Mountains and rivers pray for peace

Chapter 48 Nie and his son

Liuying Lane, Nie Mansion, southeast corner, Longshui Pavilion.

Early in the morning, the women in the yard came in and out, busy preparing breakfast for the master.Several servants filed in, and the red sandalwood round wooden table was covered with exquisite and complicated dishes in a blink of an eye, including seven treasures and five flavors porridge, sheep's head yuan fish, five flavors apricot roasted lamb, white fried spring goose, crab roe crisps, and a dish of bamboo shoots and pork noodle.

If the common people outside saw it, they would secretly smack their tongues. The ordinary breakfast meal in Shangshu's mansion is actually a hundred times more refined than the New Year's meal eaten by ordinary people.Speaking of which, who would have thought that Nie Qin, who was a poor scholar who was scorned all the time, has now become a powerful minister of the Ministry of Rites?
For the past two days, Nie Qin rested at home and took a bath until Sishi, when he was supported by his wife, Mrs. Liu, to come out of the dormitory to eat.

Mrs. Liu was born graceful and graceful. Although the fine lines on the forehead can tell her age, she still has a mature charm. At the moment, she is serving Nie Qinbu's dish, and her tone is as sweet as honey: "Master, if you try this crab roe cake, will it still taste good?" Entrance? The crabs were transported from the south of the Yangtze River by my concubine, and the time to eat them is just right."

Although Mrs. Liu spoke in a soft voice, it didn't make Nie Qin feel at ease at the moment. He didn't move his chopsticks, his thick eyebrows frowned, and his already dignified and serious face showed a bit of Mr. Bao: "Where is Ru'er? What time is it?"

"Ru'er doesn't have to go to Guozijian to go to school today, it's human nature to get up late."

"A loving mother is a loser, that is, you dote on him too much, which caused him to develop such an unlearned and incompetent temperament. Going to flower houses all day long, if you tell me, where will my old face be?"

Mrs. Liu still had a good temper, and said in a gentle voice: "Children and grandchildren have their own blessings, so why did the master push Ru'er so hard? You were a top scholar back then, and Ru'er followed your temperament, so naturally A good seedling that you don’t have to worry about. As time goes on, our son’s goodness will always be revealed.”

Hearing Mrs. Liu's words, Nie Qin was very upset, and took the initiative to put a chopstick in Mrs. Liu's bowl to make amends: "I was a little irritable when I spoke just now for my husband's sake. I hope Madam can't be blamed."

"How can I blame my husband? Husband and wife are one, how can we take these angry words seriously?" Liu shook Nie Qin's hand and smiled gently.

When the master eats, the servants can only lower their heads, but their ears are not deaf.Mrs. Liu has always been strict with the servants in the inner house, and her methods are cruel. When the women saw Mrs. Liu's three or two words, they coaxed Nie Qin into submission. General two-faced three swords.

Da Qi has always respected the family of scholar-bureaucrats. Even if Nie Qin was ranked high in the rankings and his ancestors were three generations of farmers, it would be difficult for Nie Qin to get ahead.But Mrs. Liu is the second daughter of General Hussar's family. She is both talented and beautiful, and she loves talented people the most.During the Lantern Festival that year, she went out to play in the streets and met Nie Qin guessing pairs on the street. She also learned that Nie Qin was the top scorer in high school, so she made up her mind to marry Nie Qin.

After getting his wish, Mrs. Liu never used her family status to show face in front of Nie Qin, but acted gentle and careless instead.Even when Nie Qin brought in a few more concubines later, she managed them with care and did not fight or grab them.In the eyes of servants, the husband and wife have been in love for so many years.

Not long after Mrs. Liu coaxed Nie Qin well, she saw Nie Ru coming from the side courtyard, disheveled, just pretending to be polite and then slumped on the armchair.

When Nie Qin saw Nie Ru's useless look, he felt angry again: "Look what you look like? Your mother said you would follow me, but I don't know why you followed me!"

"Father, can people's ears be quiet in the early morning? I'm still dizzy right now." Nie Ru took a piece of mutton and swallowed it whole, obviously not listening to Nie Qin's reprimand.

Nie Qin's complexion turned livid, and just as he was about to explode, he saw a servant who looked like a guard rushing in in a panic: "Master, Master, something is wrong!"

Mrs. Liu frowned, and raised her hand to signal that all the servants in the room retreated voluntarily. With a snap of their fingers, only a family of three and the guard who just broke in were left in the main house.

Nie Qin said impatiently, "What does it look like to be reckless!"

"Father is right! Li Si, who are you trying to scare to death in such a panic? After you yell like a bear, my young master can't eat anymore." Nie Ru glanced at the guards irritably, and dropped the chopsticks in his hand.

Li Si glanced at Nie Qin's gloomy face, but turned his head and said tremblingly to Nie Ru, "Young master... we... the group of government soldiers we sent to assassinate the young master of the Huo family, all... all died."

"What? Where's Wang Wu?" Nie Ru slapped the table hard, causing the dishes on the table to shake three times.

"Fifth master... Fifth master is also dead... The little one went to take a shit on the way, and when we came back, our people were almost dead. The little one was outnumbered, so he didn't dare to act rashly, only dared to hide behind Just keep an eye on it, so I can crawl back to see you."

Li Si was so frightened that his knees became weak, and he knelt down with a "plop".

"What about Huo Xian? Is Huo Xian dead?"

"Huo... the young master of the Huo family... didn't die."

"What! A bunch of idiots, what does my master keep you for? So many people can't deal with one person?"

Nie Ru was so angry that he kicked Li Si hard in the chest.

"Actually, the young master of the Huo family was about to die, but...in the end, reinforcements arrived on the way." Li Si stabilized his body and lowered his head even more, hardly daring to look up at Nie Ru's ugly face.

"Speak clearly to me! Who is not afraid of death and dares to oppose our Shangshu Mansion?" Nie Ru shouted angrily.

"Yes...the people under General Ningyuan Cui Xin."

"Cui Xin? Isn't he still in Dongyanling?"

Mrs. Liu, who had been listening with a frown, couldn't help but open her mouth. She also went with her natal family to hunt in Qiuri, so she naturally knew something inside.Cui Xin was still dealing with the aftermath of the hunt in Dongyan Ridge, how could he go to Huailin when he was doing well?

"Madam, it's General Cui. But it's not him himself who shows up, but his deputy general Liu Yu." Li Si quickly replied.

Liu felt that this matter was unusual: "Why did Cui Xin's people come? He came here specially to save Huo Xian?"

Li Si's voice was as thin as a mosquito: "The little one doesn't know if it was on purpose or by accident... The little one was hiding in the woods and only vaguely heard that General Cui got an inside report from an informant two days ago, saying it was There will be rogues gathering in Huailin to make trouble, so General Liu was sent to wipe them out..."

Nie Ru only felt that he had heard some ridiculous joke, "Besides, isn't it the city defense battalion's job to wipe out the bandits? Why is he here to join in the fun?"

When Nie Ru thought that the people under Cui Xin's subordinates treated the people in the Shangshu Mansion as bandits, his temples hurt suddenly. No one had ever dared to offend him, even Cui Xin was not qualified.

Nie Ru was stupid, but Mrs. Liu was not stupid. Instead, she turned to Nie Qin who had been silent and said: "Master, I once heard from my father that Cui Xin is a tough guy who can't be won over by anyone. He only works for His Majesty. . Although the suppression of rogue bandits is a matter for the city defense camp, Cui Xin is currently stationed in the capital and is in charge of all military defense matters in the capital. It is not an overstep of the rules. If this matter involves the Shangshu Mansion, it may not be good."

Nie Qin didn't answer Mrs. Liu's words, but glanced at Li Si sullenly: "Are you sure that none of the people you sent out will survive?"

Li Si shuddered: "Except for the little one, they are all dead. The little one saw it with his own eyes."

Liu breathed a sigh of relief, and his face returned to a smile: "This matter is so serious. Although it was a bad move, luckily I didn't catch a living person. Now there is no proof. Since I have dealt with it as a bandit, I will deal with it." Alright."

"Where did the second young master of the Huo family go?" Nie Ru interjected.

"No... I don't know where to go, I have never seen him show up."

Nie Qin was very thoughtful, and immediately grasped the point: "Apart from Cui Xin's people and those sent out, are you sure there is no one else present?"

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