Qin Mansion
The beauty in palace clothes was in a daze, with a look of worry in her eyes under her curved eyelashes, and she pursed her lips in silence.
For a moment, various thoughts surged up in my heart, mixed with sourness and bitterness, and finally turned into a sentence of self-pity... Why is her life so miserable?
If she asks her father to withdraw from the marriage, will Jia Heng also come to make trouble? He even dares to hit the Jia clan leader in Dongfu. If he gives his father a punch...
Qin Keqing's heart sank when she thought of her father's troubles at such a young age, and his originally beautiful cheeks turned frosty white.
Baozhu sighed and said: "This uncle Heng is too impulsive and often fights with others. What if he is brave and fierce with others every day after getting married?"
Ruizhu answered and said: "It is better to report to the master early and let people cancel the marriage."
"No, you can't." Qin Keqing lost her voice and said, her voice trembling because of worry.
Ruizhu and Baozhu both looked at their young lady in surprise.
Qin Keqing shook his head gently and said: "Since Jia Heng is so brave and fierce, he even dares to fight the head of the Jia family. If he becomes ruthless and comes to pick a fight again, what will happen to our Qin family?"
Ruizhu raised her eyebrows and said softly: "Then report it to the official! No matter how cruel he is, he still dares to go against the officials in the Yamen? Our master is also the fifth-rank life official of the imperial court!"
Qin Keqing sighed quietly, frowned and said, "That's what I say, but if he just comes to make trouble and behaves like a rogue, the government may not be able to control it."
At this moment, when the master and servant were at a loss to resolve the matter of breaking off the engagement, Nanny Wu outside said: "Girl, that uncle Heng is here."
The three masters and servants who were "plotting loudly" were all startled by Nanny Wu's voice. While speaking, Nanny Wu had already picked up the curtain, walked around the screen, entered the wing, and said with a smile: "Girl, Uncle Heng, come here." The letter of appointment has arrived, and the master is waiting in the front hall to receive it."
Because Qin Keqing only asked Baozhu and Ruizhu to lead people to inquire about Jia Heng in the past two days, and did not tell Nanny Wu. Nanny Wu didn't know about her girl yet, and her thoughts had changed.
Qin Keqing pursed her lips, thought for a while, and said softly: "Baozhu, Ruizhu, let me go and take a look."
If possible, she still wanted to meet Jia Heng and ask him how he could have a family and a career if he was so ignorant and fighting with others. If you can make them feel ashamed and withdraw from the relationship...
"Girl, we haven't passed the exam yet. We don't want to do this. After three letters and six appointments, it will only take about ten days." Aunt Wu just thought that Qin Keqing was in a hurry to see the husband of the Jia family, with a smile on her old face. He said jokingly with a smile.
Qin Keqing was not shy after being teased, but only had a very sad heart. He said: "My family and his family have already agreed on the baby's marriage, which can be considered as the marriage contract. Besides, I met him last time. If it was just Just answer a few questions and it won’t be a problem since the maid and father are here.”
She didn't calm down last time and was deceived by Jia Heng's appearance. This time it would be best for her to ask in person in front of her father.
Grandma Wu thought about it and felt that it made sense.
Of course, it also has something to do with the fact that the Qin family was originally a small family, and the rules were not as big as those of a prince's family.
On this side of the room, Jia Heng followed Qin Ye into the flower hall. The guests and hosts were seated, and the servants served tea.
Qin Ye took the appointment letter from Jia Heng, opened it and looked at it carefully. After a moment, he twirled his beard with his hand, nodded, and said with a smile: "My dear nephew, now that the wedding date has been decided, you can perform the six etiquettes."
Perhaps Qin Ye still doesn't know about the beating of Jia Zhen that happened in the Cuihong Building yesterday. This doctor in the Catering Department of the Ministry of Industry is an old scalper in the Ministry of Industry. He is conscientious and has relatively little information.
Seeing that Qin Ye had accepted the marriage certificate and the betrothal gift had been paid, Jia Heng breathed a sigh of relief and said with cupped hands: "You need to ask Uncle Shi to take care of the wedding ceremony."
Qin Ye smiled and said: "I already know the situation in my nephew's family. Now that I have been hired, I can change my mind."
He has been thinking about it for the past few days and feels that since his daughter Keqing likes Jia Heng, he might as well do something good. Besides, this young man has a dignified appearance, polite manners, and a calm demeanor in dealing with others. He may be a successful man, not a trafficker. People like pawns, people who lead cars and sell pulp.
He is getting older and has only one son, Qin Zhong, who is shy and weak in temperament. If someone else sets up a family outside the family, he will still be able to take care of him in the future.
When Jia Heng heard this, his expression paused, he stood up, bowed deeply, and said solemnly: "My son-in-law has met my father-in-law."
Qin Ye stood up, stepped forward to help her, put his arms around and said with a smile: "My dear son-in-law, I only have this daughter. She has been pampered and pampered since she was a child. After we get married, my dear nephew should be more tolerant."
Jia Heng didn't dare to say anything, and Weng and his son-in-law sat down again.
Qin Ye asked again: "What has your son-in-law been busy with these past two days?"
Jia Heng said: "Back to my father-in-law, I just study and practice martial arts."
When Qin Ye heard this, he raised his old face and said in surprise: "My good nephew is studying, is he planning to take the imperial examination to become an official? Why do he still need to practice martial arts?"
In his understanding, the status of a martial artist is still somewhat inferior to that of a scholar. The imperial examination is a formal achievement, and one does not have to risk one's life in the battlefield to fight for wealth like a military general.
If he was from a serious academic background, he would not have wasted half his life to reach the fifth rank in the Ministry of Industry.
Jia Heng said: "My nephew is indeed interested in getting a bachelor's degree, but a gentleman must be proficient in some of the six arts. Moreover, practicing martial arts can strengthen the body and prevent disasters."
It's hard for him to say, I think these troubled times are coming, with barbarians wreaking havoc outside and bandits rising everywhere inside, Xiwu retreats to keep the peace of his family and country, and then he rallies his troops to follow the example of Wu and Liu Xiang.
Then, being forked out...
Qin Ye twisted his beard with his hand and said with a happy smile: "My nephew's opinion is true. The country has been in Guanzhong for hundreds of years. As for now, the civilized and military are humble. The Hanyuan Ci officials are much more noble than the military generals. In the officialdom It’s much cheaper to use and relocate.”
Jia Heng secretly sighed in his heart. Qin Ye, as a member of the Chen-Han system, had such thoughts. It is conceivable that in Chen-Han today, the trend of emphasizing literature and restraining martial arts is flourishing.
However, this is also a common phenomenon in the middle dynasties of all dynasties. Is it not the case in certain dynasties in later generations?
Qin Ye said a few more words, seemed to ponder for a moment, and said, "Xian son-in-law, there hasn't been much movement in the Jia family recently, right?"
While the two were talking, Qin Keqing and the maids Baozhu and Ruizhu had already arrived behind the bead curtain. They were shocked when they heard the words of their father in the flower hall.
This... how come all the good sons-in-law are called?
Then I heard my father murmuring, "In Dongfu, you haven't had any trouble finding a good son-in-law lately, have you?"
Qin Keqing listened attentively at this time, only to hear the young man say, "I was about to tell my father-in-law that Jia Zhen from the East Mansion made an appointment with me at Cuihong Mansion last night. She wanted to buy out the marriage contract with a thousand taels of silver, but I beat her up angrily. I went to report it to the old lady this morning, and Mrs. Jia has already spoken, completely stopping Jia Zhen from thinking about it."
Over here, after Jia Heng finished speaking, he looked at the face of Qin Ye, his father-in-law. Suddenly, his eyes moved slightly, and out of the corner of his eye, he caught a glimpse of a figure in skirt at the beaded curtain.
"Qin Keqing, or a maid?"
There is no need to hide this kind of conflict with Jia Zhen, and it...can't be hidden.
Instead of waiting for Qin Ye to find out from others, slap his thigh and say it's broken, it's a big mess, it's better for him to take the initiative to speak and ease his doubts.
Sure enough, when Qin Ye heard this, he was shocked and said: "Why is my virtuous son-in-law so reckless? How can he beat someone? The master of the East Palace is a powerful general of the third rank of the imperial court..."
Qin Ye's face turned pale as he finished digesting the "bad news".
Jia Heng then spoke: "They want me to sell my wife for a thousand taels of silver regardless of their dignity. My father-in-law, do you think I will still swallow my anger?"
Qin Ye looked at the young man with a wry smile and sighed: "But, you can't hit people..."
