The sisters-in-law in the Jibei Marquis Mansion were fighting. Because they were not in the same mansion and they were all elders, Qiu Yilan ignored it and didn't pay much attention to it.
Unexpectedly, at the New Year's Eve banquet, this fire would burn on her head!
First, Jiang Yashuang was worried about her pregnancy, so she specially canceled the New Year's Eve banquet for both of them. The young couple had a sumptuous meal in their own room.
The next day was the first day of the first lunar month, and the whole family was busy worshiping their ancestors. Except for the children, only Qiu Yilan had some free time.
On the second day of the first lunar month, I started visiting relatives, but Qiu Jinglan didn't come back. Ruan Ciyi was also raising a baby herself. Qiu Yilan was not happy to go to Xihe Palace to deal with it, so she sent Zhou's mother to go there as usual.
After Zhou's mother went there, she came back and was sitting down to tell Qiu Yilan about the current situation of the Xihe Palace. Fang raised his head, and Xian'er, who was in front of Shui Jin, was led in by Shen Shui. He picked up the basket and said with a smile: "My young lady brought back some fruits grown in the greenhouse from Qiaocheng Uncle's Mansion. Thinking that you have a good appetite now, I asked my maid to bring some for you to try!"
Vegetables are very rare at this time, let alone fruits. Even if Qiaocheng Bofu has a hothouse, it will not be able to provide for too many people. Xian'er only said to give it to Qiu Yilan to try, but not to anyone else. Obviously not everyone has it. I am afraid that considering her pregnancy, Xian'er and Shuijin gave her a portion of the fresh fruit that her parents were considerate of. .
Although I have known for a long time that this fourteenth sister-in-law is quite scheming, but even if she is trying to win her over, it is hard not to be moved by this. Qiu Yilan thanked her repeatedly: "Thank you, Sister-in-law Fourteen!" Eating more fruits during pregnancy is of great benefit to the child's innate qualities. However, it's winter now, and there aren't many fresh fruits to choose from even for storage. He Shuijin's thoughtfulness is simply unbelievable. He cared about her to the core!
Chun Ran took the fruit basket, and Qiu Yilan motioned to Su He to bring the biggest purse to Xian'er. He also said some greetings to He Shuijin and asked her to bring some snacks and pastries back to He Shuijin as a return gift. After that, he continued to listen. Mother Zhou said about the affairs of Prince Xihe: "The palace is very deserted now. Concubine Yang is much older, and the current prince is also a bit listless. Although Princess Yang and the prince are very polite and insist on keeping the old slave for a while, but The old slave still feels uncomfortable all over his body... He used the young lady as a cover to say goodbye successfully! "
He added, "The prince is fourteen this year. The concubine's hidden meaning is that she wants to show him the candidate for the princess. She seems to want to ask you."
"What did she ask me for?" Qiu Yilan finally got out of the quagmire of the Xihe Prince's Mansion and didn't bother to have anything to do with Yang's mother and son. Speaking of which, she promised Qiu Baozhu that she would kill Yang until now. It hasn’t been fulfilled yet! How could he help her? He picked up a piece of cloud cake and ate it, and said calmly, "My parents make the decision on marriage matters! She is still the mother-in-law, so what does she want to do with my cousin? She just wants to discuss it with someone... The eldest daughter-in-law Ding Isn’t it still there?”
Back then, Qiu Hong was sentenced to death for murdering his sister-in-law and angering his own father to death. His wife Ding Qinghong, because she was Xue Chang's niece, was tacitly protected by all parties and was not implicated. However, their child Qiu Feng was not saved - he died of fever a few months after Qiu Hong's death.
Was it due to illness or other reasons... The court was very lively at that time, and Qiu Yilan didn't care too much.
However, Ding Qinghong was young and widowed, but she rejected the suggestions of the Xue family and the Ding family to take her away from the Xihe Palace and choose someone else to marry, and insisted on staying with her husband and son for three years before making a decision.
Now hearing Qiu Yilan mention her, Zhou's mother raised her eyebrows: "When the old slave was there, she saw Yang Taifei ordering Xiuyan to visit Madam Ding in person, and also ordered her to give her the nourishing food she used! He seems very concerned about it.”
After Yang was promoted to concubine, Ding Qinghong was naturally no longer a young lady, but a first lady.
"It's useless to worry about it anymore, Qiu Feng is dead!" Qiu Yilan said calmly, "Ding Qinghong was not satisfied with Yang's raising Qiu Feng before, thinking that she deliberately did not raise her well. Regardless of whether Qiu Feng's death was related to Yang's There is a direct relationship, but in Ding Qinghong’s heart, Yang’s indirect responsibility cannot be escaped!”
He added, "And who doesn't know Yang's intention to please Ding Qinghong now? In addition to the title, a palace, and a few properties, what else does the Xihe Palace have now?! If she wants to plan for Qiu Yinzhi's future, who else can she do except me? The one who was pulled was Ding Qinghong."
Seeing that she didn't seem to be interested in mentioning this, Zhou's mother smiled and stood up to leave.
But not long after she went out, she came back again - with Shen Shui behind her. The old man and the young man didn't look good. When they came in, they first looked at Su He: "Get out!"
Su He was stunned and was about to say something when his grandmother, who was always easy to talk to, gave her a rare stern look. She shrank her head and went out obediently.
"Mom, what is this?" Qiu Yilan put down the half-eaten cake and asked in confusion.
"Young madam, I think there are quite a few good people in the bodyguard. Why don't you take advantage of these festive days to show Su He one?" Zhou's mother took a deep breath before gritting her teeth and said!
Qiu Yilan was confused and wondered: "Mom, didn't you and Mama Li both say earlier..."
"That was the time!" Zhou's mother seemed very upset and interrupted her directly, saying firmly, "Anyway, please point out Su He as soon as possible!"
"But what did Xian'er say to Shen Shui when she brought the things just now?" Qiu Yilan looked at Shen Shui. The latter glanced at Zhou's mother and then said softly: "Xian'er said that at the New Year's Eve banquet, Mrs. Wu Gu When I compliment you in front of the Queen Mother, the Sixth Lady will say that of course you are good, not only good, but also virtuous and generous, no... unlike some mistresses who are busy matching the maids in front of them when they are pregnant. , Get some crooked melons and cracked jujubes to make up for it, as if you are afraid that the maid will climb into the bed! But, the maids... "
After saying this, her face turned red, but Qiu Yilan looked at her coldly, so she could only continue, "The Sixth Madam especially mentioned Su He, saying that Su He is beautiful and lovely, and you are usually very kind to her. She has been very good this year." You're eighteen and you still don't tell her, obviously you want... to... leave it to... our young master!"
Mother Zhou carefully observed Qiu Yilan's expression: "You... you must not be angry! You can't be angry now! Don't you still know what Su He is like? Although she is not sensible enough, she wants to be the master's concubine. There is absolutely no such thought!”
"Mom, don't worry, am I the kind of stupid woman who will doubt the people around her when provoked by a messy person?" Qiu Yilan said expressionlessly, "But I want to tell you, mom, this sixth aunt usually talks to us We have no unnecessary contact, and we are not considered caring. She said something and you asked me to rush Su He out? Are you afraid that she will not follow suit and say that I am jealous, so you are reminded to clean up the backyard? Do you think I am such a narrow-minded person that I would be suspicious of Su He just because of a relative who is neither salty nor cold?"
Zhou's mother was stunned when she heard this, and her face changed drastically: "Old slave is confused!"
After Shen Shui told the reminder conveyed by Xian'er, she just wanted to get Su He married as soon as possible to avoid being thought to be reserved for Jiang Yashuang, but she forgot that Qiu Yilan would fall in love with the Sixth Lady if she really did this. In the trap!
"But Madam Six told the Queen Mother that Su He would stay..."
"Grandma didn't even send anyone to remind me about this. Only the 14th sister-in-law came to tell me. Why?" Qiu Yilan sneered, "It must be because the fifth aunt and the sixth aunt only said this in private. It's just that Sister-in-law Fourteen happened to know it! I'm afraid Grandma wouldn't have heard it, otherwise..." The voice lowered, "An'er was raised under my knees, do you think Grandma would offend us for such a trivial matter? "
Thinking of Mrs. Tao's love for An'er, Zhou's mother decided: "The Fourth Madam is not in Beijing now. As long as the old Madam doesn't say this, no one can persuade you to prepare someone for the young master!"
"Just to An'er, not only will the old lady not say this..." Qiu Yilan stroked the warm jade bracelet on her wrist and narrowed her eyes, "If I ask about this, she will have to come forward to seek justice for me!"
After saying this, he snapped, "Bring the fox fur! I'm going to see the old lady right away - are you kidding me? My good maid is like my own sister. When will it be Mi's turn to point fingers?! She said today that Su He is I left it to the 19th, will I still say that the 14th sister-in-law left it to the 14th brother? In the long run, will the maid who is with the master live? She will be responsible for the whole house. What's the matter? Even in the Jibei Marquis Mansion, there is no such thing!"
Mother Zhou hurriedly said: "Why don't you tell me, old slave? It's freezing in the weather, so you'd better not work anymore!"
"Mom, if you tell me, your status is wrong!" Qiu Yilan shook her head, "Even serious elders have never said much about how to deal with dowry maids. Who is Mi, who dares to make this decision over my grandmother and mother?! This I have to ask in person! After all, Su He is mine!" I don't know if Mi was so angry at Jiang Tianhe's continuous provocation that he could say such a thing!
This simply offended everyone - these days, dowry slaves are also part of the dowry and are private property.
As for a woman’s dowry, her husband’s family, who wants to save face, will never touch it! An aunt of the Mi family speculated about Su He's arrangement without any basis. It seemed that it was to force Qiu Yilan to take a concubine for Jiang Yashuang, but in fact it involved relying on her elders to interfere with her cousin's wife's dowry property!
"If you don't treat Xin Fubing badly, no matter how aggressive Jiang Tianhe is, why would he be so aggressive with you?! You can't deal with Jiang Tianhe, so you want to drag me into the water?!" Qiu Yilan thought fiercely while putting on her fur under Shen Shui's care, " Idiot! Don't you know that the rule in this family is that An Zhenshang is still alive because of her pregnancy? How dare I, a legitimate daughter-in-law, not tell you to peel off your skin this time? I don’t want to hang out in the Jiang family’s backyard anymore!”
She packed up and was about to go out aggressively. Unexpectedly, Jiang Yashuang, who was called away by Qin Guogong, happened to come back. Seeing that she was about to go out, she naturally asked.
After hearing her tell the story in a few words, her face turned livid with anger! After enduring it for a long time, he said: "It's cold now. Even if you put a stove in the sedan, it will be very stuffy. It's not good for your health! You'd better stay at home. I'll talk about this!"
Qiu Yilan said: "It's okay to just walk a little without a stove. Anyway, I wear more clothes!"
"Obey!" Jiang Yashuang gently but domineeringly pulled her back into the house, "The road is slippery on a snowy day. What if the woman carrying the sedan falls and hits you? I'll be there as soon as I go!"
After appeasing his wife, Jiang Yashuang did not go to Mrs. Tao, but went straight to the Jibei Hou Mansion next door!