Seeing Qiao Xin, taking the imperial decree granting marriage, and leaving the palace without looking back, Emperor Wu pointed at her back for a long time and was choked with anger: "Look at her, look at her attitude, in front of others when there is something going on, behind others when there is nothing going on, do you still take me seriously?"
The Queen's lips curled up, unable to suppress it: "Isn't it because of your confidence, Your Majesty?"
While pouring tea for His Majesty, the Empress whispered, "Your Majesty, Old Madam Qiao didn't treat you as an outsider. Throughout the whole thing, she was thinking from Yun Ting's perspective. She didn't calculate the gains and losses, and everything was based on Yun Ting's happiness. If it were me, I might not be able to be so pure.
Yun Ting is lucky to have her as his adoptive mother, and the royal sister will be relieved if she knows about this."
When Emperor Wu heard the Empress mention the eldest princess, he did not say a word.
As soon as Emperor Wu left, the nanny beside the empress asked, "My lord, why have you been helping Madam Qiao in this matter?"
"Madam, do you think there are mothers-in-law like Qiao Xin in Beijing? If you have a daughter, would you like her to marry into such a family?"
"My Lady, you are trying to find a consort for the Fifth Princess, but she is only ten years old. If she marries the Fifth Princess, she will have no chance of a career in government. I'm afraid the old lady won't be happy about that."
The queen smiled and said, "Not all the children in the Qiao family are interested in a career in politics. The first son, Qiao Erlang, only wants to make money, and the third son, Qiao Wulang, just loves to eat!"
Qiao Erlang is four or five years older than the Fifth Princess. Qiao Wulang and the Fifth Princess are about the same age, so it is not impossible.
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Qiao*Xiaopang*Wulang, unaware that he has been targeted, is now sitting in the yard, with crispy meat in his left hand and pumpkin pie in his right hand, his cheeks bulging from eating so much.
Qiao Xin has been discussing with the kitchen staff these past few days about what kind of food and pastries should be prepared on the day of the party!
A lot of failed products have been made in the past few days, and all of them have been eaten by everyone in the Qiao family.
Only then did everyone discover that there are so many delicious and beautiful cakes in this world. Not only can flowers and milk be used to make cakes, but even medicinal herbs can be used as ingredients to make dozens of delicious dishes.
It’s not like Qiao Erlang hasn’t participated in parties in the capital, but the pastries there were basically just for show. If you really wanted to eat them without any preparation, you would be so sick of it.
Unlike the cakes made by grandma, you can eat them as a meal without getting tired of them! Take this milk and chicken cake for example, it is soft, bouncy and sweet.
There is also something called agar-agar. Put it in a pot and boil it into a paste. Then stir it a few times and add milk to make a soft and elastic jelly, which is most suitable for the elderly and young children.
He heard from the people in Dongyi that there were a lot of this stuff on the beach, but no one ate it. If grandma hadn't asked them to bring some of each variety of seaweed, those people would never have picked it up to sell as food.
There are countless young men in Beijing who buy cakes and pastries to honor their elders to show their filial piety. Can he consider expanding the scope of his business?
Before he could make up his mind, Wu Lang, with his round belly, pulled on his arm, opened his mouth and burped, and a milky fragrance hit his face.
Qiao Erlang turned his head away in disgust. How much milk cake did this guy eat?
"Brother, would you like to consider opening a pastry shop and let me join in?"
Qiao Jilang reached out and poked Wulang's belly.
"If you get involved, the pastry shop will go bankrupt because of your eating. Look how much you have eaten today. There are ten pastries on a plate, and four of them went into your stomach! Aren't you afraid that your stomach will burst?"
It’s not his fault. He tends to eat more when he’s upset.
Besides, he is only ten years old and it is the time for him to grow up. If a little brat eats his father out of money, it is a blessing to be able to eat at this time. Our family is not so poor that they can't afford to eat. Why should I care so much?
Others would like to eat like this but they don't have the same appetite as him. Just look at the grandson of the minister next door, who is the same age as him. He has to be coaxed before he is willing to eat a few bites at every meal, and he has to see a doctor every few days. How can he be as strong as him?
Qiao Wulang was already in a bad mood and got angry for a while.
"Speak nicely, why are you making personal attacks? If you don't want to do it, I'll let my grandma help me and I'll do it on my own!"
In order to have this delicious bite, Hashigoro, who has been lying down, decides to stand up!
Qiao Erlang glanced at him and asked, "What's wrong with you today? Why are there flames coming out of your mouth?"
Everyone present also noticed that something was wrong with Wu Lang. This kid would eat more whenever he was unhappy! The amount of food he ate was his barometer, and everyone in the Qiao family had already figured out this rule.
Everyone originally thought that Wu Lang ate more because he liked it, but now it seems that this is not the reason at all.
Qiao Wulang pursed his lips and said nothing, but his eyes were moist.
Qiao Xin also noticed that something was wrong with Wu Lang, so she quickly put down the work in her hands and walked over.
"What's wrong? Are you being bullied?"
Qiao Wulang lowered his head and remained silent.
"Alas, now that I've grown up, I don't want to confide in grandma anymore!"
"No, Daddy said he would find a mother for me and my fourth brother. Don't I already have my own mother?"
In the past two days, the mansion has been preparing a betrothal gift for Qiao Yunting, and a lot of things have been sent from the palace. The news that the third brother is going to get married is no longer a secret in the mansion.
She was so busy that she neglected the thoughts of her two children.
"Who said they don't want you anymore? Who has the final say, theirs or your grandma and dad?"
"Of course it's Grandma and Daddy who have the final say!"
"Your father just said he was going to get married and even wrote to you to let you know. How can that mean he doesn't want you anymore?"
Qiao Silang said something shocking: "If there is a stepmother, there must be a stepfather, right? Anyway, we have been motherless since childhood, haven't you gotten used to it yet?"
Qiao Xin looked at him in astonishment: "Are you blaming me for causing your parents to divorce?"
The little fellow sighed seriously: "Grandma, I am just young, not stupid. My mother was determined to leave at the beginning, and ten cows couldn't pull her back. What does it have to do with you?
As far as I can remember, it was you who held me in your arms and fed me. Although Dad was not always with us, he often wrote to us.
Compared to some of my classmates, whose mothers died, whose fathers didn’t love them, and whose brothers and sisters abused them, we are lucky. Why is my brother being so hypocritical? "
"Shiro, are you really not sad?"
"Being sad won't change the facts. You might as well eat a few more bites of good food. Even if the stepmother is powerful enough, can she surpass grandma?"
Qiao Xin was ashamed. After not being around for a few years, what kind of little monster has Silang grown into! How can he be so mature at such a young age?
Regardless of whether the child really doesn't care or is just pretending to be open-minded, Qiao Xin feels that she can take this opportunity to have a good talk with her grandson.
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