Qiao Yin simply tidied up and then went to the flower hall to meet the guests.
Mrs. Lu waited for a quarter of an hour, and when she saw Qiao Yin arriving late, she complained rather: "Qiao Yin, what time has it been and you haven't gotten up yet. I didn't know you were such a lazy person before. This rule is not good. "
Qiao Yin originally had some respect for Mrs. Lu as an elder, but after hearing these words, she completely let herself go.
"I have never had a guest like you, who always points fingers at the host as soon as he comes in. Madam, she is only in her early forties, is she already dazzled by old age? Can't you see my face? I still get up to entertain guests even when I am ill. I am already very old. Give the lady some face, don’t push yourself too far.”
Mrs. Lu didn't react at once. In the past, Qiao Yin always acted lowly in front of her and was more obedient than her daughter-in-law. How could he dare to talk to her in such an arrogant tone.
When she reacted, her face immediately turned angry. She wanted to get angry, but thinking about her purpose today, she suppressed it.
Mrs. Lu quickly put on a smile and said, "I wrongly blamed you. Are you feeling better? Did you see Jinzhi yesterday? Did you have a quarrel? Something was wrong when Jinzhi came back."
Qiao Yin ignored it and walked to the main seat in the hall to sit down.
Mrs. Lu was left out, and the smile on her face was almost unbearable, "Qiao Yin, I have seen your sincerity towards Jinzhi in the past few years. When it comes to choosing a wife, I like you like this."
Qiao Yin sneered.
Work hard without complaining, and give gifts in different ways every day to please. If you want her, she will choose herself.
"But Jinzhi is not an ordinary person," Madam Lu changed the topic, "He is the heir apparent of the Duke's Palace, and he shoulders the burden of the entire Duke's Palace and the entire Lu family. He must make sacrifices for the entire family. Lu The position of the mistress of the house must be a well-matched one, well-rounded..."
"Stop beating around the bush and get to the point, Mrs. Lu." Qiao Yin listened impatiently.
Mrs. Lu choked, pursed her lips, and said straight to the point: "The marriage between the Lu family and the Prime Minister's Mansion cannot be cancelled, but the Duke's Mansion can make an exception and let you in."
Qiao Yin was stunned for a moment, and it took him a long time to react.
"What do you mean by entering? Do you want me to be Lu Jinzhi's concubine? Or is this an exception?"
"hehe."
Qiao Yin couldn't help but laugh out loud
It wasn't enough for Lu Jinzhi to humiliate her for four years. It was all over, and he wanted to disgust her again.
Let her be his concubine? How dare he think of it.
"Whoever wants to enter the door of your Duke's mansion can enter, but you can never enter the door of my Qiao family again!"
"Come here, see the guests off!"
Qiao Yin lost his appetite and directly ordered the guests to be kicked out. He got up and walked out without looking back.
Bizhu felt happy and stepped forward and said politely: "Madam, please go out immediately. You are not welcome in our Marquis Mansion."
Mrs. Lu's face was livid, and her whole body was shaking with anger. She is the majestic wife of the Duke, and even when she goes to the palace, the Queen and the Empress must treat her with courtesy. Today, she was kicked out by a poor man, telling her where to put her face.
This Qiao Yin really can't spit out ivory from the dog's mouth, can't hold up the wall with mud, has not made any progress in four years, and is still so barbaric and vulgar, without knowing etiquette!
"Qiao Yin, if you dare to talk to me like this, you will never enter our Lu family again, and you will never see my Jinzhi again."
Qiao Yin had already walked outside the door. Hearing Mrs. Lu's angry scolding behind her, she thought it was ridiculous, but she didn't know that Xie Yu'an was involved again.
"I know you are hooking up with Xie Yu'an again, but you have been shamelessly chasing men all these years, and everyone in the city knows it. Which man is willing to accept a love affair like yours? Which noble family can accept a man who is covered in rumors? The rumored mistress? You became our Jinzhi’s concubine because our Duke’s government promoted you!”
Qiao Yin's face turned pale, and a chill spread quickly from the soles of his feet to all over his body, making him feel as if he had fallen into an ice cellar.
She just wanted to complete the task and survive. What did she do wrong?
"What kind of crazy woman is talking nonsense here!"
Qiao Mo just walked over and happened to hear Mrs. Lu's words. His eyes were so angry that he drew his sword and was about to strike.
"You think everyone is as scornful as your Lu family! You don't need to worry about my sister. When she gets married, the emperor will grant her a marriage, and the royal family will act as a matchmaker. She will get married in a beautiful and beautiful way."
"Your Duke's mansion is so impressive, but with the Lu family being such a bunch of wolf-hearted people, your Lu family will be finished sooner or later!"
Qiao Mo came to kill with his sword, but the servants were afraid of something happening and quickly stepped forward to stop him.
"Ah! Barbarians! You Qiao family are all unreasonable and barbaric warriors!"
Mrs. Lu was frightened and hid behind her maid. She was so angry that she started to curse.
"It's true that a toad wants to eat swan meat, but you guys, a bunch of warriors, and a bunch of country bumpkins still want to be granted marriage by the emperor! Okay, okay, I'll just wait, I see her Qiao Yin, if we Jinzhi doesn't want it, who dares to want it!"
Qiao Mo was so angry that he broke away from his servant and slashed at him with his sword.
The sword flew over Madam Lu's head, making a clanging sound, and cut off a hairpin and a strand of hair on her head.
He almost cut off Mrs. Lu's head.
"Ah! Killed!"
"Qiao Yin, let me tell you, don't even think about having a good life in Beijing in the future!"
Mrs. Lu was so frightened that she ran around and screamed with disheveled hair.
Qiao Yin hurriedly went to pull Qiao Mo away. She was not afraid of Mrs. Lu's intimidation, but she was afraid that Qiao Mo would get really angry and kill him with one knife, and then the Qiao family would really be doomed.
"Don't pull me, I want to kill the Lu family for more than a day or two!"
"Old vicious woman, you still dare to threaten my sister! Go home and tell your coward son that he will show his best moves from now on. I will beat him every time I see him!"
Qiao Mo got into a fight with someone, glaring and waving his sword like a bull, unable to stop him. Just as he was about to get into a fight, a loud announcement came from the door:
"The imperial edict arrives——"
A group of palace servants dressed in palace attire filed in. The leader, an old man, was holding a shining imperial edict in his hand.
"The Qiao brothers and sisters of the Marquis of Jing'an Mansion accepted the order——"
In an instant, a group of people had arrived in the courtyard.
Qiao Yin had never seen this battle, but Qiao Mo calmed down.
He knows the old eunuch who announced the decree!
Four years ago, it was Eunuch Zhao who came to declare the title of Marquis of the Qiao family.
Qiao Mo looked at the strings of gold and silver jewelry behind Eunuch Zhao, and suddenly became happy, dropped the sword in his hand, and quickly pulled Qiao Yin over.
"Sister, come and receive the order, our father has won another battle!!"
Everyone in the Qiao family was happy when they heard this, and they all knelt on the ground.
Madam Lu, who was hiding behind her maid and was about to run away, brushed the messy hair from her face and stared blankly at the palace attendant who came.
It is Eunuch Zhao, the general manager of the palace, who is the emperor's confidant.
Eunuch Zhao felt Mrs. Lu's gaze, raised the imperial edict in his hand, and looked at her.
Mrs. Lu was full of unwillingness and indignation, but she did not dare to express it in front of the imperial power. She could only bow her head and kneel down to serve as a foil for Qiao Mo's brother and sister.
"By God's blessing, the emperor issued an edict: Marquis Jing'an is brave and invincible. He has achieved another victory. It is gratifying and congratulatory. I have given you a special favor and ordered the Qiao brothers and sisters to accompany you on the trip to the paddock for hunting. You will be treated like a first-class marquis. I appreciate it."
What? A first-grade marquis?
Qiao Zhendong actually won the battle. His Majesty clearly wanted to reuse the Qiao family's signal!
Mrs. Lu, who was in the crowd, immediately regretted it.
If she had known this was the case, she wouldn't have said so deadly things just now!
What to do now? !
