Xie Niushan was satisfied with Ms. Lu’s performance. Even Xie Pinggang thought Ms. Lu did well this time, which was rare. Therefore, he was nicer to her today.
“The materials are an apology gift from the Yuan family. I got the best tailor to make these quickly…” Ms. Lu looked like she was trying to please Xie Qiao as she spoke carefully.
Xie Qiao nodded. “Thanks, Mother.”
One could not hear any emotions from her voice. It was as if she was treating an ordinary person.
Ms. Lu kept smiling rather stiffly.
“Do you not like them?” Ms. Lu added immediately.
“They’re okay.” Xie Qiao remained cold.
Ms. Lu was pissed now, so she glanced at Xie Niushan to convey she was feeling wronged.
Xie Niushan chuckled. “These clothes are nice. If I was a lady, I’d love them too. Alright, let’s eat.”
Ms. Lu glared at him. She had no idea what to say now.
Did she want Xie Niushan to compliment the clothes?!
The father and son were men, so how could they differentiate beauty!?
Ms. Lu thought that girl would be grateful that she had made those clothes for her. She had put in some effort, so Xie Qiao should thank her!
In the end, she accepted them coldly. Nobody could tell whether she really liked them or not.
However, their clothes were not bad. If she was still picky about such high-quality clothes, that girl would be really ungrateful.
Ms. Lu sat down obediently.
Xie Pinggang recalled what he had run into today and connected it with an unfathomable remark Xie Qiao had made the other day. He thought about it and was ready to say something about it.
“There’s a wax shop in the city, and a dead man was hidden inside the lucky candle. I happened to pass by today and captured the criminal. It was a coincidence. I earned credit for nothing,” said Xie Pinggang.
His luck had been extraordinarily good lately.
The case earlier aside, he had solved the mysterious cold case out of nowhere.
What happened today was really like a pie that fell from the sky right into his mouth. He had witnesses and evidence, and the criminal had confessed as soon as he was taken to the Criminal Division. His superior had decided to execute him three days later.
His colleagues were envious of him.
Well, he happened to run into that case when he was out with the Crown Prince. Since the Crown Prince did not need that credit, he took all of the credit instead.
Xie Niushan was happy to hear that. “With this credit, a big mistake can be amended. It seems you’ve gotten a stable position as an official now. You don’t have to worry about being betrayed like the last time.”
Xie Qiao was rendered speechless.
Xie Pinggang nodded. “Eldest Sister, you stayed at the Taoist temple for a long time. Are there many experts like the Grand Preceptor in the world?”
The Grand Preceptor was the strategy advisor back at the mountain stronghold.
However, he specialized in something else. The Grand Preceptor was not well-versed in minor things like capturing ghouls but astrology and military strategies.
“Not bad. There aren’t many.” Xie Qiao pursed her lips.
“The fire today was rather ominous. I supposed there was something filthy there. A female priest happened to be there, and a disaster was avoided. Otherwise, many people would’ve died there.” Xie Pinggang glanced at Xie Qiao while tilting his head after he was done speaking. “You spent many years at the Taoist temple, didn’t you learn anything?”
Xie Qiao lifted her head quietly. “I did…”
“Capturing ghouls?” Xie Pinggang chuckled.
Xie Qiao thought about it and asked after a chuckle, “Should I?”
Xie Pinggang suddenly lifted his arm and poked her head. “I suspect there’s nothing good in your head. Are you really considering being a priest?! Your mission for coming to the Imperial City is to marry someone and raise children. Don’t you dare think of anything else!”
Xie Qiao’s eyelids twitched.
Ha! She had to be alive to do all that, right!?
