Summary of the previous chapter: During the short meeting of the Ma family, Mrs. Ma and the housekeeper Ma Tong saw Ma Xiaoquan shaking his head and expressed different opinions from the current head of the family Ma Ruiqing...
Ma Xiaoquan frowned slightly, this father Ma... is really stubborn in his thinking.
"Dad," Ma Xiaoquan said respectfully, "I don't know what happened to my Ma family in the past, but... I will never allow my Ma family to tie its fate to the Ming Dynasty.....
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"You bastard! Are you the head of the family or am I the head of the family?"
Ma Xiaoquan sighed and stopped talking.
Mrs. Ma stepped forward, grabbed Father Ma, and persuaded: "Okay, Quan'er is also thinking about my Ma family. Ruiqing, sit down!"
Ma Tong suggested: "Ruiqing, in fact, what Quan'er said is not wrong. I remember that Ma Ruiqing's father, Mr. Ma, the previous head of the Ma family, once said when he was alive that at the critical moment, our Ma family needs to make a decision.
Some choices that go against common sense..."
Father Ma nodded and said calmly: "Dad also told me this. Before he left, he also said that our Ma family...can't be too tied to this country, otherwise
...The cunning rabbit is dead and the running dog is cooked."
Ma Tong nodded and said: "Ruiqing, since I have said this before, why do you insist on it?"
Father Ma sighed and his eyes suddenly turned red.
"Brother Tong, actually...actually, I did this for the sake of my ambition..."
Ma Xiaoquan was stunned for a moment, Zhi'er, isn't that the eldest grandson of the Ma family and the man of his sister-in-law Li Qinghan, Ma Zhi?
Ma Tong sighed and said, "Ruiqing, aren't you going to give up?"
Father Ma shook his head: "Zhi'er's death is really strange. First he was raped on the wedding night, and then..."
There is indeed a lot of strangeness in Ma Zhi being transferred to the front line on his wedding night. Moreover, Ma Xiaoquan heard from Mrs. Ma that Ma Zhi's death was also full of doubts. It seemed that he did not die on the battlefield as the outside world said.
Ma Yuandao: "Dad, about the death of eldest brother... We have been investigating in Ningyuan, but we don't have any clues... Now that my younger brother is in Jinyiwei, maybe he can help us..."
Ma Xiaoquan nodded. He was very willing to help. Although he was not the real Fourth Master Ma, he was indeed a member of the Ma family.
Ma Ruiqing stretched out her hand and refused: "No, investigating Zhi'er's death will definitely cause some unnecessary trouble..."
Ma Xiaoquan said: "Dad, you are being too cautious. As the younger brother, I should investigate the death of my eldest brother. Now that I have this convenience, shouldn't I use it?"
Father Ma frowned and scolded: "What do you know? The reputation of Jinyiwei is not good to begin with. You want to join Jinyiwei at such a young age. How can you bring shame to my Ma family?"
Ma Xiaoquan was unhappy: "Face? How much is face worth? Is my Ma family short of money? What time is it now? I am my eldest brother, am I wrong?"
"How presumptuous! You beast, get down on your knees!" Father Ma roared.
"Hmph!" There is no way Ma Xiaoquan can kneel down to Father Ma. For such a stubborn person, it is useless to say more.
Ma Xiaoquan rolled his sleeves and pushed the door open.
With a "pop", Ma Xiaoquan bumped into a person outside the door, knocking him down.
Taking a closer look, it turned out to be my sister-in-law Li Qinghan.
Ma Xiaoquan said, "Why is my sister-in-law outside? If I knock her down, she will be beaten again."
Just as he was about to leave, Li Qinghan suddenly said: "Ma Xiaoquan, stop."
At this time, Ma's father walked to the door and saw Li Qinghan there. His original intention of beating Ma Xiaoquan was immediately extinguished.
"Qinghan, teach Quan'er a good lesson, damn it," Father Ma said, slamming the door shut.
Ma Xiaoquan sighed helplessly, stretched out his hand and pulled Li Qinghan up from the ground.
"Sister-in-law, were you eavesdropping on our conversation just now?"
Li Qinghan nodded without any secret.
Ma Xiaoquan said humbly: "No matter what, it's absolutely impossible to just let the elder brother's matter go. I will definitely investigate to the end and get to the bottom of it... I..."
"Ma Xiaoquan" Before Ma Xiaoquan finished speaking, Li Qinghan interrupted him and said softly, "Thank you..."
Ma Xiaoquan was stunned for a moment, and suddenly felt a little embarrassed. He scratched his scalp and said with a smile: "What's there to thank you for, sister-in-law, we are one family."
Li Qinghan raised his head and stared at Ma Xiaoquan with his big eyes: "One family? Ma Xiaoquan, will we become one family?"
Ma Xiaoquan was about to nod when a male voice suddenly came from the side.
"Sister-in-law, it turns out you are here..."
Turning around and looking, it was Zilong.
Damn it, why is this kid here? What is he doing with his sister-in-law in a bad house?
Zilong was also secretly shocked. Ever since he found out that Li Qinghan had a crush on Ma Xiaoquan, Zilong regarded Ma Xiaoquan as his top rival and number one love rival.
Looking at Ma Xiaoquan, Zilong thought: Why is this guy with his sister-in-law? What an annoying dude...
Although the two of them harbored "hostility" in their hearts, they looked like brothers to each other. When Li Qinghan saw the two of them being so harmonious, he thought they had a good relationship and said with a smile: "I didn't expect you two to get along so well."
Ah, they look like good friends."
"Good friends?" Ma Xiaoquan and Zilong asked in unison, and then looked at each other.
Zilong shook his head and said to Li Qinghan: "Sister-in-law, didn't you promise me that we would have tea together again today?"
Li Qinghan secretly glanced at Ma Xiaoquan beside him, and when he saw Ma Xiaoquan was indifferent, he cursed Mu Mu in his heart.
"Yeah? Why don't I remember?"
How could Li Qinghan not remember that when she said this, she was reminding Ma Xiaoquan to ask her out. As long as Ma Xiaoquan asked, Li Qinghan would definitely agree at the first opportunity.
"Sister-in-law, why don't you remember? Do you have to do what you promised, have some tea, there's nothing wrong with it, get me some by the way..." Ma Xiaoquan said.
Hearing Ma Xiaoquan's words, Li Qinghan gritted his teeth in hatred, Ma Xiaoquan, Ma Xiaoquan, you dead head, smelly wood.
"Oh, okay then..." Li Qinghan gave Zilong a smile and agreed angrily.
When Zilong saw that Li Qinghan had agreed, he almost jumped up with joy. Then he turned to look at Ma Xiaoquan and found that the guy's face was completely expressionless.
"Did this guy give up?" Zilong thought suspiciously.
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Li Qinghan followed Zilong, but Ma Xiaoquan still stood motionless at the door.
"Hey, okay, let's make a decision after going to the Zi Family Academy." Ma Xiaoquan sighed, shook his head and walked towards his room.
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On the third day of the Lunar New Year, Zi Shaoyan and others bid farewell to the Ma family.
As "representatives" sent by the Ma family, Ma Xiaoquan and Li Qinghan will go to Zijia Academy to study.
As for what to study, no one knows, but with the background of the Zi family, I guess it won't be too bad.
At the gate of Ma's house, Ma's mother covered her face and wiped her tears with a look of reluctance.
Father Ma has not yet recovered from the conflict between Ma Xiaoquan and him yesterday.
Seeing this, Mrs. Ma had no choice but to step forward in person, straighten Ma Xiaoquan's collar, and whispered: "The first generation head of the family, you must give face to my Ma family when you go."
Ma Xiaoquan smiled slightly, nodded and said, "Don't worry, grandma, this trip will definitely make my Ma family's reputation better."
Upon hearing this, Mrs. Ma nodded happily.
Mrs. Ma walked up to Li Qinghan and asked: "Qinghan, go and take care of each other with Quan'er. Don't get into trouble anymore. The Ma family sent you two there...well, and you."
Don’t show your true colors easily with this appearance..."
Li Qinghan nodded and touched his pretty face.
Before going out today, Li Qinghan did some disguises, turning her originally beautiful face into an ordinary popular female face.
Li Qinghan had no choice but to do this because she was so beautiful and the journey to Zi's house was long. It was inevitable that he would encounter some unknown things along the way.
In the late Ming Dynasty, social security was not bad except in Beijing. There were often bandits and robbers in other places. It was better to have more trouble than less. If Li Qinghan's beautiful face was seen by thieves, it would definitely attract people.
Troublesome.
"Grandma, don't worry, I won't have any trouble with Ma Xiaoquan anymore." Li Qinghan looked sideways at Ma Xiaoquan and said.
Mrs. Ma nodded and hummed softly.
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Zi Shaoyan and Zi Shaobo led the two juniors of the Zi family forward to say their final farewells to the elders of the Ma family. Father Ma sighed, patted Zi Shaoyan on the shoulder and said, "Young man,
I'm going to your Zi family now. I hope you can take good care of my son and daughter-in-law..."
Zi Shaoyan nodded, cupped his hands and said, "Brother Ruiqing, please don't worry, Quan'er and Qinghan are already part of my family."
At this point, Zi Shaoyan suddenly lowered his voice and said: "Brother Ruiqing, I don't know whether I should say something or not..."
"If you have something to say, just say it."
Zi Shaoyan smiled slightly and whispered a few words into Father Ma's ear.
After hearing this, Father Ma frowned slightly, looked at Li Qinghan, and then at Zilong.
"Shao Yan, do you really mean what you say?"
Zi Shaoyan nodded.
"Well...if it can happen, my Ma family will naturally not stop it..."
Zi Shaoyan chuckled: "With Brother Ruiqing's words, Shaoyan can rest assured. Everything depends on their young people..."
After Zi Shaoyan said this, he bowed his hands to the elders of the Ma family and led the group of people away.
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Ma's mother stepped forward and asked Ma's father: "What did Shaoyan say to you just now?"
Ma's father did not dare to hide Ma's mother, and said with a smile: "Shaoyan intends to pair up Qinghan and Zilong from the Zi family, and he wants to ask my opinion... Haha..."