Although Qiu Yilan and the others were happy to see Zhuang Man and his wife in trouble, they were definitely just joking in good faith. But now their words were deliberately provoking trouble, and the three of them could no longer stand by and watch.
"This lady needs to speak clearly! This involves Man'er's reputation as a good friend!" Qiu Yilan narrowed her eyes and pointed at the person who just spoke from the crowd - this person actually hurriedly squeezed in after speaking. He went to the side and tried to pass it off, but Qiu Yilan had practiced martial arts after all, and his ears and eyesight were far better than ordinary people. As soon as something was wrong, he would target her. How could she hide
At this moment, with a finger pointing, the people around him subconsciously gave way, and the girl in red and green clothes was immediately revealed!
"Who doesn't know that the eldest princess and Marquis Jingchuan have always loved our adopted brother. The reason why our sworn brother delayed getting married until now is because the eldest princess and Marquis Jingchuan were determined to choose a well-matched and in-love man for him. "Yue, you need a good wife?" Qiu Yilan stared at the girl and said slowly, "Are you doubting that the eldest princess and his wife really love our sworn brother?" The banker’s style?”
The eldest princess and his wife must love Ling Zui, but what about the family style of the banker? The men are okay, the women... who dares to say that the women are not good, and are they not afraid that Mrs. Zhuang will follow and knock on the door to personally teach the whole family how to evaluate the banker's women
So the girl showed a hint of embarrassment on her face and opened her mouth but couldn't speak.
Jiang Qizheng sneered: "Man'er is aggressive and jealous? I have never heard of this! I don't know who else here has heard of it? Let's say it so that we can gain knowledge. When will the emperor's feet actually be like this?" Are you spreading so many nonsense?"
As she spoke, her eyes were like lightning, darting back and forth in front of everyone, full of hostility!
In fact, although jealousy was the girl's nonsense, Zhuang Man's shrewd reputation was really recognized, but again, no one wanted Mrs. Zhuang to personally teach her family how to evaluate the Zhuang family's women.
So at this moment, everyone agreed with Princess Lihui's words to smooth things over: "This is really a rumor! The reason why my father and mother hired Zhuang siblings is that they are gentle, virtuous and considerate. Could it be that my father and mother's eyesight can be mistaken? Miss Lu, you I think you are young and ignorant, and you are deceived by villains. You don't know that you, Sister-in-law Zhuang, are famous for being virtuous among the noble ladies in the capital!"
After such an incident, the bridal chamber below must have lost its warmth, so Princess Lihui asked her to leave again, "The banquet should be ready outside? You have been teasing me and my sister-in-law for so long, aren't you hungry? Why don't you go out and sit down?"
Ling Qu was the first to respond: "Sister-in-law, I really don't think so. I'm really hungry after following you for so long!" He called out to a few female relatives who were familiar with her, "Let's go and see my sister-in-law." What have you prepared for us today?”
The daughter of the eldest princess took the lead, and most of the people did not want to wade into troubled waters, so they all excused themselves to sit down and leave. Miss Lu wanted to leave too, but Qiu Yilan and Jiang Qizheng looked at her with half-smiling smiles. Dare to move.
After a while, the only people left in the bridal chamber were Ling Zui and his wife, Princess Li Hui, Qiu Yilan, Jiang Qizheng and Miss Na Lu.
"Brother, are you still here?" Princess Lihui glanced at the scene and winked at Ling Zui, "You should go to the front to say hello! Although your eldest brother can drink, he will have a headache if he drinks too much. Hurry up Click over and take a look, don’t wait for him to call you!”
The person causing trouble is a woman, or a young girl who has not left the government. What are you doing here as a man
After sending Ling Zui away, Princess Lihui looked at the faces of Qiu Yilan and others, pursed her lips, and tentatively said to Zhuang Man: "Today is a good day for you, and Miss Lu seems to be out and about. , not very sensible. According to me, how about letting her apologize to your sister-in-law here and let this matter go?"
Zhuang Man's face was gloomy. Her temper was normal. If Miss Lu dared to stab her like this, she would have been slapped and kicked several times! But today... Now it is my husband's sister-in-law who is trying to persuade me to make peace again. After thinking about the long days to come, she said calmly: "Just follow what my sister-in-law says!"
Qiu Yilan and Jiang Qizheng remained silent, waiting for Miss Lu to breathe a sigh of relief, salute to Zhuang Man and apologize, and then said calmly: "Since everyone has gone to the banquet, is it the same for Miss Lu? Then let's Let’s go together!”
When Miss Lu heard this, her face immediately turned pale, and she looked at Princess Lihui for help.
Princess Lihui frowned slightly - to be honest, although Princess Lihui knew Miss Lu, there was a big age gap between them and they had no friendship. The reason why she spoke to Miss Lu was because she didn't want anything serious to happen to her brother-in-law's marriage. After all, this marriage was basically arranged by Princess Lihui. If something unexpected happened to disturb the happiness, it would not only bring shame on the eldest princess and the Marquis, but also make Princess Lihui incompetent; secondly, so would Miss Lu. Princess Lihui didn't want to offend someone with a backing.
But now Qiu Yilan made such a request after Miss Lu apologized. Obviously, she did not intend to expose it so lightly. The fourth room of the Jiang family represented by Qiu Yilan cannot be ignored even in the Jiang family, especially in Lihui County. The master had just told her about the Mi family. After thinking for a moment, Princess Lihui decided to give up on Miss Lu and said calmly: "I have to stay with my siblings... You guys go first?"
"We don't want to see the princess! We'll go by ourselves!" Qiu Yilan and Jiang Qizheng smiled slightly, stepped forward to grab Miss Lu, and forcibly dragged her out!
"My surname is Lu. I just want to pick on Man'er's bad luck today. Are you the mother-in-law of our second sister-in-law?" After going out, Qiu Yilan and Jiang Qizheng naturally did not go to the banquet, but brought the Miss Lu dragged her to a quiet place and began to interrogate, "Who told you to do this? Is it our second sister-in-law? Or someone from your family?"
Miss Lu only had two masters and servants, and was surrounded by a group of people. There was fear on her face, but she insisted: "I just wanted to make a joke, but unexpectedly the joke went too far. I just gave it to Princess Lihui according to Princess Lihui's wishes." Man'er has apologized, what else do you want?"
"How long have you been pretending to be confused?" Qiu Yilan sneered, "The eldest princess is very happy today. Normally, it is not suitable for anything bad to happen, but there is no one in this corner, we will put you So, who would know? Even if you go back and complain to our second sister-in-law, do you think she can help you? I really don’t know what you are doing by getting involved... Tell me honestly so that you don’t suffer a lot!”
Miss Lu gritted her teeth and said: "I don't know what you are talking about! But who is not young and ignorant?! Why are you so aggressive? Can't you give me a chance to correct my mistakes!"
"I'm just weird." Qiu Yilan said lightly, "If you are really ignorant and can't talk, how can the Lu family safely let you enter the wedding room alone to join in the fun? Isn't it afraid that you will say the wrong thing like just now? Causing big trouble to the family? "
"From now on, my family will probably not let me go anywhere alone." Miss Lu lowered her head and said with regret and pity.
Jiang Qizheng looked at her and suddenly said: "Brother and sister, why are you nagging her? She doesn't want to tell us the truth now just because we are outsiders to her. In this case, isn't it right to make her one of our own? Didn’t my mother sigh with emotion the day before yesterday, saying that many of the warriors in the Zhenbei Army who fought on the battlefield had made great achievements and received generous rewards, but they were unable to get married because of their disabilities... "
Miss Lu's face suddenly changed: "No!!!"
... After walking for a while leaving Miss Lu who was so frightened that she cried but still refused to tell who instigated her, Qiu Yilan said softly to Jiang Qizheng: "There is something wrong with this. This Miss Lu is simply It's like it was given to us to clean up. How could Dafang be so stupid? I remembered what happened when Huizhi came to our fourth room two days ago."
At that time, Jiang Qizheng hadn't come back yet, but she had heard about it in the past few days. She frowned and said, "You're right! I heard that Huizhi ran back to the main room that day and has been sick ever since?"
"Furthermore, the eldest brother didn't complain, but after my grandfather heard about it, he still asked my grandmother to beat my mother. Of course, my grandmother told my mother the story in nice words." Qiu Yilan said, "Our fourth brother is very unjust in this matter. But my grandfather had the first idea..."
"Did Fang want to drive mother away?" Jiang Qizheng looked slightly cold, "Could he have prepared some back-up plan to deal with us?"
Qiu Yilan pursed her lips: "You just came back from Shazhou, over there-"
"It is true that a war is about to begin in Western Xinjiang!" Since Jiang Qizheng's darkening, everyone's background has been stimulated, and he has taken a long-term view of things. He immediately understood what Qiu Yilan meant, "If the Zhenxi Army fails, the first and third houses will be destroyed." The blame must be placed on Han Jishan's incompetence and General Qiu's young knowledge, so as to once again seek to seize the military power of the Western Army!"
"If my mother were in Beijing, she would always be a shock to these two families." Qiu Yilan narrowed her eyes, "After all, Brother Eight, Nineteen, and sister you are a generation below the two uncles. The generation gap is there, and it is inevitable that we will be constrained. ! However, the war in Western Xinjiang has not started yet, and even if it starts, the outcome will not be decided in a day or two. I heard from my mother that she will go to Northern Xinjiang after autumn. Can we get the results?"
Jiang Qizheng's expression changed: "Do the first and third houses think that before mother leaves, there will be a war in Western Xinjiang, and the results will be negative, and the results will not be good for the Suppression of Western Army?"
At the same time, the two of them remembered the reason why the Dou family of Dafang’s Yue family was destroyed that year—the private Tongxi barbarians!
Although it is said that the truth is just doing business with the Western Man, but since there is this line, who knows whether there can be real collusion between private parties now
"But before we return to Beijing, the entire Zhenxi Army has been purged, and key positions have been replaced with trustworthy people. Mr. Ren also has a plan to deal with the invasion of the Western Barbarians..." Jiang Qizheng pondered, "Mr. Ren I have served Kuang and his son for many years and have gained deep trust. He is no stranger to the Western Barbarians and the Zhenxi Army!"
Ren Ziyong has been hanging around Kuang Shihan and his son for many years, not only for revenge, but also to accumulate capital for Qiu Jinglan to regain the Zhenxi Army after revenge. Under normal circumstances, he would come up with the idea and Han Jishan and Qiu Jinglan would execute it. There will be a big defeat.
"Mr. Ren is no secret to Dafang now!" Qiu Yilan pursed her lips, "If Dafang is really doing this to take away his mother, Dafang's arrangements with the Zhenxi Army... or he is sure to be re-elected Mr. Ren can’t handle it either! Or it’s Mr. Ren himself!”
Jiang Qizheng was silent for a while, and then suddenly said: "I suddenly remembered that although what Miss Lu said didn't sound good, was it true? Man'er had already passed the door, but the sworn brother's backyard was not sent away? How could this happen? of?!"
Zhuang Man didn't have a reputation for being jealous before, that's because she didn't leave the government at that time. But with Mrs. Zhuang's own opinion that her temper was just like her own when she was young, would she be a generous person who could tolerate three wives and four concubines? !
Even if she could, the eldest princess Maode kept her younger son captive and had numerous romantic debts before marriage. After all, she didn't have a child in advance, and she could not comply with the tacit agreement to clean her son's backyard before getting married to show respect for her daughter-in-law and her natal family.
Being reminded like this by Jiang Qizheng, Qiu Yilan was also confused: "Yes! What the hell is going on?!" There were a lot of things to do just after the wedding, especially in the past few days, she was the only daughter-in-law in the fourth room who could run outside. , how can I find the time to ask Ling Zui whether the backyard has been cleaned in advance to welcome the bride
The two of them looked at each other, feeling as if they were falling into five layers of clouds!