Chapter 616 She's taken a fancy to your maid.
After watching the commotion at the Qian family's house in the morning, the messenger sent to the Xishan camp yesterday to deliver a message to Amo returned in the afternoon. He also brought back Amo's reply.
As Wei Jia had expected, Amo readily agreed.
However, Amo also subtly implied in the letter that he was not good enough for Qiao Ning. If Qiao Qinghe changed her mind, or if the Qiao family did not agree, he would not mind and would simply pretend that he had not received Qiao Qinghe's letter.
While admiring Amo's thoughtfulness, Qiao Qinghe also made up her mind to persuade the Qiao family.
Two days later, on the day of the move in Sanchi Lane, Qiao Qinghe took Wei Jia and Feng Yuerou, mother and son, to the housewarming party early in the morning.
The second wife bought a new house in Dongcheng.
The eastern part of the city was inhabited by government officials, and their residences were the rarest in the entire capital, making every inch of land extremely valuable.
Therefore, the house that the second wife bought was not large; it was just a small house with two courtyards.
However, the second house has fewer people, but it's enough for them.
The main house has five rooms, with a central hall and two rooms on each side, where Zhou Shi and her daughter Qiao Yuanyao live respectively.
The east wing also has five rooms, with a similar layout to the main house. Qiao Jingyao and Mu Jin, along with their son Qiao Zhan, all live here.
The west wing is temporarily empty. Today's housewarming banquet will be held here.
The few servants were assigned to the outer courtyard.
When Qiao Qinghe and her party arrived, the entrance to the Qiao residence was already full of carriages.
Qiao Yuanyao and Zhou Shi both stood at the door to greet them.
When they saw their carriage arrive, both mother and daughter looked in their direction.
The mother and daughter said something to each other, and Zhou stayed behind to continue receiving other guests, while Qiao Yuanyao quickly walked towards them.
Qiao Yuanyao reached out and helped Qiao Qinghe out of the car. "Aunt, you've arrived!"
Qiao Qinghe got out of the car and looked towards the entrance. "Why are there so many people here today?"
Qiao Yuanyao explained with a smile, "They are all my second brother's colleagues. As you know, my second brother has been in office for a while now. He gets along quite well with his colleagues. They heard that our family is moving today, so they all came to congratulate us when they had time."
"It's fine." Qiao Qinghe only said this one sentence and didn't say anything more. She just smiled and walked towards the door with Qiao Yuanyao's help.
She genuinely thought it was a good idea, but the eldest son's family might not be so happy to see it.
When the eldest branch of the family moved, only her and the second branch's own people came to congratulate them.
There were no other foreign guests.
Let's take a look at the grand scene of the eldest son's family moving...
Qiao Qinghe only hoped that the eldest branch of the family could show some restraint.
Upon arriving at the door, everyone greeted Qiao Qinghe with respect. Qiao Qinghe smiled and nodded in response. After exchanging a few pleasantries with everyone, she was led inside by Qiao Yuanyao.
During this time, Qiao Qinghe noticed a dark-faced man looking at her hesitantly, as if he wanted to come up and say hello but didn't dare to.
Qiao Qinghe described the man's appearance to Qiao Yuanyao, who immediately laughed upon hearing it.
"That man is Zhou Bing, an old comrade who used to work for my brother. He earned a lot of military merits with my brother on the battlefield and now holds an official position. He's a seventh-rank official."
"I reckon he wants his aunt to help him find a wife!"
Qiao Qinghe was taken aback. "You want me to help you find a wife? Your brother's old friend, wouldn't it be more appropriate to ask your mother for help?"
After saying that, Qiao Qinghe suddenly remembered something, "That's right, your mother has only been in the capital for a few years and doesn't know many people. There really aren't any suitable girls she can introduce to him."
Knowing that Qiao Qinghe had misunderstood, Qiao Yuanyao couldn't help but laugh out loud. After a long while, she leaned close to Qiao Qinghe's ear and whispered, "Aunt, Zhou Bing wants to marry the maidservant by your side!"
"What did you say?!" Qiao Qinghe was shocked.
Qiao Yuanyao added fuel to the fire, saying, "It's not just him, Xiong Peng is also having this idea!"
He then added, "Xiong Peng is also my brother's old buddy. Of the brothers who fought alongside my brother from Jiangnan, only these two remain. Fortunately, they have both obtained official positions now, so it can be said that their fortunes have turned around."
"However, both of them are almost thirty and still haven't married. Before, their circumstances didn't allow it, but now that they've settled down, they've started to consider it."
Qiao Qinghe sighed and nodded in agreement, saying, "That's right. It's naturally the best to be able to settle down, start a family, and live a peaceful life."
“But,” Qiao Qinghe changed the subject, “they are now seventh-rank military officers, why would they want to marry a maid like me?”
Or is it that one of her maids is promiscuous and has had an affair with them?
Qiao Qinghe subconsciously turned to look at A Shuang, wanting to ask her if she knew anything.
But Ah Shuang also looked puzzled and confused.
Seeing Qiao Qinghe looking at her, she quickly shook her head, indicating that she didn't know what was going on either.
Seeing their expressions, Qiao Yuanyao knew they had misunderstood. She quickly explained, "Aunt, please don't overthink it. The maids around you are all very good, and they haven't had any contact with those two."
Qiao Qinghe was even more confused now, "Then they..."
Qiao Yuanyao smiled and reminded him, "I'd rather marry a maid from a noble family than a girl from a humble one."
"Although they are now officials, they have no family background and their origins cannot stand scrutiny. In addition, they are getting old, so the maids by my aunt's side are the best choice for them."
"and……"
Qiao Yuanyao glanced at Wei Jia apologetically before lowering her voice to the lowest level and whispering in Qiao Qinghe's ear, "With someone as capable as my sister-in-law in front of them, they think that everyone around my aunt is very capable. Even if they are not as good as my sister-in-law, they are not far behind."
"So they're all targeting the people around you."
"Moreover, they mentioned this to my brother. Even if they hadn't said anything, I'm afraid my brother would have come to beg my aunt for help."
Upon hearing this reason, Qiao Qinghe couldn't help but chuckle.
She smiled and looked at Wei Jia, instantly understanding Zhou Bing and Wei Jia's thoughts.
Then think about the people around her, whether it's the deceased Ajiu, the departed Wenxiu, or A Shuang, A San, A Si... all the maids still serving her are excellent, each with their own strengths, truly remarkable. No wonder they are coveted by others.
Qiao Yuanyao and Qiao Qinghe both looked at Wei Jia with strange eyes. Wei Jia naturally noticed and couldn't help but ask curiously, "Why are you looking at me like that? Is there something wrong with me?"
As she spoke, Wei Jia raised her hand to touch the hair accessory on her head, then looked down at her clothes, not noticing anything wrong with them.
The group had already arrived at the main house, so it wasn't appropriate to say anything more. Qiao Qinghe could only smile and reassure them, "I'll tell you the details when we get back."
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