Chapter 141

My parents have separated from that place, so I can live on my own from now on.

Moreover, Xu Qinyu felt that it would be much easier to go home after opening a restaurant in the city. If she didn't want to go back to the palace at night, she could go back to live with her parents, and she wouldn't have to worry about running into Old Master Xu, the old lady, and the people from the third room on her way home. She heard that Xu Qinhui had been married to the Song family in a sedan chair a few days ago, so Xu Qinyu was afraid that the people from the third room would come and cause trouble.

Mei from the third branch of the Xu family must not have known what Xiao'er's current situation is like with Song Bingjian, the man Xiao'er married. If she knew, she would have rather let Xiao'er escape or pretend to be sick or dead than let her marry Song Bingjian.

Xu Qinyu guessed it right.

Mrs. Mei, the third wife of Xu, had no idea that Song Bingjian had been beaten to a cripple and would be unable to speak for the rest of his life, and that he would probably not be able to walk properly in the future.

Although I am worried that my son and grandson will be implicated, my son also fell from the sky, so how can I not feel heartbroken?

Xu Qinhui didn't return home for three days, and Mei must be worried, so she asked Mr. Xu San to find out what was going on.

Of course, Mr. Xu San knew about it, but he didn't dare to tell his wife the truth. He didn't dare to tell his wife what Song Bingjian's current situation was. He only said to Mei, "You also know that Hui Niang was sent to the Song family in a small sedan chair. The Song family dares not let Hui Niang return home now. If she can't return home after three days, then don't return. It just happens to be the ceremony of the Queen's coronation, and I'm afraid Hui Niang will cause trouble when she returns. It's better not to return. Wait until the ceremony is over. After that, the emperor and empress may calm down, and Hui Niang's situation may turn around. Maybe they can get a divorce. If they can really get a divorce, we can find another good marriage for Hui Niang in the future. It's better than the Song family. I also hope that Hui Niang can calm down after this incident."

He also hoped that she would not be so arrogant. Even if Hui Niang had known that Prince Shu would ascend the throne, and even if she was unwilling to go to the palace to be Emperor Sheng Yuan's concubine, she should not have continued to think about marrying Prince Shu, but should have chosen another marriage. She should be living a good life now. Maybe the relationship between their third branch and Yu Niang could also improve, and they could be involved with her, instead of being forced to split up the family like now.

After listening to what her husband said, Mei knew that it was indeed not appropriate for Hui Niang to return home now, but she still felt a little uneasy in her heart.

Originally, she wanted to go to Yu Niang and beg for mercy. Even if Hui Niang was wrong at first, they were cousins ​​after all. Maybe Yu Niang would be able to ask the emperor to let Hui Niang go. But after Hui Niang was sent to the Song family, the emperor and empress would get married in three days, and then the ceremony to crown the empress would be held. There was no chance to find Yu Niang. On the day of the emperor and empress's wedding, even the gate of the third room was guarded and no one was allowed to leave.

The ceremony of crowning the queen was finally over, and what followed was the division of the family.

In the past, Mei would certainly be willing to divide the family, but now that Yu Niang is the queen, she is definitely unwilling to do so, and there is no way for her to agree or not to divide the family. The title is passed to the first wife, and the parents-in-law will continue to live in Dechang Marquis Mansion with the first wife, while the second and third wives are separated.

The second wife had a house gifted by the emperor. Fortunately, the third wife was not short of money, but her husband said that now was not the time to show off, so she only bought a house with three courtyards outside. She also brought the maids and other servants that came with Mei's dowry over there, and they all lived in this small house with three courtyards.

After the family split up, Mei was still worried these past two days, so she asked her maid to inquire about the situation of the Song family.

The old woman came back and hesitated for a long time, not daring to say anything. Finally, Mrs. Mei lost her temper and the old woman told her what she had found out. Only then did she know that Song Bingjian had become a useless man!

Mei was completely panicked. After Mr. Xu San came down from the yamen, she cried to Xu Shuping for a long time. Xu Shuping could only sigh and said, "What can we do? No one can be blamed for this matter. We can only blame Hui Niang herself. She made her own way."

Mei cried, "But no matter what, Hui Niang is still our daughter. Can you bear to let Hui Niang live out her life like a useless person? Then Hui Niang's life will be ruined."

Xu Shuping is a man who doesn't know how to take charge. He knows very well that the emperor and the queen will never forgive Hui Niang.

If the trouble continued, the third branch would have no chance of survival, so he sternly warned Mei that if she didn't want to get the third branch involved, she should just stop disturbing the second branch.

But Mei was still worried in her heart and always wanted to see the queen, begging.

But now that the family has been divided, the houses of the second and third branches are still far apart, and she doesn't know whether the Empress will return on the day of the Emperor and Empress' wedding. Moreover, she doesn't have the courage to go to the Empress's house when she returns, for fear that the Emperor will return with her. So on the third day after the Empress's coronation ceremony, she didn't dare to go to the second branch.

Xu Qinyu and Pei Weixuan rode in a carriage and arrived in front of Xu's house in less than half an hour.

When she arrived at the place, Xu Qinyu found that the house was very grand. There were two large gold-painted characters on the plaque: Xu Mansion.

There are also two majestic stone lions in front of the door, shocking the house.

Pei Weixuan got off the carriage first, then held Xu Qinyu's waist and carried her down. After they stood still, he held her hand and walked towards the gate of the house.

The main gate of the Xu Mansion was open, and it was obvious that they knew that Yu Niang and the Emperor would return that day.

Mrs. Xue, Mr. Xu, Mr. Luo and the servants in the house were all standing at the door waiting. When they saw the two of them, they hurriedly wanted to kneel down. Pei Weixuan stepped forward to support Mr. Xu, but he did not perform his etiquette. In the palace, he was the emperor, but in the Xu family, he was only Yu Niang's husband and the son-in-law of Mr. Xu and Mrs. Xue.

Xue definitely couldn't manage such a big house alone. There were not many maids in the second room before, but now that the house is bigger, Pei Weixuan also sent a steward and maids to help manage the house.

Therefore, the managers and servants here in Xu's house are all his people. They all have some martial arts skills and are afraid that something might happen to Xu's family.

They are the people that Yu Niang cares about the most, and she doesn't want anything to happen to them. If something happens, Yu Niang will definitely feel very guilty.

When the group entered the house, Xue had already asked the chef to prepare delicious food.

After breakfast, Pei Weixuan went to the study with Mr. Xu Er to discuss matters concerning the Ministry of Agriculture, and Xu Qinyu also went back to her room to talk with Mrs. Xue.

Xue first took Xu Qinyu to her concubine's room and said with a smile, "The family has reserved a yard for you. The house inside was sent by the emperor. He also said that you will definitely come back to your parents' home often in the future, so the largest yard in the mansion is reserved for you. Come in and see if you like it."

When Xue talked about this, she couldn't help but sigh that the emperor really treated Yu Niang like a treasure.

Which man in the world can do this, let alone the most noble man in the world.

Xu Qinyu followed Xue into the house and took a look. The layout style was similar to that of the house outside Raozhou City, but the wood used to build the house was relatively rare and precious golden nanmu and huanghuali wood.

Open the window of the room and you will see a plum forest in the distance. In winter, you can drink tea and enjoy the snow and plum blossoms even if you stay indoors.

Naturally, she liked the room very much. Xu Qinyu smiled and thanked Xue.

Xue said, "Why are you thanking me, Yu Niang? This is the emperor's intention towards you."

For some reason, even Xue felt that Yu Niang did not treat His Majesty the same way His Majesty treated Yu Niang.

Of course, he was not worried that Yu Niang liked someone else. Seven years had passed and Yu Niang had lost interest in Song Bingjian, otherwise she would not have been indifferent to Song Bingjian being beaten. It was just that Yu Niang seemed to be indifferent to the emperor and was more dedicated to her career.

I just hope that Yu Niang and His Majesty are doing well, and don't let anything hurt between them and His Majesty because of this matter.

Xu Qinyu knew it in her heart.

Fourth brother treats Zhenzhen very well, sometimes so well that I feel that I have done nothing to deserve such kindness from him.

Obviously, I always wanted to push Fourth Brother away in the past, thinking that I was just talking to him. I never gave him everything I had, and even my career was more important than him. But Fourth Brother was right, and I gave him everything without reservation.

I still feel a little guilty.

Even now, she still wants to focus on her career rather than being a queen in the palace.

Xue was worried, so she naturally mentioned it to Yu Niang, "Yu Niang, aren't you planning to open a wine shop in the future? Don't be cold to His Majesty then. Take more care of Him, and don't be cold to the relationship between husband and wife."

Xu Qinyu felt a little guilty, "I don't need to do that."

But I also plan to correct it. If I am really busy with restaurants and other things in the future, I can't neglect Fourth Brother. It's a two-way relationship. I can't let Fourth Brother try to be right alone.

Yu Niang is now the Queen, so Xue Shi couldn't keep nagging her, so she changed the subject, "Didn't the Emperor recently set up a Ministry of Agriculture? I heard it's in charge of food, and he made your father the Minister. Your father has been very busy recently, and he has bought a few acres of land outside the city, and the subordinates in the Ministry of Agriculture are busy with farm matters. He has never farmed before, and doesn't know anything. If he wants to look through books, there are no books on this subject, so he can only ask the nearby farmers and tenants for advice. I'm afraid he plans to live outside the city in a few days, and I don't know if he can do anything."

Xu Qinyu also knew this matter; the emperor had told her about it.

In fact, Xu Qinyu had thought about this in her mind. As for the newly established Ministry of Agriculture, it was estimated that it would not be able to do anything. Agriculture was not taken seriously here. Even ordinary people only knew how to farm and never thought much about how to increase grain production.

It is definitely a good thing to pay attention to agriculture.

After dinner, on the way back to the palace, Xu Qinyu told her fourth brother about her thoughts, "Fourth brother, I heard from my mother today that my father has been busy farming outside the city recently. But I think that if we attach importance to agriculture, it is definitely not enough to rely on one government office. We still need more people, preferably those who have farmed and worked with land and food. I think maybe we can set up a college specifically for agriculture. Not only agricultural colleges, but all industries need talents. It is not necessary to be the top scholar in literature or martial arts to be the best in the world."

Just like modern agricultural colleges, more people means more work, and it can also cultivate various types of talents.

Pei Weixuan nodded and said, "I just had this plan."

Otherwise, with so few staff in the Ministry of Agriculture, it will take a long time to increase the output of various agricultural products. It is definitely not possible to rely on sweet potatoes and potatoes. Food agriculture also needs diversification. He has been thinking about it recently, and it coincides with Yu Niang's idea. Maybe Yu Niang should have an agricultural college and other types of colleges, right?