Without even thinking about it, she just ran into a private showdown between Jiang Qizheng and Qiu Feng!
Although I don’t know why they didn’t talk about such a topic in their own courtyard, but sneaked out at the Jiang family banquet and said... Now this is not the point. The point is that Qiu Yilan originally planned to leave quietly, but Qiu Feng was so smart that he said He discovered her whereabouts: "Who?!"
"...I came out to find Cousin Xin." Seeing this, she had no choice but to turn around, pretending to have just walked over, and asked Qiu Feng, who was slowly walking out from behind the rockery, "Did you see where she went?"
"She should have gone back to the house where she lived, right over there." Jiang Qizheng probably didn't show up because she was crying just now. She only raised her voice behind the rockery and told her, "You keep walking along this road. Go to the end, and when you see the hanging flower door, go in and ask a servant. "
Qiu Yilan thanked them and left quickly...According to what Jiang Qizheng said, after entering the Chuihua Gate, she asked the servants who stayed behind. When she arrived at the small downstairs where Xin Fubing lived, she heard that before she even entered, she heard The wailing cries, and the maid's low-pitched words of comfort.
"Cousin Xin?" She thought for a while and called out tentatively - the crying inside stopped immediately. After a while, a maid came out and said: "Mrs. Nineteenth, our young lady doesn't really want to see anyone right now. , do you see?”
"Tell me something else: What happened at the table just now was not what she heard at all. Sister Sixteen and I could see it clearly not far away. We were afraid that she would misunderstand, so we came over to tell her something." Qiu Yilan I know how Xin Fubing feels now - it was sad to be forced by her mother-in-law to marry someone she didn't like, but now she is "kicked out" from her mother-in-law's family dinner...
After just throwing a wine cup, this girl was already thinking about the overall situation. If it were Jiang Qiyun and Jiang Qisheng, they might even overturn several cases and cause a complete commotion!
... Of course, Mi Yinyin probably expected Xin Fubing to react like this, so she dared to deliberately misrepresent Jiang Yalan's concern.
If Xin Fubing wants to make a big fuss regardless of being wronged like Jiang Qiyun and Jiang Qisheng, Mi Yinyin will definitely not have the guts to lie to her openly!
At this moment, since Xin Fubing didn't intend to make a big fuss, after hearing what the maid told Qiu Yilan, he smiled sadly and said, "Go tell the Nineteenth Cousin. With her words, I can guess the truth of the matter, but even if I What would happen if it were revealed? Mi Yinyin is my aunt's biological niece and the first wife of my thirteenth cousin. Could it be that just because of a few quarrels, she should be divorced and brought back to the family? It's just that I offended my aunt! Let's forget about it. I'm in a bad mood right now and can't meet my 19th cousin. I appreciate her kindness. I hope she can forgive me for my neglect!"
The maid took the order and went out, recounted everything to Qiu Yilan, and then apologized again and again.
"Since Cousin Xin is in a bad mood, I won't bother you. Please be more considerate and don't cause her any more trouble." Qiu Yilan sighed after hearing this, and gave a few words of advice before turning around and leaving.
Because she was worried that Qiufeng and his wife would still be there at the rockery when she returned, and they would be embarrassed again, she deliberately chose another way to go.
When he returned to the main hall, he was surprised to find that the ladies had already dispersed, and a few servants were cleaning up the mess. The master who had not left, except He Shuijin who had to stay to direct the aftermath, was the only one waiting for her, Jiang Ya. Heng, and the frost on the river cliff waiting for the autumn waves.
The two brothers stood in the corridor talking, both looking worried.
Seeing Qiu Yilan coming, Jiang Yaheng said: "Brothers and sisters are here, you should go back too."
"It's too troublesome for Brother 14 and Sister-in-law 14 here!" Jiang Yashuang and his wife said a few polite words to him before leaving.
After walking a little further, Qiu Yilan asked doubtfully: "Why did it disperse so quickly?"
"Grandpa suddenly fainted!" Even under the dim lights at night, Jiang Yashuang's extremely ugly face could not be concealed. "Of course the family banquet can't go on!"
Qiu Yilan was shocked: "How could this happen?! What did the doctor say?"
"The doctor never came out after he went in." Jiang Yashuang breathed out and lowered her voice, "We still don't know the extent of the matter and it is not appropriate to spread it... Grandma asked the eldest aunt and the third aunt to take the lead to order the servants to shut up. As for us, we also Go back to your room, so as not to wait for news together and let someone in the house spy on you. "
"I know!" Qiu Yilan pursed her lips, "Then... Grandma will take care of my grandfather?"
"Both the uncle and the third uncle think that since outsiders don't know the clues, no one on duty can take leave." Jiang Yashuang said calmly, "Fortunately, Brother Sixteen and Jing Xu are not on duty, so they can change shifts with grandma."
Jiang Jingxu is the eldest grandson of the Jiang family, the son of the younger Dou family. He is one year older than Jiang Huizhi and is sixteen this year. Because he was determined to take the imperial examination, he gave up his father's official position to his younger brother. So this will be a white body, but freedom of movement.
But Jiang Yazhu is simply ignored...
"Then you will continue to work for the Seventh Prince tomorrow?" Qiu Yilan couldn't help but frown: Not mentioning the importance of Qin Guogong to the Queen's Party, only saying that he personally taught Dajiang Yashuang's ancestral-grandson love, and now he is unconscious and causing trouble Fortunes are unpredictable. There is no certainty. Will Jiang Yashuang be able to sleep that night
He can't sleep well. He has to help the seventh prince worry about the ceremony tomorrow, and he has to hide the news... Even if he is in good health and can survive a day or two, what if the Duke of Qin lingers on his sick bed...
She was still thinking, but she heard Jiang Yashuang say: "Tomorrow I will go to my grandmother and ask you to accompany Cousin Xin to the palace and stay there for a while."
Qiu Yilan was stunned: "Proceeding to the palace?!" My husband's grandfather has fallen ill. Even if it is inconvenient for me as a granddaughter-in-law to go into the inner room to serve in person, I would go to the palace to stay for a while... Isn't this too outrageous? Even though the Jiang family is definitely trying to hide the news and refuses to tell anyone about it, the Jiang family is so prosperous that even their own family can start talking about it.
Although she was not afraid of being criticized, she was not in a position to be caught.
"If you don't enter the palace, how can you tell Fourth Aunt about this?" Jiang Yashuang said solemnly, "Of course our family has connections, and there should be news reported to Fourth Aunt by now. But such communication is just There must be someone to explain everything to Fourth Aunt in detail, so that Fourth Aunt doesn’t have to worry about it and others take advantage of it! How can you trust an ordinary person with this kind of thing? It’s better for you to reassure others.”
Qiu Yilan hesitated and said: "Then I'm going to the palace, why do I have to stay there for a short time?" It's not that she particularly wants to stay in another courtyard to care for Duke Qin, but if Empress Jiang indulges her mother's family, the palace is a palace after all. Far less relaxing than living in your own yard.
"First of all, I don't know when my grandfather will wake up this time, and it's hard to say what will happen after he wakes up. You are staying in the palace for a while, and the family will naturally send you things, so you can pass on the news. And you go to say hello to Fourth Aunt every day. It is only natural that he should not send people into the palace again and again to ask for an audience with Fourth Aunt, which would arouse suspicion! "
Jiang Yashuang explained softly, "Secondly, my grandfather fainted suddenly tonight, and everyone in the hall saw it. Although my grandmother immediately took control of the situation, you also know that there is a family dinner today, and there are many servants waiting for it. It’s another hospital, not the Duke’s Mansion! I’m afraid things can’t be hidden. If we can’t, it will be a huge blow to us, so we must be prepared to deal with it!”
Qiu Yilan heard something: "You mean to hint to the outside world that our family has its own plans, and even wants to start a fight to make them hesitate?" If the outside world knew that Qin Guogong was ill, as Qin Guogong's favorite grandson Jiang Yashuang's wife actually found an excuse to go to the palace the next day and stayed with Queen Jiang. It is inevitable to think that Jiang Yashuang saw that her grandfather was not good and was eager to win over the queen to fight against her uncle.
"That's right!" Jiang Yashuang nodded, "My grandfather is the backbone of our family, even the fourth aunt. Without my grandfather's guidance behind the scenes, it would be difficult to compete with Queen Mother Gu! So if my grandfather makes a mistake, we will definitely be leaderless here. It's dangerous, and the Queen Mother will definitely take advantage of the victory, but since our family can be called "Jiang Banchao", we have accumulated a lot of knowledge over the years! The Northern Army is still in our father’s hands!”
"In order not to become cannon fodder in the Jiang family's struggle after losing Duke Qin, many people will indeed choose to sit on the mountain and watch the fight between tigers... But!" Qiu Yilan frowned: "I'm afraid the Queen Mother won't hesitate, right?"
Jiang Yashuang looked at her: "This is a serious matter. As long as the Queen Mother doesn't get the letter, how dare she act rashly!"
That's true!
In the fight between the two empresses, the real core figures were the Empress Dowager Gu and the Duke of Qin. These two formed an alliance through marriage in the early years and joined forces to suppress the government and the opposition. The last one stabilized her son's throne and had the opportunity to serve as regent for more than thirty years; The other took advantage of this and developed it, changing the image of "the Tao family's son-in-law" to "the Qiancheng of the country" and "Jiang Banchao". It can be said that the cooperation is happy and everyone gets what they need.
Then the fight broke out, and everyone had their own wins and losses, and no one could have the absolute upper hand... How could Queen Mother Gu dare to believe such an opponent that he was just sick when he said he was sick, and allowed herself to win so easily
What's more, the Duke of Qin has always been in good health - if the Queen Mother knew this news, her first reaction would probably not be joy, but a trap!
"A delaying tactic... But now we can only delay it!" Qiu Yilan nodded silently, sighing in her heart, "Sure enough, you can't get too proud of everything too early. When it came to Xue Nongying, I thought that a trump card fell from the sky, and there was no pressure in this fight for the reserve. ! Unexpectedly, Duke Qin is so confused at this moment - with Xue Chang's cunningness, if the Queen's party is losing the battle for the throne, he will not stand up to turn the tide, and he will probably forget his previous promise! "
She was very worried that Qin Guogong's illness would cause the failure of the bid for the throne - not only was Qin Guogong's status as the actual leader of the Queen's Party, but also because his illness had no warning signs, completely catching the Queen's Party off guard!
"I don't want to be cannon fodder... What should I do now?!" Qiu Yilan quickly thought about the countermeasures. The current variable is the most sudden, unexpected and fearful one since she traveled through time - the battle for the crown prince has always been life-and-death. Once it fails, The most honorable thing for Qiu Yilan is to get a three-foot white silk!
"Also, if Fourth Aunt has some free time, you can mention Eighth Sister's matter to her and see if Fourth Aunt can take the time to persuade Eighth Brother. I have mentioned this to Fourth Aunt before, but this time King Zhou is hosting the summer vacation Regarding the matter, Fourth Aunt was worried that he would take the opportunity to do something under the order of the Queen Mother, and she also had to give advice to the Seventh Prince, so she was so busy that she had no time to think about anything else. "
Jiang Yashuang rubbed her eyebrows and sighed, interrupting her thoughts, "Bago is still a little afraid of Fourth Aunt!"
Qiu Yilan calmed down and nodded: "How could I forget about the eighth sister-in-law? Is there anything else?"
"Cousin Xin, if you have the opportunity to explain things properly, if you meet the Seventh Prince, try to get the two of them to spend some time together alone, and then say a few nice words to the Seventh Prince. After all, if you want to live a lifetime, it's not a problem to always seem to be in harmony but seem to be apart from each other... " Jiang Yashuang pondered for a while and then explained, "Furthermore, if you are tempted by someone from the Queen Mother's side, please give me some advice, Cousin Xin, so that you don't get tricked!"
"Wait! Cousin Xin and I went to the palace and stayed there for a short time - is there a reason?" Qiu Yilan was about to nod when she suddenly thought of this and asked quickly.
Jiang Yashuang said: "It's nothing. It's no secret that Fourth Aunt wants to choose a wife for the Seventh Prince. She likes Cousin Xin, so she asks her to come to the palace to stay for a while and observe. She also has contact with the Seventh Prince and sees them. Are people destined to be together... Cousin Xin is shy, so she forces you to accompany her... Anyway, I can just find any excuse like this."
His eyes were heavy, "In short, it just makes the people outside confused and uncertain!"
Only in this way can we gain more time and opportunities, so that the Jiang family, including the Queen's Party, can quickly adjust their strategies and plans, so that they can confidently face the situation without the Duke of Qin!
Of course, the best result is that Duke Qin is just ill.
The question is... will Xiao Chao faint in public