"Nineteen brothers and sisters, I'm really sorry for what happened yesterday!" As soon as they entered the flower hall, He Shuijin came to apologize.
Qiu Yilan hurriedly stepped forward and grabbed her arm: "Sister-in-law 14, please don't do it! Yesterday, the eldest sister-in-law and the second sister-in-law didn't like me. What does it have to do with my sister-in-law?"
"When you say this, you are estranged from me!" He Shuijin's eyes turned red, and his voice was slightly choked, "Although my elder sister-in-law and second sister-in-law had some objections to you yesterday, since they didn't mention the crested hairpin, Obviously, I still want to put up with it! The reason why the matter is so big is that we, the third bedroom, are not good masters. Not only do we not smooth things over, but... we actually add fuel to the fire! How could the eighth sister-in-law be wronged? How could you, a nineteen-year-old sister-in-law, be called to ask questions by your elders? "
Qiu Yilan thought to herself that you are good at talking. If you fail to be the master of the whole third house, doesn't this remind me that I can't just hate you
She said calmly: "I know that you, Fourteenth Sister-in-law, are having difficulties. After all, Sixth Sister-in-law and Seventh Sister-in-law live in the same room with you. Originally, you overstepped their control of the household, and I guess you have attracted their attention. Yesterday they started to provoke, If you don’t follow suit, I’m afraid you’ll offend them.”
He Shuijin was stunned for a moment—Qiu Yilan, who was obviously preparing to explain herself, spoke first, and she was at a loss for words.
She simply reacted quickly, and after wiping her tears for a while, she gained wisdom and said: "Nineteenth sister-in-law, you are so considerate of me, I feel even more ashamed! But this matter is not just that simple - if it is just the sixth sister-in-law, the seventh sister-in-law I mean, given our friendship, I'm not the kind of person who is afraid of trouble! How can I just sit back and watch you being pushed to the forefront?"
A look of surprise appeared on Qiu Yilan's face: "Oh? What does the fourteenth sister-in-law mean?"
"Not bad!" He Shuijin was very satisfied with her surprise - this meant that the initiative in the conversation between the sisters-in-law was back in her hands. Therefore, her already calm look became a little more calm, and she continued, "I think you know what the biggest thing in the court has been in the past few months."
"The biggest thing in the court...could it be the fight for the heir apparent?" Qiu Yilan narrowed her eyes slightly. She probably already understood what He Shuijin was going to say.
Sure enough, He Shuijin nodded: "That's exactly what happened!"
"But what does this kind of important court matter have to do with the fight in our back house?" Qiu Yilan asked.
"Jiujiu didn't tell you?" He Shuijin confirmed first, and when Qiu Yilan shook his head, he said in relief, "You must be newlyweds, and he doesn't want trivial things to take away the time to be alone..." After all, it's her. Watching his cousin grow up, he knew that Qiu Yilan was not that gentle in nature, and he was afraid that she would come back to settle the score with Jiang Yashuang, so he gave Jiang Yashuang a reason and said, "Actually, I don't know very carefully either. Just from what my mother said, it seems that he has made a great contribution to the fight for the throne this time!"
"Because of this contribution, our Jiang family is almost guaranteed to win! How can we not count your share of the merits after the fact?" He Shuijin sighed, "But there are only so many high positions in the imperial court. If we add more Honorary titles are worthless if they are too much, right? Therefore, if you share more, others will naturally share less. In this case, they naturally hope that you will make mistakes, so let’s not discuss your share! !”
Qiu Yilan frowned: "Is there such a thing?!" She pondered for a moment and asked directly, "Sister-in-law Fourteen, so to speak, yesterday, you, Sister-in-law Six, and Sister-in-law Seven deliberately allowed our room to fight with the big room. Get up... Could this be what Third Aunt meant? That’s why you can’t disobey?”
"... I don't dare to say this." He Shuijin hesitated for a while before saying, "Anyway, I know there is such a saying secretly circulating in the family: Your fourth brother, eighth brother and sixteenth brother, are all... only nineteen Live up to your expectations! He is alone, he is still so young, and he occupies the majority of the money alone... it is really... that other people in the room..."
"You are worthy of being the one who took over the general ledger of Duke Qin without even asking! Both my mother-in-law and my aunt will sell it as soon as they say it!" Qiu Yilan frowned more and more on her face, but in her heart she remained calm and secretly said, " If I really believe this, will there be any good people in this world in the future?”
At this point, she has completely confirmed He Shuijin's plan, which is to seize her before passing through. It can be said to be a black opportunity for everyone in the Jiang family. With threats and threats, it is best to let everyone be the enemy! Then extend a helping hand and completely pull yourself over!
"Maybe she hopes to use me as a thug to teach her a lesson for the people she wants to teach. If she comes out to smooth things over, I will still remember her..." Qiu Yilan speculated on He Shuijin's plan, "Twenty It’s no wonder that a girl under the age of 10 has such a scheming attitude to manage such a big business in an orderly manner. No matter how dissatisfied Mr. Shi and Mr. Zhang are, there is nothing they can do! "
"But you still missed one point. Nineteenth's great contribution in fighting for neutrality... Wasn't it me who saved Xue Nongying and made Xue Chang decide to use the banner of the neutral party to plot against the Queen Mother of Death Valley?" Qiu Yilan narrowed her eyes. , "Yes, for such a big secret, everyone involved in the Jiang family in the court should know it. How could it be told to the daughters-in-law who are not involved in this matter at all?!"
She thought for a while and then slowly said: "Is that so? So, now my uncle and brothers are a little... dissatisfied with Nineteenth?"
He Shuijin sighed: "In our family, there is nothing we can do about this... Let's talk about me, why did I take charge of the account books of the Duke's Mansion before I was married? My mother would be in charge of the house, because several brothers Because of their squandering, the accounts could not be settled no matter what. For fear of being offended by the elders, my mother had to secretly use her own dowry to pay for it. As a result, she could not afford to pay it off after only two years... My mother was so worried that she went back to He's house to cry to my grandmother. I heard about it at the meeting and came up with some ideas. When my mother came back and tried it, she turned a profit and then hired me to your 14th brother!"
"Then they kept me in front of them to check the accounts... Then my mother became ill, so she simply told my grandmother at home and asked me to take care of the accounts!" He Shuijin bit his lower lip, "From then on, Sixth Sister-in-law, Sixth Sister-in-law, The seventh sister-in-law hates me! But why do I mean to neglect them? If they can take care of it, wouldn’t I want to be free? I don’t have any property to manage!
Qiu Yilan nodded silently, expressing her understanding - but what she was thinking in her heart was: "If it was someone else who was squandering it, like Jiang Yadan, why would the third lady use her dowry to fill it? Her husband and son probably also had a share, and The share is not small! Because she was afraid of losing points in front of Duke Qin, she had to use her own dowry to pay for it, right? Then she found out that she had a way of making money with Shui Jin and was worried about the accounts, so she became stupid. I will let this niece go!”
From this point of view, it is quite tragic that He Shuijin kindly gave advice to her aunt, but ended up becoming her aunt's daughter-in-law. Fortunately, Jiang Yaheng was kind to her before, otherwise she would have been repaid with revenge.
"So, Sister Nineteen, you and Nineteen Two must be careful!" He Shuijin pursed his lips and solemnly warned, "Before... when Wan'er happened, I thought that Dafang would care about Feng Tou with you. Chai's matter. With the news I got in the past two days, I know that this family has some feelings for you... But you must not spread these words. Even if you let out a few words, I will have no choice but to seek death!"
"Sister-in-law Fourteen, please rest assured, I will never reveal a word!" Qiu Yilan said immediately, "After all, you have done so much for us, and if we betray you, are you still a human being?"
He Shuijin smiled slightly: "I watched Shijiu grow up. I think he is similar to my biological brother! As for you, although we have only known each other for two or three years... we still hit it off, right?" Sighing, "Besides, let me tell you the truth: Although my mother left me to take care of the accounts, she always felt sorry for the sixth sister-in-law and the seventh sister-in-law... I was in the third room, and there was actually no one I could talk to. ! In the past, when Qizheng didn't fall, I could still look for her. Now that she's not at home, I... I can only come and sit here with you, but I hope you don't get tired of me."
"How could it be? I wish my 14th sister-in-law would come here often so I could ask you for advice." Qiu Yilan said thoughtfully, "But speaking of the attitude of the family, I think they are too impatient!"
He Shuijin was stunned: "You mean?"
"After the fight for the crown prince, shouldn't it be decided by the grandfather and the empress about the merits and rewards? They are starting to suppress us now. Do they really think that the grandfather and the empress don't know?" Qiu Yilan said lightly, "Maybe we will get the credit later. In addition, we have to give us some comfort! So if I had known this, I should have pushed Sister-in-law away and received that slap myself yesterday!"
"You are the one who is going to be beaten. Don't you want to make your 19th brother heartbroken?" He Shuijin's eyes flashed and he said with a smile, "It's getting late. I have to go back and deal with a few things... I'll see you later!"
"Sister-in-law Fourteen, walk slowly!" Qiu Yilan escorted her to the door and said a few more words. After she got on the sedan chair, Shi Shiran returned to the house.
Su He, who had been serving tea just now, quietly asked as soon as he entered the door: "What did the Fourteenth Young Madam say?"
"Didn't I just say that? They are impatient!" Qiu Yilan snorted, sat down on the embroidered couch, took a sip of Fu Fang drink from Su He, and then whispered, "Sure enough, Wan'er's This thing is just a cover! Dafang openly provoked trouble, and Sanfang designed it tactfully... Their purpose is not to make us make mistakes, so that we will have reason to cut back when we discuss merits in the future - you think, even though He Shuijin and I have told each other before We're relatively familiar with each other, but we're just gentlemen, that's all! She doesn't fully understand my temperament. Seeing how vigorously I beat Miao yesterday, she would feel that I can't stand it!"
This is not arbitrary speculation by He Shuijin - how many people who can stand the irritation would know that Dafang has resentment towards the crested hairpin awarded by the Duke of Qin, and would wear it to slap him in the face
What's more, Qiu Yilan actually slapped Ms. Miao in the face at the sister-in-law's party? !
"It would be best if I hear that everyone in this family is kind-hearted towards Nineteen Anxiety, and offend everyone in a fit of anger!" Qiu Yilan said lightly, "Even if it is impossible to offend everyone at once, How many can I offend..."
Su He was surprised: "But didn't I say before that the third room wanted to win over the fourth room?"
"The fourth room has offended many people and has suffered a lot of cuts. It makes sense for the third room to come out and do good things! Otherwise, the third aunt and the others would get in without knowing. How could the third uncle not know? Why let it go? Isn't this the case? Idea!" Qiu Yilan pushed Dabai down on her lap, "It's such a hot day, go away!"
Su He picked up the lion cat in dissatisfaction: "That's not what you said in winter. You won't allow Dabai to leave your lap then!"
"Yeah, but now that it's summer, it's useless for the time being!" Qiu Yilan tried very hard to drive Nian Xue away who also wanted to get her. "When the weather cools down in the future, let them come into my arms." come on!"
"..." Su He touched Dabai's head speechlessly and decided not to talk about this topic with her. "In short, although the Fourteenth Young Madam has scheming intentions, what she said is also true? Now each room is facing our room." Are they all malicious?"
Qiu Yilan said indifferently: "Yes, but so what? What I told her is not true? My grandfather and the Queen are here, why does other people's opinions matter?" She narrowed her eyes, "Besides, The outcome of the battle for the crown prince has not yet been decided! Who dares to predict such a big matter until the last moment? "
At the same time, the third room and the third wife, He Shi, were also teaching He Shuijin: "... Winning over the Qiu family is always a trick. In the final analysis, it is your grandfather who has the final say!"