Mrs. Chang seemed not to have heard her husband's outrageous words, and warmly greeted the two of them to sit down.
Realizing that there is no rule here about not eating or sleeping, Cheng Miao also chatted with Mrs. Chang.
Unexpectedly, Mrs. Chang was very strict. Not only did she not reveal her hometown, she didn't even understand her last name after talking for a long time.
But from Master Chang's words, Cheng Miao at least perfected his character.
Qiao Mansion was originally a family friend of Chang Mansion, but after the Qiao family fire, even though Miss Qiao took over as the head of the family, she still lost a lot of business.
Today's Qiao Mansion is already on the verge of collapse, and this time it is said that the Qiao family siblings came to congratulate the Chang Mansion on their new child, but in fact they came more to seek help from the Chang Mansion.
"Sister-in-law, are there any strange rumors here?" After the meal, Cheng Miao accompanied the couple to drink tea, and Lin Zhu asked with a very polite look.
Mr. Chang had met Qiao Shui when he was a child, but Mr. Chang had never seen Qiao Mu and didn't know what his temper was.
In addition, boys of this age are playing like crazy and being curious about anecdotes is not a special hobby. Lin Zhu is the most appropriate person to ask this question.
Mrs. Chang looked at Lin Zhu curiously, as if she didn't know what he was talking about.
Lin Zhu wanted to show some curiosity, but because he had been studying for many years and was not a qualified actor, he could only repeat with a straight face, "I just heard that there are some haunting legends?"
"Hahaha, Mu'er is really good at joking," Mr. Chang laughed, "There are no ghosts and gods in the clear sky."
Cheng Miao laughed a few times and said, "My younger brother is the most curious about this kind of thing and often collects some miscellaneous information."
Mrs. Chang smiled fondly and shook her head. What she said was indeed intriguing, "I don't dare to mention such things all the time. If you mention something too much, you might see something that you didn't have before."
Lin Zhu showed disapproval at the right time, and Mrs. Chang didn't say anything more, just looked at the siblings with a smile.
Seeing that the atmosphere was good, Cheng Miao brought up the topic of meeting her nephew again. This time, Mrs. Chang readily asked the wet nurse to take out the two children.
Cheng Miao looked at the two children who looked almost the same and sighed, "I didn't expect them to be twins. My sister-in-law is so lucky."
Mrs. Chang was stunned for a moment, then laughed until tears came out, "The one on the left is my child, and the one on the right is my sister's child."
Cheng Miao blushed and then realized that Mrs. Chang's sister was brought by Mrs. Chang from her hometown. The whole family got married to Mr. Chang.
Cheng Miao frowned on the way back, and Lin Zhu sighed, "There are no clues in this copy, and it's surprisingly calm. It's been almost a day since we've been here, and I really don't know what to do."
Cheng Miao was not in a hurry to appease Lin Zhu. He had to hone his character. "There is something very wrong with the Chang family. Mr. Chang has a strange attitude towards Miss Qiao Mansion. Mrs. Chang turns a blind eye. On the contrary, she seems to be quite afraid of the haunting."
Lin Zhu nodded, lowered his head and kicked the pebbles on the road for a while, "I always feel that what she said at that time was to tell me not to talk about ghosts and gods in the Chang Mansion. Hey, why are these pebbles used to pave the way in this garden? , slippery and irritating to the feet.”
Cheng Miao followed Lin Zhu's gaze and saw that the garden of the Chang Mansion was not paved with the popular bluestone slabs at that time, but was instead paved with fine stones densely packed together.
Cheng Miao thought thoughtfully, "I always feel that the 'Mrs. Cao Guo' in the reminder seems to have been seen somewhere."
Lin Zhu had a dark eye on knowledge points other than the college entrance examination, but he could pat his chest and guarantee that this "Mrs. Cao Guo" did not appear in the textbooks or related knowledge, but it defined a scope for Cheng Miao.
Cheng Miao had a headache and didn't even think about it. He asked Lin Zhu to take the money and go find the mother-in-law to inquire about the matter according to the initial plan, and then went back to the room.
He was too full from breakfast, so Cheng Miao didn't ask his servants to serve lunch.
It was lunch break at this time, and the servants were all drowsy in the corridor. The cicadas were barking every now and then, but it was not very noisy.
Cheng Miao, who was sitting in the room sorting out his thoughts, heard someone knocking on the door before he could figure it out.
"Shui'er, are you there? Cousin came to see you." I have to say that Mr. Chang looks like an ordinary middle-aged man, and even looks quite polite because of his bookishness, but Cheng Miao can feel it. To his obscene and greasy side.
"I'm taking a rest." The Qiao siblings can be regarded as asking for help now. They rely on others, so they can't refuse too obviously.
However, Cheng Miao had tested it during the morning dinner and found that Mr. Chang didn't seem to care about Miss Qiao's cold face, as if he was used to it.
I don't know if Mr. Chang is particularly tolerant of Miss Qiao whose parents were killed, or if it's normal for Miss Qiao to give him a cold face.
If it was the latter, and Mr. Chang had an unruly conversation during the dinner, then the matter would be worth pondering.
Mr. Chang was indeed not surprised that Cheng Miao spoke like this, but what Cheng Miao didn't expect was that even though he was rejected, he still raised his legs and entered the room.
At this time in feudal society, men and women were on guard. Not to mention whether it is in compliance with the rules for a cousin to enter his cousin's boudoir, but Cheng Miao has made it clear that he has taken a rest, and Mr. Chang has not hesitated to enter directly, which shows that Mr. Chang has impure thoughts towards Miss Qiao's family.
Cheng Miao stood up and looked at the person indifferently. He held the fishbone dagger taken out of the space backpack with his right hand behind his back. His face was as cold as frost and he almost said get out of here.
As if he didn't see Cheng Miao's expression, Mr. Chang rubbed his hands and sat at the table, pouring himself a cup of tea.
"We haven't seen each other for a long time. We, brother and sister, are all very different." Mr. Chang took a sip of tea and said with a smile, looking at Cheng Miao up and down with a pair of shining eyes.
Cheng Miao curled her lips indifferently. At this time, it is normal for Miss Qiao to fall out. There is no need to worry about OOC. "Mr. Chang, you are too polite. Our ancestors are family friends. The term brother and sister is just a cousin."
But Mr. Chang's smile deepened as if he had been reminded, "What I'm saying is that we are not relatives in the first place. Your Qiao family is almost unable to support itself now. As I mentioned to you before, follow me and keep your glory and wealth. , no longer have to work so hard in front of others.”
Mentioned before.
Cheng Miao took two steps back until her lower back was touching the mahogany table with the celadon vase, her face expressionless, "When did you mention it? Why didn't I know?"
Mr. Chang twirled his beard and narrowed his gleaming eyes, as if remembering something unpleasant, the corners of his mouth slightly lowered, "Your father and I mentioned that we wanted to marry you back then, but it's a pity that your father said He refused and broke off relations with my Chang family. Yesterday you brought your younger brother to seek refuge, maybe you have thought this through carefully. "
It stands to reason that the Chang family and the Qiao family were considered well-matched before. There was only one possibility for the Qiao family's master to refuse on the spot and cut off contact.
"Being a concubine is not considered a marriage." Cheng Miao stared at Mr. Chang closely, not missing any expression on his face.
