Now that Qiu Yilan knew the real reason why Ruan Qingyan sent her away from Beijing, of course she refused to leave.
Two days later, Ruan Qingyan came to urge her to leave, and she immediately showed her cards: "I already know what happened to you, that little bitch of the Xue family. This incident fully shows how godless Xue Xiang is." Fang, my cousin is so innocent—what does it have to do with me? "
"What nonsense are you talking about?" Ruan Qingyan refused to admit it and frowned, "Are you trying to find a reason to stay and continue to associate with Jiang Yashuang?"
Qiu Yilan hummed: "If my cousin is worried, didn't he hire that Qiu Daxia to keep an eye on me before? You can continue to hire him - pay from me!"
Seeing what she said, Ruan Qingyan had no choice but to sigh: "It's not just this matter, it's just a small incident. In fact, I want you to leave the capital because the Ding Yang incident has implicated Prime Minister Xue, and now the DPRK There is a turbulent undercurrent in the palace, and party strife is about to break out... Xihe Palace and Ding Yang are both related by marriage, so I really can't rest assured that you are staying in the palace now! "
"It was so difficult before." Qiu Yilan disagreed, "Besides, I know the truth now. In Beijing, I often hear news about the situation, but if I go out of Beijing, the news is not good, and I am worried."
Ruan Qingyan knew that she was stubborn. After all, he was his cousin. Qiu Yilan refused to leave. He couldn't go past Qiu Mengmin and his wife and forcefully send the cousin away. After persuading her for a long time to no avail, he had to tell her not to be with Jiang again. Yashuang came and went - and then left uneasy with Qiu Yilan's promise.
After he left this time, Qiu Yilan did not send anyone out to inquire about the news. Instead, she held a tea bowl and was lost in thought: "My cousin only had the opportunity to become an official in the court after ten years of hard work, so who does Xue Fangmi think? It’s nothing more than having a good father—because of the Ruan family’s decline, my cousin was humiliated by her in public and could only endure it!”
Then I thought, "Actually, Jiang Yashuang is not a bad person. With the power of the Jiang family, if I marry him, my cousin's career will definitely benefit... Bah! What am I thinking?! A mere princess who doesn't know how high the sky is, actually I have this weak idea of marrying a wealthy family to support myself, but I have become more and more depraved recently!"
Qiu Yilan shook her head and sighed, "It must be because the good days of having clothes to wear, food to eat, and mouth to open have gone too long, and I don't want to make progress... But in this situation, what can I make progress?"
She was melancholy for a while, then went to study in her boudoir.
... After a few days like this, the news of the resumption of the imperial dispute spread throughout the capital. In fact, at this time in previous years, the two Fengjia and Shengjia had already gone to the Dizi Mountain Palace to escape the summer heat.
But this year there was a reason - there was a big avalanche in Dizi Mountain at the end of last year - and yes, it was Kang Jinzhang's voice that caused it. The entire courtyard of Xihe Palace in Dizi Mountain was completely buried. The Royal Palace not far away suffered a disaster. Although it was not completely buried due to the huge size of the palace, many places were also damaged.
The renovation work has been ongoing and has not been completed yet, so the royal family cannot escape the summer heat this year, and neither can the civil and military officials of the court.
The already hot weather also coincided with the tense political situation.
In this case, it doesn't matter but it does matter, and it doesn't matter whether it does matter or not - the Xihe Palace, which is in an awkward position in this court dispute, is having a particularly hard time.
According to Qiu Mengmin, he didn't want to offend anyone. It's best to pretend to be deaf and dumb. But he has a royal title, and unlike Huainan Wang Chuxiao, who has a special status, he can go to the imperial court whenever he wants or not. Now that he has gone to court, as the in-laws shared by the Ding and Yang families who are the introduction to this court dispute, Qiu Mengmin can't even try to make soy sauce!
So Qiu Mengmin came back from several court meetings this time so exhausted that she didn't even want to say a word.
Under this situation, everyone in the Xihe Prince's Mansion was exhausted and unable to cheer up.
Qiu Yilan didn't care about Qiu Mengmin, but she cared about Ruan Qingyan, and her mood wasn't much better.
Before noon that day, she hid in the cool room, hugged a watermelon that she had just brought out from the well, and ate it. Suddenly, Su He, wrapped in the heat of summer, pushed open the door and walked in. Shen Shui and Shi Ye, who were waiting in the room, said, "Princess, my servant has something to tell you."
Shen Shui and Shi Ye hurriedly looked at Qiu Yilan. Qiu Yilan had always been partial to Su He and treated her like a half-sister. At this moment, he smoothly ordered them to go out and said: "Aren't you going out to buy two Is it a pot of jasmine flowers? Why did it take you so long to come back? I left half a watermelon hanging in the well behind you!"
Su He didn't even bother to thank her. He came up to her and whispered, "Princess, I'm sorry, it's said that the Jiang family wants to marry General Jiang!"
Qiu Yilan was startled for a moment, and frowned slightly - Jiang Yashuang was going to get married, and the two of them would definitely not be able to interact in an ambiguous relationship like they are now. By then, it would not be easy to find someone to talk to without asking for someone to support them... In terms of interests, Not to mention it was a loss, but when she heard the news, she felt a little sour in her heart. She felt that she didn't want to eat the watermelon that was so sweet just now...
"Women's desire for exclusivity! You don't want to marry, but you don't want him to marry you either?" Qiu Yilan thought to herself, "But my cousin was really right. He promised me before that he would wait until I get married... Now It’s only been a few days since we got married?”
She calmed down, suppressed the sourness and disappointment in her heart, and said, "If he wants to kiss you, he wants to kiss you. What does it have to do with me?" As if to prove this, she hurriedly scooped up a large spoonful of watermelon and stuffed it into it. In the mouth!
As a result, halfway through the mouthful of watermelon, Su He said, "But the one the Jiang family plans to tell him is Xue Fangmi, the youngest daughter of Prime Minister Xue!"
"Su... cough cough cough cough..." Qiu Yilan asked anxiously when she heard the name. She was immediately stuck on the watermelon and coughed like crazy. Su He hurriedly stepped forward to pat her on the back and shoulders. After a long while, his face was filled with tears. Only then did the red Qiu Yilan regain her composure, and she had no time to wipe away the tears in her eyes, and asked, "Who?!"
"Xue Fangmi!" Su He said aggrievedly as he picked up the teapot and poured a bowl of herbal tea for her, "Are you really willing to give up General Jiang to her? It is said that she likes General Jiang, but before There is no hope of getting married due to the two families’ high status, so I want to take advantage of this opportunity to get my wish! The Jiang family doesn’t care about her being a concubine!”
If it were someone else, Qiu Yilan, who felt Jiang Yashuang was unreliable, might have said "None of my business" in anger, but when she heard the words "Xue Fangmi", she suddenly became high-spirited and murderous! There was no need for Su He to prod him any more - he already gritted his teeth and said, "As expected?! As big as she is! As long as I'm here, she will never have everything she wants in her life!"
Immediately he told Su He, "Go out and spread the news. Just tell me..." He glanced at the watermelon in his hand and said, "I fell ill from eating too much cold food! Remember to go find the doctor who examined my foot injury last time!" "The doctor was invited by the Jiang family.
Su He was overjoyed: "Princess Princess, would you like your servant to go next door again?"
"No!" Although Qiu Yilan was now thinking about how to make Xue Fangmi Kong happy, she still kept her calm and said categorically, "In terms of status, I am nobler than Xue Fangmi, and in terms of power, how can the Xihe Prince's Palace do it?" Compared to Xue! Especially since I have no one behind me except my cousin. If I want to interfere, I can only gamble on Jiang Yashuang’s integrity. In this case, why should I ask for help?”
Then he sneered, "If Jiang Yashuang still remembers his promise to me before, even if we haven't interacted with each other these days, he should always pay attention to what's happening on my side! If he ignores the news about my illness, then I don't have to treat him Don’t worry, just use your brain to deal with that little bitch of the Xue family. You are a serious person!”
Su He changed his mind and said, "Would you like me to prepare some thoughts for the doctor?"
"No!" Qiu Yilan rejected her suggestion again, "If Jiang Yashuang didn't ask, do you think the doctor would go and mention me to him at this juncture? In that case, why should I be humble in front of a doctor? Xiao? If he asked - how many years have you been the doctor of the Jiang family, would you sell it to us for some favors? That would be embarrassing! "
"... The maid will go and ask for the doctor." Qiu Yilan came up with two ideas one after another, but Qiu Yilan rejected them. Su He's face turned red and he hurriedly said while retreating.
But not long after she left, Qiu Yilan was excited and felt a little uneasy: "Su He couldn't be cheating me, right? I'm sorry she doesn't have the guts! But, even if it's true, if I want to do this, I won't do it again in the future. I don't want to marry Jiang Yashuang, but it's troublesome... Or don't disturb the Jiang family and deal with Xue Fangmi? But even He Shuijin is not familiar with the Xue family, let alone me... The princess party is the most annoying. !”
She hesitated until Su He called the doctor but couldn't make up her mind. Now that the doctor was here, she had to let him see the doctor first.
Originally, she was not sick, so she could not hide this from the doctor.
After listening to Su He's explanation of many specious signs, the doctor thought about it for a while and came to the conclusion that "the weather is hot and muggy, and I am too worried." He prescribed a prescription to regulate the spleen and liver, and emphatically warned him to think more carefully. … I said goodbye when I was done.
After the doctor left, Su He asked nervously: "Will he come? He will definitely come, right? If he doesn't come, then..."
"What are you worried about? I'm not even worried about myself!" Qiu Yilan was hesitating and undecided. Hearing her making noise in front of him made him upset and said angrily, "Okay, just go and do your thing. I'm really worried after all this trouble." I'm a little tired... let me take a nap."
Su He sighed: "My servant has forgotten that it is not convenient for him to come to the door openly! Get out now!"
When he walked to the threshold, he snickered again, "Don't worry, I'll keep an eye on you this time. No one, including me, will listen to you!"
Qiu Yilan smiled and scolded: "What did you say! Isn't this the clear sky?!"
After Su He left, Qiu Yilan continued to think about the issue of getting married. The more she thought about it, the more headache she got and the harder it was to make a decision. Finally, she simply pulled the quilt and said, "Go to bed first! Let's talk after we get enough sleep!"
She didn't wake up until sunset. Because it was midsummer, the sky outside the window was still bright, but the room was already dark.
Qiu Yilan rubbed her eyes and sat up. The summer clothes she had kept on before going to bed slid down one shoulder, revealing most of the tooth-colored myrobalan. Immediately, she heard a warning cough outside the half-rolled tent.
"Hey, you're here?" Qiu Yilan casually pulled up her clothes and asked casually, "What's the matter?"