As a result, Qiu Yilan waited and waited for almost an hour, but Huang didn't come out!
Looking at the sky, Jiang Yashuang had already started to fall. She couldn't help but feel cold: "Yes, the eighth room is a concubine. How could Mrs. Tao tell Mrs. Huang not to take the hot potato? It's so yellow now." If I go in and ask for advice, maybe she will only give some careful tips on housekeeping, which will not offend Mr. He but also make Mr. Huang feel grateful!"
So she had to pick up Chu Chunxiao!
Qiu Yilan returned to her yard listlessly. When she entered the courtyard, she saw Jiang Yashuang, who had changed into light green clothes, strolling in the courtyard with her hands sleeves on. Nianxue and Dabai chased after the corners of his robe and played with each other - Qiu Yilan remembered His robe was newly made, and it was the second time he wore it today, but the corners of the robe had been scratched in several places by the claws of the lion cat.
But he wasn't annoyed either, he smiled and looked down at them having fun.
"Going to see the fourteenth sister-in-law?" Seeing his wife coming back, Jiang Yashuang stopped. Nianxue and Dabai immediately rushed forward, each grabbing a corner of the robe and trying to climb up. Of course, the result was that the soft robe was hooked. A lot of silk comes out.
"You are too used to them. Even your nice clothes are too scratched to be worn out." Qiu Yilan stepped forward, drove the two lion cats away, and then said, "When the fourteenth sister-in-law came back after watching the show, my grandmother Went there for a while.”
As he spoke, he walked inside, "Grandma gave me an errand, I have to go out."
"Huh? Where are you going? Shall I go with you?" Jiang Yashuang followed up, took out her hand from her sleeve, and quickly inserted something into her temple.
Qiu Yilan felt it and reached out to touch it: "What is it?"
"Sure enough, this one still matches your skin!" Jiang Yashuang said with some satisfaction, "I have something to report to my fourth aunt this afternoon, and Si Bao happened to be presenting a newly made hairpin ring. I thought since I bumped into it, where can I go? Can you leave empty-handed? Just pester Fourth Gu to let me pick one first."
At this time, Qiu Yilan had already pulled it off and looked at it. It was a ruby hairpin. The ruby the size of a thumb was clear and bright, which made people feel relaxed and happy. The entire hairpin is exquisitely made and luxurious—after all, it is presented to the queen.
She was also very satisfied and handed it to Jiang Yashuang to insert it back in for her. She smiled and said, "I'm afraid this hairpin is not the best among the ones Si Bao presented to Fourth Aunt, but it's almost right? You actually just Cutting off Hu like this means that Fourth Gu loves you."
"Fourth aunt loves me, but I love you!" Jiang Yashuang stretched out his fingers and gently scratched her cheek, smiling, "How do you want to repay me?"
Qiu Yilan pursed her lips and smiled: "I am going to the annex of Qiyang County Prince's Mansion to pick up Duanrou and come over to accompany my grandmother for dinner... I'll reward you for not bothering to accompany me on this trip!" Although Duanrou County Princess is a serious clan daughter , but in terms of seniority, she is the niece of two young couples, and in terms of rank, she is not as good as the princess Qiu Yilan. If Mrs. Tao and Queen Jiang hadn't wanted to coax the county lord to marry Xiao Su, they would have been extra polite at this moment. In fact, there was no need for people of Qiu Yilan's generation to personally pick him up.
Not to mention that Jiang Yashuang went with Qiu Yilan - Qiu Yilan went alone, because although the seniority was different, the age was similar. It could also be said that it was to let the new daughter-in-law spend more time with relatives; the two of them wanted to go together When they went to pick up Duanrou County Lord, the princess of Qiyang County would definitely be shocked and immediately guessed that they would be needed for some important matter. Otherwise, why would she be so polite
So when Jiang Yashuang heard this, she was also surprised and asked: "Duanrou? Grandma wants her to come over for dinner. It's enough to send her mother to talk to her. Why do you want you to go in person?"
"Of course I have to use her." The two of them were in the inner room now. Qiu Yilan took the dress she wore when going out, went behind the screen to change it, and spoke to Jiang Yashuang through the screen, "Grandma and Fourth Aunt, intentionally let her She married Xiao Su—to be honest, if my grandmother hadn’t been angry just now, I really wouldn’t want to take this trip!”
She told the truth in front of her husband, "The Lord Duanrou is the only child of the Prince of Qiyang. It is said that the Prince and Princess of Qiyang have not been in good health in the past two years, and they have all been taken care of by her alone - the first two days I went to the palace to stay for a while, and Yongfu pestered me to cook for her. Duanrou was also there. Afterwards, she chased me for several steps and asked me for cooking skills. She wanted to go back and honor her parents. You said she wanted to marry Xiao Su. In the future, we won’t be able to run away from my mother’s family and my husband’s family, even if they are both in the capital, it’s really hard to worry about... How can the two families live well like this? It’s so pitiful!”
Jiang Yashuang frowned when she heard this: "This marriage is indeed inappropriate... but what's the secret?"
"Grandma and Fourth Aunt are very afraid that Yongfu wants to descend on Xiao Su!" Qiu Yilan lowered her head and tied her belt, and said calmly.
Jiang Yashuang was silent for a moment, and then asked after a while: "How sure are you?"
"It's not like you don't know how much grandma and fourth aunt love Yongfu, so how can you dare to tell the truth? If Yongfu admits it, how will the situation be resolved? If Yongfu insists, things will be even more difficult!" Qiu Yilan reasoned He straightened his skirt, walked out of the screen, and went to the dressing table to examine whether his appearance needed any repairs. He hummed softly, "Listening to grandma's tone, this matter is not completely unfounded - by the way, because Yongfu has been getting closer to Bicheng recently. , Fourth Aunt actually plans to let her come to Bicheng... Do you know about this?"
Jiang Yashuang did not answer immediately, but walked around the room before stopping: "Yongfu is still a little naive now. Even though she has more contacts with Xiao Su and Bicheng, it is because she has more contact with foreign men. Just two of them... And Xiao Su is in poor health, so he naturally needs her care more than Bicheng. She doesn't necessarily like Xiao Su... After all, Xiao Su is her teacher!"
Qiu Yilan pursed her temples in front of the bronze mirror, smiled and said nothing, but what she was thinking in her heart was: "There aren't many people who come from wrong generations in royal marriages. Do you still care about a calligraphy teacher?"
"This can't be done for a while. You should go and pick up Duanrou as grandma told you first." Jiang Yashuang thought for a while and said, "I will tell grandma and fourth aunt tomorrow or the next day."
He also sighed, "Third sister has suffered enough over the years!"
Qiu Yilan breathed a sigh of relief and thought to herself: "Nineteen has an extraordinary status in front of Mrs. Tao and the Queen. Even Princess Yongfu trusts him. If he goes to speak up, maybe things will turn around!"
Because of Jiang Yashuang's promise, Qiu Yilan felt that this trip was not so painful.
However, the absence of pain did not mean success - only after arriving at the summer villa of Qiyang County Prince's Mansion did she realize that Chu Chunxiao was not there.
"May I ask Third Sister, will Duanrou be here now?" Qiu Yilan was actually very happy that she could not pick up anyone this time. However, considering that she had to revive Mrs. Tao when she returned, she had to ask Qiyang County who came out to receive her. The princess inquired.
Princess Jiang Qizhuan didn't know what was going on and apologized a little: "The Queen Mother Ye has not been well these past two days. She has gone to the palace to attend to illness in the spring morning. I'm afraid she won't come back for the past two days."
Although the Queen Mother Ye is the late empress and the current aunt, her presence is so weak because she was suppressed so hard by the Queen Mother Gu. Even though Qiu Yilan stayed in her Ganli Palace back then, she has not thought of her in the past two years. .
At this moment, he was a little surprised when he heard this: "Has Empress Dowager Ye also come to escape the summer heat?"
"Every summer, the Empress Dowager will bring the Queen Mother Ye with her." Jiang Qizhuan knew that she had just passed away and did not understand many things that the Jiang family knew well, so she explained, "Although the Queen Mother Ye is happy to be quiet, the Imperial City The summer there is really too hot and not very suitable for human habitation.”
When she said the last sentence, her tone was a little strange, and Qiu Yilan said clearly: "I see... I have never met this Queen Mother, and I know that Queen Mother Ye has been living in seclusion in Ganli Palace."
Obviously Queen Mother Ye can survive to this day, in addition to her own means, Queen Jiang's protection is also one.
In order to prevent Empress Dowager Gu from killing her while she was vacationing in the summer, Empress Jiang naturally took her with her when she went to Dizi Mountain. Although this Empress Dowager had no biological children, she was the direct aunt of the deposed prince of the previous dynasty. She was considered to be Chu Chunxiao by blood. Her aunt and great-grandmother is also the nominal great-grandmother. Now that she is in poor health, Chu Chunxiao, the only living and normal descendant, naturally has to take care of her.
Moreover, if an old man of this age is sick, how can he be completely healed if he doesn't lie down for a few days and then rest and observe for a few days
"It seems that the Duanrou County Lord is also blessed with great fortune!" Qiu Yilan thought that Queen Mother Ye was ill at the right time. Naturally, she would not say anything to encourage Jiang Qizhuan, but instead praised Chu Chunxiao's performance. Filial piety, and also told Jiang Qizhuan to put the health of Queen Mother Ye first in everything. As for Mrs. Tao missing Chu Chunxiao... they are all family members, nothing important, so don't let anyone see her!
After saying goodbye like this, I returned to the Jiang Family Courtyard and rushed to the back hall to report the details of this trip to Mrs. Tao. Mrs. Tao frowned, her expression changed, and after a while she said calmly: "I understand, since So, you go back first!”
"Yes!" Qiu Yilan resigned and left happily.
Then when she saw someone on the way, she couldn't continue to be happy - but Jiang Yadan hadn't realized this yet, so he greeted her enthusiastically: "Are you going back, my nineteenth brother and sister? It just so happens that now you, the eighth sister-in-law, are going back." I'm sick, and there's no one in charge in my room. Just now, a subordinate sent me two baskets of lychees, which were brought from the south. You want to send someone over to get one basket, and share it with my sixteenth brother and the others? "
Qiu Yilan was full of resentment towards him because of little Tao, but she would not give him a good look just because of a basket of lychees. But just when she was about to say something sarcastic, Jiang Yadan thought to herself again: "Oh, I almost forgot that Jiu Mei and Sister Eighteen - forget it, I don’t like eating lychees very much anyway, you’d better share one basket with Brother Sixteen and Sister Sixteen, and let Sister Nine share the remaining basket with Sister Eighteen!”
"...Where are the others?" Qiu Yilan was shocked when she heard his comment and asked.
Not to mention that you yourself don’t like to eat, but you don’t care about the concubines and concubines in your room, just the Duke of Qin, Mrs. Tao above, the uncles in the middle, the brothers and sisters-in-law of the same generation... all of them
It doesn't matter if it's just a sneak peek, but if you openly call me to get it, don't you think about what other people in the room will think after hearing it
Jiang Yadan really didn't care and waved his hand: "They want to eat it themselves!"
"..." Qiu Yilan watched him go away in a messy manner in the wind, returned to her yard, and told Jiang Yashuang what had happened, "Although two baskets of lychees are not enough to make the difference, we should tell him quietly, right?" Myna yelled at me in the corridor to stop me from talking about this, I’m afraid everyone will know about it!”
Jiang Yashuang was calm after hearing this: "It doesn't matter, Bago has always been like this... But there are only two of us, and this thing can't be easily accommodated. Please tell the people who go to get it to leave some of our share for our nephews and nieces. The rest will be divided according to what Bago said."
Seeing Qiu Yilan's speechless face, he coughed dryly and explained, "What has Bago been interested in since he was a child? He just thinks about the brothers and sisters in our room. He never cares about other people..."
"Don't the elders ask?" Qiu Yilan realized this after asking: For a prodigal like Jiang Ba who always causes trouble, the elders would be extremely grateful if he didn't cause trouble for the family. Who would have the time to spare? Are you arguing with him over some food
But it's not just for this reason: "Before, the eighth brother paid tribute to his grandfather with a basket of autumn pears, and then the grandfather gave eight thousand taels of silver; he gave his elder brother a basket of cherries, and the elder brother also gave three thousand taels of silver... After that, the elders They say if he has something delicious and fun, just use it for yourself, don’t use it to show respect!”
... A basket of autumn pears costs eight thousand taels of silver, and a basket of cherries costs three thousand taels of silver!
Even the accountant and Shuijin can't handle such extortion from time to time! No wonder the elders of the Jiang family dare not accept the filial piety of this master! Maybe they heard about the lychee splitting today and were lucky to have escaped disaster!
Qiu Yilan simply didn't know what to say to this uncle: "What about the nieces and nephews? Why didn't he save some?"
This guy isn't so bad that he gives his son and daughter fruits to eat and earns their monthly income, right