The current patriarch of the Qin family is Qin Xinfang's nephew Qin Chengyu, who happens to be of the same generation as Gu Jingyun, but he is seven or eight years older than Qin Xinfang, past the age of knowing destiny.

The first line of the Qin family has always produced outstanding talents, but there are not many offspring. The five generations are all single-handed, and even except for Qin Zhengze, the life expectancy is not long.

Qin Xinfang's father, Qin Wentian, died of illness a few years after his grandfather Qin Zhengze passed away. Qin Xinfang, who was a young man at that time, took over as the patriarch. Just ask three or two times to make sure there are no omissions.

After he was exiled, the position of patriarch was naturally lost, and the clan elected Qin Chengyu as the patriarch.

When the house was ransacked back then, it was only the family property of the direct branch, and the collateral branch was not damaged. And this time, Gu Jingyun didn't intend to hand over the ancestral property to Qin Chengyu to take care of it, but planned to recruit the former servants and relatives who helped him, and let them help manage it.

Although the incident happened in a hurry, Qin Xinfang sent people to release most of the servants when he decided to commit crimes in the palace, and some of the servants were properly arranged. help.

Qin Xinfang planned well, but unfortunately things developed worse and faster than he expected, he didn't have time to arrange Qin Wenyin in the future, and those servants who were hidden naturally didn't connect with Qin Wenyin.

Gu Jingyun came this time to find them out, and after the assessment, he re-entrusted them with important tasks.

There are also off-branch relatives who have lived with the direct branch for generations. If they are still interested, Gu Jingyun will also arrange jobs after the assessment.

As for Qin Chengyu, he is the patriarch of the Qin clan, and Gu Jingyun had to see him.

But he didn't expect that Qin Chengyu would go into the city to see him before him. Gu Jingyun was still a little confused because he just got up. He glanced out the window and saw that although the sky was already bright, it was not too late, he said, "Cousin, please go to the private room. Let Xiao Er treat me well, and I will talk about it after I wash up."

Li Baolu yawned, and struggled to get up from the bed, "Didn't we agree that we would go to Qin Family Village to meet him today? Why did he come in person?"

After fighting for a long time yesterday, she had a sore back and a sore back, and wished she could be nailed to the bed today.

While putting on his clothes, Gu Jingyun said, "It's because of uncle Qifu and my identity."

Gu Jingyun is the prince's teacher. If there is no accident, he will be the emperor's teacher when the prince ascends the throne.

And Qin Chengyu is just a juren.

Li Baolu didn't dare to neglect Qin Chengyu, and quickly took care of herself. Uncle Qin's study was also open to her, and he never avoided her when teaching Gu Jingyun. Although she seldom read the letters, she probably knew who sent them.

In the fifteen years they lived in Qiongzhou, the Qin family in Runing did not send a single letter to Qiongzhou, but members of the Qin clan who were officials in other places contacted Qin Xinfang from time to time, and sometimes sent some money to Qiongzhou.

What made Li Baolu most suspicious was that when Qin Xinfang entrusted the Qin family's book collection back then, he divided it into several copies and hid it with several close friends, among which the Runing Qin family did not get a single copy.

This means that Qin Xinfang doesn't trust the Qin family, or that he doesn't trust the side branch of the Qin family who controls the family affairs.

So Li Baolu didn't dare treat the people waiting outside simply as cousins.

The two of them moved to the private room after getting dressed. Qin Chengyu had already drank a cup of tea, and at this moment he was looking at the teapot in front of him in a daze.

When he saw the handsome and handsome Gu Jingyun, he was slightly lost in thought, then stood up with a smile and said, "Cousin Gu is very similar to Uncle Jiu..."

Gu Jingyun saluted with a faint smile, "Third cousin, this is my wife."

Only then did Qin Chengyu look at Li Baolu behind him, and said with a smile, "I heard that my brother and sister are from the Li family in Shunde, and the ancestors are superbly skilled with golden needles, and their hands are rejuvenated. Ninth uncle and twelve aunts rely on their ancestors to take care of them in Qiongzhou."

Li Baolu bowed slightly and said, "Third Cousin, you're being polite. It's the doctor's duty to heal the sick and save the sick."

The two parties sat down after exchanging pleasantries. Qin Chengyu said to Gu Jingyun: "It is a kindness from heaven that Jiushu's grievances can be brought to light. Yingzhi County has started to return the seized properties of the Qin family since the first emperor issued an order to recall Jiushu."

Qin Chengyu sighed slightly, and said: "When Uncle Jiu was in such a calamity, the family was weak and could not help. After the house was confiscated, in order to prevent the ancestral property from falling into the hands of others, the Qin family redeemed the land and shops near Runing. It’s not a disgrace to the ancestors.”

Gu Jingyun got up moved and saluted: "So the property of the direct branch has been redeemed by the third cousin? Thank you third cousin, so I don't have to worry about the ancestral property being run in a mess. When I win over the family servants, They can take over sooner.”

Choking all Qin Chengyu's words in his chest, his eyes were slightly cold, but he nodded and said with a smile: "It's good for my cousin to be successful, I'm still worried that you are young and have no rules."

"Little brother doesn't have many regulations, but my uncle and aunt have told you one by one before going out, I just follow it," Gu Jingyun said with a smile: "If there is anything not thoughtful, please ask my third cousin to point out, after all, my uncle is far away in the capital. , there is always something wrong with the situation here.”

Qin Chengyu twitched the corner of his mouth and said: "I think my cousin handled it very well. No wonder the world praises you as a young talent, and was appointed as the prince's teacher by the late emperor at a young age."

"It was just a fluke."

How could it be a fluke, when Qin Xinfang was still a sinner, he was able to win the first prize under the eyes of the late emperor and let the late emperor's presiding grandson worship him as a teacher, Qin Chengyu dared to despise him.

Therefore, after receiving the news yesterday, he greeted him personally this morning, not only to test his attitude, but also to express his solemnity.

The confrontation just now let him know that Gu Jingyun is not a disadvantaged temperament, and he is not even as gentle as his uncle.

Qin Chengyu suppressed many thoughts in his chest and concentrated on dealing with Gu Jingyun.

"Then I'll go back and prepare first, and let the tribesmen greet you at the entrance of the village."

Gu Jingyun smiled and said: "It's not so troublesome. I am only a junior, so I dare not work for you grandparents and uncles. Let me go with my third cousin. I heard that my third cousin is good at chess. I want to ask for advice."

Qin Chengyu twitched the corner of his mouth, junior?

The younger ones who are famous on the first line have a higher rank, and the oldest in the clan is Sifang and Qin Xinfang's uncle who is of the same generation as Qin Xinfang. He is seventy-eight years old this year and is also Gu Jingyun's uncle.

As for the ancestors, none of the Qin family survived.

On the contrary, there is a group of younger generations who are not too young waiting to greet Gu Jingyun.

For example, his son, a thirty-six-year-old middle-aged man, had to salute Gu Jingyun respectfully and call him "cousin" when he saw Gu Jingyun, a hairless boy.

And there are quite a few younger generations around his age, even if they have become grandfathers, or even great-grandfathers, when they see Gu Jingyun, a young man who may only be as old as his grandson, they still have to call him "cousin", or even "cousin-uncle".

It is also because of Gu Jingyun's seniority that Qin Xinfang can let him come to Runing with confidence. The most important thing in the clan is seniority.

When an old man with white hair sees a child who is learning to speak, even if the age and experience are there, in front of the seniority, the old man has to salute the child regardless of whether the child understands or not.

So when Gu Jingyun and the others arrived at Qin's Village, the patriarch's wife, Mrs. Jiang, was leading a crowd of people to greet them at the entrance of the village.

It is said to be a village, but in fact it is no different from a city.

The Qin family is a prominent family in Runing. The family tree has been verified for nearly 800 years. During the past 800 years, the clan has multiplied and expanded.

In addition to the Qin clan, their servants and tenant farmers who depended on them lived in it.

The roads are spacious and clean, and the houses are lined up in an orderly manner, which makes the visitors feel dignified and simple.

Gu Jingyun glanced at the well-manicured farmland on both sides, and said softly: "The Qin family is a farming and studying heirloom, so it was a pity when my mother married Gu Huaijin. , Poems and books and wealth, among them, moral inheritance is the most difficult, followed by farming and reading, and then poetry and books, and the last is wealth. With foresight, the Gu family took a big step forward by marrying my mother. Gu Huaijin's future is part of the reason, and the upbringing of the offspring and the advancement of the family are also a large part of the reason. If Gu Huaijin is not stupid, even if my uncle cannot be rehabilitated, the Gu family's Difficulties are only more than ten years, and we will be able to make a big step forward after we get through it."

"It's a pity..." Li Baolu sighed for him.

Gu Jingyun shook his head with a smile, "It's a pity for the Gu family, but it's a blessing for the mother. Although the process is hard, it's better than staying in the Gu family."

Gu Jingyun stroked her hair and said, "I'm not telling you this to feel sorry for the Gu family, but to tell you that the Qin family is dignified, powerful, and has great rules. In our hearts, Qin and Gu belong to the same family, but Gu only has me." With you, Qin is only the direct branch of the Qin family, and we are just guests with the whole Runing Qin family. So if you can bear it these few days, you can bear it, if you can't bear it, tell me, and I will fight back for you."

The carriage stopped before Li Baolu could answer, Gu Jingyun withdrew his hand, lifted the curtain first and got out of the carriage, then turned around to help Li Baolu.

Jiang watched with a smile all the time, and waited for Li Baolu to stand still before he went up to grab her hand and looked at her, "This is my cousin, she looks so handsome, no wonder your uncle married you early, it's because he is afraid that the handsome daughter-in-law will run away ?”

Li Baolu lowered her head shyly just right, perfectly transforming from a chilling heroine into a weak little wife.

Jiang took her hand and said with a smile: "Since the cousins ​​have come to Runing, they can stay for a longer period of time, and let us do our best as landlords."

Then he turned his head and smiled with Gu Jingyun: "This is the first time for my cousin to come to Ru Ning, right? Later, let your nephews take you around, there are many interesting places in Ru Ning."

Gu Jingyun smiled and performed impeccably, "Then Jingyun would like to thank the third cousin for the hospitality. When I have time, I will find a few nephews to play with. When the time comes, the third cousin should not blame me for taking them out of business."

"It's not strange, it's not strange," Jiang said with a smile: "You are the top student in high school at the age of fifteen. It is their chance to play with you. I can't ask for it."

Tap the screen to use advanced tools Tip: You can use left and right keyboard keys to browse between chapters.

You'll Also Like