It was still dark at this time, but no one was in the mood to sleep. They sat down in the flower hall, and the servants poured tea. Jiang Qizheng took a sip, and was about to say something when she suddenly remembered something and asked Qiu Yilan: "What about the health?" My aunt just said she wanted to see you."
"Let her rest." Qiu Yilan frowned, "Princess Lihui keeps suspecting that I colluded with her to harm Princess Huainan and Concubine Mo - although I know that the princess is in grief now and most of her words are angry. But firstly, my uncle had long since disowned this niece, so I rashly interacted with her, and he couldn’t explain it to me later. Secondly, after meeting her at this juncture, Princess Lihui knew about it, and she might actually have sex with her. If you don't care, it's easy to cause trouble."
From the beginning, it was Kang Lizhang who was thinking of ways to see her. She had nothing to do with Kang Lizhang. In that case, she was not in a hurry - maybe if Kang Lizhang was exposed like this, something could be done
Especially this time Princess Lihui will definitely not give up with her!
"That's true." In fact, Jiang Qizheng did not approve of Qiu Yilan's intention to get involved with Kang Lizhang. After all, Qiu Yilan was a good friend of her brother, and it would be a loss of status to be with a concubine.
Seeing Qiu Yilan's refusal, she felt relieved and calmed down to get down to business, "We will definitely send someone to deliver a message to the Huainan Palace after dawn, but since the road is broken, the princess's body probably won't be transported for a while. We They all have to stay here.”
Qiu Yilan didn't think anything of it after hearing this, but Zhuang Man and others, including He Shuijin, flinched. Obviously, they were a little worried about the sudden death of a dead person on Zhuangzi, even if it was Princess Huainan they knew before she was alive.
"The west side of Zhuangzi has always been vacant, so let's arrange the princess there." Jiang Qizheng's expression was not very good. This Zhuangzi is close to Jinxiu Slope, so I come here every year for outings, but it is also frequently used. . The Jiang family themselves have never done any dirty work here, so now they have arranged for outsiders to do it first - but there is no way. Even if the relationship between the Huainan Palace and the Jiang family is not that good, they are still on the same level. There is no way they can find Princess Huainan. Just leave her body in the water.
He Shuijin rubbed his forehead: "Anyway, I plan to ask a doctor for sister Mi tomorrow, so let's do both things at the same time." He added, "If you are afraid, just ask the maid to accompany you, or you can live in a room with two people." room?"
After finishing speaking, Zhuang Man and Xue Nongqing said in unison: "We share a room with Sister Qiu!"
Qiu Yilan hurriedly said: "I'm not afraid."
"But we are afraid!" Zhuang Man blurted out.
Even though Jiang Qizheng was full of worries, she couldn't help but smile at this moment: "Sister Qiu is not afraid, but you two sisters are afraid?"
"Although Sister Qiu is younger than us, she is much more courageous than us." Xue Nongqing said, "Before, at Liuhua Waterfall, Sister Qiu killed fish..."
Jiang Qizheng also thought of the pot of fish soup and said: "I was also surprised. I didn't expect that Sister Qiu could actually cook and was so good at cooking. That pot of soup was delicious. It rained suddenly before and it rained down in a hurry. I forgot to thank you."
"It's nothing." To be honest, Qiu Yilan didn't want to live with others. Firstly, she was used to sleeping alone, and even the maids were only allowed to sleep in the outer room. Secondly, she was waiting for Kang Lizhang to find her, and she wouldn't care if there were outsiders around. convenient. But both Zhuang Man and Xue Nongqing said so, and it was hard to refuse, "Then will Sister Zhuang and Sister Xue move to my place, or should I pack my things and go to your place?"
"Let's go to your place." Xue Nongqing was very embarrassed, "It's so troublesome for you, how can I still ask you to run around?"
Jiang Qizheng and He Shuijin discussed in a low voice for a few words, and then said: "There should be nothing else, let's break up."
So everyone stood up and said goodbye, everyone went to pack and settle down.
Qiu Yilan returned to her room and arrived at the door. She saw Qiu Jinzhu, who lived next door, with the window open and lying on the window lattice. She asked timidly: "Fifth sister, where have you been?"
"Princess Huainan and Princess Lihui have been found." Qiu Yilan said lightly, "The princess died in order to save the princess after she fell into the water. She just went to comfort the princess... Because you are the youngest, Her Highness the Princess did not call you."
Qiu Jinzhu changed her color and asked, "Princess Huainan?" She quickly asked, "Is Lihui okay?"
"Of course it's not good." Qiu Yilan said, "It was very noisy. I knocked him unconscious before he became quiet."
Qiu Jinzhu bit her lip all of a sudden.
"Aunt Kang is fine, but Princess Lihui now believes that she harmed Princess Huainan, so you can decide whether to see her or not." Qiu Yilan breathed out, "I'm tired, so I'll go in first. "
Not long after she entered the house, Zhuang Man and Xue Nongqing came over with a group of maids. Because it was raining, it was still dark at this time, so lights were hung every few steps on the corridor. However, the two of them still asked their servants to carry several lanterns, so that they could feel at ease when the lights were on.
Qiu Yilan welcomed them in, exchanged a few pleasantries, and let them sleep on his original couch together, while she packed up the low couch by the window and placed it there.
Of course Zhuang Man and Xue Nongqing wanted to refuse, but Qiu Yilan said that she was not used to sleeping with others, so they had no choice but to agree.
Because they were all tired the day before, they had just gone to work again. The three of them undressed and went to sleep without saying a few words.
This sleep was undisturbed until noon the next day. When Qiu Yilan woke up, she found that the embroidered curtain opposite the short couch was drooping, but Zhuang Man and Zhuang Man hadn't woken up yet, so they tiptoed outside and softly called Su He to freshen themselves up.
Seeing Zhuang Man's servants about to enter the room, he said: "We were all exhausted yesterday. If nothing happens, let them sleep a little longer."
The maid hesitated for a moment, then said, "Yes." Then she stood back.
After Qiu Yilan finished packing, she asked, "Are the people from the Huainan Prince's Palace here?"
"It seems it hasn't arrived yet." Su He shook his head.
"I guess the road is difficult," Qiu Yilan said, "We may not be able to come until noon."
After a while, Chunran brought food from the kitchen. After Qiu Yilan finished eating, the maid in front of Jiang Qizheng came over and said, "Your Highness, please come over alone, saying that you have something important to discuss."
"Oh?" Qiu Yilan was a little confused, wondering whether Jiang Qizheng suspected that she was really related to the death of Princess Huainan? Otherwise, what else do you need to talk about alone? She had a clear conscience and said, "You guys wait here while I go over."
When they arrived at Jiang Qizheng's room, they saw that all the servants here had also retreated.
Seeing this battle, Qiu Yilan felt even more that she had guessed correctly.
Jiang Qizheng didn't want to think about it, but said: "About an hour ago, a person came from behind Zhuangzi and said that he wanted to see you for something important. I just heard that you didn't sleep well yesterday because of the trouble, and he said that there was no rush and he would wait until you got up. Same thing. So I didn't call you... now that I know you're up, I just want to talk to you alone."
Qiu Yilan was confused and was about to ask when Jiang Qizheng continued, "Oh, I forgot to tell you: that person is Mr. He whom you introduced to us on Jinxiu Slope yesterday."
"Is it him?" Qiu Yilan's expression changed, "My cousin?!" Otherwise, what else could Qiu Feng have to tell her
Jiang Qizheng looked at her: "I don't know if it has something to do with brother Ling. But -" she changed the topic, "Although he is your friend for eight times, after all, there are differences between men and women, and in my village, if he calls me I’m afraid I might have misunderstood you. I think I’d better go with you. What do you think?”
Qiu Yilan frowned and thought about Qiufeng's intention, and said casually: "Who do you want to accompany me?"
"Of course it's nineteen." Jiang Qizheng said calmly, "I'm supposed to accompany you, but Mr. He has nothing to do with my family. He is a real foreigner. It's okay to bump into him by chance. I went here specifically to see him... so he's still nineteen. I'll go with you."
Qiu Yilan glanced at her and knew that she was worried about meeting Qiu Feng alone, so she forced Jiang Yashuang to intervene. But now I can feel at ease if I see Qiu Feng and ask questions quickly. I don't have time to care about Jiang Qizheng's pettiness, so I stood up and said, "Where is it?"
"I asked Nineteen to wait for you outside the door over there, and he will take you to see Mr. He." Jiang Qizheng pointed to the east.
As she said, she went out. Sure enough, Jiang Yashuang was waiting there with a silk umbrella. When she saw Qiu Yilan coming out, she hurriedly came over to cover her up: "Don't worry, I just went to see Qiu Feng. He said things were related to It’s okay with your cousin.”
Qiu Yilan breathed a sigh of relief and glanced at him approvingly: "Then I'm relieved - what's going on?"
"He said he would only tell you." Jiang Yashuang said a little embarrassed, "Yesterday, my eighteenth sister told me that you met Qiu Feng on Jinxiu Slope. I explained to her, but she was still a little scrupulous, so she Let me take you there."
Qiu Yilan glanced at him sideways: "Is it just your sister who is suspicious? Then tell me where Qiu Feng is, and I will go by myself. You can go back."
Jiang Yashuang smiled and said, "How could I doubt you? I just want to spend more time with you."
"It's weird to believe you!" Qiu Yilan spat and asked directly, "Your two cousins went back yesterday and sued me, right?"
Jiang Yashuang muttered, "As you said, I was planning to go back to discuss this with my grandmother."
"oh?"
"Fifteenth sister and seventeenth sister are old, and this youth should not be delayed." Jiang Yashuang lowered her voice, "Even if the eldest aunt and the third aunt feel sorry for their daughter, girls are still family members, no Maybe he’ll be raised in his parents’ family for the rest of his life.”
Qiu Yilan hummed: "Then your eldest aunt and third aunt should hate me to death!"
"What they did this time was to dismantle the Eighteenth Sister in front of the Gu family. Forget about the Fifteenth Sister. The Seventeenth Sister..." Jiang Yashuang sneered and said, "When she goes back, she won't go to the house for advice." Weird! Even if I didn’t try to persuade her, my grandfather would marry her off and marry her far away!”
"Speaking of this, I'm surprised: Are your two cousins so stupid?" Qiu Yilan asked suspiciously, "It's a good rule that family scandals should not be made public, but it would be better for them to make trouble at the last moment! No parent would tolerate this. Bar?"
Jiang Yashuang sighed: "They are used to being willful and ignore their tempers - my grandmother has long said that their temperament is not good for the family, and as expected this time it was mentioned."
Qiu Yilan narrowed her eyes slightly: She had been insinuating herself in the past two years, and she also knew that the relationship between the two sisters Jiang Qiyun and Jiang Qisheng and Mrs. Tao was not really good.
Jiang Qiyun could just pay it back. She had a good grandfather, a man from Kui County who lived far away in the Jiang family's hometown. Even the Duke of Qin respected him as a father. Although Mrs. Tao is her aunt, she can't do anything to her on the surface. But Jiang Qisheng does not have such a good life. In the past two years, she has been beaten up by Mrs. Tao a lot. Now that Mrs. Tao has caught her in such a big way, she doesn't know what will happen to her
After all, for a family like the Jiang family, when descendants cause trouble, the elders are used to dealing with the aftermath. But killing each other and putting personal grudges above the family is a taboo!
"I don't know what to say to both of them." Qiu Yilan said with evil intentions, "My sixth cousin's relationship with me is bad. They had a fight two years ago. However, I don’t go out of my way to deceive my own people in front of others.”
Jiang Yashuang frowned: "Has your sixth cousin ever beaten you?"
"I've beaten her!" Qiu Yilan curled her lips, "Do you think she can beat me?"
"I just like your temperament that doesn't take advantage of anything!" Jiang Yashuang smiled after hearing this and reached out to pinch her cheek.
Before Qiu Yilan opened his hand, she heard a cough from behind the rockery, and the frowning autumn wind slowly came out. She did not blame the two of them for being too close, but said straightforwardly: "Last night, Qiu saw Concubine Mo being raped. Harmed by people!”