Qingyou did not give the maids a gag order, so the maids who had served her before whispered about it in private.
The news gradually spread within the Duke's mansion.
On the other side, after rushing out, Huo Jiwen did not return to his own courtyard, but went straight out the door.
He rode his horse to the Shi family.
It was already quite late, but when the Shi family heard that Young Master Huo had arrived, they immediately greeted him with smiles and welcomed him inside.
The eldest son of the Shi family even took the initiative to lead him to Shi Lingqiao's courtyard.
The Shi family was very excited after they learned that the heir of the Duke's mansion was going to marry Shi Lingqiao.
If we can get in touch with the Duke's mansion, the Shi family will prosper in the future.
Therefore, they wished that Huo Jiwen and Shi Ling would be together more often.
Upon arriving at Shi Lingqiao's courtyard, Young Master Shi tactfully made an excuse to leave.
Huo Jiwen often visited the Shi family. After entering the courtyard, he went straight to Shi Lingqiao's boudoir.
The maidservant guarding the door was already used to this, and she bowed, saying, "Greetings, Your Highness!"
Shi Lingqiao, who was sitting in front of the dressing table in the room, did not move when she heard the noise outside.
Huo Jiwen pushed open the door and entered, then dismissed the maidservants serving in the room.
He walked over and hugged Shi Lingqiao from behind, saying, "I really want to marry you as soon as possible."
Shi Lingqiao leaned softly against his chest and said gently, "I also want to marry you soon, so that we won't have to suffer the pain of unrequited love anymore."
She genuinely liked Huo Jiwen.
Back when she was still a young lady in the Vice Minister's mansion, she had met Huo Jiwen and fell in love with him at first sight.
Unfortunately, the other party was already engaged at that time, and she was very jealous of Qiao Xinyue. She also wanted to be the future Duchess.
She was still hoping to get close to Huo Jiwen, make him fall in love with her, and have him abandon Qiao Xinyue and marry her instead.
But before she could take any action, her family was soon exiled to the frontier.
If Qiao Xinyue's fiancé hadn't been Huo Jiwen, she wouldn't have come up with the idea of stealing him away as revenge.
She wouldn't even look at anyone else.
The two embraced and talked for a while, then Shi Ling asked cleverly, "Did your mother agree to you marrying me?"
Huo Jiwen gets angry just thinking about it, "She's still adamant about not agreeing."
His mother rarely objected to his decisions in the past, but she refused to compromise on this matter, which was going too far.
He kissed Shi Lingqiao's cheek. "But don't worry, I'll definitely make her agree."
Shi Lingqiao had never liked the Duchess. She had seen that the Duchess doted on Qiao Xinyue but treated her coldly.
Adding to the fact that the other party had been obstructing Huo Jiwen from breaking off the engagement and marrying her, she cursed in her heart and also thoroughly hated her future mother-in-law.
"It's all my fault. If I had a higher social status, I believe your mother wouldn't have objected."
"She's your mother, how can you go against her wishes?"
Her eyes reddened. "Maybe...maybe we should just call it quits."
Seeing Shi Lingqiao's red eyes, Huo Jiwen couldn't help but feel sorry for her and coaxed her, "How can you just let it go like this? I only love you, and I will only marry you."
“My mother dotes on me and loves me very much. As long as I persist, I believe she will definitely give in.”
He added, "No, I'll go find Qiao Xinyue and have her family break off the engagement. Anyway, I'm definitely going to marry you."
Shi Lingqiao didn't want Huo Jiwen to go to Qiao Xinyue, and she didn't want the other party to propose breaking off the engagement first, otherwise she would be the one picking up what the other party didn't want.
What she wanted was to embarrass Qiao Xinyue, have the Duke's mansion cancel the engagement, and ruin her reputation so that she would never be able to marry into a good family again.
It seemed that Huo Jiwen's mother wouldn't compromise anytime soon. She narrowed her eyes, thinking, "Then don't blame me for being impolite."
She hugged Huo Jiwen, her face filled with emotion, "I believe you, you're so kind!"
"However, I don't want you to marry me and ruin your reputation, so you absolutely must not go to the Qiao family."
"Don't upset your mother. She loves you so much. If you just beg her nicely, she should agree."
By saying this, she not only appeared magnanimous, but also managed to incite resentment in Huo Jiwen towards his mother.
Since you spoil him so much, shouldn't you just do things his way?
If that old woman continues to object, she will definitely lose heart with Huo Jiwen, and he will stand by her side when she marries into the family.
"Okay, I'll take care of it. Just wait for me to come and marry you." Huo Jiwen hugged his beloved woman, thinking that Ling Qiao was still the kind and sensible one.
The bodyguards sent to keep an eye on Huo Jiwen recorded their conversation and sent it back.
After Huo Jiwen left, Shi Lingqiao's eyes turned cold.
Since that old woman insisted on stopping her, she had no choice but to strike first.
If Qiao Xinyue were to lose her chastity and reputation, she didn't believe that old woman would still allow Huo Jiwen to marry her.
So he wrote a letter and had someone deliver it to the fourth prince.
The news was also relayed back to the Duke's mansion by the secret guards.
Upon receiving the message, Qingyou became even more certain of her guess.
Qiao Xinyue's accident was orchestrated by Shi Lingqiao in collusion with the Fourth Prince.
It was because the Fourth Prince secretly carried out the operation that the cleanup was so thorough and meticulous, which is why the Qiao family was unable to find out that they were involved.
Qingyou had no intention of stopping Shi Lingqiao and the Fourth Prince from doing this; she wanted Shi Lingqiao to suffer the consequences and experience the taste herself.
the next day.
Qingyou dressed up according to the original owner's preferences and then went to the Qiao family.
The original owner of this body was not only the Duchess of a State but also a princess, so she naturally received a warm welcome when she arrived at the Qiao family.
Qingyou first went to see Madam Qiao before returning to her courtyard with her sister-in-law.
After sitting down, Huo Tong noticed that his sister-in-law seemed hesitant to speak.
He couldn't help but ask, "Sister-in-law, is something wrong?"
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