MTL - The Marquis Is Innocent-Chapter 81 13

The father and daughter said a few words. Seeing that it was late at night, Qiao Ping was afraid that his daughter would be too tired, so he asked her to go into the room to rest.

Although Xiao Qiao has countless things in her heart to tell her father. Since he finally got home, he is not in a hurry. Nodding obediently. That night, I fell asleep in the bed before my marriage, with ups and downs, and I couldn't sleep for a long time. Woke up early the next morning. As before when she was not married, Chunniang came in with a smile on her face and served her to get up and get dressed. After grooming and having breakfast, he went to the big room accompanied by his father and Adi.

When Qiao Yue got up early in the morning, he heard the news of his niece Gui Ning. Startled at first. The first reaction is that the niece offends the Wei family, or the Wei family wants to break the marriage contract, so they suddenly send the niece home at this time, which is extremely bad! After thinking about it, Yang Feng, whom I sent to befriend before, came back and listened to what he said. Wei Jiali was very thoughtful, treated each other with in-laws everywhere, and he was not neglectful. Break the contract and send your niece back? When he was unsure, he heard that Qiao Ping had brought his daughter to visit him, so he hurriedly called in, Fang accepted Xiao Qiao's gift of meeting, and asked the first sentence: "It's only been a year since my niece got married. Circumstances, the north-south road is so long, why did you return to Dongjun at this time?"

Xiao Qiao could see at a glance what this uncle was thinking, and said: "Nothing else. It's just that I received a letter from Adi's house last month and learned that my aunt was sick and couldn't afford it. Come back to see my aunt's condition."

Only then did Qiao Yue breathe a sigh of relief, and said disapprovingly, "Your aunt is fine. It's just that the diet is unbalanced and the body is restless. The family has been asking for medicine without interruption. There is no need for you to return home at this time. Delay in serving Weng Gu and cause slack."

When his daughter returned to Ning, the elder brother was not only displeased, but his tone was reproachful. Qiao Ping was displeased and said, "Manman's filial piety lies. The Wei family is not a small family. too much!"

When Qiao Yue was refuted by his brother, he was originally unhappy. He glanced at his niece and saw her standing in front of her, and suddenly remembered that after the messenger Yang Feng came back, Mrs. Xu, the grandmother of the Wei family, seemed to value her niece quite a bit. If this is the case, then the peace of the family in the future will be tied to her.

Thinking of this, his expression softened and he nodded, "It's better to come back. Now that you're home, let's go visit your aunt. She must have missed you for a long time."

Xiao Qiao really didn't like this uncle, and naturally he wouldn't worry about what he said. It was only after seeing Yougong's father that he spoke up against his eldest brother, just to protect himself, warmed his heart, smiled and nodded at his father, turned around and went to Mrs. Ding's place with Qiao Ci.

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When Mrs. Ding woke up in the morning, a servant girl told her that Xiao Qiao returned to Ning last night.

Qiao Yue has several concubines. Therefore, in addition to the daughter Da Qiao raised by Mrs. Ding, she also had other children one after another in the early years, but she did not support her later and died in the middle. Now Qiao Yue is only in his 50s, but a few years ago, he fell off a horse because of an accident while going out and injured his lower body. Although he was treated in many ways, he injured the kidney water, and he has not seen anything since. Qiao Yue gradually could only give up the idea of ​​heirs, and raised Qiao Ci as a son. As for the relationship with Mrs. Ding, the husband and wife didn't talk much at first, and they seldom had the same room in recent years. In addition to the incident with Da Qiao last year, Qiao Yue was angry with Mrs. Ding, and the relationship between the husband and wife was even colder.

Mrs. Ding had long held no hope for her husband. Only I secretly missed and worried about my daughter, and gradually I stopped thinking about tea and meals, and I was restless at night. In addition, a few months ago, I accidentally contracted a cold, so I lingered on the couch and couldn't be sick. When Qiao Ci came back from Youzhou last time, she saw her quietly one day and said that A-jie and Xiao Qiao asked him to pass the message on her behalf. Da Qiao is now well and told her not to worry. Only then did Mrs. Ding know that Xiao Qiao and her daughter had some communication. Although the dangling heart was relieved a little, and the condition improved slightly, but still missed.

At this moment, when she heard Xiao Qiao come home, Mrs. Ding was overwhelmed with surprise. After months of lack of energy, she seemed to have raised a lot at once. She was busy asking someone to dress and comb her hair. Before she settled down, she heard footsteps outside the door. I saw that Xiao Qiao had already entered.

When they met, Mrs. Ding tightly grabbed Xiao Qiao's pair of delicate and soft weeds and looked up and down. Seeing that her face was full of energy and blood, her eyes were as bright as lacquer, she was wearing a Hunan-colored ru skirt and a small home-made begonia red cotton brocade shawl. Hearing her calling her aunt, Mrs. Ding couldn't help thinking of Da Qiao again, and called out "Man Man, my son", her eyes were red, and she hugged her tightly in her arms.

When Xiao Qiao first came to Dongjun in the first few years, Mrs. Ding treated her like her own daughter, and if Da Qiao had something, she would definitely not fall behind and love her everywhere. I have always been grateful to her. I haven't seen her for a year. Seeing her described as haggard, she has aged a lot, and I feel very sad. I let her hug her and listen to her asking how she was doing in Wei's house. After a few words, she gradually wiped away her tears, knowing that she would Thinking of Da Qiao, he asked Qiao Ci and others to go out, closed the door, sat up from Mrs. Ding's arms, and said in a low voice, "Auntie, Adi must have told you that my elder sister is well now. Some time ago, I also received a letter from my sister."

She picked up the contents of Da Qiao's letter and told Mrs. Ding, omitting Bi She's self-reliance, and finally said: "My sister is pregnant now, and everything is fine. The letter said that she also often remembers her aunt, and Because I ran away with my parents back then, I was afraid I couldn't forgive my uncle and didn't dare to come back to visit my loving mother. I felt guilty too. When I came home this time, I was visiting my aunt and also sending a message on behalf of my sister. When there is a chance in the future, my sister will definitely come to visit my aunt and beg my aunt to forgive her for the crime of unfilial piety that day."

The last time Qiao Ci spoke, it was only a simple sentence or two. Mrs. Ding wanted to ask again, but Qiao Ci didn't know the details. This time, Xiao Qiao was very detailed. When Mrs. Ding heard that her daughter was pregnant, she was stunned for a moment, her heart was happy, and then slowly sad, even if the last trace of resentment, it immediately disappeared, and said: "Although I still can't understand it. , why did she leave her parents and run away with a manu. Only now, I understand what you said. As long as she is willing, that is better than treating her, I do this Mother, what else can't you let go of? If you communicate with her next time, remember to send me a message to tell her to take care of her health. As long as she is good, I will be fine. Don't worry about me, let alone Come back at this time. In front of her father, I still can't say a word about her."

Xiao Qiao wiped away the tears on Mrs. Ding's face with a handkerchief, and said in her ear, "Auntie, to be honest, since I'm going south, if it's cheap, I'll probably want to meet my brother-in-law and sister. What do you want me to bring with you? , you can prepare it in advance. If I can make the trip, I will help my aunt to bring it to my sister.”

Madam Ding was stunned for a moment, but she came to her senses and nodded her head in surprise, "Auntie is quietly preparing to go!"

Mrs. Ding's stagnation in her heart was relieved for a while, and she knew that her daughter was pregnant and most of her illness was cured, so she immediately got up from the bed.

The maid saw that she woke up in the morning and was still sick, and when she saw Xiao Qiao, who had returned to Ning, she was in good spirits, and she didn't need anyone to help her when she walked, she was stunned.

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Xiao Qiao came back after exploring Mrs. Ding. I learned that my father was still in the study and did not go out. Knowing that he should have something to say to himself. it passed.

Qiao Ci was also in the study. Father and son are talking about the military affairs of Juye City. Joe knocked on the door. Qiao Ping asked his son to go out temporarily and said, "How, your aunt is better?"

Xiao Qiao smiled and said, "Auntie is much better."

Qiao Ping nodded: "That's good. She used to treat you like a girl. Your cousin is not here, and since you're home this time, it's better to accompany her a lot to forgive her."

Joe agreed. The father and daughter said a few more homely things. Qiao Ping took out the letter that Xiao Qiao asked Qiao Ci to bring back from the case, put it on the case, and said, "Your letter, read it for my father."

His expression was a little dignified.

Xiao Qiao knew that he was about to get to the point and stared at his father.

Qiao Ping slowly walked a few steps in the room with his hands behind his back, and suddenly said, "Manman, tell your father the truth, Wei Shao abused you?"

Xiao Qiao was startled: "No. He... he treats me fairly well."

Qiao Ping didn't seem to believe it, his eyes fell on her face, and he frowned: "Manman, if you are really abused by Wei Shao in private, don't hide it. Although a father is incompetent, he will not sit idly by and let you be bullied!" His tone sounded heavy.

Xiao Qiao knew that it was her letter that caused her father to have such doubts. Hastily said: "Father, there is absolutely no such thing! Junhou treats me...everywhere is etiquette. I am living well in the Wei family now."

Qiao Ping looked at her for a while, and finally heaved a sigh of relief: "That's good. Yang Feng also said to your uncle when he came back that day, the Wei family received the visit to Youzhou with the courtesy of marriage, and Mrs. Xu treated others leniently. Ci'er What you said is almost the same. So when I saw the letter you asked Ci'er to bring back last time, I can't avoid doubts. Now that the Wei family accepts my Qiao family as a relative, and the son-in-law is not abused, why are you so worried, daughter, and urged to be a father Take precautions to prevent the Wei family from harming my Qiao family in the future? Could it be that you have heard some rumors?"

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This letter from Xiao Qiao two months ago caused a lot of shock to Qiao Ping.

Although before, he also knew that marrying his daughter in the past might not really be able to resolve the Wei family's grievances against him. But he never really thought about whether there would be a day when the Marquis of Yan and Wei Shao would ignore the existence of the marriage covenant and take revenge on the Qiao family.

He was woken up by his daughter's letter, especially, her tone in the letter was unusually solemn.

Qiao Ping pondered, and shuddered when he thought of Wei Shao's dealing with another enemy Li Su who fell into his hands when he was eighteen.

At that time, Li Su was beheaded on the shore of the East China Sea, and Li Su himself was tortured. After a thousand knives, he was chopped into minced meat and fed into the belly of fish.

Ten years ago, Wei Jing and his son were directly killed at the hands of Li Su, but at that time, the Qiao family was also to blame.

Since Wei Shao hated Li Su so much and made such a horrific and ruthless attack, there is no reason to turn the fight into jade just because the Qiao family married a daughter.

The daughter is Wei Shao's bedside person. She faces each other day and night. She understands her and naturally needs more outsiders.

Not only did she have hidden worries, but she also reminded herself that it was definitely not unfounded worry, she must have noticed something.

From the first day after receiving the letter, Qiao Ping has been thinking about it in his heart. At this moment, the daughter returned home and naturally asked.

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Xiao Qiao said: "Father, in my daughter's mind, my father and Adi cannot leave. So I dare not hide my father. The night before my daughter's marriage, she had a nightmare. The nightmare is real and unusual, just like her daughter experienced it. In the next life. In the dream, the husband Wei Shao will dominate the world in the future, but he is still haunted by the grievances of the Wei Qiao family. Ever since I woke up from the dream, I was terrified. I had a dream that I had lived through my whole life, and I felt that it was like a revelation. I didn't dare to tell my father at that time. After marrying into the Wei family, my daughter has been trembling all the time. Although I was deeply loved by the Wei family grandmother and supported many times, my grandmother was also in Tzu Chi’s arms, and let go of the old affairs of the two families. Only my daughter watched my husband, but he hated deeply, and I am afraid that it will be difficult to completely resolve it, let alone marrying me. It is out of his original intention. If the grandmother is a hundred years in the future, it is impossible to know what the situation will be. The more the daughter thinks about it, the more worried she is, lest the nightmare that day will become a prophecy. That is why he made up his mind to write this letter to his father. Remind my father that even if the Wei family doesn't hate it, my Qiao family should take precautions and take more precautions, there is always nothing wrong."

Qiao Ping stared at his daughter in a daze, and said that his heart was like a storm passing by, and it was no exaggeration.

He never thought that his daughter, who was not yet sixteen, would have such a heavy heart and say such a thing.

Like daigo empowerment, he settled there on the spot.

"Father, in today's troubled times, you should know better than your daughter that the only way to protect yourself is to have a strong army and horses. The rest, such as the covenant, are only short-lived. As for the marriage contract, it is not worth mentioning. I am a wife in the Wei family, Naturally, I will try my best to form a good relationship between the two families. But from now on, my father should find ways to recruit talents and strengthen his army, so that if something changes in the future, he can also make a later strategy, so as not to be a mermaid.”

Qiao Ping frowned and paced the room again, with heavy footsteps and squeaks on the ground.

Xiao Qiao held her breath and watched her father's figure closely.

After walking for a long time, he suddenly stopped, turned around, and said word by word: "Daughter, what you said is very true! No matter what your nightmare is, people have no foresight, and there must be near-term worries. I am the Qiao family in Yanzhou. He is also on one side, but now he has fallen to this point, so that he has to rely on sending his daughter to marry him to seek peace. Every time he thinks of his father, he feels embarrassed. I was awakened by you today, and my father awakened like a big dream. Daughter, you don’t know anything. , The many generals and officials of my Qiao family in Yanzhou are not all those who do not want to make progress. However, your uncle used to stay in the status quo, and he did not strive for his father. !"

Xiao Qiao finally breathed a sigh of relief.

"Father! Son finally waited until you said this! I don't know how long it has been!"

The door of the study was suddenly pushed open.

Xiao Qiao turned back and saw Adi rushing in like a whirlwind. She was so excited that she ran straight to Qiao Ping and knelt down on one knee.

"Father! The son is willing to serve first! Recruit talents, strengthen troops and horses, and revitalize our Yanzhou. If it is useful, just follow your instructions!"

Qiao Ping snorted: "I'm talking to your elder sister, how can you eavesdrop?"

Qiao Ci let out a snort, and then had an epiphany, and hurriedly winked at Xiao Qiao beside him.

Xiao Qiao smiled and stepped forward to let Adi get up. Said: "Father, I'm just afraid that my uncle will block it again, and my father will be tied."

Yanzhou has been weak for a long time, and his uncle Qiao Yue's side has long been unpopular, except for those who do not do practical things on weekdays who often give him the myths that he likes to hear. It's just that Qiao Ping has always been constrained by Qiao Yue's status as both brother and head of the family, and it is not easy to stand out when things go wrong.

Qiao Ping said: "He agrees with the best. If he disagrees, he will never follow blindly again this time as a father!" Every word, his voice was deafening.