Qiu Yilan took the brocade silk and took a look. On it, there were more than a dozen people's names scrawled in mother-of-pearl - and at the bottom were three words so scrawled that they couldn't be seen by checking: "There is something strange!"
"These people..." Qiu Yilan's eyes wandered on the brocade silk for a moment, and her face became gloomy. She didn't remember any of the names on it, but since it was Princess Yongfu who brought them from the palace, she could guess these people. Where is it? At that moment, people said, "Go and invite Aunt Gu!"
Gu Wanna placed Jiang Huizhu and others in a house not far away. They arrived as soon as they called and saluted respectfully: "My maid has met the Nineteenth Young Madam!" In fact, Gu Wanna's background meant that any concubine should be a good concubine. , there is no need to call herself "servant", but after hearing about Mrs. Zhuang's methods, in order to show her kindness, she always regarded herself as a slave when dealing with serious masters.
"Look at these people, do you know?" Qiu Yilan waved her hand to let her stand up, and handed her the brocade silk.
"They are the Imperial Guards of the Palace!" Gu Wanna had been Princess Zhou and was an important member of the Gu family back then. She only took one look and answered without hesitation, "And most of them are officers of the Imperial Guards!"
Qiu Yilan sneered: "As expected!"
"Young Madam, this brocade silk...could it be that Her Royal Highness Princess Yongfu brought it here?" Although Yongfu didn't go to see Jiang Yadan's concubine children just now, but now everyone is in the same courtyard. Where can I not see it? She was always smart, and she immediately thought of the key point. She couldn't help but blush and said, "If these people are really from the first and third bedrooms, then... the Queen Mother and Your Majesty are afraid!"
Although Empress Dowager Jiang and the Emperor are not the ones who really have the final say in Da Rui now, they still occupy the rightful position!
If the mother and son fall under the control of the eldest and third chambers and are coerced into writing an imperial edict or edict that is unfavorable to the fourth chamber, then the eldest and third chambers of the Jiang family will be known and they can openly lead the imperial army to rush in. Come here and control the four rooms!
By that time, even if Jiang Tianchi returns to Beijing with enough trump cards, he will be in an extremely unfavorable environment: not only will he be regarded as a blatant treason, but will his legitimate children and grandchildren be abandoned? If he retreats, the control will fall into human hands. Will he be reduced to a chess piece from now on, waiting for his fate
"Since Yongfu was able to ask the palace maid to hand over this brocade silk to us, it shows that things haven't gotten that bad yet!" Qiu Yilan saw that everyone's expressions changed after being reminded by Gu Wanna. In an instant, people's hearts were in a state of confusion. He couldn't help but frown and said in a cold voice, "Besides, you only know that the first and third rooms have gathered so many people among the guards, and our fourth room is all dead?!"
Scolding the servant, Qiu Yilan glared at Gu Wanna. Gu Wanna's face turned pale, and she knelt down directly, not daring to raise her head: "Young madam, please forgive me! I did not mean to disturb people's hearts. I was really frightened." It’s on!”
"I didn't know you were so cowardly!" Qiu Yilan sneered, "The original decree to kill you and King Zhou had already reached the King of Zhou's palace. Didn't you also calmly earn a chance for yourself?"
Gu Weina didn't dare to speak and kept kowtowing!
Within a moment, the carpet was stained red with blood.
"Take her to talk to the eighth sister-in-law!" Qiu Yilan didn't want to refute her sister-in-law's face, and did not deal with her personally. She waved her hand to have Gu Wanna take her out, and then asked someone to come in and wipe the blood, and then said, "Go Invite the commander of these guards!”
Just as he was talking, a cheer suddenly came from outside!
Qiu Yilan felt very surprised and stood up: "What's going on?"
"Young madam, it's okay! The old man has woken up!" Jiang Tan walked in happily after a moment, "Doctor Lin said that the old man's body and bones are in good condition, and he can stay in bed after two or three days of rest!"
Qiu Yilan was stunned for a long time before she came back to her senses: "What about Eighth Sister-in-law and the others?"
"After a while, Jiang Gan, who is in front of the Eighth Young Master, will come to invite the Eighth Young Madam and the others to return to the hospital." Jiang Tan whispered, "To the outside world, we said that we were afraid that what happened to the Seventeenth Young Master would happen again - just said that it was the old lady who ordered it! Just now, I said People have agreed to lend us the flag.”
"..." Thinking about the chaos that had been going on for most of the day, Qiu Yilan was quite speechless, "I understand, so be it!"
Although it is very depressing, it is always a good thing that nothing happened, right
But when Jiang Yashuang came back in the evening, she was in a good mood: "This happened suddenly. I didn't have time to explain it to you clearly. Are you scared?"
"What do you mean?" Qiu Yilan asked in surprise.
"I have long suspected that the eldest and third wards in the Imperial Guard have done a lot of tricks. It is just to hinder my grandfather, and it is not easy to investigate openly." Jiang Yashuang said truthfully, "This time, the news of my father's return to Beijing made my grandfather faint. My brother and I made plans, secretly contacted the fourth aunt, and simply took the opportunity to deceive them, and sure enough, many people took the risk! "
He narrowed his eyes, "These people may not be all, but most of them should have come out! Next, we only need to eliminate them one by one, and then replace them with our people. There is nothing that the first and third rooms can do!"
Qiu Yilan suddenly realized: "I was wondering before. If my grandfather is not good, you are worried that the first and third rooms will take the opportunity to attack us. Why do you gather everyone in one place? They should hide separately! After all, no matter how powerful those guards are, How many people are there in total? They are blocked in the Duke's Mansion. When the time comes, they will be surrounded and it will be difficult for them to fly!"
If you really want to prepare for the unexpected, hiding in separate places can be easily broken by each one, but the chance of escaping is higher; but if you want to deceive the big house and the third house, gather the little ones together and concentrate all your strength on protection. It's a surefire strategy.
Although there is a risk of being wiped out in one fell swoop, even if the number of guards protecting them is limited, it will not be that easy to capture them if the guards of the Duke's Mansion only rely on internal fighting - if they are not careful, it may become a protracted war!
Then if the Duke of Qin wakes up in the middle of the journey like he is now, wouldn't it be a disaster for the first and third bedrooms
If the Duke of Qin was not awake, he would have asked the guards to lead a separate breakout. The fourth house could just rely on the fact that they sent people to attack the stepmother's residence. They could also confirm that Jiang Tianao and Jiang Tianqi were heartbroken and killed their parents!
If they want to win the battle quickly, the first and third houses can only mobilize troops from outside the Duke of Qin's mansion - and then, in addition to the regular guards, the Jiang family also has an elite group who only listen to the orders of Duke Qin!
That elite group would not reason with the eldest and third wards, saying that after your people enter the mansion, they are only allowed to attack the fourth ward and are not allowed to disturb the duke. They will only say: "Without a warrant from the duke, you attack the duke's mansion without permission." ,kill!"
Qiu Yilan thought about it and became a little worried again, "But if grandpa knew about it, I wonder if he would be angry?"
She is not afraid of Duke Qin's punishment now, but is worried about his health.
In a short period of time, two elders of the Jiang family were killed in a row. Not to mention that the internal fighting that lost its suppression would break out immediately. It would also be a huge blow to the entire Jiang family's power!
"Grandma is personally watching over there, saying that we will discuss everything after my grandfather is well!" Jiang Yashuang muttered, "Whoever dares to disturb my grandfather before he fully recovers, my grandmother will personally go to court and scold him for his unfilial piety!"
Obviously Mrs. Tao is also willing to risk it all—Qin Guogong cannot die now!
Qiu Yilan rubbed her forehead and felt extremely tired: "I hope my father will arrive in Beijing soon!"
Although Jiang Tianchi has not returned to the court for many years, since he was able to let go of the luxurious life of a noble son when he was young, he has been able to step up from being a soldier to where he is today. Needless to say, his patience, foresight, vision, and perseverance... needless to say. After all, he is of the same generation as Jiang Tianyao and Jiang Tianqi. With him back to take charge, the four houses will not only be as stable as Mount Tai, but also their reputation will be greatly increased!
... Jiang Tianchi came back very quickly. He had even left Northern Xinjiang and the army behind. What else could delay his journey
Along the way, he ate and slept in the open, changing horses without changing people. After falling off his horse several times when he was tired, in order not to slow down his return to Beijing, he refused to ride with the guards and tied himself to the saddle with his belt. After traveling thousands of miles, I finally entered Beijing. The moment I cut off my clothes and jumped off the horse in front of the Marquis Mansion in Jibei, the horse that looked like it was worth a thousand pieces of gold but was covered in dust suddenly fell to the ground!
Jiang Tianzhen, who was waiting in front of the Marquis Mansion, couldn't help but hesitate when he heard the words coming to his mouth. He subconsciously looked at the numerous scars on the horse's buttocks and the horse's blood scattered along the long street. Cutting the thighs and bleeding - As the only son of the Marquis of Jibei, Jiang Tianzhen has never joined the army, but he also knows this method of traveling at the expense of the life of his mount. However, although this method costs the life of his mount, the person who is traveling must be able to bear it. !
Looking at Jiang Tianchi, who was standing tall and straight, obviously supported only by his will, he couldn't help but feel shocked!
"Where's your uncle?" Jiang Tianchi walked up the steps holding the riding crop, but without looking back at his mount, he simply told his cousin, "Lead the way!"
He is a commander who has been tempered by hard work, and he is not angry and proud. This time, he gave up everything and traveled day and night to express his condolences to Jiang Tianzhen's father. When Jiang Tianzheng saw him, he involuntarily lowered his head, as if he felt that he was doing it for no reason. A little shorter, he said calmly: "Fourth brother, please come with me!"
The body of the Marquis of Jibei had already been placed in the coffin, but it was not nailed down and only closed in order to let Jiang Tianchi see it for the last time.
Jiang Tianjun was about to call his servants to lift the coffin lid, but Jiang Tianchi waved his hand: "No! We brothers are here, be careful so as not to disturb your uncle!"
"..." Jiang Tianhe's momentum was suppressed by him as soon as they met. He didn't dare to say no at the moment, but he had been working as a civil servant. He had long since put aside the riding and archery that his parents had forced him to learn in his early years. Now his strength is no longer good. Just say that Jiang Tianchi has just come back from such a long journey, and he can fall down when the wind blows. Now he is still doing such physical work. What should he do if something happens
While still thinking about the words to persuade, Jiang Tianchi was already taking action - Jiang Tianzhen had no choice but to go up and help: "Fourth brother, this coffin lid is too heavy..."
Before he finished speaking, Jiang Tianchi pushed open the coffin lid alone, revealing the Marquis of Jibei lying quietly in the coffin!
Jiang Tianzhen opened his mouth and was about to say something, but he saw Jiang Tianchi staring at the completely darkened face of the Marquis of Jibei for a moment, and tears burst into tears: "Uncle! The unfilial Chi'er is back to see you!"
Before he finished speaking, he suddenly knelt down and kowtowed three times in the coffin - Jiang Tianzhen did not dare to neglect, so he knelt down in return and persuaded: "Fourth brother, people can't be resurrected after death. Please give me some advice." Condolences!”
It has been almost a month since the death of the Marquis of Jibei. Although Jiang Tianzhen is his biological son, the saddest time has now passed. At this moment, being affected by Jiang Tianchi, I felt sad and shed tears, "If I had known that my father would pass away so quickly, even if I was not sensitive, I should have gritted my teeth and stayed in the army, for no other reason than to be able to serve my father every day. Knees!"
He was lost in thought when he heard a muffled "bang" sound, far away from the sound of kowtow. When he looked up, Jiang Tianchi fell to the ground as expected!