A shovel of dirt fell into the pit and covered Guan Rongniang's coffin, and gradually, the top of the coffin was out of sight. Guan Shi Rongniang, the eldest daughter-in-law of the Qin family's six-room small three-room, was finally buried in the ancestral tomb of the Qin family after two years and three and a half months of death, and has been buried since then.

Wu Shaoying looked at the dirt covering her cousin's coffin from a distance, and only felt that a major event in her heart had finally been completed. He could finally settle down. But at the same time, he felt as if something had left him forever, leaving him empty and his spirit seemed to be in a trance.

Qin Hanzhen knelt in front of his mother's grave, burning ingots and paper money, while reciting prayers taught by others, praying for the blessing of his deceased mother. Not far away, the monks and Taoists specially invited back by Feng were chanting and dipping. Although the ceremony of Guan Rongniang's burial was not very grand, it was all there for, and it was not neglected because the Layueli clan was busy. The Feng family was so attentive and well-arranged, Qin Hanzhen was very grateful in his heart, and once again deeply felt that this clan aunt was really a hundred times stronger than Xiao Huang's as a clan wife.

It didn't take long for the ceremony to end. Qin Hanzhen kowtowed again in front of his mother's grave, and Fang stood up with the support of the girl. Feng Shi said a few words of comfort, and the two of them bowed goodbye to each other. Qin Hanzhen turned around to look for Wu Shaoying, and saw that his face was a little strange, and he asked worriedly: "Cousin, what's wrong with you?

Wu Shaoying came back to her senses and pulled the corners of her mouth: "I'm fine, maybe it's because it's windy today, and I'm blowing a little cold." The matter is over, and your mother's grave is well standing. Go home quickly, and ask someone to carry a sedan chair to see you off, so that you don't catch a cold. ”

Qin Hanzhen didn't care: "I'm dressed very warmly, I don't feel cold, walk around more, and I can still exercise my body." But cousin, you should take care. You are now busy with official business, and for the sake of your mother's burial, you have come on a fast horse, and you will have to hurry back to the city in a moment. This time and again, there is no need to mention the tiredness, and it is easy to blow the wind. Be careful not to get sick. Can you go back with me to have a bowl of ginger soup and add some clothes before leaving?"

Wu Shaoying smiled and shook her head: "Where are you so squeamish? When don't I ride around on horseback? Don't worry, I live in the city, if I really have a headache and brain fever, isn't it more convenient to ask a doctor than you in the village? I won't go to the teacher's side, I have to rush back to deal with political affairs." It's been half a day's work, but I've finally begged for leave. The yamen seal the pen is imminent, and I have to finish everything at hand before then, and I can't delay it. ”

It is not appropriate for him to see his teacher and his wife today. The niece Qin Hanzhen is still young, and she won't find anything wrong with his current mood, but the teacher and his wife are all bright-eyed people, so don't let the second elder see his strange appearance. He has survived all these years, and he must not cause trouble to his dead cousin at such a time!

Wu Shaoying clearly knew that her emotions were wrong, but it was difficult to suppress them for a while. He barely squeezed out a smile, calmed Qin Hanzhen, turned around and got on his horse, took his henchmen and hurried back to the city.

Qin Hanzhen watched his cousin leave, only to feel that he was in a particularly bad mood today. But thinking of the secret she overheard that day, she seemed to understand his feelings. The childhood sweetheart's lover, who was broken up by mistake, is already very pitiful, and now it is still separated by yin and yang. Wu Shaoying saw Guan Rongniang buried in the soil with his own eyes, how could he calm down in his heart? No wonder his face was so ugly.

Qin Hanzhen sighed secretly, turned around and returned to the ancestral house of the sixth room.

Qin Bai and Niu's are sitting in the front hall today, waiting for their granddaughter to return. Guan Rongniang is a daughter-in-law, she is buried in the ancestral grave of the Qin family today, so she naturally does not have to attend the ceremony as an in-law. It's just that when they think of the benefits of their eldest daughter-in-law in the past, the husband and wife can't help but feel sad. Now that they saw that their granddaughter had returned, they looked quite calm and did not look very sad, and they were secretly relieved.

Niu Shi hugged Qin Hanzhen and touched her little face: "Is it cold outside? It's cloudy early in the morning, and I don't know if it's going to snow." If I knew that the wind was blowing so strongly, I should have told them to prepare a sedan car and send you all the way. ”

Qin Hanzhen smiled and said, "Grandmother, don't worry, my legs and feet are good now, and walking this little road is nothing at all." However, the weather today is not very good, and the wind is blowing quite cold. I saw that my cousin seemed to be dressed a little thinly, his face was pale, and I didn't know if he had caught a cold. He was busy with the official affairs of the yamen, saying that he wanted to finish all this year's work before the pen was sealed. I'm afraid he's tired and sick. Grandmother, why don't you send someone to see him?"

Niu Shi smiled: "Okay, I'll send someone to see him tomorrow." He also told Qin Hanzhen, "Your father sent a letter and sent someone to send a New Year's gift, which arrived this morning." ”

Qin Han was really surprised: "How can it be so coincidental? If the people sent by my father arrived earlier, wouldn't I be able to catch up with my mother to be buried?"

"Who says it's not?" Niu sighed, "I asked the kid, and said that he was not accustomed to the water and soil on the way, and he was slightly ill, so he delayed the trip for a few days, otherwise he should have arrived a long time ago." It's really unfortunate!"

In fact, even if Qin Ping's envoy could arrive a few days earlier, it would be impossible for him to come to Jiangning to see Guan Rongniang on his last journey, and things would be no different. Qin Hanzhen didn't say anything more, but only asked his grandfather and grandmother: "What did my father say in the letter?

Qin Ping has been settling down in Guangzhou for several months. He sent people to the north to give New Year's gifts at the beginning of October, because he had only arrived in office for a short time, and he was not dyed with the wealth and nobility of the sons and daughters of the noble families in the capital, so the New Year's gifts sent were quite simple, that is, some special products, such as clothing, spices, medicinal materials, etc., but there were two sides of the inkstone, which was the most valuable thing among them. According to him, one of the two inkstones was selected by him in the shop, and the other was a gift from others. He felt that both sides of the inkstone were excellent, and it was too bad to keep them for himself, so he sent them back to honor his father.

In the past few months he has been in Guangzhou, everything has been fine. In official affairs, he quickly got started, and his colleagues could get along well - in fact, he came down as a relative of the emperor, and anyone with a discerning eye knew that he was here to accumulate seniority, and he would not stay for long, and there were two Hou mansions behind him, so a fool would go to find his trouble. The officials in that place in Guangzhou may not all have prominent backgrounds, but they all know how to take care of proportions, and naturally they will all make friends with him and form a good fate. For this reason, Qin Ping himself has been trained in the army for many years, and he also has real skills in his hands, so he didn't take much effort to subdue his soldiers. In this way, everything went smoothly for him, and this official naturally did a satisfactory job, and there was nothing troubled about it, and he also learned a lot of ways to be an official.

Qin Bai saw that his eldest son's career was going well, and he was also happy for him, and after reading Qin Ping's letter, he had already written a reply and told him a lot. Looking at the two inkstones sent by Qin Ping, as well as the boxes of spices and medicinal materials, there were also valuable things among them, so he taught his eldest son in the letter that he should be honest as an official and not be greedy for things that should not be taken. The Hou Mansion is already extremely wealthy, and there are many properties in the family, so there is no need to violate the imperial court decrees. The emperor is very kind to the eldest son, and the eldest son must be loyal to the emperor and the court, and cannot live up to the emperor's trust, Yunyun......

Niu whispered to his granddaughter: "Look at your grandfather, he is obviously very happy in his heart, when he writes to your father, he has to teach his son a few words, for fear that if your father listens to his few words, he will make a mistake." I don't know my son? He's not that kind of person! Your grandfather didn't even believe in his own son!"

Qin Hanzhen laughed dryly, and only went to fiddle with the two inkstones. One of the inkstones is significantly smaller than the other, with an irregular oval shape, and delicate patterns of flowers and birds carved on it, which seem to be used in the boudoir. She wondered in her heart that her father might not have specially gotten it for her? Anyway, if these two inkstones were not taken out and given away, only her grandfather and she would have made them. Brother Qian is still young, as for Zhao Mo, he has a good inkstone.

After a while, Qin Bai really said to her: "The flower and bird inkstone was prepared for you by your father, you should take it back carefully, keep it well, learn to paint and practice calligraphy well, and don't let down this good inkstone." ”

Qin Hanzhen hurriedly responded, holding the small brocade box containing the inkstone in his hand, and his heart was a little excited.

Niu picked out another box and looked at the list of New Year's gifts in his hand: "This seems to have been specially prepared by Brother Ping for Shaoying." He also has a heart, and he heard that Shaoying got an official vacancy in Jinling, and he didn't leave the New Year's gift for him. She looked at the box with some curiosity, but there was a lock on it, "I don't know what is in it, their brothers are still playing such tricks, what secrets are they hiding from us?"

Qin Hanzhen's eyes were blank, and he said with a dry smile: "Ming'er, I'll take someone to send this box to my cousin, right? If grandmother wants to know what is in it, just ask my cousin when the time comes." ”

Qin Bai raised his head from behind the desk and said, "Your father also asked if your cousin had successfully taken office and how he was doing, and asked about your cousin's lifelong events. You met your cousin tomorrow, remember to mention it. Don't be too willful, at this age, you have to do what you need to do, and it's useless to drag it out. ”

Qin Hanzhen laughed dryly again.

Qin Ping actually really cared about Wu Shaoying, not only urging his parents to handle Wu Shaoying's marriage, but also mentioning that he really let go of foreign officials, and only then did he learn many unknown rules in the officialdom. He has a background of relatives, and he is a royal guard, so idlers will not be embarrassed by him, so since he took office for a few months, he has done a good job as an official. But whether Wu Shaoying was born in a poor family, or started his career from Bapin, it is inevitable that people will be despised and encounter many difficulties. If any boss has bad intentions and uses him as a raft, his future will be affected at any time. Qin Ping was worried that Wu Shaoying would not be able to cope with it, so he begged his father for help to find one or two reliable good masters for Wu Shaoying, and gave Wu Shaoying as a curtain. For a civilian official like the latter, a reliable and capable staff member is the best helper for the new officialdom, and he can save a lot of trouble.

Qin Bai looked at his eldest son's letter, and suddenly felt that his plan for Wu Shaoying seemed to be a little inconsiderate. Mobile phone users should browse and read for a better reading experience.