It is actually normal for Qin Shangshu to make such a choice. After all, Qin Yanran is the first daughter of the Qin family, and she has been loved since she was a child. She and Qi Erzhu were well-matched before, so there is no problem in marrying him, but now Qi Erzhu is no longer the prime minister. The son of the prime minister's mansion, and his mother also privately exchanged the children of the prime minister's mansion. It can be said that the two families have become enemies.
Before Qi Yuanhang and Qin Shangshu made it very clear that although he would not take revenge on Qi Erzhu, he would not provide him with any help. In the future, only Qi Erzhu will climb up by himself.
Compared to Qi Nuo, Qi Erzhu is far inferior in terms of both talent and knowledge. He was backed by the Prime Minister's Mansion before. As long as Qi Erzhu is not a mediocre person through and through, his future will not be that bad, but now His future can be seen at a glance, how could Qin Shangshu let his child continue to be with him
Qin Yanran didn't know what happened at all, so she was taken out of the prime minister's mansion and lived in the courtyard in Xicheng. Although the courtyard is not small, the three-entry courtyard is more than enough for the couple, but is it the same as the prime minister's mansion? the same.
Because Qin Yanran was pregnant and her health was not in good condition, Qi Erzhu didn't tell Qin Yanran the truth, but said that they would live here from now on. However, even though Qi Erzhu didn't explain the reason, Qin Yanran was still affected, and her stomach began to develop. It started to hurt, and there were vague signs of miscarriage. If the doctor hadn't been invited back in time, she might not be able to keep this pregnancy.
After this incident, Qin Yanran lost a lot of weight again. She had a round body before, but now she was very thin, and her energy and spirit looked much worse than before.
Qi Erzhu was very anxious and said a lot of good things, but he still couldn't coax Qin Yanran into a smile.
At this time, Qin Yanran was half lying on the bed, looking at Qi Erzhu who was sitting beside the bed with a worried face, and said in a hoarse voice: "Husband, can you tell me what happened? I am very worried, and I have never listened to Dad before." Mother said about separating the family, why are we suddenly moving out of the Prime Minister's Mansion now?"
Although Qin Yanran has always imagined that she can be the master of the house and live a life without serving her in-laws, and she can do whatever she wants, but thinking about it doesn't mean that she will come out of the prime minister's mansion now. It's not too good, if you are in the mansion, everything will come from the public, and everything that is delicious and useful will follow her. If it comes out, you have to rely on yourself for everything.
Besides, Qin Yanran had never heard of the idea of a family separation before, so why did they move out of the prime minister's mansion in such a hurry after going to the main courtyard in such a good manner, it felt like they were swept out of the house Like.
This matter has been pressing in Qin Yanran's heart. If he doesn't figure it out, he may never be able to settle down. Now, taking advantage of Qi Erzhu's rest day, Qin Yanran wants to have a good talk with him to see what is going on. what happened.
Facing Qin Yanran who was full of doubts, Qi Erzhu didn't want to tell her the truth. No matter what, Qin Yanran's health is not good now, so I have to hide this matter first. Everything will wait until she gives birth to the child safely and recovers. Let's talk.
In fact, most of the people in the mansion already know Qi Erzhu's real identity. He was the one who issued the gag order, ordering the servants in the courtyard not to tell Qin Yanran, otherwise they would be beaten and sold far away. If it wasn't because he blocked everyone's mouths here, this matter would have already reached Qin Yanran's ears.
The dowry brought by Qin Yanran is extremely loyal. According to common sense, they should tell Qin Yanran about this, but her health is not good. If they know about this, it may hurt her Miscarriage, that's why they never told the truth.
This time, even if Qin Yanran asked him, Qi Erzhu was still not going to tell her the truth, he only said that the separation of the family had been decided before, and now it was just separated in advance.
"Yanran, anyway, next year I will go to another place to take up a post. By that time, I will still have to come out of my home. It will be the same when I come out now and next year. Don't worry, it's fine. My parents love me so much. It should be clear, how could something happen to me?"
Probably because Qi Erzhu's eyes were too sincere, and he had never lied to himself before, after much hesitation, Qin Yanran still chose to believe Qi Erzhu's words.
This can't be blamed on Qin Yanran's simple mind, who was fooled by Qi Erzhu casually. In fact, such a thing as changing a child has never happened in the past few decades. biological son.
"In this way, I can rest assured, but you still have to go to the prime minister's mansion later, tell my parents about my physical condition, and say that I didn't treat them deliberately, and that I didn't go to greet them, it was really because of my physical condition. Allow, and please parents not to blame."
Qi Erzhu responded one by one. Seeing that Qin Yanran's face was full of tiredness, he didn't bother her any longer. He asked her to rest well, and let the servants take good care of her. After everything was done, Qi Erzhu just left the room.
Now it's April, and the weather is getting warmer day by day. Although this courtyard has been tidied up, compared to the prime minister's mansion, it feels bleak everywhere.
This time, Qi Erzhu moved out of the prime minister's mansion in a hurry, and Qi Erzhu had tried his best to take care of everything, but after all, the time was too short, and everything was unsatisfactory. No one has lived in it for a long time, and the courtyard looks a little old and decayed, without the prosperity of the prime minister's mansion.
Does Qi Erzhu hate it? Of course he doesn't hate, he knows that he is not qualified to hate anyone, or to blame anyone, after all, all this is much better than the life he should have, but he is still unconvinced Yes, what did all kinds of things have to do with him back then? If he could choose, he would rather be an ordinary country boy than hang around like this.
Qi Erzhu used to live like a fish in water in the Hanlin Academy. Although his talent was not very outstanding, but because of his good personality and very considerate handling of affairs, there were still many people who made good friends with him, but when his identity was leaked , Qi Erzhu found that everything has become completely different from the past.
Colleagues who used to be good friends with him gradually alienated him, and the boss who used to praise him often found fault with him from time to time. What made him feel even more uncomfortable was that the business affairs that he used to handle with ease now frequently had problems.
Qi Erzhu didn't want to admit that all of this was caused by the chain reaction after he lost his position as the prime minister, but the reality told him that it was true.
When he was in the Hanlin Academy, Qi Erzhu was not going well, and after returning home, he still couldn't go well.
In fact, the Prime Minister's Mansion has treated him very well, not only gave him a house, but also asked him to bring out all the servants in his courtyard to serve him.
But everything is different after all.
Qi Erzhu's private house is not too much. After all, he never thought that he would fall to this point before. As the son of the prime minister's mansion, he never needed to worry about money, but now, he has lost that identity.
His salary is only so small that he can't afford to support the people in this mansion. Now his private house is enough to pay, but after a while he will be unable to make ends meet. Qin Yanran has a lot of dowries, but if he If the flower is hers, then who is he
A pile of things piled up on Qi Erzhu's body, which made him feel very tired. He felt that he was in a predicament now, and he couldn't break free. It seemed that any way he went was a dead end. It was cloudy and rainy, and on Qi Erzhu's way back from get off work that day, he was stopped by Qin Shangshu's people.
As Qin Shangshu's son-in-law, he naturally knew Qi Erzhu, the other party's confidant. After seeing the other party, his heart skipped a beat, always feeling that something extremely bad was about to happen.
He didn't think this matter could be hidden from Qin Shangshu. After all, the entire capital is now full of uproar, and the matter of the real and the fake sons has even been compiled into a storybook. Many storytellers use it as a model to start commenting Every major hotel and tea house is full of storytellers who tell this story. From the high officials to the nobles, to the traffickers and pawns, there is no one who has not heard this story.
This is also the reason why Qi Erzhu is unwilling to go out to socialize with friends anymore. As one of the protagonists of the incident, it is natural that the lower the profile, the better, and he does not want to go out and face other people's pointing fingers.
But this time when Qin Shangshu came to ask him to talk, Qi Erzhu had no choice but to bite the bullet and get into the carriage driven by the visitor.
The place of conversation was in a teahouse called Zuixin Pavilion, where Qi Erzhu used to come here often with his friends. The environment here is quiet and the privacy is very good. I am not afraid of the content of the conversation being known, but relatively, the price here is also extremely high. Every time I just come to drink tea, it will cost at least twenty taels of silver.
In the past, Qi Erzhu didn't care about the money. After all, the prime minister's family had a big business, and it was only a few dozen taels of silver. —Here is no longer a place he can afford.
The servant brought Qi Erzhu into the private room, Qin Shangshu was already waiting inside, the servant bowed to Qin Shangshu, and then retreated, when there were only two people left in the private room, Qi Erzhu took a step forward, respectfully He bowed politely, and called out: "My lord father-in-law, my son-in-law is being polite."
Qin Shangshu slightly nodded his head, but the eyes that looked at Qi Erzhu up and down made people feel extremely uncomfortable. Qi Erzhu felt uneasy, and didn't know why Qin Shangshu asked him to meet him.
"I don't want to talk nonsense with you. I think you should know why I called you here this time."
Qin Shangshu's tone was serious, and he looked at Qi Erzhu with sharp eyes: "Before I married my daughter to you, it was because of your identity. Before that, you two were considered well-matched. This marriage is naturally a marriage. It's very suitable, but now that your true identity has been exposed, then this marriage is not suitable, you and Yanran should make peace and let her go home."
If Qi Erzhu was struck by lightning, he couldn't believe what he heard. He clenched his hands hanging by his sides tightly, and looked at the other party with eyes full of disbelief. He and Qin Yanran had been married for three years and had a very good relationship. Qin Shangshu also admired his son-in-law very much, and he always had a pleasant appearance when facing him, why did he suddenly turn his face and deny him now
"Father-in-law, my son-in-law and Yanran have a very good relationship, and now Yanran has a son-in-law's child in her womb. If you let us be separated now, don't you want to separate our family?"
After all, what was supposed to happen has finally come. In fact, after knowing his true identity, he was mercilessly kicked out by the prime minister's mansion. Qi Erzhu felt vaguely uneasy in his heart, fearing that something might happen to his marriage, but he He also felt that he and Qin Yanran had already had a daughter, and now Qin Yanran was pregnant with another child, no matter what, Qin Shangshu would not bring up the matter of reconciliation.
During this period of time, Qin Shangshu has not come to him. Qi Erzhu originally thought that this matter would be exposed, but he did not expect that Qin Shangshu would not come to him, and he would make himself reconciled without any change. room.
How is Qi Erzhu willing
Not to mention anything else, if the two reconcile now, what should their children do? Could it be that Qin Shangshu asked Qin Yanran to kill the child in his womb
Qin Shangshu had already guessed that Qi Erzhu would not be willing to reconcile, but before coming, he had already made sufficient preparations, no matter whether Qi Erzhu agreed or not, this marriage must not continue, and his future is doomed to nothing , her daughter will only suffer if she follows him, long-term pain is worse than short-term pain, it is better to separate as soon as possible, so that her daughter can find a suitable husband's family.
"If you agree to reconcile, I can transfer you away from the capital to become the governor of Jingzhou. This is a fifth-rank official position. With your current family background and ability, I am afraid that you will have to struggle for many years to get the position of governor. If you disagree, then I will go to Jingzhaoyin to sue you and let Jingzhaofu Yin judge the case. At the beginning, my daughter promised to be the second son of the Xiangfu, and that person was not you. This marriage was not true .”
Qi Erzhu seemed to be humiliated, and said loudly: "Father-in-law, you are humiliating me. How can my relationship with Yanran be compared with these things..."
However, unlike Qi Erzhu who was angry, the expression on Qin Shangshu's face did not change from the beginning to the end. After he finished speaking, Qin Shangshu said: "Don't rush to reject me, think about it after you go back, During this period of time, I will take Yanran back home to live in, your yard is still not as comfortable as the one at home, when you figure it out, let me know."
After saying these words, Qin Shangshu drank the tea in the cup leisurely, nodded slightly to Qi Erzhu, and then turned around to leave, but before leaving, Qin Shangshu stopped and said lightly: "Just now I have already paid for the tea, you can stay here for a while, after today, you may not have the chance to come here again."
After saying this, without waiting for Qi Erzhu to say anything, Qin Shangshu left, leaving only Qi Erzhu with red eyes sitting in his seat.
In fact, Qin Shangshu didn't say anything outrageous, but he could feel that the other party was humiliating him everywhere, but everything he said was true.
A heavy sadness welled up in his heart, Qi Erzhu closed his eyes, and tightly clenched the hand hanging by his side.
He is not reconciled.
Is it just because he is not the son of the prime minister's mansion that he has to accept such humiliation? His fame was obtained by relying on his own ability, and at the beginning he could rely on the prime minister's mansion to work in other departments, just like his elder brother, it was he who wanted to train himself, so he went step by step. After entering the Imperial Academy, he wanted to climb up slowly step by step to prove his strength.
So what if he's not the son of the Prime Minister's Mansion? He is talented and capable. With his ability, he will get up one day sooner or later. Now he is just in a predicament temporarily. Is it worth treating him like this
I didn't hate when I was kicked out of the prime minister's mansion, and I didn't hate when I was squeezed out by my colleagues, but now being so humiliated by my father-in-law, Qi Erzhu felt endless hatred in his heart.
He must stand out and let those who look down on him know that even if he doesn't rely on the Prime Minister's Mansion, he can still make a name for himself.
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Compared with Qi Erzhu's life in dire straits, Qi Wang's life is much more ordinary.
He has just returned to the capital, and he is not familiar with everything here. There are many things that need to be taught from the beginning. Originally, Qi Yuanhang and Qi Nuo were afraid that Qi Wang had grown his brain dull after so many years in the countryside. What to learn? I'm afraid I can't keep up, so I don't have high demands on him, I just hope that it will not be embarrassing to take it out.
Anyway, the Qi family has a big business, so there is no problem in raising him as a rich and idle person.
But they soon found out that they were wrong. Qi Wang is very smart. It is not an exaggeration to say that he is a genius. He only needs to teach him how to read and write once. After one pass, he can recite backwards and forwards, and he can tell the meaning of those complicated articles by relying on his own understanding.
The master in charge of teaching Qi Wang told Qi Yuanhang that Qi Wang is an out-and-out genius.
"This old man has never seen anyone who is smarter than the second son. He only needs one month to learn the courses that others take a year or two to learn. If this continues, he will be able to take the exam next year. Nothing else Said, there is absolutely no problem with being a scholar in the exam."
Qi Yuanhang didn't expect his master to have such a high opinion of Qi Wang, he didn't quite believe it, it was really because it was so unbelievable.
One must know that no matter how intelligent a person is, if he is not taught by a famous teacher, he will be buried for twenty years, and he will gradually disappear from everyone. Qi Wang has been delayed for twenty years, how could he not be affected by anything
The master said seriously: "If you don't believe me, you can test it yourself, and you will know whether what I said is true or not."
Seeing that the other party was so determined, Qi Yuanhang pondered for a moment, then decided to go to the school to test Qi Wang according to what he said.