Chapter 192: Letter from Home
Niu's heart was worried about his son's reaction to the marriage, so he opened Qin An's letter first, but did not hand it to Qin Hanzhen to read, but handed it to her husband Qin Bai. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info If there is anything in the letter that is not suitable for girls to listen to, Qin Bai will naturally hide it.
As for Zhao Mo, because the Qin family was reading a family letter, maybe Qin An would say something unpleasant in the letter, which would make Qin Bainiu's family angry. In case there are outsiders at that time, the second elder can't scold people if he wants to, and everyone is embarrassed, so he simply dodges it. Anyway, if there is anything important he can know, Qin Hanzhen will tell him.
In the letter, Qin An first asked his parents for peace, and then asked his son if he was okay, and his brother Qin Ping went south to take up his post, whether everything went well, and what official Wu Shaoying was awarded after taking the Jinshi examination, but he didn't get any news, so he asked casually. He also said that he liked the name his parents gave to his little daughter, and he had asked his family to change their name and call her Sister Zhu. He also thinks that Zi Ge'er's name is good, and he is very happy that his son has successfully entered the family tree.
He did not object to the family affairs set for him by his parents in Jiangning, but he was a little surprised by his parents' prelude.
He actually thought about not marrying a wife again, anyway, he already has the son of Brother Qian, and the daughter of Hanzhu, and there is also a concubine in the room, and he is quite satisfactory in his private life. Qin Taisheng takes care of family affairs and foreign affairs, and the latter has now remarried, and the new daughter-in-law is quite capable and can also help with housework. The daughter's upbringing can be entrusted to Mama Lu sent by her parents first, and when the daughter is older, she will be sent to her home in the capital and handed over to her mother for teaching. Qin An felt that he didn't really need the existence of a wife so much.
However, since his parents wanted him to marry, then he should marry.
In the previous marriage, he disobeyed the wishes of his parents, and he failed to live a good life for a few years, almost lost his future, and even affected his brother, sister-in-law and niece. Now that the news in Beijing has spread to Datong, many people know that his abandoned ex-wife turned out to have a leg with the prince of the former Jin Dynasty, and gave birth to a daughter to the latter, but she was raised in Qin An's family and almost entered the genealogy of the Qin family. Although everyone is a comrade and shares weal and woe, there is no need to embarrass him in person, but there is never less discussion behind his back.
Some people also mentioned that when the He family was in the same time, they rushed to the Jin Palace, and took their daughter to ask for peace to the Jin princess. No matter how much gossip others say, no matter how much good things they persuade, they should not have heard it, it turns out that the root is here. What about the meeting of other people's ancestors and grandchildren, what do others have to say? It's just that Qin An doesn't know anything, he has been kept in the dark from beginning to end, and he only thinks that he is raising the orphans of his comrades, how can he know that his fellow Lieutenant Chen is also cuckolded?
Some people also wonder why the prince of the former Jin Dynasty refused to recognize his own daughter? If it is said that the He family is a married woman, it is difficult to recognize each other, and the child is always his own flesh and blood, right? Even if it is placed in an outer room, the child can be taken back to the palace, and a concubine can be found casually to recognize in his name, so that he can still go to the jade. As a result, the prince of the former Jin Dynasty married someone else with a big belly, and gave birth to a son to someone else, without saying a word, harming others and himself. However, others mentioned that the third aunt and grandmother of the Wang family were not tolerable, and combined with the rumors of the succession of the prince of Liao, everyone understood, but they just spit on the shameless He family, since they are married, how can they still have the face to turn back and be the concubine of the former mistress? Since you are the concubine of the former mistress, don't look for the former in-law who has already broken off the relationship. It's so much that everyone has lost face now, but she's dead, hiding clean!
Qin An is now in Datong, and his situation is also difficult. Even if no one said anything in front of him, he always felt that others were laughing at him behind his back. His little conjugal love for the He family has long been gone, and he only complains that he hasn't discovered her true face for so many years, let alone that she still has such a relationship with the prince of the former Jin Dynasty!
If you think about it carefully, how can the Chen family say that the child in her womb is not the Chen family's species for no reason? Even if the Chen clan wants to usurp Chen Xiaowei's inheritance, they can also take over Chen Xiaowei's inheritance on the grounds that the child in the womb of a pregnant woman has not yet been born and does not know whether male or female. After the He family gave birth to a daughter, in the name of the step-heir, he could justifiably get Chen Xiaowei's property, and there was no need to exterminate the widow and orphan girl. It is impossible for a daughter to inherit the family business, but it is just a matter of preparing a dowry to marry off. Widows can also remarry, anyway, there is a custom in the northwest. If the Chen clan really wants to deal with the He clan, there are ways to deal with it. He Shi, who is really clamoring to make a big deal out of it, is not a fuel-efficient lamp.
She said that Captain Chen had secretly returned home, so couldn't it be a lie? Just because she shed a few more tears and pretended to be pitiful, he actually believed her, and without checking the evidence, he became an accomplice in her deception of her husband's family! No wonder the Chen family still harbors resentment towards him, and if it were him, he would also be resentful.
Qin An regretted it, even if he knew that the whereabouts of Sister Zhang, who had been raised by his family, was unknown, he had no intention of asking. Sister Zhang has returned to her biological father, and he, an adoptive father who has only been nurtured for a few years, has the qualifications to take care of it? On the other side of the Chen family, he was forced by his power and suffered a lot of grievances, and he still had to send some wealth to pay a gift to him, and by the way, he also sent someone to burn incense to Captain Chen and confess to the other party.
Due to the public opinion in Datong today, Qin An also feels that it is very necessary to accept the arrangement of his parents and marry a wife with clean wealth and reliable conduct. I had to turn over the story of my ex-wife, so that others would see him alone, so he would always talk about his cuckold wife in front of him. Although her daughter is still young, she also has to consider her future reputation, and she can't make the He family miss Qin Hanzhu's future future.
Knowing that Xiao Feng is also the daughter of a scholarly family, but her parents are dead, and she has a younger brother, Qin An has no opinion. The future wife's maiden family has a simple population, and she is related to the Qin clan, her origin is clear, and she has a good reputation for filial piety, which is much stronger than the He family. The girl has a resolute temperament and can support the portal, presumably after arriving in Datong, she can quickly get used to the climate and life here. As for the future brother-in-law, he thinks it's not a big problem, it's just to raise one more person. He was also used to raising his brother-in-law in the past, and this Feng Yuting was always more worry-free than He Ziyu. Datong also has a school, which can allow Feng Yuting to come here to study. If you are interested in joining the army, he can also help with introductions.
When Qin Bai read the letter, he couldn't help but shake his head: "Confused! Does he think that the children of the scholarly family are not motivated like him? How can they join the army if they want to take the road of the imperial examination? The school in Datong is even more unsuccessful! If Tang Fu is still around, he can still teach good students." Since Tang Fu is long gone, Yuting might as well follow me. ”
Niu Shi snorted: "Brother An just doesn't know the ambition of the Feng family's children, he is also well-intentioned, just make it clear." What do you blame him for? I see that what he said in his letter is much clearer than before. ”
Qin Hanzhen also nodded and admitted: "I really understand, and I don't talk about any old feelings anymore, I pity He and Sister Zhang." It doesn't seem to say that there is anything wrong with Brother Qian'er's change of remembering his concubine?" Although Qin An only said that Brother Qian'er changed his name and entered the spectrum, and did not mention changing his concubine to a concubine, this is obviously a tacit acquiescence.
Qin Bai smiled faintly: "It's rare that he has made some progress." When Mama Lu left Beijing, I asked her to talk more about the rules in front of Brother An, and if there was anything wrong with his behavior, I also asked Mama Lu to remind her. Mama Lu came out of the palace, and she has a grade, and she still received the order of our husband and wife to take care of her granddaughter, Brother An always respects her for three points, and must be willing to listen to her persuasion. ”
Niu Shi then understood, and said with a smile: "Mama has worked hard, and when she returns to the capital in the future, I will definitely thank her!" After discussing the matter, she asked with concern, "What did Brother An say later?"
Qin Bai continued to read the letter.
Qin An wrote out a few suitable auspicious days next year for his parents to use as a reference and choose a marriage date. These auspicious days were specially selected by him for the famous Mr. Yin and Yang in Datong City, mixed with the opinions of the abbot or host of several famous temples, which is simply a hodgepodge. But this kind of thing really depends on his own opinion, after all, Datong is a border town, different from other places. If there is an inconvenient date in the army, and then the marriage date will have to be changed, wouldn't it be troublesome? Now the day given by Qin An is the time when he has to be free.
Qin Bai had also read the imperial calendar earlier, and had a bottom on the auspicious day for next year, and now he looked at the days mentioned by his second son in the letter, and quickly chose a date: "Mid-May is very good." We will return to Beijing after the beginning of spring, and then set off for Datong at the end of April, and the time is quite relaxed. At that time, the climate was also warm, not very hot, and it was suitable for a wedding banquet. ”
Naturally, Niu had no objections.
However, at the end of the letter, Qin An also mentioned one thing. That is, there are many people in Datong City who know his old things, and there are many people who know the life history of his children. Even if he marries another virtuous wife, I am afraid that the gossip of outsiders about him will not be able to subside in three or five years. I wonder if this will have a bad effect on his newly married wife? He felt in his heart that instead of staying in Datong, it would be better to change to a completely new place. He really wanted to go back to Mizhi and Yulin, after all, it was the environment he was familiar with since he was a child, and Mizhi still had his family's property. Since his parents can't go back, he can also help take care of them.
After Qin Bai finished reading these few sentences, he laughed angrily: "Nonsense!"
Niu also frowned and said: "Is this crazy? Datong is only a few hundred miles away from the capital, we miss him, and it is not troublesome to see him in the past." If you really want to go back to Yulin Pass, it will take two or three months to go back and forth! Besides, don't the people over there know about his old affairs? Just when he said that Brother An had made progress, he was confused. When we see him next year, we're going to scold him!"
Qin Hanzhen asked in a low voice: "Is this really what the second uncle meant?" He didn't mention it at the beginning, and he didn't mention it until the end of the letter, which was too abrupt. ”
Qin Bai said lightly: "This is really not like what he would say. I looked like I was begging the family to help him change places. It's just that he has only been promoted for a short time, and he will have to do two years before he leaves office, otherwise what would it look like? If it was Brother An's original intention, he could have said it bluntly, and he didn't know who was chewing his tongue in his ear like this!"
He put away the letter, didn't say much about it, and opened Wu Shaoying's letter instead.
As soon as the letter was opened, Qin Bai glanced twice, and his face changed: "How can this be?!"
Qin Hanzhen hurriedly asked, "What's wrong?!"
Qin Bai looked at his wife and granddaughter with a strange expression: "Shaoying has been awarded an official ...... It turned out to be the Jinling Mansion experience!"