The Yulin Army is the emperor's own army and should only be dispatched by the emperor. But now that the emperor is a puppet, the emperor's personal army is of course divided up by the second empress. For example, Jiang Yadan, who frequently flirted with concubines in the harem, took advantage of his position in the Imperial Guard Army.
Empress Jiang was able to place her nephew into the imperial army, and Empress Dowager Gu was no exception.
The Imperial Guards currently surrounding the Dou Mansion are probably the ones who were recruited by the Queen Mother.
However, even if the Second Empress has power in this army, no one dares to use it without conclusive evidence and full reasons - after all, the Second Empress Party has border troops to rely on, and if it is pushed hard, the whole country will be in chaos! By then, when the foreign races get a chance and the ambitious people in the country add fuel to the fire, it’s hard to say what the world will look like in the end.
Therefore, when the Duke of Qin heard this, he couldn't help but froze his eyes: "What did the Dou family do to cause the Imperial Forest Army to be dispatched?!"
"It is said that Yushi Qiu found out about the Dou family..." The servants were stared at by Jiang Tianao and others, but they did not dare not say, "having an affair with the Western barbarians!"
"Nonsense!" Mrs. Dou screamed uncontrollably, "How could my father do such a thing-"
"Shut up!" Qin Guogong didn't look stern, but a faint glance made the furious Dou suddenly silenced. He flicked his sleeves and said, "The banquet is over now. All male heirs will follow me!"
... Qiu Yilan had known about the trouble at the Dou family meeting for a long time. After pretending to be surprised in front of Duke Qin, she put the matter behind her and started caring about the pregnant little Mrs. Tao.
Little Tao didn't know that Fang Zi's claim that he could only have girls was a white lie, but he was extremely grateful to Qiu Yilan. Qiu Yilan and Sheng Shishui reported to Mrs. Tao and sent her back to the house together. She sent Sheng Shishui to go ahead and wanted to kneel down and kowtow three times to express her gratitude. Of course, Qiu Yilan stopped her life and death, and then He told her one by one the taboos for pregnant women that he had memorized when taking care of Shengshi Shui, and finally sighed: "That's all. Sister-in-law, your health was not in good shape before. Now that your first child is getting older, I said To be honest, you must take good care of the messy people and things in this backyard. You must not be soft-hearted when you need to be ruthless! For example, when I came with Shijiu, my niece and nephew made a huge noise in your courtyard! Such a situation must never happen!”
"Don't worry! It took so long for me to get such a little bit of flesh and blood. Even if I risk my life, I will keep her!" Little Mrs. Tao nodded solemnly, with a faint hint of determination in her always weak expression, "And my grandfather is here too." It’s something I appreciate every day, but now the courtyard is much quieter!”
Qiu Yilan breathed a sigh of relief: "Then I'm relieved!" This sister-in-law is already thirty years old, but she is pregnant for the first time. According to the medical standards at this time, the risk is not small, but Jiang Yadan's backyard is famous Restless! Qiu Yilan was really worried that she was pregnant but she still endured it as before and was tortured until she had a miscarriage.
Now that I see that little Tao really has a tendency to become stronger as a mother, I feel relieved to say goodbye.
But then she realized that her previous worries were in vain - Mrs. Tao actually sent Mother Hu and four other confidants to take care of little Tao!
The reason is exactly this: "The old lady thought that the Eighth Young Madam was older than her first child, and the Fourth Madam was not in the capital. She was afraid that it would be inconvenient for the Eighth Young Madam to have no elders to take care of her, so she asked the old slaves to come over and take care of her. day!"
Mrs. Zhuang is not in the capital, so Mrs. Tao takes special care of the granddaughter-in-laws of the fourth bedroom, and is not afraid of the third and eighth bedrooms talking.
Of course, Qiu Yilan is not pregnant yet, so that's it, but Sheng Shishui was pregnant before she gave birth to a daughter. Although Mrs. Tao rewarded her generously, she was not considerate enough to send her confidant to live there with her to serve her. Even if one is the legitimate grandson-in-law and the other is the concubine's grandson-in-law, the reason now is that Mrs. Tao is older than Sheng Shishui, but in order to prevent the fourth sister-in-law from getting along, Mrs. Tao still comforted her.
Qiu Yilan got a pair of jade Ruyi for free: "The old lady said that since you came here, the sixteenth young lady has been pregnant, and now the eighth young lady is pregnant, but thank you for your hard work!"
As the main object of comfort, Sheng Shi Shui has a bunch of exquisite things besides Yu Ruyi - specially for Miss Twenty-one Sun.
However, although Mrs. Tao did everything thoughtfully, she didn't know that Sheng Shishui simply wanted to be as considerate as Mrs. Tao: "The eighth sister-in-law is the junior of the old lady's natal family. She has been in the house for so many years and has always been liked by the old lady. Together with Mother Hu, I have a lot of affection. Mother Hu can help her calm down the restless guy in the backyard and take care of her with her experience. What is my background in the Jiang family? I don’t know if I really sent Mother Hu and others here to take care of me, or to keep me pregnant and have to please her every day?”
The confidant maid laughed when she heard this: "But the old lady still sent something to you, and also to Miss Twenty-one Sun!"
"Do you think the old lady is just giving me dignity?" Sheng Shishui smiled slightly, "It is because my husband has learned a lesson recently that the old lady pays attention to us! Otherwise, even if I have something, I am afraid that it will be taken advantage of by my nineteen younger brothers and sisters? "
Seeing that the maid was puzzled, she pursed her lips and said, "My husband just doesn't like my mother-in-law. After all, he is my father-in-law's biological blood! My father-in-law only has a few children at this time? Brother Bago is already so old, and he is still focused on having sex with women. How can he still have children?" What hope is there of taking on a heavy responsibility? Unless my husband really doesn’t learn well, my father-in-law will always make arrangements for him even if my mother-in-law stops me. If it weren’t for this reason, the old lady’s status would require me to care whether I feel aggrieved?”
The maid did not dare to say anything to Mrs. Tao, but smiled and said: "This is because you are virtuous, young lady, and persuaded the young master to make progress!"
"It's God who gave me a glimmer of hope!" Sheng Shishui said with a smile, "Otherwise, if they are really hopeless people, how can I persuade them to come back?" He looked at the cradle not far away with a little regret. "It's a pity that she is the eldest daughter. If she were the eldest son... But she is pregnant anyway. As long as she continues to win over her husband, she won't have to worry about not having a son to support her in the future!"
After thinking about the days ahead, Sheng Shishui confidently ordered: "Go and pick out the boys' clothes and shoes from the clothes and shoes that I made before, choose the best ones, and pack them up for my eighth sister-in-law!" "
Although I still don’t know whether little Mrs. Tao is pregnant with a boy or a girl, but these days, most people are looking forward to having a son, right
Although the Dou family has suffered great misfortune, after all, they are only one of the in-laws of the Jiang family, and the Jiang family is still prominent. So after the news that the Jiang family's grandson-in-law was pregnant came out, relevant relatives all sent gifts to congratulate her. This added one more thing to He's job. In the past few days before New Year's Eve, she was so busy that she wanted to die!
So seeing relatives like Ruan Ciyi coming to congratulate her in person, He called Qiu Yilan over to receive her without saying a word in order to relieve her work pressure.
This is exactly what Ruan Ciyi and Qiu Yilan want.
"Your eighth sister-in-law can be considered as able to watch the clouds clear and see the moonlight!" Qiu Yilan took Ruan Ciyi to meet little Tao. Because little Tao had seen too many relatives in the past two days, she was afraid of tiring her. He quickly said a few words of congratulations and returned to Qiu Yilan's yard. Ruan Ciyi took a sip of the tea from Su He and said with a smile, "It seems you had a good idea of lying back then!"
"It's also her own blessing. I really didn't expect to get pregnant so soon!" Qiu Yilan said with a smile, "It's only been a few months since she was dying of illness. I originally thought she would be pregnant at least The results won't be known until next year!" She had already planned to pester Ling Zui to find a colorless and tasteless sex drug!
Ruan Ciyi had heard about little Tao's experience and had always had deep sympathy for her cousin's sister-in-law. But now when I came to congratulate her on her pregnancy, there was something worried between her eyebrows. Qiu Yilan had a conversation with her, noticed it, and asked in surprise: "Why is my cousin so worried? Could it be that Li Qianzhi treats you badly?"
"What did you say?" Ruan Ciyi glared at her, "He is so honest and dares to treat me badly! Also, what about Li Qianzhi—calling him cousin-in-law! If you continue to be so unruly, I will tell Chunjun carefully when he comes back!" "
"...Well, it seems that he is really good to you." Qiu Yilan hit a nail and sighed, "It's only been a few days, and I am still willing to blame my direct cousin for him! But since he is good to you, What are you worried about? Are you worried that he will change his gender in the future? Don't worry, my cousin is a civil servant, so there is no need for my brother to take action. If he dares to give you a look, tell me and I promise to give him a hand. , beat him until he obeys you!"
Ruan Ciyi pinched her cheek bitterly and shouted: "You still have time to joke? Do you know why I am worried? Isn't it because of you?"
"ah?"
"Your sixteenth sister-in-law passed away a year earlier than you in name, but in fact it was only a few months earlier. Now the eldest daughter is one month old." Ruan Ciyi frowned, "Although your eighth sister-in-law said she had nothing to do for many years, I'm pregnant now - you're the only one out of four who hasn't gotten pregnant yet, how can I not worry about the looks on your face from the elders of the Jiang family? "
Qiu Yilan said in surprise: "Why are you looking down on me? Haven't the Thirteenth Sister-in-law, who came here earlier than me, still not heard anything yet?! The Fourteenth Sister-in-law was pregnant before, but she failed to give birth. Besides, cousin, you I also said that it took so many years for my eighth sister-in-law to get pregnant, and it has only been less than a year since I passed away. Are they planning to divorce me because I have no children? "
Ruan Ciyi sneered and said: "I'm not worried about your position as the head wife! But have you ever thought about it? Your eighth sister-in-law has been here for more than ten years, and she is only pregnant now. How many people have you taken in your eighth brother's room? How many people are you outside? How many people have you killed, and how many concubines and concubines have grown up safely?”
Then he said, "Your thirteenth sister-in-law, I remember is your sixth aunt's biological niece? She is a close relative, how can you be extra considerate to her? And your fourteenth sister-in-law, not only is she also your third aunt's biological niece, but also Jiang's sister-in-law. The most important thing is that the daughter-in-law of the head of the family is right next to her. As long as she is coaxed, I don’t think the Duke of Qin and his wife will go over their mother-in-law to ask about their affairs in the house! My mother-in-law is not in the capital, so I’m afraid the Duke’s wife will be interested! Believe it or not, if you haven’t heard from me after this year, someone should persuade you to take a concubine for the 19th!”
Seeing Qiu Yilan frowning as if she didn't believe it, Ruan Ciyi sighed: "Listen to my advice: If there is such a hint, don't be upset, and don't make a fuss on the spot! Don't agree outright and be vague. I'm so perfunctory, so I go back to look for Nineteen to act coquettishly and let him refuse! I tell you, if you really can't bear it, you must give Nineteenth a concubine. It's not because you have no choice. You can't ask the elders to give it to you, otherwise you are honest. Forget it, if you meet someone with a big heart, even if he can't take your position, relying on your origins, it will make you feel stuck in your throat and you will never be happy! It’s also convenient for people to pack up, you know!”
Qiu Yilan narrowed her eyes, walked her away nonchalantly, and sent her out. She turned around with a ferocious expression on her face: "Go and buy a concubine for Nineteen?! I may not have such a big heart in my eight lifetimes! Who dares to do that? If you cheat on me, I will never be done with her!”