Chapter 55: The Inner House

The Qin family's two-bedroom house is a four-way house, which occupies a large area and has a garden. When the family was separated, both the Xue family and Qin Bofu felt that even if the second room was separated, they would still be relatives of the emperor and the country, and they must not lose their dignity, so they would rather stick more silver, and buy this mansion in the neighborhood where high-ranking officials and nobles lived, and live a magnificent life that does not match Qin Bofu's official position.

However, although this house is said to be four into two roads, the two roads are not independent of each other, the east road is the main house, and the west road is just a side courtyard attached to each courtyard.

For example, the front yard is the living room, the study, and then a small carriage shed yard, the west side yard is the guest room; the main courtyard is the living place of Qin Bofu and Xiao Xue's husband and wife, the east chamber is the place where the little Xue family's housekeeper director, the west chamber is Qin Jinchun's residence, there is a small door leading to a small cross courtyard in the west of the main house, which is the residence of Aunt Fang and Qin Xun born to her; the third courtyard is the courtyard of the Xue family, and the whole small courtyard on the west side is Qin Jinyi's boudoir; the fourth courtyard is the garden to the west, and the servants live in groups on the east side, as well as kitchens, warehouses, and so on. Several courtyards on the west road do not communicate with each other, and they can only be entered through the main house on the east road.

Qin Hanzhen, under the leadership of Qin Jinchun, entered the second gate, and soon arrived at the west wing of the main courtyard where the latter lived. Although Qin Jinchun is at this age, she still has to rely on her parents to live, and she does not have an independent yard like her eldest sister Qin Jinyi, but in terms of practicality, her residence is still quite convenient, no matter where she goes, she has to pass in front of her door. Whether it is the Xue family, Qin Jinyi, or that Aunt Fang and her concubine Qin Xun, it is difficult to really hide from Qin Jinchun if there are any actions in this family.

Qin Jinchun invited Qin Hanzhen into the house to rest. She can drink a cup of hot tea here before visiting Xue. The second Mrs. Xue was forcibly dragged away by the maid in the Qin family's room in the front yard, using the excuse of changing clothes. Although it's an excuse, it still has to be rounded, so the girls will really pull her to change clothes. In this house, the most suitable place for Mrs. Xue to change her clothes is only the Xue family's residence in the third courtyard. The yard is quite large, and there are many houses, any one can be lent to Mrs. Xue, and there is no need to alarm the Xue family lying in the main room. It's just that Second Mrs. Xue is an honest and obedient person, and she can't stop her mouth, so she will definitely shout for Xue to support her. With Xue's partiality towards his mother's family, he doesn't know what to do with this time. Qin Jinchun is a smart little girl, and she will never bring Qin Hanzhen over to be angry at such a time.

Qin Youzhen pulled Qin Bofu to speak, and the Yao family went to visit the concubine Xiao Xue, everyone is human sperm, and no one went to the Xue family to find guilt. The two of them are juniors, so naturally they will not be stupid.

Qin Hanzhen took a closer look at Qin Jinchun's house. Although it is also the standard appearance of the official daughter's boudoir, compared to her former residence in Taohuaxuan, as well as her current room in Mingyuewu, the furniture, furnishings, and curtains in this room are much shabby. Moreover, it is obviously a three-room room with one light and two darkness, but only the window facing the courtyard on one side of the small study is glass-plated, but the back window of the small study, the main room, and the other windows at the end of the bedroom are all made of paper paste. It can be seen that the second room is either in poor economic condition, or it is really not concerned about this daughter. In this city where glass windows have become the standard for wealthy households, the second room, which is regarded as a relative of the emperor, will even use paper windows for the daughter of the emperor.

Qin Jinchun let people serve hot tea, before the tea was served, she first lifted the teapot lid and glanced at the tea leaves, her brows suddenly relaxed, knowing that she was now her mother's housekeeper, and her grandmother was sick again, it is estimated that the people below would not dare to snub themselves for the time being, otherwise she would not be able to take out the tea leaves on the table in front of the third sister, and her face would be dull.

Qin Jinchun personally poured tea for Qin Hanzhen, and when she saw her staring at those paper windows, her little face turned slightly red: "After moving here, I didn't live in this house for many days, and my grandmother said that there was no need to bother too much, and the paper windows could also be used." I think it's okay, the horizontal and vertical study uses glass windows, which are bright enough all year round. There are paper windows in the bedroom, and when the sun comes in, it's not so dazzling. ”

Qin Hanzhen smiled and only asked, "What kind of window is used in the house in the big sister's courtyard?"

Qin Jinchun was speechless for a moment. If she said truthfully that it was all a glass window, wouldn't it be a slap in the face? She couldn't speak, so Qin Hanzhen helplessly stretched out his finger and gently poked her in the head: "What kind of peace are you whitewashing in front of me?"

Qin Jinchun smiled a little embarrassedly.

Qingmei rushed over to say goodbye. She and Grape took turns to go to the Chengenhou Mansion to serve, and she stayed in the second room for the past two days. Now that Qin Jinchun has returned home, she has to step forward to report the latest situation at home to the girl.

Qingmei also couldn't tell why Xue and Qin Bofu quarreled. However, the Xue family came to the door today to make a fuss, and she heard some words. It should be that the second room of the Xue family refused to take the silver to lose money, and asked Qin Bo to come back and ask a few royal relatives or honorable ministers to put pressure on Shuntianfu and force Shuntianfu Yin to give up the case. The Xue family refused to admit their guilt, but they were willing to reconcile privately with the bitter master, but the reconciliation silver they were willing to take out was only 3,000 taels, which bitter master was willing to agree? Qin Bofu also felt that what the Xue family asked was too ridiculous and refused to agree, but the Xue family even helped his mother's family to speak, even if he was injured, he could only lie on the bed and not move, but he had to quarrel with his son and force him to give in.

Qingmei said with a sad face: "Girl, we don't know what to do. I've never heard of such a ridiculous thing. Can the uncle recognize a few royal relatives and noble ministers who are willing to come forward? The second uncle's wife didn't even say that she wanted to give the uncle some money, so how could the uncle help? The wife only helped the second uncle's wife scold the uncle. The uncle became angry, and under the pretext of not disturbing his wife's tranquility, he wanted to discuss the details with the second uncle's wife, mother and son, and then took the person away from his wife. But when the second uncle's wife heard that the uncle refused to help, she quarreled with him. My wife already knows about it, and I don't know how I'm going to attack my uncle for a while. I've been an errand boy in this family for so many years, and I've never seen my wife so angry with my uncle, it's really scary!"

Qin Jinchun's face turned pale, and he heard bursts of scolding from the Sanjin Courtyard where the Xue family lived, and it seemed that there was really a disturbance in front of the Xue family's house. She looked at Qin Hanzhen a little confused. Qin Hanzhen said: "You can rest assured, now as long as the eldest uncle can stand firmly, no one can force him." The second uncle and grandmother still have to recuperate, so they can't do anything. And the second aunt and the eldest aunt are here, can they still sit back and watch the Xue family go wild here?"

Qin Jinchun said worriedly: "Having said that, but grandmother is so biased towards the Xue family......" She paused, "The third sister also heard it, the second uncle and wife of the Xue family threatened their father with filial piety, if their father refused to agree to help them, they really went to the government to sue their father for disobedience, what should they do?"

Qin Hanzhen sneered: "If you disobey this kind of thing, you have to come forward with your parents to confirm it, and the government will listen to it, otherwise any relative will come out and say that the son of which family is not filial, and the government will accept it, and the government will be too busy." For such a big crime, I guess the second uncle and grandmother will not be so confused as to admit it, ruin the future of her biological son, and even bury her biological son's life. If she doesn't come forward, the Xue family is a group of clowns who jump off the beam. Besides, even if the second uncle and grandmother are really confused, the government must ask the specific reasons for the disobedience of the unfilial son, and then who will say that the eldest uncle is wrong to abide by the law of the country? At most, it makes people feel that he can't speak and can't convince his mother, but everyone must think that the mother of the second uncle and grandmother is more wrong, and the Xue family is even more wrong. The so-called charge of unfilial piety of the eldest uncle will not be established. ”

Of course, the fact that the crime is not convicted does not mean that the reputation will not be affected. Qin Bofu's future career is estimated to be like this. But then again, he didn't have any hope of being promoted, and now he was about to go home to be an idler. How much will the damage to his reputation have on him? It will only make him more clearly aware of his identity and status, stop daydreaming, and live a more down-to-earth life in the future.

Qin Hanzhen also said to Qin Jinchun: "The Xue family is like tearing their faces with the eldest uncle this time, and they don't consider how difficult the eldest uncle's situation is. Tens of thousands of taels of silver, can't they take it out? In my opinion, either the Xue family has gone downhill in the past few years and their financial resources are not as good as before, or they have already saved their thoughts of alienating themselves from your family. It is not a bad thing to take this opportunity to let the eldest uncle see the true face of the Xue family and draw a clear line as soon as possible. The second uncle and grandmother can stop a little without the help of the Xue family. It's the eldest aunt, who may be a little wronged. "Xiao Xue's maiden family is also the Xue family.

Qin Jinchun said: "It is the people from the second room of the Xue family who came to make trouble today. They are now in charge of the Xue family's capital branch, and sometimes they act very unusually. My mother once said privately that they would not be able to do this business for a long time, and it would ruin the reputation of the Xue family too much. But my grandmother and my mother were both born in the Xue family's house, and the family is now in Jiangnan, and they have always adhered to the ancestral teachings, rules and business, and the second room is not a one-way person. ”

Qin Han was really thoughtful. The Xue family, this shouldn't be the rhythm of internal division, right?

While the sisters were talking, the door of the east wing on the opposite side opened, and Qin Bofu and Qin Youzhen, brother and sister, walked out. It turned out that they had just gone over there to talk.

Qin Bofu's face seemed to be a little gloomy. He listened to the bursts of shouting and scolding coming from the courtyard after entering the courtyard, and he could faintly hear his mother Xue's slightly weak echoing words, and the expression on his face was even more ugly.

Qin Youzhen whispered to him: "Brother, you can't be soft-hearted this time. The current approach of the Xue family's second room clearly doesn't take your reputation and future to heart! They are making a fuss for a while, and I don't know how many neighbors have been called around. You are at a critical time now, they are not unaware, but they still want to threaten you for those tens of thousands of taels of silver, where is what your own uncle should do? You must make clear to your mother the importance of the matter, and persuade her not to be confused. You are her only son, and if she still wants to live a life of prosperity and happiness, she cannot let anything happen to you. No matter how close your mother's family is, you can't kiss you. Don't worry that your mother will blame you, it will really give you a bad reputation as an unfilial son. The elders of the long room and the third room have already spoken, and they will not let outsiders bully the children of the Qin family. Although my brother straightened his waist, you are the son of the Qin family, and you never owe anything to the Xue family!"

Qin Bofu took a deep breath, strode away, and walked straight to the Sanjin Courtyard.