Qiu Jinglan has already left. No matter how worried and angry Qiu Yilan is that she has been hidden for so many days, there is nothing she can do.
So after entering the house, I complained a few times to Jiang Yashuang, so I could only let it go. I was just worried about Ruan Ciyi leaving the cabinet: "Now that my brother has left, the eldest cousin is the only one in the Ruan family. She can't let her go." Can you go in and out by yourself? I want to stay there for a few days.”
Jiang Yashuang did not agree. He had noticed before that Mrs. Tao and Queen Jiang had the same attitude towards him since the dispute over the pill, but they were somewhat dissatisfied with Qiu Yilan. Now Duke Guo of Qin has promised Qiu Jinglan that he will send his daughter-in-law to help before Ruan Ciyi comes out of the cabinet. Qiu Yilan will go to the Ruan family to stay for a while, which will definitely make Mrs. Tao unhappy. There are several people who like their daughter-in-law and granddaughter-in-law at this time. Living outside all day long
And this will also offend Mr. He - doesn't this make it clear that you don't trust her to do things
However, he knew that speaking these words directly would cause Qiu Yilan to have a rift with Mrs. Tao and the He family. After thinking about it, he said tactfully: "It was not appropriate for you to behave in the past. After all, your surname is Qiu and not Ruan. The Ruan family doesn't need to treat themselves as outsiders. It's really unreasonable for you to show up and preside over a major event like marriage. This may not make Sister Ruan look good, but it will easily make people talk. "
Strictly speaking, Qiu Yilan was old enough to be Ruan Ciyi's daughter, and she was already married, so it was a bit funny to go to the Ruan family to plan Ruan Ciyi's departure.
Qiu Yilan frowned and said, "Why don't I know what you're talking about? But it's better than my eldest cousin who is busy in and out in person, right?"
"You underestimate my brother too much!" Jiang Yashuang said, "Do you think that although my brother left in a hurry this time, will he make arrangements for Sister Ruan's life-long event? My brother will prepare dowry and other things when he is there. Okay, I’ve made a list of the other things that I haven’t prepared yet. I just need Third Aunt to take people there for a walk around the day. Otherwise, Third Aunt won’t go there often? This is an errand assigned to me by my grandfather!”
Also, who in the Jiang family, except Jiang Yadan, would dare to neglect what Duke Qin personally ordered
Qiu Yilan was reluctantly relieved - two or three days later, she sent Su He to deliver seasonal fruits to Ruan Ciyi, and received another piece of news: "Mrs. Feng personally brought people to stay at Ruan's house to help take care of Miss Biao's departure. Everything’s over!”
"Is this the one who hugged my eldest cousin and cried when she was invited by Mrs. Sun to the Ruan family to witness the incident?" Qiu Yilan asked hurriedly.
"Exactly!" Su He nodded, "It's about the handkerchief that Mrs. Tang gave her during her lifetime. Speaking of which, my eldest cousin seriously wants to call Aunt Feng."
Mrs. Feng was the same age as Mrs. Tan, Ruan Ciyi's mother, and she had already given birth to her grandson. There was no longer any control from the elders, and the housework was left to her daughter-in-law. She was free and free. With her in charge, Qiu Yilan was completely relieved.
A few days after Mrs. Feng arrived at the Ruan Mansion, King Zhou got married. Because King Zhou was the candidate for the crown prince of the Queen Mother Party, the wedding was very grand, and the dowry of Princess Gu Wegna of Shouan was even more astonishing. According to speculation, some good people , I am afraid it is not two million taels, but it is definitely higher than the more than 1.5 million taels that Princess Qi Jiang Qiyun had when she left the cabinet.
Even though these two are not as big as Qiu Yilan, Qiu Yilan is in a special situation - all the dowries of the two generations of hereditary princesses belong to her alone. She not only received the princess's share of the dowry, but also felt guilty towards her. With the subsidy from his brother Qiu Jinglan, he finally collected three million taels.
However, Gu Wanna and Jiang Qiyun did not have the same treatment as their grandmother and mother-in-law who only gave them a dowry. The dowry given by their mother's family alone was astonishing.
However, no matter how grand the wedding was and how generous the dowry was, it was boring to hear the news that Tang Xinqiong, the concubine of King Zhou, who had passed the wedding first, was so in love with King Zhou that King Zhou was not very interested in the wedding.
King Zhou was followed by King Lu, but Tao Yibin's dowry was not as generous as Gu Wanna's. After all, it had been decades since Tao Yinsong's death, and several prodigal sons had appeared in the Tao family one after another, and the family's financial situation was no longer what it was before.
Her dowry is estimated to be about five hundred thousand taels of silver - according to Ling Zui's estimation, this was only collected by Mrs. Tao and even Empress Jiang who sent money privately: "Sister Qiu still remembers the lion cat craze that was popular two years ago. No? That was when the Tao family came to Mrs. Tao and complained that they were short of money. Mrs. Tao asked your 14th sister-in-law to give her an idea, but your 14th sister-in-law refused and came up with several projects, one of which was selling lion cats. , the reason why it is so popular is because of your fourteenth sister-in-law, so how do you think the Tao family can afford five hundred thousand taels of silver to marry their daughter?"
Qiu Yilan thinks this is very good: "If Qingqian can have a dowry of one million taels of silver, she will be able to straighten her back after marrying!"
She hopes that the next princess’s dowry will be as small as possible!
However, Duan Wenji's dowry was overshadowed by Tao Yibin's - an extra fifty thousand taels, which was obviously a deliberate slap in the Tao family's face.
The wedding of King Lu and King Cai was obviously on a lower level than that of King Zhou. They just followed the rules and were not harsh - because they had to give their princess family face; nor were they flattered - because they were really not very important. All in all it was a very uneventful event.
It was already the end of October, and everyone thought that the wedding of King Wei and others would be postponed to the following year. However, King Wei's wedding was indeed scheduled for February next year, but Princess Changping made an emergency landing in early November. !
Qiu Jinzhu died in July, and Kuang Qingwu was still the master within four months. Although all kinds of things in the meantime have diluted the tragedy of Xihe Palace, as soon as this marriage came out, the beauty and fateless Ning Princess Tai was inevitably brought up again, and Princess Changping was naturally disgraced.
But the public didn't know it, but the senior officials knew it: "Sure enough, Kuang Shihan sent the six-hundred-mile urgent letter not only to plot against Qiu Jinglan, but also for the sake of his own son."
…A fight finally broke out in Western Xinjiang!
Kuang Shihan was eager for Kuang Qingwu to seize this opportunity to establish his prestige, so he naturally urged Princess Changping to descend.
At present, the Queen Mother's party needs to rely on Kuang Shihan in many places, so they can only have a hasty wedding with Princess Changping.
After the wedding, Kuang Qingwu was awarded a military position and hurriedly left Beijing and returned to Shazhou... Because he could not find Qiu Jinglan for a long time, and guessed that he was plotting on the road, Princess Changping did not accompany her to avoid becoming a burden.
Now that Kuang Qingwu is on the road, Qiu Jinglan can finally set off towards Shazhou - the Jiang family has sent someone to assist, not to mention the DPRK.
The war in Western Xinjiang is not very intense yet, and it can be said that Da Rui's safety is not in danger, so both the Queen Mother's Party and the Queen's Party can safely devote 90% of their energy to the intrigue.
November has not yet passed, and many officials on both sides have been sacked. The level of war planning is getting higher and higher, and it soon affects important members of both sides -
At the last court meeting in November, the Jiang family took the lead in attacking. They used Princess Cai’s dowry to question Duan Jin, the Minister of Punishment: “Your family has been farming for generations, and your land at the time of your Majesty was only a thousand acres. How come you were able to grow fifty-five acres in just a few decades?” A dowry of ten thousand taels for Princess Cai?”
Of course Duan Jin would not admit that the dowry of 550,000 taels he gave to his niece came from improper sources: "King Cai has a distinguished status, and my niece is lucky enough to reach such a high position. The Duan family is deeply grateful for God's grace, and naturally they are doing their best to prepare for their niece's marriage." ... The five hundred and fifty thousand taels of silver are all my savings since I became an official, plus private loans, and I hope the Queen Mother will understand this!"
Of course Queen Mother Gu wanted to speak to him: "When Princess Qi came out of the cabinet, her dowry was nearly two million taels. Why didn't you tell me?! Is Princess Cai easy to bully?!"
At this time, the value of He Shui Jin came to light. Everyone in the Queen’s Party confidently stated that it was right for the Jiang family to give Princess Qi a generous dowry. Who is Princess Qi’s cousin-in-law and the head of the Jiang family these years? What's the right way to make money? If you don’t believe me, you can ask!
Not only can he inquire - Hui Shuijin can now get up and walk around, so when Jiang Tianao gets into a heated argument with someone, he directly asks Chuan He Shuijin to go to the palace to explain the origin of the Jiang family's property with absolute conscience!
Even the Queen Mother Gu who was deep in the palace had heard about He Shuijin's name. She knew that she was a master who was naturally good at abacus. Her ability to calculate accounts put even the senior officials in the household department to shame. Talking to her about the accounts was purely for abuse. , how can you be willing to be led by Jiang Tianao? Wasn’t it enough to lose face to Qiu Jinglan back then
Therefore, the Queen Mother made a decisive request: "Since Zhongshu Ling thinks that Duan Jin is suspicious, he might as well produce proof of his corruption, malfeasance and dereliction of duty. Otherwise, even if you are the deputy prime minister of this dynasty or the governor of a province, it is a serious crime to wrongly accuse an important official of the imperial court without reason." !”
The Queen's Party came prepared this time, and naturally had evidence. At that moment, one of the imperial censors came out and showed a pamphlet he had written long ago. He started counting the properties of the three generations of Duan Jin's ancestors until recently. The scenery when marrying my niece, and finally came to the conclusion: "Based on the income of the Duan family over the years, and the salary of Mr. Duan, under normal circumstances, it is impossible to save enough 550,000 taels of silver... in this life!"
The implication is of course that Duan Jin must be corrupt!
"What about the people who borrowed money for dowry?" someone from the Queen's party asked deliberately.
"That's impossible." The Shi Yushi said sternly, "According to the official calculation, Duan Shilang's net worth should only be tens of thousands of taels. I wonder which lender would be willing to lend far more than the borrower has. Aren’t you afraid of borrowing money and not paying it back?”
This can be called borrowing money, but this is simply giving money, okay
"That is to say, even if Duan Shilang borrowed the money, it is impossible to borrow the money under ordinary circumstances?" Jiang Tianqi sneered and looked at Duan Jin, "But I don't know where Duan Shilang borrowed it from. Can you bring me the IOU?"
Duan Jin didn't expect this at all. Where did he get the IOU
But he reacted quickly: "It's okay for Mr. Jiang to see it. As long as the two empresses agree, I will send my servant to get it immediately!"
Of course Empress Dowager Gu supported his opinion. Although Empress Jiang was surprised that he actually prepared an IOU, she would feel guilty if she tried to stop him at this time.
With the permission of these two people, it didn't take long for the palace people to present the IOU brought by the servants of the Duan family, and first sent it to Danqi for the Queen Mother and the Empress to see. Queen Jiang became furious after just one glance: "This IOU is clearly not your handwriting!"
When Duan Jin heard this, his heart relaxed, he cupped his hands and said with a smile: "Madam, calm down, this IOU was not written by me!"
Before these words finished, everyone in the hall was stunned. Wasn't it written by you? Are you entertaining the Queen then?