Chapter 353: Retreat to Advance

Xiao Xixi came to the residence of the third brother and Qin Qiting, but only found Qin Qiting at the mansion, so Xiao Xixi told Brother Qiting everything she had just heard.

Qin Qiting listened to Xiao Xixi's description and thought for a while with his chin in his hand.

"In my opinion, big brother may not stand on the side of mother, and may only agree temporarily. After all, we all hope that mother can get her own happiness. If there is room for maneuver, big brother should also hope that mother can be with General Helian."

After hearing this, Xiao Xixi shook her head and thought carefully about Qin Qiting's words, and felt that he made sense.

[Brother Qiting is right, then big brother may not think the same as mother. That would be great. Let's go to the eldest brother to discuss what to do next, shall we?

Qin Qixuan is undoubtedly the smartest among them. If Qin Qixuan can come up with a solution, little Xixi can eat Tanghulu with peace of mind!

However, just as Xixi and Qin Qiting arrived at the eldest brother's yard, they heard the conversation between the eldest brother and the second brother coming from the room.

"The news I sent back has been confirmed. Miss Wen is in Zhao Zemo's house. Some people said that they saw Miss Wen being escorted in and out of Jinnan Palace by Zhao Zemo's men."

"And it seems that Zhao Zemo is still very interested in Miss Wen, so he just put Miss Wen under house arrest and didn't do anything to her. He hopes that she will change her mind on her own."

The sound of jade breaking came from the room. Xixi thought that big brother must be very angry now.

Little Xixi can empathize with big brother's current mood. If the person you love is abducted by others, and your power is very weak and you can't save the person you love, how painful it would be.

[Wow, big brother and sister Wen are so miserable. It would be bad if others knew that sister Wen had stayed in Zhao Zemo's house.

Although the current atmosphere in Daliang is very open, a woman's reputation is still very important. If others knew that Wen Yanya and Zhao Zemo had been in the Jinnan Palace together, Sister Wen's reputation would be ruined. If Sister Wen wants to marry Big Brother in the future, it will be full of difficulties. Even if Big Brother doesn't care, and Mother doesn't care about the rumors in the outside world, it is difficult for Sister Wen to ignore other people's gossip. After all, she

is

not just staying in the Qin Mansion, it is inevitable that she will come into contact with others, and Sister Wen has had a strong personality since she was a child. Although she looks very gentle, the toughness in her bones can't be concealed.

[How can the news of Sister Wen's stay in Zhao Zemo's house not be spread? And how can Zhao Zemo shut up in the future and not say anything? 】

In this regard, Qin Qixuan thought more than Xixi. After all, when they just started to exchange letters, Qin Qixuan knew that the private meeting with Wen Yanya also needed to be kept secret, otherwise it would be harmful to Wen Yanya's reputation in the future.

However...

"Xixi, are you still eavesdropping here?"

Qin Qixuan suddenly spoke up and caught Qin Xixi and Qin Qiting who were eavesdropping outside the door. Qin Qixuan saw Qiting standing next to Xixi with a frown.

Qin Qiting smiled awkwardly, and Qin Qixuan criticized him without hesitation.

"It's okay for Xixi to eavesdrop here, but Qiting, you too, why do you bring Xixi with you every day?"

When he said this, he forgot about the incident when Xixi pulled him to eavesdrop on Su Xiaoxiao's corner.

Qin Qiting humbly accepted Qin Qixuan's criticism, and Xiao Xixi felt a little guilty in her heart. It was because of her that Brother Qiting was criticized by the eldest brother.

So, Xiao Xixi made jokes and pretended to be cute, acting coquettishly to Qin Qixuan, blinking and pouting.

Qin Qixuan was a little helpless, but he really fell for Xixi's coquettishness, and the depression in his heart could not help but dissipate.

[Xixi also overheard it accidentally. Xixi did not intend to eavesdrop on the eldest brother at the door. Xixi came to see the eldest brother for something. ]

Thinking of this, Xiao Xixi quickly told Qin Qixuan the business of her visit.

"Fang Qinghong..."

[Xixi has heard what big brother and mother said. Big brother promised mother not to be prejudiced against Fang Qinghong. Does that mean big brother will stand on mother's side?]

Little Xixi asked directly, which made Qin Qixuan smile helplessly.

"Mother told me to take the lead in not being prejudiced against Fang Qinghong, but even if I do so, will you be influenced by me? I don't think so."

"And in my heart, I really can't have any good impression of Fang Qinghong. He looks too mediocre."

Qin Qixuan's words meant that he would not do what mother said, but it sounded like Qin Qixuan had no intention of continuing to disturb mother's thoughts.

However, this was enough, and little Xixi breathed a sigh of relief.

[As long as big brother doesn't stand on mother's side, it will be fine.]

[However, I think we should change our strategy. If we blindly oppose Fang Qinghong and keep telling mother that it would be better for her to marry General Helian, then mother will definitely not listen to anything.]

They didn't speak to mother's heart, so blindly opposing would only make mother care less about their opinions.

[In this case, mother might value Fang Qinghong more because of our opposition, so we might as well pretend to support Fang Qinghong and show that we have accepted Fang Qinghong, which can also make mother happy.]

At least stabilize mother first and don't let her decide on the marriage so early.

Xiao Xixi's words and her inner voice were a bit confusing, but the few people present understood what Xixi meant.

Now, the more they oppose Fang Qinghong and Qin Shu's marriage, the more it shows that Fang Qinghong and Qin Shu's marriage will not harm Qin Shu and the Qin family. Fang Qinghong is not their best choice, which further proves that Qin Shu was right to choose Fang Qinghong.

Even the people in the Qin Mansion think that Fang Qinghong is not worthy of Qin Shu and Fang Qinghong is worthless, so the emperor will naturally not object to Qin Shu's marriage. And this also proves that Qin Shu's choice is correct, and Qin Shu will value her marriage with Fang Qinghong more in her heart, and will be more determined in her decision about marriage. In this

way, it is better to show that they all accept Fang Qinghong for the time being, which is the best solution at the moment.

"Xixi is right. As for other things, we still need to think about it in the long run."

When little Xixi heard that her brothers all agreed with her, she proudly put her hands on her waist.