: Telling a Lie

Author: Loeva

: Telling a Lie

It is not easy to find a quiet place to talk at a palace banquet. Just like the novels Qin Hanzhen used to read, it is easy to be overheard by casual people passing by.

However, the Qin family is a serious in-law of the royal family. Sisters Qin Hanzhen and Qin Jinhua have entered the palace many times. They are familiar with each other and recognize a few palace maids with familiar faces. They are all the same in the front hall and side halls.

It is not completely impossible for princesses, princesses, married women, and young ladies to find a place that is a little away from people during social gatherings, but the time needs to be mastered.

Since this palace banquet was relatively less formal, both the women in the palace and the women outside the palace did not have to follow so many rules. After the banquet, people would talk to each other from time to time in several palace rooms, and the Queen Mother also

I am happy to see the lively scene. By the way, some concubines and concubines can meet and talk with their families and friends. If they are not afraid of the cold and their legs and feet are good, the concubines and concubines would like to take their families to Cining Palace.

It doesn't hurt to take a walk in the garden, and you can avoid people and say some thoughtful words.

The concubines and concubines are different from the concubines in the harem. Their families cannot even guarantee that they will visit the palace once a month. Generally speaking, if they can meet twice in a year, it is considered good. If you can please the Queen Mother, extra favors will be added.

, they can see each other two more times, but the time is limited and the rules and etiquette are strict. Palace banquet is a rare occasion where they can meet and talk with their families freely, so they will naturally cherish it. The Queen Mother gets along well with them

, was also very considerate, and even asked the palace officials to clean out some pavilions, greenhouses, etc. in the garden, and build a few colorful sheds so that they could have a place to shelter from the wind and sit down and talk with their families.

Anyway, the palace banquet lasted quite a long time, almost half a day. The Queen Mother loved to listen to operas, and would also let people from the church come to the palace to sing a few performances. When the mood came, she would also take a few people who liked it to visit the garden, or

It is to call people to the inner hall to chat. During this period, the female relatives participating in the palace banquet cannot just stick to their seats. As long as they do not violate taboos, the Queen Mother will not prohibit them from moving around. Of course, if someone goes to a remote place

If you go to some uninhabited corner, there will be palace people following you. Don't try to get rid of these palace people to do taboo things. It is said that there was an old story of a certain lady who wanted to use the palace banquet to seduce a nobleman privately. She was called the Queen Mother

She lost her temper so much that she was expelled from the palace on the spot. The lady was later sent far away from the capital by her family. She heard that she became a monk and died in depression within a few years. Everyone who entered the palace knew the Queen Mother's temper.

, I don’t dare to do it again easily.

Qin Hanzhen first stayed with his grandmother Niu, and survived the initial stage of the palace banquet. He ate something meaningfully. It was impossible to eat enough here. It was a cold day, and most of the imperial meals were pots.

The soup is watery, half hot but not hot, greasy, and with some pastries that I don't like, the taste cannot be compared with the food at home. Qin Hanzhen and the others have had a pretty good meal these days.

They are all members of the royal family, royal relatives, and wives of high-ranking officials. They have higher status, a slightly guaranteed salary, and can eat a few hot bites. The family members of lower-ranking officials can only eat cold snacks.

When you eat soup with a thick layer of oil on the surface, you have to happily praise the deliciousness of the royal meal. As for whether you will have a stomachache after returning home, that is not known to outsiders.

Qin Hanzhen stuffed himself some random things to pad his belly. Guessing that he could hold on until he could get out of the palace and get on the carriage, he put down his chopsticks and sat down honestly to drink hot tea. Niu happily talked to his deskmate

The Xu family, the Yao family, the Min family, and Princess Xiuning and others who were at the table were chatting. They heard several female family members talking about some recent gossips in the capital. Seeing that their granddaughter was full, they stopped paying attention.

He just asked not to let the wind blow outside. Qin Hanzhen saw Qin Jinhua and Qin Jinchun slipping away from the table, so he quietly got up and left.

The three sisters met in the aisle next to the west side of Cining Palace. They saw a small patio next to the aisle, with several clusters of flowers and plants planted, and a lake stone about five feet high standing on the side. There was a path for people to rest on the side.

The stone bench is used as an aisle, but it is a small world of its own, and there are not many people passing by. Anyone who wants to come can see them in advance while sitting on the stone bench. There is also a palace official standing at the entrance of the aisle, so he can see them.

But they couldn't hear what they were saying. It was a good place to talk. So they stopped here.

Qin Jinhua couldn't wait to ask Qin Jinchun: "What's going on? The past few days have been busy during the Chinese New Year, and before the fifth day of the Lunar New Year, my family has been quite busy. I have sent people to your place several times to deliver things and letters, but you have only replied in a hurry.

Everything is fine and you don’t even come to see me at home. I’m really anxious!”

Qin Hanzhen also asked Qin Jinchun: "Did my second great-aunt know that my eldest sister was sent to Zhuangzi? What did she say? Didn't she make trouble with your father? Did she take her anger out on you?"

Qin Jinchun smiled bitterly and said: "There is no need to express anger, just a few complaints, because she didn't know why the eldest sister was sent away at all. My father lied to my grandmother, saying that the eldest sister suddenly became epileptic. Fortunately, the people who were there saw it.

Not much, my father immediately discussed with his second uncle and second aunt, and blocked the news from the outside world. He only said that the eldest sister was out of trouble, and secretly sent her to a village in the suburbs of Beijing to recuperate, and then come back when she recovered. The two girls in the painting studio made shadows.

They all went to wait on the eldest sister, and even added Zhu Lou to do errands. Grandma believed it, and she also understood that if outsiders knew that the eldest sister had a disease like epilepsy, she would really not want to get married in the future.

What to say, I just repeatedly asked my father to send more people to take care of my eldest sister, so as not to let her go to any disadvantage. My father promised, but in fact he didn’t pay any attention to it. My mother and I both knew the truth, and we didn’t dare to tell my grandmother. My grandmother is gone now.

I can't move, so I can hide it from her for a while. But if I wait until her injury is healed, can I still hide it? I'm worried."

Qin Hanzhen and Qin Jinhua were stunned when they heard this.

Considering Qin Jinyi's mental state, it is not impossible to say that she has epilepsy. This disease may be hereditary. Once people know about it, no one will be willing to marry her. If Mr. Xue misunderstood that her eldest granddaughter was really

If someone has this kind of disease, she will naturally not doubt her son's intention of sending her eldest granddaughter away. She might even think that her son is using Qin Jinyi's chickenpox as an excuse to offend outsiders. It can be seen that she still wants to wait until Qin Jinyi is cured of the disease.

The thought of coming back and marrying into a wealthy family as the uncle's daughter.

But is it really reliable to coax Xue in this way? Is Qin Bofu so confident that his mother will never know the truth one day?

Qin Jinchun was worried: "I gave the painting studio and the family members who make pictures to the eldest brother, and sent the body deeds to him. At the moment, I can excuse this matter by saying that I sent people to serve the eldest sister, but after a long time

, there is no news from the two families, and the servants in the family will definitely be confused. Even if the father always uses the excuse that the eldest sister's condition needs to be kept secret to hide it from the grandmother, there is no guarantee that she will not become suspicious one day. What if she

Are you talking about going to visit your eldest sister? Even if your eldest sister really has epilepsy, she won't have epilepsy attacks all the time, right? There will always be a time when you can see someone. If grandma makes up her mind, my father may not be able to stop her, and then it will really happen.

There's going to be a big fuss. Grandma always loves her eldest sister the most, and besides, her father is hiding things from her, how can she bear it?"

If the grandmother really knows the truth, the father, the son, will certainly be complained by the grandmother, but as the mother is the daughter-in-law and niece, and she is her biological granddaughter, she also helps hide the truth, and the grandmother will definitely hate them even more.

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Qin Jinchun felt in his heart that instead of hiding the truth from his grandmother and temporarily stopping her from making noise, it would be better to tell the truth from the beginning. What happened that day was that Qin Jinyi wanted to die on her own, and she fell in love with Xu Zheng, which was not what Xue wanted.

.If Mrs. Xue knew why Qin Jinyi was sent to Zhuangzi, she might blame her son, the eldest brother, and the Xu family. She might curse, but she was lying on the bed unable to move, so she could only curse.

Anyone who can't stand her scolding should run away at worst. When Xue's injury is healed, her anger will be almost gone. She will only remember that her eldest granddaughter has not made progress and has done her own evil. Even if she feels pity, she will

No one else is to blame.

But now, after telling a lie once, he has to tell countless lies to smooth things over. Once the truth is exposed, Xue's anger will only become greater and everyone will be resentful. Why bother?

Qin Jinchun regretfully said to Qin Hanzhen and Qin Jinhua: "If I had known this, I would have told my grandmother privately what my eldest sister did in the eldest room. It would have been better to have made a fuss at that time than to have a bigger turmoil in the future. I was not here in the first place.

No one else will know what happened to my mother or what our sisters did, and my grandmother will never think of me. Now that my father has lied, it is difficult to end it."

Qin Han really didn't know how to evaluate Qin Bofu's stupidity. Did he just lie to save trouble and not want to hear his mother's complaints? If he had the ability, he would really think that Qin Jinyi was epileptic.

It would be fine if the patient was kept in Zhuangzi and not allowed to meet Mr. Xue. But he didn't look like a person with the brains and ability to act. It would be safe for him to join the gang in the future. Unless Mr. Xue was unlucky.

Well, I will be unable to get up for the rest of my life, locked up in a small courtyard, with no information from the outside world, and no other insiders will talk in Xue's ears. Otherwise, I don't know how long Qin Bofu's lies can be kept hidden.

Qin Jinhua asked Qin Jinchun: "What should we do now? Since you have already lied, it is hard to tell the truth now. I can only hold my nose and continue to cover up this lie for my uncle. I will tell my mother later and let her give instructions.

Zhuangzi over there said, "It would be great if there really was a patient with epilepsy in the yard where the eldest sister lives." The news spread, and if the second uncle and grandma were really suspicious and asked people to inquire, they would not find out.

A flaw comes."

Qin Jinchun sighed: "That's not necessary. Grandma doesn't know that the eldest sister is going to your village. She just thinks it is on our own territory. In the past few days, I have been helping my mother with the management and spreading rumors in the village at home.

, and built a courtyard, and moved the painting building and Nong Ying's family to live there. They were not allowed to interact with outsiders. They only told the outside world that the eldest sister lived in that courtyard. People in Zhuangzi would gradually get the news.

I don’t know how long it will work, let’s deal with it for a while first.”

Qin Hanzhen asked: "You are at home these days, are you busy with this?"

Qin Jinchun sighed and nodded. Qin Jinhua hurriedly comforted her: "It's okay. The boat will straighten out when it reaches the bridge. There will always be a way. My second uncle and grandma are a housewife who rarely goes out. Why does she believe whatever you say?

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Qin Jinchun smiled a little reluctantly. The Xue family had accumulated power for a long time, and she really didn't have much confidence that she could keep hiding it from her grandmother.

Qin Hanzhen felt in his heart that with Qin Bofu's wisdom and methods, it would actually be good for everyone if he stayed at home for the rest of his life.

The sisters were talking when they suddenly heard footsteps approaching. They quickly stopped talking and looked towards the aisle.

The two palace men lowered their heads to clear the way, and a beauty in palace clothes soon appeared in front of them. When the beauty saw them sitting here, she paused for a moment and turned her head to look over.

"Ah!" Qin Hanzhen heard Qin Jinhua lower his voice and said, "It's the queen concubine."

The weather is getting cold very quickly. It was clearly 34 degrees a few days ago...
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