Xiangsheng prosperous

Chapter 19
"Then, since you are afraid of such a negative impact from this incense, why did you make it?" Ting Qin couldn't hold back, and questioned Qiu Mo regardless of the occasion.

Qiu Qianshen and Mrs. Tian gave Tingqin a sharp look at the same time. When will this ignorant lowly maidservant get her turn to speak?
Qiu Mo didn't care, but continued to say neither humble nor overbearing: "Uncle, aunt, you can keep it secret, but you must take precautions. In fact, Mo'er didn't tell you, but she also wanted to protect the Qiu family and Shanchuntang. In a peaceful and prosperous age, this Even if it is a secret, even if it rots in Mo'er's stomach, no one will know about it. But if the whole family knows it, what should we do if it is accidentally announced by some servant of the Qiu family?"

After Qiu Mo finished speaking, Tingqin rolled her eyes.

Listening to Qin, she was really frightened by this, and she thought to herself, you third lady, this skill of diverting disasters from east to west is really getting more and more perfect.But she still quickly knelt down on the ground and kowtowed for mercy.

The other servants present, who didn't know the inside story, thought that Qiu Mo was also talking about herself, and quickly knelt down on the ground one by one.

Qiu Qianshen looked at the kneeling servants in this room, and felt his head start to hurt again.This farce is really enough for now.What Qiu Sanniang said was not unreasonable, as long as only one person knew it, even if the secret was leaked in the end, as long as it had nothing to do with other people in the Qiu family, then only Qiu Sanniang was responsible.

But if there is a second person who knows, it is difficult to guarantee that it will not be passed on to ten or ten to a hundred.At that time, there will be a lot of people talking. If it is really a peaceful and prosperous age, Shanchuntang sells anti-epidemic medicines, and the officials and gentlemen don't pursue it.

Thinking of this, Qiu Qianshen didn't want to stay any longer. He felt a little bit resentful towards his wife who wanted to expose this matter in public, so he said in a deep voice: "This matter ends here. In the private treasury, no one is allowed to take it out without my permission. If half a word of today's matter leaks out of this room, you kneeling people, I will break your legs first, and then sell it. Listen Are you clear?"

"only!!"

The voices were heard in unison, indicating that this matter has been settled and cannot be brought up again.

Qiu Qianshen stood up, turned his head and slashed at Lady Tian, ​​and left the main hall angrily.And Mrs. Tian also looked deflated, pretending to be dizzy, and hastily left the venue, letting Mei Xin help her back to the inner room.Seeing that the two masters of the third room had left, the servants gradually dispersed in twos and threes.

Qiu Mo and Shuang Han stood in the middle of the main hall, one behind the other, neither walking nor moving.The eyes of the two were fixed on Tingqin who was still kneeling on the ground.

After a while, Qiu Mo turned around first.She didn't say anything, and left the courtyard of Sanfang directly.And Shuanghan followed his wife closely, as if there were monsters like ghosts and monsters behind him, if he took a step slower, he would be swallowed by them.

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"This lowly maidservant really hates me!" Lady Tian stopped pretending to be dizzy before entering the inner room door.She rushed into the room aggressively, and overturned the incense burner placed on the incense table.

"Give me a [-]-stick family law, Tingqin, this lowly servant girl, and kick me out of the house!"

All the servants were about to act, but they were stopped by Nanny Song who was following Lady Tian.After letting all the servants retreat, Nanny Song came quietly behind Lady Tian and beat her shoulders for her.

After Mrs. Tian's breath calmed down a bit, Nanny Song slowly said: "My lady, listen to the old woman's persuasion. Not only can Qin Qin not be punished, but you have to give her favor!"

Lady Tian looked at her sideways, waiting for Nanny Song to continue with a puzzled expression.

Nanny Song said: "Miss, do you think that this maidservant first came to report on the fact that Mrs. Qiu San created the incense to ward off evil spirits and avoid plagues? Would she be someone who can keep her mouth shut? If you beat her After a meal, she was kicked out of the house again, and she went outside talking nonsense if she couldn't keep it. Wouldn't it be easier to put the Qiu family and Sanfang in danger? If this is the case, the Patriarch will probably be even more angry with you .Besides, every two months, she still needs to send a handwritten letter to Silla, isn't it..."

Lady Tian gradually calmed down when she heard the words, but she still snorted unwillingly: "Anyway, I don't want to see this person again in the Qiu Mansion! Letters can be done by asking someone to imitate their handwriting. Is there nothing I can do about the little servant girl?"

Seeing this, Nanny Song quickly comforted her and said, "Don't worry, lady, it will take time to find someone to imitate. Besides, she can't be cured in the Qiu Mansion, and the old woman didn't say that she can't suffer for her elsewhere..."

After a moment of silence, Lady Tian asked her, "Nurse, what do you mean?"

Nanny Song smiled, whispered to Lady Tian, ​​"Lady, doesn't she like Alang from our Tian family? Then she will be fulfilled."

Tian Niangzi was surprised when she heard the words: "How to do it?"

Nanny Song narrowed her eyes slightly, and said with a sinister smile: "Listen to the old woman and let me explain in detail..."

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Two days after the Biwenxiang incident, the Sanfang courtyard seems to have gradually returned to a peaceful life.And Ting Qin, the whistleblower at that time, seemed to be forgotten by everyone. No matter whether it was Qiu Qianshen, Tian Niangzi, or Qiu Li, no one asked her for questioning, and no one arrested her to be punished.

In the past two days, she was like a rag doll discarded in the corner, except for sitting in the room every day waiting for her final ending, she hardly had any sense of existence.

This morning, when Tingqin woke up, the sun was already shining on the window sill.She raised her hand to block the harsh light, and felt a little weak in her body.Tingqin shook her drowsy head vigorously, just trying to figure out what time it is.

"Squeak~~" The door was suddenly pushed open.Ting Qin turned her head and found that it was Tian Niangzi's wet nurse who came into the room: Nanny Song.

"Nurse..." Ting Qin struggled to get up, knelt on the bed and kowtowed to her, waiting for Nanny Song to speak.

Nanny Song walked towards her, helped her up and asked with concern: "You silly child, why are you so haggard?"

Tingqin shook her head, and said softly: "My servant has done something bad with good intentions, and I know that my crime is unforgivable, how can I eat and sleep well..."

Nanny Song sighed, patted her on the shoulder and said, "Tingqin, although you are wrong, you are still doing it for the mistress of the family. How can Mrs. Tian not know. You don't have to worry, I am here today, in fact I have great news for you."

Ting Qin was startled, and looked at Nanny Song blankly.

Nanny Song continued: "Tingqin, you are also an old man of the Qiu family, and you have been with Mrs. Tian and Mrs. Wu for many years."

Ting Qin nodded repeatedly and said yes, "The servant girl's loyalty to the mistress and fifth lady is willing to guarantee with her life."

Nanny Song smiled with satisfaction, and continued: "You will be thirteen by the end of the year, and it's time to make promises. Mrs. Tian knows that you have always liked her nephew from the Tian family, and Alang from the Tian family is also interested in you. The two of you It's a match in love, how can Madam Tian not complete you pair of happy mandarin ducks. Two days ago, she discussed with her natal sister-in-law about promising you to Tian's house as a concubine."

Ting Qin couldn't believe her ears at all, she looked at Nanny Song excitedly, and asked: "Is it true? Mrs. Tian is really going to be the master and point out the servant girl to Tian Lang?"

Nanny Song said with a smile: "It's absolutely true! Although you are a concubine, Alang from the Tian family has not yet married a wife. With you being so filial and sensible, the Tian family will definitely treat you well. But..."

Ting Qin's heart sank, and she asked nervously, "But what?"

Nanny Song looked at Tingqin, her face became serious and solemn, she lowered her voice and said, "You and I are both maidservants of the Qiu family, and we are both lowly in terms of registered household. According to the "Law of the Tang Dynasty", you cannot marry a good girl Originally, if the third lady married the Tian family, you could marry along with her, and if no one reported it when she had a child, the government would naturally turn a blind eye. But now the head lady of the Qiu family and the Tian family There is no marriage contract, if you carry it directly from the Qiu family to the Tian family, it will be a violation of the law of the Tang Dynasty, Alang from the Tian family will be exiled for a year and a half, and in the end, you can only return to the lowly family, it is impossible Become a member of the Tian family."

According to "Tang Law Discussion on Household Marriage": "Those who take concubines and Hakka women as wives, and maidservants as concubines, will be punished for one and a half years, and each will return to justice.

After listening to Qin Qin, she felt that the originally satisfactory marriage was turned into ashes in an instant, and her whole face turned pale.She murmured: "Those who take a maidservant as a concubine will only... for one and a half years, and each... will pay her back..."

Nanny Song looked at her disheveled face, and secretly smiled in her heart. After thinking about it, it was almost time, and then said: "Actually, there is no other way..."

Ting Qin suddenly looked up at her, "What can I do?"

"Miss Tian also thought about this matter for you. Her elder brother, Mrs. Tian, ​​has made friends with the magistrate Yang of Chang'an. It is only a matter of time before you get rid of your lowly status by some means. You go to Tian's first." The distant relative lives in Biezhuang, and when the issue of identity and household registration is resolved, then you can carry it from Biezhuang to Tian's family in an open and aboveboard manner. This will not only fulfill your marriage with Alang from the Tian family, but also have nothing to do with the Qiu family." Song Nanny Mammy spoke slowly.

At this time, Tingqin was also completely lost her judgment by the ups and downs of sorrow and joy.After listening to Nanny Song's suggestion, she nodded and agreed almost immediately.

Seeing her agreeing so readily, Nanny Song couldn't help showing a satisfied smile.She comforted Ting Qin a few more words, and then left her room.

(End of this chapter)