Chapter 76: Heartwarming Guidance
"Even my cousin, who knows nothing about the imperial examinations and falls asleep at the sight of books, has heard Uncle San's name when he went to teahouses and academies with his friends. Those students often mentioned your articles. Doesn't this prove something?" Qin Xiangnuan didn't really try to comfort Qin Wen, but simply stated the facts. "The reason why the emperor doesn't reuse you every year is because the Qin family has already achieved great success."
"If Daddy wasn't the general guarding the country, you would have definitely been in the court by now."
Qin Xiangnuan looked at Qin Wen's bright eyes and said calmly, "The emperor is already very suspicious. How could he accept two members of the Qin family in the court, one civil and one military? If they really joined forces and showed ulterior motives, how could he control them? By then, the world would no longer be his. That's why Second Uncle followed Dad in battle for many years. He did have merits, but he was just an army follower and could never be promoted."
"I understand this so well. As Third Uncle's wife, Third Aunt should know it even better."
"So her complaints are probably because she's unwilling to face reality and wants to shift all the blame onto you." Qin Xiangnuan looked at Madam Qi and saw that she was arguing with Shou Hou'er, her face flushed red. "Don't you know? If you were in the court, Third Aunt would definitely find other faults and say that you don't care about her. If she wants to, she can always find fault."
But when a husband and wife join hands, shouldn’t they tolerate and understand each other?
Every day, Qin Xiangnuan only thought about what she could get from him, or what she could gain. She felt exhausted just thinking about it. She sighed and said to Qin Wen, "Third Uncle, at this point, I can only tell you that you have a long way to go. If it really doesn't work out, why not just sign a divorce letter? The General's Mansion can give Third Aunt some money so she can find a house on the border to live in."
"If you can live frugally and manage your household well, you will definitely have enough food and clothing for the rest of your life with that money."
"This can be considered as preserving the relationship between you two." Qin Xiangnuan looked at Qin Wen's wavering expression and knew that with his personality, he would not make a decision in a short time. So she did not press him, but simply laid out the current situation and said in the clearest and most logical way, "If you continue to compromise, I am afraid that one day in the future, you will quarrel to the point of no return. By then, wouldn't it further damage the relationship we once had?"
Having said this, there is no point in saying more.
Qin Xiangnuan patted her skirt, yawned, stood up, and stretched lazily, saying, "Third Uncle, I'm tired and need to go back to rest. Think carefully about what I said. Don't treat me like a child. Sometimes children can see more clearly. Life is but a few short days, and it's best to live freely and at will. It's absurd to be bound by those dogmas."
“…”
Qin Wen looked at Qin Xiangnuan's back, his mouth moved twice, but he still didn't say anything.
For many years, he hadn't been able to see clearly as Nuannuan. When the sky was full of stars, Qin Wen had already made a decision.
Qin Xiangnuan returned to the tree roots, wrapped herself in slightly thicker clothes, and fell into a light sleep with her eyes closed.
Just as she was about to fall asleep, she heard rustling footsteps. Qin Xiangnuan opened her eyes sensitively and found Anliu sneaking in front of her with some red-hot charcoal and weeds in his hands. It seemed that he wanted to help her make the fire in front of her hotter.
Anliu didn't expect Qin Xiangnuan to wake up, and coughed twice awkwardly.
"Why did Jiang Lin help the General's Mansion?"
Qin Xiangnuan closed her eyes again in a half-asleep state and asked lazily.
Anliu seemed a little uncertain, thinking she was talking in her sleep. After thinking for a while, he rolled his eyes and said, "Because the general had once done a favor to the prince, the prince has always remembered it in his heart. So when he knew that the general's mansion was wronged and in trouble, he naturally wanted to help."
"Oh? Does he want to clear the injustice for the General's Mansion?"
Qin Xiangnuan didn't even open her mouth as she asked vaguely. Perhaps it was her state that made Anliu less vigilant. Instead, she sat in front of the fire and threw dry branches into it. "The prince naturally has his own plans, but that's not for us to ask. I only know that the prince ordered us to secretly protect you from the moment you left the capital. We must not let anyone from the Seventh Prince's Mansion hurt you in the slightest."
"But then again, we really didn't expect the Seventh Prince to be so harsh towards you. As soon as we left the capital, they sent two or three waves of people to kill you, attacking at night and ambushing on the road. But they were all clumsy, and we blocked and dealt with them all..." Anliu recalled the sleepless nights before, working hard to do the dirty work, and sniffed, "How could the Seventh Prince and you come to this point?"
"I think it was you who..."
Anliu was talking to himself, and when he realized that he had said something wrong, he quickly covered his mouth and glanced at Qin Xiangnuan.
He had hoped that Qin Xiangnuan had fallen asleep and hadn't heard what he said, but when Anliu turned his head, he happened to meet Qin Xiangnuan's clear and bright eyes. His heart skipped a beat. He laughed guiltily and tried to change the subject, "I was just talking nonsense, don't take it to heart."
"Gu Mingqi." Qin Xiangnuan yawned and wiped the tears from her eyes. She was just too sleepy, but the tears in Anliu's eyes seemed to have a different meaning, perhaps missing the Seventh Prince or being unable to hide her sadness. He racked his brains to think of how to comfort Qin Xiangnuan, and finally stammered, "Don't think about him all the time."
"I just feel that there's nothing good about the Seventh Prince. He has a multitude of wives and concubines at home, and who knows how many mistresses he keeps outside. He's also a frequent visitor to brothels and other brothels. There are many better-off young men in the capital who are more worthy of the Third Young Lady, such as our Crown Prince..." Anliu became excited and began to talk more. He enthusiastically introduced Qin Xiangnuan, "The Crown Prince usually only stays with us. There are no other women around him."
"He hasn't moved out to set up his own house yet, and he doesn't even have a maid to serve him. He never goes to brothels or other brothels. Even if he sees a girl singing, he will just turn around and walk away!" Anliu said everything he wanted to say, then he suddenly stopped and bit his lip.
Anliu raised the corners of his mouth stiffly, looking at Qin Xiangnuan's half-smile, and thought to himself that something was wrong.
He was careless again!
I hope the prince doesn’t know what happened tonight, otherwise he... will die soon!
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