Qiao Yunting had a day off today and was called over by the prince early in the morning, saying that he had something to discuss.
When he arrived, he found Liu Heng was also there. The three of them were talking about the current city defense situation and the next plan when the manager of the Qiao Mansion came to the door.
Qiao Yunting was a little surprised. Since the family split up, his mother rarely took the initiative to talk to her son and daughter-in-law, except occasionally asking about the situation of her grandson and granddaughter.
Even though he kept her in his house this time, A'niang never said a word about what was going on in his house and just treated herself as a guest.
No matter how his wife managed the house and disciplined the children, her mother seemed to be deaf and dumb, turning a blind eye and deaf ear to everything.
This clear-cut sense of alienation made the couple feel a sense of being abandoned, but also a sense of relief that they could finally be the masters of their own home.
He once foolishly asked his mother why this was so.
He clearly remembered what A Niang said.
There is no room for two tigers in one mountain, unless one is male and the other is female. The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law living together seem to be competing for their son's attention, but in fact they are competing for territory and interests!
But each generation has its own responsibilities. She has raised her son and helped him get married and start a family. Her mission as a mother is almost complete. It is time for her to spend the rest of her life with him. Why does she always get involved?
The daughter-in-law is the mistress of his house!
Taking over the family's role will only bring unrest to the family.
When A Niang said this, she was sober and scary!
It was from that moment that he truly realized that A Niang had always been an independent person who was unwilling to depend on others, and she had really let go of him and his brothers!
It seems that she has never thought of obeying her husband after marriage and obeying her son after her husband's death!
This thought made him feel that he was useless as a son!
But what happened today that my mother would call me over so urgently?
Qiao Yunting didn't want to delay for a moment, so he immediately stood up and said goodbye to the prince.
Liu Heng had nothing to do, so he followed along!
"I haven't seen you for a few days. I'm going to pay my respects to the old lady!"
Qiao Yunting glanced at him without saying much, and the two of them walked out of the door together and headed towards the Prince's house.
The steward immediately pulled the horse's head back and said, "My Lord, the old lady is not in the mansion at the moment, but in Xiangrui Tea House."
"My mother is out, why is she there?"
"The old lady went out today to help Master Wu choose a shop, but she didn't expect that the shop she chose couldn't get the sales contract!
I don't know what happened, but I heard from the messenger that the old lady looked bad!"
Qiao Yunting suddenly had a bad premonition, and the guilty feeling he would have when his teacher suddenly checked his homework and found something he did wrong suddenly came to his mind.
But no matter how guilty he felt, he couldn't use Qiao as an excuse since my mother had confessed to the crime herself.
Qiao Yunting said to the steward, "Go tell the princess that I am accompanying the old lady on some business and will not be back for a while, so there is no need to keep any food for me at noon!"
But the steward stayed where he was and did not leave. He hesitated for a few seconds before saying, "The old lady has also sent a message to the Princess!"
Upon hearing this, Qiao Yunting dared not delay any longer and rode his horse towards Xiangrui Teahouse.
When he arrived at Xiangrui Teahouse, he saw Zhang Jun coming down from the second floor and stopped.
Zhang Jun stood outside the door, turned sideways, bowed to Qiao Yunting, then pushed the door open and invited him in!
Qiao Yunting entered the wing room and saw that in addition to Qiao Xin and Wu Lang, there were two middle-aged men in their thirties in the huge room. When they saw him come in, they quickly stood up and saluted.
Qiao Yunting raised his hand to refuse the other party's greeting and sat casually next to Qiao Xin.
"Mother, aren't you accompanying Wulang to choose a shop today? If there's anything you like, let your son go and give you some advice!"
Qiao Xin pointed at Chen Zhiyuan and said to Qiao Yunting, "Let's put the matter of the shop aside for now. Come on, let's meet each other. This gentleman is the eldest son of the Chen family, and he is the distinguished guest I want to entertain today.
When I asked Shunzi to help you build the community granary, the old man of the Chen family contributed a lot of money and effort. I left in a hurry and didn't have time to personally visit and thank the old man for his righteous act on your behalf.
I didn't expect that after only a few years of not seeing each other, the Chen family has been bullied to the point where they have to sell their property to survive!"
Qiao Yunting said, "Mother, it was my negligence. I will host a banquet for Mr. Chen and his family to come and apologize someday!"
Qiao Xin shook her head and said, "This was my negligence. It is always easier to add icing on the cake than to send timely help.
When I was trying to build the community granary, every step was difficult and I encountered obstacles everywhere. It was Mr. Chen who first stood up and supported me. I failed to live up to his sincerity!
Now that the Chen family is selling off their property and still being troubled by your subordinates, how can I, as a mother, face my former benefactor?"
After hearing this, Qiao Yunting could no longer sit still and knelt down in front of Qiao Xin.
Qiao Xin's words were like a slap in the face.
Whether it was building the community granary or rebuilding Jiangcheng, it was all for his political achievements. Rather than helping A-niang, the Chen family was helping themselves.
He was still confused about what had gone wrong and why the Chen family had gotten together with A Niang today.
He has always been neither too close nor too distant towards the Chen family, or to be more precise, the same is true for all the businesses in Jiangcheng.
As long as everything is within the law, he also instructed his subordinates not to make things difficult for those who come to do business!
It can't be his responsibility that the Chen family has come to this point. No matter how you look at it, it has nothing to do with him!
"Mother, please tell me what my son did wrong. I am too embarrassed to face others if you say that!"
"You really don't know where you went wrong?"
Qiao Yun shook his head, his eyes confused.
He really doesn't know!
Seeing this, Qiao Wulang explained, "Father, my grandmother and I are going to buy a shop today.
Unexpectedly, all the shops that were bought were those that the Chen family was going to sell. However, when Fang Ya went to the government office to help with the transfer of ownership, he was told by the other party that all the shops of the Chen family could not be sold for the time being and the red deeds would not be issued.
My grandmother and I saw with our own eyes the people from the government office pushing Uncle Chen out. Their attitude was so bad!"
Qiao Xin looked at Qiao Yunting and said, "Jiangcheng is your fiefdom, and all the military and political power is concentrated in you alone. The people in the government office were promoted only with your approval.
They dare to treat your people like this. Even if you don't know, you are still negligent. If you condone this in your heart..."
Qiao Yunting's face darkened and he was filled with anger. It was like a pot coming from the sky while you were sitting at home!
If he were to find out which bastard was using his name to stir up trouble, he would make sure that person would pay the price!
But at this time, he should honestly admit his mistake!
"Mother, don't be angry. I'll have someone investigate right away and will get to the bottom of it!"
Qiao Xin sighed and said, "Don't kneel down, solve the problem first.
You can find a subordinate who is unfamiliar to you and have him follow Master Chen and Fang Ya for another trip, and then you will know whether the actual situation is as I said.
Anyway, the government gate is only half a cup of tea away from here, so we can wait for a while!"
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