After all, Qiu Yilan had just entered the Jiang family and had little foundation in the Jiang family. She knew nothing about the turbulent conflicts between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law in the third house. She didn't know that He Shuijin, who was thought to be more comfortable after entering the Jiang family, was actually already She hated her aunt and mother-in-law to death!
After congratulating Wansheng, she had to think about how to comfort Xin Fubing on the way back to her yard.
Only when they entered the door did they realize that Xin Fubing and Ou Qinglan had asked their maids to say goodbye and left first.
Su He explained: "The old lady sent someone to pick her up."
"I understand." Qiu Yilan nodded, thinking to herself, "How strange is it that grandma asked me to bring the reward to Sixteenth Sister for her just now, just to distract me and call them two over?"
She thought for a moment and realized that Mrs. Tao did not have any malicious intent in doing this. After all, Xin and Ou were in her room. The old lady called people over. It would be rude not to accompany Qiu Yilan. Please accompany her... This matter is a mess. , even if Xin Fubing suddenly changed her attitude and was willing to marry the seventh prince, there was no joy for the time being, and it would be awkward to participate.
Mrs. Tao sent her to Shengshi Water on the pretext of delivering gifts, which also kept her out of the matter.
"Have someone sort out the betrothal items in the warehouse. Maybe they will be needed in a few days." Qiu Yilan ordered, and couldn't help but sigh when she thought of Xin Fubing's pale face.
Su He agreed and asked again: "Do we need to pack up the things for summer vacation? We have to leave in a few days."
"Of course, but I don't know much about Nineteen's things yet. Let Caiqi and the others pack them up first." Qiu Yilan said, "When Nineteen comes back, I'll ask him if he has anything special to bring."
... When Jiang Yashuang came back in the evening, he heard Qiu Yilan mentioning the summer vacation and said, "There is nothing special to bring. Everything is available in the other courtyard." He added, "This summer vacation is quite interesting this year. Empress Dowager Gu ordered Zhou The king is in charge of this matter, and the fourth aunt is worried about whether she should also arrange some general affairs for the seventh prince... and she is afraid that he will not be able to do it due to his young age. "
Qiu Yilan asked curiously: "Don't you have a staff?"
"Even if there are staff coming up with ideas from behind, the one who directs the scene must go into battle on his own." Jiang Yashuang muttered, "How can the Queen Mother not try to disrupt the situation? If you don't have any real ability, if you rush to deal with common affairs, you will end up saving money. His reputation for being smart and studious has been ruined—that’s probably what the Queen Mother hopes for.”
The seventh prince is also fifteen years old. Since he is competing for the position of heir apparent, it really doesn't make sense not to do a few errands in person - it's just that he has always had the upper hand in the direct competition with the King of Zhou. If he fails in running errands, it will inevitably happen. If the Queen Mother takes advantage of her, she will attack her with all her strength, thereby losing the early advantage that she had gained so easily.
"In this situation, King Zhou is barefoot and not afraid of wearing shoes. Anyway, his previous performance has been defeated by the Seventh Prince, so it doesn't matter if he is embarrassed." Qiu Yilan thought for a moment and couldn't help but laugh, "On the contrary, the Seventh Prince needs Defending the title is a lot of pressure!”
She pondered for a while and said: "If you want to find something suitable for the Seventh Prince to practice on, I have an idea."
Jiang Yashuang kissed her on the face and asked with a smile, "What is it?"
"Didn't you say last time that the Queen Mother wanted to send Princess Changping, who was raised by herself, to Kuang Qingwu, but was stopped by Fourth Aunt?" Qiu Yilan reminded, "But the Queen Mother's move was to win over the Zhenxi Army. It is impossible because of The fourth aunt stopped him and gave up! Especially since Kuang Qingwu is now the only son of the Kuang family, how can Kuang Shihan not expect him to get married as soon as possible so that he can have a happy life? So the Queen Mother will definitely mention this matter again - she has always been a prince and a princess. All major marriage matters are handled by the Queen Mother. Why don’t the Fourth Sister leave this matter to the Seventh Prince to practice, so that the people on the Queen Mother’s side will cause trouble again... "
Jiang Yashuang's eyes lit up, and she couldn't help but kiss her again, and said with a smile: "Lanlan is smart - how did you come up with this idea? I have thought about many things for Fourth Aunt today and I have never thought of this!"
"It's not Cousin Xin's matter that I'm worried about. Now when you say that the Seventh Prince doesn't have a suitable job to practice, I think of Princess Changping." Qiu Yilan punched him and sighed, "Cousin Xin... I don't know what will happen in the future. How about it?"
Jiang Yashuang also expressed some pity when he mentioned his cousin next door: "There's nothing we can do about it. Bicheng has no romantic feelings for her. If it's just other things, it's all about her marriage. How is it possible not to marry her?" "
Qiu Yilan said depressedly: "I know—that's why I feel depressed, even if I want to help Cousin Xin scold Oubicheng!"
"Bicheng is really unjust. He has never been close to cousin Xin!" Although Jiang Yashuang and Xin Fubing are cousins across the room, Oubicheng, his best friend since childhood, obviously has a high status in his mind. At this moment He hurriedly explained to Oubicheng, "If you don't have a marriage, how can you force it?"
"Alas! Let's stop talking and settle it down!" Qiu Yilan pulled up the quilt and covered her head.
Jiang Yashuang was angry and laughed: "We haven't..."
"Don't bother me!" Qiu Yilan unhappily opened his hand that was under the quilt, "I'm not in the mood today!"
Seeing that she was really not very interested, Jiang Yashuang stopped helplessly: "We are still newlyweds!"
After a while, seeing that Qiu Yilan remained silent, he softened his tone and asked, "So, are you going to the palace tomorrow?"
"What are you doing?" Qiu Yilan sounded like she was talking about business, and put down the quilt in confusion and asked.
"Don't you have to tell Fourth Aunt the idea you just came up with?" Jiang Yashuang said, "At the beginning of the year, because of the competition for Chunwei's ranking, the Queen Mother had not yet taken care of Princess Changping's marriage. Now she will almost have her hands free. Of course, let her Fourth Aunt should prepare as soon as possible. After all, the Seventh Prince is too young and has no experience in handling general affairs before. It would be inappropriate not to give him some advice earlier. "
Qiu Yilan was reluctant, because when she entered the palace, she would inevitably be asked about Xin Fuling by the queen, so she said, "Can't you go and tell me?"
"I have an official position now, and tomorrow is not my holiday." Jiang Yashuang laughed dumbly, "Besides, you haven't paid greetings to Fourth Aunt since you came here. Apart from other things, what's the share from Fourth Aunt? Isn’t it a loss that you haven’t received the meeting gift yet?”
"Four aunt hurts you so much, you are a matter of calculating her things. If you know Si Aunt, you can see how to beat you!" Qiu Yanlan said silently.
Jiang Yashuang said calmly: "There is no one else here at this moment. If you don't tell me, I won't tell you. You came to the palace just to pay respects to Fourth Aunt... I don't have to be beaten?"
"I have to tell her!" Qiu Yilan snorted, "You unfilial nephew!"
She couldn't help but smile when she said this, and the atmosphere suddenly relaxed - Jiang Yashuang took the opportunity to hug her...
The next day, Qiu Yilan got up after dressing up, seeing her husband off, and went to the main room to say hello to Mrs. Tao. The old lady kindly spared her the courtesy and asked her to sit down: "Today is not the day to say hello. You were there yesterday. I just ran there once, but what happened?"
"Grandma has good eyesight!" Qiu Yilan looked around with a smile, and Mrs. Tao cleared the place without saying a word.
"Yesterday, I heard from Nineteenth that Fourth Aunt was thinking about sending some errands to the Seventh Prince. Yesterday's incident with Cousin Xin reminded my granddaughter-in-law that Her Royal Highness Princess Changping has not yet descended..."
Mrs. Tao understood it as soon as she heard it, and said with a smile: "You are such a smart kid!"
There was no need for Qiu Yilan to mention it herself. The old lady directly gave her a reason, "It just so happens that your sixteenth sister-in-law is pregnant. This is a happy event. It's time to tell the palace. Let's ask for some benefits for the child... Since It’s your sister-in-law who lives in the house, so please go there.”
After receiving the old lady's order, Qiu Yilan went back to her room, changed into more formal clothes, and went straight to the palace gate. With the current prominence of the Jiang family, the female family members did not need to go through any procedures to enter the palace. They went directly to the palace gate and asked the coachman to identify themselves. , someone like Dou who didn't have a good relationship with the Queen might have to be left out, but someone like Sifang, who was close to the Queen, would be released after a cursory inspection.
After entering the palace gate, the journey was smooth, and it was not until outside the Bei Que Palace that the palace servants prompted him to stop and wait for the summons. It took only a moment to turn around, and Qiu Yilan straightened her skirt, and the palace servant who went in first to report came. She came out and said the queen let her in.
Qiu Yilan entered the palace and greeted the queen first as a princess, and then her aunt as a nephew. After that, Queen Jiang asked her to get up with a smile: "Sit down, you are my nephew now, you don't have to be restrained... still I thought that after you got married, the 19th Congress would bring you to see me and take away your things. It turned out that this guy was so good that he spent time with you during his leave. After he went to work, he concentrated on his duties and actually forgot about me. The back of my head!"
"I hope Fourth Aunt will forgive me..." Although Qiu Yilan knew that the queen did not really blame Jiang Yashuang, she still hurriedly confessed on her husband's behalf.
As expected, the queen waved her hand nonchalantly and said, "I'm just teasing you... Why did you come into the palace alone today?"
Qiu Yilan told the reason given by Mrs. Tao. The queen was a little surprised, but there was also a look of joy on her face: "Really? It seems that the sixteenth daughter-in-law is a lucky one. It has only been more than half a year, right? There is news. … I wish it was a male heir.”
"With the blessings of the fourth sister-in-law, I believe that the sixteenth sister-in-law will definitely get her wish." Qiu Yilan said something funny, but in her heart she was thinking about whether she should be able to pinch or pinch out these words to tell Sheng Shishui when she went back, otherwise she would never After a few days, it was revealed that the fetus was a girl, and you can imagine the pressure of the dehydration!
The two exchanged a few words, and when the queen saw that she still refused to leave, she knew better: "In that case, let's have a conversation alone!"
After sending the palace attendants away, Qiu Yilan reiterated that the Seventh Prince could be the one to preside over the ceremony of Princess Changping's descent. This would make it difficult for the Queen Mother's party to stop troublemaking, and thus the Seventh Prince's reputation as capable and intelligent could be continued.
Both Jiang Yashuang and Mrs. Tao thought this idea was good, but the queen frowned after hearing it.
Seeing this, Qiu Yilan felt slightly awe-struck... After a while, the queen said: "This way, I really don't have to worry about Weisang, but does this mean that Changping's descending ceremony will be full of flowers?"
Qiu Yilan was stunned for a moment, then realized that the queen didn't want Princess Changping's wedding to be too beautiful.
"Her Royal Highness Princess Changping's decline has become more and more beautiful. It is also the seventh prince's reputation that has been achieved. The seventh prince is smart and capable. Isn't it because of your discerning eye and talent, Fourth Aunt?" Qiu Yilan thought for a moment, carefully considering her tone and words. .
I also want Princess Chang Ping's wedding to be deserted and miserable, and I also want to find an errand for the Seventh Prince that will show his face and make the Queen Mother's party afraid to mess with it... How can there be so many things that have the best of both worlds in this world
Especially the Queen Mother's Party is not a soft persimmon. Before Xue Chang's secret trick took effect, this was an opponent that the Queen Mother's Party could only maintain a draw with all their efforts.
Queen Jiang naturally understands this truth. She frowned before because she thought that after fighting with Queen Mother Gu for so long over Princess Chang Ping's descent, in the end she still had to give Chang Ping a dignified act of descent... even if it was calculated. The person who benefited the most was myself, and I didn’t feel very happy either.
But the queen was not confused after all. After thinking about it for a while, she nodded and said: "You are right, consider it Chang Ping's luck!"
After agreeing to this matter, the queen changed the topic and asked Xin Fubing: "She ran into your room yesterday? How is she now?"
"... She said she was willing to listen to the arrangements of her elders, and yesterday she asked her nephew to apologize to her grandmother on her behalf." Qiu Yilan thought for a moment before saying, "Cousin Xin... was just confused for a moment... "
"Now that the matter is in the past, don't mention it again!" The Queen interrupted her intercession and said calmly, "Bring me a message for her: let her take care of her body in peace and prepare for the big day... Don't worry about anything else. !”
Qiu Yilan was about to agree when the palace man outside coughed - the queen raised her head and asked in a loud voice, "What's the matter?"
A little palace maid came in quietly and said respectfully: "Your Highness, Princess Changping, please see me!"
Qiu Yilan showed a look of surprise: This really means that Cao Cao is about to arrive. Could it be that Princess Changping got the news so quickly
"If she's not in the Taishi Palace, why are you here here?!" Queen Jiang also looked a little suspicious, raised her eyebrows, and snorted, "Xuan!"