Xiuyan was the confidant maid that Princess Yang bought a few years ago. She walked in the door and saw the mess in the room. She frowned slightly and said, "What's wrong? The princess is not in good health now. Who can be so clumsy?" Did you break something?"
He saluted Qiu Yilan again, "The princess sent her maid to see you. She was afraid that someone would see it too early and make things difficult for you! It's only been delayed until now... How are you doing now?"
"Thank you, sister Xiuyan!" Qiu Yilan sneered in her heart: "Knowing that I was beaten to the point where I had only one breath left, you still have to come over again and again. Is there anyone who visits people like this? It's just a torment!"
But he had to continue to say words of gratitude, "Thanks to my eldest aunt for today, otherwise, I would have gone to accompany my mother and concubine by now!"
"Don't say such things!" Xiuyan said hurriedly, "You are a dignified princess. If my concubine hadn't been confused, how could I really dare to beat you to death? No, the prince also said just now that he would let you recover well. , get well soon!”
Qiu Yilan's eyes narrowed slightly: "Uncle?" Is the Jiang family next door so intimidating? No, the Jiang family has nothing to do with the Qiu family. The Ruan family and Jiang Qianchuan were not at odds with each other before. It would be better if they didn't come to add insult to injury. How could they interfere with the Qiu family's business
Xiuyan saw her surprise and lowered her voice: "Originally, after listening to what the old lady and my aunt said, the prince also thought that you had killed Mr. Kang! Fortunately, the princess defended you, and the prince believed it... The princess, for you, But we had a big argument with the prince! Tonight, the prince didn’t stay in the main room and went directly to Aunt Liu’s place!”
Qiu Yilan was heartbroken: "It is probably true that King Qiu Mengmin of Xihe stayed in the concubine's house tonight, but this should be because he, a filial son, wanted to give Lu family face! As for the quarrel with the princess, then that's it. Impossible: Princess Yang brought out Queen Jiang today. This Queen Jiang is an upright person who can do nothing even for the Queen Mother who has been regent for thirty years! The Jiang Family Courtyard is next door, and the Queen’s mother lives next door. The Jiang family just He even came to question Qiu Mengmin because of the commotion in the palace. How dare he let me die at this juncture? He couldn't even thank Princess Yang for reminding her!"
However, she immediately expressed gratitude on her face: "Aunt... aunt treats me so well! I... I... I really don't know how to repay aunt!"
"Don't say that." Xiuyan diligently handed her a handkerchief to wipe her tears, and said softly, "Actually, the princess has always regarded you as her niece, but you also know that the old lady prefers my aunt in everything. There are many things that the princess can’t say, which is why you have been wronged all these years!”
"I know that in this family, besides my mother and concubine, my aunt is the only one who misses me!" Qiu Yilan sighed deeply, holding the handkerchief and choking.
Xiuyan's eyes flashed and she said: "What a pity, this time the princess has offended the old lady, the concubine and the prince all because of you! The princess may be grounded next... By then, I just want to protect you! I'm afraid! It’s also… powerless!”
Qiu Yilan had roughly guessed her purpose, but she still looked panicked and almost got up: "What?! Then... then I... that aunt... what should I do now?!"
"The old lady and my aunt must hate you to death!" Xiuyan pursed her lips and said in a deep voice, "So the only solution now is to let the prince speak for you!"
"But uncle..." Qiu Yilan was at a loss for words, her knuckles gripping the quilt turned white from excessive exertion.
Xiuyan's eyes flashed: "My maid knows that the prince has something urgent at the moment. If the princess can help..."
"Emergency?" Qiu Yilan said hastily, "I... can I help uncle?"
"The prince likes the eldest young master the most, you know it." Xiuyan said calmly, "Now the prince wants to find a job for the eldest young master, and he needs 800,000 taels of silver to do it! If you are willing to help, Young Master, are you still afraid that the prince won’t love you this time?”
Qiu Yilan really wanted to find out how much her grandmother and mother's dowry was - eight hundred thousand taels of silver! The property of the royal family is estimated to be only about two million taels. Even though Qiu Mengmin is the hereditary king of Xihe, he dares to use nearly half of the property to pave the way for the eldest son of a concubine? !
This bullying of a child goes too far!
I thought Xiu Yanhe would be gentler, but she turned out to be more ruthless than her cousin Kang Lizhang who sent Fan’s mother here! Kang Lizhang just asked her to hand over the dowry. As for how much silver she could exchange for it, that was Kang Lizhang's problem. Princess Yang directly set the price of 800,000 taels of silver. If the two dowries could not make up the amount...
Qiu Yilan's face changed color and she said, "So much money?!"
"What are you talking about?" When Xiuyan saw this, she immediately turned her back. "The princess has offended the whole family because of her busy schedule for you. Are you not in a hurry? Well, I'll go back right away. Princess, you don’t care at all about the trouble she gives you!”
"Sister Xiuyan, please wait!" Qiu Yilan, of course, called her to stop her and said anxiously, "It's not that I don't want to pay, but... it's that I have no money!"
Xiuyan turned around and said displeasedly: "How come you have no money? Don't all the dowries of the old concubine and Princess Ruan belong to you?!"
"This...?" Qiu Yilan said blankly, "But where is it?"
Xiuyan was stunned and looked at Zhou's mother and Su He: "The dowry list of the old concubine and Princess Ruan?"
"I don't know, I don't know!" Zhou's mother immediately said with a thump in her heart.
Su He said angrily: "After our princess passed away, the people sent by Princess Yang and my aunt almost tore down the house and searched, but they couldn't find it. This time the princess was searched by my aunt's people as soon as she came back. , and no...how do we know?"
Xiuyan frowned: Although the dowry of the concubine and Princess Ruan was taken over by the palace after Princess Ruan passed away. But many things are impossible to find without a list. Small antiques and jewelry can be hidden in the corner of any shop. Not to mention the land deeds and shops that the people in the palace didn't know about.
She asked suspiciously: "You really don't know?"
"Auntie is doing your best for me, and I have to tell the truth to Sister Xiuyan." Qiu Yilan sighed weakly, "If I knew about those industries, what would I do back this time?"
Xiu Yan thinks so too.
"I'll go back and ask the princess." Knowing that she couldn't get the money this time, Xiuyan's attitude immediately dropped and she walked away with a sullen face!
"Princess, we are in trouble now!" Mother Zhou changed Qiu Yilan's quilt and said anxiously, "The Kang family wants a dowry, and Princess Yang wants money again - but we can't even find the dowry list. If not, what should I do?”
Qiu Yilan asked Su He: "Go out and see if anyone else is here? If not, close the doors and windows."
When Su He came back to confirm that there were no ears between the walls, she sneered, "The dowry list has long been sent to my aunt's house thousands of miles away! If I die at home before leaving the palace, my aunt will send someone to take my mother's wife with me." Handwritten letters and dowry lists went to Beijing to complain... With such a large sum of money, there must be many people interested. Given the current decline of the Xihe Palace, it would be strange if others didn't take the opportunity to take a big bite out of the palace's property! "
Zhou’s mother and Su He were surprised: “What?”
"I am willing to go out this time just to do this." Qiu Yilan gritted her teeth and said, "If I die today, within three months, the Xihe Palace will not be able to even think about it!"
After she said these words, she heard a slight movement outside, and the corner of her mouth curled up secretly - Su He could not check such a big yard alone, and Xiuyan did make a comeback... It seemed that she This delaying strategy should be feasible. After the Qiu family proves from the aunt that what they just said is complete nonsense, she has bought the most precious time!