After marrying a powerful minister, the female partner was pampered

A few days later, Qiao's father and Xu arrived in the capital.

As early as when the two agreed to come to the capital, Qiao Jingjing had already purchased a house for them.

Although the house is not big, it is close to the Lu Mansion and the layout inside is also very good.

What Qiao Jingjing didn't expect was that Lu Tianzhu and Xiuchun, as well as their child who was only a few months old, also came with them.

Seeing her surprised look, Lu Tianzhu and Xiuchun blushed and stood there at a loss.

"Brother Tianzhu, Sister Xiuchun, why are you here too?" Although surprised, Qiao Jingjing asked kindly.

"Jingjing, we're really sorry for following you without your permission." Xiuchun mustered up her courage and explained with an embarrassed look on her face.

Qiao Jingjing was a little amused when she heard this. "Sister-in-law Xiuchun, what you said, anyone in the capital can come here, why do they need my permission? But what happened to you?"

The couple had sallow complexions, and their child was also pale and thin, as if they had suffered a great disaster.

Hearing this, the couple's faces darkened and they remained silent, not saying a word.

Xu sighed, held Qiao Jingjing's hand, and explained, "Tianzhu's mother is a bad person. Last year, she was beaten with a stick by the county magistrate and locked up for a few days. Although she behaved well for a while, after that woman got well, she became even more aggressive towards Tianzhu and his wife. Not only did she make trouble every day, she also wanted to sell their son.

So, the couple couldn't make ends meet at home, so they wanted to leave Xingzi Village and make a living elsewhere. We happened to meet on the road, so I persuaded them to come to the capital.

Jingjing, Tianzhu and Xiuchun are all honest and hardworking people, please help them find a job."

After understanding the whole story, Qiao Jingjing felt very sympathetic towards the couple.

However, she admired the two of them for being willing to leave Xingzi Village and stay away from the Xu family.

The Xu family is not scary. What is scary is that they don’t know how to resist and just accept everything.

Nowadays, under the pressure of filial piety, no matter how excessive Xu's behavior was, the two could not do anything to her. But at least, they dared to leave Xu and come out to make a living, which was very good.

"Don't worry, as long as Brother Tianzhu and Sister Xiuchun are willing, there are plenty of jobs to do in my shop." Qiao Jingjing said.

Hearing this, the couple was overjoyed and said with gratitude, "Thank you Jingjing."

"We are one family, you are welcome." Qiao Jingjing said with a smile, "It is good that you are here, you can also keep my parents company. This way, you don't have to find another place to live, you can live in my parents' house first."

When the couple heard this, they were so grateful that they were speechless.

"But you have to promise me not to send a letter home saying that you are in the capital, otherwise Second Aunt will probably follow you to the capital." Qiao Jingjing reminded.

Xu was a mean and greedy person. If she knew that Tianzhu and his wife had come to the capital, had a place to live and had jobs to do, she would definitely cause trouble.

The couple understood as soon as they heard it.

Because they also understand Xu's temperament.

If she knew that the two of them had come to the capital, they would definitely get into trouble again.

"Jingjing, don't worry. We won't send any letters home, let alone tell them we've arrived in the capital," Lu Tianzhu promised.

"Well, I believe you. Okay, let's go back first." Qiao Jingjing said with a smile, holding Qiao's father with one hand and Xu with the other, "Dad, Mom, I found my biological mother. I'll let you meet her some other day."

"Really?" Father Qiao and Mrs. Xu were very happy.

"Really." Qiao Jingjing nodded, looking at the two relatives beside her, feeling very satisfied.

Her biological father and mother were both fine, and Qiao's father and Xu had also come to the capital. There was nothing more joyful than this. Qiao's father remembered something and asked in a low voice, "Jingjing girl, when did you know your life experience?"

Qiao Jingjing blinked when she heard this, "Dad, guess what."

Father Qiao asked, "Was it the night you came back to Xingzi Village last year and we moved to our new house in Sifang Town?"

"Yeah." Qiao Jingjing nodded in acknowledgement.

Hearing this, Xu gasped, "You are such a good girl, you are keeping it a secret."

She remembered that the girl acted as if nothing had happened. Who would have known that she actually heard what she and Old Joe said?
"Thank you, Mom and Dad." Qiao Jingjing said sincerely, grateful for their kindness in raising the original owner!

"What are you thanking me for?" Mr. Qiao's eyes were red and he said with a deliberately stern face.

Qiao Jingjing laughed.

After settling the group in the new house and resting for a while, Qiao Jingjing took them to the Lu Mansion.

Mother Lu and others knew that Father Qiao and Madam Xu would come to the capital today, so they had already told Qiao Jingjing to bring them back for dinner.

So when they arrived, Mother Lu had already had dinner prepared.

But when he saw Lu Tianzhu, Xiuchun and their family of three, he was just as surprised as Qiao Jingjing, "Tianzhu, Xiuchun, why are you here?"

The couple was very embarrassed, "Aunt Si, we came here uninvited, please forgive us."

"What are you talking about? I'm so happy that you can come." Mother Lu said hurriedly.

Qiao Jingjing said, "Brother Tianzhu, Sister Xiuchun, you don't have to be so reserved." As she spoke, she repeated what Xu had explained before.

After hearing this, Mother Lu was very angry and said, "Your mother is really too much. But it's better to leave her. Since you have come to the capital, you can stay here with peace of mind. I will ask Jingjing to arrange a job for you later."

"Thank you, Fourth Aunt." The couple felt relieved when they saw that she didn't blame them.

After a while, Father Lu and brother Lu Xingzhi also came back.

Everyone inevitably exchanged pleasantries.

When he learned about what happened to Lu Tianzhu's family of three, Lu's father was the most angry.

"I will write a letter back tomorrow to scold your father for selling his grandson. How could they do such a wicked thing?"

When Qiao Jingjing heard this, she immediately stopped him and said, "Dad, since Second Aunt and the others don't know that Brother Tianzhu and Sister Xiuchun have come to the capital, you'd better not make it public. Second Aunt was beaten with a stick before, but she didn't repent. It's useless for you to scold her. Instead, it will cause trouble for Brother Tianzhu and Sister Xiuchun. Let Brother Tianzhu and Sister Xiuchun start a new life here, and don't let Second Aunt and the others know."

Lu Tianzhu also looked at his father pleadingly.

Father Lu thought what Qiao Jingjing said made sense, so he let it go.

After the meal, Lu Xingzhi personally sent Qiao's father and his party back to the house.

In the new house, Qiao Jingjing had already arranged for reliable servants to take care of things, so even though Qiao's father and his party had just arrived, the house was kept in tidiness so that they did not have to rush around.

The next day.

When Qin Moyuan learned that Qiao's father and his wife had come to the capital, he immediately arranged a banquet and invited the two to have dinner at the Duke's Mansion.

Qiao Jingjing originally wanted to take the two of them to the Duke's Mansion to meet her mother. After learning of Qin Moyuan's intention, she immediately took them there. (End of this chapter)