Bend Over [ 折腰 ] - Chapter 156

[Chapter 154]

Xiao Qiao seemed to have fallen asleep for a long time.

In the dream, she felt that her whole body was empty and very relaxed. It was as if she had returned to her previous life. She was not Qiao’s daughter, but a spoiled child around her parents. She had no burdens and no responsibilities. She could do whatever she wanted, and she was herself.

It’s been a long time since I felt this way.

She didn’t even want to wake up, she just wanted to stay in this dream.

But deep in her heart, she seemed to be fettered, she was entangled and inextricably linked, and after all, she could not be completely released.

She kept telling herself that she had to wake up.

She struggled and finally woke up and heard anxious voices in her ears.

The voice was vague at first, but gradually became clearer.

It’s my brother’s voice.

“How’s my elder sister?”

“Don’t worry, Young Master Qiao. The lady should be too tired. If you rest for a few days, you should be able to recover…”

Xiao Qiao’s eyelids moved.

It turned out to be only a moment, the feeling in the dream is so long…

“She just fainted! Didn’t you see

it?” Concerned, Qiao Ci raised the volume.

Xiao Qiao slowly opened her eyes and found herself lying on the bed with Qiao Ci beside her, blushing and shouting at the bewildered military doctor.

“Look, Young Master Qiao, the lady is awake!” The

military doctor wiped his sweat and said in surprise.

Qiao Ci turned her head and saw that Xiao Qiao was really awake. She flew over and held her hand tightly: “Sister, you are awake! How are you? You fainted suddenly just now, and it scared me…”

Xiao Qiao felt very weak and calmed down: “I’m fine, as the military doctor said, just a little tired. I’ll rest for a while, don’t worry…”

Qiao Cifang breathed a sigh of relief: “Sister You have a good rest. My brother-in-law pursued the Xiongnu personally, and he should be able to return soon.”

After the city siege was resolved, Wei Shao’s army continued to pursue the Xiongnu northward, while the Qiang soldiers and Lei Yan’s defenders brought by Qiao Ci temporarily stayed in place.

Xiao Qiao smiled and nodded.

Suddenly, there were hurried footsteps outside the door, and then, Jia Xi’s voice came over: “Miss, Yuyang has come to report urgently, something has happened at home!”

… In the middle of the

night, the ancestral hall caught fire, and the Zhu family was trapped in the house. The inside was severely burned, and the spiritual seat of her husband and eldest son was tightly held in her arms. When the servants risked her death to rescue her from the fire, she kept saying, “The Huns are here! I will protect the temple! The Huns are here! I will protect the temple!”

Mrs. Xu had fallen ill before. , was sent to Wuji City, which was closer to where she was used to living, to recuperate. The servants did not dare to disturb her with the news, so they sent it to Xiao Qiao.

…

the time has to go back to seven or eight days ago.

Finally, the Zhu family couldn’t bear the torment, and returned to the Wei family in Yuyang from Fanyang.

The demeanor and tone of voice Qiao Nv had when she left Fan Yang that day made Zhu feel incomparable pressure.

An idea came to her mind: what Qiao Nv can do, she can do better. She is the mistress of the Wei family, and she must not let Qiao Nv go down, let alone let Madam Xu and her son despise her.

It was because of this thought that she suppressed the fear in her heart, and under the impulse, she set foot on the way back as the guardian of the Wei family and wanted to live and die with the Wei family.

When she returned to Wei’s house, the news about the siege of Shanggu in Yuyang City was getting worse day by day.

She naturally hated the Huns, and hoped that the Wei family soldiers in Shanggu could hold on to the moment when her son led the troops back.

But soon, when the people of Yuyang heard rumors that it was Nv Qiao who took over Mrs. Xu’s position and stayed in Shanggu to motivate the sergeants to defend the city, and Nv Qiao’s younger brother attracted reinforcements from the Qiang soldiers, at that time, Mrs. Zhu was stunned. , once again suffered a heavy blow.

She understood that in the past, her son regarded that Qiao Nv as pearls and jade. After this battle, if she defended Shanggu, then in the future, in her son’s mind, Qiao Nv would not be able to hold even half an inch of her own.

She felt hopeless, angry, and miserable, and she slept through the night, and deep down, in the end, she even crawled out of a dark thought that terrified herself.

She hopes that Shanggu City will be broken and Yuyang City will be broken, so that all of Qiao’s scheming will be in vain, and she can forever exist in her son’s heart as the guardian of the Wei family, even if she dies, with her son, from now on After that, his status as a mother will no longer be shaken by half.

Zhu Shi was deeply seized by such a thought, as if struck by a demon, unable to extricate himself any longer. Over and over, she fantasized about the destruction of Yuyang City. When the beast-like Huns rushed into the city gate to kill and loot, at that moment, she would firmly guard the gate of Weijiajia Temple with her own body, and let her son, Madam Xu and all Wei The family sergeants saw that she, the Zhu family, was the mistress who could really live and die with the Wei family.

That moment will be the most glorious moment in her life.

She no longer felt fear, but looked forward to that moment more and more feverishly. She was all ready.

Just the day before yesterday, the news about the difficulty of defending the city in Shanggu spread to Yuyang again. Since the Xiongnu invaded the south, the depressing atmosphere over Yuyang has reached unprecedented tension.

Huang Li said that she ran out of the house disheveled and ran towards the ancestral hall. She kept shouting, “The Huns are calling,” and ran to the ancestral hall. She chased everyone out and bolted them. The door, and shortly afterward, the fire came up from the ancestral hall.

…

When Xiao Qiao hurried back to Yuyang, Yuyang was already spreading the news that the princes returned to the valley, and the Huns were defeated and retreated.

Zhu Shi was seriously injured by the fire, almost beyond recognition, lying there dying, his eyes empty.

Xiao Qiao brought a bowl of medicine and called her by the bed. Zhu Shi didn’t respond at first, but after a long time, as if he was awakened, he slowly fixed his eyes on Xiao Qiao’s face, stared at her for a long time, and suddenly sat up straight from the bed, pinching his hands. Joe’s neck.

“The Huns! The Huns! I’m the mistress of the Wei family! With me here, you can’t even think of entering my Wei family’s ancestral hall for half a step-” She murmured vaguely and gritted

her teeth with a strange light in her eyes.

On the side, Huang Li and others turned pale in shock, shouting “I can’t make it”, and hurriedly rushed up to stop them.

Zhu Shi’s strength was unusually strong, and three or four people pulled and tugged at the side before finally breaking her hands from Xiao Qiao’s neck.

Zhu Shi grabbed his hands in the air for a moment, his eyes turned white for a while, and then he fell back, his body curled up in pain, and his mouth kept moaning and moaning.

The medicine bowl smashed to the ground, and Xiao Qiao lay on the ground and coughed.

Huang Li hurriedly came to help her.

Xiao Qiao covered her neck and waved her hand: “Go take care of her…”

Suddenly, there was a rush of footsteps outside, and then the door was pushed open.

Xiao Qiao turned her head and saw Wei Shao appearing at the door.

The armor on his body was not removed, and the corners of his robes were stained with blood.

“Men!”

Huang Li and the others were startled, then hurried up to meet them, kneeling on both sides, bowing their heads and not daring to make another sound.

Wei Shao’s eyes fell on Zhu Shi’s body on the bed, and his figure was fixed, and he rushed in immediately, passing in front of Xiao Qiao, almost rushing to the bed.

“Mother!”

His voice trembled slightly.

“Where’s the doctor? Where’s the doctor? Where are the people?”

he roared sharply.

“Hey man, the doctor was by the lady’s side last night, so he just went out to take a break. The maid will call him

now—” Huang Hao quickly got up from the ground and went out to call someone in a hurry.

“Shao’er, is that you? You’re back—”

Zhu Shi slowly opened his puffy eyelids, his eyes stayed on Wei Shao’s face for a moment, and he raised his hand laboriously, trying to touch his face.

“Mother, my son is not filial. It’s too late to let my mother suffer like this!”

Wei Shao held Zhu’s hand wrapped around the medicine belt, and his voice was low.

“I’m fine, Shao’er, don’t worry about me…” Zhu shi’s eyes showed a gratifying light, with a satisfied smile at the corner of his mouth, he murmured, “The Huns are calling and breaking the gate of Yuyang City, they want to fight Our ancestors of the Wei family are unfavorable, so I will swear to protect the family temple and never let the Huns succeed…”

Wei Shao bowed his head, his back and shoulders twitched slightly, and his voice choked: “My son knows… I know, mother don’t say it. I

‘m fine!” Zhu Shi’s eyes suddenly fell on Xiao Qiao who was behind Wei Shao, her whole body tightened, and she pointed at Xiao Qiao and said, “Tell her to go out! I Don’t see her—”

She frowned, gritted her teeth, and sighed loudly.

“Relax, mother!” Wei Shao tried his best to comfort her.

“Shao’er! You still protect her—she is a Huns! Huns! My Wei family can’t tolerate Huns!”

Zhu Shi’s eyes turned white, and his whole body was shaking constantly.

Wei Shao turned around and cast a pleading glance at Xiao Qiao.

His eyes were red, and there were faint tears.

Xiao Qiao nodded at him, slowly backed away, backed to the door, turned around and stepped out.

She returned to the Westinghouse and sat alone for a long time by the candlelight.

Chunniang was still in Fanyang with Philip, and if she didn’t pick it up, she wouldn’t come back for a while.

…

When the next day dawned, when Wei Shao returned to the Westinghouse, the room was already empty.

The maid said that the maid had gone all night without end last night.

The female gentleman also left a sentence, asking the male gentleman to rest assured that she will take good care of her grandmother.

…

it is a good place to raise people. After Mrs. Xu was sent here, her condition gradually improved.

When Xiao Qiao passed by, her spirit was much better than before.

Half a month later, when the news of Zhu Shi’s death came, Madam Xu was able to get up and take a walk in the courtyard with the help of Xiao Qiao.

After hearing the news, she was silent for a while, and then said, “Confused people are also pitiful people.”

[End of This Chapter]