"No, how could such a cute Chai Tou be a disaster star? From today on, I am your biological mother. Don't worry, no one will dare to bully you when your mother is here." He comforted her gently, feeling a little worried. After the child, Lin Hanyan looked at Huang Qiong with pleading eyes. This matter still requires the consent of the man in front of me.
If Huang Qiong disagrees, this child will not even be qualified to enter Prince Jing's Mansion. You know, the Tian family values bloodline inheritance the most. If the clan has no children, adoption from a side branch can be allowed, but adoption of someone with a foreign surname is absolutely not allowed. And which side branch to adopt can only be reported to the imperial court, and Zongzheng Temple will choose it after the emperor's approval. This is not a matter of choosing which one you want.
And if there is a knighthood, if the emperor does not approve it, Zongzheng Temple will not agree. Even if the candidate is his own nephew. Even adopting a child from a side branch is so difficult. Not to mention, adopting an adopted son or daughter. Especially the current predicament of Prince Jing's Mansion, it is even more difficult to think about it.
Lin Hanyan had never thought about becoming a member of the clan. In the current situation, not to mention the children he adopted, it was King Jing's children. It would be good if they could keep their clan membership. But she had already made up her mind to adopt this child as early as the first time she saw the child.
Although this child has a dirty face. But those big eyes, which always contained humility but were flexible, directly triggered the maternal love hidden in Lin Hanyan's heart. Lin Hanyan, who has never consummated his relationship with King Jing, has never had children of his own. Nowadays, although there is some relationship with Huang Qiong, at least it is impossible for the two of them to have children.
And the man in front of him has been deliberately avoiding getting pregnant. When he was with her, he never stayed in his body. Lin Hanyan knew that she might never have children of her own again in her lifetime. And maybe it was because of King Jing that he had always been resentful that he had no biological children.
Maybe it's because the biological mothers of the concubine's children are still there, or there are other inexplicable reasons. The relationship between Lin Hanyan and King Jing's other children was not close, and was even somewhat exclusive. But there is that woman who doesn’t want to be a mother? But Lin Hanyan knew that she could only think about this wish now.
Seeing Lin Hanyan looking over with pleading eyes, Huang Qiong hesitated for a moment, and finally nodded: "Go find Sister Yao, give the child a good clean, and find some clothes and clothes for her." Shoes. I'll take care of everything else, so you don't have to worry, I'll just take care of it."
Although Huang Qiong also knew that by nodding his head, he was causing trouble for himself. You know, the threshold of Tianjia is so easy to enter? What's more, Lin Hanyan is still the serious Princess Jing. Although everyone with eyesight knows that the dethronement of the title of King Jing is only a matter of time. But after all, Lin Hanyan's position is still there.
If he agrees to Lin Hanyan's adoption of this child, not to mention how much trouble will be caused among his brothers, even in the palace and the court, there will be many more things. Fortunately, this child is a girl, so the disturbance caused will not be as big as that caused by a boy. Besides, what can I do if I don't agree? Should I just watch this child freeze to death and starve to death?
The old woman made it very clear before that this child is now very unpopular because of her mother. If she hadn't requested it in advance today, I'm afraid no one in the village would have let her come to eat on this flowing water mat. Although he didn't know how she survived the past two years, Huang Qiong knew that if this child didn't come forward to help, it would be difficult for her to survive this winter.
My own conscience will not allow this kind of thing to happen. I really rejected Lin Hanyan today. If something happens to this child, I'm afraid I will never forgive myself for the rest of my life. What's more, he really couldn't refuse, Lin Hanyan looked at him with begging in his eyes.
Huang Qiong knew that with Lin Hanyan's personality, this child would receive the best care and the best education from her. I will never go hungry or cold again, or be bitten by dogs again. As for what will happen to this child in the future, Huang Qiong believes that Lin Hanyan will not teach that kind of playboy, let alone the kind of person who does not recognize family ties.
Seeing Huang Qiong nodding, Lin Hanyan, who knew how much trouble this matter would cause, felt slightly relieved. After smiling at Huang Qiong, he took the child in. And when the old woman saw that the child was adopted by Huang Qiong, an elder, she was also sincerely happy. She rolled up her sleeves and wiped her tears: "Sir, those who have such a kind heart will be blessed in the future."
"This child has a hard life. It turned out that the old woman wanted to take her in, but the family was too poor to support the extra mouth. Her son and daughter-in-law also refused to let her stay because of what her mother had done. I can only take care of him secretly. Now that Mr. Meng has taken him in, this child has finally come to an end."
Looking at the back of this old woman with patches all over her body and her waist already bent, turning around and leaving after saying these words, Huang Qiong felt a hint of bitterness in her heart. This child has suffered all these things in the past few years. It seems a bit excessive to say that it is all the fault of these villagers. But it has nothing to do with these villagers, and I'm afraid it doesn't make sense at all.
What did the mother do, and what does it have to do with the child? When you are angry, you dare not resist, and you take out your anger on an abandoned child. This behavior is obviously an act of venting anger. Those who wanted to drive this child out of the village, had they ever thought about what would happen to such a big child after being driven out?
Are these people really that bad? Just like the old woman said, if the people here hadn't taken the risk to protect him, the child might have ended up like his family. This child could grow to be seven years old. Without the secret care of the people in the village, he would probably be gone long ago. In the final analysis, the reason lies with the child's mother.
She was snatched away by the big steward, and she should have been pitied for her unfortunate fate. Later, she completely sold herself to the enemy who killed her husband. No one could say that she was too much. It was indeed too much for a weak woman to ask her for revenge. Her pursuit of wealth is her own choice, and it cannot be entirely her fault. But relying on power to bully fellow villagers is just too much.
When she was doing something, did she ever think about the fact that her young children were still here begging for a living? She respected the power of the big housekeeper, so the people in the village naturally had nothing to do with her. In the past few years, all the anger he had received must have been taken out on this poor child. Thinking of this, Huang Qiong remembered two ugly words: "implicated."
Now that something like this happened, Huang Qiong was completely out of mood and continued to face the villagers who were drinking from large bowls and eating large pieces of meat. After telling Liu Hu to take good care of him, he turned around and returned to Liu's house. The squire's table in the living room had also been dispersed at this time. These people have a lot of money in their stomachs, and they maintain their own identity and status. Naturally, they are not like the ordinary villagers outside.
At the banquet before, Huang Qiong had already said everything that should be said. From the perspective of these people, what should be done naturally. As for wanting to have a relationship with the British King, it doesn't take long. So as soon as Huang Qiong left, the squires at this table also left with great interest. Anyway, there are many people here today, so it’s hard to say some things. I’ll just visit him alone in the future.
It was already dusk when the entire banquet ended. Huang Qiong ordered people to distribute the unused meat and leftover vegetables to the villagers in the village. Of course, for those villagers who last ate meat not necessarily a few years ago, there will definitely be no leftovers on the table. There was basically no soup left on the flowing table outside. It could be said that the dishes were clean and the bowls were dry.
The so-called leftovers are just the food and drinks that have been prepared but have not yet been served. Huang Qiong was very well prepared this time. He gave the order early and just prepared a little wine. But the meat and vegetables must be prepared in sufficient quantities. Even when the villagers were eating, the stewed meat in the large pots at the entrance of the village was not broken.
After all, the number of villagers was limited. The pigs, sheep, chickens and ducks bought by Huang Qiong were not completely eaten. In the big pot at the entrance of the village, there were at least two sheep, one pig, and dozens of chickens and ducks that couldn't be served. Even though the weather is very cold now, the meat cannot be kept for too long. So simply, Huang Qiong let everyone share it.
Huang Qiong arranged for the old woman to be sent to another person. She had packed half of the sheep, fifty kilograms of pork, and one hundred kilograms of white flour that had not yet been put into the pot. She also gave her an extra fifty guan as a reward. When the guard was ordered to deliver the things, Huang Qiong hesitated for a moment, but still ordered to say that it was the reward from the eldest grandmother, thanking her for taking care of the firewood in the past few years.
After doing all this, Huang Qiong turned around and returned to the inner house. After hesitating for a moment, he went to Lin Hanyan's house first. It was only after arriving at Lin Hanyan's house that Huang Qiong discovered that not only Lin Hanyan and Chai Tou were there, but also the three daughters Duan Jin, He Yao, and Li Xiu were also in the house. Duan Jin looked at Chai Tou, wondering what he was thinking.
He Yao held one of the child's hands and sighed with a distressed look on her face. Li Xiu, on the other hand, was busy with her needlework and making shoes for the child. The shoes that have been formed in his hands are still being measured on Chai Tou's feet. Chai Tou, who had been washed at this time, was nestled in Lin Hanyan's arms, looking at him quietly with his big, beautiful eyes open.
Only then did Huang Qiong realize that no wonder the child was as light as a feather when he held it. To say he was skinny all over his body would be an understatement. That clean little face didn't even have any flesh on it. Apart from a pair of big eyes and a certain energy, the whole body looks like a walking skeleton.
Because there are no shoes suitable for her in the house. For the time being, I can only have a pair of bare feet, and there are frostbites everywhere. There are several scars on the calf that are obviously caused by dog bites. Looking at the child, Huang Qiong shook his head and sighed and said to Lin Hanyan: "Today, let her take good care of her. Tomorrow I will ask Doctor Li to come over and take a closer look at the child."
After that, he walked up to the poor child and gently touched her little face: "Don't worry, you will be your real home here. There is a mother who likes you, an aunt who likes you, and me. With daddy here, no one will bully you anymore, and you won’t have to beg on the street anymore.”
"When you return to the capital, dad is taking you to meet your grandmother. She will also like Chai Tou. There is also a little aunt in the capital who is about the same age as you. When you recover a little, you can study with your mother. Literacy. Although our little Chai Tou doesn’t expect to get the top prize, he will have to be able to read and write when he grows up."
Although Huang Qiong didn't say it clearly, his actual meaning was already clear. The firewood was only in Lin Hanyan's name, not in the name of Prince Jing's Mansion. This child was adopted jointly by Huang Qiong and Lin Hanyan, and had nothing to do with Prince Jing's Mansion. Huang Qiong's attitude made Lin Hanyan, who was still a little worried, breathe a sigh of relief.
