The emperor not only promoted Qiao Mo to an official position, but also ordered a grand banquet to be held to celebrate Qiao Mo's success.
Everyone, regardless of gender, looked at Qiao Mo and Qiao Yin with envy.
The father of the Qiao family made meritorious deeds on the front line. Yesterday Qiao Yin was in the limelight, and today Qiao Mo came out on top again. What kind of luck is this?
Overnight, the Qiao family has occupied a place in the capital, and it is a place that cannot be ignored.
Intelligent people immediately put aside their usual behavior, took the initiative to congratulate Qiao Yin and Qiao Mo, and even directly began to inquire about Qiao Mo's criteria for choosing a mate.
"Miss Qiao, your eldest brother is so awesome."
"Miss Qiao, does your eldest brother have someone he likes?"
Qiao Yin was happy, because Qiao Mo could never be called a wife, and she had always felt ashamed.
After patiently chatting with people, she got off the platform and came to Qiao Mo.
Qiao Mo was proud of the spring breeze, his face was radiant, and his whole person was filled with joy.
"Brother, are you injured?" Qiao Yin asked with concern.
Qiao Mo waved his hand and said: "No, the black blind man has been hungry for I don't know how long. He couldn't move at all. I knocked it down with two arrows and didn't get close at all. Brother, I told you, my eyesight can't be improved with a hundred steps." , you still don’t believe it!”
With that said, Qiao Mo felt aggrieved.
"Okay, okay, you can go ahead with a hundred steps! Didn't I tell you to hunt rabbits? Why did you meet a bear?" Qiao Yin asked again.
Speaking of 'rabbit', the joy on Qiao Mo's face halved, "I didn't hit a rabbit. Xie Yu'an remembered wrongly and said there was a rabbit nest in the northwest corner. I looked around and found nothing. What's going on?"
Qiao Yin understood and didn't want to pour cold water on Qiao Mo. After all, it was better for the black bear to fall into Qiao Mo's hands than to fall into Lu Jinzhi's hands.
"It's probably because there are too many people hunting, and the rabbits have been scared away by you. Anyway, I can't go back that soon. You can go to the forest by yourself and hunt two more another day."
Qiao Mo thought it was reasonable, so people from the fifth military camp came to invite Qiao Mo, and Qiao Mo left first.
The emperor ordered a banquet and everyone dispersed.
Qiao Yin looked at the sun that was about to set on the horizon and found a conspicuous place to sit down.
Bizhu asked curiously: "Miss, won't you go back to the camp? Tonight is the eldest young master's celebration banquet, we have to prepare well."
Qiao Yin said: "Wait, I'll wait for Xie Yu'an."
When those people came out of the woods just now, Xie Yuan was nowhere to be seen.
"Yes, what did General Xie do? Are you still in the woods?" Bizhu asked curiously.
As soon as he finished speaking, the sound of horse hooves was heard from the other side of the forest, and the familiar dark blue shadow emerged from the forest.
"Bizhu, you go back to the camp first, I'll go back later."
Qiao Yin gave the order and ran toward the forest with her skirt in hand.
As soon as Xie Yu'an came out of the forest, he saw a small shadow running towards him in the deserted paddock, like a fluttering butterfly, light and cheerful. Anyone who saw it could not help but smile knowingly.
Xie Yu'an immediately whipped his horse and rushed towards him. The figures coming towards him became clearer and clearer, and the smile on his face became clearer and clearer.
"Xie Yu'an——"
She called his name and ran towards him.
The corners of Xie Yuan's mouth had already raised high the moment he saw her. He deliberately stopped a dozen steps away from her, then turned over and dismounted, waiting for her to run over and throw herself into his arms.
He likes to see Qiao Yin jumping into his arms happily, which is more satisfying than any reward.
"Thank you!"
As he wished, Qiao Yin rushed in with her skirt, hugged his waist, and even said naughtily: "I caught you!", making Xie Yuan laugh out loud.
Qiao Yin didn't know what was wrong. When she saw him, she wanted to pounce on him and hug him. Who could refuse such a handsome, gentle and warm man?
"What are you doing?" Qiao Yin looked up at him. Looking up from below, that face was just as beautiful.
"I'm looking for a scarf for you." Xie Yu'an pointed to the ferret hanging on the horse's back.
Qiao Yin's heart was full of warmth, "Why are you so good?"
Qiao Yin didn't know how many times she had said this, but it was not enough. She really felt that Xie Yu'an was too good, and some of the good things were unreal and illusory.
"Have you known about the existence of that black bear for a long time? You deliberately let my brother go there and let him come out on top, right?"
"without……"
Xie Yuan was about to deny it, but when he met Qiao Yin's deliberately serious face and interrogating gaze, he could only smile and nod.
"I know a little bit about the inside story, but I didn't expect that my elder brother is so good at archery. He knocked down the bear before the guards hiding in the dark had time to show up. My elder brother has given up his talents."
Qiao Yin knew that was the case.
Xie Yu'an's arrangement can be said to be extremely appropriate. He frustrated Lu Jinzhi and still moisturized things silently, which made Qiao Mo shine.
Qiao Yin had to sigh again for Xie Yuan's thoughtfulness.
"How do you know the inside story of the Lu family? Did you guess it again?" Qiao Yin asked curiously.
Xie Yu'an didn't hide anything. Since he said he wanted to develop trust, Qiao Yin asked, and he would definitely tell the truth.
"Lu Yizhi told me."
Qiao Yin was stunned and didn't react for a long time. She raised her head and looked at Xie Yu'an in shock: Is it the Lu Yizhi she knew?
Xie Yuan nodded and said, "He wants to take revenge on the Lu family."
Qiao Yin calmed down and could probably guess some of the reasons. Everyone can see that Duke Lu Guogong has a very different attitude towards his two sons.
In Lu Guogong's eyes, Lu Yizhi was just a slave, a servant, not a son at all.
"Lu Yizhi's fingers were cut off by Lu Guogong himself. But he did not go gambling, nor did he sell his biological mother's belongings at a low price."
Xie Yuan only said a few words, but Qiao Yin was shocked.
"Someone framed him?"
Qiao Yin thought of Lu Yizhi in his memory. He was humble and low-key. He would do whatever Lu Guogong asked him to do and put the Lu family first in everything. Although Lu Guogong was partial, he had no complaints. After being resigned to Lu Jinzhi, he was willing to pave the way for Lu Jinzhi.
"Brother Lu keeps to himself and does not fight or rob. Why do you want to frame him?"
Qiao Yin felt some sympathy for Lu Yizhi.
"Even if no one frames him, he can't escape this fate."
Xie Yuan said it implicitly, but Qiao Yin understood it immediately.
It was Lu Guogong who wanted to cut off Lu Yizhi's finger. Even if there was no frame-up, Lu Guogong would suppress Lu Yizhi.
In the Lu family, only Lu Jinzhi is the bloodline of the Lu family.
Lu Yizhi is just a vessel to ward off disasters.
Qiao Yin felt a chill running down his back.
Xie Yu'an patted her shoulder and changed the topic, "Let's send this ferret to the leather-making department. If nothing else happens, you will receive a new scarf in two days."
There is a leather-making company in the paddock that specializes in processing furs. The hunted prey, bones and meat are sent to the dining room, and the furs can be processed and manufactured according to their own requirements.
Qiao Yin was still in a daze when someone suddenly lifted her waist up.
Qiao Yin exclaimed, and in the next moment, he was on the horse. His back felt warm, and Xie Yuan also got on the horse.
"drive--"
Xie Yuan put his hands around her waist and pulled the reins, driving the horse forward.
The horse galloped, Qiao Yin was jolted, and he came back to his senses.
How could she sympathize with Lu Yizhi? She didn't even know how long she could live.
With the breeze blowing on his face, Qiao Yin looked at the sunset glowing on the horizon and the stretching mountains and forests, and his mind came back to life.
"Ride faster." She turned around and begged Xie Yu'an.
"Aren't you afraid of falling?"
Before Xie Yuan finished speaking, Qiao Yin grabbed his hand and put it around his waist.
Her slender waist is more than enough to hold with one hand.
"Wouldn't it be okay if you just hug me?"
Xie Yu'an curled his lips and smiled, tightened his arms, and held him tightly in his arms.
"drive--"
Xie Yu'an raised his whip again and galloped forward with Qiao Yin on his horse. The two rode together and flew past the high platform, completely unaware of the line of sight in the corner of the high platform.
"You've been hiding here for a long time just because you want to see Qiao Yin and Xie Yu'an kiss me?"
The third prince Jiang Huaiyan searched for Lu Jinzhi for a long time without finding him, but found him hiding here and peeking at Qiao Yin and Xie Yuan.
