When the convoy arrived at the intersection of the street two miles away, the second slave galloped to the main gate, gesturing with his right hand, and the four servants hung the red firecrackers prepared on the two mighty stone lions in front of the main gate, waiting for the convoy to appear in the field of vision, and immediately lit the firecrackers.

For a time, nine firecrackers exploded at the same time, deafening, festive and auspicious, attracting the slaves and passers-by in the next house to look sideways.

"What's the joy of the Guogong Mansion?"

"The second master has meritorious service in addition to the tigers and savages, and His Majesty has promoted him to two positions in a row, and now he is General Mingwei from the fourth grade."

"The second lady was named the fourth lady of the command."

The story of Qin Yue leading troops to eliminate the tiger was spread by the common people of Yingzui Ridge by word of mouth, and it has been spread in Hunan Province.

In the Xiangjiang Teahouse, a century-old brand in Tanzhou, the shopkeeper specially took the storyteller of the teahouse to invite two officers under Qin Yue to dinner, and compiled the whole story into a four-hour storyteller.

The storyteller talks in the teahouse for half an hour every day, and after eight days of speaking, he has already spoken for the third time, and the teahouse is full every day.

In the past few days, the shopkeeper of the teahouse learned that there was a big case of a hornet sting 100 people in Tanzhou Academy, and the Guogong Mansion sent medicine in time to save many students and young ladies.

He deliberately asked the storyteller to add this incident to the story of Qin Yue's tiger eradication, praising the benevolence and righteousness of the Guogong Mansion.

Now the prestige of the Tanzhou Guogong Mansion has reached a higher level, and it has a very good reputation in the hearts of the people of Hunan Province, and the people who looked down on the ancestors of the Qin family as robbers before have closed their mouths.

The carriage slowly stopped, and when the carriage stopped, several big slaves and maids lifted the curtain and invited Ming, Qu, He Huishu sisters, and Long Feng tires to get off the carriage.

Qin Yue was carried off the carriage by four sturdy slaves, supported by two slaves, standing in front of the gate, the sun shining on the fat and sturdy mountain-like body, looking up at the golden three words "Guogong Mansion" on the plaque at the main gate, and said excitedly: "I, Qin Yue, are back." ”

He Huishu glanced at Qin Yue and said in He's ear: "Your brother-in-law, a fool, used to not return home at night, but this time he lived outside and in another courtyard for more than a month, and he knew that he was homesick. ”

"The other courtyard is also his home." He had already seen the one hundred and ten subordinates standing on both sides of the gate neatly dressed and bowing their heads and hands to greet them, according to He Huishu's previous description, there were more than two hundred subordinates in the Tanzhou Guogong Mansion, and these were only fifty percent.

Qu's hairstyle was combed by He's in the morning, and the dresses and jewelry he picked were simple but low-key luxury.

Her dresses and jewelry were all given by He Huishu, and she wore them twice when she was in the courtyard, and this is the third time she wore them, which looks ninety percent new and is in line with her in-laws. If it's a new dress, it's too eye-catching, but it's not good.

She looked at the grandeur of the Guogong Mansion, it was really not ordinary wealth, this family that could only be heard in the story, but it was the in-laws of the eldest daughter-in-law's sister.

There is really a difference between the Li family and the Qin family. One on the earth and one in the sky.

She never felt that her son Li Laoshi was not worthy of her daughter-in-law He.

In the past month, she learned that He was the daughter of the champion of the Kai Dynasty, and she had He Huishu as a comparison, and she knew that a woman like He was a wife who could be a concubine of a high family. The He family has suffered in the Li family.

Li Yunxiao's eyes fell on the two big stone lions covered with red firecracker fragments, and said, "What a big lion, as big as the one in front of the gate of Tanzhou Academy." ”

Li Jingjing whispered: "Forget what I told you, don't look around, let the people of the Guogong Mansion look down on you!" ”

Li Yunxiao pouted and said, "Isn't this my uncle and aunt's house, they didn't look down on me." ”

The Ming family walked in front, followed by the Qu family, Qin Yue and his wife, and the most rear, the He family held the dragon and phoenix fetus, entered the gate, and walked forward on the bluestone road of twenty zhang, and then arrived at the main courtyard used to welcome guests in the Guogong Mansion.

Along the way, He Shi felt countless eyes with various intentions looking over, knowing that the subordinates of the Guogong Mansion compared her with He Huishu in their hearts, and walked forward without squinting.

What her mother said makes sense, and if you want to compare, compare with yourself. She has never wanted to compare with He Huishu since she was a child.

The main courtyard is the size of the other courtyard, and the living room is four times the size of the living room of the other courtyard, with nine precious antiques in the corners and carpets from Persia on the floor.

All sandalwood furniture. The teacups and fruit bowls are all first-class porcelain fired in the official kiln, and each piece of porcelain is printed with a painting, which means auspicious and wealthy.

A few housekeepers and housekeepers came in and kowtowed to Ming's and stood aside.

Ming's was in a hurry, so he was helped by four first-class slaves and maids to go to the clean room in the main courtyard to relieve his hands, and when he came out, he saw several old men of his family at the door with crutches and went to the living room, and said: "I'm tired, no one in this family wants to see me these days." Help me back to the hospital. I'll have dinner with my in-laws tonight. ”

A big slave maid in front of the Ming family went to the living room, and saw that the Li family had all stood up, and several old men of the family relied on the old and sold the old without looking at it, and accepted the gifts of the Qu family and the He family with a big grin, and secretly laughed at their stupidity in their hearts, and repeated Ming's words to He Huishu.

An old man stared at his cloudy eyes and said confidently: "We are here to see my sister-in-law, just look at her, say a few words and leave." ”

It turned out that these four old men were distant cousins of Ming's husband. In terms of seniority, it is higher than Qu's. Qu then saluted them.

It was not the first time that the four old men had run into a wall here with He Huishu, so they could only ask for the Ming family instead.

The great slave and maid saluted the people and withdrew.

He Huishu said unhurriedly to the four old men: "The old lady is not in good health now, and she must be tired from taking a carriage from the other courtyard." If you're all right, just wait here, and I'll ask you again, and I'll get back to you later. ”

The four old men all said yes.

He Huishu immediately invited the Li family out of the living room, walked into the distance and instructed Xiaoqing: "Half an hour later, you go and tell the people in the hall that the old lady has listened to the words of Grandpa Guo, and from now on she will not see her family." ”

Xiaoqing nodded yes.

He Huishu said to Sister-in-law He with a calm face: "Tell me to go down, Grandpa Guo's handwritten letter is exactly what it is, and without my permission, take my family to see the old lady, and they will all be beaten to death." ”

Qu Shi listened in horror.

He Shi was not surprised, and asked, "Sister, where is this taking us?" ”

He Huishu regained a smile on her face and said, "Look at the confusion I forgot to tell you, I'm going to take you to Furong Courtyard." Every time you come, you will stay there. ”

The Tanzhou Guogong Mansion was once the palace of the Hunan King of the Kai Dynasty of the previous dynasty, and was given to the Qin Guogong by He Dong, the founding emperor of the Ding Dynasty.

There are a total of 12 courtyards in the Tanzhou Guogong Mansion, all of which are named after flowers.

The old lady lives in the Peony Courtyard. He Huishu and his wife live in Magnolia Temple. Qin Minye lives in Moju Courtyard. The family's nine pairs of orphans and widows all live in the Lilac Courtyard.

The Li family lives in the Furong Courtyard next to the Yulan Courtyard and the Moju Courtyard, the size of the room is about the same as the other courtyard, there is a pond inside, and the pond is full of hibiscus.

He Huishu settled the Li family and prepared to eat in the Furong Courtyard. He asked her to accompany Qin Yue.

"I've been with him for so many days. Let him eat by himself. He Huishu said again: "Don't worry, the old lady is reluctant to let him eat alone, and she must have gone to our yard with him." ”

Li Jingjing turned around the Furong Courtyard and said with a smile: "Auntie, you got me a medicine room and a medicine storehouse." Thank you. ”

He Huishu said: "My Jing Niang, don't thank me, this is what your brother Ye came back and ordered his subordinates to get." ”

Li Yunxiao said excitedly: "Auntie, there is a white Qianli foal in the stable in the backyard, and the next person said that it was given to me by my uncle." Is it? ”

"Yes." He Huishu touched Li Yunxiao's hair and said softly: "Your uncle arranged for his subordinate Zhang Yi to teach you to ride a horse, and when you learn it, let Zhang Yi take you to the army to see the two tigers he caught in Eagle's Beak Ridge." ”

Li Yunxiao jumped and jumped excitedly.

He was very reluctant to leave the other courtyard and come to the Guogong Mansion. He Huishu told him that there was a little surprise, and he just came.

Xiaoqing hurriedly came over from the reception room and reported: "Second lady, I told my family what you said, they didn't believe it, and they wanted to see Grandpa Guo's handwritten letter, and said that if they didn't give it, they would send someone to Chang'an to ask Grandpa Guo if there was such a thing." ”

He Huishu snorted coldly and said, "I really don't hit the south wall and don't look back." Tell them that the letter is with the old lady. They say something else, and you don't pay attention to it. ”

Xiaoqing was ordered to retreat.

Qu looked at He Huishu worriedly, and said, "The elders of the Qin family's own family often come over to make trouble? ”

He Huishu nodded and said, "They came either to ask for money or to ask for officials." There are four of them back, it must be a big deal, otherwise I wouldn't have begged the old lady. ”

Qu shook his head and said, "How can there be such a relative." ”

If the elders of the Qu clan were as greedy as the elders of the Qin Mansion, they would have been over a long time ago, how could they get through the difficulties, prosper, and have seven talents.

He Huishu separated the slaves and maids, and said in a low voice: "Grandpa Yelang recognized these relatives of his family for the sake of fame. Now I regret it very much. This time, the two people of the family almost killed the old lady, and Grandpa Yelang was furious and strictly forbade the family to see the old lady in the letter. ”

He Shier.

Qu Shi relieved his heart and said, "Sister in-law, it's really not easy for you to be in this position. You worry a lot and think about it, but you have to take good care of your body, and don't be angry with people who don't deserve it. ”

He Huishu nodded and said, "Thank you Auntie for your concern." ”

Xiaoqing came back soon, with an angry face, and reported: "Second lady, they scolded you after hearing the reply, saying that they would send someone to Chang'an today." ”

It's not the first time He Huishu has been scolded by these old guys, but this time, knowing that her maiden sister is here, she actually scolded her in front of her personal slave, which is really excessive.

Qu said angrily: "What else do you want this kind of relative to do, just drive it out." ”

He Huishu shook her head and said, "If they dare to go to Chang'an to sue Yelang's father-in-law, they will dare to go to the Hunan Provincial Governor Yamen to beat the drum and accuse me of oppressing my in-laws' relatives." ”

Qu frowned and said, "Long pain is better than short pain." You let them sue, you take advantage of it, and the yamen will not judge you to lose, but only to judge them to lose. ”

He said slowly: "Mother, if they sue my sister, my sister's reputation will be ruined, and she will work in vain for more than ten years in the Tanzhou Guogong Mansion." ”

He Huishu nodded.

He said solemnly: "The only one who can deal with this family head-on is Qin Yue. If he doesn't care about any big or small things, I will let my sister separate from him and leave the Qin Mansion, and buy a yard. ”

He Huishu said: "Xiaoqing, you go and tell the second master about this." ”

The slave and maid came in to report that the dining room of the Furong Courtyard had been prepared. He Huishu invited the Li family over for lunch.

When she was halfway through the meal, Xiaoqing came in happily, first glanced at He's family, and said with a smile: "Second lady, when the slave maid went, the old lady happened to accompany the second master to eat." The second master personally ordered that from today onwards, the family can only enter the house to report unless it is a major event of the death of several uncles, and other things should not be notified. The old lady nodded in agreement. ”

He Huishu's beautiful eyes lit up instantly.

He smiled: "Brother-in-law did the right thing this time." Sister, you don't have to work so hard in the future, you can take care of your body. ”

Li Jingjing clapped her hands and said, "Auntie, you can give me a little brother next year." ”

Li Yunxiao shouted, "Auntie, I want a little brother." ”

Qu Shi quipped: "Sister in-law, you have the same dragon and phoenix fetus as my sister Jiayi." ”

He Huishu's face was flushed with shame, and she ate half a bowl of rice and a bowl of soup.

She went back to Yulan Courtyard for a lunch break, and asked Xiaoqing on the way, "Why did you see my sister first when you came in?" ”

Xiaoqing said softly in a low voice: "The slave maid picked out your sister's words, and the second master was afraid that you would really separate from him, so he gave that order." ”

He Huishu didn't blame Xiaoqing, and said in her heart: Now that I have my mother's family, my sister is so transparent and tries her best to protect me. Thanks to her scolding her husband, my life will be happy from now on.

Qin Yue gave an order, and everyone in the Tanzhou Guogong Mansion knew about it, and the people in the mansion applauded.

It turned out that the people of the family had been looking forward to the death of the old lady. In this way, Qin Yue's family of three will be recalled to Chang'an by Grandpa Guo.

They can do everything they want under the banner of the government as they did more than ten years ago, bully men and women, seize fertile land, and seize people's property.

The people in the house are looking forward to the old lady's longevity and a few more years.

It turned out that He Huishu was very strict in governing the family, but the punishment was clear, and she had never wronged a good person, and she was convinced.

The monthly salary of the Tanzhou Guogong Mansion is considered to be high in the local area, and the monthly money of third-class slaves and slaves is eight cents of silver, not counting the new clothes, red envelopes, and rewards of the four seasons.

If the old lady dies, Qin Yue's family will only take some of their subordinates back to Chang'an, and the rest will face the fate of being dismissed or sold again.

The people were reluctant to leave the Tanzhou Guogong Mansion.

From today on, from the old lady to the servants in the house, their disgust for their family has been put on the surface, and it is more difficult for their family to enter the palace than to enter the yamen of the governor's mansion.

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