However, although the Xin family is not as good as the Jiang family, Xin Fubing's mother Jiang Tianhe is the biological daughter of the Marquis of Jibei and the only daughter who has survived to adulthood. She is very valued by the Marquis of Jibei and his wife.
Although she is currently working in Guanzhou with her husband, one day mother and daughter reunite and discover something suspicious...
Mi thought about it for two days but couldn't decide. Seeing that the bus trip with her father-in-law was coming soon, she took an opportunity to go back to her parents' home and ask her mother for advice.
"What are you afraid of? When your fourth wife was in Beijing, even Dou's dowry was beaten to death in front of her." When the old lady of the Mi family heard about her granddaughter and hoped to get closer to the Jiang family, she immediately He said, "Did Duke Qin do anything to her after that? You now have two sons and grandchildren. The seventh prince is considered a talent among the princes. Now he has caught the eyes of the queen, his first wife, and from now on She is a Crown Princess and a Queen, such a blessing is unimaginable to ordinary people! It’s not like she was tricked! What else could the Xin family do to you after the incident? You told your father-in-law and mother-in-law that you just don’t want her in the Ou family. If the child continues to be delayed, then he is lying! "
Mi worriedly said: "But although Xin Fubing is not as aggressive as the girls from the Zhuang family and the Ou family, she doesn't dare to talk about it in front of the elders... If she says she doesn't want to, wouldn't this be exposed?"
The old lady of the Mi family narrowed her eyes: "If Oubicheng was interested in her, given that Mrs. Ou is Oubicheng's aunt, she would have settled the matter for them long ago! It can be seen that she has wishful thinking towards Oubicheng and Lan'er before... Given Xin Fubing's background, if she hadn't been the granddaughter of the Jiang family, how would she have had the opportunity to be the granddaughter of the Jiang family! Now that her parents are not around, and her grandmother is incapable of doing anything, she happens to have no one around to make decisions for her? —You haven’t been able to deal with a girl you’ve grown up with all these years?”
Seeing that her daughter was still a little hesitant, the old lady sighed: "Silly boy, do you think I am persuading you like this just for Yin Yin? Don't you think about it, your father-in-law didn't go out in those few days, but the Duke of Qin came to visit! It can be seen that, The Queen and the Duke of Qin have already decided to give Xin Fubing to the Seventh Prince, but your father-in-law just has some opinions! By doing this, you not only eliminate a serious problem for Yinyin, but also allow the Queen and the Duke of Qin to fulfill their wishes... Killing two birds with one stone. How can you miss this opportunity?”
These words completely moved Mi. When he returned to the Jiang family, he summoned Xin Fubing to come over and began to persuade him!
...Qiu Yilan didn't know these things. She was struggling at the moment: "What kind of things did Eighth Brother bring in?! If I hadn't seen it with my own eyes, I couldn't believe that they dared to treat Eighth Sister-in-law like that - oh, it was them , I don’t remember the names of those two bastards, but those arrogant looks, if they were under my control, I would definitely... "
"Young madam, it's getting hot. Drink some black plum drink to cool down your anger!" Mother Zhou quickly handed over a glass cup and interrupted her.
"...it's just right between sweet and sour, you guys should drink some too." Qiu Yilan realized that Cai Qi and Cai Ying were still in the house. Although these two were Jiang Yashuang's confidants, it was hard to say whether they would keep it a secret from her. What if there is some gossip that I am tired of my nephew just after I walked in the door, and I want to reach out to Jiang Yadan's backyard...
Using the black plum drink to cover up her mistake, Qiu Yilan pondered for a while, knocked on the wall of the glass cup, and said: "You all go out first, I will talk to Mother Zhou."
After Su He and others retreated, Zhou's mother came up first to tell her where she had made the mistake: "Your current status is that of the grandsons who don't like the Eighth Young Master's concubine. You really shouldn't say it directly."
"Oh! I just don't deserve it for my eighth sister-in-law!" Qiu Yilan frowned and said, "I think she is also a lady from a famous family. Even though the Tao family is in decline now, it wasn't because of Tao..."
"It's not your turn to say this!" Zhou's mother smiled bitterly and motioned for her to stop again.
"Okay, anyway, apart from not being beautiful enough, what else can the eighth sister-in-law be as virtuous as she is? In front of me, concubines wearing red and green came in and asked for things, and all they wanted was the queen. Or the old lady rewarded them, are they qualified to use them? The eighth sister-in-law is still giving them with a smile, and she is not at all impatient and unconvinced!" Qiu Yilan snorted, "Especially those two little... those two nephews, He took a fancy to the bracelet on the eighth sister-in-law's wrist, and without even saying hello, he started stroking it! The eighth sister-in-law didn't take precautions, and even cried out in pain and didn't stop. She was so cruel and ruthless that those who didn't know it thought she was a robber from somewhere! "
She rubbed her forehead with a headache, "I thought Bago was unreliable before, but I never expected that his backyard would be so messy!"
Just as Zhou's mother was about to say something, Qiu Yilan became angry again, slapped the case hard, and said angrily, "Eighth sister-in-law is too talkative! I'm really sorry for her misfortune and angry at her for not fighting!"
"... Mrs. Eighth Young Master is actually wronged when you say this." Zhou's mother knew that although she had her willful moments, she generally listened to what she said. She sighed and said bluntly, "You also said that, the Tao family Now she can't protect the Eighth Young Master at all. Instead, she has to rely on the old lady to intercede with the Eighth Young Master and support their children! In this way, the Eighth Young Master is already a bit weak in front of the Eighth Young Master. What's more, the Eighth Young Master, do you think? Can it be cured by being aggressive?"
Qiu Yilan recalled the time when she was blocked by Qiu Jinglan, who still used the pseudonym "Ruan Qingyan", and the corners of her mouth twitched: "That person..." Even she, who regarded her integrity as nothing, felt a lot of pressure, counting on The gentle and quiet little Mr. Tao suppressed him, which was indeed too natural...
"So what else can the Eighth Young Master do besides being patient?" Zhou's mother pursed her lips, "There is no one here, so I dare to say something unpleasant: The current prominence of the Jiang family and the Eighth Young Master's temper are getting angry. Even if he hurts Mrs. Eighth, do you think... the Jiang family will punish him severely? "
Qiu Yilan sneered: "Before this meeting last year, Nineteen told me that the Jiang family's rules have become tighter. It's no longer just a scolding after a child gets into trouble - I asked him how tight it is. So bad, he said, he would be scolded at least twice!"
"Isn't this the end?" Zhou's mother sighed, "The eighth young lady is also the Tao family's legitimate daughter, and she is hired to be the eldest daughter-in-law of our fourth room. How can she be really weak and bully? Isn't she really invincible? The Eighth Young Master? Those concubines are naturally arrogant with the support of the Eighth Young Master..."
She lamented that Little Tao was not Zhou’s mother’s purpose, her purpose was, “So you must hold on to the Nineteenth Young Master! The old slave still remembers that when the princess came out of the cabinet, the prescription Mrs. Ruan Jiatai found out was only available in the second half of the year. Drink. I will teach you later... I will definitely win the man in one fell swoop!"
"..." Qiu Yilan didn't expect that one moment she was lamenting little Tao's misfortune, and the next moment the topic changed to "getting a man with one fell swoop". After staying for a while, she said awkwardly, "Mother Zhou, now let's talk Is this... too early?"
This body is only sixteen, okay? Only fifteen years old... Thinking about having a baby now...
"Have you not seen the ultimate reason why Mrs. Eighth is in this situation?!" Zhou's mother said sadly, "It's not that she is not beautiful enough, it's not that she is unloved... in the final analysis, it's that she has no children!"
Before Qiu Yilan could speak, Zhou's mother had already begun to discuss, "When we first found out why your mother-in-law and fourth lady were so aggressive and arrogant back then, but they are still doing well as fourth lady, even the sixteenth son. Isn’t it just because she gave birth to two sons and one daughter that the old man can’t tolerate her?”
"Let's talk about the old lady. She has no choice in terms of seniority, birth, or skills. She is also the biological mother of the queen. But because the seventh master passed away early, even though he raised nineteen young masters, our young master is still young. The old lady has nothing to say on important matters, so the old lady can’t help much even if she wants to help the eighth young lady!”
"If the current empress could have a biological prince instead of just a princess, would there be any need to fight for the position of prince? As the legitimate son, wouldn't she have already entered the East Palace?"
"Besides, Queen Mother Gu was favored back then, but if she had not given birth to this child, no matter how favored she was, the position of Queen Mother would have nothing to do with her..."
Qiu Yilan held her head and shouted in pain: "I know, I know, I know!"
"In short, the most important thing for you, young lady, is not to sympathize with the eighth young lady, but to take the eighth young lady as a lesson and give birth to a smart and lively grandson as soon as possible!" Zhou's mother looked solemn, in full house fighting mode, and spoke earnestly and thoughtfully. He said, "As long as you have your own flesh and blood, if it can be passed on to the Nineteenth Young Master and the Crown Prince... that is your brother's intelligence. At that time, you will just walk around the house. As long as it is not too much, what elder can't bear it?" point?"
"We'll talk about this later - now let's talk about the eighth sister-in-law!" Qiu Yilan lay weakly on the table and said, "According to what you think, mother Zhou, as long as the eighth sister-in-law can have a son, her current predicament can be easily solved? "
Although Zhou's mother was not satisfied that she only stared at little Tao and did not extend it to herself, she still said: "Isn't it obvious? Although there are many children in the Jiang family, there are always differences between the direct descendants. If the Eighth Young Lady has Heir, which concubine dares to go against her? The concubine is even more afraid to move, otherwise what will happen to them after the legitimate son inherits the inheritance? "
"I don't know whether it's the eighth sister-in-law's health problem or the fact that the eighth brother is too little in her room..." Qiu Yilan said to herself - and was immediately interrupted by Zhou's mother: "Young madam! This is not something you can say - as a sister-in-law It is taboo for a sister-in-law to interfere in the backyard of a brother-in-law, and it is even more taboo for a sister-in-law to interfere in the backyard of an eldest brother-in-law! No matter how much you sympathize with Mrs. Eighth, you will never do anything for her in this matter... At most, you can give her a few pieces of medicine to recuperate her body. The recipe!”
"No matter how poor the eighth sister-in-law is, she won't be able to afford a doctor. Fang Zi... she still wants me to send it to you?" Qiu Yilan rolled her eyes at her and said, "Mother Zhou, don't think that I am just meddling in other people's business. You Don’t you want to think about how much Grandma likes Sister-in-law Eight? Grandma is the Queen’s biological mother, so isn’t it important to please her?”
Zhou's mother disagreed: "The Queen must also listen to the old man - the Nineteenth Young Master is the old man's favorite grandchild. If you can have a baby as soon as possible..."
"... There is nothing I can say about this!" Qiu Yilan reluctantly changed the subject, "By the way, I said the other day that I would give a bag to the dongxiao that my 14th sister-in-law gave to my grandmother... Have you finished it?"
She still admired He Shuijin's skills - He Shuijin spent money and effort to find the Dongxiao. Although it made Mrs. Tao happy, she did not prepare anything for the Dongxiao collection or playing. Instead, she presented the Dongxiao. At that time, he deliberately gave the words to his sister-in-law to make. What Qiu Yilan was given was to make a bag for the dongxiao for easy storage.
This not only made her stand out in the limelight, but also put her in a good position, so that she would not be jealous of her at the same time.
"There are still a few stitches left." Zhou's mother said hurriedly, "The main reason is that I found out that the pattern that Master Qi liked the most back then was relatively complicated and the embroidery had to be finer, so it won't be ready until at least tomorrow afternoon."
"Bring it to me as soon as it's done." Qiu Yilan nodded, "Sister-in-law Sixteen has probably finished her tasks a long time ago. I haven't heard of her taking it to grandma in the past two days. She is probably waiting for me."
Zhou's mother's mouth twitched: "What she gets is a strip of clothing, with at most a jade ornament... It's so simple, how can it compare with what we make?"
"The things she makes are simple, but the fourteenth sister-in-law who assigned us two errands is not simple!" Qiu Yilan said lightly, "Everyone knows that the sixteenth sister-in-law is not from a high family background. Although because of her high marriage, the Lu family The Sheng family and I tried our best to prepare a dowry for her, but our resources were limited, which was considered poor among the sisters-in-law, so the 14th sister-in-law gave her the simplest and lowest-cost dowry; and I have two concubines, the concubine and the mother-in-law. The dowry is generous enough, not to mention that my brother also stuffed me with 400,000 taels of silver before I left the cabinet - so I was given this sophisticated job."
"But no matter how difficult she is, what the old lady wants to praise the most now is you." Zhou's mother narrowed her eyes, "So you have to fight for the old lady - give birth to a legitimate son as soon as possible!"
"...!" Qiu Yilan held back her heartache and said expressionlessly, "Nineteen will be back soon. I'll go to the small kitchen to add another dish for him!"