Qiao Chu was afraid that the sound would be too loud and disturb the two children sleeping next door, so she whispered: "Go to the flower hall and talk."
"Okay." Qiao Xiaofu agreed, but his voice was obviously softer.
Qiao Chu felt distressed again: He is just a child after all.
After entering the flower hall, Qiao Chu lit the lamp, and the father and daughter under the lamp were finally able to see each other clearly.
Qiao Ancheng said nothing, only looked at Qiao Xiaofu: We haven't seen her for half a year. The little girl has grown a lot taller and fatter, and her appearance has also improved a lot.
Qiao Xiaofu was also looking at Qiao Ancheng: I haven't seen him for half a year, and my father is still as strong, tall and handsome, but with this brocade robe, he looks much more majestic and wealthy.
"Xiaofu...Dad...I'm sorry for you..." Qiao Ancheng's eyes became moist as soon as he spoke.
"Dad, I'm fine. My aunt is very good to me and takes good care of us. Don't cry." The little girl looked up at her father in front of her, tears welling up in her eyes, but she managed to maintain a smile.
It’s really more painful to laugh than to cry!
"Silly girl! You are still a child. If you want to cry, you can cry. It's my father who can't help you..." Qiao Ancheng's heart hurt when he saw it. He walked over and knelt down, holding his eldest daughter in his arms.
Qiao Xiaofu's body was so tense that he couldn't hold back the tears in his eyes. He finally cried repressedly and his body was shaking so hard that he couldn't control it.
"It's dad who can't help you..."
"It's dad who can't help you..."
"Daddy, my dear, I can't help you..." Qiao Ancheng apologized over and over again, his voice trembling.
The father and daughter cried at each other. Qiao Xiaofu's stiff body finally softened and he buried his head in Qiao Ancheng's neck, crying uncontrollably.
Qiao Chu had expected this to happen, so he set up a soundproof barrier early, walked out of the flower hall, and sat on the steps of the courtyard under the moonlight.
The moon was as cold as water, Qiao Chu looked up at the starry sky, and suddenly missed Chen Qingshan.
The moonlight is very good tonight. I wonder if Chen Qingshan has reached the frontier? Is there a moon over there? Has he gone into battle to kill the enemy...
After half an hour, Qiao Ancheng walked out of the flower hall with Qiao Xiaofu in his arms. The little girl was so exhausted from crying that she fell asleep due to exhaustion.
"Where is her room?" Qiao Ancheng asked.
"Follow me." Qiao Chu led Qiao Ancheng to send Qiao Xiaofu to the room, put Qiao Xiaofu down, and then the brother and sister quietly returned to the study.
"What are your plans next?" Qiao Chu looked at the red-eyed eldest brother.
"We can't ask you to go back just yet, it's... not safe over there." Qiao Ancheng said, taking the initiative to extend his hand.
Qiao Chu put his hand on it and checked his spiritual power. Sure enough, he was poisoned again.
While removing the poison, Qiao Chu asked: "Have you found the person who poisoned it?"
While Qiao Ancheng was amazed at Qiao Chu's magical ability, he nodded: "The person was found. It was someone close to my aunt who did it..."
"Then what are you going to do?"
"Don't worry, I won't make it easy for them, but now..." Qiao Ancheng looked in the direction of Qiao Xiaofu's bedroom.
"They are doing well here. You don't have to worry. I can protect them. Besides, there is also His Royal Highness the Crown Prince!" Qiao Chu said softly.
"What does this have to do with His Royal Highness?" Qiao Ancheng was surprised.
Qiao Chu then told Qiao Ancheng what Prince Zhao Qi was thinking.
Qiao Ancheng's brows furrowed when he heard this: "His Royal Highness, despite his young age, is very wealthy. I don't feel at ease if I leave Xiaofu to him."
Qiao Chu nodded: This is his real father. He only cares about his daughter's happiness in the future, rather than using his daughter's marriage to climb up the ladder.
"So I forced His Highness the Crown Prince to express his position before. But..."
But for now, it seems to be of no use.
His Highness the Crown Prince's behavior did not seem to mean that he had given up on Qiao Xiaofu, otherwise he would not have been so persistent in sending some escorts.
"Let's take it one step at a time." Qiao Ancheng frowned and quickly integrated and analyzed the information obtained from the recent investigation.
Xu Jiye, the grandson of Xu Guogong, was doing business with Xiaofu. He was careless, but he had an innocent heart. He seemed to listen to Xiaofu's words. If it didn't work...
Qiao Ancheng left quietly in the night.
Tianxiangfang's business was as prosperous as ever, and Qiao Xiaofu was as sweet as ever, making the ladies happy and generous.
His Royal Highness the Crown Prince did not show his face for half a month, and Qiao Xiaofu did not ask any questions at all. He was busy making money with a smile every day.
News came out from the Changping Marquis Mansion: a banquet was held in the Changping Marquis Mansion, and my aunt was caught having a private meeting with her foreigner. The two of them were dressed in messy clothes, and they were panicked when they were seen.
The Marquis of Changping felt that his face was disgraced, and that day his aunt became seriously ill and bedridden, unable to see anything.
In fact, everyone also knows that this aunt is locked up and is not allowed to come out to see others, so as not to be embarrassed.
Qiao Ancheng told Qiao Chu in private: That foreign man is not my aunt's concubine, but someone who helps my aunt with dirty work every day, and he doesn't have more than one or two lives in his hands!
This time the design caught him and it was impossible to escape.
Instead, because this man fell into the hands of Marquis Changping, after being severely tortured, Marquis Changping knew for the first time that the woman he held in his hands and doted on had actually done so many shameful things behind his back!
Mistaking a snake and a scorpion for a beauty, you must have been blind for many years?!
Marquis Changping was greatly affected by this. Recently, he often invited his colleagues to drink. He often came home drunk. When he was drunk, he would call Madam Changping Marquis's name, saying that he was sorry for her and that he had misunderstood her back then...
A woman who was so sad that she left with her child, and now her bones have been rotted into mud, is there any point in saying sorry?!
Qiao Chu sneered.
After all, Qiao Ancheng was one of the captains of the Sixteenth Guards in charge of public security in the capital. He also told Qiao Chu that the daughter-in-law of Lou Shilang's family had recently beaten Lou Qiye.
It is said that the wealthy young lady learned about Cui Xiuxiu and had a dispute with Mrs. Lou and Lou Qiye. She beat Lou Qiye and then returned to her parents' home, threatening to divorce.
"Are you disabled?" Qiao Chu asked curiously.
"..." Qiao Ancheng was speechless for a while looking at the girl whose behavior was completely different from before.
"The Lou Mansion did not disclose the specific situation to the outside world, but several doctors were invited to come over. When the doctors came out, they were all silent, but they all shook their heads and sighed. It should be because the situation is not optimistic."
"This is good news!" Qiao Chu chuckled, looking excited.
One day later, Qiao Ancheng sent a message to Qiao Chu, saying that Lou Qiye was deposed and could no longer be a man. The imperial doctor had visited him yesterday...
There's something...so satisfying about this.
Over here, Qiao Chu was still thinking about whether to tell Cui Xiuxiu the news, so Mrs. Lou came to visit.
Mrs. Lou must have sent people to guard Tianxiangfang and Baguajing Alley. She came here when she knew that Qiao Chu was the only one left at home.
Qiao Chu was shocked to see Mrs. Lou who looked haggard.
Even the heavy makeup can't cover up this old woman. Is she still the noble lady who bullied Cui Xiuxiu in Xing'an County?