Chapter 60: Breaking the Ground
Since the last time the female official came forward for the Yan family and dealt with all the cases that pressed the Dong family, the matchmakers who came to the Yan family to come to say goodbye have felt more and more.
It seems that everyone thinks that Mu Guanqing is the backer of the Yan family, but anyone who is ambitious is unwilling to miss such an opportunity to seek a bright future.
"My belly is only five months old, and the second lady of the Fang family is anxious to come to the baby, which shows how prestigious the female official is in the court."
Qiu sat in the courtyard, sewing new clothes for the child in her belly, while talking about the recent lively events, and couldn't help but sigh at Mu Guanqing's power.
Qiu's maidservant Yuehua threaded the needle for her while expressing her thoughts.
"The female official has been in the court for many years, and she has never made a name for anyone's family, but this time she actually helped our Yan family settle such a big thing, and those people are naturally flattering."
Qin Huai couldn't help but nodded, since the last incident has passed, which person in the house has seen Qin Huai not be a bodhisattva, even Yan Cheng has been wilting for several days, and the Bai family, who is still grounded, has not moved.
"Aunt Qiu, it's time for soup."
Just jokingly, a neatly dressed mother-in-law served a large cup of soup and saluted the two respectfully.
This mother-in-law Qin Huai looked at the eyes, thinking that he should not have seen it before, Qin Huai glanced at the thick soup with a smell of meat again.
This soup seems to be some kind of soft-shelled turtle and old ginseng, and there are some wolfberry star anise mixed in it, and I can't tell what it should taste like for a while. However, looking at Qiu's repulsive eyes, he knew that it would definitely not taste good.
"Mother Zeng, why is this soft-shelled turtle soup today, it has been so much replenished for several days, and our wife's body may not be able to stand it."
Yuehua also frowned when she saw this soup, and couldn't help but complain.
But where is this Zeng mother who can withstand the accusation, she immediately became uncomfortable, and asked with a glance.
"What do you know about a little girl, have you ever given birth to a child? If you don't eat some good things for your mother, how can you have the strength to have children, if you don't make up for what you owe before, how can this little boy be in good health. I've served so many noble ladies, and everyone has come here like this, all of them are either strong guys or healthy girls. ”
Seeing that this battle was not good, Qiu Shi hurriedly stopped and smiled at Zeng's mother.
"Mother Zeng, Yuehua is not sensible, don't be like her, Madame must have taken a fancy to your experience before inviting you here, and we naturally believe in you."
When this great-mother heard Qiu's praise, she raised her head high, but still didn't put down her figure.
She waited for a while and saw that Qiu's was not moving, so she stirred it in the soup cup with a spoon and urged: "Aunt Qiu, drink it while it's hot, this is also for your child's good, and the old body will wait for you to finish drinking before leaving." ”
Qiu didn't speak, took a few sips of the soup cup, and probably drank most of the cup with the fishy smell before he dared to hand the cup to Zeng's mother for inspection.
Seeing Qiu's cooperation, Zeng's mother didn't feel embarrassed anymore, and asked An to leave.
"Does this tonic really work? Can the doctor check it carefully? ”
Qin Huai saw that people were far away before he asked, she has been in the palace for a long time, and she has seen a lot of the methods of the concubines, making people lose their children is not the easiest for those ruthless women.
Qiu Shi shook his head, telling Qin Huai not to worry too much.
"The doctor said, this rich and noble family has made up for so much, and there is no problem. And this is the lady personally asked someone to come into the house, if you really do it here, isn't it just to pave the way for me? ”
It makes sense to say this, it is estimated that the Bai family wants to behave well in front of his uncle and lift the ban as soon as possible, so he will work hard to please.
The smell of the thick soup had not dissipated now, and Qin Huai slightly held his sleeve and waved it in front of him.
"If you really don't want to drink, go and tell your uncle, even the Bai family will naturally not let you do this uncomfortable thing again."
Qiu put down the embroidery in his hand and muttered: "This is not good, after all, it is the intention of the master's mother, if I really refute the face, it will not sound good to spread it." ”
Not long after Zeng's mother left, the little girl who was waiting in the front yard came to spread the word.
"Aunt Qiu, Miss Cousin, the old lady of the Bai family has arrived, saying that she wants to meet you two."
The old lady of the Bai family?
Qin Huai felt suspicious, this person was not good, and he also named her and the Qiu family, and he didn't know what kind of medicine was sold in the gourd.
"Got it, we'll get over here."
Qin Huai waved his hand and asked her to go back to her life first, and he looked at Qiu's family, as if asking her what she had to say.
The Qiu clan did not fail in its mission, and analyzed the doorway by himself, giving Qin Huai some inspiration.
"It stands to reason that this old lady of the Bai family should not have come, the Bai family is just the daughter of the concubine, not her concubine. If she rushes to complain like this, it seems that the Yan family is sorry for the Bai family, and I am afraid there are other reasons. ”
What else is the head?
Could it be that it can still be related to yourself?
When he came to the front hall, Qin Huai found that the three of Bai's mother and daughter had already arrived, and somehow, the Bai family came out to welcome guests without permission despite the grounding order, and this was really the arrival of the mother's family, and they were not afraid of anything.
The old lady of the Bai family was in a radiant spirit, and under the indigo Qiang embroidered armor was a light-colored gown, which made people's faces ruddy.
The old lady was carrying a pear flower cane, looking respectful, worthy of the demeanor of the scholarly sect in Yunzhou City, but the Bai family didn't seem to have learned half a point at all.
Hearing the sound of footsteps, Old Madam Bai turned her head slightly and saw Qin Huai and Qiu.
is worthy of being a member of the Bai family, thinking that he looked good when he was young, so he also has a luxurious and elegant state to this day.
She looked at Qin Huai and took the lead in asking, "This is the one from Xunyang, right?" ”
Since she knew her identity, Qin Huai didn't have to continue to pretend to be Bai Mingyue, so he didn't salute her, and chose a position close to him and sat down.
Qiu Shi walked up to her and saluted her, saying that he had seen the old lady.
Old Madam Bai didn't mind, as if she hadn't seen the Qiu clan at all, she directly skipped her and commented to Qin Huai.
Sure enough, as the rumors say, no one is proud and indulgent. This morning, a noble son came to my Bai family to propose marriage, and the person mentioned was a daughter named Bai Mingyue, saying that he fell in love with this girl at first sight, and it was you. ”
"Propose?"
It's still love at first sight!
Yan Biyu and Qin Huai were stunned at the same time, no, she didn't show up much in front of the sons of Yunzhou, how could anyone not think of marrying her.
But such an earth-shattering thing has never happened even in Xunyang.
Or did Mu Guanqing use a lot of strength at that time, and even the Bai family was thought to be blessed by a female official?
Old Madam Bai ignored Qin Huai's expression, and then said, "I told him that if he proposes marriage, he will go to the Yan family, and our Bai family doesn't care about this Miss Bai Mingyue." I think I arrived early, and that noble man hasn't come to the door yet. ”
She seemed to convey a trivial matter, and she didn't say anything about how to deal with it, as if she didn't care about what Qin Huai was going to face and how to deal with it, and she didn't mind that she would involve the interests of the Bai family.
I guess this is the legendary pattern of the capable.
When these words arrived, it should be the reason why Old Madam Bai came to the door today, she sat down when she saw that her goal had been achieved, and greeted Yan Biyu.
"I haven't seen Jasper for a long time, come to grandma and let grandma take a good look at you."
Yan Biyu was also quite happy to see her grandmother coming, so she got busy and got up.
I saw that the old lady Bai pulled Yan Biyu to look left and right, touching her hands and pinching her face, as if she also valued this granddaughter very much.
After seeing this well-behaved granddaughter, Old Madam Bai sighed heavily, raised her head and sighed to the sky.
"Once upon a time, an old monk told your mother that you were a noble concubine, but I don't think your skeleton is different from ordinary people, why do you always turn your elbows out."
Elbow outward.
This is to ask the teacher for sin.
Thinking about it, this old lady Bai just wanted to ask Yan Biyu, why did she always help Qin Huai deal with her mother and sister, why did she make such a big detour.
Yan Biyu was accused by the elders, and she couldn't answer in embarrassment for a while, and when the ancestors and grandchildren spoke, Qin Huai couldn't join in the excitement, so he sat on the side and listened, intending to see how this old lady Bai compared to the Bai family.
"Although you two sisters didn't grow up with me, they are also girls from our Bai family. The girls of the Bai family are always smart and arrogant, and they know what they want, just like your mother. ”
Saying that, Mrs. Bai took Bai's hand and staged a drama of mother-daughter love.
"Back then, your biological mother left early and grew up under my knees, and I also took care of you as my own daughter, so I was born Zhong Lingyuxiu. But you didn't ignore the opposition back then, and you also asked your eldest brother to help you marry into the Yan family as a flat wife, but now you are bitter and happy, and you will not disappoint my cultivation of you. ”
Although my uncle is not here at this time, Steward Qian is still listening below, is Old Madam Bai ready to recall the past and want to be the first to rise? Let the big guy know that his daughter is being mistreated?
Qin Huai, who was still proposing marriage just now, hadn't reacted yet, and he didn't know what this old lady was going to do.
"If you want me to say, you have been married to the Yan family for so many years, and you have never made a mistake, and now you are tired of finding a sister to be your companion. I think this is still a clever and sensible person, and it is by no means the kind of water-based poplar who does not obey discipline. ”
named Qiu's name for no reason, Qin Huai guessed that this old lady must not be well-intentioned, otherwise how could she say these ambiguous words.
"But if you want me to say, it's better to raise the child from this concubine by the side of the housemother, first, to be well disciplined and learn more rules, and second, to be able to take charge of the house as soon as possible, so as not to be inferior because of birth."
Bai Shi was woken up suddenly, nodded in agreement, and became much more cheerful.
It turned out that this old lady had such an idea, but she thought of the same method as when she coaxed Yan Biyu before.
"Besides, this courtyard is so big, and there are two of you in the house to serve and discipline yourself, in fact, it is the same wherever you keep it. But if I can recognize such a great-great-grandson at this age, the Bai family must be using all the good things of this one, and maybe I can follow my brother and sister-in-law to soar in the future."
Is this old lady using the future of the child in Qiu's womb to persuade Qiu's to pass on the child to Bai's.
Thinking about it, the Bai family is also a big family in Yunzhou, if you can climb this relationship, the future is a sure thing.
"But I'm just mentioning this, outsiders say that it's not easy for concubines to keep children, and even if they are born, most of them die early, I'm afraid I'm worrying too early."
This trick is powerful, otherwise how can she become the old lady of the Bai family.
Coercion and temptation, not forgetting to threaten Qiu's with the child's life, this is an iron determination not to allow Qiu's to keep the boy by his side.
Qin Huai glanced at the Qiu clan with a blue face, and then at the Bai clan who was overjoyed, it seems that in the next few days, the back house will be restless again.