Chapter 747 The Marquis's Mansion is Alright!
Li Rui nodded: "Thank you, Madam! I'm grateful for your help in making the arrangements."
Qiao Qinghe nodded: "Later, I will have someone take you out of the city to see them."
"However, what are your plans for the three of them?"
Li Rui was taken aback.
Then Qiao Qinghe continued, "These three children include two boys, one six years old and the other seven years old. The remaining child is a little girl, who is said to be ten years old."
“They’re all teenagers, unable to support themselves, and given their circumstances…”
Li Rui gritted his teeth and, as if making a firm decision, bowed deeply to Qiao Qinghe: "Please help me, Madam."
Qiao Qinghe personally helped the person up and asked, "How would you like me to help you?"
Li Rui gritted his teeth and said, "Please, Madam, help us find them a good place to go!"
"I don't ask for a high-class family or wealth and luxury, I only ask that they grow up safely and live ordinary lives."
After thinking it over and over again, Qiao Qinghe said, "My eldest nephew is a merchant from Jiangnan. He is currently in the capital and will return to Jiangnan after attending his daughter's wedding."
"This time when they go back, they will take his third uncle's grandson with them."
“If you don’t look down on merchants, with my nephew’s wealth, raising two children is no problem at all.”
The Jiangnan region is far from the capital.
With connections in the capital, the Qiao family was not someone ordinary people dared to easily provoke.
Moreover, the Qiao couple had a legitimate reason for coming to the capital, and they would also take their nephew with them when they returned.
Bring a few more children, pretending they were your nephew's servants or playmates when he was in the capital. If you can't bear to part with them, bring them all back to Jiangnan. It won't attract attention.
It can be said that the timing was perfect, the location was ideal, and the people were supportive.
Li Rui nodded after a moment's thought: "In that case, thank you very much, Madam!"
"However, the old lady just mentioned two children..."
Qiao Qinghe smiled and said, "Your two younger cousins can go to Jiangnan with you. Your younger cousin is already quite old. In another two years, she should be getting married."
“I was thinking of sending her to Huizhou City, where my second daughter-in-law, grandson, and granddaughter-in-law are.
“My granddaughter-in-law is your aunt and also your cousin’s aunt. With her looking after her, your cousin will be able to find a good family.”
"Moreover, their family's three-year mourning period will be over in a few months."
"They will definitely return to Beijing by the end of the year, or at the latest next year."
"Your cousin will be able to go back to Beijing with them then."
What do you think?
Li Rui bowed deeply again, "That's wonderful! Thank you, Madam!"
He didn't ask why his two younger cousins weren't sent to their aunt's place in Huizhou as well.
Because he's not stupid.
My cousin is a girl, so it doesn't matter if she's recognized. But it's different for my two male cousins.
What's more, four of his cousins have not yet been found.
We can't let all three of them be in the open, and we certainly can't let all three of them stay together.
Separation is the best option.
With the arrangements for the three children settled, Qiao Qinghe then arranged for someone to take Li Rui to the estate on the outskirts of the city in the evening.
When they went, Li Rui brought Li Ze along as well.
Li Ze is not a child anymore; it's time for him to know some things.
Before deciding to bring Li Ze along, Li Rui consulted Qiao Qinghe.
Qiao Qinghe naturally had no objections.
After seeing the two brothers off, Qiao Qinghe sent a letter to Changxing Street that very night, briefly informing them of the situation of the Wu family's two children and asking if Qiao Jingxia would be willing to help.
After receiving the letter, Qiao Jingxia read it and then went to find her father, Qiao Qingping.
After reading the letter, Qiao Qingping let Qiao Jingxia make her own decision.
Qiao Jingxia thought about it briefly before agreeing.
This may be risky, but the rewards are high.
Leaving aside the favors bestowed upon Qiao Qinghe, one can tell from Emperor Xiaozhao's attitude towards the deposed crown prince and Li Rui and his siblings that Emperor Xiaozhao still cared about his eldest son's family.
Adopting the Wu family's two children undoubtedly did the Li brothers a great favor.
Why worry about not reaping any rewards in the future?
Seeing that Qiao Jingxia had thought it through, Qiao Qingping didn't say anything, which was considered as tacitly agreeing with his son's decision.
Qiao Jingxia returned and wrote a reply, readily agreeing to the matter.
Qiao Qinghe received a reply, which put her mind at ease.
The next day, the two brothers returned from the village on the outskirts of the city.
It's clear that both brothers have been crying.
I asked around and learned that the three children had only been away from the capital for a short time, but they had all become skin and bones. They had clearly suffered a lot.
In response, Qiao Qinghe could only comfort them, saying that now that the person had been found, they would suffer less in the future.
The two brothers hesitated several times before finally leaving, expressing their deepest gratitude.
Qiao Qinghe knew that their hesitation several times was because they wanted to talk about the children who had not been found.
The Wu family lost seven children, but only three have been found. The remaining four are still missing.
But Qiao Qinghe was helpless in this matter.
She could have people search the entire capital, but she couldn't have people search the entire Dayan.
Moreover, the child might have been taken away from Dayan.
So, since the two brothers didn't say anything, she simply pretended not to have seen it.
After the two brothers left the hospital, Li Ze glared at Li Rui with dissatisfaction, "Big brother, why did you stop me from begging the old lady again?"
Li Rui glanced at Li Ze and asked, "What do you want to ask of the old lady?"
Li Ze retorted, unconvinced, "Of course we should ask the old lady to help us find our other cousins!"
"Seven people, and only three have been found so far! There are still four people missing!"
"Big brother, you saw the miserable state of my third and fourth cousins too."
"Can you bear to see others suffer like them?"
Li Rui sighed: "It's not that I don't want to ask the old lady for help, nor is it that the old lady is unwilling to help."
"The old lady did everything she could. If she could have brought everyone back, do you think she would have only brought back three?"
"The fact that the old lady didn't bring the others back means that she couldn't find anyone else either."
"It's better to say nothing than to force someone to do something they don't want to say."
Li Ze's eyes reddened again. "But what about the others? Will they be bullied like my third and fourth cousins? Going hungry and getting beaten up!"
Li Rui reached out and patted his younger brother's head, saying with a determined look, "We'll work hard to learn more skills, and when we grow up and have the ability, we'll find a way to bring them back ourselves."
Li Ze nodded: "Okay, I'll listen to my older brother."
From then on, the two brothers studied even harder, especially when learning martial arts.
Of course, that's a story for another time.
Not long after the Li brothers left, A Shuang also returned from Enping Marquis.
Because she felt that Aqi's attitude was a bit unusual yesterday, Qiao Qinghe felt uneasy, so she sent A Shuang to the Marquis of Enping's residence to investigate the truth.
Surprisingly, when A Shuang returned from her trip to the Marquis of Enping's residence, the result was still the same: nothing was wrong with the Marquis's residence!
Qiao Qinghe confirmed repeatedly, and A Shuang answered with absolute certainty that the Enping Marquis's residence was indeed safe.
"Don't worry, Madam. Not only is the Marquis's residence safe, but the Marquis's wife and young master are also fine!"
"Needless to say, the Marquis is always by his side, tending to his wife and young master. The whole family is incredibly harmonious!"
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