Chapter 18: An Extra Brother
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On March 27, the eighth year of Zhenguan, the triennial township test finally ended. After a second rigorous inspection, it was confirmed again that there was no entrainment of fraud. The test takers came out of the examination room in an endless stream, some excited, some lost inexplicably!
Outside the examination room, Li Qin and Wu Pei were looking around. Finally, the sharp-eyed Li Qin found Mo Shaojie and Jiang Zhixuan from the surging crowd. Immediately tore open his throat and shouted:
"Zhixuan, Shaojie! Come on, come on, this way, this way! He waved vigorously on tiptoe.
Finally a few people met together, and as soon as they met, the three of them asked almost in unison:
"Zhixuan, how did you do in the exam?"
Jiang Zhixuan smiled bitterly: "Why do you ask me?" ”
"Hehe, who made you the most learned among us?" Wu Pei said with a smile.
Li Qin was also urging in a group: "Don't sell it, say it quickly!" ”
"Zihua, what do you want me to say about this? It is up to people to plan things, and it is up to heaven to make things happen. All I can say is that I tried my best, and as for whether it was good or not, who can say clearly now? ”
Mo Shaojie nodded: "What Zhixuan said is that we have done our best, as for the final result, let's wait and see!" ”
When Li Qin heard this, he immediately said with a grin: "It's too! Nothing can be said now that you can't change the result, leave it to fate! But I feel pretty good about myself! Haha, don't talk about it so much, tonight my grandmother's 70th birthday, you can go with me, there are so many delicious foods and drinks! ”
Jiang Zhixuan, Mo Shaojie and others all laughed and scolded: "You know how to eat!" ”
Li Qin rolled his eyes, and sang righteously: "Who hasn't eaten since ancient times, this son loves food the most...... which caused several people to laugh.
Enough laughter, Wu Pei said: "Since it is the 70th birthday of my grandmother from China, I will wait for these younger generations, and I should prepare some gifts!" Jiang Zhixuan and Mo Shaojie both nodded yes. In this kind of matter, Li Qin couldn't refuse, so he had to go with them.
So Wu Pei then asked, "Zihua, where is your grandmother's mansion?" Let's go and prepare a congratulatory gift first, and then we'll go back to look for you later, okay? ”
Li Qin originally wanted to have a lively past with a few people now, but what a few classmates said also made sense. It really doesn't look good to come to the door with empty hands, and after thinking about it, I had to act separately, and said at the moment:
"That's the only way, it's okay, my grandmother's mansion is He Mansion in the west of the city!"
Wu Pei was surprised when he heard this, and asked, "But when the court consulted the doctor, how did he enter Lord He's mansion?" ”
"Exactly!"
Jiang Zhixuan and Mo Shaojie were both a little surprised, they have been classmates for five or six years. Everyone didn't even know that Li Qin still had such a prominent family background, although his father was now only a Qipinzhi County, but the relatives in the family were all in the imperial court. A four-grade imperial history Zhongcheng, a five-grade counselor. Although the rank is not high, all of them have real power.
In their hearts, Wu Pei and Mo Shaojie couldn't help but attach importance to this birthday, and it is unknown whether they may be able to win a step into the body from this. As for Jiang Zhixuan, he didn't think about it so much, although he could avoid some detours by catching up with these powerful people in the DPRK and China, but the house built brick by brick could be stronger......
A few people set a time to meet, and Wu Pei and Mo Shaojie went separately to carefully prepare congratulatory gifts. Jiang Zhixuan subconsciously wanted to leave alone, but was grabbed by Li Qin:
"Zhixuan, where are you going?"
"I've got to get ready, you can't let me come to the door with my bare hands, can you?"
"Hi...... What are you going to do? I think that Jiaci and Mrs. Sister-in-law have already arrived, so let's go back first and talk about it after seeing them! ”
Jiang Zhixuan thought about it, he hadn't seen Xiaoxiao for seven or eight days, and he missed it so much in his heart, so he didn't say anything anymore and went with Li Qin.
In the afternoon, the mansion of the counselor He Jin was already lit up at this time, and dozens of household servants were busy inside and out, and when Li Qin and Jiang Zhixuan arrived at He Mansion, they saw such a scene.
Since the feast only started in the evening, there were not many guests at this time. There was only one housekeeper at the door with a few housekeepers to greet the guests, and Li Qin was seen from a distance. The housekeeper hurriedly greeted him:
"Young Master Cousin, you can be regarded as here! The young lady has already sent someone to ask you many times, and when you arrive, you will first go to the old lady to say goodbye, and then go to the upper wing room to meet her immediately! ”
"Steward Ho, when did my mother arrive? Is my mother alone? Li Qin asked.
"Back to the young master, the young lady arrived yesterday afternoon. With the young lady came a beautiful girl, who I heard was the young lady's daughter! ”
Li Qin and Jiang Zhixuan's eyes widened, and they exclaimed in unison and in a prolonged tone: "Righteous daughter? ”
"Well, doesn't the young master know?"
Li Qin shook his head, simply stopped pestering here, and dragged Jiang Zhixuan inside. made the housekeeper inexplicable: "Miss's daughter-in-law, the young master doesn't recognize it?" ”
Because it was not an official birthday celebration, Jiang Zhixuan did not follow Li Qin to meet Mrs. He, but waited outside. After Li Qin met his grandmother, the two went together to find Mrs. Li and Xiaoxiao.
He Mansion is not as good as the county government office in Huayin County, whether it is the area or the degree of style, it is far above the official office. Fortunately, Li Qin was quite familiar with this place, and he quickly found the upper wing room with Jiang Zhixuan. I was about to push the door in, but I didn't expect the door to open instead, and a maid was hurrying out. As soon as he saw Li Qin and Jiang Zhixuan, he paused for a moment, and then turned around happily and said:
"Madam, the young master and Aunt Jiang have arrived!"
Jiang Zhixuan and Li Qin were once again baffled: "Aunt Jiang???? "What's going on?
Li Qin was an anxious person, and immediately collapsed into the room, looking around: "Mother? ”
Mrs. Li was sitting and chatting with Xiaoxiao, and when she heard the maid shouting, both of them stood up and prepared to come out to have a look, but when they saw Li Qin flash in, they immediately smiled and scolded dotingly:
"Look at your recklessness?" looked at Jiang Zhixuan, who walked in slowly, "Look at Ren Zhixuan, who is only two or three years older than you, but he is so steady!" You're ......."
Jiang Zhixuan happened to walk up to him, and smiled a little embarrassedly when he heard the words: "Madame praised ......" As he spoke, he looked at Xiaoxiao, and saw that his beloved wife was also looking at him with affection, and he couldn't help but smile. However, it was inconvenient to warm up at this time, so he handed her a warm look.
As soon as Li Qin came in, he was counted down by his mother, but he was very arrogant by nature, and he didn't go to his heart, stuck out his tongue, and asked strangely:
"Mother, Shicai is outside the gate of the house, and the child heard Steward He say, you have accepted a righteous daughter?" As he spoke, his eyes glanced at the little body next to him, raised his voice, and stammered: "No...... It won't be ...... It's my sister-in-law, right? ”
Mrs. Li chuckled when she heard this: "Exactly, why don't you come over and see your sister soon?" ”
"Sister?"
"Exactly, little no more, no less, just a month older than you!" Mrs. Li was unimpressed by the surprise on her son's face.
"Mrs. Li, this ...... Can you tell us a little bit about that? Jiang Zhixuan was also very surprised, but Xiaoxiao didn't speak on the side, so she had to turn her head and ask Mrs. Li.
"Hehe, Zhixuan, Xiaoxiao and I hit it off at first sight, and I like her very much. I couldn't hold back the joy in my heart, so I recognized Xiaoxiao as a righteous daughter, without your consent, to a little abrupt! You can't blame me, do you? ”
Jiang Zhixuan didn't dare to say again: "Madame likes Xiaoxiao, and Zhixuan is also happy in his heart." Besides, in the second year of Xiaoxiao's marriage to me, my father passed away, and Zhixuan's parents were not there. Now that we have the love of our stepmother, this is a great blessing for our husband and wife, so why blame it!"
"Hehe, that's good!" As he spoke, he turned to Li Qin: "Qin'er, from now on, Xiaoxiao and Zhixuan will be your sister and brother-in-law, in front of your sister and brother-in-law, you must no longer be so stubborn." Otherwise, they will teach you a lesson, but don't come to your parents to complain! ”
Li Qin was the only seedling in the family, but he didn't expect that when he was almost twenty, a sister suddenly popped up. There was a temporary discomfort, but more than that, there was joy. It is said that he will discipline him more, but where will he really be disciplined? It's a fact that one more person cares about herself, and most importantly, this sister also cooks delicious dishes. This is undoubtedly a good news for Li Qin's children's shoes, who are determined to taste the world's food......
The only thing that is depressing is that Jiang Zhixuan, who was originally a classmate and friend, was upgraded to become his brother-in-law, and the worst thing is that this brother-in-law is still a humble gentleman with excellent character and learning. Originally, he often mentioned his life to himself, but now he is carrying the sword of Shang Fang, I am afraid it will be even more intensified. Thinking of this, Li Qintong couldn't help but whisper to himself in his heart: "Stay away from this brother-in-law in the future......"