Chapter 476: Lao Qiu, our daughter-in-law is probably gone
At the dinner table, Qiu Ling looked at Qiu Yuanzheng who was sitting upright, and then stole a glance at Mo Jinchuan.
Then, he quietly tugged at Song Yanxi's sleeve under the table.
She didn't say anything, but the word admiration was clearly written in her bright eyes.
Sister Yan Xi is so amazing, she guessed so accurately!
Dad really invited the prince to have lunch with him.
Mrs. Qiu glanced at her daughter, smiled, and asked everyone to pick up some food. She said warmly, "We haven't prepared any special dishes, just some home-cooked dishes. Your Highness and Princess, please don't be disgusted."
As she spoke, she gently kicked her man with her foot under the table, indicating that he should say something too.
It's rare to have guests at home, and they are all rare guests. As the head of the family, why shouldn't he express his gratitude?
Although one was her savior and the other was Ping'er's teacher and brother, and they were not outsiders, he could not neglect them.
If this gets out, she can't afford to lose face.
Qiu Yuanzheng glanced at his wife, coughed lightly, raised his glass and said, "Prince, Princess, I offer you a toast."
Mrs. Qiu widened her eyes, suggesting that he should say a few more words.
Qiu Yuanzheng thought for a moment and said, "I'll do it first. You two can do whatever you want."
As soon as he finished speaking, he picked up the wine in the glass and drank it all.
The action was so quick that even Mrs. Qiu who was sitting next to him did not react.
Mo Jinchuan also picked up the wine glass and said, "Master Qiu and I will drink, and the ladies can drink tea instead of wine."
Lord Qiu didn't want his wife and daughter to drink, so he wouldn't refuse after hearing this.
With female relatives present, the two men were not in a position to discuss court affairs and just focused on eating.
Correspondingly, with the two of them sitting here and getting in the way, even if Mrs. Qiu wanted to have a private conversation with Song Yanxi, she felt embarrassed to speak.
The atmosphere was strange and harmonious for a moment.
Qiu Ling wanted to speak several times, but when she met her father's gaze, she gave up.
Dad is not like mom, he has a sharp tongue but a soft heart.
If she offended him, she would definitely be punished by copying books.
The few of them just focused on eating without saying anything, but after a while they all put down their chopsticks.
The servants hurried forward to clear the dishes and serve fruits and snacks.
But I just had a meal, how could I be hungry?
Seeing no one move, Mrs. Qiu really felt that the atmosphere was not right. She covered her chest and pretended to be uncomfortable and said, "Master, I'm a little breathless. Help me go back to the room and lie down for a while."
Hearing her say that she was feeling uncomfortable, Qiu Yuanzheng immediately felt like he was facing a formidable enemy. He hurriedly looked at Song Yanxi and said, "Princess, Madam..."
Mrs. Qiu tugged at him and interrupted, "I'm fine. I'll just go back to the house and rest for a while."
Qiu Yuan was frowning and wanted to say something, but she glared at him.
Just one glance and he knew that his wife was not upset, she was just pretending.
Although he didn't understand the reason, he still did it.
Before helping his wife leave, he instructed his daughter, "Ling'er, accompany the prince and princess for a walk in the courtyard. Don't be rash."
As soon as they left the yard, Mrs. Qiu changed her frail appearance and pulled Qiu Yuanzheng along while saying, "Ling'er's father, something's wrong."
Qiu Yuanzheng hurriedly supported her and frowned, saying, "Walk slowly and watch your step."
"I'm not a clay doll. How can I be as fragile as you think?"
As Mrs. Qiu spoke, her expression became more serious.
She took a few quick steps, then stopped and asked in a low voice, "Old Qiu, did you notice anything while we were eating?"
Qiu Yuanzheng asked in confusion, "What does Madam want me to see?"
Mrs. Qiu was anxious and glared at him angrily, "You are just a blockhead, you don't understand anything."
Qiu Yuanzheng smiled apologetically and said, "Yes, yes, madam, you are right."
Even after he said this, Mrs. Qiu still couldn't be happy.
She muttered to herself, "How could this happen? This shouldn't happen. How could these two people..."
Qiu Yuanzheng helped her to sit in the pavilion in front, poured her a glass of water, and said gently, "Don't worry, Madam, just think about it slowly."
"You are not in a hurry. You don't even worry about your son's marriage."
Mrs. Qiu frowned, and became more and more angry as she spoke. "I really don't know why I married someone as stubborn as you. You want everything my son wants..."
Qiu Yuanzheng continued, "In another year, he will be an adult."
Mrs. Qiu followed up on his words and said, "In other families, their sons are already looking for someone when they are only sixteen or seventeen years old, and some even arrange their sons' marriages before they even reach adulthood.
But you, on the other hand, spend all your time with your files and don't worry about your son's lifelong affairs at all.
Tell me, how can you be a father like this?"
She frowned, gritted her teeth and said, "It would be better for me to be born as a file than as your son. That would make you care more."
Qiu Yuanzheng patted her back gently and explained, "Madam, you are wrongly accusing me of this."
Mrs. Qiu asked, "Then tell me, what color clothes does your son like to wear and what does he like to eat?"
Seeing that he couldn't answer, she asked again: "What size clothes and length shoes does your son wear this year?"
"this……"
"Look, you know nothing."
Qiu Yuanzheng couldn't help but smile bitterly, and said helplessly: "As a father, I am far less concerned about my children than my wife.
I, as a husband, am truly ashamed of this. The family relies entirely on you, my wife, to run the household."
Listening to him praising herself, Mrs. Qiu snorted softly, her eyes filled with pride as she said, "Of course, I risked my life to give birth to these siblings. How could I not feel pain?"
When mentioning this, Qiu Yuanzheng's face did not look good.
His wife has been in poor health since childhood. If it were up to him, even Qiu Zongping would be one too many.
Thinking that her son would be returning to the capital soon, Mrs. Qiu frowned and asked, "My husband, when you were having dinner just now, didn't you notice that something was amiss between the prince and the princess?"
Qiu Yuanzheng looked around and saw that no one was passing by, so he spoke: "The prince and the princess strictly abided by the etiquette and did nothing wrong. What is wrong?"
Mrs. Qiu said, "It's because she's so abiding by the rules and avoiding suspicion to the point of not even saying a word that people find it strange."
Before Qiu Yuanzheng could speak, she asked again, "Were they as polite to each other as they are now before they left for the battle?"
"This... Madam really asked the right person."
On the day of departure, Qiu Yuanzheng did go to see him off, but his attention was all on the trouble-making Zhuang Shihan, so he had no energy to pay attention to other things.
However, what the lady said is not entirely unreasonable.
The prince and the princess were indeed too polite to each other.
If you don’t know, you might think that they are meeting for the first time today.
Seeing that Qiu Yuanzheng agreed with her, Mrs. Qiu was not happy at all.
She sighed and said quietly, "Old Qiu, I'm afraid our daughter-in-law is gone."
Qiu Yuanzheng was completely confused and asked with a smile, "Could it be that Madam is so desperate for a daughter-in-law that she's gone insane?"
Mrs. Qiu gave him a pitiful look and said unhappily, "You are the one who has gone crazy."
She paused and sighed again, "It would be great if such a good girl could be our daughter-in-law."
Qiu Yuanzheng's brows knitted into a frown as he realized something belatedly. "Madam, since we're worrying about Ping'er's marriage, shouldn't we have asked for his opinion?"
Mrs. Qiu asked, "Do you think I'm meddling in your business?"
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