The Xue family has always had a good relationship with Qiu Jinglan and Qiu Yilan, and Xue Nongqing and Qiu Yilan are close friends. The two parties were engaged, so Qiu Yilan couldn't give random gifts. He summoned his mother, Zhou's mother and other confidants, carefully considered it for half a day, and finally drew up the gift list in the evening.
"Put all the things together tonight, and the two mothers will send it to you in person tomorrow morning." Qiu Yilan took a sip of tea and ordered, "Tell the Xue family that I will go to congratulate her in person in two days!"
Qu's mother and Zhou's mother agreed in unison, and then reminded: "My cousin will leave the government this month. Would you like to go to the banker's house too?"
"Of course." Qiu Yilan nodded, "But we have to wait until tomorrow."
This was as it should be. Although they were all handkerchiefs, Xin Fubing's current status was there, and neither Zhuang Man nor Xue Nongqing could pass her - not to mention there was a Queen Mother Jiang in the palace.
The next day, Qiu Yilan took Jiang Jingkun and Fu'er into the palace. According to the rules, he first went to the Taishi Palace to meet the Queen Mother. Queen Mother Jiang was very happy to see the two children: "These two cousins look so alike! If I didn't know they were cousins, I would have thought they were full brothers!"
"My mother said that my nephew looks like my uncle, but An'er looks like my myna. Isn't that just a look-alike?" Qiu Yilan replied with a smile.
The Queen Mother had the two children brought to her, pulled out an emerald hairpin and teased them to grab it: "It's true, these two children are exactly the same as those when they were eight and nineteen!"
Si Fang had not been in the palace for five months, and now he finally met. Of course, the subject could not always be the children - Jiang Jingkun and Fu'er were sent to the side hall to play not long after.
Empress Dowager Jiang cleared the scene and talked about business with her nephew and daughter-in-law: "Before your father came back, a group of people were cleared from the Forbidden Army. Now the Ai family has a lot of peace of mind. It's just that the Forbidden Army may not be completely clean. After all, we still need to be more careful!"
Qiu Yilan nodded in agreement. This matter was not done by her, and she didn't know much about it. She just assumed the role of a messenger, which meant that she would tell her husband the Queen Mother's original words.
Empress Dowager Jiang talked for a while about the issue of the imperial army, and then mentioned the emperor and empress: "The emperor treats Bing'er well. The Ai family looked at it coldly. The knots in Bing'er's mind before she left the cabinet were all resolved because of her pregnancy. This It’s a good thing. After all, you have been through it now and know that if you have something on your mind during pregnancy, it will not only be bad for yourself, but also for the child. "
At this point, he sighed and said, "But it seems that the person in the eldest room has also made a filial piety, right?"
Jiang Huizhi wore three layers of mourning last year - the first was for her grandmother, which lasted for one year; the second was for her uncle, which also lasted for one year; and the third was for great-uncle, which was the lightest, because after three generations, it only took one year to pay tribute. Ma March.
As for the Marquis of Jibei, Jiang Huizhi became a filial piety in February, earlier than Qiu Yilan's generation; both Dou and Jiang Yayue died in the first half of the year, and now it is early April, and the position of imperial concubine will soon be filled. - This is undoubtedly something that will greatly affect Xin Fubing's mood.
Qiu Yilan smiled: "It's okay to be a filial piety. Aren't you still here, Fourth Aunt?"
The Queen Mother heard that the fourth room at least had no intention of suppressing the eldest room through the harem fight at the moment, and nodded slightly: "The Ai family naturally hopes that Bing'er can safely give birth to the eldest prince for the royal family."
I thought to myself, "The fifth sister has a fierce personality, but the Xin family has a weak foundation after all! It was only after Bing'er was enthroned that things improved. Now that Bing'er is pregnant, although the momentum continues to rise, it is impossible to compete with the big family for a while. Fangbi—at least Dafang has been operating for so many years with the support of my father and uncle!”
"It's just that the fifth sister is stingy. Because of Bing'er's anger with the thirteenth daughter-in-law, she refuses to reconcile with Mi! Now she can't borrow the strength of the sixth house... If the fourth house doesn't take action, over time, I’m afraid Bing’er will suffer! This is not good.”
Empress Dowager Jiang likes the situation in which Xin Fubing has a slight upper hand - after all, Xin Fubing is her chosen daughter-in-law - but she also needs to be vigilant at all times to avoid being caught by Jiang Huizhi and give her a hard blow! As for Jiang Huizhi, although she has always been limited to the position of noble concubine, she always feels that if she works hard, the position of queen and queen mother is just around the corner!
In this way, her statement will directly affect the outcome of the dispute between the concubine and the concubine, making her feel comfortable and dominant.
"I think it has something to do with the trip that fourth brother came back last year?" In the past five months, the master of the Jiang family had to observe mourning and did not enter the palace, but the servants came to the palace to deliver things and say goodbye, so the Empress Dowager Jiang also vaguely He knew that the reason why Qiu Yilan, who had always had a good relationship with Xin Fubing, put the burden on herself this time seemed to have something to do with what Jiang Tianchi told his son and wife when he left.
"Does Fourth Brother want to wait for a price? Alas!" Empress Dowager Jiang has always been quite wary of this brother. In fact, the Empress Dowager did not get along with Jiang Tianchi for a long time, mainly because of the influence of Mrs. Tao: "I advised you at the beginning Your third brother refused to join the army, and you still suspected me of having ulterior motives! I didn't say anything about your fourth brother. He chose this path on his own, and this is the only thing that compares to your two direct brothers. You can tell. So if there is any trouble between the third and fourth brothers in the future, we, mother and daughter, can just choose the fourth brother! Your third brother’s vision, courage, and perseverance are far inferior to your fourth brother’s. Just as the eldest son!"
Now that Jiang Tianchi had spoken, Empress Dowager Jiang did not dare to force the people in the fourth room. After thinking for a while, she decided to take it easy: "Why, I am the biological sister of the fourth brother, and I have always treated his son and wife well! I have nothing to do with him. Conflict, he shouldn't cheat me... I think it's because the tactics used in the past two years were too fierce, and most of the benefits have been taken away. Are you afraid of making my father too angry? "
With this in mind, Empress Dowager Jiang casually exchanged a few words with Qiu Yilan, and then sent her to visit Xin Fubing in the Beique Hall: "Bing'er has been thinking of you! Originally, she planned to come to my place this morning to pay her respects and wait for her by the way. You! I’m thinking that she’s going to give birth in July, and it’s hard to run around this month, so I’ll just ask her to stay in her palace and let you go.”
Qiu Yilan smiled and said: "This is what it should be. After all, there is a difference between monarch and minister. My nephew can't bear such kindness now!"
"You don't have to be too open to outsiders when there are no outsiders!" Empress Dowager Jiang said nonchalantly, "We were relatives before, and we are relatives now. They are all our own!"
After exiting the Taishi Palace, Qiu Yilan led a group of people to the Beique Palace. From a distance, she saw Xin Fubing personally holding the palace attendant's hand and standing at the foot of the white jade steps in front of the palace to look into the distance - she couldn't help but urge the soft sedan to leave Hurry up and rush to the front. Before you can stop, Xin Fubing came up to you with a big belly and asked with a smile: "Where are An'er, Fu'er and Lang'er? Yongfu came to tell me last time, the children It looks the same every day. Now my eyebrows have grown a lot. I don’t know how much cuter they were in the second half of last year. I’ll take a look with my own eyes!”
"An'er and Fu'er brought them here. Lang'er is too young and stays at home!" Qiu Yilan pursed her lips and saluted her. Xin Fubing waved her hand and stopped her halfway: "You and I are still doing this? The child is here In the sedan behind?"
"Nurse is holding her." Qiu Yilan stepped forward to hold her in her arms. "You don't have to worry about them for a while. Since they have entered the palace today, they will definitely bring them to you. Why wait here in person?" Be careful and tired!”
"It doesn't matter. It's just a few steps from the palace gate to the bottom. I can't walk anywhere."
Jiang Jingkun and Fu'er played at Taishi Palace for a while. After all, their energy was low at their current age, so they were listless now and didn't pay attention to Xin Fuling's teasing.
"It seems they are tired!" Xin Fubing stopped with some regret and asked someone to take them to the side hall to rest. With Qiu Yilan's support, she turned around and returned to the palace, "I heard that cousin eighteen is coming back?"
"That's right! It's just that Sister Eighteen suffered some losses on the way. After returning to Beijing, her mother said that she and Brother Eighteen's husband would stay in the Duke's Mansion for a few days to take good care of themselves!" Qiu Yilan took over the topic, and the two of them chatted. After chatting about the situation of several close relatives, I happened to walk to the hall and sit down.
Xin Fubing waved his hand and asked most of the palace people to leave, leaving only three or four people to make tea and serve fruits. After calming down, he directly mentioned Jiang Huizhi's matter: "I'm counting the days when she will enter the palace, thinking about the original Since my grandfather promised to treat her well before his death, the appointment process cannot be simplified. Not only can it not be simplified, but it must be appropriately grand! After all, she is destined to be the concubine, second only to me, right? "
Qiu Yilan thought: "Since it's going to be grand, you have to choose a good day! Otherwise, the date will be chosen at random, and no matter how grand the ceremony is, it will inevitably be underestimated!"
"Not bad!" Xin Fubing smiled slightly, "I plan to wait for her to be a filial piety, and let the Qin Tian Supervisor plan a good life. She must have a good child and good luck, and everything will go well!"
"You care about her so much, how could Dafang not express it?" Qiu Yilan smiled, "I will tell my mother and grandmother after I go back that Dafang must be prepared to give a thank you note!"
Originally, Jiang Huizhi would definitely enter the palace before June, but Xin Fubing's delivery date was July, which happened to be the time when she was least concerned about. But now that Xin Fubing is so "promoted", unless the Qintian Prison has a bad brain, they will definitely not choose the queen before she gives birth and is one month old. In this way, by the time Jiang Huizhi enters the palace, Xin Fubing will have his hands free and can personally Staring at her.
Qiu Yilan secretly praised Xin Fubing's skill for playing well, and used the banner that she had promised the Marquis of Jibei to treat Jiang Huizhi well. Even if Dafang wanted to refuse this courtesy, there was nothing he could do!
"When you go back later, bring her something to show that even though I'm pregnant, I haven't forgotten her!" But I can’t forget it! I have to think of her all the time to show that I am mindful of my commitment and considerate!”
"Are you sure you want to give it?" Qiu Yilan pondered for a moment and reminded, "What if she succumbs and says she is so grateful to you that she cannot repay you and wants to enter the palace to serve you as soon as she shows her filial piety?"
Xin Fubing said without thinking: "Then I will let her stay at home and fulfill her filial piety. After all, it will be difficult to go home after entering the palace. Anyway, if I don't say anything to let her enter the palace, it will be useless for her to beg for death!"
Qiu Yilan looked at her calm expression and breathed a sigh of relief: "As long as you know what's going on!"
"Your Majesty treats me well, and we get along very well." Xin Fubing also admitted, "I just felt unhappy before, but now I really don't want anyone to rob Your Majesty from me... especially as a junior! But when things got to this point, my grandfather I’ve given the promise before, so I can only do my best!”
Anyway, occupying the position of the first wife's direct descendant, Xin Fubing carried out the strategy of "praising and killing" openly and openly, Jiang Huizhi saw it and had no choice but to do anything. Even the Duke of Qin couldn't say that his grand-niece was wrong - it was just too tiring to calculate all the time like this. Qiu Yilan prayed in her heart: "It would be best if Cousin Xin really gave birth to the eldest prince safely and settled the world in one fell swoop!"
This trip to the palace didn't take much thought. In the evening, Xin Fubing ordered dinner to be served early, and Qiu Yilan was allowed to leave after she had finished entertaining her.
Returning to the Duke's Mansion, Qiu Yilan asked his nephew and nephew to return to the hospital, and went to Mrs. Zhuang to report to the palace.
In the middle of speaking, Chang's mother came in and reported: "Two women came to the back door of the Duke's Mansion and want to see the Nineteenth Young Lady!"
The tone was a bit strange, "According to the disciples, the two women were dressed luxuriously, but... they didn't look like serious people?"