The blacksmith lady is killing people in the harem, and her son is responsible for it.

When the Second Madam heard what Qin Wan said, the smile in her eyes became more obvious. "Oh, it turned out to be Qin Xiao. Not bad, not bad. I wonder which girl he has chosen."

Seeing this, Qin Wan had some guesses in her mind.

Just now, Second Aunt sent Zhao Qing to the side hall. Could it be that she has taken a fancy to Second Brother?

Qin Ting and Zhao Qing are not a good match. The Qin family's foundation is indeed weak.

"Second Aunt also knows this person. She is Dr. Lu's granddaughter Lu Ruying."

The second wife was delighted. Miss Lu was nice. They were old acquaintances. "Not bad, not bad. Although Miss Lu is a little more lively, she is not a bad person. When we were in the mountains, she and Qing'er could play together."

Qin Wan asked tentatively, "Second Aunt, from what you said, you wouldn't... wouldn't......"

Seeing Qin Wan's hesitation, the Second Madam said directly, "Yes, I have a crush on your second cousin Qin Ting and want to marry Qing'er to him."

Qin Wan also liked Zhao Qing very much. The child had suffered a lot with her in the north.

But Zhao Qing's status is much higher than that of her cousin. Just because her uncle is the emperor, Qin Ting is marrying up.

"Second Aunt, although Qin Ting is my cousin, our Qin family has a weak foundation. Isn't it too low for Qing'er to match my cousin? Besides, my cousin is several years older than Qing'er!"

The Second Madam hurriedly said, "Awan, how can the Qin family be considered low-class just because they have you as the Crown Princess? Besides, your cousin is only four years older than Qing'er. I think the age is just right."

Qin Wan still felt that this was very mysterious. "Second Aunt, you have also seen my second cousin. He is not as smart and smooth as my eldest cousin. He is a bit reckless."

Qin Wan held the Second Madam's hand and said, "Second Aunt, I am really grateful to you. We two mothers should not talk about our differences. I am not belittling my cousin. He grew up in the village and has little experience and is not good at writing.

I treat Qing'er as my own sister. If not for her status as the daughter of a duke, but for Qing'er's own talent, she deserves better. The young masters of the noble families in the capital are all good choices."

Qin Wan really told the second wife the truth. The identities of Zhao Qing and Qin Ting were really very different.

Zhao Qing is the emperor's niece. If the emperor were not stingy, Uncle Zhao, the emperor's brother, could also become a prince.

However, the emperor only conferred the title of duke on his two younger brothers.

But none of this detracts from the fact that Zhao Qing is a royal daughter.

The Second Madam sighed, "Awan, I understand what you mean. We are not outsiders, so I will be honest with you.

For Qing'er's marriage, I took her to attend many banquets in various mansions. Although those people were very polite to us in public, we could always hear them pointing fingers at us behind our backs. If Qing'er didn't have that word on her forehead, it would be easier for her to get married."

"Now, among the noble families in the capital, no one is willing to marry into our Duke's Mansion. Those who are less well-off are willing to climb up the ladder, but they are not really interested in Qing'er. They are all after the power in the mansion.

Qing'er's marriage has been frustrated again and again, and she has become more and more silent now, and is no longer as cheerful as before."

"Qing'er is already fifteen, and it's time to get married, so I want to find someone who knows her well."

Qin Wan didn't relax her tight brows after hearing the second lady's explanation. "But I don't know if my cousin has come to his senses, and I don't know if Qing'er has a good impression of him. Second aunt, marriage cannot be forced."

The Second Madam laughed, "Isn't this a chance for the two children to get along? Besides, when we were traveling together before, I found that Qing'er had a good impression of Qin Ting."

Qin Wan recalled that when they stopped to rest on the road, Qin Ting grilled fish for Qing'er.

Of course, these two people also brought Zhao Yi and the little lion with them at that time.

"Now that Second Aunt said that, I also remembered that Qing'er loved to laugh back then. I don't want to be so silent after returning to Beijing."

The Second Madam nodded, "That's right. Life was more comfortable when he was not back."

Qin Wan knew what the Second Madam meant, "Second Aunt, why don't you let Qing'er live in the East Palace for a few days? I will call my second brother from time to time so that they can get more familiar with each other."

The Second Madam grabbed Qin Wan's hand and said, "This is a good idea. I was thinking about how to arrange an opportunity for the two of you. Let Qing'er accompany you in the East Palace, and outsiders won't be able to say anything."

"Okay then, let Qing'er stay in the East Palace today."

"That's feasible. I'll bring in Qing'er's frequently used items later."

After the second lady and Qin Wan finished their discussion, they also left the East Palace with smiles on their faces.

As for Zhao Qing and Qin Ting, they went to Daming Palace with the little lion to see the tiger head.

Zhao Qing and Qin Ting didn't know that they were being brought together by someone.

The two knew each other before, and it was very natural for them to get along with each other.

Zhao Qing came to Daming Palace and was shocked to see the tiger head had grown so big. "Little lion, why is the tiger head so big?"

Hutou is now about 1.5 meters tall. Although he has not yet reached the size of an adult tiger, he is already very majestic.

The little lion couldn't compare with the tiger head. He grew slowly and was completely despised by the tiger head.

The little lion came to the tiger head naturally, "Tiger head, lower your head a little."

Tiger Head naturally lay on the grass, and the little lion climbed directly onto Tiger Head's back and rode on him, "Tiger Head, stand up."

Tiger Head immediately stood up and walked a few steps carrying the little lion.

The tiger's big head looked at Zhao Qing, sniffed carefully, found it was a familiar smell, and walked straight towards Zhao Qing.

Although Zhao Qing had fed tiger head meat to him before, it was a cat-like tiger head, not the big tiger head like this.

Zhao Qing dodged towards Qin Ting, and Qin Ting grabbed Zhao Qing's arm and said, "Don't be afraid. Hu Tou knows you and won't hurt you."

The little lion also said, "Aunt Qing, Tiger Head wants to play with you. It doesn't eat people."

By this time, Tiger Head had come in front of Zhao Qing and rubbed Zhao Qing's legs a few times with its big head.

"Aunt Qing, please touch the tiger's head. It's very well behaved!"

Zhao Qing lowered her head and saw Hu Tou's big, wet eyes. There was indeed no cruelty in those eyes.

Zhao Qing slowly reached out her hand and rubbed Tiger's big head.

The tiger's head must have felt very comfortable being touched, and a "humming" sound came from its mouth.

The little lion helped translate, "Aunt Qing, let you touch the tiger's head for a while longer, its head is itchy!"

Zhao Qing: “.........”

Zhao Qing looked at the little lion, then at the tiger head, and the corners of her tightly pursed mouth relaxed into a smile.

Sure enough, human hearts are the hardest to guess.

Sometimes, humans are much scarier than animals.