Qin Rong, a poor scholar who was married to me, turned out to be a real young master who was transferred to the Hou Mansion.
After recovering his identity, the first thing he did was to quit his family.
I don't miss Daddy and my years of care.
Later, I gradually fell in love with the fake young master who was replaced.
Qin Rong repented again.
He sent boxes of gold to my house, knocking his head to my father one by one, just to beg me to turn back.
1
In the same year, I got married to a scholar.
His name is Qin Rong, he looks handsome, and his schoolwork is even more outstanding, and the only deficiency is his background.
I heard that his mother used to be a slave in the noble family in Beijing, and she was a slave, although she was later released by the master's family, Qin Rong still had no qualifications for the scientific examination.
Because of this, Daddy sighed a lot, and always felt that it was a loss to me for promising me to such a person with no future.
But I don't care much about this, and reading Mingli is not only a way to be an official.
Like Daddy, it is also good to be a master in the world.
On Qin Rong's seventeenth birthday, Daddy took out the ancient books collected at the bottom of the box, and asked me to make a few good dishes and send them over.
I can't bear to do it for him, just paste some good pen, ink, paper and inkstone on weekdays, how can I easily give Qin Rong a lone book that I have only obtained after ten years of hard searching.
Daddy smiled: "Silly girl, Dad still has something to be reluctant to, I just hope that he can read these things in the future and treat you well." 」
I was a little ashamed, and hurriedly packed my things and ran out the door.
Qin Rong's home is in Langhua Lane on the outskirts of Heyuan County, two streets away from my house, not far away.
As soon as I entered the alley, I saw a group of people surrounding his house, and a luxurious carriage with a jade roof parked at the base of the wall.
With such a big battle, will it be to celebrate his birthday?
As I got closer, I listened to the noise getting louder.
It seems to be something to say-
"The dog slave who has the courage to go through the sky, the master and the young master also dare to adjust the package, and the old pickled goods that are not tolerated by heaven are ......
There seems to be a hand in the yard.
Somewhat worried, I squeezed the crowd in, only to be stopped by a couple of strong guards.
Through the crack in the door, I saw Aunt Qin kneeling on the bluestone slab in the courtyard, her cheeks swollen like a few walnuts, swallowing blood and tears, and kowtowing to the lady in front of her.
Qin Rong, who has always been filial, stood not far behind her, but he didn't stop him.
2
It turned out that Qin Rong was actually the real second son of the Weiyuan Marquis Mansion.
Weiyuan Marquis Mansion, I've heard of it.
It is the gateway to the richest and richest in the capital, the Hou Ye is in charge of the household department, and Mrs. Yan is the sister of the concubine.
I've also heard of the fake second son.
Although he was born to his aunt and could not be a knight, he was recognized by the high-ranking families in the capital and was the most outstanding son of the younger generation of the Qin family.
At the age of seventeen, he won one for each of the martial arts.
Don't admit it, that's Aunt Qin's own son......
Heyuan County is already small, and such a big thing can't happen in a few years, and it didn't spread overnight.
A few fast-talking women had already sent the gossip to the gate of the academy, saying that my father and daughter had a good eye, fished out a real dragon in the muddy river, and said that I would soon fly up the branches.
I knew they wanted me to be good, but they didn't speak well.
Daddy also understood, but he was still displeased: "Phew, my family Mingyin set Qin Rong, is it for him?"
Naturally not......
I even felt that the branch was broken.
I can't fly.
remembered that when Qin Rong followed Aunt Zhao out of Langhua Lane, he looked at me for a long time, but he deliberately didn't look over.
My heart throbbed a few times.
I don't know what that means, but I seem to know, and when I saw him let the officials arrest Aunt Qin, I should have known.
Sure enough, less than half a month after Qin Rong left, a few mothers-in-law who came with Aunt Zhao came to my door that day.
A carriage of good things was stuffed into the yard indiscriminately.
Stuffed together, there is also a letter of divorce.
The handwriting is the same as that of the letter of worship when courting, neat and clean, and it is done in one go.
Daddy didn't close his eyes all night, and the scolding was so ugly.
I blocked my ears, and I still couldn't sleep because of his noise.
I don't know where he, a teaching master, learned so many dirty mouths.
But listen, it's really relieving.
The next day, I went to ask the head of the academy for a long time, and he finally agreed to bring my father with him to the south to give a lecture this time.
My ears are finally quiet.
3
But the people in the county began to hold grievances for me again.
They scolded Qin Rong for being ungrateful.
"If it weren't for Ruan Fuzi coming to the door to persuade that Qin Pozi to come back many times, and subsidizing most of the bundles, where would Qin Rong come from. 」
"But what can I say, did he forget to kneel at Ruan's house that day, swearing to be good to Ming Yin for the rest of his life, this is deceiving God, doing evil......
I appreciate their good intentions, but I don't want to hear them anymore.
Time passes......
After the winter, I was busy packing some winter clothes and books and paper to send to my father in Changzhou, and gradually I stopped thinking about it.
If it hadn't been for that knock on the door on a snowy night, I might have really forgotten it.
Through the crack in the door, I saw the man outside the door, dressed in a coarse linen winter coat, with a layer of snow mist on his frozen red cheeks, and dried blood stains on the corners of his clothes.
Only the eyebrows and eyes are extremely heroic and upright, and they are full of righteousness.
He reported to his family, and I learned that this was Qin Zihui, the second son of the famous Weiyuan Marquis.
No, he's not anymore......
I understood that Aunt Qin was taken out of prison by him, and she was punished very severely, and the injuries on her body were not very good.
The female relatives in the neighborhood told her to change her conscience and was unwilling to go to help.
He's a man, and it's really inconvenient, and there's no other way.
He may have heard about me and Qin Rong, so he came to the door.
I thought about it for a long time before I said, "Okay. 」
Qin Zixuan's eyes suddenly lit up, and he forgot to thank him.
The road in the alley had already been blocked by snow, and he followed the road he had come, walking ahead and making a narrow road step by step.
After confirming that it was safe, he called me over.
I followed him, walking in unison.
When I entered Aunt Qin's house, I helped her clean the pus-filled wounds on her body and carefully applied the medicine.
She should be in a lot of pain, but she can't hold back.
From beginning to end, she didn't even dare to raise her eyes to look at me, in fact, she didn't dare to raise her eyes to anyone again.
After taking care of these, Qin Zihui thanked me, and sent me home in a proper manner, without any gossip along the way.
Only before parting, he whispered to me: "If you want to defend yourself, it is better to use hairpins and hairpins, because the knife is slow to come out of the sheath, and in an instant, the gangsters will have the upper hand." 」
I blushed in astonishment, he had already discovered the self-defense knife I had hidden in my sleeve.
4
For a few days, I would go to change the dressing for Aunt Qin.
In addition to saying a few words when he thanked me, Qin Zihui was busy boiling water and boiling medicine and porridge.
I also ate it a few times and it tasted good.
He is very skillful at doing such chores, not at all like the pampered prince of the Hou Mansion.
Soon I figured out that Qin Zihui was taught by Mr. Fan Songyue, a great Confucian, who was a strange person, who never confined to the study hall and liked to take students to travel through the landscape.
And Qin Zihui was his most proud disciple in his later years, and he served him in the mountains and rivers all the year round, so he naturally knew this.
I will know this, and it is also because his reputation is so loud that many high-ranking sons and daughters in the capital want to worship under Fan Laomen, but it is him......
When I got home, it wasn't dark yet, but the figure behind me was as usual, reflected in the desolate moonlight.
He didn't turn to leave until he was sure I was safe.
Still no extra gossip.
When a few aunts in the neighborhood saw me going to help Aunt Qin, they hated me for being too soft-hearted, saying that I was stupid and kind, and told me not to go again.
But I told them, "I was paid for a dressing change, and it was just an errand. 」
They kept babbling, not believing that I would do this.
I looked at the snow-cleared alleys, and the cleanest in front of my house.
I laughed secretly in my heart, how could he not be paid if he was so convenient with others?
The aunts are still not at ease: "Mingyin, we know that you have a good heart, but don't provoke that troublesome family, just live your own life." 」
I nodded in response, Aunt Qin's injuries are almost healed, just don't go in the future, I won't cause any trouble.
Who knows, on the day I went back to change the medicine for the last time, I actually saw Mrs. Weiyuan Hou and the prince.
5
I have seen that Aunt Zhao, compared to her rich and spicy appearance, Mrs. Hou is much more dignified and noble.
They came very low-key, as if they didn't want to be too conspicuous.
Since the person entered the door, Aunt Qin kept kneeling and kowtowing, repeating in her mouth: "The old slave deserves death. 」
Mrs. Hou didn't care much about her, she only wanted Qin Zihui to return to Beijing with her, and even the prince first persuaded her with good words, and only when she was in a hurry did she want to drag him down.
I can see that they are not hypocritical.
It was Qin Zihui, he calmly helped Aunt Qin to get up, and stood beside her respectfully, but when he looked at Mrs. Hou, his eyes were full of helplessness.
"Mother, brother, please forgive Zihui for not being able to obey her fate. If I can easily get leniency and shamelessly enjoy those glories that do not belong to me, it will help this act that is not tolerated by heaven to happen again, and it will be the most unfair to Qin Rong, and I can't ...... it."
Hearing this, Mrs. Hou staggered a step, the sadness in her eyes could no longer be hidden, and a few tears immediately fell.
I heard earlier that the rules in these high families are strict, and the children of the concubines are raised by their mothers since birth.
Qin Zihui should be the same.
But I am really curious in my heart, today's Qin Zihui has been abolished by Xuezheng.
If the Qin family still expects to conceal this matter and rely on him to fight for the family's fame, it doesn't make sense.
So how did he do it, he was able to win such a reputation as a concubine, and he was loved by his mother, brother and brother.
It's hard to think of......
It wasn't until dusk that Mrs. Hou and the prince had no choice but to leave.
Qin Zihui sent the two out of the house, and when he came back, his eyes were already red.
Xu only then remembered that there was still me, an outsider, present, and he silently waved at me, unable to tell whether to apologize or thank me.
Only after that day, I never went to Qin's house again.
6
At the end of the year, Daddy took me to Changzhou for Chinese New Year's Eve, which was a good thing for reunion, and Changzhou is indeed a good place for outstanding people, and I really want to stay longer.
But Daddy's friends who are masters are vying to invite their sons and nephews to the banquet, but they actually look at each other with me.
I really couldn't cope with it, so I rushed back to Heyuan County before the Shangyuan Festival, and then I calmed down.
Unexpectedly, there were people who deliberately blocked my door.
Seeing Qin Rong again is like a lifetime.
Under the moonlight, he was dressed in a plain robe and a plain coat, like a fairy descending to the earth.
At that time, I didn't know that this was filial piety.
My words choked up to my throat, but I couldn't utter a word, so I had to bypass him and go to my house.
Just before I closed the door, Qin Rong said in a low voice, "Auntie, you've turned over......
I paused, and raised my eyes to look at Qin Rong.
He continued, "Lang Zhong said that she was suddenly ill, but I clearly saw that her eyes were blue and her mouth and nose were bloody. 」
He meant, poisoned.
I suddenly felt a chill down my spine, Aunt Zhao deliberately made a big fuss about changing her son, but I don't know what the purpose is, but she got into trouble.
良久，我才出声：「节哀，珍重。 」
Thinking about it, that's all I have to say. How can I find out about the disputes of the big families?
With that, I closed the courtyard door.
Qin Rong was anxious to keep me: "Mingyin, don't go back yet, talk to me, I'll ...... It's been a long time since I've spoken to anyone. 」
I stopped, "Okay, you can say it. 」
The man outside the door was silent and asked me, "Do you hate me?"
I thought about him carefully, and replied seriously, "I blame you, but I don't hate you. 」
He was silent, and I continued, "I can hate you for doing such a treacherous thing to hurt me, but the people around me are holding grievances for me and hating you for me, and no one is mocking me for this, but trying to help me feel relieved. Thinking of them, I don't hate them, but I just lost someone who doesn't value me, and it's not worth it. 」
Hearing this, Qin Rong couldn't say a word for a long time.
I stood for a moment before adding, "I understand that what you want to give up is just a past that was unfair to you, and it just so happens that I am in it. I only hope that this move will dispel the anger in your heart, and don't hate people anymore. 」
He seemed to take two sharp breaths, but he was still speechless.
Later, I went back to the house, and I don't know how long he stayed.
I didn't know that my words were also heard by another person hidden in the moonlight......
7
In March, it was Qin Zihui's examination period.
It's a pity that his name can only appear on the list of county government recruitment clerks now.
I looked left and right three times, staring at the red piece of paper.
Until someone behind me said to me firmly, "Miss Ruan, it's my name, that's right. 」
I haven't seen him for a few months, but Qin Zihui hasn't seen any changes.
No, he seems to have learned to laugh, which he didn't before.
I heard that after Chinese New Year's Eve, he entered the horse team of the warehouse to work, and for some reason he entered the Yamen to do paperwork.
"What...... Bought this rice paper?"
Qin Zihui looked at the burden I was carrying, no wonder he was curious.
There is enough paper for more than 20 books.
I told him it was for copying.
Copy some easy-to-understand books and donate them to the benevolent churches, and then they distribute them to the schools in the surrounding villages that lack funding to enlighten the students.
This is what A-Niang insisted on when she was alive, and after she left, I continued to do it for six years.
Qin Zihui thought for a moment: "Such a good thing...... I have free time every day, so I can copy together. 」
That's fine.
But I originally thought that the person with the same heart as me would be Qin Rong.
Qin Zihui and I agreed to compile the book every half a month, and then send it to Shantang together.
It was only the first time that he was late.
After apologizing, he also chopped all the firewood in my house, and I had no reason to be angry again.
After a long time, I learned that in the two hours that night, he ran all over the county to find the missing Aunt Qin.
I heard that since Aunt Zhao passed away, Aunt Qin has been a little crazy, and she shouted at Qin Zihui all day long.
If you don't notice it for a moment, you have to go out to find him.
I can't help but sigh, in the past, when Qin Rong was there, Aunt Qin treated him very harshly, and even when he entered the academy to study, he knelt for three days before he begged for the opportunity.
I'm not awake at this time, but I think about it.
I don't know if I'm panicking.
8
Because of this, Qin Zihui wanted to go to the Yamen to do paperwork, after all, although the horse team in the warehouse made a lot of money, it would always be away from home for a long time, so it was better to be more comfortable now.
A few days ago, he hired a mother-in-law to take care of Aunt Qin, but that day, after a lot of water, the person ran away.
After I found out, I also visited a few times, but Qin Zihui never allowed me to take care of it.
He said that this was not what I should do, and that he would just come with the woman.
I smirked, he wasn't polite to me when I first met......
In June, Qin Zihui and I went to Shantang together.
The sky was clear when I came, but it rained heavily on the way back.
Fortunately, he was prescient and brought two oil umbrellas.
"It's because it's raining on the way back, and if you come, I really don't know whether to cover people or books. 」
秦子珹答：「一把遮你，一把遮书。 」
I laughed at him for not thinking much about himself.
The rain was pouring and the sound was noisy, but the corner where we were was was very quiet.
I don't know what he thought, so I asked me coldly, "Ming Yin, do you still have a knife in your sleeve?"
I still have the memory of last year's snowy night, so I pointed to my bun: "I hairpinned it." 」
I didn't like hairpins before, I only wore a neat bun and braided hair, but I remembered everything he said, so I changed my Xi.
It's just that I'm ignoring it at the moment, he has changed his name to me unconsciously, and he is also testing whether I can still guard against him.
Seeing that the rain was getting heavier and heavier, we looked for a tea shed to take shelter.
As the saying goes, close the door and rain, the next night.
I'm afraid the rain won't stop until the night.
During the chat, I asked Qin Zihui if he had braved such a heavy rain today.
He thought about it very seriously, and said that he and Fan Lao were facing the sun and rain in the desert, as well as the ice silk rain at the foot of the snowy mountain, and the hearty sword dance.
I asked about something else in amazement, and he talked to himself.
If I don't ask, he won't take the initiative to say, and he doesn't want to show off.
After some conversation, I still can't imagine how far away he has seen the world, and how many strange anecdotes he has in his mind.
"Mingyin, if you like to hear this, feel free to find me. 」
I like it, and it's funny what he says.
On the next appointment, he also brought the travelogue mentioned last time, and the book was newly bought, but he had already made annotations, which were very informative.
Gradually, I began to look forward to the day when I made an appointment with him.
9
On the day Daddy came back from Changzhou, I was about to go out, but I asked him to stop him, and he opened his mouth to chatter-
"Smell the old things of the master, Baba is waiting to drink his daughter-in-law's tea, and he surrounds me all day long, and if he doesn't come back, my ears will be calloused. 」
Having said that, he still handed me a pile of small portraits of men: "Good girl, if you are bored copying books, you can make do to see if there is anything that catches your eye? 」
I responded perfunctorily twice before he was satisfied.
When he arrived in front of the book store that had been promised, Qin Zihui had not yet arrived.
I think, maybe something happened to Aunt Qin?
After hesitating for a while, he simply went directly to the Qin family.
Before he stepped into Langhua Lane, he saw two familiar figures, Qin Rong and Qin Zixuan, who seemed to be arguing about something.
"Qin Zixuan, isn't it enough that you have taken my identity and been a pampered noble son for seventeen years?
「秦二爷所指的，可是鸣茵？」
Hearing my name being mentioned, I leaned forward again, only to hear Qin Rong raise his voice and ask rhetorically, "You admit it?"
Qin Zihui actually smiled: "You have known Ming Yin for many years, you should know her character, know her personality, such a woman, I just can't help but want to get close to ......
Before he finished speaking, Qin Rong suddenly punched, but was caught steadily.
Qin Zihui exerted his strength slightly, and the man already snorted in pain.
Yes, he is the leader of the martial arts exam, how could he hurt a weak scholar in the slightest.
However, in the blink of an eye, a few guards came out of nowhere, and the leader saluted Qin Zixuan: "Master Qin, don't be embarrassed. 」
Come to think of it, these are all the subordinates of the Marquis of Weiyuan's Mansion.
Qin Zihui let go of his hand, but his mouth was not forgiving: "Second Master Qin, it is not my intention to take your life, besides, I have already paid it back, and I don't owe you anything." How you live your life in the future and who you live with is not up to you. 」
Qin Rong gritted his teeth and said, "Those are my ...... As for Ming Yin, I lost her for a while, and I will find it with my own hands, and her future can only be mine, don't provoke her. 」
The man on the other side sneered, "Forgive me. 」
Just these few words, the voice pressure is so low that I can't hear it clearly.
I just felt that the Qin Zihui I saw today was different from what I saw in the past, and so did Qin Rong.
10
Seeing me in front of the bookstore, Qin Zihui apologized.
I suffer with a weak heart.
In fact, he also took a small road to get a few steps ahead of him.
I wanted to ask him what he meant by his words to Qin Rong today, but I never found the right time, so I gave up.
It's good to be a little confused like this.
In the blink of an eye, on my birthday, I have been looking forward to Daddy's congratulatory gift since the morning, but this person seems to have forgotten.
After school, he asked me to cook a few more dishes, saying that there was a distinguished guest coming to the door.
I inquired about two sentences, and it turned out that he came back from Changzhou and mentioned the poem with missing words at the gate of the courtyard and asked someone to fill it out.
He insisted on saying that he had met the man at first sight, and forced him to go home.
I'm really helpless for others, and I'm sorry for myself.
Have a good birthday, I'm afraid I won't be able to make it......
I borrowed the skill of delivering tea to the front hall, wanting to see who it was, so that Daddy was full of praise.
Who knows, it's Qin Zixuan!
He was sitting upright in front of the coffee table, frowning at something.
I was surprised, and when I looked at it, what he had in his hand was not a pile of small statues that Daddy had brought back from Changzhou.
It must have been put by Daddy!
"Distinguished Guest...... Please use tea quickly. 」
I hurriedly attracted his attention, Qin Zihui stretched his brows, and took the teacup without seeing it.
On this day, Daddy drank a lot, and chatted with Qin Zihui about astronomy and geography, but he answered very well.
There was not enough wine, so Daddy went to dig up the jar of wine buried under the peach tree in the backyard.
He may have really drunk his head, but this wine was prepared for me according to local Xi.
But I'm not too embarrassed to warn.
It wasn't until Daddy was drunk and unconscious that I settled him and sent Qin Zihui out.
After drinking so many glasses, he was fine, and the amount of alcohol was really bottomless.
We all slowed down and walked for a long time before we reached the mouth of the alley.
When he was leaving, he said as if he had no intention of doing so, "After seeing the portraits of so many talents, are you satisfied?"
Sure enough, he asked anyway.
I lowered my head and replied, "I can't say, maybe it doesn't fit my eyes. 」
When I looked up again, Qin Zihui's eyebrows and eyes were close to me.
The smell of wine came to my face, and I felt as if I was drunk, and my face turned red.
In a trance, I heard him ask me softly, "Then me, do I fit your eyes?"
11
I don't know when I blurted out the word "合".
Just looked at Qin Zixuan's blushing face and pulled a smile, and took the brocade box he handed over.
He said, "Mingyin, may you have a good year. 」
went to the appointment with a congratulatory gift, and it was still a wolf pen, engraved with the word Mingyin.
It seems that it is no coincidence that he will fill in the missing poem today......
Since then, Qin Zihui has been my father's guest.
originally thought that Daddy still cared about the Qin family's incident, but after listening to Qin Zihui's explanation, he didn't have any disgust.
I can't help but think that this man is really capable, and can make everyone who comes close to him blue-eyed.
Even the neighbors who originally sneered at Aunt Qin were much kinder because of him.
He's amazing.
Later, with Daddy's strong recommendation and Qin Zihui's former reputation, he got a job as a teaching assistant in the academy.
It only takes four days a month, and he does not delay his clerical work in the yamen.
I can earn more silver to supplement Aunt Qin's medicine money.
He took care of everything very well, and he was convinced by the students.
Although he was a teaching assistant, everyone respectfully called him Master.
Whenever I hear someone call him like this, I always secretly envy him for a long time.
I thought he never noticed......
After the autumn harvest, the yamen arranged for clerks to go to the surrounding villages to calculate this year's grain harvest.
Qin Zihui was neat, and he returned after more than half a month.
I asked him how he did it.
He didn't hide it either, telling me he had helpers.
It was an eight- or nine-year-old schoolchild in the village.
I didn't believe it, but he said that the schoolchildren had good eyesight and recognized his handwriting in the same handwriting as the books they used.
Then I knew that those children were repaying their kindness.
That's good.
Qin Zihui also said, "They also asked who wrote the other handwriting, whether it was a learned old master. 」
I lowered my eyebrows and smiled, my words did have a little more paleness.
"They said that the book he copied was the most practical, and that the annotations were clear, and that he could understand the meaning of the text after reading it, and that even their master was full of praise and was ashamed of himself. 」
This complimented me on my whole person, which is very useful.
But this man's next words really shocked me: "I told them that this man was not an old master, but a talented young woman. 」
He calls me, Lady Master!
12
I have been hiding for many years, and I dare not talk to anyone about my delusions, but Qin Zihui broke it with a word.
In a panic, I scolded him for talking nonsense, but don't let anyone listen to him.
For thousands of years, no woman has dared to call herself a master.
Even the female relatives of the high families in the capital will follow the female teacher to Xi the hyphenation and cultivate their temperament.
But it's just a half-master gift, and it can't afford to be called a master.
His simple sentence is enough for the world to convict me of deviance.
Qin Zihui knew that I had scruples, so he closed his mouth with interest.
But I can't hide that little bit of thought from him at all......
In the coming year, it was the college's triennial lecture event.
This is the most prestigious thing in Heyuan County, and it is necessary to elect a master with both ability and political integrity to give lectures in public in Shenxuan Pavilion, welcome students from all over the world, and ask for advice at any time.
After a game, if you show cowardice, you will be notorious.
On the contrary, it can also make a name for the college.
I estimate that this year's candidate must be Qin Zihui.
Sure enough, he and Daddy got out of school and went to the study, and they didn't know what they were discussing.
I don't know how this man persuaded the mountain chief and the other masters to become his assistant.
Even Daddy said that he wanted to find someone from the academy again, but Qin Zihui was the only one who stubbornly insisted on me.
For nearly a month, he would work with me on the content of the lecture as long as he was not on duty.
I got this opportunity so easily, and I studied Xi day and prepared at night.
When he was sleepy, he followed the example of the ancients who hung beams and thorned strands.
Not to mention, it's really useful.
It's just that my flesh and skin have suffered, and when I say goodbye to Qin Zihui, I don't dare to sit down for a moment.
He saw something unusual, but he didn't say much.
I only sent me some good medicine privately.
I thought that such a refusal to slack off would always make this lecture fulfill my wish for many years.
This may be the only opportunity of my life.
However, God did not fulfill people's wishes.
It's easy to stay up until the day of the lecture, but he actually killed Qin Rong halfway.
He brought boxes of gold into my house.
He blocked the door and didn't tell me to go out.
13
I was in a hurry to get out, so I had to jump to my feet.
Qin Rong fell to his knees and kowtowed to Daddy three times: "Master, the student knows his mistake. 」
Turning around, he obeyed in my direction again: "Mingyin, I know that I am wrong. 」
Daddy twisted his head and refused to look at him, and he refused to say anything.
I could only persuade him in a softened tone, "You are now famous, how can you kneel at will. 」
A month ago, Qin Rong won the first place in the second class, and he was ranked first.
He still refused to get up, until I could not take any care of it and rushed to the door, and he came to stop me.
I immediately understood that he was deliberately trapping me at home.
Seeing that there were more and more people outside the door, Qin Rong deliberately put out his voice to explain his intention: "Xiaosheng mistakenly abandoned Mingzhu in the past, regretted not being at the beginning, and now I am willing to hire my daughter and make a name for myself, and turn back for Miss Ruan." 」
He burst into tears, but I only thought about Shen Xuan Ge's lecture: "Qin Rong, since the day you quit your family, we can no longer have anything to do with each other, I want to go out now, you don't want to block the way again." 」
Hearing this, his complexion changed slightly, and he obviously softened his voice, but his words were so cold: "Ming Yin, I won't allow you to be paired with other men in public, especially with him. 」
Before I could refute, Qin Rong actually took me into his arms in front of everyone and dropped a kiss.
It all happened too suddenly.
Daddy yelled, scolded the animals a few times, and then pounced and pulled people, but the guards beside him stopped him.
I was very flustered, but I also understood that he was trying to forcibly ruin my reputation, even if I walked out of the house this time, I was already a woman who had been touched by his Qin Rong, and there was no other way out.
There were many people outside the door, and the sound of discussion suddenly broke out.
In a hurry, I remembered Qin Zihui's previous point, pulled out the silver hairpin on his head, and stabbed it into Qin Rong's shoulder indiscriminately.
He was in pain, so he was willing to let go of me in his arms.
I turned around, frightened, and stammered to Aunt Lu, who was watching the excitement, "Please ask my aunt to call the official errand, and just say...... Nguyen Minh Yin openly committed murder and stabbed the new branch jinshi. 」
As a woman, Aunt Lu quickly understood my intentions.
Although it is a good idea, it is the only way to minimize the damage to me from those rumors in the future.
It's a pity that in this world, women always have to be trapped in the word "name".
14
In the court, even Qin Rong, who was the bitter master, repeatedly explained that he would not pursue it. I was still sentenced to pay for the injury medicine, and I still have forty boards.
Daddy knelt down anxiously and begged, bent on being punished on my behalf.
How can I agree, and how can Lingfa agree?
One person does things and one person is responsible.
But when the wooden plank of the execution hit me solidly, I realized how weak my backbone was.
The pain was so bad that I cried straight out, and the big beads of sweat flowed into my mouth, a salty smell and a little fishy.
yes, I bit my mouth in pain......
When Qin Zihui arrived, I just finished the board, and I didn't know what color my face was, but I was secretly happy in my heart, I was so embarrassed, but fortunately I wasn't looked down upon by him.
But he didn't seem to know much about my thoughts, and he was about to make a move towards Qin Rong, if it wasn't for the officials to stop him, it seemed that he could tear him apart.
I wanted to call him over to ask about Shen Xuange's lecture, but I was about to open my mouth when I was stopped by Daddy's crying.
While I comforted him, I couldn't stand the pain, and I really didn't have the strength to inquire again.
Thinking about it, with his talent, he must be generous and brilliant, without me, maybe there is one less burden.
It's a pity that I'm afraid I won't have such a good opportunity again.
On the way home, I had to pass a bluestone bridge, and my father walked up the steps with me in his arms, trembling slightly.
He's also an old man.
"Daddy, am I very heavy?"
Daddy cried when he spoke: "It's not heavy, Mingyin is still the same as when she was a child, Daddy hugs and hugs. 」
He wants to be strong, but I am not disappointed, I just hide in Daddy's arms safely, like when I was a child.
It's just that I originally thought that when I saw Daddy crying in this life, it must be on the day I got married......
Looking back, Qin Zihui had been following cautiously.
I knew he wanted to help, but after all, he was a man, and he couldn't give me any more trouble.
That night, I had a high fever and nightmares.
I don't know how much nonsense I said, crying and laughing in a daze, which frightened Daddy.
Qin Zihui went to Lang Zhonglai overnight, saying that my wound was not very good, but after taking medicine, I still couldn't wake up.
Four days later, I couldn't even drink the medicine.
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Daddy held A-Niang's tablet and begged her: "Nianshuang, are you angry that I didn't take care of Mingyin and want to take her away?" Then you take me away, don't take Mingyin, she is still young......
I could hear Daddy crying, but I couldn't open my eyes.
After Daddy left, there was a different person next to me.
He held my hand, and from being cautious to exerting all his strength, I could feel that he must be scared.
I could also feel hot tears dripping on the back of my hand.
I remembered this day until much later.
I also remember these two people, who are reluctant to give up on me......
After this life and death, my reputation was barely preserved.
Qin Rong didn't do well.
His notoriety of attempted coercion spread all the way back to the capital.
Wei Yuanhou, who has always been upright and upright, applied family law to him on the street, and heard that the wrist-thick rattan beat him so much that he squirted a few mouthfuls of blood on the spot, and the person came out on his knees and carried him back.
At this time, Qin Zihui became famous again because of Shen Xuan Pavilion's lectures. The turmoil that had subsided was taken out again.
"This person who was raised by a slave is not as good as the one raised by Mrs. Hou Fuyan. 」
"That is, if you are only a second-class, you dare to make a second, and you will not succeed in the sky. 」
"If it is the original second master of the Qin family, he will be able to win the first place and add glory to the Weiyuan Marquis Mansion......
I don't know how harsh such words are to Qin Rong's ears.
He used to be such a strong person.
Later, even several high-ranking families who were interested in marrying the Hou Mansion in Suri were afraid of hearing this rumor.
Qin Rong's reputation was completely ruined.
For a long time, no one saw him out of the house.
I also heard that the Marquis of Qin intends to remove his family tree from his name.
My body was better, and Qin Zihui took me out to bask in the sun.
I casually asked him, "The family law of the Hou Mansion is really very heavy?"
He nodded firmly: "I have suffered once, lying on my stomach for half a month, and the scar on my back has not been removed, if you don't believe it, you can see for yourself." 」
People who are so good that they can't find fault will also be beaten?
I really couldn't think of a reason, but I suddenly realized that something was wrong with his words, what do I have to see? It's frivolous......
I raised my hand and waved it towards Qin Zihui, with his skills, it was easy to dodge, but I was hit by me.
He chuckled, "With such great strength, it seems that my body is already very good, so I ...... It's also time to pay an official visit to Ruan Fuzi. 」
16
Qin Zihui took the opportunity to take my hand into his arms.
Seeing that I was frozen and didn't dare to move, he looked down again and said solemnly, "Mingyin, give me a name so that I am qualified to be by your side forever, okay?"
I blushed and agreed.
Later, I realized that his rude words were just to make me stop worrying about Qin Rong like that......
When the wedding date was approaching, Aunt Qin's madness was much better, but she still didn't have much face, and she kept clamoring to go to the nunnery in the mountains to live.
Qin Zihui reluctantly agreed, and when I saw him off with him, I called my mother-in-law with the gift of a bride, and Aunt Qin immediately turned red.
She has never heard Qin Zihui call her mother, and I don't let her have regrets.
Qin Zihui shook my hand and said softly, "Thank you. 」
He said that even though everyone in the world can blame Aunt Qin, only he can't, but he will never agree with that.
He will never be able to utter that title.
This is Qin Zihui.
In that year, I was determined that I would marry into a family surnamed Qin in Langhua Lane, a suburb of Heyuan County.
I don't want to be ruthlessly withdrawn.
Now that he really sat in a sedan chair, he still entered the door of the Qin family, but this time his husband was changed.
The small courtyard of the Qin family is full of guests at the moment, there are many children of high-ranking dignitaries, and there are also reckless and strong men on the rivers and lakes.
Most of them are Qin Zihui's friends or confidants.
The congratulatory gifts received in the past few days have been sent from many state capitals, and the farthest is from Lingnan.
There is also Fan Lao, his old man deliberately put aside his trip to Saiwai and came to drink the cup of wine of his lover in person.
Qin Zihui should be happy with such a bustle, but his eyes have been staring at the empty high hall, hiding his loneliness.
Mr. and Mrs. Wei Yuanhou could not attend the wedding banquet.
Maybe it will be the regret of Qin Zihui's life......
17
Fame and wealth, he said that if he gave it up, he would give it up, but he couldn't give up that family affection, and he could never give it up.
Therefore, when the guards of the Marquis of Weiyuan Mansion appeared, a moment of surprise flashed in Qin Zihui's eyes.
But they talked for a while, and when they came back, his steps became unusually heavy, and his tone was heavy and heavy.
I had a bad premonition.
Qin Zihui just instructed the bride to step up the ceremony.
We hurriedly worshipped heaven and earth.
The festive noise in the courtyard came to an abrupt end.
When Qin Zihui entered the wedding room, he had already changed out of his wedding clothes, he lifted my hijab, and said apologetically: "Ming Yin, I have something important to do, and I need to go to the capital immediately. 」
"Hurry up. 」
I don't ask much, and I know what kind of person he is, and he wouldn't be like that if it weren't for a big emergency.
But I didn't expect that when he came back, it would be seven days later, and he would be injured.
I was horrified to see his knees soaked in blood and his forehead scabbed.
"Zixuan, how did you get this?"
Qin Zihui didn't say a word about my question.
He sat on the floor against the door, dejected.
I stopped asking and took a medicine kit to help him clean his wounds.
Only the bloody scabs on his knees stuck to his pants.
Seeing that I was in some trouble, Qin Zihui pulled it neatly, and in an instant, the remnants fell to the ground, and the wound was bleeding nonstop.
But he said nothing.
In the evening, Daddy came to tell me that something had happened to the Marquis of Weiyuan's mansion.
I heard that it was the big crime of conspiring against the four princes to rebel.
The fourth prince is the son of the noble concubine and the nephew of Mrs. Hou.
For many years, he rarely stayed in the capital, nor did he participate in power struggles, but ran between the good halls of various state capitals, focusing on building schools for remote villages, and even seven or eight-year-old schoolchildren knew that he was a virtuous king.
I don't believe that such a benevolent person would rebel.
But the fact is that the evidence is conclusive, he was beheaded, the concubine was sent to the cold palace, the marquis and the prince were sentenced to Ling Chi, and the family members were given poisoned wine.
When he was executed five days ago, Qin Zihui was at the execution ground, watching but unable to do anything.
How desperate he must have been......
18
I asked, "What about Qin Rong?"
Daddy took a sip violently: "He's fine, now he is in the scenery, relying on the evidence of his Lao Tzu's crimes, he was blessed by the second prince and attacked the title of Marquis of Weiyuan." 」
I don't hear the latter words very clearly.
I don't quite understand the disputes in the court.
I only know that it was Qin Rong who personally cut off the lives of his family.
"Aji, Zi, and others......"
Daddy raised his eyes to look at Qin Zihui, and he was also a little more distressed: "Qin Rong's animal, he even refused to accept his own father's remains, Zihui has begged all the people he can in the capital these days, I don't know how many times he knelt and kowtowed, before he changed the Hou Ye and they went to the ground. 」
Daddy also said that the official in charge of the case even traced Qin Zihui, but fortunately he was no longer in the Qin family tree.
There are also Fan Lao and others as evidence, he has indeed not stayed in Beijing for many years, so he was spared from being involved.
I was also shocked when I heard it, and I secretly said in my heart, it's okay.
But for Qin Zihui, this is not good.
He was silent all day long, running around.
Chopping wood and carrying water, cooking and laundry, what to do when tired.
But he ate very little, and slept very little.
I helped him take a leave of absence from the Yamen and the academy, and I just hope that he can cheer up after some time.
But he really underestimated the damage it did to him.
On the day of May 7, I accompanied Qin Zihui to the suburbs of Beijing to worship, and on the way back, I saw Qin Rong.
With just one glance, Qin Zihui was like a wild beast out of control, rushing towards the man, but was stopped by the guards pouring out of all around.
I have never seen him so crazy, and I have never seen Qin Rong who is so complacent and ambitious.
"Mingyin, long time no see. 」
This short sentence is extremely gloomy and makes my back shiver.
19
At this moment, several people ran by.
The leader was a thirteen or fourteen-year-old boy, although he had a childish face, Qin Rong immediately gave three points.
The person who came was the son of the king of Lingnan in Beijing, Li Yan.
Because of his appearance, Qin Rong had to let us go and left in a hurry.
I was about to say thank you, but the young man had already called Uncle Xiao to Qin Zihui first.
I vaguely remembered that the king of Lingnan was indeed from Fan Lao's family.
The vassal king is powerful and most feared by His Majesty.
Li Yan dared to protect Qin Zihui at such a time.
It's really affectionate.
But Qin Zihui shouldn't say a word to him.
Because of his identity, Li Yan couldn't leave Beijing, and only said to me when he was leaving, "Auntie, little uncle, he must not be like this all the time. 」
That meaningful look seemed to have something in the words.
That night, I couldn't sleep.
After much thought, I twisted the arm of the person beside me hard.
He woke up in pain and turned to look at me intently.
I tentatively spoke: "Zixuan, I know that you feel uncomfortable, but if you continue to be depressed like this, I'm afraid it will ...... Soon we will lose another loved one. 」
His expression changed slightly.
I continued, "Qin Rong's revenge has just begun, what will he do next?
I believe he understands in his heart, Qin Rong has blackened his heart because of the humiliation in the past, and what he wants to do now is to take away everything he Qin Zihui has, including me.
Suddenly, I was taken into his arms.
Only those who have nothing to lose are qualified to sink.
Qin Zihui is not, and I won't let him be......
For a long time afterward, he was almost inseparable from me.
I regret it a little, maybe that day, it really scared him.
Or maybe he really can't afford to lose any more.
Whatever the reason, at least he is willing to change back to the former Qin Zihui little by little, which is good for me.
We lived our lives cautiously, but we never saw Qin Rong make any moves.
Half a year later, he suddenly became a relative.
The person who married is still the goddaughter of the eunuch Cui Shu.
For a long time, eunuchs held power in the DPRK and China, and most of the officials were subject to Cui Shu's Supervision Yuan.
Now that His Majesty has relapsed, the second prince is in full swing, and he is even more reusing Cui Shu and others.
Qin Rong clings to such a person, just for the sake of power.
"Phew, I don't want to read people's faces, and I recognize a eunuch as my father. 」
This kind of scolding is not only in the capital, as long as there are scholars, it will be heard endlessly.
Cui Shu was calm, and Qin Rong didn't care at all, he was quite affectionate with that Miss Cui.
It wasn't until two years later that His Majesty controlled Bintian, and the second prince succeeded to the throne smoothly.
This world has completely changed.
The nightmare that belongs to the reader is really coming......
20
Those scholars who had insulted the eunuchs did not fall behind, and all of them were imprisoned in the Supervision Yuan and punished one by one.
The bookstores on the streets, the houses, where these scholars often gather, have long since closed their doors.
Even if it's still open, it's inspected three times a day.
Fortunately, no one in Heyuan Academy has been poisoned by this so far.
Just because Qin Zijue mentioned his face, they were not allowed to say much outside.
Two years ago, Qin Zihui also invited Fan Lao to give lectures at the academy.
He hoped that he could cultivate more loyal and upright talents to become officials in the court.
It's difficult, but for him, it's better than nothing.
Our days have also ushered in changes.
In seven months, Qin Zijue's child and I will be born.
When he first learned that I was pregnant, he was dizzy and went to the bookstore to buy a bunch of books in a daze.
When I looked at it, it was all pharmacopoeia and medical books.
A few times when I woke up in the night, I would hear him whispering to my stomach and calling the child Mian'er.
Qin Mian, diligent, is a good name.
He must have been looking forward to the birth of this child......
When I was five months pregnant, I was still suffering from my mouth, and my diet was very picky, and Daddy and Qin Zihui really couldn't take care of it.
Fortunately, Aunt Qin came out of the nunnery and solved her urgent need.
She kept changing her four meals a day, which helped me get through the most difficult days.
When A-Niang was alive, she always said that if a person has done something wrong, she may not be a good person, but if she treats you well, she must remember this goodness.
I have always remembered that I really think that Aunt Qin is a mother, and I am thinking about coming back this time, and I will not let her go to that place of bitterness and tranquility alone.
It's good that the family is lively.
But we didn't even wait for that day......
One ordinary summer night, I woke up in a dream.
I heard Qin Zihui urgently calling "Ming Yin", he was calling me, but why couldn't I answer him?
I struggled hard, but my body couldn't move.
Everything around me became vain, and I had no strength to touch it.
I don't know how long it took before I regained consciousness.
At that time, Qin Zihui was dressed in a vegetarian body, haggard and guarding in front of my bed.
I reached out and brushed the green silk on his forehead, only to find that it was faintly white.
When he woke up, he first squeezed out a laugh, then picked me up with great care, and said in a voice so weak that he could barely hear me, "Mingyin, our child, there is no more. 」
I hadn't recovered from the bad news, and he told me again.
秦大娘也过身了，是自缢......
21
The biological mother poisoned her unborn child.
What Qin Zihui got was only Aunt Qin's deathbed: "This is what we owe Ah Rong, and we have to pay it back." 」
She has been wrong all her life, she has been stupid all her life, and she will be used by Qin Rong until she dies, pushing Qin Zihui to a situation where she will never recover.
I hate them very much, but I know that Qin Zihui is even more bitter in his heart.
Seeing that I raised my hand with great difficulty, he thought that I was in a hurry and wanted to make a move, so he deliberately leaned his face over.
I smiled bitterly, my hand had been gently stroked, Qin Zihui's body trembled slightly, and he hesitated to hold my hand.
"Zixuan, you don't owe anyone, never. 」
Hearing this, he didn't say a word for a long time.
We hugged each other and vented all the pain in our hearts.
But how can the pain of losing a child be calmed?
Sooner or later, Qin Rong will have to pay the price.
But until then, we have to live our lives......
After I left Xiaoyue, Fan Lao personally came to visit, although he didn't say much, he was relieved.
I happened to see my Xi characters, and I praised them even more rarely: "The old man has personally passed on his disciples all his life, twenty and three, and none of them can compare to this word, Ming Yin, are you willing to help the old man sort out and copy some of the Xi of the early years?"
I vaguely remembered that those manuscripts were deliberately put by Qin Zihui in the morning, and after hesitating for a moment, I gladly agreed.
At that time, he did not expect that the content of this transcription would become Fan Lao's life work and be passed on to future generations.
It is rumored that I am a real closed disciple of Fan Lao.
No wonder there are such rumors.
Because of the copying of books, Fan Lao often followed me in his later years, that is, he lectured at the academy, and I also completed some of them on my behalf.
The students were not convinced at first, but after I dealt with their deliberate difficulties several times, they began to treat me with the courtesy of a teacher.
It's a great honor for me.
Seeing that my smile gradually increased, Daddy and Qin Zihui would always look at each other and giggle inexplicably.
They thought I wasn't aware, but they didn't know I was laughing at them.
Our days seem to have returned to peace.
22
On the day of the release of the spring list, the good news came to Heyuan Academy one after another.
Qin Zihui's most optimistic student won the top prize, and there are a total of five people in the second and third grades.
Such a big happy event is not encountered in a hundred years.
I looked at Daddy and the other masters and smiled.
Fan Lao and Qin Zihui are very aware of each other, and they seem to be very unsociable.
It wasn't until I saw those jars of wine specially transported from Shaoxing that I knew that they should be happier than anyone else.
Five days later, the students were finally looking back.
There were only six cold corpses......
The people of the Yamen said that they gathered a crowd to talk about court affairs in vain, slandered the saints of the present, and asked the people of the Supervision Yuan to arrest them, torture them for two whole days, and then they lost their breath when they came out.
I took a bold look, and the tears were no longer uncontrollable, these students who used to be handsome, modest and gentle.
Now it is so scarred and unrecognizable.
Fan Lao vomited a few mouthfuls of blood on the spot: "Unnecessary, unnecessary, eunuch villain is so arrogant......
After that, the person fell down at the time, and it took a while to recover.
After sobering up, Fan Lao pushed away the support and prepared a carriage to enter Beijing.
In the early spring, when there was still a chill in the wind, he wore a thin robe and knelt at the gate of the palace, bound to seek justice for those students.
On the first day, His Majesty will also send a personal official to come and persuade him with kind words, but in the next two days, he will ignore it.
When Fan Lao's students in Beijing heard the news, they came over one after another to persuade the teacher to take care of their health and think about the long term.
The old man came up stubbornly, beat those people in a row, and told them to go back with a swollen face.
I can't tell you the official rank of those people, but it can be seen from the official robes that they are all civil servants of the fourth rank or above.
At this moment, he can only let Fan Lao beat and scold.
The water and rice did not enter for three whole days, and the old man's body and bones could not hold on, and the people kneeling behind him did not dare to say more.
I tugged at Qin Zihui's sleeve, but he just shook his head helplessly.
At that moment, a figure crossed the crowd and hurried towards him.
He first saluted Fan Lao's rules, and then said, "Master, I'm offended. 」
Then he directly picked up the person and left.
Even if he curses and kicks, he can also ensure that his steps are steady.
The person who came was the prince of Lingnan, Li Yan.
I haven't seen him for more than three years, and he has faded into immaturity, and his face with clear eyebrows and beautiful eyes reveals an innate uprightness.
I vaguely feel that it is a bit like Qin Zihui.
When he passed by me, he suddenly paused: "Auntie, please come with me and prepare some food that is easy for my master to restrain himself. 」
He still remembers me.
23
After Fan Lao was taken away by Li Yan, all the ministers at the gate of the palace were declared to face the saints.
Before sunset, he was lowered three levels in a row, and the will to degrade the capital came out.
It was at this time that the Proton Mansion was rewarded.
Li Yan knelt very well when he thanked him, and immediately changed his complexion after the internal official left, and his eyes were also full of imperceptible worry.
Turning to see me, he reluctantly smiled, and said without shying away, "Fortunately, my life has been saved. 」
His Majesty's move is just to take advantage of the failure of honor in front of Fan Lao Palace to suppress the forces that may support the King of Lingnan in the court.
The six lives of Heyuan Academy were just victims of vain death.
I never thought that such a vicious method would be thought up by Qin Rong.
As a result, he regained control of the household department and took back all the power of Weiyuan Marquis from before.
When I saw him again, I couldn't find any trace of the poor scholar in the past, but I felt very strange.
"Mingyin, I've been waiting for the time to see you alone, I've been waiting for a long time, can you talk to me?"
He asked cautiously.
"Between you and me, there is nothing to say about the pain of killing my son. 」
Almost subconsciously, Qin Rong nodded his head twice before pursing his lips and said, "I will pay it back, I will definitely pay it back." 」
I don't know what he meant.
I didn't want to say another word to him, so I turned around and left.
But he raised his voice: "Mingyin, I can't help you, but I must not let you have his child. 」
He said no, and he did, in the most vicious way.
When I walked out of the alley, I saw Li Yan.
He was leaning against the wall, with his arms folded, as if waiting for me.
Seeing me, he didn't ask much, but said, "Auntie, it's not very peaceful in Beijing these days, and you can't go too far for a walk, so go back quickly." 」
I listened to him and turned back to Proton Mansion.
He followed in a very quiet way.
I heard Qin Zihui say that Li Yan entered Beijing as a hostage at the age of six.
It is really not easy for such a young child to survive alone in such a deceitful place.
Thinking of this, I turned to look at him, and I met that indifferent gaze.
He seemed to see my thoughts, and chuckled twice: "Auntie, don't feel sorry for me, I have always been rich in food and clothing, and I have been raised by my little uncle like a brother and a teacher, and I am living a good life. 」
I was stunned for a moment, then nodded approvingly.
He still has Qin Zixuan, that's really good......
24
Half a month later, Fan Lao was in good health.
He insisted on returning to his hometown in Liyang, never entering Beijing again, and never entering any academy to teach, just looking for a quiet place to live his life.
Qin Zihui wanted to send him back to his hometown, but was reprimanded by Fan Lao.
He took out half of his life savings and asked Qin Zihui to give them to the homes of those deceased students, and take care of them more.
"No matter how much the old man apologizes, he can't get back into a living person, and he pities such a good group of children. 」
Fan Lao couldn't cry again, he couldn't protect them, he really blamed himself, but he couldn't do anything.
He was disappointed in the court.
Who can not be disappointed after all this......
On the day we set off to return to Heyuan County, we were just in time for a funeral in the Weiyuan Marquis Mansion. It was said that Mrs. Hou had a difficult birth and suffered a bloody collapse, and one corpse and two lives.
Cui Shu doted on this goddaughter very much, and I heard that on the day she gave birth, even the imperial doctor came, how could this be?
I vaguely remembered that Qin Rong said that he would pay it back that day, could it be that what he meant.
Such thoughts send chills down my heart.
Tiger poison does not eat children, is he not even as good as livestock now?
Maybe he's really ......
In the past two years, the household department has continued to implement various measures to increase the endowment, and the voice of scolding the court has spread all over the fields, and more and more people have been arrested and tortured.
The people's days are getting more and more difficult.
And most of the overcollected silver was used to build Luyuntai for His Majesty's pleasure, and the rest went to the military department.
In just a few months, Lingguan increased its strength by 30%.
Clear-eyed people know that they are heading for Lingnan.
King Lingnan hasn't made any big moves yet, but the people are talking about it, saying that he will soon have it if he can't keep it.
Some are even hoping that he will resist soon......
At present, most of the academies in the state capitals have been seized by the Supervision Yuan, and the Heyuan Academy has long been closed.
Daddy and Qin Zihui lost this income, and the students had nowhere to live, which made them the most annoyed.
Daddy scolded people all day long, and wrote articles to scold the court, but fortunately, they were all intercepted by Qin Zihui.
Otherwise, how could he be arrested and skinned raw.
After the winter, it is time to take stock of the grain harvest in the lower villages.
The harvest has not been good in the past few years, and most of it has to be handed over, and the farmers are bitter in their hearts, and they always have to vent their anger on Qin Zihui.
often hung him on the cold ground for a long time.
I thought about sewing him a pair of thicker gloves to save the same time as last year's frostbite on his hand.
During the day, I have to help Fan Lao sort out the manuscripts, but I have to work hard at night, this person still wants to make trouble for me, which is very annoying.
"Zihui, don't bother me, just send these two rows of needles to prick you carefully. 」
He didn't hear it, and he came closer to me.
I'm helpless, I'm afraid I won't be able to finish it today......
25
When I got up the next day, the charcoal stove in the house was still burning, except for the big stove beside me.
He left a note saying that he had something important to do and went out for a few days.
I'm not surprised, he has been like this all these years, although I never ask, I also have a faint conjecture in my heart, but I can't say it explicitly.
In such a world, maybe something must be done to change it.
During the day, I copied books as usual, and my father came to me in a hurry and told me, "It's messy, it's messy. 」
I don't know what he's talking about.
After listening carefully, I realized that it was the king of Lingnan who reversed......
The vassal king conspired against him, and immediately punished his proton to boost the morale of the army.
The people of the Imperial City Division went to the Proton Mansion to arrest people before dawn, and when they got there, the building was already empty.
I secretly admired in my heart that Li Yan really had some skills to escape under the close surveillance of a group of secret agents.
But now that the whole city is under martial law, how long can he hide?
Sure enough, three days later, the whereabouts of this proton master were exposed, and the Imperial City Sijia sent people to surround the place, but only caught ...... Qin Zihui.
Such a secret should not be known to ordinary people like us.
But there are people, but I am in a hurry.
Qin Rong deliberately sent a letter and gave me a waist card.
The letter said, "I want to save him, and I will stay with me for the night in Beijing. 」
I didn't dare to let Daddy know about such bastard words, and I entered the capital alone without telling him.
The inventory of the city gate is indeed much stricter than before, but I have the token given by Qin Rong, and they let it go without embarrassment.
Seeing me in front of the Marquis of Weiyuan's mansion, Qin Rong smiled proudly and said indifferently: "Ming Yin, you hate me so much, do you want to curse me to death?"
He was talking about the two coffins I brought with me, which I bought overnight at the longevity shop in the county.
"Marquis Qin misunderstood, this is prepared by the folk woman for her husband and herself. If the marquis insists on forcing me to step into the gate of your mansion and ruin my reputation, then it will be useful. 」
As I spoke, I threw the short knife in my sleeve in front of Qin Rong.
He was silent for a moment, and then instructed the little servant behind him, "Prepare tables, chairs, and tea sets, and place them at this gate. 」
26
Although it is evening, it is such a situation where everyone is in danger, there are not many pedestrians on the street, and it is inevitable that some passers-by will look twice in the direction of the Hou Mansion.
Qin Rong didn't pay attention to it.
"Mingyin, I just want to talk to you properly. 」
I believed him and listened to him, but I didn't respond.
He was not annoyed, and when he saw that I was wearing thin clothes, he ordered someone to set up a stove beside me, but it was really warm.
"Do you blame me?"
He asked bluntly, and I replied, "Yes." 」
He nodded in anticipation, "That's why you confessed to me. Those people outside are respectful to me on the surface, but behind the scenes, there are many people who spit on me. 」
I glared at him, "Shouldn't a man who kills his biological father, adoptive mother, or wife be spurned?"
Qin Rong's face changed slightly, Xu heard this, no matter how reluctant he was, he couldn't squeeze out a smile.
After being silent for a long time, he suddenly got up, and in such a cold winter, he took the initiative to take off his coat and put on his underwear, revealing a scar.
I recognized the stab and subconsciously avoided my gaze.
"Ming Yin, that day, I almost died on the long street behind you, I wanted someone to help me, but all I heard in my ears was the ridicule that I was not as good as Qin Zixuan, and my biological father, even Lang Zhong didn't even call me, he wanted me to die, everyone in the Qin family wanted me to die, just for ...... The sound of home in their mouths. 」
I didn't know what to say, so I kept my mouth shut.
Qin Rong Gu put on his clothes and continued: "But I am not reconciled, I want to live, live as a human being, and no longer be compared to others, I want them to be afraid of me and dare not talk about me anymore, I want to take back everything that belongs to me, including you." 」
He said that with such a straight face, but when he raised his eyes and met my gaze, he suddenly lost his arrogance.
Obviously, he was beaten because of me, but he felt the most sorry for me. I understand that Qin Rong has long been lost in hatred, and he has never said a word for Qin Zihui from beginning to end.
Half a pot of tea, he reminded me of many things from the past.
At that time, he worked hard and was filial, even if he didn't say much, he always had the ability to make me unable to leave my eyes.
I was very happy when I used to associate with him, but since the day he got married, none of this has mattered to me.
At dawn, I got up to take my leave.
He obviously didn't want to say, "Where are you going?"
"West Mountain on the outskirts of Beijing. 」
Qin Rong was dumbfounded, because there was a burial of the old marquis's family here.
"I'm going to send these two coffins over for placement, maybe it won't be long before Zihui and I can go to accompany the family of the first marquis. Why, will you come with me?"
After a long silence, he would let me go.
"Ming Yin, if you try to go to a place where I can't find it, I will never let Qin Zihui have a good time. 」
27
After leaving Beijing, I sent the workers who delivered the coffin.
After carefully confirming that no one was coming, he gently tapped on one of the coffins: "Shizi, come out." 」
Li Yan pushed open the coffin board with great agility and jumped out: "Whew, I almost suffocated to death, thank you Auntie." 」
I shook my head and smiled, "It's your little uncle who is like a god. 」
I actually didn't know what Qin Zihui was going to do when he went out this time, but I heard that he was arrested, so I guessed it.
He calculated almost every step, and even took himself in, and asked Qin Rong to lead me into Beijing in order to rescue Li Yan safely.
As for how he got out, he must have thought of a perfect solution, and I don't worry about him.
It was Li Yan who seemed to be embarrassed: "Auntie, you won't blame Uncle Xiao for letting you take risks for me, right?"
Hearing this, I almost blurted out, "He knows that I understand him, and believes that I can help you, and it's too late for me to be happy, so why blame?"
I know very well that in Qin Zihui's heart, my safety is more important than everything, and he must be extremely convinced that I have the ability to retreat from Qin Rong's hands, so he dares to lead me into the game.
Hearing me say this, the apology on Li Yan's face froze, and he said after a while, "It's really a great blessing for Uncle Xiao to have an aunt. 」
I thought he was hiding something, but I didn't want to ask.
As soon as the people in charge of picking up Li Yan arrived, he immediately ordered someone to send me and Daddy to Liyang, Fan Lao's house for a temporary stay.
"My father will definitely attack Liyang first to ensure the safety of my master's family, and my aunt can go there with confidence. 」
It sounded a little strange to me, he meant that there would be a battle in Liyang soon, but he also said that it was safe there.
Li Yan saw my concerns, and said to me with some pride: "My Lingnan army has an iron law, and I will never hurt the people in the slightest, so don't worry. 」
I was skeptical, but I wasn't convinced until I experienced the siege.
28
Qin Rong waited for a few days, and he didn't see me again and went to the capital to beg him.
I directly sent someone to Heyuan County, only to find that the house was empty.
He was angry, and he wanted to anger Qin Zixuan.
But the strange thing is that such a big living person disappeared out of thin air from the prison of the impregnable prison of the supervision courtyard.
Before leaving, he also set a fire and burned down most of the dark room containing confidential news.
It is rumored that a capable person directly dug a tunnel to rescue Qin Zihui.
It is also said that it is a fine work, and it should be combined with him inside and outside.
Say anything......
I also wanted to know how he managed to escape, but I couldn't see him.
If I knew that the day was a parting, it would have been four years of separation, and I wouldn't have just cared about sewing those Rausch gloves.
I don't know if he's been doing well in the past few years......
"Auntie, don't worry, Uncle Xiao is fine. 」
In recent years, the king of Lingnan has led troops outside, and Lingnan has been led by Li Yan.
He is not very old, but he is very old. Deploy manpower to manage the captured state capitals and cities in an orderly manner.
Qin Zihui's news was also brought back when he came to visit.
Obviously, he has a lot of chores, but he still comes to Liyang two or three times a year.
In fact, even if he doesn't come, I can still hear the resourceful military advisor in the Lingnan Army from the rumors.
"I heard that there have been more and more academies inviting my aunt to give lectures recently, but can you still handle it?"
I chuckled and nodded.
Li Yan re-wrote, and the previously seized academies in various places asked him to order the reopening, and he also allocated a lot of resources to support it.
Those mountain chiefs were full of energy, and they came to the door to beg Fan Lao to go out of the mountain to give lectures, but he didn't want to take care of it anymore and told me to cook.
Later, I took my father and hid out.
Those mountain chiefs will be flexible, and they know that what Fan Lao has learned all his life will be sorted out and transcribed by me.
He simply retreated and invited me to go.
I actually told some fame, and now in the Southlands, it's quite a bit of a vain.
I know that this is all due to Li Yan, and his name of benevolent rule of the world is no longer under his father......
Half a year later, the king of Lingnan entered the imperial city, and the people's aspirations were determined.
I finally met Qin Zihui again.
On a snowy night, he knocked on my door again.
Dressed in gorgeous clothes, he is handsome and handsome, so beautiful.
But I didn't care about that, and threw myself into his arms, and let him wrap around me.
There was a familiar voice in my ears again, so gentle—
"Mingyin, I'm back. 」
29
The ascension of the new emperor to the throne, the overlapping of the courts, and the placement of the old and new courtiers are the most time-consuming.
Qin Zihui was made a marquis early.
The title set by the new emperor for him was originally Ding'an, but he changed the two words in his request, Weiyuan.
He is going to let Qin melt the name of the Marquis of Weiyuan, and then restore his glory.
I think this is what Qin Zihui will do.
As for Qin Rong, on the day he was captured in the capital, he offered Cui Shu's head and took the initiative to surrender in order to save his life.
Now, he is staying safely in the prison of the Criminal Department.
No one can be sure what His Majesty will decide on him.
Qin Zihui entered the palace to ask for a few times, but he was sent back.
But with such a deep hatred in the sea of blood, how could he wait.
"Mingyin, wait for me. 」
I followed Qin Zihui to the prison of the Criminal Department, and he didn't let me go in with him, so I knew that he was going to make a decision today.
The guards all knew Qin Zihui's intentions, but they still chose to let him go, I guess Li Yan sent someone to check in advance.
Half an hour later, Qin Zihui walked out covered in blood and red-eyed.
Seeing this, the guards around me subconsciously took a step back, but I walked towards him.
Seeing that I was wearing a moon-white dress stained with blood on his body, Qin Zihui's eyes softened a lot.
He took my hand and said, "I didn't kill him. 」
I sighed in relief, looked at him and nodded.
Hatred didn't make him lose his mind after all.
He should understand that whether he will resist the order and kill Qin Rong is His Majesty's temptation of him, and the king's heart is unpredictable, even if he is open-minded, he will not dare to gamble with my life.
He could no longer afford such a loss.
But what I didn't know was that the guards went in to check and found that Qin Rong had more than a dozen blood holes in his body, which perfectly avoided the vital point.
It is true that man is alive, but he is gone.
For him, it may be better to live than to die.
Even so, he was still repeating in a weak voice, "Ming Yin, I want to see Ming Yin. 」
But I'll never let him see me again.
30
The following year, the crown prince Li Yan chose a concubine and appointed the daughter of the Duke of Anguo.
I was ordered to serve as a wife and accompany the crown princess throughout the wedding ceremony.
I knew that I had been ordained and that there was such a drudgery, and I couldn't say anything...... There's no way I can't say yes.
The prince's wedding is imminent, and I have a big head just by reciting those complicated etiquettes every day, looking at the leisurely Qin Zihui, I always have to make a few faces for no reason.
He finally came to me with hindsight and asked, "Ming Yin, you went to Guozijian to give a lecture a while ago, and you didn't see such nervousness, is this etiquette really difficult?"
I glanced at him angrily, "How can that be. 」
It's easier to do what I'm good at.
He coaxed me and said, "Otherwise, I'll go and talk to the prince and help you with this errand." 」
All I was waiting for was his words, "Can you push?"
Before the words fell, someone outside the door answered: "I can't, Lone is a specially chosen aunt, you can't get rid of it." 」
Li Yan is really going to be disappointed.
Before nightfall, I was still reading the etiquette at the desk, but the subordinate hurriedly came to report that Qin Zihui was drunk.
I think it's really strange, how could his alcohol be drunk by Li Yan?
But he was indeed drunk and lying at the table without knowing it.
After placing him, I will send Li Yan out.
After taking a few steps, he turned back and pursed his lips for a long time, as if he had made up his mind, before he spoke: "Auntie, if you are lonely, if I can recognize you before Uncle Xiao, will you ......?"
What kind of nonsense is this?
If there is no Qin Zihui, no matter who he is the prince or who, I have no reason to recognize him.
But after a moment, I understood what he meant by what he said.
"Your Highness knows that as far as courtiers are concerned, as long as some people appear, it is a lifetime, and they cannot be divided into first come and first come. 」
Qin Zihui is that person.
When Li Yan heard this, he swallowed the words back from his mouth and never opened his mouth again for the rest of his life.
He turned away a little lonely, his back very desolate.
I watched him get into the carriage before returning to the courtyard.
As I expected, Qin Zihui stood there fixedly, his straight posture reflected by the moon shadow.
But man is incomparably sober.
I knew he was pretending to be drunk.
Just as he was about to scorn him for being a traitor, the man had already spoken: "Mingyin, we will never give up on each other, will we?"
I didn't reply to him right away.
Qin Zihui stared at me nervously, allowing me to pace in small steps, approaching little by little, and standing still in front of him.
Making sure he could see the certainty in my gaze, I said, "Well, never. 」
Just this sentence made him show his face instantly.
I knew what he was confirming, and that's my answer.
And I did.
Later in life, I had a serious illness.
The group has been healed for a long time, but there is no improvement.
They waited tremblingly on the side, not knowing how angry this old marquis would be.
Qin Zihui dispersed everyone unusually calmly.
He knelt in front of the couch and said in a dumb voice for a long time: "Mingyin, I have lost too much in this life, only you, I can't, if you are tired and want to leave, then I will accompany you." 」
This man threatens me with himself?
But I'm still getting better.
Because he is indeed reluctant to give up on him......
(ENDS)
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