Chapter 014: Pumping You
Sixty years ago, Qi Ziru married a second wife and made a good Qi family divided into two mansions. The East Mansion and the West Mansion have been fighting for decades for the sake of the title and the elder, and the lives of the people who fill in them are by no means one or two.
The infighting continued, and the children were harmed, which directly affected the entire Qi family. The nobles who made a fortune at the same time as Qi Ziru have passed down to the fifth and even sixth generations, and the descendants under their names are dozens or even hundreds.
The Qi family, however, has only been passed down to the fourth generation, including the descendants of the concubines, and the number of men in the Qi family has not exceeded twenty. This is very abnormal for a family that has been prosperous for more than 60 years.
The Qi family is not really a prosperous heir, and the daughters-in-law who marry into the Qi family are actually quite capable of giving birth, but unfortunately, they have many births and many premature deaths.
Among the children who died young, there were those who were really unfortunate to die, and more of them were man-made 'accidents'.
Over the past few decades, I don't know how many innocent women and children have been killed in the Qi family's mansion, which shows the tragedy of the Qi family's infighting.
However, the Qi family fought so fiercely, but they never broke up, because of him, just for two words - military power.
The Southwest Camp was created by Qi Ziru, and the brothers Qi Keng and Qi Qiang were involved. Both of them are sisters-in-law, and they have backers behind them, and Qi Ziru is also very important to his two sons.
The result of 'a bowl of water is flat' is that Qi Keng and Qi Qiang each attracted half of the forces in the camp.
Dividing the family means dividing the army. Once the southwest battalion is divided into two, its strength will inevitably plummet, and if the imperial court divides and suppresses it in a timely manner, the southwest battalion will no longer exist.
Qi Keng, Qi Qiang is also good. Qi Lingyuan or Qi Lingxian, no matter what they fight on weekdays. As long as it involves the root of the Qi family (that is, the Southwest Camp), both of them will remain unusually calm and reasonable. Strive to maintain the integrity and strength of the Southwest Battalion.
The real reason why the Qi family is not separated is understood by the Qi family, and the saints also understand.
Now that the southwest camp is lost, the Qi family has no support, and according to common sense, the two governments should be separated.
But if the Qi family still refuses to split up, outsiders will definitely be puzzled, and the emperor Xiao Ye, who has always been suspicious, will be even more suspicious: Could it be that Qi Ziru also left a back hand for his children and grandchildren?
With such suspicions, Xiao Ye will definitely not reuse the Qi family again. Even if he was closer to Qi Lingxian's house, he would never let them have a chance to recover.
That's why Gu Jialuo said that the Qi family has to split up now.
Only when the two mansions are completely separated will the sage's jealousy and suspicion of the Qi family be dispelled, and the father and son of Qi Lingxian will be able to recover!
Gu Jialuo didn't say it too thoroughly, but the meaning of it, the county lord of Qinghe was very clear. In fact, since receiving the news of her husband's return to Beijing, she has begun to ponder these things.
I thought about it for a few days. The county lord of Qinghe also came to a conclusion: The Qi family must be separated!
Qi Minzhi is young in the end, although he is smart, he thinks things are far from being so thorough. Gu Jialuo's words, she listened to them with a half-understanding, blinking her big black eyes. In the end, he turned his attention to the county lord of Qinghe for help.
The county lord of Qinghe hooked his lips and whispered the stakes.
Qi Minzhi's eyes lit up. Suddenly, he said, and then said with admiration: "Mother." My sister-in-law is so powerful, I even thought of these. β
It's not surprising that his mother can think of this, but Gu Jialuo is only sixteen years old, only three or four years older than himself, but he can see things so thoroughly, Qi Minzhi can't help but have some admiration. I couldn't help muttering in my heart: In other words, my sister-in-law is not as unbearable and stupid as she said outside.
Gu Jialuo was a little embarrassed by Qi Minzhi's praise, and said with a smile: "Sister Min, this is making fun of me, in front of my mother, I can't be considered 'powerful'." β
The county lord of Qinghe smiled lovingly and said, "Xiang'er has indeed benefited. She is now more and more satisfied with Gu Jialuo. One is satisfied with her 'getting smarter and smarter', and the other is satisfied that she really takes the Qi family to heart.
"The mother praised it falsely, and the daughter-in-law was ashamed!" Gu Jialuo lowered his head slightly, and two blush flew on his cheeks.
Qi Minzhi received the hint from his mother, hugged Gu Jialuo's arm, and lied affectionately: "Sister-in-law, can I play with you in the future?" β
Gu Jialuo raised his head, with a look of surprise on his face, and hurriedly said: "Of course you can, as long as my sister doesn't dislike my simplicity there, my sister-in-law welcomes you to play at any time." β
Qi Jinzhi is back, what kind of ending can there be between them, Gu Jialuo is still uncertain, before a complete break, for the rest of the Qi family, Gu Jialuo can make friends.
ββ¦β¦ Sister-in-law is so good," Qi Minzhi took Gu Jialuo's hand and shook it happily, looking very happy.
When the county master of Qinghe saw it, the smile on his face brightened a little.
Gu Jialuo also released enough kindness to his sister-in-law at the right time, and for a while, the atmosphere in Xiji was a little more warm and relaxed.
However, while the three of them were laughing, they did not forget to pay attention to the things outside.
Just as they spoke, Qi Qinzhi apologized with great piety, and strongly asked the hall uncle to exercise the rights of the 'patriarch'.
Qi Lingxian listened to the words of Qi Lingyuan's father and son with a calm face, and didn't say anything, but just motioned to Qi Jinzhi with his eyes to help Qi Qinzhi up.
Qi Jinzhi didn't dare to delay, hurriedly stepped forward, stretched out his hand to help Qi Qinzhi's shoulder, Qi Qinzhi secretly shook his shoulder and wanted to shake off Qi Jinzhi's hand, not wanting Qi Jinzhi's two slaps to be like pliers, holding his shoulders and 'helping' people hard.
Qi Qinzhi and Qi Jinzhi both learned martial arts since childhood, and they beat in the military camp all the year round, and their kung fu is comparable. But Qi Qinzhi has been in the edict prison for several months, his body is seriously damaged, and he has been frozen for half a day with his upper body, and his body cannot be compared with Qi Jinzhi at all.
Almost in the blink of an eye, the two cousins were already secretly fighting.
Qi Jinzhi helped the person up, pressed Qi Qinzhi's shoulder with one hand, took a fur cloak with the other, and directly covered Qi Qinzhi's body, and said in his mouth: "Cousin, it's cold, don't catch a cold!" β
Qi Jinzhi's move was ostensibly concerned about Qi Qinzhi. And in the eyes of Qi Lingyuan's father and son, it was Chiguoguo's show-off-you. Qi Qinzhi, it is better for me to be cautious!
Qi Qinzhi secretly hated in his heart. But there was still a grateful smile on his face, "Thank you cousin for your concern." It's just that I've made such a big mistake, and I'm really shamelessβ"
"Brother Qin'er, it seems that you really know that you are wrong,"
Qi Ling first interrupted Qi Qinzhi's words, and said lightly: "That's good, knowing mistakes can be changed, and it's great to be good." Our Qi family boys deserve to be like this! Anyway. That incident has finally passed, you are back, Brother Jin and I have returned safely, the family is finally reunited, and everyone is fine! β
After Qi Lingyuan heard the words 'family', his tense nerves finally relaxed, and he glanced at his son.
Qi Qinzhi understood, got off the donkey, and sincerely expressed remorse. Then it seemed that he found that his uncle and cousin had arrived home and needed to rest, so he was a little embarrassed to say goodbye and leave.
"Mother, didn't you say that our family must be separated, why did my father say that?"
Qi Minzhi quietly listened to the conversation outside. Seeing that his father's words did not mean to divide the family, he couldn't help but wonder a little. How is it different from what my mother and sister-in-law guessed?
A smile flashed in the eyes of the county lord of Qinghe, and she did not speak. Instead, he looked at Gugaro.
Gu Jialuo also hooked his lips, and enthusiastically helped his sister-in-law solve her doubts: "Sister Min." There are about 20 days to go before the New Year. Also, in the spring of the next year, the fourth master will get married. β
Saying goes. Good people do it to the end and send the Buddha to the west, the Qijia Xifu has already helped the Dongfu so much, why not make things more beautiful. In this way, even if Xifu proposes to split the family in the future, people outside will know about it, and they will not single out Xifu's fault, but will praise Xifu for its benevolence and righteousness!
'Ah', Qi Minzhi thought of this, and couldn't help but have a touch of exclamation in his eyes: The world of adults is really complicated, and it's so troublesome to think about things.
The county lord of Qinghe became more and more satisfied, and secretly said in his heart that he would find a time to talk to his eldest son later. Gu's is becoming more and more like a qualified eldest daughter-in-law, and I hope that my son can forget all the things in the past and live a good life with Gu's!
sent away Qi Lingyuan's father and son, Qi Lingxian and his son returned to the main room, and the county lord of Qinghe also came out of the inner room with his daughter and daughter-in-law.
The family continued to sit around and talk.
ββ¦β¦ These days, it's hard to work for the county lord! β
Facing his family, the calm expression on Qi Lingxian's face finally broke, with a little tired and stunned, but he still thanked his wife gratefully.
The county lord of Qinghe took a handkerchief and pressed the corner of his eyes, and said, "The concubine eats and drinks well at home, where can she talk about hard work?" However, the old man and Brother Jin'er are really suffering when they are fighting and hurrying in the cold winter and the moon. β
The most important thing is that Qi Lingxian's father and son worked so hard, but there was no reward. I thought that their father and son would be smooth and peaceful, and at the end of the year, the saint would be happy, and maybe he would be able to open the net, so he could give Qi Lingxian a reward.
I never thought that the saint only praised it verbally, but there was no substantive expression at all.
From the Duke of Qianguo to a common man, the gap in Qi Lingxian's heart can be imagined, he sighed silently, but he still said with a strong spirit: "It's still the same sentence, it's good that people are fine." At least our family is fine. β
The county lord of Qinghe also felt that the atmosphere was a little dull, and forced a smile, "Yes, speaking of which, thanks to Xiang'er for helping me these days-"
The county lord of Qinghe set his eyes on his son, and said with a slight warning and reminder: "Brother Jin, you can have such a good lady as Xiang'er, but you are blessed, you have to treat her well in the future." You know? β
Ever since Qi Jinzhi entered the door, he hadn't looked after Garo.
Hearing his mother's words at this time, he had mixed feelings in his heart, and looked at Gu Jialuo with complicated eyes.
Gu Jialuo sat dignified on the two rose chairs at the head of the Luohan bed, quiet and elegant, when her in-laws spoke, she did not interject indiscriminately, but looked gentle and listened quietly.
Qi Ling looked at it first, and nodded secretly, and said in his heart, this daughter-in-law has indeed become calm.
It wasn't until the county lord of Qinghe mentioned her that Gu Jialuo pretended to be embarrassed and lowered his head, and the two little ears that were exposed suddenly turned crimson.
Seeing this, Qi Jinzhi's brows couldn't help frowning, the woman in front of him was very unfamiliar, neither like the dressed lady she saw when she was newly married, nor like the stupid slut she saw in her dreams.
However, many things are different from dreams now, and what surprised Qi Jinzhi the most was that Yao Xiruo, that slut, actually married Qi Mianzhi, an adulterer?
This made Qi Jinzhi breathe a sigh of relief, and at the same time, he felt uneasy.
Although the dreams he had made him resentful and made him despair. But for him, it was a warning. He was because of those dreams. Many arrangements were made in advance. Although the disaster of the Qi family still happened, it was because of his arrangement. The Qi family today is much better than the Qi family in the dream world.
Moreover, he also left a back hand, as long as he was given time and opportunity, he could quickly make the Qi family flourish again.
Now that the warning in his dream had changed, he had a panic about the future getting out of control.
Now that he is facing a completely strange wife, the uneasiness in his heart is becoming more and more intense.
"Yes, my son understands!"
Qi Jinzhi hid his thoughts, responded respectfully, and then got up and bowed to Gu Jialuo. "Thank you, grandma!"
Gu Jialuo hurriedly got up and returned the courtesy, "The uncle has tormented the concubine, it is the duty of the concubine to wait for the elders and take care of the housework, so the uncle should not be so grateful!" β
Qi Lingxian and the lord of Qinghe County saw that their son and daughter-in-law were so polite, and the husband and wife secretly exchanged glances, and they were quietly relieved.
Seeing this, Qi Minzhi smiled smartly: "Oh, don't thank you for your eldest brother and sister-in-law, you are all good." It's me, I'm a little hungry! β
Gu Jialuo became more and more embarrassed, and his whole hibiscus face turned into a big red cloth.
Seeing his daughter's delicate appearance with a small mouth, Qi Ling couldn't help laughing, and said continuously: "Min'er is right. It's not early, let's hurry up and eat, we can't starve my Ning Xin'er. β
The county lord of Qinghe responded with a smile. Then he instructed the maids to set the meal.
Xifu is sparsely populated, and the family has always sat down to eat together.
Gu Jialuo followed the rules. Standing behind the lord of Qinghe County to help cloth vegetables.
The county lord of Qinghe symbolically asked Gu Jialuo to clip two chopsticks and dishes, and urged her to sit down and eat together.
Eat without saying a word. Although the family reunited after a long absence, they still abided by the rules and had a quiet meal.
The county lord of Qinghe took advantage of Gu Jialuo to take care of the refreshments, called Qi Jinzhi aside and explained a few words in a low voice.
A hint of unwillingness flashed in Qi Jinzhi's eyes, but in the end, he nodded vigorously: "...... The son saved. As long as, as long as Gu is safe and keeps to himself, his son and son are willing to live in peace with her. β
The county lord of Qinghe frowned slightly, and said in a low voice: "What 'peaceful coexistence'? I want you to be a harmonious couple with her, give birth to the eldest son earlier, and continue the bloodline of our Qi family! β
The Qi family has declined, and even if the husband and son are capable, it will take twenty or thirty years to restore the way they were before.
With the current situation of the Qi family, it is extremely difficult for Qi Jinzhi to find another daughter-in-law with conditions like Gu Jialuo.
Therefore, as long as the Gu family abides by the rules, the county lord of Qinghe still hopes that his son and daughter-in-law can live a peaceful and smooth life like a normal couple.
ββ¦β¦ Mother~~" Gu did 'that' thing, how could Qi Jinzhi still be a husband and wife with her without any guilt?
The county lord of Qinghe ignored his son's grievances and continued to lecture: "There is also that Liu family, you also sent it earlier." No matter how down-and-out our family is, we won't learn from that vulgar businessman and get any kind of flat wives and concubines! β
Qi Jinzhi was stunned, he had already left Liu Chuchu behind, and when his mother mentioned it, he said with some embarrassment: "Mother, just rest assured, my son will never admit Liu into the door." β
His primary goal now is to revitalize his family, not to marry a wife.
The county lord of Qinghe breathed a sigh of relief: "That's good." β
Seeing that his son still had grievances against Gu Jialuo, he persuaded patiently: "No matter what the Gu family did in the past, it is already very difficult for her to come back when the Qi family is in the most difficult time." Think about the Zhao family next door, she and Qi Qinzhi also have a daughter, but when they say that they are separated from each other, how selfish and cold is it? β
Zhao was Qi Qinzhi's wife, and on the day Qi Qinzhi was escorted back to Beijing, he shouted to reconcile with him.
The apparent reason is that Qi Qinzhi married another wife and gave birth to his eldest son.
In fact, everyone understands that the Zhao family just saw that something happened to the Qi family, and they didn't want to be affected by the Qi family, and they didn't want their daughter to suffer.
Anyway, the Zhao family is still young, and he will leave at this time, and after a year and a half, when the rumors have passed, he can still find a good family to marry.
The county lord of Qinghe said again: "There is also Luo's, a merchant girl dares to make trouble and leave...... The Gu family is the eldest daughter of the dignified prince of Zhao Guogong, and she had a grudge with the Qi family before, even if she really proposed to make peace, people outside may not be harsh with her. β
There is the Zhao family, who even gave up his own daughter, in front of him. Even if the Gu family leaves, he will not be attacked too much by public opinion.
Again...... The county lord of Qinghe reminded in a low voice: "The eldest master of the Feng family will be transferred back to Beijing next year." Listening to the meaning of the palace, the sage was very satisfied with Master Feng. β
Feng Yanshou's return to Beijing is definitely a high promotion. With his love for the saint, coupled with his political achievements over the years, it is absolutely no problem to join the sixth department as a leader!
Hearing his mother mention the Feng family, Qi Jinzhi couldn't help but flash Feng Mingbo's light and breezy face in his mind, in fact, without Feng Yanshou, it would be difficult to deal with Feng Mingbo alone.
In his dream, Feng Mingbo was a thousand-year-old fox who could be the first assistant, anyone who was against him. Basically, nothing ends well.
Squeak ~ squeak ~ ~
Qi Jinzhi clenched his fists to death, this feeling of being controlled by others is really uncomfortable!
"Brother Jin, my mother has observed these days with cold eyes, the Gu family is indeed different from the past, you can put aside the past for the time being, and try to get along with her for a few days, okay?"
The county lord of Qinghe changed his gentle tone again and persuaded softly.
ββ¦β¦ Son, obey! Qi Jinzhi squeezed out a few words from between his teeth. The expression remained grim.
The county lord of Qinghe couldn't help but worry, but she had persuaded everything she should have persuaded, she only hoped that her son could calm down, as long as he calmed down and got along with Gu Jialuo for a few days. It should be possible to detect the change in Gugaro.
However, in order to prevent his son from committing a left-sex offense, he quarreled with Gu Jialuo again. She took advantage of the opportunity for Qi Jinzhi to follow Qi Ling to the next door to greet the eldest princess, and called Gu Jialuo to her side. tactfully persuaded her a few words.
"Brother Jin'er, that kid is a martial arts person, and he has a straightforward temperament. There have been so many things in our family one after another, and he has just returned from the battlefield, and he has been sleeping in the open all the way, and he will inevitably have depression in his chest,"
The county lord of Qinghe took Gu Jialuo's hand and said with a little pleading: "If he is reckless and rude, don't blame him." Of course, my mother doesn't want you to be wronged, no matter what he says, don't worry about him first, just tell me quietly, and I will call the shots for you. β
"Mother~~" Gu Jialuo looked grateful. She understood in her heart why the county lord of Qinghe said this, but she still had to do enough for the face project.
Since the day she decided to go back to Qi's house, Gu Jialuo had made up her mind that no matter what she did in private, she would definitely do a good job in the big picture, and no one would be able to find anything wrong.
Gu Jialuo is a native of Daqi, and she values the honor of the family very much.
'Gu Jialuo' almost ruined the reputation of the Gu family, what he has to do is to work hard to wash away the stigma of the past, and let the world see what the real Gu girl is!
The county lord of Qinghe gently patted the back of Gu Jialuo's hand, "Mother knows that you are a good boy, so Mother will never let Brother Jin bully you." β
Gu Jialuo pursed his lips, met the loving gaze of the county lord of Qinghe, and nodded slowly: "Mother don't worry, daughter-in-law and children understand." β
"Good, good, good, my mother knows that you are a good boy who is sensible." The county lord of Qinghe was full of relief, but what he thought in his heart, outsiders didn't know.
Qi Lingxian's father and son came back from Chunhui Hall.
The county lord of Qinghe urged Qi Jinzhi and Gu Jialuo, the young couple, to go back to their courtyard.
Before leaving, the county lord of Qinghe gave Qi Jinzhi another look.
Qi Jinzhi's heart was dull, but he still nodded obediently, indicating that he would definitely get along with Gu Jialuo calmly.
Gu Jialuo followed Qi Jin's side with a respectful face, and followed him towards the Agarwood Courtyard step by step.
Sitting on the big kang near the window in the west room, seeing the backs of the young couple leaving one after the other through the window, the expression of the county lord of Qinghe was a little dark and inexplicable.
Qi Jinzhi strode forward, he was indeed a martial artist, and he walked faster than ordinary people. I didn't care at all, and there was a woman behind me.
Seeing that the distance with Qi Jinzhi was expanding step by step, Gu Jialuo was not in a hurry or annoyed, and followed slowly.
Qi Jinzhi walked for a while, and found that the sound of breathing behind him gradually disappeared, and looked at it from the corner of his eye, only to realize that he had thrown Gu Jialuo a long distance.
Stretching out his hand to wipe his face, Qi Jinzhi paused, endured his impatience, and waited for Gu Jialuo to catch up.
After waiting for a cup of tea, Gu Jialuo slowly followed.
Seeing Gu Jialuo re-enter his line of sight, Qi Jinzhi didn't speak, and continued to throw off his steps and walk forward.
When he couldn't see Gu Jialuo's figure again, he stopped and waited.
During the whole process, neither of the husband and wife spoke, and it took twice as long as usual for Gu Jialuo to return to the Agarwood Courtyard.
When he entered the courtyard and saw the unfamiliar rooms and furnishings, Qi Jinzhi didn't speak, but only coldly ordered: "Prepare hot water, I want to wash!" β
didn't want to, but Gu Jialuo said leisurely: "Let's all go out, I have something important to discuss with my uncle!" β
The servants in the house were all Gu Jialuo's maids, and they instinctively chose to obey Gu Jialuo's orders.
A few maids all retreated.
Qi Jinzhi was furious, and suddenly turned his head and glared at Gu Jialuo, "You-"
As soon as the word 'you' was finished, Qi Jinzhi's face changed suddenly, because he saw that Gu Jialuo had an extra short whip in his hand at some point, and the whip was being pulled towards him fiercely......
PS: 2-in-1. If the young couple is running-in, the first game, fight! (To be continued......)