Returning to the familiar place, Qiao Lixi sighed a little, after all, it was the first place she stayed in after crossing over, and it was also the place with the most memories and the warmest.

Qiao Yixi's family returned to the "Valley Mansion", that is, the house that Qiao Xingbang found again after the Qiao family split up.

Although the family is in the capital, there is someone left to take care of the house, and Qiao Yixi sent a letter in advance, so the family came back and moved in directly, and there was no need to prepare extraordinarily.

After settling down, Qiao Yixi arrived at the main courtyard.

Gu Jingshu has almost cleaned up the ground, and is ordering someone to take out the antiques in the warehouse and put them on the table.

Qiao Lixi deliberately teased and said, "Mother, we won't be back for long, why bother being so particular?" ”

"Is this called exquisiteness?" Gu Jingshu looked at Qiao Yixi funny, "My mother also wants to be simple, but when we come back this time, we will inevitably have to walk around with the people in the circle, and we can't have guests coming, and we don't even have any decent decorations, right?" If our Qiao family is incapable, forget it, but our family is not short of these things, why don't we use them? On the one hand, this is face, and on the other hand, it is also identity and status. Qiaoqiao, the movement of human relations, aura and confidence are also very important. ”

Qiao Lixi nodded instructively, watching the maids busy, and chatting with Gu Jingshu.

When the maids were almost cleaned up, Qiao Xingbang came in from the front yard.

"Packed up?"

Seeing Gu Jingshu nodded, Qiao Xingbang sat down next to her, "Qiao Qiao, what are your plans next?" ”

When Qiao Yixi heard this, her expression became a little solemn, "The specific plan, my daughter and Jinzhen have all designed it, father, mother, you don't have anything to worry about, even if there is an accident, we have also thought of a way to deal with it, and then, we just have to wait." ”

Seeing her parents' worries, Qiao Lixi deliberately said lightly.

Qiao Xingbang said: "In case they don't come......"

"Daddy, don't worry, they will definitely come back," Qiao Yixi said confidently, "Horse farm, war horse, who doesn't blush?" ”

"Speaking of which," Gu Jingshu asked strangely, "Since the old emperor is at odds with the Marquis of Zhenyuan, how can the Marquis of Zhenyuan be allowed to have his own horse farm to breed and train war horses?" ”

Qiao Yixi smiled, "This is allowed by Emperor Gaozu, and he has issued a holy decree, as long as the Marquis of Zhenyuan does not commit treason, the Marquis of Zhenyuan will always have this right, and the location, scale, and number of war horses in the horse farm are only known to the Marquis of Zhenyuan himself." If the title of Marquis of Zhenyuan cannot continue, as long as the Shen Jiajun under the name of Marquis Zhenyuan is still there, and the Shen Jiajun still has the supreme general, the horse farm will always exist. ”

"Emperor Gaozu is such an important town?" Gu Jingshu asked in surprise.

Qiao Yixi nodded sheepishly, "Gaozu and the Marquis of Zhenyuan are sworn brothers, and the two of them fought the dynasty together on horseback. To put it mildly, when he first ascended the throne, if the Marquis of Zhenyuan wanted to fight, it was not certain who owned this country! Gaozu once said that he would share the country equally with the Marquis of Zhenyuan! Of course, this is impossible, only one person can sit in that position in the end, not to mention just worshipping brothers, that is, biological father and son, and they will kill each other for that position. Marquis Zhenyuan was not interested in the throne, and he also knew that Emperor Gaozu was born recklessly and knew the suffering of the people, so he would be a good emperor. But at that time, what Emperor Gaozu needed most was not only a post-war recuperation, but also to win people's hearts. Those who followed him to expose the uprising, he did not come up with substantive things, how to convince the people, how to win the hearts of the people, and develop the country? Marquis Zhenyuan is the most trusted person of Emperor Gaozu, and he is also the most capable person among the many people who follow him, so Emperor Gaozu gave Marquis Zhenyuan so many privileges. Later, when he was entrusting Gu, he issued a few more holy decrees, just to let the Marquis of Zhenyuan assist his son and sit firmly in that position in the turbulent dark tide. It's a pity that the two emperors behind are not capable of doing so, and their suspicions are still heavy, and their minds are used on intrigue. If the Marquis of Zhenyuan really wanted that position, he wouldn't have waited until now. ”

"Superior, who doesn't want to have supreme power, who doesn't want to sit back and relax? The Marquis of Zhenyuan did his best for the dynasty, but after all, he couldn't defeat the 'high merit master'. Qiao Xingbang sighed.

Qiao Yixi nodded in agreement, and when she spoke, she changed the topic, "Dad, mother, you can rest for a while, if there is anything, just let people call their daughters." ”

Back in her yard, Qiao Yixi lay on the chaise longue and pretended to sleep for a while, then she heard the person in front of her say that someone from the Ma family was coming.

"How dare they come?" Goji said unevenly, "When Ma Dongyi framed Miss, we were inseparable from the Ma family, they couldn't gain a foothold in the capital, and they returned to Jincheng in disgrace, thinking that the people of Jincheng didn't know what they were doing, they were still the Ma family who was calling for wind and rain in Jincheng, heh, face!" ”

"When will the people of the Ma family have to face each other?" Huang Qi also said resentfully, "Before, when Madam and Miss were in the Qiao family's difficult steps, when did the Ma family help us?" It's not a person who is still in the fourth room, saying that the old man of the Ma family has received the favor of Old Man Qiao, and he wants to repay his kindness. Oh, it is true that the old man Ma saved the old man Qiao, but the prosperity of the Ma family over the years has relied on our long house, and it is the old man who takes care of their business and they have gradually made a fortune, without our long house, even if the Ma family is free of slavery, it is just an ordinary person, how can there be a chance to wear gold and silver, and go in and out of rich places. The one from the Ma family, when he was in Chaotianmen, was the follower behind his wife, without his wife, how could she be now? ”

Astragalus has a great opinion of Teng Jingyue, although he did not call him by his name, but he did not have an honorific title, and directly replaced it with "that".

"That's it, I don't know how to frame Miss, hey, who would look down on someone like Ma Dongyi? Didn't they dislike us before, why, now they can't wait to get in touch with us? “

"That's how the human heart is." Angelica in one sentence.

With the dissatisfaction of a few maids, Qiao Lixi went to the flower hall.

Teng Jingyue stood up when she saw Qiao Yixi from afar, looking embarrassed, flattering, and a little at a loss.

Qiao Yixi nodded slightly, walked into the room, and sat next to Gu Jingshu.

Gu Jingshu's expression was ugly.

She remembered everything Teng Jingyue did, and it was because her daughter was smart, otherwise......

Gu Jingshu didn't dare to imagine the consequences.

They are all women, they are all daughters-in-law, Teng Jingyue should know that this kind of thing is true or not, once it happens, it will hurt women, but Teng Jingyue did it regardless of it, and it was still aimed at her daughter!

Heh, since Teng Jingyue can make a move, she should be mentally prepared to bear the result.

The reason why she is willing to see Teng Jingyue today is also to ask her face to face, is she still satisfied with the current situation?

In that incident, after Gu Jinzhen expressed his attitude to personally investigate the results, one was disfigured, and the other was worse than death.

Gu Jinzhen is no longer treated by the old emperor, he is also a senior official in the court, a general, how can the power in his hands be imagined by the Ma family?

The Ma family was in its infancy in the capital, although they had frequent contact with the Wang family, and they swore to follow in the footsteps of the Qiao family's four rooms, thinking that this would benefit both sides, but they forgot that the Wang family and the Qiao family's four rooms are now "hostile" parties, and they both want to "compete for favor" in front of the three princes.

Therefore, Gu Jinzhen doesn't need to do anything at all, and someone is willing to serve with a light word.

The Ma family suffered an unprecedented blow, and it can be said that it hurt the foundation, so the family returned to Jincheng to recuperate.

In any case, there is still a bit of decency in Jincheng Ma's family, the connections and business foundation are here, as long as you manage it carefully, it will be relieved in just a few years.

Hope is good, reality is cruel.

I thought that no one knew what I had done in the capital, but I didn't want to return to Jincheng, and I couldn't find a partner at all!

The Ma family relied on the Qiao family to get up, and ninety percent of the Ma family's business was related to Qiao Xingbang, either Qiao Xingbang pulled the line, or cooperated directly with Qiao Xingbang, and it was smooth sailing.

When they realized it and wanted to go back and sign these small contracts, the other party didn't even have the idea of cooperating.

The Ma family was so anxious that they couldn't find a way out.

Knowing that Gu Jingshu was back, Teng Jingyue went to the "Gu Mansion" non-stop.

Standing outside the mansion, looking at the plaque above her head, Teng Jingyue was full of emotion.

At first, she also laughed in her heart, Qiao's family went out of the house, Qiao Xingbang was so angry, found a house, and hung the name of the Gu family, is this ready to be a son-in-law?

I don't even want my own family, just because Gu Jingshu is the daughter of the Gu family, I can't wait to become the first tyrant in western Sichuan.

She wants to see how much benefit Gu Jingshu can get from the Gu family for the water spilled by her married daughter.

But she still underestimated how favored Gu Jingshu was in the Gu family.

After the separation, Gu Jingshu not only did not suffer from constraints everywhere, on the contrary, life became more and more smooth and prosperous.

How is she not jealous?

It's a pity that she can't do anything but jealousy!

Retracting her scattered thoughts, Teng Jingyue still started from Qiao Yixi.

"Jojo has suffered a lot along the way, hasn't he?"

"It's fine." Qiao Lixi said dryly.

This attitude seems to have returned to Qiao Yixi's previous wooden and dull character.

Teng Jingyue quietly let out a turbid breath.

From this point of view, Qiao Lixi is no different from before, but she married a good family and was taken care of by Gu Jinzhen.

"How long are you going to stay when Jojo comes back this time?"

"Mrs. Ma, is there anything wrong with you?" Qiao Yixi's answer to the question made Teng Jingyue stunned.

Qiao Yixi didn't have the energy to deal with Teng Jingyue, "Mrs. Ma, if there is anything, please tell me directly." I think that the relationship between our two families is clear to everyone, so we don't have to pretend to maintain harmony on the surface, which is a waste of time and energy. Everyone is in business, so let's just do it. ”

Qiao Lixi's ruthless words made Teng Jingyue's face ugly.