Chapter 93:

Qin Zhun clenched his fists and sternly said: "Brother Ning, how can you let my sister be the master!"
"Your sister has just met someone who has never taken care of the house before. What do you know?!"
"You, your heart is too big, you actually handed over so much money and so much property to her family..."
Speaking of Qin Jiu, Qin Zhun's mouth was like a where the flood was discharged, and his anger surged out.
Qin Zening raised his sword eyebrows, a mocking light flashed across his eyes.
At the palace banquet, Qin Zeyu was not idle, and told Qin Zening that Qin Zhuo had slaughtered Qin Zhun several times in the past few months. Qin Zening knew that this was what Qin Zhun was talking about.
As far as Qin Zening is concerned, he can tolerate everything, but he can't stand others saying that his sister is not good, and he smiles and puts his arms around his chest, a leisurely mix.
"Hey," he sighed deliberately, "Xiao Jiu is so kind. For fear that the Zhongyi Hou Mansion will be defeated, he took out all the cash at home to his second uncle for emergency treatment. In order to keep the family business, Xiao Jiu really worked hard. ."
After Qin Zening finished speaking, no matter what Qin Zhun thought, he waved away coldly.
Hmph, the two rooms are separated, and the hands are still so long, take care of the other's sister!
"You..." Qin Zhun looked at Qin Zening's back, and the corners of his mouth trembled with anger, and the blue veins on his forehead jumped in waves, and said angrily, "Stop!"
However, Qin Zening did not stop at all, and left in a stride.
Qin Zhun's face became even more ugly, and he said bitterly: The three brothers and sisters in the long room are really getting more and more unruly. They don't have his uncle in their eyes. They are really disrespectful and have no precepts! !
In fact, he just wanted to press Qin Zening as an elder first, and then talk about the troublesome matter. He didn't expect that Qin Zening, the prowling monkey, did not give him a chance.
Qin Zhun gritted his teeth and chased Qin Zening towards the gate of the palace.
Qin Zhun quickened his pace, panting all the way to the palace gate, and saw Qin Zening outside the palace gate at a glance.
Qin Zening rode on a tall, strong black horse, and was bowing his head to talk to Qin Jiu in the nearby carriage. Qin Zeyu was also there, riding on a white horse, interjecting from time to time. The three brothers and sisters did not know what they were talking about. With a happy appearance, their laughter came over with the wind.
Qin Zhun stopped unconsciously, couldn't help but think of his own home, his expression sank a little, his face seemed to be covered by layers of clouds.
Su Clan has a dark face all day long, no matter what happens, when she talks to her, she is singular and irritating, and she has no good words; his daughter Qin Sheng also complains about him, and Qin Xin always comes to the mansion to ask for money; and, A few days ago, he asked to set up his son, but was refuted by the emperor.
Obviously their Hou Mansion is separated, the emperor forbids him to establish a son, why? !
Qin Zhun's eyes gradually became deeper and deeper.
Reminiscing about the current "trouble", Qin Zhun felt as if there was a moth flying around in his heart, and he became more restless and irritable.
Qin Zhun took another half step towards the three brothers and sisters of Qin Zening, thinking about the past, but after thinking about it, he took back his steps, his eyes stopped on Qin Jiao in the carriage.
He now sees Qin Jiu and feels embarrassed.
Qin Zhun's expression was complicated, and after all, he didn't pass, just watched the Qin family carriage and the brothers Qin Zening and Qin Zeyu rode away, drifting away.
Qin Zhunzhi stood on the spot in a daze, and didn't know how long it took, until the long follower called "Hou Ye", Qin Zhun recovered and got into his own carriage.
After going back that day, Qin Zhun tossed and turned all night, and went to Mrs. Qin's house early the next morning to signal Mrs. Qin's deportation of the servants in the house.
"Mother, I have something to discuss with you." Qin Zhun said straightforwardly, frowning into the word "Chuan".
Mrs. Qin frowned slightly, and her heart shook.
She knows this second son very well, and whenever he encounters something difficult, he is like this.
Qin Zhun hesitated to speak, and said with difficulty, "Mother, we are in trouble in the Zhongyi Marquis Mansion. If we can't handle it, the title handed down from this ancestor will be gone... I really apologize to the ancestors! "
Qin Zhun sighed worriedly, his brows furrowed, his expression seemed to say that he really had to come to Mrs. Qin.
When I heard that this incident involved the title of the Qin family, Mrs. Qin turned pale with fright, and tightly grasped the red sandalwood beads bracelet in her hand, and asked in a panic: "What's wrong?"
"Mother... I... Hey!" Qin Zhun hesitated and couldn't speak, and sighed again.
Mrs. Qin became anxious, her brow furrowed even tighter, and then asked: "Azhun, please tell me, what happened?"
Mrs. Qin asked several times, and Qin Zhun finally reluctantly said: "Mother, you know, I just got a job with Taipusi Shaoqing not long ago..."
Of course Mrs. Qin also knew about this. Taipusi Shaoqing's errand was a fat man that many officials in the DPRK were looking at.
Taipu Temple was the official office in charge of horse management and animal husbandry in the imperial court. The old saying goes: "The horse is the most important thing in the country." Since ancient times, horses have been a military weapon. Ever since Emperor Taizong, Taipu Temple has set up a Changying Depot that specializes in storing "horse price silver", and there are often jokes about the rich transfer department of Taipu Temple.
"Is there any problem with this errand?" Mrs. Qin asked with a frown.
"Hey!" Qin Zhunchang sighed and said with a sad face, "The former Taipusi Shaoqing Li Yuanchun walked in a hurry when handing over the errand. I was so busy that I couldn't wait to grow three heads and six arms, and I didn't pay attention. These two days, I I found out...Changyingku has a big cave."
As he spoke, Qin Zhun's face became increasingly ugly.
Mrs. Qin panicked, clutching Qin Zhun's hand and asked, "A Zhun, what should I do then?"
Qin Zhun rubbed the folds of his eyebrows, and said solemnly: "Mother, if this matter is not done smoothly, you will lose your official position if it is not done properly, but if it is serious... I am afraid that the title will not be guaranteed."
Qin Zhun's eyes flickered slightly, and he deliberately said the consequences by three points.
In his opinion, this trouble is very troublesome, but it will not lose the title. However, he was afraid that if he didn't emphasize the consequences, Mrs. Qin might not help him.
Whether it is demoted or lost, his official career is completely over!
"A Zhun, this title can't be lost! Otherwise, I will be under Jiuquan in the future, how can I face your father!" Mrs. Qin was at a loss, her eyes were red, "A Zhun, this is all Li Yuanchun's fault. The errand you just took over, even if the emperor finds out, we will be able to make it clear."
"I can't explain it clearly." Qin Zhun said embarrassedly, "Li Yuanchun has already paid his official duties and returned to his hometown, and it has been more than 20 days since this errand has been in my hands. Even if I say that it is not my problem now, I am afraid I would say no Cleared!"
Qin Zhun said half and hid half; true half, half false.
He did not notice this "big hole" in Chang Yingku when the two were handing over errands. When he found out, the first reaction was to report it, but it happened that Qin Xin came to him again to ask for money. He looked at Chang Yingku. The silver on Yingku's book was moved.
Changyingku's silver is also called "horse price silver", and generally speaking, it is only allowed to buy horses.
He thought that Beiyan had negotiated with Da Qi, and the sea bandits in Minzhou had also been levelled. The court should not move the money for the time being. He planned to move it first and try to pay it back later, or try to pay the bill slowly. Make peace...
However, the change came too soon.
Mrs. Qin became even more worried when she saw her son's frown and bitter face, "A-Zhun, or you should confess to the emperor now, the emperor has always been kind, and he is thinking of your father's affection, maybe you can treat you lightly. ..."
Qin Zhun seemed to have moved, "You are right, but..." He was eager to get up, but then sat back, "However, it is also possible that the emperor might kill him."
If you can keep it, Qin Zhun is of course trying to keep it. The problem is that the court has suddenly changed recently.
The Ministry of War proposed that Jiangnan horses are too small and unbearable for conscription. It is better to break silver, so as to avoid Jiangnan horses from sending horses to the capital all the way, which is time-consuming and expensive.
Now that the national treasury is empty, this move can reduce the financial burden of the imperial court and can also fill the Changying Treasury. The emperor and several cabinet elders all agreed.
Once the imperial court began to implement the "sale of horses and silver", it was bound to check Changyingku's accounts, and the holes on the account could not be concealed.
Qin Zhun was so regretful that his intestines were blue. If he had known this would happen, he would have taken the initiative to expose Li Yuanchun when he discovered that there was a problem with the accounts. But now, it's too late to regret.
Mrs. Qin became more and more at a loss, pulling Qin Zhun's hand and sweating her hands, "A Zhun, what can I do then?"
Mrs. Qin was so panicked that her mind was blank. She couldn't say that she was going smoothly in her life. The old man and the eldest son were there when the house was ransacked and exiled. Although the days were a bit bitter, she still has the backbone. Anyway, everything depends on the old man. .
Later, Lord Hou was gone, so she followed the second son.
Qin Zhun's eyes flickered, and he hesitated: "Mother, I want Brother Ning to intercede."
Mrs. Qin Tai: "?"
She looked at her second son confusedly. What does this matter have to do with Brother Ning?
Qin Zhun held Mrs. Qin Tai's hand and reminded: "Mother, Brother Ning just made a great contribution."
"..." Mrs. Qin hadn't reacted yet.
Qin Zhun could only bite the bullet and continued: "I have a precedent for'computing merit for crime'."
Qin Zhun spoke implicitly and euphemistically, and Mrs. Qin finally understood what he meant and remembered something familiar:
During the Tai/Zu emperor period, Changding Hou was an effective officer of Tai/Zu emperor and helped Tai/Zu emperor to establish the Great Qi Dynasty, and Chang Dinghou’s uncle was the former general, Wang He, because the previous dynasty fell After losing, Wang He also became a prisoner of the ranks. Changding Hou interceded for his uncle, saying that he had no father and mother since he was a child, and his uncle raised him, just like his own father. crime. □□ The emperor took back the title and pardoned Wang He, as Changding Hou meant.
This incident was spread as a good story in the Daqi Dynasty, and was often used by storytellers in teahouses.
In other words, Qin Zhun meant that Qin Zening made great contributions in Minzhou this time and asked him to ask the emperor to intercede with him, and use his credit to offset Qin Zhun's crime and keep the Qin family's title.
"..." Mrs. Qin was silent.
If Qin Zening is Qin Zhun's biological son today, it would be natural for Qin Zhun not to come and tell her that the son will be the father, but Qin Zening is just the nephew of the next room.
Qin Zhun naturally could see Mrs. Qin Tai's thoughts, and sighed in embarrassment: "Mother, I also know that this has wronged Brother Ning, but I have no other choice. I have thought of everything I can think of."
"I also thought about filling the hole with my own money, but you also know that Brother Ning and the others have just been distributed, most of the cash in the family has been distributed to them, and the Fuzhong is now struggling to survive, waiting for the autumn harvest. The profit of the shop is collected."
"Mother, I really can't bear the ancestor's title folded in my hand!"
As he spoke, Qin Zhun wiped the corners of his eyes with his cuffs, his voice choked slightly.
Mrs. Qin was flustered, and hesitated and said: "Azhun, isn't this okay? Ning, he and the Hou Mansion have already separated... and Ning has finally made great contributions."
Yesterday, Qin Zening returned to Beijing triumphantly. After the palace banquet, he came to the Hou Mansion to please Mrs. Qin, and Mrs. Qin saw that the grandson was black and thin...
Mrs. Qin also stayed in Minzhou for a few years. She knew just how cruel the sea bandits in Minzhou were. People only watched Qin Zening and made great achievements easily, but she knew that this military exploit was. In exchange for life, only he knew the hardships.
Qin Zhun was still talking unwillingly, moving with affection, and for a while he talked about the dead old man, and for a while he said that it was not easy to support his family business these years, and for a while that Qin Zening was still young...
In Qin Zhun's expectant gaze, Mrs. Qin Tai said wearily: "A Zhun, this matter... I want to think about it, you go back first."
Qin Zhun was not discouraged, Mo Ruozi, his friend, he knew that his mother was the most softhearted and her ears were soft, she always sympathized with the weak, and wanted to pinch her couldn't be easier.
"Mother, then you have a good rest." Qin Zhun stood up in good faith.
When he reached the door curtain, he stopped again and said in a low voice: "I am really ashamed of my father... I still remember that when he was in Minzhou, my father used to say that he was ashamed of his heart, but he was ashamed of his ancestors... …"
After speaking, Qin Zhun went out, and the curtain of Concubine Xiang was raised and lowered, swaying slightly in the air.
Mrs. Qin stared at the Xiang concubine curtain blankly, her eyes in a daze.
As a person by the pillow, Mrs. Qin certainly knows the thoughts of the old man. Back then, the old man was robbed of the title by the first emperor for protecting the present. The Qin family was exiled, and the old man had no regrets and regrets. There is.
Later, today, the Qin family was rehabilitated and the title was returned. The old man enshrined the imperial decree in the ancestral hall himself, and knelt for a day and a night...
The past flashes quickly in Mrs. Qin Tai's mind, her heart is heavy.
Today’s weather is slightly gloomy, even the autumn wind blowing in from the window has a hint of chill, and the mottled shadows of the trees cast on the house and sway with the wind...
"Shasha, rustling..."
Mrs. Qin was locked up in the East Chamber by herself for nearly one morning. In the afternoon, she personally went to Qin's Mansion in Hulu Lane.
Qin Zening was working as a errand at this time on weekdays. Today is an exception. He just returned to Beijing yesterday. The emperor gave him a three-day vacation and asked him to take a three-day break to report to the Shenshu Camp.
As soon as Mrs. Qin arrived, Qin Zening and Qin Jiao immediately came to the main hall to meet her.
"Grandma, Ayu is still in class with her husband, I will call him over when he is over..."
Mrs. Qin interrupted Qin Zening: "You don't need to be called Ayu."
Qin Zening and Qin Jiu exchanged glances tacitly. Yesterday, the three of their brothers and sisters had just greeted Mrs. Qin Tai. At that time, Mrs. Qin Tai looked as usual. It should be something urgent that she suddenly passed the house today. Otherwise, they would go to the Hou Mansion every few days to ask for peace, and they are not in a hurry to say today.
What happened? !
Qin Jiu and Qin Zening both had the same question in their hearts, but neither brother nor sister asked directly.
Mrs. Qin was sitting on the chair of the imperial teacher above her thoughts deeply, drinking tea absently, quietly in the hall.
After sitting for a while, Mrs. Qin put down the tea cup, looked at Qin Zening, and asked, "Brother Ning, have your second uncle been here?"
Qin Zening moved his eyebrows, remembering that Qin Zhun stopped himself outside the Huagai Hall yesterday and said some nonsense.
Without waiting for Qin Zening's promise, Mrs. Qin went on to say: "Your second uncle has recently encountered some trouble..."
Mrs. Qin stopped for a while, and her expression was complicated to tell Qin Zening, "If he comes to ask you for help, you must not softly agree."
Qin Jiao: "?"
Qin Jiu looked at Qin Zening again. Seeing him seemed thoughtful, he blinked curiously, thinking: Is there something that she doesn't know about?
Mrs. Qin sighed exhaustedly, and said in a frantic tone: "Brother Ning, you got your life in exchange for your credit. If something happens to your parents and brothers, it's okay to justify your credit, but your second uncle is after all They are separated from the three of your brothers and sisters by one room and also separated from each other. That means they are two families."
"Hey, since your second uncle has inherited the title and family business from the family, he should have taken up this family. How can he wait until he commits a crime, and think that the nephew who divided the family will come forward. This man, There is no reason to account for all the benefits!"
Mrs. Qin Tai understood and was disappointed with the second son.
In the past, the old marquis was once taken the title, but he earned it back on his own, but the second son did not learn from his father's good points, and only thought that others would help him solve his troubles.
In the words, Mrs. Qin seemed to be a lot older, and then said: "I understand your second uncle, he said that everything is the fault of others, but this fault, he himself must still account for at least half." Otherwise, he Why is it so guilty, so impatient!
Qin Jiu and Qin Zening actually still don't know what's going on. Apart from listening to Mrs. Qin Tai, they don't know what to say. The brothers and sisters occasionally look at each other.
The brothers and sisters looked a little dumbfounded in Mrs. Qin Tai's eyes, and they became at a loss.
Mrs. Qin Tai felt soft and sad, and she couldn't help but remember that when the eldest son and eldest daughter-in-law passed away, Ning was a young child who was forced to grow up and shoulder the responsibility of taking care of her younger siblings.
Since ancient times, this child without a father or mother has been in the house early. The three brothers and sisters in the long house are already pitiful enough, but they are still soft-hearted. Brother Ning was neither crowned nor married, so he was driven out of the house by his uncle. Stand on your own.
Apart from anything else, Qin Zening and Qin Zeyu, who had separated from the Hou Mansion, would definitely suffer some losses when discussing marriage.
The more Mrs. Qin thought about it, the more she felt that her grandson was not easy, "Brother Ning, your credit is in exchange for your life. You no longer have a knighthood. You have to earn your own future. Also, your sister and Your brother also wants your elder brother to support him."
"If you don't think about yourself, you have to think more about your siblings."
Mrs. Qin was immersed in her thoughts, and she kept talking to herself.
Qin Jiu looked at the gray-haired old man in front, pursed his lips and smiled, his pupils were bright and clear.
Although Mrs. Qin Tai is a little bit partial to Qin Xin, her heart is biased. What's more, as far as Mrs. Qin Tai is concerned, Qin Xin is a child raised by her, and she has feelings for raising a kitten or puppy. , Let alone a person, Qin Xin has been in love for more than ten years, and Mrs. Qin Tai really regards Qin Xin as a granddaughter.
Think about it carefully, even if Mrs. Qin is eccentric, she is indeed not bad, whether it is now or in the novel, she can't be considered bad to the original owner, she is just an old lady with soft ears and more confused as she gets older. . She lives in her own world, with limitations in what she can see, hear, and think of. She also hopes that her children and grandchildren can be harmonious and beautiful.
She hopes that everyone will be well, whether it is Qin Xin, Qin Zhun... or Qin Zening, Qin Zeyu.
Therefore, now she also knows that Qin Zening's future cannot be sacrificed to fulfill Qin Zhun.
To be honest, Qin Zening was also surprised, watching grandma's eyes flashed with emotion.
He solemnly replied: "Grandma, I know."
Qin Zening also knows roughly: His second uncle must have caused some trouble and wants to solve it for him. However, when he asks for others, he doesn't know how to lower his breath, and he has to act like an elder. I want to suppress my momentum...
Qin Zening really wondered if his second uncle's brain was broken, and he was not looking for abuse, why would he help an uncle who didn't treat him well! Do you look so cheap? !
Qin Zening silently "reflected" in his heart for a while. It seemed that he was still too "gentle" in his daily actions, so that people thought he was a cabbage in the field...
Qin Jiu exchanged eyes with Qin Zening while eating grapes. She also guessed that the second uncle's trouble this time was probably not small, otherwise the old lady would not be allowed to come out to look for them.
Although Qin Zeping agreed, Mrs. Qin was still not at ease. She always felt that their children’s family would be easily overwhelmed by their uncles as the elders, and said a few more words: "Ning brother, grandmother is for your own good. You must remember what your grandmother said and don't be soft-hearted."
"Grandma, don't worry, I am staring at Big Brother." Qin Jiao said with a smile, "Grandma, eat grapes, these grapes are sour and sweet, I will peel them for you."
Qin Jiao peeled the grapes to Mrs. Qin Tai and fed them to her mouth.
Mrs. Qin Tai who ate the grapes was extremely useful, and her expression was lighter. When the matter was over, Mrs. Qin didn't stay long before she got up and said, "I'm leaving now."
"Grandma, I will see you off." Qin Jiao also stood up.
Qin Zening originally wanted to send Mrs. Qin together, but Mrs. Qin dismissed her with disgust, "Brother Ning, don't give it away. I happen to have a few words to say with your sister."
As a result, Qin Zening was left alone in the main hall, watching the old and the young leave him and walk away.
Mrs. Qin Tai took Qin Jiu's hand, walking, and said: "Sister Jiu, there are some things that your mother should have told you, but your mother went early. Your brother is heartless, and your aunt It's arrogant...hey."
"The King Chen takes you very seriously. This is a good thing, but it won’t be a hundred days old... Don’t do things willful in the future. This girl’s family still has to be gentle and gentle, marrying her husband, just like your second sister. Although she and the second prince were a little unhappy before, they were finally coaxed back. After giving birth to the emperor's grandson, she can at least seal a side concubine..."
Qin Jiao: "..."
She almost laughed, but held back. She already knew the temper of the old lady, and when she heard the latter passage, she went directly in one ear and out of the ear, anyway, it was right to laugh.
Mrs. Qin looked at Qin Jiao’s face of being taught, and she was relieved: now sister Ji will be the princess concubine soon, and brother Ning has a good job again. As long as she tells Ning brother about marriage, the long room will also It stood still. I have to pay attention to Ning brother...
Madam Qin came out from Hulu Lane until she returned to the Hou Mansion. She thought about the people she knew all the way, but she couldn't think of a suitable grandson and daughter-in-law. She wondered if she had to go to the palace and talk to Queen Wei. I was also afraid that Queen Wei would also pick Qin Zening a proud man.
In the entanglement, Mrs. Qin returned to Ronghetang, and Qin Zhun got the news immediately.
He was already waiting anxiously, and he also knew that Mrs. Qin had just gone to Huluxiang. He felt that she must have been moved by him, and immediately came to Ronghetang again.