Chapter 101: Quick Battle and Quick Decision

Qiao Chuanbai and Huo Yu subconsciously glanced at the sky after hearing what the maid said.

The sky was clear and there was not a single cloud. How could it rain in this weather?

But my little sister is not an ordinary person.

She will make every stubborn person surrender.

So after a few moves, the two of them hurriedly stopped their moves and returned to Qiao Chuanbai's yard together.

The two of them had just stepped into the room, and the next moment, the rain poured down like ink.

The two of them turned around at the same time, and then looked at each other, both of them were extremely shocked.

Their little sister/cousin could even calculate the weather so accurately.

If they were a little late, they would be caught in the rain.

The days passed in a flash, and it was the day of the Mid-Autumn Palace Banquet.

Qiao Niannian was pulled to the dressing table by Mrs. Huo early in the morning.

Looking at the several hands on her head, Qiao Niannian was speechless.

"Mother, isn't the palace banquet in the evening? Why do you have to prepare so early?"

Mrs. Huo looked at her daughter's fair and tender face, her heart full of joy: "Today is the palace banquet. This is the first time that mother takes you to attend the palace banquet. Naturally, I have to dress you up beautifully so that they will be jealous."

Mrs. Huo gave birth to three sons and always wanted a daughter. Now she really has a daughter, and she is a lucky star. If it weren't for her daughter, she might have been framed and killed now.

Not only her, but also Beichen and Chuanbai, if it weren't for her daughter, they would have been killed long ago.

She has such a good daughter, of course she has to take her out to let others envy her.

For the first time, Qiao Niannian felt her mother's strong desire to drag her out to show off.

She simply ignored it and let the maid fiddle with her head, face, and body for a full hour and a half.

Finally, when it was time to choose jewelry, Mrs. Huo personally picked out a set of jewelry brought back by Qiao Chuanbai from Qiao Niannian's dressing box.

It was a set of jewelry inlaid with gemstones and tourmaline flowers.

It matched the brocade satin dress on Qiao Niannian's body perfectly.

This brocade satin was awarded by Qiao Chuanbai after he made military achievements and specifically asked for the emperor's grace. It was a silk product that was tributed to the palace by the Jiangnan Weaving Factory. It was expensive, complicated in craftsmanship, and extremely rare.

Every year, there is only so much brocade silk brought into the palace, and usually only the favored princesses and nobles above the rank of concubines can use it.

At that time, Qiao Niannian liked it, so Qiao Chuanbai asked for a piece of it, and Mrs. Huo asked the embroiderer to make clothes for Qiao Niannian.

After Qiao Niannian put on all her clothes, Mrs. Huo looked at her little girl with beautiful eyebrows, white teeth, and powder makeup, and nodded with satisfaction.

"Let the young lady eat something later, and then leave for the palace to attend the banquet at 3 p.m."

The maid hurriedly agreed.

After Mrs. Huo left, the maid immediately went to prepare food for Qiao Niannian.

When eating, Qiao Niannian only ate a little, and was reminded by the maid to eat less.

Going to attend the palace banquet today is different from being at home, and the clothes on her body are heavy, so it is not convenient to go to the toilet, so she needs to eat and drink less to avoid any problems at the banquet.

Qiao Niannian ate a few bites, and the maid took the things away.

When they set out at noon.

Qiao Niannian walked to the door and saw Mrs. Huo waiting by the carriage.

In addition to Mrs. Huo, Aunt Xu was standing by the second carriage with Qiao Yueying.

Unlike the elegant and noble Mrs. Huo, Aunt Xu was wearing a dress that was not very good, and it was even a little old after washing.

Qiao Niannian couldn't help but raise her eyebrows.

Aunt Xu's food, clothing and expenses in the mansion have always been based on the share of the aunt.

Even if Mrs. Huo cut off the money of the second room, it was only in the past two days. She didn't believe that Aunt Xu didn't even have a piece of clothing to wear out.

But she left on purpose.

[Mrs. Xu deliberately dressed like this to see the Queen Mother. The Queen Mother will naturally show more concern for her because Qiao Yueying saved her. By then, she will probably hate her mother even more.]

Mrs. Huo had been ignoring Mrs. Xu. When she heard her daughter's voice, she couldn't help but look at Mrs. Xu who was standing behind.

Mrs. Xu had a pretty face. Although she had given birth to two children, she was still pretty.

When Mrs. Xu was a maid in the mansion, she was just a light servant who served tea and poured water. Her hands were white and tender.

Now she has become the only mistress in the mansion and is served by servants, so she is naturally well-maintained.

Mrs. Xu looks weak. She is the kind of woman who would make men feel distressed when she cries.

But she wore a dark green dress today, a color that is quite picky about people. At first glance, you would think that this person can't support this dress at all.

People who don't know her might think that Aunt Xu is impolite when they see her for the first time, but when they take a second look, they will notice that the color of her clothes is not right, and it is obvious that they have been washed many times. She

had to wear old clothes to attend the palace banquet, and old clothes that didn't fit her.

It was Aunt Xu's fault that the clothes didn't fit, but if these two things were added together, people would probably think that she couldn't tolerate a concubine.

A cold light flashed in Mrs. Huo's eyes.

Aunt Xu had come to this point, and she still wanted to make trouble.

Aunt Xu was stared at by Mrs. Huo, and she couldn't help but lower her head with a humble look.

Qiao Yueying was standing next to Aunt Xu. She and Aunt Xu had arrived earlier. Because Qiao Niannian hadn't arrived, Mrs. Huo didn't get on the carriage, so they could only stand by the carriage and wait.

After finally waiting for Qiao Niannian, Mrs. Huo suddenly looked at them for some reason, with a look of disgust.

In the past, the partners would just ignore them at most, but this was the first time that Mrs. Huo showed a disgusted expression towards them.

Qiao Yueying couldn't stand it.

Especially when she saw the clothes and jewelry that Qiao Niannian was wearing, she felt even more dissatisfied.

We are all Daddy's daughters, but Qiao Niannian was wearing the Yunjin gifted by the emperor and the barbarian jewelry that was worth a fortune.

Last time, he was slapped by his father for just wearing a necklace. Now that Qiao Niannian was wearing a complete set, Mrs. Huo didn't react at all.

Is it because she is a concubine's daughter that she is treated like this?

Is the difference between legitimate and illegitimate children so great?

At this moment, Qiao Chushan also walked out with Qiao Chushan and Qiao Beichen, without Qiao Chaosheng following behind.

Aunt Xu and Qiao Yueying were able to enter the palace and attend the palace banquet because the empress dowager personally sent a message to let the two of them go.

If the empress dowager had not mentioned Qiao Chaosheng, Qiao Chushan would not have brought Qiao Chaosheng to the palace banquet.

Looking at the warm scene of Qiao Chushan and Qiao Chuanbai talking and laughing, Qiao Yueying gnashed her teeth in hatred.

Aunt Xu felt equally uncomfortable when she saw this scene.

Her children, who were so outstanding, were being trampled upon in this marquis' mansion. How could she be willing?

Fortunately, everything is over today.

Aunt Xu shook Qiao Yueying's hand and looked at Qiao Niannian with an extremely calm look.

Qiao Niannian happened to turn around and her eyes met Aunt Xu's. She curled her lips. It seemed that Aunt Xu already knew that there would be envoys coming to the palace banquet today.

It was really strange. In the book, Aunt Xu knew that someone might have sent a message.

And that person was most likely the adulterer in black who was imprisoned in the dungeon.

But this time, the adulterer in black was arrested, and Aunt Xu was still able to get the news, which made people feel very strange.