the first lady

Chapter 30

Qiao Yimin hugged Qiao Ling'er happily and said: "Fourth sister, Min'er told third brother that he wants to learn how to fly, and third brother said that he needs to tie something to his body so that he can fly around."

Hearing this, the corners of Qiao Linger's mouth couldn't help twitching, even if she wants to learn lightness kung fu, she doesn't have to be so young, she hasn't forgotten that this little meatball is only six years old.

Qiao Yichen also has black hair, the third brother must be too impatient!

Zong Zhengyi smiled and stood aside, Qiao Yimin looked at Zong Zhengyi who was standing beside Qiao Linger. Although he was a child, he still had an aesthetic sense.

"Who is the beautiful brother? Min'er has never seen you." Qiao Yimin asked innocently.

Qiao Yichen's black lines became thicker, and he hurriedly said: "Min'er, this beautiful brother is the husband-in-law of the fourth sister, and he should be called brother-in-law."

"Brother-in-law?" Qiao Yimin tilted his head and smiled after hearing this unfamiliar word: "Brother-in-law, hug me!"

"Min'er?" Qiao Yuchen suddenly shouted in surprise, Min'er is also very serious about his birth, except for his father, mother and a few brothers, no one else is touched, and today he even offered to be hugged.Even if you want to be hugged by someone, you should change someone. There is a famous prime minister in front of you!
"Come on, brother-in-law hug!" Zong Zhengyi's words surprised Qiao Yichen even more.

Zongzhengyi still maintained a smile and took the little meatball from Qiao Linger's hand, and Qiao Linger also cooperatively took the sandbag from his hand.

From a distance, they look like a warm family of three.

When Fang walked out of the hall, what everyone saw was the warm scene under the sun. This look made people unable to look away, including Feng Qing, but for some reason they felt a little dazzling!
"Linger..." Mrs. Qin saw Qiao Linger when she came out of the inner room, and it would be a lie to say that she was not excited.

Qiao Zhan and the brothers from the Qiao family naturally all smiled when they saw Qiao Ling'er, changing from the seriousness on their faces before.

Headed by Qiao Zhan, the whole family came in front of Qiao Linger and Zong Zhengyi, and all of them showed some seriousness when they saw Zong Zhengyi.

"See the Prime Minister!" Zong Zhengyi's identity was put there, even though Qiao Zhan was dissatisfied with the marriage bestowal this time, after all, he should abide by the rules among the subjects, and it would be a joke.

"See the prime minister!" Later, Feng Qing and others also saluted Zong Zhengyi.

Seeing this, Zong Zhengyi immediately returned Qiao Yimin to Qiao Ling'er, half-supporting Qiao and said: "Father-in-law, mother-in-law, eldest brother, second brother, third brother, and Mr. Feng, you don't need to be polite. Chaotang, I'm just an ordinary person."

Qiao's gentle voice made everyone in Qiao's family feel good, without any airs, and the words of father-in-law, mother-in-law, and brother were all very natural, and there was no sign of impatience.

On the contrary, the Qiao family felt extremely flattered!

Qiao Ling'er also smiled and said, "Father and mother, this time, Xianggong is only going back and forth with my daughter, so don't be too cautious." Too cautious, Zong Zhengyi himself might feel uncomfortable.

Zong Zhengyi and Qiao Linger looked at each other and smiled knowingly.

"Prime Minister..." Qiao Zhan shouted in embarrassment.

Hearing this, Zongzheng Yi immediately said: "It is enough for the father-in-law to call the son-in-law by his name."

"It's not..." Qiao Zhanfang wanted to say no, but Qiao Linger had already taken the conversation.

"Father, let's call him Yi. If you still call him Prime Minister in front of your family, wouldn't you treat him as an outsider?" Qiao Linger said with a smile, and at the same time glanced at Zongzheng Yi next to him.Although his embarrassment didn't show on his face, she could still see a little bit from his eyes.

"What Ling'er said is, father-in-law, just call me by my name." Zong Zhengyi accepted Qiao Ling'er's proposal as a matter of course. It would really embarrass him to call him the prime minister.

Qiao Zhan's face was still a little stiff, but he managed to call out "Yi".

Later, Qiao Yishu called out "brother-in-law" indifferently. He had seen this prime minister in the distance before, and at that time he felt that he had an extraordinary temperament. Today, seeing him up close, he really shines.

"Okay, dad, the fourth sister and brother-in-law are back, let's go in first!" The youngest, Qiao Yihe, saw such a large group of people standing there, it was impossible for him to return home with Ling'er. Just ask people to chat and eat in the courtyard!

After Qiao Yihe reminded him, Qiao Zhan smiled awkwardly and said, "Come on, come on, Cheng... Yi, come in quickly..."

After walking two steps, I suddenly found another uninvited guest here.

Feng Qing raised his eyebrows, cupped his hands and said: "Qiao Shibo, Feng Qing will take his leave first."

"It will be lunch time soon, Mr. Feng, why don't you stay and eat!" Qiao Yilin, who has a major business contact, said politely, absolutely without any other meaning.

As soon as this remark came out, the surrounding temperature suddenly became a little colder, Feng Qing couldn't help laughing when he saw this somewhat embarrassing scene: "Thank you, Eldest Young Master, but I have been bothering you for a long time today, Feng Qing is inconvenient here, why don't you come to the door another day visit."

He knows that he is calm by observing his words and demeanor. If there is no important matter today, the Qiao family may not even let him enter this threshold.

"Then I will personally return the gold to Fengfu some other day!" Qiao Yilin didn't do much to persuade her, if the situation wasn't serious today, otherwise they would never have chosen to receive Fengqing today.

"Farewell!" Feng Qing clasped his fists to everyone present as parting gesture, his face was as arrogant and conceited as ever.

"Please!"

Feng Qing's eyes swept across Qiao Linger's body without any trace, but at this moment she was talking to Zong Zhengyi, lowering her voice, as if she was whispering.Zongzheng Yi smiled gently, but immediately recovered his senses and cupped his hands at him, "Young Master Feng, please!"

"Please!" After saying a word, Feng Qing strode away dully.

Was it because he had misjudged Qiao Ling'er before, or was she really not the original her?Now she looks the same as before, but it is especially hard to look away.She smiled, but she had never seen such an unscrupulous smile on her face before, especially now she was even more dismissive of him!
The Qiao family went into the house with Qiao Linger and the new uncle in sight. When they entered the house, they saw two big scarlet boxes. Qiao Zhan frowned when he saw that the servants didn't carry the boxes in. .

"Father, what are these?" Qiao Ling'er had already asked first, if nothing unexpected happened, it should have something to do with Feng Qing's coming here.

Qiao Yilin quickly stepped forward and said, "Fourth Sister, this is just some gold, and I haven't had time to move it down yet!" I didn't expect my uncle to see a joke like this, and I'm afraid he will regard them as mercenary again .

"Is there any problem with this gold?" Qiao Ling'er didn't care about Zong Zhengyi's strange eyes. A merchant's house naturally had cash and the like.

"...These golds were all made yesterday, and something went wrong." Qiao Yishu didn't hide it when he saw this, and his frowning also showed that the situation was not ideal, but Zong Zhengyi's eyes fell on him. body.

"Second brother, what's the problem?" Seeing Qiao Yishu looking at him like this, Zong Zhengyi naturally guessed that he might have something to do with him, and asked immediately.

"Shuer..." Qiao Zhan saw that Qiao Yishu was about to tell Zongzheng Yiming and couldn't help but interrupt.

"Father, this matter is not trivial, and my brother-in-law will know sooner or later." Qiao Yishu said in a deep voice.

Zong Zhengyi and Qiao Ling'er looked at each other, and Qiao Ling'er immediately said, "Father, if it's related to Mr. Xiang, then it's better to make it clear."

While speaking, Qiao Yishu had already opened a nearby box, and Zong Zhengyi approached without saying a word, his eyes were not dazzled by the full box of gold, and he calmly took out a gold ingot .

"Guan Jin!" Zong Zhengyi was a little surprised after looking under the gold ingot, then looked at Qiao Yishu and asked, "Second brother, what's the problem?"

The refining of gold ingots is basically carried out by the six major families of Nanwu Kingdom, but the official gold is jointly refined by the first and second families, who provide the refining techniques. The refiner of the royal family is responsible for the overall refining, and then it is handed over to the Feng family and the Qiao family for appraisal.

With a serious face, Qiao Yishu said in a deep voice: "This batch of 20 taels of official gold is lighter, eight cents and a half cents lighter than real gold."

Outsiders may not be able to grasp anything, but those who have been in contact with these since childhood will be able to know the weight when they touch their hands, even if it is only a little bit.

Hearing Zong Zhengyi's slight pressure, Qiao Ling'er also frowned slightly and asked, "Does this mean that this batch of gold was cut corners?"

"However, official gold is not allowed to do it without authorization, and it is considered disrespectful, and the royal refiner insisted that all gold ingots meet the standards." Their standards went to work out.

Although official gold and official silver are ultimately used for circulation, ordinary people use some broken silver, not to mention silver, gold is even rarer, and only some rich people will use it for business or store it in banks.

More importantly, the official bank can be distributed by some small local officials, while the official gold is more serious. In Nanwu Kingdom, the royal family distributes it uniformly to the major banks.

In the end, the identification results of the gold still need to be submitted to Emperor Cheng Bing, and it must be intact when handed over, that is to say, if one insists on melting for inspection, it will constitute a serious crime.

Ordinary people don't care about the circulation of gold and silver, but this doesn't mean that Qiao Linger can't see the tricks in it.

First, since the royal family handed over the appraisal to the first and second families, how can they prove the credibility of their words if there is a problem with the inspection?Untouched when handed in?The royal family is so capable, let them appraise an apple that looks beautiful but has already festered inside, to see if they have this ability!
Second, if you report to the emperor that this batch of gold is all authentic, then if someone deliberately framed and exposed the truth, then the reputation of the first family and the second family will not only be discredited, but they will also be crowned as bullies. Jun committed the crime.

(End of this chapter)