Qin Youyi took her children and returned to the capital with her husband Su Zhongying within a few days. Since Su Boxiong is still in the southwest and has not yet received the news of his return, the funeral of the Hou Mansion in Zhenxi needs to be presided over by Su Zhongying and Qin Youyi for the time being.

Mrs. Zhenxihou was so grieved by her husband's death that she had been bedridden for many days, refusing to even see her close relatives and friends. The reception work of the female dependents was all performed by Qin Youyi. Even the eldest son of her and Su Zhongying, who is only twelve or thirteen years old and is still a half-old child, stands beside his father very decently, helping to receive relatives and friends who come to mourn.

After Qin Bai and the Niu family went to worship, they returned home and talked to Qin Hanzhen, who came back to visit the door, and also said: "It can be seen that going out to live for a few years is still very beneficial to your two little cousins." I see that the two children are now much more agile, louder, and stronger. It's not like before, they were raised as little lambs by their grandmothers, they look well-behaved, but they don't look like children at all. ”

Qin Hanzhen was also happy when he heard it. Mrs. Zhenxihou's set is obviously not suitable for the disciples of Jiangmen. It's not a good thing she's sick now. I hope that the future Zhenxi Hou Mansion, under the leadership of Su Boxiong and Su Zhongying brothers, can gradually get rid of the shadow of the past and usher in a new life.

Niu also told Qin Hanzhen: "I seem to have heard that the mother's family of their family is privately discussing the separation of the family. Although it is not easy to divide the family during the filial piety period, it is only three more years to divide after the filial piety. Your eldest aunt and grandmother seem to have this meaning, she has privately discussed with your uncle, and wants him to help your little aunt, if your little aunt and uncle agree to divide the family, then he has to come forward to say Xiang, how can you no longer let your little aunt and two children continue to be rubbed by Mrs. Zhenxihou. Your uncle and grandmother have rarely begged for me, just a Chengenhou Mansion, the weight is not enough, if you add the Yongjiahou Mansion, Mrs. Zhenxi Hou will not dare to have any objections. Then your little aunt will be able to get out safely. ”

Qin Hanzhen said: "Whether you are separated or not, just look at the meaning of Uncle Su and his brother." If you don't want to be rubbed by Mrs. Zhenxi Hou anymore, it's a big deal to continue to find a way to release after keeping your filial piety, what's there to worry about? In contrast, Mrs. Zhenxi Hou can't get rid of it, right?"

Niu Shi snorted: "Where can I control your eldest uncle's grandmother's thoughts? But now she can put a little bit of her spirit on her own flesh and blood, and it's not that she thinks about Xu Zheng all day long, it's a great thing for us." Your uncle and brother wish she could think more about your little aunt now, and save her from thinking about Xu Zheng again. ”

Speaking of Xu Zheng, Qin Hanzhen also asked: "What is Xu Zheng's idea now? Continue to participate in the palace examination, even if he is ranked lower, he will admit it, or give up this subject, just like Brother Lobby and Yu Shizi, and take the next subject again?"

Niu pouted: "God knows what's going on? The Xu family's room hasn't moved for several days, but they only know that they went to the Gui family once a few days ago, and they closed the door after they came back." There is a funeral in the Hou Mansion in Zhenxi, and their family is also a bent in-law, and they haven't even come to the door to mourn, and even the second room of the Xu family has been there. I don't know if I think that Zhenxi Houfu is not as beautiful as before, so I look down on people snobbishly. Anyway, where is the Xu family's room now, it is advertised everywhere that he is a scholarly family, but what he does does not look like a scholarly family, but it is looked down upon everywhere!"

Niu didn't know, so Qin Hanzhen didn't ask again. Two days later, she and Zhao Mo also went to Zhenxi Hou's Mansion to mourn once, and gave the dead Zhenxi Hou a stick of incense, which was considered to be the full number of in-laws. She was a female dependent, and she didn't see Su Zhongying, but she saw Qin Youyi, who answered the ceremony, and Bian, the wife of the Hou Shizi of Zhenxi, in the mourning hall. Although the two of them were pale and haggard, they were in a good state of mind and looked quite calm, so they must have been prepared for this funeral. The two of them get along quite harmoniously, and they also have a lot of discussions in case of trouble, and the affairs of the Zhenxi Hou Mansion are decided by the two of them together, and there is no room for others to interfere.

Qin Hanzhen thought of the rumored Mrs. Zhenxi Hou who was so sad that she refused to see anyone, and understood that the current Zhenxi Hou Mansion was really about to be reborn.

With the little bit of in-law relationship between the Suning County Mansion and the Zhenxi Hou Mansion, Qin Hanzhen and Zhao Mo can go on this trip in person, and after all the etiquette, there is nothing to be picky. After that, the Su family could deal with it by themselves, and Qin Hanzhen didn't pay much attention to it.

Zhao Shuo, who is now living in the Suning fiefdom, has a new moth after the spring blossoms, clamoring to hold a banquet for his new son, and Zhao Mo, who has to be his brother, personally presides over it. Zhao Mo is now busy with the aftermath of the war in Liaodong, where can he take care of him? As for Zhao Shuo's desire to personally take his youngest son to Beijing to come to the jade, it is even more impossible. Qin Hanzhen gave Aunt Ma a gift here, nominally rewarding her for adding Ding to the Zhao family, but in fact, there was no warning inside. Sure enough, Ma Meiniang, who received the gift, quickly dispelled the idea of being cautious, and I don't know what method she used to appease Zhao Shuo. As for when their youngest son will be on the jade tree, they will have to wait until the anniversary to make sure that the child will not die young. And this is still the treatment that only the children of the clan will have, and a child like Zhao Shuo's youngest son can get a registration before the age of eight, which is considered lucky. Where can such glory be given away so easily?

However, Qin Hanzhen saw that Zhao Mo personally delivered a message to the Zongren Mansion and made a jade for Zhao Qi, so he knew his true thoughts. It doesn't matter what your background is, the key is whether Zhao Mo is pleasing to the eye. As long as he feels good and puts people in his heart, even if it is the son of an enemy, he is willing to take care of the other party. But if it doesn't satisfy him, even if it's a child born by himself, he will have reservations. Qin Hanzhen figured out Zhao Mo's thoughts, and he also knew how to treat Zhao Shuo and Ma Meiniang's pair.

Zhao Mo was very busy, Qin Hanzhen took the place of her husband, and carefully explained to Zhao Qi what kind of treatment he can enjoy in the future, how much money and food he has every year, how to arrange his studies, how to find errands when he grows up in the future, how to settle down, what can he get when he gets married, if he is motivated and strives for meritorious service, what do he need to do and to what extent...... And so on and so forth, very detailed.

Zhao Qi has been a smart child since he was a child, and he was thoughtful after listening. Qin Hanzhen didn't bother him, so he said to him: "You never let your brother worry about me on weekdays, and we also believe that you will not go the wrong way." But after all, we are all your brothers and sisters-in-law, your relatives, you need help, there are things that you don't understand, just rest assured to ask us for help and advice, don't go outside. ”

Zhao Qi pursed his lips and smiled a little shyly: "I won't." My brother and sister-in-law are good to me, I know it in my heart. When I encounter difficulties, I will not be polite to my brother and sister-in-law. If I only think about my own face and refuse to ask my brother and sister-in-law for help, but instead I will make things worse, and I don't want my brother and sister-in-law to clean up the aftermath for me? ”

Qin Hanzhen smiled and touched his little head: "Okay, Brother Qi, it's good that you understand this truth." She looked at his clothes, "This is a new one made for you by your girl, isn't it? When I go back, I will ask someone to send you a few more horses of similar colors and patterns, and you will ask you to make you a few more clothes, ready to go out and wear. If you go to visit friends every day, ask for homework, go to school in the future, and greet the elders in the clan during the New Year's Festival, you can't always wear four pieces of clothing back and forth in that season. Your brother is careless and can't think of this, you can actually tell your sister-in-law. ”

Zhao Qi disagreed: "I'm a man, what do I want so many new clothes?

Qin Hanzhen looked at him and said the words "I am a man" with a childish face, and couldn't help but feel a little funny in his heart, and he had to follow his words and say: "Yes, yes, you are a boy, of course you don't have to be as particular about dressing as a girl." It's just that the people of the world are so tacky that they like to respect Luo Yi first and then others, and if they see that you have few new clothes, they will look down on you and make things difficult for you everywhere, won't they be asking for trouble? If you have extra time, you might as well spend it on something more meaningful. Do you say?"

Zhao Qi thought about it and nodded: "This also makes sense." Then follow my sister-in-law's words. But then he blushed a little and whispered, "Sister-in-law, can I make one less dress and change it into a girl's dress, and give it away?" ”

Qin Hanzhen couldn't help but wonder: "Who are you going to give clothes to?" but a possibility immediately came to mind in his heart.

"For Sister Hanzhu. Zhao Qi said a little embarrassed, "I see that she has not been in a very good mood recently, and I want to coax her to be happy." She saw Aunt Ping's new purple dress looking good, so she took a few more looks, and she was envious in her heart, but she didn't dare to tell anyone. I think it's not too difficult for us to find a similar piece of material in the house, so I'm going to give her a piece of clothing. ”

Cai Shengnan's newly made purple clothes? Qin Han really thought about it, and remembered it. The material of that dress was still sent back to her parents' house, and there was indeed one in the county king's mansion, and because there was more than one suit in the same series, if she picked a piece of material and made it for Qin Hanzhu, she didn't have to worry about the embarrassment of hitting the shirt. Qin Hanzhen readily agreed to Zhao Qi's request, but he was still a little depressed in his heart: "Why is Hanzhu in a bad mood?"

Zhao Qi hesitated for a moment and said, "I can't tell you clearly, she seems to have mentioned it, saying that her brother is about to be her brother, so she feels sad." But isn't she only a younger brother? When will she have another brother? If it's from the Chengenhou Mansion, it seems that she hasn't seen any cousins close to her. ”

Qin Hanzhen chuckled in his heart. If it is Qin Hanzhu's elder brother, there is indeed one, and it is Qin Qian. But isn't Brother Qian'er still living in Jiangning's hometown? This year, he should try to take the Tongsheng exam, right? Why did Qin Hanzhu suddenly say that her brother is about to be her brother? Could it be...... What Niu vaguely revealed before, is finally going to happen?