Chapter 10 Considering the Qin Family
Chapter 10
The mother and daughter had just chatted for a while when Lu Desheng came back.
"Did you send the person away?" Jiang asked.
Lu Desheng picked up the cup and drank the water in it. "Well, I'll send you to the second gate and then come back."
"The Zhao family actually broke off the engagement with the Qin family. This is quite fast." Jiang sighed.
Lu Songli nodded. Isn't it? A lot of things were done in one morning. The Zhao family is really busy.
Today, the Lu family received people from two major families in Chang'an City, one civil and one military, one after another. The two elders were quite emotional.
"In comparison, the Qin family seems to be more responsible." Jiang said. She had a good impression of the Qin family.
Lu Desheng snorted coldly, "Those who are loyal are usually butchers, and those who are unfaithful are usually scholars!"
Jiang rolled her eyes. "Why did you get yourself into this?"
"I'm different." Lu Desheng emphasized stubbornly.
Watching this scene, Lu Songli unconsciously curled the corners of her mouth and chimed in, "Mother, my father is indeed different from Xie Zhan. Xie Zhan is not as good as my father."
Lu Desheng puffed out his chest and looked at his wife with a smug look on his face. "Did you hear that?"
Jiang glared at him with disdain, then dismissed him, "Alright, alright, aren't you going to court tomorrow? Why don't you go to the study?"
When Jiang reminded him, Lu Desheng stood up instantly and said, "It's time to go to the study. No need to call me for dinner." He had prepared a big gift for the Zhao family at the court tomorrow. Every day before such an occasion, he would try to stay in the study to do various rehearsals, so as not to fail in the court.
Jiang waved at him.
Lu Songli stood up and smiled as she walked her father to the study. This was a good habit of her father, and he should keep it up.
"Sit with mother for a while."
Lu Songli could see that her mother seemed to have something to say.
"Mom, just say whatever you want to say. Is there anything we can't talk about?" She originally wanted to follow her father to the study to pick out two books to read, but now it was impossible.
Jiang smiled and said, "Did you figure it out?"
Lu Songli thought, it’s so obvious, she’s not blind.
Jiang straightened her expression and asked her, "Ali, what do you think of Qin Sheng?"
Lu Songli looked at her mother with her eyes slightly wide open. No, was what her mother said what she thought it meant?
Jiang gave her an affirmative look and said, "The Qin family is prosperous and has a good family tradition. If you marry into the family, Qin Sheng, as the youngest legitimate son, will be protected by his father and brothers, so you can be more relaxed." The most important thing is that the youngest legitimate son will have much less pressure to carry on the family line.
She had always been filled with anxiety about the Xie family's marriage. Her daughter's health was such that marrying into a prominent family like the Xie family, and especially marrying Xie Zhan, the eldest son of the eldest son, would put her daughter under immense pressure. However, her daughter had paid such a high price for this marriage, and she was unwilling to give it up. This morning, Madam Xie and Xie Zhan's ambiguous attitude only exacerbated her worries.
"Your mother is right, Qin Sheng is indeed okay." Her father's voice came from outside the door.
"Dad, didn't you go to the study?"
Lu Desheng: "I left something behind and came back to get it, but it's not important. We are talking about Qin Sheng now."
After saying this, the two elders looked at Lu Songli at the same time.
"No, Dad and Mom, why do you suddenly have such an idea?" Lu Songli was shocked. Oh my God, she had to dispel the two elders' dangerous idea as soon as possible.
You should know that in the original novel, the Qin family was convicted and exiled shortly after Zhao Yutan married into the family. Later, the Qin family's god of war, Qin Sheng, died unexpectedly. Although Qin Heng, with Qin Sheng's remaining prestige, led his troops back to Chang'an City and won the final victory, many members of the Qin family must have died. Otherwise, the second-generation Qin emperor would not have been so close to Zhao Yutan, his former aunt who had remarried.
The Xie family's strength had been well-preserved throughout the succession of imperial power. With powerful ministers and young rulers, power inevitably fell into the hands of others. Coupled with Zhao Yutan's influence, it was clear that Xie Zhan would hold sway over the government in the later years as regent. Ultimately, whether the new dynasty would bear the Qin or Xie name remained unknown.
Qin Heng might not be blind to these problems, but he probably had no way of eliminating the Xie family. Exile and war had indelibly impacted his health, and naturally, his lifespan. Add to that the Qin family's desolate state, and he could only sigh and close his eyes.
These were all her speculations based on the original storyline given by her cousin. At the time, her cousin hadn't mentioned what the Qin family's crime was. Although the plot had changed, it remained unclear whether the Qin family could escape that disaster.
The Qin family won the final victory. Considering the risks and benefits, placing the bet early meant higher odds and greater rewards, but also greater risks. There was a possibility of losing everything, or even losing one's life. Wasn't it the same for the Lu family? They just needed to find an opportunity to join the party when the situation became clearer.
Why would the Lu family get involved in this mess so early? She was worried that her father's small body wouldn't be able to handle it if he jumped in so early.
"Ali, trust your father's judgment of people."
"A-Li, if the marriage with the Xie family doesn't work out, you really need to seriously consider the Qin family. Otherwise, your future marriage will be even more difficult." Jiang explained with a pained heart, but the fact was the truth. If her family broke off the engagement with the Xie family, coupled with what happened last night, her future marriage options would be much narrower.
What? Lu Songli frowned slightly. Her thinking still retained the inertia of later generations. She always subconsciously thought that even if she broke off the engagement with the Xie family, it would not be a big deal. However, she did not expect that the situation would be more serious than she imagined.
"No, Dad. If I really have to choose, then I choose Qin Heng." Not to mention that he survived to the end and won the final victory, but Qin Heng was only twenty-seven, and she would be twenty-six or twenty-seven in the future, making them a better match. Furthermore, his first wife died in childbirth, leaving behind twins. With her fragile body, painless childbirth would be the best choice for her.
In ancient times, Confucianism was prevalent, emphasizing the importance of governing the world with filial piety. The grace of raising a child is greater than the grace of giving birth. Raise them well, and you won't be afraid of them not being filial to you. Even with such a favorable environment, she still can't raise a child who is quick to be filial to her. That's her incompetence.
If she were paired with Qin Sheng, she'd be a complete jerk. No matter how thick-skinned she was, she still couldn't bring herself to do it. Another thing: Qin Sheng was just cannon fodder. Although she was quite attracted by his looks, he died on the eve of victory. His luck was truly terrible. Although she was also cannon fodder in the original book, there was a difference between cannon fodder and cannon fodder. The original owner at least survived until the middle to late stages of the story before being eliminated. Lu Songli thought stubbornly.
Her parents are now suggesting that the two cannon fodders get together. Are they afraid that it will be too late for them to be wiped out?
"No, Qin Heng is too old!" Lu Desheng objected vehemently. Qin Heng looked mature and steady, but he was so much older than his daughter!
Lu Songli blinked. Is twenty-seven considered old? Young ladies in later generations are still considered middle-aged girls in their thirties. And Qin Heng doesn't look old at all. She didn't know that the average life expectancy of the ancients was only forty or fifty years old. To put it bluntly, at Qin Heng's age, two-thirds of his life has already passed!
Jiang also shook his head at her choice. Neither of them believed that this was a decision she made after careful consideration. They both thought that it was a choice she made in anger.
Lu Desheng stopped his wife from trying to persuade him, "Since Ali doesn't want to, then let's not consider it."
Jiang sighed and thought, "Never mind, never mind. If the Qin family knew about Ah Li's physical condition, their attitude might not be the same as it is now."
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