"Husband, why are you back so early?"

Mrs. Han was shocked and immediately went to meet him.

Han Mingzhe is thirty-five years old this year. He has the appearance of an elegant scholar, but he is tall and slender, with slightly sunken cheeks, and looks a little thin.

On weekdays, he would stay in the Ministry of Works until dinner time before returning home. Sometimes, he was so busy with work that he could not return home all night.

"Dad!" Han Yaxian also went to meet him.

Han Mingzhe looked at Han Yaxian steadily, and the smile on his face became brighter.

He only had this one daughter in his life, and he raised her almost as a boy in terms of her studies, calligraphy, and interpersonal relationships.

He never thought there was anything wrong with being a girl. Looking at what Xian'er just said, he asked himself how many men could see things so clearly?

He was worried that his wife would not be able to make sense at home and would accept gifts from others, so he hurried back from the Ministry of Works. He did not expect Xian'er to be so sensible, and it turned out to be a false alarm.

"Madam, just listen to Xian'er. From today on, the Han Mansion will be closed to visitors. Don't do those empty things. Do your official duties well and do practical things well!"

The news of the marriage between the Qiao and Han families soon reached the Meng family.

Meng Guxue has been feeling a little absent-minded since the last Lantern Festival.

Mrs. Meng thought that Meng Guxue was still thinking about Qiao Tianjing, so she revealed the news to Meng Guxue as soon as possible, hoping that she would give up the idea of ​​marrying up.

After hearing the news, Meng Guxue was stunned for a long time.

She has been troubled by another hidden time traveler lately and even thought of retreating.

But at this moment, when she learned that Qiao Tianjing was already taken, Meng Guxue was shocked to realize that good men are becoming increasingly scarce.

No, she absolutely cannot just give in to this. She cannot muddle through, marrying, having children, and living an ordinary life that is not worth mentioning in this dynasty!

No matter what, she must give it a try at the poetry conference in the capital a month later. She wants to use this to become famous all over the world and become the phoenix that flies to the treetops!

Mrs. Meng looked at Meng Guxue, who suddenly transformed from a frost-bitten eggplant into a radiant face, and couldn't help but look confused.

Did this kid finally figure it out, or is he becoming more and more crazy?

——

Mrs. Qiao brought Qiao Jiaojiao with her and made a special trip to the Duke of Yan's Mansion.

Although the news of the marriage between the Qiao and Han families had spread, Mrs. Qiao still felt it was necessary to tell her father the good news in person.

This time it was just an ordinary visit home, so Mrs. Qiao did not send in an invitation.

When they arrived at the gate of the Duke of Yan's Mansion, the butler came hurriedly to greet them, and his expression seemed a little hurried.

Mrs. Qiao was very careful. As she walked in, she asked, "Siber, is there anything wrong at home?"

Butler Xi wiped the sweat from his forehead, his face a little embarrassed, "Miss, it's the young mistress. The young mistress is a little mad, and she is in the main hall with the master and the young master right now."

When Qiao Jiaojiao heard this, she immediately understood.

[My aunt must have heard the news about the marriage and is feeling unhappy! ]

[She better not think about bullying my mother later, or I will bite her! Aaaaaa!]

Qiao Jiaojiao is more than five months old now, and I can’t wait to have a bite of her!

Mrs. Qiao patted Qiao Jiaojiao gently, with a hint of coldness on her face.

Is the eldest sister-in-law still not giving up? She even made a scene in front of my father!

"Xi Bo, I won't go anywhere else but to the main hall. If I don't make some things clear, Dad will not be at peace."

Butler Xi was a little frightened, but he had been serving in the Duke's Mansion since he was a child, and he knew that the young lady always had her own ideas and the master also doted on the young lady, so he nodded.

As soon as I reached the main hall door, I heard Mrs. Zuo's angry voice from inside.

"Zuo Heying, go ask your sister what she means! How can our Ning'er be inferior to the daughter of the Minister of Works?"

"Last time I went to Qiao's house to see her out of kindness, she gave me a very humiliating lecture and even said that Dalang had his own ideas and was not suitable for our Ning'er!"

"Why, then the daughter of the Han family is suitable?"

"What on earth is Qiao Zhongguo thinking? Han Mingzhe has such a bad reputation in the capital. He is not afraid of bringing disgrace to the Qiao family. He should at least consider our Duke of Yan's Mansion!"

"I finally understand. Your sister is not dissatisfied with Ning Er, but with me as her sister-in-law!"

"I have already told Ning'er about this. She also likes Dalang very much. Now that the news has spread, Ning'er has cried several times. What is going on now?"

"Zuo Heying, tell me, is there anyone who behaves like this with his sister?"

"Sister-in-law, if you have any complaints, just come to me and tell me. Why bother bringing it up in front of Dad?"

The door creaked open, revealing Mrs. Qiao with a cold expression outside the door. In her arms was Qiao Jiaojiao, whose cheeks were puffed up.

[Wow, this is a typical case of not getting married but becoming enemies! Mother refused so obviously last time, it seems that aunt didn't take it to heart at all! ]

[Besides, things like marriage should not be mentioned in front of the child before the deal is concluded. Zuo Anning cried like that, wasn't it because her aunt gave her hope a long time ago? She might even have promised her a success!]

"Jing'er!"

"younger sister!"

Duke Yan and Zuo Heying did not expect Madam Qiao to appear suddenly.

Mrs. Zuo had just been talking a lot like a machine gun, but when she suddenly saw Mrs. Qiao, her arrogance suddenly subsided.

However, whenever she thought of Zuo An Ning crying in the room, she became extremely angry.

The last time she went back to her parents' home, she boasted that Dalang from the Qiao family must be her son-in-law.

Now that the news has spread back home, her sisters-in-law don’t know how they will laugh at her!

No, Zuo Hejing must cancel the marriage with the Han family today!

"Sister, since you are here, let's not beat around the bush. What's wrong with our Ning'er? Why would you rather choose the daughter of a small Minister of Works as your daughter-in-law?"

The Duke of Yan was already quite unhappy, but he didn't want to offend Madam Zuo, so he let her throw a tantrum for such a long time.

Now seeing that she was going to interrogate Madam Qiao again, the Duke of Yan's face immediately darkened.

However, before Yan Guo could speak openly, Madam Qiao had already stuffed Qiao Jiaojiao into his arms.

"Dad, don't worry, let me and my sister-in-law talk this out."

Qiao Jiaojiao nodded heavily.

[That’s right! Otherwise, if something unexpected happens and rumors spread all over the city, it would be bad if it got to my sister-in-law!]

Mrs. Qiao had the same idea in her mind, so she turned to Mrs. Zuo and said:

"Sister-in-law, I watched Ning'er grow up. She is kind-hearted, gentle and well-mannered. Naturally, she is a very good person."

Upon hearing this, Madam Zuo raised her head and immediately said domineeringly: "If that's the case, then you should cancel the Han family's marriage and let Dalang marry our Ning'er!"

Qiao Jiaojiao:?

[Why is this aunt so arrogant? Can you please listen to what my mother has to say! ]