After becoming a concubine, she lived a miserable life every day.

Chapter 200 So That's How It Is

"I'm not quite sure what the princess means. Mother, what happened in our house?" Qiao Rongjin wondered.

Hearing this, Qiao's mother and several sisters-in-law looked at each other, and probably guessed why Princess Rui was like this.

So Qiao's mother told Qiao Rongjin that Qiao's father should be promoted.

Upon hearing this, Qiao Rongjin was a little surprised. She knew that her father's position was Langzhong of the Ministry of Revenue. If he was promoted to the next level, wouldn't he be a third-rank assistant minister?

No wonder the princess has such an attitude. I have never seen the princess care so much about her own affairs before.

"I see."

It seems that my father's promotion this time is a foregone conclusion.

The affairs of the crown prince involved a wide range of people. Many ministers in the court followed him. After the crown prince was deposed, a number of court officials who had close contacts with the crown prince were also dismissed from their posts one after another. Even those with serious crimes were sentenced to death or exile. Naturally, many official positions were left vacant.

What Qiao's mother and the daughters-in-law didn't say was that not only Qiao's father was going to be promoted, but Qiao Heyan and the others might also be promoted soon. They were supposed to be promoted now, after all, their abilities were not only noticed by their colleagues, but also by the emperor and the ministers in the court. However, for the promotion of Qiao's father, they had to suppress it. They couldn't have four father and sons being promoted one after another, as that would have a bad impact.

These days, the father and son are no longer low-key, so they have gained quite a bit of fame. People sigh that the father and son of the Qiao family are just pretending to be pigs and eating the tiger. They are very patient to have such ability and have been around for so many years.

Soon, several masters left their posts.

Originally, Qiao Heyan, who had just given birth to a big fat daughter, wanted to ask for leave and come back early, but when he thought about his father's affairs, he suppressed his excitement and excitement and insisted on waiting until the end of his shift to come back, so as not to give anyone a handle. However, today's carriage was much faster than usual, of course under safe conditions.

When he came back, he saw that only the servants were left in the house. He was a little confused. Then he heard a child crying from his wife's room and immediately ran straight into the house.

Mr. Qiao and his companions also returned to the mansion one after another.

The Qiao family was plunged into joy.

Qiao Rongjin took his son to have dinner at the Qiao Mansion before returning to Yunshen Pavilion.

As soon as he came back, he met Qi Heng at the gate of Yunshen Pavilion and was a little confused.

It seems like something happened?

"I pay my respects to the prince."

"Meet the father."

"I'm back." Qi Heng heard the voice, raised his eyes and said with a smile.

"Uh-huh, has the prince just arrived?"

"...Well, I just arrived a while ago." Qi Heng walked forward and took Qiao Rongjin's hand, touched it, and found it was very cold. He then began to rub her hands as if no one was around, in an attempt to make her hands less cold.

Although they were used to it, Qinglian and Aunt Wu quickly turned their eyes away.

Qiao Rongjin heard this without any doubt, and did not pull his hand away, letting him hold and rub it, "Let's go in first, it's cold outside."

"it is good."

Then, Qi Heng took Qiao Rongjin's hand and walked directly into the yard, seemingly forgetting that he had a son behind him.

Qi You seemed to have long been accustomed to such behavior, so his face remained calm, only his eyes were a little cold.

When they were alone together, Qi Heng embraced Qiao Rongjin and asked softly, "Is it a boy or a girl?"

Hearing this, Qiao Rongjin became interested for a rare time.

"It's a girl. My mother and her family are so happy. The Qiao family finally has a girl in this generation."

Looking at the sparkling eyes of the woman in his arms, Qi Heng couldn't help but lower his head and gently kiss her eyes.

Qiao Rongjin paused, her eyelashes trembling slightly.

A smile flashed in Qi Heng's eyes.

"Girls are good and caring." He had heard that the Qiao family had few daughters and that most of their births were boys, so he could imagine how happy the Qiao family would be to welcome such a new life.

Thinking about the abilities displayed by the Qiao family father and son during this period, Qi Heng's eyes flashed with surprise.

It is not difficult to see that he had never brought his own abilities into play in the past. Of course, he also knew why the Qiao family was so low-key in previous years, but he did not expect that they were all talented in various fields.

Qiao Rongjin didn't quite agree with what Qi Heng said, "Boys can be considerate too. Look at You'er, he's so considerate to me." It depends on who he is being considerate to.

"Yes, yes, You'er is the most caring." That was only directed to you.

Qi Heng hesitated for a moment, then patted Qiao Rongjin on the head and said tentatively, "Ajin, how great would it be if we had a daughter?"

Hearing this, Qiao Rongjin couldn't help but roll his eyes.

She naturally understood what he meant.

"Doesn't the prince have several daughters? They all look very cute to me."

Hearing Qiao Rongjin say this, Qi Heng lifted Qiao Rongjin's chin up and said in a serious tone, "Ajin, I only love the ones you gave birth to."

When Qiao Rongjin heard this, she rolled her eyes and refused directly, "No, I'm satisfied with just You'er. If there are more, I can't take care of them all. Your Highness, if you want to have a daughter, the sisters in the backyard should be happy." Whoever wants to suffer the pain of giving birth already has a child? She has been reborn, and she is not here to have children for a man. Whoever wants to suffer can suffer it. She doesn't want to anyway.

Seeing the determined look of the woman in his arms, clearly unwilling, and even saying something to provoke him, Qi Heng could only sigh and tap her upturned little nose unhappily, "Okay, then don't give birth."

……

In the blink of an eye, it is the end of the year and New Year’s Eve is in two days.

These days, Shengjing City has become more and more lively.

Qiao Rongjin has been extremely busy these days because at the end of the year, the managers of each shop and farm have to report to her on the harvest results and the profits of the year.

Qiao Rongjin had been looking at the account books the whole day, and his eyes were very sore. Although he also looked at them on weekdays, he never did as much as today.

The whole day, except for meal time, Qiao Rongjin basically held an account book or listened to the manager talking about the revenue of the manor shop and how to plan for the coming year.

Most of the shops she looked at belonged to her own sons, and a small portion was later gifted by Prince Rui, Emperor Jingyuan, and Concubine Xian. Her dowry shops and the like were all managed by her third sister-in-law, otherwise she would have been even busier.

This busy feeling made her feel the same busyness as when she was on a film crew.

Fortunately, the previous warnings were useful. The abilities of the managers she asked King Rui to help select were impeccable. Although they had some small selfish motives, they were within an acceptable range. Qiao Rongjin treated the managers generously, so they were conscientious and had considerable revenue. They did not deceive their superiors or subordinates, so Qiao Rongjin planned to continue using them.

It was not until the evening that Qi You, who had been taken to the palace by Concubine Xian, returned. However, his return shocked Qiao Rongjin and the servants for a while.

Because there were many servants behind him, carrying three large boxes and one small box, and they looked very heavy.

"Son, what is this?" Qiao Rongjin looked at his precious son in confusion.