Ruan Qingyan did not come to the door in person the next day. It is said that he was accidentally injured by the guard when he was sparring with the guard. He had to nurse himself back to health for a few days before he could get up again. However, Lian Jianhai was accompanied by his son Lian Ding. As soon as the greetings were over, he got straight to the point. brought up business.
The Lian father and his son were not as choking as Ruan Qingyan, but their polite attitude could not conceal their toughness.
Both Qiu Mengmin and his wife knew that this must be related to the current troubles of the Ding and Yang families, as well as the fact that the Jiang family brothers and Princess Chunfu came forward to support Qiu Yilan - these people and things gave the Lian family sufficient confidence. This was another thought. Came to get closer to Qiu Yilan.
And Xihe Palace once again became their name.
"It's really embarrassing to say that Quanzi's wedding is just around the corner, and the family is inevitably short of manpower. Two days ago, I started taking stock of the dowry items of the concubine and sister Ruan, and actually let those who betrayed the owner take advantage of the loopholes. Yesterday, the warehouse was burned down. !”
Under this situation, although Qiu Mengmin couldn't be rude because of her aunt's status as a family member, it was difficult for her to be warm-hearted. She said in a neutral tone, "I think they are afraid of being held responsible. Now the servants who are suspected are all He has been tied up outside waiting to be dealt with... Fortunately, there is a list of your two families, so I am not afraid of wronging my niece. "
When the Lian family father and son heard that the warehouse was burned, they all thought that Qiu Mengmin was going to default on the debt, and their expressions darkened. However, in a twist of events, Qiu Mengmin actually admitted it without even seeing the Fang family. They felt relieved and felt that they had failed him. It turned out that Qiu Mengmin couldn't hold on for this trip today.
"The matter of the list..." He was relieved, but Lian Jianhai was worried that Qiu Mengmin was just delaying the war, delaying it again and again, admitting it was tantamount to not admitting it, and took advantage of the situation to ask for a specific date.
Qiu Mengmin was also happy: "Quanzi's life event is only a few days away now, and my cousin also knows that this is my eldest son, and the Ding family is now involved in right and wrong again - if at this juncture there are more people to calculate the property If so, the matter of the two children is too cold. And the niece has not yet left the court. I think I will wait for my daughter-in-law to settle the deal with my niece, so that my niece will not be at a disadvantage. "
Lian Jianhai frowned for a moment when he heard this, and then said: "It's not a loss in terms of value, but the things left by the concubine and Princess Ruan can be kept in memory."
When Qiu Mengmin and his wife heard this, their hearts moved, and there was a look of regret on their faces: "Because they have never seen the dowry list of the concubine and the Ruan siblings. The concubine passed away suddenly, and many things were not explained - so After losing a lot of ledgers, we really don’t know which ones belong to my niece and which belong to the house. Now that the warehouse has been burned down, we can’t really check them out.”
Lian Jianhai didn't know what they were planning. What he said was a pretentious statement: After all, it is natural for a woman to leave her dowry to her own flesh and blood, but these days, it is better to say directly, "That's my money" than to say, "Those are my grandmother and her children." The thoughts left by the mother and concubine are styled and show filial piety.
Secondly, seeing that Qiu Mengmin did not shirk the blame, she speculated that he was afraid of the Jiang family and wanted to take advantage of the situation, wondering if he could also take advantage of the situation and get some hush money
Now seeing Qiu Mengmin and his wife coming up with reasons, Lian Jianhai pretended to be embarrassed: "Are there not a few left? Even if the value of the things you make up does not harm the child, they are not the original ones of the Dowager Princess and Princess Ruan." Things?”
The more he said this, the more Qiu Mengmin and his wife became convinced that those things were indeed related to the bulk of the missing property of the Xihe Palace. How could they be willing to take it out? So he insisted that there was nothing. After being questioned repeatedly by Lian Jianhai, Qiu Mengmin simply admitted his fault of "inadequate storage" and proposed to compensate the Lian and Ruan families: "The original things can no longer be used."
According to Qiu Mengmin's intention, he said this to silence Lian Jianhai - the dowry was compensated according to the price. Although it was not the original thing, it was also compensated. After all, there was no dowry list before, and Qiu Mengmin was halfway through. After taking over the palace, it was understandable that he couldn't tell what should be given to Qiu Yilan.
If the Ruan family and the Lian family continue to insist on the original object, it would be too aggressive without giving a reason.
Lian Jianhai didn't know that he had caught a ride on a whim and had such a misunderstanding. He achieved his goal and said a few words of honor with satisfaction, and no longer cared about it.
... Qiu Mengmin and his wife were preconceived, but they thought it was because Lian Jianhai was afraid of arousing his suspicion.
In short, both sides ended the negotiation with their own thoughts.
When the results of the consultation were reported to Qiu Yilan, Zhou's mother, Su He and others were very happy: "It's a good idea!"
"This old slave said in the morning that the princess fell down and injured her foot yesterday, and my cousin was accidentally injured by a guard. Could it be that the prince was unwilling to accept it and had a secret hand?" Zhou's mother added, "Now it seems that it is Bitter first, then sweet.”
Qiu Yilan smiled guiltily: "My injury is nothing. Anyway, I don't need to go out recently... It's Mr. Shao's place. How many steps is it?"
"Don't!" Zhou's mother said hurriedly, "You still have to lie down for a few days. Although you didn't hurt any bones this time, it's not serious! It will be troublesome if there are any consequences!"
He scolded Su He again, "The princess couldn't sleep at night and wanted to go out for a walk. You should be careful when accompanying the princess! The princess didn't wake us up immediately after we fell. She waited until dawn to report - if not for the princess The Lord is protecting you, and I have to beat you up for not living up to your expectations!”
Su He obediently admitted his mistake: "It was my granddaughter who failed to serve the princess well."
"Well, you can't blame Su He entirely." Qiu Yilan shrank her head - her foot injury was treated by Jiang Yashuang's help. In order to hide it from Zhou's mother and others, she could only quietly call Su He to cover her. .
Seeing Su He being scolded at this moment, he felt ashamed and quickly spoke for her, "It's my own fault. Suddenly I wanted to climb the pear tree and play. Su He tried to persuade me, but I didn't stop him."
"I'm not nagging you, princess, but you are a rich man. The late prince and the late princess are gone. If you don't take care of yourself..." Zhou's mother sighed, and began to warn her earnestly not to mess around in the future - Qiu Yilan smiled until her face became stiff before sending Zhou's mother away.
She sent out Chun Ran and Xia Ran again, leaving Su He alone to speak: "I've wronged you."
Su He looked at her who was rubbing her face with her hand, and pouted: "It's nothing—but Princess, can you please stop making trouble?"
"That was an accident..." Qiu Yilan muttered with a little lack of confidence, "You haven't been injured before, right?"
Su He said angrily: "But now it's the middle of the night and we meet again and again. Who else do you want to marry? Princess Chunfu came over just now. Although you sent the maid away, the maid guessed You can all guess that what the princess told you must have something to do with General Jiang! You have only met Her Royal Highness a few times, and the words she spoke to you were all polite - why should she be so enthusiastic on your behalf? It’s not Princess Chunfu’s intention that the two young masters from the Jiang family came to visit. I’m afraid it’s Young General Jiang’s intention that Princess Chunfu is here now, right?”
Qiu Yilan rubbed her forehead: "Well, since you insist on talking about it, I might as well tell you: Princess Chunfu did come here for Jiang Yashuang. But I never expected that even Mr. Shao would follow this Things matter."
Su He was shocked: "Mr. Shao?! What does the Jiang family mean?"
"It depends on what I mean." Qiu Yilan snorted, "Earlier, Jiang Yashuang was quite sympathetic because the lion cat knew about my situation - he had no other intentions - but isn't he a man? It's inconvenient to be clear. Please help me and ask his sisters to take care of me. However, his sisters and sisters-in-law misunderstood and thought that he liked me! As a result, they sent Mr. Shao here as a spy."
Su He was stunned for a long time and then said: "This Jiang family... How can this Jiang family do this?! After all, you are also the princess. I just invited you to meet at the banquet. What does it matter if you send all these people to the house?" ? ” Even when the royal family selects a concubine, there is no mention of sending someone to the home of the candidate to observe it at close range and for a long time!
This is too disrespectful of Qiu Yilan!
"Jiang Banchao!" Qiu Yilan sneered, "Last time at Yunyi Tower, the eighth son of the Jiang family wanted to give Jiang Yashuang a chance to take advantage of me, so he designed to lock us in a room. … Their children don’t even pay attention to the prince who has been crowned king, so who am I, the princess?”
Su He's expression turned ugly: "This..."
"I'm still in the mourning period. If even a word of these things comes out, what do you think will happen to me?" Qiu Yilan narrowed her eyes, "And what can any of the Jiang family's children do? What do you think the Jiang family will do if they take it seriously? Treating me like a prospective daughter-in-law, would you disrespect me like this?”
Seeing that Su He was silent, he added, "Even if I really marry into the Jiang family, with Jiang Yashuang's seniority and ranking, I will have to set rules all day long. It's better to be relaxed and happy now! Why should I find fault for myself? by?!"
"Did Princess Chunfu tell you about Mr. Shao?" Su He was silent for a while, then suddenly asked, "Why?"
"Jiang Yashuang found out about this. She was afraid of getting into trouble with her brother, so she came to explain to me." Qiu Yilan glanced at her, "Otherwise, I would have thought that He Shuijin introduced me to a good person." gentlemen!"
Su He whispered: "It seems that General Jiang treats you..."
"Anyway, let's talk about it in two years." Qiu Yilan really wanted to be the sister-in-law of someone like Jiang Yadan. Just thinking about it would shorten her life by ten years. I really don't know what kind of life his wife, Xiao Tao, lived!
However, although Jiang Yashuang had no intention of admiring her, he still accommodated her in every possible way. In marriages these days, parents' orders and responsible reasons are more important than mutual love.
This conceptual difference in planes cannot be explained clearly in a few words. All the reasons she had raised before for rejecting the marriage were solved by Jiang Yashuang. It seemed hypocritical to find new reasons - it would be better to think long term. Who knows what will change in two or three years
"This seems to be using him as a shield in the past two years... But just use it. In the worst case, when we break up in the future, Xihe Palace will compensate me for my property and share some with him." Qiu Yilan thought to herself, "As for him I’m not short of money or anything, I only have so much conscience!”
After her conscience was at peace, she thought that until Qiu Hongzhi got married, she would just rest in peace and recuperate. By the way, she would send people to Ruan Qingyan from time to time to comfort her so as to calm down her cousin's anger - but in the end, two groups of people came to her in two days. Visiting people.