GBP Chapter 113 The Iron Fist of Haibohou
Chapter 113 The Iron Fist of Haibohou
The Marquis of Haibo's mansion was brightly decorated with lanterns and colorful streamers.
To welcome Chi Guiwan back home on her third birthday, the entire house was thoroughly cleaned and everyone greeted her with smiles, a far cry from the oppressive atmosphere at the Vice Minister's residence.
As soon as she entered, Chi Guiwan felt much more relaxed and happy, as free as a fish in water. Seeing this, Qiao Er also smiled and sighed.
"I'm not afraid of anything as a wife, so it turns out you're afraid of going back to your parents' home!"
"No, I'm afraid of going back to the Vice Minister's residence. If I were going back to the Marquis of Haibo's residence, I would love to stay here every day."
Qiao Er smiled indulgently and couldn't help but rub her head. Seeing this, the maids and nannies all turned away and chuckled to themselves. Chi Guiwan, on the other hand, was very generous and didn't seem to mind at all.
As a result, this scene was witnessed by the people from the Marquis of Haibo's mansion who had rushed over, and they all stepped forward to tease them.
"No wonder you took so long to arrive. So you were flirting here. I'm going to go blind! Qiao Er, can't you tone it down a bit? There are elders here."
The second young master, Haiyu, gestured with the corner of his mouth towards his parents beside him, but was unexpectedly slapped on the head by Haibo Hou, who then laughed loudly and said...
"What nonsense are you spouting, brat? So what if the elders are here? I wish Wan'er and Ruoyu could be like this every day, until they grow old, just like your mother and I."
Lady Qin, the wife of the Marquis, couldn't help but laugh upon hearing this.
"Lord Marquis, if you want to speak, then speak. Why are you using us as examples? Be careful, or people will laugh at us for being disrespectful to our elders!"
"Let's see who dares to laugh at me! I'll beat them to a pulp!"
As he spoke, Haibo Hou raised his fist. Qiao Er felt that the gesture was familiar, so he repeated what the lady had said on the day of the tea ceremony, and then pretended to be afraid.
"I was wondering why Madam was so formidable. It turns out she has inherited a family tradition of discipline. I'd better behave myself from now on, or I'm afraid that after Madam finishes disciplining me, the Marquis will come over and give me another beating on her behalf!"
"Hahaha, good to know! If you dare to treat Wan'er badly, I'll let you taste the power of my iron fists!"
As he spoke, Haibo Hou triggered a mechanism, and suddenly his fists were wrapped in iron, making them look extremely lethal.
Qiao Erxiao's awkwardness aroused Chi Guiwan's curiosity.
"Uncle, what is this?"
"The Shenji Battalion sent this treasure, saying they want to use it to forge an Iron Fist Battalion. If trained properly, it can kill an enemy warhorse with a single punch. This is an excellent item!"
Military officers naturally have a particular fondness for these things.
Upon hearing this, Chi Guiwan suddenly remembered something, turned around, picked up a long box, and walked to her older cousin Haijin, who had been watching her with a smile but hadn't said a word.
"This is the Cloud Soaring Sword that I asked my brother-in-law to specially find a top craftsman to make. It also comes with a short blade. Cousin, take a look, do you like it?"
Having said that, he presented the item to Haijin as if it were a treasure.
Everyone else looked over curiously, but only Qiao Er knew the reason: it was meant to be a sincere apology, which was why his wife was somewhat uneasy.
Haijin understood what she was thinking with just one glance.
So he opened the box, and under the winter sun, the Cloud Sword was incredibly sharp. The blade was forged from the finest steel, making it both light and fast, perfectly suited to Haijin's skills.
The short blades were forged from the same high-quality steel, gleaming with a slightly cold light.
Haijin lightly touched it, and a cut appeared on his finger. Although there was no bleeding, the mark was deep. His eyes sparkled with a rare excitement, and he praised it.
"What an amazing blade! Thank you, cousin, I love it."
"I'm glad my cousin likes it!"
Haiyu, the second cousin next to him, was sour about it and muttered something.
"So you only have one cousin? What about mine? Didn't you prepare anything?"
Upon hearing this, Qiao Er immediately laughed it off and said, "How could I not have prepared? Ten jars of fine wine and ten beauties, tell me, does this gift meet your expectations?"
Haiyu laughed heartily, "This fine wine is acceptable, but I'd rather not have the beauty."
The atmosphere was cheerful. Chi Guiwan walked up to Madam Qin and asked with concern, "Aunt, how is Lingyi? Why haven't I seen her?"
"Alright, she was originally waiting for you with us today, but something came up and she had to leave. Don't worry, it was someone from the Crown Prince's Palace who came to pick her up before she left. What happened that day really scared me. If something had happened to Lingyi, wouldn't we have regretted it too late!"
Upon hearing this, Chi Guiwan was more worried than anything else.
"Is the injury on her arm serious? I brought back some wound medicine specifically for this purpose."
"It's alright. It looks serious, but it's actually fine. I've applied a lot of good medicine these past two days, and some of the smaller wounds are almost invisible."
"That's good, otherwise I would feel so guilty."
"Don't say such things. It's a good thing that Lingyi is so sincere in her friendship with you. If she heard what you said, she would stop it too."
Chi Guiwan nodded, sighed softly, and then followed everyone to the flower hall.
"So, Grandma Chi is really too badly injured to get out of bed?"
"The injuries are indeed severe. My grandmother, like Madam Guo, was injured in the head. If my father-in-law hadn't used precious medicines to keep her alive, she probably wouldn't have survived as long as Madam Guo. Right now, we don't know when she will breathe her last. So my father-in-law is very anxious and wanted to use me to put pressure on Magistrate Wang, but I politely declined."
Upon hearing this, Marquis Haibo snorted coldly.
"Of course he's afraid. If he's in mourning, how can he curry favor with the court? When he comes back after the three-year period, where will he have a place to stand?"
"Speaking of this, I always feel that something is not right."
"What do you mean?" Chi Guiwan suddenly asked, which puzzled everyone.
"The day before the wedding, my second sister came to me specifically to ask for some extra dowry, but she got angry after only a few words, just like I used to be. Judging from what Aunt Zhao said, Madam Lü is also very hot-tempered. That's why she beat up my grandmother over a few words. Both of them used to be very patient. Why did they suddenly change? Could there be some kind of conspiracy?"
Her words successfully silenced everyone present.
A moment later, Haijin, who was the Vice Minister of the Court of Judicial Review, analyzed the case from the perspective of trial.
"Consort Jia's pregnancy and promotion will surely cause displeasure in the harem. The Lü family was never a powerful clan, so dealing with them won't be difficult. As my cousin said, both the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law have undergone drastic personality changes, perhaps due to being drugged. The intention is to exploit the escalation of their conflict to achieve today's goal. Regardless of the Lü family's final fate, Consort Jia's constant running around will undoubtedly harm her health. At the same time, the Lü family has lost the Emperor's favor. It's quite a clever plan!"