Marrying into a poor family

As night fell, Qin Xiang and Xiao Chenyu were sitting at the Lu family's dining table, opposite Mr. Lu and Mrs. Lu.

After hearing that Xiao Chenyu once sold paintings for a living, Mr. Lu took Xiao Chenyu to see his collection of paintings and calligraphy after dinner.

Mrs. Lu took Qin Xiang for a walk in the garden to eat.

After walking for a while, the two went back to sit down to drink tea and rest.

"Last time you left in a hurry, you forgot to talk about your old lady. I just have some free time today, so let's talk about her."

"Godmother, please speak." Qin Xiang put down the tea cup and looked at Mrs. Lu.

"Your old lady's natal family was a declining farming and studying family. It's a pity that the population has withered and the family has declined." Mrs. Lu recounted the deeds of the old lady of the Qin family.

Mrs. Qin was once a gentle girl. Influenced by her father, she was also a talented woman who read poetry and books, full of beautiful longing for the future.

Later, her father passed away, and Mrs. Qin married the old man of the Qin family as a sequel.

Mr. Qin was already in his twenties at that time. His previous wife only gave birth to two daughters, and his two concubines did not give birth to a son or a half.

Speaking of which, Mrs. Qin was chosen by the previous wife.

At that time, Mr. Qin's first wife was seriously ill. He knew that his time was short. For the future of the Qin family and for the sake of his two daughters, he selected Mrs. Qin who had just completed her filial piety.

She dragged her sick body to find a matchmaker and asked for marriage in person. After her death, the Qin family married Old Mrs. Qin as a wife and immediately made her the head of the family.

Mrs. Qin also tried her best and raised the two daughters of the previous one as her own children, and she also gave birth to four sons one after another.

The couple also had discussions and made the Qin family famous among the four major aristocratic families, which was a great success.

It's a pity that this person's life is really uncertain.

Just when everyone was envious of Mrs. Qin's good fortune, the old man of the Qin family died of illness on the road when he went out to collect accounts. However, some people said that he encountered robbers, and there were many other rumors that I won't go into details one by one. In short, it was everyone's fault. After all, no one has witnessed it with their own eyes.

Even before the funeral was over, members of the Qin family came to the door and wanted to take a piece of the pie. Other aristocratic families also began to encroach on the Qin family's business. No one would be soft-hearted.

Old Mrs. Qin stood up in mourning clothes and supported the Qin family despite huge pressure and threats. It was not until Mr. Qin grew up and got married that she had helpers.

Because she relied on her eldest son, Mrs. Qin took her older son with her to teach her carefully every day, thus neglecting her three younger sons. As a result, the four brothers grew up with different personalities and tempers.

Especially for the fourth child, perhaps it was Mrs. Qin's neglect of discipline and extraordinarily pampering that led to the current tragedy.

When it comes to Qin Xiongfei's tragedy today, everyone is responsible. Of course, the biggest responsibility lies with his wife. They are really responsible for it.

"Old Mrs. Qin is fasting and chanting Buddha's name now, but she was a ruthless character when she was young. It is said that..." Mrs. Lu looked around, came close to Qin Xiang, and whispered: "She has ten fingers on her hand to kill people." Too many to count.”

Qin Xiang's brows twitched suddenly, and she calmed down immediately, but in her heart she felt the old lady's danger level deepened.

"Godmother, don't worry, I will be careful." She understood that Mrs. Lu said this to warn her about the old lady of the Qin family. This person was not as charitable as she appeared. It was best not to provoke the old lady to deal with her.

Xiao Chenyu came to find Qin Xiang back to the Qin family. It was rare for Mrs. Lu to have someone to talk to, so she was a little reluctant and wanted to let them live in the Lu family. However, Qin Xiang thought that the Qin family had important matters, so she refused Mrs. Lu's invitation.

It was already dark when we arrived at Qin's house. There were large lanterns hanging on both sides of the Qin's house's door. The night watchers were sitting on the bench outside the door chatting. When they saw Xiao Chenyu and Qin Xiang getting off the carriage, they hurriedly got up and greeted them. One person went to call the person inside to open the door.

Qin Xi felt an indescribable feeling when she saw such a diligent member of the Qin family.

When you really want something, you may not be able to reach it even with all your efforts, but if you don’t want it, it will fly towards you.As soon as he returned to the yard, he saw Qin Shao coming out.

She pointed to her private room and said to Qin Xian and his wife, "Come in and sit down?"

Qin Xiang originally wanted to say that she was tired and wanted to rest, but when she met Qin Shao's eyes, she knew that she had something to say. She looked towards the wing pointed by Qin Shao. There were lamps lit inside and there were two shadowy figures. On the window screen.

Qin Xi lowered her voice and asked, "Is there anyone there?"

Qin Shao nodded, seeming a little worried, but his face didn't look good. Qin Shao and Xiao Chenyu looked at each other, without saying anything, and immediately walked towards Qin Shao's wing.

In the wing room, Sun Donghai was sitting on a short table in the room. He was lighting incense and cooking tea, but he didn't feel comfortable at all. When he saw Qin Xiang and the others coming in, he breathed a sigh of relief and hurriedly stood up and walked aside. .

The woman sitting opposite also stood up and turned to look at Qin Xiang and others.

Only then did Qin Xiang see the girl clearly. Judging from her age, she was probably no older than [-] or [-] years old. Her appearance was very beautiful, but her big eyes were filled with fear. She looked like a frightened little rabbit. It's unbearable to feel sad.

The girl was very nervous, holding her skirt tightly with both hands, and she could be seen trembling slightly even under the light.

"This is?" Qin Xiang saw that she was somewhat similar to Qin Xiongfei, and she probably guessed their identity, but she didn't know who it was.
"Her name is Qin Rong." Qin Shao said.

Qin Xiang thought it was funny that all the daughters born to Qin Xiongfei's other wives had names starting with grass, such as coriander, peony, Yan, and Rong.

"Sit down and talk!" Qin Xiang sat down, Xiao Chenyu and Sun Donghai sat by the window, and gave the short table to the three sisters of the Qin family.

Qin Xi and Qin Shao were sitting across from each other. Qin Rong was sitting on the left side of Qin Xi, peeking at Qin Xi with some restraint.

She had heard about Qin Xiang, and the news about Qin Xiang had spread among them. At first, everyone did not understand why she tried every means to get her mother to leave her father, and why she would rather disobey her father's wishes and marry a poor scholar with no foundation. , and even went against his father and the Qin family.

However, everyone later understood and even envied her courage and boldness.

Qin Rong is actually fifteen years old and will have haircut in the next year.

"Qin Yan and I have the best relationship. We sleep on the same bed." When Qin Rong talked about her purpose of coming here, she started with Qin Yan.

"We are almost the same. She is more than three months older than me, but she takes good care of me. She said she is used to being a sister, so she likes to take care of others."

Qin Rong's words were a little confusing, but no one bothered her.

Gradually, Qin Rong also calmed down a little.

That day, Qin Rong still happily took Qin Yan to do embroidery work, but Qin Yan was absent-minded. She embroidered the wrong flowers one after another and pricked her finger several times, which made Qin Rong think she was sick.

She put down her embroidery and went to explore Qin Yan's forehead worriedly.

But Qin Yan cried: "My wife wants me to marry in Kyoto, but I don't want to go. Kyoto is so far away. If I go there, I will never come back."

Qin Rong was shocked: "Sister Yan hasn't even had hair extensions yet, why is she getting married?"

What she felt at the time was that it was rare to have a sister with whom she could talk to accompany her. If her sister left, she would be bored.

The innocent girl didn't know that this matter was not just because she had never married Ji Heyuan.