Duke Guo of Qin only glanced at him, then waved his servants to leave. When he was done, he twirled his beard and asked with a smile, "Has your wife been wronged in the palace?"
Jiang Yashuang was not surprised that her grandfather hit the mark, and after bowing, she replied calmly: "My grandson knows that both his grandmother and his fourth aunt care deeply about his grandson, but things in the backyard are like people who drink water and know whether it is warm or cold. Tai." If too many people care about you, things will happen easily. I beg my grandfather to say a few words to his grandson!”
"Feeling sorry for you?" Qin Guogong said lazily, "A little bit... more concerned about themselves, right?"
Jiang Yashuang was silent.
Qin Guogong smiled: "I won't care about this matter. Cultivate yourself, manage your family, govern the country, and bring peace to the world. You know how much I hope for you. If you want me to settle such a small matter for you, then I will teach you personally over the years. What did you learn?”
Seeing that Jiang Yashuang remained silent, he asked again, "What? I don't want your grandmother and fourth aunt to be sad, but I also don't want your wife to be sad? You will encounter many more dilemmas than this in the future. You have to decide on such a small family matter." No...do you really want to disappoint me?"
"...Grandson, please leave!" Jiang Yashuang failed to ask for help and sighed deeply, so she had no choice but to leave.
After he left, the Marquis of Jibei came out of the cubicle: "Why do you need to make things difficult for him? This child was raised by the second sister-in-law. The queen loves him the most among her nephews. He has a kind and generous nature, so it's hard to tell. These two are not the case. That Qiu family is the first wife that he wants to marry even if he does not hesitate to ruin his reputation. The young couple has always been in love and cannot bear to let her be wronged... Please tell the second sister-in-law and the queen not to think about it. If you put people in the back yard of No. 19, you can let No. 19 concentrate on his errands, right? "
"Concentrate on running errands?" Qin Guogong shook his head, "Think about us back then, how could we do anything good by concentrating on running errands? How much can women know about front and back yard? We can help, but in the final analysis, the head of the family has to be the final say. -The so-called head of the family means that he has to intervene regardless of the internal and external affairs, and he must be able to intervene! If I spoil him and only deal with official affairs, I will harm him! "
"I'm not saying that I'll solve everything for him, but the conflict between filial piety and the love between husband and wife..."
Qin Guogong disagreed: "Third brother, you are still looking at things too superficially! Didn't you really hear what I just mentioned about point nineteen?"
The Marquis of Jibei was startled, thought about it, and said in surprise: "You mean... the second sister-in-law and the queen don't all care about Nineteen?"
"In your eyes, the current dilemma of Nineteenth is just the conflict between filial piety and the love between husband and wife." Qin Guogong said calmly, "What I care about is whether Nineteenth will become someone's puppet in the future!"
The Marquis of Jibei was shocked: "How is that possible?!"
"How is it impossible?!" Qin Guogong said calmly, "The fourth daughter-in-law is unworthy. In order to prevent the fourth daughter from taking a concubine, she even had the heart to separate her own flesh and blood! The boss raised the eighth queen, and the nineteen siblings were I can only give him back to your second sister-in-law, but will your second sister-in-law care for him with all your heart?"
"Nineteen is much better than Xiaoba!" The Marquis of Jibei couldn't help but said, "Tao Gong's granddaughter, how can the Dou family educate his children? Earlier, Lao Qi..." At this point, Lao Qi sighed, "Lao Qi What a pity!”
Mentioning the outstanding but unlucky legitimate son who died young, Qin Guogong's eyes also flashed with sadness, but it was just sadness. In an instant, he had returned to calmness: "The children raised by your second sister-in-law with care are indeed good, but you forget Did you? Your second sister-in-law also raised sixteen!"
He sneered, "How many days did you raise Sixteen? When Nineteen was brought back, she immediately abandoned her to raise Nineteen. Why do you think this is?"
The Marquis of Jibei has always respected Mrs. Tao. This respect comes from his admiration for Tao Yinsong and Mrs. Tao's own behavior since she came here. At this moment, I couldn't help but explain to my sister-in-law: "The direct grandson is indeed more important than the concubine grandson."
"But she had no problem educating her two grandchildren at the same time - if it was just the way a normal grandmother would teach her grandchildren!" Qin Guogong sighed, "The reason why she abandoned Sixteen and raised Nineteen specifically, It’s just because she’s not satisfied with just teaching Nineteen, and she wants to raise Nineteen so that she only listens to her words! She also has to figure out the size so that I won’t be able to bear it anymore and won’t let her raise Nineteen anymore—that’s why she needs to devote herself to it! You can’t ignore Shiliu! Do you think that Shijiu’s hostility towards Dafang is just because Dafang has gone too far? Your second sister-in-law, Mrs. Tao, has been subtle over the years!”
The Marquis of Jibei was horrified: "Second brother, if you know this, why do you still let her do this?!" No matter how much he respects his sister-in-law, he cannot just sit back and watch her instigate discord in the Jiang family - this is the bottom line for men in the Jiang family!
"Don't you think this is also a test for Nineteen?" Qin Guogong said lightly, "He is already old. What is right and what is wrong? How to choose in the dilemma... He should have his own ideas!"
"But if the second sister-in-law has been alienating the relationship between him and the eldest family for so many years, how can it be easily reversed?" The Marquis of Jibei disapproved of Qin Guogong's method of teaching his grandson, "And if he always thinks that the second sister-in-law is wrong That makes sense, what should we do?”
Qin Guogong said lightly: "So now I let him handle this matter by himself! I don't care whether he is on the side of your second sister-in-law and the queen, or his wife's side. What is important is that when he handles this matter, he can think carefully. Thinking about his future path!”
A sharp look flashed in his eyes, "Your second sister-in-law and the queen are of the same mind. The seventh child left early. They hope that there will be someone in the Jiang family who can stand by their side, so that they will not be left alone after my death. I can understand the feelings of the Jiang family. It’s just that they can’t choose Nineteen. I have personally cultivated this grandson for more than ten years. Is it because I want a grandson who can bear the responsibility in the future? Be the pillar of the family, rather than a slave who only obeys the words of one or a few people!"
At the level of Qin Guogong, he no longer attaches great importance to the filial piety and conscience of his descendants. What he cares about is the family - and the family is composed of descendants, so no matter Jiang Yashuang chooses not to remember Mrs. Tao and Queen Jiang over the years, It didn't matter to Qin Guogong whether he would raise and love Qiu Yilan or choose to marry Qiu Yilan.
The key is that his decision must be his own plan, starting from Jiang Yashuang himself, rather than listening to the instigation and instigation of a certain party and taking other people's standpoints as the starting point!
Whether it is family affection or love, Jiang Yashuang must occupy a dominant position in it! Rather than being a subordinate! That kind of Jiang Yashuang, no matter how outstanding and capable she is, is not what Duke Qin wants after all.
Because in the eyes of Qin Guogong, his wife, daughter, grandson-in-law... although these people can also be called the Jiang family, and the daughter even has the blood of the Jiang family, they cannot completely consider it from the Jiang family's point of view.
Considering purely from the Jiang family’s point of view, of course, only the male heirs of the Jiang family are the only ones!
Therefore, Mrs. Tao and Queen Jiang's care and consideration for Jiang Yashuang since childhood, in the eyes of Qin Guogong, is an attempt to put layers of shackles on this grandson with family affection, trying to win over him with affection. , control, use... Finally, when Jiang Yashuang completely becomes a chess piece, he can use it as he wants - how could the Duke of Qin be willing! ! !
"The reason why I stand by and watch now is because your second sister-in-law and the queen are using family affection to win over and threaten, and the nineteenth daughter-in-law is forcing the nineteenth daughter-in-law to use their love as husband and wife. It is a kind of training for the nineteenth, and it also helps him to think clearly about some things." Qin Guogong Sneered, "It would be best if he could see clearly and step over!"
The Marquis of Jibei frowned: "What if he can't pass this level?" Is it so easy for young people to break away from family and love? After breaking free, what else could Jiang Yashuang value? People who don't value anything... do they still have the intention of living? Marquis Jibei felt that his second brother was just messing around!
If you're not careful, you can trap the most outstanding of the Jiang family's grandchildren!
"Then let us help him cross!" Qin Guogong glanced in the direction of the palace indifferently. Although Queen Jiang is his biological daughter, in Qin Guogong's eyes, the growth and development of the Jiang family's male heirs are far more important than this queen. Daughter - a woman who married outside the house threw water outside the house. The other is that although Empress Jiang is fierce and unruly and appears to be very powerful, she is not really smart in the eyes of Qin Guogong. Even if she has no son, in most cases They all considered the issue from the perspective of their mother's family. However, Qin Guogong always believed that the queen, even as a son, was not enough to lead the Jiang family far, and was far less worthy of attention than Jiang Yashuang.
Duke Qin felt that although he had no unmarried daughters or nieces, if something happened to Queen Jiang, it might be easier to control her by supporting a subordinate's daughter or niece to continue to be the queen. At least such a queen would never dare to rely on herself as her own flesh and blood, make random little moves, let alone try to control the grandson she has high hopes for!
... If Qiu Yilan knew what Qin Guogong thought, he would definitely be very happy: Queen Jiang and Mrs. Tao were still afraid that Jiang Yashuang would be won over by her wife and become obedient! Little did he know that in the eyes of the real head of the Jiang family, it was the mother and daughter who had bad intentions and needed to be on guard! We even need to be prepared to the point where Duke Qin is ready to sacrifice the mother and daughter to "help" his grandson grow up!
However, Qiu Yilan didn't know her grandfather's plan at this time, and was surprised to receive the Chunfu Princess Jiang Qizheng who suddenly returned to Ning: "Sister Eighteen, are you back?"
"I came back to see my grandma. I heard that you were sick. Come and take a look." Jiang Qizheng lost a lot of money compared to when she got married, and her clothes were much simpler. The only thing that didn't match the simple clothes was the makeup on her face. The powder is slightly thick. For a senior lady like her, she would never make such a mistake in dressing up. Qiu Yilan thought that she should use this method to cover up her bad complexion.
Thinking of this, Qiu Yilan felt all kinds of headaches. She was frightened and tried to avoid mentioning Qiu Feng in the following exchanges, but she still accidentally said: "The color of the bracelet on my sister's wrist is so beautiful!"
"Really?" Jiang Qizheng smiled with a complicated expression, "The consort gave it to me."
"..." Qiu Yilan was stunned: Could it be that my brother really persuaded them to reconcile? Then why does the princess' face... not look like a loving and harmonious couple
But now she had to answer like this: "The prince-in-law is so kind to my sister." After saying this, looking at Jiang Qizheng's eyes that turned red for a moment, Qiu Yilan had the urge to take her words back immediately...
"He..." Jiang Qizheng's eyes were red for a while, but she didn't cry. She just lowered her head and froze for a while before saying, "He is indeed very good to me."
Qiu Yilan didn't know how to answer the call at all? Just when she was about to change the subject abruptly, she heard Jiang Qizheng sigh and said sadly: "It's just that kind of good, it's not what I want!"
“…”
"He respects me very much and talks to me very kindly... He doesn't object to anything I decide. Whatever I want him to do, he will do it as long as he can do it." Tears finally appeared in Jiang Qizheng's eyes. Fortunately, Qiu Yilan had been prepared beforehand and had already cleared the situation by talking to her alone. At this moment, he quickly handed over the handkerchief and secretly prayed that she would not burst into tears and alarm the servants.
Jiang Qizheng took the handkerchief but did not wipe her face, letting the tears stream down her face, "I never look at the beautiful maids in the house, and I don't flirt with women when I go out. It is said that the prince-in-law has already done this, so I have nothing to complain about." , but I feel really sad!”
Of course you are sad!
What you want is a husband, the kind who flirts with you in a legitimate manner! Rather than friends - the kind who are polite, tolerant and courteous!
Qiu Yilan reluctantly persuaded: "I heard from my brother that Qiu Daxia... Well, the prince-in-law has always been a decent person and never looked at women twice. Before my sister came to him, she didn't meet him very much. Maybe He... this..."
Well, considering that it has been a year since Jiang Qizheng left the cabinet, the word "fear of life" really doesn't come to Qiu Feng's mind!
"I know why!" Jiang Qizheng sniffed and choked, "I misunderstood at first. I thought it was impossible for him not to like me, and I was against him... so I made a fuss. But it turned out that he was really right. I have no intention of getting involved... It's because he has no choice but to marry me because he can't withstand the crowds in my family. How can he feel happy? It's just that he has a generous nature and doesn't care about me, so even if he reluctantly gets married, he won't be interested in it... In the final analysis, it's my fault. , I’m too proud of myself!”
Qiu Yilan had always thought so before, but now when she heard Jiang Qizheng reprimanding herself like this, she felt pity and said, "I think the prince-in-law may not dislike my sister. It's more likely that the prince-in-law came from a rough background and can't get used to his current life."
"It's meaningless to say all this now!" Jiang Qizheng smiled sadly, "But since I have already sorry for him once, how can I let him put himself in danger to avoid me?"
Qiu Yilan was taken aback and was about to ask in detail when she heard Jiang Qizheng continue, "You know the situation over there in Shazhou better than I do. Your brother's people sent a letter to the consort, saying that your brother used his body as bait. The Empress Dowager Yingu and Kuang Shihan's men were walking in circles on the desert, but they were accidentally seriously injured in the process, and their lives were in danger... I hope the prince-in-law can go to the rescue - logically speaking, since the prince-in-law has an old friendship with your brother, he should take action, but It's a long way to go to Shazhou. Let's not talk about whether the prince-in-law can get there in time. Let's just say that both the Jiang family and your brother have made arrangements in Shazhou. There are things that so many people can't do. The prince-in-law alone... "
Before Jiang Qizheng could finish her words, Qiu Yilan had already jumped up, holding up her skirt and running out. As she ran, she shouted loudly: "Quick! Go and find Nineteen!!!"