After marrying a powerful minister, the female partner was pampered

Chapter 361 Double Happiness
"That's right." Qin Moyuan nodded with a smile.

Father Qiao was so happy that he didn't know what to do. He grabbed Xu's hand and said, "Did you hear that? Our Jingjing is going to be a mother."

Mrs. Xu was also very happy. "It's really a double happiness. Jingjing has found her biological father, and she will soon become a mother. Mr. Qin, Mr. Qin, you have come from afar, and it must be hard. I will go and clean up the house, and you must stay here for a few more days. Let's have a few more drinks tonight to celebrate."

"Thank you, sister-in-law." Qin Moyuan did not refuse, but stood up and bowed.

Mrs. Xu was shocked. "We are all family, no need to be so polite. By the way, Lao Qiao, do you want to tell your elder brother, elder sister-in-law, and Azhou about this big happy event? Let them be happy too."

"Of course you do. Send someone to pick them up and we can have a drink together in the evening." Father Qiao nodded with a smile.

"Oh." Xu responded and hurried out.

That night, Qin Moyuan and his son stayed at the Qiao family. In the evening, Uncle Qiao and his family also came.

When they learned that the two were Qiao Jingjing's biological father and brother, they were all surprised.

"Uncle, isn't Jingjing your biological daughter? How come she has a biological father and brother?" Qiao Zhou looked surprised.

I haven't heard before that Jingjing is not my second uncle's daughter.

Uncle Qiao and his wife also looked at Father Qiao in confusion.

At that moment, Qiao's father told the story of how he picked up Qiao Jingjing that year.

When Uncle Qiao and his family heard this, they were very sad.

"You kept it a secret so well that we knew nothing about it." Uncle Qiao sighed.

Aunt Qiao immediately complimented, "No wonder our girl Jingjing looks like a fairy from heaven, noble and extraordinary. It turns out that she was originally a rich lady, but over the years, her beauty has been covered in dust."

That night, everyone was happy and couldn't help but drink a few more glasses.

It didn't disperse until late at night.

……

The Chinese New Year was only a few days away, so no matter how hospitable Mr. Qiao and Mrs. Xu were, Qin Moyuan and his son did not stay long.

When he left, he left a large amount of money to Qiao's father and instructed the local county magistrate to take good care of Qiao's father and his family.

When the father and son left, a group of personal guards who were staying at the inn came to the door of Qiao's father's house and waited for them.

Seeing the mighty guards carrying swords and sabers, both Qiao's father and Mrs. Xu were dumbfounded.

"Uncle Qiao, Aunt Qiao, you don't have to see me off. We're saying goodbye now. Take care." Qin Xuan stopped the two people who were about to see him off.

Father Qiao and his partner came to their senses and waved at them, "Be careful on the road!"

Qin Moyuan and Qin Xuan mounted their horses one after another, bowed to the two people in front of the door, then pulled the reins and set off with their men.

"Old Qiao, I think the identity of Jingjing's biological father is not simple." After everyone walked away, Xu couldn't help but speak.

Father Qiao naturally saw it, "Yes, those guards are not what ordinary families can have."

"Then what do Jingjing's father and brother do?" asked Xu.

"He should be an official in the court." Qiao's father guessed.

The aura of Qin Moyuan and his son is so strong that it is obvious at first glance that they are in high positions.

Xu nodded, "It should be."

Although the two of them only stayed in their house for one night, everything they did was elegant and noble.

The couple was about to turn around and go in when, at this moment, a sedan chair stopped in front of their door.

The two looked in confusion and saw an official coming out of the sedan chair.

"You are..." Father Qiao hesitated.

"I am the magistrate of Qinghe County." The visitor said in a humble tone.

Upon hearing this, Mr. Qiao was surprised and asked, "Are you County Magistrate Chen?"

Sifang Zhensu belonged to Qinghe County. Although he had never seen the county magistrate, he had heard of him.

"It is you, my humble servant." County Magistrate Chen nodded.

Upon hearing this, Mr. Qiao was a little confused.

Why is County Magistrate Chen so humble towards the people?
But he soon thought of his son-in-law Lu Xingzhi.

Is it because of my son-in-law?

Just as he was thinking this, he heard County Magistrate Chen ask, "Brother Qingshan, have Duke Qin and Prince Qin left?" Father Qiao was stunned, and it took him a while to react, "You mean Brother Mo Yuan and his son? They just left."

Upon hearing this, County Magistrate Chen was slightly surprised.

Yesterday, the personal guards of Duke Qin came to the county government office with a token and asked him to take better care of Qiao Qingshan's family in the future.

He was shocked at the time.

That's why I came to visit you today.

Firstly, he wanted to take the opportunity to show off in front of Duke Qin and his son. Secondly, he wanted to find out what the relationship between Qiao Qingshan and Duke Qin was.

Unexpectedly, he arrived a step too late, and Duke Qin and his son had already left.

However, judging from the tone in which Qiao Qingshan addressed him as a brother, he and Duke Qin have a very close relationship.

No wonder Duke Qin asked someone to tell him to take good care of the Qiao family.

This Qiao Qingshan is really amazing. His son-in-law is the Minister of Personnel, and even Duke Qin is on friendly terms with him.

County Magistrate Chen felt that he had made the right decision.

At that moment, all the gifts were moved into the Qiao family.

Both Mr. Qiao and Mrs. Xu were dumbfounded. They wanted to refuse, but they couldn't.

"It's just a small gift. If Brother Qingshan refuses it, it means you look down on me." County Magistrate Chen said with a stern face.

Father Qiao smiled bitterly. How dare he look down on the county magistrate?
"In the future, if Brother Qingshan encounters any difficulties in Sifang Town, feel free to come to the county government office to find me." The county magistrate then made another statement.

Thinking that people will always have difficulties in life, Mr. Qiao did not refuse outright, "Thank you, County Magistrate Chen."

He bowed and saluted.

Unexpectedly, County Magistrate Chen also returned the greeting.

Father Qiao: “…”

After seeing off the county magistrate, Qiao's father and Xu discovered that the gifts left by Qin Moyuan contained a large amount of valuables, which frightened them.

How can they spend so much money?

However, since everyone is gone, they can’t return the money even if they want to. They can only keep it properly and find a way to return it later.

……

During the time when Qin Moyuan and his son were away from Beijing, Qiao Jingjing sent people to guard outside the city gate every day so that she would be the first to know when the father and son returned.

In the blink of an eye, it was New Year's Eve, and the people who were sent out came back running with joy on their faces.

"Madam, Duke Qin and Prince Qin have just returned to the capital."

"Really?" Qiao Jingjing's face lit up with joy.

"It's true. I saw it with my own eyes. Duke Qin also said that after he returned home to wash up, he would come to pick up his wife and go to the palace together." The servant said hurriedly.

Qiao Jingjing was very happy when she heard this, and asked Jinkui to reward the servant.

Today is New Year's Eve, and the emperor has set up a palace banquet to entertain his court officials and female relatives.

She had an imperial decree and on this day she had to go to the palace to pay her respects to the Empress Dowager.

Thinking that it was about time, she went to change into her imperial robes.

Just after changing, Lu Shuangshuang arrived.

The Empress Dowager specially summoned her to the palace, so the two of them had to go to the palace with Lu Xingzhi.

After Lu Xingzhi finished his work, he came to Meiyuan and prepared to pick up the two of them to go to the palace.

"Husband, please wait a moment. My father and brother will be here soon." Qiao Jingjing looked happy.

"Father-in-law and Qin Xuan have come back?" Lu Xingzhi asked, but he was not very surprised.

Duke Qin and Qin Xuan were both military men and were good at riding. Although the journey to Sifang Town was far, if the two of them traveled day and night, they would be able to return on New Year's Eve.

"Yeah." Qiao Jingjing nodded.

"No wonder my sister-in-law is so happy, it turns out that Duke Qin and Prince Qin are back." Lu Shuangshuang teased.

Qiao Jingjing curled the corners of her lips but did not refute.

As he was speaking, the servant came again to report, "Duke Qin and Prince Qin have arrived."