C92 (1/2)
A faint groan could be heard as the old lady slowly opened her eyes. The first person she saw was Qiao Liangjin. She frowned slightly and asked in confusion, ”Why are you here?”
Qiao Liangjin smiled and helped the madame sit up. Yun Chu hurriedly placed a blanket behind the madame.
Qiao Liangjin pointed to the person in the room and explained, ”Last night, you, Madam, suffered from an emergency. The doctor said that because the weather outside is too cold, please stay in the room and don't move. Last night, my father, my brother, and Third Madame took care of you. That Second Uncle of mine … ”Hai.”
The madame's face turned cold. Although she favored her youngest son, she knew what kind of person her youngest son was. As far as she could see, the room was filled with people she didn't like. She helplessly closed her eyes and waved her old arm. She said, ”You can all go back. It's good that I have Yun Chu here to take care of you.”
Qiao Liangjin raised her eyebrows, waved her hand at the crowd and said, ”The madame needs some rest, let's all go back to work. Father, I wonder what rewards you will get for your meritorious service this time?”
The madame who had her eyes closed opened them as soon as she heard the reward and looked at Qiao Zheng.
Qiao Zheng thought for a moment and said: ”I do not know either. For this kind of matter, I only hope that His Majesty will not blame me. What other rewards can I ask for?”
Qiao Liangjin's face was filled with regret as she smiled and said, ”Ah, madame, you heard it. Our family doesn't seem to have any more rewards. You should just take a good rest.”
After saying that, he chased everyone out of the room and closed the door gently, leaving behind the two maids beside the madame.
Qiao Zheng looked at the door with worry and asked, ”Is the madame really fine?”
Qiao Liangjin smiled lightly, rubbed her hands together and said, ”It really is as cold as snow. Father, you and my brother should go take a rest before going out of the city to see the victims. I will go and take a look now to prevent anything from happening.”
Qiao Ruo Ying shook her head when she heard that Qiao Liangjin wanted to see the victims herself. She firmly rejected her request and said, ”You can't. Little sister, you are a girl. How can you go there? If you meet someone who harbors malicious intents, what should we do?”
Qiao Xinting spoke softly in an attempt to stop her, ”Big sister, it's too dangerous …”
Qiao Liangjin patiently waited for them to finish talking to stop her. Then she made a silent gesture and said, ”Okay, you guys should go rest. I'm going out now, don't say anything more.”
Qiao Liangjin's voice was filled with determination. She was a rock that no one would be able to hit. This made her a little discouraged.
Qiao Zheng stroked his chin that was covered in green stubble and looked at Qiao Liangjin's resolute expression. He smiled. ”Fine, Jin'er will take good care of herself. Go, Father believes in you.”
Qiao Ruo Ying was about to say something when Qiao Liangjin cut her off with a meaningful smile. ”Big brother, Shengcheng …”
Qiao Ruo Ying's pupils contracted. That's right, how could he forget about Sheng Cheng? His sister had gone to the enemy camp alone and brought back the marshal's head.
Seeing that everyone was silent, Qiao Liangjin turned around and strode out of the room.
She thought of what Ning Xi had said, that the Eastern Kingdom had sent assassins to kill Qiao Ruoying, and how much time had passed since then. She had been suspecting that the assassins from the Eastern Kingdom had already concealed themselves among the victims.
She wanted to investigate personally, and not let any dangerous factors appear at the side of her family.
Just as Qiao Liangjin's figure appeared at the city gate, he heard someone shouting, ”Miss Qiao, you're here!”
Before she could react, a large group of victims surrounded her carriage. She was curious, how did these victims know that this was her carriage?
Pulling open the curtain, Qiao Liangjin got out of the carriage. She stood beside Bai, with her hands on her waist, and looked at the victims of the war.
The victims actually maintained their silence, looking at Qiao Liangjin who was standing on the carriage.
Qiao Liangjin scratched her ears and suddenly didn't know what to say. Greetings, it would be weird if they were better, would it be cold if he asked them? Isn't this nonsense? Although there was a place that could block the wind and snow, looking at the clothes of these people was not enough to resist the cold. Then what should she say?
After a moment of thought, she stretched out her arm and asked, ”Do you all know me?”
An old man's voice could be heard, ”The rumored courtesan from the capital, the young miss of the female pervert's residence, Qiao Liangjin. Everyone knows her, everyone knows her.”
Qiao Liangjin's face immediately fell. So it was because of this reputation. She had thought that it was because of the efforts of the victims that she had settled down yesterday.
The old man's voice gradually drew closer to Qiao Liangjin. The voice came from far away and he said, ”Everyone says that Miss Qiao is a fool. She is incompetent and wastes the food and air of the capital.”
Qiao Liangjin's forehead twitched. What was going on? What was the meaning of this old man saying that she was so terrible? They must be here to destroy everything.