"It is said that two years ago, Prime Minister Xue handed over Xue Fangmi to Mrs. Sun, his sister-in-law, to discipline her, and her biological mother, Nan, was not allowed to interfere. Why did Mrs. Sun keep speaking for you today?" He changed to a corner and sent the maid to watch nearby. To be more specific, Xin Fubing asked in surprise, "Even if she doesn't like this sister-in-law, isn't she afraid of turning her arms outward in this scene and making Xue Xiang unhappy? After all, Xue Fangmi didn't say anything excessive just now."
Qiu Yilan smiled and said: "But what I said is not too extreme. Why did Xue Fangmi become angry all of a sudden? This master is indeed stingy, but he is also very good at pretending. Don't you think she just came to find me? Pinch it?"
After all, Xin Fubing lived up to the quasi-princess-style teachings during this period, and she understood in a sudden thought: "Their sisters-in-law did it on purpose? Why? Is it because of the appointment of your cousin Ruan before? Is this intentional to fight with you? , so that we can clear out the Xue family?”
"I think that's it. Do you know why I was able to escape and talk to you as soon as I saw you coming?" Qiu Yilan narrowed her eyes, "Isn't it because Princess Yan Tang Xinqiong went over to provoke me, in front of my aunt and sister-in-law? , let me remind you that when my cousin takes office in Shazhou, don’t follow the example of the Dou family! Then my grandmother agreed that I would come to you and leave Tang Xinqiong there!"
Xin Fubing smiled and said: "Why is Tang Xinqiong always like this? When I was staying in the palace for a summer vacation, I heard that Princess Yan had no ideas, but she liked to use other people's ideas to claim credit! Princess Zhou Gu Grace took advantage of this , she was tricked once every three days, and every time it was Tang Xinqiong who helped, but in the end Gu Grace picked the peach! I don’t know how Vice Minister Tang and Princess Changping taught her, and luckily she was the direct granddaughter of Queen Mother Gu? , even though she always suffered a lot and made fun of her, the Queen Mother still doted on her. "
Qiu Yilan smiled when she heard this: "Always making fun of her at a disadvantage, don't you think the reason why Queen Mother Gu dotes on her is actually more for this reason than for her status as her direct granddaughter?"
"Really?" Xin Fubing was startled, pondered for a while, and then said, "The Empress Dowager Gu does like naive juniors."
Innocence is just a euphemism, what she really wants to say is: easy to control.
Qiu Yilan was about to answer when Xin Fubing suddenly grabbed her hand and said softly: "Thank you, cousin! In that case..." After a pause, he continued, "I know that not everyone who sees it will be willing to mention it. Click mine!”
"..." Qiu Yilan was stunned for a while before she realized that her cousin was thinking too much - Qiu Yilan originally expressed her suspicion that Tang Xinqiong was pretending to be a pig and eating the tiger, just to make Xin Fuling not to worry about Tang Xinqiong's constant behavior. Being plotted against by Gu Grace, I underestimated this future second sister-in-law. What if I was tricked in the future
But Xin Fubing obviously understood that Qiu Yilan was reminding her that both Empress Dowager Gu and Empress Jiang needed juniors who were easy to control. She is so smart and capable, like Gu Grace, even if she gets her wish and becomes the quasi-princess candidate of the Queen Mother's party, she may end up being burned by others!
"How did Empress Jiang and the female officials she sent to the Xin Mansion brainwash this child?" Qiu Yilan looked at Xin Fuling's face with an expression of "Stop talking, I understand." The corner of her mouth twitched, "What? You can even think of conspiracy and calculation... This royal wife is indeed not made of human beings!"
She knew that since Xin Fubing had even said her words of thanks, it would be useless to explain, and it would be easy to get into a deadlock. Fortunately, the cousin did not go around a few more times, thinking that he was here to test her loyalty to the queen. She was thinking about Empress Jiang. Xin Fubing was not very reliable either. From now on, Xin Fubing, who was under her control, would acquiesce to her cousin's understanding and change the subject: "I originally thought that when we entered the twelfth lunar month, we would prepare wholeheartedly for the New Year. But this year, there are still It’s so eventful, the Tao family, the Duan family, and the Dou family all fell down in the last month! I wonder if there will be any trouble at the banquet today?”
Xin Fubing had not recovered from the plot in her mind, and her face was a little pale, and she said: "Originally, since the fourth aunt also started consulting politics, which banquet has not been held? But this year must be particularly turbulent. Yes, by the way, will your eldest aunt and cousin embarrass you because of Tang Xinqiong's instigation? Why don't I ask the second aunt to let you sit with me and stay away from them? It will give me this face.”
After all, she was the prospective daughter-in-law chosen by Empress Jiang herself. Mrs. Tao would definitely be right about such a small matter.
"Probably not." Qiu Yilan shook her head, "It's impossible for the two of them not to be able to detect such a simple provocation! And if you haven't seen how they look now, it's really not easy for them to enter the palace. I I'm thinking that I might want to take this opportunity to ask Fourth Aunt to spare the lives of those under 16 years old in the Dou family after the banquet becomes lively. How can I have the time to make trouble with me?"
Having said that, Qiu Yilan was still wary of Dafang - she knew that it was her husband who had caused the Dou family such misery...
Xin Fubing sighed: "Oh, that's right! Now that I have been given the gift of marriage, if you are too close to me, it will be easier for you to attract the attention of some people! These days are really... "
"There's really no end to this imagination!" Qiu Yilan thought, dumbfounded, "Have you forgotten that you are far from being the master of the house? What really makes our fourth room jealous is the Queen's attitude! "
But saying this, even if it was a good friend, would hurt Xin Fubing's self-esteem too much, so Qiu Yilan once again acquiesced, saying: "It's just that when the banquet is held, it's not convenient to talk at that time. After three rounds of drinking, you can do whatever you want It’s okay for us to sit together again. Who doesn’t know that the two of us and Cousin Zhuang have always been close to each other? It would be strange if we suddenly became distant!”
Of course, Xin Fubing took these words as comfort - but Qiu Yilan mentioned Zhuang Man, which made her smile: "It's rare that Man'er is embarrassed to meet people!"
… The reason why Zhuang Man didn’t come to the banquet this year was very simple: it was rumored that she had been nominated as Princess Lu before, and she also lost. It would be embarrassing to meet Lu Princess Tao Yibin like this, and it would be even more embarrassing to be criticized and criticized, so the dealer simply let her stay at home.
Anyway, Zhuang Man didn't have a royal title and was not a person who had to enter the palace. Even if Empress Jiang didn't ask about it, the Zhuang family didn't have to make excuses for her.
But Qiu Yilan felt: "I'm embarrassed to see people... It should be the dealer who thinks so? I think Man'er is here, and anyone who dares to tease her about Prince Lu's selection of a concubine will only be asking for trouble!" Zhuang Man's integrity We are on the same level as her, how could we be made unable to step down by mere pointing fingers? This guy has always been the best at keeping others down, okay
How could the master be afraid of coming to the banquet when even a tricky person like Princess Qi Jiang Qijun would suffer when he met her? It can be seen that the moral integrity of the bankers is still very normal - Zhuang vines grow in a normal moral environment, which obviously proves that the low total moral integrity is due to nature.
So it’s God’s will to say that I don’t have high moral integrity!
Xin Fubing also felt that it was right: "Yes, but Man'er saves us from worrying. It is said that the reason why Miss Shi did not come tonight is because she is really sick."
"Why are you so stubborn?" Qiu Yilan sighed, "I hope Sixth Sister-in-law won't take her anger out on me!"
"By the way, Princess Wei, is your cousin Wang here? I haven't seen her yet. Can you take me to see her?" Xin Fubing thought about it and asked, "I heard that she is also a disciple of Mr. Shao? Then we all count. We are classmates, please let me recognize each other, and we can support each other after we have passed each other -" the voice lowered, "Fifteenth cousin, I just ask her not to drag me down, I can only count on your Wang cousin! "
Qiu Yilan was reminded and said: "I have been so busy these two days that I forgot to ask!" She knew that Xin Fubing actually meant well by saying this. With Wang Qingqian's city and family background, she became the second princess of Wei. How much can you help Xin Fubing? But it was Xin Fubing who thought about her own face and planned to take care of Wang Qingqian!
Since Wang Qingqian really needs such kindness, Qiu Yilan will naturally not refuse, "I don't know where she will be arranged. Let's go find her?"
"Let's go together!" Xin Fubing smiled and took her arm.
But the two of them went around to look for the relatives of the fifth-rank official. Although they found Lian Jianhai's wife Fang, they were told that neither Wang Qingqian nor her daughter came. In front of Xin Fubing, Fang smiled and said: "We are a small family, and we are a little bit in a hurry when we receive the favor. My niece is filial, serving tea in the morning and evening, greeting everyone, and coughing unintentionally. I really don't dare to let her come over during the big festival, lest it spoil everyone's interest. "
However, Qiu Yilan and Xin Fubing tried a few words and got the truth out of Fang's mouth - Wang Qingqian had always been better educated than a girl from a well-off family, and suddenly she became a quasi-princess, no matter her manners, her clothes, or her jewelry. All the outfits like this have to be remodeled and redone, and there is simply no time in such a short time! Afraid that she would be disrespectful and lose points on such a grand occasion, the Lian family discussed it and felt that since they were not sure that she would be recognized by the dignitaries tonight, it would be better to show up later, and maybe she would be able to perform better then.
This is human nature. Qiu Yilan and Xin Fubing said some words of comfort to Fang and then left with a smile.
Leaving the seating area where the fifth-rank official family members were seated, Qiu Yilan let out a breath: "It's a good thing that Cousin Wang didn't come today. I will definitely have a bad feast today!"
Xin Fubing smiled: "So many people in the government and the public are dissatisfied with why she can become Princess Wei? I say this is what she should be: she has a good life!"
Qiu Yilan has always been a little hesitant about Wang Qingqian being hired by King Wei. After all, although Wang Qingqian comes from a small family and grew up in her uncle's family, her temper is actually more willful than that of many girls who grew up in her own family. . The main reason is that the Lian family has no daughters, but they raise their niece as a daughter, and she is more favored than Lian Ding and his brothers.
It's hard to say whether such a willful and naive cousin can satisfy Miao Zhaoyi and King Wei after becoming a princess.
But now Xin Fubing's words made her raise her eyebrows: "Yes, blessing is the most important thing!"
Blessed people don’t have to be busy!
The two of them had nothing serious to say next, so they walked outside the palace and leaned on the railing, watching the falling snow while chatting about trivial topics. At this time, there was no need for the maids to watch to prevent others from eavesdropping. The maids also joined in to chat and laugh. Laughing, Qiu Yilan suddenly felt that there seemed to be some other movement in the sound of the flowers and trees behind her swaying in the wind and snow
When she looked back, she happened to see a speck of crystal falling into the shadow under the flower tree. At the corner not far from the corridor, a corner of a dark robe was raised at the same time. As soon as it fell, the person behind the corner had quickly left.
"What is that?" Qiu Yilan felt a little strange. She looked again and again at the place where the crystal fell. Su He noticed it and asked with a smile: "Young Madam, what are you looking at?"
"Is there something over there?" It was night at this time, and lights were hung on the corridor, illuminating the ice and snow world outside. Qiu Yilan didn't know if there was really something thrown there. ? She asked others in a low voice, especially Xin Fubing who was standing opposite her.
Xin Fubing just looked at it casually and said with a smile: "The light reflects the ice and snow, right? It looks like jewels!"
Qiu Yilan was about to say that she had just heard the noise and turned around to see people leaving around the corner, but a waiter came over: "You two, the banquet is about to begin. If there is nothing important, why don't you go in and return the banquet?" Ready to welcome you!”
"Come in quickly!" After hearing this, the two of them hurriedly thanked the young chamberlain, straightened their clothes and entered the palace.
... After the reception, Qiu Yilan was still thinking about the scene in the corridor, but she soon lost her mood - the procedures before the New Year's Eve banquet went through, the sound of silk and bamboo replaced the sound of bells and chimes, the scene of singing and dancing entering the banquet, Dishes were brought to each table at a reasonable price. As soon as the atmosphere became lively, someone from the Queen Mother's party came forward and proposed to reward Jiang Yashuang: "The traitor Dou was killed because of Jiang Hanlin's righteousness in killing his relatives. I thought it was necessary to seal him, and even more important to him." reward!"
Before he finished speaking, the sound of silk and bamboo was messy for a few beats, and then he hurriedly muffled it, and there were several sounds of wine cups and cups and plates falling and breaking - it was the daughters of the Dou family, including the Dou family and the little Dou family, smelling Everyone's face is as pale as dirt!
Then, all the malicious eyes focused on the figure not far behind the expressionless Qin Guogong!
"Nineteen you!!!" Although the girls of the Dou family were so angry that they wanted to step forward and tear Jiang Yashuang apart, they were frightened by the power of the Jiang family and the Dou family had already been convicted, so they did not dare to act arrogantly and shouted angrily. , it’s Jiang Tianao.