Chapter 20 Spying on the event
After raising his head for too long, Hua Xiaohan felt that he could hardly move his neck.
"You are too impatient. Things have to be done step by step. Hasn't Mr. Yao already taken the bait?"
After saying that, she pinched the back of her neck hard and complained: "It's really tiring to talk like this. How about we let someone open a door on this wall to make it easier to come and go."
Xiao Bi smiled and said: "In order to prevent Yao from becoming suspicious, we didn't even enter each other's courtyard.
If you build a door here, won't all your previous efforts be in vain?"
Hua Xiaohan pouted: "Who told you to lie down on it? Isn't it good to sit down and talk?"
Xiao Bi rolled over and landed in front of her in an instant.
Hua Xiaohan was shocked by her handsome move, and the maids on the side even cheered.
Liu Xia smiled and came closer: "Jiuye, it's so convenient for you to come and go freely. Show us a little more."
Xiao Bi said: "Xiao Huahua and I have something to discuss today. When these troublesome matters are resolved, I will show you how to use a gun."
"Okay!" Liuxia smiled brightly and invited the two of them to sit aside, while Chuixue quickly poured her a cup of tea.
Hua Xiaohan picked up a candied date and asked with a smile: "Mr. Yao has given you so many melons and fruits, when are you going to be impressed by her?"
The corners of Xiao Bi's mouth curved and her eyes narrowed.
People who practice martial arts consume a lot of energy and their appetite is always good.
Compared to fruits, she actually prefers meat and snacks that can both satisfy her cravings and keep her hungry.
Especially the roast lamb from the Duke's Mansion, she really enjoyed it no matter how much she ate it.
She only ate one or two of the fruits given by Yao at a time, and the rest were divided among Qingzhao and the others.
Especially those oranges.
It looks very juicy, but the taste is really sour.
For someone like her who doesn't eat sour food very much, one or two bites was a bit too much.
On the contrary, Hua Xiaohan, who usually eats very elegantly and is full after half a small bowl at every meal, eats melons and fruits as if he doesn't have enough.
"It depends on you. You love eating fruits so much. I have to wait until you are almost done eating before I give her an answer, right?"
Hua Xiaohan smiled and said: "I am determined to eat her for the rest of my life, but I am afraid that you are too impatient to wait.
Forget it, Ms. Yao is the elder after all, and we can’t let her suffer too heavy a loss."
"Then I will give her an answer tomorrow and make her think that my thigh is being held by her."
Her metaphor was so straightforward that it made Liu Xia and the others laugh.
Xiao Bi, however, said seriously: "You don't have to wait on me anymore, just go and do what you have to do."
The maids knew that the two of them must have important matters to discuss, so they retreated together.
Seeing that there was no one else around, Xiao Bi asked in a low voice: "Is there any progress on mother's side?"
In order to deceive the Yao family, Hua Xiaohan rarely travels with Xiao Bi recently.
After greeting the elders every day, Xiao Bi usually went directly back to Quanquan Garden. Most of the time, she would talk with Mr. Qiao, and even often stayed in Mr. Qiao's house to have lunch together.
Mrs. Qiao was simple-minded, and she was not at all defensive about her biological daughter-in-law. Hua Xiaohan took the opportunity to ask her about many old stories.
Especially the part about the Luo family, she asked in particularly detail.
After hearing Xiao Bi's question, Hua Xiaohan organized his language a little and explained what he had learned.
"Xiao Bi, Qiao's mother said that although she was from an ordinary background, she had seen many beautiful women.
But Luo's mother is a fairy-like figure to her."
As for whether Luo's appearance was outstanding, Xiao Bi never even thought of asking.
Duke Huan is not a lecherous person, but he is also a human being and must have a love for beauty.
Besides, he was still very young when he met Luo, so it's not surprising that he pays more attention to appearance.
Qiao's appearance is also very outstanding, but he has never noticed it, which proves that Luo's appearance must be more outstanding.
And the facts are before our eyes. If his biological mother was not a stunning beauty with extraordinary temperament, how could Brother Huan be so outstanding?
Seeing that she didn't answer, Hua Xiaohan could only continue: "After secretly meeting Brother Huan's mother, Mrs. Qiao's mother became even more inferior and wanted to marry into the Huan family.
She told her parents what was in her heart and asked them to send someone to discuss with the old lady and simply call off the marriage.
The old lady was naturally unwilling. The reason why she chose a girl from the Qiao family to be the wife of the prince was because she did not want her father to get the powerful in-law family, or at least let her eldest uncle overpower him in marriage matters.
Besides, Qiao's mother has a weak character and limited knowledge, so it will be easier for the old lady to handle her.
Her grandfather's arrangement disrupted her plan, but she still refused to accept it.
Luo's mother has already entered the house, and the Luo family is not easy to bully. Of course, the old lady cannot divorce her.
But she didn't want to see her second wife live happily, so she planned to welcome Qiao's mother into the house as a concubine.
When her grandfather found out about her plan, he immediately stopped her action and planned to go to Qiao's house in person to cancel the engagement and apologize.
Unexpectedly, Luo's mother moved faster than him and had already gone to Qiao's house to finalize the matter.
Qiao's mother said that she was extremely conflicted at that time.
In fact, she had met her father before, and it could be said that she fell in love with him at first sight.
However, the difference in status between the two was too great. Although Qiao's mother loved her father wholeheartedly, she did not dare to have any inappropriate thoughts.
Unexpectedly, the old lady would ask a matchmaker to come to propose marriage and ask her to be the crown prince's wife of the county government.
She was too young at that time, and she didn't understand much about the affairs between men and women. She always thought that with the old lady in charge, she would be able to marry into the county government smoothly.
Unexpectedly, the wedding day was approaching, and the news that the prince of the county government had got married was like a thunderbolt in the clear sky, which completely knocked her down.
But she liked her father too much, and as a member of the Qiao family, she was actually reluctant to be a concubine.
Under the persuasion of her best friend, she began to feel a little moved, so she made the plan to see Luo's mother with her own eyes."
Xiao Bi has heard of these things before.
For a family like the Qiao family, it is actually considered a high achievement for a daughter to be the concubine of the prince of the county.
After all, integrity can't be eaten as food. As a noble concubine, wouldn't she also be a concubine for her brother-in-law?
What she was most curious about was actually what happened after Mrs. Qiao married into the county government as a concubine.
How did Mrs. Luo force her husband, who was passionately devoted to her, into Mrs. Qiao's house?
"Xiaohan, has Mrs. Qiao's mother told you anything about what happened after she married into the Huan family?"
Hua Xiaohan nodded: "I said a lot, but I feel like it's of no use."
"No matter, tell me everything."
"Qiao's mother said that she only came as a concubine, so it was not as lively as a real wedding.
Chapter completed!