The general's wife through time

Chapter 48 The old lady of the General’s Mansion has new rules
Butler Qin went to invite the clan leader's wife, while Grandma Wang stayed and gave a brief introduction to Xue Tang.

"The current patriarch of the Qin family is the younger brother of the old general. He has always been in his hometown. When the old general and our old lady passed away, he came to the capital to help the general's mansion take charge of the overall situation. In his hometown, the patriarch not only manages the general affairs of the Qin family, but also Management Ethnology.”

"The Qin family's clan education is divided into two parts, one is in the hometown and the other is in the capital. Originally, the Qin family in the capital only had our general's mansion, but the clan education in the capital does not only teach the children of our general's mansion. The children in the hometown are at the age of ten. If they are two or three years old and have good qualifications, they will be sent to the capital for instruction, and our old lady will invite them to famous scholars in the capital to prepare them for the imperial examination."

"Before, our old lady was responsible for managing the clan school in the capital. After the old lady passed away, the old clan leader asked his wife to stay in the capital to manage the clan school."

"The patriarch's wife, Pei, is the biological aunt of Pei Jian, the current Minister of War."

"After the Pei family took over the clan school, the clan academy moved out of the general's mansion, and the teachers in the clan academy seemed to have changed a few times."

Xue Tang nodded. She had learned from Qin Lu before that the current gentlemen of the family school were all the staff of the Pei family. There was only one person named Pei Wen who had taught at the Qin family school before, but he was also a staff member of the Pei family. .

Xue Tang sat on the main seat, put down the tea cup, and glanced casually at the old woman on the lower seat.

He was over fifty, dressed in purple clothes and in good spirits, but the makeup on his face was a bit overdone.

After hearing what Pei said, Xue Tang felt colder.

"Old madam, if you are not in good health, you should take a good rest. There is no need to go there in person for the marriage of my concubine and daughter-in-law in the General's Mansion. After all, you didn't show up when the General's Mansion was in turmoil before, and you didn't attend Qin Shuanyuan's birthday party. Isn't that because Do you firmly believe that Qin Huangyuan can come back? I believe that big things will be taken care of when Qin Huangyuan comes back. Since you can trust us juniors, we must also live up to this trust. We can't let you be tired from these small wedding matters at home. recuperate."

Although Ms. Pei had some majesty that had accumulated over time, she was choked by these words and didn't know how to respond.

Also, there was still a ball of anger in her heart.

After entering the door, Xue Tang didn't even stand up to greet her, and looked arrogant and rude to her as an elder. It seemed that what Qin Yuan said was true. This woman did not abide by women's ethics, and she might really take Qin Shuangyuan's money in the future. The inheritance raises a male favorite.

Before, she did hide the matter at the General's Mansion in order to avoid the limelight and complain about illness. It was Qin Yuan who just came to her in a hurry and said that Xue Tang was going to devour the property of the General's Mansion, so she had to come forward.

Yes, that's right, she facilitated the marriage between Qin Mingrui and the Wu family in order to preserve the Qin family's property. The general's mansion, which he bought with his life, could not change his surname to Xue.

Thinking of this, she straightened her back, put down her tea cup, and said sternly: "Since Mingrui has passed away in the name of sister-in-law, he is the legitimate son. Why do you still raise him as a bastard? No wonder, he was raised useless by you. As the elders of our Qin family are here, it’s not your turn, Mrs. Xue, to interfere with Mingrui’s marriage.”

Xue Tang waved his hand, "No, no, no, I made a mistake. I didn't raise Qin Mingrui as a bastard, I treated them all equally. When it comes to their education, I have been thinking about one thing recently, what really taught them bad things? Isn’t it a clan school managed by the clan leader’s wife? Don’t you think about it, why did the second and third children in my family stop going to school after my mother passed away? Is it because the master of the clan school didn’t pay attention to the elders when he saw that the General’s Mansion was gone? ? Or maybe someone saw that Qin Huangyuan was not at home and bullied them without any support? "

"Don't talk nonsense! Also, don't change the subject. I'm telling you about Ming Rui's marriage."

Seeing Mr. Pei's furious look, Xue Tang felt that his previous guess was 70% correct. There was something wrong with his family science.

However, she did not continue to digress, but returned to the topic of marriage.

"This family's surname is indeed Qin, but this is a general's palace. The eldest sister-in-law is like a mother. When it comes to the marriage of the children, I, your majesty's personal imperial edict, have absolute say. You came here today because you just heard something crazy. Crazy words, but that person definitely didn’t tell you why I refuse to talk about marriage right now.”

Qin Yuan really didn't say this.

Mrs. Pei choked and subconsciously asked, "Why?"

Xue Tang: "The old lady of the General's Mansion set the rules. The children can marry as they wish and they are free to marry. If they still can't find the one they love after the age of 23, then the elders of the family will come forward to choose a good match."

The reason why she said she was 23 years old was because she was worried that it would be too late and it would affect Qin Mingshu. But if it was too early, Qin Mingshu might not have time to reshape his character as a good person.

At the last banquet at the General's Mansion, Xue Tang said that the old lady had made a rule that outsiders were not allowed to enter the backyard of the General's Mansion, but those words only confused the outsiders, and now the lies were all blamed on her. Ms. Pei slammed the table angrily, "Xue Tang, don't continue talking nonsense. My sister-in-law has never said such things."

Xue Tang stared at her and blinked innocently, "I dreamed about it yesterday. Didn't my mother entrust the dream to you? Then I will remind my mother to find you tonight. If it is not enough, I can also call my father together." Pei Shi's lips trembled with anger, "You, you, you are simply unreasonable."

Xue Tang's face darkened, "If you want to sacrifice the sons and daughters of the general's palace for marriage, let's put aside my mother's dream and ask you to take a good look at Yuan Weiming. You want to keep Mingrui's marriage in your own hands. Yes, but you must ask the old patriarch to testify in person in advance. If you lead a wolf into the house in the future and affect the entire Qin family, don't be afraid of being implicated. Please don't shirk the responsibility that is yours."

Mr. Pei was startled.

Yes, why didn't she think of this? Her eldest grandson is about to take the imperial examination, and he can't be implicated by the general's palace!

The eldest son of the Wu family married Pei Jian's most beloved concubine. If she was said to be the marriage between Qin Mingrui and the Wu family, she could indeed be married to her and give her more say in the Pei family, but it would not be a mistake to make a big deal out of a small matter. . This woman, Xue Tang, reminded her that this marriage was indeed not a win-win situation. She was bypassed by Qin Yuan. If you want to keep the property of the General's Mansion, there are many ways to do it, and you don't have to interfere with a Wu family's marriage.

It was because she had just had one more drink at the Taotie House, and her head got hot and she was sloppy!
Xue Tang didn't care what she was thinking. He picked up the teacup and shouted to the door: "Steward Qin, see the guests off!"

Then, she did not forget to emphasize again, "Steward Qin, publicize the rules of freedom of marriage and love set by the old lady widely, so that all those families in Dajing who hate to marry will know. In addition, today, the patriarch's wife is treating me as the imperial wife. If you say something rude without saluting, don't tell anyone, and don't make the family scandal public."

It doesn't work for her to rely on her old age and sell her old age.

Six years ago, the old lady passed away, and the sky in the General's Mansion collapsed. Qin Huangyuan has been working hard to support the general's mansion for so many years. What have these so-called elders been doing?
The old patriarch kept Pei in the capital because he wanted her to help the general's palace, not just to watch the excitement.

Of course, Xue Tang didn't care about Pei's help, and he didn't allow Pei to light a fire in the backyard of the general's mansion.

She originally didn't want to get involved too much with the Qin family outside the General's Mansion, but these people came to her. Now that they came to her door, she couldn't let her leave happily.

"Yes!"

Butler Qin felt that it was very satisfying. Madam said it well. These people, especially the Pei family, all flocked to the general's house when they had something to do. They all cowered down when something went wrong in the general's mansion, and even took advantage of it to rob it, but there was no need to deal with it.

At this time, Madam specifically emphasized not to tell anyone, because she wanted everyone to know about Pei's rudeness.

He understands.

In addition, based on what he learned about Madam during this period, he guessed that Madam was making false accusations again. The main purpose of letting this old guy come in must be to verify some speculation about ethnology. The marriage was just announced incidentally, and it was not really necessary. Discuss the children's marriage with this old woman.

With a smile on his face, he stepped forward and raised his hand respectfully, "Old slave, I'll see you off!"

"you……"

She hadn't mentioned that the juniors were disrespectful, but this woman dared to call her rude first! Being preempted, Mr. Pei almost couldn't breathe. Now he might be sick if he goes back without having to pretend.

When she looked at Xue Tang, he had already put down his tea cup and started eating apples. With a livid face, she glared at Xue Tang, shook her sleeves fiercely, and was helped by the maid to leave.

After sending Pei away, Xue Tang briefly and concisely told several people about Qin Yuan's concern about Qin Mingrui's marriage.

Grandma Wang wiped the unwarranted cold sweat from her forehead and said, "Madam, you are being reckless. Even so, you should not confront Mrs. Pei."

Xue Tang: "Are you afraid of her? What can she do? What can she do to the General's Mansion?"

The flower hall suddenly became quiet.

Butler Qin was also silent. He made a mental calculation:
Pei came here to show off his power just because his man was the old general's brother. However, Pei probably didn't dare to tell the old patriarch what he had done over the years. Now the general just has no time to argue with Pei, but their wife has changed. Okay, you can have a good argument with this old woman. The Qin family relies on the General's Mansion to live. If the old patriarch knew that Pei was duplicitous and did not treat the children of the General's Mansion well, he would definitely be furious. In addition, the Pei family and the Pei family don't know who they have taken refuge in now. Has he betrayed the General's Mansion? If the truth is found out, the old patriarch may even divorce his wife at his old age. If their wife works harder... the possibility of the old patriarch divorcing his wife must be as high as 99.9%.

(End of this chapter)