Qiu Yilan went out with confusion in her heart and walked out of a corridor, only to find Dong Ran following behind her. She stopped and rubbed her forehead: "What's the matter?"
"The eldest lady hasn't come over yet. Do you think you should send someone over to ask?" Dongran whispered, "After all, Ling Xiaohou is already on the road, but the eldest lady and her family haven't arrived yet. this… "
"The eldest cousin hasn't come yet?" Qiu Yilan was also startled. Although General Ruan hadn't died yet, he was also on his deathbed - how could Ruan Ciyi, the only apparently blood-related grandchild, not come over quickly? ? "Have you sent someone to invite him?"
Dongran nodded: "The people who went there came back and reported that there was something going on over there, and the eldest lady had to come over later. But now that Ling Xiaohou and Qiu Hanlin have both come to see us, there is no sign of the eldest lady's family yet. This..."
Qiu Yilan frowned for a moment and said: "Send someone to ask again." After a pause, he said, "Pay attention. If it is not something that cannot be done in time, please hurry up, otherwise my cousin will definitely be arrested later. talk."
While the two were talking, news came from ahead, saying that Ruan Ciyi's family had arrived - three people came, Ruan Ciyi and his wife, and even Fang Zijun, who was not liked by Qiu Yilan.
Hearing that this surly so-called nephew was here, Qiu Yilan felt a sense of boredom in her heart.
It's just that this child has to call Ruan Ciyi mother after all. His great-grandfather is about to pass away, and he really should come over. After thinking about it, he told Qiu Ran: "Please pay attention to Fang Zijun. Even though he is young, he seems to be a troublemaker, and his mind is not upright."
After Qiu Ran agreed, she went to the front to greet him.
At this time, Ruan Ciyi and his family had all changed out of their bright colors, but they did not dare to wear mourning directly. The couple looked a little preoccupied. Only Fang Zijun still looked around with dignity. When he saw Qiu Yilan, he curled his lips and tilted his head deliberately Twist to the side.
Seeing how he looked like he was holding a grudge, Qiu Yilan disliked him even more. She just called her eldest cousin lightly, exchanged a few words with Ruan Ciyi, and then said to Fang Nongyan, "My cousin-in-law is here too?"
Looking at Fang Nongyan's profile, he must have been very heroic and brave more than ten years ago, otherwise he would not have been favored by the proud General Ruan at that time. However, after being demoted to Hezhou for more than ten years, he seemed to be less sharp and more tactful than he was in the dust. When he saw Qiu Yilan for the first time, there was a hint of surprise in his eyes, but he quickly remembered the difference in their status and immediately restrained himself. He lowered his head and did not dare to look too much. He asked politely: "We are late. Princess, how is my grandfather now?"
"The old doctor said... it's not very good." Qiu Yilan ignored him after greeting him, and only said to Ruan Ciyi, "Cousin, let's go in quickly."
Seeing Fang Yannong and Fang Zijun following behind, she said unceremoniously, "Zijun is still young, so don't go there yet. Everyone is busy inside now, so don't accidentally bump into him."
Not only is this naughty kid ignorant, but he also clearly harbors ill intentions toward Ruan Ciyi! Qiu Yilan was not worried about him approaching the old General Ruan who was only breathing. Ruan Qingyan was already upset and uncomfortable. Anyway, she was not afraid of offending the Fang family and his son.
Hearing this, Fang Nongyan was embarrassed for a while, knowing that Fang Zijun's behavior must have greatly offended this sister-in-law. She was about to say a few words to ease the situation, but Fang Zijun screamed: "This is Uncle Ruan's." What does it have to do with you! I want you to stop me from seeing my uncle!"
"Snapped!"
Seeing Qiu Yilan startled and looking over coldly, Fang Nongyan quickly slapped Fang Zijun in the face. Fang Zijun stopped and shouted angrily: "What did you say to your aunt?!" She apologized to Qiu Yilan on behalf of her son, " Princess, please don’t argue with him. He is the only heir we have had for many years. He is so doted on that we don’t know how high the heavens are…”
Qiu Yilan looked at him expressionlessly for a while. From the corner of her eye, she saw Ruan Ciyi also looking embarrassed. However, she was so frightened by her ugly face that she muttered and was speechless. Then she said calmly: "My cousin-in-law is still here." Look at Zijun from the front. Everyone in the house is busy now, so please don't be offended because Zijun is young and may not be ready for the servants. Why don't you ask your sister to come in first? After seeing my grandfather, what do you think, brother-in-law?”
Fang Nongyan knew that although she, the princess, did not have the support of her parents and elders, she was deeply loved by Ruan Qingyan; secondly, it was said that she was a person who was listened to by heaven, so she did not dare to respond.
After waiting in front of the father and son, Ruan Ciyi said sheepishly: "Jun'er... is also ignorant. He really offended my cousin just now."
"Cousin, why are you here late today?" Qiu Yilan did not answer her words and asked instead.
Ruan Ciyi's face stiffened for a moment before she said, "Someone at home is weak, so it took a while to ask a doctor for her."
"Oh? I see that my eldest cousin and my cousin-in-law are both fine, and even Zijun doesn't seem to be uncomfortable?" Qiu Yilan knew at a glance that this "someone" was most likely Fang Nongyan's concubine. He was furious in his heart, but he said deliberately.
Ruan Ciyi smiled bitterly and said, "It's not us, it's someone else." After a pause, she said, "She's pregnant."
Qiu Yilan frowned and said: "Cousin, we haven't met much before, and you are my sister. I shouldn't say a lot of things. But now there are no outsiders here. Please allow me to be arrogant for a moment: even if my cousin's wife and heirs are Not many. It is rare for a concubine to be pregnant, so I am extra cautious. But on my grandfather’s side, he is his biological grandfather, so why is it not as important as a concubine? "
This was simply a deliberate attempt to save Ruan Ciyi's face - it's not like the Fang family didn't have servants who could take care of the pregnant concubine. As for dragging Fang Nongyan's family away? !
"Alas..." Ruan Ciyi sighed quietly, but said nothing.
With her like this, Qiu Yilan couldn't talk to her anymore. She was just thinking about how to deal with this matter
The two arrived at General Ruan's house. Ruan Qingyan and Ruan An had been guarding here, and they stood up to greet him. Ruan Qingyan saw Ruan Ciyi coming alone and asked in surprise: "Where is Brother Fang's husband Tong Zijun?"
Qiu Yilan interjected: "I see that Zijun is young, and now we remember that our grandfather has no time to be distracted, so we asked my brother-in-law to take him ahead."
Hearing this, Ruan Qingyan frowned unnoticeably and said, "I always call you grandfather, great-grandfather. Please come over and meet me."
Ruan An was afraid that Qiu Yilan would not be able to step down, so he hurriedly said: "The princess is also worried. There was indeed some chaos here just now. But now that the young master has calmed down, it doesn't hurt that the young master of the Fang family comes to forgive me."
Although Qiu Yilan felt a little unhappy, this was the Ruan family. She had gone too far before letting Fang Nongyan and Fang Zijun leave. She was just relying on Ruan Qingyan to love her and never cared about her giving orders in the general's mansion. So he pouted and said nothing.
After a while, the Fang family father and son were invited. As soon as Fang Zijun entered the door, he rushed to Ruan Qingyan and said aggrievedly: "Uncle Ruan, someone doesn't want me to see you!"
Qiu Yilan's face darkened, and Fang Nongyan and his wife quickly shouted to stop him!
Ruan Qingyan had a good temper. He first raised his hand to silence Fang Nongyan and his wife, then touched Fang Zijun's head and said lovingly: "Zijun, keep your voice down, your great-grandfather is tired."
Fang Zijun would sell well in front of him. Hearing this, he immediately raised his hand to cover his mouth, blinked his big black and white eyes, and whispered: "Ah, is my great-grandfather here?" He looked around and realized that The man who was lying quietly on the couch quickly tiptoed over and shouted, but of course Old General Ruan would not agree to him - so he ran back to Ruan Qingyan and said pitifully, "Uncle Ruan, my great-grandfather ignored me. It's because I didn't." Are you good?"
If you are so good, there will be no more naughty children in the world!
Qiu Yilan gritted her teeth secretly in her heart: "Why do I get more disgusted with this kid the more I look at him?"
"Zijun has always been good. Your great-grandfather didn't ignore you on purpose. It's just that he is tired now and can't ignore you... Don't be sad. Look at this little frown. It makes your uncle feel bad." Ruan Qingyan smiled softly. She smiled and hugged him up - seeing how much he loved her nephew, Fang Nongyan breathed a sigh of relief and gave Qiu Yilan an apologetic look.
It’s just that he didn’t know that Qiu Yilan was silently sympathizing with Fang Zijun: “Let me ask you, cousin, why do you still call him over to cause trouble at this juncture when you know that this guy is not a good guy?” Nong Yan and his son look good!”
Although she still couldn't see how Ruan Qingyan was going to give her any favors, judging from the fact that he immediately thought of arranging arrangements for himself after feeling sad, it was impossible that he didn't have a plan for Ruan Ciyi.
Based on her understanding of Ruan Qingyan, this so-called resettlement strategy most likely fell on Fang Zijun.
Ruan Qingyan comforted Fang Zijun for a while, and then whispered what the old doctor Qi said to Ruan Cixiangyi and his wife. Fang Nongyan hesitated for a while, and then said: "Since it's only a few days, let's stay here to accompany him. Grandfather?"
"Over there at the Taishi Bureau..." Ruan Qingyan asked inquiringly.
Fang Nongyan said: "It doesn't matter, it's very leisurely there..." At this point, he consciously lost his words and smiled awkwardly - after all, Ruan Qingyan gave him the position of Taishi Bureau Chief. Now that he said it was leisurely, he would inevitably feel uncomfortable with this. The job is not good enough.
Qiu Yilan watched from the side, thinking that whether Fang Nongyan was retreating to advance or not, he seemed to be a knowledgeable person, but why did he teach such an ignorant son like Fang Zijun? Although a six-year-old child is not very sensible yet, logically speaking, he should be able to fill the scene.
She was dazed here for a while. Ruan Qingyan had already agreed with them that everyone would live in the General's Mansion from now on and spend the last days with General Ruan.
Since the main purpose is to accompany Old General Ruan, the place of residence does not matter - in fact, the General's Mansion really does not have any extra rooms that can accommodate people.
In a few words, a few people decided that Qiu Yilan would live in Green Rose Courtyard as usual, and Cuiwei Pavilion, where Deng Yi had been housed before, was given to the Fang family.
Ruan Qingyan and Fang Nongyan took turns living in the study next door to General Ruan so that they could serve nearby.
After the discussion, Qiu Yilan returned to Green Rose Courtyard to change clothes. Qiu Ran followed behind and said, "Young master, please don't get close to the young master of the Fang family in the future."
"What are you going to do, cousin?" Qiu Yilan took off the silver hairpin from her head and asked Su He to comb her hair in a more homely style. "I think that cousin's husband is quite sensible. That way Zijun doesn't look like his father anymore. I really don't know how their family taught him that such a son didn't get into trouble when he was in Hezhou, so his life is better."
Qiuran smiled: "You should not judge by appearance."
These words have a profound meaning - Qiu Yilan thought: "Fang Nongyan is not a good person? That's right, otherwise, how could Fang Zijun develop such a disgusting look."
She sighed and said, "Ignore it for now. It's important to spend the next two days with my grandfather."
"You need to rest first. The young master will be guarding you tonight. If anything happens, he will come to invite you immediately." Qiu Ran said.
"Okay." Qiu Yilan was very relieved about Ruan Qingyan's arrangements, so she went to see General Ruan in the evening and fell asleep when she returned to the house. When she fell asleep, she thought, it is said that people have a chance to recover, but she wonders if this grandfather has one? If this is the case, how many more words can you say and explain? Speaking of which, she used this old man as a cover for several times, but never really said a word.
-In the middle of the night, she was called out: "The old general is gone!"