I rely on the system to support my eighteen brothers and sisters

The emperor first mentioned the children, then the pretty woman. The key point was that the giant dragon transformed into a dragon-shaped jade pendant and hung on the woman.

Does the emperor mean that the pretty girl is Zijin's eldest daughter? If so, then hasn't the girl committed a serious crime?

Although the emperor said that he was a mortal, which emperor in history did not claim that he was the true dragon emperor? Whether it was an embroidery pattern on clothes or an ornament, the dragon was exclusive to the emperor. If anyone else used it, it would be considered treason.

Old Master Qiao was troubled. How could these children cause trouble before they even arrived in the capital? If the eldest granddaughter was really wearing a dragon-shaped jade pendant, wouldn't she be able to be used as evidence when she arrived in the capital, and the Qiao family would be doomed?

"Master, the Emperor invites you."

Master Qiao lowered his head as he thought about these questions and walked slowly. A eunuch caught up with him in small steps and stopped him.

Old Master Qiao's heart skipped a beat. As expected, if it is a blessing, there will be no disaster, but if it is a disaster, there is no way to avoid it.

"Thank you, father-in-law."

The eunuch led the way in front, and Old Master Qiao followed behind with a heavy heart.

On the way from outside the Council Hall to the Emperor's Jiahe Hall, Old Master Qiao thought a lot.

He thought about what he would do if the emperor blamed the Qiao family for this matter. He also thought about whether this disaster would not have befallen the Qiao family if they had not recognized those children.

However, when they arrived at Jiahe Inn, the emperor said nothing, but just asked Old Master Qiao to sit down and have lunch together.

Seeing that he kept refusing, the emperor said that at the moment there was no monarch or subject, only teacher and student. Helplessly, Old Master Qiao had to sit down.

But he always felt uneasy.

But the emperor just chatted with him about family matters, asking how many children Qiao Zijin had, and said that Old Master Qiao was blessed. At his age, he should enjoy the happiness of having children and grandchildren around him.

As Old Master Qiao listened, he felt that the emperor was reminding him to retire and return home? Then, after those children came to Beijing, even if they did something treasonous, he would not be implicated.

After coming out of Jiahe Hall, Old Master Qiao was still dizzy. He really couldn't understand what the emperor meant.

After returning to the Qiao Mansion, he found the old lady and asked her directly whether this was true and whether Qiao Zijin's eldest daughter was wearing a dragon-shaped jade pendant.

Old Mrs. Qiao was surprised: "Qiao Linxi seems to have a jade pendant on her body, but I'm not sure if it's in the shape of a dragon. Why did the master suddenly ask this?"

Old Master Qiao sat in his chair a little irritably, "When the emperor was in court today, he told a story."

Then, Old Master Qiao repeated the emperor's words to Old Lady Qiao, and Old Lady Qiao also thought that the pretty woman the emperor was talking about was Qiao Linxi.

Old Mrs. Qiao frowned slightly. She also understood what the emperor meant, and the uncomfortable feeling she had felt at first came back.

"This Qiao Linxi has caused trouble for our Qiao family before he even entered the capital. If he enters the capital, what will happen?"

Old Master Qiao looked at his wife's expression and said, "Madam, do you not like Qiao Linxi?"

"It's not that I don't like her, it's just that this child is different from the other four. The other four are gentle and kind, and it can be seen that our son has carefully educated them. But this Qiao Linxi, I always feel that she is unrestrained and does things her own way."

"Madam," Old Master Qiao looked at Old Lady Qiao seriously, "She is the eldest grandson of our Qiao family. She will be the pillar of the Qiao family in the future. If she is too modest, she will be bullied. And I think it's good for her to be like this. She is capable."

Old Mrs. Qiao did not refute the fact that Qiao Linxi was capable. Under such conditions, she was able to bring her eighteen children from the mountains to settle down in Lanqing City and even open a shop to do business.

Old Master Qiao sighed and said, "As long as Qiao Linxi is generally okay and not a criminal, that's enough. Not following the rules and etiquette are minor matters."

He was also worried. If Qiao Linxi came to Beijing and really had a dragon-shaped jade pendant on his waist, someone would definitely be able to hold the Qiao family accountable.

They are about to go to Beijing. I wonder if it is too late to write them a letter now.

What Old Master Qiao didn't expect was that when the day he expected the children to come to Beijing came, he still didn't see anyone. This push actually passed the Dragon Boat Festival.

Old Master Qiao was puzzled. It should take a month or no more than two months to travel from the capital to Lanqing City, but there was still no news of those children.

The second and third masters of the Qiao family were both anxious and asked every few days when the child would arrive, but how would old master Qiao know?

It was delayed for such a long time, something must have gone wrong, because just after their people arrived in Lanqing City and picked up the person, they wrote a letter back saying that they were rushing back.

Something had indeed happened. As soon as the children left Lanqing City, all kinds of problems arose.

Eighteen children either had diarrhea or a high fever. There were problems with the carriage, and there were also problems with the Qiao family members who went to pick them up. In short, there were all kinds of problems.

"Sister," Qiao Linshu had just recovered from diarrhea a few days ago, and now he had a high fever again. He lay in the inn feeling uncomfortable all over.

Among these children, he and Qiao Linqi had the most problems.

"We're not going to the capital."

Qiao Linshu begged Qiao Linqin, who was taking care of him, in a crying voice: "Sister, can we not go? Let's go back to Lanqing City and wait for elder sister to come back. Can we go back to Lanqing City to study?"

Although Qiao Linshu was young, he knew that the various problems along the way were caused intentionally by someone, who just wanted to prevent them from going to the capital.

Qiao Linqin's head was also swelling and hurting badly. How could she not understand what Qiao Linshu said?

But she had her own selfish desires. If she went to the capital and had a prominent identity, maybe she could be with Brother Xiao.

But if this selfish desire came at the cost of her life, she hesitated.

Between marrying the person she loves and living in peace, Qiao Linqin wants to choose the former, but this will implicate others.

Qiao Linshan pushed the door open and came in. Her face didn't look very good either. She also wanted to go to the capital, but seeing her brothers and sisters suffering from illness one by one, she gave up.

"Sister Lin Qin, can we... not go there?"

Seeing her three-year-old brother listless all day long, Qiao Linshan felt very uncomfortable. Although no one said it explicitly, she knew that someone was causing trouble.

This person might be among the people who came to pick them up. If they really wanted to go to the capital, they might not be able to make it and would lose their lives.

"Let's talk to other people. If it doesn't work out, we won't go. Life in Lanqing City is pretty good."

Upon learning that the children were not going to the capital, the Qiao family members who came to pick them up became anxious and kept persuading them, saying that their headaches and fevers were just due to the unfamiliar climate and that they would get better if they walked around.

But, who would believe it?