On the way back, Qin Hao was not in such an anxious mood. He chartered a small boat and took Qingmei to visit places of interest on the way.
Qingmei has been growing up in the Dongchang Hou Mansion since she was a child. This is the first time she has traveled far away. She has never enjoyed such treatment. She shows the innocence of a girl and makes Qin Hao move his index finger.
"Sir, you can't do that, here..."
Thousands of valleys have towering trees, thousands of mountains ring with cuckoos.
It rained all night in the mountains, and there were hundreds of springs under the trees
...
After a long and tiring journey by water for almost a month, Qin Hao returned to Bianjing. Since he did not send the news to the Hou Mansion in advance, no one came to pick him up.
But after returning to Bianjing, Qingmei's expression was not as cheerful as before, and she was even a little uneasy.
In the carriage, Qin Hao patted Qingmei's hand and said softly: "Don't worry, I will take care of everything."
Qingmei was moved and rested her head on Qin Hao's shoulder, closing her eyes silently. She knew that this was the last journey where she could act coquettishly with the young master without reservation. When she returned to the Hou Mansion, she was just a maid, and she couldn't bear this.
Loving.
Back at the Hou Mansion, Qingmei followed Qin Hao obediently, lowering her head silently, not daring to step even half a step beyond the thunder pool.
Mrs. Qin Liu was already waiting in the front hall. When she saw Qin Hao coming back with a full beard, her face suddenly showed joy. She took Qin Hao and looked around for a long time before she breathed a sigh of relief. Then she looked at Qingmei and said to the grandmother beside her.
Said a few words in a low voice.
Nanny walked to Qingmei and took her away. Qin Hao frowned slightly, but Qin Liu said to Qin Hao.
"Brother Hao, please don't worry about this matter. We in the Marquis Mansion cannot make a joke that the eldest son is not a direct descendant."
Qin Hao sighed. Feudal ethics can indeed suppress human nature, but in an environment such as feudal society where materials are scarce, this is the rule that can best maintain social stability. Everyone from ordinary people to nobles and even emperors abide by it.
Seeing that Qin Hao didn't object, Qin Liu secretly breathed a sigh of relief. She naturally knew that a man would have a different kind of emotion towards his first woman. Fortunately, her son didn't fall too deep into it, and she couldn't help but feel a little fond of Qingmei in her heart.
, it seems that this girl did not use some slutty tricks behind her back to make Qin Hao unable to leave her.
In fact, Qin Liu had a misunderstanding. Qin Hao was not a junior brother. When Qingmei was with him, she was basically just being manipulated at will, and her "knowledge" increased a lot.
After a while, grandma came back with Qingmei and whispered a few words into Qin Liu's ear. Qin Liu nodded with satisfaction, took out a blond hairpin from the box on the side and inserted it into Qingmei's head with her own hands.
, smiled with satisfaction.
"Well, he is a well-behaved and sensible child. From now on, he will continue to stay in the Young Master's courtyard and take care of him."
At this time, Qin Hao was not married yet, so it was naturally impossible to take a concubine. At most, he could only be regarded as a maidservant.
"Thank you, madam."
Qingmei is already satisfied with this, as long as she can continue to serve the young master.
Mrs. Qin Liu nodded slightly, and then said to Qin Hao: "Brother Hao has been tired from traveling all the way, so let's go wash up first and have a good rest and sleep."
Qin Hao did not refuse. Traveling in mountains and rivers relaxes the mind, but makes the body tired. Especially in ancient times, many scenic spots and historic sites did not even have roads, so they had to climb up. In addition, "exercising" with Qingmei also consumed a lot of money.
He's quite old, and he's really a little tired.
Back in the familiar courtyard, Qingmei helped Qin Hao unbutton his clothes, and just in time to rub his back with a towel, Qin Hao grabbed him.
"Come in and bubble with me."
Qingmei blushed and looked outside worriedly.
Qin Hao immediately took action and tore off the skirt of her clothes. Qingmei let out a soft cry, hesitated for a moment, and obediently took off the remaining clothes and walked into the barrel.
"Don't be afraid, I have everything."
Qin Hao knew that someone would report his actions at this time to the Qin Liu family. He just wanted to convey a message to the Qin Liu family. He could abide by Xungui's rules, but no one could touch his people.
Qingmei took the initiative to put her arms around Qin Hao's neck, and offered a rare kiss. Even after this period of being alone, her skills were still very young, but very passionate.
After a while, the water in the barrel splashed, the water rumbled, and the walls of the barrel were slapped, making a "pah-pah-pah" sound.
.......
That night, Qin Junye also came back. It was rare for the family of three to sit down and have a meal together. It could be seen that the soap business in Dongchang Hou Mansion had become more and more prosperous recently, so Qin Junye did not have to be so strapped, and he was naturally in a much better mood.
In fact, the same goes for Qin Liu. She had no money before and couldn't afford to lose the ostentation in her house. She was exhausted both physically and mentally and had to supplement a lot of dowry. Now she can finally take a breath and she looks several years younger.
.
"Brother Hao, you're going on a long journey, so why don't you take a good rest before going to Sheng Mansion? You're not in a hurry for a day or two." Qin Liu said with concern.
Qin Hao shook his head gently: "Don't worry, mother, the child has always been in good health. This trip has also delayed a lot of homework. He will be able to take the test next year, so we still have to hurry up."
Qin Junye nodded with deep understanding: "Well, it would be a pity to miss the general examination once every three years. Since Brother Hao thinks he can still hold on, let him do it."
In Qin Junye's impression, the success rate of taking the Jinshi examination is too low. Those who pass the examination are very rare. It is always good to have one more chance.
Seeing this, Mrs. Qin Liu had no choice but to tell Qin Hao to take care of his health, and let him go back to rest after dinner.
At night, it was hot summer, so Qingmei naturally did not need to warm the bed, but she still stayed by the bed early in the morning, waiting until Qin Hao came back to undress him.
Qin Hao pulled her into his arms with just a gentle pull. Qingmei stretched out her arms and pulled down the bed curtain, followed by a burst of strange groans.
A night of silence.
Afterwards, Qin Hao freshened up, had breakfast, and got into the carriage to go to Sheng Mansion under Qingmei's service.
At the gate of Sheng Mansion, Qin Hao saw the carriage of Duke Qi's Mansion. Qi Heng had already entered, so he went straight to the classroom without stopping.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! When Qi Heng saw Qin Hao suddenly appeared, he came up to him in surprise: "Brother Zihan, you are back."
Sheng Changbai also smiled and said, "In the past two months since you were away, Zhuang Xuexue has lost a lot of smiles on his face."
"Haha." Qin Hao rushed to the two of them and cupped his hands: "It's my fault that I'm sorry for bothering you two brothers. I'll have a banquet at Fan Lou someday in the hope that my two brothers will appreciate it."
Qi Heng and Sheng Changbai looked at each other and said with a smile: "You must drink this drink, haha."
After sitting down, Qin Hao saw that Sheng Changfeng had also arrived, but the three little girls from the Sheng family were missing. He couldn't help but curiously asked Sheng Changbai.
"Why don't you see your three sisters?"
Sheng Changbai smiled bitterly and shook his head, Qi Heng explained with a smile.
"Just two days ago, Mrs. Wu from the Earl's Palace of Yongchang came to visit with Liu Lang of the Liang family. As a result, the three sisters of the Sheng family were fighting behind the screen and fell out of the screen. They were slapped by Shanda people. Now
He is probably still recovering from his injuries."
Qin Hao thought about it and found that there seemed to be such a plot in the original drama, but it was Ru Lan and Ming Lan who were punished. Mo Lan relied on her eloquence and pretending to be pitiful, but instead provoked Sheng Hong's pity and was not punished at all.
The reason why she didn't come to class was probably to preserve her reputation and avoid letting outsiders know that the daughter of the Sheng family had been punished.
Qin Hao didn't care. The eldest of the three girls in the Sheng family, Mo Lan, was only 11 years old and still a little lolita. He was not a lolita fan and had no intention of rescuing them from their misery.
Soon Qin Hao will face a sea of hardships from Zhuang Xuexue. In order to test whether Qin Hao has neglected his studies during this period, Zhuang Xuexue prepared a large pile of test questions for him.
If it were a later generation, relying on the ability of Alpha Dog, typing on the keyboard could be done very quickly. However, in ancient times, you could only rely on handwriting, and the requirements for writing in ancient times were also very high. The pen and ink must be strong and powerful, and a word cannot be written well.
, or the paper is stained with ink stains and needs to be rewritten.
Even though Qin Hao had the blessing of a [famous calligrapher], his wrists still felt sore when he wrote.
It was rare to see Qin Hao like this, so Qi Heng, Sheng Changbai, and Sheng Changfeng laughed unkindly.
Time flies, like a fleeting moment, and another year has passed in the blink of an eye. One and a half months after the autumn, the news came that Gu Tingye was successful in the imperial examination. Qin Hao couldn't help but be happy for him. He won the imperial examination and without Zhu Manniang's instigation, Gu Tingye was in Ningyuan Marquis Mansion.
The situation would not be so difficult.
Gu Tingye's letter to Qin Hao also mentioned that after the results were released in autumn, he took a boat back to Bianjing that night. Counting the days, it should be almost there.
"No, send someone to the dock to keep an eye on it," Qin Hao ordered.
"No." Buqi bowed and left.
Qingmei was combing Qin Hao's hair. At this time, Qin Hao was already fourteen years old and considered an adult according to ancient times.
During this period, Qin Hao has also been paying more attention to nutrition, and his body has developed faster than boys of the same age. His height has reached 1.75 meters.
There hasn't been much change in his appearance, but he has lost his previous childishness. Now that he is walking with Qi Heng and Sheng Changbai, no one would think that he is four years younger than Qi Heng.
In more than a year, the relationship between the Qin Liu family and Princess Pingning has become closer and closer. I wonder if the Qin Liu family learned a set of husband-keeping skills from Princess Pingning, and Qin Junye has become very little.
Went to Qin Lou Chu Pavilion to fool around.
In addition, the Duke of Qi and the Marquis of Dongchang also started a business. As the transshipment envoy of the Salt Envoy, the Duke of Qi had a large number of water transport ships in his hands. The two parties hit it off immediately, and the two families made five additions to each other, and sold the soap directly to Jiangnan.
Jiangnan was the richest place in the entire Song Dynasty. During this year, the two families could be described as making money every day. No relationship was as strong as the binding of interests. The relationship between the two families naturally developed by leaps and bounds and became closer.
However, the relationship between Qi Heng and Qin Hao was not affected by this. Qi Heng also disdained these stupid businesses. He admired Qin Hao more because he found that whether it was knowledge, polo, or Go,
, there is almost nothing Qin Hao is not good at.
Of course, as a result, Qin Hao and Qi Heng became more and more famous, and they were called the "Two Young Masters of Bianjing" by some good people.
The two of them were born into a noble family, and at the same time they have a lot of wealth. The key is their character and knowledge. Many wealthy nobles with daughters of marriageable age are already interested in them.
Whenever Qin Hao and Qi Heng attend banquets, poetry gatherings, or polo matches, many rich and noble ladies will always attend, in order to leave a good impression on the two of them.
The three little girls of the Sheng family have also changed. Mo Lan has become more and more charming, and Ru Lan's withered yellow hair has become jet black after maintenance, although Qin Hao thinks that her yellow hair looks quite different.
The one who has changed the most is Minglan. This girl is now 11 years old. The baby fat on her cheeks has been replaced by a pretty oval face, and her chubby body has become slimmer. However, she still likes to act silly and giggle from time to time.
He often made Qi Heng look at him sideways.
Qin Hao once felt that if Qi Heng was a lolita control, such a small lolita could do it.
On this day, Xuexue Zhuang announced that get out of class was over, but Minglan was left alone, holding the homework she handed in with a heavy heart.
"You, the time in class is not short, and you are not good at any of these strokes. How about this, you write the word "Yong", and if you can't write it well enough, I won't punish you."
Minglan pursed her lips with some grievance, and then said in a bachelor's manner: "How about you punish me? I really tried my best to write this word, but I just can't write it well."
Zhuang Xuexue was not overly harsh and sighed: "Well, it's rare that you still have some self-awareness, so just copy the theory of salt and iron and hand it over to me within three days."
Upon hearing this, Minglan's little face suddenly turned into the shape of a bitter gourd, and she was speechless: "Salt, salt and iron theory? Scholar, scholar, aren't you wronging me? The salt and iron theory is more than 60,000 words, what else can you say?"
Spare me a day?"
Xuexue Zhuang raised his eyelids and was about to get angry, but Minglan quickly kept smiling.
"Then I'll make a bowl of water shield and seabass soup for the scholar?"
Xuexue Zhuang's throat obviously bulged and he swallowed, but he still pretended to lower his head to read and ignored Minglan.
Minglan had also been observing the situation for a long time, and when she saw something was coming, she immediately increased her stake.
"I heard that a batch of winter bamboo shoots came into the kitchen today. I will make you a fried quail with three fresh bamboo shoots. What do you think?"
Xuexue Zhuang raised his eyelids: "Four days, not one more day."
"Thank you Xuexue." The goal was achieved, Minglan quickly thanked her.
Seeing that Qi Heng was staring, Qin Hao patted his shoulder mischievously. Qi Heng was so excited that he almost jumped up. Seeing the joking look on Qin Hao's face, he suddenly became angry.
"Zihan, in this blue sky, why are you walking so silently? It scares me."
Qin Hao smiled and scolded: "The dark room is so dark and the eyes are as bright as lightning. The sky is bright and clear. What are you looking at? You are so engrossed that you didn't even notice that I stood behind you for such a long time."
When Qi Heng heard that Qin Hao had been standing behind him for a long time, he suddenly became nervous and whispered: "Don't talk nonsense."
Qin Hao clasped his hands behind his back: "Nonsense? I saw someone staring at me... ugh~~~"
Before he finished speaking, Qi Heng covered him.
Qi Heng dragged Qin Hao out of Sheng's house and onto the carriage of Duke Qi's mansion. He then let go and looked around with a guilty conscience.
"Zihan knows what I'm thinking, so don't make fun of me."
Qin Hao couldn't help but shook his head when he heard this: "Yuan Ruo, please forgive me, you and Miss Six are not a good match."
Qi Heng became anxious immediately and stood up directly, hitting his head on the roof of the carriage. He screamed in pain and asked, "How did you know that Miss Six and I are not a good match?"
Qin Hao pulled him to sit down and analyzed: "If you don't talk about anything else, just talking about family is a hurdle you can't overcome. Don't you know how high Princess Pingning expects of you?
She wants you to marry a rich and noble girl from a distinguished family, so that she can help you in your career."
Qi Heng was a little excited and his neck turned red. He lowered his voice forcibly and gritted his teeth and said: "I don't care about men. If my fame and fortune depend on a female figure, I would rather not take it!"
Qin Hao shook his head and said calmly: "It's useless for you to tell me these things. Princess Pingning won't know about it, and even if you tell her your feelings, she won't agree. Duke Qi's Mansion
All the glory is tied to you, and she will never allow you to do whatever you want!"
Political marriage was invented, and it naturally has its basis. Blood and family ties are definitely a very magical thing. It can influence people's thinking. Only those who are extremely rational and cold-blooded can get rid of the shackles of blood and family ties and make some things.
The matter of annihilating a relative out of righteousness.
From ancient times to the present, the reason why nobles have intermarried with each other is, to put it bluntly, to integrate resources. You have me, and I have you, and an alliance has naturally formed. Compared with verbal and paper alliances, blood
The fusion between them is stronger. To put it another way, even if you are betrayed in the end and the entire family is wiped out, there will still be a quarter of the bloodline left in the world. You can't kill your own children, right?
Tiger poison doesn't even eat seeds.
Qi Heng looked at Qin Hao after hearing this, his eyes full of loneliness: "What about you? You will also follow Madam Liu's arrangement and marry a woman you don't like as your wife?"
Qin Hao said lightly: "If I don't want to, no one can force me."
Qi Heng seemed to have his hope rekindled: "That's right, she can't force me if I don't nod!"
Watching the carriage of Duke Qi's mansion slowly drive away, Qin Hao shook his head. He was not optimistic about Qi Heng's resistance. Qi Heng was a native son of the Song Dynasty, and he had too many ties, not to mention himself.
His character is not decisive enough.
This family game of checks and balances is essentially about ruthlessness. Whoever is more ruthless has the hope of winning.
Sure enough, Qi Heng did not come to the Sheng family for three days in a row. The Duke of Qi said that Qi Heng was ill, but Qin Hao knew that Qi Heng had a heart problem.
On this day, Qin Hao came home from school. As soon as he was about to go to his small courtyard, he was invited to the front hall by a servant sent by the Qin Liu family.
As soon as he saw Princess Pingning sitting there, Qin Hao knew what he wanted to do.
Princess Pingning has always been strong, and now she had tears in her eyes when she talked about Qi Heng. Only then did Qin Hao know that Qi Heng had been on a hunger strike for three days. Apart from drinking some water every day, he had not eaten a grain of rice in his stomach.
"Brother Hao, you are always best friends with Heng'er. Please help me persuade him."
Qin Hao shook his head secretly. Qi Heng's fighting methods are really not very good. He is just like a child. If you don't give me what I want, I won't eat. No matter how much I can say, I will have to cry, make trouble, and hang myself.
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－－－－－－Digression－－－－－
I'm not in a good state today. I'm writing, rewriting, and revising. This is the only chapter. I'll make some adjustments.