Chapter 60: Family Affairs
Qin Ping came to the letter two days ago, mainly to talk about some trivial matters at home, such as the fact that Mizhi Liu's account room is going to Beijing to report accounts, and several new industries in Beijing have a lot of income this year, and so on. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info
There is also the house next door, which may be completely owned by the Yongjiahou Mansion in the near future.
According to Qin Ping, this is the help of Changfang, on the one hand, he ordered the people in the Ministry of Works, asking them to put pressure on the Xie family, under the pretext that the emperor's newly given house to his subordinates needs to be repaired before the new owner can move in, in fact, he is forcing the Xie family to move out. On the other hand, Qin Zhonghai and his wife also went to talk to Xie Laoshangshu's protégé before his death, and delivered a letter to the Xie family through them.
The reason why the Xie family died and didn't leave the house was actually because Uncle Xie was white, and his son had no fame, so he was worried that if he moved away, he would completely lose the high-ranking identity of the son of Shangshufu, and there was no way to return to the powerful circle in the capital. They are accustomed to living a good life of high-ranking officials for decades, and they don't want to go back to the countryside of Baoding to live like this, and they are bent on holding on until their son has a fame and fame, and then they consider leaving. At that time, even if they return to their hometown, their son will have the support of the Yue family, and they will not worry about a good future in the future.
Their wishful thinking is loud. The problem is that no matter how good they are, it depends on whether others are willing to cooperate. Xie Laoshangshu was originally from a poor family, and there was no second promising member of the family, and even his children and grandchildren could not study. As soon as Xie Lao Shangshu died, Mrs. Xie also followed, and the Xie family almost returned to its original form immediately. Where can a truly prominent family still look down on his children? And a slightly inferior family, the Xie family dislikes it.
The Xie family wanted to let their son come back as soon as possible to make a name for himself, and then set up a good family affair for his son, but now that Xie Laoshangshu and his wife have passed away, it has not been three years since they died, and the Xie family has not yet shown filial piety, so how can they take the imperial examination and say goodbye? No matter how anxious the Xie family is, they can only be cheeky and continue to rely on this former Shangshu house.
When Qin Zhonghai was entrusted to Xie Lao Shangshu's protégé, his words were still quite high-sounding, and he only talked about things with holy decrees. But when Yao Shi arrived in front of the other party's daughter, what he said was not so polite, faintly, revealing a bit of threat.
The Xie family thought that they would be able to gain any benefits by staying in the house, but what was the origin of the Yongjiahou of the Qin family? How generous was the saint's family? The emperor gave the house to the brother-in-law, which was originally a favor, but half a year has passed, and the brother-in-law has not been able to move in, and now he is forced to leave the capital. The civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty were helpless against this kind of thing, for fear that they would be accused of threatening the descendants of the old ministers, but could the emperor swallow this breath? The holy decree does not count, where is the majesty of the emperor? The emperor is merciful and does not care about the Xie family, and the Xie family must also know how to measure it.
It's really urgent, whether it is the emperor or the Qin family, they decided to give the Xie family a little color, not to mention that the children of the Xie family have made a name for themselves in the examination, but I am afraid that even talking about a decent family affair has become a delusion. There are also those protégés of Xie Lao Shangshu, since they can't restrain the Xie family, then don't expect to be able to make any great achievements in their careers.
Although the Qin family is a relative, this kind of thing is not impossible. Whether it is the Xie family, or the protégés of Xie Laoshangshu, if they don't believe in evil, they just have to gamble, I'm afraid they can't afford the consequences of gambling.
Yao is also impatient. Originally, with the friendship of the two families for many years, she didn't want to make things too stiff, and she once thought about arranging another residence for the Xie family. Who knew that the Xie family was embarrassed, and they had been in the house for half a year. It spread out, making people think that the Chengenhou Mansion couldn't even help a few white-bodied officials, could they still mix in the capital in the future? This time she completely tore her face, anyway, the Xie family didn't look promising, and there was a holy purpose ahead, no matter who it was, they couldn't find fault with the Qin family. If she is soft-hearted, when the third uncle Qin Bai returns to Beijing, and sees that the Xinhou Mansion has not been tidied up, won't it seem that she is too incompetent?
Maybe it was because Qin Zhonghai and Yao's attitudes were much firmer this time, and the Xie family finally knew that they were afraid. Although they are barefoot and not afraid to wear shoes, Xie Lao Shangshu's protégés know what to do. In the past, the Xie family refused to let go of all kinds of persuasion, but now that the matter is related to their future, they naturally can't let the Xie family be confused anymore. They were intimidating and cold-faced, and finally told Uncle Xie and his wife how stupid they were. Death in the house and refusing to leave will not bring good family affairs to their son, but will make the people around them more and more alienated from them because they are afraid of the power of the Chengenhou Mansion and the Yongjiahou Mansion, and regard their family as a flood beast.
The Xie family has already set a date for the relocation. Due to the refusal of the Yao family in the long house, the Xie family did not even have the opportunity to spend the last year in their old home. They had already decided to move out before the Emperor's Birthday. One of Xie Lao Shangshu's protégés rented a house for them in the outer city, where they would live until their son became famous after his filial piety.
As for their son's relatives, there was a Wupin official who had received the favor of Xie Lao Shangshu who was willing to marry his daughter. The Xie family weighed it and felt that although the other party's status was lower, it was better because he was born in an official family, and the family still had some influence in the capital, and he was barely worthy of the eldest son and grandson of their Xie family. It's a pity that the other party's daughter is a little ordinary, and she is not the eldest daughter, and the marriage is limited, so the Xie family is still hesitating.
Some of Qin Ping heard these news from his cousins Qin Zhonghai and Qin Shutao, and some heard it from his colleagues. Most of the people were secretly laughing at the Xie family for being so ambitious, but no matter what, the Yongjiahou Mansion could finally start the repair project. It's just that the capital is now in winter, and it's not a good time to repair the house, so you can only do some simple work first, and most of it will continue after the spring of next year.
Qin Ping told his parents in the letter that if they returned to Beijing next spring, if they were not in a hurry to come back, they could play in the south for a while longer, and when the house was tidied up, they would return to the capital and move into a new home, so they would not have to continue to crowd the Qingfeng Pavilion.
Qin Bai and Niu's have already discussed, and they plan to write a letter to their son, mentioning that the money brought by Liu's account house to Beijing, plus the income from several industries in the capital this year, will be used to renovate the house first. They are not in a hurry to return to Beijing, but they think that the Shelter Mansion is the place where they will live for a long time in the future, and they will inevitably want to go back and have a look as soon as possible.
Qin Ping's letter this time mainly talked about this matter, in addition, there are some small turmoil encountered after the separation of the second room. Princess Shanyang probably took the repeated attitude of Xue and Qin Jinyi on the marriage to Princess Shu and sued her, and now the Shu Mansion is very unkind to the second room. Originally, it was kind and friendly, but now the people of the Shu Wangfu Mansion have seen Qin Bofu outside, and they can go over in person. Xiao Xue occasionally takes her daughter out to socialize as a guest, and often hears others talking about it, saying that Princess Shu has spoken on the spot, saying that Qin Jinyi, this little girl, has a very bad character, and she will praise the high and the low, snobbish and stupid, which makes people tired.
Even if Princess Shu is not as powerful as in the past, she is the queen mother's niece after all, and she still has some face in others. She spoke, even if everyone didn't know how Qin Jinyi offended her, they wouldn't kindly jump out to defend Qin Jinyi. Her reputation is inevitably getting worse and worse, and it will be difficult to find a good family affair in the capital that will make the Xue family and Qin Bofu satisfied.
Qin Ping mentioned that the mother and son in the second room have also been restless day and night recently, and they seem to be arguing endlessly. Qin Bofu regretted that he deliberately alienated the troubled Shu Wangfu and lost his daughter's relatives. Although there was news from the Shanyang Palace, it was said that Princess Shu had never planned to marry her youngest son to Qin Jinyi, a concubine who was not outstanding in all aspects, but the second room of the Qin family had misunderstood. But now that the two families are in a bad relationship, no one can say whether there is really a tacit understanding between the second room of the Qin family and the Shu Wangfu, so it can only be regarded as the Shu Wangfu is annoyed and angry, and denies the previous agreement.
The Xue family was as confident as ever, and felt that her granddaughter still had hope of marrying into a better family, but the Shu Wangfu deliberately embarrassed the little girl and blocked her. However, the Qin family is the uncle's mansion, Qin Jinyi's uncle and uncle are both marquis, in terms of family background, there are few ladies in the capital who can match her, she was born beautiful, and she is studious and versatile since she was a child. is so good, are you afraid that she won't be able to find a good family?
Whether it is the new house of the Yongjiahou Mansion that is finally vacant, or the second room where there is another moth, this is not the reason why Qin Jian is sad. He was worried, in fact, there was only one reason, that is, Qin Ping mentioned at the end of the letter that the Shanyang Royal Mansion had officially entrusted someone to be a matchmaker, and he wanted to marry his eldest daughter to Qin Jian.
Qin Jian left the capital and chose to accompany his third uncle and grandfather Qin Bai south to Jiangning to worship his ancestors in the cold winter season, in order to avoid this unsatisfactory family affair. Who knew that the Shanyang Mansion was so persistent, even if others were not there, they had to ask a matchmaker to come to the door and wanted to settle this family matter. They seemed to feel that Qin Jian was not in the capital at the moment, and they didn't care. Marriage is naturally the order of the parents, and the wishes of the parties are secondary. The two families can also be regarded as having a relationship, and they often go back and forth every day, the Shanyang Wang couple knows Qin Jian's character well, and the Qin family also knows the appearance and temperament of the lord of Shanyang Wangfu. As long as there is no problem, you can directly set up a family affair.
The Qin family is naturally reluctant to marry this family. Not to mention anything else, the father of King Shanyang was once against the emperor's accession to the throne, and he also harmed the emperor and Empress Qin in the battle for succession, so he was executed after defeat. Although the king of Sanyang won the throne, it was the emperor who deliberately showed his benevolence, and he still didn't want to see it in his heart. Marrying with such a family would not be of any benefit to the Qin family, and he still had a heart in his heart, so why bother? If Qin Jian wanted to marry a clan girl, some of them were good candidates, and there was no need to find the county lord of the Shanyang Palace.
The problem is that the matchmaker invited by the Shanyang Royal Mansion is not small, he is the father-in-law of the aunt and grandmother in the Yao clan who married into the clan, and he has always been good friends with the Xiuning Royal Mansion. If the Chengenhou Mansion did not have a good reason, it would be easy to offend the other party, on the one hand, it was difficult to explain on the side of the Xiuning Palace, and on the other hand, it also brought trouble to the cousins of the Yao family. Rao is Yao's reluctance, and he can't completely ignore his mother's reaction.
The Qin family's house was worried about this matter in the capital, and at present, they could only find an excuse to drag it out. They didn't inform Qin Jian, also because they felt that Qin Jian couldn't help at all in this kind of thing. Qin Ping inadvertently mentioned it in the letter, but when Qin Jian saw it, he couldn't help but feel worried.
This is a major event in his life, and he is about to be forced to marry a woman he doesn't want to marry, and he will suffer for the rest of his life, so how can he not worry?