"What, you said?" Qin Huaiyong said.
"The two aunts manage the inner courtyard with an unjust reputation." Qin Wanru bit her lip and said implicitly.
"Then what should we do?" Qin Huaiyong didn't know what Qin Wanru meant. With Di's temperament, it would be inappropriate for her to be the housekeeper now. If she doesn't take care of things, she can cause all kinds of troubles every day. If she really takes care of it, The whole house must not be overthrown.
"Father, it's not just the two aunts who have dishonest names and unruly words. Even the mother is a bit...unruly. After all, Madam is the real wife." Qin Wanru raised her long eyelashes and said.
He quietly brought the topic to Shui Ruolan!
Although the main wife and the common wife are both wives, no matter what, the main wife is always the wife in the most formal sense and the most legitimate. When the main wife is well, it is actually unreasonable to let the common wife manage the house. What's more, instead of using a main wife, he uses two concubines.
If someone were to read Qin Huaiyong's book about pampering concubines and destroying wives, they would be in trouble again.
After Qin Wanru married Wen Xichi in her previous life, she accompanied him on his sickbed every day. Whenever Wen Xichi was feeling better, he would tell her about things in the court and what he had seen and heard in the past. And these are things that Qin Wanru, who was locked in a boudoir in her previous life, didn't know.
Those things opened up another side of the world for her. Out of curiosity, Qin Wanru would always ask questions. Sometimes even Wen Xichi didn't know how to respond. One time, she even said funnyly, if she As a man, she might be able to serve as an official in the court, and with her studiousness, she might be better at it than many others.
In her last life, she was far away from officialdom, but in this life, officialdom seems to be closer to her!
"Father, you are a military general, and your appointment will definitely come. Even if someone secretly makes some mistakes, it won't take too long. I heard my grandmother say that although military generals may not be as good as civilians in rank, they have not committed any crimes because they are in charge of soldiers. If you make a mistake, you will basically not be removed from office, not to mention that it is said that my father has made great contributions in pacifying the rebels."
Qin Wanru put the matter on the old lady, and the meaning of these words seemed to be what the old lady told her.
She clearly knows that she is still just a child. If she is too proficient in accidents or even officialdom, it may not be a good thing in the eyes of others. Abnormality is both demonic and too abnormal. It will only make people feel weird, and it will also cause Make all kinds of bad guesses.
Moderation is the most appropriate way to behave!
Of course, this so-called moderation does not mean that you cannot stand out. You have to stand out when you should stand out, and you have to hide your clumsiness when you should hide it.
These were also taught by Wen Xichi in her previous life. In her previous life, Wen Xichi was both a teacher and a brother to her. However, in her previous life, Qin Wanru's reputation was ruined long ago and she was excluded by the noble ladies of various aristocratic families. An opportunity to show off your talents.
"I know!" Seeing that his little daughter was so transparent, Qin Huaiyong didn't hide anything. He nodded and his eyes strangely fell on Qin Wanru. This little daughter he had ignored in the past actually had an intelligence that was different from ordinary people. Although he said There are some tips from my own mother, but it still makes people marvel at the intelligence of this child.
I don't know when my little daughter lost her childish naughtiness and grew into a young lady from an aristocratic family that surprised me.
Thinking back to the past, Mrs. Di often talked about Qin Wanru with a helpless look. Now that she thought about it, it was all just selfishness of Mrs. Di. What she was ashamed of was that she actually thought that Mrs. Di was right and always regarded Qin Wanru as a A little girl who is ignorant and can only act mischievously.
"Since my father is still in office, according to the etiquette, he can ask for a royal title!" Qin Wanru said
Qin Huaiyong finally heard some of the key points, raised his eyebrows and asked: "Wan Ru means to ask for a royal title for your mother?"
"Yes!" Qin Wanru said bluntly.
The Di family has a royal title and is a fifth-grade Yiren. Qin Huaiyong asked for it when he was General Ningyuan.
"Grandma said that it is very likely that my father will be promoted to imperial court. Since he is promoted to imperial court, it is impossible for him to be promoted to imperial court again."
In other words, Di's imperial edict can no longer be promoted.
"But I have no merit, how can I ask for orders again?" Qin Huaiyong frowned, thinking that his little daughter knew only a little about this matter, so he explained immediately.
"Isn't it said that if a foreign official is transferred to the capital, he will have a chance to ask for a royal title?" Qin Wanru tilted her head in confusion.
"That has to be the case without a royal decree. The Di family has a royal decree now, and I have no great achievements here. If I want to ask for a royal decree again, it will definitely be impossible. The so-called asking for a royal decree is actually just a decoration!" Qin Huaiyong smiled bitterly.
The purpose of asking for imperial edicts in the imperial court was actually to promote imperial edicts to the family members of the royal family, but Pingdiao could not be promoted to eunuchs in the first place.
"Father, let's give it a try. Maybe then the Ministry of Rites will think it's feasible!" Qin Wanru raised her eyebrows and looked at Qin Huaiyong expectantly, "If mother can get the imperial title recognized by the Ministry of Rites, she will be the official head of the family, or she is unwell. , it makes sense to divide the power of the head of the family between the two aunts, they must be rewarded by the court."
If this is really the case, the affairs in the backyard have indeed been sorted out, and Di will no longer be able to find opportunities to target Shui Ruolan. Even the Yong-Kangbo Mansion will not be willful about Shui Ruolan. After the official approval from the Ministry of Rites, the officials at Yushitai would have nothing to say.
Of course, Qin Huaiyong was happy to see this result, but after thinking about it, he still felt that it would not work. He was not a man whose merits were as great as heaven, so how could he allow both his wives to receive the imperial decree
After thinking for a while, looking into Qin Wanru's expectant and pure watery eyes, she did not say this word of rejection after all, and nodded: "Okay, I'll try it then!"
Qin Wanru smiled, her smile blooming like a flower. She didn't know where the confidence came from, but she said with certainty, "Father, it can definitely be done!"
"If that's the case, of course it's for the best!" Qin Huaiyong had no choice but to stand up because of his little daughter's blind confidence, "You should have a good rest first and go get the medicine."
"Yes, father!" Although Qin Wanru's face was pale, her expression looked very good, and her pale smiling face became more and more distressing.
As he spoke, he held Grandma Yu's hand and prepared to send Qin Huaiyong out.
Qin Huaiyong saw her and hurriedly stopped her, "Go back and rest first. My father is gone, so you are not allowed to send her out again!"
"Then father must not forget it!" Qin Wanru said, and he stopped obediently.
"Okay, I won't forget it!" Qin Huaiyong nodded eagerly and strode away.
"Miss, I feel that the general doesn't take it very seriously!" Aunt Yu saw Qin Huaiyong's expression clearly. When Qin Huaiyong left, she said uneasily, thinking that the general only wanted to coax the second lady.
It would be a great thing if Mrs. Shui could really be summoned. This means that even if Mrs. Shui goes to the Yong-Kang Bo Mansion with Mrs. Di, she won't be overly suppressed by Mrs. Di!
But this fact is too good, how could it be possible!
Afraid that Qin Wanru might think too much and be too disappointed when the time comes, Aunt Yu felt that she had to prepare the young lady early, so it would be better to tell the truth!
"I know!" Qin Wanru smiled slightly, helped Aunt Yu into the back room, and sat on the bed.
Yu Jie came in and took off the cloth strips that had been wrapped casually for her, and wrapped a piece of white silk with medicine on the wound. These medicines were made by Qin Wanru himself, not those sent by the doctor before.
The doctor's medicine was a bit too ordinary, and the medicine was not as effective as her own.
"Since the young lady knows, why do you still mention it to the general?" Aunt Yu asked while offering her hand.
"Only by mentioning it can I let my father know that there is such a thing, and then bring it up at the right opportunity. Sometimes some things are never possible if you don't mention them, but it is very possible if you mention them!" Qin Wanru smiled slightly, meaning A pointed way.
"Miss, you mean to report it to the general first. When the opportunity comes later, the general will naturally mention this matter?" Yujie is a smart person. Although she didn't understand what Aunt Yu asked, she could follow her words. Random explanation.
Seeing that she clearly didn't know anything, but she explained it in a decent way, even the worried Aunt Yu couldn't help but burst out laughing, patted her head gently, and said with a smile: "This Girl!"
"Mommy, am I right?" Yujie raised her head unconvinced and said. In the past, Master Mingqiu always used to reason with her like this. She would always say some specious words to make her listen. She listened for a long time. Now, she will also say some words that sound reasonable and can be connected with many things.
"Yes, you're right!" Seeing this girl's naughty look, Grandma Yu's tense heart relaxed and she couldn't stop laughing.
Suddenly the room became cheerful, sweeping away the previous dullness.
Qin Wanru also smiled and looked at her tied calf. The injury on her calf was no longer so painful.
Bringing up the imperial edict to his father does not mean asking him to immediately go to the emperor to ask for an imperial edict. It just means to imprint such a thing on his father's heart, and then add a few more things to supplement it, and then it will naturally fall into place.
What sounds ridiculous now may not really be ridiculous!
Opportunities can be encountered, or you can take the initiative to look for them. The only difference now is timing...
When Qin Huaiyong came to Di's yard, Di was still angry in the house. The little maid who was half-kneeling to give medicine to Di was beaten half to death and thrown into the yard, with blood all over her body. , motionless, not knowing whether it would be life or death.
Qin Huaiyong entered the room angrily, and when he saw Qin Yuru was there, he said coldly: "Get out!"
"Father!" Qin Yuru was complaining to Mr. Di. When she saw Qin Huaiyong coming in, she hesitated, but she didn't expect that Qin Huaiyong would let her out without saying a word. She couldn't help but be stunned for a moment.
"Let's go!" Qin Huaiyong's whole body was filled with chills, and he looked at his eldest daughter coldly, his eyes even colder.
"Father...Father..." Qin Yuru wanted to say something else, but a woman beside her saw that the situation was not good and quickly stopped her. The general clearly had something to say to Mrs. Di, but he didn't want the eldest lady to hear it. If at this time, If you don't have enough discernment to join forces, you will definitely arouse the general's anger.