After the funeral ceremony of Queen Mother Ye, Da Rui's East Palace, which had been vacant for more than thirty years, finally welcomed a new owner again.
It's just that the male host has arrived, but the hostess can't get there for a while - after all, the aunt has just died, and not only the prince's marriage, but also Princess Wei's marriage has been postponed until the second half of the year.
King Wei was older than Princess Yongfu, so the descent of Princess Yongfu was also moved back.
If you calculate it this way, the prince, who is one year younger than Princess Yongfu, will not get married until the end of the year at the earliest.
However, the Queen's party has no time to worry about the marriage of these children now, and the new prince's team attracts their attention even more.
Given Queen Jiang's respect and preference for Jiang Yashuang, and the fact that Chu Weisang personally asked for such a person, Jiang Yashuang had a place among the subordinate officials of the East Palace.
Of course, other candidates were also selected from the Queen's Party, but in order to show respect for Xue Chang, a few places were reserved for Xue Chang's faction.
... As for the Queen Mother's Party who formed a team after proposing that the Crown Prince move to the East Palace, they gained nothing!
Not only that, Queen Mother Gu put down her arrogance several times to visit her grandson, but Queen Jiang stopped her halfway and either invited her to tea or to enjoy the flowers. Empress Dowager Gu couldn't bear it anymore and said frankly that she missed Chu Weisang. Empress Jiang didn't quarrel with her. She smiled brightly and called other princes and princesses to accompany her to relieve her boredom. After that, she explained that the crown prince was new and young and was busy studying now. , you, such a kind and considerate grandmother, must be reluctant to disturb him at this juncture, right
Queen Mother Gu is now in a weak position. It is difficult to say no, so she has to swallow it hard!
She has been regent for more than thirty years, when had she ever been so angry? ! Tang Zimo kept trying to comfort her in private, but he couldn't stand it anymore after repeated attempts: "How long and how long will the Ai family have to endure this?! If you continue to endure it, the Jiang family will almost climb over the Ai family!!!"
It happened that at this time, she also learned that Gu Wanna was not dead, and that in order to survive, she had joined the Jiang family and was willing to commit herself to Jiang Yadan!
Queen Mother Gu almost went crazy with anger!
Naturally, they quickly summoned Gushuo, Prince of Guangyang, and Gu Yan, Prince of Guangyang, and his son to the palace for an audience!
"You people who have forgotten your roots!" The successive blows made Queen Mother Gu completely unable to maintain the grace and dignity that a queen mother of a country should have. As soon as she saw her nephew and grandnephew, she raised her hand and smashed the tea set on the table, hysterical shouted, "If it weren't for the Aijia, how would your Gu family be today?! I didn't expect that you would betray the Aijia for a daughter! The Aijia has praised you all these years in vain!!!"
Gu Shuo and Gu Yan had no idea what Gu Wegna had done. They were completely confused by the scolding. Seeing that the Queen Mother was getting angry, they did not dare to refute. They quickly knelt down to apologize and waited for her to vent her anger. After a while, he asked the reason tremblingly.
The reason why Empress Dowager Gu was still willing to call them here was because she heard that on the day King Huainan went to convey the decree, although Gu Grace's confidants had been out of Prince Zhou's Mansion, they had not been to Prince Guangyang's Mansion. Instead, they went directly to find Jiang Yadan. - I guess in my heart that this matter was Gu Wanna's own idea - but she is the daughter of Gu Shuo and the biological sister of Gu Yan. How can her father and brother not bear responsibility for what she did
Therefore, the Queen Mother did not feel that she was scolding the wrong person. She sneered and recounted the story of Gu Graceland's begging for life, and finally said solemnly: "... Such a shameless thing, I don't know how you usually teach her!"
Naturally, Gu Shuo and his son had to kowtow desperately and beg for mercy. When Queen Mother Gu calmed down again, Gu Yan saw that his father had been frightened and was completely at a loss. He had to speak on his behalf: "Please rest assured, Queen Mother, my father and son really didn't know before. Now that I know about this, I will definitely clean up the family immediately! Please be kind to your Majesty and give me this opportunity!"
"For the sake of your grandfather, the Ai family allows you this time! Next time, don't come to see the Ai family!" Queen Mother Gu sneered and waved her sleeves to see the guests off, "Go down!"
Although her attitude was indifferent, Gu Yan could tell that she promised that as long as the Gu family killed Gu Wanna, the matter would be over.
After telling Gu Shuo to withdraw from the palace, Gu Yan began to think about how to start.
It's just that now that the Queen's Party is flourishing and the Queen Mother's Party is declining, the most indispensable thing in the world is those who can adapt to the changing circumstances.
So the Gu family's father and son came to the palace for an audience, and the Queen Mother Gu became angry... the cause and effect, before the father and son arrived at the palace gate, they had already reported to the Beique Palace.
Queen Jiang was not in a hurry after hearing the news. Instead, she smiled proudly: "It seems that Gu Grace does have a lot of secrets in her hands, otherwise she wouldn't be so eager to find the Gu family and his son to enter the palace!"
... The Queen's party deliberately revealed Gu Weina's defection to the Jiang family to Queen Mother Gu.
After all, the emperor is still there, and even if the emperor is gone, the prince is still the grandson of Queen Mother Gu. At present, the Queen Mother Party is only at a disadvantage and still has the strength to fight, while the Queen Mother Party has almost exhausted all its trump cards. If the Queen Mother's Party continues to fight steadily and be careful not to give the Queen's Party a chance to expand its results... it will be really difficult for the Queen's Party - even the Zhenxi Army has been defeated.
The main reason is that the situation is different, and the vision and goals have also changed - when they were evenly matched in the past, the Queen's Party wanted to have the upper hand one day, no matter what, first "click" all the Queen Mother's Party!
But now that the Queen's Party has truly gained the upper hand, it has begun to consider its image in history books, reputation among the people, and the like.
It’s not surprising, people are like this. When they don’t win, they just think that they can win! When you can win, you should consider not only winning but also winning beautifully.
Therefore, Queen Mother Gu did not take advantage of the Crown Prince's team at all, but actually did not do anything other than scolding Tang Zimo and others as trash in private. The Queen's party became impatient - Well, let me tell you news, your grand-niece has betrayed you. She even shamelessly became my nephew’s surrogate wife, without even having any status! If you haven't moved yet, are you really dead
Sure enough, Queen Mother Gu couldn't help but move, couldn't she
Queen Jiang was very excited: "Have the manpower arrangements for Gu Wanna's side been arranged?"
"It's been arranged, don't worry, Madam!" Ms. Lin pursed her lips and smiled, "Even if the Queen Mother doesn't break in this time, the Gu family will definitely be doomed!"
While the queen and her confidants were feeling triumphant, in the backyard of Qin's palace, Qiu Yilan was frowning at Mother Li's request: "Why would mother think of them?"
Mother Li, who had never begged Qiu Yilan or anything since she came here from the same family, really posed a problem for her this time - Mother Li was not begging for anything for herself, but for others.
With Qiu Yilan's current status, it was not difficult to fish out the people she begged for. The problem was that she felt a little uncomfortable: Qiu Nie, Zhu Qian, and Mei Xue.
… The three people who had tricked her back then.
These three people got along well with Qiu Yilan because they concealed their background and identity earlier. After the relationship broke down, in order to prevent his subordinates from being cheated by them without knowing it, Qiu Yilan naturally had to explain something. Therefore, Mother Li knew that Qiu Nie and Zhuo Qian, brothers and sisters, were also of the Qiu family.
Then there is, as mentioned before, Mother Li, who was originally Mrs. Lian’s dedicated cook and confidant.
So although she has no problem with her loyalty to Qiu Yilan now, she is inevitably influenced by Princess Lian's perspective when thinking about problems.
For example, this time the plea was: "Young madam, this old servant also feels shameless to say this! But think about it, the prince only has a male heir, and now the prince has the identity of the heir of the Ruan family. Even Qin Guogong and Xue Xiang have personally confirmed it. , where can I recognize him again? In the current Xihe Palace, after the incident with Princess Ningtai last year, the current prince is the only one left! , It’s hard to say whether this prince will grow up in the future. Otherwise, how could such good people as Prince Qiu and Princess Ningtai have big troubles one after another? Even if he grows up, his son will be adopted by him. The prince and the late princess? Even if they are adopted, how can they seriously worship the ancestral hall of the late prince and the late princess? "
Qiu Yilan bit her lip tightly, feeling very troubled—Mama Li was right. Ever since Qin Guogong and Xue Chang admitted that Qiu Jinglan was the bloodline of the Ruan family who had been living abroad, Qiu Jinglan could no longer recognize Qiu Jinglan. Home. After all, with the status of Qin Guogong and Xue Chang, it is impossible for them to go back on their word!
Moreover, in the current Xihe Palace, only Concubine Yang and the mother and son of Xihe Wang Qiuyin depend on each other. Even if Qiu Jinglan comes up with ironclad evidence to prove her life experience, she will be considered to be relying on the power of the Jiang family to bully other orphans and widows; The Ruan family is also suspected of throwing away the profit after use. You can imagine the public opinion by then!
Qiu Jinglan himself doesn't care about public opinion, but he has to prevent his enemies from seizing on public opinion to make a fuss. After all, he still wants to suppress the Western Army, so he has to act cautiously!
In this case, the issue of heirs is right in front of us: Qiu Jinglan cannot claim back the names of her biological parents. The Ruan family has an heir, but what about the heirs of Qiu Zhongyan and his wife? ?
Qiu Yilan has never thought about this issue, but in this era, it is very serious and important!
In a sense, it is also a hurdle that cannot be bypassed if one wants to be a considerate and filial junior.
It was also out of this consideration that Mother Li asked for forgiveness and rescued Qiu Yilan even though she knew that they had been cheated by Qiu Nie's brother and sister: "The Qiu family is thin, so no matter how bad Qiu Nie is, Qiu Nie is the one who is the best." They are the nephews of the late prince and the late princess! If they were to establish heirs for the late prince and the late princess from elsewhere, it would be neither relatives nor relatives... I also ask the young lady to forgive them and save their lives for the sake of our ancestors. Bar!"
It is really troublesome to ask someone who is not a relative to be an heir for Qiu Zhongyan and his wife.
Of course, with Qiu Jinglan's methods, she could do it by sending just one subordinate.
But even though he, the biological flesh and blood of Qiu Zhongyan and his wife, is still alive, he sent his subordinates to take his place... I guess Qiu Jinglan would also find it very awkward, right? The heir is going to call Qiu Zhongyan and his wife his parents. Although these two people are gone and there is no need to call them often, but when they are mentioned in sacrifices and occasionally mentioned, this title is not wrong - it really makes me feel all kinds of embarrassing just thinking about it. …
"...I guess my brother will also have a headache when he thinks about this problem, right?" Qiu Yilan has never encountered or considered such a thing before. She couldn't answer for a while, so she could only think silently, "If you think about it this way, Qiu Nie is indeed the most suitable one. , after all, he was originally a nephew—"
She suddenly frowned, "If Qiu Nie is adopted by the father, the princess, and the concubine, what will happen to the second uncle's lineage?"
"Young Madam!" Mother Li was overjoyed when she heard the looseness in her tone, and said hurriedly, "This old slave didn't mean to let Qiunie be adopted by the late Prince and the Late Princess! After all, his appearance has been damaged, and he will be your heir, Young Madam." My brother is a bit unworthy, and I can't help the late prince's family! But it's time for him to get married at this age, right? You can help him come out and find him a wife. In two years, he will have children, and then he will be married. The late princess has given birth to an heir. It has been many years since the late princess passed away. This matter is not urgent, so I didn’t tell you before! But now I see that the Gu family is not doing well, and I am afraid that they will be implicated by the Gu family. That’s why I’m bold…”
"Is that so?" Qiu Yilan was half-understanding about this kind of heir thing, and hesitated when he heard this, "But my brother has reached the age of getting married! Can't he give it to his father, the queen, his mother, and his concubine after he has an heir? ?”
Mother Li said in shock: "But the eldest son's surname is Ruan now, so we can only call him cousin!"
"...Forget it, let's get the person out first, and wait until my brother comes back to discuss the heir matter!" Qiu Yilan was confused for a moment, then waved her hand, "Su He, go find Nineteen!"