the Xiang family.Because of the low-key behavior of the Xiang family, even Mrs. Gao didn't know that Mrs. Liu's natal family was a wealthy official in the capital. It is completely incomparable to the upstart Qiao family.

The Li family, who was born in a small family, couldn't see this at all. Years of rich life dazzled her eyes and made her think highly of herself. She thought that the Xiang family was just slightly stronger than the Qiao family of merchants. Forget it, and the master of the Qiao family has been operating in the Jiangling officialdom for many years. If there is any conflict between the two families, it can be settled with more money.

It was this almost stupid and superficial idea that became the biggest loophole in this plan. Shi Li never dreamed that if the Xiang family, who had been underestimated by her for many years, really showed his power, the little Qiao family would have to wait for death.If Mrs. Li knew this, she wouldn't be so bold as to arrange for Qiao Zhining to marry into the Xiang family.

The third point is that Mrs. Li underestimated Qiao Bonian, the master of the Qiao family.The eldest daughter fled privately, the third daughter who married on her behalf escaped again, and the legitimate son who was supposed to be locked up in the ancestral hall was sent to Xiang's house as a bride... The inner house was so smoky and chaotic, the person in charge Both the second aunt and the fourth aunt in the hospital couldn't escape the relationship.On the other hand, looking back at all of this, everything was accomplished, and it was the eldest son Yifang who benefited the most. Qiao Bonian almost didn't need to investigate any more, so he turned his angry eyes on Mrs. Li.

Qiao Bonian usually doesn't care much about the affairs of the inner house, but the situation has reached this stage, how can he stay out of it? !

After a lot of flirting, Mrs. Li first believed that there was no excuse left and refused to admit it, until Qiao Bonian killed almost half of the servants involved in the inner house, and they all confessed Only then did Li Shi know that the matter had been exposed.

Mrs. Li is short-sighted and stupid. Although Qiao Bonian is not a great person, he still has some sharp eyesight. Only after some beatings and scoldings did he wake up this stupid woman, Mrs. Li. It wasn't until this time that Li Shi knew what kind of catastrophe she had caused by her clever means.

When he was able to get up, Li Shi almost immediately started packing up his clothes and trying to escape.Now that the Qiao family has become a place of right and wrong, it is right to run away before Xiang's family gets into trouble.

But before Li's wishful thinking was dialed, the doors of the entire small courtyard were sealed by Qiao Bonian's order, and no one was allowed to enter or leave.Li Shi finally despaired and began to kneel in the yard and cry loudly.

At this moment, Qiao Bonian was sitting in the flower hall of the main courtyard, with a solemn body and a frosty face, quietly waiting for the storm to come.

No matter what, I have to keep the Qiao family alive.

Qiao Bonian sat from the blue sky to the dark night, but still no one came to the door, and the same happened the next day.

Master Qiao finally couldn't sit still any longer, so he left his confidant and sneaked out to check around the house, but he didn't see anything unusual, and he couldn't help feeling suspicious.

After thinking about it again and again, Qiao Bonian was still in doubt, not sure what Xiang Jia meant. Just as he was suffering from sleepless nights and eating and drinking, the day for the bride to return home came.