They both have the surname Qin, and the Qin family of the Minister of Rites is doing well, without these troubles. Madam Qin really hopes that the Qin family of the Minister of Rites is the family of her husband's brothers, rather than the Qin family of Concubine Qin.
The difference between the two sides is so huge that Mrs. Qin feels uncomfortable every time she thinks about it.
His daughter's marriage was delayed, and it was also because of Concubine Qin's involvement.
"You and your cousin..." Madam Qin sighed, "Who could have imagined it would be like this."
Before Concubine Qin got married, they really didn't know she was such a person. If they knew, they wouldn't have done anything. Living under the same roof, they saw each other every day, so there was basically no chance of falling out.
After all, they live in separate rooms and are not from the same side, so how could they just cause trouble?
"Take your time to look for it. I can't remember it." Miss Qin Er knew her mother was unhappy, but what could she do? It wasn't anyone else's fault. They were just worried that Concubine Qin's troubles would affect their family, and then their life might not be so good.
When the current emperor was in power, there was a Concubine Cen. It is impossible for the crown prince to let Concubine Qin become the next Concubine Cen.
Miss Qin Er still wanted to apply to graduate school, but she knew that others might not necessarily want her to. Some people, hearing that she wanted to rely on the graduate school, wondered if she was trying to seize power.
Word of what Concubine Qin had said to Second Miss Qin had also spread. Those people thought that if Second Miss Qin arrived at the research institute, she would definitely try to seize power there and help Concubine Qin.
You have to know that the Crown Princess went to the research institute from time to time, and even though Princess Rongning was considered neutral, this neutrality was basically determined by the court's will. If the court allowed the Crown Princess to go, Princess Rongning would respect her.
If the court allowed someone else to go, Princess Rongning would respect that person. This matter looks simple, but it is actually not simple at all.
It won't be easy for Miss Qin Er to seize power at the research institute. In order to quickly gain power, she might even try to frame Princess Rongning.
The political situation in the court is ever-changing, and while the institute may seem uninvolved in government affairs, there are still divisions of power within the institute. Even though the institute has different research groups, there are still some tricks involved.
"You still have to take the exam to go to the research institute." Miss Qin Er couldn't give up the opportunity to go to the research institute.
As long as she can take the exam, she will take it and will never give up.
Even if those people think that she is going to compete with Princess Rongning, she will still go.
"They...sigh." Madam Qin held her daughter's hand. "They don't really want you to take the entrance exam for the academy. They're afraid that if you get in, you'll get involved in all the disputes. You used to go to the East Palace frequently, so don't go there too often in the future."
Concubine Qin behaved in an absurd manner, causing everyone else to suffer.
"We are not allowed to go to the Eastern Palace too often, right?" said Miss Qin Er.
"Isn't that right?" Madam Qin said, "Just wait. There's no way those people from the Eastern Palace will let your cousin go. Your cousin is too arrogant."
Concubine Qin has offended many people since she entered the Eastern Palace. No one else is as arrogant as Concubine Qin. Only Concubine Qin is so unbridled.
"The late queen passed away a long time ago," Madam Qin said, "You all must remember this."
"Yeah." Miss Qin nodded.
In the Eastern Palace, Concubine Qin wanted to see the Qin family. However, she could no longer let anyone from the Qin family into the palace at will. The Crown Prince had already ordered that everything must be done according to the rules.
How could someone like Concubine Qin, who was not pregnant, allow her family members to enter the palace casually?
Concubine Qin could only shout in the room and criticize the Crown Princess.
The Crown Princess certainly knew what Concubine Qin was saying, but she just ignored it. She just wanted Concubine Qin to say more of what she wanted to say. It would be best if everyone knew what kind of person Concubine Qin was, so that others would not stand on Concubine Qin's side.
Because Concubine Qin was just a concubine, there was no need for the Imperial Censor to impeach her. The Imperial Censor would impeach the Qin family, saying that the Qin family did not know how to educate their daughter.
Lord Qin, the Minister of Rites, almost thought it was his own family, but then he came to his senses and realized that his family did not have a concubine named Qin.
There are many people in the world with the same surname. Even if they have the surname Qin, they are not from the same family.
The Minister of Rites, Lord Qin, had never thought of saying that they were one family five hundred years ago, nor did he say that they were going to do this or that. Some people simply claimed to be relatives because they had the same surname.
This is the case with Granny Liu's family and the Jia family in "Dream of the Red Chamber". Because they both have the surname Jia, even if they are not related by blood, when someone from both families holds an official position, the Lius become relatives.
"Indeed." In order to show that his Qin family had no connection with Concubine Qin's Qin family, Lord Qin, the Minister of Rites, specially agreed with the censor.
Lord Qin, the Minister of Rites, is not afraid of offending the Qin family of Concubine Qin, nor is he afraid of offending the Qin family of Miss Qin II.
The emperor already knew about Concubine Qin's some of her tricks. When he heard the censor say that Qin was not strict in educating his daughter, he thought of Concubine Qin who loved to toss around. Or the late queen, Concubine Qin's temperament was not similar to the late queen's.
The late queen was a dignified and virtuous person. She never talked much about others and never interfered in other people's affairs.
Even if the Queen still attended court, the former Queen did not have such great ability, so she did not mention the matter of attending court.
The emperor wanted to prevent the Qin family from becoming the next Cen family. He ordered the Qin family to teach their daughter well and also fined the salary of the second master Qin. The eldest master Qin seemed to have received no punishment, but that was because he and the second master Qin had separated, and the emperor could not punish the eldest master Qin.
Once upon a time, the emperor felt guilty towards the Qin family. However, after he dealt with Concubine Cen and allowed Miss Qin San to enter the Eastern Palace, the emperor's guilt towards the Qin family gradually diminished, until one day, the emperor no longer felt guilty towards the Qin family.
Master Qin thought that perhaps the Emperor no longer felt guilty towards the Qin family, but rather towards the Crown Prince and Crown Princess. That was all because Third Miss Qin was ignorant, having turned a good hand into this.
After the court session, Second Master Qin walked beside First Master Qin. Even though they both attended court, they didn't stand together. Second Master Qin was called over today. He hadn't been attending court originally, and when he was called over, he felt bad.
Mr. Qin Erye thought that his official position was not that high, so he basically did not have to go to court. He would only go when there was something important.
"Is that the end of Third Sister?" asked Mr. Qin.
Qin Erye thought the emperor's attitude towards the Qin family was different from before. The emperor had previously reminisced with them about the late queen. The emperor also said that he was their brother-in-law, and since the late queen was no longer around, he would take care of them more on her behalf, so they could rest assured.
But now, the emperor fined his salary so quickly, and the emperor did not even say anything about helping the Qin family.
"If not that, what do you want?" Master Qin said, "If you want to become the next Cen family member, then you can continue."
The emperor's attitude was already clear, and Master Qin would not offend him. He believed that the emperor was already very tolerant of the Qin family. After all, Concubine Qin had been married into the Eastern Palace for quite some time.
Concubine Qin didn't start to mess with these things just now. She had already started before the New Year.
"It would be fine if she didn't fight or compete, but her fighting is too obvious." Master Qin said.
Concubine Qin doesn't know what it means to be low-key. If it were someone else, that person would be more low-key and might be able to outlast the Crown Princess in the future. If something unexpected happens to the Crown Princess's child, then Concubine Qin would have a chance.
But Concubine Qin was so arrogant from the beginning, and Master Qin knew that Concubine Qin was useless. Even if Concubine Qin was more low-key, Master Qin did not think that the prince would favor Concubine Qin more.
Concubine Qin was pushed to the Eastern Palace by the Qin family. She was not the woman the Crown Prince wanted at all. The Crown Prince could not possibly like Concubine Qin much. Concubine Qin was the niece of the late Empress, and the Crown Prince's biological mother, the Imperial Concubine, was a concubine. Perhaps the Crown Prince and the Imperial Concubine did not like Concubine Qin because of this.
Master Qin knew that it was useless to talk about these things now. Things had come to this, so Master Qin should know how to make choices. They should not think that Concubine Qin could rise again in the future. It was impossible.
"I heard that my second sister's marriage has not been decided yet?" asked Mr. Qin.
"It's not settled yet." Master Qin felt a headache when he thought about this. Miss Qin Er was dragged down by Concubine Qin. But Master Qin couldn't say it directly in front of Master Qin Er, and he couldn't say that it was all Concubine Qin's fault.
"My wife's nephew..."
"Leave it to your own daughter." Master Qin Da interrupted Master Qin Er. He couldn't let his daughter marry Master Qin Er's wife's nephew. If he did that, then what was the point of their separation?
"That person is really good. He's already a Juren at such a young age. He..."
"Then you should leave it to your own daughter." said Master Qin.
Master Qin didn't believe that his brother would leave the good things to the people in the first house. It was impossible.
When Lord Qin, the Minister of Rites, returned home, he also told his wife about Concubine Qin. He asked his wife to take good care of the people in the family and not let them be impeached like Concubine Qin's family.
Mrs. Qin would never let her family fall to that state, and her family had no plans to send her daughter to the Eastern Palace.
"Princess Rongning went to the beach. I guess she doesn't know about the Rongning Shrine yet," Madam Qin said. "We should let the elders go over there some other day. Whether Princess Rongning is here or not, since we know about this, even if the Marquis of Jingning's Mansion doesn't have a banquet, we should let her go and take a look."
"What banquet?" Lord Qin said, "The Marquis of Jingning's Mansion shouldn't be holding a banquet just for this matter. If they are truly moved, they should do more practical things. Princess Rongning only needs to do more research. There is no need for them to do anything else."
If the Marquis of Jingning's Mansion still holds a grand banquet, what will others think?
Lord Qin also didn't think that the people in Jingning Marquis' Mansion would be so kind as to give more steamed buns to beggars. It was okay to give porridge occasionally, but if it happened too often, the court might think that the people in Jingning Marquis' Mansion were trying to do something else.
Therefore, the people in Jingning Marquis' Mansion should continue to live as before.
"The eldest lady should indeed go over there," Lord Qin said. "She is Princess Rongning's biological sister, born of the same mother. She's different."
There is no need for others to go to the Jingning Marquis Mansion more often, and there is no need to go to congratulate the Jingning Marquis Mansion.
This was a spontaneous act of the people, and the people in Jingning Marquis's Mansion shouldn't be too proud of it. Those people were doing this for Princess Rongning, not for anyone else in Jingning Marquis's Mansion.
Two days later, Madam Qin went to the Marquis of Jingning's Mansion and told Liu's mother about Liu Yuqin.
"She?" Mother Liu sneered, "She would say it out loud, but she just doesn't want your little sister to be well."
Liu's mother didn't want to think so, but Liu Yuqin was the daughter of Aunt Qing, and how good could a daughter raised by Aunt Qing be?
"She's the same. She came to me with a big belly and said these things. She didn't dare to come home, so she only dared to come to me to say it." Madam Qin said, "I don't bother to pay more attention to her. She is the kind of person who will say it outside if you don't let her say it."
"She said it in front of you, and she will still say it outside." How could Liu's mother not know this? "You and her grew up together, so it's inevitable that you look up to her a little."
"Yes." Madam Qin's smile was a little stiff. She really valued Liu Yuqin.
"Your little sister isn't in the capital. If she were, she wouldn't have said anything to her." Mother Liu said, "She knew this, so she deliberately said it in front of you. Now that you knew, you told us just to make us feel uncomfortable."
"Yes." Madam Qin nodded, "It's just... well, she's divorced, and now she's pregnant."
Madam Qin was prone to being soft-hearted towards Liu Yuqin, even though there were times when she wouldn't let her enter the mansion. However, she still had some patience with Liu Yuqin. Just as her mother had said, they grew up together, but they were actually quite different.
"My daughter also has children, so it's inevitable that she will be more soft-hearted." said Mrs. Qin.
"Even after you become the head of the family... that's not the case either." Mother Liu said, "You just haven't suffered any hardship yet, that's why you're like this."
Madam Qin Da Shao thought that this was indeed the case. Even when the Liu family was raided, her life was not bad. Madam Qin did not say much about Madam Qin Da Shao. Madam Qin was kinder to Madam Qin Da Shao because she had given birth to a child.
In the small town, Miss Duan Wu was picking blisters on the soles of her feet with a needle. There were so many blisters on the soles of her feet that it hurt a lot.
"Miss, let me help you." said the maid.
"No need, look at the soles of your feet." Miss Duan Wu said, "You have blisters on the soles of your feet too."
"I'm feeling better, I don't have that many blisters." The maid said, "I also have to walk around and do a lot of things on a daily basis."
"I am a little weaker than you." Miss Duan Wu nodded. She looked at the soles of her feet and found that she still did not bind her feet.
If their feet were bound, it would be even more difficult for them to walk.
Miss Duan Wu was thankful that her elders had not made her bind her feet. She knew that some families did bind their daughters' feet, even asking for three-inch golden lotus feet.
Even with Empress Yang ruling the country, after a while, women began to think foot binding was the right thing to do. They believed it was difficult for women to become court ladies, and the most important thing for women was to find a good family to marry into. Some men preferred three-inch golden lotus feet.
Some women believed that if they bound their feet, they would be able to marry into a good family. If they did not bind their feet, their large feet would be looked down upon.
The ladies of officials are not so bad, as they already have status.
"You'll be fine if you walk more." The maid brought Miss Duan Wu a basin of warm water and a bottle of medicine. "It's just... it won't heal so quickly in a day or two. Will you still go for a walk tomorrow?"
"Of course we have to walk. We can't always sit in a carriage. Some places aren't suitable for carriages," said Miss Duan Wu. "It's not easy to ride a bicycle either."
"That's right," the maid said. "It's easy to walk on some beaches, but not so easy on some places. Princess Rongning didn't walk much, so you should walk more..."
"Princess Rongning also left, but we didn't see her." Miss Duan Wu interrupted the maid, "It doesn't matter how much Princess Rongning left. She did so many things, there's no need to keep an eye on everything."
Miss Duan Wu didn't want her maid to talk nonsense. No matter what Princess Rongning was like, she was qualified to do those things.
"You guys, stop saying those things," said Miss Duan Wu. "If someone doesn't know, they might think you're trying to sow discord. Princess Rongning's rank is higher than mine, and she knows more than me. I take a step, and Princess Rongning takes a step. I haven't seen anything, but Princess Rongning has seen a lot."
Miss Duan Wu knew that the salt drying method designed by Rong Ning County Lord had been put into use, and the salt fields that Rong Ning County Lord Lord had dug were all ready. As for them, at least Miss Duan Wu had not yet come up with any good method.
"That...that's right." The maid thought about it carefully and it was indeed true. "Sooner or later, you will be able to be like Princess Rongning."
"It's very difficult, I can't do it." Miss Duan Wu chuckled, "Even if I succeeded, I wouldn't be the next Rongning Princess. I can't be that famous, and I can't be liked by so many people."
Princess Rongning developed the culture medium, and many people were very grateful to her.
Miss Duan Wu thought that she could not research something like culture medium on her own. Even if she upgraded the existing things, she would not be able to catch up with Princess Rongning.
"Don't comfort me," said Miss Duan Wu. "This is the truth. We should all accept it and not dwell on it."
"I remember." The maid replied.
In a small village where many lotus seeds are grown, Liu Yulian was sitting in a farmer's house with her friends.
"That's how it's used." Liu Yulian personally taught the people how to use the tool to rub the lotus seeds, so they didn't have to bite the shells with their mouths. This blade is thinner, not as thick, but it can last a long time.
"It's really useful." The woman from that family saw it, tried it, and thought it was quite useful. She just felt that she couldn't control the strength, and if she used too much force, there would be marks on the lotus seeds. "It's just..."
"Then use it more often." Liu Yulian said, "It will get better slowly."
Liu Yulian also peeled lotus seeds in later lives. She could once peel two to three thousand lotus seeds a day, but she hadn't peeled that many lotus seeds for many years.
"Try it more often. It might be good for your mouth." Liu Yulian said, "If the blade is not that sharp, you can sharpen it."
Liu Yulian knew that these people were unlikely to buy more blades, so she just sharpened them.
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