Chapter 029: The Xia Family
"Your Highness, this is not appropriate!" The two guards looked at each other, but they didn't agree.
If you want those criminals to work hard, you have to make a promise to save them first. However, even if the sin is small, it is a crime. How can a prince pardon criminals, and why should he promise them that he will be worthwhile. Once this matter is done, no matter how great Shang Qirui's credit is in the end, it will leave a handle for others. The courtiers are more disciplined, which is already suspicious, and the prince's more disciplined is even more terrifying.
Besides, those people are criminals, and who can guarantee that they won't do anything else?
What the two guards could figure out, how could Shang Qirui not think of it? It's just that he understands how strict the disaster in Wucheng is this time, so he can't sit idly by.
"Needless to say, this matter is settled, and I will talk about it later, I will go to Song Qing now." Shang Qirui directly came to the conclusion that the people who wanted the Wucheng Yamen naturally had to ask for the consent of the Song Governor's Mansion.
"Your Highness, why don't you think about it again." Doctor Ji endured it for a long time, but still persuaded.
Shang Qirui was stunned, the idea was originally proposed by Doctor Ji, and now he persuaded himself to think about it again?
"Mr. Ji, this idea was come up with someone else, right?" Shang Qirui said suddenly.
Doctor Ji hesitated for a while, and finally said, "It's Qin Ge." ”
Shang Qirui's eyes flashed with a bright light, that kid is really smart! is so alert at a young age, when this time is over, take him back to the capital, a talent like him should not be buried.
No longer asked, Shang Qirui went straight to the mansion.
As expected, the Song prefect did not agree to release the prisoners. Shang Qirui had no choice but to talk to him and directly ordered him to release him.
"The third prince, is this trying to fight for merit and want to go crazy?" Waiting until Shang Qirui left, Wu Tongju muttered.
"Hmph, he brought it on himself." Governor Song snorted coldly, "I just received news from the capital." ”
When the carriage stopped at the gate of the Xia Mansion, Mu Qingge had already changed back into women's clothes in the carriage.
Compared with the atmosphere of the Mu Mansion and the luxury of the Zhuang Mansion, the Xia Mansion is really a bit shabby.
"Brother, are you back?" A little girl wearing a floral skirt with a hundred butterflies embroidered in a bright yellow embroidered butterfly jumped into Xia Yi's arms at once.
The little girl and Mu Qingge are about the same age, with a good face and a creamy skin, and she is quite proud when she sees Mu Qingge. Mu Qingge knew that this was Xia Yi's sister-in-law, Xia Shang, Xia Sheng was two months younger than Mu Qingge.
"Is this Cousin Qingge? Didn't you say a cripple? How does it look good? ”
Xia Shang's words made everyone embarrassed. It was too late for Xia Yi to stop it, and Su Mu Poria didn't dare to attack because of the other party's identity, and as for the people of the Xia family, they were silent.
On the contrary, it was Mu Qingge who smiled indifferently: "So, it's better to see than to hear." I've always heard my cousin say that my second cousin is dignified and generous, smart and smart. ”
Everyone was stunned, and Mu Qingge's words obviously meant that Xia Shang was not dignified and generous enough. But she didn't really say it, and she still had a sincere smile on her face, which made people unable to refute it.
"Miss Table, please come inside. The lady and the old lady knew that you were coming, and they waited early in the morning. The housekeeper of the Xia family was the first to react, and hurriedly invited Mu Qingge inside.
"I'm tired." Mu Qingge entered the door of the Xia Mansion generously, as if the unpleasantness just now had never happened.
Xia Sheng only reacted at this time, and Mu Qingge scolded her just now.
With a glaring eye and an eyebrow, Xia Shang was about to get angry, but was pulled by Xia Yi: "Sister, it's pitiful enough that Sister Qingge's poor health is enough, and you still scold her for being crippled, it's really too much." ”
Xia Sheng was stunned: "I didn't scold her, it's just strange." ”
Xia Yi knew that her sister didn't have any heart, and when she saw her like this, she understood that she didn't mean it just now, so she sighed and said, "Forget it, don't talk like that in the future, it hurts too much." ”
Xia Sheng was originally unhappy that Mo Sangyu scolded her, but now she thinks that Mo Sangyu has been scolded and crippled since she was a child, and she doesn't know how pitiful it is. I sympathized with Mu Qingge in my heart, nodded and said, "Don't worry, I will protect Cousin Qingge in the future." ”
Although Mu Qingge entered the door, Xia Shang's voice was not small, but she heard this sentence, and her footsteps paused slightly.
Xia Yi shook her head, afraid that her mother and grandmother would embarrass Mu Qingge, so she didn't say much, and strode in.
Mrs. Xia and Mrs. Xia are dressed in a relatively low-key manner, Mrs. Xia is slightly fat, and Mrs. Xia is slightly thin, but they are both gentle and amiable. As soon as Mu Qingge saw it, a feeling of closeness rose in his heart. In ancient times, for so long, only these two felt like simple elders to her. In the Mu family, the Qin family and others would also make mild forms, but she could see at a glance that it was pretending.
Su Mu said that when they came to Xia Mansion when they were young, they were also very good to the original owner.
"Qingge greets her grandmother and aunt." Mu Qingge hurriedly walked a few steps and bowed in front of Mrs. Xia and Mrs. Xia, with a soft voice, a sincere smile, and an intimate attitude.
Mrs. Xia and Mrs. Xia had also seen Mu Qingge before, and knew that she had a strange personality because she was sick all the year round, and she was extremely difficult to get along with. So when they learned that Mu Qingge came to the house, they were actually reluctant in their hearts, mainly because they were afraid that they would accidentally make Mu Qingge unhappy, and their good intentions would end up doing bad things. Now that I see that Mu Qingge is not only in good health, but also has a much more likable personality, my heart has already blossomed.
Mrs. Xia even affectionately pulled Mu Qingge up, hugged her in her arms and asked long and short questions.
Mu Qingge smiled skillfully in Mrs. Xia's arms, saying interesting things about the capital and along the way, of course, he concealed things like pretending to be a man to save people. It made Mrs. Xia and Mrs. Xia very happy.
"Wucheng is really a blessed land, when Cousin Yi arrived in the capital, I was still in a wheelchair. I didn't expect to rush these roads, and as soon as I arrived in Wucheng, my body was more than half better. Mu Qingge said happily, his eyes were shining.
Xia Yi and the others finally put their minds at ease and laughed. Su Mu smiled and smiled, but suddenly turned his back and quietly wiped away the tears from the corners of his eyes. Miss is finally willing to get close to her elders, these years, in the Mu family, it is really difficult for her.
"Since it's a blessed land, you must stay longer." After all, it is her own granddaughter, and when she sees Mu Qingge now, Mrs. Xia is reluctant to let go when she hugs her.
He took out the meeting gift that had been prepared in advance and gave it to Mu Qingge, which was a tourmaline bracelet. Mrs. Xia's gift was also prepared early, purple jade earrings.
Mu Qingge has also seen the world in the Mu family, and seriously speaking, the gifts of Mrs. Xia and Mrs. Xia are actually not particularly valuable. But Mu Qingge was still happy, and he was reluctant to take it off when he put it on the spot. The gifts sent out were liked, and Mrs. Xia and Mrs. Xia were even happier.
Mu Qingge also took out the gifts prepared by the Xia family and gave them to the elders of the Xia family.
"Is this Cousin Qingge? It's beautiful, it's not like the legend. ”
While they were giving gifts, two more women came in. One looked bigger than Mu Qingge, and a little smaller. It's all the same as summer clothes, and they are dressed very exquisitely. Although these words were implicit, the meaning was the same as the meaning of Xia Shang's words when he first entered the door. It's just that Xia Shang is unintentional, but these two don't seem to be unintentional.
Mrs. Xia introduced Mu Qingge, the older one is called Xia Luo, and the younger one is called Xia He, both of whom are daughters of the Xia family.
Mu Qingge frowned slightly, after staying in Dajin for so long, she also knew that the difference between her concubines and concubines was very big. To put it mildly, the children of the concubines are not much different from the slaves at home. Even in the Mu family, those concubines and concubines also have to be people with their tails between them. However, in the Xia family, this Xia He and Xia Luo are completely treated the same as Xia Shang.
Of course, Mu Qingge wouldn't say what was in her heart, and it just so happened that she hadn't given Xia Sheng a gift yet. took out the hairpin prepared in advance, took one and handed it to Xia Shang. The remaining two motioned for Su Mu and Poria to hand them to Xia Luo and Xia He, respectively.
The three hairpins look similar, but if you look closely, you will find that the hairpins of Xia Shang are made of mutton fat white jade, while the other two are just ordinary white jade with better texture.