happy rebirth

Ke Qi was sewing a torn dress for himself.

People who have never used needlework before time travel have gained an extra skill after time travel.The Ke family is not a rich family, and all expenses inside and out depend on the dowry of the mistress, so a concubine like Ke Qi has no maids to serve him.He does have a nanny, but his nanny is also his aunt - his biological mother's family are all servants of the Ke family - he must not treat his aunt as an ordinary woman.

As soon as Ke Qi cut the thread with small scissors, his baby brother and cousin rushed up in a panic: "Master, master is dead!"

The news is beyond belief.Ke Qi's father is scum to scum, but he doesn't look like a short-lived person!How did he die?The house Ke Qi lives in is very remote, next to the corner courtyard where the servants live.Because he usually has no sense of presence at home, so once something happens, everyone will not think of him immediately.So the mourning hall in the main courtyard has already been set up, but Ke Qi still doesn't know anything at this time.

Ke Qi wondered if he should change into plain clothes to kowtow to his father, but his cousin Liu Ya said that the main courtyard had no plan to inform the bastards this time.The bastards were all restricted in their freedom.Although Ke Qi is not under guard, it is not good for him to rush to the main courtyard rashly.

"I got the news from the main courtyard that Ruren is going to drive...all of them out!" Liu Ya said anxiously.The "ruren" in his mouth refers to Ke Qi's aunt, the Song family.The Song family has not been favored by her husband these years, she is a strong one, so she simply put on the posture of being an imperial order.

Liu Ya didn't speak carefully.But Ke Qi understood, Mrs. Song wanted to drive out a bunch of aunts and bastards, right?

Although Ke Qi himself is a bastard, he can actually understand what the Song family did.When Mrs. Song married Mr. Ke, Mr. Ke was still a poor scholar.He relied on the Song family's dowry to continue his studies, and relied on the Song family's dowry to manage his official career.Song Shi is a person with her own opinions, but she is not strong in front of Mr. Ke, and I can say with conscience, Song Shi is definitely a good wife and mother who is in line with the mainstream values ​​of this era.

The Song family also gave birth to four sons and two daughters to the Ke family!There is nothing to blame on the heirs.

However, when Mr. Ke became an official, even though he was only a ninth-rank official, he immediately began to spend his days and nights.He didn't dare to take many concubines because of his reputation, but the housewives who had no status in the family were like leeks, and there were many confidantes outside.

How much is the salary of a ninth-rank official?The various expenses of the family actually all depend on Song's dowry.Master Ke's extravagant money was also paid out of Song's dowry.He gave birth to a bunch of concubine children, and these people also spent Song's money on food and clothing.But even so, Mr. Ke is not good to the Song family and the children born by the Song family.Some maids in the house gave Song Shi a lot of anger because of their favor from Mr. Ke.

Ke Qi felt that when Mrs. Song couldn't bear it anymore, she might find a way to kill Mr. Ke.

Maybe it's because God couldn't stand it anymore, Master Ke really died.

And since Master Ke is dead, what are the domineering housekeepers and greedy bastards left behind?

Ke Qi didn't blame the Song family at all.In his opinion, Mrs. Song is definitely not a bad person.Let's take him as an example. He lost his mother when he was born. How easy is it for the mistress of the family to kill a baby in the back house?However, Mrs. Song acquiesced to Ke Qi's aunt to be his nanny.Although she was not close to Ke Qi at all, Ke Qi survived peacefully without any twists and turns.

Ke Qi gave his cousin Liu Ya a headache, and said calmly: "Why panic! I haven't been a demon in these years, and my aunt will definitely let me pack my luggage before leaving. Let's pack up my clothes quickly." Regarding leaving He didn't feel sorry for the Ke family at all.It's just that he doesn't have much money at all now, otherwise he would still want to redeem his uncle's family.Now he only has four relatives left: uncle, aunt, cousin, and cousin.

After leaving the Ke family, I must work hard to make money... Ke Qi thought so.

"If there is a chance, I still want to offer incense sticks." Ke Qi said to Liu Ya again.In any case, Master Ke is his biological father in this life.After he died, Ke Qi should show some signs of being a son of man.However, he didn't feel very sad, because he usually only saw Mr. Ke once during the New Year's Eve.

Ke Qi spent less time with Mr. Ke than Ke Qi and Mrs. Song.

The Ke family's yard is not very big, and there was a lot of noise in the nearby rooms, women's cries, children's cries, Song's loyal servants swearing... all kinds of voices mixed together, making it a headache .Tong Fang, who was usually the most pretender and had given birth to several children, cried loudly: "My lord, those jackals in the main courtyard are really cruel! I can't live anymore, take me away! Take me away!" let's go!"

Ke Qi and Liu Ya looked at each other.Liu Ya hurried to close the door and window.Let's postpone the offering of incense.

The two silently packed their things.Ke Qi doesn't have many things.All the furnishings in the house must not be taken away, the only thing he can take away is some clothes.Just as they were tidying up, someone came to the main courtyard. It was the big maidservant of the Song family, sister Dong'er.Dong'er had already changed into plain clothes.She conveyed Song's meaning to Ke Qi, and she actually asked Ke Qi to go to the mourning hall to guard the spirit of Master Ke.This is Song's face for Ke Qi.

Ke Qi was a little flattered.

Dong'er whispered: "Master Ninth, don't be afraid, Ruren only sold out those wolf-hearted people, and everyone else can live in the mansion for four or nine days." of.But the Song family will give some money to the An family.For people like Ke Qi, the Song family did not drive him out of the mansion, but separated him from the mansion. Ke Qi could rely on An Jia's money to buy an ordinary house in the suburbs of Beijing and settle down.

Song's ability to praise Ke Qi is partly for her own reputation.Her son will take part in the imperial examination in the future, if she can't tolerate all the concubines, this is more or less a trick.But if she's nice to some bastards and bad to others, there's something to be said for that.

Putting on the ill-fitting filial piety Dong'er brought, Ke Qi followed her to the mourning hall.

Kneeling is not an easy job.

Ke Qi didn't kneel for long before his legs became unbearably numb.Ke You knelt beside Ke Qi, he was the youngest son of the Song family.He whispered to Ke Qi: "Just bear with it. If you can't bear it anymore, you can kneel on alternate legs. Anyway, there are no outsiders in this mourning hall now."

In order to get the chance to study, Ke Qi followed Ke You's side and became a character who had more status than a schoolboy but not as much as a brother.

The relationship between the two is pretty good.

Ke Qi endured and endured, his legs became more and more uncomfortable, so he listened to Ke You's words, shifted his weight to his left leg, and then secretly let his right foot relax.After a while, he shifted his weight to his right foot again.After repeating this several times, he really felt more comfortable.Just as he was about to breathe a sigh of relief, he heard the voice of his aunt Song.When she spoke, she always had a desolate look: "Xiao Jiu, come with me."

Ke Qi glanced at Ke You, and Ke You shook his head, expressing that he didn't know anything.

Song led Ke Qi to the back of the mourning hall.Mrs. Song found a chair and sat down, while Ke Qi stood in front of Mrs. Song attentively.Mrs. Song was silent for a while, then took out a purse from her sleeve, put it on the table, and said slowly: "Here is a 50 tael bank note..."

50 taels is too much... Ke Qi felt that this matter was a little abnormal, so he shook his head immediately.

Mrs. Song didn't wait for Ke Qi to refuse, and said: "I also just found out not long ago that your father arranged a marriage for you two days ago."

Ke Qi was taken aback.The Song family's youngest son, Ke You, is the fourth among his brothers, and Ke Qi is the ninth. Now even Ke You's marriage has not been settled yet, but he is engaged?What kind of marriage can that father who only cares about giving birth but not supporting him find for him?Could it be that he was sold to some powerful people in the name of marriage?In order to be able to climb up, Mr. Ke reckons that he can do anything, even sacrificing a son is nothing.

Ke Qi's mind was running at high speed.He had to figure out a way to save himself.He definitely can't escape now, but he must find ways to protect himself.

In this matter, as the mother-in-law, Song could have had full authority to deal with it. The marriage of the concubine was actually in her hands, but she still told Ke Qi everything she knew.Of course, even if Ke Qi knows the truth now, he can't change anything for a while.

"...The meaning over there is that tonight's Hai Shi is an auspicious time, and I want you to rush to get married in hot filial piety. I know this is really wronging you. But, you can relax, Master Fa Yan is an eminent monk, His orders are absolutely infallible, you will form a contract with the fourth master of the Xie family, and his health will gradually improve, and the Qingyang Houfu will definitely remember you as a credit." Song said expressionlessly. explain.After thinking about it, she lowered her voice and added another sentence: "The reputation of the Hou Mansion is not bad. Since they have found you to be happy, no matter what the result is, they will not blame you."

But if Ke Qi insists on rejecting this marriage, the Xie family will definitely blame him.What's more, at this time, they all pay attention to the orders of their parents and the words of the matchmaker. Ke Qi's birthday was sent out by his own father. If Ke Qi disobeys his father, then there will be no future to speak of.

Ke Qi weighed the pros and cons in his mind.

Mrs. Song pushed the purse containing the silver bills to Ke Qi, and said, "Your father has gone, I am a woman, and I will live a peaceful life with closed doors. You should take the money and use it when you arrive at the Marquis of Qingyang." The mansion is also easy to take care of the servants. In the future, whether it is good or bad, you can live on your own."

Ke Qi immediately understood the meaning of Song's words.If Ke Qi had a good life in the future, Song would not want to take advantage of him; if Ke Qi had a bad life in the future, Song would only treat him as a stranger.Ke Qi didn't have any special thoughts about this, after all, the Song family never owed him anything.

Ke Qi hesitated whether to accept the 50 taels of silver.

"Take it, the deed of sale of Liu Gu's family is also here." Song said.

Liu Gu is Ke Qi's uncle.Mr. Ke's meanness and widowhood are like a nightmare to Mrs. Song, now Mrs. Ke is dead, Mrs. Song just wants to live a peaceful life with her own children.For the rest, she was unwilling to let go of the bad ones, and was too lazy to handle the good ones.

It's all gone, and what happens in the future is up to each person's ability.