Hearing this, Qin Gongyang felt certain in his heart that even if there was still an inevitable rift between the two families, it wouldn't get worse.
"My father told me not to force it when I came here, but I think some things still need to be talked out. Children should not blame their parents, but in this case, my mother was too hurtful." Qin Gongyang held the jade pendant on his waist in his palm and played with it. "The Qin family can be considered a royal family in-law. My mother was born in a branch of the royal family and brought all the royal rules to the Qin family. Because the Hua family was noble, she usually looked up to my aunt. Even when the Hua family fell, she did not look down on it. What she looked down on were businessmen. In her eyes, businessmen were lowly."
Hua Zhi smiled, and she began to understand her aunt, with whom she had little contact. If she had lived a noble and poor life and died with dignity, she might have won some praise from her. But why did she want to get praise from someone who had nothing to do with her
Qin Gongyang could see her disdain, so he sighed and said, "Mother has her own set of rules and rarely makes mistakes. Father trusted her and thought she would handle things properly with the Hua family, but he didn't expect things to get to this point. Father wanted to come here in person today, but he felt too embarrassed to face my aunt, so he asked me to bring my nephews here. This is the first time I've seen father speak so harshly to mother in all these years."
Hua Zhi did not want to explore the truth of this. Since the other party gave such a very reasonable explanation, she just went down the stairs. In the final analysis, what she wanted was the Qin family's attitude. When her grandmother was alive, she was very close to her mother's family. If possible, she did not want to cut off the relationship between the two families as soon as she left.
"I'll go to my uncle's house some other day to apologize. I'm too stingy as a young man."
It’s over!
Qin Gongyang felt relieved, and his smile became more relaxed. "I know what kind of person you are. It was the Qin family that made the mistake first, so how can I blame you? But if you can come to visit, my father will definitely be happy, and even my mother's illness will be cured."
"Is my aunt ill?"
"It's just a mental illness." Not wanting Hua Zhi to think that he was making a fuss about this matter, Qin Gongyang brushed it off with one sentence and didn't want to elaborate.
His attitude actually made Hua Zhi like him more. She expressed her like in a direct way and immediately talked about what the Qin family was most concerned about. "It's too late for the Qin family to get a piece of the pie from the seventh part now."
"It's indeed too late for the capital, but there is still a chance down there."
Hua Zhi shook her head. "Based on my understanding of the Daqing officialdom, the people below must be the various forces in the capital that have already controlled the Seventh Division. If the Qin family wants to get out now, it will only lead to the joint efforts of those forces. There is no need."
Qin Gongyang knew all this. He had discussed this with his father many times at home. They did not want to fight alone and form their own faction. "Can't we cooperate with the Cai family?"
Hua Zhi glanced at him.
Qin Gongyang smiled, "You have cleared yourself very well, even if someone has doubts, they can't say anything."
"I didn't do anything in the first place." Hua Zhi raised her lips slightly. "If the Qin family was just a small family, it would be feasible, but the Qin family has been somewhat quiet in recent years. Now the forces of the Seventh Division are balanced, and there is no room for another Qin family."
Qin Gongyang frowned. Zhi'er was right. All parties would not allow the Qin family to break the balance, but the Qin family needed an opportunity, an opportunity to turn things around! If you don't move forward, you will retreat. The Qin family is already in a state of decline, and it must be stopped as soon as possible.
"Zhi'er, you have a good brain. Give your uncle some advice."
Hua Zhi didn't expect him to be so single, "The seventh part is indeed not suitable."
Qin Gongyang shook his hand. "It's not the seventh part. Tell me, in which direction should the Qin family exert its strength?"
After thinking about what had happened, Hua Zhi came up with an idea. "Cousin, do you know that Yan Country can grow grain for three seasons?"
"I have heard that Yan State pays tribute with grain every year."
"I and others have been planning to try Shuangji. We have already found a way to get some people back from Yan Country. I will mediate and let the Qin family take over this matter."
Qin Gongyang was delighted. If the plan could be accomplished, it would be a credit to the country and the Qin family would have made a great contribution. However, grain has always been under the management of the Ministry of Revenue. Could the Zhu family really give up such a huge benefit
"This matter is still in the trial stage and has not been submitted to the Ministry of Revenue. I will go to my grandfather and tell him that if the Qin family is interested in this matter, they need to find someone with some ability to take over. Don't just focus on grabbing the credit. You have to get the credit after the matter is done."
"I understand. I will discuss this with my father when I get back." Qin Gongyang said solemnly, "Whether this succeeds or not, the Qin family will remember Zhi'er's kindness."
Now that he had a direction, Qin Gongyang could no longer sit still and immediately stood up and said goodbye.
Hua Zhi didn't want to keep anyone. Just as she was about to send him out, she was stopped. "If you're afraid of the cold, don't go out. It's hard to get sick in winter. Take care of yourself."
Hua Zhi accepted the kindness, bowed and said, "Goodbye, cousin."
The curtain was opened and then closed again. Hua Zhi slumped her shoulders and wanted to lie down on the table for a while when she heard the curtain being opened again. She subconsciously straightened up immediately and turned around to see that it was Yan Xi whose shoulders had slumped again.
Gu Yanxi laughed and waited until the chill on her body dissipated a little before she approached, "It looks like the ice has been broken with the Qin family."
"We have to do it for my grandmother's sake." Hua Zhi held the hot water bottle to her chest without any image. Seeing that he didn't even put on his cloak, she asked, "Have you been here for a long time?"
"A little while, what did you agree to do for the Qin family? Qin Gongyang seems very happy."
"I was just about to tell you this. Jinyang needs a lot of manpower. I thought it would be better to withdraw the people who followed up on the double-season rice and let the Qin family handle the double-season rice. Anyway, the emperor takes everything that the Seventh House does for granted and does not give any credit."
Being alone with each other, Gu Yanxi didn't act pretentious. She stretched out her long legs and leaned back to make herself more comfortable. She nodded and said, "That couldn't be better. The Qisu Division has limited manpower. I plan to hand over all matters that don't have to be handled by the Qisu Division. It's appropriate for the Qin Family to take over this matter."
"Have you started preparing for Jinyang?"
"I want to take advantage of the period of human traffic between the New Year and the New Year to let them enter Jinyang openly. Only at this time can they be less wary."
Hua Zhi rested her chin on the hot water bottle to absorb the warmth, nodding as she thought, "There are many people visiting relatives before and after the New Year, so this is indeed a good opportunity to go into the city. Have you decided who will be the person in charge?"
"It's still under consideration." Gu Yanxi glanced at her and conjured up a deck of cards like a magic trick. Hua Zhi's face lit up with joy, "Have you finished it?"
"This is just one copy. Continue if you feel it's good enough."
Putting the hot water bottle on her lap, Hua Zhi took the cards and looked through them one by one. She felt that they were not bad and the leaves were stiff. If she didn't damage them intentionally, they should be able to be used for a few days.
However, "the card leaves should be smaller. This is a bit too big to hold in one hand."
"Any other questions?"
Hua Zhi flipped the cards over again, "That's all I could think of."
"Okay, you can scratch the size on the back so they can have an idea."