They got married on April 15th. After returning home from three dynasties, Jiang Yashuang stayed with Qiu Yilan at home for two more days before reporting to the Hanlin Academy.
The two were newlyweds, so he was naturally tired of spending time together at home - so it wasn't until he went to work that Qiu Yilan had time to plan his married life.
… This adaptation time was much shorter than she thought.
The main thing is that Jiang Yashuang is not only a grandson, but also a young grandson.
There was He Shuijin in the third bedroom. Even though the Duke of Qin's family had a big business and the number of people who ordered things up and down could be described as a group, she also managed it in an orderly manner, completely eliminating the possibility of decentralization of power among the sisters-in-law!
At present, the power in the backyard of the Duke of Qin's palace is as follows: the core is He Shuijin, with the Sixth Young Madam, the Seventh Young Madam, who are both three-bedrooms, and the Eighth Madam who is a few years older than them as substitutes - when these few can't hold on, The third lady, He Shi, and Mrs. Tao will personally come to put out the fire.
We really need the help of the four houses. Qiu Yilan also has Xiao Tao and Sheng Shishui.
So what she can control, as Jiang Yashuang said before, is the courtyard where they live.
The yard follows the unified standards of the descendants of the Jiang family: three entrances and three exits, with a large piece of land at the back and a pond dug to make a garden.
The first entrance is where the kitchen is and where the servants and other servants live; the second main room is where guests are received, with several side rooms used as guest rooms, and the others are where the maids live; the third entrance is This entrance, where Jiang Yashuang and his wife lived, was naturally built with the most care. The hanging flower door at the entrance was carefully carved, and even the bluestone threshold under the feet was engraved with beautiful patterns.
The courtyard inside changes scenery even more step by step. On the way from the corridor to the main house, rockery, sage, flowers and plants... are arranged in a staggered manner. This season, it looks colorful and colorful, like a scroll.
The furnishings in the main room are also in accordance with family rules - from the perspective of Qiu Yilan, who has been trained by Shao Yuemei and Ruan Ciyi in the past two years, the Jiang family is indeed the residence of Jiang Banchao, a grandchild, and many things are actually the residence of the Prince of Xihe. There are none.
After walking around the house and identifying the study room, bathroom and other places, Qiu Yilan asked Cai Qi to take her to see the back garden - the back garden was not small, it was as big as the three previous yards put together. big. There are three ways to enter, one is the small door on the back wall of the main house, the other is the back door of the study, and the third is the back door of the courtyard.
Qiu Yilan led a large group of maids and women. Afraid of breaking things when passing by the study, she went in through the door on the wall. When she entered, she saw a bluestone path with sparse flowers and trees on both sides and jagged rocks.
Walking along the winding path for a while, you will find a rockery that is as tall as one person. There are caves in the rockery for people to hide in or walk through. There are narrow stone steps on the side of the mountain, and an octagonal pavilion is built on it - the day after the wedding. Caiqi persuaded them to come over to the dining area.
"It was raining that day and it was night again. It was dark all around, but I didn't think the scenery was unsightly. It looks really good now." Qiu Yilan climbed up with her skirt in hand and couldn't help but admired, "There are actually still Red-crowned crane!”
On the other side of the rockery is a pond. There are hibiscus planted along the pond, and several of them are already in bloom.
There are weeping willows hanging by the pool, and from time to time the chirping of orioles can be heard. If you look carefully you can see more than one or two bird's nests. The red-crowned crane she was talking about was under the green shade, combing its feathers happily - not only the red-crowned crane, Qiu Yilan looked at it for a while, and found that there were two or three pairs of mandarin ducks swimming among the lotus leaves, and she was standing on the rockery. At some point, the koi in the pond probably thought they were about to be fed, so they rushed towards the rockery in groups, not afraid of the pair of red-crowned cranes not far away. In just a short moment, the water under the rockery was filled with red, as if A huge mandala bloomed.
"It's simply a paradise!" Qiu Yilan asked people to go back and get fish food, and sprinkled a few handfuls on the water. The competition for food among the fish became more intense, and fish even jumped out of the water from time to time.
Caiqi smiled: "It's great that you like that!"
After seeing the territory, the next step was to recognize the people - on the 16th, Jiang Yashuang called everyone and kowtowed to Qiu Yilan.
Because he was personally cultivated by the Duke of Qin, he was afraid of being too pampered. Before we got married, we had less than ten people to serve us. Now that they were married, the Duke of Qin asked He Shuijin to match the couple according to the standard of a legitimate grandson.
So these people were not even familiar with Jiang Yashuang, let alone what tasks they were assigned to do - all of this was left to Qiu Yilan.
It took him half a day to look around the yard, and another half day to get to know the servants and ask about matters that needed to be arranged... I ignored Jiang Yashuang's entanglement that night, and wrote a personnel arrangement letter after thinking hard, and thought of Ruan Ciyi. Following the previous instructions, he sent Jiang Yashuang away the next day, asked someone to prepare some pastries, and ran to the eighth room to find Mr. Tao: "Nineteenth said we have to take care of things in the yard ourselves. I don't know what's in the house." Please teach me the rules."
Because little Tao was childless and unpopular with her husband, she was always looked down upon by her sisters-in-law, so Mrs. Tao tried every means to plan the marriage between Jiang Yazhu and Jiang Yashuang, fearing that she would be embarrassed in front of her sister-in-law. .
But no matter whether Sheng Shishui or Qiu Yilan started taking care of their yard after coming home, the first thing they did was to come over and ask her for advice, which made her feel very happy.
At this moment, he gave a few words of humility and said, "There aren't many rules in the house. I'll tell my siblings about it later." Then he scolded her, "Just come, what else do you need?"
"My mother-in-law made it just because I wanted to give it to my sister-in-law!" Qiu Yilan hurriedly explained.
Her trip was indeed not in vain. Little Mrs. Tao carefully read through the arrangement she had planned, and then used a tactful tone to change her from head to toe - after all, Tao Qianbin came from the most famous family in the dynasty. Even the Jiang family, now known as the "Jiang Ban Dynasty", can only come close to the glory of the Tao family's "seven Jinshi in one family, and three prime ministers, father and son".
Shao Yuemei and Ruan Ciyi, who had taught Qiu Yilan in the past, were really not worthy enough in front of her.
Especially since she has been the wife of the Jiang family for more than ten years, she is completely familiar with all the Jiang family's rules, personal preferences, taboos, etc.
Qiu Yilan was taught by her for half a day, and Dajue benefited a lot. She simply brought some cakes and fruits to the eighth room every afternoon to ask for advice.
She was running so hard that she bumped into Sheng Shishui. Sheng Shishui, who entered the school a few months before her, looked similar to the one she had when she was in the boudoir school at Xihe Prince's Mansion. If she hadn't changed into a young woman's clothes, people would be suspicious of her. Didn't leave the cabinet.
Seeing Qiu Yilan, she greeted her with a smile from afar: "Are you looking for the eighth sister-in-law?"
"That's right. Did the Sixteenth Sister-in-law also go to the Eighth Sister-in-law?" Seeing her natural attitude, Qiu Yilan felt a little admired in her heart. The two of them had been classmates for two years, but no one expected that someone with an innocent background would Sheng Gieshui would one day let her, the princess, call her sister-in-law.
Although Jiang Yazhu's status in the family is far inferior to that of Jiang Yashuang, the gap between him and Sheng Shishui is even greater. According to the news that Qiu Yilan accidentally heard from Zhuang Man in front of the door, Sheng Shishui Shui's life in the Jiang family was not easy: she was not from a high family and had problems with her life experience; her husband, whose status was marginal, was always angry with her...
Except for little Mrs. Tao, Mrs. Tao is the only one in the Jiang family who is kind to her - but unless she offends Mrs. Tao, Mrs. Tao is also very kind even to her servants.
Under such circumstances, Sheng Shishui actually still maintained the bright and generous demeanor he had before leaving the pavilion. Even if he had to force himself out, it would be very difficult.
"Then let's go together." Hearing the words, Sheng Shishui smiled and nodded at her, just like an ordinary sister-in-law, not inferior or flattering, only just the right amount of affection.
Qiu Yilan agreed with a smile. Although the two had some hostility in the past, they had never done anything to each other in so many years... Now that they have become sisters-in-law in the same house, Qiu Yilan's grudge against her is indifferent and almost indifferent. .
When little Mrs. Tao saw them coming together, she couldn't help but smile: "I wonder if you guys will bump into each other?" He waived their family gifts and invited them to sit down.
After Sheng Shishui sat down, he asked, "Who is it this time?"
"It's the seventh sister-in-law." Little Mrs. Tao said before explaining to the confused Qiu Yilan, "I forgot to tell you yesterday. There is an unwritten rule in the family that the sisters-in-law get together every quarter. Drawing lots to decide who will be the host... I originally planned to do it in early spring, but because you have to pass the exam, I decided to wait until you come. "
Qiu Yilan asked curiously: "What kind of gathering method is it?"
"Just set up two tables of wine and let everyone have fun together." Little Mrs. Tao bit her lower lip and continued, "Of course, when we were in the boudoir, we all learned some talents... and occasionally we would help."
When she said this, her face was not very natural - Qiu Yilan was a little suspicious in her heart. If it was just a competition of talents, with Xiao Tao's background, even if she couldn't beat the others in skills, there would be no embarrassment... But looking at her expression, it seemed Have you ever suffered a loss at a party like this? And based on her personality, it's probably a big mistake that she can't hide her strangeness...
So after saying goodbye to little Mrs. Tao that day, she specially invited Sheng Shishui to go with her. On the way, she asked, "What's the problem with this gathering of sisters-in-law? I saw that the eighth sister-in-law's face looked a little wrong when she talked about it."
She asked directly, and Sheng Shishui answered readily: "At last year's party, maybe in order to give me a show of authority, a few people conspired to make me play the piano. My piano skills are not very good, and my eighth sister-in-law saw that I was in trouble and took my place. When she came on stage, she played impeccably. Those people had nothing to say, but they said in a strange way that the eighth sister-in-law played the piano in her spare time because she had no biological children, so she had good piano skills. "
He glanced at Qiu Yilan and said, "You have just married this time. I guess the eighth sister-in-law is afraid that something like last time will happen again? But I think she may be overly worried. My grandmother never dared to marry me. Gao Married, but you are different. No one in my sister-in-law can compare with you in terms of background, so it is unlikely that they will join forces to embarrass you. "
Qiu Yilan smiled: "Maybe it's because of my background. But you don't know, the crested hairpin my grandfather gave me on the day of the tea ceremony was said to be the eldest son who wanted to go over and give it to Miss eldest Sun as a dowry in the future."
"Is there such an inside story?" A look of surprise flashed across Sheng Si's face, but he immediately regained his composure and said, "Then I guess the eldest sister-in-law is going to trick you. According to me, the eldest sister-in-law is not very tolerant... Be careful. Yes, Sister-in-law Eight is gentle and won't argue with others. With my background, I have no place to speak for you... It depends on you. "
"I understand." After inquiring about the reason why Mrs. Tao mentioned her sister-in-law's different expressions at the party, Qiu Yilan nodded slightly to her, and they parted ways on the crossroads and went back to their rooms.
Jiang Yashuang came back early that day. When Qiu Yilan entered the inner room, he was already lying on the couch under the west window with a book and reading.
When he saw her coming back, he put the scroll on the table, stood up and said with a smile: "Are you coming back from Eighth Sister-in-law again? Eighth Sister-in-law even told me today that you have been there more frequently than him recently."
"I've never met him once, so it's obvious that he's just talking nonsense." Qiu Yilan's impression of Jiang Yadan really wasn't good, and she curled her lips when she heard this, "I really don't understand how the Eighth Sister-in-law has such a good nature. What are you dissatisfied with?”
This sentence caused a strange look on Jiang Yashuang's face: "Maybe it's because he has a good temperament, so Brother Ba doesn't care, right? Because he knows Sister-in-law Ba won't argue with him."
Qiu Yilan was stunned for a moment and then said: "...That's what you said."
"I remember my sister-in-law's gathering at home, it seems to be coming soon?" Jiang Yashuang asked suddenly with a thoughtful look on her face.
"I just heard the eighth sister-in-law say...what's wrong?" Qiu Yilan looked at him doubtfully.
Jiang Yashuang nodded and said: "That crested hairpin - if my sister-in-law and the others have trouble with you over this, you don't have to be polite! Just argue with them to the end, I will take care of it for my grandparents!"
Qiu Yilan smiled and said: "Don't worry, I will definitely not lose the dignity of our fourth room! I just heard today that the Sixteenth Sister-in-law said that they always bully the Eighth Sister-in-law for her good temperament. The Eighth Sister-in-law has not been here these two days. Don't mention me less, I'm thinking of repaying her in return!"
Hearing this, Jiang Yashuang raised her sword eyebrows lightly and asked with a half-smile, "You are thinking of repaying the Eighth Sister-in-law for giving you a few words? Then I am giving you some advice and trying to help you with things... Why don't you?" How about repaying me?"