Chapter 1839: Just What He Wanted
Qiao Xuan was absent-minded for a while, then smiled and told Lixia and Liqiu to find some clothes for her to pack so that she could go to the banquet at Fan's house in two days.
What Mrs. Jia didn't know was that for Qiao Xuan, this banquet invited by the Fan family was like a pillow for someone who was sleepy.
Shao Yunduan has angered the three fierce bandits, and Qiao Xuan is eager to provoke the Fan family as well. Maybe it will have a miraculous effect?
Neither Shao Yunduan nor Qiao Xuan would believe that these big families had any shameful dealings with those fierce bandits in secret.
The Mei family and the Huo family kept a low profile. It seemed that they had made up their minds to be fence-sitters and side with whoever wins. So, Shao Yunduan had no intention of arguing with them.
There are gangsters rampant in Anze Prefecture, and they have to secretly give benefits and have dealings with them in order to survive. This is nothing.
But since the old lady in the Fan family hates Shao Yunduan and Qiao Xuan to this extent, it is hard to say whether she will take the initiative to collude with them.
Shao Yunduan originally planned to shake up the local power structure in Anze Prefecture after wiping out the bandits, so that he could have better control and his orders could be better implemented, instead of endlessly fighting wits and courage with these families.
Nothing could be more shocking than destroying the Fan family, one of the three major families.
The Fan family probably never dreamed that they would be dealt with sooner or later in the eyes of the prefect.
Early that morning, Qiao Xuan played with her son for a while, fed him, and handed him over to the care of the wet nurse and maids. She then changed into her guest clothes, combed her hair, and sent someone to invite Madam Jia to go out together.
She wore a bright satin jacket with a violet butterfly pattern, with silver borders on the cuffs, collar, and front, embroidered with colorful crabapple flowers, and a white satin pleated skirt. Her hair was combed into a heart-shaped bun, with a red gold and jade-embellished peach-shaped heart-shaped bun inlaid with rubies in the middle, and diamond-shaped hairpins inlaid with pearls and jade-embellished on both temples.
Her eyebrows are lightly drawn, her lips are lightly painted, and her jade-like skin is only lightly covered with a layer of powder, which makes her eyes look even clearer and brighter. Her eyes sparkle when she smiles, and her eyebrows are curved, making her look radiant.
The perfect aura and demeanor in her every move was consistent with her status as the wife of a prefect. People did not dare to look down on her, but they also did not feel that she was overbearing.
Mrs. Jia had obviously dressed up specially today. She wore a silver-blue embroidered dress and a gold hairpin in her hair, which made her look dignified and elegant.
This pair of squirrel and grape auspicious gold hairpins was a gift from Qiao Xuan specially sent to her when Jia Zhoucheng was promoted a few days ago. They are exquisitely crafted and inlaid with red and blue sapphires, and are very gorgeous.
This pair of gold hairpins is worth about five hundred taels of silver, which is definitely beyond Jia Heming's reach with his salary.
When they received this valuable gift, the couple were shocked. Although they didn't know how much it was worth, it was obviously a very valuable item. Mrs. Jia didn't dare to accept it and wanted to return it to Qiao Xuan.
Jia Heming let her stay and only asked her to personally deliver a return gift to the East Courtyard the next day to thank him in person.
This pair of gold hairpins was the first time that Madam Jia wore them to meet guests. She was a little embarrassed at first, but Qiao Xuan smiled and praised them, "This pair of gold hairpins is perfect for you, Madam. You look great wearing them! It shows that I have a good eye for gifts!"
"Madam's vision is naturally very good!" Mrs. Jia also laughed and felt relaxed.
Qiao Xuan didn't care about being the last one to arrive. When the two of them arrived at Fan's house, they were not the last group of guests, but they were almost there.
(End of this chapter)
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