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

"Big...Big sister..."

Qiao Linhua looked at the tall and mighty guard, then at the sword, and was so frightened that she burst into tears.

"The princess is ill. No one is allowed to approach."

The guard's voice was so cold that the other children couldn't help but shudder.

Qiao Linqin looked at Qiao Linxi, who was the center of attention, and pursed her lips without saying anything. She felt that they and Qiao Linxi were from different worlds.

Qiao Linxi was a princess high above everyone else, and they were just fatherless and motherless wild children from the countryside.

"You are the princess's sister, right?"

Seeing the little girl crying out of fear, Meng Qingyu squatted down to wipe her tears and said gently, "Your sister is injured, so don't hit her. The guards stopped you for your sister's safety. Don't be afraid."

The gentle voice and tall figure made Qiao Linhua stop crying in an instant. She wiped her tears and looked up at Meng Qingyu: "Brother, are you my sister's fiancé?"

Meng Qingyu nodded.

"You are so beautiful, no wonder my sister likes you. You are much better than that Mr. Li."

Meng Qingyu pinched Qiao Linhua's cheek and asked, "Which Mr. Li?"

"It's Master Li from Lanqing City. He loves my sister very much. Later, his mother bullied my sister and wanted her to be his concubine. He was so angry that he ran away from home."

"Qiao Linhua..."

Qiao Linxi interrupted Qiao Linhua. She hadn't seen these children for almost a year. She didn't expect Qiao Linhua to become gossipy.

Meng Qingyu felt a little sad when he heard what Qiao Linhua said. That Mr. Li might be the person Qiao Linxi liked before.

"The princess is here."

Master Qiao led the Qiao family out, and they knelt down to greet them. A dozen children also knelt down in confusion.

"Everyone, get up."

Qiao Linxi's face was still not very good. She saw everyone kneeling, but she did not stop them. This was the rule of the era of power. She was a princess and represented the imperial power. Although Master Qiao was her grandfather in name, he was still a minister. If she did not kneel, she was afraid that someone would catch her.

Everyone stood up again and made way for Qiao Linxi and the people who followed her to go first.

Qiao Linxi brought with her more than a dozen maids, old women and guards.

"Second sister, my eldest sister actually asked Grandfather to kneel before her. Isn't this a serious act of treason?"

Qiao Linshu leaned close to Qiao Linqin and whispered, "Why do I feel like my elder sister has become distant from us? Look, she doesn't even hold Huahua anymore."

Qiao Linqin already had this feeling, and now being asked by Qiao Linshu, she felt even more uncomfortable.

Yes, Qiao Linxi was not their sister in the first place, she just occupied their sister's identity. Now this identity has been honored with the title of princess. How could she be willing to get close to these wild children?

"Lin Shu, don't talk nonsense."

Qiao Linqi patted Qiao Linshu on the head and said, "My elder sister is a princess and my grandfather is just a minister, so naturally we need to kneel down. This is the rule."

Qiao Linqi knew clearly that although Qiao Linxi was their eldest sister now, she was also a noble princess, and all the ministers had to kneel when they saw her.

After everyone entered the mansion, before they could say anything, guests arrived one after another. Tutor Qiao personally took the children to the door to greet the guests.

"Huh? A family recognition party?"

The guests who came saw the sign at the door and couldn't help but feel curious. They were clearly here for a wedding banquet, so how did it turn into a family reunion banquet?

"Yes, it happened suddenly, so I didn't notify everyone one by one. I'm really sorry."

Master Qiao stepped forward with a smile on his face, and did not forget to introduce the child behind him.

"Lin Qin, come over and meet uncle."

The four children stepped forward and saluted obediently.

"These are the children of my unfilial son. They have just arrived in the capital. After the family recognition banquet, I will take them to visit your house."

Today, Master Qiao was in high spirits, and he was showing off in his words that he had five grandchildren, and his eldest granddaughter was Princess Dingguo.

There were many guests coming, including the original guests, as well as relatives from the second, third and fourth rooms.

Originally, these families had not planned to come. After all, it was just an adopted granddaughter getting married, and they were not happy to come.

But they all received a notice last night saying that the second, third and fourth rooms wanted to recognize their relatives, and as outsiders, they had to come.

A dozen children stood at the door to greet wave after wave of customers. Their faces were so stiff from smiling, but people still came.

At first, they had no intention of going to the capital because Qiao Linxi had said that they would come to the Qiao family in an upright manner, not as wild children.

But when Qiao Xuming went to pick them up, he said that they were the children of the Qiao family and that it was enough for them to be children. They did not need to achieve much. Moreover, Qiao Linxi was the only one in Beijing, without any brothers or sisters to help him. He hoped that they could come to Beijing. After coming to Beijing, they could also study and practice martial arts, and still make a career.

They just arrived.

Even if they didn't come, Qiao Linxi was going to pick them up. She didn't know when the extreme weather would come, so she always had to take the children with her to feel at ease. In addition, she sent Qiao Wan'er to Jingzhao Prefecture last night, and she also needed witnesses to prove that Qiao Wan'er sent people to assassinate the children.

After Meng Qingyu sent Qiao Linxi into the mansion and settled her down, he went out to do something.

After all, he is now the grandson-in-law of the Qiao family, so he should go and help.

After hearing what Qiao Linhua said, Meng Qingyu was eager to know about Qiao Linxi and that Mr. Li. He wanted to ask Qiao Linhua in private.

"Hey, Brother Qin..."

Before finding Qiao Linhua, Meng Qingyu ran into an acquaintance.

"Brother Meng, congratulations." Qin Xiaoqing came back from Baiyun City with a one-year-old baby.

"This is……"

Meng Qingyu looked at the child in Qin Xiaoqing's arms in surprise, his eyes full of confusion.

"The younger brother my aunt gave birth to."

Qin Xiaoqing was somewhat helpless. Why was Qin Ruxun so attached to him? He didn't even want his own aunt anymore.

"Congratulations." Meng Qingyu and Qin Xiaoqing were familiar with each other, but he went to the border town last year and they had no contact since then.

"Brother Meng, Miss Qiao is a very good person, please treat her well."

Qin Xiaoqing had just returned and heard about what happened between Qiao Linxi and Meng Qingyu. He was worried that Meng Qingyu would feel resentful towards Qiao Linxi because he was framed.

Meng Qingyu was a little stunned by the tone. Could this Qin Xiaoqing be another male lover of Qiao Linxi?

"Don't think too much. I've known Miss Qiao for a long time and I know who she is."

Qin Xiaoqing patted Meng Qingyu on the shoulder, with a hint of sympathy in his eyes.

He knew about the dispute between Qiao Linxi and Gu Changfeng. Now that Meng Qingyu was going to marry Qiao Linxi, it was unknown what Gu Changfeng would do.

Would a paranoid person like Gu Changfeng allow other men to marry Qiao Linxi? Would he willingly give up the woman he loved?