Chapter 176 He's Determination
"Mother!" Qin Mian climbed down from the bed in horror and knelt on the ground barefoot.
"Why did you say such a thing, mother? Your son was wrong. I will never do it again!"
Qin Mian grabbed the hem of He's skirt and begged in panic. No matter how distant he had been from He in the past, He had never said such cruel words.
"I am not worthy of being your mother. I am not worthy of being the daughter-in-law of the Qin family for teaching you to this point. From today on, I will contemplate my past in this courtyard and will not step out of the courtyard."
He pulled the hem of her skirt out of Qin Mian's hand and took two steps back.
"Third sister-in-law, please arrange a new place for Qin Mian to live. What he does in the future has nothing to do with me. A mother like me cannot bear the heavy responsibility of teaching him. I will trouble you to discipline him in the future."
He's expression was resolute, and she didn't seem to be talking casually.
"Mother, please don't abandon me! I was wrong, and I will never do that again! Mother..." Qin Mian cried in panic and crawled on his knees to catch up with He.
"Qin Mian." He turned her head and looked at Qin Mian seriously, holding the handkerchief tightly in both hands and trying her best to control her emotions.
"Mother, your son is listening!" Hope rekindled in Qin Mian's eyes, full of anticipation.
“If you can reform yourself in the future, seek forgiveness from Li Ge’er and your second aunt, and let me know that the son I raised is not that bad, then perhaps we still have a mother-son relationship.
If you refuse to change your ways and fail to impress me, I will never step out of this yard again in my life. I beg your father in heaven not to blame me for not educating my son. ”
After saying this, He turned and walked out, letting Qin Mian cry and beg for mercy without even looking back.
Su Qianqian didn't expect that He could do this. It seemed that he was really determined.
Madam Qin and Mrs. Du came in from outside and saw Qin Mian crying bitterly, feeling both distressed and disappointed.
"Mian'er, you really went too far this time. Grandma can't protect you. Just do as your mother says. Think about it carefully and don't make her sad again."
Mrs. Du sighed and helped Qin Mian up from the ground.
"Brother Mian, the men of our Qin family never give in on the battlefield. They are selfless and fearless, and they are upright. Strategies are for the enemy, not for brothers and relatives."
Madam Qin patted Qin Mian on the shoulder and sighed, and Mrs. Du supported him back to Fushou Hall.
Xin didn't want to stay any longer, so she comforted Qin Mian and went back to see Qin Li. He must have been very scared when he heard the news in the yard.
Su Qianqian thought about it carefully and decided that this might not be a bad thing. It was time for Qin Mian to be weaned. As the eldest grandson of the Qin family who lost his father at a young age, he did not have the ability and wisdom to live up to this title.
"Mian'er, you can live in Xiuzhu Garden first. It's quiet and peaceful there, suitable for studying and meditation. I've had people clean it up, and anything you need here can be sent over. What do you think?"
Su Qianqian arranged a place for Qin Mian to live. Qin Mian nodded woodenly without even thinking about it. A servant came over and helped him put on his shoes, socks and clothes, and asked someone to pack up and move to Xiuzhuyuan.
Qin Mian walked out of the room with his head down, and looked back at the courtyard at the gate. This was where he had lived for more than ten years, but now he was being shut out.
At this time, He was hiding at the window in the room, looking at her son's thin, immature body, her heart aching and tears streaming down her face.
Su Qianqian made arrangements for Qin Mian and then returned to Tinglan Courtyard for dinner. She was hungry and had a big appetite, but when Su Mu fed her the cake, she suddenly thought of the strange expression on Qin Hanzhang's face when he fed her the cake.
[Everything is fine, why are you so panicked? 】Su Qianqian curled her lips.
[Everyone gets panicked when being bitten.] 】The system slowly spoke for Qin Hanzhang.
How could I bite him? I'm craving meat, but I can't eat meat pie? 】Su Qianqian was not convinced.
[If you crave meat, you can eat meat patties, but if you crave people, the same may not be true...] The system's words are meaningful.
[You have become a bad person now. A wise man does not fall in love and a turtle does not eat a weight. Don't expect to grow up casually. By then you will not be a stupid child, but a fool! 】
While Su Qianqian was eating the food fed by Su Mu, she was fighting against the system in her heart.
After dinner, Su Qianqian asked Su Mu to get 30,000 taels of silver notes. Huarong Pavilion and Cuiying Tower had made good profits recently, and with the reward from the emperor and empress, it was not difficult for her to take out 30,000 taels of silver.
In any case, Prince Ping saved two of their lives. Thirty thousand taels was far from enough to snatch them back from those assassins. After all, what was the use of three hundred thousand taels if they lost their lives?
In the past, there were some people in the news who lost their lives while performing heroic acts. Not only did their families not receive any thanks, but the people who were rescued were afraid of taking responsibility and even slandered the heroic people. Every time Su Qianqian saw this, she wanted to get into the screen to seek justice.
So Su Qianqian took the money willingly.
Su Xing was asked to pretend to be a servant and was taught some etiquette for meeting foreign envoys. He was then asked to go to the Honglu Temple to meet Prince Ping Mengqi and present him with gifts of thanks and rewards.
But not long after, Su Xing came back with the silver bill.
"Prince Ping personally met with me and told me to tell you that he wants you to pay it back in person and that you can't treat your lifesaver like this."
Su Xing returned the box containing the banknotes to Su Qianqian.
"He's getting excited! So let's keep it for now and talk about it later."
Su Qianqian leaned on the thickly cushioned chaise longue, holding a hot water bottle in her arms to keep warm, rolled her eyes and instructed Su Mu.
The weather was getting colder at this time, and she wondered whether she should collect duck feathers and goose feathers to make some duck down quilts and goose down quilts to avoid the cold at night.
And according to the plot in the original book, when winter is about to pass, there is a snowstorm near Xijing, and her greenhouse must be well protected, and those people...
Su Qianqian shook her head. People living in this era have to rely on their luck to resist natural disasters and man-made calamities. It is not like her time, when a powerful country supported more than one billion people and fought the epidemic for three years.
After the snowstorm, people's lives became difficult. Then there were spring floods in the south and bandits in the north. Qin Hanzhang, as the commander-in-chief, was ordered to suppress the bandits. Although he finally quelled the banditry, he was seriously injured and had to recuperate for more than a month.
Prince Xiang followed the emperor's order to provide disaster relief, kill corrupt officials, and comfort the victims, which was highly praised by the people. With this great achievement, he stood out from all the princes and even had the potential to surpass the crown prince.
"There are still a lot of things to do, and I have to plan them one by one..." Su Qianqian muttered softly.
While Su Qianqian was quietly deploying her plan, an uproar broke out in the Prime Minister's Mansion: Steward Zhou's youngest son came to ask for help, wanting to report a huge secret to Prime Minister Xue.
Although the youngest son of housekeeper Zhou looked haggard, his clothes were still neat. The black mole on the side of his nose had been covered with a plaster. When it was torn off, the skin there was much whiter than other parts of his nose.
He knelt in Prime Minister Xue's study, looking terrified. Madam Xiao was also sitting in the study, and behind her stood Lu Zhiqing and Xue Wanning.
"Father, this man stopped my carriage on the street and said that there was something important that he had to report to father and mother in person. He also said that he was the son of the former housekeeper."
Lu Zhiqing explained calmly to Prime Minister Xue.
Prime Minister Xue sat behind the desk, tapping his fingers on the armrest of the armchair: "Tell me, you have been on the run for so long, even I can't find you, who hid you, and why did they push you out now?"
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