Chapter 310: I'll Put Up With This

Actually, ever since Yunfeng first brought this up, she had already decided in her heart to let him leave the Qiao Family.

To avoid constantly worrying about the Jiang Family's affairs, she also knows that however well they treat them, they will never forget the debt of life.

Rather than this, it's better to let him go, but the money spent must be returned to her, because he now has that ability.

He distinguished himself on the Battlefield, seized a lot of loot, and with the emperor's reward, plus returning the Betrothal Gifts she gave to Mu Shi, it is almost settled.

As for his martial skill and literary talent, she also has the ability to reclaim them.

But, on account of him acting for his birth parents, she intends to keep it for him.

For over ten years, Qiao Mai's temperament, Feng'er, who is acting as a son, still understands, and the words spoken cannot be altered.

Thus he knelt on the ground and kowtowed three times to Qiao Mai.

"Unfilial son,"

Mu Shi hurriedly handed the child to Momo, lifted her skirt and ran in a dash to Yuexian Pavilion.

"Are you angry?"

The old lady, after learning, hurriedly came to look for Qiao Mai.

After they left, the house now had two empty courtyards, and they no longer needed to handle the back-and-forth gift exchanges, which reduced many troubles.

"When you have regrets,"

"That's not my mother's temperament; what else did she say?"

"Mother!"

Feng'er felt ashamed to remain at the Qiao Family; that house over there didn't need to be cleaned up, and when he told Murong about this, she was stunned.

Having no choice, Xiao Qingling had to have people pack up things; like Murong, she lifted all the dowry and Betrothal Gifts into the courtyard, and except for the shop and manor, everything was carried to Yuexian Pavilion.

His elder brother caused this, and as a brother, it is no longer fitting for him to remain at the Qiao Family.

"Go back and make some preparations; should you return to Tianshui Town first, or move first? You two, as a couple, decide."

"Wife, shall we also return to my house?"

"Hmm, Yun'er heard that his elder brother acted that way, felt ashamed to stay and left."

"Alas~ what a pity"

"These years, what you've given is more than that; some things cannot be bought with money."

"My elder brother commits such ingratitude; as his actual brother, how could I still have the face to stay?"

"Not a pity, I don't mind; moreover, look at that pile in the courtyard, I even profited."

Yuan Jiaqi came back at night hearing of this matter, his brows furrowed so tightly he could crush a fly.

"Use him? Forget it, just let him use it once. Back then they were as weak as an ant, trying to climb my big tree, only to survive; what wrong is that? I considered it a silver saved on them, now they return it to me. You are his wife, husband and wife act together; later if anything, you can still come to me."

The Steward took them to the Yamen, intending to quietly settle the matter, but it was too big.

"Assuming you as mother, I as father, they should cut all ties with the Jiang Family; these years you and I have treated them better than their own parents. Now that they have achieved success and can be independent, still thinking of the Jiang Family? That's too..."

"Hey, this matter instantly spread throughout Jingcheng."

The next day, she had the Steward bring the household registration to locate the Fengyun brothers, directly stating the purpose; after hearing it, the two brothers' faces turned white.

"You, you!"

Qiao Mai gave him a sideways glance, "You've risked life and death to come here, why be sorrowful?"

"You really are a pair of White-eyed Wolves; back then my elder sister-in-law and I married into the Qiao Family, not because of you."

"No, if it were another reason I could deal with them, but for this reason I can't say otherwise; fulfilling them is best, but I'm a merchant, I don't do loss-making trades. Those years they have taken from me and spent my money must be repaid; I can't keep them consuming and drinking my resources while thinking of their birth parents, right?"

"You, why are you so muddled?"

That day, they moved out of the Qiao residence and into the house the emperor had bestowed upon them.

Qiao Mai walked into the courtyard, waved her hand to gather these items into a space, handed them to Xiao Qing, and the old lady, seeing nothing unusual, left.

After the emperor heard of this matter, he immediately summoned the two brothers into the palace.

The mother's family contributed nearly four hundred thousand taels of Betrothal Gifts, and she herself had three hundred thousand taels of dowry; apart from the shop and manor, everything was hauled in one go to Qiao Mai.

Yunfeng, who originally planned to return home that day, could only stay to tidy the house and arrange manpower; it would be impossible without two or three days.

"Even you find it hard to say, so I can only let them leave,"

"Servant girl, how did they leave the mansion?"

Jingzhao Yi even sent a special person to consult Yuan Jiaqi; he said nothing and directly let him proceed as the Steward instructed.

"No problem; after all, when I raised them they were seven, they have feelings for their birth parents, I can understand. As long as they devote themselves to the country and the people, and do no evil, I will tolerate this."

"Alas~ this, this I can't say,"

"All gone?"

She has braved life and death to come here; what's there to be indifferent about? If she wants to leave, let her; blocking her would make people call her stingy.

"Mother let you leave?"

Qiao Mai no longer paid attention to her, got up and returned to the house, left Murong standing there; she saw the door closed, could only stand up, and wiped the tears from her eyes.

"Go, do whatever you need to do; I'm not in a hurry here. After you return, tidy that side and then move, it's not too late."

Qiao Mai was drinking tea inside, and the sounds outside were crystal clear.

"What's the point of saying this? I've already married you; wherever you go, I follow, and I'll handle the arrangements."

Murong had the servants carry her dowry and the Qiao Family's Betrothal Gifts all into the courtyard; she counted and found there was a lot more.

"Can't forget the birth parents; I want to fulfill them,"

"But, but he used you?"

"I, I have no face to see you again!"

The father is a First-rank capital official, they are Fourth-rank military generals; this is equivalent to cutting ties with their parents—could the matter not be serious?

Yun'er, on the side, was so angry she wanted to beat Feng'er, but thinking of what her elder brother did, she truly didn't know what to say.

"I know—if you want to stay, then stay. I'll go back on my own; I have no face to see my mother."

"Yes, the old lady let me acknowledge my ancestors and return to the clan; if second brother wants to return, she also agrees."

"There's no way; she chose Yunfeng, returned to Tingfeng Pavilion, and at that moment she was having people organize the warehouse."

"\"Mother, \" she saw Qiao Mai and immediately knelt before her."

"\"Forget it, let's just let them be. \""

"When she returned, Feng'er wore an embarrassed expression, \"Yes, I'm sorry. \""

"\"Why? He is he, you are you! \""

"\"Mother's words cannot be taken back. I only wanted to ask Mother for leave; I didn't expect it to turn out like this. Moreover, I myself also intend to return to the Jiang Family. \""

"\"She said that returning everything she spent over these years to her would settle it. \""

"\"Yes! \""

"Qiao Mai helped her to her feet, \"Wang Jiaru's Servant Girl, rise. The words I've spoken, I will not retract. Rather than let him brood over this, it's better to let him be. He is the head of this branch of the Jiang Family; now he even has an heir, so this branch should be made to flourish. \""

"Then she found Xiao Qingling and recounted the matter."

"\"Sigh, if you're leaving, just leave; don't be sad or upset. \""

"It turned out that Qiao Mai had them transfer their household registration out smoothly, and from then on they were no longer to bear the Qiao surname, letting them revert to their original surname."

"The two knelt in Yushufang, the Emperor with a composed face said, \"I never imagined my minister could be a White-eyed Wolf? \""

"\"Your Majesty, at that time I never thought of leaving the Qiao Family. \""

"\"But you eat what's in the bowl, look at what's in the pot; you eat, drink, and use the Qiao Family's things, yet in your heart you think of your own parents. No, you should say you have long wanted to acknowledge your ancestors and return, but you cannot speak it, nor dare to speak it. Am I right, Your Majesty? \""

"\"Yes, Your Majesty, I have had that thought, but I never intended to become a White-eyed Wolf; I only intend to offer incense to my biological parents, burn paper, fill earth—nothing more. \""

"(End of chapter)"