Qin Jian's trip north was relatively smooth, but he did not return to the capital before Chinese New Year's Eve as originally planned. He arrived home on the 28th day of the lunar month, just in time for the New Year. It is said that it was in Shandong that encountered heavy snowfall and the road was blocked, so it was delayed for a few days.

Along with Qin Jian, there were four scholars in the Qin family.

A lifter, the same generation as Qin Zhonghai, is already in his forties, and he is at the end of the list in the last township test. Because the ranking is too low, I feel that my academic level is limited, and it is estimated that it is impossible to pass the Jinshi examination, so I did not participate in the two subjects in a row. This time I came because Qin Jian promised that he could make up for him. He thought that even if he was just a nine-grade sesame official, he could be regarded as fulfilling his life wishes, so he followed. He won't stay in the Chengenhou Mansion for a long time, and it is estimated that he won't spend much energy studying hard, but he will be the fastest one among his peers, and he may think that Qin Jian will be an arm.

The other three are all Xiucai, younger, two of the same generation as Qin Jian, and one wants to call him Uncle Clan. These three young people are all reading seeds in the Qin clan, and the elders in the clan all feel that they have a bright future, and they are very promising to be promoted and jinshi in the future. If they stay in the clan, they can study hard step by step and slowly go up the exam, but no matter the teachers, book collections and connections, they are definitely not as good as the environment in the capital. Although Qin Jian said that Qin Bai, the Marquis of Yongjia, his uncle, was old and had limited energy, so it was impossible for him to teach another disciple by hand, as long as he could occasionally get Qin Bai to point out the article, it would be enough for them to be inexhaustible. Not to mention, there are so many famous teachers and young talents in the capital, and a few more years of cultivation in such an environment is estimated to make their learning grow greatly, right?

The four of them left their homes and businesses and followed Qin Jian to the north, and they will live in the Chengenhou Mansion in the future, and Qin Jian will be responsible for all the expenses of food, clothing, housing and transportation. When Yu Xinlan received the letter from her husband, she cleaned up the residence of the four people and their accompanying servants, and found a suitable western seat for them, and made an appointment to come to the mansion to sit in the mansion after the beginning of spring. With Shou Shanbo's status in Shilin, this kind of thing is not difficult for Yu Xinlan.

On the second day after Qin Jian arrived home, the third room Qin Bai's family went to visit the house. Qin Han really got the letter, and he also went to greet Zhao Mo together, and greeted those clansmen by the way.

The four clansmen of the Qin family were already a little restrained in front of Qin Bai and his wife, but after all, Qin Bai had returned to his hometown and had contact with them, so they could still remain calm in front of him. But when it was Qin Hanzhen and Zhao Mo's turn to appear in front of them, they were all nervous. Even Qin Hanzhen and Zhao Mo had also been to Jiangning, and they had conversations with these people at that time, but at that time they were not the princess of the county or the princess of the county. After a few years of not seeing each other, the identity has changed again, and at the first reunion, several people are a little panicked.

Seeing this, Zhao Mo glanced at Qin Hanzhen helplessly. Qin Hanzhen gave his grandfather a look, Qin Bai smiled and took Qin Jian and the four of them to the big study outside to talk, but left Zhao Mo behind, saying that Qin Zhonghai had something to discuss with him.

In fact, where does Qin Zhonghai need to find Zhao Mo for something? The nervous description of the four clansmen was seen by everyone present, but it was just to cooperate with Qin Bai's arrangement. After the others left, Qin Zhonghai smiled bitterly at his niece and niece-in-law: "They still see that there are fewer nobles, and they are all relieved as soon as they leave the house." I'm afraid they'll have to stay for a few more months and see you a few more times before they get used to it. ”

Zhao Mo naturally didn't care about these: "It's okay, it's all my own family, a little restrained, just a few days." ”

Qin Zhonghai invited Zhao Mo to go to the small study to talk, Niu pulled Cai Shengnan to find Yao, and Qin Hanzhen accompanied Yu Xinlan back to Fuguiju.

Qin Hanzhen looked at Yu Xinlan's big belly, and was a little frightened: "You don't care, right? This month is getting bigger and bigger, when will it be produced?"

Yu Xinlan smiled very calmly: "If everything goes well, the appointment will be in the first month, right? My mother told me not to go out of the yard if I was fine, and to stay in the house honestly. But I think I can still walk, and I am in good health, and the girls are waiting very carefully, and they should be fine. My mother-in-law also said that it was okay, walking around more would be good for my production, so she persevered, and went to Shengyiju every day to say goodbye, and walked a few laps in our yard. I don't go out either, I'm in the house, I never leave anyone around me, and the delivery room is prepared in the yard early, and Wen Po also lives at home. Even if it's about to give birth suddenly, it won't be busy. ”

Qin Hanzhen breathed a sigh of relief slightly: "It's good that you're well prepared." If there's anything uncomfortable, remember to tell the people around you. She was still a little worried about Yu Xinlan. Yu Xinlan's health is good, and there have always been doctors who come to ask for peace on time, and the preparations for production are done carefully, and there are also married mothers-in-law who are proficient in childbirth knowledge. But there are always accidents in the world. Yu Xinlan is still too young, she is not yet eighteen years old, and she doesn't know if it is too early to have a child at such an age, so don't make any mistakes.

Qin Hanzhen carefully helped Yu Xinlan into the main house in the front yard of Fuguiju, sat down at the table, and asked Qin Jian about his hard work along the way: "I see that the brothers in the lobby have lost a lot of weight and are also dark, although they are still in good spirits, he must have suffered a lot this trip south." ”

Yu Xinlan nodded: "Yes, just the hard work of traveling in the winter is not enough for outsiders." I've heard of the people who were waiting around them, and some of them privately complained that he was in a hurry and tired of his master. If they spend the New Year in their hometown, after the spring thaws, they will never take a boat north along the canal, and they will never have such a hard time. ”

Qin Hanzhen smiled: "I know there must be my pot here." Because I told Brother Lobby that if I couldn't catch up with the birth of his first child, I wouldn't be able to see the appearance of the child at the first time, what a pity? My sister-in-law must feel sad, right? So Brother Lobby made up his mind to go early and return early, and he would stay with his sister-in-law no matter what, and watch the child ......be born."

Yu Xinlan's face turned red, and she glanced at her and said, "Are you kidding me?" But looking at the sweet smile on Yu Xinlan's face, she knew that she didn't care about being teased at all.

However, she was also a little puzzled: "What is your pot called?"

Qin Hanzhen snorted: "It's my responsibility, of course, it's my responsibility." ”

Yu Xinlan still had a little doubt between her eyebrows, she didn't understand it, but she also understood that Qin Han was really joking, so she didn't ask again.

The two chatted about some trivial matters, and Yu Xinlan also talked about the old Qin family who went north this time, and only brought an old concubine with him, and he would not notify his family to come to the reunion until he made up for the official. It's just that the old concubine can't speak official language, and Yu Xinlan can't communicate with her, so she has to send someone to the East Courtyard to accompany Aunt Fu and Aunt Zhang. It was Qin Kelun and his wife who came to greet the clansmen last night and solved this trouble for her. Because the old man is close to Sifang, he has already said that he will temporarily move to Qin Kelun's house today and tomorrow, and he will also celebrate the New Year there.

Qin Hanzhen said: "This is also a good thing. Since Uncle Kewen's turn to become an official vacant and take office, Uncle Karen's family has been a lot deserted. My grandmother took Brother Qian to the house from time to time to play, and Aunt Karen was strange and lonely at home. If you have someone to talk to, you can pass the time. During the Chinese New Year, everyone visited relatives and friends very lively. But after the New Year, the patriarch will have to live in Beijing for at least a few months. For such a long time, he is unfamiliar with life, and he is led by acquaintances, which saves his life from being too idle and boring. ”

Yu Xinlan said with a smile: "Aunt Karen occasionally comes to the house to talk to her mother, and the two of them can talk. Aunt Karen originally spoke Jiangnan Nong, and the official language was not very accurate, and her mother didn't understand it very well, but now she is used to it, and when she talks to us, she occasionally comes up with a sentence or two of Jinling slang. ”

Qin Hanzhen couldn't help laughing, and then asked: "Is the second aunt's condition still not improving? I obviously think that she laughs as usual, and can eat and drink, why does she always feel that she has no strength in her body? Do you want to invite a few more imperial doctors to check the pulse?"

Yu Xinlan shook her head: "I have persuaded her several times, but she refused, saying that she thinks it is very good now, and her life is quiet and comfortable." I think she was just an excuse to call her sick. Although I don't understand why she did this, my father and Xianggong have no objections, so I can't say much. ”

In fact, as early as when the Xu family was alive, the Yao family had already lost the power of the middle feed, and there was only one messenger left to serve the sick in front of his mother-in-law. Now that she doesn't need to serve her illness, she doesn't seem to have any problem if she wants to enjoy leisure? There must be a disagreement between Qin Zhonghai and the Yao family, and the Yao family may also have some inappropriate behavior. Since even Qin Jian has no objections, what can others say? Yu Xinlan acquiesced in this matter, and Qin Hanzhen also shut up.

While talking, Yu Xinlan's girl entered the house and whispered two words in her ear. Yu Xinlan nodded: "Got it." And she gave no further command, and the girl withdrew.

Qin Han was really a little curious, so Yu Xinlan told her: "It's the eldest aunt in the second room who came and went to talk to my mother." She came a lot these days, and my mother told me to avoid it, so I didn't bother. ”

Little Xue's?

Qin Hanzhen said: "Why did she suddenly become interested and often come over to see the second uncle? In the past, they couldn't be said to be very close to each other, besides, the eldest uncle's housework should be very busy, right?" Xiao Xue's is such an honest and cowardly person, he doesn't guard at home, what do he always do when he has nothing to do?

After leaving the Chengenhou Mansion, Qin Hanzhen learned the answer from his grandmother Niu's family: "Isn't it that there is another moth on the side of the Jinyi girl?" A few days ago, your eldest aunt sent someone to see her, and she pulled someone to cry, saying that her mother-in-law wanted to kill her again, and even the mother-in-law and uncles and mothers-in-law were embarrassed by her, and they also connived at Pei Cheng Naliang's concubine. She said that she must reconcile, but the Pei family refused, and this stalemate was again. She secretly disguised herself as a girl, escaped from Pei Guogong's mansion, and now lives in the house where she married, and is begging your aunt to call the shots. She said that she would rather follow what your second uncle and grandmother said and marry into the Xue family than stay in the Pei family. Your eldest uncle is not allowed, saying that he would rather her die than allow her to return, and the eldest uncle has no choice but to come and beg for help. I don't want to care about these things, and you are impatient to take care of Jinyi's girl, so she has to beg your second uncle and second aunt. ”

Qin Hanzhen couldn't help but snort. It turned out to be Qin Jinyi again!