50. Chapter 50 First World War
Caiwei blinked and smiled: "Today you make a bet with the second young master. If the second young master wins, he will receive the 'gift' from the young lady. If he loses, he still has to follow the young lady's arrangements. It's the same no matter what!"
Stopping, Qian Xi looked at Caiwei with a sincere look on her face: "It's different! Although we can give the second brother a chance, we still need the second brother to seize it by himself. This time, my mother and I can help him, and there will be a better future."
He has to go by himself. I really hope that the second brother can win. Looking at today, the second brother is really going to have a 'good luck', right?"
"Yes!" Caiwei nodded desperately.
Entering the Xianting Garden, Mr. Luo saw Qian Xi coming in a hurry, and was wondering, Qian Xi had already dismissed everyone, leaving Gu's mother alone, and the three of them were talking.
Qianxi was wearing a lotus color half-armor skirt, her hair was tied with silk ribbons, her broken hair on her forehead was slightly messy by the wind, and her big eyes were shining brightly. Luo Shi felt pity for her and pulled her over to sit down and caress her.
He touched her hair and asked her in a gentle voice what happened, please speak more slowly.
After taking a breather, Qian Xi told Luo Shi everything that happened in Mude Hall in the past few days.
After hearing this, Luo was so angry that the veins on his forehead popped out and his face was livid, but he did not jump up in shock, which showed that he had been very patient with Qin Lang in the past.
"Mom, Xi'er was so angry that she made her own decisions and picked the second aunt to drive away the young master of the Li family. Mother, don't blame her." Qian Xi comforted her in a low voice.
Holding Qian Xi's hand, Luo Shi shook his head: "I am a useless mother. I can't even vent my anger to your second brother, so how can I blame you?"
"Xi'er knows that in the mother's opinion, the second brother is really not good at academics. It would be of no benefit to the second brother to make a fuss, so the mother has been tolerant, right?" Qian Xi asked lightly.
Luo's eyes turned red: "It's not Lang'er's fault, it's all me who missed him. I pampered him a lot when he was enlightened, Mr. Picky... But now I can only see him being ridiculed..."
As he said this, Luo Shi couldn't express the pain, and Gu's mother also sighed.
"Mom, it's wrong for you to think like this!" Qian Xi said bluntly: "Since ancient times, the tiger father has no dogs, and the second brother is clever and clever. Although there were some twists and turns in childhood, the second brother has always been motivated. How can mother stand by and watch?"
"Over the years, has my mother ever thought about why my second brother doesn't want to go home? It's because in my heart, my mother also looks down on him. She thinks he is naughty and disgraceful, and is far inferior to the eldest brother!"
"How could I think like this..." Luo Shi exclaimed with tears in her heart. When she met Qian Xi's calm and clear eyes, she suddenly felt that she couldn't speak anymore.
Mother Gu also recalled the injured look on the second young master's face when he mentioned the eldest young master that day in Huilu Garden, and she could no longer hold back her sleeves and wipe away her tears.
Both of them had regretful expressions on their faces, and Qian Xi slowly advised: "Mother, it's not too late to make up for the situation. It's useless to be sad. The most important thing is to find a way to help my second brother! You just think that your second brother is hanging around outside all day long and accomplishing nothing.
In fact, he is broad-minded and ambitious, and he is well versed in the "Six Secret Strategies" and "Three Strategies"."
Having said this, Qianxi told Luo Shi one by one the three questions that had arisen between the brother and sister in Cangcui Pavilion today.
Luo Shi was surprised and doubtful, and said in a trembling voice: "Lang'er, he really knows the art of war? How can Xi'er, a daughter of yours, know this? Don't tell me to make your mother happy in vain."
"How is that possible?" Qian Xi smiled. She had already prepared her words: "I wonder if mother still remembers Mr. Fan."
After Luo thought for a moment, he remembered that there was indeed such a person. His surname was Fan Mingxian. He was seventy years old this year. He was well-educated and talented. He had been a teacher in the Qin Mansion for several years. Due to a stroke a few years ago, he became old and dull, and sometimes became clear.
Sometimes confused, Qin Xiuyan thought that he had served the Qin government for many years and was alone, so he told the old lady Ming Dou to let him live in the Mulberry Farm for his retirement.
"When Mr. Fan was clear, no one was talking in the garden, so he loved to talk to Xi'er. Xi'er knew very little, but it was all taught by Mr. Fan. How could he deceive his mother?"
Standing up suddenly, Luo Shi couldn't hold back the surprise on his face: "Lang'er has suffered so much these years. If this is the case, I will definitely help him."
After subconsciously taking a few steps, Luo's first reaction was to tell Qin Xiuyan the news and ask her husband to lead her son on the right path. But when she thought of her husband's cold and calm expression, Luo was a little discouraged.
Can she convince her husband to recommend Lang'er? Moreover, she is absolutely reluctant to let Lang'er join the army as a soldier.
Looking back at Qian Xi, Luo felt hopeful again: "Does Xi'er have any good ideas?"
Qianxi was not waiting for Luo Shi's words, she immediately said with confidence: "It is not difficult for the second brother to stand out, as long as the mother spends money!"
Gold and silver were nothing in Luo's eyes. He was overjoyed immediately, sat down and urged: "Xi'er, tell me quickly!"
Qian Xi whispered: "Mom, do you still remember the last time my aunt mentioned that the emperor was still expanding the Baixi Le Palace and inviting envoys from the three countries to gather in the Eastern Capital? Xi'er asked Sister-in-law Guo to go out and inquire about Yuefu.
The officials are indeed recruiting musicians and actors to rehearse new plays, and the emperor may have thought of a way to persuade Taichang and Yushitai to revive Baixi."
"And one of the hundreds of operas is Cuju, which is what the second brother is good at. Xi'er heard that most of the money that the second brother brings out every month is used to support Ju Ke. If the second brother can bring Ju Ke to you,
If you build the ball in front of you, you will surely become famous in one battle..."
"No!" Before Qian Xi could finish her words, Luo slapped her palm on the small table at hand, and her face changed with anger: "Your second brother is the direct grandson of the prime minister, how can you act like those who are humble and advocate for excellence...
It’s all you say in front of me. If you were with the Prime Minister, I would probably expel you from the Qin family. Don’t mention it again from now on!"
Qianxi stood quietly until Luo's breath calmed down a little, and then she said leisurely: "Mother, there are only three ways out for a son of a high official like the second brother. One is to inherit the family fortune; the other is to have a talent and reputation far and wide, and be recommended by others.
; The third is the imperial court's inspection and expedition."
"Hereditary fortune, the eldest brother is in front, and the second brother has no turn; not only does the second brother have no talent and reputation, but he is also regarded as an ignorant and unskilled playboy by people outside the family, how can he be recommended?"
"If you want to wait for the imperial court to inspect the military affairs, based on the second brother's preference, he naturally wants to be a military attaché. The second uncle is a doctor, but he has long been prejudiced against the second brother. If the second brother does not have great achievements that are known to everyone, he will
How can I be willing to accept and promote him?"
At the mention of the second wife, Luo's eyes twitched and she became angry again. If Qin Xiuyan had not resigned from his post and replaced his subordinates with others, the second master, Qin Xiuye, would not have had the chance to be promoted to Jiuqing. It was Emperor Hui who was rewarding the Qin family.
In addition, Yan's brother Yan Wangshan was also promoted to Guanglu doctor by Zhonglang General. Sure enough, Qin Lang would take this path in the future. If nothing else, Yan would definitely hinder him.
Chapter completed!