Because she refused He's housekeeper's request during He Shuijin's pregnancy, He's blackening happened. Qiu Yilan didn't know about this at all. She was killed on the way before she returned to her yard after leaving the third room. Mrs. Tao called over.
Speaking of which, Qiu Yilan had not seen her grandmother for some time. When she met her, she found that the old woman had obviously lost weight, but was in good spirits and had bright eyes. No wonder the Jiang family did not admit that Duke Qin was ill this time. , only Mrs. Tao is allowed to serve the sick together with her children and grandchildren who have no responsibilities. Although it is hard, this kind of close care errand is the easiest to cultivate feelings.
No matter whether it was Jiang Yazhu whom I bumped into before or Mrs. Tao at this moment, her tired expression could not conceal her joy. It was obvious that the careful service during these days was very rewarding.
"I've made you worry these days." Mrs. Tao first smiled and greeted her for a while, especially asking about little Tao's situation - although little Tao was in the same courtyard, Duke Qin was too important, and the old lady even I didn't have time to take a look - Qiu Yilan secretly said it was a fluke at this moment. The old lady was busy, and so was she. Fortunately, she went there in the morning, otherwise it would be difficult to answer now.
After asking who should be asked, Mrs. Tao got down to the topic: "The fourteenth daughter-in-law is pregnant, and it is said that she even had fetal contractions? Now of course she can no longer continue to be the head of the family. This matter is your third aunt's responsibility... What did you just say? Go and congratulate your fourteenth wife, did your third aunt tell you anything?"
Qiu Yilan said hurriedly: "The third aunt asked the granddaughter-in-law to help the sixth sister-in-law and the seventh sister-in-law to take care of the house, but the granddaughter-in-law thought that the eighth sister-in-law has been feeling unwell these days, and the sixteenth sister-in-law is also pregnant, so she needs to take care of herself. The two sisters-in-law in the room are too late, so how can they be distracted from taking care of the house? Not to mention the age and ranking, the grandson's daughter-in-law is the youngest among her peers. In such a big family, it is only for the grandson's daughter-in-law to do some small things. My daughter-in-law may not be able to do it, so she doesn’t dare to agree to it.”
Mrs. Tao smiled slightly when she heard this: "I'm relieved that you didn't agree. I'm afraid that you are young and it would be troublesome for your third aunt to coax you into agreeing to this matter!"
"Thank you grandma for your concern!" Qiu Yilan wanted to accept this kindness and coaxed the old lady with sweet words. The old lady smiled happily and suddenly said: "Originally, I was afraid that you would agree to your third aunt, so I found something for you. , so that you can use this as an excuse to push the hot potato away from the housekeeper! But now that I think about it, you are the only one who can do this! "
Qiu Yilan asked curiously: "Grandma, please tell me?"
"Yongfu has also reached the age of decline." Mrs. Tao's words made Qiu Yilan suddenly feel awe-Princess Yongfu, the Queen's only biological flesh and blood, Mrs. Tao's only direct grandchild... The decline of this golden branch and jade leaf is no small matter!
But why can only you do it? Could it be that the consort that the old lady and the queen are interested in is Qiu Jinglan
She was thinking wildly when she heard Mrs. Tao lower her voice and said, "The prince-in-law Tianluan chose for her is Oubicheng!"
Qiu Yilan was stunned for a moment - not because the candidate for the consort was not Qiu Jinglan, but because: "But grandma, before, Cousin Xin was against Oubicheng..."
Even before she left the palace, Xin Fubing had already thought about it.
However, she was forced by the queen and others to marry the seventh prince she didn't love, and her sweetheart was pointed out by the queen to her own biological princess - Xin Fubing. Even if she had figured out that since Oubicheng had no intention of her, there was no point in thinking about this person anymore. Knowing this News... can you no longer be stimulated
"I know!" Mrs. Tao sighed with a look of helplessness, "But there's nothing we can do about it - you should have seen it the past few times you entered the palace. Tianluan looks at Yongfu like a ball in his eye. He has always looked at Yongfu. Whatever Yongfu wants, Tianluan will give it to him! But the consort is a lifelong matter, and Tianluan really has no choice!"
Seeing Qiu Yilan's confusion, Mrs. Tao smiled bitterly, "What Yongfu has been most concerned about in the past two years has been the Puyang King Xiao Su! You said this... how is this possible?"
Qiu Yilan suddenly understood: Queen Jiang valued Xiao Su more, otherwise she would not have hired him to teach calligraphy to the two princesses Yongfu and Chunfu.
The problem is that no matter how impressed the queen is by Xiao Su's talent, she will never agree to surrender Princess Yongfu to him!
The reason is very simple, Xiao Su's health... is really bad!
With the queen's status and love for Princess Yongfu, the princess's consort can have no background, no talent, no looks, no ability, no money, no power... nothing, as long as Princess Yongfu likes it! There is only one thing that no parent who loves their children can accept - health!
Which parent can bear the thought of having his daughter prepare to be a widow as soon as she leaves the cabinet
Even if Yongfu can remarry, what about the broken heart? How could the queen give up
Therefore, although Puyang King Xiao Su is a good son-in-law in terms of origin, talent, age, temperament and conduct... his weak body is enough to eliminate his potential to become a prince-in-law, especially Princess Yongfu's. possible!
"Apart from Xiao Su, what Yongfu always mentions is Oubicheng!" Mrs. Tao sighed, "Although this child has not even passed the examination and his martial arts is mediocre, he is still stronger than ordinary people. , I also saved Yongfu once during the earthquake last year..."
In other words, Mrs. Tao and Queen Jiang have no choice - the only biological blood of these mother and daughter is Princess Yongfu, and they are reluctant to go against the princess's wishes. But in her declining years, the princess was closest to a sick and frail prince who even his own family had been preparing for his death!
Afraid that Princess Yongfu really planned to seize Xiao Su, Mrs. Tao and Queen Jiang could only hold on to the second closest man to the princess and not let go!
Qiu Yilan felt very helpless: "I don't know if Oubicheng is willing?"
But Mrs. Tao spoke personally, and as her granddaughter-in-law, she couldn't refuse, so she had to say: "Granddaughter-in-law, I understand. When I come back on the 19th today, I will tell him immediately..."
As a result, her words were interrupted by Mrs. Tao: "Why would Oubicheng want you to go?"
"Then you want a grandson-in-law?" Qiu Yilan was stunned: Do you want me to persuade Princess Yongfu? I don’t seem to be particularly familiar with this His Highness, right? Not as good as Jiang Yashuang!
"It's like this. The child Yongfu is used to being pampered by Tianluan. I still haven't dared to tell her directly about the consort." Mrs. Tao sighed, "After several trials before, it seems that she has a crush on Xiao. Su... After all, he was the one who taught her calligraphy since she was a child, alas!"
She shook her head for a while, then regained her composure and said, "Besides, Xiao Su is also at an age when he wants to marry... Of course, he is still observing filial piety, so it's hard to talk about this."
She seemed to be hesitant, but Mrs. Tao finally said it, "I have discussed with the queen and want to propose another marriage to Xiao Su so that I can stop thinking about Yongfu."
"..." Qiu Yilan felt a tightness in her chest: The hand she used to deal with Qiu Feng was now used to deal with King Puyang
She thought about the relationship between this matter and herself - it seemed, but she still couldn't see the relationship
It's impossible that Mrs. Tao and Queen Jiang want Xiao Su to marry one of Ruan Ciyi and Wang Qingqian as their principal concubine, right? The former is old enough to be Xiao Su's mother; the latter's status is obviously not high enough!
Besides, what else should I use myself for
Just listen to Mrs. Tao say: "It is extremely difficult to convince this child Yongfu to be stubborn. But one thing about this child is that he is very good to his own people, and he would rather suffer a loss to protect his own people!"
Qiu Yilan chewed on these words, and then thought about the "own people" that Princess Yongfu usually interacted with a lot, and her expression changed slightly!
Sure enough, Mrs. Tao whispered: "She has no brothers or sisters from the same mother. Because of Queen Mother Gu, Tianluan is not worried about other princesses and princes getting close to her... Growing up, her most familiar playmate was her niece. , and also your niece..."
Duanrou County Lord Chu Chunxiao!
"This is too bullying!" Qiu Yilan remained silent, feeling very depressed in her heart, "Chu Chunxiao's father, Prince Qiyang, was the only bloodline after the fall of the previous prince, and this dynasty tacitly agreed Not to mention being suppressed, he was born stupid! The princess of Qiyang County was a concubine of the Jiang family, and she was tricked into becoming a princess by her aunt... Chu Chunxiao didn't have any brothers or sisters. Such a family of three had too much time to take care of themselves. Under such circumstances, if she is allowed to marry a sickly Xiao Su, isn't this deliberately preventing her from living a good life? "
Mrs. Tao didn't know that she didn't notice her disapproval, so she pretended not to notice it and continued: "Among the girls of similar age, Yongfu and Duanrou are the closest. Before she revealed her feelings for Xiao Su, Why did Duanrou tell her about it first... With Yongfu's personality, even if she had thoughts about Xiao Su, if Duanrou told her first, she wouldn't mention it again, and it wouldn't be possible for anyone else. But here in Duanrou... I wanted to talk to her when we invited her over to the family dinner last time, but your grandfather fell ill that day and sent her back before he could mention it... Now we have to pick her up again. "
The old lady looked at Qiu Yilan, "My fourteenth daughter-in-law went to pick her up last time. Now that she is pregnant, why don't you go and pick her up... If you have a chance on the way, mention it to her!"
"..." Qiu Yilan suddenly had the urge to vomit blood. She was silent for a moment and said quietly, "Grandma, since County Lord Duanrou and Princess Yongfu are very close, let County Lord Duanrou express her heart to Princess Puyang, indeed. The princess can be allowed to cut off her love... but the friendship between the princess and the county lord will also be harmed by this... Does this seem to be a kind of harm to the princess? "
Mrs. Tao frowned and said, "It's nothing. Originally, Yongfu and Duanrou were from the same generation. It wouldn't be a big deal to become more distant from each other in the future. Besides, won't Yongfu still be able to interact with you guys in the future?"
"But the person your Royal Highness the Princess grew up with is the county master -" Qiu Yilan was determined to speak for Chu Chunxiao.
Mrs. Tao sneered: "If you don't want to say anything to Duanrou on the way, that's okay! I'm just asking you to pick up someone, so why aren't you willing?"
If Qiu Yilan didn't agree after saying this, she would break up with her.
"...Grandma's words are serious. I'm going now?" After thinking for a moment, Qiu Yilan finally suppressed her impulse and stood up to ask.
When Mrs. Tao saw that she had agreed, she also softened her tone and said, "Don't be in such a hurry. Let's go in the evening. We will pick her up and have dinner. She will stay here for one night."
Qiu Yilan secretly vomited a mouthful of blood: Apparently Mrs. Tao also knew that County Master Duanrou was not that stupid. He could not be persuaded by a few words in life-long matters. It would take him a whole night to do the work... maybe he would have to do it tomorrow... Keep visiting…
"What kind of day are these!" Qiu Yilan walked out of the old lady's courtyard in a distressed manner, stamping her feet as she walked, "It sounds annoying to hear that, and you want me to do it - I don't want to go, don't want to go, don't want to go. ah!"
While I was indignant, I bumped into a group of people. The leader was a woman in her early twenties, with rosy eyebrows, red phoenix eyes, fresh peach cheeks, and lips like fresh cherry blossoms. She was wearing a peach red narrow sleeves cross-collared jacket, and a light pink tie embroidered with folded lotus flowers. The Liuxian skirt looks beautiful and lovely. It is the eighth lady Huang.
"Eighth Aunt!" Although Qiu Yilan was not in a good mood, when he saw that she was coming towards him, he still managed to salute and said, "Eighth Aunt is going to see grandma?"
"I just went to congratulate my fourteenth daughter-in-law. Your third aunt pulled me and said that my fourteenth daughter-in-law needs to have an abortion, so I don't have to worry about the things she is in charge of." Although Huang is the daughter-in-law of the Jiang family, she is younger than several of her grandsons-in-law. Her husband, Jiang Tianxiao, was a concubine again and could not act like an elder. He smiled kindly at this moment and said, "I couldn't bear it. She said that she promised to share some of the burden during the pregnancy of the fourteenth daughter-in-law... But I didn't care about it either. No, I want to ask my mother for advice!"
Then take over my errands quickly! I can’t stop it and I don’t want to participate! Qiu Yilan's eyes suddenly lit up and she decided not to go back yet... she just waited here!