Chapter 68: Worried
Today is Shangyuan Festival, a day of family reunion.
The girl who was waiting at the bottom had come to inform Qin Huai a few days earlier, saying that her grandfather and Yan Mo would be present, and it was a rare day when several Yan family members would participate.
This time, the Bai family spent a lot of thought at the Shangyuan banquet, in addition to letting Yan Xu meet the Qiu family, he also counted on Yan Biyu and Yan Xiangcheng to shake hands and make peace.
Since Guandu's unsuccessful marriage request that day, Qin Huai had not seen Yan Biyu, and she seemed to be deliberately avoiding everyone.
Last time, Qin Huai had given Yan Biyu the power to take charge of the family, but she didn't receive this feeling, so she could only rush to the top by the Bai family.
Mingyue has heard the news a few times, and said that every time she goes to admit her mistakes after makeup, she is never welcomed, and she returns in vain several times.
This is also within Qin Huai's expectations, Yan Makeup has made several calculations, and even wants to replace her, if Yan Biyu is really so easy to forgive her, then how can she go to Zhuangzi to be pure and pure.
"Meow Meow~"
Xunyang was lying at Qin Huai's feet and meowing, as if he also wanted to go out and join in the fun. But there are few people waiting outside today, and Qin Huai doesn't dare to let it out to cause trouble.
Because it is Shangyuan, the hanging lights on the house are colorful, adding a lot of new colors, and the little maids in the house also have more leisure for half a day, and they can be lively and lively in the yard.
Qin Huai hugged Xunyang and looked at the bright lights in the house, and unconsciously thought of Kyoto, thousands of miles away.
In the past, every year today, her father would always take her and a group of concubines to climb the stargazing tower to see the lights on the streets of Xunyang.
At that time, Qin Huai only felt bored, and thought that when the banquet in the palace was over, she would go to Wenren Yixiao Pavilion to guess the lantern riddles, she never felt that the lights in Xunyang were anything to look at, anyway, every year was the same.
Now that he is tied up in Yunzhou, I don't know which beauty has replaced his seat on the Stargazing Pavilion.
"Why is the princess still in a daze, Old Lady Yan is almost here, we should hurry up."
Mingyue walked in while wiping her hands, she was in a good mood today, because Steward Qian didn't forget to give her a red envelope when he gave her a red envelope to the people in the house.
She secretly compared it with the others in the yard, and found that her part was the thickest, and she had been silly all day.
Qin Huai put down Xunyang, brushed the cat hair it fell on his body, and asked, "Mingyue, today is Shangyuan Festival, do you have any wishes?" ”
Mingyue, who hadn't thought about this question before, thought about it carefully before replying.
"Shangyuan Festival was supposed to be with relatives, but the slave maid has no father and no mother, and the princess and Caixia are the slave's family, so I want to say that I want to ...... The slave only hopes that Caixia will be safe. ”
"Don't worry, Caixia has the most ghost ideas, and she will definitely be able to take good care of herself."
The last time Mu Guanqing left in a hurry, Qin Huai forgot to take care of her to inquire about Caixia's whereabouts on her behalf, but Caixia has been a clever master since she was a child, and she was not in the mansion on the day the princess's mansion was besieged, so she must have found an opportunity to avoid the limelight, and I don't know if she is going back now.
Qin Huai comforted a few words, and the two hurried to the lobby, she was dressed today and was specially sent by the boss of the embroidery village when she came to visit, the workmanship of the material is comparable to the show in the palace, and it matches today's day.
Because the Yan family is small, they are often quiet, and now they can't even hear Yan Biyu's daily voice, and the house is inevitably too clean.
When he came to the hall, everyone had already arrived, and his grandfather was already on the main seat, Qin Huai hurriedly saluted first and raised his voice to congratulate.
"Qin Huai has seen my grandfather, I wish my grandfather good health and strength every year."
Yan Hao saw Qin Huai's joy behind him, and hurriedly beckoned her to sit beside him, Yan Mo had the vision to see it, and gave up his position to Qin Huai first.
After a moment, Qin Huai thought of the secret he had spied on Yan Mo before, and unconsciously glanced at him more. How could such a humble and polite person write such an interesting picture book?
"It's just Shangyuan Festival, not a birthday celebration, how can there be so many rules."
Yan Xu's voice was not loud, but compared with the previous few times, it was not so neutral. Qin Huai thought it was because of spring, and everyone was lazy.
It was mainly a family banquet, eight people raised glasses around the round table, Qin Huai noticed that today's seat was also very particular.
Grandpa is the undoubted main seat, flanked by uncle and Qin Huai. And counting from the uncle, it was the Bai family, the jasper makeup, then to Yan Mo, and the Qiu family next to Qin Huai.
"It's rare for a family to get together today, happiness is the most important, the daughter-in-law first toasts her father-in-law with a cup, and I wish our Yan family a harmonious atmosphere, Boxun Zhongchi."
Bai Shi was dressed up to attend, and she was the first to stand up and raise a glass, because she had made too many mistakes before, so she symbolically said two words about the scene, which was considered flattering, and it should also be raised eyebrows.
In fact, Qin Huai hadn't heard the last word, and she didn't know what it meant, but looking at Yan Biyu's expression, she could understand it a little.
Originally, after saying this, everyone should eat and drink after a few words, but Yan Biyu has a problem, but whenever she encounters the banquet of the Yan family, she is uncomfortable, if she doesn't say a word and a half to stir up the situation, then she will be as if she has never been here today.
"Biyu has no wishes since she was a child, she just wants her family to be happy, but no matter how happy a person is, what if he can't resist those who are two-faced, one thing and one thing dark. It's a good family, if these people come in, I don't know how to be harmonious, how to be Boxun Zhongchi. ”
She said this clearly because she was wearing makeup, but everyone at the table was stunned, and her grandfather's face sank a little, and he looked at the people at the table with a little surprise.
After all, Yan Luji still wanted to make his own father happy, so he hurriedly came up to reprimand and blocked Yan Biyu's next words.
"What you say, if you really want to have fun, you must first change your yin and yang weirdness. We don't have that fate with the official family, even if we really go, it won't necessarily be a good thing, hurry up and eat. ”
Men are not good at observation after all, Yan Luji thought that Yan Biyu was still worried about the matter of Guandu, so he didn't wait to see Qin Huai, but he didn't know that in his daughter's heart, there were other things that had not yet been turned over.
was dismantled by his own daughter, Bai's face couldn't hold it, so he could only bypass this and pick something else to say.
"Yesterday I heard that the sister-in-law of the old Chen daughter-in-law next door fled from Xiangzhou, and the two sisters had a falling out because of a trivial matter, one married in the north and the other married in the south. But now that her sister-in-law's family is in trouble, she still defects to her sister after thinking about it, and the two of them cry when they meet. If you want me to see that any relatives are like sisters, they can't compare to biological sisters, in ancient times, the Empress E's daughter, marrying Emperor Shun is still a good story. ”
In order to make Yan Biyu and Yan Xiangcheng come back together, the Bai family really did everything, first using the unwarranted things of the people next door as an introduction, and now they also pulled out the story of Empress E, which was so embarrassing that Qin Huai wanted to leave the table angrily.
Since she can say such things with her eyes closed, she can't blame Yan Biyu for not giving face.
"I'm afraid I'm going to disappoint my mother, I'm not rare in this concubine's life, I don't want any glory, wealth, food and clothing, I just want to marry someone I like. Unlike those who are high-spirited, they only think about how to fly into the imperial city, but unfortunately they were born at the wrong time, and there is no place for the seven clever and exquisite hearts. ”
Yan Biyu just couldn't hide her words, she had to say what she thought, because she was the eldest daughter, she was not afraid at home, she never wanted to take into account her grandfather's feelings, she only wanted to vent her anger. This is very similar to Qin Huai in the past.
But this sentence also directly clarified Yan Makeup's thoughts, she wanted to go to Xunyang and wanted to enter the palace as a concubine. For this purpose, not only did he mutilate his siblings, but Qin Huai was a thorn in his side.
Qiu Shi and Qin Huai looked at each other, but it was none of their business, and Yan Mo was silent, neither moving his chopsticks nor raising his head, like a Buddha statue, silently observing everyone's expressions.
The initiator of this incident has made a different appearance.
How else to say that she was calm, if Yan Biyu stabbed her in the chest these two sentences, she could still maintain her usual appearance, calmly chewing the meatballs and swallowing them slowly, as if she hadn't heard these two words, this kind of mentality is really admirable.
However, Qin Huai also suspected that she was suspected of breaking the jar and falling, anyway, Yan Biyu was not so easy to speak, and she was resolute, it was estimated that Yan Xiangcheng would have surrendered a long time ago, and she only relied on her habits for more than ten years to hang.
There was no sound during the banquet, and Yan Xu didn't speak, although he had been away from the front yard for a long time, it didn't mean that he was blind. During this time, he knew everything that happened in the Yan family, but he didn't want to interfere.
Originally, Yan Xu was still waiting for the two granddaughters to finish singing, but Yan Luji had no choice but to stand up again to break the deadlock.
"What do you say on a good day? Qiu Ling, you haven't given tea to your father yet, quick. ”
Qiu Shi was named, and hurriedly stood up to cooperate, picked up the tea in front of him, and said respectfully: "Daughter-in-law Qiu Ling and the child in her womb replaced the wine with tea to meet the old lady." ”
Qin Huai followed and looked over, and saw that his grandfather smiled slightly, as if the words of Yan Biyu were insignificant in his eyes, he first asked the Qiu clan to get up, and then instructed.
"Get up, get up, it's all a family without so many big gifts, our Yan family is a military general, and it has never been like those literati who drop their book bags to make a name for themselves."
In Qin Huai's eyes, his grandfather's beard was white, his cheeks seemed to have lost some weight, and he became more and more kind as he grew older.
"Since I want you to be the second lady of the Yan family, I think you are also a knowledgeable person, and the children you will raise in the future will be like you. In the past, people always said that most of the children of large families are like their mothers, and if the mother is pure and upright, the child will be innocent; If the mother is noisy and pestering, the child will be in trouble. ”
When he said these two sentences, Yan Xu's gaze swept from left to right, and his dissatisfaction with the Bai family was also self-evident.
The reason why he turned a blind eye and didn't care about the dispute and infighting made of jasper was because he ...... Anyway, this Yan family can't fall on them, and naturally it can't fall on the Bai family.
After listening to these two meaningful words, Yan Luji only felt that his father was tolerant and generous, and his heart was also decided.
"Dad, the doctor said, Qiu Ling is a son in his belly, and we still want you to name this grandson."
Yan Hao shook his head halfway, as if he was not interested, "I am a general, where do you know what to choose, if you really have this heart, it is better to let Huai'er take one." ”
Speaking of this, he patted Qin Huai's hand and pushed this heavy responsibility to Qin Huai.
Qin Huai, who was watching the excitement, didn't expect this to happen, and looked at his grandfather's smile and withdrawn hand, slightly stunned.
Grandpa's hand joints are prominent, like uneven hills, and the lines on the palm are obvious, which can make people feel the traces of time, although he is not angry with Bai and others, but he is really kind to Qin Huai.
"I'm not good at this, but if my uncle and second lady can afford Qin Huai, I will think about it when I go back today, and I must take a good name that breaks the earth!"
Qin Huai is really not good at naming this matter, just look at the name of Mingyue Caixia, it is all taken out of the painting book, if it is really the name of Qiu's son, she has to go back and ask Gu Baixiu for advice.
Hearing this, the Qiu clan couldn't help but lean into Yan Luji's arms and said with a smile: "There is no need for Shi Potian to be shocked, I just wish this child peace and security, and his life will be worry-free." ”
Looking at the deep love between Qiu and Yan Luji, Bai gritted his teeth and said nothing.
None of her two daughters are useful, neither can they please their grandfather, nor do they know how to be in harmony, even the short-lived slut's son Yan Mo is not as good, if it weren't for her and the identity of the Bai family, I'm afraid she would have been driven out of the house by Qin Huai and the Qiu clan together!
Because of Qin Huai's jokes, the atmosphere at the banquet changed. Pushing the cup and changing the lamp, Shuofeng understood, one moment my grandfather was still laughing, and the next moment a mouthful of blood had been sprayed on the table.
Qin Huai was close enough, and the bright red blood stained half of her arm red as if it were splashing out. She was afraid of seeing blood since she was a child, and she was immediately stunned.
"Daddy! How are you? Doctor, what about the money housekeeper? ”
"Grandpa! Grandfather! ”