Chapter 621 The Marriage is Settled
As expected, Qiao Ning's plan coincided with her earlier guess.
She said, "This girl is very opinionated, and she's really more opinionated than most people!"
How could they even think of that!
Qiao Qinghe burst out laughing, but Old Madam Qiao was so angry that she fainted this time.
Everyone hurriedly carried the person to the bed and then quickly called Mulan in to let the old lady take a look.
"It's nothing, the old lady just fainted from anger. I gave her a couple of acupuncture needles and she woke up."
"I'll write down a prescription to reduce internal heat and clear the heat in a bit, and then I'll have the old lady take two doses to make sure everything goes smoothly."
Sure enough, after two injections, Grandma Qiao slowly woke up.
However, when he saw Qiao Ning kneeling by the bed, his anger flared up instantly. He pointed to the door and shouted, "Get out of here! I don't want to see you!"
Qiao Ning glanced at Qiao Qinghe, and seeing her nod, she obediently stood up and left.
Upon seeing this, Old Mrs. Qiao became even angrier.
You just leave like that? Without even apologizing, begging for forgiveness, or saying anything about regretting it?
This great-granddaughter was raised in vain!
Thinking of this, Old Mrs. Qiao turned her head and glared fiercely at Qiao Qinghe, "How did my good, quiet and virtuous child turn into such a disobedient and unfilial wretch in your hands?"
Qiao Qinghe rolled her eyes at her, "Because I'm a disloyal and unfilial wretch who betrays his ancestors! Isn't that what you think of me?"
Grandma Qiao was speechless, choked by her words.
Qiao Qinghe didn't want to waste any more words with him, and made a final decision: "You've seen Qiao Ning's attitude. You can choose for yourself. If you agree to this marriage, Qiao Ning will still be your great-granddaughter, and the eldest branch of the family will have another promising grandson-in-law."
"If you don't agree, I will have Qiao Ning adopted into Jing Yuan's family. I'll be very happy to exchange a dowry for a well-behaved, sensible, and thoughtful granddaughter."
So, whether she agrees or not, the marriage is already arranged?
In fact, if she doesn't agree, even her great-granddaughter will be lost?
Grandma Qiao stared at Qiao Qinghe with bloodshot eyes. "So, I didn't have a choice from the very beginning?"
Qiao Qinghe said infuriatingly, "Who said you didn't have a choice? You can choose whether or not you want Qiao Ning, your great-granddaughter."
Grandma Qiao closed her eyes...
She wasn't dizzy, she was just so angry that she just wanted to get out of sight of him.
"Get out of here too!"
Qiao Qinghe smiled, a slight upturn to her lips.
Zhou glared at her, signaling her to tone it down.
The two stepped out of the house and couldn't help but smile at each other.
They both knew that Qiao Ning's marriage was settled.
After sitting for a while, and after Mu Jin took Old Madam Qiao's pulse again to confirm that she was alright, Qiao Qinghe led her family inside to say goodbye to Old Madam Qiao, saying that she had to go back first.
Grandma Qiao had her back to everyone and didn't utter a sound.
Qiao Qinghe didn't care whether she responded or not; since she had spoken, she would just assume that she had heard it.
He left with Wei Jia and Qiao Ning as soon as he stepped out the door.
The next day, Qiao Qinghe had an official matchmaker come to her home to begin the engagement process according to custom.
For this reason, Amo even took leave to return to the capital. After obtaining Qiao Qinghe's consent, he recognized He Shi as his godmother.
Just in time, the house that Qiao Qinghe had asked Madam He to prepare for Amo was also ready.
During the betrothal ceremony, He and He Rui stayed at Amo's house, acting as family members on the groom's side.
With the help of his godmother He Shi and god-sister He Rui in the capital, Amo returned to the military camp the next day.
Before leaving, he made a point of meeting Qiao Ning again in the main courtyard.
He didn't dare say much, only that as long as she didn't dislike him, he would treat her well in the future and never let her down.
Amo came and went in a hurry.
But his hurried trip brought joy to many people.
First, there was the He mother and daughter.
Especially Madam He, she never dreamed that she would suddenly have an extra son! Although he was an adopted son, he held an official position and was someone the old lady valued!
With this relationship, her and He Rui's status in the Qiao family was further guaranteed.
Moreover, with Amo as her adopted younger brother, He Rui will have more confidence when she acts outside.
For the mother and daughter, this was truly a blessing from heaven!
Because of this, the He family mother and daughter discussed it and used their private savings to buy a lot of betrothal gifts for Amo.
When the He family mother and daughter decided to break away from the Min family identity and return to their original surname, Qiao Qinghe returned a portion of the property they had brought into the Xuanping Marquis's mansion to them.
It's impossible to return it all to them. Firstly, a significant portion of the property they brought into the Xuanping Marquis's residence had already been spent by Min Rong and Madam Wu. Later, some more was added to Min Yuexi's dowry. There wasn't much left.
Everything that Qiao Qinghe brought out of the Xuanping Marquis's residence was changed and added to her dowry.
Later, Qiao Qinghe returned this portion to the mother and daughter.
Although only eleven or twelve remained compared to the initial amount, it was still enough for the mother and daughter to live a life of plenty and comfort.
In addition, He Rui's business acumen has improved over the past two years, and her wealth has increased significantly along with Qiao Qinghe's business ventures.
Now that a godson had suddenly appeared out of nowhere, He Rui naturally wouldn't be stingy. As soon as Madam He mentioned it, she happily agreed.
They also added some more to the amount proposed by Mr. He.
In this way, the already good betrothal gifts became even more generous.
Aside from the He family mother and daughter, the happiest person was Qiao Ning.
She never expected that Amo would meet with her alone, and even more unexpectedly, Amo hinted to her that he would not take a concubine in the future.
God knows, just being able to marry him was enough to make her happy.
Unexpectedly, Amo actually promised her that he would not take a concubine!
Qiao Ning was overjoyed!
Then there was Qiao Qinghe.
She didn't expect that when Amo came back, he not only brought back the money and gifts for the betrothal, but also asked for her opinion, saying that he wanted to recognize He as his godmother.
Madam He is now the steward of the Qiao family, and He Rui is the person in charge of external affairs for the Qiao family. Both of them are people who hold real power in the Qiao family.
Amo meant that by acknowledging this godparent relationship, he could more closely bind the He mother and daughter to the Qiao family's big ship.
Moreover, since he would be staying at the Xishan camp for a long time, with his godmother and god-sister there, his marriage would be taken care of. This would prevent him from neglecting Qiao Ning too much.
Amo had considered all aspects, so Qiao Qinghe naturally had no reason to object.
She not only didn't object, but she was very supportive.
Besides the people mentioned above, the people on Changxing Street also showed surprise and delight after receiving the betrothal gift list from the matchmaker.
Grandma Qiao asked the official media in disbelief, "Is this really the groom's betrothal gift list?"
The official media nodded with a smile, confirming: "Of course it's true. This kind of thing is not something to be taken lightly. The gift list has already been delivered to the old lady, so it must be real."
Even after the official media left, Mrs. Qiao was still somewhat incredulous.
"You don't think Qinghe prepared all of these herself, do you?"
Old Mrs. Qiao asked Qiao Wangshi with surprise and doubt. In any case, she didn't believe that Qiao Mo, who came from a servant background, could come up with such a generous betrothal gift.
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