Rebirth of the Prime Minister's Wife

Before dinner started, Qin Zhaozhao and Qin Changqing arrived at the main hall a quarter of an hour early.

The maids brought exquisite dishes to the table one after another. The five appetizers were extremely rich, and the second plate of hanging oven duck and hanging oven pig were so delicious and fragrant that they made people salivate.

Qin Zhaozhao was not surprised, and his eyes never fell on those dishes.

When she stepped into the main hall, she saw Gu Yiyi and Gu Xuezheng smiling and talking, and Yu Wanyun beside them smiled from time to time. The three of them looked happy and happy, making the others look more and more like outsiders who couldn't fit in.

"Miss, do you think it's unbalanced?"

A voice that sounded like a smile but not a smile came from behind. Qin Zhaozhao turned his head and saw a woman wearing a green orchid horse-faced skirt and a brocade and gold-colored embroidered jacket slowly walking to his side.

Her clearly beautiful features were somewhat ruined by the slightly raised and mean look at the corners of her eyes.

Qin Zhaozhao only looked at her for a moment and guessed the identity of the person in front of him, "Aunt Zheng."

Aunt Zheng was a little surprised, twirling her sleeve handkerchief and covering her lips with a chuckle, "The eldest lady actually knows about my identity?"

Qin Zhaozhao smiled slightly, "Tonight is a family banquet. Madam and the second sister have already appeared here. Except for Aunt Zheng and the third sister who have never met before, no one dares to come forward."

Gu Zhizhi walked out from behind Aunt Zheng. She was wearing a begonia flower embroidered skirt today. The bright yellow color made her face lively and her eyes were full of autumn. Compared with Gu Yiyi's delicate and endearing appearance, she looked a bit playful.

It's just that in Qin Zhaozhao's opinion, this playfulness is too superficial and extremely hypocritical.

She once had a best friend in her boudoir who was bright-minded and out-of-the-box. Her eyes were clean and clear that everyone loved, but Gu Zhizhi looked like a superficial person with hidden alien intentions.

Gu Zhizhi saw that Qin Zhaozhao was obviously wearing a lotus root and green dress that all women in the boudoir avoided, but her amazing beauty forced her clothes to be lifted up. A trace of jealousy appeared in her eyes, which was quickly suppressed by her the next moment.

Gu Zhizhi blinked and said with a smile, "Big sister is very good-looking."

She glanced at the cheerful Gu Yiyi who was talking to Gu Xuezheng not far away, "Originally I thought the most beautiful person I had ever seen was the second sister, but now when I look at the eldest sister, she is even more gorgeous."

She spoke not loudly, but not too quietly, enough for everyone in the main hall to hear her clearly.

Sure enough, Gu Yiyi, who was sitting in front, stopped smiling at the corner of her mouth, while Yu Wanyun and Gu Xuezheng on the same side turned their gazes together.

Qin Zhaozhao pursed his lips and smiled, looking at Gu Zhizhi, "Three sisters are serious, they are all their father's children, how can we differentiate between them?"

Gu Zhizhi wanted to make Qin Zhaozhao feel embarrassed, so she retorted without thinking, "My father is the same, but my mother is not, so the appearance is naturally different."

idiot.

Qin Zhaozhao mocked slightly, but his face was filled with surprise. He looked at Yu Wanyun, who suddenly became gloomy, and said with some difficulty, "Third sister, please be careful, aren't you talking about the lady's appearance..."

She deliberately cut off half of the sentence, leaving enough words for everyone present to think about it.

Gu Zhizhi reacted suddenly, turned pale, and argued loudly, "No... no, I didn't say that my mother is uglier than Qin..."

Qin Zhaozhao raised his eyebrows slightly. Gu Zhizhi's stupidity was really... beyond her expectation.

On the one hand, he touched Yu Wanyun's anger, and on the other hand, he mentioned the late Qin family and touched Gu Xuezheng's head.

One sentence offended two people, she was really a talent.

Sure enough, Yu Wanyun's face darkened and she glanced at Gu Zhizhi.

What she hates the most is comparing her looks with Qin's. Back then, she was the one who was the most inferior to her, and now her daughter is the same, and it is a constant thorn in her heart.

"If Zhi'er doesn't want to see my face so much, just don't see me at all from now on."

Gu Xuezheng put down the tea cup with a bang and gave Gu Zhizhi a cold look, "If you can't speak, just shut up."

After saying that, he scolded Aunt Zheng who was standing aside, "If you can't discipline your daughter, don't wander around doing nothing all day long. It's just a family dinner. If you go out and gossip casually in the future, it will disgrace my Gu family. Then I will only ask you."

Aunt Zheng's face turned pale, and she quickly pulled Gu Zhizhi, who was already frightened, to kneel down and salute, "Master and Madam, please calm down, Zhi'er is outspoken, and I will definitely teach her well."

She secretly gritted her teeth. Isn't Zhizhi's nominal mother Yu Wanyun?If you fail to discipline someone, you should blame that bitch. Why would you turn your anger on yourself?

The master’s heart is really biased.

Seeing that the atmosphere had calmed down, Gu Xuezheng waved his hand impatiently, "That's it, get up, a family dinner has turned into such a mess."

Aunt Zheng bowed and pulled Gu Zhizhi to stand aside.

Before leaving, passing by Qin Zhaozhao, Aunt Zheng gritted her teeth and said, "It seems that I have really underestimated the eldest lady."

Qin Zhaozhao clearly meant that just now.

Gu Zhizhi couldn't tell, could she still be deceived?

Qin Zhaozhao didn't look at her, "If someone didn't have a guilty conscience, how could they have been taken advantage of?"

"Auntie has this time to talk to me, so it's better to comfort Third Sister." She looked at Gu Zhizhi's red eyes, and her eyes flashed like glass, "If Auntie had spent more time on Third Sister, she wouldn't have been so clear-cut. They are one family, but they are two different families.”

Aunt Zheng was stabbed in the heart and became angry, "When I came in, I looked at where the eldest lady was looking. Her expression seemed a little lonely."

"If you talk about Zhi'er like this, how can you be any better?"

She didn't wait for Qin Zhaozhao's reply at all, and just continued the topic, "Although I, Zhi'er, am not as good as the second lady, I can still be treated somewhat differently by the master."

"I'm afraid that the eldest lady will never have the opportunity to be looked at by the master in this life."

After taunting her, Aunt Zheng let out a breath of bad breath, snorted and turned away.

Qin Zhaozhao quietly retracted his eyes, and met Yu Wanyun's gaze, only to hear her smile and say, "Oh, we were so excited about the conversation, but we forgot about today's protagonist."

"Zhaozhao, Changqing, what are you doing standing still? You and I haven't seen each other for many years. It's time to talk more, so as not to be so unfamiliar even though you are obviously biological."

Qin Changqing looked at Yu Wanyun's hypocritical warmth and sneered secretly.

Qin Zhaozhao smiled and said, "I have already visited my father in the afternoon. I just came in to see my second sister and my wife chatting happily. Zhaozhao didn't dare to bother me too much, for fear that my father would think me and Aqing were noisy."

Yu Wanyun paused slightly and looked at Qin Zhaozhao with a meaningful look in her eyes, "You kid, you've already said goodbye for dinner, so why bother making another trip."

"Although I have a rest today, I am still busy. Mother is always tired recently and often has to take a rest in the afternoon, so I made this arrangement." After saying that, Yu Wanyun sighed, "That's all, I met you earlier. It's okay, now that I've returned to the Gu family, I always want to meet the elders and warm up the feelings that have been estranged over the years."

These words suggested that he had good intentions, but it was the fault of Qin Zhaozhao, who was good at making decisions.

Yu Wanyun's words were nothing more than flattering herself, and she accused Qin Zhaozhao of acting like this in order to quickly gain a foothold.

There was a trace of guilt on Qin Zhaozhao's face, "What Madam taught you is that Zhaozhao is ignorant."

Before Yu Wanyun could speak, Qin Zhaozhao lowered his eyes, his face showing some indescribable sadness, "Aqing and I have not been with our relatives for nine years. When we were young, we saw that children in the countryside were always accompanied by their parents, so we I look forward to when I can be reunited with my loved ones all day long.”

"Now that we have finally come back, we want to see my father and grandmother as soon as possible, so that Ah Qing and I can feel relieved and have the real feeling that we will no longer be alone in the future."

Qin Zhaozhao's eyelashes trembled slightly, and the unstoppable sad look in his eyes made the servants waiting beside him feel anxious.

She smiled bitterly, "Zhao Zhao was so eager that he actually bothered his father and grandmother. What Madam taught me is that Zhao Zhao will never do it again in the future."

In his words, Qin Zhaozhao turned his actions into an uncontrollable act of longing for family affection, and instantly reversed Yu Wanyun's provocative words.

Gu Xuezheng's eyes looked relaxed, and his tone was much gentler than in the afternoon, "Since I am filial, how can I blame you?"

After saying that, he glanced at Yu Wanyun and said, "The child has a good heart, what do you blame her for?"

The expression on Yu Wanyun's face suddenly stiffened.

She forced a smile, "I'm afraid I may have misunderstood, I..."

"What's the misunderstanding?" An old voice sounded from the side room, and Grandma Zhou was seen walking out of the corner step by step, supporting Mrs. Gu.

Mrs. Gu slowly raised her eyes and glanced at everyone who stood up to salute, "What's going on? Isn't it a family dinner? Why are everyone looking like this?"

Originally it was Yu Wanyun who should have opened her mouth to explain, but the timing of Mrs. Gu's interruption was too coincidental. If she had told the truth, I'm afraid the old lady would have used this to criticize her.

When she hesitated, Mrs. Gu's eyes suddenly darkened, "Why, is this because I, an old lady, am old and about to die, so I don't even want to respond?"

She looked at Gu Xuezheng and banged the green wooden crutch on the ground, "You have found a good wife, but now you don't even want to look down on me!"

In one sentence, Yu Wanyun and Gu Xuezheng looked panicked.

Gu Xuezheng was a very filial person. When Mrs. Gu said this, he quickly stepped forward to comfort her, "Mom, calm down."

As he spoke, he turned to scold Yu Wanyun, his brows filled with impatience, "Mom, I'm asking, what are you doing with your procrastination?"

Yu Wanyun's face turned pale. She quickly walked to Mrs. Gu with a sneer on her face, "Mother misunderstood, how could I be like this?"

"I just lost my mind for a moment, so I lost my composure. It's my fault."

"Mom, please don't get angry, otherwise you will get hurt."

Saying that, Yu Wanyun quickly winked at Gu Yiyi, and Gu Yiyi stepped forward to persuade her with a soft tone, "Yes, grandma, I was talking to my eldest sister just now, and I didn't react for a while."

Gu Yiyi glanced at Aunt Zhou, who consciously let go of her hand. She took her hand up and coquettishly said, "Now that the eldest sister and the fifth younger brother are back, you are so angry. If you let them It’s not a good idea to think that you are an unkind old man.”

Mrs. Gu's face became better now. She snorted coldly and sat on the main seat.

Upon seeing this, Yu Wanyun quickly recruited her subordinates to reveal the truth.

Everyone took their seats one after another. The table of delicacies in front of them should have whetted their appetites, but there was a heavy atmosphere on the table.

Yu Wanyun took a piece of meat and put it in Qin Changqing's bowl, "Changqing, this is stewed in the kitchen with different spices for more than half an hour. Try it."

Qin Changqing was silent, thanked him lightly, and put the meat into Qin Zhaozhao's bowl, "Sister is thin and needs to eat more than me."

"Thank you madam, I have hands and I can pinch them myself."

Yu Wanyun was a little embarrassed.

Mrs. Gu took a few bites and put down her chopsticks.When everyone saw this, they also dropped their chopsticks and sat quietly looking at her.

She said slowly, "Now that we have brought Zhao Zhao and Chang Qing back, as children of the Gu family, we can't always bear the surname Qin. How will it be done if it is spread out?"

"Speaking of Changqing, he will also become an official in the future. Xuezheng, when you were young and energetic, you were confused for a while, so I let you go. Now you are already a fourth-rank official in the court, but you can't just follow your heart."

Gu Xuezheng responded quickly, "What mother taught me is, don't worry, Zhaozhao and Changqing are my children, so naturally their surname is Gu."

Mrs. Gu nodded with satisfaction.

Yu Wanyun gritted her teeth, but she also knew that this was irreversible and could only give up.

When everyone was thinking differently, Qin Zhaozhao suddenly stood up and knelt down in front of everyone's surprised eyes, "Father, grandmother, please forgive Zhaozhao for your unkind request."

"Please let Zhaozhao continue to bear his mother's surname."

Gu Xuezheng's face suddenly turned gloomy. He stood up and clattered the table and bowls on the table, making a sharp and crisp sound, "This is just nonsense!"

"You are my, Gu Xuezheng's child. The good Gu family has no surname. What are you going to do?"

Qin Zhaozhao sneered, if that's the case, why did you, Gu Xuezheng, change your original surname?

Now that I say these words, don’t I feel guilty?

She shook her head and said, "Father, please calm down. There is a reason for Zhaozhao's actions."

"When my mother passed away, Zhao Zhao failed to honor her filial piety. This has been a lifelong regret for me."

"Although the mourning period has long passed, and I heard that no funeral ceremony was held that year, Zhao Zhao also wanted to observe filial piety for his mother in this way, which can also be regarded as paying homage to his mother's spirit in heaven."

Gu Xuezheng sneered, "Based on the shameful things your mother did back then, being able to be buried like the mistress of the Gu family is the last bit of dignity left for the love we had in the past."

"Holding a funeral for that frivolous woman? Don't you think I'm embarrassed enough?"

Qin Changqing's face gradually became angry. He clenched his fists several times and could barely hold back the anger in his heart. However, when he saw Qin Zhaozhao kneeling on the ground and being scolded, he endured it.

Everything my sister does must be carefully considered, and she must not be impulsive and ruin her plans.

But he was just...unwilling.

He felt sad and angry when he heard this strange father who was related to him by blood say insulting words to his deceased biological mother.

Qin Zhaozhao's eyes turned cold, and she spoke sharply, "Father, be careful, you have been an official in the court for many years, and you should know that what you see may not necessarily be true. Mother married into the Gu family and worked hard to run the house. How she treats you is obvious to all, even outsiders."

"If she is really a womanizer, why were there so many matchmakers in the Qin family asking for marriage? Could it be that everyone in the capital is blind and deaf, or is it because the mother, a woman who has been raised in a boudoir since she was a child, has some monstrous means? Hidden from countless eyes and have a private meeting with a man?"

"Other people don't know your mother's temperament. Don't you even know the person you have been sleeping with for many years?"

When the last sentence came out, Gu Xuezheng was furious, "How outrageous!"

He pointed at Qin Zhaozhao and said angrily, "Who allowed you to talk to me like this!"

Gu Yiyi and Gu Zhizhi had never seen their father so angry before, and they both trembled with fear.

Qin Zhaozhao's expression remained unchanged, and even when he knelt down, his spine never bent, "Zhaozhao does not want to make his father angry, and he also begs his father to allow Zhaozhao to keep the surname Qin for three years to make up for the unfinished filial piety."

Gu Xuezheng laughed at her angrily, and said coldly, "Since you don't have me as a father in your eyes, it's up to you."

"But you are the only one like this. Changqing still has the surname Gu."

Qin Changqing's eyes widened, and he wanted to blurt out, "Father, I..."

"Thank you, father." Qin Zhaozhao suddenly raised his tone, interrupted what Changqing was going to say next, and kowtowed heavily.

Gu Xuezheng snorted coldly, threw up his sleeves angrily and left.

Yu Wanyun stood up quickly, took a deep look at Qin Zhaozhao, said goodbye to Mrs. Gu, and quickly followed her.

The remaining people ate a few bites in twos and threes, but they all lost their appetite and found excuses to leave.

In the huge main hall, only Mrs. Gu, Qin Zhaozhao and Qin Changqing were left.

Mrs. Gu's expression remained unchanged, even though the incident had just occurred, she did not speak.

Now that everyone has left, her eyes were heavy and her attitude could not be discerned in her tone, "Tell me, why do you do this."

Qin Zhaozhao was always kneeling. When he heard the question, he lowered his eyes and said, "What Zhaozhao said just now is what he thinks in his heart."

Mrs. Gu said nothing.

Qin Zhaozhao continued, "Secondly, it is for the sake of my reputation."

"I think many people in Beijing already know about my affairs. Since ancient times, only those who have made a big mistake will be treated like this when it comes to changing their surname."

"No matter what the reason is, a woman like me who has become famous because of this incident will always be left with a bad impression outside." Qin Zhaozhao paused, "It's better to use this reputation to make everyone You know, I deliberately left the Qin family name because I missed my late mother."

"I'm sure outsiders won't slander the Gu family because of this."

She changed her words easily. From the beginning it was for her own reputation, and in the end it was all for the sake of her family.

The word filial piety is as important as heaven, especially in Beiyan, which values ​​filial piety, no one dares to touch it.

Mrs. Gu's expression gradually calmed down, and as she continued to think about her words, she revealed a look of both shock and admiration.

"Yes, it's rare for you to think about the Gu family."

"It's just that what you did today was too dangerous." Mrs. Gu shook her head in disapproval, "It's really a bad idea to offend your father, even if I protect him."

Her words were also a warning to Qin Zhaozhao not to do anything casually.

Qin Zhaozhao smiled and said, "How to win back his father's heart is something Zhaozhao will consider in the future. I won't bother my grandmother with my thoughts."

Mrs. Gu looked calm and said, "That's all, you should know what to do."

"I can tell you're a smart kid."

"I also hope that what you do in the future will not disappoint me."

Qin Zhaozhao nodded and said yes. After watching Mrs. Gu leave, he rubbed his sore knees and stood up with some difficulty.

Qin Changqing... no, he should be called Gu Changqing now. He quickly picked up Qin Zhaozhao and said, "Sister..."

"Ah Qing." Qin Zhaozhao interrupted him proactively, "Do you still remember what I told you before?"

Gu Changqing was silent, then nodded.

Qin Zhaozhao said, "Since you know, don't ask anything."

Gu Changqing had gone through a day's events. His mind was in a mess and his mood was a little low. He still responded after hearing this, "I understand."

Only then did Qin Zhaozhao raise a faint smile.

She did this just because she didn't want to forget where she came from and where she was going.

After all, the Gu family was not the place she should stay.

Moreover, she didn't want the Qin family to disappear from this world.

That leaves no graves or human hearts.