Qin Guogong immediately regained his composure and said calmly: "If you don't suppress it, wouldn't it be in line with what Shijiu said just now: Even if Xue Chang comes to our side, the Gu family has not fallen, and the new crown prince has not been decided. There is no sign of you yet! If we let them settle accounts with each other now, do we still have hope?"
"You already have an idea in your mind, so I won't say more." The Marquis of Jibei was startled when he heard this, and then said, "But Tian Ao has really not been very honest in what he has done in the past two years. I'm afraid the grudge between him and Tian Chi is not good. alley."
"Let's deal with the Gu family first." Qin Guogong said calmly, "No matter how difficult it is, they are blood brothers after all. Xiaoba was just raised to waste, not to death. We can still survive for a few years. After all, There is a way to resolve it for them - we have been through so many storms, so many amazing and talented enemies have become a thing of the past, why can’t we still deal with the children we watched grow up?”
The Marquis of Jibei said: "Don't worry, but Nineteen is involved now, and he will end next spring!"
"What's more important, how much I am capable of? If a man of his age can't measure it, and he wants me to give him guidance, my training for more than ten years has been in vain!" Qin Guogong was not worried at all, "Intrigue and intrigues" He has to go through this eventually. Who among us hasn't been careful yet? And since he is willing to tell me the truth and not hide anything, it shows that he knows the rules... Let him go and deal with the aftermath of these unscrupulous descendants. Life!"
The Duke of Qin and the Marquis of Jibei lamented that their descendants were not virtuous, and that their old brother still had to worry about his brother's scandal. Jiang Yashuang, who had just returned to his yard, was listening attentively to Oubicheng's speech in Zhenbei when he returned to his hometown for the exam this time. What he saw in the military: "... My cousin has been promoted to half a rank because he married your seventeenth sister, and is now qualified to join the military accounts and discuss matters. On the other hand, your cousins are still well protected by your father. Staying pampered in the rear. Speaking of which, my fourth cousin was thinking of you, so he deliberately kept your cousins behind and not allowed them to go to the battlefield. This way, when you go to the north after being named on the gold list next year, besides knowing a little common sense, they will not really be able to follow you. When Beihu fights, he has no advantage over you!"
Jiang Yashuang shook his head: "I have to go to the Imperial Academy and stay for two years before I can go to the army!"
Oubicheng was stunned for a moment, then asked: "If you don't join the Imperial Academy, you won't be a prime minister?"
"Not bad!" Jiang Yashuang made no secret of her ambition, "Become a general and become a prime minister. Since I have the opportunity, I have to give it a try... Anyway, my father is in his prime and can afford to wait for only three or two years. "
"Tsk! Shouldn't the position of prime minister be what I'm after?" Oubicheng teased, "You will make me the prime minister, and we will collude with each other to control the world - this is what we have done! Why are you planning to have two of them now? All occupied?”
Thinking of the two of them when they were young, Jiang Yashuang smiled slightly, showing a hint of reminiscence, and then said: "You? You should get rid of Qiu first!"
"I've already told you not to mention this matter, do you want me to cut off our relationship with you?!" Oubicheng complained - but there was no annoyance in his tone, and it was obvious that he didn't attach much importance to failing in the autumn exam. After all, the previous generations of the Ou family were horse thieves, and their titles and official positions were all based on military merit. Some of the family elders did not even know their own names - Oubicheng was a scholar at this age, which was a surprise to the Ou family.
So he said something meaningful and continued, "In this way, you will have to wait for three years at the earliest before you can enter the army - I don't know if there will be any changes in these three years? Or you can spend less time in the Hanlin Academy. It’s okay to stay for a year and a half. Anyway, Darui’s rules only say that the prime minister must have experience in serving in the Hanlin Academy, and they don’t say how long he will serve.”
"It's not just to gain Hanlin qualifications." Jiang Yashuang shook her head and said, "I also took advantage of the past two years to go to my uncle frequently to fulfill my filial piety, and inquired about the Zhenbei Army in detail, and all the rules were prepared in advance. Learn it and it will be much easier to do things with past tense in the future.”
Oubicheng nodded: "That's true! Now it seems that the fourth cousin is not going to pave the way for you. Even if you go to him, he probably won't explain it clearly to you. It's better to wait for the seniority in the Hanlin Academy. Kungfu, go and follow Ji Beihou’s words.”
At this point, he felt a little sleepy and yawned: "I have nothing else to tell you... I'm going to the guest room to settle in!"
Jiang Yashuang opened the book at hand: "You go ahead, I'm still a little behind on my homework today. I have to make arrangements when I'm done."
"Don't be too tired. There is no room for medicine jars in the Zhenbei Army!" Oubicheng rubbed her eyes and walked out. She suddenly stopped halfway and said, "By the way, when you go to pay your respects to your great-aunt tomorrow, call Ah Xing back. . I heard my grandmother say yesterday that she hasn’t been home for a long time. It’s easy for a girl of her age to live outside. "
In retaliation for Jiang Yashuang who just laughed at him for not passing the autumn test, he added, "Especially the reputation of your brothers, tsk tsk!"
"I understand. When I go there tomorrow, I will definitely bring the message to you." Jiang Yashuang laughed dumbly and called Jiang Tan to Yanmo, "Go ahead!"
-As a result, he went there the next day, and as soon as he stepped into Mrs. Tao's yard, he felt that the atmosphere was different from the past!
After walking a few steps forward, four maids with serious faces blocked the way: "Young Master Nineteenth, the old lady is asking about something inside. Please go to your yard to rest first. When the old lady has finished asking, My servant will call you again!"
"Then let me go see Sister Eighteen." Jiang Yashuang glanced at the tightly closed doors and windows suspiciously, and lowered her voice, "What's going on?"
"You should go back to your own courtyard, Her Royal Highness the Princess is inside!" The maid knew that Mrs. Tao loved him, so she quietly revealed, "It seems that the person in front of Her Royal Highness Princess spread something that shouldn't be spread... The old lady is very angry, and will be cross-examining now It’s here!”
Hearing this, Jiang Yashuang felt a little uneasy and said, "Then I'll just wait here."
The maid urged him to go back several times to rest, but he only said that he was not tired. After standing like this for more than an hour, the door opened. Jiang Qizheng and Ou Qinglan, their eyes were red and their steps were slightly staggering. They should be kneeling in the room. After a short while, he was supported by the maid and came out in a daze.
"Sister Eighteen, Ah Xing, what's going on?" Jiang Yashuang hurriedly approached and asked.
"...You go ask your aunt!" Jiang Qizheng saw that his eyes were even redder and he lowered his head and remained silent. Ou Qinglan wanted to say something, but she shook her head and took Jiang Qizheng's arm, "We are going back first! "
Seeing this, Jiang Yashuang hurriedly entered the room and asked Mrs. Tao, who had just left her seat and planned to go to the inner room to catch her breath: "Grandma, why did you call Sister Shiba and A Xing in just now?"
"I was about to send someone to tell your grandfather! I just want to tell you, go and ask your grandfather!" Mrs. Tao looked upset, and with a gloomy expression, she drove away the servant who had just come in to serve. He went out and said, "Didn't Zheng'er be saved by Qiu Feng during the earthquake? She was drowning at that time, and she couldn't breathe. In order to save her, Qiu Feng naturally had some... some skin contact! So later he passed the credit on to you. My brother-in-law and sister-in-law, don’t let anyone talk about Zheng’er’s reputation!”
Speaking of this, Mrs. Tao secretly gritted her teeth, "Zheng'er said that she told two people, one was A Xing, and the other was me! I don't know when she was ignored. In short, now, Everyone in the family is talking about her and Qiu Feng..."
Jiang Yashuang's expression changed: "How can a servant be so bold? Someone must be targeting Sister Eighteen!"
"Watch the opportunity and decide whether to tell your grandfather or not - it may have been done by the eldest family again!" Old Mrs. Tao said bitterly, "When the King of Qi lost his qualification as heir apparent, your eldest aunt and Shi Shi were very angry. She was so angry! She even wanted to regret her marriage! You also know that because your sister was made a princess by Tianluan, she was often jealous of her family! Now that they know that she has been touched by a person of low birth, they naturally rejoice in her misfortune!
"Da Fang is really bullying!" Jiang Yashuang said with evil eyes, "This is a matter of my sister's whole life... Although Qiu Feng has a very good character, who knows whether he has intentions or not towards my sister?! They actually..."
"Calm down!" Mrs. Tao hurriedly patted the back of his hand and reminded, "Your grandfather has always been partial to the big house. Don't say this is my guess. Even if you get out with ironclad evidence, your grandfather will let them go." Leave it to two servants to take the blame! Now that your father and mother are not in the capital, he is always your elder, so don't let him get you wrong!"
Jiang Yashuang took a deep breath and said: "I understand my grandmother's teachings. She just asked me to watch my sister suffer and do nothing. I..."
"Who said nothing?" Mrs. Tao sneered, "Ms. Dou thought that her youngest daughter was also married and her granddaughters were still young. Now the daughter of the Jiang family would get a bad reputation, which would not affect her. Isn’t it big? I don’t want to think about who Fifteen is going to be a wife for?”
Looking at his grandson, he said, "I just asked Mother Hu to go into the palace to find your fourth aunt, and asked her to teach Shi Shi some rules! Anyway, our family has many in-laws, and even if King Qi can't be the prince, he can still be a serious king!" There are many people who don’t have the ambition to be a princess or a queen and are content to be a princess! Don’t feel too bad for your niece!”
"Grandma, even if you get revenge on Dafang, how can you restore your sister's reputation?" Jiang Yashuang did not feel that these words were very comforting. He was more concerned about Jiang Qizheng's lifelong events than Dafang's unfavorable ending. " Although our family has a somewhat unruly reputation, it is only the older brothers who are rumored outside..."
Although the daughters of the Jiang family generally have a reputation of being domineering, their reputation has never been lost.
This is mainly because the mother is not stupid enough to let her daughter play with women like her son.
Although the daughter of the Jiang family wants to marry whomever she wants, as long as the elders agree, the other party has to weigh whether she wants to marry him or not... But if the other party is forced to get married, can she live a comfortable life
Mrs. Tao's mouth twitched: "I have ordered people to thoroughly investigate the source of the rumor... I hope it has not spread outside the house!"
... After Jiang Yashuang resigned and left, Mrs. Hu helped Mrs. Tao into the inner room to lie down, put down half of the tent, and saw the old lady closing her eyes and was about to tiptoe out - the old lady suddenly asked softly: "Those rumors have spread. ?"
"What you said back to the old lady has already spread, but after all, where is our family's prestige, and Her Royal Highness the Princess is famous for being favored. I'm afraid it will take a few days for the streets to start talking about it." Hu's mother heard this. , hurriedly returned to the couch, half-knelt down, and whispered while holding on to the edge of the couch.
Mrs. Tao hummed: "Now is the time when we are competing for the heir apparent. It is not a good thing for the daughter of the Jiang family to have a bad reputation at this time! Chaohai will definitely find out what Qiu Feng's character is, and he will almost die. I will descend to settle this matter quickly without giving the Queen Mother a chance to make any fuss!"
Mother Hu hesitated and said: "Your handwritten letter will almost arrive in Northern Xinjiang. If the Fourth Master and the Fourth Madam object..."
"What does that have to do with me? I treat their daughter as a treasure. Didn't I personally meet Qiu Feng before, and asked Qian Bin to take care of their future wife... I did everything I should and could do, but their daughter died. Well, I have been tricked by Da Fang, how can you put the account on my head?" Mrs. Tao opened her eyes, her usually kind face was full of coldness and contempt, "If you want to hate them, just continue to hate Da Fang? Fang Ba, not only harmed their eldest son, but also their eldest daughter! "
After sighing, Mrs. Tao glanced at the speechless Mother Hu, and softened her tone, "Do you think I'm cruel, watching the grown-up child, just to make the fourth room hate the older room even more, and ignore her for the rest of her life?" A big thing?”
Mother Hu's expression changed: "Old slave, I don't dare!"
"Tian Luan has no son, so he can only support his concubine to ascend the throne." Mrs. Tao looked at the tent and said calmly, "Even if she takes the position of Queen Mother, she is still a woman living deep in the palace? Where can she go to the top or in the army? Don't need to rely on the Jiang family? And Jiang Tianchi has not returned to Northern Xinjiang for many years, and Tianluan has basically never gotten along with this brother! Even if he is good to his children, will Jiang Tianchi always turn to Jiang Tianqi and the others? ... Firstly because of the different mothers, and secondly because of the age gap, it can be said that the relationship between Tianluan and her brothers is just that! Moreover, when Tianluan always discusses court affairs with her mother's family, she always talks directly to Chaohai. The brothers don’t see each other very often…”
"Chao Hai will go to the sea one day, and she needs to borrow help from her brothers... Who knows if these brothers' families will still be reliable by then? Especially Chao Hai's character - after the crown prince is decided, he will definitely try to resolve the rift between his descendants. " Mrs. Tao sneered, "If the descendants of the Jiang family are united, what will happen to Tianluan in the future?"
"Think about it, let's make the hatred between them deeper, so deep that Chaohai can't resolve it at all!" Mrs. Tao squinted her eyes and said calmly, "In this way, they fight among themselves, and Tianluan mediates... Only then can they live up to her role as regent. My daughter has been in the palace for many years and was forced to give birth to Yongfu by Queen Mother Gu... Do you want her to be a puppet for the Jiang family again?"
Mother Hu lowered her head and did not dare to speak.