The next day Qiu Yilan sent people directly to the banker's house and Ou's house to pick them up - she and Zhuang Man were very familiar with each other, and they didn't need to post messages when they came and went. As for Ou Qinglan, although her friendship with Zhuang Man was a little worse, this person Miss Ou is born with a bold and heroic personality, and she is willing to show her heart to people she likes just after she gets to know them, so she is always there as soon as she picks them up.
When the two came, they smiled and asked Qiu Yilan: "Is there a good thing for calling us here? Tell me quickly! If the benefits are not enough, I will take the good things from you in exchange for it!"
Qiu Yilan invited them to sit down and said with a smile: "There is a good thing. As long as you open your mouth, there will be countless people looking for you with benefits. Then don't find it annoying to have too many benefits delivered to your door!"
Zhuang Man wondered: "Is there such a thing?"
Ou Qinglan was not very interested and asked directly: "Has there been any letter from Shazhou recently? Can you show it to me?"
"We'll talk about things in Shazhou later!" Qiu Yilan reassured her and brought the topic back, "It's been two months since the eighth sister-in-law passed away, and the eighth brother plans to renew his relationship..."
Before he finished speaking, Zhuang Man frowned: "It's only been two months! This year hasn't even passed yet. Why is the eighth cousin so anxious and angry?! When has he ever lacked someone to take care of him?! Even if you don’t miss your relationship with your eighth cousin, why don’t you save some dignity for An’er?”
Ou Qinglan basically had no contact with Mr. Tao, but she felt that this was too much: "Even if you have fallen in love with someone recently, if you decide on the marriage first and wait until after the New Year to get married, it will only take two or three months." Can’t wait for a few more days?”
Qiu Yilan said lightly: "Ba Ge may be able to wait, but some people can't wait! I have been thinking about it for so many years. I couldn't force the Eighth Sister to death last year. I'm afraid I don't know how sad it is in private! Now the Eighth Sister is gone. , don’t you want to be carried in tomorrow?”
"You mean An Zhenshang?" Zhuang Man was stunned and asked.
Seeing that Ou Qinglan was confused, she explained to her, "She is a lady, but the whole family is shameless! Her father and brother introduced her to her eighth cousin in person earlier, and she has been an extramarital affair for so many years. Last year, she even wanted to I drove the eighth sister-in-law away, and the fuss lasted for a while before it stopped!"
"Then the elders in the family are willing to let her in now?" Ou Qinglan asked in surprise, "Eighth cousin can't marry anyone now, so why do we insist on her?"
Qiu Yilan mumbled, "I'm confused too! What kind of woman doesn't exist in front of Bage? Most of them are tired of her! But this An Zhenshang, for so many years, has forced Bage to never forget her and obey her words!"
"So she must not be allowed in!" Zhuang Man said dissatisfiedly, "She only acts as an outer room and disturbs the peace of your room. If she really enters the door, she may cause some trouble in the future!"
"Grandma also said that it's okay for Bage to renew his relationship now, but finding a daughter from a good family and with reliable conduct can also persuade Bage to learn well, right? But An Zhenshang has confused Bage, and now he is obsessed with welcoming her in! You guys? Isn't this ridiculous?!" Qiu Yilan snorted, "Since the death of Eighth Sister-in-law, how many people have been hoping that their daughter will fall into the eyes of Brother Eighth! Love wins, those individuals must have looked very good when they heard this news!”
Zhuang Man finally understood after hearing this: "You want us to spread this word?"
"Don't tell it all at once. Just tell me that what you know from me is first-hand information from my grandmother. It's the most accurate!" Qiu Yilan took a sip of tea and smiled, "I'm sure a group of people are vying to invite you. You want to find out the details when you are having tea and giving gifts!”
"Given how popular the eighth cousin is now, this is really possible!" Zhuang Man narrowed his eyes, "Let's see how An Zhenshang dies... Don't worry, we will share the benefits with you!"
Qiu Yilan smiled and said: "No need! I don't lack these, you can play with them!"
Zhuang Man didn't force her: "I know you have a rich dowry, so I won't give it to you!"
Seeing that Jiang Yadan had finished talking, Ou Qinglan urged again: "Over there in Shazhou..."
"Everything is fine with my cousin, but there are a lot of things going on in the Zhenxi Army. He still has to be busy there for a while. He probably won't be back in a short time." Qiu Yilan felt a little excited when she saw her eagerly waiting for news. Ruan sighed again, "I have mentioned you in my recent letters, but my cousin's reply has not arrived yet. When it arrives, I will send someone to call you."
Ou Qinglan listened carefully and finally said quietly: "Thank you!"
"You're cheating!" Qiu Yilan was a little embarrassed and guilty - in fact, Qiu Jinglan's reply to Ou Qinglan's persistent pursuit had arrived a long time ago. As before, she told Qiu Yilan to ignore it in an understatement.
Compared with Jiang Yashuang's love for Ou Qinglan, which prevented her from marrying Qiu Jinglan, Qiu Jinglan's reason for rejection was extremely realistic: Ou Qinglan's father and brother were both close confidants of Jiang Tianchi and his son, and she was born to be a party member! And Qiu Jinglan already has the support of Jiang Yashuang, the youngest son of the fourth brother. There is no need to waste his wife's quota on another fourth brother. It is better to marry a woman who is more helpful to his career.
In the letter, Qiu Jinglan also asked her sister to directly reject Ou Qinglan on her behalf, so as not to keep her entangled and waste each other's time and energy.
Qiu Yilan also felt that since this couldn't happen, it was better to make it clear earlier.
But every time I see Ou Qinglan's eyes full of expectation, I can't say those words...
It was the same this time. After sending Zhuang Man and Ou Qinglan away, Qiu Yilan was depressed. When Jiang Yashuang came back, she complained: "If A Xing comes to ask again in a while, I don't know what to say to her." good?"
Jiang Yashuang was very cruel: "If you don't want to say it out loud, I'll tell her next time!"
"Then you tell me!" Qiu Yilan said quickly.
Pushing the matter to Jiang Yashuang, she felt relieved, called Su He and asked, "Has the fifth aunt gone to the Marquis Mansion in Jibei today?"
"I went there in the afternoon and had a conversation with Mrs. Ou. In the meantime, Mrs. Six went to say hello to Mrs. Ou and talked to Mrs. Fifth Gu, but she was embarrassed... Later, Mrs. Ou heard that Miss Xin Biao was actually there. I only sent a servant to ask, but in our house, it was the young lady who went there in person. She was very angry and scolded the sixth lady. It is said that the sixth master was also called over to receive a lesson when he returned to the house. !”
After Su He said this crisply, seeing that Qiu Yilan and his wife looked relaxed, he boldly joked and said, "I can't believe that Mrs. Six even dared to hide the matter of neglecting Miss Xin Biao from Mrs. Ou!"
Mrs. Ou was relatively strict with the younger generation, but because she had lost a daughter in infancy, she inevitably felt extra pain for the surviving daughter. And no matter how good the junior is, he is always Mrs. Ou’s biological flesh and blood, while Mi and Mi Yin Yin are both outsiders! Is it necessary to ask how Mrs. Ou would prefer this
Qiu Yilan hummed: "I think my little aunt has been accompanying my uncle in the west, and my fifth aunt and his wife are not in Beijing! Sixth aunt is used to being the master of the house, and she didn't ask her to hand over the power after she returned to Beijing." , I’ve gotten used to this kind of thing, so how can I take my little aunt seriously? I deserve to be exposed by my fifth aunt!”
"Has the fifth aunt returned to the Xin family now? Did you say when will she come again to discuss Huizhi?" Jiang Yashuang ignored his wife's arrangements for her aunt - since the execution of the Gu family, the conflicts within the Jiang family have become more and more serious. It became more and more obvious, and Jiang Yashuang had never had much contact with Liufang, and their relationship was limited. He naturally didn't care about his wife's injustice for Xin Fubing and her rude words to the sixth wife, Mi. Anyway, he didn't say that outside.
Su He said: "The fifth aunt's wife declined Mrs. Ou's invitation to stay for dinner and went back before evening. As for other things, I didn't listen."
"It's only evening now, but you're pretty well informed!" Jiang Yashuang smiled unconsciously.
"It was said by the maid in front of the old lady when she came to chat with Sister Chunran and the others." Su He did not take any credit and said truthfully, "Otherwise, the matter would not be in the Duke's Mansion, and the maid would not know about it either!"
After hearing this, the couple looked at each other: "After all, grandma loves us!"
This was clearly Mrs. Tao's timely notification to them through the maid's visit!
After all, it involves the conflict between sister-in-law and sister-in-law in the Marquis Mansion of Jibei. Mrs. Tao couldn't bear to call Qiu Yilan over to discuss the excitement at her brother-in-law's house.
"Fifth Aunt is definitely not such an easy person to talk to. She seems to have changed her gender this time..." Jiang Yashuang lowered her head and thought for a while, then frowned, "Is it because of Fifth Aunt's position in Beijing?"
"Ah?" Qiu Yilan asked, "What is the position that the fifth uncle will take when he returns to the capital?"
"Shang Shu!" Jiang Yashuang said, "This position originally belonged to the uncle's confidant, Lai Ming, the biological father of the adopted daughter he took under his knee. It has only been three months since Lai Ming took office. Because the fifth uncle returned to Beijing , he had to be temporarily transferred to another position to make room for the fifth aunt. The uncle had not planned to take this position before, but the fourth aunt insisted, and the grandfather also had the same intention, so he reluctantly called Lai Ming away! "
After pondering for a while, "If the fifth aunt goes to Huizhi to start a fight right now, maybe the uncle feels that since Huizhi has also been wronged and everyone is even, he will not give this position to the fifth aunt. After all, the fifth aunt is now still on the way."
"Are you saying that the fifth aunt plans to wait for the fifth uncle to take office before causing trouble for Huizhi?" Qiu Yilan thought that Jiang Tianhe came back only yesterday, and today he severely humiliated his brother and sister-in-law in front of Mrs. Ou. As expected, he is a master who must avenge his revenge, but he has not taken care of Dafang until now. He may really want to secure the benefits before falling out!
After thinking for a moment, he said, "I wonder if the big house has thought about this section?"
"So what if you think about it?" At this time, Jiang Tian'ao in the main room was upset and said to Mrs. Dou, "She has made up her mind not to talk to our family before Xin Ke takes office. How can we take the initiative to go there?" Isn’t he looking for her? Isn’t this an opportunity for her to make things worse?”
Dou said depressedly: "Then what should we do? If we don't do anything, just watch her take away the position of Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, cross the river and demolish the bridge, and then deal with Zhi'er again?"
"Anyway, it's impossible to get intimate in the future, so just stay cold!" Jiang Tian'ao frowned and said, "When she comes to visit, bring more people to see her. Otherwise, you'll suffer a loss if you pinch her! As for Zhi'er, based on what she said Don’t even let her see you!”
Speaking of this, there was a hint of ruthlessness on his face, "We have no intention of sending Zhi'er to the palace to compete with the fifth sister's daughter! It's a pity that this child has suffered so much humiliation and is still suspected - if you ask me to find out the truth behind the scenes, Damn it, I have to take this person’s skin off!”
Mrs. Dou was also extremely angry: "My dear child, the marriage has been decided. How can we let her enter the palace on the pretext of betraying the engagement?! Not to mention that Jun'er is of the same generation as your majesty!"
Dafang is really wronged this time! They sincerely chose a husband for Jiang Huizhi and prepared to marry off their granddaughter in a glorious manner!
However, everyone, including Qin Guogong, believed that Jiang Huizhi's "murder" was a drama directed by them, in order to compete for the position of the next queen mother.
"I don't know who is so vicious!" The couple gritted their teeth and glanced in the direction of the fourth room. They felt that the most likely thing was that the fourth room and the Empress Dowager Jiang were teaming up...
"It's a pity that there is no evidence!" The couple secretly swore, "If there is evidence, we will never give up on the four houses!!!"