Mother Wu replied: "The prince probably hasn't come back yet. The prince will come to see you when he returns from his filial duty. I must have been delayed by something today."
Mrs. Qiao didn't take this matter to heart anymore, and she didn't have the heart to look at the accounts anymore. She sighed softly and complained about Qiao Jiangru.
"He is just like his mother. He has high ambitions but low ambitions. He doesn't care about his status. He still wants to marry his legitimate wife. He really doesn't think that I, an old woman, have much respect."
Mother Wu added some oil to the oil lamp and echoed: "The second young master has delayed himself in vain. If he is looking for a girl from an ordinary family, it will be very easy to find, but he has to compare with the eldest young master. What do you think of him?" Isn’t it difficult to think about it? What is our prince’s status and how can he compare to it?”
Mrs. Qiao: "He is just like that cousin, he has high ambitions and low abilities, and he does not overestimate his own abilities."
Mother Wu found out about what happened on the polo field today from the maid, and she told Mrs. Qiao in high spirits.
After hearing this, Mrs. Qiao shook her head and mocked Ms. Liang: "She is so shameless. She doesn't even think about her identity or the identity of the An family. How can she build a good relationship with just a few words of flattery? Ms. Liu is really idle and stupid!" "
Mother Wu echoed: "Then Mrs. Liang is obsessed with climbing high, but our wife is too soft-hearted and can't bear to refuse Mrs. Liang. Then Mrs. Liang is just the adopted daughter of the Liu family. Even her biological sister is too embarrassed to bother. But look at that Liang." Are you embarrassed? She wishes that everyone in the Marquis Mansion would change their surname to Liang."
Mrs. Qiao was angry when she heard this, frowned and said, "If you ask Mr. Liu to go to the Buddhist hall tomorrow to eat fast and chant sutras for three days, you will say that the death anniversary of the Marquis is coming soon."
Mrs. Qiao suddenly thought of something and added: "Also, since the weather is cold, let her sew two cloaks for me."
She saw that Madam Liu was too busy to drive her relatives away openly, so she would make Madam Liu too busy and have no time to entertain Madam Liang.
If Madam Liang had a wink, she would naturally leave on her own. If she still didn't have a wink, don't blame her as an old woman for being unkind.
After chatting for a while, the sky outside became darker and colder. Mrs. Qiao couldn't help but stretched her head and looked outside.
"Why hasn't Jiang Hong come back yet?"
Her tone was no longer as casual as before, and she was a little worried.
"Old slave, go out and take a look. Maybe I won't be here today, Madam."
"Go and have a look. If you haven't come back yet, send someone to pick you up at the palace gate with a coat."
"Yes, old lady, I will do it now."
Mother Wu first went to Liuxiang Pavilion, but saw no sign of Qiao Jianghong, then to Qiushui Residence, and finally to Wenyuan Residence to make sure that Qiao Jianghong had not returned yet.
She sent everyone to bring clothes and wait outside the palace gate, then she went back to Mrs. Qiao to report.
When Shen Shuli learned that Qiao Jianghong had not come back, she thought that since he liked drinking tea and drinking, he might have been delayed outside, so he didn't take it to heart.
Until late at night, the whole Hou family was in panic and made a lot of noise. All the maids, wives and servants in the house went out to look for Qiao Jianghong.
She was more than halfway through her confinement and would soon be out of confinement, so she dressed neatly and went to Anhe Hall if she felt it was okay.
Everyone in the Hou Mansion was present in Anhe Hall. Mrs. Qiao frowned and looked anxious.
Mrs. Liu was worried about shedding tears and about something unexpected happening to Qiao Jianghong on his way home from duty.
An Qi'en stood aside quietly. Suddenly she thought of when she almost fell off the horse at the polo field, Lu Bochu called that horse, black hair!
And the horse belongs to the palace, and Qiao Jianghong is in charge. Will he be imprisoned by His Majesty?
It stands to reason that if he is locked up, someone from the palace will come to report him, but so far, no one from the palace has come.
She was wondering whether it was because of this that Lu Bochu got involved in Qiao Jianghong's affair in front of His Majesty!
If that was the case, wouldn't it mean that he had helped her again.
She really took advantage of her brother.
Shen Shuli panicked. Of course she was worried about Qiao Jianghong's safety, but if he couldn't come back, her position in the Hou Mansion would be in dire straits.
Based on the trouble she got into, the Hou Mansion would definitely sell her out and torture her, or torture her to death.
Thinking of this, her legs weakened with fear, and she returned to Liuxiange on the grounds that she felt unwell during confinement.
She hurriedly found all the jewelry, gold and silver jewelry given by Qiao Jianghong.
Xiang Zhu saw that she wanted to run away, but still pretended not to understand and asked: "Auntie, what are you going to do?"
Shen Shuli hurriedly put away her valuables as if racing against time. She took out a very expensive gold bracelet and handed it to Xiang Zhu's hand.
He begged in a very urgent tone: "Okay Xiangzhu, please help me. If the prince cannot come back, I will die in the Hou Mansion. Please find some of your clothes and give them to me. I have no time. Hurry up."
Xiang Zhu glanced at the gold bracelet in her hand. It was something she could never earn as a maid in her whole life. She happened to need this bracelet very much, so she agreed to cover for Shen Shuli.
Shen Shuli put on the clothes of a maid, took valuables, and took advantage of the darkness to implement her escape plan...
Anhetang
Ms. Liu paced back and forth anxiously, Ms. Liang comforted her: "Sister, don't worry, I think Jiang Hong drank too much and was drunk outside. It's okay and he will be found."
At this time, Mrs. Liang saw An Qi'en covering his mouth in front of Xu and explaining something to Qing Bi.
She raised her voice a little and said calmly: "My niece-in-law."
An Qi'en had already finished explaining Qingbi's matter, and looked at Liang without any emotion: "Aunt?"
Mrs. Liang smiled hypocritically, took two steps toward her and said, "Such a big thing happened to Jiang Hong. Everyone in the house has gone to look for it, but there is no news. My aunt thought that you are also anxious, so why not inform Jiang Hong?" Father-in-law and mother-in-law, the more people in Anfu, the greater the strength. This also gives us more hope, what do you think, nephew and daughter-in-law?"
Mrs. Liu hurriedly agreed: "Qi'en, your aunt is right, let your in-laws help, right?"
Mrs. Qiao said nothing and kept frowning.
An Qi'en said with a warm expression: "Are you trying to disturb the peace of the entire Shangjing capital in the middle of the night? Are you trying to let the entire Shangjing capital know that something happened to the prince of the Hou family?"
She paused and continued: "There is only one way to the palace. People from the palace have already gone to look for it. People have also been sent to find out about the teahouses and restaurants where the prince often goes. The current situation is unclear, so he rashly made a fuss. When the news comes, has Auntie considered the consequences?"
Ms. Liang was so choked that she couldn't speak and shut up angrily: "I'm just worried about my nephew. How about my nephew's wife being calm and not worried at all?"
An Qien looked indifferently: "The prince is my husband. If I don't worry about him, who should I worry about? Is it possible that I have to shout outside as my aunt wants to do to make me anxious?"
Liang Wanru quietly touched Liang's arm, signaling her to stay out of her own business.
Mrs. Qiao sighed and said, "Just wait patiently. It's easy to talk, but it's not that easy to do things."
Mrs. Liang felt that Mrs. Qiao was trying to understand her, so she lowered her head and stepped aside with an ugly face, becoming silent.
Everyone sat in Anhe Hall from late night to morning, but Qiao Jianghong hadn't come back yet.
But there is a eunuch in the palace!
