Qiao Yin and Xie Qingxuan took a car together. The two sat in an airtight carriage. Xie Qingxuan held Qiao Yin's hand affectionately.
"Congratulations, Sister Qiao. After your marriage was finalized, my uncle immediately sent a letter back to Huaizhou, and everyone in the family will come to drink your wedding wine."
"This year everyone will come to the capital to celebrate the New Year. Next year we can go back to Huaizhou together. Huaizhou also has many fun places. Then I will take Sister Qiao, no, I will take you, sister-in-law, to play." Xie Qingxuan said excitedly. stop.
Qiao Yin took advantage of the gap and asked: "Xiaojiu, why are you free today? How is His Royal Highness's injury?"
Xie Qingxuan suddenly said with a bitter face: "He is much better from his injury, but I am almost sick from being bored in the palace these days. Fortunately, the prince gave the emperor a national policy paper yesterday, and the emperor was very excited after reading it. Both father and son After talking all night in the East Palace, I can escape."
His Royal Highness, the Crown Prince, was seriously injured but still worried about state affairs. The Emperor must have felt extremely gratified.
Jiang Huailu's mental tricks are really good, but unfortunately, he just doesn't know when he can conquer Xie Qingxuan's 'stubborn' heart.
"Xiaojiu, have you received the parrot I gave you? Do you like it?" Qiao Yin asked curiously.
Xie Qingxuan held her arm and said enthusiastically: "Sister Qiao, where did you find the bird? Ah Lu is so smart and learns to speak very quickly. It can now recite "The Road to Shu is Difficult".
Qiao Yin:......
Yes, if nothing else happens, our ‘Alu’ will read poetry and books before anyone else does.
The carriage drove for nearly an hour and stopped in front of a quiet courtyard. Qiao Yin got out of the car, looked at the simple but solemn courtyard in front of him, and asked curiously: "Where is this?"
Xie Qingxuan said: "This is the house my aunt originally built in the capital. When my aunt was pregnant with my eldest brother, she lived in the capital for a while."
Qiao Yin remembered that Xie Yuan had said that something had happened to his mother when she gave birth to him, and the situation was very critical. It was the empress who came forward to take her into the palace to save both mother and son.
Therefore, the Xie family particularly supported Jiang Huailu.
The two put on their cloaks and got out of the car, then held up umbrellas to cover the snow. Immediately, a maid came to the door to lead them into the warm house.
As soon as he entered the door, a beautiful woman came up to him. She took Xie Qingxuan's hand with one hand and Qiao Yin's hand with the other.
"Here you go, are you cold? My hands are cold, come in and warm them up."
As Qin Baishuang spoke, she looked at Qiao Yin carefully. The little girl looked outstanding. Although she was a little shy, she was not shy. The more Qin Baishuang looked at her, the more satisfied she became.
Qiao Yin also secretly glanced at her future mother-in-law. Just as she imagined, Mrs. Xie had gentle eyebrows, a friendly face, and was very gentle.
Xie Yuan's eyebrows are very similar to Mrs. Xie's.
Qiao Yin lowered her eyes and looked at Qin Baishuang holding her hand. She saw that Qin Baishuang was wearing an jade bracelet on her wrist, which was almost exactly the same as the one Xie Yuan had given her before.
It’s truly a family heirloom!
Xie Yuan didn’t even say anything!
Fortunately, she put it away, otherwise if it broke, she would have become a sinner for the ages.
Qiao Yin was a little nervous and hurriedly saluted Qin Baishuang and presented her snacks.
"I don't know what Madam likes, so I made some snacks to express my feelings to this junior."
After all, they haven't even walked in yet, so Qiao Yin couldn't be too affectionate.
Qin Baishuang took the food boxes with a smile and couldn't wait to open them. As expected, they were all exquisite.
She is beautiful, kind-hearted, and has such a pair of skillful hands. Qin Baishuang's love is clearly shown in the corners of her raised mouth.
"It's so beautiful, I can't bear to eat it."
She didn't want to eat it. She wanted to take it back and show Patriarch Xie what he had missed!
"Xiao Qiao makes dim sum so well, so he must be a good cook too, right?"
Qiao Yin was a little worried. Other mothers-in-law were trying to teach new women to manage their families, but her future mother-in-law was asking about cooking skills.
Qiao Yin didn't dare to say too much: "I know how to cook a little home-cooked food."
Qin Baishuang clapped her hand and was full of praise: "It's amazing. I leave Yu'an to you, I can rest assured."
Qiao Yin looked a little shy, but she could only cook a few dishes, and she sounded like she had great abilities.
"My wife's cooking skills are also very good. Ayu said that he likes the poached eggs made by her the most."
"That... don't mention it." Qin Baishuang smiled.
She knows nothing about cooking and doesn't like to be in the kitchen.
If Xie Yanxing hadn't told her not to let Xie Yu'an have any regrets in her childhood, she wouldn't even be able to make poached eggs and wouldn't want to do it.
Qin Baishuang pulled Qiao Yin to sit down and asked softly: "Are you a little nervous and a little scared? Are you afraid that you will be out of place and cannot integrate into the Xie family? Are you afraid that you will not be able to shoulder the responsibility and hinder Yu'an?"
Qin Baishuang held her hand and spoke to her heart again. Qiao Yin felt warm in her heart and her restraint relaxed a little bit.
Qiao Yin nodded. Indeed, she was quite uneasy, fearing that she would not be able to be the daughter-in-law of the Xie family and add a burden to Xie Yu'an.
"Don't worry! Patriarch Xie and I are here. If anyone dares to bully you, I will whip him!" Qin Baishuang vowed.
Xie Qingxuan echoed from the side: "Sister-in-law, don't worry, my aunt's whip is something that no one in my family recognizes. Even my uncle has whipped it. It is absolutely authoritative!"
Qiao Yin's heart felt warm again. As she was talking, footsteps came from outside again.
The door opened, and a group of people came in surrounded by two beauties in palace attire. One is Princess Ning Yao, and the other is slightly older, but graceful and elegant.
"I stopped by the East Palace on the way. Am I late?"
The person came in and untied his cloak as he walked.
Qiao Yin guessed the identity of the visitor and hurriedly stepped forward to kneel down and salute: "My lord, I pay my respects to the Queen."
"Get up, get up, don't be so formal, just like Xiaojiu, just call me 'Aunt Rong'."
Queen Rong pulled Qiao Yin up, took a closer look, and praised: "That boy Yu An has really good eyesight. He has found a treasure for such a beautiful girl."
Qiao Yin's face turned red after being praised. After Queen Rong finished speaking, she immediately ordered someone to bring a greeting gift, saying: "Knickknacks from the palace, to add joy to you."
Jiang Ningyao also asked her personal maid to bring over a box of powdered balm, "I like the balm you gave me last time. These are what I usually use, and they are given to you to add makeup."
"And mine, mine, I've prepared them a long time ago." Xie Qingxuan also presented the gifts she had prepared.
The Qiao family had little foundation in the capital, and Qiao Yin didn't have many friends in the capital. She wanted to skip putting on makeup, as she didn't expect to receive such heavy congratulations in advance today.
Qiao Yin thanked them all.
The sound of snow outside is rustling, and the inside is as warm as spring.
Queen Rong leaned comfortably on the cushioned couch.
The three juniors, Qiao Yin, Jiang Ningyao, and Xie Qingxuan, sat around the small stove roasting peanuts and chestnuts to eat.
Qin Baishuang brewed a cup of tea and sent it to Queen Rong, and called out affectionately: "Sister, drink tea."
Empress Rong took the tea and looked at her with raised eyebrows: "You asked me to come out in the cold weather, so you can't just drink a cup of tea."
Qin Baishuang smiled and said: "Besides drinking tea, there is something else I want to trouble our queen."
Queen Rong took a sip of tea and glanced at her: "I knew you were up to no good. Tell me, what's the matter?"
Qin Baishuang also sat on the warm couch and talked about the reason for her visit: "Isn't this a wedding custom? When a woman gets married, her mother or an elder with good fortune and longevity should comb her hair before getting married. Sister Rong, you see Xiao Qiao's mother is not here, can you do me a favor? .”
Qiao Yin was stunned and his nose felt slightly sore.
She didn't care about these complicated etiquette, but someone took pity on her and loved her, and took care of everything for her thoughtfully.
How honorable it was to have the empress of the world comb her hair for her to get married, and how lucky she was to meet such a group of warm people.
