Chapter 621 Sister-in-law and Sister-in-law
The young couple Lu Songli and Qin Sheng laughed and joked for a while, then went out together to have lunch.
In the hall, sister-in-law Wu Qingyu was directing the servants to serve the meal.
Wu Qingyu is a very gentle person.
Qin Heng was not concerned about remarrying, as this matter had always been handled by his mother.
Qin Heng was too busy. It could be said that he was in charge of almost all of Pingzhou's military forces, except for Qin Sheng's Jintai Army.
Besides, he believed that he already had a son and a daughter, so he had no obsession with having children. Besides, the Qin family already had more than ten children of the new generation, so the Qin family was not short of children.
Therefore, he was not very enthusiastic about remarrying.
But he didn't care, but Qin's mother did. She had a son so old, four or five years old, and there was no one around who cared about him. So when the Qin family asked for filial piety, she started to make arrangements.
Qin Heng had no objection to this.
For someone of Qin Heng's status, getting married is no longer a simple matter; there are many factors to consider.
The Qin family's current situation is somewhat unusual. Although Qin Heng is the eldest son, Lv Songli, the Qin family's youngest daughter-in-law, is now the ruler of Pingzhou.
As the saying goes, there can't be two tigers on one mountain. If the woman he married was too strong and also bore the title of the eldest daughter-in-law of the Qin family, disputes would be inevitable.
In order to avoid chaos in the Qin family, Qin Heng and his mother told him that the second wife should not marry a strong person.
In the end, after Qin's mother and Qin Heng discussed it, they decided on Wu Qingyu.
Wu Qingyu is the daughter of Wu Chi, the prefect of Xuantu County. Choosing her is meant to deepen the integration with local forces and appease the local forces.
After all, Pingzhou is the place where the Qin and Lu families started their business, and there must be no chaos at any time.
Before Wu Qingyu got married, Wu Chi also reminded her that after marrying into the Qin family, she only needed to take care of the rear quarters.
Wu Chi saw clearly that his daughter did not need to have her own job outside like the other sisters-in-law of the Qin family, because no matter how capable his daughter was, could she be better than the governor?
Wu Qingyu was very receptive to advice, and she was indeed good at managing the affairs of the inner house.
"Sister-in-law—"
"Sixth brother and sister-in-law, you're here? Please sit down. Dinner will be served soon."
"good."
As soon as Lu Songli and Qin Sheng sat down, the children of the Qin family came to the hall.
Seeing an empty seat to Lu Songli's right, they all rushed towards it, and in the end, the youngest, Qin Rong, took the lead. The other children who rushed faster were blocked by their older brothers and sisters, either openly or covertly.
"Sixth Auntie--" The little girl leaned on the chair, her eyes narrowed with a smile.
Just as Lu Songli was about to stand up and carry her onto the chair, Wu Qingyu beside him had already taken action.
"Thank you, aunt." The little girl tilted her head back and thanked her softly.
Not long after the third sister-in-law Nie Yunniang gave birth to a little girl, the Qin family was raided and the girl was imprisoned. This little girl was Qin Rong.
Little Qin Rong probably often heard her mother mention that Sixth Aunt was their savior, so she was very attached to Lu Songli.
In fact, it’s not just Qin Rong, other children in the family also like Sixth Aunt Lu Songli.
In a matter of moments, all the children surrounded Lu Songli. The older children, including Qin Jia, Qin Han, Qin Che, and Qin Bin, stood on the periphery, protecting their younger siblings.
If you look into the reason, it’s probably because children like heroes and strong people.
As the governor of Pingzhou, Lu Songli was very much loved by the people of Pingzhou. Through his words and deeds, their children also admired Lu Songli very much.
The Qin family's children were in the school, and in this atmosphere, they admired their sixth aunt very much. Plus, Lu Songli would give them toys from time to time, which made things even better.
In fact, the toys in the children's eyes were nothing but the products of Lu Desheng's travels. Every time he came back from a stroll, he would throw a basket of local products to his daughter. Lu Songli had no choice but to bring these toys home to the children.
Qin Yu held her little face in her hands, watching Aunt Six teasing her younger sister Rongrong, and sighed deeply, "Aunt Six, why are you so fickle?"
Upon hearing this, Lu Songli raised his eyebrows.
Before Lu Songli could say anything, Qin Sheng, the sixth uncle, couldn't help but ask, "Why is your sixth aunt so unfaithful?"
"Back when I was little, Sixth Aunt also liked to tease me and often praised me for being adorable. Now, Sixth Aunt only has eyes for four or five-year-old Rongrong. She's so easily disliked by the old and easily attracted by the new. What else could that be but a playboy?"
"You're wrong." Lu Songli said coldly, "Sixth Aunt is very loyal. She only likes children around four or five years old."
As she spoke, she kissed Xiao Rongrong on the cheek before looking at Qin Yu, "Xiao Yuyu, think about it, right?"
Qin Yu's eyes widened, looking greatly shocked.
At this time, the rest of the Qin family arrived.
Qin Zhao, the unscrupulous father, laughed at his son's joke and said, "Your sixth aunt is right. Even dogs hate seven or eight-year-old children."
"Dad!" Qin Yu shouted.
Qin Zhao: "Your father is not wrong. Children are the cutest when they are between two and five years old."
"Hmph, I'm ignoring you."
Compared with the harmony of the Qin family, the atmosphere of the Lu family is a bit dull.
Three days after her daughter-in-law Liu Sulan returned home, Mrs. Tian said she was not feeling well and did not go to the upper room for dinner.
When Tian was shown to Lü Mingzhi for a match, she was quite interested, but the women she liked were all of relatively low social status.
Jiang threw all the people she had chosen aside. Her son, Lü Mingzhi, was the younger brother of the Pingzhou governor and was quite capable. With such status, he could marry any woman he wanted in Pingzhou.
Tian was like this, and Jiang secretly swore to Lu Desheng that she would find a very good daughter-in-law this time, and the most important thing was to be open-minded! The two elders still wanted to enjoy the blessing of a daughter-in-law, and if there was another one like Tian Dasao, it would be too troublesome.
Later, Jiang took a fancy to Liu Sulan, who was the second daughter of Liu Guanlin's family. She was lively and good at managing household affairs.
Lu Songli did not interfere in either of the two marriages. But whether it was her elder brother's wedding or her younger brother's wedding, Lu Songli gave generous gifts.
At this moment, after confirming that the eldest daughter-in-law would not come, Jiang suppressed her anger and said to the younger daughter-in-law, "Your eldest sister-in-law is not feeling well, so she won't come to the upper room. Let's start eating directly."
"Okay." Liu Sulan nodded obediently.
The men of the Lu family dared not breathe.
At this time, in Lu Zhiyuan's yard, Old Mrs. Tian was comforting her daughter.
That’s right, Mrs. Tian’s family has all moved to Pingzhou.
At the end of the East China Sea Campaign, Lu Songli took the initiative to use the benefits gained by the Pingzhou Expeditionary Force in the East China Sea to exchange people with the Dali court, and rescued many people.
It was at that time that Tian Yuan and his family left their hometown and came to Pingzhou. At that time, their family's situation was already very bad.
Also taking advantage of that opportunity to leave were Qin's mother's family, the Gu family, and Qin Heng's first wife, the Ding family. Qin Heng arranged for people to pick up both families.
The people Qin Heng arranged clearly told them that if they didn't leave this time, they might never have the chance to leave again. If they were used by the imperial court to threaten the Qin family in the future, the Qin family would not give in. Then they couldn't blame the Qin family for being cold-blooded and ruthless.
In the past two years, the Gu and Ding families have had a very hard time.
Although their head repeatedly expressed his loyalty to the emperor, constantly bribed Liang An to speak well of him in front of the emperor, and spent money to ensure his safety, he only survived for more than a year. However, both families were always under surveillance.
The main reason why the court did not immediately use these two families to threaten the Qin family was that Mr. Gu and Mrs. Gu had passed away long ago, as had the Ding family. Qin Heng's father-in-law and mother-in-law were also gone, and these two families had no close relationship with the Qin family.
Of course, the most important reason was that the court had tried to have Qin Heng and Qin Sheng's uncle secretly contact them to see how they would react. However, they didn't react at all.
However, they themselves are also very clear that their relationship with the Qin family is inseparable. Who knows when the Dali court will use them as a sacrifice?
Under such circumstances, Qin Heng still sent people, so the two families decided to leave Chang'an and move to Pingzhou.
After Lu Mingzhi decided on his wife, Mrs. Tian often came to the Lu residence to visit her eldest daughter. She was worried that her daughter had been feeling depressed lately, and her husband supported her in this regard.
"Girl, why are you always so petty?"
"Mom, in this family, my origin and status are the lowest."
Mrs. Tian could only advise her to be more open-minded. She was not good at speaking and could not say anything to comfort her.
In fact, Mrs. Tian was very worried. She felt that her daughter's life was already very good. As her family, they also benefited a lot. If she didn't appreciate her blessings, she would be struck by lightning.
In the upper room, Jiang took a few bites of food, asked her son, daughter-in-law and others to eat slowly, and then went back to the room.
Lu Desheng glanced at his eldest son and chased after him.
Lu Zhiyuan had no choice but to put down his bowl and chopsticks and follow slowly.
"Are you still angry? How could you, as a mother-in-law, let her control you?"
Jiang sighed, "Why did our family marry such a short-sighted person?" To put it bluntly, she was angry because she still had hope for this eldest daughter-in-law.
"You just want to change her temper, which makes you and her uncomfortable. You might as well just let it go." Lu Desheng thought to himself, if it were him, he would make whoever makes him uncomfortable even more uncomfortable!
"She wasn't like this before, but her temperament has become more and more left-leaning."
In fact, the root of the eldest daughter-in-law's awkward temper comes from her unworthiness and inability to adapt to the changes brought about by the change in her identity.
"She doesn't like Jinyu's company. She might prefer to mess around with the bastards in the toilet."
Hearing this, Jiang slapped him twice and said, "That's too much."
Lu Desheng curled his lips, "I'm just saying this to you. If I said it to her face, I guarantee she would faint."
Lu Zhiyuan had just arrived at the outer room when he heard this. He choked on his saliva and coughed twice.
"Lv Zhiyuan, why don't you just get in here?!"
After Lu Zhiyuan came in, Lu Desheng looked at him with disdain and said, "Look how your wife has pissed off my wife!"
Being scolded by his own father again, Lu Zhiyuan felt embarrassed.
"Does Tian have any objection to your sister-in-law?"
Lu Zhiyuan said with difficulty, "I have no problem with my sister-in-law, but I have a problem with her identity." His wife is just too proud.
Lu Desheng snorted, "A blacksmith must be strong himself. She doesn't do her best, but instead blames others for being too good?"
"With our family being in this state now, it's impossible for us to let your brother marry a poor woman just for her, right?"
"She's so good at blaming others, why doesn't she blame her parents and brothers for not working hard enough and not giving her a good background?"
Lu Zhiyuan touched his nose: Dad, can your mouth be any more poisonous?
Lu Desheng was really annoyed. In this family, his eldest daughter-in-law always wanted to be the first and wanted to step on others, but she didn't have the ability to do so.
What can I say about the eldest daughter-in-law? She can be servile outside, but she has to boss people around at home!
Lu Zhiyuan begged for mercy with a bitter face, "Dad, stop spraying, stop spraying, please be merciful."
Lu Desheng rolled his eyes at him and said, "You deserve it. The wife you married made my wife angry, so I'll make you angry too. Humph!"
"I'll tell you about her when we get back."
"What's the point of talking about her? If you have nothing to do, take your wife to read more books! Or let her work harder at the Charity Bureau! If all else fails--" Lu Desheng wanted to tell her to focus more on educating their children, but he thought better of it.
"Just try harder and have another child." Lu Desheng was very disgusted with the last sentence.
Lu Zhiyuan: ...So this is the only use his son can make at the moment, right?
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