Chapter 223 Bo Qiaohui 35
After the banquet, the two sisters-in-law returned home laden with the gifts bestowed by Qiaohui. Only Bo Qiaohui and her stepmother and stepsister remained in the Pepper Room. Liu Qi, sympathetic to the mother and daughter after not seeing each other for a long time, returned to the Xuanshi Hall to attend to official business.
"Mother must be a little tired after the long journey. Why do you seem so unhappy today?"
After seeing off His Majesty, Qiaohui quickly raised her hand and called Wang Nie to her side. She was still young, the youngest of the family, and although she had married into the family midway, she had changed her surname to Bo once she entered. Her food, clothing, and expenses were all borne like Qiaohui's, and the Bo family was also very kind.
Therefore, although my nephew is still smart and kind compared to his previous life, he is more lively and cheerful, and now he still looks like a child who has not yet grown out of his childishness.
After chatting with her pretty sister for a few minutes, she seemed to have just noticed something was wrong with Mo Li and looked at her with some concern: "Mother is old now, so she should take care of her health. Do you want me to send for the imperial physician to come and see her?"
"Oh... no, that's not necessary." Mo Li was a little absent-minded. She had actually been agonizing over this for a long time at home. She had also heard rumors about her niece outside. She had been married to Zhou Yafu for many years and only had one daughter. The two had been incredibly loving for years, and General Zhou had even declared that he would only have one wife for the rest of his life.
Now that she saw Xue Yuan, she was no longer the chess piece who suppressed herself and pretended to be cold and ruthless, but was peaceful, gentle and happy. As their only blood relative, she was also happy for her.
So... what should she say to Xue Yuan at this moment?
Mo Li's eyes fell on Xue Yuan uncontrollably, and even his nephew Bo noticed that something was wrong with the atmosphere.
Qiaohui followed her gaze and glanced at Xue Yuan behind her. Although there was doubt in her eyes, she still ordered Le Chi and A Man to take her sister to the side hall next door.
After her nephew Bo and the palace maids left, she turned to look at Mo Li and Xue Yuan: "Mother, are you and Aunt Xue Yuan... also old acquaintances?"
Before they could answer, Qiao Hui reacted immediately: "Oh, right, I heard from my mother that Aunt Xueyuan, your last name seems to be Mo as well?"
At this point, Mo Li glanced at Xue Yuan and sighed deeply: "Empress, Xue Yuan... is my niece."
"So that's how it is. It's said that Aunt Xue Yuan accompanied the Queen Mother when she was young, all the way from Dai State to Chang'an. I guess she was separated from her mother for many years. Now they are reunited. This is truly a great joy!"
Bo Qiaohui smoothed things over for her. Seeing Xue Yuan's eyes welling up with tears, she tactfully left the place to her and her niece: "This is my niece's first time living in the palace. I'll go see if she can adapt. Aunt Xue Yuan, please help me entertain my mother."
Let’s not talk about how the couple in the Pepper Room were talking. Qiaohui walked out of the palace and originally wanted to stroll around and relax, but seeing how nervous the palace servants were, she lost interest.
"Well, let's go see my nephew."
Qiaohui went all the way to the side hall, but she didn't see her nephew inside. Instead, Le Chi was about to leave with cakes and tea in his hands, but when he saw Qiaohui come in, he quickly bowed.
"Where is my nephew?"
"The young lady...went to the Begonia Forest in the back to practice martial arts."
Le Chi was a little dazed when she talked about this. She obviously didn't expect that the empress who was as perfect as a god in her heart, her sister would be so different, even rebellious.
"My nephew is still practicing martial arts? I never thought she was so resilient and could hold her own against Big Brother until now."
Bo Qiaohui was well aware of this, so it wasn't surprising. Perhaps her first adoptive father had left her with a fear of insufficient firepower. After discovering that everyone in the Bo family was skilled, her nephew thought twice before cautiously making this request.
From then on, she trained with her elder brother, training hard in the coldest days of winter and the hottest days of summer, never slacking off for a single day. But despite her intelligence, she had limited talent for martial arts, and she had also taken up the art a bit late. When Qiaohui entered the palace, she had already been considering quitting, but surprisingly, she persevered.
We went to the crabapple forest and saw clusters of crabapples falling in the wind. My nephew was waving a wooden sword, moving like a startled swan and dancing like a swimming dragon. She really had the heroic spirit of a female knight.
Snap—Snap—Snap—
Bo Qiaohui stood behind a tree, waiting for her nephew to finish practicing a set of sword techniques before coming out. She clapped her hands and praised him, "Well done! Your martial arts skills have improved a lot in the years I've been away from home!"
"Sister!" The nephew danced a sword dance and came bounding over, smiling proudly at her. "Well, it's a surprise, isn't it? I've been practicing hard at home for a long time."
"Surprise! My nephew has grown up. Apart from anything else, you have definitely gained some understanding of martial arts."
Qiaohui's words were not an exaggeration. Judging from the standards of this world, Wang's nephew's martial arts skills at this time were comparable to those of Liu Qi and King Liang, who had been taught martial arts by masters since childhood.
This is already very rare. After all, Wang's nephew started practicing martial arts at the age of ten, and it has only been six or seven years now.
"Hehe, of course. I'm very powerful now. If anyone bullies me in the future, just tell me and I'll beat them to a pulp."
It is said that heroes break the law with force. Even my niece, who was once a delicate girl, has become more reckless after practicing martial arts.
"Forget it, forget it. You can't just go to my house and beat me up for what I've done to your sister." Bo Qiaohui patted her head. "I'm very touched by your kindness. But you have to remember not to forget the original intention of learning martial arts. Don't act recklessly just because you know a few punches and kicks."
The nephew was initially struck by the domineering tone of her sister's words, but upon hearing the latter, her expression quickly became serious. "Don't worry, sister. I understand how difficult it has been for our family to get to this point, and I will definitely not bring shame to our Bo family."
"With what you said, I have nothing to worry about." Qiaohui opened her arms and let her nephew lean on her arms as he did when he was a child. The two chatted and talked about their own interesting stories.
When Xue Yuan and Mo Li, who had calmed down, found their sisters, they found a red string they had found from somewhere and were playing cat's tangle, a game only children of a few years old loved.
"I'm wrong, I'm wrong. I made a mistake. Sister, please give me a chance!"
"Is this the ultimate move you've been researching at home for half a month?" Qiao Hui glanced at the mess in her hands and rolled her eyes. "Give it up. You've never won at this since you were a child. And how old are we, and we're still playing this?"
"Sister, you just used five or six different tactics I've never seen before to force me to surrender? You were clearly secretly preparing your ultimate move!"
"Ahem, hey! Mother and Aunt Xueyuan are here~"
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