After Qiu Yilan came up with the idea of "amnesia", she had to go back to Xihe Palace again before Qiu Jinglan told her whether the Xue family would accept it - Mi Yinyin, her new girlfriend this year, was engaged, and she had to go back to prepare gifts. , and personally came to congratulate him.
Mi Yinyin's husband's family is also from the Jiang family, and is the young grandson of the Marquis of Jibei, Jiang Shisan, Jiang Yalan. Just like the relationship between Jiang Yaheng and He Shuijin, Mi Yinyin and Jiang Yalan are also cousins, and they are close relatives.
However, when Qiu Yilan packed up her things and arrived at Mi's house, she saw Mi Yinyin entertaining her girlfriends with a forced smile. Her face did not look happy at all, but showed anxiety.
She was suspicious, so she quietly pulled He Shuijin outside and asked, "What's going on? Doesn't Sister Mi like this marriage?"
"She shouldn't dislike it. She has been pestering Shisan since she was a child." He Shuijin frowned and said, "Shisan also treated her very differently in the past, but since Xin Fubing came to Beijing a few years ago, Thirteen also seems to be paying close attention to Xin Fubing.”
Qiu Yilan said in surprise: "Are you saying that he has moved on and fell in love with Sister Xin? But if that's the case, why did he get engaged to Sister Mi?" If an uncle and a cousin marry, whoever they marry is not a marriage by marriage? In this case, Jiang Yalan's own attitude should be the decisive factor, right? Not to mention that the Mi family was purely based on the Jiang family, and its background was even worse than that of the Xin family.
He Shuijin said: "This matter is very complicated: Do you still remember the method Jiang Qiyun used to separate Xin Fubing from Jinxiupo? The reason why she was so nervous about the lion cat was because it was Ou Qinglan's return to the north. Jiang Shi entrusted her to raise him, and to be honest, Ou Qinglan himself didn’t pay much attention to the lion cat for fear of something going wrong. "
"She likes Ou Qinglan?!" Qiu Yilan was shocked!
"...She likes Ou Qinglan's brother Oubicheng!" He Shuijin said angrily, "What are you thinking?!"
Qiu Yilan laughed a few times: "So that's it... No wonder Sister Mi doesn't look good today."
"Yinyin has always been very thoughtful!" He Shuijin pressed his forehead and sighed, "Actually, Xin Fubing has no interest in Thirteen at all. She is only thinking about pleasing Ou Qinglan and getting close to Oubicheng! Besides, Thirteen has to wait for Xin Fubing After all these years, I still got engaged to Yinyin, and even if I coax him hard, I may not be able to forget Xin Fubing... But today, even you, who are not very familiar with Yinyin, can tell that she is not so happy, and you don't know. Will there be any explanation if this word reaches the sixth house of the Jiang family?"
Qiu Yilan thought about it for a moment, and felt that it was not easy for her to answer this question, so she simply changed the subject: "Speaking of which, I should also say congratulations to you, your good days are approaching."
He Shuijin smiled when he heard this: "We are close. The Jiang family will leave the cabinet at the end of the 17th year, and the matter of the 16th year has been decided. It is just a blessing, and then it will be your turn."
"The year seventeen has been decided, and the sixteenth must be before her. As for Princess Chunfu, it is not necessarily the case." Qiu Yilan smiled on her face, but secretly thought in her heart, "Princess Chunfu is not comparable to Jiang Liuliu. , it is impossible for the Jiang family to just find someone for her casually. Until now, there is no news about who this master will marry, and it will not be possible for a year or two... "
But she wasn't in a hurry to enter the Jiang family, so she didn't take it to heart.
Unexpectedly, after having lunch at Mi's house, when he was about to leave, a servant of Mi's family caught up and said, "Just now, Mrs. Qin Guogong sent a message, please go to the teahouse with the green flag on East Street when you return. Lou Yisu."
Qiu Yilan was very surprised: "I don't know, Madam?"
"My servant knows nothing, and neither does my master." The servant said truthfully, "That's what I was told."
"... I'm tired." Qiu Yilan couldn't answer the question, so she nodded and got into the car. Thoughts kept running in her mind - at Mrs. Tao's age and status, she could wait at home for whomever she wanted to meet. He was just waiting for others to pass by, but this time he came specifically to the teahouse outside... What on earth was he trying to say that was so mysterious
As she thought about the teahouse, she suddenly thought of a possibility: "Could it be that the truth about Jiang Qizheng's rescue... has been revealed?"
It was really like this - entering the private room reserved by Mrs. Tao, there was only one Mrs. Hu besides the old lady serving her. The door was closed, and the old lady raised her hand to indicate that she didn't need to be polite. Who saved it? From where?”
Qiu Yilan didn't know how much the old lady knew, so she tentatively said: "Your Highness the Princess..."
"Looking at me meeting you here, you should have thought that I was hiding it from her." Mrs. Tao said calmly, "And you have already fooled me before. The reason why I came to you specially is obviously because I have exposed it." You don't need to test how much I know. Anyway, I'm not sure that I, an old man, wouldn't sneak out to find you... Besides, the child was sent back by your brother and sister, but now he's gone. If you tell me the problem earlier, maybe I can smooth things over; if you tell me too late, the matter will get serious, and you brothers and sisters may not be able to escape, right? "
These words were both soft and hard, and were reasonable. Qiu Yilan frowned and could only say: "The one who saved Her Highness the Princess was indeed not my maid, but Qiu Feng. Because he was a man, and the place where He rescued Her Highness the Princess was far away from the palace. Being so inaccessible may be detrimental to His Highness’ reputation, so I put the credit on us brothers and sisters.”
Upon hearing this, Mrs. Tao's face became darker: "Qiu Feng? Your surname is Qiu, is he a servant of your family?!"
"That's not true." Qiu Yilan shook his head, "He is a man from the world of martial arts and a well-known knight in the martial arts world. For some reasons, he has a connection with my brother. He lived in Green Snow Villa before the earthquake. When the earthquake happened My brother was worried about me, so he asked him to find me, but he didn't find me but saved the princess. "
After a pause, he added, "With all due respect: Although this person comes from a rough background, he has a noble character and will never offend Her Royal Highness the Princess!"
Mrs. Tao took a deep look at her: "Noble? I'm afraid you are just too noble to impress people, right?"
Qiu Yilan was stunned.
... After a while, she left the teahouse. Su He and others who stayed in the carriage saw her frowning and couldn't help asking worriedly: "Princess, why is the old lady looking for you?"
"Instead of going to the Xihe Prince's Mansion, we will go directly to the Ruan family." Qiu Yilan shook her head, "I have to discuss it with my brother."
Qiu Jinglan, who was busy with the Xue family, first heard that Jiang Qizheng might have a crush on Qiu Feng. Even after being discovered by Mrs. Tao, she couldn't help but frown: "This earthquake is really troublesome!"
After thinking for a while, I asked, "What does the old lady mean?"
"She didn't say it, so I can't guess it." Qiu Yilan held her chin and said, "But she's not her biological grandmother. I heard from the eldest lady that Mrs. Zhuang is a shrewd woman, and Jiang Qizheng is her only love. My daughter is also made a princess, this status gap... "
"What's more important is that Qiu Feng may not be willing to marry Jiang Qizheng." Qiu Jinglan whispered, "He is used to wandering around alone, how can he be restrained? Let alone be a consort."
Qiu Yilan asked: "What about this?"
"Let's leave it alone for now," Qiu Jinglan said, "The Xue family is still busy with matters."
"What are you going to do?" Qiu Yilan asked, "Can't we hide here forever?"
Qiu Jinglan glanced at her: "Using the method you said, you said that Xue Nongying fell into the water and was rushed far away, and was rescued by a farmer. It's just that he lost his memory and couldn't remember his origin at all, so he had to stay in the house all the time. That farmer... Seeing that he was well-dressed, the farmer deliberately inquired. Hearing that the Xue family had lost a young master during the earthquake, he thought of trying to find the Xue family, and then he recognized him. "
"Maybe Qiu Shen and Gu Guifei will try to send people to visit by then, so he has to act more like him." Qiu Yilan reminded.
"Does this need to be said?" Qiu Jinglan said lightly, "After he is out of danger, he will be sent to a good farmer... I am not worried about him, since he is also someone cultivated by Xue Xiang. What is even more unreliable is that Xue Nongqing, fortunately, my mentor also thought of this and planned to use her poor health to lock her up for a while, so as not to expose her hostility towards the Gu and Qiu families. "
Qiu Yilan rolled her eyes: "So what is Xiang Xue's attitude now?"
"After all, I still hold my ground." Qiu Jinglan said with a smile, "Don't worry, my teacher is not someone who does not repay his kindness."
"Who cares about him repaying his kindness?" Qiu Yilan smiled, "I heard you say that he treats you well, otherwise he would be reluctant to part with that medicine!"
Mentioning this, Qiu Jinglan hurriedly told Dongran: "Go and get the pills that Qiu Feng returned!"
"How come there is another one?" Qiu Yilan was stunned when he heard this.
"What's left from before." Qiu Jinglan said calmly, "Just take it, there isn't much here, and I can't give you more."
From his tone, it seemed that he had more than one in his hand. Qiu Yilan took it from Dongran's hand and put it back into the jade box.
A few days later, the news that the Xue family had recovered their grandson really spread - but few people cared, because there was bigger news in the court that attracted attention: King Qi and King Yan both lost their qualifications to be crown princes!
The reason is naturally that the earthquake needs a scapegoat.
For Empress Dowager Gu and Empress Jiang, this was a bit regretful. After all, although these two people officially debuted on the Longevity Festival, their investment had already started. Moreover, King Qi occupies the title of eldest son; King Yan is second only to King Qi in ranking, but his biological mother is more noble than others, and his image is more popular among the courtiers.
But the second empress is a little regretful. As for the injury...it was just a gift on the Longevity Festival. If she had to feel sorry for even this small gesture, the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law would not be able to achieve their current status.
But for King Qi and King Yan, as well as the people who had bet their treasures before - such as Princess Qi Jiang Qijun and Princess Yan Tang Xinyao, it was a bolt from the blue!
In order to return to her hometown for the autumn examination, Jiang Yashuang did not forget to tell Qiu Yilan when she went to Ruan's house to say goodbye: "You stay at Ruan's house these days and don't go back to Xihe Palace. If there is any gathering, please do it... My ten The fifth sister has been in a very bad mood recently, and even the sisters at home have taken it out on her. You know, because of my great-uncle, our family has given some space to her room... I won't be in Beijing next time, you Don’t suffer.”
Qiu Yilan nodded: "I will avoid her."
He asked out of curiosity, "Do you know who the queen will choose? Who is the princess?"
"Maybe it's King Lu." Jiang Yashuang said nonchalantly, "As for who the princess is, Sister Seventeen must have been promised to the Ou family. Sister Eighteen is unlikely... I guess she will be chosen from among our cousins. ”
This King of Lu is also a master who has no sense of existence. His temperament, biological mother, and abilities are not as good as those of King Qi. This shows that the criterion for selecting a queen is to have a puppet appearance.
"You should also be careful of Princess Shou'an."
Qiu Yilan was thinking about which of the cousins in the Jiang family was most likely to be Princess Lu after Jiang Qiyun, when she suddenly heard what Jiang Yashuang said, and was very surprised: "Gu Wanna? Why?"
"My fourth aunt suspected that she was responsible for the loss of the title of crown prince between King Qi and King Yan this time." Jiang Yashuang said, "The reason is that King Yan chose the latter between her and Miss Tang Er."
"So she is destined to be Princess Dingzhou?" Qiu Yilan thought for a while and said, "Can Princess Changping endure it?"
Jiang Yashuang smiled lightly: "Princess Changping doesn't have only one daughter. What's more, if Princess Shou'an does this, do you think the Queen Mother will feel at ease?"
Empress Dowager Gu definitely didn't want to have a scheming grandson-in-law - having a daughter-in-law like Empress Jiang already made her depressed enough.
Qiu Yilan stopped asking about Princess Zhou's choice, and instead told him to be careful on the road.
Jiang Yashuang left a few days later, without waiting for Jiang Yalan's wedding which was only five days away - but according to Zhuang Man, it was pointless for him to stay and attend, because the bride Mi Yinyin looked at her after taking off her hijab. When Xin Fubing was among the people who came in to watch the excitement, her originally sweet and shy expression immediately turned into shock and uneasiness!