Qing Xing's little face turned pale when she heard this, and she barely maintained her composure and replied: "My aunt used to be the eldest girl next to Mrs. Tang Shangshu, and Mr. Zeng used to teach the girls piano and chess skills in the Tang Mansion in the past, and I didn't see my aunt rarely. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info Because I was born like my aunt, I accompanied my girl to school that day, and Mr. Zeng became suspicious when he saw me. Later, she asked me to pick up the book, saying that it was for the girl to read, but in fact she wanted to inquire about my background. I was afraid that telling the truth would make the girl guess that I had something to do with He Ying, so I didn't dare to tell the truth to Mr. Zeng, and only pretended not to know anything. Mr. Zeng didn't say anything later, so I thought I had mixed up. ”

And so it was.

Qin Hanzhen nodded: "People are similar, it's okay for you to pretend to be stupid and prevaricate in the past." But most of your fourth cousin Uncle He Xin has seen the Tang family, he lives in the back street of Houfu, and Mr. Zeng also lives in the back street of Houfu, and the two families may have dealings. Your brothers and sisters have recognized the He family here, and when Mr. Zeng got the letter, he knew that you were lying before. Don't be afraid, be generous and pay for it. When something happened to your family, you were still a child, how much can you remember? Mr. Zeng is so well-bred that he will not worry much about you. ”

Qingxing agreed, and stopped a little when she wanted to speak.

Qin Hanzhen asked, "What do you want to say?"

Qingxing said dryly: "I'm a little scared...... Although Tang Shangshu helped keep my grandfather's and grandmother's family property, my father always betrayed him, that is, he was lucky enough to keep Tang Shangshu from being framed. Even though I knew in my heart that it had nothing to do with my vicious mother-in-law, I ...... If my father could hold it on his own, he would not be moved easily by the wicked woman. Tang Shangshu doesn't care, that's because of his generosity and benevolence. But the rest of the Tang family ...... Surely they won't be waiting to see our family, will they?"

Qin Hanzhen thought for a while: "Are you worried that the Tang family will embarrass you if they know about your brothers and sisters?" I think they haven't bothered with your grandfather and grandmother for so many years, and they have helped the old man, so it can be seen that they really don't care." You don't have to worry too much. Speaking of which, what happened back then? Your father was a protégé of other people, and listening to your words, he also received great favor from other people, so for no reason, why did he suddenly have a different heart and want to help other people's political enemies frame others? Your biological mother is a girl from the Tang family, why didn't she persuade her?"

Qingxing showed her memories: "I can't tell you what happened back then, I was still young at that time." However, He Ying pretended to be a quiet and virtuous lady in front of outsiders, and actually loved to show off in front of our mother and son. She mentioned a few words, and I remember a lot. My brother was older and knew a lot. On the way to Datong, my brother and sister talked about He Ying's past, and he told me some inside information. ”

It's a long story.

Father He has such a teacher as Tang Shangshu, and he is a serious jinshi, so he has a good learning talent and some ability, so his career is quite smooth, and he has won the fat shortage of Yangzhou Mansion safely, and he took office with his family. At the beginning, he was in Yangzhou, and he didn't dare to go too far, and the cashiers were all compared to others, and he didn't dare to collect anything that shouldn't be collected, and he acted safely. It's just that it didn't take long for the wife to mention her daughter's marriage.

He Ying was thirteen or fourteen years old that year, she was in the prime of her youth, she was born with a bit of beauty, and she had read a little bit of books since she was a child, and she thought she was a beautiful woman with both talent and appearance. In Yangzhou Mansion, there are few girls who can compare to her. That year, she happened to go to the temple with her mother to worship the Buddha and asked for a sign, saying that she would have a rich and good marriage. Out of the temple gate, they met a fortune teller again, and also said that He Ying was destined to be rich and noble, and the hearts of the mother and daughter were alive from then on.

It happened that there was news in Beijing that the prince of the East Palace was about to choose a concubine, and in addition to a main concubine, he would also choose a side concubine according to the routine. At that time, although the prince's health was not healthy, he did not have to recuperate at every turn as he is now, and he could still go to the court from time to time to listen to the government. The selection of concubines in the East Palace is a major event for all official eunuchs. People who want to climb the dragon and the phoenix, as long as they have a daughter of the right age at home, they can't help but think about it. It's just that the palace is very cautious about this matter, and does not plan to make the draft public, but the queen mother and concubines will summon some daughters of official eunuchs to select the right people from them, and then the emperor will choose them.

He Ying's mother and daughter got the news at that time that although the will had not yet been made, Tang Shangshu's daughter had basically been selected as the crown prince and concubine of the East Palace, but the candidate for the side concubine had not yet been decided. The queen mother and concubines in the palace are very sympathetic, and they also look forward to the harmony of the prince's back house, and privately handed a message to the Tang family, asking them to choose a few suitable candidates for the side concubines and report to the palace.

This kind of thing, originally from the family of the family, could not be reached in any way. Originally, Father He only planned to be a gossip and be happy for his mentor by the way, but He Ying's mother and daughter were moved, and they felt that if they could let He Ying be the concubine of the East Palace, they would just respond to the words of the fortune teller and the signature. If He Ying's life is good and she gives birth to a son before the daughter of the Tang family, I am afraid that greater wealth is still to come.

Because the mother and daughter were in the way of the Tang family, although it was unpleasant to look at Yun Jiang, the biological mother of Qingxing and Lizi, they could only endure this breath. They thought that if He Ying could be selected into the East Palace and give birth to the imperial grandson, they would still need to see the face of a concubine in the future? I'm afraid that even the Tang family will have to look at their faces in turn!

For this purpose, He Ying's mother desperately encouraged her husband to send a letter to Tang Shangshu, indicating that her family was also willing to send a woman to run for election, which was naturally under the banner of the daughter of the He family. They said it well, and they chose the daughters of other eunuchs, if there is a conflict with the daughter of the Tang family in the future, no matter how good the relationship between the two families is, it will inevitably be restrained. But the daughter of the He family did not have this concern, after all, Father He was Tang Shangshu's protégé......

Without waiting for the Tang family to reply, He Ying's mother and daughter couldn't wait to prepare their bags and persuade He's father to return to the capital with his family in the name of returning to Beijing to report on his work. In order to get more money, help He Ying make some connections, and prepare a dowry, He Ying's mother also instigated her husband to embezzle a large amount of public money. They took the money and hurriedly went to the capital, and immediately went to the door of the Tang family to ask for a meeting. In order to be more sure, He Ying's mother even brought her aunt Yun Jiang with her, and told her to say more good things about her daughter, and to persuade the Tang family to recommend He Ying.

What happened on that trip to the Tang family, Li Zi couldn't say clearly. I only know that after returning from the Tang family, my mother-in-law had a black face and punished my aunt Yun Jiang for kneeling all night, and my sister He Ying almost smashed her own house, and refused to eat even with the door closed. Presumably the Tang family's trip didn't go well, right?

Qingxing vaguely remembered that Aunt Yun Jiang later complained to the mother-in-law beside her, saying that the eldest lady was very loose in rules and acted too publicly, and Mrs. Tang had never liked this kind of temperament. People should choose a docile and honest concubine for their daughter, so as not to make her angry in the future. How could the eldest lady be able to get into the eyes of Mrs. Tang when she behaved like this? She had told her several times in advance, but the eldest lady turned a deaf ear, but now that things are not going well, she complains that she is useless and a waste. She used to be just a girl in the Tang family, where is her turn to talk about such a big thing?

It was about after this incident that He Ying's mother and daughter had different hearts. They felt that since the Tang family was unwilling to fulfill He Ying's good marriage, it was no wonder that they were looking for another way. Li Zi and Qingxing don't remember how their father got in touch with Tang Shangshu's political enemies, they only remember that during that time, his mother-in-law often took his brothers and sisters out to socialize, and his father went to the yamen more, but he almost didn't go to the door of the Tang family. When his father finally visited Tang's house again, there was news that he was greedy for ink in office, and then soon an official sent someone to get someone, and searched out the letters between his father and Tang Shangshu's political enemies from the study, exposing the fact that he participated in the other party's plan to frame Tang Shangshu.

If it weren't for the fact that all of Father He's betrayals were only in letters and did not really put them into action, the reaction of the Tang family would probably be even more intense. The eldest lady of the Tang family is about to marry into the East Palace as the princess and concubine, and the political enemy doesn't want to see the Tang family get such benefits, so they hurriedly set a trap to kill people, and hastily exposed their feet and implicated Father He. Tang Shangshu probably also thought that this protégé was being used for a while, so he would show mercy. But betrayal is always a fact, and Father He is indeed greedy for tens of thousands of taels of public funds, and Tang Shangshu will never reach out to save him. It is already a rare kindness to be able to protect the ancestral homes and fields of his old father and mother in his hometown.

Qingxing said to Qin Hanzhen with tears: "Girl, look, if it weren't for He Ying's heart being too high, thinking about marrying into the East Palace, where would there be this disaster? My aunt originally thought that they just wanted to climb the dragon and attach the phoenix, but when they touched the nail at Mrs. Tang's place, they naturally dispelled their thoughts, and they didn't even know about the greed for ink, where did they think that there would be a later one? It wasn't until the official messenger came to the door and searched out the letter that she knew that her father had the idea of betraying Tang Shangshu, and she cried like someone. She went to Tang's house to beg Mrs. Tang before, and since then, she has not had the face to mention it. If it weren't for the fact that there were still our brothers and sisters, she was afraid that we would suffer at the hands of my mother's brothers and sisters, and she would have been hanging with a white silk. When she was in prison, her sister, who had been waiting with her in front of Mrs. Tang, came to visit her and asked her if she would like to go out. Hengzhi is just a concubine, and it is not difficult to save her. But my aunt really didn't have the face to see the old master, so she refused the kindness of her sister, knowing that she was very sick, she still followed my father on the road with illness, and finally died on the road......"

Qin Hanzhen sighed when he heard it, and said to Qingxing: "Your mother is a three-minded person, your brothers and sisters will call her mother directly in the future, anyway, there are no mothers and mothers here." I think your mother is more admirable than He's mother, but it's a pity that you didn't meet a good husband. Your father must have avoided her when he was moved by your mother-in-law's words, otherwise how could your mother not know? If you remember where she was buried, you will have the opportunity to bring back her bones. ”

Qing Xing choked and nodded: "I will, I still remember where she was buried." I will take back the bones of her and her father and send them back to my hometown in the south, and I can't let them be lonely ghosts outside in any way......"