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Equal strategists

Wei Shao very nicely countered the efforts of his mother and crush girl over treasure box. His mother in particular knew how much it meant to him. So for him to say he taught her how to open the box and let her use it was a double slam to them. The icing on the cake was to offer getting crush girl married to stay by mom’s side in household.😁 Nicely played. Qiao Man has had his favorite dishes waiting for him after work and fixed the shoes his mom made to fit better. This gave him much room for thought as his mom pointed out the one closest to him and loved most would know his favorite dishes and shoe size. 😂 The one she slandered the most had already proven herself most capable. The chat with his advisor 🤣 His mentor responded to his question by pointing out specifically the people closest to him and how they helped him and he loved them. As he went down the line of family and advisor, the advisor then wrote down the words and how they pointed directly to his wife. This is the last thing Wei Shao wants to hear and he does not accept the obvious truth….his advisor just leaves with a smile. Qiao Man receives gifts from home and inside a note from family saying they would help Fan but not send troops. She corners a family member and finds out Wei Shao has waves of soldiers in Panyi and she was left unaware. This consoles family member as he thought she had completely forgotten family since wedding. Qiao Man shows off her lack of musical talent.😂 she persuades Wei Shao to send supplies to her cousin. After he promises she lets him know it’s Boya. One of his generals accompanies the wagons and he meets Bi Zhu on the way. Along with the rice Qiao Man gave tactics on how to appear stronger than they are and get Qiao flag up. The general reports back that his brother in law is the head of military there. Wei Shao questions his wife if she knew of his status. She deftly responds that can’t be right because he’s a stable hand. 😂 His advisor pointed out that it would be interesting to see which family side was chosen to represent since Wei and Qiao both part of family. The local bully general also wants to know who Bi Zhi has supporting him. As he ponders this Qiao Man is ticked off she had no clue about troops in Panyi. As her temper dies down she relents and is having a pillow made for him. These two😂 both quick minded and brilliant strategists. Now to see how different or similar their big picture are when placed side by side. 😁

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Strength of water

Qiao Man has been treated pretty poorly by everybody but Gma. She treats her kindly but isn’t exactly friendly either. She was at least in her corner over the concubine issue. Mom was determined to get her way and WeiShao was a bit disappointing. He wanted to please his mom and have his cake and eat it too. He never punished her or kicked her out for letting Qiao Man stay cooped up in the rain for three days so she is a guilty pleasure for him. He turned her down with the soup, so maybe that is changing. But he still has not removed her from house. And, if he is truly a husband, the apron strings with mom gets cut. So here is where they will get frayed a bit if he gets rid of crush girl. BiZhi is taking care of big sis well. He is working hard and being helpful. His strength let him beat up some bullies that were trying to force old and young men to fight in their army. This came to a head when their leader challenged him. Here his athleticism and horse knowledge won the day, but they are coming back with a bigger force. He was doing his best to keep things away from Panyi but now needs some help. The Qiaos once again don’t want to offend so they will take Fan out of the situation but not assist. Here is where they should have sent a message to QiaoMan to help. Of course her sis should have done that first. The men in her family are not renown for their bravery in battle.😝 Somebody got into Wei Shao’s forbidden box and framed Qiao Man for it. He overreacted and truly hurt her. This is where she needed a bodyguard to knock him on his ass to get some sense into him. I loved how she proved her innocence to him and basically told him to shove it while at the same time totally respecting his privacy and possessions. I am also glad it was with witnesses present. It got him thinking about how it happened. Crush girl is most likely. She needs to be moved several towns away. They should marry her off and get an ocean between her and the Wei family.😝I am hoping they don’t kill off BiZhi. He’s a really good guy. The only Qiao male with a spine is the little brother. The rest of them are kinda worthless.

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One woman is enough

Qiao Man is still staying in his room and he is taking the side chamber so lovingly made ready by his lady friend and mother. He definitely felt all the love in that room.🤣 All the men want him to get a concubine and start making an heir. He made it clear MANY times that he and wife loved each other and no concubine needed. He said this a second time when they thought it fake formality but would be more truthful in men lounging room. He assured them that he still only wanted one wife and even invited her in room. This was something expressly forbidden prior with him promising severe punishment to anyone bringing a woman to that room. Maid and Qiao Man find out his favorite foods and she has dinner set up to greet him when work was done. She also had the three gossipy servants make the room ready for him so it was actually somewhat comfortable. When he sees the efforts she’s making he decides to have her visit grandma. Now those two walking is hilarious. She has to run 20 steps to keep up with three of his.😂 He lets her walk first and gives her a big lead. When she can’t see him he runs to keep up🤣 I am really enjoying the blossoming romance between these two. They are very cute and should have a long marriage if they don’t kill each other.😂 I am wincing for her. I hope the gma can be in her corner. She needs some support from somewhere in that house that is female. The advisor is helping as much as he can, but she really needs a lady insider that can give her the lay of the land. And that gal with the crush on him really needs to go.😝

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