Chapter Twenty-Nine: A Great Gift
The eldest aunt sighed lightly when she heard this, "It's not a secret, I didn't tell my mother before, and I was afraid that my mother would be anxious when she heard it." Someone in the previous Da Zhou had contacted Brother Ming, and wanted Brother Ming to take refuge in the Great Zhou, during which he said all kinds of things that our emperor was not, and said that the little prince of the Great Zhou was brave, and the iron hooves of the Tiger Ben Army led by him would one day step on the mountains and rivers of our Dayan......"
When the ladies who were sitting heard this, they all gasped.
Duchess Dingguo frowned.
The second aunt also covered her mouth and exclaimed.
Sun's temperament is the most direct, and he grabbed his aunt's hand: "Sister-in-law, the people of this Great Yan Dynasty are uneasy and kind!" If these words reach the ears of the emperor, wouldn't it be a matter of giving people a handle, in case we are labeled as collaborators and treason! ”
"Isn't it just reaching the ears of the emperor? Brother Ming sternly rejected the lobbyist on the spot, and also relieved his official uniform and went to the emperor to ask for guilt. You also know that our emperor ...... Suspicious. But in the end, there was finally no danger and passed this hurdle. ”
Qin Yining didn't know much about the high-level affairs in Kyoto, but he knew all kinds of rumors about the emperor.
In the people, scolding faint kings abounds: old eyes are dizzy, faint and incompetent, favor the demon queen, and make traitorous ministers in charge. In particular, the faint monarch favored the country's abbot Cao Taishi, and connived at the prince's infighting, so that now half of the Dayan Dynasty is in the hands of Cao Taishi, and the prince is withered, and now there is only one prince left, and there is no choice to inherit the throne.
The eldest aunt sighed again, and said quietly: "Brother Ming has offended the people of the Great Zhou Dynasty like this, and he has been a rising bird for so many years. I'm really worried, he doesn't look at his gentle temperament, and he can't pull back nine cows if he is stubborn. ”
"That's it, it's all gone. Fortunately, the emperor believed Brother Ming. Duchess Dingguo patted her daughter-in-law's hand, her eyes were gentle and kind, and she signaled that the children were there, so don't say more.
The eldest aunt barely recovered from her worries, and said with a smile: "The hour is almost up, mother, I'll go to the kitchen to take a look, and the banquet will be held later, so let's put the banquet in the warm pavilion, okay?" ”
"Naturally, it's good."
The eldest aunt got up and withdrew.
The second aunt called the two cousins who came in just now to introduce them: "Sister Yi, this is your fifth cousin, this is your eighth cousin, your second cousin and fourth cousin are both in the army, and they will not be at home." ”
Qin Yining hurriedly got up and saluted the fifth and eighth cousins.
The men of the Sun family are all very tall, with thick eyebrows and high noses, and the fifth cousin and the eighth cousin, one in his early twenties, and the other in seventeen or eighteen, all returned the salute to Qin Yining very politely. Maybe there is a lot of age difference, maybe it's the difference between men and women, they don't talk much.
Sitting down again and chatting for a while, Qin Yining learned that the five cousins of the Sun family, except for the eldest cousin Sun Yu, the other four have all been married, and now the eldest uncle and the second uncle are guarding Xihua City not far from Kyoto, and the second cousin and the fourth cousin are also in Xihua City with their families, and it is rare to come back once in a long time. The fifth cousin and the eighth cousin-in-law are pregnant, one is about to give birth, and the other is unstable, so they are not suitable to move around, so they did not come out today.
"My cousin-in-law is inconvenient, and I will come to Japan for a long time, and I am afraid that I will not see each other?" Qin Yining smiled and said, "Just ask my cousin to bring me a greeting." ”
The fifth cousin and the eighth cousin both smiled and nodded, "Come and move around more in the future, there are still more opportunities to meet." ”
Seeing that the juniors got along well, the Duchess of Dingguo smiled very happily.
As he was talking, a servant girl outside said back and forth: "Old lady, the banquet has been set, and the grandfather and uncle have gone to the warm pavilion, and please also ask the lady, young lady, and young master to move to the warm pavilion." ”
"Let's go, let's go to the warm pavilion." Duchess Dingguo stood up with a smile.
The maidservants who accompanied the house waited for their masters to dress up, and a group of people arrived at the warm pavilion with a lot of laughter.
As soon as you enter the door, you will feel the heat rushing to your face, accompanied by the aroma of food, which makes you feel the warmth of home.
There is an eight-section screen of black and green bamboo, separating the two tables, with the men on the other side and the women sitting around the table.
From the moment she entered the door of the warm pavilion, the Duchess of Dingguo had been holding Qin Yining's hand, and when she sat down, Qin Yining naturally sat next to the Duchess of Dingguo. Sun sat on the other side of his biological mother.
Qin Huining pursed her red lips and sat beside the Sun family with her eyes down, followed by her cousins.
The eldest aunt and the second aunt stood beside the Duchess of Dingguo, and they both took chopsticks to serve the cloth.
Duchess Dingguo laughed: "I don't want you to make rules today, sit down, and our family will have a good meal." ”
The eldest aunt put a piece of sweet and sour fish with the spines removed in the delicate Wufu longevity plate in front of the Duchess of Dingguo, and said with a smile: "Mother cherishes her daughter-in-law, and her daughter-in-law can't trust her." ”
The second aunt also said: "Exactly, I am used to serving my mother, so my mother should not refuse." ”
Qin Yining looked at the expressions of the eldest aunt and the second aunt without a trace, and found that both of them were very sincere and cheerful, and they were not insincere.
The big family pays attention to the rule of eating without saying a word, and only the sound of dishes can be heard in the warm pavilion, but Qin Yining can feel the lightness and pleasure of the atmosphere. When everyone had finished eating, the maidservants came in with sputum boxes, tea bowls, brass basins, and towels to serve their masters to rinse their mouths and wash their hands. After everything stopped, the tea was served.
After all, Qin Yining was the first time to return to Gaomen, so he naturally became the focus of attention, the sisters looked at each other secretly, and the Duchess of Dingguo observed Qin Yining's behavior throughout the whole process. found that she sat dignified, her back was straight, she was calm and relaxed, she had a kind of beautiful bearing and gentleness, and there was no mistake or omission in her manners and etiquette.
The Duchess of Dingguo nodded secretly.
This girl is willing to study so hard, smart is on the one hand, on the other hand, because she can judge the situation, and has a strong ability to act after determining the situation.
With such a person by Sun's side, he can at least persuade a few words when he sees something, and he doesn't have to let Sun become Qin Huining's gun alone as before, and the Duchess of Dingguo can rest assured.
"You guys take the screen away, they're not outsiders, Sister Yi should also meet your grandfather."
"Yes." The maidservants carried the screen away.
Bao's mother walked to the door, only glanced at the servant girl serving in the house, and everyone immediately followed Bao's mother behind and left the warm pavilion, and carefully closed the door, retreated to the courtyard gate and waited for the dispatch.
Only his family was left in the house.
The Duke of Dingguo and the Duchess of Dingguo got up and sat down in the first place again, while the rest of the sisters stood aside according to their identities.
Qin Yining knelt on the red carpet with flowers, and gave a big salute to the Duke of Guo: "Sister Yi'er meets her grandfather." ”
"Get up." Ding Guogong's voice was low, like a Hong Zhong, and when he listened to it, he knew that Ding Guogong was in good health.
Taking advantage of the effort to raise his eyes, Qin Yining took a quick look. Dingguo Gong is close to ancient times, tall, ruddy complexion, and bright eyes, and is an extremely majestic old man.
Duke Dingguo asked the Duchess of Dingguo on the side: "Don't you still have a meeting gift for Sister Yi'er?" ”
"I was about to talk to Sister Yi'er." Duchess Dingguo handed a bowl of warm tea to Dingguo Gong's hand, and then pretended to be angry and said: "You will be a good person, but what I want to say was preempted by you." ”
Ding Guogong laughed "poof", and almost squirted out a sip of tea: "Look at it, what an adult, and you still distort me like this." ”
The girls and young masters were accustomed to seeing their grandfathers and grandmothers like this, and they all laughed along.
Qin Yining couldn't help laughing.
My grandfather and my grandmother had such a good relationship.
The family is also kind. In comparison, the Xiangfu is much colder, and people are much more difficult to get along with.
Duchess Dingguo beckoned to Qin Yining.
Qin Yining obediently went to the Duchess of Dingguo and stood still.
"Good boy. You've suffered so much outside all these years, and now you're finally at the end of it. Duchess Dingguo patted the back of Qin Yining's hand with pity and said:
"My grandmother will give you the 'Zhaoyun Division' now, and you will be responsible for the management of the business in the future, and the profits will be your own, and you don't have to hand it over to your mother or anyone. To give you such a deal, one is to let you learn to operate, practice your hands, if you really need to manage the general affairs in the future, you will not be blinded, and the other is that your grandmother will give you a little private money, so that there is more place for silver. ”
Qin Yining had been listening to her grandmother's words obediently, looking at the expressions of the people around her from the corner of her eyes, and when she saw that everyone's expressions were slightly subtle, especially Qin Huining's clenched lower lip, she knew that this Zhaoyun Division must be a good thing.
However, she didn't understand what kind of industry Zhaoyunji did.
She only knew that this industry must be able to make a lot of profits, a large amount of profits, and it was given to her so plainly, which made her a little incredulous, and instinctively questioned in her heart.
Qin Yining looked at the Duchess of Dingguo uneasily: "Grandmother, where will I manage these." ”
"Silly girl, there is naturally someone below for you to send, I will also hand over the defection documents of the original Zhong Da shopkeeper to you when I go back, he is a suitable person, you can rest assured."
It means that Qin Yining is just famous, and he can sit and eat dividends in the future?
She was even more uneasy.
Qin Yining never felt that there was a free lunch in this world. But she also knew that her grandmother would never harm her.
Sun listened to it on the sidelines, and finally couldn't sit still: "Mother, what kind of business can she know as a little girl, Zhaoyunsi's big industry, she may not be able to understand it, the loss is small, if she offends someone, won't it add chaos to the family?" Besides, I remember that Zhaoyun Division used to be the property under Brother Ming'er's name, right? This will give Sister Yi how to succeed. ”
Qin Yining raised his eyes in surprise and met Sun Yu's gentle gaze.
"Auntie, don't think about it, I'm entangled in court affairs, and I have to study, and I have to socialize, so I really can't spare time and energy to run the Zhaoyun Division, my grandmother has already exchanged it with me with a good field and a shop, and I just sit and wait for the cashier." Sun Yu said with a smile: "In the future, my cousin will have to bother to run it." ”