Yang Haiyan thought about it. In the original plot, who was the second prince's companion? Oh, the second prince was found when he accompanied Han Zhen to the capital. At that time, the second prince was already a young man, so why would he need to choose a companion? Even if the emperor later hired a teacher to guide him, he didn't need to choose a companion. Although he didn't need a companion, he did have a personal guard.
And that person is the future Prince of Yonghe, now still a young master, the one who was abducted by the barbarians in the beginning.
Yang Haiyan shook her head: "I can't guess. If I have to guess, it should be a young master from a family in the capital."
Qin Fang said: "The teacher said that two people were selected, one is Wei Ting's son, and the other is Young Master Ao."
Yang Haiyan was stunned when she heard that Wei Ting was Yang Haiyan's son, but it was normal to think about it. He was the emperor's white moonlight son, with half the halo of the protagonist. The emperor wanted to give him the best, and Wei Ting was one of the emperor's confidants, so it was normal to serialize them together. As for Ao Xiaogongzi, he still followed the original plot.
Qin Fang continued, "Teacher said that the emperor's choice of these two people was indeed very thoughtful, and it made him very confused."
Hearing this, Yang Haiyan was puzzled: "Teacher is so smart, yet he is also confused?" That was the smartest old fox in the whole article, Du Ke. When he was alive, the Du family was the number one family in the capital, and even the descendants had to come after it.
Qin Fang said: "Teacher said that the Wei family is a royalist party, the emperor's confidant, and the one who followed the emperor to win the throne. Now the emperor let Wei Ting's son become the second prince's study companion. His doting intention is very obvious, and he can't guess what it means. Logically speaking, if the emperor loves the prince, he shouldn't do this."
Yang Haiyan thought, no wonder Du Ke was so suspicious, because in this way, wouldn't loving him be equal to harming him? Putting him in such an obvious place. So in the eyes of ordinary people, they think that the emperor is setting up a shield. But in fact, there is no doubt that the emperor loves the second prince. So why did the emperor do this? Is he deliberately making people suspicious? When such a person with ulterior motives treats the second prince, he should be cautious
Yang Haiyan didn't understand the thoughts of the powerful, nor did she want to understand. She asked, "What do you think?"
Qin Fang shook his head: "I don't know either. Even the teacher can't figure it out, so you can't figure it out. Besides, I haven't seen the second prince, nor have I seen how the second prince and the emperor get along, so I can't judge the emperor's intentions. However, I remember what the teacher said, no matter what the situation, neutrality is the safest. So the disputes in the capital have nothing to do with you."
Yang Haiyan joked: "General Qin has so many life drugs in his hands. If the princes fight for power, they may come to persuade General Qin."
Qin Fang thought she was naughty and scratched her nose: "That's something the emperor asked me to keep. Moreover, the elixir is so important. Even if the emperor trusts you, he can't trust you without reservation. So do you think there are no spies for the emperor in Yunxiang County?"
Yang Haiyan thought the same thing: "Even if there is, we don't know."
Qin Fang smiled. He didn't know secretly, but he knew it openly. The grooms who came with him last year with the Ferghana horses were nominally allowed by the emperor to learn how to raise horses and enter the horse farm, but in fact, weren't they also monitoring him
However, Qin Fang had no other thoughts, so he was not afraid of anyone's surveillance.
In early July, Qin's mother came back and brought several people with her. First, Qin Erya and her husband, then Qin Daya and her family of three, then Qin San's aunt and uncle Qin Da's second son, and Qin San's aunt's nephew and brother from her mother's family.
When Qin's mother went back to her hometown, Aunt Qin asked her mother to send a letter back to her family, in which she mentioned the marriage. Of course, Aunt Qin's family agreed. Now that the Qin family has become an official, they are willing to marry into the Qin family. They didn't mention it before because they knew that they were not worthy of the Qin family. But when Aunt Qin took the initiative to bring it up, they didn't mind.
Yang Haiyan had the impression that Aunt Qin San was a mean person, but after arriving at the General's Mansion, she was very honest. It was estimated that she had been severely scolded by Mother Qin on the way here. As soon as she arrived at the General's Mansion, after having dinner, she was sent by Mother Qin to reunite with Uncle Qin San and his son.
As for Aunt Qin San's brother and nephew, after meeting Grandma Qin and Grandpa Qin, they began to discuss their marriage with Qin Sanya. Because Aunt Qin San's nephew also wanted to stay, it would not look good if he was just engaged to Qin Sanya, so after discussion, they let the two get married first, and the matter of the bridal chamber would be left until Qin Sanya turned sixteen.
Grandpa Qin and Grandma Qin knew that Uncle Qin San was inferior and worried because he had no son. So they let Uncle Qin Sanya decide on her marriage.
Half a month later, in mid-July, the ten-year-old Qin Sanya and her sixteen-year-old cousin Jin Dalin got married.
Seeing them get married, Qin's mother thought of Qin Shoucheng's marriage. The girl she had her eyes on, Miss Li, was not suitable, but she had little contact with others, so she was not sure. She just watched Qin Erya marry Qin Er's aunt's family, and Qin Sanya married Qin San's aunt's family, but her family did not have a suitable niece. However, after that, Qin's mother paid more attention to Qin Shoucheng's affairs.
However, the Qin family now has a more important thing to do.
"County exam?" Qin Fang paused while teasing his son with a rattle, "You mean, the teacher in the academy gave the test?"
Qin Shouye said, "Yes, but... I don't have confidence in my heart, but the teacher said that my academic foundation is solid, so I can give it a try. Even if I don't pass the exam, I can still gain experience. Brother, do you think it's okay?" The 10-year-old boy has grown a lot taller than last year. However, compared with his peers, Qin Shouye's height is just average, but it is much better than before. If he had stayed in his hometown, he might not even be average. However, boys develop slowly, and Qin Shouye is only 10 years old. As long as the acquired nutrition can keep up, he can still grow taller.
Qin Fang thought for a moment and said, "Don't worry. Your teacher is right. If we can pass the exam, we will be happy. If we fail, we will just take it as a way to gain experience. Just like when I, your elder brother, first went to the battlefield to kill the enemy. At first, I didn't dare to kill the enemy. Later, I dared to kill the enemy. However, after killing people, I was scared and couldn't sleep at night. Later, I killed more and more people, so I got used to it."
Yang Haiyan didn't know whether to laugh or cry when she heard this. Who would use killing as a metaphor? Just as she was about to say something, she heard Qin Shouye say, "I got it. Thank you, big brother." Compared to the uneasiness and nervousness just now, she felt much better now.
Well, Yang Haiyan admitted that she might have thought too much. Maybe men and women are different, or maybe Qin is different in the hearts of his brothers, so as long as he provides comfort, it will be useful to his brothers.
It's just that... "The county exam has to be taken back to the ancestral home, and Shouye has to go back to his hometown too?" Yang Haiyan said, "It's already July, and the county exam will be in February next year. I suggest Shouye prepare to leave in a few days. He will have half a year to adapt and recuperate after returning to his hometown. Moreover, the county exam will be presided over by the county magistrate, and he will also review the papers. So after returning to his hometown, he should find out what the county magistrate likes and styles. This will always be beneficial when taking the exam."
Qin Fang said, "You have a point. But if Shouye goes back to take the county exam, my father and mother will definitely be worried. Then my father and mother will have to go back together, and we will send guards to escort them."
Yang Haiyan: "Let Dr. Li come with us. If anything happens on the way or afterwards, it will be more reassuring to have a doctor with us. I heard that the closer it gets to the exam, the more depressed the candidates will be, and they will be more likely to get sick."
Qin Fang nodded, agreeing, and said to Qin Shouye, "You can go back. I will discuss this matter with my father and mother after dinner."
Qin Shouye: “Yes.”
After his brother left, Qin Fang said to Yang Haiyan, "You still have to give a letter of divorce to the magistrate of Jintian County. Shouye will be back home in August. The county exam will be in February next year. If you have a good teacher to guide you in the six months in between, you will definitely benefit a lot. Your father and mother have no experience in this area, so let them take the letter to visit the magistrate and ask him to recommend a teacher to teach Shouye privately."
Yang Haiyan listened and thought about it. Doing so would undoubtedly make Qin Fang owe the county magistrate a favor. But she couldn't refuse. After all, Qin Shouye was Qin Fang's biological brother. In Qin Fang's heart, he was naturally more important than favors. But: "My husband, I have an idea."
Qin Fang asked: "What's your idea?"
Yang Haiyan: "What if we hire a teacher here to accompany us back home to start our business?"
Qin Fang said: "It's not appropriate. The county exam is to test the basics of the candidates, but the exam is actually about predicting the questions. The local teacher doesn't know much about Jintian County, but if it's the Jintian County teacher, he will at least have some understanding of the county exam predictions. Therefore, we still need the Jintian County teacher."
Yang Haiyan listened to Qin Fang's analysis and felt that it made sense: "My husband should think about it carefully."
After dinner, the couple took a walk to Liuxin Courtyard and mentioned Qin Shouye's affairs to the elders at home. When they heard that Qin Shouye was going to end up in trouble, the elders at home were all shocked. To be honest, they really had never thought about Qin Shouye's affairs, nor had they ever thought about how successful Qin Shouye would be. Perhaps it was because Qin Fang was too popular, so the family was thinking about him, and naturally they didn't pay attention to others.
Furthermore, they all came from the fields, so they didn't care about things like studying, and Qin Shouye had always been very well behaved, so... over time, they ignored Qin Shouye.
Therefore, whenever Qin Shouye encountered a problem, he would tell his eldest brother first, not his parents.