"Oh, Mrs. Yu, your sister Lan is so cute. No wonder the Marquis loves her so much." Wang Ruofu praised with a smile.
Yu Yanran shook her head, "Ms. Wang, please stop praising her. This girl has always been outspoken, and the Marquis still won't let me discipline her."
As soon as Sister Lan heard that her mother He scolded her and ran to Qin Hao for comfort. Qin Hao directly picked her up and whispered in her ear, "Your mother is telling the truth. I don't know how much she loves you. She is just embarrassed in front of you."
"Really?" Sister Lan blinked her big round eyes and looked at Qin Hao.
Qin Hao scratched his daughter's nose and said dotingly, "Of course, daddy has lied to you before?"
Sister Lan smiled happily.
Hua Lan couldn't help but secretly gasped when she saw this. In the past, she had only heard that Qin Hao regarded her daughter as the apple of his eye, but now that she saw her, she realized that what he said was true.
"It is a gift from the elders. Since it was given by the Marquis, you should accept it." Yuan Wenshao said to Sister Zhuang, thinking that he would also prepare a gift for Sister Lan later. .
Sister Zhuang happily put it away and said, "Thank you, Uncle Qin."
"Haha, no thank you, no thank you. In the future, you little sisters will move around more and come to me more often." Sit down at home." Qin Hao said, putting his daughter down and letting them go out to play.
Children in ancient times were quite pitiful, especially girls. Even if they were born into official families, they could not escape growing up in a small environment. Most of the brothers and sisters around them were of the same father and half-mother, and they loved each other. There is a competitive relationship between them, it is difficult for them to get along with each other, and there is no kindergarten for them to make friends.
Sister Lan said to Sister Zhuang, "Sister, can you come to my house tomorrow? Dad said there will be a temple fair at the Daxiangguo Temple tomorrow. It's really lively. How about we watch the sideshow together?"
Sister Zhuang subconsciously looked back at Hua Lan and Yuan Wenshao. Hua Lan thought about it and nodded in agreement. Only then did Sister Zhuang happily agree.
During the meal, men and women sat separately. Qin Hao sat at the same table with Sheng Changbai, Sheng Hong, Yuan Wenshao, Ru Lan’s husband Wen Yanjing, Wang’s uncle, and Mr. Kang. Except for Yuan Wenshao, they were all literati. The atmosphere was harmonious during the chat. Qin Hao would occasionally chat with Wen Yanjing about military matters, so that Yuan Wenshao would not be too bored.
The atmosphere at the ladies' table was a little weird. Yu Yanran looked down on Kang Wang and basically didn't talk to her. Although she didn't mind Qin Hao taking a concubine, Kang Wang secretly Yu Yanran's behavior of inserting people into her home has already caused her to be blacklisted.
Minglan didn't bother to talk to her. When everyone was toasting, she waited until they finished drinking on the grounds of being pregnant before being offered a cup of tea instead.
Kang Wang felt aggrieved in her heart, and said angrily, "It's different to be on a high branch. I just don't know if this married daughter still recognizes her mother's family."
< p> Before Minglan could refute, Rulan was outspoken and took the lead in asking, "Aunt, look at what you said. Although you have been married in recent years, have you everForget that the Wang family may have troubled their uncle and aunt a lot. ”The eldest lady of the Wang family suddenly fell in love with this girl Ru Lan. Although these words may not be pleasant to hear, they definitely speak out her true feelings.
The Wang family has been taking care of Kang over the years. I can’t even count how many times my aunt wiped her butt. It was only the money that was used to help her. The key was that she hurt a lot of people. These were the inheritance left by her father-in-law, which could have been left to her husband. , but she, the sister-in-law, was defeated early, otherwise her husband would not have been away from home for so many years before returning to Bianjing.
Wang Ruofu glared at Rulan reproachfully: "You kid. Why are you talking to your aunt?"
When Mrs. Wang saw this, she smoothed things over and said, "Haha, don't worry, everyone. My daughter and granddaughter have been joking since they were young. We are not outsiders, so it doesn't matter. ”
Although Wang Wang and Ru Lan dislike each other, this situation is not easy to fall out of, so they can only glare at each other and nod reluctantly.
Minglan I couldn't help but admire Mrs. Wang. One sentence not only resolved the embarrassment, but also gave others a sense of intimacy that didn't treat everyone as outsiders. It was indeed like having one treasure in a family.
When everyone has enough to eat. , Mrs. Fang’s mother next to Mrs. Sheng came. “The old lady would like to invite Miss Ming, Mrs. Yu, and Marquis Qin to Shou’antang. "
Yu Yanran was a little confused. Old Mrs. Sheng just invited her, so why did she also invite her husband?
Qin Hao did not explain, but smiled, "It's rare for an old lady to do so." If you want to see us, let's go together and say hello to the old lady. ”
With that said, the three of them went to Shou’an Hall.
Only when they arrived at Shou’an Hall, Yu Yanran knew what was going on.
Old Mrs. Sheng was grateful He said to Qin Hao, "This time Yongyihou Mansion was able to be saved, thanks to Jinghaihou's mercy. "
Qin Hao smiled and shook his head, "The main reason is that Marquis Yongyi repented and helped us capture the leader of Manichaeism in Jinling City. The merits and demerits are equal to each other. ”
After hearing this, Mrs. Sheng didn’t say anything more. She knew that this kind of thing could not be said openly. The problem in the Yongyi Hou Mansion this time was big or small. How would the officials deal with it? It all depends on what Qin Hao writes in the memorial, but if Qin Hao says something bad about the Yongyi Marquis, it will be a trivial matter, and it is possible for him to have his house confiscated and be exiled.
Although he and Yongyi were dismissed back then. There was a falling out in the Hou Mansion, but after all, it was her former home, and her feelings were still there.
"Oh, I think how brave my father was back then, but his descendants were so disdainful that he was reduced to this"
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The word "brothel" is too embarrassing for a person of noble character like Mrs. Sheng.
Qin Hao persuaded, "Old lady, don't worry about it, Yuehualou has no longer been an official. The property has nothing to do with the Yongyi Hou Mansion from now on. "
"Thank you, Mr. Marquis, for your help. "Old Mrs. Sheng said and was about to salute Qin Hao.
Qin Hao quickly helped her up, "Old lady, you can't do this. You are an elder. This is going to break.My longevity. ”
Seeing Qin Hao’s resolute attitude, Mrs. Sheng could only sigh and never mention the matter again. She would not say thank you for the great favor. In the future, she could only hope that Sheng Changbai would repay the favor.
Ming Lan saw that the atmosphere was a little too serious, so she coquettishly took Old Mrs. Sheng’s hand and said, “Grandma, I just saw Aunt Kang at the banquet and I wasn’t even full. Do you have anything to eat here? "
Old Mrs. Sheng was indeed in a good mood and said with a smile, "You little hozen, you are already a mother, but you are still so out of touch, you really deserve a beating. "
Having said that, Mrs. Sheng still had a banquet arranged. Yu Yanran also smiled and agreed, "After Minglan said this, I am also a little hungry. This body is troublesome. ”
Old Mrs. Sheng happily watched the two of them singing together, smiling so much that the wrinkles on her forehead became a little more obvious.
After a while, Sister Lan took Sister Zhuang with her. Brother Ming and her son ran into the Shou'an Hall. It was hot summer, and there were beads of sweat on Sister Lan's forehead.
Qin Hao quickly wiped her with a handkerchief, and Minglan also wiped Sister Zhuang. Sister Lan called Qin Hao to wipe her sweat, but Yu Yanran pulled her precious son to her and asked someone to prepare a hot towel.
Sister Lan excitedly said to Qin Hao, "Dad, Sheng Mansion also has a lake. , there are fish in the lake, I saw a lot of them.
Yu Yanran looked at Minglan and said with a smile, "That's your Aunt Minglan's treasure land there." "
Ming Lan had a look of aftertaste on her face. She had often fished there when she was a child, and had even caught a tortoise. It was one of the few places in Sheng Mansion where she could let go of everything, because Rulan Nai Unable to control her temper, Mo Lan felt that fishing was too vulgar and did not want to be associated with it.
Yu Yanran took her son and daughter to greet Mrs. Sheng, but the two little guys obeyed obediently. My sister also called out sweetly, “Great-grandmother. ”
Old Mrs. Sheng couldn’t stop laughing when she saw the cute looks of the three little guys. The one that Old Mrs. Sheng liked the most was not the quiet Sister Zhuang, but the lively and active Lan. Sister.
When Minglan saw Old Mrs. Sheng praising Sister Lan, she couldn't help but said coquettishly, "It turns out that grandma likes girls who are more noisy. If only I had known that I would be noisy as well." "
Old Mrs. Sheng laughed loudly and pinched Minglan's cheek lovingly, "You still have the nerve to say it, you didn't get into much trouble back then."
Minglan She made a big blush.
After the laughter, Mrs. Sheng said with emotion, "You guys, don't keep your children restrained all the time. Children at this age are at the age where they like to have fun, especially Girls, you can live a comfortable life for a few years. Think about it when you were girls, didn’t you also want to live a relaxed and fast life?”
Qin Hao actually said this more than once, every time Yu Yanran would have something to say waiting for him when he got back. Now that Mrs. Sheng had said the same thing, she couldn't refute it and could only nod reluctantly.
Staying in Mu Cangzhai again. After more than an hour, Qin Hao saw that Mrs. Sheng was a little tired, so he took the initiative to leave with the children.
When they arrived at the front hall, everyone also said goodbye and came to the door of Sheng's house. Sister Lan did not forget to warn Sister Zhuang.
"I will send a carriage to pick you up tomorrow, so you must come."
It caused everyone to burst into laughter again.
Turn around, before Yu Yanran got up early in the morning, Sister Lan crawled to the bed to urge her. Yu Yanran grabbed her daughter's soft little face angrily.
"You, you get up the latest on weekdays, so you have the nerve to rush me. Besides, Sister Zhuang must not have gotten up yet."
Then Sister Lan was thinking about it. After an hour and a half, she would ask what time it was, which made Yu Yanran unable to sleep at this time and had to get up.
By the way, he also pulled up Minglan who was lying in bed. Minglan was so confused that she didn’t know what was going on. After being woken up, she couldn’t help complaining, “Sister Yanran, you How old are you to play such boring tricks?"
Yu Yanran snickered, "Who told this girl not to let me sleep? Stop being lazy and get up quickly and have breakfast. The Marquis will be back soon. , take us to the temple fair."
Considering that the two of them are pregnant, they must not get off the carriage when going to the temple fair. They can only sit on the carriage and watch the fun, but even so, for a rare occasion, For the two people who came to the door, they were happy enough.
After a while, Sister Lan got on the carriage and headed to Earl Zhongqin’s Mansion. She didn’t want Yu Yanran to follow. She sat alone in the carriage of the Hou Mansion, acting like the eldest lady of the Hou Mansion. Don't tell me, it's really like that.
When they arrived at the door of Earl Zhongqin's Mansion, Sister Zhuang was not there. Sister Lan thought she hadn't gotten up, so she asked the servant who was cleaning.
"Where is your Miss Zhuang? I have made an appointment with her."
As soon as the servant saw the emblem on the carriage, he knew that this was the eldest lady of Jinghaihou Mansion. He didn't dare to be negligent, but his tone was hesitant.
Sister Lan glared at him dissatisfied, "Don't try to deceive me when you see that I am young, or I will let Uncle Yuan beat you."
The servants are scared. He knelt down on the spot and begged for mercy again and again: "My dear, please forgive me. How dare I expire? It's just that today Miss Zhuang was punished and locked up in the ancestral hall. I'm afraid she won't be able to travel with you."
If it had been someone else, she would have left, but Sister Lan went straight into Earl Zhongqin's Mansion, followed closely by several guards. These were all Qin Hao's personal guards, each of them tall and tall, and all He had seen blood, and he had a murderous aura in him, and the servants along the way did not dare to stop him at all.
Sister Lan pushed the concierge to lead the way, and all the way to the backyard, an old woman stopped in front of her.
"Whose little kid is this? He knows where this is, so he rushes in. Does he have any education?"
Sister Lan put her hands behind her back and held her head high. He looked like a young adult, "You are not worthy of asking me my name, Uncle Lu. This old woman is so annoying. Throw her aside and tell her to shut up."
"No." Guard Lu was very happy. conscientiousAfter completing the instructions given by the eldest lady, he threw it away and told her to shut up. He tied her up with her belt, tore off her clothes and stuffed them into her mouth.
Sister Lan then took the people away with satisfaction. The old woman whined there for a long time before someone saw her and helped her untie her.
The old lady immediately ran to Mrs. Yuan of the Earl's Mansion like a mourner and cried, "Madam, you must make the decision for me."
When Mrs. Yuan saw her With such a desolate look, he was also very angry. It depends on the owner to beat the dog, not to mention that this is the Earl of Zhongqin's mansion. "Who dares to be so presumptuous?"
The old woman pointed in the direction of the ancestral hall. It was a four-year-old The female dolls on the left and right, with several guards behind them, did not pay attention to the Earl's Mansion at all. The old slave just refused to let them enter the backyard, so he was beaten like this.
"Ancestral Hall" Mrs. Yuan was angry and anxious when she heard this. The ancestral hall is the most important place in the family. If someone disturbs the ancestors' spirits and doesn't protect her eldest son, what should she do? Quickly lead people there.
At this time, Sister Lan had already arrived at the entrance of the ancestral hall. There were two rough messengers and women who were holding hands, but they were easily solved by the guards.
When the guard opened the door, Sister Lan climbed over the high threshold with her short legs.
In the originally dark ancestral hall, Sister Zhuang was huddled in Hua Lan's arms. She heard a noise outside the door, turned around and saw Sister Lan walking slowly out of the brilliance.
"Sister Zhuang'er, didn't we make an appointment to go to the temple fair? Why don't you go with me?" Sister Lan said aggrievedly.
Sister Zhuang burst into tears immediately, "I'm sorry, sister Lan'er. Today, I made my grandmother angry and was punished by kneeling in the ancestral hall. I can't go to the temple fair with you."
Hua Lan Her nose was sore and she almost cried. It was because she was a useless mother and couldn't protect her daughter.
She knew very well that the reason Mrs. Yuan used an excuse to punish them to kneel in the ancestral hall was because she heard that Sister Zhuang had made an appointment with Miss Jinghaihou to visit the temple fair today.
Mrs. Yuan has always been partial to her eldest son, and she would stick to her eldest son first if anything good happened. In addition, her eldest daughter-in-law was her niece, so she was afraid that her second wife would steal her eldest son's property, so she tried her best to The method is to suppress the second room.
Of course she didn’t want to see her second wife having a good relationship with the Jinghai Marquis Mansion, which would undoubtedly threaten her eldest son’s status, so she found an excuse to punish Hualan and her daughter by kneeling down early in the morning. Ancestral hall.
Mrs. Yuan brought people to the ancestral hall and saw Sister Lan, a four-year-old baby. She felt relieved. Fortunately, no adults came with her, otherwise she would not have dared to follow the Jinghai Marquis Mansion. Go against it. < /p>
Hua Lan shivered with fright. With this unfilial hat on her head, she, the mother-in-law, had a handle on her and could ask Yuan Wenshao to divorce her at any time with a divorce letter.
"You yelled as soon as you came in, you want to sayYou should be the one who disturbed the heroic spirits of our ancestors."
Madam Yuan's expression changed and she looked for someone to go to, only to find Sister Lan with her hands on her hips, staring at her with a pair of round eyes.
"Who are you? I haven't held you responsible for breaking into the ancestral hall." Mrs. Yuan asked with a stern face.
Sister Lan put her hands behind her back and walked with her short legs. He walked up to Mrs. Yuan and said sternly
"My father is the Marquis of Jinghai, General Huaihua, and Doctor Jin Ziguanglu, and my mother is the deputy envoy of the Privy Council. Madam, who do you think I am?"
It's funny to say that. The reason why Sister Lan remembers so many of Qin Hao's official positions is mainly because people usually say it when they flatter her. This child inherited Qin Hao's She has a good memory, and she will remember it if others tell her too much.
This series of official positions and titles instantly confused Earl Zhongqin. Any one of these official positions would not be Zhongqin. The earl can contend.
Madam Yuan also gave in, but in front of so many servants, if she was frightened by a three or four-year-old girl, how could she have any dignity in the future? Go out
"So what, the Jinghai Hou family has no reason to forcefully break into other people's ancestral halls?"
Sister Lan snorted, "Who told you to take Sister Zhuang'er I locked up Aunt Hualan and didn’t let them play with me, you bad guy”
Madam Yuan almost vomited blood on the spot. She thought she was being reasonable, but this little baby didn’t want to play with her. It makes sense.
Hua Lan wanted to laugh when she heard this. After all these years, she finally saw her mother-in-law become deficient.
Sister Zhuang's face was full of admiration. Looking at Sister Lan, she is a grandmother who is always looking for excuses to punish her and her mother. Now someone is finally able to restrain her.
While talking, Earl Zhongqin also came. I heard that someone was there. He was furious when he broke into the ancestral hall, but when he came over, he saw that it was a little girl.
When he heard the reason, he gave Mrs. Yuan a hard look.
"Since Sister Zhuang has an appointment with Miss Jinghaihou, let's go. "
Sister Lan was not satisfied, "There is also Aunt Hualan. "
Earl Zhongqin was stunned for a moment when he heard this, and then laughed loudly, "Okay, Hua Lan, you can go too." "
"Thank you father. "
"Thank you, grandfather. ”
Sister Lan was happy, holding the hands of Sister Zhuang and Hua Lan, and walked out of the ancestral hall together.
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