Chapter 432: Childhood Sweethearts
The words that Mrs. Xianguo blurted out made Qin Er's eyes darken.
"Mother, I will not marry the guilty queen!" Qin Er retorted.
However, Mrs. Xianguo was not as concerned about her second son's feelings as before. Instead, she eagerly grabbed the eldest son's sleeve, not daring to take any chances, and said:
"Ah Jing, you are the eldest son of the Duke of Guo. This family will count on you sooner or later. Since you think Rongjia is pitiful, then our Duke of Guo will marry her. Don't worry, mother will treat her well and let the whole capital know that we show off. Guogongfu is a family that values trust and justice.”
When Qin Er heard this, his dissatisfaction reached its peak, and he said, "If mother wants to coax my eldest brother, do I have to sacrifice me? My eldest brother cares so much about Rongjia County Lord, who knows if they have something going on..."
"Crack!"
Before Qin Er could finish his words, there was a slap mark on his face. He looked at his mother in disbelief. This was the first time in his life that he had been beaten.
Mrs. Xianguo looked away with a guilty conscience, and then reprimanded: "If you dare to talk nonsense again, I will ask your father to use domestic violence against you!"
Qin Er stared at her, then ran out without saying anything.
Qin Jing frowned and said, "Mother, I'm going to see my brother."
Mrs. Xian Guo immediately pulled her eldest son and said, "He has a bad temper. I will go and coax him later. You are busy with official duties during this period. It is rare for you to go home. Take a good rest. Your mother made a special trip to stew soup for you. Once you Will have to try it.”
Qin Jing shook his head and said: "I still have official duties in my yamen. I heard about the incident of Rongjia County Lord, so I took the time to come back for this trip."
"Okay, since there are many things going on in the Yamen, you should go back quickly. I will go to your brother's place to persuade him." Mrs. Xianguo said.
Qin Jing thought that her second brother and her mother had always been close, so she didn't think much about it. She just warned: "Mother, a man should rely on himself, not his wife's clan, to establish himself. You have to explain this to his second brother carefully. Shen Changfeng said earlier Like his second brother, he has the reputation of being a playboy in the capital. Now he is working as an errand in the Ministry of Industry and has done several beautiful errands and won many praises from His Majesty. "
Mrs. Xianguo also heard about this, curled her lips and said, "Shen Changfeng is your majesty's nephew. Your majesty prefers him. Who knows if he has really changed his gender?"
Qin Jing said: "Mother, these are all rumors that everyone else has said. Your Majesty really wants to give him a good title, can't you? Since so many officials are watching the important events of the court, how can it be wrong? Besides, Shen Changfeng is also Only by having a famous teacher and discipline him can he be successful today.”
Mrs. Xian Guo's heart was moved and she said: "Ah Jing, you and Gu Mingda are officials in the same court and have a close relationship. Otherwise, you go ask him and I will send your second brother over and let him teach you for a while. "
Qin Jing shook his head: "Master Gu has many things to do now, and even Shen Changfeng has not continued to teach. Don't worry, mother, your son will pay attention and choose a strict teacher for the second brother."
Mrs. Xianguo nodded and said, "Okay, Ah Jing, your second brother will be counting on you in the future."
Qin Jing originally wanted to talk about Qin Jingshu's situation in the palace, but until he went out, his mother never asked about his sister, so he still didn't speak.
When Mrs. Xianguo rushed to Qin Er's yard, the house had been smashed to pieces.
"My son, mother knows that you are angry, so there is no need for you to vent your anger on these things." Mrs. Xian Guo persuaded her in a good voice.
When Qin Er saw his mother lowering her head, thinking about the slap on her face, she still didn't look good.
Mrs. Xianguo's eyes flickered and she said: "You are a man, not a woman. If you marry, you will marry. Why don't you let me do whatever you want after entering the house?"
Qin Er said, "Why did my brother marry a girl from my hometown after I married the guilty minister?"
Mrs. Xianguo said directly: "Can you be the same as him?"
As soon as she said the words, she realized something was wrong and quickly made up for it: "You were born to enjoy happiness. Your eldest brother is carrying the whole family on his back. His daughter-in-law is a clan daughter-in-law. She must choose the right one. If you really don't like it, Rongjia, I'll find some good ones for you. She doesn't dare to say anything about the virtues of Rongjia's mother-in-law."
Qin Er lowered his head and stared at the broken porcelain on the ground. After a long time, he said, "I want the coral in the eldest brother's yard."
Mrs. Xianguo frowned and said, "That's what my mother prepared for your eldest brother. This needs to be spread..."
Qin Er turned around directly.
Mrs. Xian Guo Gong immediately said: "Okay, okay, Mom will think of a way for you. When the time comes, you can say that Coral can't stand the loneliness and seduce the man."
Only then did Qin Er turn around.
Mrs. Xianguo took the tonic soup brought by the servants and said, "Drink it while it's hot. Mom specially asked the kitchen people to stew it for you. Among the three children, you are the one who loves me the most. Why don’t you understand my mother’s painstaking efforts?”
Qin Er took it casually and frowned after taking a sip. The tonic soup was stewed chicken with cordyceps. Obviously he didn't like to drink chicken soup, and the person who loved chicken soup in the family was his eldest brother. He immediately understood the so-called tonic soup. Who is the soup for? His heart, which was softened by Mrs. Xianguo's words, suddenly hardened again.
As Qin Jing expected, the emperor didn't care about the marriage of his children at all. After cleaning up Prince Qi's mansion, he also beat up the princes and nobles in the capital one by one. The emperor could finally sleep peacefully at night.
At this time, in the palace, the emperor was summoning Gu Mingda.
"Your Majesty, I am incompetent. When I arrived, the building was already empty. Although there were some traces in the secret room, no trace of the Imperial Master was found." Gu Mingda bowed to apologize.
That day, after interrogating several thieves in Baiyun Town, he led his men to Jingui Lane without stopping. The family of the thief leader might have thought that the place was not exposed, so they failed to evacuate in time.
Gu Mingda guessed that the thief leader valued his family so much that he would not reveal the matter of the person behind the scenes to his subordinates, but he would definitely tell his family something.
This interrogation went smoothly, and the wife of the thief leader quickly confessed a house in the city.
However, when Gu Mingda arrived at the house, even if he found the hidden secret room, he only saw traces of blood sacrifice and various talismans that made people tremble at a glance, but there was no trace of the national teacher.
"Forget it, you have done a good job to find so many clues through these details, Gu Aiqing." The emperor now looked at Gu Mingda with a look of closeness and appreciation.
Although Gu Mingda's main job is still teaching children, the emperor has promoted his official rank. Now the whole officialdom knows that Gu Mingda is a favorite of the emperor and will be reused in the future.
After the emperor dealt with the government affairs, he went directly to Shoukang Palace.
But Niuniu was not in Shoukang Palace.
"Where did the little girl go to play again?" The emperor asked the queen mother with a smile.
The queen mother smiled like an aunt and said, "She and Axuan are watching fish in the imperial garden. These two people really don't know each other until they fight. Now they have a good relationship and play together all day long."
The emperor felt a little uncomfortable when he heard this.
Who knew that the queen mother continued to say, "Emperor, I look at this pair of children who have been childhood sweethearts, and the more I look at them, the more they look like a couple."