It is not easy to find a quiet place to talk in the palace banquet. One?? Reading?? ?? To K?A?N?S?H?U?· COM, just like Qin Hanzhen used to see, it was easy to be overheard by unintentional people passing by.

However, the Qin family is a serious in-law of the royal family, Qin Hanzhen and Qin Jinhua sisters have been in the palace many times, they are familiar with the door, and they also know a few familiar palace maids. In this front hall and side halls, there are a number of princesses and princesses, daughters and daughters in the occasion of greetings, it is not completely impossible to find a place to avoid people, but the time needs to be mastered.

Since this palace banquet is relatively not so formal, whether it is the ladies in the palace or the ladies outside the palace, there is no need to abide by so many rules. After the banquet, from time to time, there were people talking back and forth between several palaces, and the queen mother was also happy to see the lively scene, so that several concubines and concubines could meet with their families and friends and talk. If you are not afraid of the cold, and your legs and feet are good, it is okay for the concubines and concubines to take their families to the garden of Cining Palace, and they can avoid people from saying something considerate.

The concubines and concubines are different from the harem concubines, and the family members can't even guarantee that they will enter the palace once a month. Generally speaking, it's good to see each other twice a year. If you can please the Queen Mother and add extra grace, then you can see each other two more times, but the hours are limited, and the rules and etiquette are strict. The palace banquet is a rare occasion where they can meet and talk freely with their families, and they will naturally cherish it. The Queen Mother gets along well with them and is very sympathetic, and will also ask the palace people to clean out some pavilions, flower rooms or something in the garden, and build a few colorful sheds, so that they can have a shelter from the wind and sit down with their families to talk in detail.

Anyway, the palace banquet is quite long, almost half a day. The Queen Mother loves to listen to operas, and will let the people from the teaching workshop enter the palace to sing a few times. When the mood strikes, she will also bring a few people who are pleasing to the eye to visit the garden, or call people to the inner sanctum to chat. During this period, it is impossible for the ladies attending the palace banquet to stay on their seats, as long as they do not commit taboos, the Queen Mother will not prohibit them from moving. Of course, if someone goes to a remote and uninhabited corner, there will also be palace people to follow, don't want to get rid of these palace people to do taboo things. It is said that once upon a time, there was an old thing where a certain lady wanted to take advantage of the palace banquet to hook up with a nobleman in private, so the queen mother lost her temper and expelled people from the palace on the spot. Na Xiu was later sent out of the capital by her family, and when she heard that she was out of the house, she died of depression within a few years. Everyone who enters the palace knows the temper of the queen mother, and they dare not repeat it easily.

Qin Hanzhen first followed his grandmother Niu's side, honestly survived the initial stage of the palace banquet, and ate something meaningfully. It's impossible to really eat enough here, on a cold day, those imperial meals are mostly pots and the like, soup and water, semi-hot and not hot, greasy and panicked, plus some pastries that you don't like to eat, the taste naturally can't be compared with the meals at home??? Want?? Reading ? ?· y?K?ANSHU·COM Qin Hanzhen These seats are quite good, they are all the wives of the clan, the royal family, and the high-ranking officials, the status is higher, the treatment is slightly guaranteed, and they can eat a few bites of hot food. Most of the officials and relatives of those low-ranking officials can only nibble on cold snacks, eat soup with a thick layer of oil on the surface, and happily praise the delicious taste of the imperial meal. As for whether you will have a stomach upset when you get home, it is not for outsiders.

Qin Hanzhen stuffed himself with some things and went down to pad his stomach, thinking that he could hold out of the palace and get into the carriage, so he put down the chopsticks and chopsticks, and honestly sat upright and drank hot tea. Niu happily chatted with the Xu, Yao, and Min families at the same table, as well as Princess Xiuning and others at the table, and listened to several clan ladies talk about a few recent gossips in Beijing. Qin Hanzhen caught a glimpse of Qin Jinhua and Qin Jinchun both slipping away from the table, so he also quietly got up and retreated.

The three sisters met in the mezzanine next to the west hall of Cining Palace, and saw that there was a small patio next to the mezzanine, planted a few bushes of flowers and plants, and there was a five-foot-high lake stone on the side, and there was a stone bench for people to rest. Although it is an aisle, it has a small world of its own, and there are not many people passing by. Whoever wants to come over, sitting on the stone bench, can see in advance, and there is a palace attendant standing at the entrance of the road, you can see where they are, but you can't hear what they say, it is really a good place to talk. And so they stopped.

Qin Jinhua couldn't wait to ask Qin Jinchun: "What's going on?" These days for the Chinese New Year, the family is quite idle before the fifth day of the Lunar New Year, I have sent people to you several times to send things and letters, but you just hurriedly replied that everything is fine, and you didn't come to see me at home, I was really anxious!"

Qin Hanzhen also asked Qin Jinchun: "Does the second uncle and grandmother know that the eldest sister was sent to Zhuangzi? What did she say? Didn't she mess with your father? Did she get angry with you?"

Qin Jinchun smiled bitterly: "There is no anger, but it is just a complaint, because she doesn't know why the eldest sister was sent away." My father lied to my grandmother that my eldest sister had suddenly gone mad. Fortunately, there were not many people present at the time, so my father immediately discussed with the second uncle and second aunt, blocked the news from the outside world, and only said that the eldest sister was out of flowers, and secretly sent it to Zhuangzi on the outskirts of Beijing to recuperate, and then came back when she was well. The two girls in the painting building and the shadow went to wait for the eldest sister, and they also added an extra Zhu Lou to do errands. The grandmother believed it and understood that if outsiders knew that the eldest sister had committed such a disease as sheep epilepsy, she really didn't want to marry in the future, so she didn't say anything, but repeatedly told her father to send a few more people to take care of the eldest sister, and never lose her. My father promised, but he didn't pay attention to it at all. My mother and I both knew the truth and didn't dare to tell my grandmother. Grandmother can't move now, and she can hide it from her for the time being. But if I wait until her injuries are healed, will I be able to hide them? ”

Qin Hanzhen and Qin Jinhua were dumbfounded when they heard this.

With Qin Jinyi's mental state, it is not impossible to say that she has gone crazy. It is possible that the disease is inherited, and once it is known, no one will ever want to ask for marriage. If the Xue family misunderstood that the eldest granddaughter really had this disease, he would naturally not suspect his son's intention to send the eldest granddaughter away, and maybe he would think that his son was using Qin Jinyi's chickenpox as an excuse to prevaricate outsiders. It can be seen that she still has the idea of waiting for Qin Jinyi to be cured, and then coming back to marry into a wealthy family as the daughter of her uncle.

But is it really reliable to coax the Xue family like this? Qin Bofu is so confident that he thinks that his mother will not know the truth one day?

Qin Jinchun was worried: "I gave the family members of the painting building and the shadow to the long house, and the body deed was sent over, and this matter can still be prevaricated on the grounds of sending people to wait for the eldest sister, but after a long time, there is no news from the family members of these two rooms, and the people in the family will definitely have doubts." Even if my father hid it from my grandmother every time on the pretext that my eldest sister's illness needed to be kept secret, it was hard to guarantee that she would not have a suspicious day. What if she says she's going to visit her eldest sister? Even if the eldest sister really has sheep epilepsy, she won't get sick all the time, right? There will always be a time to see people. If my grandmother had made up her mind, my father might not have been able to stop her, and then it would have been a big trouble. Grandmother has always loved her eldest sister the most, and besides, her father is hiding from her, how can she stand it in her heart?"

If the grandmother really knew the truth, the father, who was the son, would certainly be blamed by the grandmother, and the mother, as a daughter-in-law and nephew, was her own granddaughter, and even helped to hide the truth, and the grandmother would definitely be annoyed with them.

Qin Jinchun felt in his heart that instead of hiding from his grandmother and temporarily stopping her from making noise, it was better to tell the truth from the beginning. The events of that day were Qin Jinyi's own death, and she fell in love with Xu Zheng, which was also not in line with Xue's wishes. If the Xue family knew why Qin Jinyi was sent to Zhuangzi, she might complain about her son, the long house, the Xu family, and maybe scold, but she was lying on the bed and couldn't move, so she could only scold and curse. Who can't stand her scolding, it's a big deal to dodge. When Xue's injury healed, her anger was almost gone, and she would only remember that her eldest granddaughter did not grow up and did her own evil, even if she felt pity, she couldn't blame others.

But now, once you lie, you have to tell countless more lies to round the field, once the truth is exposed, Xue's efforts will only be greater, and everyone will be resentful, so why bother?

Qin Jinchun regretfully said to Qin Hanzhen and Qin Jinhua: "I knew this earlier, I told my grandmother what my eldest sister did in the long room in private. It is better to make a fuss at that time than to have a bigger turmoil in the future. Originally, there was nothing to do with my mother, and no one would know what my sisters did, and my grandmother would not think about me. Now because my father lied, it was difficult to end. ”

Qin Hanzhen really didn't know how to evaluate Qin Bofu's stupidity. Is it just to save trouble and not want to hear his mother's complaints, so he uses lies to prevaricate? If he has the ability to raise Qin Jinyi in Zhuangzi as a patient with epilepsy, and does not ask her to meet with Xue, then it will be fine. But he doesn't look like a person with this brain and action, and he will be able to wear a goof in the future, which is simply appropriate. Unless the Xue family is unlucky, can't get up for the rest of his life, is trapped in a small courtyard, has no communication with the outside world, and no other insider has more words in Xue's ear, otherwise, Qin Bofu's lie really doesn't know how long it can be hidden.

Qin Jinhua asked Qin Jinchun: "Then what should I do now? Since you have already lied, it is not good to tell the truth at this time, so you can only pinch your nose and continue to round this lie for your uncle." When I went back, I told my mother and asked her to tell Zhuangzi over there to say that there was really a patient with epilepsy in the courtyard where my eldest sister lived. When the news spread, if the second uncle and grandmother were really suspicious and asked someone to inquire, they would not see the flaw. ”

Qin Jinchun sighed: "It's not necessary, grandmother doesn't know that the eldest sister is going to your family's Zhuangzi, just on our own territory." In the past few days, I have helped my mother to take care of it, let the wind go on the village at home, and made a yard, and brought the painting building and the family of the shadow to live, and they were not allowed to interact with outsiders, and only said that the eldest sister lived in that courtyard. The people on Zhuangzi will have news coming in the future, and I don't know how long it will last, so let's deal with this period first. ”

Qin Hanzhen asked: "You have been at home for a few days, are you busy with this?"

Qin Jinchun sighed and nodded, Qin Jinhua hurriedly comforted her: "It's okay, the boat will naturally go straight to the bridge, there will always be a way." The second uncle and grandmother are a woman in the house, and when she rarely goes out, she doesn't believe what you say?"

Qin Jinchun smiled a little reluctantly, the Xue family has been accumulating power for a long time, and she really doesn't have much confidence that she can hide it from her grandmother all the time.

Qin Hanzhen felt in his heart that with Qin Bofu's wisdom and means, he would be idle at home all his life, but it would actually be good for everyone.

The sisters were talking when they heard footsteps approaching, and they quickly stopped and looked in the direction of the aisle.

Two palace people bowed their heads to open the way, and a palace beauty soon appeared in front of them. When she saw them sitting there, she paused and turned her head to look at them.

"Ah!" Qin Hanzhen heard Qin Jinhua lower his voice and said, "It's Wang Concubine Niangniang." ”