allonlinenovel Chapter 236 Seeking only wealth and glory, not true feelings and sincerity
Chapter 236 Seeking only wealth and glory, not true feelings and sincerity
Qin Yizhen always felt that he wasn't holding back the word "gifted" that he used.
That night, he suffered terribly; it was almost unbearable to watch.
The next morning, Cheng Yan went to court in high spirits. Before leaving, he kissed her on the cheek and said he would continue to discuss things with her when he returned.
Qin Yizhen was both ashamed and angry. She grabbed his soft pillow and threw it at his departing figure.
Son of a bitch!
The annoying person finally left, and Qin Yizhen was finally able to get a good night's sleep. When she woke up again, the sun was shining brightly outside, and it was already noon.
Occasionally, faint footsteps could be heard in the courtyard, as light as leaves falling in the morning breeze.
She called over Granny Gui and Lü Qiao to help her wash up before having her meal served.
This wasn't the first or second time she'd gotten up so late, so Qin Yizhen wasn't as embarrassed as she'd been at first, but she still felt a little awkward occasionally, and ate much faster than usual.
Seeing that she was eating but hadn't eaten much, Lü Qiao reminded her, "Princess, today Yin Niang made ginseng tonic soup. This soup nourishes the heart and kidneys, gently strengthens the spleen, and replenishes kidney essence. You should eat more..."
"Shut up."
Green Tall: "......"
Okay, she shut up.
Lü Qiao smiled and said, "Then this servant will not say anything more. Please eat more, Princess."
After August, the summer heat gradually subsided and the weather became more pleasant. Qin Yizhen had lunch and then took a nap in the study to cool off. Granny Jin showed Qin Yizhen the list of Mid-Autumn Festival gifts that she had prepared.
Nowadays, it's customary for families to exchange gifts during major festivals such as the Dragon Boat Festival, Mid-Autumn Festival, and Chinese New Year. Close relatives and friends will give each other gifts.
The Ming family of the Marquis of Pingxi's residence consisted of only the husband and wife, with no relatives to visit. Qin Yizhen's family was in the palace, so it was not convenient to send gifts. Therefore, they only needed to arrange for some things to be sent to the subordinates of the Marquis of Pingxi's residence, and that would be enough to celebrate the festival.
Qin Yizhen glanced through it and, finding no major problems, added, "Also, prepare a simple yet respectable Mid-Autumn Festival gift to send to the Wang and Min families. Oh, and since we're sending gifts, we've already sent one to the Changting Marquis's residence and the He family. We should also send one to Song Pingping. If others have one but she doesn't, she'll dare to complain about me later."
"For the princess's residence, the prince's residence, and the imperial relatives, just follow the procedures of previous years."
The gift was sent to the Wang family for Wang Xianrong's sake, as a way to support her and prevent her from being mistreated or pressured by the Wang family after she returned home.
The Min family is for Min Siyue. That girl has suffered too much. That damned Pei Yutang actually played the wife-chasing-after-the-cremation scene from a storybook, which is utterly disgusting. Qin Yizhen is happy to support this girl and help her stand up straight.
On the He family's side, Zhao Rufang had just married into the family, and it was she who personally saw her off. Giving her some face would help her have a better life in the He family in the future.
Granny Jin reminded her, "Princess, you've forgotten, Miss Wang went to Guiyun Temple outside the city for quiet cultivation. Do you want to send her to the Wang family or to Guiyun Temple?"
In early July, Wang Xianrong felt better and moved to Guiyun Temple in the mountains outside the city to recuperate and cultivate herself. Those who heard about her said that she was in better spirits than before.
Qin Yizhen paused, hesitating for a moment: "Since she has already gone to cultivate in seclusion, perhaps she doesn't want the Wang family to disturb her. If we send her to the Wang family, they might disturb her. But if we send her to Guiyun Temple, she probably won't want my things and will think I'm being fakely kind."
"But if I don't send it, it feels like something's missing?"
All the rights and wrongs, the grudges and grievances, Wang Xianrong may have done wrong, but in the end she didn't harm her. On the contrary, she agreed to let Wang Xianrong into the family in the first place, and later she forced her to leave after she became in love with Cheng Yan and his wife.
Regardless of whether Cheng Yan or she did it, the blame lies with both of them.
Qin Yizhen also hoped that Wang Xianrong could get better, forget the past, forget Xie Qu, forget Cheng Yan, and live a good life. She hoped that everyone could live a more carefree and happy life.
After thinking for a moment, Granny Jin said, "How about we send it to the Wang family?"
I will personally go and inquire about Miss Wang's health, so that the Wang family knows that although Miss Wang is no longer a concubine of the Marquis of Pingxi's mansion, the Marquis of Pingxi's mansion still cares about her and cannot bear to see others bully her.
Similarly, the Wang family was reminded not to disturb her or to marry her off casually.
Qin Yizhen's eyes lit up: "What the nanny said makes sense, let's do it that way."
In a couple of days, it will be the triennial autumn imperial examination, and next February will be the spring imperial examination. Many people have flocked to the Qin capital, making it very lively. There are many people openly and secretly vying for positions.
The Wang family, also hoping to reuse her, wanted to find a promising student to marry off Wang Xianrong.
Fortunately, Wang Xianrong ran away early and went to Guiyun Temple; otherwise, staying in the Wang family would have brought her a lot of trouble.
"Princess, Lady Changting has arrived." A maid knocked twice on the study door and then reported the news.
Qin Yizhen looked up: "Please invite her in."
The maidservant obeyed and left. After about two cups of tea's time, she invited Lady Changting over. Qin Yizhen simply went to the pavilion in the courtyard to wait.
Changting Bo arrived in a hurry and, without any ceremony, sat down on the other side of the tea table opposite Qin Yizhen. He drank a cup of tea to quench his thirst and felt a little better.
“I have found out everything that the princess asked me to do. The Lady of Zhenbei Marquis does indeed have the idea of marrying her adopted daughter to Prince Pei. The candidate is none other than Shi Jin Kui, who is sixteen years old this year.”
The Lady of Zhenbei Marquis adopted quite a few daughters, about seven or eight in total, and each of them was a beautiful young woman.
"Miss Shi's father was named Shi Ting. He was a junior general under the Zhenbei Marquis's command. Seven years ago, this General Shi died in battle in the north. His mother also ran away with someone else, leaving only Miss Shi and her younger brother."
Upon learning of this, the Marquis of Zhenbei, pitying the siblings who had nowhere to go, sent them to Qin Capital.
This has been a recurring issue. The commander-in-chief has shown compassion and care for the families of his fallen soldiers, and the Marquis of Pingxi's residence has consistently done so.
Over the years, most of the income of the Marquis of Pingxi's mansion has been used to subsidize wars and provide relief, so they have never had much money. It was only after the opening of Yachun Pavilion that the situation improved considerably.
"Have you met Miss Shi? Is she willing?" Qin Yizhen asked her.
"This matter... sigh!" Lady Changting sighed softly. "I met her and told her about the problems in the Changyang Marquis's mansion, as well as the faults of the Prince Pei. I also said that if she wanted to get married, given that her father had shed blood for Dongqin, many people would be willing to stand up for her."
"But she actually thought that if she really married Prince Pei, that wouldn't be bad."
"Not bad?" Qin Yizhen was somewhat stunned. "Prince Pei is still begging Miss Min to change her mind, and she actually thinks it's good?"
Lady Changting sighed, "Seeking only wealth and honor, without seeking true feelings and sincerity, is naturally a good thing."