At the beginning of last year, when Qiu Yilan was invited by Jiang Qizheng to go for an outing on Jinxiu Slope, she learned the origin of her lion cat Dabai from Gu Wanna, the Princess of Shouan whom she met on the way. Ling Zui, who has a beautiful sister who is attentive, cut her off from the Tao family...
The point is, the one whose beard was cut off was Princess Changping.
Although Qiu Yilan and Princess Changping had met several times over the past year, either at banquets or in front of the queen, it was inconvenient for them to even talk, let alone settle accounts. Qiu Yilan was gradually about to forget about this matter, but finally Chang Ping came to her door. But she had nothing to be afraid of. Anyway, the Queen was behind her, so she smiled and said: " It was given by someone else, I didn’t ask where it came from.”
Before Princess Changping could ask who sent it, she turned her eyes and asked Xin Fubing curiously, "Cousin, why are these two little guys here?" They didn't bring Nianxue or Dabai when they went to the palace, so what happened to them? Are they all here
Xin Fubing didn't know the inside story of Dabai's origin, so he didn't hear the annoyance in Princess Changping's inquiry. He said truthfully: "Just now, my 19th cousin sent someone here to say that you are not in the other courtyard. He doesn't go back every day for fear of the servants. If you don't take good care of it, nothing will happen to it, so bring it to the palace and let us take care of it."
Upon hearing this, Qiu Yilan understood that Jiang Yashuang had another message to convey, but he was just using the lion cat as a raft. She was worried that the official business would be delayed, so she wanted to send Princess Changping away quickly so that she could question the person who sent the lion cat if he had left any words or letters.
While she was thinking about her words, Princess Changping's eyes turned around the two lion cats in excellent condition, and she suddenly said meaningfully: "Such a good lion cat really needs to be taken care of. If something goes wrong accidentally, It’s hard to find the same thing again.”
Qiu Yilan heard this as a warning or a curse - and she was just about to send Princess Chang Ping away quickly. She wished that the princess would flutter her sleeves and leave in anger, so she smiled and said not very respectfully: "Your Highness said... , but there is His Majesty and the Queen Fuze in the palace, so nothing will happen."
If you want to take your anger out on them and attack them secretly, you must first think about whether you can withstand the wrath of your mother-in-law!
"With the Empress Dowager clearly aware of everything, everything in the palace will naturally be peaceful." Princess Changping noticed that she was lifting the queen out to press her, she frowned slightly and asked lightly, "Princess Qiu, do you think so?" I can She also has the support of the Queen Mother!
Moreover, her question was not easy to answer. If Qiu Yilan denied it, it would be a blatant disrespect for the Queen Mother. Even if Empress Jiang is there to protect her, a turmoil is inevitable, especially since the empress has so many things to worry about right now. It would be nice if there is no room for chaos. How can she be in the mood to deal with the aftermath of a niece-in-law
If you admit it, it would be equivalent to admitting that the Queen Mother is responsible for the safety of the palace - and it will also weaken the momentum of the queen's party, and Queen Jiang will definitely not be happy if it comes to her ears.
If you avoid answering, you will appear to be at a loss for words.
Qiu Yilan's thoughts were racing, and she said calmly: "How can the heavenly family be different from the ordinary people? Otherwise, how could we raise such a beautiful and noble person like Her Royal Highness?"
Princess Changping thought that she had chosen to avoid answering. This was a choice that would not lead to right or wrong, but it also seemed that Qiu Yilan was nothing more than that. The princess was about to show disapproval when she heard Qiu Yilan continue: "Of course this is also the case. The Queen's teachings are good, and the grass shines brightly, but it's hard to repay what happens... What do you think, Your Highness?"
"..." Princess Changping's chest rose and fell sharply before she could hold back the attack - Common people knew that I was raised by the imperial grandmother, but you actually gave all the credit to Empress Jiang? !
But just like Qiu Yilan cannot deny that Queen Mother Gu is the reason why the palace is peaceful, she also dare not say that her talent and appearance today have nothing to do with Queen Jiang...
After all, the queen is her legitimate mother!
Even though this aunt had never cared about her at all, Princess Changping could not separate her own excellence from her - when a concubine of an ordinary family has a promising future, when he asks for a royal title, doesn't he have to be sealed by his aunt first before it is his biological mother's turn? Even if his aunt has never raised him, her status is there, and her biological mother cannot surpass her! Even the princess cannot defy this righteous status, especially Princess Changping who is so afraid of Queen Jiang!
"I really don't know what sins our brothers and sisters have committed in our past lives!" At this moment, Princess Changping thought of the ridicule and injustice she had suffered in front of Queen Jiang since she was a child, and felt that her whole body was not good. It's okay, there is such a domineering and vicious mother! Ordinary concubines are not as scared as I am in front of my aunt. I just hope that God will protect me. This time, the second brother will definitely beat the seventh brother down - according to the queen, she has been here all these years. If our harsh treatment really makes the seventh brother inherit the throne, is there any way for us other than Yongfu and King Qi to survive?"
The princess thought fiercely, but smiled gracefully on her face: "My queen is the queen of the world, and I am honored to have the honor of protecting you, and I feel deeply honored!"
At this point, she suddenly said "Ouch", clapped her hands, and said to Xin Fubing in annoyance: "I just came over and saw that these two lion cats are so cute. After teasing them for a while, I actually forgot about the business... I am here to see you off." This post is for both of you.”
Although Xin Fubing didn't know that there was an old grudge between her and Qiu Yilan, she knew after hearing this that the two were at loggerheads. She was the queen's niece and was born to be a queen, so she naturally had no interest in Princess Changping. At this moment, when he heard this, he asked cautiously: "I don't know what the post is? To be honest, Your Highness, the family allows us to enter the palace to fulfill our filial piety in front of the queen, but it is not allowed to walk around in the palace."
"Princess Shou'an's birthday is in two days. I originally planned to invite the sisters and sister-in-law to get together at home." Princess Changping smiled, "But it happened that the emperor's grandmother missed her a little these past two days, so she accepted the invitation. She and her cousin from the Tang family came to the palace to stay for a while. Cheng Huan was in the palace after all. She couldn't invite her sisters-in-law who were not ordered to come to the palace for her birthday. It was just me and her. And Cousin Tang is a little too lonely... I heard that you are coming, so I wanted to invite you to come and join in the fun. Since I am free, I will run errands for her and send invitations. "
"Invitation? War invitation!" After hearing these words, Xin Fubing didn't know where it was. Rather than saying that this was some birthday banquet that Gu Wegna was inviting them to, it would be better to say that the two would-be princes were asking for it before the would-be prince could fight over it. The concubine will have a fight first
Although she was not very energetic about anything at this meeting, she also knew that since she agreed to marry the seventh prince, she could not shrink from such a thing, so she nodded calmly, "In this case, I will definitely be there by then. As for the nineteenth cousin, Sister-in-law…”
Qiu Yilan smiled: "If nothing unexpected happens, I will accompany my cousin."
Princess Changping took two copies of the post from her sleeve and gave them to them. After saying a few words, she said goodbye and left.
As soon as she left, Xin Fubing bent down and put Dabai on the ground, letting him play with Nian Xue. He rubbed his numb arms and asked doubtfully: "Does Dabai have anything to do with her?"
"It's a bit of a dispute." It's not like we can't tell others about this. Qiu Yilan told the story, and Xin Fubing suddenly said, "Do you know why I held Dabai for so long? Originally, I was leading the two of them around here. Turn, no one was picked up. As a result, when Princess Chang Ping came, she picked up Dabai while chatting with me. After holding it for a while, she 'accidentally' pinched it, and then 'accidentally' scratched it. ...Every time when Dabai wanted to catch her, she would throw Dabai on the ground, and then she would coax her in a nice voice... I felt something was wrong, but I couldn't say anything clearly, so I had to take advantage of the time when Dabai was thrown down and coax her to the ground. Picked her up and talked to her."
Qiu Yilan's face turned blue when she heard this: "My dear princess, you are so mean! You are bullying a cat!" Although she did not pay attention to Dabai as a darling, she could not tolerate others to abuse it - that Fang Zijun at the time She was still a child who had been taught bad things. Just because she tried to kill Dabai, she lost face on the spot!
Now Princess Changping is considered an adult at this time and should be sensible, but she is still playing tricks on a lion cat - Qiu Yilan secretly gritted her teeth: "It's Gu Wanna's birthday, right? Since you dare to invite me to come with you, let's see what I can do to you then. nice!"
... The conflict that occurred between them here was reported to everyone in full before long.
Queen Jiang felt relieved when she found out that neither her niece nor her niece had suffered any loss: "This is like my junior, who didn't let the people taught by that old guy get the upper hand!"
Then get back to business.
Compared with the Queen's calmness because of Xue Chang's secret card, Queen Mother Gu felt upset in various ways: "What's going on? You are also a princess after all, a dignified daughter of an emperor. You went to deliver two copies of the post in person. It doesn't matter if you didn't pinch it. Well, a few words of pinching didn't completely suppress the Qiu family's arrogance... Where have you used the methods that the Ai family usually taught you?"
Princess Changping of Danqixia was too timid to answer.
Princess Changping, who came to the palace to visit Queen Mother Gu, interceded for her: "Jiang has always been fierce and arrogant, and Chang Ping was also afraid that Qiu could not afford to lose, so she turned around and ran to Jiang to cry. With Jiang's protection, she would definitely fight with the empress. You want people - isn't this just adding trouble to you?"
"The Ai family would rather let her settle this matter!" How could Queen Mother Gu not know that Princess Changping was afraid of the Queen? It's not just fear, the main reason is that Princess Changping now has a fatal handle in the queen's hands-marriage-if this matter is not resolved for one day, Princess Changping will not dare to offend the queen rashly even if she has the support of the queen mother.
After all, Princess Chang Ping knew very well that even if Empress Jiang could not change the consort chosen by the Queen Mother for her, she could still prevent her from falling—Princess Yongfu and the Seventh Prince? Just find any reason why you have to get married over the imperial sister? Based on her understanding of this aunt, the queen would definitely be able to do such a thing! You must know that most of the Jiang family will only seriously consider things like reputation when they are full and have nothing to do. Usually, people in this family just do whatever it takes to have fun and take advantage!
When her youth is wasted, then Kuang Qingwu is not an honest master who is easily bullied. What's more, in the current situation, Queen Mother Gu is unwilling to offend this nominal grandson. Will he be willing to wait for Princess Changping while guarding her body? Do not make jokes! Princess Changping didn't want anyone to call her mom as soon as she walked through the door, and she had to bow her head in front of the queen.
The Queen Mother scolded Princess Changping for not living up to expectations, and was coaxed by Princess Changping's gentle words. She then stopped and waved Chang Ping to go down. At this time, Princess Changping said: "The matter between Chang Ping and Kuang Qingwu has been settled. , with the teachings you have given her, how can she not be able to suppress Qiu? She is just afraid that Jiang will embarrass her in her life-long affairs! As long as she is allowed to decline, it will not be easy for Jiang to control her later. !”
"Jiang will definitely make a fuss about this matter alone." Queen Mother Gu glanced at her, "So let's not mention it for now, let's get Weizhou's marriage settled first!"
Princess Changping immediately asked: "How about letting Xinqiong pass through the door first? After all, the queen mother promised her to bear an heir, so as a means of longevity, you would not let Xinqiong come in early to prepare, in case..."