Wang Fulin, Yu Chengzhi and Hu Kun stayed in Yongjiahou Mansion for most of the day. They chatted happily, Qin Bai and Niu's husband and wife also listened happily, and Qin Ping, Qin An, Qin Hanzhen and Wu Shaoying were also very happy. After dinner, Qin Bai and his wife had to leave three students to live at home.

Wang Fulin and the three discussed it and agreed. They are also happy to ask the teacher and brother to give them more guidance on their homework. Although Wang Fuzhong can also give advice, he is busy with official affairs, he goes out early and returns late every day, he rarely has time at home, and he has to deal with official business when he returns home, so how much free time can he give to the three of them to read articles? Naturally, it is more convenient than Qin Bai and Wu Shaoying. What's more, Wang Fuzhong's position, staying by the emperor's side every day, is a little sensitive. Although he is not an examiner, he may not really have the opportunity to touch the exam questions. Instead of arousing suspicion and talking, it is better to let the younger brother, sister-in-law and younger brother avoid it together.

Wang Fulin told his brother that he would return to Wang's house on Chinese New Year's Eve, and when it was the seventh day of the new year, he would return to Yongjiahou's mansion again, and the Lantern Festival would not be at his brother's house. Before the emperor could set the exam questions, he had to avoid his brother. Wang Fuzhong was also relieved to entrust his younger brother to the teacher, and for this reason, he also made a special trip to Yongjiahou Mansion in person. He would report this matter to the emperor, and there was nothing to worry about. Qin Bai could actually see him in the palace from time to time, so he said some words of encouragement, and then reminded him to take care of his body, and the teacher and student said goodbye.

Wang Fulin and the other three have lived in Yongjiahou Mansion since then, and Yongjiahou Mansion has suddenly become much more lively. Not only does Qin Bai have students to talk about books and papers every day, but Wu Shaoying also has a place to spend time, and he no longer has to worry about being pestered by the Shi Niu clan to ask about marrying a wife. Qin Ping has a spare time, and he will also make up a copy, he is not good at poetry and books, but he has been released as an official, and he is quite familiar with the people's livelihood economy and local government affairs. Qin Jian and Lu Chuliang on the other side of the East Mansion, because the weather was too cold and their writing hands were stiff, so they simply ran to the West Mansion every day to listen to Qin Bai's teaching. Qin Jian is also going to take the exam next spring, and he can just ask the three seniors for advice.

Even Zhao Mo, when he is free, will come over to join in the fun, not to learn more homework, just listen to the chatter of learned people in this room, and he can broaden his knowledge a lot.

Qin An doesn't have the patience to do this, he doesn't like to read much since he was a child, and he is not as good as his brother in terms of writing. However, Xiao Feng was sorry and anxious. Her younger brother Feng Yuting had already said that he was going to go to Beijing, but why had he not disappeared at this time? Could it be that something had happened in the clan that dragged him to his feet? Although Feng Yuting did not plan to participate in the examination in the next spring, even if he came to Beijing, he would still be studying in the Hou Mansion, but if he could take advantage of the fact that his father-in-law Yongjia Hou Qin Bai generously instructed everyone in their homework, it would be much better than if he was the only one left later, and then went to ask Qin Bai for advice when he had doubts, and he might not be able to meet Qin Bai when he was free and patient to give advice.

Xiao Feng looked forward to the news of his younger brother's trip to Beijing every day, but unfortunately it backfired. It wasn't until the banquet was about to be held that a local merchant in the capital who went to Jiangnan to sell goods was entrusted by Feng Yuting to bring her a letter, saying that there was something at home that hindered the trip, and I was afraid that she would not be able to go to Beijing until after the beginning of spring.

Xiao Feng was secretly annoyed, thinking to himself that he had said well, his younger brother was obviously about to leave, why did he write a few months later to say that he couldn't make the trip? What can happen at home, even a big matter like going to Beijing to study, and his younger brother can't take care of it?!

Now that it is the lunar month, the canal has been frozen for a long time, and there is no merchant who can help carry the family letter anymore, and it is not good for her to send a servant to deliver the letter when the New Year is approaching, so she can only put the matter down for the time being, and is busy preparing for the banquet first.

The little episode that happened on Xiao Feng's side, Qin Han really didn't know. At most, she muttered a few words in private, wondering why Feng Yuting, who had said that she was going to go to Beijing a long time ago, had not been found? Even Wang Fulin, who had just gone to Beijing after the Guibang of Xi'an Mansion came out, had returned to her hometown to celebrate the Zhongju and then had just gone to Beijing, and Qin Ping, who had rushed back to the capital from Lingnan, had already returned home, so how could Feng Yuting, who had set off from Jinling and headed north, not come yet? However, this was a matter of the Feng family, and Qin Hanzhen just thought about it in his heart and would not take it to heart.

The day of the banquet is getting closer and closer, although her plan is very good, there is no shortage of money and manpower, and the helpers are also effective, but the reality is that everything can not be as smooth as the plan, and there will be such and such small changes, which will cause her some trouble, and she has to make some repairs to the original plan, so that the whole banquet can be prepared smoothly.

At such a busy time, she suddenly received a message from Lian Rui, saying that Li Zi was asking to see her outside the second gate, and she was a little surprised. She originally wanted to arrange another time, but Lian Rui said, "Brother Li Zi looks very anxious, and I don't know what happened, so the girl should go and see it, right?"

Are you in a hurry? Qin Hanzhen frowned, and put down the inventory in his hand: "Then I'll go and see you, Feng'er, you help me clear the rest of the accounts, and I'll sign it again when I come back." Feng'er answered, and instructed Lian Rui casually: "Follow the girl, wait carefully." Lian Rui was busy and rejoiced.

Qin Hanzhen took the lotus stamen and walked towards the second gate. When he arrived at the second gate, Qin Ping walked over head-on, and when he saw his daughter here, he asked with a smile: "Where are you going?" Qin Hanzhen replied with a smile: "Li Zi has something to look for me, I'll go see him." ”

"Lizi?" Qin Ping stopped and thought for a while, "That's it, after all, he is the one who waits in the outer courtyard, you are a big girl now, don't stay alone with him for too long, and don't stay in the outer courtyard for too long." In the past few days, people have come and gone in the outer courtyard, and there are other people, so be careful not to be bumped into. "Wang Fulin, Yu Chengzhi and Hu Kun have all watched Qin Hanzhen grow up since they were children, and they are elders, so it doesn't matter, but it is a little inconvenient for them to follow the waiting subordinates. Qin Ping didn't want too many people to see his daughter, so he would ask a few more words.

Qin Han really understood his intentions and responded with a smile. When she got out of the second gate, she didn't go far, so she found an empty room near the outer study and sat down, and then ordered Lian Rui to pass the plums. In the outer study, her grandfather, cousin, cousin, and uncle were all there at this time, and no one dared to approach it easily, which was more convenient than other places.

Li Zi soon came over and saluted Qin Hanzhen.

He is now a young man of twenty-five years old, with broad shoulders and long legs, tall and strong, vigorous movements, although he has no beard, his appearance is as handsome as before, and the temperament exuded by the whole person is not the same as when he was a teenager. He was left in Lingnan by Qin Hanzhen to assist Qin Ping in clearing opium, and he was even more experienced, with a faint military atmosphere in his actions. He is wearing civilian clothes at the moment, if it weren't for someone who knew his identity, looking at his description, he would only think that it was a small military attaché, who would believe that he was a servant in a high-ranking family?

As soon as he returned to the capital, Qin Hanzhen generously rewarded him with one hundred taels of silver, and gave him a big vacation, so that he could reunite with his family and enjoy a few more days of Qingfu. As early as a few years ago, Li Zi was ruled by his uncle He Xin, who had been stationed in Jiangnan for a long time, and married the daughter of a small merchant family, and now he even has children. Just because he has been waiting with Qin Hanzhen, he even took his wife and children to the Marquis Mansion in the capital to settle down. During the previous trip to Lingnan, Qin Hanzhen had something to do with him, which caused him to be separated from his wife and children for two years, and he was very unhappy, so he specially arranged an independent courtyard for him to live in as a family. After returning to Beijing, Li Zi handed in an errand and never entered the gate of the Hou Mansion again, and has been enjoying the joy of family in his new home. He came here suddenly, and Qin Hanzhen really didn't know what he was looking for.

After Qin Hanzhen sat down, when he briefly met the courtesy, he asked him directly, "What's wrong?"

Li Zi also knew Qin Hanzhen's habits, and he was not verbose, so he got straight to the point: "After the little one returned to Beijing, he has been idle at home, and occasionally goes out to meet friends." Because the small ones are mixed quite well now, there are also many people who come to find small ones. Some time ago, there was an old acquaintance who was not very familiar with the small one, and he asked the little one about something, and it seemed that something was wrong, it was all about Wu Ye. ”

Qin Hanzhen was stunned: "Cousin Wu, who asked you about him?"

Li Zi said in confusion: "That person was on an errand in the Huang family, when he was in Jiangnan in the past, Lord Huang's family often had dealings with our family, and the younger ones occasionally dealt with the descendants of the Huang family, so they knew each other, and they were not too familiar, and they had drunk twice in a bar." Xiao remembered that this person was also a little decent in the Huang family, and his wife heard that she had worked as an errand in the old lady's courtyard, and later became a housekeeper beside Mrs. Huang, and her daughter also became a big girl. ”

Huang Jin became a family?

Qin Hanzhen was even more surprised: "What did that person ask you about your cousin?"

Li Zi was a little unclear. Because when the man came to him to inquire, he spoke very vaguely, and there were some clichés, a hammer in the east and a stick in the west, and he didn't suspect it at first, and he didn't pay much attention to it, and then he felt that something was wrong. The content of the inquiry was mainly Wu Shaoying's current situation, such as how his health was? Does the new appointment have eyebrows? Will he stay in Beijing, or will he return to Jinling? He also asked Wu Shaoying if he was not young and whether he had been a family member in the past? He has never been married, so does his family have no opinions? Then he asked by the way who else is in Wu Shaoying's family? What is the family business? What do parents do for a living? Do they have brothers and sisters, and so on.

Li Zi said to Qin Hanzhen: "That person has looked for the little one two or three times, and at first he only asked about some inconspicuous things, but when he came back yesterday, he asked a lot." The more he thought about it after he went home, the more he felt that something was wrong, he asked Wu Ye what he was doing? and asked so carefully, and he refused to tell me clearly, could it be that he had any plans, and it was not good to talk about it in front of outsiders? The little one didn't dare to be careless, and he didn't know whether he should tell Wu Ye directly, so he had to report to the girl first. ”

Qin Hanzhen frowned and said, "I know, if you go back, you will treat it as if you never mentioned it to me." If that person comes to you again to inquire about Uncle Wu, you should follow his tone and try to reverse his words, and see what he wants to do with these things. Is there anyone behind his back who instructed him to come?"

Li Zi hurriedly responded.

At this time, Qin Ping walked in from outside the door. Qin Hanzhen looked up and saw him, his face was surprised, and he hurriedly stood up: "Father?" Li Zi also hurriedly saluted him: "I've seen my lord." ”

Qin Ping waved his hand and motioned for his daughter to sit back, then turned his head and asked Li Zi: "The person you are talking about, has he ever asked you about Uncle Wu before, what is he doing in the Huang family, and you will tell me everything you know." ”