"Teacher." Qin Fang got on the carriage, "Why did you come here in person? This student should visit you at home."
Du Ke didn't bother with these empty formalities: "It just so happened that the Ministry of War had nothing to do, and I heard that you were sending medicine to the capital, so I came to see you." The matter of medicine was already known to everyone after the battle between Qiguo and Manli on the border of Yongzhou, so there was no need to hide it. "Did the officials from the Ministry of Works come back with you this time?"
Qin Fang said, "Yes." After thinking for a while, Qin Fang asked again, "Teacher, how will the emperor arrange them? On the way back from the observation, the faces of those officials were not very good."
Du Ke disagreed: "What do you think? Even if the emperor killed them, would you think the emperor was cruel?"
Qin Fang was silent. Everyone knew about the Huoyao, and if these officials from the Ministry of Industry leaked the formula of Huoyao, then Qiguo would not have the advantage of Huoyao. Yunxiang County can produce sulfur and saltpeter, and other counties can also produce them. Qiguo can produce sulfur and saltpeter, and other countries can do the same.
Therefore, the emperor would not let the officials of the Ministry of Works go free, and no one knew whether the matter would be solved secretly. "The emperor has his own intentions." In the end, Qin Fang could only answer like this. He was not the emperor, and he could not stand in his position to judge the emperor's position.
Du Ke nodded in satisfaction: "It's best if you can think this way. You have to understand that sometimes you can't be soft-hearted. Of course, I'm not teaching you to be cruel and inhumane."
Qin Fang said: "Student understands."
"Did the emperor talk to you about being transferred back to the capital when you came back this time?" Du Ke was mainly concerned about this matter. "The treatment of the diseases in Yunxiang County has been completed. It's fine for you to stay there. It's also good to be transferred back to the capital." Du Ke was an official fan. In his opinion, from a local official to an official in the capital, this was the inevitable life of an official appointed by the court. So Qin Fang's transfer back to the capital was justified in his opinion.
Speaking of this, Qin Fang's face turned unhappy: "Let's talk about it, and let's talk about other things."
Du Ke looked at Qin Fang's expression and was a little surprised: "What else does the emperor say?"
So Qin Fang told everyone what happened in the palace, including the arranged marriage.
When Du Ke heard this, he immediately said, "This is not in line with the emperor's style. The emperor does not like aristocratic families or arranged marriages. The emperor likes people from humble backgrounds. Therefore, he will not arrange a marriage for a younger brother from a humble family, not to mention that the emperor wants to cultivate you, so how could he possibly arrange a marriage for you with a lady from an aristocratic family?" In the emperor's view, the more ordinary the younger brother's mother-in-law's family is, the better, so that it is not easy for them to form cliques.
Qin Fang understood a little after hearing this: "So the emperor is really testing me?"
Du Ke nodded: "According to my understanding of the emperor, this should be the case. Moreover, the emperor is quite optimistic about Bingyun. If the emperor did not like your status, he would not have made you a second-rank lady. Moreover, you and Bingyun were married by the court. The court represents the emperor's face. If the emperor arranged a marriage for you again, wouldn't that be a slap in his own face
So, there is no doubt that the emperor is testing you. However, I also have a doubt, but I just can’t figure it out. "
"Please tell me, teacher." After listening to the teacher's analysis, Qin Fang felt at least a little relieved. If the emperor wanted to test him, he didn't care, as long as the emperor didn't really want to arrange a marriage for him.
Du Ke said: "If it is true that the emperor is testing you, then why did he mention your brothers? He certainly values you, but you are not important enough for him to care about your brothers. Let alone you, even if it is my brother, the emperor would not care about you. If the emperor wants to care about someone, that person must be excellent enough. Otherwise, with his status, who can make him condescend to you?"
As for this, Qin Fang didn't understand.
Du Ke said again: "Tell me about your brother's affairs." While speaking, they arrived at Du's house, and then the two of them entered Du Ke's study.
This time he brought the person into the study, and the Du family members once again realized how much the head of the family valued this student.
"Yes." Qin Fang knew everything about Du Ke. He told Du Ke everything about Qin Shouye and Qin Shoucheng. In fact, there was nothing special about the two kids. Qin Shoucheng was still in school, and Qin Shouye was just working as an accountant in the military camp. If he had to talk about something, it would be Qin Shouye's fiancée, "... Teacher, originally Miss Xu and Shouye were engaged in a fake marriage, but now that the emperor asked, I was worried that the emperor would arrange a marriage for Shouye, so I didn't tell him about the fake engagement. Now that the marriage is too open in front of the emperor, can Shouye and Miss Xu's marriage be cancelled?"
Du Ke narrowed his eyes and said, "Why do I feel that the Emperor's previous arrangement for your marriage seems to be the preparation for your brother's marriage?"
Qin Fang paused.
Qin Fang knew that the emperor was a good emperor, but he naturally didn't understand the emperor's character. But Du Ke did. Qin Fang didn't know that the emperor was just testing him before, and Du Ke could see it. But now, after hearing about Qin Shouye and Miss Xu, Du Ke felt that the emperor first mentioned Qin Fang's arranged marriage, and then talked about Qin Fang's brothers' marriages, as if he wanted Qin Fang's brothers to get married earlier.
But among Qin Fang's younger brothers, only Qin Shouye can get married early, so the emperor's goal is to let Qin Shouye get married earlier
However, there was nothing about Qin Shouye that was worthy of the emperor's attention.
Qin Fang talked about the girl from the Xu family and his suspicions about her. Du Ke suddenly thought, maybe the girl from the Xu family didn't have any other purpose, but... what was the emperor's intention
But thinking about it, it felt wrong. What was the emperor's purpose in doing this? Let the girl from the Xu family marry Qin Shouye so that he could secretly monitor the Qin family
Qin Fang was naturally not stupid. When Du Ke mentioned this, Qin Fang suddenly said, "Miss Xu was arranged by the emperor? But there is no problem with Miss Xu's status in the Xu family."
Du Ke: "I don't know either, but you are right. Since the marriage is so open, your brother and Miss Xu must get married. Besides, even if your brother doesn't marry Miss Xu today, there will be other girls."
Qin Fang said: "I don't want Shouye to be unhappy about getting married. I'm an experienced person, and I know how important it is to marry a girl you love."
Qin Fang's words made Du Ke sneer a few times: "You and Bingyun didn't know each other before you got married."
Qin Fang blushed: "But I understand it now."
Du Ke said: "This is your family affair, I won't interfere. Xiao, go eat, your mistress must be waiting anxiously."
"Um."
Yunxiang County
"Sister-in-law, there is something I want to discuss with you." Qin Shouye was very nervous, a little embarrassed and uneasy. When he spoke, he did not dare to raise his head, but lowered his head.
Yang Haiyan is playing with building blocks with Qin Linyang. The building blocks have Xiaoshuai's pattern on them, which were drawn by a painter from the county town. After the drawings were completed, they were colored and then made into pieces. This was recently made and is conducive to the intellectual development of the child.
Little Qin Linyang just got it, so he likes it very much. He and his mother have to put it together several times every day. For example, now, the mother and mother are putting together a puzzle again.
Yang Haiyan raised her eyebrows: "You say."
Qin Shouye swallowed hard, his sister-in-law became more and more powerful. He used to think that his sister-in-law was very approachable and kind, but now he was a little afraid to face her. However, it might be because he felt guilty.
Qin Shouye hesitated, wondering how to start the conversation. He heard Yang Haiyan say, "It's okay. We are all just ordinary people. Just say whatever you want to say. If you find it difficult to say, you can wait a few days and tell your brother when he comes back."
For example, Qin Shouye was more afraid of his brother, so he said without hesitation: "Sister-in-law, the marriage between me and Miss Xu is limited to one year. Now the wedding date is one year later."
Yang Haiyan heard this and said, "Indeed, we have agreed before that we will cancel the engagement in one year. The reason is that your horoscope will make it difficult for you to get married in the next few years. It will also help Miss Xu's reputation. Now that the time has come, I will tell grandma and ask Aunt Three to go there."
"No, no, no... That's not what I meant." Qin Shouye said hurriedly, "Sister-in-law, I don't want to cancel the engagement."
"Oh?" Yang Haiyan put down the building blocks in her pocket, a little surprised, and then joked, "Are you and Miss Xu in love?"
Qin Shouye's face gradually turned red, and his wheat-colored face was flushed with a little blush, and he was a little shy: "Well, I have known Miss Xu for more than a year. I have met her several times when Xu Feng was around. I think Miss Xu is a good person and very virtuous. I... like her very much and want to marry her. I think this way, my reputation will not be damaged."
Yang Haiyan smiled and said, "In that case, when your elder brother comes back, I will talk to him. Of course, getting married is your lifelong destiny. We will not force you, as long as you are willing."
"Thank you, sister-in-law." Qin Shouye breathed a sigh of relief, "Then sister-in-law, I'll go back first."
"Go ahead."
As soon as Qin Shouye came out of the courtyard, he jumped for joy. A man who would be nineteen years old next year naturally wanted to get married. Now that he had Yang Haiyan's approval, how could he not be happy? Qin Shouye was in a good mood and couldn't stay in the general's mansion. He went to the stable to get a horse and then went to the village.
On the way to Xu's house, Qin Shouye became more and more excited.
A few years ago, Xu Lan approached Qin Shouye and told him about their one-year wedding plan. Xu Lan's opinion was that now that the one-year wedding plan was up, since they had said at the beginning that it was a fake engagement, should they cancel the engagement
At that time, Qin Shouye was stunned. He had considered Xu Lan his fiancée for the past year, and he felt very upset when he heard about the cancellation of the engagement.
Then, he heard Xu Lan say, "Second Brother Qin, I really like you, are you willing to marry me? If you don't want to, then it's okay for us to cancel the engagement."
Qin Shouye's mood rose from the bottom again. He told Xu Lan at that time that he would explain everything to his family. So today, he mentioned it to Yang Haiyan.