Of course Qiao Jianghong didn't want his beloved son to become a bastard, so he coaxed Shen Shuli.
"If he is a brother, he will be raised in the name of Qi En, and he will be regarded as his legitimate son."
Shen Shuli felt cold. How could her son be raised by a bitch? Calling a bitch mother was even more uncomfortable than killing her.
Qiao Jianghong saw that she looked unhappy and continued to coax: "She is not in good health and will not have a child of her own in a short time. Moreover, she is so kind and will not treat the child badly."
Shen Shuli asked tentatively: "Your Majesty, if she is gone, who do you think will be the mistress of the house?"
"Of course it's you. You and I are in love. If we have a brother, we will have no regrets for the rest of our lives." Qiao Jianghong replied directly to her without even thinking about it.
A flash of cruelty flashed in Shen Shuli's eyes, which meant that as long as Shen Shuli died, the position of the matron would belong to her.
Qiao Jianghong couldn't stay here any longer, so he left after saying a few words.
Xiaozhi is a smart girl. When she saw Qiao Jianghong coming out of Shen Shuli's room, she immediately followed him and said, "Your Majesty, my aunt has been feeling unwell these past few days. Please come and see my aunt."
Qiao Jianghong glanced at the verdant wing and said, "Tell my aunt that I will come over to accompany her in the evening."
"yes."
Qiao Jianghong went directly to Qiu Shuiju.
An Qi'en was sitting on the couch writing an article, polishing ink with blue green ink. Bai Lu was fanning An Qi'en with a light cloud fan. The three masters and servants looked like they were peaceful in the past.
Qiao Jianghong walked in directly, saw An Qien writing seriously, and praised: "Qien is so studious."
Hearing this, An Qi'en put down his pen and ink, stood up and said, "Your Majesty."
The two maids bowed and left silently.
Qiao Jianghong took out the emerald wind-stepping hairpin and handed it to An Qien with both hands. He said with a sincere face: "I'm sorry, this hairpin is passed down to you. It's because of my poor thinking. Don't take offense to Qi'en."
An Qi'en glanced at the hairpin indifferently. When she came back, she took off the white jade emerald wind-stepping hairpin on her head and placed it at the bottom of the box.
Normally she wouldn't want to take another look at this hairpin.
"Your Majesty, you are worrying too much. This hairpin looks good on Shuli. If you like it, give it to her."
Qiao Jianghong could no longer see the gentleness and tenderness in her eyes in the past. Now her face was always distant and indifferent, which made him feel uncomfortable.
"This hairpin was handed down from our ancestors. It's not appropriate to give it to her. If you don't accept it, you're still blaming me."
An Qien took the hairpin.
Qiao Jianghong looked at her and moved his lips, wanting to say something, but in the end he said nothing.
He left the last sentence: "Take good care of yourself." and left.
.....
Shen Shuli was detained in solitary confinement. She copied the scriptures in a messy manner and could not recognize all the characters. She stayed in her room copying scriptures all day long.
What made her angry was that she had no place to vent her anger but on the maid.
As she wrote, she would pick her nose and eyes at the maid Xiang Zhu when she got angry.
Maid girls are submissive, and it is common for them to be scolded by their masters.
But Shen Shuli is too difficult to serve. The tea is not cold or hot. His handwriting is not good, and he blames Xiang Bamboo for not polishing his ink well.
Shen Shuli looked at the crooked fonts and felt angry.
She grabbed Xiang Zhu's arm and twisted it with her teeth.
"Ah, hiss..."
Xiang Zhu was in so much pain that he didn't dare to speak loudly, so he could only endure the pain by crying silently.
Shen Shuli was upset, but then she thought that this girl was the only one who could do things for her, and her anger dropped.
"Your Majesty has been with this bitch these past few days. This bitch is so pregnant that she is restless."
Xiang Zhu said submissively: "When my aunt is released from confinement, the prince will also come to see my aunt."
Shen Shuli's attitude suddenly softened. She held Xiang Zhu's hand and said, "Good Xiang Zhu, I don't want to do this to you. You know, I'm pregnant and emotionally unstable."
"Master and servant are grasshoppers on the same line. As long as you follow me sincerely, I will not treat you badly."
Xiang Zhu expressed his position with red eyes: "I have no second thoughts, I am willing to work as a cow or a horse for my aunt."
In the past few days, she had seen Shen Shuli's moodiness. As a maid, she could only accept her fate and follow such a master.
Shen Shuli squeezed her hand and said, "Okay Xiangzhu, please give the prince a message and ask him to secretly come over to see me."
Xiang Zhu reported with a look of embarrassment: "Madam's natal brother, who is a Jinshi in the imperial examination high school, sent a wedding invitation. The prince and his wife will return home today."
Shen Shuli was furious, An Qien's natal family was really promising! What a big trouble!
Anfu.
The whole An Mansion was filled with joy. Everyone who was supposed to be in the main hall was here. The girl came back with her two uncles.
Everyone chatted happily for a while, and Qiao Jianghong and Liu Yan, Anhui Nuan's husband, both said flattering words.
An Zhengyuan was even more happy from ear to ear: "There will be a Jinshi banquet at my house in two days. My two uncles will notify the whole family to join us for the fun."
As the eldest son-in-law, Liu Yan responded first: "Father-in-law, please don't worry, this is a great event, and the whole family will come to congratulate me."
Qiao Jianghong then spoke up: "Congratulations to my father-in-law again, everyone will definitely come."
After chatting for a while, An Zhengyuan brought his two uncles to An Shi'an's courtyard.
In An Shian's yard, several friends came to congratulate him. These people were all classmates who had studied in the same private school since childhood.
Of course Lu Bochu also came. When he saw Qiao Jianghong coming, An Shian was not enthusiastic. He just said hello politely out of sympathy.
An Zhengyuan said: "Shi An, you can entertain us well here, and your mother will make arrangements for the female relatives."
An Shi bowed and said, "Yes, father."
An Zhengyuan happily said to everyone: "Today, everyone must drink and eat well!"
The young people were very happy and responded cheerfully.
An Zhengyuan had nothing to talk about with the young man, so he explained a few words and left.
Qiao Jianghong and Liu Yan were not very familiar with these people, so they were naturally embarrassed and a little embarrassed.
They first studied poetry and wrote articles, but neither Qiao Jianghong nor Liu Yan could get in the conversation.
These people all have real talents and learning. Qiao Jianghong has been lying in bed for three years without taking the imperial examination. Naturally, he cannot compare with these people in terms of education.
Liu Yan is from a merchant family, he follows the way of doing business, and he is not good at it.
The two were so embarrassed that they got closer to each other.
At the end of the poem, Qiao Jianghong looked at the stranger, Lu Bochu, who looked like a talented person, and asked An Shian: "Brother-in-law, who is this dear brother?"
An Shian glanced at Lu Bochu and replied: "Brother Lu."
Lu Bochu introduced himself: "Lu Bochu."
Qiao Jianghong glanced at Lu Bochu. He was present at the fight in the teahouse that day.
There were not many people with the surname Lu in Beijing, and he heard rumors that Anfu had a very good relationship with a prince in the palace.
This man didn't look like an ordinary young master, and his temperament was different. Qiao Jianghong couldn't help but suspect that this man was a prince?
Lu Bochu saw Qiao Jianghong's appraising eyes, and then added: "My father is in business, and Brother An is a frequent visitor to our house, and we have become friends over time."
