Qin Jian helplessly explained to Zhao Mo that the chickens and dogs at home in the past two days all came from a quarrel between Yao's family and Xu's second grandmother on the day he returned to Beijing.

"My mother was actually angry with Xu Rong, but Xu Rong always wanted to be close to my sister, so my mother was even more annoyed. As a result, she only said a few words of belittling Xu Rong, and Xu Rong's second grandmother became angry, and ridiculed our family for losing her holy family, and my grandfather only dared to hide at home and spend all day drinking, and did not dare to see people. She also said that I was just a showman, and it was still unknown whether I could pass the exam, let alone Jinshi. Now our family is just relying on our uncle and grandfather in the third room to keep some scenery, but when I come to the house, I am afraid that it will have long been unknown to everyone. In contrast, the Xu family still has cousin Zheng to support the lintel, and the prospects are more optimistic. Now our family can still show prestige to the Xu family, and when the Xu family is beautiful in the future, my mother is afraid that she will have to curry favor with her in a low voice. ”

Qin Jian smiled bitterly and said to Zhao Mo: "At that time, my mother's face was not as ugly as it was. Although Grandma Xu said too much, her words were not completely unreasonable. In fact, our family's current situation is really not too good. Grandfather and his old man used to rely too much on his identity, and he annoyed the emperor too many times in the name of the queen's mother, and now even our holy family is greatly reduced. If it weren't for the magnanimity of the third uncle and the fact that he still took care of our long house, we don't know what kind of situation we would fall into. My father and I both know this, so my father will try his best to do a good job in the yamen, and I will also study hard to strive to be a person and a scholar as soon as possible. As long as our father and son compete for strength, and with the support of the third uncle and ancestor behind them, the Chengenhou Mansion will not be able to fall. It's just my mother...... After all, she is a powerful family, and after all these years, she is really unable to bear the changes in her situation in recent years. The second room of the Xu family was not taken seriously by her in the past, but now, even the second grandmother of Xu can ridicule her. She was looking forward to me and my sister marrying a high family, just to prove that our family is still the noble family of the past. ”

Yao Xing may not be unaware of the situation of the Qin family's house. Grandma Xu's words were tantamount to tearing the fig leaf of the Chengenhou Mansion and hurting Yao's self-esteem. Even if she didn't have that much anger in the first place, it was not so easy to dissipate her anger now. She is now as if she has eaten a cannonball, and she can light up a little thing. The people in the family were all careful, for fear that something would not be done well, so she was punished severely. Even the rest of the family didn't dare to brush her tiger whiskers easily, and Qin Zhonghai didn't look at Qin Su's mother and son for two nights, lest the Yao family get angry again.

Xu's side is still quiet. In addition to following the rules, Yao did not go to the main courtyard to see his mother-in-law. Xu Shi is also staying quietly now, neither mentioning the marriage between Xu Zheng and Xu Jinhua, nor mentioning Xu Rong, let alone Xu Xiu, for the eldest daughter-in-law Yao, she has shown great tolerance and patience in the past two days.

There's no way, Xu is also weak-hearted.

Qin Jian guessed: "My grandmother is only afraid that she will be a little annoyed by the Xu family's actions. But after all, it was her mother's family, and now our whole family is complaining about the Xu family, and my grandmother can't say anything more. But she also instructed someone to pass a message to the Xu family, saying that Xu's second grandmother was inappropriate, and asked the Xu family to teach a lesson. According to the girls, Second Mrs. Xu punished Second Grandma Xu for three days, but Mrs. Xu seemed to insist on punishing her to kneel in the ancestral hall, and even Second Mrs. Xu was scolded. In short, the Xu family's side is not peaceful now. ”

Zhao Mo said to Qin Jian with some sympathy: "It's hard for you." It's not easy for you to encounter this kind of thing. Fortunately, Mrs. Chengenhou was very quiet and did not quarrel with Ling Tang at this time. It is estimated that when the anger in Ling Tang's heart is gone, this matter will be considered over. However, in the future, probably no one will force you to marry the daughter of the Xu family as a wife. If the two families are in trouble like this, how can they still get married? If it is someone else's child, Ling Tang is afraid that he will never tolerate the marriage of his own flesh and blood with the Xu family. ”

Qin Jian smiled bitterly and nodded: "I think it's the same." But...... Actually, I thought Xu Rong was pretty good. It's a pity that he was implicated this time. ”

Zhao Mo was surprised: "Are you optimistic about Xu Rong? But the Xu family is so good, Xu Rong can't study and ......."

Qin Jian said: "He is not stupid, he still has a bit of aura when he was a child. Although he is not as smart as Cousin Zheng, he is not necessarily worse than our brother. He was just playful, and he was too young to settle down, so he slacked off in his studies. The Xu family pinned their hopes on Cousin Zheng, and they neglected him a lot, and they never disciplined him strictly, so he naturally became more and more reluctant to study seriously. But if he has the heart to work hard for two years, I don't dare to guarantee Jinshi, Xiucai is still no problem. If you work hard for a few more years, you may not be able to lift people. There is a fame, and it's almost there. ”

Zhao Mo sighed slightly: "But there are still many official teenagers like him in the capital, not to mention that the Xu family and Lingtang are still so unhappy." The lintel of the second room of the Xu family is far inferior to your family, do you really think it is a good thing to marry your own sister?"

Qin Jian said: "I know what you want to say. I have been accustomed to seeing the style of the Xu family since I was a child, and I know very well in my heart, and I also know that no matter which room they are, they want to ask to marry my sister, they all have ulterior motives, and they don't really think she is good. But so what? The Xu family still has to rely on our family for many years. He has a cousin Zheng in his family room, and there is the possibility of exhaling and raising his eyebrows, but his second room may not have this ability. As long as his family still asks for our family one day, I don't worry that they will snub my sister. Xu Rong has been gentle and petty since she was a child, and she will definitely coax my sister to be happy. My sister's temperament really calls her the eldest daughter-in-law of the head of the house, and she may not be able to hold it up. It is not a bad thing to let her be coaxed and spoiled, and live comfortably and freely for the rest of her life. ”

Zhao Mo was very surprised, he couldn't help but remind Qin Jian: "Then what if something happens to your family, it is not as good as before, but the Xu family is prosperous? His family has betrayed its promises in the past, and it is difficult to guarantee that it will not repeat the mistakes of the past in the future." Then it will be your sister who will suffer. ”

Qin Jian chuckled: "No." Once upon a time, it was just a marriage contract, and if it was broken, it would be ruined. If it is a husband and wife who have already made a marriage alliance, his family will not be able to pull this face. It was precisely because the Xu family's reputation had been ruined once that they did not dare to easily destroy it a second time. One more time, the Xu family's reputation in Shilin will really stink and it will never be recovered. Not only do they not let my sister suffer, but they also have to show that they are upright and not snobbish in front of others, and even if my sister's family is not successful, they will still be good to my sister. Of course, my sister may still suffer a little in private. But if there is a day, I will no longer be able to protect her, and if she marries another family, there may not be any good end, and maybe even her life will be lost. In the Xu family, there is still no need for food and clothing, and dignity can be preserved. ”

He paused: "Of course, I don't think there will be that day. So my sister is in the second room of the Xu family, so she may not have a bad time. ”

Zhao Mo understood what he meant, and now it is not that there are no high-ranking families who marry their daughters low, so that their daughters can live comfortably. Qin Jian probably had the same idea, right? It's hard for him to work hard for him. It's just that after the quarrel between the Yao family and Xu Er's grandmother, it is still unknown whether the Qin and Xu families will turn against each other, but the Yao family and Xu Er's grandmother have really turned their faces, and there is no way to talk about the children's family affairs.

Thinking of this, Zhao Mo became curious about one thing again: "The Marquis of Yunyang really takes a fancy to the eldest lady of the Xu family, do you want to tell Cai Seventeen?"

Qin Jian perked up slightly: "If it can really be done, I think it's a good family matter." A few days ago, I was able to get along with Cai Qiqi every day, and I felt that his character and temperament were excellent. Although the family background is not obvious, with the cousin of Yunyang Hou, it is enough to make up for other shortcomings. ”

Zhao Mo smiled: "I've heard the rumors of Cai Shiqi. It is said that he showed great military talent at a young age. When he was fourteen years old, he followed his uncle to suppress bandits, but because of the sudden change in weather and heavy wind and rain on the way, his uncle was accidentally injured and fell unconscious, but the bandits suddenly attacked. It was he who was ordered to lead the troops to defeat the bandits, and also counterattacked the cottage where the bandits lived, and captured the bandit leader alive. That battle made him famous in the army, and many veteran commanders in the army admired him, saying that he was a natural general and would definitely shine in the future. Yunyang Hou also plans to cultivate him well, right? He must also be extremely cautious about his marriage. ”

Qin Jian had only vaguely heard some rumors about Cai Qiqi, but he didn't know the specific deeds. The Qin family has been away from the army for many years, and no one will tell them a lot of news. He didn't even know that Cai XVII was a promising rising star in the army. At this time, he couldn't help but regret: "When he was in Changping, he looked like a decent and amiable young man, and he never showed off his merits. His brothers didn't mention it either. I didn't know anything about it, and I didn't know if it was rude, so I got along with people for a few days, but I didn't know how much to ask him for advice. I don't know if there will be such an opportunity in the future, I really shouldn't!"

Zhao Mo smiled and asked him: "If the Xu family can really get such a family business, it is the creation of his family." ”

Qin Jian paused and whispered, "I think most of it can't be done." "He doesn't know the habits of the Xu family's room? Even he is despised, let alone Cai Seventeen? The Xu family is a pure civil official, and the Chengenhou Mansion does not know Cai Seventeen's situation, and it is even more impossible for the Xu family to know. In the eyes of the people in the Xu family's room, what are the conditions for Cai Seventeen? The son of a young military attaché, his father died and his mother remarried, and he was raised by the Marquis of Yunyang Mansion as a cousin, and he must also be one of the followers of the Marquis of Yunyang in the future. For the sake of such a marriage partner, "sacrificing" the eldest granddaughter of a third-rank official? No matter how you think about it, you can't make it worth. What's more, Xu Xiu's original object of marriage was Qin Jian, the eldest grandson of the Marquis of Chengen. Why did she abandon Qin Jian and not marry, and instead go to Cai Seventeen?

Therefore, Qin Jian wanted to sigh more and more: "I look forward to being a relative of the Cai family, but the Xu family does not have such a good vision." How can they reject the Cai family without offending the Marquis of Yunyang, I'm afraid that there is no charter yet. ”

Zhao Mo thought for a while: "If you want to be a relative of the Cai family, why do you have to count on the Xu family? Since most of the Xu family's house will not accept this family business, then it must be okay for you to start a new business?"

Qin Jian was stunned for a moment: "What do you mean by this?"