But before they could stop them, Empress Jiang already smiled: "That's it! Don't say that I am protecting my maternal family, Qiu Dian will investigate the Tao family, and as for the Duan family, leave it to Dali Temple!"
After speaking, he looked at Queen Mother Gu provocatively, "What do you think, Queen Mother? If Duan Jin has no problem, he will never miss this opportunity to prove his innocence, right?"
Queen Mother Gu was full of bitterness, Queen Jiang had even thrown out her maternal family, what else could she say? Opposition will only give the Queen’s Party more reason to cling to Duan Jin! If you agree, everyone will know whether Duan Jin is honest or not!
Duan Jin is over!
From the moment Empress Dowager Gu had to nod her head in agreement, Duan Jin fell limply to the ground as if his bones had been ripped out—seeing this, anyone could guess the outcome.
The Minister of Punishment was dismissed. The Queen's Party won the battle at the expense of the Tao family, but had no time to celebrate. After the court was over, they gathered in the study room of the Duke's Mansion to discuss making persistent efforts!
"Nineteen, this is a good plan. How did you come up with the idea of starting with the princesses' dowries?" Jiang Yashuang was not qualified to participate in today's confrontation, but everyone here was not stingy in praising him as the designer. Especially the Marquis of Jibei. He has been in the army for most of his life and only became an official last year. His only son Jiang Tianzhen has been staying in Beijing as an official. However, he spends more time with his nephew Jiang Tianchi and has a very deep relationship.
The so-called love of the house and the black people means that the Marquis of Jibei was already relatively close to Jiang Tianchi's son. Now Jiang Yashuang made plans at a young age to make the Queen Mother's party suffer a big loss. Naturally, the Marquis of Jibei was full of praise for this grandnephew, "This year the royal family At several weddings, everyone in the government and the public were just watching the fun, but you thought of this method and also cleaned up the Tao family who was cheating on you! After all, he is the grandson of the second brother... "
"Okay, third brother, please stop praising him. He just happened to mention that!" Qin Guogong was also very happy, but he was afraid that Jiang Yashuang would be proud and that Jiang Tianao and others would not be able to step down, so he quickly interrupted. Marquis of Jibei, "There are many people who really use their brains and efforts. Don't give all the credit to him alone!"
Jiang Yashuang, who had been smiling all the time, took the opportunity to say: "What my grandfather said is true. It's a coincidence that Ning Yi's cousin was chosen by Miao Zhaoyi this time and was designated as Princess Wei? She was just the natal and uncle's family of the prospective Princess Wei. They all had little money and could not find a decent dowry, so Ning Yi felt worried for them when she found out. She even offered to pay part of the dowry for Princess Wei, but was rejected by the mother of Princess Wei... "
"Okay, okay! We don't know what you are thinking?" Qin Guogong interrupted angrily, "Your fourth aunt sent a message to Dali Temple to check the Duan family. Are you satisfied?"
Yuan Wenhong, the Qing of Dali Temple, is not a member of the Queen's Party, but a member of the Neutral Party - so he will never get involved in this troubled waters! Based on what the Duke of Qin and others knew about him, this person would soon "get sick" and be so sick that he would have to hand over the matter to his subordinates. Then when his subordinates have finished the matter, he will be fine...
And below the Dali Temple Minister is Dali Zheng - isn't Lian Jianhai the newly promoted Dali Zheng? As long as he is not stupid enough and checks the Duan family's property this time, Wang Qingqian's dowry should be there!
With better luck, Lian Jianhai can still save some benefits for Lian Ding.
This is why Empress Jiang handed over the Duan family to Dali Temple for investigation—Jiang Yashuangxian repeatedly emphasized that his wife Qiu Yilan had a headache because of her cousin Wang Qingqian’s dowry! He thought of this strategy just because she had a headache!
He handles official and private matters together, and after the official affairs are over, he still pesters Qin Guogong to cash in the rewards for private matters, which makes the grandfather feel a headache: scold him, he has just made a meritorious service, and this meritorious service was thought of from private matters, which shows that he has not reversed priorities. "Don't scold me, why is this guy always thinking about doing this and that for his wife?" A dignified man spends all his time thinking about how to please his wife. How can the elders who have high hopes for him not worry that he will be sapped by tender affection? !
While Qin Guogong lamented that everyone under his knees was a troublemaker, he got to the point: "Today something happened suddenly, Duan Jin must not be able to destroy a lot of evidence. The next step is to seize his relationship with Qingfeng Ji and check other people through Qingfeng Ji - Especially Tang Zimo!”
Although the eighth master Jiang Tianxiao is Jiang Yashuang's uncle, he is only a few years older than his nephew. Because he is a concubine, his talent is not particularly outstanding. Qin Guogong did not bother to cultivate him. Although he is qualified to sit here, he can only half-listen to many words. I half understand. At this moment, I asked: "Father, Duan Jin has more contacts with Tang Zimo. Why do you have to go through Qingfeng Ji instead of questioning him directly? Anyway, he can't escape the crime of corruption. He will go to jail anyway. After he is jailed, he will not be able to escape." Are you afraid that you won’t be able to pry his mouth open?”
"Can you pry it open?" Qin Guogong sneered, "Do you believe that within an hour, someone will send news of his death?!"
"Eighth brother, do you think Duan Jin is the Minister of the Ministry of Punishment, and he still doesn't know what will happen to him after he is imprisoned?" Jiang Tianao explained to him, "How can he endure it with his pampering and privileges? He may not be able to endure the transformation from an important minister of the country to a prisoner. It would be better to die, so that Queen Mother Gu, Tang Zimo and others would have a reason to be open to his family, so there is no hope of taking action from him. They can only find a solution from Qingfengji!"
"..." Jiang Tianqi, who originally wanted to clear up his brother's doubts, glanced at him expressionlessly: Jiang Tianxiao is my biological brother!
Jiang Tian Aoquan pretended not to see it. Although he was just a cousin, as the eldest brother of this generation, what was wrong with saying a few words to the younger brother
The Duke of Qin and the Marquis of Jibei ignored the small dissatisfaction between their brothers. Anyway, the conflict between Jiang Tianao and Jiang Tianqi did not last for a day or two. It cannot be mediated by pointing it out now. It is better to settle the Queen Mother Party first. , then do their work.
"People from Qingfengji may also be silenced, such as Gu Zonghao." Qin Guogong said slowly, "Of course Qingfengji is a time-honored brand all over the country. It takes more than a few dozen people to handle such a large business. We can do it! It's impossible to kill them all for a while. This is our chance! The people before the meeting have been scattered, and now everyone who wanted to be arrested has been caught. The next step is to interrogate and send them alive. Beijing, remember not to slack off!”
When the opportunity comes, you must seize it - so Qin Guogong explained the approach and direction in a few words, announced the adjournment of the meeting, and asked everyone to get to work quickly!
When he turned around and saw Jiang Yashuang but not moving, he frowned: "Why do you have to go back and explain to your wife that I have to write a note for you?"
"What did grandfather say? Ning Yi didn't even know that her grandson had this idea!" Jiang Yashuang came to him in a flattering manner, pinched his shoulders and patted his back, and said with a smile, "My grandson wants to talk about the eighth sister-in-law!"
"Huh?" Qin Guogong asked lazily, "Isn't she almost recovered from her illness and has moved back to her room? What's the matter?"
Jiang Yashuang always said something straightforward in front of him: "When Duan Jin is over, the Tao family will be over too. Although it is their own fault, the eighth sister-in-law did not interfere with their affairs! The eighth sister-in-law has been virtuous in the past few years, and my grandfather has done it." You also know that since ancient times, we have never gone..."
Let’s talk about the marriage law of this society again - unless it is absolutely righteous, divorce is not allowed in these three situations: marrying with nothing to gain, mourning for three years, and being poor and wealthy later. This is equivalent to the Women’s Rights and Interests Protection Law at this time, although it only has three articles...
After the tragedy of the Tao family, little Tao met the first rule: to marry but to have nothing to return to. The Tao family is gone. If you divorce her, where will she go to live
Duke Guo of Qin knew what his grandson meant, nodded and said: "Xiaoba's wife is indeed a virtuous person, but Xiaoba has always been unruly! Before the Tao family was here, he had told his wife to be wronged again and again. Now that something happened to the Tao family, I If you don’t come out to show dignity to Xiaoba’s wife, it will really be difficult for this child to live in the future.”
This was just a piece of cake for him, and it could appease Mrs. Tao and Queen Jiang, and also give face to his grandson. Qin Guogong readily called people over: "Go and pick out a set of the best head and face jewelry from my private treasury, and get a few more Get the medicinal materials and clothing materials and give them to Xiaoba's wife, and tell her not to worry too much. Once she enters the door of my Jiang family, she is a member of my Jiang family, and the things outside have nothing to do with her! "
Jiang Yashuang breathed a sigh of relief—Qin Guogong expressed this attitude, and Xiao Tao's position was considered as stable as a mountain.
"But if Wang Lanlan's words to lie to her can come true, regardless of gender, it would be great if the eighth sister-in-law has a biological child!" He prayed in his heart and resigned with a smile.
On this day, the source of Wang Qingqian's dowry was finalized, and the position of little Tao was consolidated. Jiang Yashuang happily returned to the yard to ask for credit from his wife, but unexpectedly, it was all in vain. Qiu Yilan was not only absent, but also called Shen Shui. Leave a message to him: "Young Madam went to see Madam Sixteen and Miss Sun, twenty-one. We will have dinner there today and will come back in the evening."
... Sheng Guishui was born in mid-October. Because He Shuijin had a miscarriage and Jiang Jingzhu committed suicide at that time, the Jiang family was in a mess. She only gave birth to a daughter this time, so she had no children. It was a big event, but it didn't attract much attention - the Jiang family's great-grandson generation, from the eldest daughter Sheng Shishui to twenty-one, showed that there were many people, and Jiang Yazhu was not an important descendant, so everyone just gave gifts and congratulations according to the rules. , plain and simple.
That is to say, Qiu Yilan often goes over to visit Zhaofu and fulfill her responsibilities as a sister-in-law.
but…
Jiang Yashuang looked at the sky and frowned: "Why don't you come back until evening? Brother Sixteen won't you come back for dinner today?"
"It seems that the Sixteenth Young Master has just left the house. He said he was going out on business and will not be back for a few days." Shen Shui explained hurriedly.
Probably going to take care of those senior officials who Qingfeng remembered in other places - Jiang Yashuang sighed and said listlessly: "Then make me a pot of tea!"
"Yes!" Shen Shui respectfully agreed, and just as he was about to go do it, Cai Qi suddenly came in and announced, "Sir, Prince Ou is here!"
"Bicheng?" Jiang Yashuang was slightly surprised when he heard this. He immediately stood up and was about to greet him when Oubicheng had already rushed through the door. If Jiang Yashuang hadn't dodged quickly, the two of them would have almost bumped into each other!
Upon seeing this, Jiang Yashuang hurriedly asked Shen Shui to make tea quickly and then cleared the place - then asked in a low voice: "What's so urgent?"
"There are pigeon messages coming from the north!" Oubicheng's face turned livid when he saw that his servants were all gone. "Your second brother is injured and needs to go back to the capital to recuperate!"
If it was just like this, it would certainly not be worth it for Jiang Tianchi to arrange for his subordinates to send such a message. Oubicheng would not rush over to report the news in such a hurry. Jiang Yashuang understood as soon as he heard it: "You can't survive in the Zhenbei Army. Are you thinking of suppressing the Western Army? "There is no war in the north, and Jiang Yayue is just a soybean in the Zhenbei Army. How could he be injured and need to return to Beijing? !
"Don't tell me, his idea is really possible!" Oubicheng reminded with a sneer, "He was in the Zhenbei Army. Although he was watched by the general, he never gained real power, but he had learned a lot from the general. Means! He may not have the ability to command an army, but it should not be underestimated! He is now returning to Beijing to recover from his injuries. When Qiu Jinglan defeats the Kuang family and his son, the Zhenxi army is leaderless, so he can just ask the Duke for help. My father-in-law has always been kind to me, and I will not allow the Zhenxi Army to fall into the hands of your brother-in-law. Is there any reason for this?"
If it wasn't for the purpose of killing the Queen Mother's Party and the military power of the West-Suppressing Army, just because of Qiu Yilan, the daughter-in-law of the Jiang family, how could the Jiang family use the strength of the entire family to escort Qiu Jinglan's westward journey? !
Therefore, the day when Qiu Jinglan succeeds in revenge is also the time when the Jiang family reaps the rewards - both the Jiang family and Qiu Jinglan herself know this very well. There is no need to add insult to injury. Qiu Jinglan's revenge is impossible without the help of the Jiang family; And the Jiang family cannot give a grandson a free payment just because he marries his own sister.
... However, the harvest of the Jiang family is not equal to the harvest of all the Jiang family!
Jiang Yashuang was the most worried about this matter among his peers and had the closest relationship with Qiu Jinglan. How could he tolerate Jiang Yayue picking this peach on behalf of Dafang? !
"It seems that the uncle and his family have been too busy recently, and they actually have the energy to covet the Zhenxi Army?" Jiang Yashuang sneered, "In that case, I will find something for them to do!"