Chapter 6: Throwing the bait
When the Liu family went to ask for peace early in the morning, they brought the sixth lady Qin Xia, who had been caught a few paws by the small wooden pier, to the old lady Han, cried with a handful of snot and tears, and then told the old lady how Qin Chen bullied their mother and daughter last night, the Liu family was afraid that Mama Liu was the old lady's person, and did not tell the old lady that it was Mama Liu's hand, and the old lady did not know about this stubble. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info
The old lady was furious, until Qin Chen was about to turn against the sky.
So early in the morning, the old lady Yirong Yuan's housekeeper came to pass the word, asking Qin Chen to take the small wooden pier to the old lady.
Qiu Ju and Ying'er were still a little nervous, and even Xiao Mudun stared at Qin Chen stupidly, looking very flustered.
Qin Chenzhi didn't panic in the slightest, picked up unhurriedly, touched the head of the small wooden pier squatting on the collapsed ground, and said comfortingly: "I believe in my sister, my sister won't let people bully you, but you remember, don't do things that you are not sure about in the future, for example, last night, if you can't guarantee to escape from Aunt Liu, don't let yourself be in danger casually, understand?" ”
Xiao Mudun blinked, looked at Qin Chen with watery eyes, and nodded as if he didn't understand.
Qin Chen was amused by his appearance.
After such a fuss, the atmosphere in the house was much better, Qin Chen just pulled the small wooden pier and was helped out by Ying'er, and Mama Liu and Qiu Ju followed, all the way to Yirong Courtyard, which is located on the central axis of Qinfu.
The long house is on the west side of the Qin Mansion, the second and third rooms are on the east side of the Qin Mansion, and several verandahs strung together the courtyards, and finally converged on a hall in front of the Yirong Courtyard.
After passing through the hall, there is a garden, there is a big pond in the middle of the garden, there are a lot of green weeds floating in the pond, several flat stone bridges zigzag to the opposite side, there are many willow trees and flower species planted next to the pool, the fragrance of flowers is overflowing, and the sound of birds is pleasant.
There are several rockery flowing water near the verandah on both sides of the garden, pavilions and pavilions, scattered and caused, there is a huge Taihu Lake stone standing on the side of a stone arch bridge in the middle, and the stone is engraved with the elegant line of the three characters "Yirong Yuan".
After Qin Chen entered the hall, he asked Qiu Ju in a low voice, "On weekdays, the second uncle comes to ask for peace at this time, right?" ”
Qiu Ju nodded firmly.
So Qin Chen slowed down unhurriedly and wandered on the stone platform next to the pool.
Today, she is stepping on the point to block her second uncle, the Qinzhou Prefecture Governor's Don't Drive Qin Xianzhi, that is, the biological son of the old lady Han.
Qiu Ju's news is right, it is only a cup of tea, Qin Chen heard footsteps, turned his head to look, and saw a middle-aged man wearing a purple robe and a black jade crown walking slowly, and he was followed by a beautiful lady wearing a lilac-colored gown, it was Qin Xianzhi and his second wife Tao, Qin Xianzhi explained something to Tao while walking, and Tao listened carefully and nodded from time to time.
Qin Chen smiled slightly, greeted him, and blessed himself and said, "Second uncle, second aunt!" ”
Qin Xianzhi was stunned for a moment when he heard such a peaceful voice, raised his eyes and saw a girl in a lake-blue skirt standing slim, only to see her face like a silver plate, bangs scattered in front of her forehead, a pair of big apricot eyes, crystal clear like dew in the morning sun, looking at him with a smile.
The temperament of the whole body is so good that it is indescribable.
Qin Xianzhi was stunned, is this his niece Qin Chen?
The face is still the same face, why does it feel like a different person?
Qin Xianzhi was an official in the end, he was sophisticated and calm, he quickly came back to his senses, looked at his twelve-year-old niece kindly, and asked kindly: "Chenchen, I heard that you are sick, are you well?" If you don't feel well, you don't need to go to your grandmother to say goodbye, the second uncle will help you. ”
Qin Chen's impression that, on the whole, this second uncle was quite good to their sister and brother, so he would only look for him when the original owner was isolated and helpless before.
Qin Chen tilted his head and smiled generously, and at that moment, his originally pale complexion turned red under the light of the morning glow, which made Qin Xianzhi have the illusion that his face was like a rosette flower.
When did this niece become so beautiful!
He hadn't even found out before!
"Second uncle, niece just wants to ask second uncle for a favor!"
"What's the busy, you say!" Qin Xianzhi asked with a smile, all the little girl was thinking about were some trivial things the size of sesame seeds.
Qin Chen replied softly: "Second uncle, last time my cousin of the Zhou family sent a letter, saying that my cousin's family bought a batch of horses from Tuyuhun, and among them got a very beautiful little red horse, second uncle, you know, I have always wanted to ride a horse, and the second uncle is a donor in the state capital, I heard the eldest brother say, you have been buying a horse recently, can the second uncle help his niece buy a little red horse?" ”
Qin Chen looked at him fixedly, but secretly looked at Qin Xianzhi's expression.
And Qin Xianzhi heard Qin Chen's words, and huge waves rolled in his heart!
The Zhou family ..... Tuyuhun!
I see!
As if he had discovered something, Qin Xianzhi woke up.
Qin Chen seemed to be an unrelated sentence, but it gave Qin Xianzhi a lot of heavyweight information.
In the past two years, the Turks in the north were ready to move, and the emperor secretly ordered the military government in the west to prepare for war, and the most important part of fighting the Turks was to have enough horses.
Qinzhou is the northwest fortress, to the west is Yangguan, Yumen Pass, to the north is to Shuofang area, is the northwest battlefield of the rear. Because of this, the emperor ordered Qinzhou to make all preparations, and Qinzhou's assassin, who was also his uncle, entrusted this task to him as a driver.
Recently, he has been so anxious about this matter that he can't get the amount required by the imperial court even if he tries his best.
Who is Qin Chen's grandfather, the Zhou family? It was Sima of the Qin Wangfu in Chang'an City, the emperor handed over the northwest defense to the king of Qin, and it was estimated that Sima Zhou He was responsible for the preparation of horses in the Chang'an area, and Zhou He was Qin Chen's maternal grandfather.
The Zhou family sent someone to Tuyuhun to buy horses, which means that this is a clue, so he can also follow suit and go to Tuyuhun to buy horses.
Although the horses on Tuyuhun are not as strong as those in the Western Regions, they are very enduring, and they are very suitable for the cavalry of the Central Plains, which is the best choice.
It's just that Tuyuhun doesn't have much contact with the Central Plains, and he doesn't have a way, and now it seems that the Zhou family must have a way, if the Zhou family can be brought online, then his horse preparation can be easily solved.
It's a pity that after Qin Chen's mother died, the Zhou family didn't have much contact with the Qin family, his sister-in-law was originally just the second daughter of the Qin family, soft temperament, not very favored, after her death, the Zhou family was very dissatisfied with his eldest brother, in addition to giving some New Year's gifts to his niece and nephew every year, he didn't care too much about this side of things. And Chang'an and Qinzhou are a little far apart, and his mother Han doesn't like Changfang, so naturally the relationship with the Zhou family is also weak.
No matter how weak it is, Qin Chen and the Zhou family are still connected by blood, and it can be seen from Qin Chen's words that she still has some correspondence with her cousin and cousin.
If he wasn't afraid that the Zhou family would interfere with the Qin family and help the eldest brother compete for the position of the prince, he would not have abandoned the strong relationship of the Zhou family, but now it seems that the Zhou family obviously looks down on his eldest brother's son-in-law who is not doing his job.
The official position of Sima of the Qin Wangfu is not high, but his position is low, and he participates in the secrets of the palace.
Thinking about it like this, Qin Xianzhi's eyes looking at Qin Chen had a different meaning.
Tao on the side saw that her husband's face had changed several times, and he seemed to be in deep thought on the spot, and he was even more strange, thinking of her husband's recent troubles, she couldn't help frowning and glancing at Qin Chen, blaming her for being ignorant.
"The child's family knows how to play, your second uncle has recently..."
Tao was about to reprimand Qin Chen for a few words, but he was stopped by Qin Xianzhi raising his sleeves.
Qin Xianzhi's eyes became more and more cordial when he looked at Qin Chen, "Good boy, if the second uncle has the opportunity to go to Tuyuhun to buy a horse, he will naturally buy a little red horse for you!" ”
Qin Chen's eyes instantly lit up when he heard this, revealing a trace of joy.
This time it was a real joy.
Last night, she took a look at the relationship between all parties, and secretly said that the little girl had a strong background and would not take advantage of it.
Of course, throwing such a bait to Qin Xianzhi today is also related to her experience in her previous life.
She is very clear about the national politics of Daqian, and she knows very well what problems the states and counties of Daqian are facing now, and then contacted the official positions of the ancestors of the Zhou family and Qin Xianzhi, combined with Qiu Juduo, and directed such a play.
It seems to be a child's request, and the news leaked in it can only be understood by people in Qin Xian's bureau.
Judging from Qin Xianzhi's current performance, he has taken the bait!
As long as he takes the bait, then as the head of the Qin family, he will definitely protect her and her younger brother's lives.
"Then niece, thank you second uncle first!" Qin Chen blessed his body again.
Qin Xianzhi was very satisfied, so he continued to follow the temptation: "It's just Chenchen, can you write another letter to your grandfather's family and ask who your uncle bought the horse from?" In this way, the second uncle can help you buy it! ”
Qin Xianzhi is completely coaxing children.
Qin Chen sneered in his heart, but he still didn't miss half a point on his face, nodded and said: "Okay, I used to send letters to my cousin's house through the silk shop where my mother was married, then I will write a letter today and send it in person tomorrow!" ”
The old lady had not allowed her to go out alone, and she wanted to take the opportunity to go out and see what was going on outside.
Qin Xianzhi naturally knew that the little girl wanted to go out carefully, but he didn't break it, since he wanted to use her to set up Zhou's house, he had to be better to her.
"That's it, the second uncle hasn't sent a letter to your grandfather's house for a long time, and the second uncle will also write a letter when I go back, and you can bring it with you!" Qin Xianzhi turned his head and explained to his wife: "You also prepare some etiquette, and when the time comes, you will bring it to Chen Chen's grandfather's house!" ”
He is very shrewd, as soon as Qin Chen's letter arrives at the Zhou family, the Zhou family will definitely see his purpose, just with a letter from the little girl, the Zhou family may not necessarily help with this, so he has to write a letter and even send some gifts in person.
Tao was surprised, but she didn't say anything, she had always obeyed her husband's orders.
Qin Chen nodded obediently.
So the group walked to the old lady's Yee Rong Courtyard.
On the way, Qin Chen secretly thought that the reason why the Han family did not want the lives of their sisters and brothers was that they were a little afraid of the Zhou family, if the grandson of the Zhou family died for no reason, the Zhou family would definitely send someone to ask.
At the gate of the main courtyard of Yirong Temple, an old lady happily welcomed the second master Qin Xianzhi and Tao Shi in.
When Qin Chen appeared behind the master and wife in the second room, the grandmother obviously didn't like Qin Chen very much.
Qin Chen pretended not to see it and strode inside.
After entering the Ming Hall, I walked through a circular door to the left, bypassed a Suzhou embroidery screen with eight openings of the rich and noble door, and came to the east room where the old lady lived on weekdays.
There was a room full of people standing in the cherry blossoms, red willows, and green.
Qin Xianzhi and Tao stepped forward to salute Han, Han was happy to see his eldest son, and then looked at the gentle Tao and pouted, not very happy.
When she ordered Qin Xianzhi to sit down, and her eyes finally fell on Qin Chen, who was standing alone in the middle, her gray eyes suddenly condensed, and she shouted: "You are a wicked obstacle, don't kneel down for me!" ”