In front of Empress Jiang, the Queen Mother's murderous question naturally did not frighten Qiu Yilan. She said with a relaxed expression: "How dare I, my wife? It's just that although Kuang Qingwu is your grandson, the Queen Mother, my wife's My cousin is also a princess registered by the imperial court, and her rank is higher than that of Kuang Qingwu. Now the Queen Mother only questions my cousin and not Kuang Qingwu. I really feel aggrieved for my cousin!"
Empress Jiang smiled and spoke up: "This is right. Queen Mother, you love your grandson, and your daughter-in-law also loves her nephew! If you are partial, your daughter-in-law will not obey you!"
Listening to her tone, I thought that the relationship between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law was so good. The daughter-in-law acted like a daughter and acted coquettishly with her mother-in-law. But everyone knew that the queen was nakedly warning the Queen Mother Gu: You will target Princess Ningtai again. , but regardless of the person involved, Kuang Qingwu, I am going to cause trouble for his wife!
But to Empress Jiang's surprise, Empress Dowager Gu sneered several times after hearing this, but said: "Since you are so worried, come and say hello to Qing Wu!"
The queen was startled, but she saw that Kuang Qingwu didn't need her to ask questions, he had already taken a step forward and knelt down, and explained everything about his dealings with Qiu Jinzhu - basically the same as Qiu Jinzhu's words. At the beginning, he fell in love with Qiu Jinzhu at first sight, so he often wandered near the tent where the Qiu family lived, hoping to "encounter" her by chance.
As for why he sincerely admired Qiu Jinzhu but refused to let things go openly, Kuang Qingwu explained this: "I heard that my father had some grudges with Ruan and Qiu. When Wei Chen arrived in Beijing earlier, he also There was a misunderstanding and conflict with Princess Ningyi, so I am afraid that King Xihe is not willing to marry his beloved daughter, so he plans to take the place in the spring... "
"Spring has passed a long time ago, right?" Queen Jiang, who was perched high on Danqi, could easily see the people below. During Kuang Qingwu's narration, Qiu Jinzhu, who was originally slumped and frightened, became more and more surprised as she listened. In the end, she even smiled with her sleeves She covered her mouth and tried her best to hold back her tears... If Qiu Yilan hadn't quietly moved her steps to block her completely, everyone in the hall would probably have seen this scene.
The queen felt depressed in her heart and interrupted, "Even if you have to return to Kuang Shihan first, the envoys have been enough to come and go from spring to now, right?" I'm afraid you don't have the guts to say in front of Queen Mother Gu that you don't want Princess Shang Changping to do this. Such words!
What's more, this matter was just a tacit agreement in private, but it was never confirmed on the scene. If Kuang Qingwu dares to do this, she is afraid that without Empress Jiang scolding him, Empress Dowager Gu will immediately ask him about the crime of slandering the princess's honor. This kid is so stupid that Kuang Shihan will not allow him to go to Beijing.
Kuang Qingwu looked ashamed and said, "It's just because my father doesn't allow it."
"Oh? Kuang Shihan didn't agree to this marriage? Why? In terms of family status, your Kuang family is not as good as the Prince of Xihe. Could it be that he looks down on Princess Ningtai?!" Queen Jiang asked with narrowed eyes.
Although Qiu Jinzhu underneath was deliberately blocked by Qiu Yilan, the exposed sleeve hem also shrank obviously.
"The Queen's words are serious, how could my father be like this?" Kuang Qingwu smiled bitterly, "But my father and my mother had already decided on a marriage for Wei Chen privately, and they only waited for Wei Chen to announce it after spring. Wei Chen didn't know before..."
"Then what are you going to do now?" Queen Jiang didn't want to listen to his wordy words. When she saw the reason, she asked straight to the point, "Normally, your parents make the final decision on marriage matters, but you can't deliberately seduce Princess Ningtai. Just forget it if you are engaged, right?"
Kuang Qingwu kowtowed and said succinctly: "What the empress said is absolutely true. Therefore, I would like to write to my parents immediately and marry Princess Ningtai on a certain day!"
As soon as these words came out, everyone in the palace except Queen Mother Gu was startled!
Before Kuang Qingwu finished, he kowtowed again and prayed to Queen Mother Gu: "My grandson couldn't help himself. He interacted with Princess Ningtai without the permission of King Xihe. Now it has caused everyone in the Prince's Palace of Xihe to talk about it. He really has no face to apologize to King Xihe and the princess." , I also ask the queen’s grandmother to love her grandson and explain it to her, so that her grandson can have the opportunity to plead guilty!”
Empress Dowager Gu said expressionlessly: "The Ai family will send Mrs. Zheng to visit the Qiu family. Please think about how to explain it to your father and mother!"
Having said this, the Queen Mother turned to look at Queen Jiang, "Do you have any questions?"
Queen Jiang’s expression was extremely ugly!
Generally speaking, if the man is willing to take responsibility for this kind of affair where the man is well-matched and the man is not married but the woman is not married, the matter will be settled.
Of course, if something like this is exposed and causes a big fuss, both parties will still have to be punished. After all, it has ruined the social atmosphere!
But I also know that with Kuang Qingwu’s status, the punishment will not be that severe.
Just like Queen Jiang is here, Qiu Yilan speaks rudely, and Queen Mother Gu can't do anything to her; Queen Mother Gu is here, and Kuang Qingwu is caught with some small tricks, and Queen Jiang can't do anything to him - as for Qiu Jinzhu , for such a small character, whether he is punished or not has no impact on the overall situation, so the queen is too lazy to embarrass her, not to mention that now Qiu Yilan is standing up for this cousin, the queen always has to give face to her nephew-in-law.
In other words, this is where things go... On the surface, this turmoil should have come to an end.
"Since you are willing to take responsibility, I would like to ask you, when do you plan to marry Princess Ningtai?" Queen Jiang thought for a moment, ignored Queen Mother Gu, and continued to ask Kuang Qingwu.
"I have just sent someone back to the west to report to my father..."
His words were interrupted again by the Queen: "As long as Kuang Shihan's reply comes? Then it can be done this year, right?"
Kuang Qingwu lowered his head: "If there is no accident, I think it is just like this."
"Daughter-in-law, I have nothing more to ask." Empress Jiang smiled at Queen Mother Gu, "Daughter-in-law, congratulations to the Queen Mother on getting such a beautiful grandson! Once, only Chang Ping served under the Queen Mother. Soon Ning Tai can also help, and so can their aunts. It’s great to have company!”
Queen Mother Gu's face was so calm that she could not tell whether she was happy or angry: "Since I have nothing to ask, let's just stop here."
"Wait a minute!" Queen Jiang stopped the Queen Mother who was about to tell everyone to disperse, stared at her, and asked with a smile, "But my mother has a grandson, so she can't ignore Chang Ping? This child has also reached a declining age. I don't know that my mother... "
"Let's discuss these household matters in private!" Empress Dowager Gu was struck by her repeated sarcasm, and a gloomy look flashed across her face. She gave her a warning look, "Yongfu is not even two years younger than Changping. When he is free, the Ai family will join us. Please take good care of your children’s lifelong events!”
Seeing Princess Yongfu being mentioned, Queen Jiang snorted and stopped pestering her.
... After a while, Qiu Yilan stopped on the way out of the palace, looked around and saw no one around, and asked Qiu Jinzhu behind her, who had to bite her lips to hold back her happy smile: "Do you really think this result is a good thing?"
Qiu Jinzhu was stunned and quickly apologized: "Thanks to Fifth Sister today... I will never forget Fifth Sister's great kindness in my life!" She said these words sincerely, Qiu Yilan could see it. The cousin's words truly came from the heart, which shows how much she looks forward to an honest union with Kuang Qingwu.
Therefore, the pity in Qiu Yilan's eyes became even stronger: "Although the marriage Kuang Qingwu mentioned has not been exposed, you should have guessed that he was actually talking about Princess Changping - this princess was raised by the Empress Dowager Gu herself. Yes, Kuang Qingwu is only the nominal grandson of the Queen Mother. If he were not Kuang Shihan's only son, the Queen Mother might not be willing to let Princess Changping down! Now that Kuang Qingwu has abandoned the princess and married you, the Queen Mother actually doesn't care much and is willing to accept it. His request is to send someone to persuade your father to agree to the marriage... Don't you feel anything is wrong at all? "
Qiu Jinzhu lowered her head, covering up the impatience that flashed across her face, but she said obediently: "Today, the queen spoke out in defense, all because of the fifth sister..." She said words of thanks, In my heart, I was very dissatisfied: Even if Kuang Lang's father killed your father, it was not Kuang Lang who did it! If you have the ability to trouble Kuang Lang's father, why are you always staring at Kuang Lang? Now Kuang Lang has promised to marry me. Do you think I would be stupid enough to kill my own husband for your cousin
In fact, not only Qiu Jinzhu thinks so now, Xiuyan also feels that Qiu Yilan will stop now, not to mention Qiu Jinzhu, but to put Kuang Qingwu to death. She can't help but secretly complain: "I thought the Sixth Princess It's over this time. Who would have thought that this bad thing has turned into a good thing? If I had known that Kuang Qingwu would be responsible, I really shouldn't have gone to the fifth princess. How would I send her away now? "
Qiu Yilan could see through the thoughts of the two of them. She knew that it was useless to persuade them, so she shook her head: "Then let's go."
Today, Kuang Qingwu promised to marry in front of the Queen Mother and the Empress. In the eyes of Qiu Jinzhu and Xiuyan, it seemed that he had the courage to take responsibility and was sincere, but in the eyes of discerning people like Qiu Yilan and Queen Jiang, they knew that it was okay if Kuang Qingwu did not allow the marriage. As soon as they get married, Qiu Jinzhu can be said to be dead!
After all, let alone Princess Changping's descent, Kuang Qingwu had major political interests. How could the Queen Mother tolerate the fact that the consort she had chosen for the princess she raised personally was actually intercepted by a princess who had fallen into ruin? Can the princess endure it
Even if these two could bear it, Kuang Shihan couldn't!
He only had one son, and all the property he had worked hard to save all his life was inherited by this son. However, he was abandoned by his relatives in his early years. After he became rich, he could not trust those people. In this case, of course he had to find a good father-in-law for his weak son!
Qiu Mengmin, the King of Xihe, is noble enough in terms of rank, power and strength... He can't even revitalize the Xihe Palace, let alone support his son-in-law in the future! How could Kuang Shihan accept such a daughter-in-law who could not bring any great help to his son, and who might even need help from the Kuang family!
Therefore, Kuang Qingwu promised to marry Qiu Jinzhu. Even if Queen Mother Gu and Princess Changping recognized each other, Kuang Shihan would not be able to let Qiu Jinzhu really marry her!
But at the moment, both Qiu Jinzhu and Xiuyan are confused by the twists and turns, and they can't see or don't want to see this... Based on Qiu Yilan's relationship with them, I'm afraid they will firmly believe that even if they tell the truth, This is my own personal revenge!
In this case, Qiu Yilan is not willing to waste any effort - but I hope Qiu Mengmin and his wife will be more thoughtful!
Now she still has a lot of things to worry about, but she doesn't have the time and energy to waste on a cousin who is overwhelmed by emotion.
"Yes!" Qiu Jinzhu and Xiuyan replied respectfully, looking at each other behind her back with happiness in their eyes.
After leaving the palace like this, the two sisters naturally parted ways immediately.
Qiu Yilan returned to the Jiang Family Courtyard, where Jiang Yashuang was already waiting to ask what happened. After hearing what she said, his eyes narrowed slightly: "It seems that there is indeed an expert around Kuang Qingwu!"
"How do you say that?" Qiu Yilan was startled.
Jiang Yashuang poured her a cup of black plum drink and asked slowly: "Do you think Kuang Qingwu seduced Princess Ningtai because of his admiration?"