Mrs. Zhuang also understood this, so she was a little surprised: "The Queen Mother and Your Majesty... Aren't the Queen Mother and Your Majesty the ones to decide this matter? Why would you ask me, a minister?"
Duke Guo of Qin's condition makes it impossible for him to move, let alone go to Dizi Mountain. He can't leave, and neither can the Jiang family, so of course the royal family can't go to escape the summer heat! How could the Jiang family delegate power just because Duke Qin was ill? It’s better to seize power even more tightly to prevent people’s hearts from fluctuating after the news of Qin Guogong’s condition!
Normally, Empress Dowager Jiang and the emperor should have known it well and took the initiative to issue an edict to cancel this year's summer vacation!
Now someone was sent to ask whether she wanted to go to this summer resort. Although Mrs. Zhuang was not very good at politics, she instinctively felt that something was wrong. Seeing that the person coming was a confidant of the Queen Mother, she asked directly: "But someone told the Queen Mother and Her Majesty What?"
The visitor apologized and said, "Not really."
Mrs. Zhuang stopped talking when she saw him saying this. She changed her mind and raised her hand: "Everyone, stand down!"
After the scene was cleared, the visitor whispered: "The Queen Mother has recently discovered that some people in the imperial army guarding the palace are extremely suspicious! I wanted to arrest them immediately, but suddenly the Duke fell ill. Now There is a lot of panic in both the government and the public, and the Queen Mother is worried that if she takes action, it will cause riots - especially since the Queen Mother is due to give birth in July!"
Mrs. Zhuang said clearly: "So the Queen Mother wants to use the excuse of summer vacation to take the Empress to the Emperor's Mountain and free up the Imperial City to attack those people?"
"Madam, what you said is true." The visitor said softly, "Let me say something heart-breaking. Normally, this matter is really not a big deal. I'm afraid they won't reveal their secrets. As long as they reveal their flaws, it's not just an order." ? But Madam also knows that the Duke..."
The intimidation of Duke Guo of Qin is so powerful that it becomes a double-edged sword: when he is doing well, no one dares to move; when something happens to him, all thoughts arise!
"You can't just leave to escape the summer heat." Mrs. Zhuang pondered for a moment and said, "Now my father is ill, and my mother is very tired after spending so many days here. Let's wait until they can take care of things in two days, and I will report Go up and see what they mean. You know, I am a woman and a junior, how can I make the decision on such a thing?"
The visitor didn't bother her, he thanked her, resigned and returned to the palace to resume his duties.
Mrs. Zhuang summoned her children and juniors to discuss: "Jing Zhan was assassinated earlier, and it was found out that it was the remnants of the Gu family. Counting the days, the Queen Mother found that those who acted strangely in the Forbidden Army happened before your grandfather fell ill. —Could it be a serial plot set up by the remnants of the Gu family?"
Killing Jiang Jingzhan, irritating the Kui County man to fall ill, and then using the Kui County man to be bedridden, irritating Qin Guogong - looking at it this way, the remnants of the Gu family took the risk of being followed and sent the dead man to assassinate the Jiang family in Kui County. Not the greatest great-grandson seems to make sense.
"Grandpa is determined not to move now. As descendants, we must not stay away from the bed where we serve." This time, because Jiang Yadan was there, Chu Yitong could not be the first to answer the question. However, Jiang Yadan was too lazy to use his brain on serious matters unless he had to. Hearing this, he immediately looked at his younger brother.
Jiang Yashuang had no choice but to come out and say, "So no matter whether the Queen Mother is sent to Dizi Mountain by the Emperor this year or not, our family will definitely not be able to go - but the safety of Fourth Aunt, Your Majesty and the Queen cannot be ignored!"
The Queen Mother and the Emperor have no power, but they are indispensable as a cover! The queen was created by the Jiang family, and she is pregnant with the emperor's heir. It is the guarantee for the Jiang family to continue to control the government, and there is no room for failure!
"But our family is a minister after all. If there is a decision, it must be reported to the public or in person, and then the Queen Mother and Her Majesty will issue an edict." Mrs. Zhuang frowned, "The royal family went to Dizi Mountain, but it was troublesome! Even if the horseback and forth are fast, it will be troublesome. , but the palace is built on a mountain, how can you climb the mountain quickly? "
"Not every edict issued by Fourth Aunt and Your Majesty may be handwritten." Jiang Yashuang reminded, "The reason why it is judged to be an edict is because... the jade seal!"
Mrs. Zhuang narrowed her eyes: "This is a way! But... The Queen Mother can just pay it back, Your Majesty... Although he never objects to the certificates handed over by our family, he only covers the seal. But after all, the jade seal has always been in his hand, and now Go ask him for it, maybe he will misunderstand?"
Jiang Yashuang said: "Yes! In fact, I suspect that what happened this time may be to lure our family to ask for the jade seal from His Majesty! If the remnants of the Gu family are able to do so, they can publicize that our family has evil intentions and intends to seize the throne!"
"So, I can't have this jade seal?"
"You can't have it." Jiang Yashuang nodded, "The war in Northern Xinjiang is raging, and the war in Western Xinjiang is about to burn. It is definitely not a good thing for Darui to have more civil strife at this juncture!"
"What should the royal family do if there is a need to issue an edict after the summer vacation?" Chu Yitong couldn't help but ask.
Jiang Yashuang said: "We don't want the jade seal, but we can have the blank edict - after all, whether His Majesty is in the capital or not, every edict that he stamps with the jade seal is no different to a blank edict to him."
"Let's ask your grandparents later to decide!" Mrs. Zhuang felt that this compromise method was more appropriate, but she still decided not to let the fourth room bear this responsibility. She must get the approval of Qin Guogong's generation before telling the palace.
After the matter was discussed, Mrs. Zhuang sent people away.
Back in their own yard, Qiu Yilan and Jiang Yashuang went to see their children as usual. However, not long after entering the house, they each hugged one. A servant outside reported: "The eldest maid in front of the Queen is in disguise." See you at the back door!"
"Huh?" The couple was slightly startled. They ordered him to be brought in quietly and coaxed the child back into the wet nurse's hands.
After adjusting her robes, she went to the flower hall. After sitting down for a while, the palace maid was brought in. She said hello and told the story without waiting for questioning: "In the past month, Mrs. Mi sent people to the palace four times to cry to the Queen. The eldest daughter of your family, Miss Sun, was wronged! Her Majesty wanted to ignore her, but yesterday Mrs. Mi sent someone to see her and told the Empress that she had asked her to deliver a message before she left. If the Empress made the promise in front of the Marquis of Jibei Just to comfort the dying Lord Marquis, she is willing to go to Kui County and never go to Beijing again, so as not to make the queen unhappy! "
When Qiu Yilan heard this, she glanced at her husband and saw that Jiang Yashuang's brows were furrowed and there seemed to be anger on her face, and the corners of her mouth couldn't help but twitch—Is Jiang Huizhi really determined to be with Xin Fubing? Even when he went back to his hometown to express condolences to his nephew and make preparations to pay his respects to his grandfather, he did not forget to cause trouble for Xin Fubing in such a hurry!
Of course, the most annoying thing is Mi - as Xin Fubing's direct aunt, she favored her natal niece in the early years and bullied Xin Fubing overtly and covertly. Now she and Dafang have come together and are once again in the camp of Xin Fubing's love rival. I really don't know what she is like as an aunt. How much do you despise your niece
"Of course, the fifth aunt is not helping. If she saves some face for Mi, don't be tough and use hard and soft tactics. I don't think Mi will choose to do this." Qiu Yilan rubbed her forehead helplessly, sincerely She shed a handful of bitter tears for Xin Fubing, "My aunt with her arms turned outward and my own mother who is holding me back - these days are really..."
After calming down, seeing that Jiang Yashuang didn't say anything, Qiu Yilan asked the palace maid: "Does the fifth aunt know about this? The queen is very heavy now, and it would be bad for the sixth aunt to always come into the palace to disturb her. It is inconvenient for the queen. "Why don't you ask your fifth aunt to give you some advice?"
The palace maid sighed: "Your Majesty said that it has been less than a year since the Marquis of Jibei left, and the entire Marquis family must still be immersed in sorrow, so it is not appropriate to disturb him!" She added, "Furthermore, the character of the Duke of E is... Frankly, the empress is worried that Mrs. Mi will be misunderstood by what Mrs. E Guoguo says, and she will eventually have to worry about Mrs. Ou and the family. "
The default rule of this dynasty is that the queen's father is granted the title of Duke of the State of the State - this is how the Duke of Qin came to be. Xin Fubing's parents were granted the title of Duke of E State and his wife.
Qiu Yilan pondered for a while and said: "Your Majesty is so filial. Although she thinks about everyone in the Jiang family, she doesn't think about herself at all! Even in normal times, this would mess up the relationship between the monarch and his ministers, not to mention that your Majesty is now Are you still pregnant with the emperor’s heir?”
"Why did the empress send you here today?" Jiang Yashuang suddenly asked.
The palace maid whispered softly: "The empress wants to ask the young master to send someone to catch up with Miss Da Sun and explain that the empress has no intention of letting her stay in Kui County and never enter the capital!"
"I understand." Jiang Yashuang waved her hand and sent the palace maid away without letting Qiu Yilan ask any more questions, "You can go back to the palace. We will take care of this little thing for the queen!"
After the palace maid left, the couple looked at each other and sighed: "We can't decide this matter if we don't tell our elders; tell our elders, now my grandparents are either sick or tired... I'll listen after I wake up." It’s so annoying to think about them!”
"But the queen has already spoken, so it's not good to refuse like this." Qiu Yilan frowned, "And to be fair, she is really aggrieved!"
"I'm not saying I won't help." Jiang Yashuang shook her head and said, "I'm just worried that my grandfather won't be able to hear such trivial matters at this time."
The couple knew very well that the Queen Mother had just sent someone to tell Mrs. Zhuang about the summer vacation. If the fourth room could connect this matter with the assassination in Kui County, others would also think of it and follow Xin Fubing. To people, Jiang Huizhi and Mi's threats may seem helpless, but in fact they are reminding the whole Jiang family: "Such a big thing happened in Kui County. Jiang Huizhi's first cousin died, and his first cousin was so heartbroken that he was dying." ! What about her? When she went back to Kui County, she didn’t forget to show her concern for Jiang Jingzhan and the man from Kui County!”
According to Qiu Yilan and Jiang Yashuang's usual stance, they must be on Xin Fubing's side. Especially this time, it was Xin Fubing who took the initiative to send someone to ask for help - but considering the current physical condition of Qin Guogong's generation, he really couldn't bother with such a non-critical matter.
"Since you agreed to send someone to catch up and explain, how about we pick two clever messengers?" Qiu Yilan thought, "As for the elders... Grandfather's place must not be disturbed, or Grandma will wake up and check the situation. Let me ask? After all, Hui Shuzhi and the others didn’t go back to Kui County for only a day or two. Now they are going back to attend Jing Zhan’s funeral, and then they have to attend to his great-uncle’s illness. I don’t believe she dares to go there when his great-uncle is critically ill. What rumors are being spread!”
Fortunately, there is still buffer time.
Jiang Yashuang said thoughtfully: "It's best if you go into the palace tomorrow and ask. It is said that the Sixth Aunt sent people into the palace to force the Queen so frequently. The Fourth Aunt and the Young Aunt would not know about it. How could they not stop her?"
Qiu Yilan agreed and started arranging things to prepare to enter the palace the next day - but the trip she thought should be smooth did not happen because that night the Duke's office received an urgent report from Western Xinjiang: the Western Barbarians were invading!
Following the billowing smoke of war in northern Xinjiang last year, war also broke out in western Xinjiang! ! !