Qiu Yilan was confused and brought the things Mrs. Tao gave to her niece to the Beique Hall.
Empress Jiang called Princess Yongfu to come and receive the things in person. After that, she sent the princess down and cleared the place. Probably Qiu Yilan helped a lot this time. The empress's attitude now seemed to be back to her former cordiality. She waved to her. He sat down not far from him and said with a smile: "Thanks to you this time, otherwise, the old woman's methods were so hidden, even Xue Chang and his ilk would have been helpless! They almost got away with it!" "
When she said the last sentence, the queen gritted her teeth and had a ferocious look on her face.
Seeing this made Qiu Yilan's heart sink: "Nineteen said she would be merciful to Queen Mother Ye and the others! How come the queen..."
She tentatively said: "The Queen Mother Ye was humiliated by the Queen Mother Gu back then. After so many years, it's no wonder she got angry..."
"Alas! You are good at everything, but you are so soft-hearted!" Empress Jiang was not surprised that she wanted to intercede with Queen Mother Ye - Jiang Yashuang had already reminded her - Empress Jiang was very worried about her nephew's daughter-in-law's mentality. Unsatisfied: Are you from the Jiang family? You've never met Queen Mother Ye, okay
However, Qin Guogong persuaded her to extinguish her anger: "It is normal for young women to be soft-hearted. At this age, they can kill people without blinking an eye. Do you trust her to follow Nineteen? And if it weren't for this child this time, His Majesty's poisoning would have become an unsolved case... Let Just teach it slowly at the age of nineteen, who hasn’t been young yet!”
Queen Jiang thought about it, and then gave up her plan to teach Qiu Yilan a lesson.
In addition, Qin Guogong asked her to be a kind aunt: "Every merit must be rewarded and a fault must be punished. This is the proper way to govern people! The grandson's daughter-in-law has made meritorious deeds, but you caught her and scolded her. Think about it." How do you feel?! Unless it’s a life-and-death situation for our Jiang family, will she still help? Besides, no one is perfect, and I can pretend to be stupid even if I don’t have to correct them. Are you still unable to knead the sand?"
At this moment, although the queen still couldn't help but want to scold Qiu Yilan, her tone was gentle after all: "This time, I want to save your face. If there are such people next time, you will not be allowed to plead for mercy again! You are young and cannot I know it’s a shame that you saw through this, if someone else had changed, all of us would have been tricked! This is no joke!”
Qiu Yilan thought to herself, am I someone who cannot see the slightest bit of darkness? In fact, you are driving people to death because of your unfounded worries. Who can not take risks? Moreover, Queen Mother Ye's lineage had never offended the Jiang family at all before - well, to tell a family like the Jiang family, which is accustomed to being domineering, that I won't offend others unless they offend me... this is a joke!
Knowing that the queen's words were already giving her face, Qiu Yilan expressed her apology sensibly: "Because of Yongfu, my nephew Duanrou has also seen her several times. She is the only child of my third sister and my third brother-in-law. I heard that she has always been close to Empress Dowager Ye, which is really..."
"It's good to be gentle. It's really not easy for you three sisters these years." Queen Jiang smiled, "But you probably haven't met Queen Mother Ye. You are my nephew, not an outsider. Let me tell you the truth. : Queen Mother Gu dislikes Queen Mother Ye very much, but she is still alive today. Do you think she is a simple character? I can understand that you sympathize with Duanrou and your three sisters. If you sympathize with her... "
The queen shook her head, "Anyway, don't believe her words too much." The middle-aged lady, who was still graceful and pretty, frowned slightly, her voice a little ethereal, "How can there be such a truly pitiful person in this palace?" Woolen cloth?"
Turning to Qiu Yilan, "She asked to talk to you alone, and Nineteen disapproved of it. It's just that you, an old woman, don't have much time left, so she just refused to say it and couldn't force her. I can only carry it on my back." Jiujiu called you over. Fortunately, everything in Ganli Palace has been checked, and there is nothing that can harm you. As for her, I think you don’t need to worry too much. "
Qiu Yilan said obediently: "The Empress Dowager Ye is old and frail, how could she harm her nephew? It's just that my nephew has never seen this empress. I don't know why she insists on seeing her nephew and invites Fourth Girl later. Guidance!”
When you say that, don't you just want me to tell you honestly after meeting Queen Mother Ye, what exactly did the Queen Mother say to me
Sure enough, Empress Jiang was very satisfied with her success: "Just go over after drinking tea and come back to my place before evening!"
This time it was Ni Jin who gave her a gift as usual. Ni Jin, who had always been steady, seemed to have something on his mind that day. He was distracted several times while talking. Qiu Yilan naturally noticed it and asked her on the way: "What's wrong with you? Can you?" Tell me?"
"Please excuse me, it's just something on my mind." Nijin had deliberately revealed it to her. After hearing the words, he hesitated for a while, took a step closer, and almost whispered, "Princess Qi's body has become worse since she returned to Beijing from summer vacation. No, she moved to Zhuangzi outside the city to recuperate, and she has never returned to the palace until now! There was no one to take charge of the palace, so the concubine asked the empress to assign someone to serve His Highness, so that he could share his worries. ! My Majesty... I haven’t thought of a good candidate. I see that my Majesty has so many things to worry about these days, so I feel a little worried about her body.”
"You are not worried about the queen's phoenix body. Do you want to enter Prince Qi's palace?" Qiu Yilan thought depressedly, "If I had known you had this idea, I would have pretended that I didn't notice that you were worried - you are the queen. The powerful maid in front of you is not yet twenty years old, and it is time for you to be used. Unless the queen values Prince Qi very much, why would she be willing to let you out of the palace?"
In fact, this was also the reason why Ni Jin asked her for help. Ever since King Qi lost his qualification as crown prince, Queen Jiang had no interest in him. If he hadn't made a scene and committed suicide before, and Princess Qi had dealt with him to death, Empress Jiang would have just given a few words of admonishment to Princess Qi when she came to see her. According to Ni Jin, this admonishment was because the Queen had treated Princess Qi and her mother Mr. Dou was not happy and deliberately made excuses to teach him a lesson.
The biological mother of King Qi, Tong Bi, knew this very well. When asking for someone from the Queen, she openly and secretly expressed her gratitude to the Queen as long as he had a good character and was not cunning. How could he dare to think of someone like Ni Jin as the Queen's personal attendant? Little did he know that Nijin was really willing to be King Qi’s concubine!
"So there is such a thing? I have to tell Nineteenth when I get back and ask him to advise Fourth Aunt. After all, His Royal Highness King Qi has always been pure and filial. If he knew that Fourth Aunt was worried about his affairs, he would definitely be very scared!" Although Regretful, but the question had already been asked, Qiu Yilan had to express something - speaking of it, although Nijin had taken advantage of her in the past, he also tried his best to give information. Qiu Yilan didn't feel that she was being plotted at this moment. She just felt that it was a bit troublesome. After making her promise, she reminded her, "It's just that Fourth Aunt is our elder after all, so we can only persuade her."
I will help you, but the result is not guaranteed! Your master is the elder of our couple!
But Nijin was already beaming with joy. She knew Jiang Yashuang's position in the queen's heart very well! If this 19th young lady can ask the 19th young master to talk about this matter, it will definitely happen!
I thought that I would not have to waste my precious youth in the palace and could still enter the palace - even as a concubine. However, think about the current situation in Prince Qi's mansion. Princess Qi was basically exiled, but it was only for the reputation of the Jiang family that she was kept for the last time. A decent thing; King Qi himself was extremely weak, and Ni Jin never thought of bullying him, but with the way she had managed to infiltrate Empress Jiang and become a confidant of the palace maids, she became the master after entering the house... This shouldn't be difficult, right
There is also King Qi’s biological mother, Tong Concubine, who was so afraid of the Queen that her only biological son almost died, but she didn’t dare to fall out with the Queen! How could she embarrass herself, the queen's maid
As long as he gives birth to a son in the future, he has a great chance of becoming the heir apparent!
As if she was ecstatic to see the neon lights on the concubine's throne, she was afraid that Qiu Yilan would not do her best enough, so she hurriedly expressed her kindness: "My maid has something important to say to you: you have to be careful of the neon lights!"
The name Ni Guang sounds like the Queen's attendant who is the same as Ni Jin - Qiu Yilan also knows this person, but of course he is not as familiar with Ni Jin. However, every time he goes to Bei Que Palace, that person's wallet is not missing.
Hearing Ni Jin say this, Qiu Yilan couldn't help but be surprised: "What?"
"She worshiped Miss Lin as her adoptive mother in her early years, so Miss Lin would occasionally speak for her in front of the empress." Nijin pulled Qiu Yilan and whispered in a lower voice than just hinting that she wanted to serve King Qi, "You Maid Rong said something disrespectful: It has been almost a year since you came here, but there is still no movement, and there is no one in the Nineteenth Young Master's backyard. In the past two days, Miss Lin mentioned this to the empress... recommended Niguang!"
Qiu Yilan's steps paused, and her eyes suddenly turned cold!
When Ni Jin saw this, he was not anxious but overjoyed, secretly thinking that the certificate of submission was indeed correct!
"You mean, this was Niguang's idea?" Qiu Yilan paused for a moment, then continued walking towards Ganli Palace, and asked calmly.
Since Ni Jin revealed the news, he naturally knew everything at the moment and said everything: "When the Nineteenth Young Master comes over, Ni Guang always rushes to serve tea. It's just that the Nineteenth Young Master never paid attention to her from the beginning to the end -" Peng Qiu Yilan said, "It's not surprising. With a talent like you, young lady, how could the Nineteenth Young Master be interested in anyone else? Niguang is just wishful thinking!"
Qiu Yilan sneered - it's not like she had never seen Niguang before. She was indeed not as good as her in terms of appearance, but she was still a pretty and cute little beauty. She was most suitable for roles like a gentle and considerate little concubine - but speaking of it, she basically didn't do much. When she and Jiang Yashuang met the queen alone, and when they went to the Beique Palace alone, Nijin usually came to entertain her. If not for Nijin, she wouldn't have known that someone who never forgot to bring some good things with him every time he entered the palace was already there. She's plotting against her husband!
"Thank you for taking the trouble!" Qiu Yilan was secretly glad that after hearing Ni Jin's desire to enter Prince Qi's palace, she didn't refuse or deal with her. Otherwise, since Ni Jin said that Ni Guang had been trying to trick Jiang Yashuang for a day or two, Why didn't you say it until now
Nijin smiled: "Don't blame me, I just told you now!"
"Actually, Prince Qi doesn't have a concubine yet." Of course Qiu Yilan felt unhappy. She had a good relationship with Ni Jin, but she didn't lose Ni Jin's benefits because of it. Didn't Ni Jin know that compared to Princess Qi beating Qi to tears? Regarding things like Wang, Niguang's idea of Jiang Yashuang is the really important news that he cares about most? But why do you want to talk about it now? Did you say before that you would not benefit her? !
Although Qiu Yilan couldn't do anything to the people in front of the queen publicly, but in private... She would say this lightly, and Nijin's eyes suddenly shone brightly, and she blurted out: "Seriously?!"
"Who doesn't know this?" Qiu Yilan said calmly, "Prince Qi is allowed to have two concubines, isn't it?" He glanced at Ni Jin, who was clearly beaming, "The princess is seriously ill and cannot live in the palace. In fact, she is still a concubine. It’s more honorable for the concubine to preside over things.”
"... If you can really help me..." From then on, until they entered the Ganli Palace and arrived outside the Empress Dowager Ye's bedroom, Ni Jin's expression changed from joy to sadness. Just when Qiu Yilan was about to enter the Empress Dowager's bedroom. , she finally made up her mind, grabbed Qiu Yilan's sleeve, and said seriously, "I promise to solve the problem of neon light for you!" She looked solemn, "Once and for all! There will be no future troubles!"
Qiu Yilan looked at her a little surprised: Nijin and Niguang were observed to have similar status and importance in Beique Palace. Niguang even had Lin Guan, the foster mother, who sounded more proud than Nijin. Now Nijin is actually sure to deal with her once and for all? !
Seemingly aware of her distrust, Ni Jin became a little anxious: "If you don't believe it, wait and see again in three days... However, in the past two days, the empress will probably be unable to resist the entanglement of the concubines, and she will have to serve His Highness Prince Qi! "
"Will she be a concubine?" Qiu Yilan felt that since Nijin's price was so generous, it would be better to try to squeeze it out a little more, so she smiled faintly and left such a sentence before Shi Shiran walked up the steps into the palace - the expressionless Imperial Guard After opening the heavy red door and passing through the heavy veil, Qiu Yilan finally saw Queen Mother Ye for the first time in the deepest part of the bedroom, under the dim candlelight.
The old woman looked like she was on the verge of death. The exquisite and smooth silk quilt further highlighted the haggard look of her dove-shaped face. Her only pair of eyes were endlessly deep, bright and sharp!
"Are you the one who saw through Aijia's plan?" Qiu Yilan just walked in. Before she could think of her opening words, Queen Mother Ye had already said, "You are so young... It seems that you have suffered a lot!"