Although Jiang Yashuang had some intimacy with his wife as usual after taking a bath that night, he stayed up all night after that. He almost kept his ears open to listen to what was going on outside, hoping that his servants would come over and report the doctor's diagnosis.
However, no one came to report until midnight, and he felt increasingly heavy.
In the darkest scene before dawn, Jiang Yashuang heard a faint rustling sound coming from the window. It was the drizzle falling on the banana leaves. It was dense and continuous, light and soft. It usually sounded like a leisurely mood. At this moment But it makes people feel anxious from the bottom of their hearts.
He couldn't help but gently let go of the sleeping Qiu Yilan in his arms, stood up and dressed quietly, and ran to Qin Guogong's yard at night to find out the news personally.
The sky was dark at this time, and the lamps on the corridor were lit, but they could not illuminate far. It was dim and had a muddy and heavy feeling.
With the same heavy heart, Jiang Yashuang paid greetings to Mrs. Tao who came out to receive him. She suppressed her fear and asked about Duke Qin's condition. Fortunately, Mrs. Tao's first words were: "There is no fear of life. He will be here in a few days." Can see things."
But he can't relax completely, because: "The imperial doctor said that this is only the result of the current diagnosis. For the specific situation, your grandfather must take medicine for two days and have a follow-up consultation before he can be sure."
"It's fine, Grandpa!" Jiang Yashuang breathed a sigh of relief, and then talked about letting Xin Fubing and Qiu Yilan stay in the palace together.
Mrs. Tao agreed without much thought, and even sent Mrs. Hu to personally go to the summer residence of the Marquis Mansion in Jibei to greet Mrs. Ou.
Mrs. Ou actually disapproved of Xin and Qiu going to the palace at this juncture, let alone staying there for a short period of time.
It's just that although she is very strict with the younger generations, she still respects her sister-in-law. In order not to disgrace my sister-in-law, I decided to do it right.
Xin Fubing's grandmother doesn't like to move. She lives in her old house in Beijing all year round and refuses to move no matter how hot or cold she is. But the old lady of the Xin family was very much in favor of Xin Fubing's summer vacation. The reason was that she felt sorry for her granddaughter. In fact, she wanted Xin Fubing to get closer to her prominent grandfather's family, so that even if her daughter-in-law was not in Beijing, she could ask for help from the Jiang family through her granddaughter when something happened.
In previous years, Xin Fubing came to Dizi Mountain with her biological aunt Mi, but this year she was repeatedly rejected by Mi Yinyin. Of course, she refused to stay with Mi. This time, he followed Madam Ou - naturally he had to listen to Madam Ou.
Now that Mrs. Ou has agreed to let her live in the palace for a while, Xin Fubing has no choice but to pack her things, whether she likes it or not.
Qiu Yilan, who received her husband's approval letter, first went to see little Tao and Sheng Shishui, and then brought a set of jewelry to He Shuijin, asking her to take more care of her two sisters-in-law. After all the arrangements were made, he took the package that had been placed in advance and headed to the palace with Xin Fubing.
Just like when they were in Beijing, the Jiang family's female family members entered the palace as smoothly as they did in their own courtyard.
When they arrived in front of the queen, Jiang Yashuang, who had gone ahead, had already come over to get some fresh air. So, without any courtesy from them, Empress Jiang directly said that their accommodation had been arranged because Xin Fubing looked very poor and was not in good spirits. , the queen asked the palace servants to take her to put things away first, leaving Qiu Yilan alone to talk. The top priority was naturally the condition of Duke Qin: "I heard that he fainted last night? How could this happen? How are you doing now?"
Qiu Yilan knew that the queen was not showing off at this meeting, so she must have been anxious, so she hurriedly repeated what Jiang Yashuang told her carefully.
After hearing this, Empress Jiang pondered for a long time and said, "So, the diagnosis result today may not be accurate? It will take two days to confirm?"
"According to what my grandmother told Nineteen, it's like this." Qiu Yilan replied respectfully.
"Then let's not talk about this for now." Queen Jiang could afford to take it up and put it down, so she immediately changed the subject, "Let's talk about Fu Bing, what's going on? Didn't I ask you to go back and tell her before? Just relax. Take good care of yourself? Why does this child not only look better these days, but also look more haggard? "
"Last night at the dinner party, Sister-in-law Thirteen was so angry with her that she ran back to the house and cried!" Qiu Yilan looked helpless, "My nephew chased her outside and talked for a long time, but she couldn't get in. The house... I think I was sad all night, and now I'm in front of my fourth aunt, and I still haven't recovered yet. "
The queen had a headache when she heard this: "Earlier, this child was very knowledgeable, but he is not a weak person! Why can't he even say a word to the thirteenth daughter-in-law?"
Qiu Yilan wanted to help Xin Fuling explain: "After all, the thirteenth sister-in-law is the sixth aunt's biological niece. At the dinner yesterday, all the elders of the family were present. Cousin Xin didn't want to spoil everyone's interest, so she had to endure it. But she She didn’t mess with anyone, and Sister-in-law Thirteen suddenly felt aggrieved when she was suddenly treated like this... "
"What a mess!" The queen snorted and shook her head, "Although Weisang is just a prince now, you also know his future! It's impossible to be his wife without a bit of momentum, especially Princess Yan or Princess Zhou, which one is more economical? Deng? I have a crush on Fu Bing, and I just think she’s good. Don’t do anything else these days, just stay with her to give her advice, so as not to weaken our family’s reputation!”
Qiu Yilan agreed, and then said: "Nineteen said that since Cousin Xin is in the palace, if she can see the seventh prince often..."
"I will arrange this!" Queen Jiang nodded, and just as she was about to say something, Princess Yongfu walked in briskly, called "Mother" first, then looked at Qiu Yilan and said with a smile: "Nineteen Cousin, you came just in time. I think the flowers in my yard don’t look good, so I asked someone to replace them, but I’m not sure which ones to replace. Why don’t you go and take a look at them?”
Empress Jiang has always been doting on her daughter, so she immediately let her go after hearing this: "In that case, Yilan, you can go with Yongfu!"
After resigning and leaving the house, Qiu Yilan asked Princess Yongfu: "What kind of flowers does Your Highness want to change?"
"I don't care about this, I just made up a reason to call you out." Unexpectedly, Princess Yongfu made a face at her, but said cheerfully, "I have something else to tell you: you know that my imperial grandmother plans to Will I, Princess Changping, descend to Kuang Qingwu?"
Qiu Yilan said in confusion: "Yes... I don't know what this matter has to do with me?" If she didn't know about this, how could she suggest that the seventh prince should organize this wedding? Has something changed now
Princess Yongfu glanced at her sideways: "But your cousin is still hooking up with Kuang Qingwu... Although I know that you have a bad relationship with her, and I probably don't know about it, but if you call me the Imperial Grandmother and the Imperial Sister Chang Ping I know, I will inevitably vent my anger on you, so you should ask your cousin what is going on. How can she win over Princess Chang Ping who has the support of my royal grandmother? She is also a princess in terms of status. Can't she be Kuang Qingwu's concubine? Besides, even if she wants to lose her name and status, my imperial grandmother and Princess Chang Ping may not be able to accommodate her!"
Qiu Yilan was shocked: "Ning Tai and Kuang Qingwu are still in contact?!" Then she thought that the queen didn't say anything about it just now, and didn't seem to know about it, so she asked, "How did the princess know about it?"
"Yesterday, I went to Puyang Prince's Mansion to visit Xiao Su. He told me." Princess Yongfu curled her lips, "There is only a creek between their courtyard and the courtyard where Kuang Qingwu lives. The servants saw it with their own eyes yesterday. After dusk, when it was almost dark, Princess Ningtai was escorted out of the back door of the courtyard by Kuang Qingwu! Xiao Su never lies, how can he lie? "
"How could I doubt the princess and the King of Puyang?" The corner of Qiu Yilan's mouth twitched, and she couldn't help but regret that she didn't have a showdown with Qiu Jinzhu in time after expressing condolences to the old concubine Qin because she had many things to do, and asked Qiu Jinzhu clearly about her relationship with Qingwu. What on earth was going on with their relationship? After that, I got busy and forgot about this matter. Only then did I realize that these two people had been going out secretly for a whole year!
"It doesn't matter to me that Empress Dowager Gu is angry. Anyway, it's difficult for the Empress Dowager to like the Jiang family's daughter-in-law." She felt confused, "I'm just afraid that the fire will burn my brother - this battle for the crown prince has been going on for more than a year. , although it hasn’t reached the point of fighting in public, it’s getting more intense day by day! Unfortunately, my brother is still in his filial piety period, and he has no official position, and it is inconvenient to hide with Xue Xiang... "
After Princess Yongfu finished speaking, she had no intention of leaving just like that. Instead, she pulled her sleeves and asked eagerly: "I heard that some of the dishes you cooked for my 19th cousin were very unique..."
"If the princess likes it, can I make it for her to try?" This is not a difficult task, not to mention that she just sent an important message to herself. Qiu Yilan was so happy to make her happy and said happily.
"I knew you wouldn't refuse!" Princess Yongfu happily pulled her towards her place of residence, and then ordered the maid behind her, "Go and call Chunxiao over. There will be more people and more fun!"
... After a while, Qiu Yilan said goodbye to Princess Yongfu and was about to return to the courtyard where she and Xin Fubing had been arranged to live. However, Chu Chunxiao, the head of Duanrou County, chased after her: "Aunt Nineteen, please stay!"
Qiu Yilan stopped in surprise. Chu Chunxiao ran up to her and asked a little embarrassedly: "Auntie made some dishes today. I think my parents might like them. Can you give me some advice?"
"What's so difficult about this?" Qiu Yilan thought she had something to do with her, so she smiled and said, "If you have time, let's talk while we're walking?"
Chu Chunxiao was overjoyed and thanked her repeatedly... Qiu Yilan gave her some instructions on cooking skills, and she couldn't help but say a few words of greetings to Qiyang County Prince and his wife. Mentioning this, Chu Chunxiao's bright face suddenly cast a shadow, and he sighed: "My father has not been in good health recently, and my mother is very worried. She often asks the imperial doctor to come to the house for diagnosis and treatment, but the improvement is not great..."
Qiu Yilan knew that the prince of Qiyang County was born with deficiencies that could not be restored by human power, but at this moment he could only find good words to comfort him - the two of them walked and talked, and they arrived at the place where Qiu Yilan and Xin Fubing lived, but they had not yet entered. , but saw Xin Fubing holding Dabai in her arms and Nianxue lying at her feet by the flower garden, talking to a girl with red hair and green hair.
A closer look revealed that the girl was none other than Princess Changping!
"Why is this master here?" Seeing this, both Qiu Yilan and Chu Chunxiao were slightly startled.
But Qiu Yilan was even more surprised: "Cousin Xin is in such a bad mood that she doesn't even bother to deal with it in front of the queen... How could she come out of the house and chat with Princess Changping?"
Princess Changping and Xin Fubing also saw them. The princess turned her head and greeted them proactively: "Princess Qiu, Duanrou, are you back?"
Qiu Yilan has the title of Princess Princess. It is said that after she married Jiang Yashuang, Jiang Yashuang should change her title to Princess Princess. But the Jiang family is now powerful, and the Xihe Palace is not Qiu Yilan's backer, so Qiu Jinglan, Ruan Ciyi, Zhou's mother...these natal families think that there is nothing to fight for in this false name, so they might as well be called by the Jiang family. The law calls her Young Madam Qiu Yilan, and Jiang Yashuang the Young Master, in order to please the elders of the Jiang family.
However, I have no control over the names of outsiders, and I don’t force it.
At this time, Qiu Yilan would not ask Princess Changping to call her Mrs. Qiu. She agreed and brought Chu Chunxiao over to greet them with a smile. After that, she was about to greet them, but Princess Changping looked at Dabai in Xin Fubing's arms, half-smiling but not smiling. Said: "Dabai looks about the same size as the 'Ping'er' I raised there. I think back then, I actually wanted a pure white mandarin duck eye. Unfortunately, the one I had already ordered at Tao's house didn't arrive." The nest died, so I had no choice but to choose another one with a different appearance... Princess Qiu, I wonder where you got this one? "