Chapter 718 Qiao Qinghe's Determination
Ms. He's joy clearly infected Qiao Qinghe, making her feel a bit better as well.
"Look how happy you are!"
Qiao Qinghe said with a smile, "If you are willing, after the two of you get married and have children, I will have them take you back to enjoy your grandchildren and live out your old age in peace."
Upon hearing this, Madam He was so frightened that she waved her hands repeatedly, "Madam, you're joking. What would it look like if I interfered in their life as a young couple?"
"Besides, if I really went to live with them, wouldn't He Rui be furious with me?"
She's not Amo's biological mother, and Qiao Ning is the old lady's maternal grandniece, a proper relative and mistress. Who does she think she is? Can she really be someone's mother or mother-in-law?
She has that much self-awareness.
Seeing that Madam He was truly anxious, Qiao Qinghe quickly smiled and waved her hand to appease her, "Alright, I was just saying. They're all your children, you can live with whomever you want, I can't possibly force you, can I?"
Madam He patted her chest, making a relieved expression, "Oh dear, Madam, please don't scare me anymore!"
"They say distance makes the heart grow fonder, while closeness makes the heart grow fonder. Once they're married, when I miss them, I can just go and check on them from time to time to see if they need any help. Isn't that better than living together every day, where you're like strangers to each other?"
“You’re right, that makes perfect sense,” Qiao Qinghe agreed with a smile.
After thinking for a moment, Madam He put on a wronged look and said, "Besides, I'm not even forty years old yet, and I can still be the old lady's housekeeper for at least twenty more years!"
"Does the old lady intend to kick me out now?"
Then she turned to Wei Jia, "Madam, please speak up for me, how well have I managed things these past few years?"
Wei Jia covered her mouth and chuckled, dismissing the matter with an air of detachment, "Don't drag me into your lawsuit with your mother, I wouldn't dare to get involved."
"Madam..." Madam He turned to look at Qiao Qinghe, her face full of amusement.
Qiao Qinghe glared at He Shi with amusement before stopping her laughter. "Alright, I know you're just trying to make me happy."
"We've had our laughs and our fun, let's get down to business."
Seeing Qiao Qinghe's expression turn serious, He Shi and Wei Jia also quickly suppressed their smiles and sat up straight.
Seeing that Qiao Qinghe was about to get down to business, A Shuang quickly dismissed the other servants from the room and went to the door to watch.
Wei Jia spoke first, "Mother, is there anything you need to tell me?"
Qiao Qinghe nodded. "There are a few things that need to be arranged immediately."
"The first thing is to find people."
"Looking for someone?" Wei Jia and Madam He both looked puzzled.
Qiao Qinghe didn't keep them in suspense and quickly told them about how Li Rui and his brother went to the funeral of the Wu family and accidentally discovered that the dead children were not from the Wu family.
The matter of collecting the bodies of the Wu family members was handled jointly by Madam He and He Rui, so Madam He naturally knew about it.
As the housekeeper's wife, Wei Jia naturally knew about this.
Neither of them expected that the dead children were actually not members of the Wu family.
It was all a coincidence.
When Li Rui and his brothers went to the funeral, the Wu family had already collected the body, placed it in the coffin, and nailed it shut.
However, Li Ze wanted to put things in the coffins of his cousins in the Wu family as burial goods, so he ordered someone to open the coffins.
As it turned out, they discovered that the person in the coffin wasn't his cousin.
Although Li Rui and Li Ze were not close to the Wu family cousins, they still knew what they looked like.
Moreover, they knew that one of their cousins had a birthmark on his shoulder.
So, taking advantage of the opportunity to place the burial goods, they carefully checked all the children's shoulders, but couldn't find them at all.
This further confirms their suspicions.
After listening to Qiao Qinghe's story, Wei Jia frowned and asked, "Mother, are you looking for the whereabouts of the Wu family's children?"
Qiao Qinghe nodded and said, "That's right."
Before Wei Jia could ask any further questions, Qiao Qinghe directly instructed, "In a little while, have Chen San tell his little beggars to keep a close eye out for any beggars who might suddenly appear."
"Check carefully to see if any of the Wu family's children are mixed in."
"Li Rui and his brother will send over the relevant information once they have recalled the Wu family's children in detail."
"Tell Chen San the information when the time comes."
Wei Jia nodded, "Mother, don't worry, I will tell Chen San to find someone."
Qin Qiao nodded slightly and continued, "Also, I will write a letter later and send it to the Marquis of Enping's residence."
Wei Jia frowned again: "Mother, do you still want to ask the people from the Marquis of Enping's residence to help us find people?"
It wasn't that she was suspicious, but even if they were close to the Marquis of Enping's household, they wouldn't order her around like that.
Moreover, why should they use the connections of the Marquis of Enping's family for the sake of the Wu family's children?
They were already being incredibly kind and righteous by helping the Wu family collect their bodies out of consideration for Li Rui and his siblings.
Seeing Wei Jia's objection, Qiao Qinghe raised her hand to signal her to calm down, "I have my reasons for doing this."
Wei Jia sighed and said no more.
"The search for people in the city will be handled by Chen San's men. Once they leave the capital, the search will be handled by the people from the Marquis of Enping's residence."
"If we can find it, great; if not, we can only do our best and leave the rest to fate."
Qiao Qinghe didn't have much hope for this either.
At least she needs to show Li Rui and his brother that she is sincere in looking for someone.
After finishing that story, Qiao Qinghe moved on to the second one.
"You all know the situation of Li Rui and his two siblings."
"Now the Wu family has encountered this kind of trouble again."
"In order to prevent the children from being filled with hatred and going astray in the future, I have decided to let the children in the manor have more contact with them."
He looked at Qiao Qinghe with surprise, but said nothing.
Wei Jia frowned. "The two older children in the Li family are quite a bit older than the other children, and their academic progress and personalities are very different. It wouldn't be good to force them to be together, would it?"
"Moreover, even if I agree, my third sister-in-law might not agree."
After all, besides the two brothers Li Rui, the oldest people in the mansion were Feng Yuerou's twins, a boy and a girl.
If we're talking about people who can really get along with the Li brothers, it's probably only these two siblings.
Qiao Qinghe waved her hand, "You don't need to worry about this. I will talk to Yue Rou myself."
"You guys need to figure out how to arrange for the children to study in one place, practice martial arts in another, and play in yet another."
"In short, we need to get our few mischievous and active little ones in the manor to also get the Li brothers involved."
"Let them know that life has more than just hatred; it also has joy, family, and friendship..."
“Speaking of this, let’s set aside half an hour each morning and evening for all the children to gather here. Consider it a way of paying respects to each other at dawn and dusk.”
"Perfect, this will also allow the Li brothers to get to know Li Lan better."
"Escaping is not the solution to their sibling problems."
...
Qiao Qinghe rambled on and on.
Whether it was useful or not, reasonable or not, Wei Jia and Madam He both understood that the old lady was determined to make the two Li brothers give up their hatred and live as normal people with flesh and blood.
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