Chapter 280 Distinguished Guest

Author: Loeva

Chapter 280 Distinguished Guest

Before the Queen Mother's birthday arrived, the Qin family welcomed several unexpected guests - the King of Shu, the Princess of Shu, and their youngest son Zhao Yan.

Speaking of the Princess of Shu appearing in the capital, it is quite surprising. Originally, I only heard that the King of Shu brought his young son to the capital. How could I have thought that the Princess of Shu would follow him to the capital? It was just that the King of Shu and his son received the order and had to

Knowing that the emperor had allowed the father and son to go to Beijing to celebrate the Queen Mother's birthday, they immediately took the luggage they had prepared and set off on the road day and night. They told the public that they were worried that if they walked slowly, they would miss the opportunity to celebrate the Queen Mother's birthday, so they rushed there

Slowly, they arrived in the capital one month before the Queen Mother's birthday. They were both young and powerful, so they could endure such a journey, but Princess Shu was delicate and expensive, and could not bear the hardship at all, so she could only take her with her.

The entourage, gifts and luggage were left behind, and they hurried on slowly, finally entering the gate of the capital on the day before the Crown Princess's birthday.

After the Princess of Shu entered the capital, she didn't even have time to take a breath. She had to go to the palace to see the Queen Mother the next day, and she also wished the Crown Princess a birthday. Mrs. Xue complained that the Queen Mother did not summon the female relatives of their second wife to meet her. In fact, this was not the case.

People looked down upon her, but the Queen Mother was busy reuniting with her niece at that time, so how could she have time to meet outsiders? That is to say, Mrs. Tang and Mrs. Xu, the Marquis of Chengen, were legitimately married, and Aunt Fu was an acquaintance for many years.

We went with them by the way, otherwise the Queen Mother would not even bother to pay attention to them. She met them once, said some polite words, gave them some customary items, and then sent them back to the East Palace to receive the meal given by the Crown Princess.

The Queen Mother and the Princess of Shu's aunt and nephew have not seen each other for more than ten years. Since the Princess of Shu married the King of Shu, she followed her to the land of Shu to become a vassal. She was not allowed to enter the capital without an imperial edict. Not to mention the Queen Mother who was deep in the palace.

Even from their natal Tu family, only young and strong men could see the Princess of Shu when they went to Shu. For twenty years, the Princess of Shu had never returned to the capital or her natal home.

However, this is not a coincidence. In the past, the King of Shu actually had several opportunities to come to Beijing, either to celebrate his birthday or to meet with the emperor to report his duties. But every time, the Princess of Shu always encountered something, such as pregnancy, illness, or

The child was sick and could not accompany her. So this year, Princess Shu returned to her parents' home for the first time after her husband became a vassal. She went to the palace to see the queen mother, and her aunt and nephew hugged each other and cried. The next day, they went straight to her parents' home and met her parents again.

Her parents, brothers and sisters-in-law cried a lot. Then she should take a breath. Unexpectedly, only two days later, she followed her husband and son to the Chengenhou Mansion again. It was really hard.

Because the Princess of Shu was here, all the three female relatives of the Qin family came out to entertain her. Mrs. Xu brought her two daughters-in-law, Mrs. Xue brought Mrs. Xue, Mrs. Niu appeared alone, and they all gathered around the Princess of Shu. Kurong Hall

Inside, Qin Bai was entertaining the father and son of King Shu, and in Songfeng Hall, there were all the female relatives. Qin Bofu, Qin Zhonghai and Qin Shutao were all on errands in the Yamen and were not at home. Qin Ping naturally stayed in the palace. The younger generation

None of them showed up, and only Qin Bai showed up. As for Qin Song, the Marquis of Chengen? Qin Zhonghai had officially submitted a complaint for his father a few days ago, and the emperor also sent an imperial doctor to come over for "diagnosis and treatment." Now Qin Song is a recognized patient.

I need to rest, so I can't go out to entertain guests.

Mrs. Xu did not send a message to her two sons, but Mrs. Xue sent someone to deliver an urgent message to her son. Near noon, Qin Bofu rushed back. He didn't even have time to change his official uniform, so he ran to Kurong Hall for fear of

Third uncle Qin Bai took all the benefits by himself. However, when he saw that the nephews and nieces of the younger generation did not show up, he did not dare to ask his daughter to come over to pay tribute to the "elders". He just sat beside him and listened with a dry smile.

Qin Bai and the King of Shu recalled the past with great interest and told interesting things about when they were studying in the palace, but he couldn't even get a word in.

Mrs. Xue's face was a bit thicker than her son's. On the premise that all the girls of the younger generation did not show up, she suddenly called her granddaughter Qin Jinyi to meet the Princess of Shu. The Princess of Shu smiled generously and praised her.

After Qin Jinyi said a few words and gave her a greeting gift, Mrs. Xue took the opportunity to leave her granddaughter in Songfeng Hall and ordered her to accompany everyone to talk. If necessary, she could also serve Princess Shu to drink tea.

Mrs. Xu smiled calmly, Mrs. Yao curled her lips and smiled, and she and Mrs. Niu looked at each other and both had some ideas. Mrs. Min's expression remained unchanged, she sat quietly and asked Qin Jinyi casually, "What's wrong at this time?" Morning, sir, get out of class is over so soon?"

Qin Jinyi paused, not daring to say that she had left early, and replied with a smile: "Yes."

Min didn't say anything, but Yao smiled and said: "Hey, get out of class ends early today, more than half an hour earlier than usual. Why didn't Mr. Zeng mention it before?"

Mrs. Xu smiled slightly: "The weather is hot and the sun is shining fiercely at noon. If get out of class ends earlier, the children will suffer less."

Princess Shu smiled and asked: "Did you hear that the female gentleman in the house taught the Crown Princess in the past? That is extremely rare. The girls in the house must be very good if they can have such an outstanding teacher to teach them, right?"

Mrs. Xu smiled and said, "I just know a few words and understand some truths. She is far behind the princess. Mr. Zeng came to our house to find a place to retire." Then the topic changed.

They chatted about the famous talented women or ladies from famous families in the capital in the past, their deeds back then, as well as their wedding destinations and their current status. This was a topic that Princess Shu was familiar with and one that interested her, and the two soon started chatting.

Of course, the only people who could strike up a conversation on such a topic were the eldest wife's female relatives. Mr. Niu knew nothing about the people they were talking about, and the second wife was not in a social circle of this level - twenty years ago, the little girl didn't know anything about them.

Mrs. Xue has not yet married into the Qin family, and Uncle Qin is still young, a widow and a weak son of the second wife, and there is no way to socialize at all. Mrs. Xue can't get in the conversation, and occasionally mentions some gossip she heard from hearsay, but she is allowed to

Xue Shi and Princess Shu refuted the rumors face to face. Fortunately, Xue Shi was able to keep his composure. He kept his face down and still sat there with a smile. From time to time, he insisted on interjecting and saying some dry words, and then he was slapped in the face. So.

This goes on over and over again, but I never learn to shut up and smile gracefully in silence.

Although Mrs. Niu couldn't get a word in, she didn't force it. She just sat quietly and listened to the gossip, and she listened with gusto. Mrs. Xue's behavior, and Qin Jinyi's attentiveness to Princess Shu, seemed to her like a joke

.However, as noon approached, she remembered her granddaughter and grandson, so she quietly told the little girl Baishou to leave Songfengtang and deliver a message to Qin Hanzhen and Brother Zi.

When Qin Hanzhen returned to Mingyuewu after class, she saw Baishou talking to Xia Qing in the corridor. She walked over with a smile: "How come Baishou has time to come over to see your sister today?"

Baishou hurriedly walked forward and bowed: "Miss, my wife asked me to give you a message. There are guests in the house today, so she has no time to spare. She has asked the wet nurse to take care of Brother Zi for lunch, so the girl will stay here."

You can use it in your own yard, and you don't have to go out front in the afternoon."

Qin Hanzhen was confused: "What guests are here? It's so important. Grandparents and grandparents are going to accompany them?" He told her not to go to Qiantou Qingfeng Pavilion, which meant that Qin Bai and Niu didn't have time to take care of their grandchildren. There were actually

The guests are so important that they need both of them to go out together?

Baishou said: "It was the King of Shu and the Princess of Shu who came to visit with their young master. The King of Shu said that he and the third master were old friends in the past. They had been separated for many years and missed them very much, so they came here to visit. Princess of Shu a few days ago

I just arrived in Beijing, and I also followed. Now the King of Shu and his youngest son are in Kurong Hall, accompanied by the third master and the eldest son; the Princess of Shu is in Songfeng Hall, with several wives, wives, and grandmothers there. Even the elder

The girls have all passed."

"Eldest sister?" Qin Hanzhen looked surprised, "Didn't she feel unwell and ask for leave from Mr. Zeng and leave first? Why did she go to meet the guests?" She smiled sarcastically, "Using this excuse,

Doesn't she think it will be exposed easily? Just say that the elders asked her to meet the guests, and there is no need to lie? "

Qin Hanzhen was too lazy to pay attention to Qin Jinyi's matter, so he said to Baishou: "Okay, I understand. You go back and tell your grandmother that I will take care of myself so that she doesn't have to worry. On the other hand, Brother Zi doesn't know either.

How are you doing with the wet nurse? Aunty Tiger is still in charge at Qingfeng Pavilion, right?"

Baishou nodded. Normally, Aunt Tiger would not leave the Qingfeng Pavilion. Now that Niu has two nannies, and two young girls from the Ministry of Internal Affairs to wait on her, there is no shortage of people. It will be a problem if Aunt Tiger doesn't follow her.

Not big, but in the Qingfeng Pavilion, because Brother Zi's wet nurse had some problems, she still had to be looked after by Aunt Hu.

With Aunt Hu around, Qin Hanzhen no longer worried about his little cousin. He stuffed Baishou with some fruit and asked her to go down and talk to Xia Qing. However, Xia Qing knew what was appropriate and knew that her sister was following orders.

Come, I have to go back to get my life back, and I can't just play around outside casually, so I gave her a few words, stuffed her with some money, and sent her away.

Qin Hanzhen wiped his sweat and changed into ordinary clothes. He heard the excitement in the yard outside. When he looked out, it turned out that Qin Jian was here. He came to see his sister and took Zhao Mo along with him. It turned out that Qin Jian had arrived.

Mingyuewu all went to the main house where their sister Qin Jinhua lived, but because Zhao Mo was added to the family, and Zhao Mo wanted to see Qin Hanzhen, they chose to sit in the small pavilion in the yard.

The eldest girl next to Qin Jinhua, Hua Xia, carefully led the little girls to serve tea and snacks, and asked Qin Jian if he planned to have lunch here.

Qin Jian smiled and said: "There are guests in the house today, and the elders are not free. I thought that my sisters had no one to take care of them, and I didn't know what was going on. I just came here, so naturally I have to have lunch here. You go to the big kitchen

Tell them to send me and Guang Lu's share. We will eat in this courtyard."

Baxia took the order and left, then ordered two little girls to move the ice basin to a corner of the pavilion, and then asked them to use fans to fan the pavilion, so as to keep the cool breeze in the pavilion and immediately eliminate the heat.

Qin Jian laughed when he saw it: "Good girl, your method is good. It is cool without accumulating cold air. I will ask my girls to do the same tomorrow, so that I don't have to study in the house and get too hot.

My head is sweaty!"

Zhao Mo smiled and said, "It turns out their yard is nice, with lush flowers and trees, water and wind, and it's cooler than elsewhere."

Qin Jinhua covered his mouth and laughed: "Where my brother lives in Zhegui Terrace, there are osmanthus planted everywhere. It has the meaning of 'Toad Palace to Zhegui', which is auspicious. Unfortunately, the osmanthus trees cannot block the sun, and he will suffer from the heat every summer."

No. The Yan Gui Lai next door is good. The jujube and pear trees are all tall, so it’s a bit cooler than our courtyard."

Qin Jian said, "Why don't I envy the coolness of the yard where he lives? I really wish I could pull out all the sweet-scented osmanthus trees there and plant some shade-producing flowers and trees. Unfortunately, my mother wouldn't allow it, and even my grandmother would scold me.

, just for the good meaning of winning the championship, I have no choice but to continue to endure it."

He laughed at himself and then mentioned the distinguished guests who came to his home today: "The King of Shu and his family are here, have you heard about it? I thought I would be called over to meet the young master of the Prince of Shu's palace, but I never thought that my third uncle would be here."

He didn't say anything at all, and was muttering in his heart. Speaking of which, the King of Shu's family suddenly came to the door, and it's hard to guess the whole story." He looked at Zhao Mo, "Guang Lu, you said they came to Beijing this time to fight.

What's your idea? There are a lot of rumors outside, how credible are they?"

I'm thinking about whether to set the second update and send it out in the morning... I always remember the relationship between the Queen Mother and the Princess of Shu wrongly. In fact, they are aunts and nephews, not sisters...
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