The light from the sky through the yam window is covered with blue bricks.
Jiang Lanyue slowly opened her eyes and glanced at the man beside her.
Qin Wang will rest today and wake up later than usual.
Jiang Lanyue quietly got up, walked to the window and sat down, absent-mindedly stroking his ears in the mirror. After a while, Qin Wang suddenly said, "Why are you up so early today?"
As soon as she finished speaking, Jiang Lanyue shook her hand, and the rouge box fell to the ground.
Jiang Lanyue looked back and smiled, "Something happened to the shop on the other side of Xizhimen, I have to go and see."
Qin Wang sat up, rubbed his neck, and said, "What's the matter? Is it serious?"
Jiang Lanyue walked over to him, patted his hand away, rubbed it for him in person, and whispered: "Don't worry, it's not a big deal, if the concubine can't handle it, she will tell the official, the official It's hard for me to take a rest, so I'd better rest for a while."
Qin Wang took her palm and said, "It's hard for you to do things at home."
Jiang Lanyue smiled and said, "It's not hard."
Jiang Lanyue had just left Qin Mansion, and Qin Sui stepped into Qin Wang's study.
Qin Wang kept shaking while holding a stack of letters, and immediately slammed it onto the desk, "Qin Ziyou, are you crazy! You can't tolerate her so much in your eyes? Aunt Qin has been in this family for more than ten years. , what did she fight for?"
Qin Suizhi looked at Qin Wang coldly, "If father doesn't believe it, he can follow her out of the city and see with his own eyes who she went to see today."
Qin Wang looked incredulous: "It's ridiculous!"
"Dad doesn't believe in the son, or can't believe in the son?" Qin Suizhi looked at Qin Wang and said, "If the son wronged her today, then when the father comes back, the son will apologize to his aunt in person."
Qin Wang's Adam's apple moved slightly, his fists clenched, and his joints were faintly white.
He knocked hard on the table and turned to leave.
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In the evening, the red clouds filled the sky.
Jiang Lanyue returned to Qin Mansion with large and small packages in hand.
The servant next to Qin Wang said, "Auntie, the master is waiting for you in the main hall of the front yard."
Jiang Lanyue blinked and said, "It's time for dinner, what are you doing in the front hall?"
Chang Fou smiled embarrassedly: "This... the slaves don't know."
Jiang Lanyue followed Changfu towards the Chuihuamen, bypassing Lan Xuting, and it was the main hall of the front yard.
She raised her brows and pushed open the door nervously.
Qin Wang sat on the red sandalwood double fish-patterned armchair, Qin Suizhi and Qin Wei sat beside him, and all three's eyes fell on her.
"It's also a coincidence, the eldest girl and the eldest man are both here." Jiang Lanyue put down the package of the food box in her hand, and smiled: "The concubine ordered two sets of clothes for the eldest girl in the Miaolan Pavilion, and I don't know if they would match. Fits…”
Jiang Lanyue took the clothes and walked to Qin Xie's side, "Miss, let's try it. If it doesn't fit, I'll change it quickly."
Qin Jie looked at her, and directly dragged the clothes in her hands and threw them on the ground.
If it were normal, Qin Wang would definitely yell, "A-Xi, you can stop for me!"
But today, he only clenched the handrail.
Jiang Lanyue bowed to pick up the clothes, bit her lower lip, and said with red eyes: "Is it because you don't like the style and texture? Or the color? It's all my fault for not letting me know in advance..."
Speaking of this, Jiang Lanyue took a breath and waited for Qin Wang to speak.
But today in this room, the quiet people panic.
After a long silence, Qin Wang pressed his voice and said, "Where have you been today?"
Jiang Lanyue didn't expect him to ask this suddenly, a trace of unease flashed in her eyes, but she still said softly: "My concubine went to Changqing Street first, and then bought some things, thinking that Dalang rarely comes back, So I bought some crabs that he likes to eat, and the crab fat in the late autumn is a good time."
This is the genius of Jiang Lanyue.
The lies she told were always mixed with a bunch of truths, making it hard to tell the truth from the fake.
Qin Wang looked into her eyes, pinched his wrench and said, "Then why did you pick up 100,000 taels of silver from the shop on Changqing Street today?"
Jiang Lanyue knew that the 100,000 taels of silver could not be hidden, and she had already thought of a reason.
She hurriedly said: "The concubine thought, the eldest girl is unparalleled in color, beautiful and intelligent, and will definitely be selected by the palace, but the palace is not like home, and needs to be managed everywhere, so the concubine and the shopkeeper of Jinyu Pavilion ordered some South Sea pearls..."
"enough!"
Qin Wang stared, pointed at the indigo wrap at Jiang Lanyue's feet and said, "What South Sea pearls! Tell me, what are they!"
Jiang Lanyue's body froze, as if being hit by a boulder.
But still insisted: "This is the rouge bought by the concubine."
Qin Wang raised his head and made a "ha" sound, and he didn't know if he was crying or laughing.
Rouge, good, really good.
He rushed out of the city today and kept telling himself that it was just a misunderstanding, just a misunderstanding, but in a blink of an eye, he saw her and Zhu Ze.
She gave Zhu Ze 100,000 taels of silver, and Zhu Ze gave her this indigo package.
Seeing this scene, Qin Wang's pores burst open.
For more than ten years, he didn't understand her at all.
Qin Wang walked quickly to her side, opened the package, and with a bang, all thirty-eight letters fell out.
These thirty-eight letters could kill her daughter.
Qin Wang twitched his index finger, pointed at the letters, and said, "What else can you say?"
Jiang Lanyue suddenly realized.
No wonder Zhu Ze has an injury on his face today, no wonder he falters today, but he doesn't seem to be greedy in the past.
It turned out that this is a Hongmen feast today.
At this moment, Jiang Lanyue was thinking, should she vent her dissatisfaction like a madman, or should she bow her head and ask for forgiveness
After weighing it, she chose the latter.
After all, Qin Wang has always been soft and not hard.
Jiang Lanyue burst into tears before saying a word, and said sadly: "Master, it's all the concubine's fault."
Qin Wang stepped back again and again, as if he couldn't believe the tears of the people in front of him.
All kinds of the past ten years flashed in front of him one after another.
"Brother-in-law, I miss my sister, do you miss her? It would be great if my sister was alive."
"Brother-in-law, don't worry, the eldest lady has been very kind to me, and my concubine will definitely honor her in the future."
"Master, Madam can't tolerate me, or I'll leave."
"Master, this is our child, Rong'er."
"Rong'er, be obedient, don't argue with your sister, don't make dad embarrassed."
Qin Wang took a deep breath and murmured: I think I'm good at taking you, why are you...
Jiang Lanyue cried and said: "The concubine never wanted to do anything to harm the Qin family, these letters were originally intended to be shown to the official, the concubine just wanted to fight for Rong'er once, Rong'er is not a direct descendant, and the second has no elder brother. Love, concubine is afraid that she will be bullied in the future, that's why she is fascinated."
Jiang Lanyue looked up at Qin Wang and said, "Master, if my sister sees me like this, will it be chilling?"
After saying that, Jiang Lanyue got up and bumped against the red sandalwood square table.
Qin Wang frowned at her and said, "What are you doing!"
Seeing this play, even Qin Xuedu had to admire this little Jiang family.
When something went wrong, he first admitted his mistake, and then brought up Qin Rong, implying all the guilt on the line of concubines.
Finally, he mentioned Qin Wang's unforgettable wife, Jiang Mingyue.
Qin Wang's indifferent and stern eyes clearly softened under her crying sentence after sentence.
Jiang Lanyue seemed to have become that helpless woman again.
Seeing this, Qin Suizhi patted the table and stood up.
The youth with a face like a crown jade, his eyes are like ice, he calmly said, "From today, you are no longer the aunt of the Qin family, but I will not remember that you are Sister Rong's biological mother. I want your life, but the Qin mansion can't keep you, I have a villa in Qian'an, and I will send someone to take you there tomorrow."
Jiang Lanyue took a breath.
Qian'an County, which is Wen Shuanghua's hometown, if she goes back to Qian'an, the Wen family will not have to peel her off
Jiang Lanyue knelt at Qin Wang's feet and said, "My concubine deserves death. I don't dare to ask Master's forgiveness. I just ask the eldest girl and the eldest son not to blame Rong'er. She doesn't know anything, she is still young..."
As soon as these words fell, Qin Rong ran in, "Auntie, what are you doing! Get up quickly!"
Qin Suizhi said to the servant next to him, "Why don't you pull the second girl away, what are you waiting for!"
Qin Rong also knelt down and crouched at Qin Wang's feet, "Father, please don't drive your mother away, okay? Rong'er can't live without her mother..."
Qin Wang, who was over forty years old, looked at everything in front of him, as if his heart was trembling.
Qin Rong was raised by him, and Jiang Lanyue also served him for more than ten years.
He was indeed unbearable.
Just at this moment, Qin Jie got up, her fingertips brushed the corner of her eyes, Qiong's nose was slightly red, and she wept silently.
She looked down at Qin Rong and said slowly, "You can't be without a mother, can I be without a mother?"
Qin Rong raised her eyes to look at Qin Xie, and burst into tears, "Big sister, mother is at fault, so is Rong'er, big sister, hit me up."
"Hit you?" Qin Jie turned around and said to Qin Wang, "Father, if it wasn't for her, my mother wouldn't die, and if my mother was alive, my brother wouldn't make that oath."
Qin Xue's tears fell from her eyes, "The township test list was released two days ago, and the whole garden is full of sweet-scented osmanthus. Dad knows, how long has my brother been watching?"
"It doesn't matter what I am. The parents and daughters of Qin's parents have always been ignorant, ignorant, arrogant and self-willed." These words were all used by Qin Wang to scold Qin Yan.
"But my brother, who has been very intelligent since childhood, can't enter the office in this life. Is this useful if I beat her?"
They will pierce Qin Wang's heart, can't she
Qin Suizhi couldn't take scientific examinations in this life, which was the pain of Qin Wang's life.
Qin Jie looked at Qin Wang's eyes that were on the verge of collapse, and continued: "Dad, do you still remember what my mother used to say when she was sick?"
Qin Wang's pupils shrank, "Axie..."
Qin Jie gave him the final blow, "Mother asked you why you don't believe her."
Qin Wang seemed to see Wen Shuanghua again, her face was pale, her hair was messy, and she just whispered silently, "Why don't you believe me? I'm your wife too, why?"
Qin Xue knew very well that with Qin Wang's temperament, these words were enough to make him feel guilty for a lifetime.
Jiang Lanyue was completely frightened. She trembled like chaff and shouted to Qin Wang, "Master... It's not like this, it's not like this."
After an unknown amount of time, Qin Wang closed his eyes, and he said hoarsely, "Come here, bring the second girl back to the house, and send the Jiang family out of the house immediately."
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The sun sets and the moon rises, and the autumn wind is cool.
While holding the lantern, Qin Suizhi moved a huanghuali wood box into Qin Yan's yard.
Qin Xue said in surprise: "What is this?"
Qin Suizhi handed her a key and said with a smile, "Ayi, open it and take a look."
Qin Yu took it.
The key was locked, and after shaking it twice, she lifted the lid of the box.
Seeing this, Qin Yu was stunned.
The box is full of golden leaves, fine suet jade and South Sea pearls.
And the golden flower inlaid with red pearl Bu Yao she wanted.
These things are not worth the price, but it is enough to change ten shops in the best area of Dongzhimen.
Qin Suizhi said: "Although Jiang Lanyue is hateful, some of her words are right. Our family background is not obvious. If you really enter the palace, there are too many places to manage. Brother has nothing to give you. It's for you as a dowry, and I've saved it for many years."
Qin Jie's eyes reddened when she heard these words.
She seemed to hear Su Huai'an say in her ear, "A Ling is getting married. What dowry do you want? Make a list for me?"
Qin Suizhi raised his hand to wipe her tears, raised his lips and said, "This is touching? Your brother and I are now big merchants in Henan. It won't be long before our family's business can go to Suzhou. Flour, jewelry, restaurants, and many more things you don't know about, I've thought about it, and in two years, I'll go out to sea by boat and go out for a walk, to the south..."
Qin Wei didn't speak, and kept listening to Qin Suizhi's talk about the outside world.
Talk about how powerful he is and how easy the money is.
Qin Wei knew in her heart that when Qin Suizhi said this, she just wanted her to forget that oath.
But Qin Suizhi couldn't forget the look in her eyes when she looked at the Golden List of Gongyuan.
Qin Suiyi spoke for half an hour, and his mouth was dry. He got up and poured a glass of water. He just took a sip when he heard Qin Yue say, "Brother, if you can't pass the exam, let's take the martial arts exam."
Qin Suizhi's body froze, "What did you say?"
"Although martial arts emphasizes skill and bravery, he will also test strategies and tactics." Qin Xue looked at his back and said, "Today, His Majesty is a military general, respects the virtuous, loves talents, knows people and makes good use of them. Entry is enough."
As soon as he finished speaking, Qin Suizhi turned around and looked at her.
The candle was shining brightly, and Qin Jie saw a ray of light in the boy's eyes.