Chapter 188: Early Morning
Qin Hanzhen quickly went to the main courtyard and brought the latest news to his grandfather and grandmother. ~with~dream~small~say~ั~suimะตng~lฤ
A look of astonishment quickly flashed on Qin Bai's face, and then he frowned.
Niu Shi said worriedly: "Okay, why did you have a stroke? Did something happen to their family? I said a long time ago, Zhenxi Hou's stinky temper, he still doesn't know how to be a man when he is old, he doesn't know how to be reasonable at all, and he has to keep scolding on trivial matters, but he scolds at good people, he simply doesn't know what to do! How can he recuperate with peace of mind with such a temperament? Even if he is not sick, he will be tossed out of illness. I hope that his stroke will not affect the trip of Su's son-in-law's family to Beijing. Youyi has been looking forward to it for so long, and she can finally look forward to the day she leaves home, but when things come to an end, she is held back by her family. โ
She had already freshened up and changed into decent clothes, so she pulled her husband Qin Bai and asked Qin Youyi and Su Zhongying to send them home.
When they came to the front yard, Qin Youyi and Su Zhongying had just packed their things and were about to say goodbye to them. Qin Bai asked Su Zhongying: "Is it really a stroke?" What did the person who reported the news say?" When he asked this, his eyes kept staring at Su Zhongying, wanting to observe the change in the latter's expression.
Su Zhongying had a bitter look on her face. He understood why Qin Bai asked like this, in fact, he himself felt that it was too coincidental. Yesterday in the palace, although the emperor did not say it explicitly, everyone knew what kind of punishment the emperor would inflict on the Marquis of Zhenxi. Since he didn't want to move the reinforcements and affect the stability of the southwest border army and Shudi, but he couldn't take the crimes of Zhenxihou lightly, he could only take the means used against Qin Song, the marquis of Chengen, and issue a secret order to question Zhenxihou's crimes, and then secretly give him death.
Externally, the emperor and the Zhenxi Hou Mansion will declare that the Zhenxi Hou is an old patient who has relapsed and needs to recuperate behind closed doors, and even the Tai Hospital has been ordered to do a fake medical case, and there will be a special Tai Doctor responsible for covering the aftermath. The secret decree will be issued after Su Zhongying leaves Beijing, and Su Boxiong will witness his father finish the last journey of his life. But after the death of Zhenxi Hou, the Su family will not mourn. Until Su Boxiong successfully completed the task of Shu and returned to the capital safely, the Su family announced the death of Zhenxihou, and used Zhenxihou's "last words" as an excuse to complete his funeral in a low-key manner. In this way, the Zhenxi Hou Mansion can be regarded as smoothly through this crisis.
Before the secret decree was issued, why did Zhenxihou have a stroke? Could it be that this stroke really failed? No wonder insiders such as Qin Bai were puzzled.
However, Su Zhongying hadn't returned home to figure out what was going on, and the person who sent the letter couldn't say clearly, so he could only take his wife back to Zhenxi Hou Mansion to visit his father at this time with the image of a filial son who was anxious. He whispered to Qin Bai: "My niece and son-in-law don't know what's going on, so when I go back and ask for understanding, I'll send someone to report to my uncle." Uncle and aunt, please don't worry too much, my brother has already sent someone to ask for a doctor, if the emperor knows the news, he will definitely send someone to check the pulse. This is actually a hint to Qin Bai that the matter of the stroke is asked by the emperor's people, and there will be no fake.
Qin Bai groaned slightly: "I'll send a steward to send you back." If you need help, just ask. "It's enough to be a good in-law.
Su Zhongying thanked Qin Bai again and again, and was about to leave.
Niu persuaded him again: "Let your old man be more relaxed, don't always be stingy, a little thing is worth being angry for a few days." At such an age, when he was young, he was also plagued by three calamities, and he suffered a lot, did he think that he was still a young man in the prime of life? Isn't it very good that if it is peaceful today, and there is nothing to fight for, he has worked hard for most of his life, and he should also take care of it, stay at home and tease his grandson, raise birds, or something? โ
Insiders such as Qin Bai, Qin Hanzhen, and Qin Youyi were a little afraid to look at Su Zhongying's expression at this time.
When Su Zhongying heard this, her nose couldn't help but feel sour, her eyes immediately turned red, and she almost burst into tears on the spot.
Isn't it precisely because his father refuses to accept his heart, refuses to obey his old age, refuses to enjoy pure happiness, and always thinks about doing something big, and even has the courage to go against the emperor and the court, that he will have today's disaster? It's all retribution!
Qin Youyi silently supported her husband, and said goodbye to Qin Bai and Niu's with him, and it was too late to go back to Dongfu to say goodbye, so she asked Qin Bai and his wife to tell him, and the two went out to get into the car together.
At this time, Qin Zhonghai arrived at the news. He rode a horse, with two long retinues, and was dressed in homely clothes, and apparently had arrived on the letter. He said to his sister and brother-in-law, "I will accompany you back, and if there is a place where you need help, I can also help." Su Zhongying thanked him again and again, and the husband and wife took Zhou Xiangnian and headed for the direction of the Hou Mansion in Zhenxi.
Qin Hanzhen accompanied his grandfather and grandmother back to the main courtyard and sat down. Niu sighed: "Why did you have a stroke?" The girls reported that Changfang Xu and Min had come over.
Xu and his son received the letter at the same time, and they were so anxious that they couldn't do it. She learned from her son last night that her daughter and son-in-law were safe and sound, and she had just let go of the big stone in her heart, and she didn't think that such an accident would happen overnight. She was worried that if Zhenxi Hou had a stroke, her daughter and son-in-law would not be able to go out again. Even if a family of four can be safe, and can't leave the difficult Mrs. Zhenxihou, the future upbringing of the two grandsons will be a trouble. She didn't want to stay here and wait for news, so she wanted to come to Xifu to discuss with her brother-in-law. When encountering major events, it is still Qin Bai, the little uncle, who is reliable. When her eldest son was not at home, what she believed in the most was Qin Bai.
Qin Shutao was sent by her to go on an errand in the yamen, so he took a leave of absence for his brother, stayed in the yamen for a while, and then went home to support the overall situation. Qin Zhonghai must have a lot of things to do today, and Qin Shutao, as a younger brother, has to take care of the family for him. Xu was supposed to ask her eldest daughter-in-law to accompany her to Xifu, but thinking that her eldest daughter-in-law Yao and her daughter Qin Youyi had a quarrel, and her temperament, words and deeds were also a little inappropriate, she chose another younger son and daughter-in-law to accompany her. The Min family has a cold and steady temperament, and if he shouldn't say something, he won't say more than half a sentence, and at this time, he is much more reliable than the Yao family.
Their mother-in-law and daughter-in-law came to Xifu, but Qin Bai only told them what the people in Zhenxihou Mansion had said, and Su Zhongying promised to send someone to report the follow-up situation, so they were about to leave the upper room and go to the study. He is avoiding suspicion, and it is also a proper courtesy. A hint of disappointment flashed in Xu's eyes, but he still politely sent the person away.
Niu didn't notice Xu's mood, she was still happy, and finally had someone to chat with. And the Min family is not like the Yao family, who can't speak and annoy, so they just discuss the stroke of Zhenxi Hou together. She also talked about the incident when Mrs. Zhenxihou came to the door yesterday, when she fell asleep and didn't catch up, and when she woke up, everyone had already left. It was the girls who told her that Qin Han really scolded Mrs. Zhenxihou, but how did she scare her, because there was no fourth person present, and no one could tell her. She asked Qin Hanzhen, and Qin Hanzhen said vaguely. She asked Qin Youyi, but Qin Youyi refused to go into too much detail. She can only gossip with the Xu family and the Min family.
Xu had already heard his son mention this matter, although he didn't know the details, he also knew that Qin Han really defended his daughter, and he loved Qin Hanzhen even more in his heart. She once again lamented that her nephew Xu Zheng was unblessed, and secretly complained that her eldest sister-in-law, Mrs. Xu, was confused, and when she faced Qin Hanzhen, the smile on her face was a little sincere, and she promised to give her a generous gift, and she should thank her for her protection of her daughter.
Qin Hanzhen was polite to the Xu family while paying attention to the movement outside. Not long after, someone came to report that Zhao Mo, the king of Suning County, was here.
Qin Han was secretly happy in her heart, but the current situation was a little troublesome, the Xu family and the Min family came over, and she was okay to go away. Just as she was about to find an excuse to go out, she heard that her grandfather Qin Bai invited Zhao Mo to the study to talk. She was secretly anxious in her heart, thinking that her grandfather would blame Zhao Mo for telling her the inside story of King Ninghua's rebellion, and she couldn't sit still. But Xu Shi took her hand at this time, talked to Niu Shi for a long time about her, and kept praising her, telling her how could she leave the table at this time?
There was no way, Qin Hanzhen could only be cheeky, pretending to be a shy girl, and when Xu praised her again, she blushed and said, "I'll go to the teahouse to see if there are any good snacks that can be presented to the eldest uncle and grandmother, grandmother and third uncle to make tea." Then he quickly broke away from Xu's hand and slipped away with his head down.
Mama Hu smiled very cooperatively at this time and quipped: "Our three girls are ashamed, the eldest lady praises her like this, she is embarrassed!" made both Xu and Niu laugh, and even Min showed a funny look.
Qin Hanzhen secretly muttered outside the door, "Thank you Mama Tiger for your divine assistance", but he slipped away quickly. Of course, she didn't forget to make a full set of plays, so she first went to the tea room and ordered a word of snacks before going to the study.
Qin Bai and Zhao Mo sat in front of each other, and it seemed that their expressions were quite serious. Qin Bai said solemnly, and Zhao Mo also lowered his head and listened seriously, not knowing if he was being scolded.
Qin Hanzhen hesitated outside the door for a moment before walking up the steps. Zhao Mo saw her coming at a glance, immediately raised his head, and got up with a smile: "Cousin Qin is here." โ
Qin Bai turned his head to look, and his serious expression immediately turned into helplessness: "What are you doing again?" Your eldest uncle and grandmother and third aunt are both in the upper room, so you left your grandmother and ran by yourself?"
Qin Hanzhen smiled and stepped forward to salute him: "Grandfather, don't be angry, I didn't think about it early in the morning, the news from the Hou Mansion in Zhenxi was urgent, and I don't know if you had breakfast, so I rushed to ask?" and then asked Zhao Mo again, "Has Cousin Zhao had breakfast?" and quickly opened the topic.
Zhao Mo smiled knowingly and said, "Not yet." I was thinking about going to my grandparents' place for a delicious breakfast, so I came over on an empty stomach. I didn't expect to come here, but I heard about Zhenxihou, where are you still in the mood to eat breakfast? โ
After speaking, he and Qin Hanzhen turned their heads to look at Qin Bai, looking at the latter with four eyes.
Facing the eyes of the two juniors, Qin Bai felt so unhappy in his heart that he couldn't scold anymore. He rubbed the corners of his forehead and sighed, his face was full of helplessness: "Cheng, ask someone to set breakfast first." โ