Qiu Yilan was slightly startled when he heard this, and said hurriedly: "Grandma, please tell me!"
"Sit down!" Mrs. Tao raised her eyelids to look around, and the servants all retreated out of curiosity.
Seeing this situation, Qiu Yilan couldn't help but murmur: "You shouldn't ask me to do something like persuading the head of Duanrou County to marry the King of Puyang again, right?"
The Jiang family has done enough evil, okay
Just as he was cursing, Mrs. Tao asked: "Before the New Year's Eve banquet, you saw someone throwing something under the flower tree where you and Fu Bing were talking. Do you still have an impression of what that thing looked like?"
Was that what you were asking
Qiu Yilan secretly breathed a sigh of relief and said: "My granddaughter-in-law really has no memory, because she heard the sound first and then looked back, and by that time it had been thrown under the flower tree. It was windy and snowy at the time, and it was night again, but my granddaughter-in-law didn't." See."
"Fu Bing later said that you were wrong, that the light was refracted by the ice and snow?" Mrs. Tao pondered, "could it be jewelry or something?"
How do jewelry have anything to do with the emperor’s poisoning? Qiu Yilan thought for a moment and said, "My granddaughter-in-law thinks that cousin Xin may not have seen anything at all, because although cousin Xin was standing at the right position, she could see the thing being thrown under the flower tree. However, my cousin I was joking with my grandson-in-law at the time, and I wasn’t distracted at all by looking elsewhere!”
Mrs. Tao understood what she meant: Xin Fubing is just an ordinary lady. Unlike Qiu Yilan, who has a background in martial arts and is far smarter than ordinary people. Therefore, if Qiu Yilan hears and sees the movements, it does not mean that Xin Fubing can also pay attention. arrive.
The old lady was silent for a long time, and Qiu Yilan couldn't help but ask: "Grandma, is it impossible to get close to the flower tree now?"
She felt that since Mrs. Tao wanted to ask her, what did the person in the dark throw under the flower tree? It was obvious that the Queen's Party knew the news, but had difficulty in obtaining it. This was why she needed to determine whether it was related to the thing by determining what it was. It's related to the emperor's poisoning and the whole story.
"It's okay to get closer." Unexpectedly, Mrs. Tao shook her head, "It's just that I've searched three times and still haven't found anything!"
Qiu Yilan was stunned: "How could it be?" She shouldn't have heard wrong! Especially when the corner of the robe passed by in a flash, she saw it with her own eyes and was absolutely right!
Mrs. Tao didn't doubt her at all, and said, "But the person you mentioned who threw things is basically certain!"
Qiu Yilan hurriedly asked: "Who is it?!"
"It was Liang Xiaogeng, your majesty's chamberlain. After investigation, we found that he was the only one who had the time to throw things over there at that time." Mrs. Tao was not happy about this development, because, "Only the first day of the first lunar month, your fourth aunt and the Queen Mother When we tortured and interrogated the palace servant in front of His Majesty, this man bit his tongue and committed suicide after being tortured for only a few times!"
"..." Qiu Yilan was speechless.
Mrs. Tao sighed, stretched out her fingers and rubbed her forehead: "If he dies like this, everyone will know that there must be something wrong! I just searched around this person - but found nothing! If it wasn't the Queen Mother who was crazy, I don't know if it was Who can have such skill! It should be noted that although Ms. Lin is not a first-class smart person, Dai Tianluan has never made any big mistakes in the years she has been in charge of the Sixth Palace!"
Qiu Yilan thought for a while and found nothing to say, so she remained silent.
Upon seeing this, Mrs. Tao waved her hand in disinterest: "I have nothing else to ask you, just go ahead!"
When she returned to her yard, Jiang Yashuang was still ahead. It was freezing cold at this time, and there was no one under the long corridor where the maids loved to gather in spring and summer. The spacious courtyard actually seemed a bit deserted.
Qiu Yilan was dazed in front of the window for a while, and suddenly thought: "Sister eighteen did not return to Ning yesterday?" The second day of the first lunar month is the day when a married woman returns to her parents' home with her husband.
"Did you forget that during the New Year's Eve banquet, Her Royal Highness the Princess accidentally sprained her foot while rushing out?" Su He reminded crisply, "But the consort came in person yesterday, but he left without staying long."
"Qiu Feng?" Qiu Yilan frowned, thinking that Qiu Feng seemed to have never been to the Jiang family except the day she returned home - mainly because he was a person who couldn't stand the behavior of most people in the Jiang family, and Jiang Other relatives and friends who interacted with him were even more out of tune with him. This time he actually brought gifts in person... I don't know if he was forced by Jiang Qizheng, or if the relationship between the two has eased
Qiu Yilan hoped it was the latter, but... it was really hard to say.
She thought for a while and called Su He: "You go back to visit Sister Shiba. I'll ask my grandmother tomorrow if I can go over and see her."
Su He came down to do it. Looking at her bouncing back, Qiu Yilan thought again, "The last time I called the guards in for questioning, I was met by Shijiu, who used it as a cover for Su He and their husband-in-law to sneak in." —But now that I think about it, it’s really time for these girls to get married... What should we do?”
Originally, she planned to leave the cabinet when she was eighteen years old, but Jiang Yashuang refused, so she only left the cabinet at the age of sixteen.
Su He is the same age as her, and is also sixteen this year. At this age, even if the maid is not allowed to go out, she will have to settle down. Otherwise, it will be easy not to choose a good one. Qiu Yilan suddenly felt very entangled: "According to physiology, I should stay for a few more years, but according to the customs at this time..." If you don't allow others, you will be cheating the maid.
"Alas, let's talk about it after the first lunar month!" Qiu Yilan couldn't make up her mind for a while, so she simply gave up and leaned on the soft couch, looking at the peaceful falling snow outside the window, slightly lost in thought: "Brother, now I don’t know how far it is from Shazhou City?”
... Thousands of miles away on a small sand mountain, Qiu Jinglan, disguised as a fur trader, looked through the vast snowflakes at the lonely city not far away at the foot of the mountain.
In the howling and almost roaring wind and snow, there was a faint and unclear light, which helped him confirm that the extremely blurry outline in his sight was indeed the destination of his trip.
Shazhou City is the first city in Western Xinjiang of Darui.
Go down from the small sand mountain and follow the official road at the foot of the mountain. If there is no rain, snow or other weather conditions, you can reach the Shazhou City Gate in up to half a day.
However, Qiu Jinglan knew that if she really went down this small sand mountain at this moment, she would probably never reach Shazhou in her life.
Ruan Yi, fully dressed in military uniform, stood cautiously behind him, looking around vigilantly, alert to enemies who might appear at any time.
"The former Protector Zuo once told me that when you look west from Xiaoshashan, you will see the place where my father's blood was stained on the battlefield on a clear day in spring." Although the snow and wind were blowing now, Qiu Jinglan's voice could still be heard clearly. Entering Ruan Yi's ears, the latter immediately listened solemnly.
"There is also the blood of my uncles and cousins on that land. Although I can't see clearly due to the snow and wind, I know that it's not far from Shazhou. At least I can see Shazhou City." His tone was indifferent and careless, but there was no emotion on his face or eyes. "The former Protector Zuo once made me swear that even if I can't take revenge in this life, I must come here to make sacrifices in person..."
Having said this, he curled his lips and said, "But now we can only perform a sacrifice from a distance first!"
Ruan Yi was about to answer, when suddenly a gloomy voice sounded vaguely: "Our family also knows that it is not easy for you to come here. Along the way, ten people have lost 80% of their limbs. You are the only one left now. , wanting to enter Shazhou City is just a dream! Therefore, I will take pity on you and allow you to sacrifice your ancestors from afar... Then I will let our family pick your head. Maybe our family will be in a good mood and reward you with a solitary child. Grave cover!"
"Get out!" From the moment this voice appeared, Ruan Yi, who was already on guard, suddenly changed his face!
But he fired several bows in all directions, but all he heard was the sound of powerful arrows piercing the wind and snow and falling to the snow. Obviously, he found nothing!
"How dare you, a child with such a dirty mouth, want to start a fight with our family? What a joke!" Qiu Jinglan's sinister smile did not stop, and she suddenly hit Ruan Yi away with a backhand palm - followed by a white sharp light from where Ruan Yi was standing just now. The place flashed by quietly!
Ruan Yi, who fell in the snow, looked at the sharp light and lost his voice in horror: "If Mr. Cai didn't save me just now, I would have been...!"
"After all, they are the flesh and blood of General Ruan and the former King of Xihe. It's interesting!" Seeing Qiu Jinglan save Ruan Yi, the sinister voice smiled even more, "It's not easy to reach this point at such a young age. … It’s a pity that you have no choice but to end up here!”
On the small sand mountain, Qian Jun was looking in the direction that Qiu Jinglan was looking at. In the military camp with winding clouds, Kuang Qingwu was wearing a light robe slowly, holding a steaming cup of tea in his hand, and asked Lao Zheng calmly: " Is it someone close to Xingkang?"
At this moment, the tent was full of people who only recognized the Kuang family and not the royal family, but Lao Zheng still sighed: "When you get here, you'd better call her your aunt!"
Knowing that Kuang Qingwu might not be able to listen, he did not insist on anything he said and answered business, "It was led by a father-in-law whom Princess Xingkang married back then. It is said that those are the most talented people in the hands of Queen Mother Gu. Princess Xingkang If she had not come down to us, the Queen Mother would not have given it to her."
"I'm afraid that group of people, especially the father-in-law at the head, were originally prepared for that person, right?" Kuang Qingwu sneered, and when he mentioned "that person," he glanced at the main tent with disgust, " So, Qiu Jinglan will definitely die today?"
When Lao Zheng was about to speak, Mr. Leshan, who was playing chess alone on the small table not far away, suddenly raised his head and said: "Since we have determined that we are on the small sand mountain, although the small sand mountain is not big, it is not too small either. It’s snowing heavily now, and it’s easy to lose track... Why only Princess Xingkang’s people take action?”
"Perhaps he has a guilty conscience!" Kuang Qingwu sneered, talking about his biological father in a harsh tone.
The muscles on Lao Zheng's face twitched, and he whispered: "The master once swore to that person that he would not harm her flesh and blood. Qiu Jinglan came all the way west, and the people who ambush him were not the master's direct relatives, except Xingkang The eldest princess and Queen Mother Gu’s staff are probably just trying to please the master’s subordinates to take the decision without permission.”
Kuang Qingwu was silent for a moment, and he recognized that "the one" Lao Zheng was talking about should be Princess Ruan.
How long has it been since you still miss that woman so much? !
If you liked it so much earlier, why would you do this evil? !
Harsh and vicious words almost blurted out, but Kuang Qingwu pondered for a while, then raised his head and asked Mr. Leshan: "Sir, do you mean that we will go too?" Rather than mocking his biological father, he valued understanding Mr. Leshan's meaning in time. .
"There is no eye for swords and guns. You are not strong enough. If you go there, you will be nothing more than a drag. I don't have the strength to restrain a chicken. Going out in this kind of weather will be a drag." Mr. Leshan did not raise his head. "I just feel that all available manpower is concentrated at the moment. The most important thing is to ensure that Qiu Jinglan never survives!"
During the whole year of going to Beijing, Kuang Qingwu had already become accustomed to obeying his advice. After thinking for a while, he stood up and said, "I'll go ask!"
This is to force Kuang Shihan to send troops to prevent Princess Xingkang's people from missing.
Old Zheng opened his mouth - he knew that Princess Ruan was a taboo in front of Kuang Shihan, and even an old man like him did not dare to mention it.
But if Kuang Qingwu talks about it now, he will definitely mention it!
Not only would he mention it, but even if he was so quick to agree with Mr. Leshan’s words, he might also be looking forward to seeing Kuang Shihan’s painful expression when his scars were uncovered without concealment!
"But at least the prince is willing to take the initiative to talk to the master." Old Zheng wanted to dissuade him, but gave up after thinking about it. "The master has regretted it for so many years, and now what he is counting on is the prince. In the end, the prince is more important than who else. Maybe father and son If the two of them quarrel a few times, the knot in their hearts will be opened up easily. "
He did not notice that just after Kuang Qingwu left the tent to find Kuang Shihan, Mr. Leshan suddenly violated the chess rules and used one of the "pawns" to fly directly to the opposite side of the Chu River and Han boundary and directly killed the "handsome" !