Chapter 389: Adorable

Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation

Han Qiao didn’t feel bad.

The moment Qin Song and his wife wanted to give Heng Yi a concubine, they had already stood against her.

Han Qiao doesn’t care if her actions would affect Heng Yi.

She had accepted everything in this mansion, and after today, she will not show mercy to anybody, not even monsters or ghosts.

Madam Shu was about to leave, but after some deliberation, she came back to see Han Qiao.

“Wen Yu’s wife?”

“Yes.”

Han Qiao hummed, “Let’s talk,”

Soon, Madam Shu entered the small hall. Han Qiao had already changed out of her heavy clothes and into a light silk satin.

“Sit down.”

Han Qiao smiled and invited her guest to sit down.

Madam Shu was a little nervous.

The people who had higher official rank could crush people if they offended them, but Han Qiao’s husband was also a first-rank imperial mandate and general. Who knew what these people would do?

“Don’t be nervous. We are only human at the end of the day. We won’t do such things” Han Qiao said and asked Shulan to serve tea.

Madam Shu hesitated for a long time before finally began, “Madam, my fourth son is five years old this year. He is quite well-behaved and sensible. I am hoping you will let him be by your third son’s side to run errands for him.”

Han Qiao hesitated.

But if they had grown up together since childhood, the young boy from Wen Yu’s family would form a different bond with Ah-Yao.

Ah-Yao’s feelings for Wen Yu’s boy would be different too.

This was relative.

“Okay. Let him come tomorrow.”

Madam Shu hurriedly thanked her, “Thank you, Madam!”

The meaning behind Emperor Zhao Qian’s decree was obvious.

Heng Yao was the heir of the Marquis’ family, and the Imperial Court wouldn’t recognize anybody else.

They may be able to climb up the social ladder in this lifetime, but the chances of them becoming marquises and ministers were very slim.

The more capable a person was, the more rice that person would eat.

Wen Yu knew this well, and so did Madam Shu.

They could only place their hopes on their children.

The friendship that bloomed from childhood would hopefully cultivate more benefits for both sides of the family.

After sending Madam Shu away, Han Qiao went to the kitchen.

She kneaded the dough by hand.

Tonight, she had to make a bowl of longevity noodles for Ah-Yao.

The Longevity Noodle can’t be broken. She had to make one long strand of noodles, which would take much effort to make.

Han Qiao kneaded the dough and placed it in a basket.

Then she moved to check on the chicken broth again.

Other than kneading the dough, she needed to make sure Ah-Yao could eat one bowl that night.

She just come out of the kitchen when Ah-Yao and He Cheng ran towards her with mud all over their faces.

“Aiya, where did you get yourself into this state?”

“Mother!” Ah-Yao took out the hand hidden behind his back and showed her a ricefield eel he pinched, unable to move.

Han Qiao was speechless.

This boy was very bold.

“Mother, cook!” Ah-Yao’s eyes sparkled.

Han Qiao asked him to quickly put the eel into the basin.

Then she took him and He Cheng to wash their faces.

The two children were covered in mud, so they simply took a bath and put on clean clothes.

Ah-Yao hugged Han Qiao and kept kissing her cheeks, “Mother, kiss.”

“What did you do this time, hm?” Han Qiao asked with a smile.

“Second and Third Young Master broke your bottle of pearl powder,” Shulan said softly by the door

Han Qiao scoffed.

So that was why.

No wonder these two boys became so well-behaved.

They even tried to coax her with the eel.

She looked at them fondly.

She tapped Ah-Yao’s forehead, “Do you know that what you did was wrong?”

Ah-Yao nodded vigorously.

He Cheng nodded as well, “I know I was wrong…”

For children their age, the fact that they knew what they did was wrong was good.

Han Qiao would not beat them up over a bottle of pearl powder, but she still had to pull them aside, “That’s my stuff. You are not allowed to touch it without permission, or break it.”

“It’s fine if something like this happens at home. But what if this happens outside?”

“Will others forgive you as easily as I did with you two?”

Han Qiao spoke softly, teaching them not to touch other people’s things so casually.

No outsiders would tolerate everything like their parents.

People out there wouldn’t be as nice..