Chapter 167: Look at each other
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The Qin clan is also a big family in Jiangning, because there is a queen, and in the future, the clan will be a relative of the country, and the value will naturally be different. However, due to Empress Qin's own brother, Chengenhou of the Sixth Chamber, had a cold attitude towards the clan and had little contact with him for many years, so that the Qin clan was now just a relatively decent family in the Jiangning realm. The dignitaries and nobles in Jinling City may still look at the face of the queen and treat them politely, and rarely embarrass them, but the big families in Jiangning and Shangyuan outside Jinling City are just giving some face on the surface, and when they encounter serious things, this face may not work.
The patriarch has always deeply regretted this. It's just that he has no choice but to manage the clansmen well, and then urge the reading seeds who hope to succeed in the examination to work hard, and strive to add another pillar to the clan. But now, Yongjiahou is here, he is also the brother of Empress Qin, the uncle of His Royal Highness the Prince, and he is deeply favored by the emperor, and he is also very concerned about clan affairs, and he does not hesitate to stay in Jinling for a long time in order to build a family......
With this big Buddha in charge, the dignitaries and nobles in Jinling City have come to show their goodwill, and the attitudes of the big families in Jiangning are completely different. The patriarch thought to himself, these people finally realized that their Qin family was a descendant, right? But Qin Bai, Marquis of Yongjia, would not live in Jiangning for a long time, and when he left, would the scenery of the Qin clan return to its original state? The patriarch could not sit idly by and watch this kind of thing happen, what he wanted to do most was to establish a good relationship with Qin Bai and deepen the friendship between the two sides. It is best that even if Qin Bai's family goes back to Beijing, they still come and go with the clan often, and have regular correspondence exchanges......
With such thoughts, it is not difficult to understand what the patriarch did. In order to befriend Qin Bai, he even gave up his own second son Qin Keyong, and no longer insisted on gaining authority in the clan for this son. Now, knowing that Qin Bai's only grandson is currently encountering such difficulties, he even put forward a proposal for marriage, the purpose of which is to further strengthen the connection between the sect and the six-room and the three-room.
Qin Ping and Qin An both brothers need to remarry, but Qin Ping is the eldest son, and he will inherit the family property and title of Yongjiahou in the future. The choice of his wife must not be decided casually. The patriarch didn't dare to think about it, so he set his target on Qin An. Although Qin An has an eldest son and eldest daughter, he is still a real noble son of Houmen, and he is still young. Not to mention that the wife in front of him has already been divorced, in fact, it can no longer be regarded as the main room of the Yuan match, even if the Yuan match died of illness normally, the latecomer needs to perform the concubine ceremony in front of his spirit according to the rules, and there will still be a large number of people who are willing to marry him as a continuation.
The patriarch proposed two reference candidates for marriage, one is his wife Shen's maiden niece, according to him, she is a supple and peaceful lady, knowledgeable and courteous, and the family is also a big family, but she herself is from a side branch. This girl, due to the unfortunate encounter with her grandparents and mother who died one after another, has been keeping filial piety, and as a result, she is now eighteen years old, and she has not been able to decide on her family, but if she marries someone to be a stepfamily, it is completely more than enough. With the Shen family's reputation in the Jiangnan area, his daughter is also worthy of a Houmen son. Not to mention that many of her uncles and brothers have meritorious reputations, and some even achieve the official position of the sixth grade, if the family can succeed, it can be regarded as a help to Qin An.
The other candidate has a slightly worse family background, and is the cousin of the patriarch's eldest daughter-in-law, Feng's maiden house. Although she is also a big family in Jiangning, this Xiao Feng's parents are dead, there is no elder brother, there is a younger brother, and there is a not very kind uncle, who is suspected of plotting her parents' inheritance. Xiao Feng has a resolute temperament, and since the death of his parents, he has taken over the heavy responsibility of supporting the portal and raising his younger brother, fighting wits and courage with his uncles and aunts, and is a well-known figure in the Feng clan. However, this girl delayed the marriage for the sake of her younger brother, and now his brother is twelve years old, a boy with a great talent for reading, but the girl is nearly twenty years old, and she is an out-and-out old girl. She had made it clear that she would never leave her brother to marry, so if anyone wanted to marry her, she had to allow her to take his brother with her to take care of him, and the other party had to provide for his brother to continue his education.
The girl of the Shen family has a better family background and a harmonious temperament, but the disadvantage is that her mother's family is powerful, and she has uncles and brothers to help. Such a huge force may not be a good thing for Brother Zi'er, who has no family to rely on.
The girl of the Feng family is a little weaker, and her mother's family only has a younger brother, and she has a gap with her uncle, so she is relatively weaker. But she has a hard temperament, and she is obviously a very thoughtful person. With Qin An's temperament, if he has another wife with an idea, he doesn't know what the consequences will be.
These two candidates have their own advantages and disadvantages, but they are both well-behaved and good-looking ladies, and the patriarch is also sure that no matter which of them is, they can accept the existence of Brother Zi'er and his sister, and they will not be jealous for a concubine. He made such a proposal to Qin Bai because he really hoped that the family affair could be done, so he didn't mention it casually in terms of candidates.
But when Niu Shi heard this, he was a little unhappy in his heart: "Brother An's remarriage, who are you going to marry, naturally we are our parents' worries, and the master of the sect is inevitably too lenient, right? How long has he been thinking about it? He was able to immediately propose two candidates." ”
Qin Bai smiled helplessly. The situation of his two sons is not really a secret, and when he used to interact with his people, his words were more or less leaked. The clansmen may not know the real reason why He was divorced, and the embarrassing situation of Brother Zi'er, but his two sons need to marry again, which is a fact that many people know. It is not uncommon for the patriarch to prepare in advance if he had the intention of marrying.
Qin Bai persuaded his wife in turn: "Brother Clan is also kind. Hengzhu, you also want to set a new daughter-in-law for Brother An as soon as possible, so it's better to go and take a look. If it's what you like, it's not a bad thing. ”
Niu reluctantly listened to his words: "It's okay, I'll go and see." It's just that these two girls are from Jiangnan, if they really say it to Brother An, they are thousands of miles away, how to send their relatives to marry is also a trouble. She complained in her mouth, but she had already made up her mind in her heart, and she would send a message to the concubine of the sect in a while, and ask the patriarch's wife to find a way to arrange for her to meet the two girls, so that she could see each other.
Even if this matter is settled, Niu Shi thought about it for a while, and only then did he mention the topic of summer vacation to Qin Bai. Qin Bai already knew about Shitang Zhuhai, and when he was a teenager, he also went there, but he didn't live there for a long time. Knowing that Zhao Mo had borrowed someone else's other business there, which could be used for them to go for a few days, he readily agreed: "That place is sixty or seventy miles away from Jinling City, but it is much cooler than the city, and it is cooler than that in Qinzhuang." Now that the summer is unbearable, it is good to be able to go to that place for a few days to cool off. When Brother Ping and Shaoying are gone, let's go over. We don't have anything important to do these days, so we need to stay in the city. ”
Niu remembered something: "Huang Yanshi's family seems to be about to arrive in Jinling, right? I said that spring was coming, but I don't know why it was delayed until this time." I also vaguely heard that Huang Yanshi's sister-in-law's marriage seems to have changed, her fiancé is seriously ill, and her future in-laws have come to the door to withdraw from the marriage very reasonably, so as not to affect her, is it true? Now her fiancé doesn't know what happened? I heard that it was a family affair that was decided very early, and Miss Huang still refused to agree to withdraw from the marriage. Now that she plans to follow her sister-in-law to Jinling to relax, it must be her fiancé...... Otherwise, the divorce finally came to fruition, but no matter which one it was, she must be very sad in her heart, and it would be good to come to Jiangnan to relax. I told Huang Yan last time that I would hold a banquet at home to entertain his wife, children and sisters. ”
Qin Bai smiled and said: "This matter is not busy, when people arrive in Jinling, it will take a few days to settle down." When we come back from the stone pond, it's not too late to talk about the banquet. ”
Niu agreed.
She asked people to summon Qin Ping, Qin Hanzhen, Zhao Mo, Brother Zi'er and Wu Shaoying, and planned to announce their plans to escape the summer, but who knew that Brother Zi'er and Wu Shaoying were not there. The people below reported that they saw Wu Shaoying go out with Brother Zi'er in her arms. They were invited by a member of the other house, who had a son of the same age as Brother Zi'er, and they could play in one place.
Niu Shi was quite surprised when he heard this: "This is a good thing." Brother Zi'er rarely meets a friend who can play together. In the past, when I was in the capital, although there were a few younger boys in the long house, they didn't like to come to our Qingfeng Pavilion, that is, Brother Jian often came and went. If Brother Zi'er can make a few friends in the clan, he will not be too lonely here. ”
Qin Hanzhen is also happy to hear about this, but ...... It was actually Wu Shaoying who took Brother Zi'er out as a guest, and she once again had a strange feeling in her heart.
However, she didn't pay much attention to this matter for long, and her mind was all drawn to the upcoming summer trip. Her grandfather and grandmother agreed to go on vacation to Shitang Zhuhai together, which made her extremely excited, and she immediately discussed with Zhao Mo with great interest what to bring.
It wasn't until the evening that Wu Shaoying returned to the ancestral house of the sixth room with Brother Zi'er in her arms. Brother Zi'er looked very happy, his little face was flushed, and his forehead was still dripping with sweat, as if he had been exercised. This is a rare thing for him. As soon as Wu Shaoying put him down, he threw himself into Niu's arms with a smile, calling "grandmother", just listening to his tone, you knew how good he was.
Niu Shi hugged him in surprise and looked at Wu Shaoying: "What are you doing here, why do you seem to be very happy?"
Wu Shaoying replied with a smile: "Brother Zi'er went to someone else's house as a guest, met several clan brothers of the same age, and played with them all afternoon. If it weren't for the fact that I saw that it was not early, I was afraid that my teacher and my wife would be worried, so I insisted on persuading him to come back, but I was afraid that he would still be reluctant to leave there. ”
"Really?" Niu smiled and hugged his grandson, "Did you have so much fun?"
Brother Zi'er nodded heavily: "We are not only playing, but also endorsing in one place." None of them can be memorized as well as me. My aunts and uncles gave me a special award for eating so many delicious snacks!"
"Really?!" Niu was even more pleased, "Good boy, you really deserve to be my good grandson!"
Wu Shaoying looked at their ancestors and grandchildren talking happily, and the smile on her face was extraordinarily bright.