Chapter 37: Madness
The Xue family only hated himself for being too anxious, and ran out by himself without hearing the movement clearly, and complained that Qin Jian didn't say it clearly, how can the people of his clan's clan be called distinguished guests?
She forgot that Fuguiju had already belonged to the long house, and they were already guests in the second room, and their identity was no different from Qin Keyong's husband and wife.
Xiao Huang held on to Xue Shi tightly, her ten fingers were about to break her skin, her expression was crazy, and she asked her in a hoarse voice: "Why don't you speak? What about my brother, sister-in-law and nephew? What about my niece and nephew? When they came to you, what did you say in your letter? You said that you would take good care of them, and you would send my niece and daughter to the palace to be a mother, and you would make our Huang family fly and flourish, you said it well, where are they now?!" I don't know how many letters I have written in the past few years, and you said at first that I should wait patiently for news, but then you simply ignored people! Why did you ignore me? Why? I wrote more than a dozen letters in a row urging my brother to go back, did you give him the letters? Did you give it to him? My father died, he was so sick that I wrote to my brother half a year in advance, why didn't he go back? Why? When my father died, he didn't even have a child or grandchild to send him to death, and he didn't blink an eye! Doesn't my aunt have anything to say to me? Why don't you speak?
Xue was shaken to the point that he almost fell apart, struggling desperately, calling his son and the girls to come and save him. But Xiao Huang's strength came from nowhere, and he grabbed Xue's clothes tightly, tore her sleeves, and grabbed them again immediately.
Qin Bofu panicked and helped his mother break free from Xiao Huang, but she grabbed a few handfuls, and a few blood marks suddenly appeared on the back of his hand. He was angry and anxious: "Let it go! Don't be rude!" and scolded Qin Keyong, who was standing sideways with his hands cold, "What are you doing in a daze? Why don't you pull your daughter-in-law away?!"
Qin Keyong said lightly: "She's just excited." She experienced the pain of bereavement, and she was anxious to find her relatives and ask for clarity. Since the second brother and aunt know the truth, just tell her. In the past, every time I went back to Beijing, I wanted to visit the second brother Fu, but the second brother was always empty, and my aunt also reasoned that it was inconvenient for the widowed to see guests. In fact, the aunt and the second brother are too worried. Although my aunt is a widow, my nephew does not need to be shy about it, and my nephew is still young, so outsiders can't gossip. And no matter how busy the second brother Fu's yamen errands are, it is not that he can't spare time to have a cup of tea with his brother and say a word. I think my aunt and second brother Fu have something to say to me, so I had to ask my daughter-in-law to come over and ask what happened. ”
Qin Bofu hurriedly said: "Where do I not tell you frankly? We really don't know where your brother-in-law's family has gone! At the beginning, they thought that the house I rented for them was not spacious enough and uncomfortable to live in, and they said that they were used to living in the countryside and wanted to move to a grange on the outskirts of Beijing. I can't stop them, so I have to let them go, how do I know that they have been cut off from now on? I want to send a letter to your brother-in-law for you, but I don't know where to send it!"
"Lying...... Lie!" Xiao Huang retorted sharply, "How can you not know? How can three big living people just say that they will leave? How can they move to the outskirts of Beijing for no reason! My brother will never say that he is used to living in the countryside, and he dreams of living in a big mansion in the capital for a long time! If he thinks that the place where he lives is too small, he will only find a better house to move to, and will not move to the suburbs of Beijing! And my niece Sister Qiu, where is she? Didn't you say that you had already sent her to the palace? Since she is still here, my brother and sister-in-law will never leave!"
Qin Bofu couldn't help but be speechless, and he couldn't answer.
Xiao Huang grabbed Xue and asked, "Say, why doesn't my aunt answer me? Where is my niece? Don't tell me you don't know." Auntie, you can't be so unconscientious! I have done so many things for you, and I have offended the Yongjiahou family. I gave you nearly 20,000 taels of silver! You can't turn your face and deny people!"
Xue Shi had already been pressed by her on the steps, and the snow water in front of the steps seeped into the inside through the cotton clothes, freezing Xue Shi and screaming. She had no choice but to shout: "Sister Qiu is still in Nianhui Nunnery! The emperor has already seen her, but he didn't say that he wanted to accept her as a concubine." I can't help it, who told your niece that she doesn't have the ability to please the emperor? I knew that she was a dou who couldn't be helped, and I wouldn't have spent so much thought and spent so much silver! All the money you gave was spent, and I lost a lot of money. Your brother and sister-in-law don't know my plight at all, and blame me for not being able to make their daughters concubines immediately. I got angry and had a fight with them, and they moved out. Don't tell me anything with a bad conscience, we have nothing to be sorry for you, what good things you have done, it has nothing to do with our second room, don't spew blood!"
Xiao Huang only felt that his eyes were black, and he trembled with anger: "You said it lightly, you said it lightly! The reason why I am here today is because you have harmed me! Now my brother, sister-in-law, and nephew have no one alive or dead, and my father will not have children or grandchildren to die until he dies, and he will not be blind to death! If you say a few words, you want to clear up your involvement? Dream! If you refuse to hand over my brother's family, I will report to the official! I will sue you for murder for money! I want to see how high-ranking officials and generous your family are, and how can you still have the face to be a relative of the emperor and the country!"
Xue and Qin Bofu suddenly changed color.
Qin Jian was already stunned by the side, looked at Qin Keyong at a loss, and saw him standing there calmly, unhurried, and felt that he didn't seem to be interjecting to say anything, but secretly gave the girl in the courtyard a look, suggesting that she should hurry to the inner courtyard to report the news.
Qin Hanzhen also quietly retreated to the gate of the courtyard, and whispered a few words to Feng'er, Feng'er retreated willingly, and turned to look for Qin Jian's little servant to talk.
As for Qin Jinyi, she was sitting on a chair in the middle of the house, frightened by the dispute in the courtyard.
Soon, Qin Jian's little maid Mingfeng rushed over and "reported" to Qin Jian: "Brother, Princess Xiuning's car drove to the door, and I heard that there are many guests from our family today, so I left without entering the door, saying that I would come back another day." ”
Qin Jian knew that there was no matter of Princess Xiuning coming to the door, and she was stunned when she heard this, but she soon received Qin Hanzhen's eyes, and said knowingly: "I know, go back and ask someone to prepare a gift, and send it to the palace to compensate for it." Today is our family's rudeness and neglect of distinguished guests. ”
During the conversation between the master and servant, the Xue family, Qin Bofu and Qin Jinyi all looked over, with desperate expressions on their faces. Qin Bofu asked in a trembling voice, "Virtuous nephew, Princess Xiuning, is this ...... Hear me?"
Qin Jian looked embarrassed: "It's probably because the princess suddenly remembered that there was something urgent to do, right? ”
If it was just Princess Xiuning who temporarily canceled her trip, why did the Cheng'en Hou Mansion give gifts to make amends? This is clearly that Princess Xiuning had just heard the movement in Fugui's house at the gate of the Hou Mansion!
Qin Bofu's expression turned pale, and he couldn't help but take a step back. Xue's face was also discouraged, and his eyes were full of resentment when he looked at Xiao Xue's: "It's all your rude thing!" she raised her hand and wanted to slap it over.
How could Xiao Huang be willing to be beaten? On the contrary, he blocked the other party with one hand, and pulled Xue's collar tighter with the other hand: "Am I rude? Is it better than my aunt's betrayal of her husband and abandoning her family? I have nothing to fear! If you have the ability, you will beat me to death, otherwise even if I fight for my life, I will get my brother, sister-in-law, nephew, niece and niece back!"
She pushed Xiao Huang away, struggled to stand up, and turned her head to grab Qin Jian: "Good nephew, your grandfather and grandmother are there? Now that they are the masters of the sixth room, they have done bad things, how can the owners of the houses come forward to uphold justice, right? Our Qin clan has rules! Those who violate the clan rules and ancestral precepts must be expelled from the clan! Otherwise, wouldn't they have tarnished the reputation of the He clan? Such black sheep must not be kept in the clan!"
Qin Jian was surprised, Xiao Huang's words were hinting that they would expel the second room from the clan?
Qin Bofu helped Xue up, but Xue couldn't take care of his son, and was so excited by Xiao Huang's words that he jumped up: "You are dreaming! We have already separated and are no longer under the control of Changfang." What do you say about expelling the clan? We haven't done anything bad, how can you get rid of us just because you say a few words casually from a junior?!"
Xiao Huang suddenly turned his head and glared at the Xue family: "We are members of the clan, we represent the rules! If you don't want to be expelled from the clan, return my brother and sister-in-law, nephews and nieces!"
"Come on, come on!" Xue was embarrassed, and Princess Xiuning's duck flew away, she was already so angry that she lost her mind, "Do you think I'm willing to raise a few of them?!" I can't help at all, I only know how to eat and drink for nothing all day long, and every time I meet, I only know to ask them when their daughters can be concubines, and I have long wanted to get rid of them! Now that you are here, quickly bring people back, and don't mess around in front of me!"
When Qin Hanzhen heard this, he looked over: "Second uncle and grandmother, it turns out that you really know where the Huang family is? Then why didn't you say it before? Aunt Keyong wrote so many letters to her brother, did you show them to the Huang family? And the Huang family's branch in the capital has asked you about the whereabouts of the clan several times, why do you always say that you don't know?"
Xue Shi was speechless for a moment, this time it was her turn to squeak.
There was silence in the courtyard. Suddenly, Xiao Huang let out a low laugh, and gradually, she laughed louder and louder, and in the end, it turned into a big laugh, but laughing and laughing, she actually started crying.
Maybe it's because I'm too emotional. She didn't cry a few times, the whole person stiffened, and then collapsed softly, just in front of her husband Qin Keyong who stepped forward to hug her.