As Feng was pruning the branches and leaves of the bonsai trees in the yard, she was very meticulous and careful, trimming the holly and privet trees to make them round and bushy. She did not notice that Lingyin was already standing in front of the room door.
Seeing her mother-in-law's peaceful expression, Lingyin suddenly couldn't bear to talk about it. Besides, it might not be true; those two people might have misunderstood.
Saying it now will only upset my mother-in-law.
She glanced down at her belly; it was six months along, quite large, but she was naturally strong and wasn't worried about not being able to reach that spot.
Lingyin secretly retreated back into the house. She glanced at the window; the Qiao family's courtyard was large, the rooms were large, and each window was also built very large.
She found things to stand on, but she was very careful. First, she used a cushion, then a low stool, then a chair, then a table, and she even prepared something to flip down and stand on.
Once everything was in place, Lingyin slowly climbed up. She was anxious, but she knew she couldn't lose her composure and hurt the baby.
Outside, Song Daming and Song Xiaohua hid at the corner of the wall, quietly waiting for their prey to appear.
Song Xiaohua guessed that, given Lingyin's personality, she wouldn't let her family worry before things were certain; she would probably go and see how things went first.
The Qiao family wouldn't let her go out, so naturally she had to climb through the window.
That's how the Qiao family is. They're all so hypocritical, always thinking of each other. If she were in the Qiao family, she would have already secretly taken all that gold and silver and run away.
At this very moment, in the capital city, at the Pei family residence.
Qiao Lian'er and Qiao Zhizhi came out of shopping, and placed large and small bags on the table, tidying them up.
As for Qiao Dacheng, he was selecting weapons at the Pei family's armory.
The goods from the capital, from jewelry to spices, from fabrics to ornaments, cost a thousand taels. Qiao Lian'er said it wasn't a big problem, as her family would all get a share.
Pei Shijiu wanted to pay, but she firmly stopped him and even threatened to get angry, so he gave up. However, he also paid for a lot of things himself and secretly stuffed them into these bags.
Qiao Lian'er had just bought several handkerchiefs with novel and vivid designs. She was about to replace the ones she was using when Qiao Zhizhi glanced at them unintentionally.
“Lian’er, this handkerchief of yours belongs to Sister-in-law Lingyin.”
"No way, why would I take my sister-in-law's handkerchief?" Qiao Lian'er looked her over.
She doesn't really pay attention to these things.
“It belongs to Sister-in-law Lingyin. It has mandarin ducks embroidered on it. We’re not married yet, so who would use something like this?” Qiao Zhizhi said with certainty, “It must have been when Sister-in-law went to your room to help you learn to read that she forgot to take it with her.”
Qiao Lian'er thought to herself, "That's right. Since I took the wrong one, I'll just give my sister-in-law two more."
Just as he was about to put the handkerchief away, he remembered that Lingyin was pregnant and had been here for more than half a month. Since there was a connection, he might as well ask his sister-in-law about her condition.
Qiao Lian'er took the handkerchief, went into the inner room, and placed her hand on the handkerchief.
Just then, Lingyin had just laboriously climbed onto the table. She peeked out and looked down, feeling a chill run down her spine.
A ditch was dug along the outer edge of the Qiao family compound for drainage, making it significantly higher than the inner perimeter.
If she continues like this, there's a high probability something bad will happen.
The only option is to pad as much as possible.
So she threw the cushion down first, and then went to find a new one.
Seeing a prayer mat thrown into the ditch, Song Xiaohua and Song Daming exchanged a glance, revealing a cunning smile that seemed about to succeed. They knew things were about to go smoothly.
The Qiao family's time of suffering is about to begin.
Small items are easy to lose their stability when stacked. Lingyin looked at the quilt on the bed, which was folded neatly and fit perfectly.
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