The people of the capital city gave full play to their imagination as to how the Dingbian Marquisate was so eager to withdraw from the center of power.
But no matter how everyone thinks about it, no one would think that it is because the Marquis’ wife is having an affair!
Qiao Xin would not spread rumors, and the accompanying personnel were tight-lipped, and the Marquis' Mansion would not let such a scandal get out of the door.
The servants who were present at the Marquis' Mansion that day would probably follow their master because they were reluctant to see the Marquis' wife die of a sudden illness!
But no matter how strict the confidentiality measures are, they cannot be hidden from everyone, and those who should know will still know!
Those in power in the backyards of some large families have all lamented: marrying an unvirtuous wife will ruin three generations, and the words of our ancestors are still the truth.
They held meetings overnight, one after another, to teach their family's heirs not to be blinded by beauty and treat their wives badly!
Everyone sighed a few times, but they all felt that it was Marquis Dingbian's own fault!
When Qiao Xin heard the news, she took Xu to the Huguo Temple to burn incense and pray the next day.
When Xu saw her mother-in-law lighting a few incense sticks very respectfully in front of the two tablets and bowing carefully, she couldn't help but become suspicious in her heart!
But when she saw the handwriting clearly, she was stunned!
They are all tablets of Qiao family members.
It was obviously the identities of a man and a woman!
She was familiar with the man's name, it was the name of her mother-in-law's father, but who was the woman's?
Isn’t my mother-in-law the only child of my grandfather? How come another person named Qiao suddenly appeared?
And let the mother-in-law offer sacrifices to him in the Changsheng Palace?
Xu suppressed her doubts, lit a few sticks of incense silently, bowed, and then got up and left.
After she walked out of the palace, before she could say anything, she heard her mother-in-law's instructions.
"As long as there are descendants of the Qiao family in the future, come and burn incense every year, and don't stop paying for the incense! They are the benefactors of you three brothers!"
Xu:........
Isn’t mother-in-law the benefactor of my husband and his three brothers?
Oh, there is also a grandfather, but who is this Qiao over there?
"That was my eldest sister who passed away early. Daughter-in-law, when I am gone, can you help me with some money for my incense?"
Seeing her struggling, Qiao Xin spoke nonsense in a serious tone.
But this explanation seems a bit far-fetched.
They have never heard their mother-in-law mention that she has an older sister!
Xu was silent for a moment, but still nodded in agreement!
If my mother-in-law says yes, then that’s it. Our family doesn’t need to worry about this little money for incense. There’s no need to make her unhappy!
Nanny Qin lowered her eyelids silently. One of them dared to talk nonsense with open eyes, and the other could believe it with closed eyes!
But what could Qiao Xin say? Should she explain to her daughter-in-law that this was a tablet for the original body?
I'm afraid Xu's first reaction would be to think that she was possessed by evil spirits, and she could only use her sister who died young as a shield!
........
After settling the matter, Qiao Xin quickly led his men down the mountain.
As soon as I returned home, I heard that the old lady from Dingbian Marquis’s Mansion was coming!
"What is she doing here?" Xu was puzzled for a moment.
"You go on your own, I'll be gone!"
I heard that the old lady of the Marquis's Mansion was surnamed Cui, and came from a prominent family among the so-called Five Surnames and Seven Clans.
He is of noble birth and has a pure and clean character.
After so many years in Beijing, Qiao Xin has never dealt with this person in any occasion.
Not to mention sending someone to Qiao Xin to say hello and express gratitude!
None at all!
This shows how arrogant they are!
However, I heard from Mrs. Xu that the other party sent someone to invite her once, but after she refused, there was no further contact!
What else can the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law understand? What could be the other party’s attitude and thoughts?
It's not that he just looks down on their backgrounds, and he doesn't want to have a grandson like Qiao Yunxin anymore. He also looks down on his daughter-in-law Xu and his adoptive mother Qiao Xin who was born a country woman!
Furthermore, Qiao Xin had reason to believe that even if this old lady did not contribute to the early death of Qiao Yunxin's biological mother, she at least stood by and watched, happy to see it happen!
Even the daughter-in-law who was born in a middle-class family was not in his eyes, let alone Xu who was born in a commoner family.
If not for such a big change in the mansion, they would probably still maintain their previous attitude of never seeing each other again, right?
There is no need to see it now!
Qiao Xin has no interest in flattering these people and performing on a stage built by others!
But everyone is already sitting in the living room of the boss's house. We have to send someone to get rid of them for no reason!
Xu also had a constipated expression on her face: "Mother, how about we just let the steward send him away?"
Seeing this, Yu Guanshi immediately added, "Madam, the old lady of the Marquis's Mansion brought in a lot of boxes, saying that they were gifts of apology to the second young lady!"
Qiao Xin's heart moved and she immediately changed her mind.
"Go ahead. That should be the embezzled money from Lingshu's shop. If you, as a mother, don't take care of it, who else will?"
Qiao Xin gives advice to her daughter-in-law.
"It's just a one-time meeting, it won't hurt to lose a lot of flesh.
If you are unhappy, just fight back. Anyway, you are not really written into the Heng family's genealogy, so there is no need to humble yourself to fulfill her nobility.
"If she wants to get hold of you, just ask your mother-in-law what to do with her dowry."
Xu looked puzzled: "Mother-in-law's dowry?"
"Yes, Heng Wen once mentioned that when his mother married into the Marquis's Mansion, she had a grand wedding.
After she passed away, her parents did not take these things back, but kept them in the Marquis's mansion, saying that they were left for him.
If the old lady uses her status as an elder to bully you, just poke them in the heart!"
"What about the money?"
Qiao Xin sighed: "If you don't come back, Heng Wen said that his father took him to fill the gap in the army!"
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