Chapter 11: The Inside Story
Qin Hanzhen didn't stay in the long room for too long. It was because she came that she found out that the school was suspended, so she asked the elders in the long room to say goodbye, but she met her little aunt Qin Youyi, so she stayed and talked for a long time. Seeing that it was almost lunch time, and it was usually time to get out of school at this time, she got up and said goodbye.
Qin Youyi took her two sons back to her parents' house to save her relatives today, and she came on the orders of her mother-in-law. Changfang naturally wants to seize this rare opportunity to have a good reunion dinner. Qin Han really felt that Sanfang was an outsider, so how could he stay to spoil the scenery? However, Changfang's reunion dinner was destined to be discounted, because Qin Jian sent her all the way back to Yongjiahou's Mansion, and she was left by the Niu family. He still has a heavy responsibility, so naturally he will not refuse the kindness of the third uncle and grandmother, and the reunion dinner or something will be held back.
Taking advantage of the time when the Niu clan led people to prepare a sumptuous lunch, Qin Hanzhen told Qin Bai of Qin Youyi's request very frankly, without the slightest concealment.
Qin Jian looked at her in surprise, didn't she say that she would only mention the matter of Zhenxihou's return to Beijing?
After Qin Hanzhen finished talking to Qin Bai, he said to Qin Jian: "There is nothing to hide from my grandfather about these words, let my grandfather judge which things can be interfered with and what things can't, it is better than a few of us rookies who want to do it ourselves." Grandfather's insight can be worse? But if I don't explain the whole thing to my grandfather, his old man may not be able to know the true thoughts of the Su family, and if something goes wrong when doing things, wouldn't it be thankless? Mrs. Zhenxihou rarely opened her mouth once, and she was that kind of person. If something goes wrong this time, she doesn't know how she will toss her little aunt. Even if it's for the sake of the little aunt, we have to be cautious. ”
Qin Jian understood, and was a little ashamed: "The third sister is thoughtful, but I was careless." He turned to Qin Bai and hesitated, "Third Uncle Ancestor, what do you think?"
Qin Bai smiled: "Except for the fact that it is a little troublesome to let Zhong Ying go to Shudi, everything else is easy to do." There is no need to find a doctor to deliver the news to the palace as Han Zhen said. Whenever I go to the palace to accompany the emperor to chat about some family matters, I only take the injury of Zhenxihou and the matter of Mrs. Zhenxihou's worry about her eldest son and heir, and the emperor naturally knows what to do. They are all their own in-laws, and I don't mention the specific military affairs and official arrangements, so naturally there is no need to be taboo. ”
Qin Jian was overjoyed when he heard this. With Qin Bai's words, the big stone in his heart suddenly fell, and he only felt that what his little aunt wanted had been realized, and it was just a matter of time. He smiled and said to Qin Hanzhen: "I'll go back in a while, I'm afraid that my little aunt is still in the house and hasn't left, as soon as she hears this good news, she will be very happy." ”
Qin Hanzhen raised his eyebrows: "Brother Jian, don't be too happy. The little aunt's third wish has not yet been fulfilled, and no matter how happy she is, there is only a limit. That wish is closely related to Qin Youyi's interests, and she obviously values this one wish the most.
Qin Jian also knew this, and couldn't help but be dumbfounded when he heard this, and said after a while: "Things always have to be done one by one." Zhenxi Hou's return to Beijing to recuperate from his injuries is the most important thing at the moment, and if this thing is done first, the Su family can rest assured. And the elder brother's brother can follow him back to Beijing, so that the little uncle and aunt will be able to mention the matter of being released in the future. The little aunt knew in her heart that things were serious, and she would still feel happy. ”
Qin Bai turned his head to look at him: "What the hell is going on with Youyi, although I heard from your third uncle and grandmother about the extremely strict control of Mrs. Zhenxi Hou, I thought that Youyi didn't suffer much in her mother-in-law's house. Why does it sound like she's desperate to be released with her husband?"
Qin Jian was a little embarrassed: "This ...... The little aunt didn't come back to her parents' house often, but occasionally came back, for fear that the family would worry, and she didn't mention much about her time at her mother-in-law's house. It's just that we listened to others talk outside, and Mrs. Xihou of Dudao Town was stern, so we learned some inside information. In fact, there is nothing else, Mrs. Zhenxi Hou did not deduct her little aunt in her daily use, even if she made rules every day, she never departed from the grid. The little uncle does not have a concubine, and he has two sons with the little aunt, the husband and wife are harmonious, and it stands to reason that life is not bad. It's just that...... Mrs. Zhenxi Hou not only controlled the female dependents in the family very strictly, but even the boys were confined to the house and easily did not allow them to go out. Reading or something, I invite Xixi who sits at home to teach. Martial arts can be avoided, even if the little uncle repeatedly persuaded her, Mrs. Zhenxi Hou did not allow her cousins to learn riding and archery kung fu, let alone dance knives and guns. ”
Su Zhongying and Qin Youyi's two sons are both disciples of Jiangmen. Even if you have the heart to develop in the future and do not serve in the army, you should learn some riding and archery martial arts from elementary school. Besides, boys are always confined at home, not allowed to go out to see the world, and when they grow up, they will inevitably have fat powder, and their temperament, knowledge, and treatment of people will have certain defects.
Like Qin Jian, he can no longer be regarded as a disciple of the general, he has been studying since he was a child, and he has the heart to take the road of imperial examination, and he has also learned some rough martial arts at home, and he has a certain level of horseback riding and archery, and he often goes out to socialize with people, makes a lot of friends, and has the opportunity to travel outside Beijing to increase his knowledge. I have never heard of a military general who would detain his children at home and not allow them to go out. If the child is weak and sick, the elders are more worried, and that's it. Qin Youyi's two sons are obviously healthy and sound children, how can they be confined in the courtyard of the deep house and not allowed to contact the outside world?
Qin Hanzhen couldn't help but think of the two cousins Su he had just met, the younger one was okay, because he was young, he had a more lively temperament, and he was cute in front of his brothers and sisters, and his milk voice was quite cute. But the big one seems to be too quiet. From beginning to end, apart from greeting people, he sat by his side all the time, rarely speaking, just quietly smiling at his brother. Thinking about it this way, he is even more gentle than several cousins. As a general, there is really no problem with such a character? Moreover, looking at his pale complexion, slender limbs, he is obviously ten years old, and his height is about the same as that of Qin Duan, who is only eight years old this year, and his physique is obviously weak and his training is insufficient.
Qin Hanzhen seemed to understand a little, why Qin Youyi was in a hurry to go out with her husband, and she had to take her son away. Although Mrs. Zhenxihou, as a mother-in-law, is not very mean except that she does not like her daughter-in-law to interact with her mother's family, she is really not a competent grandmother. If she lets her two grandchildren continue to stay at home, she is at her mercy, and I am afraid that her lifelong future will be delayed by her!
Qin Hanzhen said to Qin Bai: "It is not the right thing for Mrs. Zhenxi Hou to raise her grandson like this. The two cousins are both sons of Jiangmen, how can they be supported like little girls? The little aunt wants to take them away from the capital, and she is also a mother's heart. Grandfather, can you help them?"
Qin Bai sighed, and said to Qin Jian with some complaints: "Why haven't I heard you talk about it before? Now that your eldest cousin of the Su family is ten years old, it is a little late to start practicing martial arts at this time. ”
Qin Jian smiled bitterly: "Grandmother and mother didn't say it before, and I don't know." Besides, the eldest cousin was young at that time, and it was common for him to be confined to the family to support him. After hearing about it, I also asked my mother, why did Mrs. Zhenxihou treat her grandson like this, even though she was also from a family? My mother said that it was probably because Zhenxihou had been stationed in the frontier for more than 20 years, and often did not return home for several years, and even took her eldest son with her. In those years, the southwest border was not the same as the north, and there were battles to be fought from time to time. Mrs. Zhenxi Hou was worried at home and worried about her husband's eldest son, so she inevitably looked at her younger son strictly. After having grandchildren, it's the same way, I'm afraid that if they go out, they will have a good time. We don't understand her old man's worries, but we just think that she is a little overkill, but it is difficult to persuade her. The little uncle and the little aunt did not dare to be disobedient. ”
Qin Bai was silent for a moment before he said, "If it's just to get rid of the control of Mrs. Zhenxi Hou, Youyi and Su Zhongying don't have to go to Shudi. No matter where you are, as long as it's not in the capital. If Youyi didn't mind living a harder life, things would have been easier to do. When you get back, ask her what she means. If you still want to find a rich and stable place to go out, let her wait for the opportunity slowly. ”
Qin Jian's face was happy: "Third Uncle Ancestor, is there a way to help the little aunt?"
Qin Bai said: "Now I don't dare to pack the ticket, you have asked her what she means." ”
Qin Jian hurriedly said, "Yes." When I came back from dinner in a while, I asked my aunt. If my aunt can't make up my mind, I can also go to the camp on the outskirts of Beijing and ask my uncle what he thinks. After a pause, "I think the little aunt and uncle should be willing, they just wanted to leave the capital." ”
Qin Bai said lightly: "Don't be too happy. This kind of thing, no matter how anxious others are, it is useless, and they have to ask their parents to make up their minds. ”
Qin Jian responded with a smile, but firmly believed that Qin Bai would definitely be able to help Qin Youyi and his wife.
Qin Hanzhen thought of more things from Qin Youyi's experience. The two married aunts in the long room and the second room, one has not returned to Beijing for many years with her husband, and the other has little contact with her mother's relatives because of her mother-in-law's family, so Qin Hanzhen has always cared not much about relatives like "aunts", and only stayed at the stage of knowing their existence, and did not pay much attention to their news. It wasn't until today that she saw Qin Youyi, and she knew that every family had a scripture that was difficult to read. Although Qin Youyi is not a good aunt, as a mother, as a wife, and as a daughter-in-law, it is not easy for her. It would be great if I could help her.
Qin Hanzhen also asked Qin Jian: "Does Brother Jian know how the eldest aunt is doing? I rarely hear you talk about her." I remember that although she is the daughter of the second room, she has always grown up in front of her uncle and grandmother, right?"
Qin Jian smiled and nodded: "When my eldest aunt got married, I was still young, and I don't remember her very much." In the early years, when she was still in Beijing, she often came back to her parents' house. At that time, we were not separated from the second room. The second uncle and grandmother did not treat my eldest aunt very well, and the eldest aunt was closer to my grandmother. said that she was a niece, but in fact she was no different from her own daughter. I heard that when the little aunt was young, the grandmother was busy presiding over the middle feed, and the eldest aunt helped take care of the little aunt. ”
The eldest aunt, Qin Youzhen, was the widow daughter born to Aunt Zhang of Qin Huai's concubine, who was about thirty-six or seven years old and married a child of a family surnamed Lu. Uncle Lu was born in the imperial examination, and now he is the prefect of a certain place, and he is the official position of the fourth grade. He and his aunt have two sons and a daughter, it is said that the husband and wife are harmonious, life is good, and every year he will send letters and gifts to the Yue family. Of course, this Yue family refers to the long room, not the second room, which has never been waiting to see Qin Youzhen.
Qin Jian also told Qin Hanzhen a piece of news: "I heard that Uncle Lu will return to Beijing soon to report on his work, and he will bring his eldest aunt and cousins back when the time comes." At that time, the house was lively! The second sister had been looking forward to meeting them for a long time. ”