Chapter 21 Second Uncle Bet

Mrs. Huo knocked over the teacup, Qiao Chufeng turned to look at Mrs. Huo with a confused look on his face, his tone concerned.

"Sister-in-law, what's wrong?"

Mrs. Huo gritted her teeth to prevent her from questioning.

Qiao Chushan was calmer than Mrs. Huo, he quickly came to his senses and explained casually.

"Some time ago, your sister-in-law was slandered for hiding the witchcraft, and she was a little scared. This time when you came back, your sister-in-law forced herself to come to see you."

Qiao Chufeng heard this, his expression was worried: "Sister-in-law should rest well if she is not feeling well, how can she do it if she forces herself to do it."

Qiao Chufeng's every move was still humble and polite, which made Qiao Niannian sigh in amazement.

[No wonder he was able to deceive his parents and eldest brother. His acting skills are so good. Look how well he has portrayed a caring and considerate persona.]

Hearing her daughter's thoughts, Mrs. Huo calmed down.

The things her daughter said had not happened yet. Even if she questioned Qiao Chufeng now, it would be fruitless. She had to calm him down first.

"I'm fine. I'm sorry to have worried you."

"Second brother, this is Nian Nian. You haven't seen her yet!"

Qiao Chufeng's eyes fell on Qiao Nian Nian. The little girl, who was just ten years old, had delicate features and a little baby fat on her cheeks. She wore a golden swing and a headdress in her bun. She was pretty and cute, with lively eyes. Qiao Chufeng was slightly absent-minded.

The Qiao family members were all good-looking. Mrs. Huo was also a beauty. The three sons in the family were all very outstanding.

Now when it comes to Qiao Niannian, she is even more outstanding than the three brothers in front.

However, even so, Qiao Chufeng only took a look and then showed an apologetic expression.

"This is the first time I meet Nian Nian!"

"I should have given a gift for meeting her, but I came back in a hurry this time and didn't bring anything."

Qiao Chushan and Mrs. Huo heard this, and the smiles on their faces did not change, but their hearts were much colder.

Qiao Chushan and Mrs. Huo also understood that Qiao Chufeng was in a hurry to return to Beijing this time. After

all, it was a major military event.

But from the palace to the Marquis of Mingyuan Mansion, there was plenty of time on the way.

Qiao Chushan specially wrote a letter to Qiao Chufeng to introduce his niece Qiao Niannian, and Qiao Chufeng was not unaware of it.

I have time and money, but I didn't prepare a gift for the child. It seems like it was intentional.

Qiao Niannian smiled generously.

"It doesn't matter. Nian Nian has everything."

She said so, but she couldn't help complaining in her heart.

[I didn't bring me a gift because I was in a hurry. I didn't bring it because I felt that I was not favored. In fact, I had already prepared a gift for Qiao Yueying. ]

[Qiao Yueying is worthy of being the heroine. She was in love with her second uncle when she first met him at the age of two. The second uncle liked Qiao Yueying and Qiao Yueying liked the second uncle, who was also a general. The two of them kept in touch with each other by letter every month. ]

Qiao Chushan: ...

How come he didn't know anything about this when all these things happened?

Mrs. Huo was also shocked. If her daughter hadn't reminded her, she would never have thought that Qiao Yueying had a connection with Qiao Chufeng.

When the two met, Qiao Yueying was only two years old.

What does a two-year-old baby know?

What is Qiao Chufeng doing by using a two-year-old child to find out about the situation in the mansion?

And Qiao Yueying, the mansion has enough food and drink for her, and she is also allowed to study and learn to read. What is she going to do by colluding with Qiao Chufeng?

Thinking of this, Mrs. Huo's face turned cold.

Even Qiao Chushan couldn't look happy.

Qiao Chufeng saw that Qiao Chushan and Mrs. Huo looked a little unhappy, and a trace of doubt rose in his heart.

According to his investigation, Qiao Chushan and Mrs. Huo did not have a good relationship.

He also treated his daughter Qiao Niannian very badly.

It is said that Qiao Niannian jumped into the water for three days and was almost burned to death, but the eldest brother did not even look at her.

Qiao Yueying, on the other hand, was just frightened by Qiao Niannian's diving, so the eldest brother hurriedly took some things to visit her and stayed there to take care of her for a day.

Could it be that his intelligence was wrong?

Impossible.

The people he personally arranged could not possibly make a mistake.

Moreover, Qiao Yueying wrote a letter every month, and between the lines, the eldest brother's love for her was also expressed, so there could be no mistake.

Thinking of this, Qiao Chufeng took the initiative to speak.

"Brother, sister-in-law, why didn't you see Yueying?"

"She was still a little girl the last time I saw her. I haven't seen her for ten years. She must have grown into a big girl."

Qiao Chushan was about to speak when he heard his daughter's voice.

[Just now he was calling her sister-in-law, but now he is mentioning Qiao Yueying in front of my mother. Are you afraid that my mother will be too happy?]

Mrs. Huo: ...

Yes!

Qiao Chufeng was like this before, but she never cared about it. After all, Qiao Yueying is also Qiao Chufeng's niece. But he treated her differently, so Mrs. Huo had to care about it.

Once he cared about it, Qiao Chufeng's two faces became more and more obvious, and Mrs. Huo felt very disgusted.

She was really blind before, and she didn't even see that Qiao Chufeng was so two-faced.

[And my dad is the most pitiful. Not only did he help someone else raise their daughter, he also let his daughter collude with his own brother to undermine him. Although my dad didn't die in the end, the result was worse than death. He went crazy and was beaten and scolded by Qiao Chufeng. He was fed to dogs and wouldn't even eat rotten rice. How pitiful! ]

Qiao Chushan almost jumped up in excitement.

This bastard actually dared to treat him like this.

Thinking of this, he stared at Qiao Chufeng with burning eyes, wanting to see what kind of person he was.

Qiao Chufeng thought he had done the right thing and was complacent in his heart.

He knew that he had made the right bet.

Qiao Chushan cared most about Qiao Yueying.

Qiao Niannian was still complaining.

[Look at the eager look on their faces. I would have thought the children born to Xu were my uncle’s.]

Qiao Chushan: …

What the hell.

The one who cheated on him was his own brother?

Qiao Chushan was about to explode when he heard Qiao Niannian continue to complain.

[Unfortunately, it’s not. Judging from their faces, the two are not related.]

Qiao Chushan wiped off his sweat.

He was about to lose his temper, but luckily he heard the next words.

Daughter, can you speak less breathlessly? He almost couldn’t hold himself back just now.

Qiao Niannian didn’t know all this. She was still thinking about the next plot.

[According to the plot, Qiao Yueying arrived soon. She was wearing the barbarian jewelry brought back from the border by her second uncle, an exotic silver necklace, and a very large ruby ​​inlaid in the center. 】

【This is a piece of jewelry that my second uncle got from the barbarians by selling the food transportation route. Only the barbarians nobles would wear it. There is also a barbaric eagle totem on it. 】 【

Because of this necklace, someone reported it to the emperor, which aroused the emperor's suspicion. This is why he believed the evidence that my eldest brother deliberately delayed the opportunity. 】

Qiao Niannian had just finished thinking when Qiao Yueying's cheerful voice came from the door.

"Dad, I heard that my second uncle is back. Is it true?"

While speaking, Qiao Yueying had already walked in. The moment she saw Qiao Chufeng, a brilliant smile immediately appeared on her little face.

"Uncle, you are really back. The servants didn't lie to me."

Qiao Chufeng looked at Qiao Yueying, who was becoming more and more beautiful, and his smile became more sincere: "I came back in a hurry this time. I haven't seen you for ten years. Yueying has really become a big girl."

As he spoke, his eyes fell on the necklace on Qiao Yueying's neck and he nodded with satisfaction.

When he saw this jewelry, he thought it was a good match for Qiao Yueying. Now it looks good.