The Stepmother is Unkind

The inn is a two-story bamboo building that occupies a very large area. Except for the best rooms on the second floor, other people can choose to live upstairs or downstairs at will.

The second floor has a wide field of vision and can see the entire sea of ​​flowers in front of the window. As soon as Yin Mingyu entered the guest room, he went straight to the window.

Xie Qin was also somewhat elegant, and wanted to reward her side by side, but as soon as he stepped up, a small figure rushed out from his side.

Xie Ce Dian Dian ran to Yin Mingyu's side, stood next to her, and exclaimed exaggeratedly: "Wow—Mother, it's beautiful!"

Yin Mingyu nodded lightly, and the beads on the step shook lightly.

Xie Qin: "…"

For the petals he caught, Xie Ce borrowed flowers to offer Buddha and pearls in front; they were supposed to stand side by side, and he praised "flowers are not as good as people", and Xie Ce could also take the lead and squeeze into the middle...

The son grew up too fast, Xie Qin didn't realize the joy and pride of being a father, but first realized the troubles.

Xie Qin walked to the other side of Yin Mingyu, the sea of ​​flowers entered his eyes, but his face was calm.

When Yin Mingyu turned his head while admiring the scenery, he saw Xie Qin's expression. He felt that most of the time he was boring, and he was better than Xie Ce.

Moreover, noisy children always attract attention. Xie Ce was talking in a milky voice on the side, and she turned her eyes away and looked at Xie Ce on the other side.

Later, Jin'er came in and reported, "Miss, Mrs. Fan of the Yi clan is here to meet you."

Yin Mingyu turned around and said, "she still has to see Mrs. Qi, so it's better to meet her together."

Xie Ce is a small tail, and also turned around and followed her.

Xie Qin was still standing at the window, not squinting, and he was already thinking about when to arrange Six Arts Enlightenment for Xie Ce.

Before Yin Mingyu went out, he explained that Jin'er would find Nan Ke later, and then appeared in front of Mrs. Fan with a smile.

Mrs. Fan is a wealthy middle-aged woman. When Fushen bowed to Yin Mingyu, her head was only slightly lowered, and she said, "Mrs. Prefect, forgive me, I am a country woman, and my etiquette is poor."

Yin Mingyu saw that there was not much modesty in her expression, but she didn't take it seriously, and knew that it was just a rhetoric. It was estimated that in the world of Nanyue, she was not used to bowing her head to people.

There are many such people in South Vietnam. In their hearts, the barbarians and the rogues are more important than the governors and officials.

Yin Mingyu's smile remained the same, and she casually replied "it's okay", without being polite to her, she went directly to Mrs. Qi's guest room.

The soldiers stood guard at the door, and the two waited for a while before entering the guest room together.

Yin Mingyu bowed and saluted, and Xie Ce also saluted seriously. He really told Mrs. Fan with actions that if you have respect for people, it is not about etiquette or not, but attitude.

Compared with them, Mrs. Fan's perfunctory ceremony became more and more incomprehensible, and she could see it herself, but she didn't have any intention to reflect, instead she repeated the same rhetoric to Yin Mingyu just now.

Mrs. Qi's tone was flat, and she seemed to say casually, "Your etiquette, you really have no progress."

Then he turned his head to greet Xie Ce to go to her side, and his attitude was very gentle.

Mrs. Fan's expression froze for a while, but soon returned to normal. Looking at Xie Ce, she praised, "The young son of the Xie Inspector's family is really good-looking."

However, Xie Ce did not praise her like she was praised before, but just stood beside Mrs. Qi and stayed quietly.

Mrs. Fan immediately changed the conversation and said regretfully: "It's a pity that I couldn't form a relative with your family, otherwise the child would have to be so old."

Yin Mingyu frowned, shouldn't she be referring to the patriarch Fan Shao and Mrs. Qi?

Mrs. Qi's expression was rather indifferent, "My eldest lady has a marriage contract, so naturally it is impossible to agree to others, and isn't your young patriarch also married? Don't talk about unnecessary old things."

She is really Mrs. Qi, Yin Mingyu is amazed, this Mrs. Fan really dares to think.

However, Mrs. Fan had something to think about, because she turned to Yin Mingyu and said, "Isn't there another fate? My granddaughter is two years older than your young son. Why don't we order a baby kiss?"

She looked like it was a good thing, and the whole room was quiet.

It's unbelievable enough to ask for the daughter of an envoy for the festival, but they are thinking about Xie Ce again?

Xie Ce is the direct heir of the Xie family of the aristocratic family, the grandson of the Prime Minister of the Right, the son of the provincial governor, and is very talented.

Yin Mingyu was delighted to see the liveliness, but did not expect the liveliness to come to her, she was quite speechless.

She was not polite, and refused directly: "Our little Langjun's marriage is decided by the old ancestors and parents in the mansion, and cannot be decided without authorization."

When Madam Fan heard the words, she smiled and said, "I know it. The Han people say 'the words of the matchmaker ordered by the parents'.

Yin Mingyu was about to refute it when the maid came in and reported that it was Nanke who was looking for her next door and invited her to participate in the marriage discussion.

Yin Mingyu took advantage of the situation and changed the words to export, and got up to say goodbye to Mrs. Qi.

Madam Qi said, "Ce'er stay with me."

Yin Mingyu thanked him, then turned around and left.

Seeing that she was leaving, Mrs. Fan also hurriedly said goodbye to Mrs. Qi and followed Yin Mingyu out.

Nan Ke was waiting outside the guest room. When he saw that there was another person behind Yin Mingyu, he just said hello without saying anything else.

Mrs. Fan glanced at her face, showing a hint of contempt, then approached Yin Mingyu and said, "Mrs. Prefect, my proposal just now is really beneficial to you, you can think about it more."

Yin Mingyu raised his eyebrows, "What's in it for me?"

With a face of "Why don't you understand?" Mrs. Fan said as if someone came over: "I heard that Mrs. Governor is the successor, and your little son is not your own, so you have to choose a daughter-in-law who is close to you. It's good to handle the little boy."

The more she spoke, the lower her voice became, and she approached Yin Mingyu little by little, "In the end, your own children are the closest to you. You can't let someone else's son have a powerful marriage, right?"

It's not that she doesn't know that there is a difference in the rank of co-author, but she has other plans.

Yin Mingyu deliberately showed a touched look, and asked after a long time, "But why should I choose you?"

Mrs. Fan slowly stretched out a slap and said, "The money that was sent to the prefectural government before was not in your hands. If this happens, our patriarch is willing to give you this quietly."

Another fifty thousand...

Yin Mingyu's eyes moved, and he seemed to have some scruples.

Mrs. Fan did not see the back, she waved her hand lightly, and then retracted it.

Behind her, when Jin'er saw it, she took a few steps slowly, walked to Nan Ke's side, conveyed a few words, and motioned her to go forward.

Nan Ke took a few steps and squeezed in between Yin Mingyu and Mrs. Fan.

Madam Fan was dissatisfied and glared at her.

Nan Ke not only ignored it, but also took up the attitude of the barbarian patriarch's wife in advance and said: "My grandmother, your family background and character, if you find a marriage that is not in the right family, you will definitely want to do it. It is better to choose a few maids to serve them, and it will be a blessing for them to have a son and a half daughter for the Xie family in the future."

As she spoke, she glanced at Mrs. Fan. After shaking her head slightly, she said with a smile: "Patriarch Hu will definitely be very happy, and you don't need any support from your family. I advise the patriarch to exceed this amount."

Nan Ke also stretched out a hand and shook it gently.

Seeing this, Mrs. Fan was immediately angry, staring like she was about to tear Nan Ke's mouth.

And Yin Mingyu showed more obvious heartbeat on his face. He held Nan Ke's hand and patted it, and said hypocritically: "Look at what you said, am I so greedy for money? If I can kiss and kiss, I'm happier than anyone else."

Nan Ke hurriedly echoed: "Yes, you are the most kind, and I also want to be closer to you."

Seeing the two of them like this, Mrs. Fan was very upset, she shut up dully, and planned to go back to discuss with the patriarch Fan before talking.

They went downstairs and Xie Qin and the Nanmeng people were already waiting in the lobby on the first floor.

Mrs. Fan noticed Xie Qin at a glance, her eyes narrowed for a moment, and when she saw Mrs. Prefect approaching him, she realized that this extremely handsome man was actually Prefect, and she felt that he was really unworthy of that vulgar woman, Mrs. Prefect.

Xie Qin never paid much attention to the woman next to him, nor did he care about the gaze of others.

Yin Mingyu immediately came up with a way to teach red-eyed people to be unhappy after sensing it.

She took out a handkerchief directly from her sleeve, raised it and stretched it out to Xie Qin's face, wiped the sweat that didn't exist for him, and said distressedly, "Lang Jun, have you been waiting for a long time? Why didn't you get on the carriage earlier?"

How could Yin Mingyu be so diligent, Xie Qin looked down at her a little, lowered his head a little, and taught her to wipe more easily, saying, "Wait for you."

Mrs. Fan's gaze became more intense.

Is the governor blind?

Yin Mingyu made up the words for her in her heart, and then greeted everyone with a smile to go out.

After getting on the carriage, Xie Qin asked Yin Mingyu why it was like that.

"I'm raising the price for Xiao Langjun." Yin Mingyu smiled and winked at him, and said, "Xiaolangjun is so young, he will bear the burden of making money for his father."

The inn is not far from the barbarian village, and the carriage took about a cup of tea to reach the destination.

Although the Qi clan lived close to the barbarians, there was no legitimate reason to participate in the marriage proposal of the Hu clan, and the father and son of the Fan clan could only wait at the Qi clan.

When the patriarch Fan saw Madam Fan back, he asked her, "How are things going?"

Madam Fan said annoyed: "That little girl from Nanmeng stepped in and said that she wanted to persuade Patriarch Hu to send a maid to serve that kid in the Xie family, and to pay for support. That prefect's wife is insatiable and looks moved."

Patriarch Fan and his son looked at each other, increasingly worried that things would develop in a direction they didn't want to see.

Among the barbarians, the people discussing marriage were very harmonious.

Nan Ke's father Nan Patriarch was there, Yin Mingyu and Xie Qin didn't act on their behalf, they just watched them talk about their marriage.

Nan Ke got their orders early, and only made two requests: first, he hoped that the wedding would be held in the state city, so that Yin Mingyu and Xie Qin could attend; second, he hoped that the wedding date would be set later.

Patriarch Hu wanted to report her into his arms tonight. Of course, he didn't want the wedding date to be set too late, and strongly opposed it.

Nan Ke retreated again and again, but he didn't want to say anything earlier than the third day of March. When the two parties finally got together, they decided to get married on this grand festival.

As for the location of the wedding, Nan Ke did not give in anything, and deliberately softened his voice and said softly: "It is my blessing to be able to marry you, and I don't ask too much for the dowry, just do whatever you want. ."

"It's just that this wedding is held in Zhoucheng, you have to follow me, okay? Patriarch Hu~"

Patriarch Hu was coaxed into numbness by her, so he agreed.

Hu San's family had no expectations for the patriarch. He lowered his head and wondered what he was thinking about. After the marriage was over, he warmly invited Yin Mingyu and Xie Qin: "In order to entertain the distinguished guests, our clan plans to hold a grand event tonight. I would like to invite the two of you and Mrs. Jiedushi to attend the bonfire banquet, and welcome other guests as well.”

Xie Qin nodded in response, Yin Mingyu said with a smile: "We will definitely come to participate, and I would like to ask Patriarch Hu and the third master if they can play Cuju in the open space behind the temple? live…"

This is a trivial matter, and Patriarch Hu agreed directly without even passing by Patriarch Fan.

Yin Mingyu was very happy when he heard it, and said directly: "When the time comes, your wedding will have to be lively and lively in the state city. In the next ten years or so, teaching people to talk about it will be in line with your two identities."

Nan Ke bowed his head shyly, and Patriarch Hu looked at Nan Ke's exposed white neck with a burning gaze.

Even if it was an expedient measure, such an undisguised desire, Yin Mingyu looked at him with disdain, and his fingers quietly hooked Xie Qin's hand, implying that he wanted to leave.

Xie Qin got up directly and said goodbye.

No one could stop him, so Yin Mingyu, Nan Ke and others also left the barbarians and returned to the inn.

As soon as they left, the patriarch Fan went to the barbarians and learned about the situation of their marriage agreement, but some objections were not qualified to change. It was just a bonfire banquet in the evening, and he proposed to do it with the barbarians.

Patriarch Hu didn't care about this with him, and even handed it all over to him and let him prepare.

In the evening, Yin Mingyu sent Yin'er to send two baskets of fungi to the barbarians.

"On the way my wife came, I saw people selling it, and I heard that the fresh ones are very delicious and very difficult to pick, so I just borrowed flowers to offer Buddha and add dishes."

Most of the local people are familiar with this kind of fungus, and Hu San's family took it and sent it to the Yuzu.

It was delivered by Mrs. Prefect personally, so it is natural to pay attention to it. Patriarch Fan asked the kitchen to cook carefully, and put a few plates on the main table for a bonfire banquet in the evening.

The chefs of the Qi kitchen are very attentive, a simple fungus, using a lot of precious ingredients to make soup, put it in a crock pot and boil it slowly.

When the heat was almost over, the girls from the Yi tribe moved the stove and the crock pot to an out-of-the-way place near the open space, leaving the two girls looking at the crock pot on the stove.

During the period, two of the Xie family guards who were extremely handsome came over to talk to the two girls, and another guard took advantage of their shyness and didn't pay attention, stuffed a crock with a handful of fungus, and left quickly.

After that, the two handsome guards politely said goodbye to the two girls, leaving the two girls of the Yi clan to look at them reluctantly, not realizing that the crock pot they looked after was filled with ingredients.

It didn't take long for Yin Mingyu and Xie Qin to invite Mrs. Qi to be near the bonfire a lot earlier, and when they arrived, Patriarch Hu, Patriarch Fan and others had to come to entertain them early, and the bonfire banquet started early.

The Nanyue people are quite versatile. A group of young people sang and danced around the bonfire. All of them were presentable. The laughter and laughter even spread to the back village. More and more people from the two villages came to watch, and it was extremely lively.

Xie Qin would not join in the fun like this, while Yin Mingyu was thinking about other things and did not leave his seat. He only chatted with Patriarch Hu, Patriarch Fan and others.

Since it was a feast, it was necessary to eat and drink. Clan Chief Hu, Clan Chief Fan and others did not eat less. However, the light was dim, and they did not see that Yin Mingyu and the others had not touched the contents of the earthen pot at all.

Yin Mingyu estimated the time and saw that they were completely normal. He thought that these people were used to eating mushrooms, so they didn't respond, and they began to feel disappointed.

But just before she was completely disappointed, Patriarch Hu stood up in a trance, opened his arms with a very lewd smile on his face, and walked towards the bonfire, shouting, "Beauty, hehe... I'm here..."

His appearance was too strange, and the bonfire was extremely dangerous, and immediately someone stepped forward to hold him and pull him back.

On the other side, Patriarch Fan also appeared unusual, and inexplicably began to stare at the mid-air and laugh loudly.

Patriarch Fan Shao panicked, grabbed Patriarch Fan's arm and asked, "Dad, what's wrong with you? Are you alright?"

On the other side, Patriarch Hu was still struggling to get to the bonfire, and his fat body was extremely difficult to drag.

The two patriarchs suddenly became abnormal, and the people of the two clans were in a commotion, and there was even a situation of chaos.

Yin Mingyu saw that the other people who had eaten the mushrooms had no signs of reacting. After a little regret, he suddenly got up, hugged Xie Qin's arm, and couldn't help raising his hand to grab the top of his head, and he kept mumbling: "Light! bright!"

Mrs. Qi felt her strangeness for the first time and looked over with concern.

Having seen her real state, what she pretended to be at this time was really fake.

But Xie Qin still hugged her cooperatively, frowning at her situation.

His behavior was too restrained, Yin Mingyu grabbed his back hard to remind him.

Xie Qin: "…"

She's also getting more and more energetic...

Xie Qin grabbed her dishonest hand from behind, hugged Yin Mingyu with a serious expression, and ordered the guard a little eagerly: "Quickly prepare the carriage! Call the doctor over here!"

But even so, he was still not conspicuous enough.

Just when Yin Mingyu was about to hint Jin'eryin'er, Xie Ce suddenly shouted in a panic: "Mother! What's wrong with you? Mother! Wow—"

His voice was so sudden that Yin Mingyu was startled, not to mention everyone around him noticed it.

Yin Mingyu couldn't stop playing and struggled in Xie Qin's arms.

Xie Qin wanted to hold her, and he had to resist her hand that she didn't know if it was deliberately disturbing. There was the sound of his son's dry howl in his ears. ."

Yin Mingyu smiled greatly, "God of wealth, two hundred taels."

Xie Qin said, "You are the God of Wealth."

After he finished speaking, he just walked to the carriage and wanted to throw her in, but he couldn't bear it, so he gently put her into the carriage.

As soon as Yin Mingyu got into the carriage, no one saw him, so he found a seat by himself.

And Xie Qin turned around again, carrying Xie Ce, who had been howling all the way, to the carriage, and just now said to Mrs. Qi, "I'm teaching you to laugh, I'll send you back to rest."

Mrs. Qi glanced at the carriage, shook her head and said, "Go back first."

Because of this sudden change, the bonfire banquet was in chaos for a while and could only be ended hastily.

When Xie Qin came this time, he brought a group of guards on the bright side, and there were also guards hidden in private. Someone had been sneaking into the depths of the village a long time ago. Something happened to the patriarch!"

The people who guarded the clan temple could not help but be attracted and neglected the clan temple.

The guards took the opportunity to sneak into the clan temple.

The appearance of this temple is almost the same as that of the Die Immortal Temple in front of it. There are also two tall stone statues in the middle, but there are more tablets of the two tribes on the sides.

The guard didn't dare to delay, and quickly searched the clan temple. After walking around the stone statue, they found a door, which happened to be blocked by the stone statue.

He wanted to go closer to investigate, but as soon as he got close, he heard a voice getting closer and closer, so he had to quickly exit the clan temple, and quietly left the place in the dark.

Xie Qin asked the guards to confirm that the gentlemen and young ladies of each family had all returned to the inn before returning to his and Yin Mingyu's guest rooms.

After the old doctor pretended to check the pulse, he also prescribed a tranquilizer and went to boil it for her in person.

Yin Mingyu and Xie Ce were the only two in the guest room. They didn't dare to eat at the banquet. They were not full. They were sitting together to eat the roast duck they brought.

Xie Qin frowned when he saw that Xie Ce's hands were oily when grasping the roast duck, and then saw that although Yin Mingyu was slightly better, his thumb and index finger were also slightly oily.

"hand."

Yin Mingyu raised his head, then put down the duck meat and handed the hand to Xie Qin.

Xie Qin held her wrist in one hand and the handkerchief in the other, and carefully wiped her fingers. , speechless.

Yin Mingyu smiled at him, took the last bite, and stretched out his left hand, "I won't eat it this time."

Xie Qin had no choice but to continue to wipe her hands.

Xie Ce held the roast duck leg and watched it for a while. When he saw that they were almost finished wiping, he hurriedly finished eating, and stretched out his two fleshy little hands until he reached out to his father.

Seeing that his father hadn't wiped it for him, his five stubby fingers stretched to the limit, and he handed it forward, "I want to wipe it too."

Even his son was about to ride on his head.

Xie Qin: "...Wait, I'll wash the veil."

He worked hard and went out to wash the handkerchief. He was washing it in a leisurely manner, and the guard came in to report.

"Lang Jun, our people only touched the clan temple, and found a doorway behind the stone statue, but someone came out and couldn't go in to check."

Xie Qin washed the veil and said indifferently: "It's okay, there is still a chance tomorrow, just check it again, be careful, don't scare the snake."

The guard took the order, clasped his fists, and exited.

Xie Qin took the cleaned handkerchief and returned to the interior. Seeing that Xie Ce was eating again, and his stomach was bulging, he stopped aloud: "Don't overdo it."

Xie Ce pouted, "I'm not full..."

Sechin stared at his stomach.

Xie Ce also lowered his head to look at his stomach. After a while, he stood up aggrievedly. His round belly touched the edge of the chair and sank a little. Then he moved away, and his belly became round again.

"Father, I'm just fat, not overweight."

Yin Mingyu laughed uncontrollably and said, "I testify that we sent half a roast duck to Mrs. Qi, and he should only be five percent full."

Xie Ce stiffened his stomach again.

Xie Qin's forehead twitched, closed his eyes, and reprimanded: "Take it back."

Xie Ce immediately sucked his stomach, and his round belly shrunk visibly.

But he was small, and he couldn't help but keep his stomach in. In the next moment, his breath loosened again, and his belly swelled again like air.

Yin Mingyu laughed: "Haha..."

Xie Qin had a headache.