In fact, it wasn't just Jiang Yashuang and his wife who didn't understand the difference in Jiang Tianchi's attitude. Jiang Yadan also muttered in his heart: "I am twelve years older than Nineteen, but I don't know how much inferior to him! I thought my father would come back to see me this time. It would be nice if you don’t hang me up and whip me when you get to me, but now my father seems to like me more?”
Then he thought again, "Is it possible that my father has just arrived and doesn't know what happened to me these years?" He knew that the letter written by Jingzhong to Jiang Tianchi and his wife mentioned the children of the fourth house, and they always reported good things but not bad things.
Thinking like this, he felt guilty and scared, wondering why his father believed what he said about how good he was, so he was so kind to him, and when he found out the truth later, he might find a way to turn against him - but let him tell his own story over the years. He doesn't dare to do all kinds of unscrupulous things!
In this kind of panic, Jiang Yadan enjoyed his father's greetings for most of the night.
When midnight was approaching, Jiang Tianchi felt sorry for his son and sent him back to be settled. Jiang Yadan was reluctant to part with him at first, and thought about showing more filial piety now. If his true face was revealed later, his father could be gentler, but how could he be willing
The father and son pushed back and forth for a long time, and finally each took a step back: they called someone to bring in a quilt, and asked Jiang Yadan to make a temporary bedding on the footstep in front of Jiang Tianchi's hospital bed - overlooking the eldest son who was happily carrying Sleeping uneasily, Jiang Tianchi sighed silently, raised his hand and extinguished the light in the distance.
Although the two legitimate sons of the fourth house were puzzled by Jiang Tianchi's favoritism, the most important thing at the moment was the funeral of the Marquis of Jibei.
It was originally thought that Mrs. Zhuang would come back to express condolences in the fourth room. The plan of the Hou Mansion was to fill the 7749-day mourning hall and then bury him - but now it is Jiang Tianchi who has returned, and the terrible thing is that the war in Northern Xinjiang should have already started. Got it!
The Duke of Qin, his old wife, and his sister-in-law have only been in the Jiang family for a few decades. They don't attach as much importance to etiquette as a serious family. The rules of the Jiang family were set by the Duke of Qin! Therefore, it was decided that Jiang Tianchi would start making burial arrangements as soon as he could get up. After the burial, he would be sent back to Northern Xinjiang to take charge of the overall situation!
The next day, Jiang Tianchi woke up Jiang Yadan. The father and son were just washing up. Chu Yitong and Jiang Yashuang had already come to pay their respects.
Jiang Tianchi's attitude towards his daughter-in-law was the same. He didn't have the airs of a father-in-law, and his tone was quite kind. He also said a few words that he was in a hurry when he came back and failed to bring the greeting gift, and asked Mrs. Zhuang to make up for it later.
Chu Yitong and Qiu Yilan naturally said that they dare not say: "My father is in good health, and my daughters-in-law are overjoyed. Over the years, my daughters-in-law have not served their fathers and mothers, and they are so ashamed that they can't have a father." reward?”
Then he said, "I was supposed to bring the children to see my father, but I just came back because I was thinking about my father, and I was afraid of disturbing you..."
"See you again after two days of busy work!" Jiang Tianchi nodded, had breakfast with his son and daughter-in-law taking turns serving him, and sent his daughter-in-law to Mrs. Tao to pay her respects, while he took his two sons to Qin Guogong.
At this time, Jiang Tianyao, Jiang Tianqi and Jiang Tianxiao were all there. They all had very complicated expressions as they watched the brother who had been away for more than twenty years leading his two nephews into the door.
"No need to be polite, just sit down!" Although Jiang Tianchi had abandoned his duty of guarding the land and the army in order to express his condolences to his uncle, which made Duke Qin very angry, but now that his son was back, scolding him was of no avail, and his face was filled with anger. The second son of the vicissitudes of life, Duke Qin also felt a little sad in his heart: "When the fourth brother surrendered to the army, he was no more than nineteen years old, but in the blink of an eye, he had gray hair... Although Kunlun had been taking care of him in the past few years, he still had a lot of problems. It’s hard work!”
So Qin Guogong didn't show any emotion to him at this moment. After receiving the courtesy, he asked him to sit down like other brothers.
Jiang Tianchi did not sit down immediately, but first saluted his two brothers, then nodded to his eighth brother, and then said: "Eldest brother, third brother, eighth brother! We haven't seen each other for many years, how are you doing recently?"
Keep your sister safe! This is the voice of Jiang Tianao and Jiang Tianqi - not to mention the previous series of battles, the two houses suffered a loss, the batch of lists that were deceived by the brothers of the fourth house a few days ago also made them vomit three liters of blood! They didn't believe that Jiang Tianchi didn't know about this, but now Jiang Tianchi came to greet them like a good brother. If Duke Qin hadn't been here, the two older brothers would have wanted to spit in his face!
Only eight. Master Jiang Tianxiao greeted the fourth brother obediently and said respectfully: "I'm sorry for my thoughts, brother, everything is fine! It's hard work for the fourth brother, please take care of yourself!"
Jiang Tianxiao's behavior did not mean that he would become a member of the four-room gang from now on, but that he was the youngest anyway, so it was natural for him to be respectful to his elder brother, and in front of the Duke of Qin, why not do it if he could show some filial piety
Sure enough, when Qin Guogong saw that his nephew and eldest son were tense and silent in greeting the second son, he frowned: "Boss, Third, how are you doing recently? Why did the Fourth greet you without saying a word?"
"Replying to the second uncle, my nephew was thinking about the third uncle and was in a trance, so he forgot to answer the fourth brother. Please don't take offense to the fourth brother!"
"Replying to my father, I didn't expect that after saying goodbye to my fourth brother, I would actually have grandchildren when we saw each other again, and I was also distracted."
After all, the two of them didn't dare to offend the Duke of Qin, so they mumbled something perfunctory.
When Jiang Tianchi heard the word "third uncle", his eyes turned red again, and he choked up and said, "My uncle treated me with great kindness. When he passed away, I couldn't take care of him. It's really unfilial!"
When Duke Qin heard this, his heart ached, and he said warmly: "The deceased is gone, so don't be too sad! After all, in Northern Xinjiang, without your uncle, you still have to support me! How can I still survive with my old bones?" Hope it?"
No matter how willful Jiang Tianchi is this time, his original intention is out of filial piety, which is definitely a plus in the eyes of his elders. In particular, Qin Guogong himself felt guilty for the death of Jibei Marquis: "The third brother is the youngest among our brothers, but he went the earliest, and it was so sudden. I don't know if it has anything to do with the fact that I sent him to Shazhou before. ?”
After all, the three brothers grew up together. If we were to say that they had suffered hardships in their early years, who could have suffered as much as the man from Kui County who was sold into slavery as a teenager? To say that he had been injured in his early years, Qin Guogong himself was also covered in old wounds! How could the Marquis of Jibei leave first
The Duke of Qin thought about it, and the Marquis of Jibei studied, joined the army, and performed meritorious service... he was basically following his own path. The only difference was that last year, in order to calm down the conflicts between the houses, he was asked to go to Shazhou!
Not only was it a long journey, but the key was that Jiang Yayue and Jiang Ya died there in love. In order to take care of the overall situation, the Marquis of Jibei worked hard to frame the remnants of the Gu family and clear out the fourth family... After returning to Beijing, he had to deal with the eldest family and the third family. Fang's doubts exhausted all his energy, which led to his death a few months later!
"I'm so sorry for my third brother!" Thinking of his younger brother who earnestly urged his nephews to live in harmony before his death, Qin Guogong felt so sad that he couldn't express his sorrow. "If I hadn't been unable to teach my nephew well, how could it have prevented him from spending his old age peacefully?"
Duke Guo of Qin thought this way, and it was impossible to say that he had no resentment towards the first, third, and fourth brothers who forced him to send the Marquis of Jibei to the west. However, these were his direct relatives after all, and dealing with them would not bring the Marquis of Jibei back to life. It's just not shown.
Now Jiang Tianchi's performance made him feel better, but Jiang Tianao and Jiang Tianqi made Qin Guogong feel very dissatisfied: "If it weren't for the quarrel between your brothers, why would I send my third brother to Shazhou to investigate? When did it happen? What you are worried about is the internal fighting - the third brother has only been gone for a few days, but you are not even willing to listen to his last instructions before his funeral ceremony is completed? "
"Chi'er, go and pay your respects to your mother. She has been thinking about you all these years." Qin Guogong was unhappy and spoke particularly gently to Jiang Tianchi. He didn't even shout "rank" like he did to Jiang Tianao and Jiang Tianqi, but shouted He said his son's name to show affection and satisfaction, "Then go and see your aunt!"
Jiang Tianchi wiped the corners of his eyes before standing up and leaving.
After going out, his expression instantly regained his majesty. He looked around and saw no one around, then asked his two sons, "Have they been like this since your uncle passed away?"
Jiang Yadan and Jiang Yashuang knew that the "two of them" he was talking about must refer to Jiang Tianao and Jiang Tianqi, and they both nodded: "Returning to father, the two uncles... have always been like this after my uncle left!"
"Rebellious nephew!" Jiang Tianchi cursed through gritted teeth and said with an ashen face, "Didn't your grandfather... never reprimand him?"
"My grandfather has always been partial to my uncle. My third uncle followed my uncle's lead, and my grandfather couldn't think of anything to say?" Jiang Yadan said disapprovingly.
Jiang Yashuang said: "My eldest uncle and my third uncle always thought that my uncle was partial to our family. My uncle defended this many times before his death, but my eldest uncle and my third uncle didn't believe it."
These words made Jiang Tianchi's face look even more ugly, his lips moved slightly, and after a while he just said: "Take my father to see your grandmother. I haven't been back for many years, and I don't know the road anymore!"
Mrs. Tao was very happy about Jiang Tianchi's greetings - although she had bet on the fourth room, when Mrs. Zhuang came back she first went to the big room to look for trouble instead of greeting her first. No matter how much inside information there was, she was swept away in the end. She has the face of being a mother-in-law. Now that Jiang Tianchi came back to express condolences to the Marquis of Jibei, he came to see her stepmother after meeting his father. It can be said that he followed the rules, and the old lady was naturally in a good mood.
In particular, when Jiang Tianchi came in, he led his son to kowtow to her three times, thanked her repeatedly for her kindness in raising children over the years, and told his son and daughter-in-law to never forget Mrs. Tao's efforts - regardless of whether he was acting or not, Mrs. Tao They were all moved to tears. In fact, Mrs. Zhuang also said these words a few months ago. It was just an understatement that made Mrs. Tao not angry. Where did the touching come from
"Chi'er is an understanding person! It's good that he is an understanding person!" Mrs. Tao wiped the corners of her eyes and thought happily, "Although I have a purpose for saying that I am good to Shiba and Shijiu, I am not their biological grandmother. There are so many juniors in the Jiang family, who do I love so much? Why do I have to treat them differently and work hard for them? At least half of their success is due to me! She just has short-sightedness and only thinks that I have taken advantage of her children. She also doesn’t think that although I am doing this for my own sake, isn’t it a benefit to her children first and a lifetime of benefits?”
Apart from anything else, if she and the Empress Dowager Jiang and her daughter hadn't worked tirelessly to sidestep each other for more than ten years, would Jiang Yashuang have had so many opportunities to see big scenes and participate in major events
Even if Mrs. Zhuang stayed in Beijing to take care of her children, she would not be able to give her son such an opportunity - no matter how fierce she is, she is just an ordinary woman with a destiny! Unlike Empress Dowager Jiang, whether she was the former empress or the current empress dowager, her position destined her to be in a higher environment than Mrs. Zhuang!
Mrs. Tao's tears had not stopped before noon that day. When it was time for dinner, she naturally wanted to stay with Jiang Tianchi for dinner. She gave up after Jiang Tianchi said that Duke Qin had ordered him to visit Mrs. Ou. But he still told him: "If you have time, come here often and let me take a good look at it. I am getting old, and I may not live for a few more years. One look at me will make me miss a glimpse..."
As he spoke, he cried again.
This scene reached the ears of Qin Guogong, Jiang Tianao and Jiang Tianqi. Qin Guogong was naturally pleased. Although he had been suppressing Mrs. Tao and not allowing her to control the first wife's legitimate children as a stepmother, it did not mean that he was happy to see his children. They despise Mrs. Tao - she is his stepwife after all, husband and wife are one body. To despise Mrs. Tao is also disrespectful to his father, isn't it
"There are so many children, but the most sensible one is Chi'er who didn't grow up in front of me!" Qin Guogong was pleased but also felt sad. "It would be great if other children were so filial and sensible!" He would be willing to die immediately. ah!
Compared with how moved their elders were, Jiang Tianyao and Jiang Tianqi were almost furious. The two brothers smashed things in unison: "You pretentious thing! Jiang Tianchi, you are also a dignified general of Zhenbei, but you are also a low-level actor. Talent?”
This younger brother is definitely stepping on their two elder brothers to gain the favor of his elders and gain a good reputation among outsiders! As if they can't see it!