The Concubine's Survival Manual

Chapter 109

When mentioning her cousin, Grandma Min snorted even more, "Hey, to tell you the truth, Seventh Sister, I really don't like your Jiangnan men's family. Cousin is a good man. What are you learning in Jiangnan? Calculations. I said, there is no way for this daughter’s family to do calculations. She has been trapped in a teacup-sized house all her life and sees all these people. What can she do? But the man’s family is different. Isn’t the Li family happy? You can take the military exam and join the army, you need some capital to start a business, and you have to work hard to get a Jinshi and become an official to divide the family property—what’s the point!”

Qin Niangzi was speechless by Grandma Min.

No wonder Brother Min and Eleven Lang didn't like her. Women are too straightforward, so it's hard for men to like her.

She just smiled slightly, "Sister-in-law's temperament is quite a bit of Northwest crispness, not like a young mistress from Beijing."

Grandma Min patted her legs, "Didn't you grow up in the northwest? Our family's ancestral home is Shanxi. I grew up under my grandfather's knees. I didn't come to the capital until I was 13 years old."

She fell silent for a moment, then sighed slowly.

"Although the capital city is a good place, the daughter's family in the capital city is often not likable."

Seventh Lady suddenly felt sorry for her. "Sister-in-law is right..."

She suddenly stopped talking abruptly.

Looking at the tears in Grandma Min's eyes, one knew that what she said was not what Qinianzi thought.

The daughter's family in Beijing is not likable, and it has reached such a point that even Grandma Min's tears are forced out?

She couldn't help frowning.

Then he took a closer look at Grandma Min's attire, recalling her behavior in the bottom of my heart.

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After the Lantern Festival, this year has come to an end, the Elder Master began to go to the palace to do errands as usual, the Eldest Wife was still at home suffering from her filial piety, and the Seventh Lady resumed her peaceful life.Grandma Min specially came to accompany the eldest wife, and then went back to her mother's house to serve Mrs. Ouyang. She only sent fresh fruits to Seventh Lady twice, and Seventh Lady naturally sent some gifts back without mentioning it.

The first month of the first year of Taiping was abnormally calm. It stands to reason that in the 25th year of Zhaoming, the emperor still had some inconvenience and could not show his talents. The places that have been left must also be reserved for promulgation in the first year of Taiping.But in the first month of the first year, the emperor didn't seem to have any intention of changing personnel affairs. He spent time in the harem all day long, and even the elders disappeared.

Although the Elder Master didn't show his face, his emotions were rarely tense. Although he still maintained his demeanor, how many fools are there in the Yang family?The two aunts could tell that the Eldest Man was in a bad mood, and he would never go out when there was nothing to do, but the Eldest Wife didn't notice it, she was just busy preparing the birth ceremony for the fifth lady, and sent someone to exchange news with the second lady, and sent the midwife to the house. When he arrived at the Pingguo Mansion, he prayed to God and worshiped Buddha every day at home and made great vows--the fifth lady was conceived in early May, and she could give birth at any time in February.

The two high-level officials had their own concerns. The atmosphere in the Yang family was not relaxed, but compared to the bloody storm in the south of the Yangtze River, it was already considered calm.Qin Niangzi had already practiced her skills, her heart was calm, she was just waiting for that day to come in the backyard.

In February, Gui Hanchun finally entered the capital.

He came to Beijing in the name of being rewarded, and the imperial court naturally arranged a posthouse for hospitality and accommodation. He only entered the capital on the first night, and sent someone to greet the Elder Master the next morning. It happened that the Elder Master was in the palace all day. On duty, Gui Hanchun also had something to do in the Ministry of War, so the eldest wife simply invited Gui Hanchun to dinner on the tenth day of February. The man was accompanied by the elder, and it would not be considered polite if the eldest wife did not come out to entertain him.

Gui Hanchun naturally agreed, and on the morning of the [-]th day of February, he came to visit the Grand Master, and talked with the Grand Master for half a day in the outer courtyard.

The eldest wife had already been waiting for the battle, she called Qin Niangzi to sit beside her, and put up a screen, "You also have to see Hanchun's appearance with your own eyes."

Qin Niangzi still couldn't get excited.

If she still has a trace of concern for Quan Zhongbai based on gratitude, but for Gui Hanchun, she only has a vague impression of being in Baifangyuan at that time.

The matter has come to this point, as long as Gui Hanchun still looks like a person, the marriage of the two families will definitely be concluded.Of the seven daughters of the Yang family, the first six were all blind marriages, that is, the fifth lady met her husband-in-law before marriage.At that time, it was extremely absurd and absurd to say that a woman married a man rather than marrying his family, and pinning her lifelong happiness on a glance behind the screen.

Anyway, with a little backing from her natal family, she has the confidence to gain a foothold wherever she is. It doesn't matter if it's the Gui family or the Quan family?
Simply let go as Liu Niangzi said - it's funny to say that the marriage that is most closely related to her is the only one that Qi Niangzi can't decide for herself.Of course, it's not impossible to fight, but even if you fight once, the second time, the third time... She can't always rely on Feng Jin.

The Gui family has a strict family style and a simple population. The three sons are all descendants, and the order of succession is strict. Even if there is any filth, it will not be uglier than the Yang family.That being the case, what else can Seven Lady choose?

In such a calm mood, Qin Niangzi waited for a message from outside the house, "The Major General of the Gui family welcomes his wife, please greet her."

The eldest lady straightened her sitting posture in a hurry, showing a slightly excited smile, "Please come in soon!"

Gui Hanchun strode into the inner hall and bowed to the eldest wife, "My nephew has met my aunt."

He has grown a lot taller, walking like a dragon and walking like a tiger. Although his actions are decent, he naturally brings out the chill unique to soldiers. After saluting, he raises his face and exposes the scars on his face to the eyes of the eldest wife and Seventh Lady behind the screen. , with an extremely calm expression, "I haven't seen you for many years, we should be happy to meet you now..."

This is a special mourning ceremony when meeting elders with filial piety. With filial piety, you should not meet guests, but time has changed, and filial piety does not decline. After the first three months, you can meet guests See you, but you can't take the initiative to visit.The guests who come to visit here have to share the grief of bereavement with the host.

These are ancient etiquettes that have been practiced for many years. When people meet today, many people do not respect etiquette. Just by looking at Gui Hanchun's words, one can know that he is really a person who knows etiquette.

The eldest wife immediately felt a little appreciation, and while carefully looking at Gui Hanchun's face, she asked him to get up and sit down. "My late father is already an octogenarian..."

After missing a few words from Emperor Qin, he asked Gui Hanchun, "The years in the northwest were not easy, right?"

Gui Hanchun couldn't help touching the scar on his face.

Although this scar is not too ugly, it is not pleasing to the eye either. The flesh seems to have been flattened, making the cheeks on both sides asymmetrical, and it has a dark red like this birthmark, which makes the young man look a bit more ferocious. .

His face was as calm as water, "Living in the northwest is not easy, and Hanchun has long been used to the days of licking blood with the knife."

Seventh Lady found it very interesting.

Although the Quan family's wishes to marry the Gui family and the Yang family are quite positive, it seems that these two parties have ulterior motives and have no intention of their own.

It's normal for Quan Zhongbai to miss his dead wife, after all, his deep affection for Miss San was revealed in his speech back then.

Gui Hanchun also lost the shyness of the past—fortunately, Qin Niangzi never pretended to be affectionate, she was still very young when she met Gui Hanchun, and she didn’t think that Gui Hanchun might fall in love with herself at that time—— However, when he came to meet his future mother-in-law and son-in-law, his face was so calm, and there was a word of blood in his words... No matter how you look at it, it doesn't look like he is very enthusiastic about this marriage.

The eldest wife is naturally not unaware.

She couldn't help but frowned.

Just as she was about to speak, there was another voice outside, and it was Mama Liang's voice, all the way inside.

"General Gui!" She hastily bowed to Gui Hanchun, "This servant has been acting indiscriminately and disturbing me so much, please forgive me, General Gui!"

Without waiting for Gui Hanchun to reply, he took a few tight steps and whispered a few words in the eldest lady's ear.

The eldest lady's expression suddenly changed.

"It's activated?" She couldn't hide her surprise, but she also felt a little worried, "—is it a little early?"

Seventh Lady immediately understood: Fifth Lady has already given birth.

The fifth lady is going to give birth, how can the eldest wife still have the mind to socialize with Gui Hanchun?Gui Hanchun also had a wink, and left after a while.The eldest wife was as anxious as an ant on a hot pot, fidgeting around, chanting Buddha's voice in her mouth, and sent Liang Mama to pass the news back and forth, and issued a death order: "If there is anything wrong, send someone back Tell me." I didn't even have a good meal for a day.

At night, I became even more uneasy, "It's been so long, I'm afraid the baby will be bad!"

Even the eldest master and seventh lady have no intention of doing things, and the eldest wife is worried and fearful.In the middle of the night, the old man sent Qinianzi to sleep, "Don't get sleepy."

But in the end there was a hint of worry: even if it was the first labor, the pelvis opened slowly, and the baby should fall to the ground in more than ten hours...

Fortunately, in the morning of the next day, the good news was sent to the scholar's office: the fifth lady gave birth to a pair of twin boys, and the mother and child were safe.

(End of this chapter)