After Jiang Yashuang sent Ling Zui home, she returned to Mrs. Zhuang. Qiu Yilan had already resigned. He chatted with Mrs. Zhuang and then returned to his yard. As soon as he entered the door, he was called into the inner room by Qiu Yilan, who had been waiting impatiently. He told Mrs. Zhuang about her plan to bring Ling Zui and Zhuang Man together. : "... You also know that whether it is Man'er or my step-brother, I wish them well. But if the two of them are together, can Man'er's temper tolerate the warblers and swallows in my step-brother's backyard?"
"That's a problem!" Jiang Yashuang frowned slightly when she heard this. In Madam Zhuang's eyes, all concubines in the world can be killed. Zhuang Man was personally considered to be like her by Madam Zhuang. You can imagine her jealousy! As for Ling Zui, a romantic woman who wished her mother-in-law could dominate the world, it would be strange if Zhuang Man brought her together and didn't cause a big incident!
However, Jiang Yashuang didn't think things would be like that, and reminded his wife with a smile, "You were afraid of spoiling your mother's interest, so you couldn't talk about the scene in the sworn brother's backyard just now, but you thought your mother loved your sworn brother and Man'er, so you thought To bring them together. Now that I’ve told you, why don’t you ask them separately to prevent any confusion? How can Man’er agree?”
Qiu Yilan thought about it, and couldn't help but feel that she had been worrying for a long time, and laughed at herself: "If you stay at home all day long to have a baby, and if you don't go out for a long time, you will become stupid!"
"You are so concerned that you are confused!" Jiang Yashuang smiled and scratched her nose, "How is your appetite today?"
The couple talked about the pregnancy, and Qiu Yilan asked him about how he went to the big room: "Uncle, did you agree?"
"Of course I agreed." Jiang Yashuang mocked, "Does he have a choice?"
"But you went empty-handed, and he didn't want to see the evidence with his own eyes?" Qiu Yilan said in surprise, "I thought he didn't want to believe you and insisted on seeing the evidence - but you didn't prepare your great-aunt before. Evidence that the Shazhou incident is related!”
The incident where Wang Qingqian's reputation was slandered was indeed Mrs. Han's work, but the incident in Shazhou had nothing to do with this old lady. So when Jiang Yashuang told his wife and mother before that she was going to use this to defraud Jiang Tianao, both Mrs. Zhuang and Qiu Yilan were a little worried about him.
Jiang Yashuang wrapped her fingers around a strand of hair hanging from her temples and said with a smile: "If he wants evidence, isn't it easy? I will send someone to ask my great-aunt for a copy right now! Admit to murdering the second brother. , Sixth brother, my grandfather and uncle will guarantee the future of the second and fifth families! If they don’t admit it, there will be nothing - what do you think my great-aunt will do? I guarantee that she will insist that it was all her fault!”
"This is really treating a person in his own way!" Qiu Yilan didn't sympathize with Jiang Tian'ao, "The person who hurts the person is more reasonable than the person who was harmed. Now it's Dafang's turn to taste this!"
After pondering for a while, "The first room should have calmed down now, but I don't know if the third room will continue to make trouble?"
Jiang Yashuang smiled: "What can Third Uncle do to cause trouble? Does he also want to complain to my uncle?"
That way the Duke of Qin can beat him to death - it would be easier to discipline him if he is his own child!
"This turmoil is over!" Qiu Yilan felt relieved and began to talk about Qiu Jinglan's marriage, "Xue Xiang has already been to Jing Bo's Mansion, but Jing Bo and his wife are now in Northern Xinjiang. Bicheng said... I have to ask my parents before I can reply. Counting the days, even if Uncle Jing and his wife reply as soon as they receive the letter, Jingli may not receive it until after cousin Xin’s wedding. I would like to discuss it with Uncle Ruan during this period. , what do you think about repairing the Ruan Mansion? "
"The Ruan Mansion is indeed a bit dilapidated. My brother lived alone before. As long as the main house is okay, it's okay." Jiang Yashuang nodded and said, "Now that we are getting married, no matter whether we will live in Xijiang for a long time in the future, this mansion in the middle of the capital is It really needs to be repaired, otherwise it will be inconvenient to perform the six rituals. "
However, "I'll take care of this, don't worry about it, just relax and raise your baby!"
Qiu Yilan was very disappointed: "This again? I'm so bored at home!"
I thought I finally found something to do!
Jiang Yashuang smiled and said: "If mother allows you to go, I will not object!"
"..." Qiu Yilan was defeated helplessly, and asked Mrs. Zhuang to privately teach her how to kill the concubine and ensure the interests of the legitimate children. This was no use in dealing with Qiu Jinglan and Jiang Yashuang's tactic of obsessive and insidious behavior. This mother-in-law has it. Mrs. Zhuang would never agree to her going to the Ruan Mansion to see the construction site, so she could only say depressedly, "Okay then."
She was feeling that the days of raising a baby were extremely long and boring, but the next day Mrs. Zhuang gave her an errand: "Look at the families here, how many of them were born just after An'er's mother passed away, so she couldn't wait to follow her." Is our family getting married?"
Qiu Yilan asked in surprise: "Does mother want it?"
"Dan'er is like this now, and the backyard is a mess." Mrs. Zhuang snorted coldly, "He must be given a new string as soon as possible! But what good can be taught from those who are greedy for wealth? Just another Duan!"
Duan is An Zhenshang - unable to withstand Mrs. Zhuang's pressure, she changed her mother's surname. The An family has now changed to the surname Jiao, which is said to be the surname of An Zhenshang's grandmother.
"So I don't want any of these things that I hope An'er's mother will die soon!" Mrs. Zhuang pointed to the name list in Chang's mother's hand, "These are the names your grandmother gave me. She intends to promise her daughter to Dan'er as a stepmother. , pick out all the bad intentions for me, and let’s consider the rest slowly!”
Only then did Qiu Yilan understand what she meant and agreed happily: "Daughter-in-law, let's do it now!"
Although Mr. Tao's funeral was organized by Mr. Shui Jin, who wanted to marry his daughter to Jiang Yadan in such a hurry that he only nodded in the mourning hall and then gathered around Mrs. Tao to flatter her
Qiu Yilan had a deep memory of them. She took the list back to the courtyard, asked someone to grind it up with cinnabar, and crossed out those who wore red and green at the funeral of little Tao. It was really a cool drink on a hot summer day. Sour plum soup is as refreshing!
But after finishing the stroke, I looked at it and couldn't help but frown: "There really aren't many left..."
And the guilt also came up, "These families didn't join in the fun, which shows that they still have some sense of shame. Is it really appropriate to give their daughter to Jiang Yadan to spoil?" After hesitating for a while, he finally called someone to bring orpiment and wipe it. Several families whose official positions were not high and whose status was not important were lost.
... Mainly because An'er is definitely staying in his own room, and he's not afraid of what his stepmother will do to him after she comes over. So if this step-brother is not virtuous, the disaster will also be in Jiang Yadan's backyard. Jiang Yadan is not a good thing anyway, so there is no need to let the daughter of a good family mess with him.
The reason why I chose people with low official positions to stay was because I was afraid that if they became more powerful and became prosperous thanks to the Jiang family, I would have to look forward to Shu's idea of An'er.
With this idea in mind, Qiu Yilan checked the entire list again before giving it to Mrs. Zhuang.
After Mrs. Zhuang received it, she asked her to sit down. After reading it in person, she asked her: "Who do you think is suitable for your eight brothers here?"
"I think it is appropriate to have someone whose family background is similar to that of the Jiang family, who is as powerful as Ah Xing, who is ruthless and ruthless! Otherwise, how could he control Jiang Yadan!" Qiu Yilan swore in her belly, and said on her face: "Go back to mother If so, my wife doesn’t know anyone here, so I really can’t tell.”
"Well, that doesn't matter. Even if the Queen Mother can't tell the ladies from each family, the concubine will always know. From mother to daughter, we can make a rough guess!" Mrs. Zhuang looked at her daughter-in-law and said with a smile, "You... You've been bored at home these days, why don't you come with me for a ride in the palace?"
Qiu Yilan was a little embarrassed when she heard this. She suspected that Jiang Yashuang had told her mother-in-law that she was complaining about being boring, so she quickly covered it up and said, "Is it now?"
"That's right!" Mrs. Zhuang said happily, "I've been back to Beijing for a while, and I haven't moved around much. Now that the incident in Shazhou has been discussed, I don't think your grandfather will keep detaining me? I sent you a post yesterday. , It’s good time to go today.”
My mother-in-law was also bored! As soon as the big house and the third house were settled, she couldn't wait to go out for a ride!
Qiu Yilan was a bit dumbfounded: "My mother doesn't think my daughter-in-law is a burden, so how can my daughter-in-law be so stupid that she doesn't go?"
Mrs. Zhuang clapped her hands: "That's it—go change your clothes, the carriage is ready!"
The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law entered the palace. I don’t know if it was because the Fourth Fang was becoming more and more powerful. Empress Dowager Jiang specially sent Princess Yongfu to greet her outside the Taishi Palace: "Fourth Aunt, you are here! The Empress has been thinking about me these days. Where are you!" He greeted Qiu Yilan with a smile, "I haven't seen my cousin for a long time!"
Mrs. Zhuang had no holidays with Empress Dowager Jiang, and Princess Yongfu's personality was not difficult to get along with. The three of them entered the palace while greeting each other, and met Empress Dowager Jiang in a very good atmosphere. The Queen Mother asked them to sit next to her, and she was quite sad: "So many years have passed in a flash, and it seems like yesterday when the fourth sister-in-law didn't leave Beijing!"
Sister-in-law and sister-in-law have been separated for many years. After meeting each other, they just exchanged greetings and said goodbye.
Princess Yongfu has always been very active, how can she sit still? So he didn't listen for long before he found an excuse to drag Qiu Yilan out of the palace.
Qiu Yilan couldn't resist her, so she resigned and left the house, saying first: "I'm too heavy now to cook for you!"
"Am I looking for my cousin just for food?" Yongfu made a face at her and said dissatisfied, "I saw that my mother and my fourth aunt talked warmly, but they are all old things, and the two of us can't get along with each other at all. Mouth, why are you sitting there? You might as well come out and take a walk!”
"Really? Then I have wronged you!" Qiu Yilan apologized with a smile, but Yongfu didn't take it seriously and said: "I made an appointment with Bicheng to watch Limbo Dance at the waterside pavilion in the Imperial Garden. Does your cousin like it? Let's go together. go?"
Qiu Yilan looked at her with a smile, thinking that I was stupid to make this light bulb! He refused without hesitation: "I have never been interested in singing, dancing or anything like that. You guys go and watch, I just walk around in the imperial garden!"
The Jiang family is now the only one in the family, and everyone in the government and the public knows this. Yongfu was not afraid that Qiu Yilan would suffer if he walked around the palace alone, so he readily agreed and left in a hurry with his men.
After she left, Su He laughed out loud: "My maid thought that Her Royal Highness the Eldest Princess really thought that our wife and the Queen Mother couldn't get in the conversation and wanted to go out for a walk! He was afraid that the potential consort would be impatient!"
"Young people!" Qiu Yilan sighed in an old-fashioned way, "But they two are so good, I'm so happy!"
Su He didn't know that she was thinking of Duanrou County Lord Chu Chunxiao, who was innocently implicated, and said with a smile: "Her Royal Highness Princess Yongfu is treated as a biological sister by our young master. Her consort is also a good friend of the young master. If we can harmonize with each other, we will be better." No more!”
While they were talking, they had already entered the Imperial Garden. It was already late spring, but the garden was full of sparse vegetation and very interesting. Although Qiu Yilan and his party had been to the palace many times before, they had never been to the Royal Garden. Moreover, when Gu was there, they were not as relaxed as they were now. Instead, they enjoyed watching the scenery, pointing out the scenery to each other, and felt quite relaxed and happy.
But not far away, three or five people suddenly turned out from behind the rockery. There was no room for maneuver on the narrow bluestone path, and the two parties happened to look at each other!
"Your Majesty?" Qiu Yilan was slightly surprised when she saw the man surrounded by the other party clearly, and quickly took the lead in saluting, "I wish your Majesty all the blessings and good health!"