Bring your aunt to eat big meat, the scumbag father's family is furious

Although Lord Zhao was confused now, he still listened to about three or four points of the discussion among his family members.

He coughed hard a few times, trying to prop himself up a little, and vaguely tried to show his usual dignity: "No, don't move rashly."

Being in the officialdom, Lord Zhao knows very well what can be done and what cannot be done.

The Qiao family is definitely not someone to be trifled with. Anyone who has provoked the Qiao family will be in big trouble.

Zhao Rushuang: "Dad, do you really think the Qiao family is innocent? At this critical juncture, you suddenly fell ill. The Ministry of Personnel and the Honglu Temple have almost no overlapping business, but the good thing of receiving foreign guests fell on Mu Xinghe's head. Anyone with a pair of eyes can see that something is wrong."

Lord Zhao wanted to say something else, but he was too ill. This exertion caused his qi and blood to reverse, and his body suddenly lost all strength. He fell back on the bed and fell into a deep sleep.

His hand was still clutching the corner of the quilt, and he was obviously very worried.

"Son." Old Madam Zhao's eyes were moist.

She understood her son's thoughts, and her face became more stern. "Even if the Qiao family is suspected, we shouldn't conclude it without clear evidence. Even if we can produce evidence, we should present it to the emperor and let him give us justice, instead of being so inconsiderate in private."

"You two should behave yourself."

Zhao Rushuang and Zhao Ruye could only say yes, but when they left the room, they exchanged glances, clearly unwilling and unconvinced.

Qiao Lian'er waited for a long time, but they didn't come up with any ideas. They were just discussing and suspecting each other, and kept escalating the situation. So she went to the Bai family again.

There was also a circle of people surrounding Mr. Bai's bed, but everyone in the family was busy caring about Mr. Bai's condition and had no time to think about anything else.

The Bai family is a little weaker, and their children are relatively quiet and down-to-earth. The atmosphere is filled with only worry and anxiety, without hostility or speculation.

As for Qiao Lian'er herself, she also felt that the illness of Lord Zhao and Lord Bai came on strangely.

Two adults fell, and only Mu Xinghe was sent to replace them. If we really look at it from a conspiracy theory perspective, it is obvious that this is an attempt to incite hatred.

It seems that she still has to start the investigation from the biggest boss of the Honglu Temple, Lord Gu, because this was his idea.

The foreign guests will arrive in the capital in seven or eight days. There are many things that need to be prepared, and Lord Gu is very busy and has no time to meet them.

However, Lord Gu has an extremely beloved only daughter, Gu Nianhe, who is sixteen years old this year and often goes to the theater to listen to plays. Qiao Lian'er plans to start from here.

Before taking action, she found Mu Xinghe and handed the token to him.

"Sister Jian'er, what are you doing? Such a valuable thing, please take it quickly." Mu Xinghe was a little surprised.

"Brother-in-law, this is the Princess Pingyang Order the Emperor just gave me. It represents the Emperor's face and has a certain deterrent effect. You've had some good opportunities recently, so some people might get jealous and pick on you. Keep this with you and show it when necessary."

Mu Xinghe was confused: "I'm just receiving foreign guests, who would make things difficult for me?"

Qiao Jian'er told him directly, "Master Zhao and Master Bai suddenly fell ill, and this opportunity fell on you. You should know that at this time of year, the Zhao and Bai families will receive many rewards for their good performance. Some people may suspect that our Qiao family has used some tricks. So, brother-in-law, you must be more careful during this period. Be cautious in everything you do and don't let anyone catch you."

Mu Xinghe remembered Qiao Jianer's reminder before, that if there was anything wrong or confusing, he should come to her and ask her. It turned out that Jianer had felt something was wrong from the beginning.

He also became alert in his heart and took the token neatly: "Okay, I will be careful."

Before leaving the Zhao family, Qiao Jianer went to Zhao Ruye and Zhao Rushuang's room to get a small token so that she could hear their conversation, but this was not a foolproof solution. Since they suspected that she had special abilities, they would find a way to avoid her.

For example, through writing letters or making gestures.

These noble families have been able to stay firmly in the capital for decades or even hundreds of years because they have refined their minds. She cannot completely defeat them just by taking advantage of some advantages. Especially now that they have become suspicious of her, they will be even more cautious in everything they do.

Moreover, when she arrived at the scene to check the situation, there was already an information time difference. Perhaps some ideas had already been finalized and some actions had already been taken.

A day passed and she didn't get any information. She could only hand the token to Mu Xinghe so that she could ward off anyone who made trouble for her.

Qiao Lianer went to the theater.

Gu Nianhe was still like a little girl, holding a candied haws in her hand, and the maids beside her were holding a bucket of popcorn and a glass of milk respectively.

"The popcorn isn't as tasty anymore. It's not as crispy as before and is becoming more and more perfunctory," she said dissatisfiedly.

Qiao Jianer was sitting next to her, and upon hearing that, she immediately popped a large bucket of popcorn in space.

She handed over the popcorn: "Try this."

Faced with such a show of goodwill, Gu Nianhe looked at her in surprise. But when she saw the round, golden popcorns in the bucket, and an enticing sweet fragrance emanating from them, she became interested.

She had never seen popcorn fried so beautifully.

She picked up one, put it in her mouth, and her eyes suddenly lit up.

There is such delicious popcorn in the world.

"It's delicious. Where did you buy it?"

"I fried it myself. If you don't mind, Miss Gu, let's eat together."

Gu Nianhe was of course delighted and immediately asked the maid to throw away the popcorn in her hand.

While reaching out to take things from Qiao Jianer's bucket, she chatted with her. She had seen the play on stage before.

"Miss Gu often comes to watch plays." said Qiao Lianer.

"Yeah, watching a play is a good way to kill time." Gu Nianhe turned her head to look at Qiao Lian'er. There was a curtain in the theater, so she couldn't see Qiao Lian'er's face clearly. She just felt that she looked a little familiar, as if she had seen her somewhere.

It seems that she is a lady from a wealthy family. There are too many noble ladies in Beijing, so it is normal not to remember her after meeting her once.

"What about you? Is this your first time here?"

"Yes, I'm bored, so I came here to kill some time. Miss Gu often comes to watch the show, don't your parents say anything?"

Gu Nianhe waved her hand. "You ask that, so I know your family has strict discipline. My father dotes on me and lets me do whatever I want. As long as I'm careful, that's all. Don't look at me alone now, with only two maids accompanying me. In fact, there are more than a dozen shadow guards in the yard, all of them masters."

She said this to remind Qiao Jianer not to have any thoughts.

"Miss Gu's family has an open-minded atmosphere, which is enviable, especially now that foreign guests are coming. Lord Gu will be honored in front of the emperor again, but he is too busy and stressed out. He should take care of his health." Qiao Jianer talked about this and that.

Sure enough, Gu Nianhe slowed down his eating of popcorn, and a hint of dissatisfaction appeared on his face.

"It was fine in previous years, but this year Daddy is even busier. It's all because the Zhao and Bai families are useless. They both collapsed at this critical juncture, so they temporarily transferred in Mu Xinghe, who knows nothing about this."