Chapter 563: The Imperial Meeting (1)
As soon as Qin Huaiyuan and his two younger brothers entered the main hall, they saw the Sun family quickly coming out of it.
"Master, is Sister Yi'er back? I went out into the streets today and heard people talking about it! ”
Qin Huaiyuan nodded with a smile and said, "Holy Hongen, arranged for Sister Yi and the prince to live in the Huangzhuang outside the capital. ”
Sun said: "But don't they come home?" Sister Yi'er got married in June last year until now, and I haven't seen her for almost a year, so I really miss her very much. It is not known whether she suffered in Tatar or not. The prince didn't know if he still wanted to trust and love him as much as before. ”
Qin Huai frowned worriedly when he saw that Sun was already frowning as he spoke, so he smiled and said, "Don't worry, the prince and the courtier who is favored by the saint, how can he be a person who likes the new and hates the old?" Presumably, Sister Yi'er will be able to go home soon. ”
At this time, Sun also heard that Qin Huaiyuan's tone when he spoke was different from usual, and he immediately became vigilant, so he also stiffened his face and nodded: "Yes, what the master said is true." The saint is the king, the prince is a loyal minister, and Sister Yi is not an unvirtuous daughter-in-law, so she should be fine. ”
Qin Huaiyuan nodded, and the family went to the back to greet the old lady.
The old lady fell ill again a few days ago, and she was not in good spirits this time. In addition, she was too disappointed in Qin Huaiyuan, and now that she sees Qin Huaiyuan, she doesn't have a good face, but she loves her second son instead.
A few people saluted, and the old lady said, "I'm back." Brother Xiu, come and sit here with my mother, warm up. ”
The second old man smiled and nodded, and sat down in front of the old lady. The second lady also brought hot tea to a few people.
The old lady didn't look at the eldest son and eldest daughter-in-law, and the third master was even more indebted, pulling the second master to talk hotly, and finally talked about Prince Zhongshun's return to Beijing.
"I just heard what they said, is this true?"
The second master's face was condensed.
Who is so talkative, and he actually told the old lady about the outside world?
The old lady is not in good health now. The need for recuperation is one of them, the most important thing is that now Xiao Xiao returned to the capital and was sent to Huangzhuang, people who don't know say that the saint cares for his courtiers, but those who know know that it is house arrest in disguise, and I don't know what will happen next.
In that case, I don't know if it will tire the Qin family.
So around the Qin family now, there must be many pairs of eyes staring.
The second master was very worried that the old lady would say something unpleasant, and it would cause trouble if it reached the ears of the saint. When even the one who asked for help looked at Qin Huaiyuan.
In the past, the eldest brother was more experienced in dealing with such things, but now he can't even think of how to deal with it.
Qin Huaiyuan received the second master's gaze, and said: "Mother's peace of mind to recuperate is serious, and you can't interfere in the outside affairs, and it's just a futile effort to ask." ”
When the old lady heard this, she immediately said angrily: "Why, I don't even have the qualifications to ask?" You took away my power to run the general affairs, and now you want me to be blind, deaf, and dumb? You unfilial son! ”
Qin Huaiyuan said helplessly: "Mother is angry. Don't be angry, be careful to get angry. ”
The old lady said: "If you don't say a few words, I may be able to live for a few more years!" Besides, I'm talking to Brother Xiu'er, what are you interjecting? ”
The old lady said to the second old man seriously: "There are many rumors outside, all of which say that Xiao Zhixi has failed the good intentions of the saint and surrendered to Tatar for the sake of a woman's treason. Now that he's back, I don't know what the Holy One will do with it.
"Our family is unlucky, and we have become in-laws with the Xiao family, all of them are Sister Yi'er's uneasy ones, who introduced the disaster into the family, and now looking at the attitude of the saints, I may want to condemn the sin of the Yi family. Fortunately, there is only one sister Yi in our family who marries in the past, and my old man is wise, so I shouldn't have given the eight girls the surname Xiao, otherwise wouldn't something big happen?
"I mean, you're all honest with me, and you all have to get rid of the surname, but don't let them get tired. Our Qin family has gone through so many ups and downs, and now it is easy to live a stable life, but don't make any mistakes in the family because of this incident, I can't stand it. ”
As the old lady spoke, she shook her head, looking like the sky was wrong to me but I was still very kind.
Sun listened to it, but he was angry. If this old lady wasn't Qin Huaiyuan's biological mother, she would have fanned her big ears a long time ago!
This is the kind of person who is ungrateful, despicable and shameless!
Sun was too lazy to quarrel with this old woman, and felt that if he killed this person's anger, it would not be worth the infamy for her in the future. It was when he got up and went out.
The old lady looked at Sun's back and sneered a few times, and took a sip, "I can't teach my daughter well, and now I'm still here to put up a fight with me." ”
The second master, the third master, and the second lady were all very embarrassed on the side, especially seeing Qin Huaiyuan's face becoming more and more ugly, the third master persuaded him: "Big brother doesn't have to go to his heart, my mother is old and a little confused." ”
When the old lady heard this, she smashed the pillow on the spot, "You little woman, it's your turn to come to me!" Get out! ”
It is true that the third master is a concubine, but in the early years in the Great Yan Dynasty, most of the expenses of the entire Qin family were from the third room, except for Qin Huaiyuan and the second master's monthly salary. The third master and the late third wife made a lot of contributions to the Qin family back then.
Now the old lady doesn't remember what was good at the time, and he scolded when he opened his mouth, and the third old man couldn't bear it anymore, so he stood up and snorted coldly: "You said that others can't teach their daughters well, but I want to know what kind of person can teach a mother like you, unkind, unkind, and ungrateful!" You never remember what others have paid you, and if you don't think as much as you, you will turn your face and deny people, and you are actually worthy of being the head mother of a family! ”
"It's the other way around, it's the other way around! Cast this obstacle out of me! ”
"No one needs to rush, I'm too lazy to look at you! Since you have always treated me as your son, I don't want to shave my head and pick my head hot! ”
The third old man turned around and left, and when he arrived at the door, he said: "The eldest brother and the second brother also saw it, it's not that I'm unreasonable, but the old lady is really hateful, you two are brothers, but you are also on guard, don't let the old lady provoke you to leave your heart." If our three brothers are not aligned, the Qin family will be scattered. ”
The old lady covered her chest with one hand, pointed at the third master with the other, and couldn't help coughing.
The third master lifted the curtain and went out, and she took a sip fiercely.
At this time, in addition to Mama Qin, only Qin Huaiyuan and the second old man and his wife were left in the house.
Qin Huaiyuan said at this time: "Mother is a smart person, she knows how to judge the situation, so I don't say much." Thinking about these things, my mother knew all these things. The son retired first. ”
Qin Huaiyuan stood up and saluted, then retreated.
The old lady turned his head away from looking at Qin Huaiyuan. But the corner of his eye kept looking at his figure when he left, and when he saw that he didn't look back once, he was even more angry.
In the end, it was her favorite son, but now she is separated from him because of his wife and children, ignoring his efforts over the years.
The old lady was sad for a while, and pulled the second master and began to cry: "My life is bitter!" If you marry into the Qin family, you haven't had a good life, and your father ...... back then."
The second master had to listen quietly, feeling very helpless, but who let the old lady be his mother, when this kind of thing happened, he couldn't beat or scold, so he could only endure it.
The second lady listened to the complaints of the old lady and these old sesame seeds, and her ears were already calloused. She didn't bother to pay attention to the increasingly unreasonable old lady, and quietly withdrew.
Lifted the curtain and went out, but saw Qin Huaiyuan standing under the porch with his hands in his hands.
The second lady sighed lightly and stepped forward and said, "Uncle, don't be sad, my mother is indeed a little old and confused in the Spring and Autumn Period." Sometimes I am delirious, and what I say should be unintentional. ”
Qin Huaiyuan greeted the second lady, kept a distance of three steps, and said, "What my brother and sister said is true." What the mother says, the children who can't reach it can only listen. ”
The implication of the words was that the second lady understood. Anyway, the family's decision-making is not with the old lady, no matter what his old lady thinks, he is just behind closed doors and acting at home.
The second lady said worriedly: "Sister Yi'er has already arrived at Huangzhuang with the prince at this time, right?" ”
"yes." Qin Huaiyuan smiled at the second lady and said, "The saint is benevolent, our family will be reunited soon." ”
When chatting, Qin Huaiyuan actually opened his mouth and closed his mouth to be benevolent, and the second lady was alarmed in her heart, and she nodded and pandered: "Yes." The saint has always been kind to the prince. ”
At this time, whether it was Qin Huaiyuan, the second master, the third master, or the second lady and the Sun family, they all actually understood in their hearts. I am afraid that the whole family is now under the eyes and ears of the saint, and their every move will be transmitted to the ears of the saint.
They are still like this at home, let alone the Xiao family who have just returned to Beijing?
I don't know what kind of nets have been laid out in the imperial village, and I think that Qin Yining and Xiao Xiao are also being closely monitored at this time, and there is no freedom at all.
If they are watched, the most important thing is that none of them know what the Holy One wants to do next.
The entire Qin family looked like they were still living noisily as usual.
Qin Huaiyuan didn't sleep well all night. At this juncture, he didn't dare to report to his in-laws. I only hope that my in-laws are all smart people, and I don't suddenly appear to be caught by the saint and become a hostage who threatens the owl.
When it was time for the next day's court meeting, Qin Huaiyuan and the second master went out early and went all the way to the palace.
The official sedan chair they were riding in had just arrived in front of the palace gate, but was blocked by a train of Gyeonggi guards.
"Ladies and gentlemen, wait a minute. The chariots and horses of the Prince and the Princesses came. Please re-enter later. ”
Qin Huaiyuan, who was sitting in the sedan chair with his eyes closed, suddenly opened his eyes, and suddenly lifted the sedan curtain and stood out.
Crossing the rubbing crowd in front of him, Qin Huaiyuan saw the carriage and horse of Xiao Xiao and his party slowly stop not far away.
Xiao Xiao first turned over and dismounted neatly, and then walked to the gorgeous carriage that followed closely behind, lifted the splendid warm curtain with his own hands, and carefully helped Qin Yining, who was dressed up, to get out of the carriage.
Seeing that although his daughter had lost a lot of weight and her face was a little pale, she was still safe and sound, Qin Huaiyuan's heart finally let go, and he couldn't help but quietly breathe a sigh of relief.