bookrandom Chapter 232: Brother, do you like it?
Chapter 232: Brother, do you like it?
Lin Jiaojiao was carried back to the courtyard by Qi Yao again.
As soon as she landed, she couldn't wait to run to the dining table, swallowing her saliva as she looked at the table full of delicious food.
"Brother, come and eat soon."
In fact, Qi Yaoben did not return home first, but asked where the person was and went directly to pick him up, so he had to take a shower first to wash away the faint smell of blood on his body.
"Jiaojiao, you're hungry, eat first. I'll go change my clothes."
Lin Jiaojiao turned around in surprise and looked at the person who had opened the door and entered his main house.
"Ah? You have to change clothes just to eat?"
However, she did not get a response from him, and saw that the man had ruthlessly closed the door.
Lan Ling came in with a basin of hot water. She first helped her clean her face, then asked her to wash her hands, and finally wiped the water off her hands with a towel.
"Miss, are you going out for fun today?"
After wiping her hands clean, Lin Jiaojiao picked up the chopsticks and was about to pick up a chicken leg for herself, but she remembered what her mother said.
"Jiaojiao, it's very rude to eat without waiting for others. Jiaojiao, do you want to be a rude child?"
She had no choice but to put down her chopsticks in disappointment, and sat quietly waiting for people to change their clothes and come to eat, and then responded to Lan Ling's words.
"It's fun. I want to go out and play again tomorrow."
In fact, it was just average fun, but she was afraid that if she said it was just average, she would not be allowed to go out tomorrow.
On the other side, in the main room, Qi Yao was washing himself in the bathtub, listening to Lan Jiu narrating everything that happened today outside the screen.
When he heard that he had met Jiang Huai, he couldn't help but sneer.
"Tsk, this is really the destined person. We can even meet each other like this."
Lan Jiu didn't quite understand what this meant, so he suppressed his doubts and continued to narrate.
When Qi Yao heard that they almost fell into a trap on their own turf, he just laughed heartlessly.
"Shopkeeper Tong did a great job, this waiter must be rewarded, hahahaha..."
Lan Jiu knew that his master would have this reaction. He complained silently in his heart and continued to narrate. After receiving instructions after finishing the narration, he immediately withdrew.
After closing the door, he looked into the open room next to him. Although he couldn't see anything, he could still hear her excitedly talking about the interesting things that happened today, especially when she called his name.
His fingertips felt hot again, and he took a deep breath and left quickly.
Here, Lin Jiaojiao finally waited for the person who had changed his clothes to sit next to her. She couldn't help but get closer and smell it.
It smells a bit like herbs, but it's still not as good as the smell on the elf brother.
Qi Yao looked at her little action, reached out and pinched her nose tip, and said aggrievedly.
"Brother is so sad. Jiaojiao is going to recognize someone else as her brother."
He saw the person in front of him immediately widen his eyes, as if asking, how do you know?
Then she pulled down the hand that was pinching her nose, took his hand in hers and explained.
"No, brother, you are still Jiaojiao's big brother. Jiaojiao just recognizes him as her second brother. You are all Jiaojiao's good brothers, but... Brother Jingling doesn't agree..."
He saw that the man became sadder and sadder as he spoke, and his eyes began to turn red. There was a hint of jealousy in his eyes, as well as helplessness towards Lin Jiaojiao.
It turns out that he has been a playboy since he was a child.
He didn't want to continue this topic, nor did he want to see her feel sad for him, so he immediately changed the subject.
"Hey? Brother seems to have heard someone's stomach growling..."
As expected, Lin Jiaojiao immediately changed her mood. She blushed and covered her stomach, fearing that it was the dog that made the cry.
"It's not me, Jiaojiao's stomach isn't growling..."
"Maybe I heard it wrong. Jiaojiao, please eat. I'm starving."
When she heard that he was starving again, she quickly picked up her chopsticks and picked up a big chicken drumstick and put it in his bowl.
"Eat quickly, brother. You won't starve to death if you eat."
...
Jiang Mansion.
The family of three sat at the dining table to have dinner together. Jiang's father looked at the person sitting opposite him and saw that he was absent-minded and frowned from time to time. He thought that he was troubled by the matter of the second princess.
He comforted her, "Don't worry, Huai'er. Dad will definitely not agree to this marriage, and your mother won't agree either."
After saying this, he nudged Magistrate Jiang, who was concentrating on eating, with his elbow. Magistrate Jiang immediately reacted, put down his chopsticks and spoke in a decisive tone.
"Yes! Your father is right. Mother will not agree to it, and I have already rejected this marriage proposal. Huai'er, just relax."
She recalled that the second princess came to her openly the day before yesterday and wanted to ask Jiang Huai to be her concubine, but she declined on the spot, saying that her son was already engaged.
Everyone in Qingzhou knew that Jiang Huai had been engaged since childhood. Although Su Minyue deliberately created misunderstandings, she and Su Tongpan acquiesced and did not come forward to explain.
At the beginning, the eldest princess came to her privately to ask if she could be given the position of the legitimate queen. She did not ask Jiang Huai's opinion and declined the offer on the grounds that she was already engaged.
Because she knew her son's character and knew what he wanted.
A pair for a lifetime.
It may be that he has been deeply influenced by her and Fu's mother since he was a child, and his initial admiration has turned into indifference now. After all, there are very few women like her and Fu's mother in this world.
Seeing that her son was getting older, she began to get anxious and was already looking for candidates from these promising poor families to be her son's daughter-in-law.
By keeping the person under her nose, she can handle any situation in a timely manner.
At present, the one I am more satisfied with is a girl named Lin Yun. Coincidentally, she is also from Linjia Village, and her elder brother was almost married to Lin Jiaojiao.
Huai'er is three years older than her, but as the saying goes, a man three years older than her is likely to bring wealth.
The only thing that made her unhappy was that this woman's family members were too greedy, lazy, and vain.
There was a reason why her eldest brother died young.
Jiang Huai saw that they misunderstood and did not defend himself, because what happened today was too absurd for him to talk about.
When he thought of this, his palms began to feel hot and itchy. He put down the bowl and chopsticks in his hands, slowly placed his hands under the table and began to scratch each other.
"Sir, Master Fu is here."
The steward trotted into the dining room to report. Magistrate Jiang put down his bowl and chopsticks again, stood up and prepared to go to the door to greet him.
Jiang's father also put down his bowl and chopsticks and followed her. Seeing this, Jiang Huai had no choice but to get up and follow her. It just so happened that he had no appetite, so after saying goodbye, he would go back to the yard to rest.
Lin Yizhi followed behind Fu's mother and father. He wanted to go to the gate of the prince's mansion and ask for someone immediately. He told himself again and again to stay calm.
The two sides exchanged some pleasantries when they met, and then Governor Jiang took Fu's mother to the study to discuss matters, while the others went to the dining room to eat first.
The food in the dining room was served again. Jiang Huai looked at Lin Yizhi with some confusion. Why was he the one who came?
Jiang's father was also confused and asked.
"Why didn't my brother-in-law see Sister Jiao?"
"She, she."
When Father Jiang saw that Father Fu was speechless and Lin Yizhi lowered his eyes sadly, he immediately understood that they came here probably because of Lin Jiaojiao's matter.
The two of them came to the study, and Fu's mother immediately told Prefect Jiang the whole story. She listened for a long time without saying a word.
When Fu's mother saw that she didn't say anything, she thought there was no way out and suddenly became anxious.
"Sister-in-law, you have to help me. Your nephew is still waiting for him to come home. You know he can't be rushed in his health."
"I know. Don't worry about it. It's too late today. I'll send you a letter tomorrow."
...
Prince's Mansion.
Lin Jiaojiao had finished her bath and was sitting in front of the dressing table. Behind her, Lan Ling was reapplying medicine to the wound on the back of her head.
She was playing with the hairpins she bought today, trying to choose which one to give to her brother.
But all three were very beautiful, and she didn't know which one to give to, so she used the old method and named whoever she chose.
Finally she picked a pearl flower which was a crimson camellia, with a big one and two small ones standing on the branch, which looked very beautiful.
After Lan Ling had packed everything for her, she couldn't wait to trot to the next room. Seeing this, Lan Ling smiled, packed up her things and left.
As soon as she entered the room, she saw Qi Yao, who had moved his study into this room, sitting back and reading the letters on the coffee table. She unconsciously slowed down her pace and quietly walked behind him.
Qi Yao noticed her the moment she opened the door. He happened to be sitting opposite the dressing table, and he looked at the figure in the mirror and stood behind him.
Just as he was wondering what she would do next, a hairpin was inserted into his half-tied black hair.
"Do you like it, brother?"