Qin Mingyue didn't bother to go up to the Star Picking Tower to deal with affairs the next day, so she returned to the Liguo Mansion with her daughter and the grandmothers who served her.

Qin Guosong, the Duke of Liguo, has already asked for leave not to go to the yamen and served his father at home, so he is also at home at the moment, and the family has opened the middle door to welcome the national teacher Qin Mingyue.

Qin Mingyue went to her father's yard first and saw her father. Qin Ping's face was dim, he was already in a coma, and Qin Mingyue couldn't help crying. After serving my father for a day, at this time, I heard my brother say that not only my father was seriously ill, but also my grandmother, Mrs. An, was in a state of death. Qin Mingyue hurriedly went to see her grandmother again and waited for a long time. Later, Qin Guosong, his wife, and Mrs. Yin came over to persuade Qin Mingyue to take care of her body, and then let Qin Mingyue return to Piaoxiang Courtyard to rest.

Returning to Piaoxiang Courtyard, resting for a while, and relieving himself, Qin Mingyue asked someone to invite Qin Guosong and his wife to come over and talk.

Qin Mingyue saw Qin Guosong, who had obviously become a little haggard, and couldn't help but say, "Brother also has to take care of his health." ”

Qin Guosong smiled and said, "Mingyue, don't worry. I know my body, and I can still carry it. Besides, I am not the only one who serves my father, the second brother has also returned, and their husband and wife are also very filial, and they come to the house every day to serve their father and grandmother. There are also the third brother and the fourth brother, who are also on their way back. There are also a few younger brothers, the fifth brother, the sixth brother, the seventh brother, the eighth brother, the fourth sister, the fifth sister, and the sixth sister, who are also over ten years old, and can also help me share some of the burden, and they are all vying to serve my father and grandmother. So, your sister-in-law and I are not tired. ”

Qin Mingyue couldn't help but smile bitterly: "Hey, my father has been spreading branches for the Qin family in the past few years." Get so many brothers and sisters for us. Some are a little younger than the eldest brother's children. Hey, forget it, don't talk about this, the son doesn't say anything about the father, we as children have no way but to do this. ”

"Speaking of which, it's thanks to my sister-in-law that these younger brothers and sisters came to the mansion early to raise them, but none of them are crooked. If it grows a few more crookedly, it will be enough for us. ”

Qin Guosong looked at his wife and smiled.

Zeng Yutong was a little embarrassed: "Where did I do something?" These younger brothers and sisters, when they were young, were nurses, and their grandmothers took care of them, and when they grew up, they all entered the clan school, the boudoir school, and read the book reasonably. There are no crooked people in our family to instigate, and their biological mothers don't follow them to instigate, of course it's easy to manage. ”

Qin Mingyue patted her sister-in-law's hand and said, "Sister-in-law, don't be modest, you have a lot of trouble with this big family." Brother, what did the doctor say about the illness of his father and grandmother? ”

As soon as Qin Guosong heard this, his face pulled down and said, "My sister has also seen their situation." That's what happened in the past few days. I don't know how much elixir was used. However, my father's body has lost too much, and my grandmother is too old, and she has run out of oil and dried up, and she is just surviving. The Imperial Doctor had already let him prepare for the aftermath. My side and your sister-in-law are also ready. A shroud, the shroud is the best. These were given by my sister in the early years, and I asked a good craftsman to make them ten years ago. Paint every year, and now it's going to be used, but I'm not in a hurry. ”

Qin Mingyue nodded. Everything else is easy, but Shoucai can't be ignored. Fortunately, Qin Mingyue has a Xuangui jade plate in his hand, the place inside is vast, the speed of time is very fast, and a lot of precious trees such as rosewood have been planted a long time ago. These trees have all become mature, and there are very many of them, Qin Mingyue has already made some of the best ones, and handed them to her brother to her parents, and her grandmother has prepared the longevity materials. Because there is plenty of time, the materials are good, and the Qin family spares no expense, this longevity material is naturally made with fine work.

In addition to this, the rest of the things to be used for future funerals are naturally available with Zeng Yutong, a capable housekeeper. In addition, the Qin family is not short of money now, and it is naturally easy to do things when it is rich, so this matter is much easier.

Qin Mingyue said: "Sister-in-law has to worry about all this. ”

Zeng Yutong hurriedly said: "It's not me, there are two brothers and sisters here." My sister knows, your second sister-in-law is a capable person, and she has a big chamber of commerce under her, so it is very convenient to dispatch anything. She helped me and I was so much more relaxed. ”

Thinking of her second sister-in-law's ability, Qin Mingyue couldn't help but put her mind at ease: "My sisters-in-law are very capable, which is also the blessing of our Qin family." ”

Zeng Yutong wanted to speak and stopped, Qin Mingyue saw it, and asked, "Sister-in-law, but I want to ask about Zhuangzi's affairs?" ”

Zeng Yutong smiled and said: "My sister is a national teacher, so she can naturally pinch and calculate, and I can't hide this from my sister." I was thinking about the things in Zhuangzi. Those people, but the father's concubines, it is said that at this time, the father is already like this, and they should follow them to serve the father, and in the future, if the father has a case, these people must also settle down. Nothing else, those who have given birth to children, for the sake of our younger brothers and sisters, we also have to give them a little face. ”

Qin Mingyue thought for a moment and asked, "Aunt Shui, are Aunt Rong and you back?" ”

Zeng Yutong said: "These two aunts, Aunt Shui is in the capital, and she comes back every day by car to serve her father and accompany her mother, and the third sister also comes back often, but it is inconvenient for her to be pregnant, so I will let her come back less." Aunt Rong followed the third brother to her post, and she was still on her way back at the moment. ”

Qin Mingyue said: "The aunts on the Zhuangzi should be brought to the house, but I am afraid that when the time comes, my mother's heart will not be smooth again." So, this concubine is the source of trouble. Fortunately, we have set up a family rule, and the concubine will end in my father's generation. In the future, our Qin family will no longer have concubines. ”

"Now, let the aunts in Zhuangzi take turns to come to the house to serve their father. There are too many of them. Come here together, no matter how big our mansion is, we can't arrange it. ”

"As for the future, if my father really had an eventual, it would be to follow the old example set by my grandmother. These aunts, if they are willing to stay, whether they have children or not, they can stay, but they can only live in Zhuangzi. If you have children, if your children are married in the future and are willing to take them away, you can take them away according to the example of Aunt Shui and Aunt Rong. For those who don't want to stay, who want to marry, we will prepare a dowry of 1,000 taels of silver per person, and they can take their own things with them. If you don't want to marry, and if you have relatives or friends to take refuge, we will also give them a thousand taels of silver. Everything in the silver is accounted for from the Zhuangzi. ”

"In the future, the aunts on the Zhuangzi will be scattered and gone, and the Zhuangzi will be mine, and I will take it back. They don't want to go back to the house to get in the way of their mother's eyes. ”

Zeng Yutong actually thinks the same way. At this moment, I heard that Qin Mingyue was out of her own pocket, and hurriedly said: "How can I still let my sister pay for these things, I should do it." ”

Qin Mingyue said: "We are a family, so don't push it around for this trivial matter." That's it. ”