There is another reason why the banquet in the Qin Mansion was chosen today. Today, the yamen are on holiday, and the officials will rest.

In the morning, the people invited by the Qin Mansion came one after another, but the best one was Du Xingran and his wife, with their daughter Du Pian Pian.

It was Qin Fang who received the guests at the door with his wife and son. Yang Haiyan was a high-ranking, second-grade wife. Normally, she doesn't have to come out to greet the guests today, but among the family members who came today, there are people from the Marquis of Chengen. Shen Lixian's husband and wife are of high grade. Shen Lixian is the prince of the Marquis of Cheng'en, and he is also a second-class wife. His wife, the prince's wife, is a second-class wife, and only Yang Haiyan can pick it up.

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

Mrs Qu also said, "I've come to chat today."

Yang Haiyan said: "Sister-in-law is very polite, please sit inside first, and I will come back later."

Qu said: "We are all our own people, you don't have to specially come to entertain us."

Then, the mother-in-law took the mother and daughter of the Qu family to the hall where the female family members were received.

The second household came from Shen Lixian and his wife, with their children.

"General Qin." Shen Lixian was quite happy when he saw Qin Fang, "I miss those days since we parted from Yunxiang County, Mrs. Bingyun, this is Mrs. Qian. Madam, this is Mrs. Bingyun."

Qin Fang: "Qin has seen the prince, please come in the prince."

Yang Haiyan: "I've seen Mrs. Shizi, and they all say that Mrs. is gentle and virtuous. I can finally meet today."

Qian Shi: "Mrs. Bingyun is better than seeing it. I have been waiting since I received Madam's post."

The two complimented each other.

Beside Yang Haiyan, Qin Linyang stared curiously at the little boy and girl beside Qian's. Seeing that the little boy and girl were also looking at him, he sweetly called out, "little brother, little sister"

The boy is seven years old this year, and the little girl is five years old. They are called Shen Dimo ​​and Shen Lingtu respectively. When they see such a cute little brother, they also like it: "Hello, little brother."

The children said hello first, which made people smile. Yang Haiyan said, "Linyang, take your little brother to play in your yard, okay?"

Qin Linyang responded naturally: "little brother, I have a lot of toys."

Qian Shi also said to his son, "Wait for Mo, go with your little brother and take care of your little brother."

Shen waited for the ink: "Yes, mother."

Qin Linyang took Shen Dimo ​​to his yard, with Wu Qiyuan and the others following him, as well as his wife, but he was not afraid. Yang Haiyan personally received Qian's family. Among the female family members who came today, only Qian's family needed her to be received 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 the family of Sister Du, the family of Second Sister Du, Wei Ting and his wife, and others. There are Yu Nian's family, the family of Commander Zhong, the commander in the suburbs of Beijing, and two colleagues in the suburbs of Beijing who had discussed with Qin Fang that day.

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

Qin Fang took his wife and son and sent them off at the door. Qin Linyang met a new little brother and waved at them reluctantly, but fortunately, there were several little brothers in his yard, and there were still people with him. Play.

After everyone was sent off, Yang Haiyan sighed, the capital is really not a place where people can stay, and it is tiring enough to invite people to a meal like this.

"Next time if you want to invite someone to dinner, go to a tavern or an inn and toss with the provincial family." 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. If it's a birthday or something, it's enough for our family to celebrate."

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

The family also had their own thoughts on the way back.

Qian Shi: "This Mrs. Bingyun is interesting, and I can't tell that she is from a maidservant."

Shen Lixian said: "Indeed, if I didn't know her origin, I would have thought she was from an aristocratic family."

Qian Shi didn't like it either: "But think about it, you can't be regarded as an ordinary person by the emperor who can be named Mrs. Bingyun of the second rank. If you don't come, wouldn't you be sorry for the emperor's canonization? If it's just an ordinary person, you won't You have such great ability. By the way, the prince, has the post of General Qin come down?"

Shen Lixian said: "I don't know, but I haven't paid attention to this. But he is a student of Du Ke, so if he wants to come, he will not be bad. If Du Ke is there, even if it starts to be bad, he can go up." But he knows that Qin Fang The position will not be bad, otherwise why transfer back to the capital? The fifth grade is the lowest. "Madam, walk around more with Madam Bingyun in the future. Behind the Qin family is the Du family. If the second prince can get the support of the Du family, it will be even more powerful for his future."

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

At the same time, on the Wei family's carriage, Wei Ting's wife, Mrs. Zhong, was also talking to Wei Ting. Like Mrs. Qian, she came to Qin's residence today and was very curious about this Mrs. Bingyun. After all, from the maid to Mrs. Zheng Erpin, she has walked a path that no other woman in Qiguo has taken, and it has only been a few years? It was so surprising. Furthermore, in the capital, the third rank is a hurdle. Among the capital officials everywhere, how many can reach the second rank? And those who got second-rank titles by their husbands were not different from Yang Haiyan. Yang Haiyan's official life was a title, although it could not be passed on to his children. But as long as she doesn't sin, this title will follow her until she dies. For those Erpin ladies who rely on their husbands to seal their appointments, if their husbands die, her appointments will be gone.

That's why it is said that Yang Haiyan's official appointment is a title, which is different from ordinary official appointments.

Mrs. Zhong: "Xianggong, do you have to walk around with the Qin family more in the past?"

Wei Ting couldn't help but have a headache when he thought that his father was already on the line, but he wouldn't tell his wife about this. All right. He said, "It's good to communicate according to normal relations. The Wei family is neutral, and you don't need to make friends."

Zhong said, "Then I understand."

Qin Fang's post has not yet come down, but Baili Village's family letter has arrived. The family letter was brought by Tao Shan, that is, Tao Shan has returned to Beijing.

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

"I have seen the general. The old man and the old lady have been safely delivered to Baili Village. The subordinates have come back this time, and they have brought back the 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 instead asked about the situation of Tao Shan's hometown. After learning that everything was fine at home, he said, "Go and rest, these days are off, and you will come back when I take up my post."

Tao Shan said: "Yes."

After Tao Shan retreated, 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 written by Qin's father and Qin's mother.

First of all, the letter said that Qin Shoucheng took the county exam in February this year. Unfortunately, Qin Shoucheng failed the first exam in the county exam. He was still too nervous, and he forgot everything after the exam.

Qin Shoucheng can't say how talented he is, but he must be a very hard worker, and the county exam is about basic knowledge. Generally speaking, as long as you memorize everything taught by the master, there is no problem in passing the basic knowledge. When Shoucheng arrived at the county exam, he was nervous and remembered that he didn't pass last year. This is called Yang Haiyan, which is the phobia before the exam.

In addition, he also said one thing, that Qin Shoucheng said his kiss. Qin Shoucheng is 16 years old this year. When Qin Shouye got married due to the "emperor's marriage" incident, Qin's father came to preside over the marriage, so Qin Fang told Qin's father that he should arrange a marriage for Qin Shoucheng without asking Rich and noble, he just asks Qin Shou to become the girl he likes, and that there is no problem with her character.

In the letter this time, it was mentioned that the woman was the daughter of Master Qin Shoucheng, and she had studied and knew how to write.

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

In addition, it also said that Qin Shoucheng's marriage date will be in September next year. The reason for this date is that Qin Shoucheng will also take the county examination next year. If he can pass, he will have a little more face when he gets married, and he will be more than happy. The second is that if he does not pass, Qin Shoucheng will feel less sad after the first half of the year. Three is a good day.

Regarding the fact that his younger brother did not pass the county examination, Qin Fang was relatively calm. After all, his younger brother was only 16 years old. Looking at the whole country, there are not many talents who are 16 years old.

Finally, the family asked him if he could go home when Qin Shou married in September next year.

Qin Fang thought about it, and then began to reply to the letter. The letter first comforted Qin Shoucheng and told him not to think too much. There are so many officials in the imperial court, and very few can pass the examination for talents at his age. Besides, about September next year, there is basically no time to spare, but after Qin Shou gets married, he can bring his younger brother and sister to the capital to live for a while.

After replying to the good letter, he went to Yang Haiyan again: "Daughter-in-law, this is my letter from home, do you have anything else to explain?"

Yang Haiyan rolled his eyes at him: "The letter is no problem, but we are in the capital anyway. The specialties of the capital, the clothes styles and hair accessories suitable for the wives, have to be brought back."

Qin Fang: "..."

Yang Haiyan joked: "It's better to take it back and let grandma and grandma show off to the neighbors." The old ladies in the countryside like to do this kind of thing.

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