That night, the things copied from the Hua family were already placed on the table in Qiao Zhongguo's study.

Qiao Zhongguo's eyes swept across a collection of gold and silver jewelry and landed directly on an inconspicuous wooden box.

He bent his fingers to open the wooden box, and saw a thick stack of waste paper inside. The handwriting on it was messy, and some of the papers had traces of being crumpled into a ball.

Qiao Zhongguo recognized his eldest son's handwriting at a glance.

He was horrified and extremely relieved at the same time, but all of it turned into anger the next second.

"Tell the young master to come and see me!"

Qiao Tianjing hurried over and just as he pushed open the door, a wooden box fell at his feet with a bang.

"Look for yourself!" Qiao Zhongguo was furious.

Qiao Tianjing bent down to pick up a piece of paper at his feet, and his face turned pale in an instant.

The above is a piece of indignation he wrote a month ago after seeing the suffering of the people. The words are fierce and full of passion.

If this piece of paper were to be taken away by someone with ulterior motives and misinterpreted as expressing dissatisfaction with the emperor or the imperial court, I would be speechless.

Seeing that Qiao Tianjing had realized the seriousness of the matter, Qiao Zhongguo suppressed his anger and said in a deep voice:

"Boss, you have always been calm and steady, how could you not know the principle that a gentleman should not stand under a dangerous wall?"

"There is no impenetrable wall in this world. Even in your own home, there are some things you have to keep to yourself!"

Qiao Tianjing lowered his eyebrows and responded respectfully.

Qiao Zhongguo was still angry after thinking about it. If it weren’t for Jiaojiao’s reminder, his eldest son would be courting his own destruction!

"Tonight I will go to the ancestral temple, kneel down, and burn these papers one by one. And think about whether I have made any serious mistakes since I turned eighteen!"

"Boss, even though our Qiao family seems to be thriving, we should also be prepared for danger—"

The last sentence was full of meaning. Qiao Zhongguo said it to himself as well as to his eldest son.

Qiao Tianjing has deeply realized his mistakes.

He picked up the scraps on the ground one by one, put them all into the wooden box, and said in a deep voice: "Dad, your son will never do such a stupid thing again."

After Qiao Tianjing finished speaking, he turned around and walked out, heading towards the ancestral hall with firm steps.

Qiao Zhongguo looked at his eldest son's back, unable to hide the pain in his eyes, but he also knew that people need to experience severe pain once before they can learn the lesson!

Before going to bed, Qiao Zhongguo went to visit Mrs. Qiao again.

Mrs. Qiao heard from the servants that Qiao Zhongguo had lost his temper in the study, and her face was filled with concern.

"Why did you get so angry with the boss?"

Qiao Jiaojiao had just drunk milk and was in high spirits. Her ears pricked up instantly.

Qiao Zhongguo did not hesitate to analyze today's events, including the interests involved, to Mrs. Qiao, who turned pale.

"Thank God!" Mrs. Qiao bowed with lingering fear.

[Ahhh! Great! My dad is so reliable, he really figured it out! ]

[In this way, given the way Big Brother conducts himself and his upright official style, those with ulterior motives will not be able to easily frame him! ]

When Mrs. Qiao heard what Qiao Jiaojiao said, she knew that her eldest son had really survived a disaster ahead of time, and she felt relieved.

"Oh, my dear, my sister-in-law said she will come to see me tomorrow, and she might bring Ning'er with her."

At this point, Mrs. Qiao looked a little embarrassed, "My sister-in-law has hinted to me many times that she has taken a fancy to our eldest brother. What do you think, my husband?"

When Qiao Jiaojiao heard this, her hair stood on end.

[Mom! This is not possible! My sister-in-law is the daughter of the Minister of Industry! ]

[My eldest sister-in-law is really good. She and my eldest brother get along very well. In the end, our Qiao family fell into a desperate situation. My eldest brother asked her to divorce and return home, but she still stayed with him and never left him! ]

[Wow, I really like the couple of big brother and big sister! 】

Qiao Zhongguo had heard Qiao Jiaojiao talk about this daughter-in-law during the day. Now that he knew that his future daughter-in-law was so affectionate and loyal, he was immediately very satisfied.

This was the first time Mrs. Qiao heard the news and she was shocked.

Minister of Works?

Isn’t that Madam Han’s daughter?

But the Han family has a bad reputation, and Mrs. Han always keeps to herself.

But since Jiaojiao speaks so highly of the daughter of the Han family, she must be a good girl!

Qiao Zhongguo was about to find a suitable reason to refuse, but he was afraid of hurting Mrs. Qiao's feelings. After all, she was her niece.

However, Mrs. Qiao has already spoken: "Alas, husband, I think it's better to forget it. After all, the relationship is too close, and the eldest brother has his own ideas. He has to give his nod on this matter."

When Qiao Jiaojiao heard this, she nodded immediately.

[Yes, yes, yes! Mother is so understanding and respectful to her children. She is truly the best mother in the world! ]

This compliment made Mrs. Qiao feel very happy.

At this time, Qiao Jiaojiao's thoughts returned to the aunt who was coming to visit tomorrow.

Mrs. Qiao's maiden name was Zuo Hejing. She was the legitimate daughter of the Duke of Yan. She had only one brother, Zuo Heying, who was also in his forties.

My maternal grandfather, the Duke of Yan, is now sixty-three years old. He followed the late emperor in his campaigns, and although he has some health problems, he is in good health.

Perhaps because he was busy fighting on the battlefield and neglected to discipline his son, my uncle Zuo Heying has been a playboy for many years and is far inferior to my grandfather.

My aunt is the daughter of the former Shaoqing of the Dali Temple. Her status is much lower than that of the Duke and the Prince.

But my aunt was so beautiful that my uncle fell in love with her at first sight and insisted on marrying her.

But this aunt's character is not simple at all.

[Alas, mother is very close to my aunt. After my aunt married into the Duke's Mansion, mother also helped my aunt a lot. ]

[My uncle was a scoundrel who didn't care about anything. My aunt got upset because of this. My mother always mediated and comforted her. She also gave her a lot of beautiful jade jewelry.]

[However, how could I, a kind-hearted mother, know that this aunt is actually a smiling tiger! ]

When Mrs. Qiao heard this, her heart trembled violently.

[In fact, my aunt has always been jealous of my mother! She used to be jealous of my mother's good family background and good looks, and later she was jealous of my mother's good marriage and happy life after marriage.]

[So when my mother treated my aunt as her confidant and complained about the girl climbing into my father's bed, my aunt, knowing that my father had done nothing wrong, still encouraged my mother to have a cold war with my father.]

[She also used her uncle as an example, speaking ill of men, which caused my mother to have doubts and grievances.]

[She always comes to tease her mother, and sees her mother's heart disease getting worse, yet she gloats over her misfortune.]

[The most hateful thing is that after my mother passed away due to depression, my grandfather couldn't bear the shock and his hair turned white overnight. He no longer had the heart to manage the Duke's Mansion.]

[My aunt was easily instigated and bribed by Prince Jing, and took this opportunity to attack the Qiao family together with my uncle! ]

[During my mother's funeral, my father was in great grief and had no time to think about other things. My aunt and uncle took this opportunity to sneak into my father's study and hid the false evidence of treason in it! ]

Hearing this, Qiao Zhongguo and Mrs. Qiao really felt like a bolt of thunder had hit them on the head!

Who could have thought that the accomplice who killed the entire Qiao family was actually their closest person!