The carriage of the eldest princess Huirong stopped at the door. Lian Jialiang's eyes stayed on the jeweled carriage for a moment, and his eyes lit up when he looked at the eldest princess who was sent to the door by Qin.
"Mother, this lady is..."
Lian Jialiang straightened his clothes, stepped forward and bowed respectfully to Mrs. Qin.
Mrs. Qin looked sideways, and Lian Jiaying hurriedly caught up and saluted.
"Mother."
Today is August 14th, and tomorrow is the Mid-Autumn Festival.
Qin's attitude was lukewarm.
"We had a holiday yesterday, why did you two get home at this hour?"
Yueshan Academy is only a day's journey from the capital.
"Mom, calm down, my son didn't do it on purpose, it was his eldest brother..."
"Mother, my son hasn't been home for a long time, so he prepared gifts for you and his father, so he wasted time."
Lian Jialiang interrupted Lian Jiaying's explanation.
It turned out that they were the two concubines of the Lian family. Qin didn't introduce them, and the eldest princess Huirong didn't ask any more questions. She patted Qin's hand, got into the carriage and left with Qinghe's support.
"Just come back. Your father has been thinking about you for a long time. Come home."
Madam Zhang was waiting eagerly at the second door, and saw Lian Jialiang's eyes filled with tears. Lian Fangyu had gone to the Yamen and was not at home. Mother and son could talk first.
"Mother, please allow my son to say a few words to his aunt."
The love between mother and son is deep, so Qin will not be in trouble.
"Go on, you don't need to come to my place today. Jiaying, you should also go see your aunt."
Lian Jiaying's aunt, Ma, was promoted by the Qin family. After giving birth to Lian Jiaying, she has been staying in her own yard. Except for taking care of herself every morning and dusk, she rarely leaves the hospital to trouble her mistress.
"Thank you, mother."
Lian Jiaying bowed to Mrs. Qin and then walked towards Mrs. Ma's yard.
"The eldest son has lost weight again. He is suffering outside. I asked the maid to make your favorite chestnut chicken. Eat more later."
Mrs. Zhang had no scruples in pulling Lian Jialiang to greet her, which seemed very inconsiderate to Mrs. Qin, the head mother of the family.
"lady……"
Aunt Fang called out, and Mrs. Qin said calmly: "It's okay."
"Madam, let's go to the third lady's courtyard. The third lady has been lying there for a long time, she must be bored."
Fortunately, the third young lady is now a considerate person, and she is not well-raised by others. The two young masters in the family are studying away from home, and their food, clothing, housing and transportation are all arranged by her wife. She is considerate and considerate in everything. In the end, others are not only unappreciative, but also feel that her wife is mistreating her. Got them...
Aunt Fang is not worthy of taking the place of Qin.
Mentioning Liansui Sui, Mrs. Qin's eyes were gentle.
"Go and ask Suisui what you want to eat for lunch today and let the kitchen cook it."
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"Auntie, your yard is too plain."
Lian Jialiang came in, looked at the yard where Zhang had lived for many years, and complained, "There are so many yards at home, and my wife doesn't know how to arrange a bigger yard for you!"
Mrs. Zhang didn't want to change the courtyard, but she mentioned it to Lian Fangyu several times without getting any response, so she didn't dare to mention it again.
She told Mrs. Qin her request in a roundabout way, but Mrs. Qin didn't respond. Her condescending attitude made her angry.
If she wasn't Qin, she would be Lian Fangyu's head wife, and she wouldn't have the final say in the family!
"Auntie, I'll give you a bigger yard when you become more successful!"
Zhang did not refute Lian Jialiang's words.
"Mom, don't worry. By the time of next autumn and the following spring, my son will definitely pass the exam and make my mother feel proud!"
Lian Fangyu's annual salary was only a little, and the house they lived in was the dowry of the Qin family. For so many years, the Qin family didn't care that Zhang gave birth to a bastard before his legitimate wife, but instead they complained.
The conversation between mother and son was quickly transmitted back to the main courtyard, and Mrs. Qin gave a cold snort.
Grandma Fang said angrily: "Mother and son could have forgotten whose house they live in, and they have the nerve to say such things!"
"Madam, this is a gift from the eldest young master."
The maid came in holding a tray covered with red silk cloth and placed it on the table.
The wool comes from the sheep, so take Qin's money to buy her a gift?
Grandma Fang opened the silk cloth and found a strange-shaped stone lying on the tray. It didn't look like anything special.
"I'm sorry for my blindness, but what's the significance of this stone?"
The maid explained: "The eldest son said that he personally climbed up the back mountain of Yueshan Academy to pick up this stone. Yueshan Academy is a place of saints. It is said that the stones on the back mountain have the function of guarding the house and warding off evil spirits."
Mrs. Qin and Aunt Fang looked at each other with incomprehensible expressions.
The maid explained: "That's what Xilinyuan said when they sent it. They also said that the eldest son almost fell off the cliff while trying to quarry stones. He chose the best stones from the mountains and sent them to his wife. It was a rare gift. , I hope Madam will not dislike the simple gift."
Qin's forehead twitched, and she waved her hand and said, "Put your things away."
I wonder if the gift to Lian Fangyu will also be a stone!
"Madam, the second young master has come to say hello to you."
The maid opened the curtain and Lian Jiaying came in from the outside.
"Greetings to mother."
Mrs. Ma was happy when her son came back and left him to have lunch in the yard. Mother and son had a lot to say, but the etiquette must not be broken. The mistress was generous, and as a concubine, she naturally had to guard her. rule.
Mrs. Ma urged Lian Jiaying to come to greet Mrs. Qin, and Lian Jiaying was also very obedient and sensible.
Qin asked: "Are you still used to being in the academy?"
There are also many private schools in the capital, but basically each family invites teachers to teach in clan schools. It takes a lot of effort to send the children and grandchildren of the family to clan schools in other families. The Lian family has a weak foundation in the capital, and the Qin family is a family of military commanders, so they cannot be compared with those noble families who are studying.
After discussing with Lian Fangyu, Qin sent Lian Jialiang and Lian Jiaying to Yueshan Academy, a hundred miles away from home.
Being outside is different from being at home, but Lian Jiaying is someone who can endure hardships.
"To tell you my mother, my son is still used to it, but my eldest brother probably isn't used to it."
Qin's eyes were deep. Lian Jiaying also had a problem. He was timid and afraid of getting into trouble. Before Qin could ask, he immediately told what Lian Jialiang had done in the academy.
"Mom, it's not my son who is complaining. My eldest brother... owes a lot of money outside."
"What's going on? Please elaborate."
The two of them are away from home, and their monthly living expenses are five taels of silver. Lian Fangyu supplements some more in private. Mrs. Zhang loves her son and will give him more or less every month. Lian Jialiang has as much money as he can use in a month. There are already twelve taels.
The pens, inks, paper, and inkstones needed in the academy, and the books to be purchased were all paid for by the family. Apart from eating, he could freely use the rest of the ten taels of silver. There was no reason to owe anyone else money.
Lian Jiaying was afraid that Lian Jialiang would find out, so she said vaguely: "I don't know the specific son. Only that time, the gang came to the academy to look for him. When they didn't find him, they took away his son's living expenses."
"Brother doesn't want his son to tell you and his father. Mother, can you pretend that you don't know about this?"
Lian Jiaying's temperament followed Ma's, and she was timid.
Mrs. Qin frowned and said comfortingly: "I'll send someone to investigate first, and we'll talk about this later."
Lian Jialiang is the eldest son of Lian, and Mrs. Qin knows Lian Fangyu's temperament. If he doesn't put the evidence in front of him, he will never believe it. Instead, he will think that she deliberately framed her.
Besides, she was cautious in nature and would not listen to Lian Jiaying's words.
"Thank you, mother."
Mrs. Qin asked a few more questions, and Lian Jiaying answered them one by one.
"Your father will test your homework when he comes back. I have nothing to do here. Go back and spend time with your aunt."
After sending Lian Jiaying away, Mrs. Qin called her steward and asked the steward to check on Lian Jialiang's situation in the academy.
Lian Suisui opened her eyes after taking a good nap, and heard someone report that her cheap brother was waiting outside the hospital to visit her. She was a little confused, why did he come to see her?
Xiaotao took a basin of water.
"My slave, please wash your face first."
