Chapter XVII
Yu Mingzhi said curiously: "It's just going out, why are you angry?" The folk customs of the Great Zhou Dynasty are much more open than those of the previous dynasty. When she was in her hometown, her father often allowed her to go out for a walk to increase her knowledge. If Guo Baoyun is telling the truth, it is not difficult to be a female general in this dynasty. It is not uncommon for a woman to meet her fiancΓ© and go out, thinking that she and Yue Zhaohui only decided to marry after meeting a few times, and there are few blind marriages and dumb marriages.
The coachman said: "It is said that some bad rumors have reached the ears of Mrs. Guo. β
Thinking of the Yao family and others' explicit and sarcastic, she knew in her heart - seize the opportunity of her absence, add fuel and vinegar to slander, anyway, when she returns home, the bad image has already taken root in Mrs. Guo's heart.
Qin Ji narrowed his eyes and slowly turned the Buddha beads on his wrist, "A mouthy person has no meaning in living in the world. β
Yu Mingzhi pressed his arm, "During this time, what happens to the Guo family will affect our wedding date." β
Qin Ji stopped the movement of his hand and smiled ambiguously: "It turns out that Zhizhi wants to get married as soon as possible." β
Yu Mingzhi turned his head, "You're thinking too much." β
"Really?" Qin Ji shook his head helplessly, and took out a basket from under the seat, in addition to a few towels in it, there was actually a box of ice cubes. He wrapped the ice cube in a towel and handed it to Yu Mingzhi, "Apply a compress to reduce swelling." β
Yu Mingzhi slowly raised his hand and took the ice cube.
Qin Ji said: "I also prepared mung bean cake. β
"Thank you. Yu Mingzhi sighed, and the towel was draped over the red and swollen eyes.
Qin Ji is too careful and thorough, so some of his feelings are sudden and difficult to parry.
Yu Mingzhi could only keep them in his heart and dodge them without saying a word.
There was no word on the way back, and it was almost dark when I arrived at the city gate, and the city gate guards were also very strict with the pedestrians entering and leaving, but when they saw an ordinary carriage approaching them, they waved away the passers-by who were blocking the road, and retreated to the side of the road and saluted respectfully.
"Qin Sheren has such a big shelf. Someone outside the car sneered.
Qin Ji waved the curtain, and the angle just covered Yu Mingzhi's face, and smiled brightly at the people outside the car, "Li Yushi, I haven't seen you for a long time, and my spirit is even stronger." β
As soon as he heard the words "Li Yushi", Yu Mingzhi's eyes suddenly burst with hatred, put down his scarf, and eavesdropped on their conversation.
Li Wangshan stroked his gray beard, rode on a tall horse and looked down at the people in the car, "Xie Qinshe is worried." The old man heard that Dali Temple has recently found out some information about the interrogation of Wanbao Yang, and wants to participate in the interrogation of this case, what do you think?"
Qin Ji said: "Li Yushi directly asks Shangshu Province, or please play the emperor, why do you need to ask me?"
Li Wangshan chuckled, meaning something, "Qin Sheren is a big celebrity in front of the emperor, I have to listen to what you mean." β
Qin Ji said bluntly: "Deli Yushi appreciates, Qin is panicked, Qin has no suggestions to tell you." β
"Okay, the old man understands and takes his leave. "Li Wangshan rode his horse, and Shi Shiran left.
The coachman cast an inquiring look, and Qin Ji waved his hand: "Keep walking, no need to check." β
The guards had a look at each other, and they all bowed their heads to greet the Qin Sheren.
Yu Mingzhi said: "It seems that they want to attack Wanbao Yang." β
Qin Ji said leisurely: "Let them come and go." β
Yu Mingzhi said: "This old man, with a kind face, speaks really with a needle. My father taught me a lot since I was a child, but he didn't teach me to discern people's hearts, so when I didn't know the truth, I would probably think that he was a good and honest official. β
Qin Ji leaned over and picked up the towel that had slipped on the seat, the ice cubes in it had melted, and he changed it to Yu Mingzhi, "As time goes by, you will know a lot of things that you have never seen clearly." β
There is always something to say, Yu Mingzhi took the towel and put it over his eyes, making a final struggle.
After entering the city, the road is much easier. After a while, the carriage did not wait quietly in the secluded alley before, but stopped at the gate of Guo's house in a bright light.
When the family at the door saw the man and woman who came out of the carriage hand in hand, he panicked and entered the door to report.
Yu Mingzhi didn't have a ghost in his heart, and generously walked through the gate side by side with Qin Ji, walked through the bluestone road, and stepped into the hall.
The lights were bright, and the Guo family gathered in the hall, and the old lady on the main seat looked at the men and women who came in, her face became more and more gloomy and stern, and the wooden staff in her hand hit the ground a few times, and the sound made the timid Guo Yun family tremble.
She heard that the eldest granddaughter who had been missing for many years had been found, and she hurried back to Guo's house overnight, who would have thought that the eldest granddaughter disappeared from the backyard unconsciously, and Yao, as a mother, did not know where she went.
But when did the Qin Sheren come to Guo's house, the porter didn't know.
It's ridiculous.
Although their Guo family is just a merchant family, they also have rules. No matter what happens to the officials and businessmen outside, their families will never allow anything to happen without permission before marriage.
Especially listening to Yao's words, because the eldest granddaughter is outcast, she doesn't know poetry and books, her behavior is rude and her knowledge is short, and she can't compare to the second granddaughter in everything.
As soon as she heard it, this is still worth it? Since she didn't name who she wanted to marry in the past, looking left and right, she also looked at the second granddaughter who had been educated since childhood, Guo Chang is a shrewd person, and she would never be so dizzy, so it can only be said that the eldest granddaughter learned some fox charm outside, which firmly attracted the Qin She people, just like her mother's mother did back then?
She turned her head and asked Guo Zengshi again, and after two or three sentences, she confirmed the thoughts in her heart, and she couldn't help but be angry.
Yu Mingzhi stepped forward, saluted, and said, "Hello, grandmother." β
Mrs. Guo looked at her posture and said in her heart: Eighty percent is pretended.
Qin Ji spoke first, "The son-in-law has seen the old lady, and the son-in-law took Baozhi out privately today to worship her mother-in-law. I haven't seen him for many years, Bao Zhi misses it very much, and when she gets married, she should put on a stick of incense to fulfill her filial piety. β
Old Madam Guo said: "Not to mention that you can't go out so casually, Qin Sheren, you come to Guo's house and take Baozhi away, shouldn't you say hello to the elders?
Yu Mingzhi frowned, looking at Qin Ji worriedly, it was obvious that the Guo family did not know that Qin Sheren's family had already died, and this question undoubtedly gave him a blow to his heart.
Qin Ji stood proudly like a jade tree, and said with a faint smile: "In the past, the son-in-law only reported to the current saint. β
The arrogance of the Qin Sheren made the Guo family stunned, and the old lady Guo didn't know how to answer for a while, and there was another layer of mustard for the eldest granddaughter in her heart.
Just as she was thinking about how to deal with it, a mother-in-law hurriedly came to report: "Old lady, madam, there is a young man outside, shouting that he is the eldest lady's father-in-law." β