Chapter 200: Hanzhu
Datong to the capital six or seven hundred miles of road, normal fast horses can be two or three days to arrive, Qin Bai, Niu and Qin Hanzhen took this road twice, the carriage they sat in, asked themselves if they were in a hurry, it only took seven or eight days of effort. Qin An's family walked on the road for more than ten days. This speed seems to be a little slower.
Even if there is a pregnant woman named Xiao Feng, she must be safe and stable when she travels, and she must also consider that there are several bosses and colleagues such as General Ma. They didn't come out to enjoy the mountains and rivers, but they were going to go to Beijing to take up their posts, isn't it a bit of a thing to drag it out to this point? Qin Hanzhen was originally a little dissatisfied in his heart, but now looking at Xiao Feng's pale and haggard face on his face, he felt that their husband and wife seemed to be excusable.
Niu Shi looked at the face of his little daughter-in-law, and he was also startled: "What's going on? Why is your face so bad? But you are sick on the road? If you really can't bear to travel so quickly, it's the same to take your time." Tell Brother An that they go to Beijing first, and you can go slowly. The body is important, if it is to rush out of the way, then what's the point?!"
Xiao Feng smiled weakly, and spoke a little weakly: "Where did you get to this point?" It's just that I thought I would be home today last night, and I was excited, so I didn't sleep well, so I just looked a little worse." It would be nice for the daughter-in-law to take a break. ”
Seeing her so sensible, Niu Shi was distressed: "Do you want to hide it from me, don't say it anymore, go back to the house and rest." He also instructed Mama Wei and them to invite a doctor who was good at gynecology to show Xiao Feng. Xiao Feng originally said that she didn't need it, but Niu couldn't help but decide to come down, and asked the girls to accompany her to the West Courtyard that had been arranged in advance for Qin An's family.
Next, the Niu family had time to pay attention to their youngest son Qin An.
She angrily counted down Qin An: "What the hell is going on? Your daughter-in-law is not in good health, why don't you tell your family? If you have to go together, your trip has been slowed down, not to mention, your daughter-in-law will also suffer!"
Qin An smiled dryly, and said embarrassedly: "Originally, she was not so powerful, she was fine when she set off, but after the first night stay, somehow, she felt more and more uncomfortable, and wanted to ask a doctor to come and see, but I don't know where to find a good doctor." It was easy to find a village doctor, but he only said that it was a bump on the road, and the pregnant woman couldn't stand it, so she asked to recuperate for a few days. At that time, Yulian persuaded me to go with General Ma and them first, and she stayed in the local area to recuperate, and then caught up later, which was the same. But it was a small town, and there was only one carriage and horse shop, which was very simple, so how could I leave her there? They are not in a hurry, they should just stop by to play. So I continued to take Yulian and hurried slowly, and after a few days, it was no big deal. She really didn't sleep well last night, so her face looked ugly, but it didn't matter. ”
Niu really wanted to poke him in the head: "She said it was okay, you really thought it was okay? She is a good and sensible child, but you have a big heart! Lucky God forbid, I didn't call your daughter-in-law really had an accident, otherwise I will see how you regret it!" was so angry that he drove his son out of the house directly, and he didn't want to see him again.
Anyway, the youngest son will live in Beijing in the future, and the Niu family let go of his heart and began to worry about his grandson, and he will be able to scold the younger son.
Qin An touched his nose and stood in the courtyard at a loss.
At this time, there are usually people who come to play the round. But Xiao Feng was urgently sent to the West Courtyard by the girls, Qin Hanzhen had a knot in his heart, pretending to be ignorant and innocent, and the others had their own things to do, so they didn't dare to intervene at this time, Qin An had to be hung there. Later, Qin Bai came out of the house slowly, glanced at him, and said, "Come with me to the study." It was kind of giving him a way forward, so that he would not continue to stand stupidly in the main courtyard.
The girls led Qin Hanzhu to meet her grandmother and sister, and put a brocade mat for her to kowtow to Niu's.
Hanzhu is six years old this year, she is tall, slender, with a beautiful face, fair skin, quiet gestures, no accent when she speaks, clear and organized logic, good manners, soft tone, simple and elegant dress, she is a decent official daughter. As soon as Niu and Qin Hanzhen took a look, they knew that she had received a good upbringing, and she didn't see any childishness, which showed that Xiao Feng really put his heart into her.
It's just that when Niu saw her, he remembered her biological mother, He. It was precisely because she was deceived by He's false face that she mistakenly thought that the other party was really a well-educated official daughter, and how could she know what a vicious and evil nature was under that beautiful skin. Therefore, seeing Hanzhu's appearance, Niu instinctively felt disliked.
She twisted her head and said lightly: "Get up, you will be at home in the future, you must listen to your mother's words well, study and learn needlework, don't mess around, and don't learn well with some people who don't know how to do it." ”
Hanzhu crisply agreed. She stood up with the support of the little girl, and saluted Qin Hanzhen again, saying, "Big sister." ”
Qin Hanzhen looked at this innocent little girl with a complicated mood, smiled reluctantly, took her hand and saluted back, and called: "Sixth sister." He also said, "Our sisters all follow the long room and the second room, so you can call me the third sister in the future." Our big sister was in the second room. ”
Hanzhu responded obediently and immediately changed her name to the third sister.
Niu Shi gestured with his eyes to the girl Baihui to bring a meeting gift to Hanzhu, which was a decent silver collar and a matching jade lock. She directly asked Baihui to hand over the things to the little girl beside Hanzhu. Obviously, she has a rather cold attitude towards this little granddaughter. is also the flesh and blood of the He family, and Brother Zi'er's treatment in front of his grandmother is undoubtedly much stronger than that of his sister Hanzhu.
Qin Hanzhen still remembered the situation when he first saw the He family after passing through, and he could vaguely understand why the Niu family was so cold. When Xiao Feng married Qin An to fill the house, Qin Bai and Niu took her to Datong to watch the ceremony, but they had already seen Hanzhu. But at that time, Hanzhu was still a little milk baby, not as much like the He family today, and the Niu family's attitude towards the little granddaughter was much better at that time. It can only be said that Qin Hanzhu is unlucky, her eyebrows and eyes are too similar to her biological mother, and her personality is also the one that looks gentle and gentle, which is the same as when He was at the beginning, if it weren't for the fact that the lower half of her face was obviously more similar to Qin An, Niu's would probably be much colder.
Qin Hanzhen still remembered in her heart not to be angry with innocent children, she had tolerated Brother Zi'er, not to mention this little sister who was born after He was abandoned, and who had never received the slightest pity from He except for being used and abandoned by her biological mother? Why don't you go back to the house with my sixth sister and choose it myself? If you like it, I'll give both gifts to my sister. ”
Hanzhu was a little surprised, tilted her head and asked, "Really?"
Qin Hanzhen smiled and touched her little head with a bun: "Of course it's true." What should I coax you to do?" she said to Niu, "Grandmother, I'll send my sixth sister to her room first." ”
Niu nodded, she was also about to call Mama Lu to ask what was going on with her little daughter-in-law's body. This kind of topic is not very convenient for the little girl who has not left the cabinet to listen.
Qin Hanzhen accompanied Hanzhu to the west courtyard. She lived with her father and mother, and they were all arranged in the West Courtyard. The west courtyard is not very wide, but there are two entrances before and after, which is enough for Qin An and his wife, plus a concubine, and children to live together. Hanzhu's house is in the west wing of the backyard, which is a three-room room with one light and two darkness, which is elegantly furnished and refreshing, and it is cleaned up by Mama Wei with someone, which is suitable for Hanzhu's current identity as a "concubine", and the conditions are quite good. According to the big girl Ran Qiu next to Qin Jinhua, who came to visit, Xu Lan of the Xu family is already a favored concubine, and the house she lives in is not as good as this.
It's been a hard journey. Qin Hanzhen could see that Hanzhu's spirit was very tired, and the child couldn't bear the tiredness, and it was actually difficult to hide it. But when she entered the backyard of the West Courtyard, she still insisted on going to see her mother-in-law Xiao Feng first. Qin Hanzhen accompanied her to the main room.
Xiao Feng had already laid down on the bed, and after a simple freshening, she looked a little refreshed, and her complexion seemed to have improved a little. There was a faint smell of medicine in the room, and I am afraid that Xiao Feng would take the medicine first after returning to the room. Qin Hanzhen greeted her body and asked her if she needed anything, she just smiled and said, "It's okay now, if there is a need, I will tell someone to tell my mother." The third sister has worked hard. He motioned for Hanzhu to come to her bedside and touched Hanzhu's little face, "Tired, right? After a while, you can rest first and ask Xiaoqin to help you pack your luggage. After a while, I'll ask people to come and help, and tell me what they lack. In your own home, you don't have to go outside. ”
Hanzhu responded crisply, and persuaded her with concern: "Mother is resting, don't worry about my father and me, there are people waiting around us." You just have to sleep well, the little brother in your belly matters. ”
Xiao Feng smiled and touched her head, she really stopped, and didn't forget to tell the girls: "Go to the West Wing to keep an eye on it, what is lacking in my sister, be smart, don't let my sister be wronged, and Aunt Jin misunderstood again." The girls responded, Hanzhu lowered her head a little embarrassed, and obediently withdrew, and invited Qin Hanzhen to go to the west wing where she lived.
The layout of the west wing room surprised Hanzhu very much, she happily walked around the room, touched the newly played violin on the piano case, and looked at Qin Hanzhen with excitement and anticipation in her eyes.
Qin Hanzhen smiled and said, "There is a boudoir in the long house, and our sisters have to go to school." Now that the eldest sister is sick, the second sister will soon be in time, so the class is suspended, and the fourth sister is busy helping the eldest aunt take care of the housework, and there are days when she doesn't come, and only the fifth sister is still in class. You rest for two days, and when your spirit is well, I will accompany you to see Mr. Although Mr. Zeng is a bit strict, she is a talented woman with real talent and learning. You have to study hard and don't be lazy. ”
Hanzhu didn't ask Qin Hanzhen why she didn't mention whether she had gone to school or not, she just nodded obediently and said, "Third sister, don't worry, I will definitely study hard." ”
Qin Hanzhen nodded, and asked people to bring the two gifts he had prepared, one was a thin version of the four treasures of the study, with medium color, and the other was six pearl hairpins that were slightly more expensive.
Hanzhu looked left and right, selected the pearl hairpin, and said with a smile: "It fits my name." ”
Qin Hanzhen smiled back at her, thinking that this would be fine.