"Chaojiu, you have been back for a long time, but you are not close to me and your father, but we are very negligent to you, but after all, blood is thicker than water, although you have not grown up with us, but as long as you are obedient and sensible, your mother will treat you very well."

Bai Wan took the initiative to speak, and as she spoke, she also sandwiched a piece of the most tender meat in the belly of the fish in front of Qin Chaojiu.

Bai Wan's tone was soft, with the brilliance of maternal love in her eyes, she had almost never spoken to Qin Chaojiu so cordially.

This is the first time.

But Qin Chaojiu heard the meaning in her words, obedient and sensible will be good to her, if she is disobedient, today's maternal love and tenderness are afraid that it will only be a flash in the pan.

Qin Chaojiu nodded obediently: "Well, thank you, mother." ”

After saying four simple words, he began to bow his head to eat.

It's just that this kind of answer obviously didn't satisfy Bai Wan, and Old Madam Qin on the throne coughed lightly and said it more bluntly.

Her old voice, with a somewhat commanding tone, was not as gentle as Bai Wan.

Old Madam Qin said: "Chaojiu, no matter where you marry into the high gate in the future, where you go, you must always remember that you are the daughter of the Marquis of Yongchang, you have the blood of the Qin family on your body, everything you enjoy is given to you by the Qin family, if there is no Qin family, it is impossible to have you today, be a man, never forget your roots." ”

Old Madam Qin's words were obviously a little angry and accusatory, and before she finished speaking, she asked Qin Jiang to interrupt.

"Mother, you can taste this lotus seed soup, clear your heart, nourish and nourish the body, and it is best for your body."

Qin Jiang personally scooped a spoonful of soup for Old Madam Qin.

Old Madam Qin immediately understood what Qin Jiang meant, but she was a little dissatisfied in her heart, did she say something wrong? Why did you deliberately gag her?

Qin Jiang keenly captured the change in Qin Chaojiu's expression just now.

Today, Qin Chaojiu was called over, not to reprimand her, but to envelop her, and now there are eyebrows outside, and Qin Chaojiu himself admitted it, this matter can be regarded as eyebrows.

Qin Chaojiu really became the princess of Beimu one day, not only can she not offend her again, but also let her blow the pillow wind more, so that the entire Yongchang Marquis Mansion will follow.

Qin Jiang also scooped a bowl of soup for Qin Chaojiu, and brought it to Qin Chaojiu.

Qin Jiang said to Qin Chaojiu earnestly: "Chaojiu, your grandmother wants to tell you that you are the daughter of my Qin family, no matter where you go, the Hou Mansion will be your backer and dependent, you are not close to your father and mother, but your father and mother love and pity you as much, you don't want to drill the horns alone, we are a family after all." ”

I have to say that Qin Jiang's words do make people feel more comfortable when they hear it.

Qin Chaojiu took a sip of soup and raised his eyes: "Thank you, father, the soup is delicious." ”

Qin Jiang: "......"

He said so much, she couldn't understand it?

For a while, the eyes of the people at the table all fell on Qin Chaojiu's face.

Of course, Qin Chaojiu understood, and he just hoped that after she became the princess of Beimu, she could help the Marquis of Yongchang.

But she didn't want to, so she naturally didn't answer.

The family was extremely aggrieved at this meal, and in the end, it was the empathetic Qin Jingxi who spoke, as if she wanted to hold grievances for her father, mother and grandmother.

Qin Jingxi stood up softly and weakly, and picked up a cup of tea: "Sister, now it is rumored everywhere that the prince of Beimu asks to marry you, although I don't know whether it is true or not, but if my sister can really marry into the Beimu Palace, it is also the honor of our entire Yongchang Marquis Mansion." ”

Qin Chaojiu answered: "This matter is true, it can be determined. ”

Qin Jingxi: "......"

Qin Jingxi was choked for a moment, her expression changed slightly, and she continued: "My sister will marry to the Beimu Mansion in the future, and I should think of the Yongchang Marquis Mansion and my father's brothers in my heart. My sister replaced the wine with tea and apologized to my sister for the misunderstanding last time. ”

Qin Chaojiu picked up the teacup, just put it to his mouth, and suddenly said "Huh": "Which misunderstanding are you talking about?" I don't seem to remember. ”

Qin Jingxi's face suddenly froze, and his mouth moved for a long time, but he didn't say anything.

At this moment, everyone has no intention of eating, and their qi is already full.

Qin Chaojiu is simply a person who doesn't eat oil and salt, and he doesn't eat soft and hard, so they take turns to fight with bitter hearts.

But Qin Chaojiu was still unconscious, she stared at Qin Jingxi for a moment, and saw that she couldn't say anything for a long time, so she put down the teacup and said, "I don't think there is any misunderstanding, so there is no need for my sister to apologize." ”

There was a soft "ding" sound when the teacup fell, as if Qin Jingxi's face was thrown to the ground with a "snap".

The two brothers, Qin Guanjin and Qin Guanming, put down the chopsticks in their hands almost at the same time.

One was so angry that his face turned blue, and the other was so angry that his lips turned white.

Even Qin Guanrui couldn't help but remind lightly: "Little sister, don't hurt the harmony of the family." ”

The next moment, he was slammed into his mouth by a piece of ribs by Qin Chaojiu.

"Third brother taste it, it's fragrant and tender, and it's delicious."

The meaning is obvious.

Shut up, you.

Qin Guanming suddenly furrowed his brows, turned his head to look at Qin Guanrui, and repeated his words: "Little sister? ”

Qin Guanrui raised his head indifferently and said: "Yes, I can't call my sister the same as Jingxi, I thought about it, and I felt that the little sister was better than the second sister, so I called the little sister." ”

Qin Jiang glanced at Qin Guanrui approvingly: "Yes, in the future, you will be called Chaojiu Xiaomei." ”

Qin Guanjin and Qin Guanming responded, but neither of them spoke.

Sometimes it's so strange, it's clear that Qin Chaojiu is their own sister, but they always have a feeling, as if once they call her sister, it will be a betrayal of Jingxi.

Therefore, the two brothers tacitly did not speak again.

Everyone had no intention of eating, but the delicacies on this table were all cheaper than Qin Chaojiu.

A piece of fatty and fragrant pig's trotter meat was entered, and Qin Chaojiu almost jumped up with excitement.

Well, it's good to be human.

"By the way, Mother, are you ready for my dowry? I heard that the dowry is not only the face of the daughter when she gets married, but also represents the importance that the woman's family attaches to the man's family. ”

The corners of Qin Chaojiu's mouth were shiny, and he said it easily, but it almost made Bai Wan knock over the rice bowl in his hand.

Even if she is given a hundred dares, she will not dare to look down on the king of the killing god Beimu!

In fact, she had already prepared a rich dowry a few years ago, and in the past few years, as Qin Jingxi has grown bigger and bigger, she will fill in some things into the dowry list every year, and the dowry has become more and more generous.

Can...... Those were all for her precious daughter Jingxi.

Now, she has to think about moving it to Qin Chaojiu, although Qin Chaojiu is also her daughter, and she is still her biological daughter, but after all, she has a feeling of making a wedding dress for her.

But Qin Jiang said at this time: "Madam, you have to prepare well for Chaojiu, if the money is not enough, you can spend part of the expenses in my account." ”

Bai Wan was angry in her heart, put down the dishes and chopsticks and said, "I've finished eating, let's go and prepare." ”

Bai Wan left with a full body of anger.

Qin Chaojiu turned his head to look at Qin Jingxi again without knowing it, and said with a smile: "Sister, I said it a long time ago, I won't compete with you for the Second Highness, you just don't believe it." ”

Qin Jingxi fell into memory, she did say such things, but how could she believe that she, a village girl who came back from the countryside, could climb the high branches of King Beimu.

"I don't know when His Royal Highness will marry my sister, my sister may have to leave the Houfu one step ahead of my sister, and I'm a little reluctant."

Qin Chaojiu sighed, and his words were full of reluctance.

It's as if this is really the best haven for giving birth to her, raising her and treating her.

But everyone here knows that this is not the case.

Therefore, the true purpose of Qin Chaojiu's words is self-evident.

She was mocking Qin Jingxi.

Qin Jingxi's eyes turned red in an instant, put down the dishes and chopsticks, turned his head and ran away.

If it was in the past, the first person to rush out to chase Qin Jingxi must have been Qin Guanrui, but this time he didn't.

The matter of Cheng Qiang's mother and son has not passed in his heart.

My father personally investigated this matter, and killed a few people because of it, perhaps, my father already knew everything, but my father didn't say it, so he could only pretend not to know.

The sense of indebtedness to Qin Chaojiu grew in his heart day by day, and it became bigger and bigger.

What changed with it was the feelings for Qin Jingxi, I don't know how long it was, that cute and immature little face was also full of intrigue and intrigue among the women in the back house, and they were ruthless and calculating.

"Whether King Beimu wants to marry someone is still you, why do you deliberately break Jingxi's heart so deliberately?"

Qin Guanming got up, his cold gaze swept across Qin Chaojiu like a blade, and in the next moment, he was already chasing Qin Jingxi.

Qin Chaojiu glanced up at Qin Guanming, lowered his head and continued to eat, without even stopping for half a minute in his chewing movements.

Obviously, it didn't go to heart.

"Second brother, why do you say that His Royal Highness still refuses to marry me, now, I am about to become a joke in the entire capital."

Qin Jingxi lay on the table, crying so much that the pear blossoms were raining, and her nose was red, like a little rabbit who had been wronged.

Qin Guanming said: "His Royal Highness is busy with affairs, and he can understand that he has no time for a while. ”

"But I am now sixteen, and I have been married for more than two years, if he really wants to marry me, how can he be entangled in official duties for the past two years?"

Qin Jingxi's heart was cold, and a large crystal hot tear fell again.

Qin Guanming didn't know how to comfort her, because even he felt a little unreasonable about this matter, the marriage between His Royal Highness and the Marquis of Yongchang Mansion had been decided more than ten years ago, and why had it been delayed until now, could it be that His Royal Highness really didn't want to marry his sister?

No, his sister is so gentle and lovely, dignified and virtuous, how could His Royal Highness not want to marry.

His Royal Highness really doesn't want to marry.

At this moment, the news that Xiao Changdu, the king of Beimu, was about to marry Qin Chaojiu had also reached Xiao Zhen's ears.

He paced back and forth in his bedchamber, his hands rubbing up and down, but he could not find a moment of peace in his heart.

Uncle Huang actually fell in love with Miss Qin Er?

How is this possible?

How can this be!

If Qin Chaojiu marries the emperor's uncle, it will completely disrupt all his plans.

No, absolutely not.