Mrs. Qiao took Qiao Jiaojiao into the mansion first. After a long while, Qiao Tianjing and Qiao Diyi came over.

When Qiao Jiaojiao saw the two of them, she squinted her eyes and was about to fall asleep, but instantly she sat up again.

[Ahhh! Can anyone tell me what is going on with Tan Hanchi! ]

[He is such a powerful person. If he can really be used by our Qiao family, that would be great! ]

[And he is the biggest victim of the Spring Examination cheating case. If we can protect him, perhaps the cheating case can be thoroughly investigated through Tan Hanchi! ]

As Qiao Jiaojiao was thinking, she couldn't help but become distracted.

[If we talk about dogs, it has to be the male protagonist. On the one hand, he saved Tan Hanchi and gave him favors, and on the other hand, he protected the treacherous minister Qing Guogong who was involved in the fraud case. This is a win-win for both sides! ]

[No wonder he gets the last laugh, this is probably Mission Impossible! ]

Mrs. Qiao didn't expect that the scholar who had just followed her two sons was such an important key figure. Even she became curious.

Seeing that Qiao Jiaojiao was still looking at her two brothers eagerly, Mrs. Qiao spoke casually:

"I have never seen the scholar who was following you just now."

Upon hearing this, Qiao Jiaojiao threw herself into Mrs. Qiao's arms and screamed with joy.

[Mother, your question really hits the nail on the head! Mother, you always understand me! Woo woo woo! ]

Qiao Tianjing and Qiao Diyi didn't know that their mother could also read Qiao Jiaojiao's thoughts. Hearing this, they couldn't help but nod secretly.

It is true that mother and daughter are connected by heart!

So Qiao Tianjing explained in a gentle voice: "Mom, that person just now is a friend that my second brother and I just met today."

"His name is Tan Hanchi, he is from Zhuozhou, he came to participate in this year's Spring Examination. My son met him once on the night of the Lantern Festival. He is an upright person with brilliant literary talent."

"Today, my second brother and I passed by a teahouse and happened to see him being harassed by Mr. Sheng from the Duke of Qing's mansion, so I helped him out. That's how we became friends."

When Qiao Jiaojiao heard this, she couldn't help but sigh at the magic of fate.

[It turns out that Sheng Mingcheng from the Duke of Qing's Mansion knew Tan Hanchi before the Spring Examination! ]

[No wonder the Qingguo Guild chose Tan Hanchi as the unlucky guy who was replaced. Could this be Sheng Mingcheng's idea? ]

[I didn't expect it to be such a coincidence that my brothers and others actually saw Tan Hanchi being bullied, and they even came to his aid when they saw the injustice! ]

[Tsk tsk tsk, is it possible that God is helping our Qiao family? If we can recruit Tan Hanchi, Prince Jing will not be able to do so many tricks in the future! ]

When Qiao Tianjing heard this, he couldn't help but shake his head in amusement.

My little sister, it’s not God who is helping our Qiao family, but you, my precious baby!

Ever since the Lantern Festival, when Qiao Tianjing learned from Qiao Jiaojiao about Tan Hanchi's extraordinary qualities, he sent people to keep an eye on him day and night.

When he heard that he was being bullied today, Qiao Tianjing hurriedly pulled Qiao Diyi to rescue him.

In order not to arouse Tan Hanchi's suspicion, they had to act casually and naturally.

After some investigation during this period, I found out that Tan Hanchi had become famous for his Lantern Festival couplets, and many noble families extended olive branches to him, but he remained unmoved.

From this we can see that he has no intention of making friends with the powerful and is very wary of others approaching him.

Fortunately, everything seems to be going well for now, especially when he and his second brother introduced themselves, Tan Hanchi seemed very surprised.

Qiao Tianjing attributed this to his world-famous father.

Mrs. Qiao already had an idea in her mind, so she asked again, "What about Mr. Tan now? Can he stay in the Qiao Mansion?"

Qiao Tianjing shook his head. "He is a man of integrity. He said that he would come to visit us again after the Spring Examination is over and he has learned a lot."

When Mrs. Qiao heard this, she nodded and said, "He is indeed a rare good child."

Qiao Jiaojiao couldn't help but feel anxious when she heard this.

[Oh, you have to keep an eye on this precious Tan Hanchi. If he gets a place in the Spring Examination, the Duke of Qing will send someone to assassinate him! ]

[If it was a step later, the person would have been rescued by Prince Jing! ]

Qiao Tianjing had already made careful arrangements, and after hearing this, Mrs. Qiao secretly decided to give her husband a reminder tonight.

When Qiao Zhongguo returned home in the evening, Qiao Jiaojiao was just taken away by Qiao Tianjing to play in the front yard. Mrs. Qiao immediately started talking about the Spring Examination and Tan Hanchi.

Qiao Zhongguo patted Mrs. Qiao's hand and said gently, "Don't worry, Madam. I will talk to the boss tonight."

"The date for the Spring Examination has been set. There will be three sessions on February 9, 12, and 15. The person in charge is Xin Ruizhi, the Minister of Rites."

Mrs. Qiao tilted her head when she heard this. "Today is the fifth day of the second month, so it must have happened in the past few days, right?"

"I remember that the Minister of Rites is the son-in-law of Duke Qing, right? This matter is really related to the Duke Qing's Mansion. Jiaojiao is really amazing!"

Qiao Zhongguo nodded with a thankful look on his face, "Yes, if it weren't for Jiaojiao, the consequences would be unimaginable!"

Madam Qiao talked about what happened in the Duke of Yan's Mansion today. Qiao Zhongguo sighed when he heard it:

"Madam, from now on, we just need to be filial to our father-in-law."

Mrs. Qiao nodded slightly, "I think so too."

After a while, Mrs. Qiao brought Qiao Jiaojiao back, and Qiao Zhongguo took Qiao Tianjing and Qiao Diyi to the study.

Qiao Zhongguo asked directly about Tan Hanchi. The two brothers looked at each other with serious expressions, as if they had made a great decision.

Qiao Tianjing was the first to speak: "Dad, do you think my little sister is okay?"

Qiao Zhongguo was slightly stunned, wondering why Qiao Tianjing suddenly turned the topic to Qiao Jiaojiao.

But he did not give his two sons a perfunctory answer, and said without hesitation: "Even if you two brats are added together, you are not as good as one toe of Jiaojiao!"

"That's Daddy's precious baby, a sweet and caring little cotton-padded jacket. What's wrong with that?"

Before Qiao Zhongguo finished praising him, Qiao Tianjing suddenly fell to his knees, and Qiao Diyi followed suit.

Qiao Zhongguo was shocked. Could it be that these two brats came here to compete for favor tonight?

I have loved them both for more than ten years. What's wrong with loving Jiaojiao even more now?

"What are you doing? Do you want me to hug you like I hug Jiaojiao?"

The solemn expression on Qiao Tianjing's face almost broke when he heard this.

Dad, could you please stop being so fanciful?

Qiao Zhongguo also saw that his two sons had something serious to say, so he restrained his expression and said calmly: "If you have something to say, say it quickly. If you have to fart, fart quickly."

Qiao Tianjing took a deep breath and mustered up the courage to say, "Dad, actually my little sister...my little sister is very special. From the day she was born, my second brother and I could hear her voice!"

"And my little sister seems to be able to predict the future. All her predictions have come true one by one, including that Tan Hanchi. I only contacted him after listening to my little sister's voice."

"Dad, my little sister is wholeheartedly devoted to our family. Although this matter is really weird, as long as it's my little sister, we are not afraid!"

"Dad, I didn't want to tell you because I was worried that you wouldn't be able to accept it, but the information my sister revealed became more and more critical, and I knew I couldn't keep it a secret any longer!"

"You love me so much, you won't mind this, right?"

Qiao Zhongguo: (☉_☉)

No, I mind.

It turns out that inside the sweet little cotton-padded jacket, there is not only the wife hiding, but also these two little bastards!