Chapter 225

Days passed day by day.

One month passed in the blink of an eye.

In the past month, Qiao Nian has not stepped out of Xiao He's yard.

Every day, in addition to practicing stones, she would occasionally go to Xiao He's to read military books, or play chess with Xiao He. Her life was happy and fulfilling.

Xiao Heng never came again.

To be precise, except for the maid who came to clean every day, no one else came here.

Qiao Nian occasionally felt that Xiao He's courtyard was like a haven that could isolate all disturbing people and things.

It would be nice if it could stay like this.

But, after all, it is not a true paradise.

On this day, Xiao's mother sent someone to deliver a message, saying that today was Xiao's father's birthday, and she wanted the family to get together and have a meal.

Ever since Xiao He was injured, the only two days of the year that Xiao's father and Xiao's mother would go out to have a meal together with their family were their birthdays, and this year was no exception.

But Xiao He was a little worried about Qiao Nian, so he said, "I can tell my parents that you are not feeling well."

He thought that she probably didn't want to see Xiao Heng yet.

Qiao Nian shrugged and said it didn't matter, "It's just a meal, no hindrance."

As the eldest daughter-in-law, if she was not present, I'm afraid Father Xiao would be unhappy.

What's more, it's been more than a month.

Qiao Nian thought that all the things that should have been settled have already been settled.

But she didn't expect that when she pushed Xiao He to the front hall, the atmosphere in the front hall was unusually gloomy.

Father Xiao sat in the upper seat, staring directly at the table, his face full of anger.

Xiao's mother sat next to Xiao's father, her eyebrows tightly knitted.

Xiao Qingnuan sat next to Xiao's mother, her head lowered, not daring to speak.

Xiao Heng, on the other hand, was sitting on the other side. His usually cold and arrogant face was not tainted with any emotion at the moment, but it seemed that Father Xiao's anger was unfounded.

Seeing Qiao Nian, Xiao Heng's gloomy eyes flashed with light, and then quickly dimmed again.

His gaze did not stay on Qiao Nian's face for long.

It was as if he no longer cared about her.

This actually made Qiao Nian feel at ease a lot.

At least it proved that the current atmosphere in the hall was not caused by her.

But Xiao He still noticed Qiao Nian's slight discomfort, and couldn't help but turn his head slightly and comforted him in a low voice, "Let's sit down for a while and then leave."

After all, he didn't want to stay in the current atmosphere.

Qiao Nian nodded slightly, said 'hmm' softly, and then pushed Xiao He into the hall.

"Dad, Mom."

Xiao He called softly, which relaxed the atmosphere in the hall.

Father Xiao's face became slightly calmer and he nodded slightly towards Xiao He.

Mother Xiao also raised a smile and pointed to the empty seat beside her, "Come on, sit down quickly."

Even Xiao Qingnuan couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

There were only a few seats left at such a large round table.

There is an empty seat between Xiao Heng and Xiao Qingnuan, so only the two seats next to Xiao's father are left to sit.

Xiao He should be next to Xiao's father, so Qiao Nian sat next to Xiao He. Fortunately, the round table was big enough, and there was enough space for one person to sit between her and Xiao Heng, not next to each other.

It's just that this way of sitting makes it seem as if the family has isolated Xiao Heng.

But it seemed that Xiao Heng didn't care at all. He sat alone, with his right hand on the table, and his slender fingers lightly tapped the table every time.

It's not loud, but it's still noticeable.

Qiao Nian's body was slightly tilted towards Xiao He, without looking at Xiao Heng at all.

Mother Xiao greeted the servants to serve the dishes.

In a short while, the table was filled with all kinds of delicacies.

Xiao Qingnuan stood up first and smiled at Xiao's father, "Nuannuan toasts to dad first, and wishes him happiness every year."

Father Xiao loved Xiao Qingnuan very much. His eyes were full of smiles just looking at her, and he raised his glass immediately.

Xiao He also raised his glass, "I also wish dad a long life and good health."

Naturally, Qiao Nian also raised a glass with Xiao He.

Father Xiao's mood finally eased a lot, and he looked very happy, but his eyes looked towards Xiao Heng.

Two of the three children toasted, but Xiao Heng was the only one who was disrespectful, so that Father Xiao's face darkened again.

As if he noticed that the atmosphere had stiffened, Xiao Heng picked up the wine cup in front of him and said, "I wish dad a long life."

Only then did Father Xiao smile again and drink the wine in one gulp.

However, after finishing the wine, he still had to say, "If you are not angry with me, I will naturally live a long life!"

The atmosphere suddenly cooled down.

Xiao's mother patted Xiao's father lightly with some annoyance.

Only then did Father Xiao realize that his words had destroyed the atmosphere that had finally been relaxed, and he couldn't help but look a little embarrassed.

But unexpectedly, Xiao Heng sneered lowly, "Ha."

The mockery is evident.

As a result, Father Xiao's anger could no longer be suppressed in an instant, "What do you mean!"

Xiao Heng still had an indifferent face and a calm voice, "It's just making the decision you want to make, which is unfilial. This son of the Xiao family is really not easy to do."

In his words, there was a hint of wanting to break away from the Xiao family.

Father Xiao's eyes widened instantly, and Mother Xiao couldn't help but take a breath.

Xiao He put down his wine cup and remained silent without speaking.

This is a conflict between Xiao's father and Xiao Heng, and it is inconvenient for him to intervene.

Qiao Nian became more and more silent, just thinking about treating himself as a transparent person.

On the side, Xiao Qingnuan couldn't help but persuade him, "Second brother, Dad didn't mean that."

"That's what I meant!" Xiao's father got angry and didn't care, "Who can be like you, sending three divorce letters to the Marquis' Mansion in one day! If it gets out, where will the face of my Xiao family be?"

Hearing this, Qiao Nian couldn't help but secretly look at Xiao He.

They stayed indoors for a month, but they didn't expect that Xiao Heng's divorce was not only not settled, but became more and more serious.

Just listen to Xiao Heng's indifferent smile, "So what? Didn't Dad intercept all those divorce letters?"

In this month, he sent more than three divorce letters, but he was stopped before he reached the door of the Marquis' Mansion.

Xiao's father even sent someone to guard the door of the Marquis' Mansion, specifically to block Xiao Heng's people.

The father and son have been deadlocked for a month, which is why they are so confrontational today.

Xiao's mother frowned and couldn't help but persuade, "Heng'er, it's been a month since the incident. Why are you so persistent? Not to mention that Yuan'er didn't hire someone to kill, the maid's death has nothing to do with her. Even if she is related, she is just a maid! You have neglected your wife for nearly a month for a maid. What do you want outsiders to think?"

Dingdang.

Qiao Nian's chopsticks accidentally fell to the ground, making a crisp sound.

Everyone couldn't help but look at Qiao Nian.

Then they saw that Qiao Nian's face was extremely ugly.

Just a maid?

Such a rhetoric is really familiar.

When she was in the laundry department, this was the most common thing she heard.

It's just a palace maid. If she dies, she dies.

As palace maids, their lives are not lives.

She knew that even if Xiao Cui died, there was no direct evidence to convict Lin Yuan. She knew even more that Xiao Cui and Lin Yuan were just dog-eat-dog, and that Xiao Cui had asked for her own miserable death.

However, Xiao's mother's words still made Qiao Nian feel a little unhappy.

But in front of everyone, she couldn't get angry, so she just leaned over silently and picked up the chopsticks.

Unexpectedly, Xiao Heng's voice came again, "You know that I didn't want to divorce my wife because of that incident."

He did it for the incident three years ago.

It was also for Qiao Nian.

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