"Kuang Qingwu and Qiu Jinzhu?" Qiu Yilan frowned, "How did they get together?"
Su He said: "My servant doesn't know either. Young Master Xiao said that his servants didn't think much about it after they bumped into her by chance. But this time, with your help when sending the old concubine Qin back to the capital, the servants found out about it." I said it, but that person didn’t pay attention at the time and forgot what the two people said specifically... I’m afraid he wants to be detrimental to you, so I’m reminding you!”
"This is really a good reward for a good person." Qiu Yilan thought for a while, nodded and said, "I will be on guard... Qiu Jinzhu? After I go back, I will ask her what she said to Kuang Qingwu!"
Before Su He could say anything, she objected again, "In this way, she and Kuang Qingwu will definitely guess that the Xiao family told me, but they are looking for trouble for the Xiao family. It's better to wait a little longer and ask again in two days!"
But before she had time to question Qiu Jinzhu, the matter of Sheng Shishui was settled. Princess Yang's information was accurate, and it was Jiang Yazhu who hired her.
"I heard that the Sixteenth Young Master is also a romantic person. Unexpectedly, he also has moments of infatuation."
After paying her condolences to Mrs. Qin, Qiu Yilan moved back to the Ruan family while waiting for someone to clean up the collapsed courtyard of Prince Xihe's palace. Before going to Ruan's house, she remembered that the silver hairpin on Ruan Ci's clothes had not been replaced for a long time, so she went to "Linlangji" opened by He Shuijin to buy some new silver jewelry for her eldest cousin.
Just as he was there with Shui Jin, when the two of them talked about this, Qiu Yilan said, "I've heard people say that the trip to Dizi Mountain brings about several couples every year. I also said that there was an earthquake this year, so I guess I can't hope for it." Then, unexpectedly, a couple came out.”
Who wanted to smile with Shui Jin and said, "Jiang Shiliu did meet Miss Sheng Jia once on the mountain, and he did say that Miss Sheng Jia was pretty... but he didn't say that he wanted to marry her for that reason. This time he heard about Miss Sheng, and Shiliu made a big fuss in his yard, smashing a lot of things."
Qiu Yilan was surprised: "Is this so? Then why did you hire Miss Sheng?"
"I tell you, you can't sell me." He Shuijin pursed his lips, "This has a lot to do with your prospective mother-in-law."
Qiu Yilan's thoughts turned around and she said in surprise: "Didn't you hear that she is back?"
"If your father-in-law doesn't come back, how could she come back?" He Shuijin said, "You also know Jiang Shiliu's life experience. It's not an exaggeration to say that he is a thorn in your mother-in-law's side! But he himself doesn't live up to his expectations... Where is the family at home? What can anyone say to help him? Your mother-in-law refuses to hire him, so why don’t you agree? "
"...I think he must regret praising Shengshi Shui now." Qiu Yilan sighed.
He Shuijin muttered: "You are so honest! Do you really think that because he praised him, Mrs. Qin Guogong rushed to marry him? Let me tell the truth - for Mrs. Tao to be so interested, the entire Jiang family Up and down, apart from the Duke of Qin, only Nineteenth of your family has this qualification! Sixteenth... He was sent back before Chunfu and Nineteenth, but it wasn't like he couldn't raise her under the old lady's lap, but he only let Sister-in-law Tao do whatever she wanted! "Nurture?"
Qiu Yilan asked in surprise: "Then why did you choose Shengpaishui?" Before He Shuijin could answer, she thought of it first, "Mr. Shao?"
"Isn't that right?" He Shuijin said, "It was recommended by Mr. Shao. In fact, although Qin Guogong and the old lady gave face to your prospective mother-in-law and did not intend to marry Shiliupin from a famous family, they did not want to treat him too badly. So they planned to give him He found someone with a lower background but a good personality. It happened that Mr. Shao had taught Sheng Shishui for two years and thought she was good, so he recommended her. Such a smart person can easily let him see it? "
"... all these twists and turns are true!" Qiu Yilan sighed, "Thank you very much. If you hadn't told me, I would have thought it was a good story!"
He Shuijin smiled faintly: "How can there be so many good stories? You and Nineteen are already one and the same. It's difficult for the rest of the Jiang family to have such a blessing..."
"I heard that the Fourteenth Young Master is very obedient to you." Qiu Yilan smiled, "Isn't this a good story?"
When Jiang Yaheng was mentioned, He Shuijin's expression suddenly became ferocious, and after a moment he hummed: "He doesn't care whether he can do it or not. How can he be as worry-free as Nineteen?"
Qiu Yilan greeted her a few more words, then took the silver jewelry she bought and left.
When she arrived at Ruan's house, she went straight into the backyard as before. Unexpectedly, when she entered the courtyard, she saw Xue Chang and a man who looked very similar to Xue Nongying standing on the porch. They were both wearing casual clothes and looked very sad.
"Xue Xiang, Mr. Xue!" Qiu Yilan didn't expect that Xue Chang came over in person. The man who looked similar to Xue Nongying knew it was Xue Fangchao just by looking at his age. It would be inappropriate to avoid going out at this time, so he said hello.
"The princess is here?" Seeing her, Xue Chang and his son forced a smile and came up to express their thanks, "If the princess hadn't been so generous..."
Qiu Yilan was tired of hearing the thanks from Mrs. Sun and Xue Nongqing these days. She had listened to them again when she went to Puyang Prince's Mansion to express condolences. Now she interrupted: "Why are you so invisible? You two are coming here now. Do you know Mr. Xue?" "
She thought it was Xue Nongying who was ill, but after hearing this question, Xue Chang and his son's expressions softened: "When Princess Lao asked, Ying'er had just woken up and had a conversation. Although she was still burning, Mr. Qi The imperial doctor said that it is 70% to 80% likely to survive.”
Qiu Yilan asked in surprise: "If that's the case, why are you two still worried?" Is it because you don't trust Qi Shuluo's medical skills? It shouldn't be. Although Qi Shuluo's medical skills are not the best in Darui, he is still a master in Tai hospital. Otherwise, Jiang Yashuang would not have recommended him when Qiu Jinglan was assassinated before - this person is good at trauma and nursing care. .
Sure enough, Xue Chang smiled bitterly: "It's because Ying'er just told who attacked him and why..."
"Oh?" Qiu Yilan wanted to ask the murderer casually, but then a cough suddenly came from behind. Qiu Jinglan led Ruan Yi in and interrupted what she was about to say: "Teacher, Mr. Xue, You two just came back from Dizi Mountain, why not go to the study to serve tea to relieve your fatigue?"
"Okay." Xue Chang nodded, said hello to Qiu Yilan with Xue Fangchao, and then left with Qiu Jinglan.
"...It seems that this reason is not right!" Qiu Yilan realized that Qiu Jinglan's previous cough was to prevent her from asking - and Xue Chang and his son had just woken up when Xue Nongying said the murderer, but Qiu Jinglan was not there Here, it is obviously deliberately avoided, "Or does my brother not want to wading into this troubled water rashly? Also, with Xue Chang's status and person, he killed Xue Nongying, God knows what his background is?"
She went in to see Mrs. Sun and Xue Nongqing, and quietly called out Ruan Ciyi who was accompanying them: "I bought some silver hairpins and the like. I didn't know what you liked, cousin, so I picked a few of them."
Ruan Ciyi was a little surprised and said, "Why did you suddenly think of buying this for me?"
Although it was said that Xiaozhong should not pursue dressing up, it is a woman's nature to love beauty. She said so and still followed Qiu Yilan to look at new jewelry excitedly.
The two cousins tried on the hairpin rings once. Seeing that it was getting late, they sent someone to ask ahead, saying that Xue Chang and his son had left, and Qiu Jinglan was in her study.
Ruan Ciyi said: "I'm going to ask Mrs. Sun about dinner with Miss Xue."
"Then I'll go find my brother!" Qiu Yilan also stood up.
The two of them walked separately. Qiu Yilan entered the study and asked, "Who hurt Xue Nongying?"
"You can't even think of it." Qiu Jinglan put down the book in her hand and said, "He was the one who bumped into Concubine Gu having a private meeting with Qiu Dian's nephew Qiu Shen, and was silenced by Qiu Shen!"
Qiu Yilan was surprised and said: "The queen is so fierce, how can such a thing happen in the harem?!" Jiang Yadan's situation was different. He relied on his father's influence to work as an emissary of the imperial guard with the queen's aunt, and had to go in and out of the palace every day. Not only did he have the advantage of being near the water, first come first, and the queen was not too wary of her nephew, he was able to seduce the concubine Shu.
Although she had never heard of Qiu Shen, she knew that Qiu Dian's nephew was not the same as the queen.
In particular, Concubine Gu is different from the previous Concubine Shu. The former Concubine Shu was favored for her beauty, and the empress who cared about the world did not take her seriously at all. Even Jiang Yadan said that she would be treated as a plaything... Concubine Gu, just because she is Gu As the Queen Mother's niece, the Queen would never neglect to pay attention to her.
In this way, Qiu Shen was able to hook up with her, and the queen didn't find out until now
Qiu Jinglan glanced at her and said, "Qiu Shen has been out since Concubine Gu entered the palace, and he only recently returned to Beijing. Xue Nongying's spirit was not good, and he spoke intermittently. When he told his mentor and others later, he didn't know if he would be better. Be clearer... I guess there was a relationship before - Queen Jiang had just entered the palace at that time, so it's not surprising that she was taken advantage of - let's take advantage of this Longevity Festival to rekindle the old relationship. "
"Did Xue Nongying tell you about the murderer first?" Qiu Yilan was startled, then woke up, "Yes, he may not be able to survive until now. Naturally, he will explain the matter when he wakes up. How can we have to wait for Xue Xiang and the others to come? … By the way, aren’t they still ‘looking’ for someone in Dizi Mountain?”
Qiu Jinglan muttered: "First of all, because rumors of earthquakes are spreading everywhere and undercurrents are raging in the court, the identity of my mentor cannot stay out for a long time. Secondly, Xue Nongying's condition was very bad in the past two days, so I took the initiative to send them news. … After all, the main reason for hiding his recuperation here was to prevent him from being assassinated again. But if he is not good, it will be meaningless to continue to be a front in Dizi Mountain. "
"Then what are they going to do now?" Qiu Yilan thought for a while and asked excitedly, "This is a good thing for the Jiang family—Xue Xiang values Xue Nongying so much, he will definitely not let Concubine Gu and the others go, right?"
Qiu Jinglan sneered: "You are too naive to think so! First of all, it was Qiu Shen who did it, not even Concubine Gu. If the Gu family didn't tell the matter, the Queen Mother Gu would definitely not know about it! Otherwise, even if the Queen Mother asked the emperor to do it It is impossible for a puppet to tolerate his niece stealing someone! So the Xue family's revenge should be directed at Qiu Shen first, and then the imperial concubine! Secondly, Xue Nongying is still alive and has a high chance of saving her life, so her mentor doesn't necessarily have to. Fight for him!"
He breathed out, "Do you think Queen Mother Gu is so easy to deal with? Such a big matter involves the lives of the whole family... Even the mentor has to consider it."
"It's strange that I saw them with sad faces when I came in before." Qiu Yilan was not disappointed, "But after all, the juniors who are the most important have suffered such a big loss. Even if they don't roll up their sleeves and fight with the Queen Mother immediately, they will twist their lips at critical moments in the future. …”
"The problem is that it would be fine if Xue Nongying died. If he could live," Qiu Jinglan reminded her calmly, "Would Concubine Gu and the others simply tell Queen Mother Gu out of desperation? Would Queen Mother Gu worry that she could not be comforted? Good mentor, strike first to gain the upper hand?”
Qiu Yilan was stunned for a moment and said: "Are they worried about this? Isn't this simple? Wouldn't it be enough to let Xue Nongying pretend to have amnesia? Since Concubine Gu and others chose to kill people and silence them, how could they dare to tell the Queen Mother that they gave the Queen Mother's biological son a ring unless they had to? Cuckold?"
Qiu Jinglan was startled and thoughtful.