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

Outside Huafang Pavilion, the maid was hesitant.

When Old Master Qiao saw her like this, he was shocked and thought she must be hiding something.

"I'm asking you a question. Which courtyard did your young lady arrange for the princess to stay in?"

Old Master Qiao was going back to his room to rest, but a servant suddenly came to report that Gu Changfeng had arrived. He hurried out to greet him, only to see a group of young eunuchs following behind him, all carrying boxes.

Gu Changfeng said that the emperor had given Qiao Linxi something as a reward and asked him to deliver it over.

Old Master Qiao did not dare to delay and quickly took Gu Changfeng into the yard, but he did not know which yard Qiao Linxi was in, so he could only ask Qiao Wan'er's maid.

"Go and call your young lady."

The maid hesitated, and for this hesitation, Old Master Qiao kicked her. He was anxious. It was obvious that there was something fishy going on with the maid. He was really worried that Gu Changfeng would get mad, and their Qiao family could not bear Gu Changfeng's anger.

Although Old Master Qiao was over sixty years old, he was still in good health. He kicked the maid and sent her flying.

She crawled to find Qiao Wan'er.

At this time, a servant said that he saw Qiao Wan'er taking Qiao Linxi to the west courtyard.

Old Master Qiao's heart skipped a beat. It was over. The West Courtyard was the worst courtyard in the entire mansion.

"Master, since you know where the princess is, please lead the way."

Gu Changfeng was still wearing the same white robe, but what he held in his hand was not Buddhist beads but a Buddhist whisk, which also showed that he was indeed carrying out the emperor's orders.

At this point, Old Master Qiao had no choice but to take Gu Changfeng to the West Courtyard. When they saw Huafang Pavilion, Qiao Wan'er ran over breathlessly, holding up her skirt.

"Grandfather, why are you here?"

Looking at Qiao Wan'er, Old Master Qiao couldn't accept it for a moment. He didn't expect that the child he had raised for twenty years would be such a narrow-minded person. He said that he would make good arrangements for Qiao Linxi, but he didn't expect her to be hypocritical.

"Manager Gu was asked by the Emperor to deliver something to the princess."

"what?"

When Qiao Wan'er saw what the eunuch behind Gu Changfeng was holding, she became extremely jealous.

Those are all the finest silks, which only the ladies in the palace can use. And the head ornaments are all made by the top craftsmen in the palace.

Qiao Linxi is just a country bumpkin, how could she get these things? The emperor is also confused, if he wants to reward her, he should give it to her, the eldest daughter of the Qiao family who is loved by everyone.

"Qiao Linxi is not here. I originally wanted to arrange a yard for her, but she said it was not necessary and she could just stay at the inn when she came out."

After saying this, Qiao Wan'er looked at those things and said, "Since they are gifts from the Emperor, let's keep them at the Qiao family first. I'll have someone go find Qiao Linxi and bring them back later."

After Qiao Wan'er said these words, she actually ordered the servants of the Qiao Mansion to go forward and take over those things.

Gu Changfeng suddenly laughed. He looked into Qiao Wan'er's eyes. He knew exactly what she was planning.

"Miss Wan'er, I'm afraid that won't work. These things were given to you by the Emperor. No one else can touch them, let alone take them for themselves."

Looking at the unpresentable Qiao Wan'er, Old Master Qiao became more determined in his mind. He had to marry Qiao Wan'er off as soon as possible to avoid bringing trouble to the Qiao family.

"you……"

Qiao Wan'er has always been arrogant and is not afraid of Gu Changfeng at all. When she saw Gu Changfeng expose her little thoughts so bluntly, her face turned red and white.

"Who said I wanted to take it for myself? It's just that Qiao Linxi is not here, so I'm keeping it for her."

"Qiao Wan'er, is the princess really not in the Qiao Mansion?"

Old Master Qiao had already seen Huafang Pavilion and saw that the road inside had been repaired. He was sure that Qiao Linxi was inside.

"No."

"So, who's in there?"

Old Master Qiao pointed at Huafang Pavilion and asked.

“Yes…” Qiao Wan’er’s eyes rolled and she shook her head: “I don’t know either.”

"You don't know? The servants said you sent someone to clean up this yard."

Old Master Qiao was so angry at Qiao Wan'er that he almost died. How could she lie with her eyes open?

"Old Master, spare my life..."

The maidservant beside Qiao Wan'er suddenly ran out and knelt in front of him: "I cleaned it up. My sister lives in it. I thought that this yard would be empty anyway, so I might as well clean it up and let my sister live there. I deserve to die for not reporting it."

The maid who suddenly ran out made Qiao Wan'er happy and said, "Grandfather, you see, it was this maid who made her own decision. It's not Qiao Linxi who lives in Huafang Pavilion."

However, as soon as Qiao Wan'er finished her words, a maid ran out from Huafang Pavilion and knelt in front of Gu Changfeng.

"Your servant Qingyu greets you, sir."

Seeing the maid he left with Qiao Linxi, Gu Changfeng looked at Qiao Wan'er with a playful look: "Miss Wan'er, could it be that our maid is the sister of this maid? We didn't know that our family had such a connection with the Qiao Mansion."

"Sir, you have to make the decision for the princess. Miss Wan'er deliberately let the princess live in such a courtyard. She also said that if it weren't for the kindness of Old Madam Qiao, the princess would only be worthy of living under a bridge."

"What nonsense are you talking about, maid? When did I ever say such a thing?"

"Pa!" It was Old Master Qiao who responded to Qiao Wan'er with a slap. He looked at Qiao Wan'er with disappointment: "Qiao Wan'er, you are so disappointing. Even if Qiao Linxi came from the countryside, she is still a princess personally appointed by the emperor. How dare you neglect her like this? And arrange her to a place like this."

"Grandfather, you hit me? You hit me for that bumpkin?"

Qiao Wan'er covered her face and looked at Old Master Qiao in disbelief. She never expected that Old Master Qiao would hit her. From childhood to adulthood, everyone in the Qiao family coaxed her and praised her.

But now Old Master Qiao actually beat her for Qiao Linxi.

"Pah!" Another slap.

"You are being beaten because you are disrespectful to the princess. The princess is half a royal family member. You treat her like this, which is disrespectful to the royal family. The Qiao family will be implicated by you."

Gu Changfeng was not interested in looking at Old Master Qiao’s eldest granddaughter. He sneered and walked past the two of them towards Huafang Pavilion.

Old Master Qiao glared at Qiao Wan'er fiercely and chased after her.

After entering Huafang Pavilion, Gu Changfeng said calmly, "It seems that our family should ask the emperor to increase the salary of the tutor. Look at how desolate this courtyard is."

"It was my fault, Mr. Gu, please don't blame me."

"How can I blame you? If it weren't for you, I wouldn't have known that there was such a desolate courtyard in this grand master's mansion. It really opened my eyes."

Just as Qiao Linxi took off the golden hairpin on her head, she saw Gu Changfeng walk in and speak in a sarcastic tone. She rolled her eyes at him.

"What are you here for?"

"I'm here to deliver something to you." Facing Qiao Linxi, Gu Changfeng's arrogant attitude instantly disappeared, replaced by a cautious look.

Old Master Qiao was speechless. Is Qiao Linxi so powerful? She could make the murderous demon bow down to her.