As an elder, increasing your favorability is nothing more than rewarding you with things and praising you for being good.
... With Qiu Yilan's dowry, even the queen and the Duke of Qin were powerless to give her a reward that would make her grateful enough to think it was a favor.
After all, the Ruan and Qiu families made their fortune during the same period as the Dari royal family.
Qiu Jinglan is also a girl lover, and she is afraid that her sister will have too few good things. The most important thing is that Qiu Yilan is not someone who values property and treasures at all.
Praising her for being good or something... In the past two days, she was hiding in her room under the guise of being so angry that she needed to rest, so as to avoid going to the third room to help with the accounts!
As an elder, you can't go to her inner room to praise her, right? The elders are really shameless, and they have to think about whether such obvious flattery will arouse her suspicion...
So this kind of care can only go through Jiang Yashuang - so I have to make it clear to Jiang Yashuang.
Jiang Yashuang went crazy after hearing what happened: "I said at the beginning not to let Ning Yi go! Grandpa, you and Fourth Aunt clearly agreed! You..."
"It's useless for you to say this now!" Qin Guogong calmly copied Queen Jiang's previous lines, "Fortunately, Queen Mother Ye is dead, and this matter has been recorded in the accounts of the Kuang family... Let's think about how to calm down the matter. !”
Jiang Yashuang sneered and said: "The outside world thinks it is the Kuang family, but our family still doesn't know whether it is actually the Kuang family? Is Ning Yi confused?"
"Anyway, we can't let her, Qiu Jinglan, and those old members of the Ruan family be suspicious of our family!" Qin Guogong frowned, "The most suspicious person now is actually our family - once Qiu Jinglan rebels, you know the consequences!"
"The Empress Dowager Ye is gone, why don't we let my brother suspect our family?" Jiang Yashuang thought for a moment and realized that her fourth aunt had made a big mistake, interfering with her family's interests and her guilt for her wife and brother-in-law. For a moment, he felt that he had never been so angry before! He gritted his teeth and said, "I can't do anything about this! Grandpa, you and Fourth Aunt make the decision!"
Although Qin Guogong and Queen Jiang have always been his sincerely respected elders, at this moment Jiang Yashuang also felt like "How could I have such elders?": You killed everyone before you thought of ending this? ! Do you understand that there is no proof of death? If you don't want evidence, that's fine, but you just need this evidence to clear yourself - once this person is killed, he is taking the blame on you!
After all, if you want to know who did something, then look at who gets the most benefit afterwards - follow this principle and you will basically not go wrong!
Therefore, after General Ruan's grave was dug, the Queen's Party benefited the most, so of course the suspicion was the greatest!
Jiang Yashuang felt that with the intelligence and suspicion of her brother-in-law, without the Queen Mother Ye as a living witness, she wanted him to believe that this matter had absolutely nothing to do with the Jiang family. This was not a question of whether it was difficult or not, it was basically impossible!
Qin Guogong didn't take his burden to heart at all, and said lightly: "Then if Qiu Jinglan falls out with our family, and your wife helps her brother, what are you going to do?! You help your wife break up with us! Or do you want to be my good grandson and attack your wife?"
"..." Jiang Yashuang was speechless for a moment. No matter what others think of the Jiang family, no matter how many immoral things the Jiang family has done, he has always been the most valued and favored child in the Jiang family - and the person least qualified to dislike and betray the Jiang family!
Even though no one could replace Qiu Yilan's position in his mind, if it was said that killing a relative for the sake of his wife was unethical... Jiang Yashuang felt that if it came to that, he would definitely rather give himself a knife!
"So the truth must not be told to their brothers and sisters." Qin Guogong said calmly, "Your daughter-in-law and brothers and sisters are all smart people, and smart people think a lot - especially Queen Mother Ye has been protected by our family these years. Even if she is still alive, in fact, It’s also hard to tell.”
Jiang Yashuang was silent for a long time before saying, "Someone has to take responsibility."
"Just like the Kuang family's crimes now, people who know the inside story can clearly see that they have been framed." Qin Guogong thought about it when he called him here, "When this matter comes out, our family will benefit the most, so why can't this Is this also a frame-up? You know our family is indeed innocent this time."
"First of all, it can't be the Gu family." Jiang Yashuang was upset, but she had to suppress it and follow Qin Guogong's wishes to deal with the aftermath - after all, a fierce conflict between his wife's family and his family was really not what he wanted to see.
"The Gu family is almost finished - although Prime Minister Xue dragged King Zhou into trouble with the matter of His Majesty's poisoning, he gave the reason for King Zhou's regicide because His Majesty preferred the Seventh Prince as the crown prince. This is tantamount to giving our family a Way to go!" He said expressionlessly, "The cause of the Gu family's downfall was the discovery of Grandfather Ruan's tomb, so it can't be them."
"It can't be the other people from the Queen Mother's faction. Their behavior in the excavation of Grandfather Ruan's tomb is definitely not what an insider should look like!"
"The real murderer, Queen Mother Ye, is dead."
"To attack Grandfather Ruan's tomb and to frame our family, these two things require not only courage but also ability and power. Of course, they also require a reason!"
Jiang Yashuang looked at her grandfather, "Except for the Dou family, I can't think of anyone else who can be the scapegoat. The premise is that my brother believes that the Dou family has this ability."
Duke Guo of Qin thought for a while and said: "He should believe it. First, the Dou family is your aunt's natal family. Over the years, they have been the most proud of our in-laws. They can reach out to the Western Barbarians. In the imperial mausoleum What does it matter if you bribe a few people over there?"
The Imperial Guards guarding the mausoleum has always been a role that neither father nor mother loves. Before the Dou family fell, even a steward with some real power in the house was worthy of the flattery of Cao Zizhong himself.
This gives the grave diggers a reason to sneak into the imperial mausoleum.
"Secondly, the reason why the Dou family ended up so miserably was to protect our family from disaster. I think your wife should have known this for a long time. So of course they have reason to retaliate against our family!"
"Thirdly, our family is now so prominent. The Dou family's attempts to seek revenge in other ways are just wishful thinking. Only instigation and other methods can help us breathe out."
Jiang Yashuang heard this and reminded: "If it is the Dou family, then why not just unite with Queen Mother Gu? In this way, when the news comes this time, Queen Mother Gu will not be caught off guard and fall behind from the beginning. Fall into the trap and lead to defeat step by step?"
"It seems that you don't know yet, or haven't paid attention?" Qin Guogong disagreed, "The men of the Dou family were all disposed of before the year, and the family members were also sent to the Jiaofang before the New Year's Eve... Queen Mother Gu knows that your eldest aunt and you are The eldest sister-in-law will definitely continue to plead for those relatives - something big happened at the New Year's Eve banquet, and they had no chance to say this. So in the first month, Gu, Tang, Qiu, Yin and other children hurriedly went to the Jiaofang to kill those people one by one. …”
Duke Guo of Qin doesn't care much about male heirs having sex with prostitutes, as long as they don't indulge in it. But as an elder, he was talking about business, so it was inconvenient to tell the whole story.
Although he left the words unspoken, Jiang Yashuang also knew what he meant - the Dou family members had been teased by everyone in the Queen Mother's Party after they entered the workshop, and they must have been humiliated and even tortured.
Therefore, even if the Dou family wants to take revenge on the Jiang family, they will not join forces with Queen Mother Gu.
In this way, the thoughts of dealing with the aftermath can be figured out. Qiu Yilan has no idea about the painstaking efforts of the grandparents and grandsons. She is worried about the death of Queen Mother Ye: "Didn't I say to let her fend for herself? The last time I saw her, didn't I It seems that he is not far away from death, but he can still survive for a few months, right? How could he die suddenly, especially now..."
Empress Dowager Gu is about to fall. Logically speaking, even if Empress Dowager Ye is about to die, she should be able to look back on her health and hold on until she sees Empress Dowager Gu ruined and then close her eyes with satisfaction, right
She is actually dead! ! !
"If it was the Jiang family who did something, then why?" She didn't know that after Empress Jiang coaxed her nephew to turn around, she continued to follow her own plan to let Empress Dowager Ye go on her way early. She had no intention of allowing Empress Dowager Ye to fend for herself, and Empress Dowager Ye When he ordered people to dig the grave of General Ruan, he made up his mind to use his declining body to gain enough sacrifice points and pave the way for Qiu Yilan. Before his death, he deceived Empress Jiang - so now She felt extremely guilty, "Have they discovered what Queen Mother Ye did?! I wonder if they will find out about me?! Oh my god, don't doubt that I want to dig up the Ruan family's grave... How will I be able to do this in the future?" Let’s not talk about the family situation, how can I explain to my brother when he comes back?”
The others didn't know what she was thinking. Looking at her worried look, they just thought she was sad about what happened to General Ruan. They walked in and out very lightly, and the whole yard looked cautious.
This kind of cautiousness was diluted until Zhuang Man, Xin Fubing and Ou Qinglan came hand in hand, and the three young girls, dressed in fragrant clothes, filled the room with their servant girls.
The three of them came here, of course, to comfort Qiu Yilan about the digging of General Ruan's grave.
However, the last thing Qiu Yilan wanted to hear at the moment was for others to mention this, so she preemptively asked them questions and didn't give them a chance to say comforting words.
Zhuang Man and others noticed it, so they had no choice but to follow her wishes and discuss various domestic and family topics, as if they were just visiting each other.
Ou Qinglan hesitated several times - Qiu Yilan was going to pretend to be confused, but she knew that Ou Qinglan definitely wanted to ask about Qiu Jinglan's situation. To be honest, Qiu Yilan had always had reservations about Ou Qinglan being her sister-in-law, because Qiu Yilan had always expressed reservations about Ou Qinglan being her sister-in-law. Jinglan's attitude towards Ou Qinglan has always been lukewarm. She had made it clear before that she had no interest in Miss Ou and did not want to be entangled with her.
Let’s look at the examples of close interactions with Qiu Jinglan in the past - Hua Shenchen and Penglai Yue. Although one is charming and pretty and the other has a cold style, they are always submissive to Qiu Jinglan and obey every suggestion!
Even so, Qiu Jinglan just throws them away after using them...
Qiu Yilan felt that given her brother's desire for control and the feudal patriarchal style, Miss Ou, who looked glamorous, passionate, and fierce, was probably not his cup of tea...
But after experiencing these days of fear, Ou Qinglan's heartfelt concern also made Qiu Yilan feel warm, and she took the initiative to ask: "Axing, what do you want to say?" This was the first time she called Ou Qinglan's nickname. Ah Xing", this can be regarded as a release of goodwill.
"Of course I'm thinking about your cousin -" Before the flattered Ou Qinglan could answer, Zhuang Man said in a protracted tone, "How is your cousin doing lately? Tell her quickly. Let me tell you, what's going on with her these days?" I can’t bear to talk about this when I see her! After all, where do you want me to find out about your cousin’s whereabouts and current situation?”
"Keep your voice down!" Xin Fubing threw a chestnut at her, dumbfounded. "Although there are no outsiders here, can you say such things casually? Ah Xing is generous, don't be too rude! Carefully spread the rumors. Hurt her!"
Ou Qinglan didn't care about this: "It doesn't matter, I can't hear the talk behind my back. If anyone dares to say that I'm not the right person in person, I'll slap his mouth to pieces!"
She said this very calmly, and Zhuang Man, who took out a chestnut from her skirt and slowly peeled it, heard it very calmly: "That's right! It's just gossip. Let's see who dares to talk about it next time."
"... The mouth of the people is better than the mouth of the river!"
"Don't worry, there will always be people who want to live a good life." Ou Qinglan and Zhuang Man said, "I have experience in this matter, you don't need to worry about me." After that, she turned to Qiu Yilan, "You can talk about this matter. Say?"