Chapter 10 The Cold Gate Looks North and Harbors Ambition
In Chunhui Courtyard, Wang Dashun was led by Mama Xu and bowed into the main hall.
He stood beside the door with his head down, and the two big maidens in the room passed him out of the main hall in a playful way, and closed the door.
"Why are the three of them back?" This is the biggest doubt in Tian's heart, she also stuffed two rooms in Qu Bozhong's room back then, why didn't one of them disappear?
Wang Dashun raised his eyebrows and whispered back: "Back to the old lady, the aunts around the third master were sold by the third lady. ”
"Sold?" Tian couldn't help but show a surprised look, this Qin family is really bold enough, Qu Bozhong's aunt is really not soft-hearted at all!
Wang Dashun was also shocked when he got the news out of Qu Zhaoyun's mouth, and he continued to reply in a deep voice: "Yes, it is said that not long after the third master passed away, the third lady sold most of those aunts on the grounds that her livelihood was difficult and she couldn't receive a share of the house, leaving only one Aunt Chen who had been born and raised by the third master. ”
I can't get the share of the house, this is really a good reason, the Tian family secretly hates in his heart, these concubines don't know where they will be sold by people's teeth, this wicked person She is the Qin family.
"Where's Aunt Chen?"
Tian's words were only squeezed out between her teeth, and the anger around her actually made Wang Dashun sweat all over his body in this winter: "Back to the old lady, it is said that it is not enough to make up the money for the fourth young master's end, and the third lady has no choice but to sell Aunt Chen." ”
"......" Tian was so angry that he couldn't speak anymore, and Mama Xu hurriedly waved his hand to ask him not to continue, "Steward Wang has worked hard all the way, go back and rest." ”
Mama Xu took out a purse from the sleeve cage and stuffed it into Wang Dashun's hand, the blue material of the purse was embroidered with delicate lotus patterns around it, and there was a small golden fish hiding under the lotus leaves in the middle of the lotus pattern.
Wang Dashun took the purse, his eyes lit up, and he withdrew from the main hall obediently.
Bang dang~
There was no one else in the room, and Tian directly smashed the tea bowl in his hand, "This Qin family has been out for a few years, and he has become more and more unscrupulous." ”
Mama Xu bent down and knelt on the ground to pick up the broken porcelain pieces one by one, breaking off the people's due share and not allowing them to come back to the house, according to Qin's temperament, he couldn't do anything, how could Tian couldn't think of it, but he was a little angry.
The west chamber of Juyuan was arranged as a study early in the morning, and the luggage they brought from Pingxian had been put in her room, and he also thoughtfully put all his books and calligraphy on the shelves of the study.
Because Qu Wenhai was born as a jinshi, he was particularly strict with the men in the house to study and take the shi, because of the ruthless methods of the Tian family in the early years, Qu Wenhai's heirs were not abundant, only three sons, the eldest son and the second son were all from the Tian family, and the youngest son Qu Bozhong was born by his aunt.
Among these three people, only Qu Bozhong's talent in reading is okay, the first time he participated in the Spring Festival, he was admitted to the same Jinshi, only the same Jinshi and Jinshi Although there is only one word, the treatment is very different, Qu Wenhai intends to let him go down after three years, and take a serious two-list Jinshi, but he doesn't want Pingxian to suddenly have a shortage, or the Zhixian of the seventh grade.
Tian's eldest son, Qu Boshu, and the second son, Qu Bonian, have been down again and again over the years, but I don't know if the talent is not enough or bad luck, the two of them didn't take it together with Jinshi, and they continued to read, they are not young, and the official fortune can see the head at a glance, but if they don't read in a family like them, what can they do if they don't study.
No one among his sons can embark on a career in office, and the prosperity of the Qu family is about to be the only generation, which is why Qu Wenhai is anxious to enter Beijing.
As a Beijing official, there are still more than ten years before Zhishi, the eldest son and the second son can't be counted on, and the grandchildren can always cultivate one to support the Qu family.
He was born in a poor family, and he has relied on the drill camp to this day, and he knows best how difficult it is to walk alone in the officialdom without the support of his family, and their Qu family can't be the only one generation.
It is said that in order to let him concentrate on studying and prepare for the autumn two years later, the age of nearly twenty is not even decided, only Tian can't see the two girls who have a warm bed in the room.
And the second room, Chen's has no son-in-law so far, she injured her body when she gave birth to the third lady Qu Zhaoxin in her early years, and her belly has not moved much over the years, there are only two concubines in the second room, Qu Qinghong who is in the third line, and Qu Qingwang, who is only five years old.
Qianshan is a broken-mouthed character, and he told Qu Qingyan all the current situation of each room in the house in one afternoon after finishing up the study, Qu Qingyan didn't know if he wanted to please his loyalty, or if he had a side purpose.
She couldn't guess that the warm smile on the corner of her lips hung like this all afternoon, making Qianshan think that this was an appreciation for him, and she was selling harder and harder.
"Fourth young master, the old lady has returned home, let you go." Da'an's temperament is quieter than that of Qianshan, and after being bombarded by Qianshan all afternoon, Qu Qingyan just wanted to be quiet, washed his hands and changed into a clean plain robe, and then Da'an led the way.
Qu Wenhai's courtyard is in the middle of the front yard, and there is no name like Meilan Zhuju that is particularly vulgar in Qu Qingyan's eyes, and only three words are neatly engraved on the plaque above the courtyard: Beiwangzhai.
Looking north, Qu Qingyan pondered these two words carefully and smiled.
"Grandfather is fine, grandson Qingyan begs to see."
Outside the door of the study, Qu Qingyan lightly buckled twice on the door and asked to see him loudly.
"Enter." Qu Wenhai was looking at the letter sent by the capital, and when Qu Qingyan entered the door, he saw him folding a few pieces of letter paper and stuffing them into his sleeve.
"I haven't seen you for a few years, Qingyan kid is so old."
The young man's body is clear and straight, although he is not tall, but his back is straight and vigorous like an aspen, just one glance makes Qu Wenhai feel a little good, and when she approaches, the face that is exactly the same as Aunt Su makes him slightly in a trance.
"It's because my grandson is not filial, and I haven't been able to serve my grandfather in the past few years, and I hope my grandfather will forgive me."
Qu Wenhai came back to his senses, and his eyes swept over her slender body again, "Your father is my most valued son, I didn't expect him to ...... so early, hey, since you and your mother have returned, it is a big deal in my heart." I have read the articles of your annual examination this year, and the intention to solve the questions is very good, but the writing is still a little immature, and my grandfather has already explained it, and from tomorrow you will study with your brothers in Mr. Zhou's place to do the questions. ”
Qu Qingyan bowed in response, and his demeanor made Qu Wenhai couldn't help but take a few questions, he took a very miscellaneous test, most of them were from the Four Books and Five Classics, Qu Qingyan didn't hide it, and if he would, he would answer if he couldn't, and he would bow down to ask for advice, and when she left, Qu Wenhai's satisfied look on his face couldn't be hidden.
This kid's talent is really good, and Qu Bozhong's letter back then was not false.
The three rooms returned to the house, and the banquet that received the wind at night was placed in the Chunhui Courtyard, and a screen was erected in the hall, and men and women sat on both sides.
Tian has a table with three daughters-in-law, and several juniors have a table; On the other side, Qu Wenhai was at the same table with Qu Boshu and Qu Bonian, and Qu Qingyan was at the same table with several brothers of the same generation, this was the first time she had seen several pampered young masters in the house.