Childhood Sweethearts of a Family: The Delicate Girl

Chapter 126

The relatives of the Lin family in other places used to have an uncle, but because the journey was so far away, Lin Yuan never visited.She stayed in Taiyuan when she was young, but Lin Yuan was only two years old when she returned to the capital, and she no longer remembers what happened at that time.

Calculated in this way, she grew up in the capital and it can be said that she has never been to other places farther away.

The Qi family's ancestral home was a place called Licheng, which Lin Yuan knew. This place was in the northwest of the dynasty, and it was said that the folk customs there were relatively rough.I haven't been there, so it's hard to make those conclusions.

It's just that Lin Yuan never thought that this was the reason for her first trip, but there was nothing she could do about it.Lin Yuan wanted to go to the Lin family and talk to her parents in person, but she had to leave early tomorrow morning, so it was too late, and seeing Qi Haoran getting busy, she didn't mention it.

After discussing with her mother-in-law, Lin Yuan went back to the Nanxi Courtyard and continued to pack things with her maid.By the time everything was packed, it was completely dark.

Lin Yuan was about to order the kitchen to prepare dinner, but who knew that Qi Haoran came in from the outside in a hurry, and when he entered the room, he grabbed her hand and led him outside.Lin Yuan didn't know what he was going to do, and was about to ask when she heard Qi Haoran say, "This meeting happens to be free, I'll go back to the Lin Mansion with you and talk to my father-in-law and mother-in-law. You don't need to prepare dinner , let's eat over there."

Looking around at the clothes on her body, it was not very appropriate, but seeing Qi Haoran's eagerness, she thought that perhaps she really didn't have much time, so Lin Yuan just followed Qi Haoran out of the Chuihua Gate and got into the carriage. Go straight to Lin's mansion.

Lin Yuan was deeply moved. No matter what, she knew that Qi Haoran could think of her in everything, and he really thought of her. She didn't mind many small things.

People always have flaws, no one is perfect, as long as you can tolerate the flaws and you don't care too much about them, as long as that little flaw doesn't affect the relationship between two people, what does it matter?

In the early morning of the next day, Qi Haoran and Lin Yuan had already got up to wash.Papa was sent back to Lao Liang's place last night. They were not in the capital during this period, and it was not easy to take Papa with them.Qi Yingyu also notified her yesterday, but she is married, and she still has to keep her filial piety, but she doesn't have to go to her ancestral home like them.

A long row of carriages was already waiting outside the mansion, and they couldn't take care of breakfast, so Lin Yuan and Qi Haoran left the Qi mansion together with Qi Mingsheng and Zhu Bicong, who also couldn't take care of breakfast, and then parted ways. In the carriage.

A group of people, there is not much difference in that they are all wearing plain clothes, and there are no accessories on their bodies, which are as plain as the clothes.

The carriage in the middle of the carriage team contained a coffin, and the old lady of the Qi family was lying in it. Mrs. Qi would follow them back to their ancestral home, Licheng, but wait until Mrs. Qi's affairs are settled properly. From now on, Mrs. Qi will no longer have anything to do with the Qi family.

There wasn't much sadness in everyone's hearts, but they all looked sad on the surface.

The outside of the carriage looks ordinary, but the inside is very nice, and there are quite a few hidden compartments for storing a lot of things.Qi Haoran first took out some snacks from the hidden compartment, and let Lin Yuan eat some to fill her stomach.After Lin Yuan ate some, he took out another blanket, wrapped it around Lin Yuan, and asked her to catch up on sleep in the carriage.

After all, the journey was very tiring, but with Qi Haoran taking good care of her along the way, Lin Yuan didn't feel so tired.They hurried on the road for more than ten days before they finally arrived at Licheng from the capital.With everything in the capital settled properly, there was nothing to worry about, and in fact, he didn't have to worry about that much.

Li City is a rough city just like Lin Yuan's description from other places in the past. The scenery, houses, and ordinary people here are very different from those in the capital.

This is quite understandable. After all, the capital city is at the feet of the emperor. There are too many rich and noble families, and there are too many people with noble status, high positions, or important positions.

Licheng, which was far less prosperous than the capital city, did not give Lin Yuan much first impression.She was too tired and didn't have the heart to appreciate it. When the carriage parked steadily outside the Qi family's ancestral house, the old housekeeper and old servants guarding the ancestral house came out to greet her, and saluted Qi Mingcheng and others who hadn't been back for a long time. .

Even when they got to the place, Lin Yuan hardly cared about rest, so Lin Yuan followed Zhu Bicong and began to arrange the next series of things.Fortunately, someone had been sent to pass the news back first, and the mourning hall and the like had been arranged in advance.

At night, when she was finally able to lie on the bed again, Lin Yuan felt that it was actually a luxury to be able to sleep peacefully.

The Qi family's ancestral house is very large. The style of the house is similar to the courtyards in the capital, but not exactly the same. After all, it matches some local feelings.Also because it is an ancestral house, everything looks old, old door panels, old windows, and old eaves tiles, all of which have a heavy feeling.

There was a swallow's nest under the eaves of the main entrance. When they arrived in Licheng, spring was approaching. Lin Yuan saw several little swallows in the swallow's nest. Their parents must have gone out to look for food.Lin Yuan thought that after coming to Licheng, it would be about guarding the spirit and other matters, but it was not what she thought at all.

On the second day after arriving in Licheng, Mrs. Qi's coffin had already been placed in the well-arranged mourning hall. They were even dressed in filial piety. No one came to condolences. Instead, only the patriarch of the Qi family and Qi Qingli came over.

Lin Yuan only knew Qi Qingli and not the head of the Qi family whose hair was as gray as his beard, but she finally understood what she was going to do.As if knowing that her father-in-law had personally solved the old lady, Lin Yuan still didn't say a word about these things, whether in her heart or on her face.

Although the patriarch of the Qi family is old, he is not an idiot after all, not to mention what the old lady of the Qi family did, but just looking at Qi Mingcheng's face, he already knows what to do.After all... After the Qi family has been here for so long, Qi Mingcheng is the only one who has sat in the position of Lord Hou.

So many things actually become very simple.

Mrs. Qi was expelled from the Qi family, which was equivalent to being kicked out of the clan.Now that she has gone, a series of other punishments that should have been given have been avoided. In this way, it can be regarded as saving a face and not making things too ugly.

According to Qi Mingcheng's previous thinking, he would not make a fuss, but he was just going to send his mother to the family temple, and the rest of the matter could take his time.Now, in fact, I have to say that I have saved some effort.

It only took one day for Mrs. Qi's matter to be settled properly. She is not a member of the Qi family now, so she is not eligible to be buried in the Qi family's cemetery, nor is she eligible to be buried with the old man of the Qi family.

But, even so, they still have to keep their filial piety.Even if the old lady couldn't be buried in the Qi family's ancestral grave, she still had to have a good burial after all.Except for this matter, everything else is as usual.

Qi Mingsheng and Qi Haoran are both military generals. According to the usual practice, they should return to their positions after observing filial piety for no more than a hundred days.It's just that Qi Mingcheng played and said a lot of earnest words, which literally turned the hundred days of filial piety into three years like the civil servant Ding You.

Qi Haoran's position was naturally resigned, but the title of Fenyong Hou Qi Mingsheng was still retained after all.

Keeping filial piety and living in poverty, wearing simple clothes, and not eating good food, vegetables and tofu almost every day.Lin Yuan didn't complain a word, after all, she was not alone, her father-in-law, mother-in-law, and Qi Haoran were all the same.

After Mrs. Qi was buried, the things that should be busy are over, and everything is not so strict.It's just that Lin Yuan heard Qi Haoran say that she would have to observe filial piety for three years before returning to Beijing, so she thought she was staying in Licheng for the time being to observe filial piety with peace of mind.Unexpectedly, Qi Haoran simply took her to play in Licheng and some nearby places.

Qi Haoran, who was born in the capital, was actually returning to Licheng for the first time.

Although Li City is not a famous place, there are several places nearby that are quite famous.Some because of the food, some because of the beautiful scenery, and some because of the talents.

Spring is coming quietly, Lin Yuan sees her father-in-law and mother-in-law taking them to play together, Qi Haoran wants to take her around, she feels that she has no objection even if she wants to object, besides, she has never been able to hold back Qi Haoran's.

Earlier, Qi Haoran really took her around to play.But after a long time, Lin Yuan discovered that Qi Haoran was doing other things in private besides taking her around for fun.

Mingyan and Minglu, two servants, Qi Haoran, were by his side, and Lin Yuan could often notice his confession to these two people.From the capital city, news often spread to Li city, and Lin Yuan remembered that the second concubine gave birth to a little grandson, which was very popular with the emperor.

Probably the situation in the capital is far more tense and difficult than she imagined.

Lin Yuan began to write letters to her parents, telling them that she was safe, so as not to worry them.After all, this was her first time traveling far away. When she learned that she was going to leave the capital for a long time, Lin Yuan saw her mother's eyes blushing.

The spring in March is always bright and delightful. The winter jasmine in the ancestral house blooms very well, but at the end of the month, it slowly withers.

After getting up that day, Lin Yuan ordered the maid to let the kitchen prepare breakfast, and just after explaining, she saw Qi Haoran who got up and went out at some time came back from the outside with dew all over his body.

With a smile on his face, Qi Haoran walked up to Lin Yuan and said, "There is good news."

(End of this chapter)