After Jiang Yalan left, because he came over to ask Mrs. Zhuang to tell her the date of leaving Beijing, Qiu Yilan had to say a few words of concern: "Is mother leaving in two days? My wife really can't bear to leave you!"
Mrs. Zhuang smiled: "It's bitterly cold in the north, and I really don't worry about your father being alone there." Then she added, "In two years and nineteen, he will have learned enough in the court, and your grandfather will have to send him to suppress the Northern Army." If you continue to work hard with him, won’t we two get together again?”
Qiu Yilan nodded in agreement and asked her if there was anything she could do to fulfill her filial piety when packing her luggage.
Mrs. Zhuang's eyes turned to her belly and shook her head: "As long as you have the heart, I won't be short of manpower."
When Jiang Yashuang came back in the evening, she was very sad after hearing the news. She went to Mrs. Zhuang and asked her in a roundabout way if she could wait until Qiu Yilan gave birth before leaving: "My mother-in-law left early, and there is no contact with Lan at the Xihe Palace." Lan is not kissing her either. The child has heard that this birth is extremely dangerous. If her mother can be here, I think Lan Lan will feel a lot more at ease!"
"When the time comes, your grandmother will take charge of her." Mrs. Zhuang was silent for a while, but still shook her head, "Mother Zhou and Mother Li in front of your wife are also here... If you are still worried, I will keep her mother here. Let’s help?”
Jiang Yashuang's eyes flashed with disappointment, but she also knew that Mrs. Zhuang had made up her mind, so she had no choice but to respond listlessly.
The news was spread back to the courtyard where they lived, and Qiu Yilan couldn't help but touch her forehead: "It's okay if my mother-in-law doesn't stay, why would I take that mother down?"
It's not that she thinks her mother is bad, but there is a slave in the yard who needs to be treated according to her mother-in-law's face. After all, she is not as free as before. In particular, the people in front of Mrs. Zhuang are more aggressive than the others. If there is a conflict with Zhou's mother and others, it will be very troublesome to deal with it.
But Mrs. Zhuang had already spoken, so Qiu Yilan could only pretend to smile and thank Mrs. Zhuang.
After two days, Mrs. Zhuang finally determined the specific date of departure. As promised, she sent someone to the Marquis Mansion in Jibei to tell Jiang Yalan.
When the person who went there came back, he told some unconfirmed news, which surprised both Mrs. Zhuang, who was instructing people to pack, and Qiu Yilan, who came to help her mother-in-law: "Is the thirteenth daughter-in-law crazy?"
The servant said respectfully: "When I went to the Thirteenth Young Master's yard, I heard the two rough men talking like this. I seemed to also hear the Thirteenth Young Madam crying! But she was muffled as soon as she shouted. ”
"Where's Thirteen?"
"The Thirteenth Young Master ignored her and asked his maid to thank Madam on his behalf, saying that he would definitely arrive on the day of departure."
Mrs. Zhuang snorted and said to Qiu Yilan: "I really don't know how your sixth uncle and sixth aunt managed the house? You actually made unruly people and made trouble all the time - first you dared to cause trouble at the wedding ceremony, and then you pretended to be sick. Now you are just pretending to be crazy and acting stupid! It's strange that your uncle didn't let your sixth uncle join the army before. He only has two sons and one daughter, and he makes so many jokes. He wants to avoid being tricked to death by those arrogant soldiers in the Zhenbei Army. That’s weird!”
Qiu Yilan also felt that the sixth master, Jiang Tianhe, was a waste. Not only was he a waste, but he couldn't handle it well - Jiang Tianhe was just a sister like Jiang Tianhe, and Jiang Tianhe's daughter became the queen. Under normal circumstances, could the sixth master not take advantage of it? He actually acted recklessly on the basis of his wife and daughter-in-law, and offended his good relatives to death over and over again!
Even if he can't find the emperor or queen now, what will happen after the older generation of Duke Qin and Marquis of Jibei are gone
Just as he was thinking this, the servant said again: "When I left, I seemed to see the Mi family passing by."
"What's the use of coming here now?" Mrs. Zhuang sneered, "Earlier, when their daughter took advantage of the queen's parents not being in the capital and relied on her aunt's influence to bully the queen, their whole family remained silent as if they were all dead. Now, I panicked and begged for mercy when I saw my daughter causing trouble, why should I spare them?"
Qiu Yilan was afraid that she would be harmed by the real fire, so she quickly interrupted: "It's such a big thing this time, there is absolutely no reason for the Mi family and the thirteenth sister-in-law to get along again... Mother, you just said yesterday, after lunch today Going to the banker? My daughter-in-law has been thinking about the lotus seed soup made by Cousin Feng herself for the past two days. Can my mother ask for a cup to bring back? "
Mrs. Zhuang had no objection, nodded and said: "Your cousin Feng's cooking is not satisfactory, but she is really good at making soup. She has always been considerate, so I just told her when I went there!"
Chang's mother smiled and said: "Actually, the dishes cooked by Mrs. Feng are quite passable in the eyes of ordinary people. The reason why Mrs. Feng thinks so is probably because our young lady's cooking skills are really not good. Last time, my wife rewarded me with half a plate of cold dishes. It was so delicious that I almost swallowed it with my tongue! "
Qiu Yilan has been detained at home all day for the past six months to have a baby. She is bored anyway, but her mother-in-law is a nice person. A few days ago, when her belly was not as big as it is now, she had someone help her cook, specially for Mrs. Zhuang. A few side dishes. Mrs. Zhuang had never tasted her daughter-in-law's craftsmanship in her life. She was happy to try it and was full of praise. She also loved her daughter-in-law even more.
Chang's mother saw this and joked, "Thankfully, Madam is pregnant and is inconvenient to cook this time. Otherwise, Madam is used to eating and goes to Northern Xinjiang, and the cooks there may not be able to survive." "
"What Mom said is really ridiculous. I can only cook a few home-cooked dishes." Qiu Yilan covered her mouth and smiled, "It just suits my mother's taste..."
"This is why we two are destined to be together!" Mrs. Zhuang put down her tea bowl and said pleasantly, "But your cooking skills are really good!"
After saying this, he glanced at the copper drain in the corner of the room and hurriedly set the meal, "After that, we went to the banker. We have to talk to her about Man'er's matter today. Otherwise, after I leave, your aunt may hesitate. Time, isn’t this wasting the youth of two children in vain?”
Qiu Yilan naturally agreed.
After the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law had lunch, Mrs. Zhuang took Chang's mother and others to the banker's house to discuss the matter between Zhuang Man and Ling Zui. Qiu Yilan sent her mother-in-law to the second gate and returned to her yard.
As soon as he entered the door, Shen Shui came up to him: "Aunt Gu just sent someone to find the young lady to tell her something."
"Oh?" Unlike Madam Zhuang, who didn't pay attention to Gu Wanna at all, Qiu Yilan had always been wary of the former Zhou Princess. It was just Jiang Yadan's backyard, and it also involved the lives of many of his concubine children. As a sister-in-law, she didn't know how to talk about the issue of raising children. When she heard this, her eyes narrowed, "What's the matter?"
Shen Shui said: "The tenth grandson has not spoken for a while."
Qiu Yilan frowned: "What does this mean?"
"The people sent by Aunt Gu said that the tenth grandson has not said a word since the day she entered the house." Shen Shui pursed his lips, "She originally thought that the tenth grandson was born unable to speak, and she only found out after a few days of insinuations. , the tenth grandson was frightened when his biological mother was 'dismissed' by the madam, and she has not said a word since then. Aunt Gu said that she had been coaxing her for several days, but the tenth grandson never spoke, and now he even left the house. She refused to come out and watched her get weaker day by day. I was worried that she would be held responsible, so I sent someone to explain to you, Madam, what should I do? "
Could it be that he was so scared that he became autistic? Qiu Yilan pondered for a while: "How could he let him see his biological mother when she was 'sent away'?"
She still had some impressions of Jiang Jingheng, the tenth grandson: he was Jiang Yadan's second son, his biological mother, Cao. Jiang Yadan was quite fond of him, and he used to favor and bully little Tao a lot - the year before last, when little Tao was in a difficult situation, Qiu Yilan and Jiang Yashuang went to Jiang Yadan's yard to persuade peace, and they bumped into the nephew and his half-sister, Miss Eleven Sun, Jiang Huizhu. The two people were deliberately fighting in the courtyard in front of the little Tao family's inner room. Noisy, tormenting my aunt.
Some time ago, when Mrs. Zhuang ordered a thorough investigation of little Tao's dowry, the most valuable items were found in the Cao family's house. Most of them were inseparable from little Tao's things, even the few items that hit He Shuijin's hands. She also handles the treasures.
Although she insisted that it was Mr. Tao himself who rewarded her...how could Mrs. Zhuang believe it
Therefore, Mrs. Zhuang's order was carried out as a matter of course, and Mrs. Cao was dragged to the courtyard and beaten to death as a warning to others!
When Cao was beaten to death, according to the rules, everyone in Jiang Yadan's backyard was required to watch as a shock. But Jiang Yadan's children should not be among them. After all, these children are still young. It is hard not to be frightened by such a scene. Except for Jiang Jinghu, the ninth grandson who fell into the water and died young, the eldest of Jiang Yadan's children is currently This Jiang Jingheng is only ten years old.
At this moment, Qiu Yilan couldn't help but wonder whether the servant accidentally let Jiang Jingheng run out and see his biological mother's death, or was someone doing this deliberately
Shen Shui shook his head: "The person who came didn't say anything."
"Then you go and ask her carefully!" Qiu Yilan frowned, "Tell her that mother is not here now, and I will report the matter when mother comes back."
After Shen Shui retreated, Zhou's mother said worriedly: "Young Madam, I'm afraid Madam will be angry when she finds out about this."
"Ms. Gu put the blame on me. I can't take the responsibility for this. What if I don't report it to my mother?" Qiu Yilan sighed. She estimated that Jiang Jingheng was over-stimulated and lost his voice. In this situation, she thought To return to normal, you have to make great efforts to comfort and coax, and it is best to change the environment or something.
However, at this time, filial piety comes first, and children are not as important as the elderly. Mrs. Zhuang doesn't like her concubine. I'm afraid that after finding out, she may not prioritize how to restore Jiang Jingheng to normal. Instead, she thinks that her concubine is resentful and deliberately silent to express resistance!
Mother Zhou sighed: "Although the Cao family is not good, the tenth grandson is the blood of the Jiang family. My wife doesn't think highly of him, but the old master and our son still regard him as one of his own... Why bother to be a child who was taught badly by his biological mother? , what about ruining the relationship between my family members?”
"I think so too, but my mother also knows my mother's temper." Qiu Yilan said helplessly, "Well, later on I will try to persuade my mother to appease the children under Bago's lap?" She frowned slightly at this point, " By the way, Gu Weina only said to ask her mother for instructions, but where is Bage? He is his biological father, so there is no explanation? "
Zhou’s mother hesitated and said, “Did you go out again?”
"Mom hasn't left yet, how dare he?" Qiu Yilan found out that this uncle's second advantage besides being friendly to his younger siblings was that he listened to his mother. After returning from Shazhou, he was scolded by Mrs. Zhuang from time to time. I never dared to visit a brothel once!
But thinking of her elder brother-in-law's love for her younger siblings, she suddenly thought of something, "By the way, Sister Ninth has never come back?!"
There are three sons and two daughters in the fourth house. Although the ninth lady, Jiang Qilai, is a concubine, she is several years older than Jiang Yashuang and has already left the court. She rarely returns to her parents' home. After all, she is the daughter of the fourth house. But it had been two or three years since Qiu Yilan came here, and her child was about to be born, but he only saw her once - the time when he came in!
"I haven't heard that her husband was released? What's going on?" Qiu Yilan thought thoughtfully, "To say that she was suppressed by her mother-in-law that she did not dare to return to her parents' home. She is probably the same as Ning Xin. When I entered the house, she Come! And I didn’t see any resentment from her at the time... But my mother-in-law came all the way back, and she didn’t come to see my aunt?”