"I've met my aunt, and you're also here, cousin." Qin Hao put the two little guys down and cupped his hands.

Xiao Qin smiled like the Bodhisattva in the temple and looked kind and kind, but Qin Hao always felt that it was a bit fake.

"You don't have to be polite, Lord Marquis. This trip lasts for more than a year, and it's hard enough."

Qin Hao smiled faintly: "It's all right. After all, it's not hard to be alone outside, but mother and Yanran have to take care of the family business and the children, which is a lot of hard work."

Mrs. Qin Liu looked at her son with a smile, and the more she looked at her, the more pleased she became: "Okay, we are all a family, so there is no need to be so polite. Let's all sit down and eat. Brother Ming and Sister Lan are both hungry, right?"

Brother Ming was very well-behaved and didn't say a word. He sat down and waited for the adults to use chopsticks first. Sister Lan sat directly in Qin Hao's arms: "Dad, I want to eat that jasmine tea cheese."

Yu Yanran's expression changed and she glared at her daughter.

The girl just wanted to have a snack, so Qin Hao was naturally satisfied. He took a spoonful of the spoon and fed it to her mouth.

Sister Lan opened her mouth and ate happily. After eating, she smiled sweetly: "Thank you, daddy."

This sound sweetened Qin Hao's heart, and he kissed his daughter on the face: "You are so good."

When Xiao Qin saw this happy family scene, she felt infinite jealousy in her heart. She lost her husband in middle age and her son was not good enough.

Gu Tingwei was fine. During the meal, he kept asking Qin Hao about what he had seen along the way. Of course, the most important ones were the famous oirans from Qin Lou and Chu Pavilion in Jiangnan Road.

Xiao Qin glared at him, but Gu Tingwei didn't notice it at all. He was now like a canary raised by Xiao Qin in Ningyuan Hou Mansion. He was full of yearning for the outside world, but he didn't know what was going on outside.

In addition to the blue sky and white clouds, there were also strong winds and showers. With his small wings, he left the protection of Xiao Qin's family and he didn't know where he would fall to death.

After breakfast, Xiao Qin explained the purpose of his visit. It turned out that he wanted Qin Hao to help Gu Tingwei with a certain errand. Originally, this was not a problem when Gu Yankai was here, but since Gu Yankai's death, Ningyuan Hou Mansion has plummeted.

, all the nobles in Bianjing City know that Gu Tingye and the Xiao Qin family don't deal with each other.

Helping Xiao Qin will undoubtedly risk offending Gu Tingye, which is not cost-effective. Xiao Qin is now even afraid to accept gifts from others, which makes her even more jealous.

After all, she is an aunt, so Qin Hao couldn't refuse, so he said: "It won't be a problem to find a job for cousin Ting Wei. It's just that cousin Ting Wei was involved in the conspiracy case last time, so he may not be able to find any good job."

In fact, the main reason is that Qin Hao knows how powerful Gu Tingwei is. If he is transferred to the real power department, he will definitely harm others and himself. He can still cope with it by getting a false position. Just like Qin Junye, he goes to the mao every day and receives a salary.

It sounds better when spoken outside.

Xiao Qin wanted the same thing, and said quickly: "As long as there is an errand for Ting Wei to take his mind off, that will be great."

"That's no problem. I'll go for a walk in a while and try to help cousin Ting Wei find a decent job." Qin Hao agreed. With his current status, it's just a sinecure. It's just a matter of words. Of course.

, and you can’t act too lightly, otherwise Xiao Qin might have other requests.

Gu Tingwei cupped his hands and smiled: "Thank you very much, cousin."

"We are all part of the same family." Qin Hao patted Gu Tingwei on the shoulder. In fact, he had a good impression of this cousin. Although he was a dude, he was a worry-free dude with no ambition.

What noble families fear most is the kind of dandy who is pretentious but has mediocre abilities. That is the kind of person who will cause endless troubles and the whole family will suffer along with them.

On the way back, when Xiao Qin saw Gu Tingwei still having fun, he got very angry and scolded him.

"You still have the nerve to smile. Think about what the Ningyuan Marquis Mansion was like when your father was still alive. Look at what life is like for us and my mother now since Gu Tingye attacked the prince!"

Gu Tingwei said impatiently: "Mother, why are you talking about this again? The second brother has dignity in front of the officials. According to the theory of direct eldest son, it is his turn to seize the title. Can mother still let the officials send the second brother to the throne?

Your title has been taken away from you, and you want me to inherit it again?"

Xiao Qin was so angry that his liver trembled, and he pointed at Gu Tingwei's nose and yelled: "Why did I raise such a useless thing like you? Gu Tingye was born to a merchant woman, and your mother is the legitimate daughter of Dongchang Hou Mansion. Why?"

Just let him, Gu Tingye, attack the title?"

Gu Tingwei curled his lips and said: "If the Dongchang Marquis Mansion had not produced such an outstanding person like my cousin, I don't know how miserable it would be now. Why would you mention that!"

Xiao Qin covered her chest and said in a depressed voice: "You bastard, that's because your cousin has made progress on his own. Look at your cousin's versatility in both civil and military affairs. He has won the trust of officials and has repeatedly performed extraordinary feats. Why don't you?

How about learning from him? It’s so embarrassing for you to have fun with those bad friends all day long!”

Gu Tingwei spread his hands in a bachelor manner: "Mom, if you think my cousin is good, you should pray to the Bodhisattva when you were pregnant with me and let my cousin be born in your belly. However, I don't have the literary and martial arts of my cousin.

He is not as resourceful as my cousin, but if you count the many noble children in Bianjing City, who can reach the heights of my cousin?"

"At the beginning, I wanted to practice martial arts with my father. You said that practicing martial arts was too hard and wouldn't let me practice. What can I do?"

After saying that, Gu Tingwei shouted: "Stop the car."

With that said, he got off the carriage and went to find someone to drink to relieve his depression.

Xiao Qin was left alone pointing at his back and was so angry that he almost fainted.

Seeing this, Xiang mother persuaded her: "Madam, brother Wei's job is now settled. You don't have to push too hard. Let him adapt slowly."

Xiao Qin took a breath, hammered the carriage cushions angrily a few times, and gritted his teeth and said: "Still slowly getting used to it? When Gu Tingye gives birth to a bastard, this title will have nothing to do with Ting Wei. How much time do we have?"

It’s hard to persuade my mother after hearing this.

Xiao Qin looked in the direction of Chengyuan with cold eyes: "Huh, Gu Tingye, let's see how long you can be proud of!"

On the other side, after breakfast, Qin Hao and Yu Yanran went to Chengyuan with their children. After all, they wanted to find errands for Gu Tingwei, so it was better to meet Gu Tingye in advance.

At this time, Gu Tingye was practicing martial arts in the yard, and Minglan was still curled up in bed and sleeping in.

When Gu Tingye saw Qin Hao's family approaching, he immediately stopped holding the spear in his hand for fear of hurting the child.

"Haha, why did Zihan come to my house to visit me just after he came back?" Gu Tingye said with a smile.

Brother Ming bowed to Gu Tingye in a polite manner, looking like a young adult: "Second uncle."

Gu Tingye had always liked Brother Ming. He laughed and hugged him: "You're so good. Have you eaten?"

"I've eaten. My aunt and my third cousin came just now, and we ate together." Brother Ming replied solemnly.

Upon hearing this, Gu Tingye understood that Qin Hao must have something to do when he came, but he did not rush to ask. Instead, he said to Sister Lan next to him: "Sister Lan, I haven't paid tribute to my second uncle yet."

Yu Yanran glared at Sister Lan fiercely.

Sister Lan immediately hid behind Qin Hao and whispered: "Dad, my second uncle is very sweaty."

"Haha, look, my daughter dislikes you, why don't you go and clean yourself up quickly?" Qin Hao said with a smile.

Gu Tingye could only sigh: "My son is better."

Unexpectedly, brother Ming also whispered: "Second uncle, you'd better put me down. The sweat on your body has soaked my clothes."

Gu Tingye was not angry. Instead, he buried his face in brother Ming's body and wiped it like a prank.

"Since it's already dirty, just wash it with your second uncle."

"Haha~~~" Everyone couldn't help but laugh.

Gu Tingye took Brother Ming to take a bath, but Minglan was still sleeping. Qin Hao had to wait in the yard, but Yu Yanran took Sister Lan into the room.

Sister Lan climbed directly to the bedside, lay down in Minglan's ear and shouted: "Second Aunt Minglan, get up, the sun is shining on your butt!"

Qin Hao actually said this to Yu Yanran, but Yu Yanran learned and used it to urge Sister Lan, and now Sister Lan used it on Minglan again.

Minglan vaguely saw a vague little figure. Not only did she not get up, but she was suddenly wrapped into the quilt by Minglan.

"Sister Lan, you must be sleepy after waking up so early. Let's go back to sleep with my second aunt."

Sister Lan's favorite is this second aunt, because Minglan will go crazy with her and giggle with joy.

Yu Yanran opened the quilt angrily and poked Minglan on the forehead: "You are the eldest lady of the Hou family after all, why are you still acting like a child?"

Minglan was pulled up, but she kept yawning and complained: "Sister Yanran, it's okay to pretend in front of outsiders. They are all family members. It would be better to be casual. They are all like you. They are just pretending to be in front of outsiders.

The arrogance of the eldest lady of the Hou Mansion makes life so tiring!"

"Hey, you're still criticizing me." Yu Yanran glared at Minglan.

Minglan had no choice but to beg for mercy. Sister Lan was behind Yu Yanran and imitated the way she scolded Minglan, causing Minglan to lose her power instantly.

Yu Yanran looked back and felt angry.

Sister Lan hurriedly hid behind Minglan to seek shelter, but unfortunately she still received two slaps on her butt.

This time Minglan was completely awake. She washed and dressed up under Dan Ju's service. Gu Tingye had also finished washing and came over just in time.

Although they had already eaten, Qin Hao's family still came to the table and had a few simple bites.

While eating, Qin Hao told the story of Xiao Qin's coming to find work for Gu Tingwei in the morning.

Gu Tingye was silent for a moment and said: "Ting Wei is actually good. If it weren't for my stepmother, we could get along very well. Since you are asking for your cousin, you can't shirk it, so please help Ting Wei."

Already."

"Okay, then I'll go and clear the relationship." Qin Hao nodded.

After breakfast, Qin Hao went to the Privy Council.

"The Marquis of Qin."

"Jinghaihou."

Many people took the initiative to salute Qin Hao along the way. Although he, the deputy envoy of the Privy Council, rarely worked here, there were very few people in the court who did not recognize him.

Qin Hao walked all the way to the cubicle in the Privy Council. The people working here were all officials of fifth rank or above.

Even though the rank is not high, if you take any one out, the noble generals outside will be polite, because all military orders are issued from here.

Of course, there is also the appointment of personnel. Generally, the appointment of civil servants is made by the Ministry of Personnel, but the appointment of military attaches is not made by the Ministry of War, but by the Privy Council.

"The Marquis of Qin."
To be continued...