Chapter 36:

Gu Zezhi put the veil back into her hand again, and naturally ordered: "Wipe your hands, too."
Following his gaze, Qin Jiao realized that the finger of her right hand was also covered with dust on the sack.
She obediently wiped her hands, and this time, she wiped them very carefully, for fear that the clean golden thigh would come to help again.
After wiping, she tucked the kerchief into her sleeve pocket and said with a smile, "I will pay you one next time."
"..." Gu Zezhi moved his eyebrows, and there was a hint of light in his eyes.
He nodded, smiling lightly, "Okay."
The two walked all the way to the door of Qingming Tea House. Qin Jiao was afraid that he would mention tea again, and quickly waved goodbye to him, "I have an appointment with the elder brother and the younger brother."
Gu Zezhi smiled and said: "Then see you in a few days."
Qin Jiu thought he was asking for a veil, so he readily answered.
So Gu Zezhi left.
He went straight into the palace and went to the imperial study room to see the emperor.
At this moment, the emperor had just learned about Yeluluan’s beating. Seeing that Gu Zezhi was here, he gave him a seat and casually mentioned the incident: "The envoy Beiyan just came to me to file a complaint. Strictly investigate the prisoners, and I must give them an explanation. "These Beiyan people are really troublesome!
Gu Zezhi sat down by the window with his robes, a little calm in his grace, and said with a smile: "The emperor, I was the one who beat him."
The emperor was startled, his face inevitably showed surprise.
Gu Zezhi: "Just now Yeluluan was on Huachang Street and told Miss Qin in public that he was pleased with her."
emperor:"???"
The emperor looked at Gu Zezhi's expression even more weird, and said to his heart: Could it be that he is jealous?
If you are jealous, beat people up. Isn't that bad?
He can come and beg himself, he can point him to Qin Jiu's marriage... But if he really means marriage, how will this generation count?
The emperor who had thought about it wildly also knew Yeluluan's intentions.
It can be said that Yeluluan did nothing to hide!
The emperor thoughtfully turned the jade pull finger on his thumb, and said: "Last time I had rejected Yeluluan's request for Xiao Jiu's marriage, so he planned to start from Xiao Jiu. It seems that the compound bow attracts Bei Yan. It's pretty strong."
The winter sun through the branches and leaves outside the window cast a mottled light and shadow on Gu Zezhi's face. As the wind blows, the mottled light and shadow swayed endlessly, adding to him a sense of unpredictability.
"Bei Yan has always been ambitious to Da Qi, the only difference is that he can't beat him and he can't beat him." Gu Zezhi said slowly, with a warm voice as usual.
The emperor looked at Gu Zezhi, turned his jade finger to a halt, and said, "Leave those envoys of Beiyan to you."
"You've been in the capital for a while, and it's time for a job."
"Don't let them bother me if they have something to do."
After a pause, the emperor added jokingly: "The errand is well done, I will give you a marriage."
Gu Zezhi raised his eyebrows: "Who to give?"
The emperor picked up the tea cup in a good mood and asked, "Who do you want?"
Gu Zezhi smiled slightly, but said nothing.
The emperor took a sip of hot tea, moistened his throat, put down the tea cup, and asked, "Is Xiao Jiu scared?"
Gu Zezhi said affirmatively: "No."
Not only didn't, but the girl was in good spirits when she hit someone! After the fight, he was even more refreshed, and he took his veil away.
The emperor continued to ask with great interest: "Then have you sent the girl home? There is a mixed bag in the capital. It would be no good if a girl's house is hit by someone who doesn't have long eyes."
The emperor was very entangled, not only worried about what to do if the marriage was done, what to do with the future generations and titles, but also felt that the two people were very well matched, and it seemed that he shouldn't get confused.
The emperor planned to gossiping for some news before going back and telling the queen.
Gu Zezhi was absent-minded, thinking about the veil, wondering if this little girl knew what it meant to take his veil?
Of course Qin Jiao didn't know. After she tucked the veil into her sleeve, she left it behind her head.
She drank a cup of tea at the Qingming Teahouse and finished another plate of melon seeds before waiting for the brothers Qin Zening and Qin Zeyu, but Qin Zeyu was drooping his head like a stubborn puppy, looking listless.
Qin Jiao raised his eyebrows.
The moment Qin Zeyu watched Qin Jiu, even his shoulders collapsed, and he could feel the grievances from his bones from far away.
Qin Jiao resisted a smile, deliberately ignored him, only shouted to Qin Zening: "Brother."
Qin Zeyu curled his lips when he saw this, his handsome face was full of unhappiness.
When facing Qin Jiu, Qin Zening's voice was extremely gentle: "Sister, are you tired from playing? Where else do you want to go shopping?"
Qin Jiao shook his head, "Brother, let's go back." After that, she pointed at Qin Zeyu, meaning, what happened to him?
Qin Zening understood his sister's gestures and snorted coldly: "This kid has just been trained by Bo Jianning. Bo Jianing asked him to consider whether he should return to the academy. If he wants to go back, Bo Jianing will help him. Go to Xinshanchang."
Qin Zeyu: "Brother! I don't want to go to Songfeng Academy!"
Qin Zening raised his eyebrows: "Ayu!"
"Don't go if he doesn't want to." Qin Jiao said quietly.
Qin Zeyu couldn't believe her ears, looked at her suspiciously, shocked that Qin Jiao would actually speak for him.
Could it be that Qin Zhuo was trying to please him and wanted to reconcile with him... No, they have never been "reconciled", how come to "reconcile"! !
Anyway, he wouldn't forgive her so simply!
Qin Zeyu snorted softly, but his feet had already moved quietly to Qin Jiu's side, and the arrogant look seemed to say: Since Qin Jiu admitted her mistake first, he can also consider forgiving her!
As a result, he heard his sister's cold and merciless voice ringing in his ears: "Songfeng Academy is too far away. Even if it is strict, it is not convenient to discipline this bear kid."
Qin Zeyu: "???"
Qin Jiu continued: "This kid just owes a beating. Before he beats him, don't leave home too far."
"Stay in Beijing..." Qin Zening thought for a while, rubbing his chin, and thinking about it again, feeling that his sister was making sense. Since Qin Zeyu can slip through Songfeng Academy once, he can slip a second time and a third time. Tomorrow, he will go to Jianningbo Mansion again and return to Jianningbo's kindness.
After thinking about it this way, the matter was resolved, and Qin Zening felt relieved, with a smile on his face.
On the contrary, Qin Zeyu's face was ugly again.
"Sister, I know that there is a fragrant powder shop not far ahead. The boy Cui Si bought it for his wife last time, and he was so complacent. Big brother will take you to buy it." Qin Zening smiled.
"Yeah." Qin Jiu answered, smiling and walking with him.
Qin Zeyu watched as his brother and sister ignored him and left.
The kid was a little confused, and a thought came to mind: Did he fall out of favor?
Thinking of this, Qin Zeyu felt flustered, and couldn't help speeding up his pace. He chased him up without realizing that he had walked to the other side of Qin Jiu unknowingly.
Qin Zening made a generous move, and with a big wave of his hand, he rounded up all the latest models in the powder shop, and the three returned with a full load.
As soon as I returned to the house, I saw Madam Qin's Madam Cui waiting at the gate of Yimen. Madam Cui said anxiously: "Uncle, Madam Madam wants you to go there as soon as you come back."
Qin Zening curled her lips and smiled, "Did the second aunt go to the grandmother to file a complaint?"
Mother Cui nodded worriedly and said: "The lady went to complain to Mrs. Tai early in the morning, saying that it was because the fifth master ignored the third girl. Yesterday the third girl beat him up and the wife was very angry."
Qin Zening nodded and said, "I'll go." As he said, he glared at Qin Zeyu, all blaming this stinky boy.
Qin Zeyu was so aggrieved that he felt that he was really not loved by his brother and sister. He was obviously beaten!
"Brother, let me go with you." Qin Zeyu said in a dull voice, "so that my grandmother really thought I was beaten by Qin Jiao."
"It would be too embarrassing to make others think that I can't even beat a girl's house!"
As he said, Qin Zeyu's chin was still stubbornly lifted, his voice raised by three points. With Qin Jiu's little girl's movie, if she didn't let her go, how could she hit herself!
"I'm long-term, dare you dare to do something with the girl's family?" Qin Jiao looked at him with a smile, and raised his hand to touch the matching sword on Qin Zening's waist.
Qin Zeyu was taken aback and hurriedly hid behind his elder brother, "Sister, I was wrong."
This reconciliation attitude was exactly the same as when Qin Jiu faced Gu Ze.
Mother Cui looked at Qin Zeyu and Qin Jiu again, staring blankly.
Obviously when Wu Ye first came back, he looked at the three girls as if he saw an enemy. After only a few days, the relationship between the two brothers and sisters is so good?
Could it be that blood is thicker than water! Mother Cui sighed in her heart. Also, this fake can't be true!
"Stop it, go back to your Yijiayuan." Qin Zening looked at Qin Zeyu and shook his head with a smile.
After getting the words of the eldest brother, Qin Zeyu ran away quickly, for fear that he would be beaten by Qin Jiao again if he took a step slower.
Qin Jiu glanced at the back of his escape, and suggested, "Brother, would you like to live with him?"
Qin Zening nodded in response, he had to take care of this kid!
After that, Qin Zening followed Mother Cui to Ronghetang.
Mrs. Qin Tai in the east room was already waiting very anxiously. Seeing Qin Zening, she was a little surprised, and asked, "Where is Jiu?"
Qin Zening bowed, then sat down on a armchair next to him, and replied, "Xiao Jiu and Ayu have gone back."
"Grandma, don't listen to your second aunt's nonsense. Ayu is getting more and more uncomfortable recently. Grandson is the eldest brother, is he always qualified to discipline him?"
"The eldest brother is like a father. When my grandfather was still alive, he never spoiled his grandson. It should be the same."
Qin Zening lifted the old Houye out and blocked the words that Mrs. Qin hadn't said yet.
Qin Zening was too confused when he was a child, and always got into trouble. It was true that he was beaten by the old man. Mrs. Qin Tai could not say that the elder brother had taught her compatriots wrong, and her face was a little stiff.
Mrs. Qin cleared her throat, and could only reluctantly said: "Brother Ning, Brother Yu is still young..."
"Brother Yu is twelve years old and he is not too young. Grandson has already gone to the military camp at this age." Qin Zening smiled, "Or, grandmother thinks I will harm Ah Yu?"
Mrs. Qin Tai was blocked by the eldest grandson and could not speak.
This morning when she heard the Su family say that Qin Jiao was beating Qin Zeyu, she was anxious and angry.
Qin Zeyu is a eldest son. He had no parents since he was born. The elders will inevitably be a bit accustomed to him. He and Sister Xin never touched his finger. Qin Jiu dared to hit him as soon as he came back. Come on! !
But now, Mrs. Qin Tai feels that Qin Zening's words seem to make sense: Anyway, he is his own brother, even if Qin Zhuo didn't know how to start, Brother Ning would never watch his brother be beaten up.
Qin Zening changed the conversation, skipped the topic, and said, "Grandma, grandson wants to discuss something with you."
"What's the matter?" Mrs. Qin was distracted.
"Since my sister is back, my mother's dowry should be taken care of by my sister." Qin Zening said, "What do you think?"
Mrs. Qin said subconsciously: "Sister Xin has managed well these two years."
Mrs. Qin Xin’s housekeeper was taught by Mrs. Qin herself. Over the years, Wei’s dowry has been managed in an orderly manner.
Qin Zening pulled the corners of his mouth and said bluntly: "How can my mother's dowry be managed by outsiders? Who knows if this outsider will move away and do something shameful!"
"Brother Ning, don't talk nonsense!" Mrs. Qin was anxious, her brows furrowed deeply, "How could sister Xin do such a thing!" Qin Xin was raised in her lap since she was a child. , Would she not know? !
Qin Zening took out the gold-inlaid jade bracelet from his sleeve and said with a smile but a smile: "Grandma, this was bought by my grandson at the pawnshop today."
Qin Zening originally thought that Mrs. Qin would be shocked when she saw this gold-inlaid jade bracelet, but he saw a little...guilty conscience from her face?
"Brother Ning," Mrs. Qin said, clutching the red sandalwood beads in her hand, pursing her mouth while trying to speak, and said in embarrassment, "There are so many people in our house. We spend a lot of money. At that time, Huaibei was hit by a disaster. Many Zhuangzi in our mansion were based in Huaibei. Last year's income fell sharply, and the mansion was a little bit unable to make ends meet. That's why Sister Xin took the initiative to offer a few things as a subsidy."
Qin Zening: "..."
He thought it was Qin Xin who secretly used it with his grandmother behind his back, but he didn't expect to hear such an answer.
Mrs. Qin was a little guilty when she talked about this incident, but she was an elder, and she couldn't hold back her face if she asked her to admit her mistake for this incident.
She coughed slightly, and then said: "Don't worry, I will make up for her when Sister Ji'er gets married in the future, and she won't lose her."
Qin Zening's eyes flickered, his face calm and quiet, and he said faintly: "I'll talk about the next thing later. Now let Qin Xin hand over the account book and the pair of cards, and the key... Grandma, please take the key. Give it to Xiao Jiu together."
For so many years, the key to the warehouse where Wei’s dowry was stored has been in Mrs. Qin’s hands. Qin Zening deliberately put out the matter of Wei’s dowry being stolen first, and wanted to use this as a handle to let Mrs. Qin take the warehouse. The key of the same was also handed over.
Misappropriating the daughter-in-law's dowry, Mrs. Qin had a guilty conscience, so she readily responded.
First, she went and told Mother Cui to call Qin Xin, Qin Jiu, and Su clan, and comforted: "Brother Ning, this is my grandmother..." Then she sighed quietly. Tone.
Wei's dowry should be shared equally with her three biological children.
Originally, Qin Xin was a girl in the long house, and Qin Xin offered to use Wei's dowry to supplement the home in the mansion. This made sense and would not cause someone to stab the backbone.
But now, the master is Qin Jiu, and Qin Xin is occupying the nest.
This misappropriation of Wei's dowry became Mrs. Qin's loss.
Hey!
Qin Xin has taken care of Wei's dowry for so many years, and Mrs. Qin temporarily forgets that she is now in his place.
Qin Zening did not speak, took a sip of tea from the teacup and waited quietly.
Therefore, Qin Jiu, who had just returned to Wanxiangyuan, was the first to arrive at Ronghetang, and then Qin Xin and Su clan also arrived.
Mrs. Qin immediately said what Qin Zening meant.
Qin Xin squeezed the veil, his eyes flickered, and said with a mosquito, "Yes, grandmother, I will have someone take those account books to the third sister in a while."
"Mother, is this wrong?" Su's frowned in surprise, and persuaded, "What does Sister Jiu know, she can't read? It's not as simple as she used to go to the vegetable market to buy two catties of pork! Losing all my sister-in-law’s dowry, wouldn't it be that Ning and Yu also suffered.
Qin Jiao laughed "Puff" and said, "Second aunt, don't worry, I won't suffer from anything I eat!" As she said, she grinned, and ate a piece of cake from the dessert plate next to her. profound.
"..." Su's clenched the veil, feeling that his broken tooth seemed to hurt again. This girl is not likable!
"Okay." Mrs. Qin squinted at Su Shi, and said, "Your sister-in-law's things should have been returned to their brothers and sisters, so you can get the right card."
Su Shi glanced at Qin Xin, and seeing Qin Xin lowered her head and did not speak, she felt a little unsure, but now she could not object to her, so she could only reluctantly order the maid to get the right card.
Therefore, Qin Zening and Qin Jiu left with the key and the pair of cards.
After leaving Ronghetang, Qin Zening said solemnly: "Sister, you work hard, give the account to the table, and see if there is anything missing, let's go back together."
The mother’s dowry was secretly embezzled, which made Qin Zening very unhappy, but before the account was over, he didn’t know exactly how much it was embezzled. Now it’s useless to say more, so he just pressed it. Come down.
Qin Jiao nodded in response, crying without tears in his heart.
Hey, this has all left the palace, why can't she hide from the little fairy of the account book!
Thinking of fighting with the little fairy for a few days, Qin Jiu left dejectedly.
At this time, Mrs. Qin in Ronghe Hall kindly comforted Qin Xin and said, "Sister Xin, don’t worry, your eldest brother is not unreasonable. I have already told him that it is to supplement the flowers of the mansion. . He won't pursue it anymore."
"Hey, it's because I didn't think about it well, so I should remind you early and take the initiative to return the account books to sister Jiu."
"Don't blame grandma." Qin Xin smiled softly and said intimately, "Blame me for not remembering for a while. Grandma, granddaughter will go back to sort out the account books first."
Mrs. Qin nodded distressedly, causing Qin Xin and Su Clan to retreat together.
Qin Xin and Su clan walked out of Ronghetang silently all the way, and Su clan suddenly asked, "Is there any problem with your accounts?"
Qin Xin was a little absent-minded, and smiled after hearing this, "Don't worry, mother."
The two of them walked forward along a bluestone path, and Su Shi stared at Qin Xin's profile for a moment, his eyes flickering.
Maybe it was the wife who thought that Qin Xin was weak, but in fact, Qin Xin had more eyes than anyone else.
Mrs. Tai thought it was because the house had not enough flowers to embezzle Wei's dowry, but both Su and Qin Xin knew that this was just an excuse.
Su Shi stroked his sleeves and remembered what happened three years ago.
At that time, because she used her father's silver to put the stamp money, the person ran away, so that she lost her money and couldn't fill this hole in her father.
In order to make up for this gap, she started the idea of ​​Wei's dowry for the first time. Originally, she was thinking that she would quietly fill it up when she had more money, without knowing it.
Who thought, this incident was discovered by Qin Xin.
At that time, Su's family was in a panic, begging Qin Xin not to speak out, Qin Xin also agreed, and even suggested that she could help herself, but Qin Xin would take the six points.
Su Clan had no choice but to agree.
After coming back, the Su family proposed to Mrs. Qin Tai, so that Qin Xin learned to be a housekeeper and also learn to take care of Wei's dowry.
Back then, Su's family naively thought that Qin Xin just wanted to save herself some private money, so as not to share the Wei's dowry with Qin Zening and Qin Zeyu in the future, she would not get a small share of her family.
Thinking about it now, Su Clan really wanted to slap himself.
Qin Xin had known his life experience a long time ago, so he prepared his back and secretly saved his belongings.
Su's eyes were dark, and his lips pressed into a straight line.
She regretted that Qin Xin was recognized by her own name.
Could this be a problem for raising tigers? !
However, she is now overwhelmed! She and Qin Xin are already grasshoppers tied to a rope.
Su swallowed, feeling that his throat was dry and unbearable, and then whispered: "Sister Xin, you still have to pay attention to this matter, and don't let the wild girl grab the handle."
Qin Xin responded indifferently, only feeling that Su Clan was long-winded.
When I first took the silver, I was very refreshed. Now that something went wrong, Su Clan looked forward and backward, and Luo Li was stunned.
Qin Xin grabbed the veil in her hand, if it were not for the last resort, she would not want to sell Wei's dowry.
In the past three years, she has never dared to move the physical objects in the treasury. At most, she has moved her hands and feet on the account books to remove part of the income from the industries in the dowry, but because she still has to divide 40% into the Su family. He saved less than two thousand taels of silver.
If it weren't for Yunguang Lion's big mouth this time, forcing her to collect ten thousand taels of silver in just five days, why would she have to take this step!
Because the key to the warehouse was in Mrs. Qin's hands, Qin Xin could only cooperate with the Su Clan to lie to make up for his father-in-law.