Qiu Yilan got through it temporarily by cheating. The next day, New Year's Eve, she got up in the morning and went to greet General Ruan as usual and chatted with him. Because Ruan Qingyan gave her the yard to live in, he stayed with General Ruan himself. The general was sleeping outside, so she went over and naturally wanted to meet him.
At this time, Ruan Qingyan had already wiped, changed, and washed Old General Ruan, and was sitting outside reading a book. Qiu Yilan whispered hello to him, then went inside to perform her granddaughter's duties.
As a result, General Ruan showed his lackluster look that day. Before Qiu Yilan could say goodbye, he suddenly heard Dong Ran, the maid outside, come in and say, "Sir, someone from the palace just came to the door. He passed a message and left."
Ruan Qingyan said "hmm" and seemed to make a silent gesture to Dong Ran. Then he heard the movement of tables and chairs and the sound of footsteps. It seemed that he was taking Dong Ran outside to talk.
Qiu Yilan rolled her eyes and whispered to Su He: "You stay here to accompany my grandfather for me!" Then she hurriedly told General Ruan, "Grandpa, I'll be back as soon as I go. Just wait a moment!"
She grabbed the hem of her skirt and ran outside, where she saw Ruan Qingyan leading Dong Ran along the corridor. They had already walked some distance, but fortunately the two of them didn't seem to have said that sentence yet.
Qiu Yilan ran up in a few steps and shouted: "Cousin, what did the palace people say? I want to listen too!"
Ruan Qingyan frowned when he heard her following her out. Seeing that he was about to refuse, Qiu Yilan simply stepped on her moral integrity, hugged his arm, and shook her: "Cousin, cousin! I want to listen too. I want to listen too." Listen! You said you are my only cousin, why don’t you treat me as one of your own?”
"Let go! Let go! What are you talking about?" Ruan Qingyan wanted to get rid of her but was a little reluctant. He wanted to pull her away, but Qiu Yilan persisted and hugged her tighter. He sighed and shouted for a long time, and finally had to say , "If you want to listen, go inside! What's the fuss about here!"
Entering the small flower hall next to it, Dongran glanced at Qiu Yilan, a little amused but did not dare to laugh, and said, "Actually, this news happens to be related to you, the princess."
Both brother and sister were stunned. After looking at each other, Ruan Qingyan asked in a deep voice: "What is it?"
"The Queen Mother ordered the princess to enter the palace for the banquet tonight!" Dongran said.
Ruan Qingyan's face was ashen and he looked at Qiu Yilan: "Did that person named Jiang do it?"
"Not necessarily?" Qiu Yilan was stunned for a moment and said, "He only said that he would arrange for me to meet with Mrs. Na Gu. This kind of meeting does not have to be at a palace banquet... It is not suitable for the many people at the palace banquet. Besides, The one who wants me to enter the palace now is the Queen Mother, not the Queen. How can Jiang Yashuang control the Queen Mother? "
"But now that you have Xiao, how can you enter the palace?" Ruan Qingyan frowned and said with a heavy gaze, "...I know, it's because of Kang Lizhang!"
Qiu Yilan was startled for a moment, and then she came to her senses - the Queen Mother was at odds with the Queen. Previously, the Queen Mother had killed her confidant female official, but the Queen wanted to beat the gongs and drums to insinuate that the Queen Mother was vicious. Now that the Queen wants to promote Kang Lizhang, how can the Queen Mother not undermine it
Of course, the Queen Mother may not know that Qiu Yilan found the lion cat, but she must have found out about the injustice she suffered in the Xihe Palace! After all, the people in the Xihe Palace had been fair and aboveboard in their bullying of Qiu Yilan after Princess Ruan passed away.
"This is fate!" Qiu Yilan couldn't help but sigh. She had rejected Jiang Yashuang's proposal at the Xihe Palace before, and thought she had escaped the dispute between the two empresses. Unexpectedly, Princess Yongfu invited Kang Lizhang to the banquet. She can no longer stay out of it!
At this moment, I suddenly thought, "Did Princess Yongfu do this on purpose? Is it to retaliate against Kang Lizhang who pretended to take credit, or is it because of my status as Deng Yi's fiancée?"
She was running around with thoughts in her mind, and suddenly she heard Ruan Qingyan say: "The fight between the two queens is not trivial. How old are you? Don't wade into this troubled water... I will ask a doctor to come and tell you that you are seriously ill and cannot enter the palace!"
"How could the Queen Mother let us get away with it like this?" Qiu Yilan shook her head and said, "No matter the Queen Mother or the Queen, they can kill me now with just one sentence! So I can't see what will happen when I enter the palace this time. It’s dangerous, even if you offend the queen, doesn’t she still have the queen mother as your backer?”
Ruan Qingyan said anxiously: "Queen Jiang is decisive in killing, just like the Duke of Qin! You must not offend her..."
"You need capital to be able to have both sides. I'm not the Mr. Xue you mentioned, cousin." Qiu Yilan bit her lip and said, "Besides, if I say that Cousin Kang is actually very kind to me, wouldn't that offend me again? The Queen Mother? You must choose a side now!”
Ruan Qingyan looked at her with a complicated expression, and said after a while: "I will strive for a good ranking in Chunwei. Then I will join the Guangyang Palace, and your face will look better... But, in this case, I don't know what to do with your engagement. Done?"
Qiu Yilan sighed: "Let's put that aside for later... You said you want me to go to the palace for a banquet tonight. Wearing mourning is definitely not an option, so what should I wear?"
"..." Such a profound question, even if Ruan Qingyan was sure that he would win the lottery next year, he didn't know how to answer it. Fortunately, in the afternoon, the palace sent a carriage to pick him up. The two aunts who came with the car took Ruan Qingyan away. After handing over the banknote, she gave a clear reminder: "The Queen Mother accidentally heard that Princess Ningyi was very wronged in the Xihe Palace. During the Chinese New Year, the princess didn't even have new clothes!"
Then Qiu Yilan knew what she was going to do when she entered the palace tonight—to be a miserable little cabbage...