"What?!" Jiang Tianhe asked his confidant with an ugly face, "Mi went into the palace to ask Bing'er to make the decision for that little bitch in the first room?! My mother was actually willing to let her into the palace?!"
The confidant replied: "Mrs. Mi told Mrs. Ou that before Mr. Hou passed away, the Queen had personally promised to take good care of Miss Jiang's eldest grandson! Now that Miss Sun is being wronged in the fourth room, if she does not report to the Queen, others will I don’t necessarily think that the empress was unaware in the palace, I might think that the empress was just perfunctory with the Marquis, so for the sake of the empress’ reputation... "
"Does mother believe such nonsense?" Jiang Tianhe laughed angrily, "Isn't that bitch just trying to make things difficult for me?! Bing'er is pregnant now, and she is really cruel as an aunt. In this case —”
... In the fourth room of the Duke's Mansion, Qiu Yilan smiled and looked at Jiang Qizheng who was sitting on top of her. She had not seen her for a year or two and had gone to a bitter and cold place again. This pure and blessed princess who had always been raised among the brocades not only I am not haggard. Apart from being a little tired from the journey, I look much better than I did two years ago.
Obviously, she has a very good relationship with Qiu Feng now, and she is in high spirits during happy events - otherwise, Jiang Qizheng, who has been spoiled and frail since she was a child, would never be as energetic as she is now despite the dust of life.
"How time flies!" Qiu Yilan sighed secretly as she looked at the sister-in-law who had lost all her childishness and innocence and was replaced by a calm and majestic sister-in-law. She also looked at Qiu Feng, who was dressed in fine clothes and respectfully answered Mrs. Zhuang's questions. , "In two or three years, this pair has changed so much!"
She was distracted here, and Mrs. Zhuang's cross-examination of Qiu Feng came to an end - Mrs. Zhuang still had some objections to Qiu Feng's neglect of her daughter when they got married, but Jiang Qizheng couldn't help but make peace with her, and she obviously didn't want her mother to talk to her. Conflict arose between husbands. Mrs. Zhuang had two biological sons, but only one biological daughter. She refused to let her go. She was a little lukewarm at first, but seeing that Qiufeng's attitude was always respectful, she stopped putting on airs: "You guys have just come back. If you are tired, go and pay your respects to your grandmother first. After that, go to the Marquis Mansion to offer incense to your uncle. Let’s talk about the other elders tomorrow!”
Jiang Qizheng secretly breathed a sigh of relief, thanked her mother, and bowed solemnly to Qiu Yilan: "Fu'er owes you, my brother and sister..."
"Sister Eighteen, are you going to meet me?" Qiu Yilan naturally wanted to stop her and said with a smile, "Besides, Lang'er wasn't born before, and An'er was lonely all by herself. It would be nice to have Fu'er as a companion!"
The two exchanged pleasantries for a few words, and then Mrs. Zhuang spoke: "We are all family members, so don't be polite. On the 18th, you and the consort go to pay your respects to your grandmother. The 19th daughter-in-law stays here. I have something to say!"
After Jiang Qizheng and Qiu Feng left, Qiu Yilan asked, "What are your instructions from mother?"
"When the Eighteenth couple come back, Fu'er can't let you worry about it anymore." Mrs. Zhuang pondered for a moment before saying, "If you can spare some time, you can often go to your Eighth sister-in-law and be gentle with her." Heart."
Qiu Yilan knew what she meant, which was that she didn't want any gaps between her daughters-in-law.
This matter was actually Chu Yitong's unreasonable trouble - but considering that she became the mother of a group of children before entering the house, and it was easy to get pregnant, not only was the pregnancy time awkward, but she also died accidentally! Now that I am feeling sad, it is understandable to be unreasonable.
"Don't worry, mother. My daughter-in-law asked for some ingredients yesterday and plans to cook a pot of nourishing porridge for Sister-in-law 8 today!" Qiu Yilan sighed and said with a smile, "Of course, mother, grandmother, My aunt and my eighteenth sister are all involved.”
"We have benefited from your eighth sister-in-law!" Mrs. Zhuang was very satisfied with her daughter-in-law's obedience. When dealing with her own people, Mrs. Zhuang has always been fair and generous, so without saying a word, she took off the bracelet she had given as a dowry and showed it to her. "I can't eat yours for free, let's play with it!"
Qiu Yilan smiled and declined: "It is not natural for a daughter-in-law to honor her mother-in-law. Mother, you don't treat your daughter-in-law as one of your own family members!"
"It's natural for a daughter-in-law to be filial to her mother-in-law, and it's natural for a daughter-in-law to give her something as a gift to her mother-in-law!" Mrs. Zhuang said kindly, "Besides, my mother's things will sooner or later belong to you and your eighth sister-in-law, right?"
Seeing that she really wanted to give it, Qiu Yilan thought for a moment and stopped pushing her around. She smiled and put it away: "That daughter-in-law is taking advantage of my mother!"
After that, the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law said a few words about Ling Zui's marriage to Zhuang Man, before Qiu Yilan retreated to her courtyard to make porridge.
She said she was the one who cooked it, but in fact she just went into the kitchen and threw the ingredients washed by the servants into the pot, watched the people light the fire, said a few words, then went back to the room to rest - I can't say rest, because I just walked in the door. , Jiang Jingkun rushed over and hugged his legs. The force was so sudden that he almost tripped Qiu Yilan. He sighed and picked him up: "Why did you get to the ground? Didn't I tell you to just walk around on the couch? ?”
The wet nurse who came over hurriedly bowed and explained: "Master Sun thinks the space on the couch is too small, so he has to walk on the floor!"
"Tomorrow, let's change the felt blanket on the floor and pick one that's thicker!" Qiu Yilan lowered his head and looked at the ground and said, "It shouldn't be too thick, so it won't hinder his walking, but if he falls, he will fall. Not bad!”
Jiang Jingkun is said to be three years old this year, but in fact he is not even two years old, so although he can already walk and talk, he is not very proficient. Qiu Yilan must be afraid that he is eager to learn these two things now, so he won't get hurt because he is not protected.
After playing with her nephew for a while and seeing that it was almost time, Qiu Yilan coaxed him to go see Jiang Jinglang, and while he was teasing his cousin with a rattle, he slipped away and went to the kitchen.
"Don't add chopped green onion to the one for the eighth sister-in-law. I remember that the eighth sister-in-law doesn't like to eat this." Qiu Yilan tasted the porridge and thought it was just right, so she ordered her subordinates to garnish the dishes according to their own tastes, "Mother's portion should be chopped more." Order pickles; my grandma is too old to eat pickles, so just cut some preserved eggs; my little aunt is not suitable for eating meat now, so she will put a portion of braised tofu."
In order to fulfill Mrs. Zhuang's instructions, everyone else had their servants send them off, except for Chu Yitong, who was sent by Qiu Yilan herself.
But when they arrived at Chu Yitong's yard, Zhu's mother blocked her way: "The Eighth Young Madam has just fallen asleep. The Young Madam has had a light sleep these past two days. If someone comes in now, she might wake her up. Look, the Nineteenth Young Madam." this… ?"
Qiu Yilan frowned, doubting the truth of what she said, but thinking about Mrs. Zhuang, she calmly said: "In that case, I won't bother Sister-in-law Eight anymore. This is the porridge I cooked myself, and I asked my mother to Pass it to sister-in-law!”
Mother Zhu thanked her profusely, took the food box with both hands, and respectfully walked her to the door. She watched her get on the sedan before closing the door.
Although Chu Yitong's attitude towards marrying the wet nurse was good, on the way back, Su He and others still felt aggrieved for Qiu Yilan: "Even the madam picked a bracelet for the pot of porridge and gave it to the young lady. I don't want the young lady to cook it herself. He sent it there in person, but Mrs. Eighth refused to even show her face, it’s really too much!”
"Didn't you hear what Mother Zhu said? The eighth sister-in-law is not in good health and cannot be disturbed." Qiu Yilan was not very happy, but she still scolded people, "We are all one family, I don't care, why are you talking so much? "
Naturally, this matter could not be hidden from Mrs. Zhuang and others. Considering that Chu Yitong was still in confinement, it was difficult to say anything to her, but it comforted Qiu Yilan.
Jiang Yashuang also felt aggrieved for his wife when she found out: "Eighth sister-in-law is young. When she encountered such a big thing, she didn't think she could turn around for a while. Don't argue with her these two days. After a few days, she will think about it and should I will come to make amends with you!”
"It's just a trivial matter." Qiu Yilan and Chu Yitong are not familiar with each other, and a small dispute is not enough to make her forget it. She is more concerned about Shazhou now, "Is the war in Western Xinjiang about to start? What about my brother? marriage..."
At this point, Jiang Yashuang also sighed: "I definitely won't be able to come back! But the Ou family is not unreasonable, so let's talk slowly!"
"The war in Northern Xinjiang has been going on for several months, and it's not over yet. If there is going to be a war in Western Xinjiang..." Qiu Yilan pondered, "I don't know if the national treasury can bear it?"
Although Xue Chang managed the country well, and despite years of chaos caused by the heroine's chaos and the struggle for power by the second queen, he still ensured that Dari's overall financial resources were booming, but the cost of the war was extraordinary, and Qiu Yilan knew that the current political situation It would not be better than the two empresses fighting for power - then the two empresses would restrain each other, Xue Chang would be in the middle to balance, and many corrupt officials would be afraid of being caught by their political opponents and be killed in one fell swoop, so they would restrain themselves.
Now
The Jiang family has the final say, and Xue Chang is just relying on his talents to protect himself. What worries does his subordinates have? If things continue like this, I am afraid that even if Xue Changneng remains in power, he will not be able to prevent the decline of national power.
"There will be no problem in one or two years." Jiang Yashuang said thoughtfully, "I'm afraid it will be troublesome if we delay it any longer - but Northern Xinjiang shouldn't be able to delay it for one or two years!"
On the other side of Northern Xinjiang, Jiang Tianchi happened to catch up with the death of the Marquis of Jibei because of his calculated calculations. Even the Duke of Qin was deceived at first, and he succeeded in tricking Beihu into a big trap. Although the war is not over now, it still has the upper hand.
After all, what we need to worry about is Western Xinjiang. Han Jishan is not capable enough, Qiu Jinglan is young and has low qualifications. Although the remaining members of the Kuang family have been eliminated several times, it is hard to say whether there are any left.
The internal troubles have not been eliminated. If we catch up with the Western Barbarians to attack again...
"It's hard to say whether the Western barbarians will have the courage to continue their invasion after the northern border is pacified." Jiang Yashuang pondered for a while and said, "Anyway, there is nothing to worry about now. Let's talk about it then!"
"This is only for the whole of Dari. The Zhenbei Army first pacified the northern Xinjiang, and then helped the Zhenxi Army to pacify the western Xinjiang - so there is no need to worry about the safety of Dari!" Qiu Yilan pursed her lips and thought to herself, "But for the Zhenxi Army, which was originally on an equal footing with the Zhenbei Army, it has to rely on the Zhenbei Army's help to resist foreign aggression. Isn't this the general's incompetence?"
Previously, the Duke of Qin and the Marquis of Jibei acquiesced in not pursuing the death of Jiang Yayue and Jiang Yaqing, and allowed Qiu Jinglan to develop in the Zhenxi Army. The biggest reason was that Qiu Jinglan had the foundation of Ruan and Qiu in the army.
If the soldiers were dissatisfied and the morale of the army was shaken because of the repeated defeats of the Zhenxi Army, and Qiu Jinglan was once again dubbed a "tiger father and dog son", how could he still have a place in the Zhenxi Army by then
"If we start a war in Western Xinjiang and win, then my brother will be able to take charge of the Western Army. Defeat... I'm afraid the first and third houses will start thinking about it again!" Qiu Yilan thought thoughtfully, "I'm afraid even Qin Guogong will not really be willing to do so. Give up this fat piece of Zhenxi Army!"