Chu Qiao did not expect that something happened to her uncle who was far away in the capital.
"Now the master is collecting money from the whole family and spending all the family property in order to bribe the senior officials in Jingcheng and get rid of the relationship with the Yun family so as not to be implicated. Aunt Zhou said that as long as the eldest lady and the fourth lady are in the house
, the whole Chu family will soon lose their heads..."
Chu Qiao stiffened her body in the wind and snow. Listening to Xiliu's words, something became clear. No wonder everyone in the Chu family treated their mother and daughter as a plague.
"The master was going to ask Mr. Chong, his in-laws in the capital, for help, but before the letter was sent, the Chong family sent news... that they had broken off the engagement."
Broken off the engagement?
The red thread that my uncle held for Chu Qiao two years ago was just cut off?
The sickly man actually doesn’t want her anymore?
Although she didn't feel anything for the sick man in her heart, Chu Qiao's heart was hit hard when she heard Xiliu say this. The Fourth Miss Chu was a handsome and healthy person, but she was actually killed by a
After Xiliu finished speaking, she hugged her shoulders. Although she was wearing a lot of clothes, she was quite cold standing like this. She sneezed and looked at Miss Chu Fourth apologetically.
"Fourth Miss, my family is poor, and I still have my mother and younger brother to take care of. I don't dare to lose this job, so..." She lowered her head.
"Go back. At this time, you can still give me cotton-padded clothes. I am already very grateful."
Chu Qiao smiled bitterly, she didn't expect a girl to be more affectionate and righteous than her own father. This fact is really too cruel.
Xiliu wiped her eyes, said sorry, turned around and went back.
The door of the Chu family was closed again, and where the red paint had worn off, a green door panel was revealed. A feeling of desolation gripped Chu Qiao's heart.
Between the sky and the earth, heavy snow fell again, and flakes fell on Chu Qiao's body. Maybe her body was cold, and no matter how thinly she was dressed, the snow flakes fell on her shoulders and did not melt.
She supported her mother, but she couldn't take a step, her legs were numb from the cold.
In Chu Qiao's impression, his uncle is a very kind person. Among all the nieces with surnames, he is most proud of the fourth daughter who is a direct descendant of the Chu family. He said that she is talented, smart, keen and eager to learn, and will definitely be successful in the future.
Even Chu Qiao would not believe that his uncle would execute the current emperor and commit the crime of annihilating his family.
In her arms, my mother groaned and shivered. She was already weak and sick, how could she endure such cold.
"Mom, please hold on."
Chu Qiao picked up the cotton-padded clothes, put them both on her mother, and supported her, but for a moment she didn't know where to go.
The Yun family, the only place where the eldest wife went, and her natal family must have all been imprisoned. They went there like this, no doubt putting a knife to their necks. The other relatives of the Chu family wanted to know Chu Qiao at this time, why?
Willing to take in their mother and daughter.
That night, Chu Qiao and her mother walked a long way in the wind and snow, leaving the small town of Yueyao and hiding in a dilapidated mountain temple ten miles away. Her mother contracted the cold and fell ill.
Looking at the ruined temple that could not block the wind and snow, the corner of Chu Qiao's mouth twitched. No wonder the second lady said to her so proudly, please eat as much as Miss Chu can, so as not to starve to death. Now look at it.
Come on, she and her mother are really going to starve to death.