Seeing this situation, Jiang Qizheng and others quickly found an excuse to call Xin Fubing out!
... A few days after the wedding, when Zhuang Man and Qiu Yilan met, they talked about this and felt a little angry for Xin Fubing: "She is too petty! The thirteenth cousin of the Jiang family does take good care of cousin Xin, but so what? How about that, Mi Yinyin, the cousin, is allowed to be loved by her cousin, but Shi San is not allowed to love her aunt? Seriously, Cousin Xin is closer than Mi Yinyin and Shi San, and Cousin Xin is too busy trying to please the Ou family! , how could she have the heart to be with Thirteen... On the big day, with such a look on her face, Cousin Xin ended up crying and leaving. She had been clamoring for the past two days to go back to her parents in Guanzhou so as not to stay in Beijing and disturb others. Eye!"
When Qiu Yilan heard what she said, she asked curiously: "So Sister Xin's parents are not in Beijing? But why is she in Beijing?"
Zhuang Man sneered and said: "You are really stupid. Her parents are not in Beijing, but her grandmother is here! Although Guanzhou is rich, it cannot compare with Jingli. Her parents also hope that she will find a good family, so then Send her back... But as soon as she comes back, she catches Mi Yinyin's eye!"
Qiu Yilan vaguely felt that among the two cousins Jiang Yalan, He Shuijin was on Mi Yinyin's side; Zhuang Man was more inclined to Xin Fubing.
However, Qiu Yilan and Misin both had similar friendships. She didn't have a clear preference. After a few inquiries, she changed the topic: "The good days with my sister are limited to these few days. I'm worried about gifts. , what do you give?”
"I don't know what to give. I plan to ask my sister tomorrow." Zhuang Man said, "Anyway, my sister has always been generous. Even if the gift is not what she wants, she won't care."
At this point, she suddenly laughed, "Anyway, my sister and you are not in the same room, so you don't have to worry about giving her something that doesn't suit her taste. Later, she will use her identity as sister-in-law to put on your little shoes... But it's your quasi-sister-in-law. , but it’s embarrassing.”
Qiu Yilan said indifferently: "There's nothing embarrassing, just deal with it how you want."
Zhuang Man nodded and said: "That's true - and the sister-in-law Tao in the fourth room of the Jiang family is the best. Fortunately, Miss Sheng's sixteen-year-old girl is from the fourth room. If she were in another room, she would never be seen after they married. Have a good time.”
Qiu Yilan thought to herself, what's the use of having a sister-in-law who is easy to get along with? Jiang Yazhu Ruoqian was angry with his wife, and little Tao loved Sheng Shishui as his own daughter. How could this life be easy
But naturally she would not say this, and only said: "I also heard that Mrs. Tao is a very good person."
"That's great. I heard that she was always bullied by her sisters-in-law." Zhuang Man reminded, "My aunt and uncle have been away from the capital for many years. Sister-in-law Tao is a soft-tempered woman. You have to find a way to deal with it immediately after you pass. Use your authority to prevent other rooms from stumbling upon you!"
Qiu Yilan said unexpectedly: "What kind of statement is this? Did I provoke them to provoke them?"
"Isn't it the Jiang family's family that caused the trouble?" Zhuang Man sneered and said, "The Duke of Qin and the Marquis of Jibei were grateful for the Kui County man's kindness in raising him, so they tried their best to support the Jiang family's family... among my uncle's generation , except for my uncle, everyone took the civil service route, and the result is great, no one can get past the big house! Now it seems that my uncle is the one who has the most advantage, and he takes advantage of all the conveniences in the army - is he jealous? "
Qiu Yilan felt relieved when she heard this: "Who asked you to tell me this?"
"How did you know?" Zhuang Man asked unexpectedly.
"You usually come to see me just so that I can be your cook." Qiu Yilan snorted, "When did you come here specifically to cook for me?"
"Okay, I'll just say that I'm not suitable for this, but my sister forced me to do it. No, it was obvious before I even said a few words." Zhuang Man sighed after hearing this.
Qiu Yilan said in surprise: "Your sister, you mean the eleventh young lady of the Jiang family?"
"I'm just a sister, who else is she?" Zhuang Man said, "But this is not all her intention, but also my brother-in-law's - my brother-in-law is not Mrs. Jiang's biological son. To be honest, they are in the big room. Life is not easy. My brother-in-law had a chance to go to the Zhenxi Army, but he was disturbed by Mrs. Dou... My sister and brother-in-law asked me to tell you this without any intention. I just hope that you will pay me back later. Cousin Ninth, please put in a good word and help my brother-in-law find a job so that he won’t suffer at the hands of Mrs. Dou!”
Qiu Yilan said: "I can't vouch for this. You know what happens in the army... Where can we women get in the way?" She thought that if it was just for external transfer, Xiaozhuang would be freed from Mrs. Dou's hands. After all, she is Mrs. Zhuang’s biological niece, why can’t she just tell Jiang Yadan and the others directly? Or write to Mrs. Zhuang for help
He had to go around in a circle to sell himself well. The purpose was not for the sake of exposure, but for Jiang Yashuang himself!
Judging from the current situation, the Jiang family's successors in terms of civil servants are all old, middle-aged, young and old. Even if Jiang Banchao continues to be prominent in the future, the Jiang family alone will have a tendency to take the lead when it comes to sharing the cake; only the Zhen family The Xijun place has become the exclusive property of the fourth room - will Jiang Tianchi give priority to his son
Among his three sons, the eldest son Jiang Yadan and the second son Jiang Yazhu can be said to be useless, and they were kicked out of power the minute they left the family. Only Jiang Yashuang can count on - and Jiang Yashuang is so young, even if there are elders to pave the way for him, it is still too early to master the Zhenxi Army!
Moreover, it is impossible for him to control the West-Suppressing Army by himself. Even Jiang Tianchi now has his uncle, Marquis of Jibei, who has been in charge for many years, and Ou Jiaxiang to help him, so he can securely take the position of commander-in-chief of the West-Suppressing Army? Jiang Yahong probably took a fancy to this and hoped to book an important position in Zhenxi Army in advance.
Qiu Yilan can see this intention, and I believe the elders of the Jiang family can also see it - no matter how obedient Jiang Yashuang is to her, I am afraid that he himself has no place to speak about such a major matter that involves the future of a family and a house, let alone Qiu Yilan? So she can't guarantee it.
Fortunately, Zhuang Man was not a professional lobbyist. He could eat and drink with peace of mind as soon as he got the word out, and he had no intention of getting into trouble at all.
... Next, after Jiang Yaheng married He Shuijin, Jiang Qiyun came out of the cabinet to marry Princess Qi, Jiang Yazhu married Sheng Sishui, and Jiang Qisheng married to Northern Xinjiang. In just a few months, the Jiang family held five marriages at once. There was a lot of excitement in Beijing, and at the same time, they took advantage of the frequent visits with relatives to select the new crown prince candidate of the Queen Party.
Unlike what Jiang Yashuang said before, he is not King Lu, but the seventh prince who has not yet been crowned king.
This seventh prince is different from King Qi and King Lu. His biological mother is Jieyu, who was born as the daughter of a minor official. Although his personality is not unruly, he is not a character that anyone can step on. The key point is that he is very smart. This is not just the propaganda of the Queen Party, but has long been known by the princes' masters.
Even if this intelligence is only used to praise his studies, considering that the seventh prince is only fourteen years old this year, it is worthy of everyone's confidence in his future achievements.
Upon hearing the news, Qiu Yilan knew that some secret changes must have occurred during this period. Otherwise, given Jiang Yashuang's position in the Jiang family, it was unlikely that the person he knew would be wrong. Judging from Queen Jiang's character, she is more willing to choose a prince like King Lu who simply has the word "puppet" written on his face.
"The King of Zhou is mediocre than the King of Yan. The Queen is thinking that the other princes are not superior in the rankings, so she wants to find a prince with a reputation for intelligence to win the support of the ministers?" By this time, the weather had cooled down. Qiu Yilan put on her jacket and took Dabai for a walk in the courtyard while thinking about what made the queen choose the seventh prince.
But without assuming several possibilities, a servant came to report that there was a greeting note on the door, and she was asked to open it in person.
"Who sent it?" Qiu Yilan took the post and didn't read it. Qiu Jinglan, who came over after hearing the news, took it and checked it over and over before handing it back to her and turning to ask her servant.
The servant said: "I have never seen it before, and I can't tell where it came from."
While speaking, Qiu Yilan had already opened the post and read it, her eyebrows suddenly raised: "It's normal that he hasn't seen it, because this post was written by Mrs. Tao."
Qiu Jinglan thought about Qiu Feng's incident at the same time as her: "Isn't it possible that Princess Chunfu is still entangled?"
"This time the old lady is more straightforward than last time." Qiu Yilan handed the post to him, "Let me lead Qiu Feng there directly! I may not be able to persuade him, brother, do you think?"
Qiu Jinglan took the post and read it for a while, then muttered: "Isn't it easy for you to ask him to go to the appointment with you? Just say that he rescued Princess Chunfu, and now the other party's elders want him to give an explanation, otherwise he will It’s hard for you... I’ll make sure he goes with you without saying a word.”
"... It seems you have gained experience in tricking him!" Qiu Yilan sighed, and then Qiu Jinglan lightly hit her on the head: "What did you say?"
Qiu Yilan didn't take it seriously: "Then I'll call him up later? How about just taking him there like this? You've already said that he doesn't like to be restrained. And, will the Jiang family kill him to silence him? ?”
"If the Jiang family wants to silence them, why are they looking for him?" Qiu Jinglan frowned, "It is said that Mrs. Tao is the one who raised Jiang Jiujiu. Her requirements should be met as much as possible, lest she doesn't like you and you turn around. I’ll give you some shoes to wear after you’ve passed the door.”
So for me, did you decisively sell Qiu Feng again
Qiu Yilan was speechless for a while, then said: "I'm afraid that Princess Chunfu really wants to marry him, but then he refuses to marry..."
"This is impossible!" The next day, Qiu Yilan led Qiu Feng to a hidden teahouse in Beijing, only to find that Mrs. Tao had requested two private rooms this time, one of which was for her and Qiu Feng alone. The other one was Xiao Tao who invited Qiu Yilan to "have a chat."
Young Mrs. Tao must have been warned by Mrs. Tao before she came, so she just sat down and said straight to the point, "It's not that grandma doesn't like Qiu Daxia, nor is it grandpa... It's actually that my father and mother have been in northern Xinjiang all year round, keeping us all under control." He was entrusted to his grandparents, but his grandmother was not his father's biological mother... Even if he had good intentions in his heart, he had to worry about what everyone said. With Qiu Feng's background, if he was promised his eighteenth sister, everyone would say that his grandmother treated him badly. The eighteenth sister, based on this alone, my grandmother will definitely not be able to nod her head!"
Qiu Yilan said thoughtfully: "So, what do you want me to do?" You have said it so clearly, what else can it be if you don't want to send a mission