Qiao Yin took Bizhu to the kitchen to hold a luncheon, and Qiao Mo was called to the room by Qiao Zhendong.
Qiao Zhendong put on his regular clothes and looked at Qiao Mo with a stern face: "In this Western New Year, your little sister is running after people from the Duke's Mansion?"
Qiao Mo was surprised, "Dad, how did you know?"
Who owes him so much and exposes him to his father so quickly!
Qiao Mo thought Qiao Zhendong was going to blame Qiao Yin, so he hurriedly said: "Sister, she just likes someone, and she didn't make any big mistake! It's just like we like military merit, so we work hard to earn military merit. Isn't that the same truth?"
Qiao Zhendong slapped Qiao Mo on the head, "Useless stuff! You won't give your little sister something good to eat? Let her be blinded by that kind of stuff!"
Qiao Zhendong was very unhappy when he thought about hearing someone chewing the back of his daughter's tongue as soon as he came back.
But then I thought again, who in this capital is not a human being, and who is not a person who flatters the superiors and disdains the inferiors. After all, it was because he had a weak foundation in the capital and the imperial court that he was bullied to the point of being bullied like this!
"Hmph, I want to see. Now that I'm back, who dares to bully my Qiao family members!"
Qiao Mo touched his sore head and said timidly: "Dad, don't worry, our little sister has already eaten good food, like Tiancai, you will definitely be satisfied after seeing it!"
"Is that how you see it?" Qiao Zhendong shook his head, "I don't believe it. You cheated on your little sister a lot when you were a kid, don't think I don't know."
Just at this time, Qiao Yin came to invite him: "Dad, brother, it's time to eat."
Qiao Zhendong's expression immediately softened, and his eyes closed with laughter, "Yeah, let's eat and eat. I heard from my servant that my daughter cooked by herself today? Daddy must have a good taste."
A group of three people came to the dining room. Qiao Zhendong took a seat at the top, while Qiao Yin and Qiao Mo sat on both sides.
Qiao Zhendong looked at the dishes on the table and was a little surprised: "All these are cooked by my daughter? When did her cooking skills become so good?"
Qiao Yin put a piece of braised pork into Qiao Zhendong's bowl, "Dad, have a taste."
In the past, when the Qiao family was poor, they could only smell a little meat during the New Year.
I can’t even think of a big meat dish like braised pork.
Qiao Yin took another piece and gave it to Qiao Mo: "Brother, try it too."
Qiao Zhendong and Qiao Mo were full of praise after tasting it, and they couldn't help but feel like "my little girl has grown up".
"My Ayin has grown up! He is so virtuous, and I don't know which guy I want to take advantage of!"
Qiao Yin thought of his absurdity and indifference over the years, and felt ashamed.
"Dad, my daughter has something to tell you."
Qiao Yin put down his chopsticks, stood up, and knelt down towards Qiao Zhendong.
Qiao Zhendong was startled, stood up from the chair, and looked at Qiao Yin in shock, "Nanny! What are you doing! Get up!"
Qiao Yin shook his head and said firmly: "Father, please sit down. My father sacrificed his life to protect his family and country. He is a well-known hero on the outside and the pillar of protection on the inside. As a daughter, I pay my respects. It is only natural and right. As it should be!”
Qiao Zhendong felt warm and guilty when he saw his daughter like this.
"Daddy!" Qiao Yin knelt there and called again.
"Eh!" Qiao Zhendong responded with tears in his eyes.
"Sit down."
Qiao Zhendong had no choice but to sit down on the chair again.
Qiao Yin smiled, bowed to Qiao Zhendong and kowtowed three times slowly, respectfully and piously.
"First of all, I wish my father good health."
"Second worship, I wish my father no illness or disaster."
"Third bow, I wish my father all the best and a long life."
This is probably what Qiao Yin really wanted to say to his father.
Qiao Zhendong burst into tears and stretched out his hand to pull Qiao Yin up, "Get up, get up."
Qiao Mo looked on with tears in his eyes. What's going on? Why has he become so sad these past two days?
Is it because everything has become so beautiful that it feels rare?
The family members were reunited. They had a great time at the reunion dinner, and the three of them also had a few drinks.
Qiao Zhendong was tired from traveling and traveling. After eating, Qiao Yin served him back to his room to rest.
"Dad, you have worked hard on your long journey. Go to bed early. My daughter will give you some incense to help you sleep. I will ensure that you sleep well until tomorrow morning."
Qiao Zhendong watched a pair of children grow up, and the more he watched, the more pleased he became, "Nanny, daddy, go to sleep first, and tomorrow he will take you to ride a horse. When you were a child, you loved letting your father lie down and act like a big horse for you."
Qiao Yin flicked the incense burner and nodded: "Yes. Tomorrow, daddy will take me to ride a horse."
Qiao Yin came out of Qiao Zhendong's courtyard and returned to his own courtyard. The driver came forward and presented a blank envelope.
"Miss, you left this letter in the carriage yesterday."
Yesterday's sudden war disrupted Qiao Yin's position. In such a hurry, she forgot the letter Xie Yu'an wrote to her.
Qiao Yin took it, took out the letterhead from it, unfolded it, and saw the word "Wanran" written at the beginning.
Qiao Yin flipped through the unsigned envelope and looked around.
Oops, didn't the eldest brother give the letter Xie Yu'an wrote to her to Xue Wanran?
Qiao Yin immediately took the letter back, then went back to his room and pulled out a box, which contained a set of hairpins from the 'Twelve Flower Gods'. At that time, in addition to Qiao Yin who wanted the camellia hairpins, Xue Wanran also wanted to collect a set.
However, Lu Jinzhi gave everything to Yan Ruyu, and Xue Wanran also confiscated everything in the end.
Qiao Yin handed the things to his servants and ordered them to be sent to Yingtian Academy immediately.
After finishing all this, Qiao Yin looked at the sky.
【12:00:00】
In the remaining time, she had to go find Xie Yuan.
……
The Jingan Marquis Mansion was very quiet in the afternoon. Bizhu took a nap, opened her eyes, and suddenly found a box beside the bed.
Bizhu sat up and reached out to open the box, her eyes suddenly opened like bells!
Inside the box was a pair of golden hammers, exactly like the golden hammers she had dreamed of.
Bizhu picked up the golden hammer and ran excitedly to Qiao Yin's room.
"Miss! Miss, is this the gift you said you wanted to give me?"
"Miss, why did you give it in advance?"
"Miss?"
Bizhu looked around the room, but Qiao Yin was nowhere to be seen. At this time, another maid in the house said: "Bizhu, the lady said that she has an appointment with General Xie today and does not need anyone to serve her."
Bizhu didn't take it seriously and went to play with her treasure happily.
At the same time, in the palace——
A parrot with a red beak and green body was sent to Changxin Palace.
Xie Qingxuan was giving medicine to Jiang Huailu. When she saw the parrot brought in, her attention was all on the parrot. She stuffed the medicine spoon into Jiang Huailu's mouth one after another, causing Jiang Huailu to choke.
Xie Qingxuan didn't notice, and gave out another spoonful. While feeding, he turned to ask the palace attendant.
"Who sent the parrot?"
Jiang Huairu reached out to push away the medicine spoon that was stuck in his nostril, and took the medicine bowl in her hand.
He can drink it himself!
He's not as good as a parrot anyway!
The palace servant replied: "Miss Qiao from the Marquis of Jing'an Mansion sent it. She said it was for His Highness the Crown Prince and Miss Xie to relieve their boredom."
"Sister Qiao? Sister Qiao still understands me. I'm bored."
Xie Qingxuan immediately ran to tease the parrot. The parrot fluttered its green feathers and shouted: "You guys kissed, right?" 】
The sharp sound echoed throughout Changxin Palace.
Xie Qingxuan was stunned, a little dumbfounded: "What nonsense did this bird say?"
【MUA~Xiaojiu, give me a kiss. 】 The parrot cried again.
"Okay, you stupid bird, how dare you tease me! Let's see if I don't pluck all your hair!"
【Xiaojiu, baby, give me a kiss, oh, give me a kiss. 】
The parrot actually started to act coquettishly, and along with the coquettish sound, it even rubbed its head against her hand.
Xie Qingxuan was amused and giggled, leaning over to kiss the parrot.
"Then I'll kiss you."
The parrot flapped its wings again and shouted excitedly: "Alu loves Xiaojiu the most." 】
"Cough cough cough——"
Jiang Huairu coughed violently, "Okay, okay, this gift is very good."
……
In addition to Changxin Palace, Princess Ningyao, who was walking in the imperial garden, also received a gift.
"Your Royal Highness, this is the balm given to you by Miss Qiao from the Marquis of Jing'an."
"Qiao Yin? Bring it up."
Princess Ning Yao reached out and took a delicate small box given by the palace attendant.
Open half of it slightly, and a pleasant floral fragrance will spread with the wind, as if a sea of flowers suddenly bloomed in this bleak winter.
"Your Highness, there are butterflies! The butterflies are coming!"
"It's amazing how this balm attracts butterflies in winter."
The maids were amazed, and Jiang Ningyao also found it novel. Her eyes couldn't help but follow the sudden appearance of the colorful butterflies. Suddenly, a long and tall figure not far away came into her eyes.
The man stared blankly for a long time before coming back to his senses and saluting Jiang Ningyao.
"Shen Xunzhou, the new beauty scout, has met Her Highness the Princess."
