Chapter 180: Tacit Understanding
After listening to Qin Bai's statement, the patriarch already understood in his heart, but secretly shouted hello. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info
There are also such things, and they are common all over Jiangnan. If there is a woman in the family who is inappropriate, it will affect the reputation of the female dependents of the He family, but it is not necessary to be like Qin Bai, who makes a big fuss to the government in the open, and generally disposes of it in private, or administers medicine, or sends it to the family temple, and quietly reports her illness and death after a year or two, so that the children she gives birth to can still keep their original identity and will not fall into an embarrassing situation such as being a woman. But not everything in the world can be as good as it should be, and if the scandal still leaks out, the woman must be abandoned and sent away far away, and soon after it is said that she has died of a sudden illness, and it will be neat, whether it is the government or other people's homes, they will not generally investigate deeply. As for the children left behind by this woman, instead of being pointed at and making it difficult for them to get ahead in the future, it is better to send them to the homes of relatives and friends in other places, and the sons will either change their names or steps, change their identities and places, and still marry wives and have children to take the imperial examination, and the daughters will ask relatives and friends to help them say a suitable family affair, marry in a low-key manner, and minimize the negative impact of their biological mothers.
Qin Bai and Qin An's father and son were just too soft-hearted, and they didn't directly report the death of dystocia after the He family gave birth to their daughter, or died of postpartum wind or something, so that the woman had a chance to escape, and the incident that followed was a good child. Now don't talk about Brother Zi'er, even his little sister, who is only one year old, will be implicated by her biological mother in the future, and she will have a difficult future. Boys can still rely on their own efforts, but how should girls say goodbye? While the children are still young, it is a safe way to change their biological mothers and identities. Anyway, there are still very few people in the clan who know the details of the He family, and no one has investigated whether these children are her own children.
Now Qin Bai proposes to change Brother Zi'er to a concubine, Dao is born to the concubine Chen, and it is the surname of the ex-husband's family of the He family, and he does not say the specific origin of the Chen family, just if she died in childbirth. Even Brother Zi'er's date of birth has been pushed back by a year, and the month and date remain unchanged. He was born in May, and now he is five years old, so if he changes it, he will become four years old, and he will be five years old, but he can also prevaricate in the past. In addition to this, Qin Bai also very carefully asked the patriarch to make more notes, there was an eldest son before Brother Zi'er, but he died young, and that was "born" by Qin An's abandoned ex-wife.
Such a child usually does not know how to make a preface to the score, but Qin Bai wanted to ask the patriarch to write down this more, because he wanted to take Brother Zi'er back one step back in the order of the teeth at the head of his house and become the "second grandson", so that in the future, even if others found out that Qin An's eldest son was born to a sinner, they would not suspect that Brother Zi'er, the "second son", would only be regarded as the eldest son of the He family who died young. And the youngest granddaughter who stayed in Datong was directly recorded in the name of Jinhuan, although it was better to cheapen this concubine with unknown character than to let the He family affect her reputation.
The patriarch did not object, but felt that Qin Bai's thoughts were thoughtful. He pretended to sigh ignorantly: "It turns out that Master Hou has a grandson in front of him, but he died early, it's a pity." The clansmen also said that Brother Zi'er was the eldest grandson of Master Hou, but it turned out that he had an elder brother in front of him. ”
Qin Bai looked at him and smiled, tacitly acknowledging each other.
The patriarch was going to turn around and just let out a message to the clan. He married Qin An for ten years, but Zi Ge'er was only five years old, and in the middle of four or five years, he also gave birth to a son who died young, in terms of time, it is completely reasonable to say, who would know that He was just borrowing Qin An to get rid of the Chen family at that time, but after that, he was still thinking about Zhao Jie, the son of the King of Jin, and he was unwilling to marry Qin An, so he used his husband's filial piety to be a nominal couple with Qin An for a few years, and after the real round house, she refused to have a child?
Qin Bai also asked the patriarch to directly use his new big name "Qin Qian" for his grandson when he was composing Zi Ge'er, which was very different from the small name. He even decided to let his family change their name from now on and call Brother Zi'er "Brother Qian".
As for the youngest granddaughter, he followed Qin Hanzhen's name and called her "Hanzhu", which also means "lost pearl". This child is also miserable, like her brother, affected by her biological mother, she should be a delicate and precious girl, but she can only be raised as a concubine, and she is still a concubine born to a concubine who is the head of the house. Her brother can still have a chance to advance to the imperial examination, but she is destined to be looked down upon by others.
The patriarch responded to Qin Bai's requests one by one, promised to go back and let out the news, and when it was time to worship the ancestors in the next year, he officially recorded the names and origins of Brother Zi and Hanzhu in the family tree, and from then on, they were no longer implicated by the He family. He also reminded Qin Bai not to let Brother Zi'er - no, now Brother Qian - stop letting the child wear filial piety, so as not to let people notice something.
Qin Bai ordered his subordinates as early as when he was in Shitang Zhuhai Courtyard to change the filial piety clothes worn by Brother Qian on weekdays to plain colors such as blue, blue, and gray, and no longer wore filial piety clothes, but the patriarch had not seen Brother Qian'er, so he didn't know. But this was also the kindness of the patriarch, and Qin Bai naturally responded.
After the business was done, Qin Bai and the patriarch were both in a happy mood, and they chatted a few words of homely things, and the latter said goodbye.
He returned to the sect room and first went to find his wife Shen and told her about the matter. As the wife of the patriarch, the Shen family was also a clan wife, so she should know about these things.
The patriarch's wife was still a little surprised: "Yongjiahou has good intentions for the sake of his grandson. It's just a little late, if you do it when the child first arrives in Jiangning, you don't have to bother to change your mind now. ”
The patriarch smiled, "He probably didn't expect it either. He really loves this eldest grandson, and he is like this, and he is not willing to let the child be wronged. Let's be careful in the future, Brother Qian is going to live in the clan for a few years in the future, it is impossible for Lord Hou and his wife to stay in Jiangning for a long time, at most, they will leave a few useful people to take care of their grandsons, and they need to prevent those blind guys in the clan from bullying him when they see that Brother Qian has no elders around him and has become a concubine. ”
The patriarch's wife hurriedly said, "That's naturally not possible." I am Brother Qian'er's uncle and grandmother, and I don't need to ask the lord and his wife to ask me, I will also take care of the child. The ladies at the head of each room, I will give a few more words. Whether Brother Qian is a descendant or a descendant, he is a child of the Hou Mansion, where can the children of their other families be bullied?"
The patriarch smiled and said, "You are not too young, you are sick at every turn on weekdays, where can you take care of it?" Besides, Brother Qi and Brother Qian, who she gave birth to, have always been good friends, and in the name of the child, she will take care of them more, and she will not let people say anything. Take this opportunity to let Keliang and his wife get closer to the Yongjiahou family, and there will be more time to rely on others in the future. ”
The patriarch's wife hurriedly agreed, and then, she hesitated for a moment before asking her husband: "How is the matter of building a new house?
The patriarch smiled and stroked his beard: "I only picked two harmless little problems, and there are nothing on the side." Master Hou is to give us face in the sect, we also have to appreciate it, and we must be more attentive to the affairs of the house. He paused, "I tested Hou Ye's tone a little, and he didn't refuse to let Keyong participate in it." I thought about repaying the favor, so I wouldn't raise the slightest objection to Brother Qian'er's matter. ”
The patriarch's wife said: "Brother Qian'er's matter should also be shared, the master has long refused to record the sinner woman of the He family in the family tree, but Brother Qian is now the only grandson of the six-room and the third room, and he can't help but let him be on the score, and it is inevitable to change his background." Keke used that thing, but it was really Hou Ye's magnanimity, we also had to be more discerning, know how to act in a measured manner, and we couldn't really kick our noses in the face like this. ”
The patriarch hurriedly asked, "Then what do you mean......?"
"Just show your face a little, don't let him preside over the matter, and don't let him touch the money account. The patriarch's wife said, "Isn't he learning the way of business from the second nephew of the eighth room now? Just ask him to help buy some bricks, stones and wood, and the side doesn't have to be touched, so that the clansmen can still see that he can still do practical things." As long as he doesn't make mistakes this time, and his daughter-in-law doesn't talk much, the clan will gradually change their opinion of him in the future. ”
The patriarch thought for a while, sighed and nodded: "This is true. It's really not too eye-catching right now. "I decided in my heart to ask the nephew of the side branch of the sect to make a meal, that is also the family of the sect after all, and the fertilizer and water do not flow into the fields of outsiders.
The patriarch's wife bowed her head and pondered for a moment, then said to the patriarch: "My niece has also arrived in Jiangning now, and she said that she was here to visit relatives, but in fact, she wanted Mrs. Hou to meet her. If Mrs. Hou thinks that she is still pleasing to the eye and says that it is a family matter, the relationship between our two rooms will be even closer. If this family business fails, the Hou Ye still has a protégé before, and the one who just returned to the capital not long ago is also a good object. Although the family background is thin, there is also a house and land, and there is also a reputation for Jinshi, and the marriage of a niece and nephew is a ready-made fate, but it is not a loss. I think he is very valued by the Hou Ye. ”
The patriarch had been mentally prepared for this, and nodded: "That's fine." Although Wu Jinshi is older, he is married for the first time, if it is not for fame, and there is no elders to help him, he would not have married a wife at this age. If you tell him your niece and daughter, it is better to be the original match than to fill the house. But it depends on what the Hou Ye and Mrs. mean. If your niece can marry into the Hou Mansion as a daughter-in-law, it will naturally be great. You mention a few more words in front of her, so that she doesn't show her timidity in front of Mrs. Hou. There is also the matter of Brother Qian and his sister, you can also be a little better, you don't have to go into too much detail, lest the children's life experience be known to outsiders and gossip. But when she marries and fills the house, she always has to face these things, and if she doesn't make it clear in advance, she is afraid that she will know the truth later, and she will offend people by speaking inappropriately in front of people. At that time, even if you want to tell her other family affairs, it will not be easy to do. ”
The patriarch's wife solemnly agreed, and then went to instruct someone to arrange for her nephew to meet with the Niu family.