the first lady

Chapter 21

"What are you laughing at?" Qiao Ling'er frowned, always feeling that his smile was mocking her.

Zongzheng Yi turned his back to get his court clothes, but there was a little bit of smile on the corner of his mouth.

"Are you going to court now?" Before Zong Zhengyi could answer, Qiao Ling'er saw the clothes that were different from ordinary people's clothes. It was gorgeous, but it looked very dull. Fortunately, Zong Zhengyi was able to wear it. Bring out another flavor.

"Well, it's still early. I'll ask my parents to please An Zaishi, and you can sleep for another hour." Zong Zhengyi lowered his voice, as if he was afraid of disturbing her.

"Oh..." Qiao Ling'er dragged her voice, she couldn't let anyone catch her, so she had to do a lot of work on the outside.

Seeing this, Zong Zhengyi went forward to tuck her in the quilt, such a delicate smell made Qiao Linger's face slightly warm.

"Yan will be at home today, if you are bored, you can ask him to take you around." Zong Zhengyi smiled lightly.

"Yan?" Qiao Ling'er was a little drowsy at first, but she regained consciousness when she heard this word. "Your third brother?"

Zongzheng Yi nodded and said, "He's your third brother too." He meant something.

Qiao Linger's heart trembled: Did he know that she was the one who broke into Zongzheng's house that day?No, it's impossible. She extinguished the candle when she entered the house that day. He shouldn't know who she is, and she lowered her voice a little...

He shook his head vigorously to get rid of the weird feeling, and told himself in his heart that he would not be seen through, calm down, calm down, and not reveal any flaws!
Zong Zhengyi looked at the woman who pretended to be calm and didn't expose her, and smiled, "I'm going out first, you should rest well."

"Okay..." The curtain was lowered, and Zong Zhengyi's figure also left her sight.

Qiao Ling'er was suddenly in a trance. For such a man, even a casual movement would stir up people's hearts, causing ripples that were neither deep nor shallow.

Why is Feng Qing called the number one son in the world, not Zong Zhengyi?
With this question in mind, Qiao Linger fell into a dream in a daze...

In the blink of an eye, in less than an hour, Qiao Ling'er was woken up by Ningxiang.

Seeing that Maoshi is coming, Ningxiang's subordinates are also moving faster, the master and wife are waiting to drink bride's tea now, this bride can't let her father-in-law and mother-in-law wait on the first day!
Following Qiao Ling'er, Ning Xiang was a little nervous that she didn't come. Hearing that the old prime minister didn't want to see the merchant's house, and that he had a serious face at the wedding hall yesterday, she really couldn't help worrying about the young lady.

In the lobby of the main house, as soon as Qiao Ling'er stepped in, she felt the oppressive atmosphere, but to her who was well-informed, these were not a threat.

Ningxiang's palms were already drenched with sweat, and even Lan Feng, who had always been indifferent, was a little startled at this time. Although she followed Qiao Yishu and met a lot of people with status and status, but now she is with the old man. The fact that the Prime Minister and General Zhennan were in the same room was enough to scare her.

At any time, beautiful people are always the most eye-catching.As soon as Qiao Linger walked in, the first thing she saw was not the old prime minister and his wife sitting above the main hall, but the calm and capable Zong Zhengye and the handsome Zong Zhengyan sitting below.

As expected, Zongzhengye was indeed a handsome man, compared with Zongzhengyi and Zongzhengyan, there was more soldierly solemnity between his brows.

Still wearing simple makeup, Qiao Linger is wearing a light green long dress with light blue peonies embroidered on the cuffs, a few auspicious clouds drawn out by silver threads, a row of blue sea clouds densely packed at the hem, and the chest is A wide piece of pale yellow brocade is wrapped around the chest, and the long skirt is spread out by gently turning the body, and the gestures are as graceful as willows blowing in the wind.

Except for Master Zongzheng, everyone's eyes lit up when they saw Qiao Ling'er.Her clothes are not very dazzling, but they are covered by her own brilliance.

Zong Zhengyan had met Qiao Ling'er several times before, but seeing him again today added a bright spot to his eyes.

Sima Yue fell in love with Qiao Ling'er almost from the first time she saw her, not because of her aura of a rich lady, but her eyes, those eyes, no matter how you look at it, she doesn't look like a cowardly young lady.

The bride needs to kneel down to serve tea, and a cattail mat has been placed in front of the elder.Qiao Ling'er's knees that had knelt before the imperial decree needed to be bent again.

"Father, drink tea!" Qiao Ling'er acted like a rich lady, but this "father-in-law" didn't seem to have a very good temper.

"Hmph!" Zongzheng Wudi snorted coldly, not scorning the tea served by Qiao Linger at all.

Seeing this, Sima Yue popped out a small stone from his fingertips, brushing Zongzheng Wudi's beard and passing by.This is what a warning means.

Zongzheng Wudi turned his face and glared at Sima Yue who was smiling, stepped forward unfriendly and took the tea Qiao Linger was holding high, took a sip, and said, "From today onwards, you will be part of my Zongzheng family. Daughter-in-law, except..."

"Master!" Sima Yue quickly cut off Zongzheng Wudi's "admonishment".

Zongzheng Wudi is not afraid of anything, he doesn't care about anything, but this wife, he has to give face.

With a dark face, Zongzheng Wudi took a red envelope from the servant beside him and handed it to Qiao Linger, and said in a cold voice: "From now on, you must serve Yier well, he is your husband, your God, do you know?"

Trying to suppress the urge to laugh out loud, Qiao Linger replied calmly: "Daughter-in-law understands, thank you dad." After finishing speaking, she gave the red envelope to Ningxiang to keep it, took another cup of tea, and arrived at Sima In front of Yue, respectfully said: "Mother, drink tea."

Sima Yue took it with a smile and drank it, then gave the tea to the servant girl beside her, and went to help Qiao Ling'er, "Come on, this is mother's red envelope, if you need anything in the future, just tell mother , this will be your home from now on, don't be restrained."

"Thank you, mother." She felt warmth from Sima Yue. Compared with the cold "father-in-law", this "mother-in-law" is really interesting.

Both Zong Zhengyan and Zong Zhengye looked at Qiao Ling'er. Zong Zhengyan didn't understand why Feng Qing misjudged the person at the beginning. The current Qiao Ling'er couldn't find the shadow of Qiao Ling'er before; Zheng Ye was surprised why such a slender woman had such indifferent eyes.And yesterday's robbery, he believed even more that the reason she didn't answer his question was not because she was frightened, but because she was very casual and not afraid.

After chatting with Sima Yue for a while, Qiao Linger was about to pay a formal visit to her "uncle" and "uncle".

Out of the main hall, go all the way, into a courtyard.Only then did Qiao Ling'er realize that this courtyard is elegant and well-arranged everywhere. Each courtyard has twists and turns, and every flower, tree, stone, and water has its own ingenuity.

However, there are not many servants in the huge mansion, and Qiao Linger didn't meet a few along the way.

Along the way, I saw many courtyards that were very similar to Liuyunyuan where she lived. They were all in the format of other courtyards, and the courtyards were connected by gardens.

Walking to a garden, there is a small pond in the middle, and there are many small pavilions beside the pond. The pavilion is located in the middle of the whole garden, with white jade as the fence, and there is a rockery on the side of the pavilion. The white jade shines brightly and feels more elegant.The willow branches and peach trees beside the pavilion are often blown by the breeze. In this scene, they flutter with the wind, and the scenery is very intoxicating.

Qiao Ling'er sniffed the fragrant scent that rushed towards her face, with the corners of her eyes curled up, she sighed in satisfaction.The previous "stealing" was at night, and I had a mission, so I couldn't enjoy the beautiful scenery here at all!
"What does Second Sister-in-law think?" Zong Zhengyan looked at Qiao Linger's relaxed look, and was suddenly very interested to know what she was thinking now.

"Very beautiful, but..." Qiao Linger's previous words were sincere compliments, and then there was another turning point. Sure enough, Zong Zhengyan showed a waiting look, smiled lightly, and said, "It's a bit extravagant."

Zong Zhengyan's eyes fell on the white jade railing, and he couldn't help laughing. For ordinary people, using white jade as a railing is indeed a luxury.

Stepping into the kiosk, Ning Xiang and Lan Feng quickly prepared tea and snacks.

"Thank you brother for saving my life yesterday!" Qiao Ling'er picked up a cup of tea and handed it to Zong Zhengye, completely in line with etiquette.

Zong Zhengye did not refuse, got up and took the teacup, and said, "Your brother and sister are welcome, we are all one family." In any case, she is his second brother's wife, let alone his second brother's wife, even if it is someone else woman, he will also save.

"Brother, the truth of what happened yesterday will soon come to light, right?" Zongzheng Yan played with the teacup with a wild look, but the light in his eyes could not be ignored.

"Second brother said that this matter should be handed over to him to investigate." Zong Zhengye responded.

Hearing this, Qiao Ling'er couldn't help being stunned for a moment, Zong Zhengyi didn't say anything yesterday, he didn't even ask if she was injured, and it's impossible for her not to know what happened in Zong Zheng's family.When I heard Zong Zhengye and the others say that today, I thought of Zong Zhengyi's promise to her yesterday - to protect the Qiao family. She is also a member of the Qiao family.

It turned out that the man didn't deliberately not ask, but wanted to wait until the investigation was clear!

"I really surprised my second sister-in-law yesterday." Zong Zhengyan thought about it, but suddenly changed the topic and turned to Qiao Ling'er again.

Qiao Linger's expression was natural. Although her mind was distracted just now, it is one of her strengths not to be surprised, so she was not frightened by Zongzheng Yan's sudden words at the moment.

"Brother came in time, so I wasn't surprised." Qiao Ling'er glanced at Zong Zhengye while speaking. His upright temperament was different from Zongzheng Yi and Zongzheng Yan's, but it made people I admire it from the bottom of my heart.

(End of this chapter)