Aunt Liu was slightly startled at first, and then clapped her hands suddenly.
"Oops, did you forget to tell me?"
"Madam, about May of last year, a homeless girl came to the workhouse. Mother Rong kindly took her in. Since then, the girl has been staying in the workhouse to teach children how to read and write!"
"This slave remembers that Mother Rong seemed to call her... Miss Xiaolan!"
When Qiao Jiaojiao heard about this for the first time, she couldn't help but look surprised.
【Miss Xiaolan? To be able to write with such good handwriting, she must be a very knowledgeable girl, right? 】
Mrs. Qiao was convinced when she heard this.
"I never thought there would be such a fate, good or bad."
"Then it will be convenient next time. We will just go see those children and meet Miss Xiaolan by the way."
Mrs. Qiao picked up the piece of paper and read it. It was a letter of thanks written by Miss Xiaolan on behalf of the children in the courtyard. Every sentence was sincere and came from the bottom of her heart.
When Mrs. Qiao saw the end, her heart felt soft.
When she first started doing good deeds, she just wanted to gain merit for Jiaojiao.
But as time went by, she discovered that doing good deeds can really become addictive.
She felt happy from the bottom of her heart to see those children getting help and seeing their situation changed.
"Jiaojiao is also very happy, right?" Mrs. Qiao kissed Qiao Jiaojiao's forehead and asked warmly.
Qiao Jiao held the letter in her petite hands, her eyes gleaming with water, and she nodded heavily.
"Mother, Jiaojiao is happy, they have a big house to live in!"
Warm in winter and cool in summer, no worries about food and clothing.
This was her biggest pursuit when she was in the orphanage in her previous life. She hopes that she can help those children realize it today!
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"How's it going?"
Zhufeng sat in the quiet room of the inn and asked coldly.
Before His Highness left, he gave him the task of getting rid of the Qiao family's youngest daughter.
But for half a month, the youngest daughter of the Qiao family has never gone out, and the interior of the Qiao family is even more monolithic, impenetrable at all.
He was really worried. If His Highness took action but there was no news from his side, His Highness would be disappointed.
There was a secret guard standing in front of Zhufeng. He shook his head gently and said, "Master Feng, there is no movement in the Qiao family yet."
Zhufeng frowned, and just when he felt angry, there was a knock on the door.
"Who?" Zhufeng lowered his voice and asked cautiously.
"Master Feng, there is news from the Qiao family."
Upon hearing this, Zhufeng stood up suddenly and said, "Come in!"
A secret guard pushed open the door and reported in a low voice:
"Master Feng, someone delivered something to Qiao's house today. Our people followed him and found that the person ended up back at the almshouse in the southern suburbs."
"South Suburban Almshouse?"
Zhufeng murmured and repeated, with a puzzled look on his face.
How come the Qiao family is related to the Little Almshouse?
"Check! Go and check quickly!"
His Highness has given instructions to get rid of the Qiao family's youngest daughter at all costs. In this case, he cannot miss any clues and possibilities!
"yes!"
The secret guard responded and quickly retreated.
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That night, Qiao Tianjing was sitting in the study, planning this matter with Qiao Bo.
Before Qiao Zhongguo left, he gave all the control of the secret guards to Qiao Tianjing, and told him to discuss anything with Qiao Bo.
"After hanging over there for half a month, it should be almost done. What do you think, Uncle Qiao?" Qiao Tianjing tilted his head and asked.
Ever since he knew that Zhufeng might attack the Qiao family, Qiao Tianjing planned to "invite you into the urn"!
But Zhufeng was the second prince's right-hand man after all, and Qiao Tianjing did not underestimate him.
Since he wanted to lure him to the bait, he had to hit it with one hit, so he delayed for half a month, deliberately wearing down the opponent's patience.
In this way, it will be easier for Zhufeng to complete their plan!
Qiao Bo nodded convincingly, "The young master has already made up his mind, and my subordinates will listen to the young master."
Qiao Tianjing made up his mind after hearing this.
"In that case, let's implement the plan tomorrow. The second prince is not here, and Zhufeng is the leader over there. We must lure Zhufeng out and kill him on the spot!"
Qiao Bo looked solemn and immediately responded: "Yes!"
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In the afternoon of the second day, "Mrs. Qiao" came out of the house wearing a curtain, holding "Qiao Jiaojiao" in her arms.
"Qiao Jiaojiao" was completely covered by the curtain, with only her little feet dangling playfully outside.
Qiao Tianjing followed her out of the house, personally helped Mrs. Qiao get into the carriage, got on the horse again, and followed her all the way.
On the other side, Zhufeng was listening to the secret guard's report about the workhouse.
"Master Feng, Qiao Mansion has been funding the almshouse since September last year."
"Last year, when Mrs. Qiao took Miss Qiao's family to the Huguo Temple to offer incense, she even entered the almshouse."
"And under Qiao Zhongguo's instruction, they also arranged a way out for the children in the workhouse. Some are now in private schools, and some are learning trades."
"After the year, the Qiao family invested in the expansion of the almshouse. Yesterday, the woman specially sent a letter of thanks to the Qiao family."
When Zhufeng heard this, there was a strange color on his face.
He could tell that the Qiao family was doing something good.
A mere almshouse cannot bring anything in return to the Qiao family. If the Qiao family wanted a good reputation, they could have publicized what they had done.
But they remained silent. If it weren't for this chance discovery of the connection between the Qiao family and the relief home, and the secret guards went to investigate, they wouldn't even know about it.
"Qiao family..."
Zhufeng muttered something absently, but didn't say anything.
At this time, there was a slightly urgent knock on the door, "Master Feng!"
Zhufeng was slightly excited, and immediately shouted seriously: "Come in!"
The secret guard pushed open the door and said quickly: "Master Feng, Mrs. Qiao is taking Miss Qiao out. Qiao Tianjing is accompanying her, and there are four family guards behind her."
Zhufeng's eyes widened slightly, and his voice became much louder, "Seriously?"
The secret guard replied respectfully: "The person who came to report said that he saw a woman carrying a baby on the carriage, but the woman was wearing a curtain and covering the baby, so she couldn't see clearly, but Qiao Tianjing It’s true.”
Zhufeng heard the words and exhaled slightly.
Another secret guard couldn't help but said after hearing this:
"Master Feng, the Qiao family didn't know about our plan in advance, so they shouldn't be prepared. Besides, no matter who the woman is, as long as the baby is a Miss Qiao family, it will be fine."
Zhufeng nodded slightly when he heard this, but he was still on guard.
"His Highness has already told you not to underestimate the Qiao family..."
He paced back and forth in the quiet room for a few steps, and finally made up his mind and said coldly:
"Whether Qiao Tianjing discovers our intentions or not, we cannot miss such a rare opportunity."
"Let's go and act as planned!"
"If this trip is really a scam, at least Qiao Tianjing is genuine. If that doesn't work, we will take advantage of the situation and get rid of Qiao Tianjing!"
The secret guard looked solemn and followed him respectfully: "Yes!"
