Qiao Siming has two sons and one daughter, all of whom are born to his wife, namely the eldest son Qiao Shen, the second son Qiao Ke and the younger daughter Qiao Yi. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

Qiao Yi is Wang Manqing's biological mother, Mrs. Wang.

Now that Qiao Siming has passed away, Qiao's family is headed by Qiao Shen, the eldest master of Qiao.

Qiao Shen was the Tanhualang of the 20th year of the first emperor Yongxi, and he did editing in the Hanlin Academy for several years, and then resigned and returned to his hometown to become the president of the Banshan Academy.

The predecessor of the Mid-Levels Academy was Qiao Family Studies, and because of Qiao Siming's fame, more and more people came to study, and gradually evolved into the same name as the Beijing Hengde Academy.

Although Qiao Shen is a scholar, he is very good at camping. Qiao Siming retired into the background in his later years, and after Qiao Shen took charge of the Qiao family, the Qiao family was even more powerful than before, and had close ties with the scholarly families in Jiangnan, and most of the children would go to Mid-Levels Academy to study.

At that time, Li Guan sent a letter to Wang Manqing, although he used someone from the Meng family, he was called in the name of the Marquis of Rongning, but he didn't expect Qiao Shen to be able to find the Meng family along the vine, which was really powerful.

Hewang couldn't help but have some concerns: "We have been staring at the movements of the Qiao family, but Qiao Shen was able to enter Beijing without knowing it, and when he arrived in the capital, he didn't go to Jinxiang Houfu to find Miss Six, but found the head of the Meng family, and also named Uncle Meng, I feel a little unkind......

"It's okay, he's better!" A glimmer of light flashed in Li Guan's eyes, "The tougher the Qiao family is, the more they can compete with Rongninghou and Ge Yi, so that they can protect Manqing." What's more, Qiao Shen, as the head of the Qiao family, personally went to Beijing to deal with Manqing's affairs, which shows that the Qiao family still attaches great importance to Manqing. ”

"Then are you going to meet Qiao Shen? Or wait for Uncle Meng to come back? The ibis said that Uncle Meng would be able to return to Beijing the day after tomorrow. ”

"I'd better go meet him myself." Li Guan pondered, "With my relationship with Man Qing, Qiao Shen will know about me sooner or later, so it is better to deal with him openly from the beginning, lest he think that we are sneaky, and even his impression of Man Qing will deteriorate." ”

Hewang felt that what she said was very reasonable, and said, "Then when are you going to see him?" ”

"Without further ado, let's go in the afternoon! The sooner the matter is resolved, Manqing can also feel at ease as soon as possible. ”

The address in Qiao Shen's letter is a small teahouse in the west of the city.

When Li Guan and Hewang entered the door, there were only two or three customers in the lobby of the teahouse, which was very deserted.

The shopkeeper who was dozing off the counter was woken up by Xiao Er's greeting: "Yo, please two of you!" Do you two sit in the lobby or in a private room? ”

The shopkeeper rubbed his eyes, heard the voice, and saw two young women standing at the door, dressed in a low-key and luxurious manner, one of them wore blue clothes and said to Xiao Er in a soft voice: "We are looking for someone, I wonder if there is a guest surnamed Qiao in your store?" ”

Looking for a guest with the surname Joe?

The shopkeeper was in good spirits, walked out from behind the counter quickly, and said with a smile: "Two girls, please come in!" The upstairs private room is packed up and waiting for the two of you to take a seat! ”

Li Wan and Hewang glanced at each other and followed him upstairs.

"The two of you will drink tea first and wait for a while, and I'll go and ask Mr. Qiao to come over!" The shopkeeper said enthusiastically.

Crane Wang nodded at him in thanks: "I'm tired." ”

The shopkeeper hurried out.

They sat for about a quarter of an hour, and Xiao Er led in a man in a navy blue muslin robe, followed by an entourage in his twenties.

The attendant took out the ingot and gave it to Xiao Er, and ordered, "Go down, you don't need to wait here." ”

Xiao Er nodded yes, happily took the silver, and left the door.

It seems that this person is Qiao Shen, Li Wan thought quietly.

Qiao Shen is in his early fifties, but he looks no more than forty years old, with a medium build, a solemn face, a calm temperament, and the appearance of a scholar.

"You're Master Qiao, aren't you?" She stood up and saluted, very respectfully.

Qiao Shen looked at her, frowning slightly: "You are the eldest lady of the Meng family?" What about your father? Why didn't he come? ”

It seems that they have already figured out the situation of the Meng family very clearly.

Li Guan smiled faintly and said, "I'm not the eldest lady of the Meng family. My surname is Li, and I am a friend of Manqing, and that letter was sent to you by someone from my Tuo Meng family. ”

Hearing her say that she was a friend of Manqing, Qiao Shen's eyes showed scrutiny: "What is your relationship with the Meng family?" ”

Since she is a friend of Manqing, she is probably also a girl from a family in the capital, how could she have a relationship with a businessman like the Meng family?

Li Guan knew what he was worried about.

Just like the Jin family wants to connect with the Qiao family through Manqing, many businessmen in the south want to have a relationship with the Qiao family in order to expand their contacts in the government.

He was also worried that Manqing would be used by the Meng family.

"I have some personal relations with the eldest lady of the Meng family, so I asked her for help." Li Wan smiled, "Don't worry, I don't have any other purpose, I just want to help Manqing." ”

Qiao Shen still looked at her suspiciously.

Li Guan had no choice but to report to his family: "My full name is Li Guan, and my father is Li Shilang of the Ministry of Rites, if you don't believe it, just let people check." ”

After speaking, he let him look at it generously, and his expression was calm.

Qiao Shen's expression softened a lot.

It turned out to be a girl from the waiter's family in the Ministry of Rites, so the relationship between her and Manqing makes sense.

However, he was still a little wary of the Meng family, and said cautiously: "Miss Li, thank you for taking care of Manqing." I came to Beijing this time to meet Manqing, and if I could, I wanted to take her back to Ningbo...... I already know what happened between her and Jin Xianghou, and I beg you to ask her out so that we can meet. ”

Li Wan was stunned: "You want to see Manqing, why don't you go to her yourself?" ”

Qiao Shen's eyes flashed a trace of fierceness, and he said coldly: "Some things are better planned in secret, Rongninghou and Jinxianghou are not easy to get along, I am afraid that they will know that I am going to take Manqing away, and they will obstruct it......"

Li Guan suddenly realized.

No wonder Qiao Shen did not go to Manqing after entering Beijing, but to the Meng family.

Not to mention it for the time being, if Ge Yi knew that Manqing's grandfather's family had come to pick her up, he would definitely not let go easily.

Thinking of this, she nodded and said, "Okay, I'll find a chance to ask her out, when are you free?" ”

"I'm going to Beijing this time for such a thing, and I'm free at any time."

"Then I'll let you know when I've made an appointment with her."

Qiao Shen bowed his head and looked at Li Guan's gaze much gentler: "Thank you." ”

Back at the Remnant Lotus Pavilion, Li Guan immediately sent someone to Jinxiang Houfu to find Wang Manqing and ask her to go to the hot spring early tomorrow morning.

At that time, Wang Manqing was sitting with Ge Yi for dinner, and immediately agreed.

Ge Yi couldn't help laughing and said, "Miss Li hasn't asked you out for a while!" ”

"She is lazy, she doesn't like to go out to join in the fun, she likes to stay at home, and she doesn't even ask me to go out to play in the hot springs!" Wang Manqing said and scooped him a spoonful of egg custard.

"Then you go out early tomorrow, don't let Miss Li wait. When the time comes, I'll let Ah Xiao escort you over. ”

"No need, the Remnant Lotus Pavilion is not another place, I'll just let Pu Jia and Bai Lu accompany me."

Ge Yi didn't rely on her: "I don't have to worry about Ah Xiao by your side." Be obedient and let him follow you. ”

Wang Manqing felt like honey in her heart when she heard this, and nodded with a sweet smile.

Early the next morning, accompanied by Pu Jia and Lu Xiao, he went to the Remnant Lotus Pavilion.

ps: This chapter is updated! (To be continued.) )