Chapter 51 Qin Mu Returns To Beijing With Secret Orders
"Uncle, this is Miss's fourth uncle, who came to Guangling City to visit us." Lian'er quickly explained, for fear that Su Han would be rude in front of Qin Mu.
"I've met my fourth uncle!" When Su Han heard that it was the elders of the Qin family who had arrived, Su Han stepped forward and bowed, his expression a little reserved.
Seeing the elders of the Qin family, I felt somewhat uneasy. Although Su Han had been born in two generations, it was the first time for the eldest girl to get on the sedan chair when she saw the girl's parents.
"You are quite talented, please take a seat first!" Qin Mu showed a warm smile on his face. It was obvious that Su Han's handsome appearance had passed the test.
It's not that Qin Mu judges people by their appearance. After all, appearance represents the face of the royal family. If the princess brings an ugly consort to an important occasion, others will definitely talk about it secretly.
The royal family of this era represents the highest level of the country, and it is no exception in terms of eugenics and education. The royal family pays more attention to eugenics and education than the private sector, because the quality of the royal children is related to the stability of the country and determines the rise or fall of the dynasty.
Therefore, the royal family will formulate standards and rules for selecting concubines to ensure good health and good education for the concubines. The first priority in selecting concubines is appearance.
The emperor also paid attention to choosing the consort for the princesses. The first was the consort's family background, and the second was his appearance. After all, after the consort was Princess Shang, he could not control the real power in his hands, so it was not very important whether he had talent or not.
Political marriage does not depend on so-called character. Winning over important ministers below is the emperor's goal.
Su Han sat down slowly and lightly, leaning forward slightly to show respect.
"I heard from Lian'er that you have a free and uninhibited personality, why are you so restrained in front of me?" Su Han said that Qin Mu saw in his eyes that he was humble, courteous, and calm in his actions. Such young people are rare and valuable.
"Free and easy is a more elegant way of saying it. To put it simply, it means lazy and unmotivated." Su Han picked up the purple clay teapot and personally helped Qin Mu refill the tea. He stopped when seven points were full.
Seven-tenths of tea is equivalent to three-quarters of love. If you pour the tea too full, it will easily overflow and burn your hands. As the saying goes, "If you drink too much wine, you will respect others, but if you drink too much tea, you will deceive others." Therefore, it is best to pour tea half full.
Qin Mu stretched out his right index finger and tapped it three times on the tea table.
Seeing this action, Su Han couldn't help but feel happy, because if the elder tapped lightly to stop, if he tapped the table with his finger three times, it meant that he was very satisfied with the junior.
"I envy you quite a bit. You can live the life you want without being blinded by fame and wealth." Qin Mu seemed to be deeply touched, and there seemed to be memories in his eyes.
Su Han could tell that the fourth uncle in front of him had a story, and he could feel the majestic and looming murderous aura emanating from him.
It was the aura of a battle-hardened general, not the murderous aura of a Jianghu man. There was a big difference between the two.
As the two talked, time passed...
Qin Hongluan came to the teahouse after getting off work. Not only Su Han and Lian'er were in the familiar position, but also relatives whom she had not seen for a long time.
"Fourth uncle, why are you here?" Qin Hongluan's eyes were filled with disbelief.
"Why, you girl are not welcome? Have you forgotten your fourth uncle after you have a husband? I came to Guangling City specially to visit you." Qin Mu deliberately kept a straight face, but his tone was clearly doting.
"How could I forget my fourth uncle? I just can't believe you are coming." Qin Mu is the King of Zhenbei of Qian Kingdom. He attracts all kinds of speculation wherever he goes, so he has been staying in Youzhou City all these years.
How could Qin Hongluan not be surprised when he suddenly appeared in Guangling City.
"Madam and Fourth Uncle will go back home first. I'll take Lian'er to the market to buy some vegetables. I wonder what Uncle Fourth likes to eat?" Su Han knew that his wife had something to say. If he followed her, there might be some things that he couldn't say clearly.
"I'm not picky about food, please trouble Xiao Su." Qin Mu patted Su Han on the shoulder and walked out the door first, followed quickly by Qin Hongluan.
"Huh... I'm not so nervous when I go to Goulan to listen to music and get caught. My fourth uncle is so aura that I'm so nervous that I'm sweating." Su Han couldn't help but let out a long sigh of relief. Although he often said that marriage is a matter between two people. , didn't care about Qin Hongluan's past, but when he really faced the elders of the Qin family, Su Han was more afraid of leaving a bad impression.
"Apart from the master, the one I fear most is the fourth master. In the past, several young masters in the family made mistakes and were whipped by the fourth master." Lian'er also looked at Qin Mu's back with lingering fear. In her impression, When Qin Mu was angry, even Emperor Qian would retreat.
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"Uncle Four Emperors, won't it be a problem for you to come to Guangling City?" Seeing that there was no one around, Qin Hong asked the question in her heart.
"There will definitely be some scoundrels gossiping behind your back, but don't worry. I came back this time after receiving a secret order from the emperor. I passed through Guangling City and came here specifically to visit you and Xiao Su and stay here for a few days." Qin Mu said in a tone. He was very calm. As for the reason why Emperor Qian asked him to come back, he couldn't tell anyone, not even Qin Hongluan.
Naturally, Qin Hongluan didn't ask any more questions. His father asked the Fourth Emperor's uncle to return to the capital at such a sensitive time, probably because it had something to do with the future heir of Daqian.
Zhao Wuji and Qin Mu have always been at odds with each other. Zhao Wuji controls the power of the six ministries. It is not an exaggeration to say that he can cover the sky with one hand. I am afraid that only the King of Zhenbei can compete with him.
"That old fox Zhao Wuji knows that the Fourth Emperor's Uncle is back, so I'm afraid he will do something secretly." It's easy to dodge open guns, but hard to guard against hidden arrows. Qin Hongluan was afraid that an accident would happen to Qin Mu, and then the 200,000-strong army in northern Xinjiang would be leaderless. The Huns, Japanese, and Goryeo were eyeing the enemy and would definitely launch an attack.
"I have been fighting in the north and south. I have never seen anything like this. Zhao Wuji is nothing more than a clown. Now I am worried about whether the emperor brother can accept your marriage. Also, Zhao Wuji will take revenge on Xiao Su." Qin Mu is the corpse from the sea of blood. The King of Zhenbei who walked out of the mountain, Zhao Wuji was not enough in his eyes.
Qin Hongluan's refusal to marry the Zhao family not only brought disgrace to the emperor, but also made the Zhao family a laughing stock. During that time, civil and military officials who had no dealings with Zhao Wuji often used this incident to humiliate him.
If the Zhao family knew that Qin Hongluan was married to a teacher with no background, they would definitely cause trouble for Su Han.
Zhao Wuji did not dare to touch the eldest princess, but he still had no psychological burden if he touched Su Han.
"My husband and I are living very well in Guangling City, why should we go back? Besides, my father..."
"Insolent! No matter how bad the emperor is, he is still your father. What's more, you can't bear to never see the emperor? You will have regrets in your life." Qin Mu was rarely angry and directly interrupted Qin Hongluan.
Now Emperor Qian is seriously ill, and to put it bluntly, he may suddenly die at some point. If Qin Hongluan doesn't even see him for the last time, won't he be called disloyal and unfilial?
What's more, as an emperor, Emperor Qian originally granted the marriage for the sake of the royal family. Except for Qin Hongluan, who dared to escape from the marriage, none of the remaining royal children (including the prince) got married according to the decree.
Seeing Qin Mu getting angry, Qin Hongluan lowered his head and did not dare to say a word.
"Oh, you are the bravest girl in the entire royal family. When we return to the capital, I will persuade the emperor to accept the fact that Xiao Su becomes the consort!" Qin Mu rubbed Qin Hongluan's head.
"I know that my fourth uncle loves me the most."
"Don't do this. When you cried, made trouble, and hanged yourself in the palace, I sent you out of the capital because I couldn't help it. I guess my brother scolded me behind my back!"