"What's going on?" Qiu Yilan asked confused, "I don't know if she's annoyed with you, but it's true that she doesn't want to see you now."
"Oh, I knew that was the case!" He Shuijin said with a bitter smile, "But what can I do? My grandmother and mother asked me to work with the sixth aunt to persuade her to agree to marry the seventh prince - the elders' order, I simply can't She couldn't refuse—even her own grandmother meant this. After all, the Xin family didn't even have any concubines, let alone the glory of the Lord of the Sixth Palace. So I followed Aunt Six to persuade her, wouldn't she hate me? "
Qiu Yilan couldn't help but ask: "Apart from her, is there really no suitable candidate?"
"There are also our second aunt's two little daughters, Miss Dou Family Ten and Miss Dou Eleven." He Shuijin pursed his lips, "Those two are actually not very annoying. The problem is that both the grandmother and the Queen are both I don’t like the Dou family!”
The seventh prince's wife is different from Princess Qi.
Because when the Queen supported the latter, the outcome with Queen Mother Gu was only 50-50. The Queen herself felt that there might be variables, so she chose Jiang Qiyun, one of the nieces she didn't like. Not only did she have an explanation for her mother's family, but in the event that King Qi She doesn't feel bad if anything goes wrong.
Later, as expected, King Qi lost the qualification to compete for the crown prince, and Jiang Qiyun's dream of a mother in the world was shattered. She was destined to be a princess in this life, and she was still a princess whose husband basically did not do anything.
But because of Xue Chang's promise, the Seventh Prince has a great chance of ascending to the throne - his wife will be the Crown Princess and Queen all the way to the throne.
Queen Jiang has hated Dou for more than a day or two. How could she give such honor to someone close to her
Even though this Crown Princess or Queen was under the control of Queen Jiang, Queen Jiang found it unbearable just to think that the daughter of the Dou family would sit on the phoenix throne where she had sat and enjoy the public visits.
"..." Qiu Yilan was silent. It wasn't that she didn't want to help Xin Fubing, but that Queen Jiang had already set her mind. Not even Jiang Yashuang could change it, let alone her nephew
"And Oubicheng came to your place yesterday. You should know that he really has no admiration for cousin Xin..." He Shuijin rubbed her forehead. She has always been decisive and neat in dealing with things. Now she can't be decisive no matter what, and she has a headache. Said, "Even if she doesn't marry the Seventh Prince, she will marry someone else in the future. If she can never forget Oubicheng, I have to say something unpleasant: Who will she marry? The Seventh Prince is pretty good in talent and appearance, and the Empress She is Cousin Xin's aunt, there is no way she should be treated badly..."
Qiu Yilan suddenly interrupted her: "Do the elders know about Oubicheng?"
"I didn't know before. She ran to Ou's house yesterday. It's hard not to know." He Shuijin said upset, "The reason why I didn't come here until now is because my mother just called me over and scolded her. Since I knew this, why didn't I tell them earlier? If they were to be in love, of course I would have said it earlier so that the elders could help them, but... Oh, I never thought that Cousin Xin would be so hasty. Now she's better! , I don’t know what the elders will do to her now after such a fuss."
Although she said she didn't know what her elders would do to Xin Fubing, Qiu Yilan knew that Xin Fubing would either marry the seventh prince obediently or be married away by Su Yuan - after all, her behavior this time was too shameful in this era. .
If Oubicheng agreed to her request, it would be a good story.
However, Oubicheng did not agree.
"I just heard Ou Qinglan say that Ou Bicheng has someone in mind. Do you know who it is?" Qiu Yilan was stunned for a while and asked.
"Ah?" He Shuijin was also stunned for a moment, then shook his head, "You might as well ask Nineteen about this question. What is the difference between men and women between me and him? We rarely interact with each other when we grow up. How do you know?"
The two sisters were silent for a while, and then Qiu Yilan asked, "Do you mean that Cousin Xin will definitely not be able to marry Oubicheng?"
"That's it." He Shuijin breathed out and smiled bitterly, "Sisters who grew up together, can you help me or not?"
She looked at Qiu Yilan, "I know she doesn't want to see me now, but now is really not the time to be angry. She went to Ou's house yesterday, and after one night, there must be all the elders who should know. Got it, after all, since the Ou family knows that she is the candidate chosen by the empress and her grandfather, they will definitely not break up the relationship immediately - otherwise Oubicheng would not want to, so why bother to climb over the wall and escape so fiercely? "
"...I'll go and persuade her." Qiu Yilan bit her lip for a while and whispered.
She has a good impression of Xin Fubing, and if possible, she sincerely hopes to help this little girl.
But right now, whether it's an emotional dispute or a complicated situation, there's nothing she can do about it.
"I'm not a family member, so I have no choice but to have free time!" She laughed at herself, and asked, "Since Third Aunt scolded you for Oubicheng, don't you know what the elders' attitude is towards Cousin Xin?"
He Shuijin smiled bitterly: "I'm not sure - but Cousin Xin is the fifth aunt's daughter. Our families are separated by one floor. I don't think the elders in the family will say anything to her directly. I don't know what the old lady of the Xin family will do after she finds out. ? That old lady... How should I put it, she is usually very fond of Cousin Xin, but this time Cousin Xin refused to marry, which made her very unhappy. "
After a pause, she lowered her voice and said, "After all, seeing how dignified and distinguished the Queen is now, how can the old lady of the Xin family not be tempted?"
Queen Jiang's domineering power is not only based on her status as queen, but also on her natal family, okay
Qiu Yilan snorted softly in her heart and said, "Then I'll go. Sister-in-law Fourteen, please feel free to do whatever you want!"
"Should I wait for your news here?" He Shuijin sighed and discussed with her, "Originally, my mother sent me over to continue persuading her, but she refuses to see me now..."
"I don't know how long I will persuade her, let alone the result - and I just persuaded her to take a rest with Miss Ou."
Seeing He Shuijin's hesitation, Qiu Yilan added, "Maybe after I finish persuading her, I can send someone to deliver a message to you?"
"Thank you very much." He Shuijin said hurriedly.
Seeing the bitter look on her face, Qiu Yilan was also a little bit sad. He Shuijin had always been a good person, especially among his peers, and now he suddenly had to be a difficult person. No wonder she felt so uncomfortable - this is what happened The tragedy of being a daughter-in-law at that time, my mother-in-law told me that I have to do it even if I don’t want to do it, otherwise I will wait to be worn in small shoes until my mother-in-law dies or I die!
After seeing off He Shuijin, Qiu Yilan returned to the courtyard. Seeing that the door to the study was closed and there was no movement inside, she asked the maid in the corridor softly: "Miss Ou and Cousin Xin?"
"They are all asleep." The maid replied quickly.
"Don't disturb them, let them sleep!" Qiu Yilan nodded.
The two of them didn't have a good rest last night, so they slept until noon. When they came to the main room to see Qiu Yilan after washing up, they looked at their restored rosy faces. Qiu Yilan breathed a sigh of relief and ordered someone to pass on the food. : "Are you hungry? The kitchen has been heating food for you."
"I'm really bothering my nineteenth cousin today." Xin Fubing was about to salute, but Qiu Yilan hurriedly stepped forward and pulled her up: "Are you just saying that you don't regard me as one of your own?"
Ou Qinglan was not so polite. She sat down immediately after Qiu Yilan's invitation, but her eyebrows were heavy and she seemed to be in a bad mood. Qiu Yilan knew that it was probably because of her previous refusal to acknowledge her that she was in a bad mood. There is pressure, but it is really not easy to promise this kind of thing casually. Xin Fubing, who is now unable to step down, is an example.
"Sister-in-law Fourteen came here just now to ask for your help to persuade me?" Xin Fubing asked suddenly with a faint smile after Qiu Yilan helped her sit down.
Qiu Yilan didn't expect that she was so unwilling to see He Shuijin before, but now she took the initiative to bring it up. She was stunned for a moment and then said: "No, she just wanted to explain to you that the reason why she went to persuade you was because of the order of her elders. It’s not easy to violate.”
"Ha..." Xin Fubing smiled mockingly, "I don't care about her, I want to ask my cousin to do me a favor!"
Qiu Yilan always felt that she seemed to be a different person after waking up, so she hurriedly said: "Cousin, just say it!"
"Please tell my second aunt for me that I agree to marry the seventh prince." , lest I can’t be a human being!”
Qiu Yilan couldn't help but froze when she heard the words, and subconsciously looked at Ou Qinglan, only to see Ou Qinglan looking at the bottle not far away expressionlessly, as if she hadn't heard anything.
"What did you...?" After thinking for a while, Qiu Yilan still felt that she should ask Xin Fubing the reason for her change.
"He doesn't want me, how can I still cling to him?" Xin Fubing said calmly, "The seventh prince has a noble status and is both talented and beautiful... The sixth aunt is right. It's not that the fourth aunt loves me, but this marriage, where is the matter? Is it my turn? I have disappointed many elders yesterday, but I hope there is still a chance to make amends. "
She suddenly became reasonable and said all the things that others should have said to persuade her - Qiu Yilan was silent for a moment and then said: "Have you really decided?"
"Of course." Xin Fubing smiled sadly again, "Originally, I was supposed to go to my great-aunt in person to plead guilty, but I'm uneasy right now. I'm afraid that something will go wrong when I go in front of my great-aunt, so I'm begging my cousin to do it for me. Going for a run."
"...I'll go right away." Qiu Yilan looked at her despairing look, sighed secretly, and stood up.
After a long while, Mrs. Tao listened to her message and nodded silently: "She has figured it out on her own, so that's best. As for the Ou family's affairs... let her not worry, the Ou family are all sensible, and this matter has not been spread. Even in our family, few people know about it. After she marries the Seventh Prince, no one will mention it without the knowledge. "
Qiu Yilan felt that she had nothing else to say, and was about to leave when Mrs. Tao said again, "By the way, the sixteenth daughter-in-law just sent someone to announce the good news, saying that the sixteenth daughter-in-law is here. I just packed up my things here. , why don’t you take it there for me?”
"...Yes!" Qiu Yilan was stunned and quickly covered up her surprise for a moment.
She was not jealous of Sheng Shi Shui's pregnancy, after all, it had been less than a month since she had passed away, but she also admired Sheng Shi Shui's luck - it had been less than a year since Sheng Shi Shui had passed away, and now she would be pregnant, regardless of gender. , it is a good thing for her and even Jiang Yazhu.
"You have only just entered the family, so don't be in a hurry." However, the surprise on her face still caught the old lady's attention, and she comforted her, "Children are fate, and what is supposed to come will always come."
Qiu Yilan said a few perfunctory words, a bit dumbfounded, and then resigned.