Although she was suspicious, Jiang Yashuang thought quickly and decided not to tell the truth for the time being. After all, Qiu Yilan took the initiative to come over to attract his attention and cover his sight so that Su He could hide the oiled paper bag. Obviously his wife didn't want him to know. If it were revealed on the spot, Qiu Yilan would probably become angry from shame. In the end, he would not be able to find out the truth without mentioning it, and the relationship between the couple would be hurt.
So he pretended not to notice Su He's little move and let her leave. He took Qiu Yilan's hand and went back to the couch to sit down. He said with a smile: "It's nothing. The fourth aunt was tricked by the Queen Mother and mistakenly thought that the eighth brother was intruding." In the princess's bedroom, she hurriedly called me over to discuss how to smooth things over, but unexpectedly she ended up doing it for Gu Yan. "
Qiu Yilan glanced at him: "Since it's Gu Yan, why did Jiang Tan say that your sachet was taken by the princess's palace servants?"
"It wasn't Empress Dowager Gu's design that made Fourth Aunt think it was Brother Batsu. What happened to Sister Fifteen previously caused a big problem for the family, and even you suffered a big loss." Jiang Yashuang didn't want the relationship between his wife and the elders. A rift arose. Since he had spoken up for Qiu Yilan in front of the Queen and Mrs. Tao before, he would naturally not give Qiu Yilan a chance to complain about her elders at this moment. He said, "Fourth Aunt couldn't think of a perfect solution after thinking for a long time." , I said it would be better to say that the sachet is mine, since I didn’t write the name anyway - with your beauty, who would suspect that I would have an idea for the princess? "
"Then what's the result?" Qiu Yilan was dubious and asked, "Is it just so peaceful?"
"The palace servant in front of Her Royal Highness Princess Lexin was killed with a stick, and she passed away." Jiang Yashuang said, "After all, it is not a shameful thing. It is not good for anyone to hold on to it. Speaking of which, I am The man has taken advantage of me. As long as you don't doubt me, you can spread the word as much as you like. What can you do to me?"
Qiu Yilan hummed, "I'm still suspicious of you - tell me quickly, what bad things have you done in the past years when you have been in the palace?"
Jiang Yashuang laughed, hugged her and said, "I did something bad like beating up Gu Yan for you! Do you remember?"
"Is helping me a bad thing?" Qiu Yilan pushed him and laughed, "Do you want to be beaten?"
After talking and joking like this, the atmosphere suddenly became relaxed.
The young couple here are harmonious and beautiful. In the Green Snow Villa, Qiu Jinglan and Ruan Ciyi frowned at the oil-paper bag that Su He had just sent. The oil-paper bag had been opened, but the contents inside were ordinary. A small piece of lotus root powder and osmanthus sugar cake.
"Ever since the 14th young lady of the Jiang family found out she was pregnant, has the third lady of the Jiang family been giving her this sweet-scented osmanthus cake?" Qiu Jinglan asked Su He after carefully observing the cake.
Su He lowered his hands and said: "It doesn't have to be sweet-scented osmanthus cake. According to what the Fourteenth Young Madam privately told the princess, ever since she found out she was pregnant, the Third Madam has been sending cakes to her every day, and they will change the pattern every now and then, such as The gift of almond tofu and the red date mille-feuille cake were given the day before yesterday... The Sixth Young Madam and the Seventh Young Madam were both very jealous. However, in the past two days, the Fourteenth Young Madam always felt that something was wrong with her, so she even put her around her. The people and the small kitchen checked, but nothing was found. After thinking about it, the pastries sent by the third lady were not checked, and it is not easy to check. "
After a pause, seeing that neither Qiu Jinglan nor Ruan Ciyi had the intention to speak, she continued, "The princess originally thought that someone was going to use the hands of the third lady to harm the fourteenth young lady, but seeing that the fourteenth young lady was hesitant, It seems that he is doubting the third lady - this is really incredible! "
Indeed, the third wife of the Jiang family, He Shi, is not only He Shuijin’s mother-in-law, but also her biological aunt. He Shuijin’s husband, Jiang Yaheng, is also the He family’s biological son. Who would suspect that He Shi wanted to murder his own daughter-in-law and daughter-in-law? Sun
"That's why she acted generously." However, Qiu Jinglan and Ruan Ciyi are both deep-seated, and they are used to seeing secrets in the backyard, so they are not surprised by this possibility. "Even if they are found out, they can just push any servant out." You can get by if you make a business trip!”
"I'm afraid that the Fourteenth Young Madam tried her best to hide this pastry from others." Ruan Ciyi sneered, "There is probably something wrong with this pastry!"
Qiu Jinglan thought for a while and asked Su He: "What did my sister say when she asked you to bring this cake?"
"The princess originally didn't want to interfere with the third wife's business, but she couldn't bear the pleading of the fourteenth young lady. She also felt that if the third lady was really her niece, daughter-in-law, and grandson still in her mother's womb, she could do it. Such elders are too scary, so it’s better to get rid of them as soon as possible, so that you don’t know when they will trick you!” Su He said truthfully, “So I want to ask the young master and my cousin to help me, and ask someone to check it secretly! , be sure to hide it from the Jiang family’s eyes and ears!”
Ruan Ciyi looked at Qiu Jinglan: "The 14th young lady of the Jiang family is indeed smart. She and the He family are from the same natal family. I don't dare to ask the He family for this matter. If the He family finds out, she will be miserable. When she was still in charge of the family, there would have been another way. But now that she is living in the backyard and raising a baby, it is not easy to get in and out, so it is not that easy to ask a reliable person to help. "
"The other reason why she is looking for her sister is that we have no grudges against the He family and the Jiang family. If we find out there is something wrong with this pastry, we don't have to risk it by announcing it to the He family and the Jiang family. , I will only tell her the result and let her deal with it by herself. I'm afraid that's what she wants," Qiu Jinglan said, "Otherwise Mrs. Tao will definitely be happy to help her - then it won't be her turn. She calls the shots."
Ruan Ciyi hummed: "If such unethical behavior is discovered, not to mention the He family, even the He family will not be a human being in the future! But then again, why would the He family do such a thing to his wife? Poisonous hand? She is the elder. Even if the junior does something wrong, it is not difficult to teach him a lesson! And I don’t think the 14th Young Lady of the Jiang family will offend her. That person is so smart, how could he make such a mistake? ?”
Qiu Jinglan said: "My sister didn't even find out about the Jiang family, how could we know?"
He frowned and said, "But this He family is really vicious. He doesn't care about his niece or grandson at all... It's better to eradicate such people as soon as possible!"
Immediately, he ordered Ruan Yi to take the pastries and find a reliable person to check.
While the prodigal sons and prodigal daughters of the Jiang family were scrambling to hold the family back, Queen Mother Gu was not having a good time either.
"Gu Yan, have you lost your mind?!" The Queen Mother looked gloomy and scolded Gu Yan, who was kneeling under the Danqi, "You like beautiful young people and boys, but the Ai family has turned a blind eye. , you actually put your hands on the grand prince - he is the royal grandson of the Ai family! Why do you think that the Ai family can't live without your Guangyang Palace, and treat all the princes and princesses under the Ai family as a concubine? "
The more the Queen Mother spoke, the angrier she became. She picked up the fruit bowl at hand and smashed it down on Gu Yan!
"Queen Mother, please calm down!" Although the palace where the Queen Mother lives is very spacious, and there is quite a distance from the Phoenix Seat to the foot of Danqi, Queen Mother Gu is also old, and her strength and accuracy are limited, but she still smashed down a bowl of fruit. , Gu Yan finally received a few severe blows, but he didn't dare to hide or rub him, so he could only beg for mercy in embarrassment, "My grandnephew was confused for a moment!"
He said aggrievedly, "How dare your grandnephew dare to bully the prince? It's really the tenth prince... The tenth prince took the initiative to get close to his grandnephew..."
"Shut up!" Queen Mother Gu was furious. She stood up, pointed at him and said coldly, "How many sons of good families have you harmed outside? Even your cousin Yi'er has not been spared! Over the years, The Ai family has always acted like they don’t know, so why do even the legitimate emperors and grandsons dare to arrange this?! What kind of virtue does the Ai family not know?! You think this is the palace of the Ai family? It’s still the place dedicated to cultivating waiters in the fireworks field!”
The Queen Mother wanted to vomit three liters of blood at this moment. For Queen Jiang, the Tenth Prince and Princess Lexin were not born to her anyway. No matter how big the loss was, the Queen's only consideration was not to burn her and not to be too embarrassed. The face of the Tian family made her, the queen, incompetent.
But for Queen Mother Gu, both siblings are her bloodline!
Although Queen Mother Gu even forced her own son to become a puppet, this does not mean that she treats her descendants as human beings - who as an elder can tolerate their own blood being treated as playthings? Even if it’s a bloodline that I don’t usually pay attention to? !
If it weren't for the fact that her brother begged her to take care of his children and grandchildren before his death, Queen Mother Gu would have wanted to kill Gu Yan, "It's true that the Ai family favors your Gu family, but you must not forget that the reason why the Ai family has It’s not your Gu family who has been able to rule the country behind the curtain, but the emperor! Just because the Ai family has taken over the power of the emperor, it doesn’t mean you can humiliate him and his blood, do you understand?”
Gu Yan felt chilled by the Queen Mother's sight, and quickly kowtowed: "My grandnephew knows his mistake! My grandnephew will never dare to do it again in the future!"
"Get out!" Queen Mother Gu yelled angrily, "No one is allowed to enter the palace unless it is an urgent matter!!!"
After driving Gu Yan away, the Queen Mother was still angry and called Miss Zheng in again: "Go to the palace gate and pass a message. From now on, Gu Yan is not allowed to step into the palace gate without an edict! If he dares to sneak in secretly, he will cry out. If the family knows who stole it, the whole family will suffer a terrible death!"
Lady Guan Zheng responded tremblingly, but Empress Dowager Gu was still filled with self-hatred and ordered: "Please ask someone to inquire about the character of Bo Shi's sons. Although Gu Yan is the eldest son, his younger brothers are not Bo Shi." Is it true blood?"
Bo Shi is the name of Gushuo, the Prince of Guangyang. As soon as Lady Zheng heard this, she knew that the Queen Mother was going to replace the Prince of Guangyang. She knew that the Queen Mother would be on fire right now, and it was inevitable that she would not be able to speak properly to Gu Yan, but she had to say this: "The Queen Mother feels sorry for Her Royal Highness Princess Lexin and His Royal Highness the Tenth Prince, and I should not say too much. It's just... The Crown Prince's Register The reason why the capital must go through the imperial court?"
It was so easy for you to use that prodigal son of Jiang Ba to devise a plan for Queen Jiang to cover up the matter! Could it be that after the matter calmed down, you revealed it yourself
Even if this reason is not used, it is enough to depose a heir apparent who has been established for many years. Aren't you afraid that Empress Jiang will catch her and make a big fuss
After all, Queen Mother Gu had been in power for many years. After hearing this, she was silent for a moment and sighed: "Please spare him this time..."
He paused and then said, "Next time Shouan comes over, tell her that the Ai family hates Gu Yan and wants to establish the crown prince of Guangyang—"
This is a blow to make the entire Guangyang Palace sober up. Don't think that Queen Mother Gu is so unscrupulous that she doesn't treat Queen Mother Gu's descendants as human beings just because she tolerates them!
Ms. Zheng responded respectfully and felt a little happy in her heart: "Even if Princess Shou'an guessed that the Queen Mother was just knocking and hadn't really decided to change the heir apparent, she still wouldn't dare to neglect it! By then, can she still show less filial piety to me? ? "This is a good opportunity to make a lot of money!"
At this point, a palace official came in and reported: "The death of Princess Ningtai has been found out!"
Queen Mother Gu snorted: "Say!"