Yang Haiyan came over after hearing the report from the servants. Indeed, she was also curious about the Xu family. Whether Qin Shouye investigated it himself, or Qin Fang sent someone to investigate it, or investigated it when recruiting soldiers, the Xu family had a good reputation, and the villagers also had good comments. So the question is, why is Qin Shouye's incident so coincidental? Is it just a coincidence? Qin Fang didn't believe it, and Yang Haiyan didn't believe it either.
But without any evidence and without knowing the other party's current situation, they can only wait and see.
Yang Haiyan walked into the room, and everyone except Grandma Qin bowed and saluted.
"My lady."
"You are my military wife."
The Xu family were country folk and didn't know that Yang Haiyan was already a second-rank lady, so they called her "Miss Jun".
Yang Haiyan smiled and said, "No need to be polite." Then she went to sit next to Grandma Qin. If she were an ordinary grandson's wife, she would naturally sit opposite the Xu family members today according to her seniority, but her status was higher than Grandma Qin, so she sat next to Grandma Qin.
After Yang Haiyan sat down, she looked at the Xu family. She didn't dare to say that she had a sharp eye, but she had grown up safely on her own since she was fifteen, and she also had some brains and a good eye for people. It must be said that from the face of the Xu family, they did not look like people who harbored evil.
Except for Xu Feng, the other three were a little nervous. Xu Feng had been in the military camp for a long time and often saw Qin Fang on weekdays, so although Yang Haiyan was a little reserved, she was not as nervous as her family.
Father Xu was an honest man, and his wife made the decisions at home. Mother Xu was a quick-witted person in the eyes of everyone. She boldly raised her head to glance at Yang Haiyan, and then lowered her head immediately. Xu Lan kept her head up and held the handkerchief with both hands.
Yang Haiyan didn't say anything after that, but turned to Grandma Qin. Grandma Qin said, "Mrs. Xu, we all know about Shouye and Miss Xu. We are all sad about this. Who would have thought that Shouye would have such a thing just because he had a few drinks? However, it's not like I, as a grandmother, am partial to my grandson. This matter really can't be blamed on Shouye."
When the Xu family heard this, their hearts began to beat fast.
Xu's mother said, "It's true that we are sorry. It was Xu Feng's birthday that day, and he invited friends over for a drink. It was supposed to be a happy occasion, but we didn't expect something like this would happen. Alas..." As she spoke, she became very annoyed. After something like this happened, her daughter lost her reputation. What should she do in the future
Grandma Qin said, "Madam Xu, I have a few questions about this matter. Madam Xu, please tell me."
Xu's mother said honestly: "Please speak, old lady."
Grandma Qin asked without hesitation, "Shouye was drunk that day, and your son took Shouye to the toilet. Or maybe your son took a seat first and asked Shouye to take the seat next to him, right?"
As soon as the Xu family heard what she meant, Xu Feng said without waiting for her mother to answer: "Old lady, it is true. At that time, I... I was really too anxious, so I went to the toilet before Brother Qin." It was all his fault. If he hadn't been so anxious at that time, this wouldn't have happened. But how could he know that his sister was next door
Grandma Qin and Yang Haiyan looked at Xu Feng's regretful face and didn't say much. This matter was not true, and only they knew it. The main thing was that after investigation, the Xu family was not that family, so they were willing to talk to the Xu family in a calm and peaceful manner.
Grandma Qin nodded and said, "Then I have another question. When your son brought Shouye to the toilet, Miss Xu must have heard the noise in the toilet. Why didn't Miss Xu make a sound? If Miss Xu had made a sound, Shouye wouldn't have barged in. Or if Miss Xu had locked the door from the inside, Shouye would definitely not have barged in."
Xu's mother said, "This matter is my fault, because it was my son's birthday that day, and I wanted to invite a few friends to have a drink. I couldn't handle it alone, so I asked Xiaolan to help me. She had a stomachache the day before, and she had to go to the toilet all day. At the same time, her stomach was not well yet, and she hurried to the toilet, and she didn't have time to lock the toilet door. Because she had a stomachache for two days, she was a little weak, and she didn't pay attention, so she didn't have time to shout.
"Old lady, the village doctor also knew about my daughter's stomach upset, and I got her some medicine from him, but... it's only been two days, and her stomach upset hasn't healed that quickly."
After Xu's mother finished speaking, Xu Lan stood up and knelt down towards Grandma Qin and Yang Haiyan: "Old lady, Madam Jun, I know that I am not worthy of the Second Master, and I don't cling to the Second Master, please let it go. I know that marriage requires a good match, and I say that this matter is my fault and has nothing to do with the Second Master. Now... now I just want to ask the Second Master for a favor and pretend to be engaged to me. After half a year or a year, when everyone has forgotten about this matter, we will cancel the engagement. I... I am not afraid of other people's gossip, but my brother hasn't arranged to get married yet, and I can't embarrass my family."
When she spoke, she stuttered a little because of nervousness. She didn't dare to raise her head because she was too scared.
Seeing this, the Xu family members knelt down as well.
Xu Feng couldn't bear to see his sister like this, so he said, "Grandma, Madam Jun, we are not getting engaged, but we were wrong at the moment." At first, he asked the Second Master for a favor to pretend to be engaged, just because he didn't want his sister to be gossiped about by the villagers. But seeing his sister so wronged, he didn't want her to get engaged anymore, and he wanted to protect his sister.
Yang Haiyan said, "A few guests, please come here quickly. Aunt Lian, help the person up quickly. Don't think too much. Your family loves each other, and grandma loves to keep the business, so she wants to make things clear. We, the Qin family, also came from the mud legs, so we have no intention of clearing people. It's just that since our family became prosperous, some people have been thinking of bad ideas to climb up, so grandma has to make things clear. Please understand."
Xu's mother said, "We understand, we understand." She did understand. They really didn't mean to bite Mr. Qin. They also knew that their family was not worthy of the Qin family, so they didn't mean to do anything. But several people reported the situation at that time, and then the news spread. Besides, who doesn't have a few bad relationships in the village? Those people seized this incident to spread rumors about her daughter, and she loved her daughter very much. So, when her son proposed to pretend to be engaged, her family agreed.
Grandma Qin sighed, "We pity the two children. We asked Shouye about this matter, and he also agreed. So we will do as you said and get engaged first, and put this matter aside for now. If the two children like each other, then it's fine to get married. If not, we can cancel the engagement after the storm has passed. At that time, we can say that Shouye asked a monk to tell us that it's not easy to get married too early, but we can't delay Miss Xu, so we cancel the engagement. Madam Xu, what do you think?"
When the Xu family heard this, they were not dissatisfied. If they canceled the engagement at this time, the daughter's reputation could be saved.
The Xu family members thanked him and said, "Thank you, old lady."
Grandma Qin: "Tomorrow we will send a matchmaker to propose marriage, and we will follow the standards of our country. In fact, there is a reason for this. Logically speaking, our Qin family is well off now, and the standards for proposing marriage should be higher. However, the marriage between my eldest grandson's wife and my eldest grandson was granted by the court, and there was no engagement or betrothal procedures at that time. Therefore, the standards of my grandson's marriage cannot exceed those of my eldest grandson, but they cannot be without either, so we can only refer to the standards of our country." The reason why she explained was that she wanted to tell the Xu family that it was not that the Qin family was inferior to the Xu family.
In fact, in the families with rules, there is indeed such a saying that when the younger brother gets married, the standard of marriage cannot exceed that of the older brother. Of course, there are some families who are not so strict, but that is another matter.
The Xu family was not unreasonable. As they said, they were already relatives, so they didn't care about the specifications.
In this way, Grandma Qin and the Xu family quickly reached an agreement.
After the deal was settled, Qin Shouye took the Xu family away.
After the Xu family left, only Grandma Qin, Yang Haiyan and Aunt Lian were left in the room. Grandma Qin asked, "Yanyan, what do you think of the Xu family?"
Yang Haiyan smiled and said, "I don't know either. Grandma, there are so many people here. What do you think?"
Grandma Qin shook her head and said, "I think this is not unexpected. Although it may sound a bit boastful, I, your grandma, have good eyesight. I think the Xu family are all very honest people. They don't seem to do such things for the sake of wealth. It's just that... the girl from the Xu family is a little petty, but it's also possible that she is afraid because it's her first time here, so she doesn't dare to show off."
Yang Haiyan said: "My grandmother and I have similar ideas. We don't look alike. But we can only assume that we are relatives. Whether we are human or ghost, there is always a clear difference."
Grandma Qin said: "Of course. I hope this is a good family, so this marriage can go ahead. Otherwise, he will…"
Qin Shouye saw the Xu family off and returned to Liuxinyuan.
"Grandma, sister-in-law," he said apologetically, "I'm sorry to bother you with this matter."
Grandma Qin said, "I am your grandmother. Naturally, I will have my say on your marriage. What's the trouble? But do you like the girl from the Xu family?"
Qin Shouye shook his head hurriedly: "No, no, that was the first time I fell in love with a girl from the Xu family. I had never fallen in love with her before. How could I say that I liked her? If this matter is over and I can restore Miss Xu's reputation and cancel the engagement, I will naturally be happy to do so." At this point, he thought of Miss Li again. He was a man who had broken off an engagement before. Could Miss Li still be worthy of him
Qin Shouye and Xu Lan's marriage was immediately decided. At that time, the villagers knew that the young man was the second master of the military mansion. Suddenly, Xu Lan became the envy of the villagers, and no one dared to say anything bad about her.