$250, Chapter 250

There is another reason why the Qin Mansion's banquet is held today. Today is a holiday for all government offices and officials have a rest.

In the morning, people invited by the Qin Mansion came one after another, but the best ones were Du Xingran and his wife, and their daughter Du Pianpian.

The ones who received the guests at the door were Qin Fang, his wife and son, and Yang Haiyan was a high-ranking wife. Normally, there was no need to come out to greet the guests today, but among the family members who came today, there were people from the Marquis Chengen Mansion. , Shen Lixian and his wife are of high rank. Shen Lixian is the eldest son of Marquis Chengen, and is also a second-rank wife. His wife, the Crown Prince, is a second-rank wife, and only Yang Haiyan came to pick her up.

Du Xingran said: "Brother Qin, sister, I'm here to disturb you."

Mrs. Qu also said: "I'm here to chat today."

Yang Haiyan said: "Sister-in-law, you're welcome. Please sit inside first. I'll come later."

Mrs. Qu said: "We are all our own people, you don't need to go out of your way to entertain us."

Then, the mother-in-law took Qu's mother and daughter to the hall where they received the female family members.

The second household came, Mr. and Mrs. Shen Lixian, with their children.

"General Qin." Shen Lixian was quite happy to see Qin Fang, "I miss those days since I came to Yunxiang County. Madam Bingyun, this is my wife Qian. Madam, this is Mrs. Bingyun."

Qin Fang: "Qin has met the Crown Prince, and the Crown Prince invites you."

Yang Haiyan: "I have met the Crown Prince's wife and everyone said that she is gentle and virtuous. I finally got to meet her today."

Qian: "Mrs. Bingyun is better than seeing her. I've been waiting since I received her message."

The two greeted each other and complimented each other.

Next to Yang Haiyan, Qin Linyang stared curiously at the little boy and girl next to Qian. When he saw the little boy and the little girl looking at him, he called out sweetly: "Little brother, little sister."

The boy is seven years old this year and the girl is five years old. Their names are Shen Daimo and Shen Lingtu respectively. When they saw such cute little brothers, they also liked them very much: "Hello, little brother."

The children greeted them first, which made people smile. Yang Haiyan said: "Lin Yang, can you take your little brother to play in your yard?"

Qin Linyang naturally responded: "Little brother, I have many, many toys."

Qian also said to her son: "Taimo, you can follow your little brother and take care of him. "

Shen Daimo: "Yes, mother."

Qin Linyang took Shen Daimo to his yard, followed by Wu Qiyuan and his wife, but he was not afraid. Yang Haiyan received the Qian family in person. The female family members who came today are the only ones who need to be received by the Qian family in person.

Because it was a luncheon, the guests all arrived in the morning. Not long after Shen Lixian and his wife arrived, other guests also arrived one after another, including Sister Du’s family, Sister Du’s family, and Wei Ting’s wife. , Yu Nian's family, Commander Zhong, the commander of the suburbs of Beijing, and his family, as well as two officials from the suburbs of Beijing who had discussed with Qin Fang that day.

The banquet was just a meal, there were no extravagant programs, so everyone chatted for a while before the meal, chatted for a while after the meal, and then dispersed after having lunch as a normal friend.

Qin Fang took his wife and son to see him off at the door. Qin Linyang met the new little brother again and waved to them reluctantly, but fortunately, there were still several little brothers in the yard, and they were still the same. There is someone to play with.

After everyone was sent away, Yang Haiyan sighed, the capital is really not a place for people, and just inviting people to a meal is tiring.

"Next time if you invite someone to dinner, go to a tavern or inn to save yourself the trouble at home." Yang Haiyan said to Qin Fang.

"Okay." Qin Fang couldn't bear to make his wife too tired. "There won't be any important days at home in the future. For example, if it's the first day of the month, it's enough for us to celebrate as a family."

"Okay." Yang Haiyan couldn't ask for more.

On the way back, the family members also had their own thoughts.

Qian: "This Madam Bingyun is quite interesting. It's not obvious that she was born as a maid."

Shen Lixian said: "Indeed, if you don't know where you are from, you would think that you are from a noble family."

Qian didn't like it at all: "But think about it, the person who was named the second-grade Mrs. Bingyun by the emperor is naturally not regarded as an ordinary person. If she doesn't come, wouldn't she be sorry for the emperor's canonization? If it's just... Ordinary people would not have such a big incident. By the way, Your Majesty, has General Qin’s appointment been dismissed?”

Shen Lixian said: "I don't know, I've never noticed this. But I'm a student of Du Ke, so I think it's not bad. With Du Ke here, even if I start to fall behind, I can still get better." It's just that ‌I know that Qin Fang's position will not be bad, otherwise why would he be transferred back to the capital? The fifth grade is the lowest. "Madam, go out with Mrs. Bingyun more in the future. Behind the Qin family is the Du family. If the second prince gets the support of the Du family, the couple's future will be even more powerful."

Qian said: "Don't worry, husband, I know." As Shen Lixian's wife, she naturally knew the true identity of the second prince. He was the son of his deceased sister-in-law and the emperor's legitimate son. There will inevitably be a battle between the Shen family and the Ren family, and if the second prince succeeds to the throne, the Shen family will still be glorious for decades, which will also be good for his son. After all, if his biological cousin is the emperor, who would dare to bully him?

At the same time, in the carriage of the Wei family, Wei Ting's wife, Zhong, was also talking to Wei Ting. Like Qian, she came to the Qin Mansion today and was particularly curious about this Lady Bingyun. After all, from a maid to a second-rank lady, she has walked a path that no woman in Qi State has ever walked, and it has only been a few years? It is really surprising. In addition, in the capital, the third rank is a hurdle. Among the officials in the capital, how many have reached the second rank? And those who rely on their husbands to get the second-rank imperial edict are not different from Yang Haiyan. Yang Haiyan's imperial edict is a title, although it cannot be passed on to children. But as long as she does not commit a crime, this title will always follow her until she dies. As for those second-rank wives who were granted imperial edicts by their husbands, if their husbands died, their imperial edicts would be gone, and if their husbands retired, their imperial edicts would also be gone, such as .

That’s why it is said that Yang Haiyan’s imperial edict is a title, which is different from ordinary imperial edicts.

Zhong: “Husband, can you get along more with the Qin family in the past?”

Wei Ting felt a headache when he thought that his father had already stood on the side of the Ren family, but he would not tell his wife about this matter. If his wife accidentally let it slip, it would be bad if it got out and reached the ears of the emperor. He said, "Just get along with them in a normal way. The Wei family is independent, so you don't need to make friends with them."

Mrs. Zhong said, "Then I understand."

Qin Fang's appointment had not yet come down, but a family letter from Baili Village had arrived. The family letter was brought by Tao Shan, which meant that Tao Shan had returned to Beijing.

Tao Shan sent Grandpa Qin and Grandma Qin to Baili Village, and then rushed back to Beijing without stopping.

"Hello, General. The old man and the old lady have been safely sent to Baili Village. I came back this time and brought back a family letter written by the third master." Tao Shan took out the letter written by Qin Shoucheng from his arms.

Qin Fang was not in a hurry to read the letter, but asked about the situation in Tao Shan's hometown. After learning that everything was fine at home, he said, "You go and have a rest. You have a holiday these days. You can come to me when I take office."

Tao Shan said, "Yes."

After Tao Shan left, Qin Fang read the family letter. The family letter was written by Qin Shoucheng, but the tone of the elders in the family should be that Qin's father and mother asked Qin Shoucheng to write it.

First of all, the letter talked about Qin Shoucheng's county exam in February this year. Unfortunately, Qin Shoucheng did not pass the first county exam. He was too nervous and forgot everything when he took the exam.

Qin Shoucheng is not very talented, but he is definitely a very hard-working person. Moreover, the county exam tests basic knowledge. Generally speaking, as long as you remember everything the teacher taught, there is no problem in passing the basic knowledge. However, Qin Shoucheng was nervous when he took the county exam, and he would remember that he did not pass last year. For Yang Haiyan, this is called pre-exam phobia.

In addition, another thing was mentioned, that is, Qin Shoucheng was looking for a marriage. Qin Shoucheng is sixteen years old this year. Because of the "Emperor's Marriage" incident, Qin Shouye's father came to preside over the marriage, so Qin Fang asked Qin's father to let him arrange a marriage for Qin Shoucheng. He didn't ask for wealth and honor, but only asked Qin Shoucheng to like a girl with good character.

This time, the letter mentioned this matter. The girl is the daughter of Qin Shoucheng's teacher, and she has studied and knows how to write.

Qin Fang didn't worry about the girl's character. After all, it was decided by Qin's father and mother, and he didn't need to worry about this aspect of his brother-in-law.

In addition, the letter also mentioned the date of Qin Shoucheng's marriage, which will be in September next year. The reason for setting this date is that Qin Shoucheng will take the county exam next year. If he passes, he will have more face when he gets married, which is double happiness. Secondly, if he didn't pass, Qin Shoucheng would be less sad after half a year. Thirdly, this day was good.

Qin Fang was relatively calm about his brother's failure to pass the county exam. After all, his brother was only sixteen years old. There were not many sixteen-year-old scholars in the whole country.

Finally, his family asked him if he could go home when Qin Shoucheng got married in September next year.

Qin Fang thought about it and began to reply. The letter first comforted Qin Shoucheng and asked him to think more. There were so many officials in the court, and there were very few who took the exam for scholars at his age. But he said that he basically couldn't spare the time for September next year, but after Qin Shoucheng got married, he could bring his brother and sister-in-law to live in the capital for a while.

After replying to the letter, he went to find Yang Haiyan again: "Wife, this is my letter back home. Do you think there is anything else to say?"

Yang Haiyan turned a blank look at him: "The letter is fine, but after all, we are in the capital. We must bring back the special products of the capital, the clothing styles and hair accessories suitable for the ladies."

Qin Fang: "..."

Yang Haiyan joked: "Take it back and let grandma and mother show off to the neighbors." The old ladies in the countryside like to do this kind of thing.