"Judging from Shaoyang's reply, his relationship with the Qiu family is quite bad." Yang Tao curiously read the reply several times and sighed to his wife, "Speaking of which, I don't seem to have heard Madam mention anything about maternal family. Is there a secret here?"
Yan Shuxuan was playing with her son who was getting fatter and more energetic. Hearing this, she couldn't help but raise her head to refute.
"Husband, you're wrong. I don't have a proper maternal family. Of course, I can't mention it." Yan Shuxuan held her heavy son in one hand and shook the rattle drum with the other. Listening to the sound of the beads hitting the drum, the little guy in her arms stared at it without blinking, revealing his baby teeth. Seeing this, Yan Shuxuan smiled warmly, "Speaking of which, that's the matter of the previous two generations."
Yang Tao was surprised. Listening to Madam's words, the relationship between the Qiu family and the Yan family wasn't as superficial as "bad."
"Madam, is it convenient for you to reveal something? Shaoyang also said something, but the content wasn't clear … "
Yang Tao was a little embarrassed as if he was ashamed of his curiosity and curiosity.
Yan Shuxuan said, "You and I are one. We're a family, so there's nothing to hide."
She briefly talked about the love and hatred of the previous two generations, with an indescribable sadness in her tone.
"I heard that maternal grandmother was once a famous peerless beauty. Unfortunately, her life was wandering and she didn't have a good end in the end." Yan Shuxuan sighed, "Whether it's prosperous times or troubled times, it's always harder for women to survive than others."
Old Master Qiu kept a courtesan outside as a mistress. Other than her face and body, what else could he want?
A woman's best years were too short. Just like a blooming peony, there would be a day when it withered.
When one grew old, one's appearance was gone. Not to mention keeping a man's heart, one couldn't even keep his body. Maternal grandmother was a typical example.
Maternal grandmother had been a mistress for several years. At first, because she was still young, she was doted on. But after giving birth, her figure was out of shape, and her face wasn't as fresh and tender as when she was young. That fickle man got tired of her and gradually stopped paying attention to her. Her maternal grandmother had been raised as a talented woman since she was a child, but she had a delicate heart of sorrow and sorrow in the secular world. She gradually became depressed as her man alienated her and finally passed away.
Yan Shuxue's mother had inherited her mother's good looks. She was famous for her beauty even before she reached marriageable age.
Because she was the daughter of a wealthy merchant, her status was not high. As a result, many aristocratic families who coveted her beauty had lusted after her.
If Yan Lin's father hadn't fallen in love with her at first sight and spent so much effort to marry her, he wouldn't have ended up well.
Don't forget, in this era, concubines could be used as gifts by the male masters to entertain guests.
As someone else's concubine, if she didn't receive her husband's favor, she would have to go through all of this.
Yang Tao listened attentively, one hand clenched into a fist and pounded the palm of the other, as if he had discovered some great secret. "No wonder! At first, I was wondering why Uncle Yan's appearance was so ordinary, but how could his children be so beautiful and elegant. So this is the reason. "
Indeed, the parents' looks were still very important. Their children's looks were guaranteed!
Yang Tao looked at his son carefully, as if trying to imagine how elegant he would be when he grew up. After a while, he said with certainty, "Madam, I was born so beautiful, and you are also the most beautiful woman in the world. When our son grows up, he will definitely be full of beauties when he goes out."
Yan Shuxue was speechless.
Was this the main point?
As long as you're happy.
Yang Tao said, "In that case, the Qiu Family isn't a good thing either."
Yan Shuxue said, "It's not appropriate for me to interfere with the political affairs outside. Everything is up to you."
Yang Tao said, "There's a guy named Qiu Meng in the Qiu Family. He said that he defected to Liu Xi in order to cheat him of his secrets. Now that he has made progress, he plans to cooperate with me. I didn't want to believe him at first, but since he is related to Shaoyang, I can trust him. "
Yan Shuxue asked curiously, "Why? Is it because of Eldest Brother? "
Yang Tao said, "I sent Qian Su to inquire, but no one knows about the relationship between the Qiu Family and Shaoyang. No one on Liu Xi's side knows either. From this, it's true that the Qiu Family defected to Liu Xi, but it's also true that they planned to slip away and help us cooperate with him. "
Because there were too few people who knew about this old grudge, Yang Tao couldn't find out anything even after asking around. It was even more impossible for Feng Zhen to know.
Unbeknownst to them, the legend of the top courtesan was only occasionally talked about by the older generation in brothels, and the new generation strived for it.
Who would have thought that Feng Zhen knew?
Yang Tao continued, "However, since Shaoyang said that we can only trust half of the Qiu Family's words, let's wait and see."
Yan Shuxue said curiously, "I heard from Eldest Brother that most of the Qiu Family are good-for-nothings. Not many of them are presentable. They defected to Liu Xi. With their abilities, how can they get a good position? In this case, their help to Langjun is limited. "
Yang Tao said, "Qiu Meng is indeed useless. After defecting to Liu Xi, his position is also low, but it doesn't mean that he is useless."
Yan Shuxue didn't understand. "Is there such a thing?"
Yang Tao said, "Of course there is. Even though Qiu Meng is only a small registrar in charge of returning rations to the warehouse, isn't war all about fighting for rations?"
He was in dire need of rations. If not for Qiu Meng's letter, Yang Tao would have sent someone to borrow rations from An Cui.
An Cui was a jackal, while Jiang Pengji was a tiger. Neither of them was easy to deal with. However, there was a saying that the enemy of an enemy was an ally. Jiang Pengji was powerful, and both An Cui and Yang Tao were thorns in her eyes. With the common threat of a foreign enemy, they formed a natural alliance.
Yan Shuxue obviously knew her husband's predicament. She smiled and said, "If that's the case, our army's rations crisis can be solved."
Yang Tao said, "It's too early to say that. The Qiu Family … Let's wait and see. If we can trust them, we'll do something big! "
Yan Shuxue said, "It's better to be safe than sorry. Langjun, it's not wrong to be cautious."
At that moment, the fat son in her arms suddenly began to struggle unhappily. His little face scrunched up, and he punched wildly, looking fierce.
Seeing that, Yang Tao immediately carried his son away.
"I'll hold him first, lest he wet your dress again …"
Before he finished his sentence, a dripping yellow liquid leaked out from the diaper, and the fierce little face also relaxed.
"I've never seen anyone with such a bad temper!"
If Yang Tao didn't have some family wealth, he probably wouldn't even be able to provide for his son's diaper.
Yan Shuxue couldn't help but laugh.
Her dress wasn't wet, but her husband's clothes were unlucky.
Yang Tao left his son to the wet nurse to change his diaper, and he went into the bedroom to change into a clean set of clothes.
"My lord, there's an urgent letter."
When Yang Tao came out after changing, the housekeeper of the manor handed him a confidential letter.
He opened it and saw that it was a message from Qiu Meng.
Qian Su asked, "My lord, do you want …"
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