Chapter 26

After Mrs. Qiao finished speaking, she respectfully lowered her eyes.

The queen consort looked at the beautiful and gentle Mrs. Qiao, and at this moment, couldn’t help but reveal a hint of envy.

If she could, she would rather not have entered the palace as a consort.

Love could nurture a person, just look at Mrs. Qiao’s state, it was something that no amount of bird’s nest or ginseng could replace.

Prince Xi had just been trying hard to cheer up Jiaojiao, but now he noticed the familiar melancholy expression on the queen’s face, and his smile froze.

Although he was young, he actually understood everything…

Jiaojiao also noticed the queen’s sadness. She dared to reach out and gently poke the queen’s chin.

The queen lowered her head in confusion, only to see Jiaojiao smiling sweetly at her.

【Your Majesty, with a heart without a man, one can be truly free!】

【I’ll try my best to help you keep the fool, and then find a way to figure out why the Crown Prince died suddenly.】

【By then, you can peacefully be the Empress Mother above everyone, chat with your close sisters in the palace, and keep a few male consorts. Wouldn’t that be a satisfying life!】

Mrs. Qiao: “…”

What blasphemous words Jiaojiao was saying!

The queen couldn’t hear Jiaojiao’s inner thoughts, but seeing her innocent smile, her heart seemed to be healed a lot.

“Aunt Qiao, your little girl is really lovely; I almost don’t want to let her go back home.”

The queen smiled playfully.

Seeing that the queen didn’t mention the matter of the Crown Prince’s consort anymore, Mrs. Qiao knew that the queen must have made a decision in her heart.

She had done all she could do, and anything more would be deliberate.

“If Your Majesty likes Jiaojiao, then it’s Jiaojiao’s blessing.”

“I will often summon you and your daughter to the palace in the future. Aunt Qiao, would you be willing?”

In the end, the queen still felt lonely.

Mrs. Qiao immediately smiled and thanked her.

When they left the palace, it was already noon.

Unless necessary, the court ladies usually didn’t stay in the palace for meals, and the queen didn’t want to make Mrs. Qiao uncomfortable, so she let them go back.

Mrs. Qiao carried Jiaojiao out of the sedan chair and saw her husband and eldest son waiting at the palace gate from afar.

Mrs. Qiao’s eyes brightened, and she hurriedly went to meet them.

Having seen the lonely yet gentle queen, Mrs. Qiao cherished her current life immensely.

She decided to tell her husband about what she had heard from Jiaojiao’s heart. This way, they could seize the initiative and change the future and the fate of the Qiao family for the better!

At night, Aunt Liu brought Jiaojiao back again.

Before leaving, her provocative gaze turned around her parents.

【This frequency seems good—】

Qiao Zhongguo: “…”

Pretending not to understand.

Mrs. Qiao: “…”

She had important matters to discuss with her husband tonight, not what Jiaojiao was thinking!

When only the couple remained in the room, Qiao Zhongguo immediately picked up Mrs. Qiao.

Feeling both anxious and embarrassed, Mrs. Qiao said, “Wait, husband, I have something to tell you.”

Qiao Zhongguo still smiled, “Anything you have to say can be said in bed.”

Mrs. Qiao: “…”

Did she even have a say when they got to bed?

“Wait, husband!”

Seeing Mr. Qiao’s eager expression, Mrs. Qiao, in her urgency, patted Mr. Qiao’s shoulder and blurted out:

“Husband, I can hear Jiaojiao’s thoughts!”

Mr. Qiao’s steps suddenly halted, and he looked at Mrs. Qiao with an incredulous expression.

“What? You can hear them too, wife?”

“Too?”

Mrs. Qiao was dumbfounded.

Wasn’t it supposed to be a mother-daughter bond? Wasn’t this a unique telepathy between her and Jiaojiao?

Mr. Qiao was dumbfounded.

Wasn’t it supposed to be an exclusive intimate connection? Turned out there was a wife hidden inside that connection!

The two stared at each other for a while. Suddenly, Mrs. Qiao said softly:

“All right, Qiao Zhongguo, you thought you were the only one who could hear it, and you didn’t take the initiative to confess to me. Are you planning to keep it a secret forever?”

Mr. Qiao’s whole body shivered at Mrs. Qiao’s words, and his scalp went numb for a moment.

Mrs. Qiao only called his name when she was in extreme anger or couldn’t resist him…

“Hehe, my dear wife, I was afraid of scaring you if I told you.”

Mr. Qiao smiled obsequiously at Mrs. Qiao, a demeanor that probably no one in the world had ever seen on Qiao Zhongguo’s face.

Mrs. Qiao snorted coldly, not buying it.

Mr. Qiao immediately sat Mrs. Qiao on his lap and cuddled her in his arms, coaxing her softly.

“Wife, I really didn’t mean to deceive you. It’s just, it’s just…”

It was just that in Jiaojiao’s prophecy, the future of their family was too tragic, and he couldn’t bear to let his wife bear it all.

Mrs. Qiao was actually just a little upset at first but soon calmed down.

Because the reason why she didn’t say it until today was the same.

If it weren’t for Jiaojiao mentioning the Spring Examination Cheating Case in the palace today, which was of great importance, Mrs. Qiao wouldn’t have broken this last barrier.

“All right, all right, I’m not unreasonable. It’s just that I didn’t expect you to act so well that I didn’t even notice that you could hear it too.”

Mr. Qiao couldn’t help but find it amusing. “Mutual admiration, my dear wife acts quite well too.”

After saying this, both of them couldn’t help but laugh.

But after laughing, they looked at each other again, both showing sorrow.

Since Mrs. Qiao first heard Jiaojiao’s thoughts, she had been scared and worried until now, and only now has she dared to let her tears flow freely.

“Husband, we will be fine, won’t we?”

Mr. Qiao hugged Mrs. Qiao tightly, saying firmly, “Wife, don’t be afraid. I will definitely protect you and our family.”

Mrs. Qiao nodded heavily, unable to stop her tears from flowing.

The two whispered to each other for a while before starting to exchange the information they heard from Jiaojiao.

When Mr. Qiao heard that Mrs. Qiao had prevented Meng Guyue from meeting the Second Prince, he couldn’t help but be overjoyed.

“Wife, you’re really clever!”

Mrs. Qiao felt a little embarrassed by the praise. “It was just a matter of raising my hand.”

Mr. Qiao loved his wife very much, and he didn’t hide the fact that he told her everything about the Second Prince.

Finally, the information gathered about the upcoming spring examination cheating case.

Mr. Qiao’s anger surged when he heard this. “How dare Sheng Qishan!”

“The court selects talents for the country, choosing pillars of the nation, and yet Sheng Qishan dared to have ulterior motives in such a matter. This is simply undermining the foundation of the Great Yong Dynasty!”

“The Second Prince wants to protect the Sheng family, but I won’t comply with his wishes!”

Mr. Qiao’s expression became cold. With Jiaojiao’s precognitive abilities, they had seized the initiative. Now it was time to take advantage of the Second Prince’s fledgling wings and remove all his claws!

Mrs. Qiao gently followed Mr. Qiao’s lead, not disturbing him as he thought about matters outside the family, and quietly plotted matters within the family.

It was time to settle the eldest son’s marriage.