Chapter 228 Bo Qiaohui 40
"Let's not talk about this anymore. Wu'er's carriage is already on the way and will probably arrive soon. Can you clear out his palace?"
Liu Qi turned to talk about something else, and Qiao Hui nodded and smiled, "I packed it a long time ago, and I specifically chose something close to the Queen Mother's residence. I just didn't know what His Royal Highness Prince Liang liked, so I only placed some ornaments according to his status."
"He's been spoiled by his mother, the Queen Mother. He likes delicious food and fine clothes, and he prefers a luxurious and extravagant house. If you don't know, just call the palace maids around the Queen Mother and ask them, and you'll find out."
Liu Qi actually liked this younger brother very much, and the two brothers had a good relationship after years of getting along. Although Liu Wu had a domineering and impulsive personality, he was indeed very kind to his family.
In the play, when Dou Changjun was giving him advice, he had always been a good son and a good brother. If it weren't for a series of coincidences that happened later, the two of them would not have ended up turning against each other.
"In that case, I will go visit my mother later and ask her while I'm there."
Qiaohui straightened his court robes and watched his sedan chair go away.
Outside the Empress Dowager's palace, Bo Qiaohui heard a burst of laughter as she entered. As she approached, she saw her nephew, Xue Yuan's daughter, Ah Jiao, and her two children playing there. Not far away, Guan Tao and Xue Yuan sat opposite each other, chatting and laughing. Seeing her approach, they quickly stood up and saluted.
"Mother looks much better today."
Bo Qiaohui smiled and sat in the seat vacated by Xue Yuan, and ordered someone to set up a table next to her.
"Thanks to you and these children who often come to accompany me, I feel a lot younger looking at them."
The woman in the sunlight had black hair mixed with silver threads, and her eyes were squinting lazily. At this moment, she looked like an ordinary wealthy old lady.
"Look, Mom, isn't Cheer pretty?"
Chen Ajiao's clear laughter attracted everyone's attention. They saw Che'er biting his fingers, blinking blankly, and looking at them with his head tilted, on an open space not far away where a long mat was spread.
I don't know who painted his face with rouge and put a beauty mole between his eyebrows. But today Bo Qiaohui dressed her son in a red shirt, which brought the comedy effect to the maximum.
Looking at the other girls, each of them was painted like a tabby cat. Nian Xue even licked her big red lips twice, and at this moment she kept making "Putt, Putt, Putt" sounds, frowning and saying "It's not tasty".
"How could you draw your brother like this?" Guan Tao also found it amusing, but fearing Qiao Hui would be dissatisfied, he hurriedly called his daughter over. "Che'er is the crown prince, why don't you apologize to your aunt?"
"But it was my aunt who led us in painting it. Nianxue also painted it. Look, she painted the left side of the face."
Ah Jiao was very dissatisfied. Guan Tao immediately frowned and was about to criticize her, but Qiao Hui interrupted her, "It's just the children playing around. It's nothing. Princess, please stop criticizing the children. Come, Ah Jiao, come to your aunt."
Qiaohui waved her hand, and Gillian jumped into her arms like a young swallow.
"Ah Jiao, come here and tell your aunt which one is our Ah Jiao's masterpiece?"
Qiaohui took the fat son handed to her by her nephew, put her arm around Gillian, and smiled gently and amiably.
Gillian blinked. The proud little peacock just now felt embarrassed. She pointed at Che'er's eyebrows shyly and said, "I was the one who put the beauty mark on you."
"As expected of our Gillian, this beauty mole is so charming."
Nian Xue also quietly walked over at this time, stood between the Queen and Xue Yuan, and apologized in a baby voice.
"It's okay, it's okay. Nianxue's left cheek is also very rounded after being painted."
When my nephew heard this, he hurried over with Rong'er in his arms, "I drew the right cheek. Isn't it handsome too?"
Qiao Hui smiled at her more gently, "It's really good. It shows that our nephew likes your nephew very much."
"I like my niece too." The nephew shook Rong'er in his arms, causing the girl to laugh shrilly.
"Since you like children, it shows that you have come to your senses now. I will tell mother tomorrow and ask her to arrange a few more husbands for you."
Seeing his sister's smile becoming more and more gentle, the nephew shuddered and quickly bowed his head to admit his mistake: "Sister, I was wrong."
"You, it's fine if I gave you this rouge, but if someone else didn't know what was in it, and Cheer got sick from it, I wonder what you would do."
When Qiaohui raised her hand, a palace maid handed her a clean handkerchief. She lifted up her son's little face and wiped it clean bit by bit. Che'er was still smiling foolishly.
My nephew now turned serious: "I know, that's why I tasted this box of rouge and this tube of lip balm before letting them play with it."
Dou Yifang, who was about to persuade her: ...
The eldest princess, who was about to speak, said: ...
Bo Qiaohui, who only wanted to give her silly sister a good hug: ...
I didn't understand but I was shocked.
"You silly kid, why do you stuff everything into your mouth? Che'er and Rong'er wouldn't do that."
Bo Qiaohui raised her hand and hit her hard a few times. Her nephew was still there, laughing and saying, "It's because my sister told me that these things have a lot of herbs in them, saying that they can beautify the skin. I thought they smelled fragrant and sweet, so I was curious about their taste."
"It turned out not to be tasty at all. I told Nianxue just now but she didn't believe me and insisted on trying it herself."
Qiaohui hurriedly took her daughter back from her nephew and gave her a cold look. "You know these things don't taste good, but you still insisted on trying them. I see you're acting more and more like a three-year-old child."
Everyone couldn't help laughing when they saw the nephew's unconvinced look despite his painted face. Even Guan Tao was laughing so hard he fell backwards. "Our nephew is such a wonderful person. It's a pity I don't have a son, otherwise I would definitely marry him off as my daughter-in-law."
"If you two really get together, I'm afraid I won't have enough for you to tear apart."
Dou Yifang also laughed heartily. She called her niece to her side and stroked the girl's bright smile, half sighing and half relieved: "This is good, this is how we should live, this is how we should live."
"Oh, by the way, Mother, I've been so busy relaxing here that I've forgotten about important matters." Qiao Hui interrupted her somewhat heavy memories and explained the purpose of her visit. "Your Majesty's birthday is coming up this year, and His Majesty wanted to have a family dinner, even if it wasn't a grand celebration. So, he decided to hold it in the palace next to yours, to save you the stress."
"I thought I'd ask someone from Mother's place to help with the celebration. After all, it's Mother's birthday, so I want to at least satisfy you."
Dou Yifang waved her hand, wanting her to keep it simple, but Guantao, who had noticed something, smiled and said, "Among these servants, the one who knows mother's preferences best, besides Aunt Xueyuan, is Rong. Oh, no, that should be Yan'er now. I'm afraid mother won't be willing to lend it to me."
"Why would you be reluctant to leave? Yan'er is just going to help. It's not like she won't be back."
Since her daughter had said so, Dou Yifang did not want to offend the Queen, so she nodded and said, "If the Queen doesn't mind, then let Yan'er help take care of it for a while."
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