Chapter 709 The Attitude of the Second Branch of the Qiao Family
Qiao Qinghe remained noncommittal, only saying in a serious tone, "If I told you that Mu Jin was deliberately sent to your side by someone else, would you believe me?"
Do you believe it?
The following question was directed at Zhou Shi and Qiao Yuanyao.
Zhou's expression panicked. "What do you mean by that? Who are these other people? And what is their purpose in doing this?"
"What exactly did Mu Jin do to make you call us all here?"
"What do you want from us?"
Qiao Yuanyao tugged at Zhou Shi's hand, "Mother, don't worry, let Aunt finish speaking."
"But..." Zhou's unease was growing larger and larger.
What will happen to Jingyao if something happens to Mujin? What will happen to Zhan-ge'er?
Although Mu Jin was an orphan with no family background, she was very filial! She even gave birth to a grandson for her! And she was also a very capable doctor!
No wonder the neighbors all treated their family so politely because of Mujin. Countless people envied her for having a daughter-in-law like Mujin.
Over time, she came to regard Mulan as family.
But now, Qiao Qinghe's posture of conducting a joint trial is clearly aimed at Mu Jin!
Qiao Jingyao also turned to look at Zhou Shi, signaling her to calm down.
Only then did Zhou suppress her anxiety and obediently shut her mouth.
But his ears were perked up, and his eyes were fixed on Qiao Qinghe without blinking.
“Aunt,” Qiao Jingyao said solemnly, “you have summoned us here so solemnly, you must have already confirmed that Mu Jin is problematic.”
"Just tell me what you want to do."
Qiao Qinghe nodded, no longer keeping her in suspense, and said directly, "Mu Jin's background is indeed questionable. Moreover, she has secretly done a lot of evil things for others in the past two years."
"As for who specifically instructed her and what evil deeds she committed, I will not go into details."
"All you need to know is that once her affairs are exposed, not only her, but your whole family, and even me, will be implicated."
"The confiscation of property and the extermination of the entire clan can happen in an instant."
Emperor Xiaozhao, the Empress Dowager, and the deposed Crown Prince and his wife were all poisoned by her.
Picking any one of them would be enough to make the Qiao family suffer a terrible fate.
Upon hearing this, Zhou's face turned pale instantly.
Qiao Yuanyao's heart skipped a beat, and she looked at Qiao Qinghe in shock, "Second sister-in-law, hasn't second sister-in-law always listened to aunt?"
How could someone have committed such a calamity?
As soon as Qiao Yuanyao spoke, she knew she had said the wrong thing.
That sounds like you're questioning your aunt.
But she was just really shocked!
Fortunately, Qiao Qinghe did not intend to pursue the matter. She only glanced at Qiao Yuanyao before turning her gaze to Qiao Jingyao.
Qiao Jingyao bit down hard and said in a hoarse voice, "What are your plans, Aunt? I'll do whatever you say."
Qiao Qinghe sighed: "Hibiscus, we can't keep it."
"I called you over just to let you know in advance and to ask you to take Zhan-ge'er back with you."
"How could this be? How could this be?"
Zhou felt dizzy and disoriented. After a long while, she cried and pleaded, "Sister! Mu Jin is Jing Yao's wife and Zhan Ge'er's mother! Can't you loosen your grip and spare her life?"
Qiao Yuanyao, her eyes reddening, asked, "Aunt, is it really going to come to this?"
Looking at her weeping mother, and thinking about how Mu Jin had taken care of her over the years, Qiao Yuanyao finally gritted her teeth and said, "Aunt, Second Sister-in-law saved the lives of Eldest Sister-in-law and Zhen'er!"
"She was the one who cured the poison that poisoned Madam Zheng of the Duke of Jin's mansion. It was also my second sister-in-law who healed the disfigured Princess Gaoping. And..."
"And the late Princess Qi! The scar on her forehead, her ailing health—it was all healed by my second sister-in-law!"
"Without Second Sister-in-law healing the scar on Princess Qi's forehead, how would she have had the chance to marry into the Qi Prince's mansion?"
"Without my second sister-in-law taking good care of her health, how could she have given birth to Qian-ge'er?"
"Aunt, please spare my sister-in-law's life for the sake of Qian-ge'er and Zhen-jie'er!"
"At worst, we can send Second Sister-in-law back to Jiangnan, or even to Huizhou City!"
"aunt……"
"Shut up!"
Before Qiao Yuanyao could finish speaking, Qiao Jingyao sternly stopped him.
"Second Brother!"
Qiao Yuanyao wanted to say more, but Qiao Jingyao glared at her angrily, so she had no choice but to shut up reluctantly.
Who is she doing this for?
Isn't it all for her brother, for her nephew, for the Qiao family?
Although her aunt made the problem sound very serious, she believed that with her aunt's extraordinary abilities, as long as her aunt relented, saving her second sister-in-law's life would be no problem at all.
Ultimately, whether the second sister-in-law could live or die depended entirely on her aunt's attitude.
Qiao Jingyao was also reluctant to part with her, but he understood even more that his aunt was not someone who spoke without reason.
My aunt wouldn't have gone to such lengths to call them here unless it was absolutely necessary.
"Aunt, I have no objection to whatever decision you make. It's just..."
Qiao Jingyao paused for a moment before saying, "Could you let me see Mu Jin one last time?"
If possible, he would like to do it himself.
Judging from his mother and sister's attitude just now, if his aunt had taken Mu Jin's life, they might have developed a grudge against her.
For the sake of both families' long-term interests, he absolutely cannot let this happen!
“Okay.” Qiao Qinghe readily agreed, “I can let you all go see her one last time.”
After saying that, he called someone to take the three members of the Qiao family to the small courtyard where Mu Jin lived.
At that time, Mu Jin was preparing medicine in the courtyard.
She wasn't surprised at all when she saw the three of them coming.
She heard the news as soon as the three members of the Qiao family entered the mansion.
Moreover, from the moment she gritted her teeth and took out the life-extending pill on the night Wenxiu passed away, she had already made preparations in her heart.
"Mother, little sister, husband, you've arrived?"
Mu Jin smiled and rose to greet him.
Qiao Jingyao asked calmly, "How have you been staying at your aunt's house these past few days?"
Mu Jin smiled slightly and said in a light tone, "Aunt's courtyard is big and the house is bright. Zhan Ge'er and I eat well and live well. Zhan Ge'er is now learning literature and martial arts with the two young masters of the Li family every day. I am responsible for taking the pulse of the children and prescribing medicines every day. When I have free time, I can also develop new medicine formulas."
"There's no better time than this!"
Qiao Jingyao nodded: "That's good."
And then there were no more words.
Seeing this, Zhou pushed her son away, stepped forward, took Mu Jin's hand, and looked her up and down several times before saying in a choked voice, "You, you child! What did you do to upset your aunt?"
"Or has your aunt misunderstood you?"
"Tell your mother, and I'll talk to your aunt and tell her not to be angry with you!"
"Waaah... You're such a good child, with superb medical skills and a kind heart. How many lives have you saved in the past few years in the capital?"
"Why, why..." couldn't your aunt tolerate you?
Zhou ultimately did not say what he had said.
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