Bend Over [ 折腰 ] - Chapter 159

[Chapter 157]

Wei Shao didn’t know how he had fallen drunk so quickly.

Before tonight, he had no way of knowing that the threshold of the original East County Qiao family was not as he had thought before, and that “father-in-law” was not so difficult to say once he called out.

Everything that happens is taken for granted.

When he was helped into the room by Little Joe and fell on the soft bed under him, he vaguely knew in his heart that the room he was in at the moment was the boudoir where Little Joe had been living before marrying him, and the time of her former girlhood that he could not get close to was spent in this room that emitted a faint fragrance, and he felt deeply intoxicated.

His eyes were closed, hazy, and his ears seemed to hear the whispers of her and Chunniang, and then he felt her sitting beside him, wiping his face and palms for him with warm wipes.

This feeling made him feel extra at ease.

It was as if a walker who had been carrying a heavy burden on the lone walk, just tonight, he finally arrived at the end, although full of dust and tired, but at the end, there was her waiting and companionship.

Since that day, the uneasiness that had been lingering in his mind since he suddenly learned that she was going back to The East County made him feel as if he was about to be abandoned by her, and at this moment, he suddenly and completely left him.

He felt incomparably stable and full in his heart, and his limbs were full of skeletons, inside and out, and he completely relaxed, and immediately fell asleep.

The next day, Wei Shao slept until the end of the day, and finally sobered up.

He opened his eyes, and a silver-red soft luo brocade tent was printed into the curtain, the curtain was half hanging, and under the golden hook hung a pair of purple fish-shaped sachets, which emitted light incense, which echoed with a bunch of purple chrysanthemums inserted in the white porcelain bottle on the window case.

He sat up slowly, looked around, looked at the elegant furnishings in her boudoir, and then got up to open the door, and there was a waiting Chunniang who came in with a servant to serve him.

“What about the lady?” Wei Shao asked.

“It’s getting better today, the little lady can’t be closed in the house, and the lady takes her to play in the garden.” So the maid went to summon the lady? Wei Shao

told her not to have to, he slowly searched for it, turned the veranda, and faintly heard a burst of laughter coming with the wind.

He stopped in front of a flower window hole, and through the hollowed-out flower window, he saw little Joe and the young woman who was slightly older than her who had come to the door to greet him last night sitting side by side under the flower shade, with a mat spread out in front of her feet, and Philip climbed on top of it, and sat opposite a boy who looked to be three or two years old, surrounded by four or five servant women.

Wei Shao knew that the young woman should be her sister Big Joe. He saw that Little Joe and her were very close, extremely intimate, the two seemed to be whispering, and they didn’t know what was said, she smiled softly and fell on Big Joe, and the little daughter’s mood jumped into her eyes.

The sunlight sifted down from the gap in the flower shade, and the stars fell on Xiao Qiao’s face and body, her eyes shining, her laughter like a silver bell, and her face was like a flower. For a moment, Wei Shao seemed to capture in her smile a carefree feeling that only when Fei Fei laughed, people couldn’t help but want to laugh with her.

She had stayed with him for several years, and he had tasted her gentleness and understanding, which made him feel very fond of her, but until this moment, he knew for the first time that she could laugh so lively, with the rambling mood of a little daughter.

Wei Shao stopped behind the window and looked at her silently, not coming any closer.

……

After the meal was over, Lei Yan and the others came and waited outside the Qiao Mansion.

Wei Shao was also ready to leave.

Little Joe sent him out the door and finally stopped at the side of the wall. Wei Shao hugged Phi Fei and kissed her on the cheek several times, clinging to her.

Little Qiao smiled and said, “Husband, don’t worry too much, I will take care of Phi Phi.” Wei Shao

stared at his daughter, his eyes were gentle and infinite, and finally gently rubbed her soft hair, handed her to Chunniang, and then his gaze fell on Xiao Qiao’s face, and he wanted to stop talking.

“Does the husband still have instructions?” Little Joe smiled.

Wei Shao paused for a moment, “Now that you’re back, you can stay in peace, but you can stay longer.” If I am free, I will come here to see you and Philippi. If you want to go back, wait for me, and I will personally send you back.

Little Joe smiled, “Good, Thank you.”

“You fight fiercely, and you have to take care of yourself when you are outside.” She stared at him and spoke softly again.

Wei Shao nodded, his fingers moved slightly, and his arm was about to be raised, when he heard Xiao Qiao say again, “Thank you very much last night.” I knew my father hadn’t been so happy in a long time. Wei Shao

was silent for a moment and said, “My father-in-law is blind in both eyes, and maybe Bai Shi Shu can still be cured in this world.” I will send someone to look for it as soon as possible.

Xiao Qiao said, “Sokafu Jun bothered.” All

along, whenever he did something for her, no matter how small it was, she would not forget to thank him.

Wei Shao had become accustomed to the way she talked to herself, and she had never felt anything wrong with it before.

For some reason, at this moment, he suddenly felt that her one-by-one “So fu jun” sounded so harsh.

In his mind, he couldn’t help but think of her rambling smile under the shade of the morning flowers, hesitated slightly, moved a little closer to her, and lowered his voice: “Brutal, we are husband and wife… In the future, you will be in front of me, you can do whatever you want, you don’t have to see me, and you don’t have to thank me for everything…”

He felt that he was a bit clumsy, as if he couldn’t express what he wanted, and stopped slightly hastily and looked at her.

Little Qiao seemed to be frightened, and then smiled, raised his eyes and said softly, “Good.” I remembered. ”

……

Lady Qiao Pingding and Big Qiao sent Wei Shao out of the gate.

Wei Shao asked Qiao Ping to stay.

Qiao Ping drank too much last night, and this morning he just got up, but his spirit looked very good, he was radiant, and smiled: “It is rare that you come, originally I wanted to keep you for a little longer no matter what, but I heard my daughter say that you are in Luoyang, and I am not good enough to stay any longer, and I can only hope that the next time you come to live longer.” Today, no matter what, I’m going to send you out of town.

Wei Shao hurriedly resigned. Qiao Ping insisted.

Lady Ding smiled and said, “The prince has only left after one night in a hurry, but don’t brush up on the county prince’s heart before leaving.” He had difficulty riding a horse, but there was no obstacle to riding. The car was ready and it was outside. Wei Shao

looked at Xiao Qiao, saw her smile, slightly bowed her head, and had to say, “There is Father-in-law Lao.”

Xiao Qiao helped his father to the carriage, instructed some of the stewards accompanying him, stood at the door to send him off, watched Wei Shao turn back on the horse several times, the figure of the group gradually became smaller, and finally disappeared into sight with the carriage carrying his father.

……

Qiao Ping sent Wei Shao all the way out of the West City Gate and went to another ten miles. Wei Shao dismounted and repeatedly asked him to return to the city, Qiao Square stopped, ordered the man to help himself off the carriage, and smiled: “I have some words, I wanted to tell you in person, but I have never found an opportunity before.” I finally saw you yesterday, and I don’t want you to go on the road again today. Take this opportunity, can you tell us about it? Wei Shao

said, “Father-in-law don’t have to be polite, please.” He took Qiao Ping’s hand and led him to the side of the road.

Lei Yan saw that Qiao Ping was supposed to talk to the prince privately, and ordered the entourage to return to the team, leading the far side waiting.

Wei Shao said, “What does my father-in-law command, but it doesn’t hurt to talk about it.”

Qiao Ping turned his face and let Wei Shao lead himself to face north.

Wei Shao didn’t understand, but did what he said.

Qiao Ping faced the wind blowing northward into the wilderness, so he knelt on his knees and prostrated himself with his forehead, paying a deep salute.

Wei Shao was stunned and said, “What does my father-in-law mean?” After

Qiao Ping finished prostrating his head, Fang got up from the ground and solemnly said, “On behalf of the people of my Qiao family, I bow to the heroic spirits of General Xianhuya and Brother Shilling, and I dare not ask for forgiveness, but only then do I prostrate, but out of my gratitude, for the old lady, and for the tolerance of the prince.” Wei Shao

turned his head and looked at a vast wilderness facing north, closed his lips and said nothing, and his look became solemn.

Qiao Ping said slowly, “First of all, the fault of my Qiao family caused the death of General Xianhuya’s father and son, and the old pain has not disappeared, and now because of my negligence, I almost caused General Wei Liang to suffer, the guilt in my heart is really indescribable, and the generosity of the prince has made me even more self-conscious, first I returned my brother’s head so that he could be buried in his entire body…”

“Father-in-law don’t have to worry,” Wei Shao said lightly, “I am not a tolerant person.” The reason why you and I can stand here today is because of barbarism.

Qiao Ping let out a long breath in his chest and said, “This is what I want to say to the prince.” At the beginning, my brother was the master and used marriage to seek favor with the Wei clan, not only with the idea of eliminating the resentment of that year, but also wanted to take advantage of the power of the prince to protect Yanzhou under the siege of strong enemies. My eldest brother was shrewd, but in the beginning, I was reluctant to marry my daughter in such a hurry. I was the only one under my knees, and after her mother died, I had nothing else to ask for, but I only hoped that she would be able to marry as she wished in the future, win the love of her husband, and have a smooth life, which was my greatest wish. After the situation is not controlled by my strength, I have no choice but to marry her to the prince…”

Wei Shao slowly turned his head and looked at Qiao Ping.

Qiao Ping was also unaware and continued, “I don’t hide it either. The Wei Qiao and Wei Qiao families have formed such a deep mustard, if they put themselves in each other’s shoes, I wonder if I can’t be able to treat the daughter of the family kindly. I was married for the first time, and for a while, I was extremely concerned…”

“Prince, you don’t know, she has been pampered by me and her mother since she was a child, and after her mother unfortunately left early, I regarded her as a pearl in my hand, and in the upbringing, I would inevitably fail in my duties.” I am afraid that after she gets married, she will not be able to fulfill her mother’s morals, let alone marry well with her husband’s family. What I did not expect was that Madame Xu was so kind and loving, took care of her a lot, and was even more humbled by the emperor’s qualifications, treating her thoughtfully, and now because of her words, the prince put down the matter and personally sent her home, all of which made me feel relieved, but also ashamed, not to spit unhappy, it turned out that my doubts at the beginning were all just my own heart, living in the belly of others!

Wei Shao was silent.

Qiao Ping sighed, “I was a useless person, and now I only have a remnant of my body, life and death, honor and humiliation, for me it is just a cloud of smoke, the only one who can’t put it down is my daughter.” She is stoic by nature, even if she has troubles in her heart, she never spits out half a word in front of me, lest she provoke me to worry about my stomach, which is why I feel more sorry. Although I am blind and cannot see the countenance of the prince because I am blind, I know the majesty of the prince in all its grace and magnificence. Therefore, I take this opportunity to solemnly entrust the rest of my daughter’s life to you. I know that the prince, not the thing in the pool, if one day the golden scales turn into a dragon, I hope that the prince can take care of the love of the knot, and shelter the joy of the barbarian life on my behalf, I am here, I am grateful! After

Qiao Ping finished speaking, he made a long stroke toward Wei Shao.

Wei Shao was shocked and rushed to support him.

Qiao Ping stood up straight, smiled, and said, “So I’ll send you here.” It is hoped that the prince will calm the world as soon as possible and return the people to a peaceful and prosperous world. ”

……

Wei Shao sat on the back of the horse, watching qiao Ping’s carriage gradually disappear from sight, and after a long time, Fang turned the horse’s head and headed west.

In the evening, there are still dozens of miles away from the front inn, and if you hurry up, you can almost arrive before dark.

Wei Shao was moving more and more slowly, as if he was absent-minded.

Lei Yan had already sensed his abnormality, and although he had doubts in his heart, he did not ask any questions, but only slowed down.

There were still about ten miles away from the caravan, Wei Shao suddenly stopped his horse on the side of the road and said to Lei Yan, “You take someone to the front inn to settle down, and wait for me to come back!”

Saying that, without much explanation, the horse turned around, clamped the horse’s belly, drank lowly, his crotch, under the BMW received the master’s message, was limited for half a day, at this moment finally able to let go of the horse’s hoof, accompanied by a cheerful hiss, immediately spread the hoof, galloping forward.

Under the astonished gaze of Lei Yan and Yi gan’s entourage, Wei Shao was alone and on a horse, and his back quickly disappeared into the thick twilight in the distance.

……

Wei Shao returned to the front of the East County Gate, the sky was already dark, the city gate lieutenant heard the call to the gate, climbed to the head of the city, and by the light of the fire staff, recognized that it was Wei Shao, who had just been sent out by the county guard during the day, was surprised, and busied himself with ordering people to open the key.

Wei Shao walked through the slowly opening gates, along the empty streets under the moonlight, and sped towards the Qiao family.

……

After dinner, Mrs. Ding and Big Joe came to Little Joe’s room with carp in their arms.

Mrs. Ding and Chunniang do needlework. The two sisters, Big Joe and Little Joe, talked while playing with Carp and PhiPhi.

The laughter in the room continued, and when the music was harmonious, suddenly, there was a sound of footsteps outside the door, and a servant woman pushed the door and probed in: “Madam! Lady! The prince has returned—”

The voice in the room fell silent for a moment, and Madame Ding and Big Joe turned their heads.

Little Joe was surprised and raised his eyes as well.

The door opened, and Wei Shao was standing in the doorway.

Madame Ding was surprised, hurriedly put down the needle and thread in her hand, stood up and greeted her, and said, “Come in!” Haven’t you used your meal yet? You wait, and your aunt will prepare it for you. “Say you’re in a hurry to go out and prepare food.”

Wei Shao stepped in, saluted Lady Ding and Big Qiao, and then smiled, “Thank you Aunt.” I’m not hungry. When I came back, I wanted to say something to the brutes. He looked

at little Joe.

Madame Ding nodded and smiled, “Good, good, then you talk first, and your aunt will not bother, if there is something, you can just call it.”

Big Joe hugged his son, and Chunniang was also busy hugging Philip who was excited to see her father.

The people in the room quickly dispersed, leaving only Wei Shao and Xiao Qiao facing each other.

Little Joe’s heart beat faster and he stood up slowly.

“You…”

She hesitated, just wanted to ask him what he was going to say when he came back, Wei Shao suddenly walked quickly towards her, and when he got closer, he opened his arms and took her in his arms.

“Brutal, I once wronged you!”

Wei Shao hugged her tightly and said in her ear.

[End of This Chapter]