Chapter 12 Go to study

Qin Mansion.

Mrs. Qin dragged her sick body to the Buddhist hall in the backyard, burned three sticks of incense herself, and prayed again and again before returning to the main courtyard.

When she was supported back by Xiao Yun, she happened to meet Qin Guanzhong who came to see her.

Qin Guanzhong quickly took off his cloak and wrapped it around her body. He smelled the Buddhist fragrance on her body and asked softly.

"Did you go to burn incense yourself?"

Mrs. Qin did not respond in a hurry. She waited until the couple returned to the room and no one else was around before she said something.

"We have known each other for more than twenty years. When he passes away, it's fine that we can't send him off. If we don't even burn incense for him, what's the point of being a close friend?"

Mrs. Qin said, her eyes turned red.

Qin Guanzhong knew that his wife must have thought of the tragic situation of Ye Zhichen being arrested and brought to Beijing and sentenced to death, so he also fell silent.

It wasn't until the candles crackled in the silent room that Mrs. Qin spoke in a hoarse voice.

"He didn't escape this disaster, but he doesn't know how Wan Ying is doing now?"

She said and glanced at her husband.

"You don't have any news about Wan Ying?"

Mrs. Qin's Wan Ying, whose surname was Lu, was a palace maid who served as the chief cook in the palace. Because she had a high rank in the palace, when she was released from the palace at the age of twenty-five, many people in the capital wanted to marry her into the palace.

It's just that Lu Wanying already had someone in mind, and that person had been waiting for her for nearly ten years. It happened that the year she left the palace, the only blood relative of that person's widowed mother passed away. He had to observe filial piety and could not marry.

That person was none other than Ye Zhichen.

At that time, even the late prince said it was a pity that he wanted to marry the two of them, but he couldn't.

Ye and Lu said it was a pity. They had survived ten long years, so why did they care about the three years of filial piety? When the period of filial piety is over, it would not be too late to ask His Highness the Crown Prince for a marriage.

However, God did not fulfill people's wishes.

The first prince died overnight, and all the first prince's auxiliary officers and bodyguards were complicit in the crime of treason. Some followed the prince with random arrows, some were captured and beheaded afterwards, and some managed to escape with their lives.

Ye Zhichen was the prince's personal guard, and Lu Wanying was not immune. The two of them escaped and traveled around the world.

When Mrs. Qin was in Beijing with Qin Guanzhong, she and Lu Wanying hated each other the first time they met. Unfortunately, one was in the palace and the other was outside the palace, so there was no chance of seeing each other.

When something happened to Ye and Lu, Mrs. Qin did not dare to see him again.

It's not that I'm afraid of being implicated, but that there is no news about those two people, which is the best news.

Unfortunately, three years ago, the bad news about Ye Zhichen still came through.

Ye Zhichen was gone and Lu Wanying was wandering alone. Mrs. Qin couldn't help but worry about her old friend. She asked Qin Guanzhong to inquire secretly many times, but there was no news at all.

At that moment, Qin Guanzhong also shook his head and glanced at his wife.

"Don't think so much. At this juncture, it would be better if you don't have any news at all."

really.

Jinshang sent Xing Landong to Shandong, and naturally he also sent others to various provinces. They were all Jinshang's minions and sharp arrows. Who can tell who he caught and who he shot to death.

Mrs. Qin did not replace Ye and Lu anymore. She called Xiao Yun in to change the tea. She looked at her husband and talked about another matter.

"I've been sick these days and haven't been able to see the girl. Today I can go to the Buddhist hall to offer incense. It's time to see her."

When Qin Guanzhong heard this, he waved his hand.

"Why are you in such a hurry? She is in Chaoyunxuan. She will treat you well. You can see her at any time."

Mrs. Qin snorted softly when she heard this.

"What do you mean by this? Am I still at odds with a lonely little girl and want to take advantage of her?"

"That's not what I meant." Qin Guanzhong quickly wanted to explain.

Mrs. Qin shook her head again.

"It's just that she doesn't let me see her. I just think I can't treat her harshly."

She said after taking a breath after losing strength due to illness.

"Although she is not my daughter, she is also the only young lady in the Qin family. Si Jin should not be stingy with whatever he can give her, and he should arrange for everything that he could not have due to his status in the past..."

Mrs. Qin said something Xu Xu, which made Qin Guanzhong stunned for a while. He looked at his wife in disbelief.

"You actually think more carefully than I do."

But Mrs. Qin didn't want to pay attention to his compliments.

"No matter who she is, she is still your daughter. I just have a clear conscience."

After she finished speaking, she supported her weak body and went to the inner room.

After taking a few steps, I heard a long sigh behind me.

"I'm the one sorry for you after all."

*

Early the next morning, Qin Guanzhong stayed in the main courtyard for a while, waiting for the old doctor to take Mrs. Qin's pulse.

Qin Shenyi came to greet him early in the morning. The father and son talked about military affairs, and Qin Guanzhong thought of something else.

"Recently, Heming Academy seems to have invited great scholars to come and give lectures. Si Jin should go to the academy more often. The matters in the health office should be left to the colleagues and the officials."

Qin Shen came down from the Taoist temple and returned to the Qin Mansion at the age of five. He learned all the civil and military skills from the first-class teachers invited by Qin Guanzhong. Later, he went to Heming Academy. The academy also invited famous teachers to teach at the request of Qin Guanzhong.

It's just that he doesn't have to take the imperial examination like a serious scholar, so he has gone to the academy much less often in the past two years.

But if a great scholar came, Qin Guanzhong would probably remind him to go and listen to the teachings.

Qin Shen did not reject it and immediately agreed with his father.

From time to time, the old man came out of the room.

"My lord and eldest son, there is no need to worry. Madam's treatment has been smooth and her recovery is very fast. She will be fully recovered in less than a month."

Qin Guanzhong breathed a sigh of relief, but Qin Shen asked the old man one more question.

"Mom will be resting for a month, but are there any taboos you should pay attention to?"

The old doctor said that it was nothing, and first mentioned some things that were not easy to eat during the period of recuperation. This was common, but he made another point.

"Madam, the two dangers this time were caused by strong emotions. Although she has recovered a lot, she should not be overly excited or angry."

The old doctor said, his face straightened.

"Especially when it comes to anger, the surge of energy and blood is the most debilitating. Madam has not recovered yet. If she suddenly becomes so angry that she vomits blood, I'm afraid she will be in trouble."

Qin Shen frowned upon hearing this.

He was speechless for a moment, and the old man had nothing else to say, so he said goodbye to the two of them.

Qin Guanzhong also heard the old doctor's advice just now, and directly called Xiao Yun and several other maids who often served Mrs. Qin, and told them to speak carefully in front of Mrs. Qin and never make her angry again.

All the maids should come down.

Qin Guanzhong was about to leave for Jinan Mansion in the afternoon. After giving instructions, he returned to the study room in the outer courtyard.

Qin Shen didn't give any more instructions to the maids. He just walked out of the main courtyard and called Fu Wen.

"Continue to pay attention to Chaoyunxuan, and do not come into contact with Madam while others are waiting."

"yes!"

*

Chaoyunxuan.

Qin Tian had just finished breakfast and went to water the yard while the sun was not shining.

When Gray Fertilizer is full of grass leaves, it will no longer nibble on the herbs in it, and it will rarely skip happily in the yard.

But the silly rabbit stopped after just two steps. He stopped at the stone steps in front of the courtyard gate and listened carefully with his two big ears.

"What did you hear?" Qin Tian poured some water on a seedling and turned around to ask the stupid rabbit.

The stupid rabbit ignored it. Qin Tian was about to go over and catch it when he heard the concierge calling.

"Girl, sister Huang Ling is here."

While talking, Huang Ling entered Chaoyunxuan. As soon as she stepped in, she saw a bouncing gray ball jumping to the bottom of Qin Tian's skirt.

Qin Tian: ".It is very timid."

Huang Ling laughed and didn't pay attention to the gray rabbit anymore. Instead, he saw the girl wearing a neat willow-yellow dress standing by the wall watering the herbs.

She was growing herbs in the courtyard. Of course the maid in the study in the front yard would know about it, but knowing it was one thing and seeing it with her own eyes was another.

At the moment, I saw that in this small flowerbed, every plant and clump was spread out and the green branches and leaves were growing vigorously. There were as many as a dozen species in full.

She was surprised, "I only treated you as a girl for fun before. Didn't you expect that you would actually grow and take care of these herbs?"

Tiandong happened to be passing by and said with a smile.
To be continued...