NFBE Chapter 124 The show is on
Chapter 124 The show is on
The family members each had their own thoughts. After a hypocritical greeting, Tian ordered two handsome servants to take Qiao Zien and Chen Ruotong to the guest room to rest.
Qiao Zhenbang was very pleased and said to Tian: "Madam, Zi'en is a promising child. Now that he is back, his Zizhu Garden will be returned to him and Zirui can go back to his own courtyard. This will also help Zi'en study and pass the imperial examination in the autumn!"
When Tian heard this, she was very reluctant. The Zizhu Garden was the largest courtyard in the entire marquis's mansion except for Qiao Zhenbang's large courtyard. There were more than 20 rooms alone, and there were pavilions, terraces, rockery, flowers and trees in the courtyard. The scenery was exquisite, just like a small garden.
How could such a nice yard be given to that ungrateful person? So she quickly retorted: "Master, Rui'er lives well here, why do you want him to move out just like that? Rui'er also needs a quiet yard to study!"
Qiao Zhenbang's face darkened, he snorted coldly, and said, "Humph, a loving mother often spoils her son. How have you spoiled Rui'er? Look at his ranking in the college entrance examination, he's already a loser! Let him move back to his Qingsong Garden, that yard is not small either."
After hearing this, Tian was so angry that her chest heaved violently and she gasped and said, "But, Master, Zien once hung out with a man outside, are you just going to let it go? Master, won't you do anything about it?" She had thought that the master would severely punish Qiao Zien, but she didn't expect this result.
When Qiao Zhenbang heard this, he was immediately furious. He slammed the table, pointed at Tian and shouted, "Shut up! Don't think that others don't know about the dirty things you did! You spread rumors everywhere and wanted to ruin En'er's reputation. Fortunately, En'er is a sensible and strong child! I warn you, you'd better give up the idea of harming others, otherwise, you will be in trouble! Humph!"
Tian was shocked and showed an expression of disbelief on her face. How could the master suddenly know about this when he was obsessed with women all day? Could someone have tipped him off?
She speculated secretly, but soon calmed down. Even if the master knew, so what? With the master's personality, nothing he did could last long. Maybe before long, he would no longer pay attention to Qiao Zien. Thinking of this, Tian felt a little more at ease.
But when she thought about asking her son to move out, Tian felt indignant again. However, she did not dare to argue with Qiao Zhenbang. She could only stare at Qiao Zien's departing back with gritted teeth, thinking to herself: Don't be too proud too soon, or you will suffer the consequences. Humph, just wait and see!
When Qiao Zirui learned that he had to move out of Zizhu Garden, he was filled with anger and dissatisfaction. He originally thought that as the eldest son of the Marquis's Mansion, he could enjoy a comfortable living environment, but now he had to move out of Zizhu Garden, which made him feel extremely angry.
He thought that Qiao Zien's return threatened his position in the Hou Mansion. He felt that he had always been the focus of the Hou Mansion, but now that Qiao Zien was back, he was worried that he would lose this position.
Qiao Zirui was not confident in his abilities. He knew that he could not compare with Qiao Zien in terms of status, appearance or talent. This inferiority complex made him worried about the future and he did not know how to gain a foothold in the Marquis' Mansion.
More importantly, he realized that he might lose the chance to become the crown prince. Qiao Zirui knew that the position of the crown prince was very important to a family. If he could not become the crown prince, his position in the family would be seriously affected.
Qiao Zirui decided to take action to protect his own interests. He began to look for people who supported him and tried to weaken Qiao Zien's influence. At the same time, he was also thinking about how to improve his abilities to increase his competitiveness in the Hou Mansion.
Qiao Zirui rushed to his mother Tian's residence in a hurry, wanting to discuss with her how to deal with Qiao Zien. At this time, Qiao Yuyan and Qiao Zicong were also there.
Nothing good will happen when these four people get together.
Tian showed a sinister smile and said, "Since Qiao Zien likes men, we will arrange two handsome servants to serve him, and then find a way to let the four of them mess around together, and finally let your father catch the turtle in the jar!
Hahaha..., in this way, no matter how much your father dotes on Qiao Zien, he will never tolerate such a scandal happening in the Marquis' Mansion. By then, Qiao Zien's reputation will be ruined, and she will be kicked out of the Marquis' Mansion!"
The four of them looked at each other and smiled sinisterly, cunningly and complacently.
The dinner at the Marquis' Mansion has always been very exquisite, and today was especially so. The return of the eldest son, Qiao Zien, made the kitchen extra attentive and laid out a table full of delicious dishes.
The number of dishes was dazzling, including rare birds flying in the sky, exotic beasts running on the ground, and fresh fish swimming in the water. Various meat and vegetable ingredients were cleverly matched together, with bright colors, fragrant aromas, and delicious tastes. This dinner was obviously a welcome feast specially prepared for Qiao Zien.
Qiao Zhenbang, Tian, and their 16 children, both legitimate and illegitimate, sat at two tables, creating a lively atmosphere. This large family was so prosperous that one could not help but marvel at its prosperity.
However, everyone had a false smile on their face, but they had their own agenda. They were all thinking about how to use this opportunity to achieve their own goals. The illegitimate sons and daughters were secretly glad that the eldest legitimate brother had returned, hoping to weaken the arrogance of the three legitimate children.
Chen Ruotong’s eyes widened and her jaw almost dropped to the ground. She thought to herself, “Oh my God! This is too exaggerated!” She was secretly amazed in her heart that it turned out that the aristocratic families in ancient times were really like this!
She counted them and found that the Qiao family actually had sixteen children, big and small, and the youngest was only three years old. She couldn't help but sigh in her heart: Qiao Zhenbang is really amazing, he is simply living and giving birth to old people! Only aristocratic families like the Hou Mansion can afford to raise so many children. If it were an ordinary family, it would be impossible to support so many people.
At this time, Qiao Zhenbang's twelve concubines came to their respective masters, stood respectfully, and began to serve rice and dishes to the children, taking good care of them. The whole restaurant was unusually quiet, without any sound, only the slight chewing sound. Everyone ate as quietly as cats, as if afraid of disturbing something.
Chen Ruotong looked at the scene in front of her and suddenly remembered the scene of the masters of the Jia family dining in "Dream of Red Mansions". She felt that the two were very similar, both so solemn and elegant that people could not help but admire them.
Faced with such a depressing atmosphere, Chen Ruotong held the chopsticks, not knowing which dish to pick up, and even felt that the sumptuous meal was not delicious anymore.
Qiao Zien noticed that she was looking at the big elbow, so she signaled the maid beside her to pick up the elbow for Chen Ruotong.
The maid may have pretended not to see it and ignored Qiao Zien. Qiao Zien laughed secretly and thought: Tian, you can't help it, using the servants to show off your power to me? Just use whatever you can do...
Qiao Zien picked up the long serving chopsticks, picked up a large piece of elbow meat for Chen Ruotong, and signaled her with her eyes to eat quickly.
Chen Ruotong didn't care about anything else. She couldn't let the delicious food and Qiao Zien's kindness go to waste, so she started eating with her cheeks puffed out.
Qiao Yuyan rolled her eyes at Qiao Zien and continued to eat in silence.
Chen Ruotong used her peripheral vision to observe the changing expressions of the Qiao family, especially the mother and her two children, who were flirting with each other, which was really interesting.
It seems that a good show is about to begin!