On this day, Dongchanghou Mansion was decorated with lanterns and colorful decorations, and there was an endless stream of carriages at the door.
The reason why the dignitaries in Bianjing City gave such honors was mainly because Shen Congxin returned to the capital, and Qin Hao was awarded the title of General Jinghai, and at the same time received the post of Mingzhou Economic and Strategic Envoy.
The signal from the combination of these two pieces of news is already very clear. The official family is going to re-enable Qin Hao. I am afraid that he, the Marquis of Jinghai, will have the final say on matters at sea in the future.
The nobles in Bianjing City want military power and dignity, and what they lack is money. Those top nobles are okay. They have rich family assets accumulated by their ancestors and can still live a lavish life. days.
But those middle- and lower-class nobles have basically lost all their family fortunes if they have prodigal sons for two or three generations in a row. Qin Junye is a good example.
The nobles are all very coveted for the huge wealth overseas, and they all want a share of the pie. If they want to get a share of the benefits from the sea, they naturally have to have a good relationship with Qin Hao.
Gifts also need to be given from the beginning, otherwise they may not be willing to accept them.
So this time, with the help of the twins to catch Zhou Yan, many nobles sent generous gifts.
Wang Ruofu entered the front yard with his three daughters, his eyes shining. Rulan couldn't help but exclaimed, "I'm a good boy. I'm just catching the Zhou Banquet. This gift is worth a mountain of money." It’s like the sea. I won’t be able to give up the birthday party in the future.”
Wang Ruofu became very angry when he heard this. Qin Hao studied at her home, but it turned out to be cheap. After marrying that girl Yu Yanran, if Qin Hao married her daughter Ru Lan, she would be able to take advantage of this incredible wealth.
Mo Lan was punished last time and had just been released from confinement. Seeing this scene now, she secretly vowed to marry a high-ranking family, at least no worse than Minglan.
Minglan was also secretly wondering at this time. Is this the influence of the top nobles?
Before the group reached the main hall, Yu Yanran's personal maid Jade came over.
"I have met Mrs. Wang and the three girls. My wife would like to invite Miss Minglan to the backyard for a chat."
Wang Ruofu glanced at Minglan and said, "You go ahead." "Ms. Yu is not yet pregnant, so don't let her work too hard."
"Yes, mother, Minglan excuses herself." Minglan bowed respectfully and followed Feicui to the backyard.
Wang Ruofu brought Ru Lan and Mo Lan to the main hall and started chatting with several familiar members of the family.
In the backyard, Minglan and Feicui came to the small courtyard where Qin Hao lived, and couldn't help but asked doubtfully, "Sister Yanran hasn't given birth yet, shouldn't she be in the delivery room?"
Feicui smiled Then he said, "Master Marquis said that the smell of the delivery room was too strong, which was not conducive to recovery, so he asked his wife to move back."
Minglan's eyes widened, "It can still be like this."
In ancient times, it was unknown whether a mother would give birth to a bloody disaster, so she would stay in the delivery room before giving birth, and her husband would not step into the delivery room.
Of course, such low-level superstition will not work here in Qin Hao, the day after Yu Yanran gave birth, Qin Hao asked her to move back to her room for recuperation.
"Minglan, you're here, sit down." Yu Yanran was sitting next to a rocking chair, coaxing two little ones to sleep. When she saw Minglan come in, she was extremely happy.
Seeing that she was in good spirits except for her pale face, Minglan secretly breathed a sigh of relief and walked to sit in front of Yu Yanran.
Looking at the two little meatballs sleeping soundly in the rocking chair, my heart became cute.
"Sister Yanran, this is really your child"
Listening to Minglan's childlike words, Yu Yanran laughed until her stomach hurt, "My silly sister, no How could the child born to me be born to Mr. Hou?"
Minglan's eyes widened, she looked at Yu Yanran for a long time, and asked quietly, "Sister Yanran, where were they born? Did it really come out of the belly button?"
"Pfft." Yu Yanran clutched her belly and kept waving her hands, "No, I'm going to die laughing, you're too funny, Minglan."
Living with Qin Hao, Yu Yanran often came up with some modern words in her mouth, which made Minglan a little confused.
After finally smiling enough, Yu Yanran leaned into Minglan’s ear and spoke in a low voice.
Ming Lan blushed and didn't dare to look at Yu Yanran. She quickly changed the subject, "Sister Yanran, I didn't prepare anything for my two nieces' birthday party, so I embroidered two hats for them. Tiger head hat."
Yu Yanran took it and couldn't put it down, praising, "Minglan's craftsmanship is indeed so exquisite, it is not inferior to that of the embroiderers in the palace."
After saying that, he put them on the two little guys. Not to mention they were quite suitable. The two little guys looked even cuter with the red tiger head hats on their heads.
"As long as Sister Yanran likes it."
Yu Yanran saw that Minglan seemed to like the two little guys very much, but did not dare to touch them, so she smiled and said, "What are you afraid of? It's not made of mud, it can be crushed."
With Yu Yanran's encouragement, Minglan finally reached out and touched the smooth little faces of the two little guys. The QQ flick felt great, and she suddenly felt a little bit uncomfortable. Addicted.
As a result, the little guy burst into tears with a cry of "Wow". When one little guy cried, the other one woke up and started crying too. Minglan was startled and she quickly raised her hand. Shrank back.
Yu Yanran smiled and said, "It's okay, maybe I woke up hungry."
The two wet nurses picked up the two little guys respectively, put them in their arms to breastfeed, and sure enough, they both The little guy soon became quiet.
At this moment, Qin Hao walked in, and the two nurses apologized and took the children to the outside room.
"Minglan is here too. You should take more time to accompany Yanran in the future. She is almost sick at home alone." Qin Hao said with a smile.
Yu Yanran smiled and held Minglan's hand, "Master Hou is right, you don't know how boring it is during confinement, you can't even leave the house, you come and talk to me, this The days are easy to pass."
Minglan hesitated.I agreed immediately.
Yu Yanran asked curiously, "Why is Mr. Hou not greeting guests in the front yard at this time?"
Qin Hao pinched Yu Yanran's cheek fondly, "I'm not afraid that you will be alone." The backyard is too boring. If I knew Minglan was with you, I wouldn't have come here."
Yu Yanran hasn't passed her confinement yet, so she can't go out for the Chou Zhou Banquet. The front yard is lively, but it's cold here. Being deserted, Qin Hao was afraid that there was something wrong in her heart.
"Don't worry, Mr. Marquis, it's business that matters. I won't interfere with you here." Yu Yanran's eyes were full of tenderness. With such a husband, what else can you ask for in your life?
"Okay then, I won't disturb you little sisters." Seeing that she was in good mental condition, Qin Hao got up and left.
Minglan looked at Qin Hao's back and couldn't help but sigh, "Master Hou is really a rare good man in the world, and sister Yanran is so happy."
Yu Yanran grabbed Minglan's hand Holding his hand, he jokingly said, "I think Gu Tingye is not bad, and he will definitely treat you well in the future."
Minglan's face immediately turned red, and she said coquettishly, "Sister Yanran, how can you talk nonsense? Gu Hou and I What does it matter?"
Unfortunately, her voice became quieter in the second half of the sentence, which was enough to show her guilty conscience.
Yu Yanran said sternly, "Okay, we are the only two sisters here. There is nothing to be embarrassed about. Marrying a woman is like being reincarnated for the second time. Before marrying the Marquis, I was in the same situation in Yu Mansion." You also know that, if you look at the life I am living now, Minglan, Gu Tingye is really a good match, don’t miss it.”
Minglan didn’t have much confidence, “But I hope you have the Marquis. Minglan is satisfied with half the consideration."
In the front yard, the banquet has not yet started, and some noble families are chatting in groups. There are many more small groups of women than men. Wang Ruofu also has her own daily social circle, but according to her status, she can only come into contact with noble families of lower rank.
As for those civil servants' family records, she couldn't talk about them at all. Her cultural level was worse than Lan's. The wives of those civil servants' family records would make her blind when she said something ridiculous from time to time.
While chatting happily, Wang Ruofu found that Mo Lan was missing, and quickly asked Mama Liu beside him in a low voice, "Where is that girl Mo Lan?"
Mama Liu didn't pay attention either. "Perhaps I'm reciting poems with some talented women."
Wang Ruofu suddenly felt a little bored, "I'd better go and find it. Don't let anything go wrong in such a scene."
"Nuo." Mother Liu quickly led people to look for her, but after searching around Nvjuan, she didn't see Mo Lan, and she suddenly panicked.
At this time, Minglan also came back. When she saw this, she asked curiously, "Madam, what's going on?"
Mother Liu explained the situation, and Minglan pretended Covering his mouth in surprise, "If you're not here with Nvjuan, why did you go there?"
Wang Ruofu gritted his teeth and said, "If this Mo Lan dares to do something that is similar to the Sheng family's family style, I"
Minglan suggested, "How about I go tell Mr. HouShe asked him to help search for her, so as not to disturb other guests and make the matter bigger. "
"Okay, Minglan is still thoughtful. "Wang Ruofu was already panicking at this moment and couldn't think of a better way.
Qin Hao came to Minglan when he heard the subordinate's report. He frowned when he heard it. If something really happened, it would also have an impact on the reputation of Dongchang Hou Mansion.
“If you don’t do it, ask people to search quietly, don’t alert others. "
"No. ”
A quarter of an hour later, Qin Hao came to a side room in the corner of the backyard with a gloomy face, and Wang Ruofu’s expression was so serious that it could kill a fly.
Qi Heng She was sitting in front of a table with a face full of shame, while Mo Lan, who was also disheveled and had a messy bun, was leaning on the bed and crying.
Qi Heng saw Wang Ruofu. His face was ashen, but fortunately Wang Ruofu didn't bring them here because he was concerned about Minglan and Rulan's reputation, otherwise Qi Heng would have had to find a crack in the ground to get in.
Qin Haochen. Qi Heng lowered his head and said with an ashen face, "I just had some wine with some friends, but I didn't expect that I was drunk, so I thought I found a place to rest for a while. The maid placed me here and I fell asleep. I never imagined that I would see this scene when I opened my eyes. ”
Qin Hao understood as soon as he heard it. This was a fairy dance. There must be something wrong with the wine and the maid. When he thought that one of the parties involved was Mo Lan, Qin Hao guessed it in his heart.
"Go and dig three feet to find this maid," Qin Hao said coldly
A maid who can serve at such an important banquet in Dongchang Hou Mansion must have signed a contract to sell herself. It's impossible to disappear into thin air.
"No. ”
Without a weapon, he called several stewards over and compared them one by one, and found out the maids serving at Qi Heng’s table.
Mo Lan’s face Suddenly, Qin Hao looked at the maids kneeling on the ground and asked in a deep voice: "To be honest now, I can still take the punishment lightly, but if I am found out, I will have no choice but to do so. If she is dealt with according to family rules, not only will her life be in danger, but her parents and relatives will also be implicated."
A maid crawled up to Qin Hao tremblingly and said in fear, "Master Hou, I just took the I took other people's money and asked me to help the young marquis to rest in a side courtyard, and I don't know about the rest."
The matter was very clear at this point. Wang Ruofu pointed at Mo Lan and cursed with trembling hands. "How dare you, a cheap maid, act like this? You don't even care about your reputation?"
Mo Lan simply stopped pretending and said with a sad smile, "My reputation is not mine anyway. What a big deal." We died together and were both born to the same father. Why can I only marry lowly, but Minglan can marry into the marquis’s house?”
Wang Ruofu was going crazy, “That was Minglan’s own destiny.” , you are not liked by others, who can you blame?"
Mo Lan said in a frantic manner, "I don't care, anyway, I have a physical relationship with the young master. Either the young master marries me, or EveryoneCome on, I am still a girl from the Sheng family. If my reputation is ruined, who will dare to marry Minglan and Rulan? I am afraid that Hualan will also be divorced by her husband's family."
"You, you are so vicious. Such a heart." Wang Ruofu's eyes darkened and she almost fell, Liu's mother quickly supported her.
Qi Heng's face was also extremely ugly. He really didn't want Minglan to marry Gu Tingye, but I don’t want to see Minglan being implicated anymore.
Mo Lan glanced around the room with resentful eyes, “This is all because of you. In terms of appearance, I am not as good as Minglan in terms of talent. I am far better than her, but you are blind."
Qin Hao sneered, "You must have made a good calculation."
"Thank you, Lord Marquis, for the compliment. "Mo Lan said proudly.
Qin Hao slapped the table hard, "But you should never do such sloppy things in my house. I really think I can do it. Do you want to do whatever you want?"
"Come here, tie her up for me and take good care of her. Don't let her lose a single hair. The rest of the insiders are all isolated in isolation, and the news is leaked. Don't blame me. "Speak of kindness"
Two rough women came forward and tied up Mo Lan.
Mo Lan struggled and said, "I am a girl from the Sheng family, you don't have to You have the right to tie me up, I am an official, you bastards, ugh"
Qin Hao raised his hands to Wang Ruofu who was in shock and said, "Madam Wang, it is about the reputation of our three families, I can only This was the last resort. "
Wang Ruofu also reacted at this time, "Master Hou did the right thing, but what should we do now?"
Qin Hao said seriously, "I'm afraid I have to inform you about this matter. It's up to Shanda. Let's discuss it together after the Zhuzhou banquet. ”
“Yeah, that’s all. "Until now, Wang Ruofu's hands and feet were still numb and terrified.
Qi Heng looked at Qin Hao in shock, "Is Zihan going to do this?"
Qin Hao patted Qi Heng's shoulder "Everything has yet to be decided by Shanda personally."
The group came to the front yard, and Ru Lan asked curiously, "Why didn't Mo Lan come?"
Wang Ruofu He glared at her fiercely and said, "Mo Lan is going back to rest if she doesn't feel well. ”
Rulan thought it was true, so she didn’t ask any more questions, but Minglan noticed something was wrong.
But at this time, the Chou Zhou Banquet had already begun, and the two The little guy was placed on a blanket, and there were all kinds of messy items on it.
There were gold and silver jewelry, daggers, writing brushes, and books. It means where they will develop in the future. There is no scientific basis for it. It can only be regarded as a beautiful vision.
The two little guys are not afraid of life at all. They don’t cry when surrounded by people. On the blanket, his chubby little hands were waving in the air.
“Look at this little Marquis who looks like a tiger, he will definitely be a tiger general in the future. "
"The Marquis is the number one talent, and the young Marquis will definitely be talented as well in the future. ”
The surrounding guests complimented the two little guys.They grabbed their favorite items, but what’s more interesting is that Qin Hao’s daughter grabbed a small dagger, while his son grabbed a writing brush.
Ms. Qin Liu was so happy as she hugged her grandson, "My good grandson."
The guests around also sent their blessings, which made Mrs. Qin Liu smile happily. Even Qin Junye Also pushed aside.
Qin Hao shook his head, hugged his daughter and took the dagger out of her hand. Although it was unsharpened, the little girl's skin was delicate, so if she got scratched, he would be the one who felt bad.
When the Zhou Zhou Banquet ended, it was already Haishi and the night was deep, but Sheng Hong got on the carriage and hurried to Dongchang Hou Mansion.
In a secluded courtyard in the backyard, Sheng Hong saw Mo Lan, whose hands and feet were tied and her mouth was gagged. She suddenly felt distressed and questioned Qin Hao.
"Master Hou, what did my daughter do to deserve such treatment?"
Wang Ruofu quickly grabbed Sheng Hong and said, "My lord, this is all thanks to Master Hou, otherwise it would be leaked." If the news breaks out, our Sheng family will lose all face."
At this time, Princess Pingning also came. She first looked at Qi Heng and saw that he was fine except that his face looked a little bad. He also breathed a sigh of relief.
Qin Hao saw that everyone had arrived, so he said to Buqi, "Bring everyone here."
In addition to the maids in the mansion, there were also people who contacted her The middleman, and Zhou Xueniang, Lin Sushuang’s disgraced mother.
Princess Pingning glared at Sheng Hong and Wang Ruofu angrily, gritted her teeth and said, "You have really taught me a good daughter."
Sheng Hong's face turned red with embarrassment, and she walked to In front of Mo Lan, he pulled out the cloth stuffed in her mouth and said sadly, "How could you do such a thing?"
Mo Lan pretended to look pitiful, "Father, they wronged me. "
With a "pop" sound, Sheng Hong slapped Mo Lan on the face and pointed at her with trembling fingers, "If you still haven't told the truth, the maid of the Hou Mansion has wronged you, the middleman has wronged you, Zhou. Xue Niang is your most powerful person, and she can also accuse you wrongly."
Mo Lan was directly blinded, and then she smiled miserably at Sheng Hong like a maniac and said, "This is all because of you, father. If My father promised to find me a wealthy family, so why would I take such a trick?"
Sheng Hong looked at Mo Lan in disbelief, stamped his feet, and said heartbrokenly, "Why are you like this? "
Wang Ruofu couldn't help but interjected, "Mother and daughter have always been like this, it's just that you can't see it, husband."
Qin Hao is still showing off when he sees Sheng Hong. Unable to make up his mind, he said coldly, "Sheng Shanda, the reputation of our three families is at stake at this time. If we don't handle it well, I will only be careless for a moment, and the Duke of Qi will only lose some face, but the Sheng family will be fine."
"Shanda people should make a decision early"
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