Although there are not many stars on winter nights and they are far less bright and brilliant than in summer, compared with the excitement of stars on summer nights, there is a different mood of desolation and loneliness.
In the middle of the sea, Qiu Yilan quietly left the Green Rose Garden. She was afraid of exposing her whereabouts, so she didn't carry a lantern. She followed the route she had memorized during the day and secretly reached the back door of the General's Mansion.
The back door had long been closed at this time, but fortunately it was fastened from the inside and not locked.
Qiu Yilan carefully pulled the door latch, and a slight cough came from outside the door: "Princess?"
She didn't expect Jiang Yashuang to come early, so she hurriedly opened the door and saw Jiang Yashuang standing outside the door wearing a fur coat of unknown purple or black under the night sky, holding a curtain hat in hand, and standing with a smile.
Two dim yellow lanterns hung above his head, illuminating him as bright as jade under the moon. There was a spring breeze-like smile in the corners of his slightly raised mouth, which was gentle and elegant.
When a man and a woman are alone, it is not appropriate to talk for a long time when meeting in the middle of the night. So Jiang Yashuang nodded to her and asked directly: "The princess sent a message for help. I wonder what kind of difficulties you encountered?"
"I want to terminate my engagement with Deng Yi. I wonder if the young general can give me some advice?" Qiu Yilan asked tentatively.
According to the customs at this time, if a woman, especially an unmarried woman, is touched in bed, no matter what happens or not, she will suffer a huge loss. A man who does this must marry her without telling her, and he can't divorce her easily - because he was the one who felt sorry for her first.
But this is based on the situation that both parties are not married, and there is not much difference in family status between the two families and they are willing to get married...
Qiu Yilan didn't think she had the power to force Jiang Yashuang to marry her now. She had no time to think about major events in her life, so she spoke more tactfully to avoid Jiang Yashuang's rejection.
After hearing this, Jiang Yashuang's expression turned serious.
Qiu Yilan felt gradually disappointed when she saw that he didn't speak for a long time.
"Deng Yi's preferences are different from ordinary people. If it were just him, it wouldn't be a big problem." Jiang Yashuang suddenly said, "However, his elders may not be willing to do this."
Qiu Yilan thought, but I'm afraid, there must be a way. He asked, "What does the young general mean?"
"Mrs. Gu, the mother of Deng Yi, actually prefers noble daughters with both parents and a fierce temperament." Jiang Yashuang said with a smile, "Let me tell you the truth: Mrs. Gu is not very satisfied with the princess's family background. If the princess's temperament is also If you disappoint her..."
Qiu Yilan looked at him suspiciously, thinking to herself that as a mother-in-law, wouldn't it be the same standard throughout the ages to be virtuous and virtuous
"If the princess doesn't believe it, I might as well arrange for you to have a few words with Mrs. Gu. If this plan doesn't work, how about I ask the Queen to make the decision for the princess?" Jiang Yashuang said with a playful smile.
If the queen is alerted, there is a high probability that she will be involved in the fight between the two queens. After all, given the relationship between Deng Yi and the Queen Mother, breaking off the engagement would be a slap in the Queen Mother's face. How could Queen Jiang let go of such an opportunity
Qiu Yilan thought for a moment and decided that it would be better to try her luck with Mrs. Gu. She nodded and said, "Then..."
But when she was halfway through her words, an angry voice suddenly came from behind her and said coldly: "No!"
"...Cousin?!" Qiu Yilan turned pale in shock. Looking back, she saw Ruan Qingyan, wearing a white fox fur and with an ashen complexion, striding over not far away!
He was holding a cloak in his hand. When he walked past Qiu Yilan, he threw it into her arms, but ignored her. Instead, he passed her and blocked her behind him before facing Jiang Yashuang, who was always smiling as usual. He bowed his hands and said with a sullen face: "I don't know how my cousin invited General Jiang to appear here, but General Jiang please remember that my cousin is young and ignorant, and don't care about her rude behavior!"
Then he added, "What a big deal is the battle between the two queens? How can my cousin be qualified to participate? I also ask General Jiang to find other good talents... It's getting late, so I'm sorry that I can't send her far away!"
Then, regardless of Jiang Yashuang's reply, she slammed the door in front of him!
"Hey..." Qiu Yilan was caught by him and felt frustrated, but seeing him shutting out her hope so simply and neatly, she became anxious and hurriedly went up to grab his sleeve and said, "Cousin, you... "
"Go back!" Ruan Qingyan, who had always been kind and doting on her since the first time they met, now had an angry look on his face! His voice was as cold as ice and he looked at her solemnly. The sharp and evil look in his eyes made Qiu Yilan subconsciously stop talking.
Ruan Qingyan strode out to a stone's throw, then suddenly stopped, turned around without saying a word, picked up the cloak that Qiu Yilan was holding, and put it on for her. Qiu Yilan saw that his expression seemed to have softened a little, and then Wanting to explain: "General Jiang..."
"I'm telling you!" Ruan Qingyan's fingers neatly tied the laces of the cloak into a wishful knot for her, and smoothed out the fox fur around the collar of the cloak. While doing this, he said in a very soft voice. , "If there is no grandfather lying in the house, and you have invited someone here tonight and left traces, I promise - I will skin the kid outside the door with my own hands!!"
… My biological father in the previous life, who killed zombies and enemies like chopping vegetables, wasn’t as ruthless as you, okay? It was just a couple of words, but all the oaths of friendship were gone... Do you know that I once slept with Jiang Yashuang for more than an hour, and yet I had to kill the entire Jiang family
Qiu Yilan cursed in her heart, but looking at Ruan Qingyan's face now, she wisely kept her mouth shut.
"What is your relationship with that person surnamed Jiang?!" Back at Green Rose Garden, Ruan Qingyan dismissed all the servants with a livid face. When only the brother and sister were left, he immediately questioned them sternly!
"...The cat that Kang Lizhang returned was actually picked up by me." Qiu Yilan said obediently.
Ruan Qingyan asked coldly: "Since the Xihe Palace asked Kang Lizhang to pretend to be someone else, how did Jiang know that the person he picked up was actually yours?"
"Uh... because... because Su He happened to go out today and I told him when I met him." Qiu Yilan said after being stunned.
Ruan Qingyan was so angry that he laughed: "He believed it so much? And for this favor, he came alone to attend an appointment in the middle of the night before the Chinese New Year?! Aren't you afraid that you would collude with the Queen Mother or someone else to murder him?!"
"You're not saying that my date with him left traces at Jiang's house..." Qiu Yilan muttered in a low voice. Seeing that Ruan Qingyan's face became even more angry, she was about to retort, so she suddenly changed her mind, slammed the table, and shouted, " There is something inside, but I won’t tell you! Even if you beat me to death, I won’t tell you!”
"You...!!!" The veins on Ruan Qingyan's forehead jumped a few times, and he was so angry that he grabbed the teapot - Qiu Yilan thought he was going to throw it to her, but in the end - he poured a cup of hot tea in front of her. He said in a tired tone, "If you don't say it, don't say it, but don't meet people in private again... I have an idea about breaking off the engagement. Do you believe me?"