When Mrs. Xu came back, Xiao Qiao handed over the matter to Chunniang, and passed all the maids and maids in the west room that day. Except for the maids she brought and those who came from Mrs. Xu, the rest were left with those who were honest in their daily lives, and the rest were flattering, taking a break, and their eyes were floating around or disliked, and they were sent out, and finally reduced the number of people to half. One person guarded the door and four people managed the courtyard, one of which was designated.

He also swept Wei Shao's study, and no other people were allowed to go in and out. The two left the kitchen and served Wei Shao's daily life as before. He was headed by Lin Ma, and two waiters were also transferred everywhere. He clearly assigned the matter, and Xiao Qiao paid for all the servants with his own pocket to add monthly money to all the servants. This not only made the courtyard quieter, but the eyes that were watching behind him were gone, but the people who were left were also glorious, and they felt quite glorious as being appreciated by the daughter.

When Xiao Qiao first came here, I didn't know that some servants in the west room in the Wei family were inevitably despised by her. Now more than half a year has passed, and seeing that she is not only valued by Mrs. Xu, but also the lord gradually became closer to the queen. Although this is mostly a matter in the room, the servants are accustomed to observing their words and expressions. After a long time, even if they can't see them through the Taoist sect, they can smell a little bit. The servants and the Qiao family share the same grudges, and even Mrs. Xu and the male king are like this. Who dares to underestimate her? What's more, the female has added monthly money to herself, and everyone who leaves behind is happy and scrambles to express her loyalty.

...

Although Yang Feng, the envoy of Yanzhou, met Wei Shao at the reception banquet last night, the "main affairs" about this trip will be kept until today according to the common rules, and there is a formal meeting with a formal meaning.

Gongsun Yang came to the yamen early this morning to prepare for the meeting between Junhou and Yang Feng, but unexpectedly found Junhou was earlier than him. When he went in, he saw that he was already sitting in the hall and reading the bamboo slips on the desk. It seemed that it was still a while. He was quite surprised and asked, "Why are Junhou so early?"

Wei Shao said: "I went to Zhuo County a few days ago and accumulated a lot of matters. They must be handled as soon as possible."

When Gongsun Yang heard this, he couldn't help but feel respectful, thinking that he had worked hard and did not protect the wrong person. Junhou gave up his beautiful wife at home and came to the office early in the morning. He was so diligent that he was so diligent that he would not be able to accomplish anything in the future. He did not dare to disturb him anymore, and briefly reported to him some morning meeting arrangements.

Wei Shao said impatiently: "I have full authority to entrust my tutor to come forward with Yang Feng's meeting on my behalf and send him back earlier. What can I say to him?"

Gongsun Yang said, "If the lord doesn't see you, I'm afraid the Qiao family will have other ideas. Besides, the Qiao family's son also came with Yang Feng. If the lord has nothing to do, it's better to meet him. If the lord doesn't want to talk to the envoy of Yanzhou, I will speak out on my behalf."

Wei Shao stopped talking.

Gongsun Yang assisted Wei Shao for many years and had some touches his temper. Sometimes, although he was irritable and stubborn, if what he said was reasonable, even if he did not accept it at that time, he would always respond soon afterwards. Not to mention that as he grew older, the aura of the former "little overlord" gradually became restrained. Observing his words and expressions, he knew that he had agreed, so he sued and asked, and he left and arranged for him not to mention it.

When it was Chen, Wei Shao met Yang Feng, Qiao Ci and other people in Yanzhou at the synagogue.

Qiao Yue sent Yang Feng over this time, and there was nothing else, just to take the opportunity to win over and repair the relationship between the two families. The meeting was boring and boring. Almost all of them were Gongsun Yang talking with Yang Feng, and they were all polite words. Wei Shao basically didn't speak, and Qiao Ci had nothing to say. It was like when he was sitting in pins and needles, peeping at his brother-in-law. Seeing him sitting upright in the middle, his eyes were scattered, and he didn't know what he was thinking, as if he had already wandered outside Taixu. He knew that he must have looked down on his uncle's face, and couldn't help but feel ashamed. Finally, the meeting ended, Qiao Ci's breathed a sigh of relief. Seeing Wei Shao immediately got up from the couch and strode out.

Qiao Ci felt a little bored. If it weren't for the retention of Mrs. Xu and Sister, I would have just wanted to go back today. Following Yang Feng listlessly, a person who looked like a personal soldier ran towards him, came to him and clasped his fists, performed a military tribute, and said, "June, please ask me, are you interested in walking around? You can accompany you."

Qiao Ci was stunned, looked forward, and unexpectedly saw the roadside dozens of steps away, Wei Shao was riding on the back of a horse, turning his head as if he was looking in his direction.

He was really surprised. He looked at Wei Shao Yuanyuan, and saw that his expression was still so cold, and guessed that he should be out of etiquette, so he casually asked someone to ask him about his own words. My sister's advice that day was always in her heart. How could he really be so incompetent and dare to ask him to take the time to hang out with him?

Besides, even if I really wander around, facing such a brother-in-law, no matter how good the scenery is, it will probably be a chore.

Qiao Ci immediately said, "Please tell my brother-in-law, just say I thank you for your kindness and appreciate it. I know my brother-in-law is busy and dare not disturb me. A few days ago, Cousin Wei had already taken me around."

The personal soldiers took the notes, turned around and ran towards Wei Shao, and reported to Wei Shao when they arrived in front of the horse.

Wei Shao glanced at Qiao Ci, turned his face, picked up the reins and drove away.

...

After dealing with the affairs of the people in the west room, the day passed almost.

In the evening, when Xiao Qiao was waiting for Wei Shao to come back for dinner, he learned about what happened that he had met Yang Feng and his party in the morning and went to Fanyang again, and did not say when he would come back.

Fanyang is another major city in Youzhou and also Wei Shao's troops stationed. There are 50,000 or 60,000 troops stationed. It is not very far from Yuyang, and it takes only a day and night to travel back and forth by fast horses.

He just returned from Zhuo County yesterday, and today he went to Fanyang again, and he didn't hear anything about it in advance. I guess something happened again.

Xiao Qiao didn't care much, but thought that Ah-di Qiao Ci didn't come back during the day, and didn't know where he went, so he went to where Qiao Ci lived and took a look.

Qiao Ci still didn't return.

Xiao Qiao ordered the servants and asked Qiao Ci to come back to report to him and went back.

The sky gradually darkened. Xiao Qiao stood at the door, looked up at the servants' head and watched the lanterns gradually light up on the aisle one by one. He was immersed in his sight. He heard a sound of footsteps from the opposite side and turned around and looked at Qiao Ci.

Qiao Ci had just returned from outside, sweating all over and some dry yellow mud and dust on her clothes. She kept shouting that she was hungry. Xiao Qiao took him to wash his face and hands. Qiao Ci wiped the sweat, washed his hands, and followed Xiao Qiao to eat. When he was half full of food, Xiao Qiao asked where he was going today.

Qiao Ci said that in the morning, he came out of the yamen with Yang Feng. When he was about to return to the Wei Mansion, Cousin Wei sent someone to find him to the schoolyard. When he went there, he realized that there was a Lulitai outside Yuyang City, which was specially built to hold military martial arts exercises. Once a year, the famous Luli Conference, no matter the military rank, everyone can participate. The contents are divided into two items of riding and shooting. Those who win riding and shooting can win deer, and those who win fighting can win. The two who finally obtained Luli not only enjoyed great glory and were admired by everyone, but also could jump into the Huben Army of the Wei family's personal army to serve important positions. It is said that Li Dian, the general under Wei Shao's tent, became famous in battle twenty years ago, and was valued by Wei Shao's father Wei Liang, and gradually became a general who is now a powerful general.

"Sister, the Lu Li Conference will be here in a few days. Cousin Wei asked me to stay for a few more days and then see the scene of the competition. He saw my riding and shooting and praised me very much. He asked me to show off my skills at that time. Sister, I want to go there!"

Qiao Ci's expression was full of eagerness to try.

Although the Qiao family is declining now, it was once the leader of one side. Qiao Ci came from a noble family, so naturally he also had the arrogance of the children of the noble family. This was why he could not stand the ridicule of others in front of the battle and rushed out to fight fiercely. Unfortunately, the uncle of the Qiao family, Qiao Yue, was not enterprising and bowed to Wei Shao blindly. At the reception banquet last night, Qiao Ci felt great humiliation. When he met at the yamen in the morning, the humiliation became even further. He was originally depressed. Suddenly, he learned that there was such an opportunity to show his ability. With his youthful ambition, how could he miss it? He immediately told Xiao Qiao.

Xiao Qiao hesitated for a while.

"Sister! Please don't stop me! I only participate in riding and shooting! Nothing will happen! You know, I used to be outstanding at home, riding and shooting, and even my father praised me!"

The Qiao family has a horse farm. Qiao Ping used to hire famous teachers and professor Qiao Ci and Liu Yan, who was still living in Qiao's family at that time, to ride and shoot. Xiao Qiao knew that Ah's brother was indeed outstanding in ride and shoot. Seeing that he looked at him with a begging gaze, he finally couldn't bear to refuse and nodded: "Then be careful yourself. You can't stand up for being tough. Just take part in it, and whether you win or not is the second."

"Thank you sister!"

Qiao Ci smiled with her eyebrows.

...

Wei Shao didn't come back the next day.

Qiao Ci was not seen during the day, but she returned at night and was covered in sweat. She said she had been practicing hiking for a day. After dinner, she lay down and went to bed early. Another day, she got up early in the morning and hurried to the school.

Xiao Qiao knew that Ah Brother was preparing for the Deer Li Conference that would last a few days, so she didn't ask much about it.

On the third night after Wei Shao left, it was dark. Usually, Qiao Ci should have returned, but now she has no one else.

Xiao Qiao was a little worried and waited outside the west room. When she looked forward, she saw the follower beside Qiao Ci, who was named Yu Lu, coming back alone, carrying Qiao Ci's bow and arrow, but Qiao Ci was not seen walking with him.

When Yu Lu saw Xiao Qiao, he hurriedly ran over and bowed. Xiao Qiao asked him where Qiao Ci went. Yu Lu said, "When the envoy of Wei saw that the young master had worked hard to practice riding and shooting these days, he took him to loosen his muscles and bones. The young master said he would go back soon. I was afraid that the female master would worry, so I sent me to come back first to sue."

This fish was raised by a little boy in Qiao's family. It was named after the ugly appearance and his eyes were as bright as fish. Seeing that he was loyal, Qiao Ping sent him to his son as a way to his son. When Qiao Ci went out this time, he also followed him to Yuyang.

When Xiao Qiao saw Yu Lu talking, his head was hanging down and he didn't dare to look at his eyes. He felt suspicious and asked, "Where did the envoy Wei take the young master to loosen his muscles?"

Yu Lu still lowered her head and stammered and couldn't explain clearly.

"Tell me quickly!" Xiao Qiao shouted.

Yu Lu finally stuttered: "I went to the city of "Luo Zhongfang" to loosen my muscles and bones." After saying that, he blinked his eyes and looked at Xiao Qiao, who was worriedly showing displeasure.

Xiao Qiao has been in Yuyang for so long, so he naturally heard of Luo Zhongfang, which is actually a high-end club for rich men to have fun. When he heard that Wei Yan actually took his younger brother to that kind of place, he immediately became annoyed. He went back to his room to change his clothes, took Chunniang, Lin Madam and another servant lady Kong Wu, and immediately went out to get on the carriage and went directly to Luo Zhongfang.

Luo Zhongfang is located in a prosperous area in the west of the city, with restaurants and brothels nearby. Compared with ordinary brothels, this restaurant can be said to be a gold-selling cave. The guests who enter and leave are either rich or noble. The so-called "a thousand gold buys a drunk person and lie down in a crispy and sucking but not returning. Naturally, the women here are more talented and more gorgeous than other families.

Xiao Qiao rushed to Luo Zhongfang. It was the most lively time of the day. The lobby downstairs was brightly lit, and there were musical prostitutes sitting on both sides, with the sound of silk and bamboo coming into his ears. The beautiful girl with heavy makeup was wrapped in beautiful silk from Jiangnan, with a charming smile on her face, and welcomed and saw off the guests who were looking for joy.

Xiao Qiao's carriage was parked beside the front gate of the fang. He didn't get off the car, so he asked Chunniang and Linniang to go in and call someone out.

When the doorman saw a carriage stop outside the door, two servants who seemed to be from a wealthy family came down. When they were about to ask, Lin Madam pushed them away with a palm. Seeing that the two servants were aggressive, as if the visitor was not good, the doorman did not dare to stop him anymore, he hurriedly asked who to come. After Chunniang reported Wei Yan, she did not dare to neglect her and hurriedly pointed out the direction.

Xiao Qiao sat in the carriage, watching Chunniang enter through the window. After waiting for a while, he saw Qiao Ci hurried out from inside, ran to his carriage, lowered his head and said nothing.

Xiao Qiao stared at Qiao Ci. Seeing that his cheeks were red, as if he had drunk a lot of alcohol. There seemed to be a suspicious trace of sputum fat on his neck. He was angry and was about to speak when suddenly someone chased out of the door. Looking up, he saw that Wei Yan was chasing him.

Wei Yan ran to Xiao Qiao's carriage, looked at Qiao Ci, who was dejected and silent, patted him on the shoulder with comfort, then turned around and said to Xiao Qiao, whose face was half revealed in the window, "Sister-in-law, don't blame Mr. Qiao. It's really mine. Seeing that he was practicing hard in the school these days, he forced him to come here to drink, loosen his muscles and bones, and there was no other meaning. The girls who were sitting with him were also clean. Don't worry."

Xiao Qiao was really angry. Although she tried her best to endure it, her expression still showed some annoyance and said coldly: "I know that after my brother came, my uncle has been bothered and taken care of him from all sides these days. I should have thanked him. Tonight I also knew that my uncle was out of good intentions, and I shouldn't come here to ruin my interest. But my brother was underage. When I was in Dongjun, my father also strictly disciplined my brother and did not allow him to go to romantic places before he became an adult. If I offended me just now, please forgive me. Please take my brother back first."

After she finished speaking, she nodded slightly to Wei Yan, her eyes turned to Qiao Ci, who was still hanging her head, and frowned and said, "Don't you go and take the horse here, go back with me?"

Qiao Ci said aloud, hurriedly led the horse, turned over and climbed up.

Xiao Qiao put down the curtains and followed the carriage.

Wei Yan watched Xiao Qiao's carriage gradually fade away, and looked stunned, standing alone in place for a long time.

...

Xiao Qiao watched Qiao Ci ride a horse in front of him and returned to the Wei Mansion without saying a word. As soon as he entered the door, he immediately took him into his house and asked Chunniang, Lin Ma and others to go out.

Qiao Ci's face was blown down by the Ye Feng. At this moment, the wine had dissipated a lot, but it was still red. He secretly glanced at the sister with her eyebrows frowned, and couldn't help but panic, and looked at Chunniang like help.

Chunniang advised: "My daughter, this is also the first offense, let's talk about it..."

"Chunniang, go out."

Chunniang shook her head and had to go out.

“Can you go to that kind of place?”

As soon as the door was closed, Xiao Qiao blamed, "How did I teach you when I was at home? How old are you? You dare to go to that kind of place if you are less than sixteen years old!"

Qiao Ci's face turned red again due to shame, and said stutteringly: "Sister, I was wrong... I didn't go either, but when Cousin Wei called, the brothers who had been in the schoolyard for several days were all looking at me, I..."

He paused and looked at Xiao Qiao with a pleading gaze.

...

In fact, the young men in the aristocratic families, who are under the age of 16 and still have one or two years to marry, but there are quite a few who have had an affair with the maids in their family in private. There are an anomalies like Qiao Ci. It is just because Qiao Ci is simple and confused, and has never been very concerned about this in the past. After Xiao Qiao came, he drove away all the maids who looked dishonest around Qiao Ci, and consciously instilled in his younger brother that they would not be close to other women before marriage.

She didn't have to train Qiao Ci to become a good man who can be measured by the standards of the 21st century. After all, the general environment is here. But now, I still have to teach you a little bit. As for what I want to do when my younger brother becomes an adult and gets married and starts a career, she won't be so far away from him.

But now, she would never allow him to go to places like Luo Zhongfang.

...

After hearing Qiao Ci's explanation, Xiao Qiao suddenly seemed to understand something.

Brother Ah himself probably didn't want to go there either. But Wei Yan called out, and there were so many people around him, so he was probably afraid that he would be ridiculed if he refused.

Xiao Qiao met his younger brother's very beautiful eyes, and the suffocation he had just felt gradually faded.

"Sister! Don't be angry with me. I promise, I will never dare to go again next time-"

Qiao Ci begged pitifully.

"Actually, sister is also considering your health. You are not yet sixteen years old-fashioned-"

"I thought something was wrong! It was just a small matter, why did such a big deal?"

Before Xiao Qiao could finish speaking, a voice suddenly came from behind, interrupting her. Then, the door was pushed open with a "slap".

Xiao Qiao turned his head and saw Wei Shao who had gone to Fanyang the day before yesterday, stepped in, walked in, and said in a disapproving tone.

When Qiao Ci saw his brother-in-law suddenly come back, he seemed to be talking to him. He was a little surprised and opened his mouth slightly.

Xiao Qiao was stunned, then frowned slightly, and said coldly: "I am disciplined by my brother, should you interfere?"

Wei Shao seemed to have not heard it, and walked straight to Qiao Ci and said, "You go back. It's just a trivial matter. If you come back late next time, remember to bring a message back earlier."
Chapter completed!