"Hongshan is happy?" Jiang Tianqi had a showdown with his nephew to deal with the situation after the family leader fell. Mrs. Zhuang, who was anxiously waiting for her son to return in the fourth room, looked ugly, "Are you sure?"
"Because the day is still young, the doctor is not sure yet, but he also said that eight or nine are inseparable." The servant sent by Mrs. Wen said cautiously, "Madam brought the old slave here to ask my aunt, if... Hong Shan is really pregnant, what should she do?"
Qiu Yilan, who was also waiting for her husband's return, twitched her lips and thought to herself that Chu Yitong had just been sent back to the courtyard by Mrs. Zhuang, otherwise this might have been so disturbing.
However, Mrs. Zhuang was no less troubled than her eldest daughter-in-law. She rubbed her forehead for a while and then said lukewarmly: "Where is Hongshan herself? Is she willing to follow Dan'er, or is she willing to marry again in the future?"
The man thought for a while and said cautiously: "To answer my aunt's question, Hongshan, this maid, has always been honest. She hasn't spoken to her since that incident in April. Even if she asked, she would only shed tears and remain silent. Now... then... I can’t tell you anything. Madam, I think it’s better to ask you if this matter involves the Jiang family’s bloodline!”
"Dan'er also has many children. My sister-in-law likes Hongshan so much and wants her to live a good life..." Mrs. Zhuang didn't finish her words, but her meaning was already clear. Jiang Yadan has no shortage of children, whether they are boys or girls. So Mrs. Zhuang didn't mind Mrs. Wen helping Hongshan get rid of her pregnancy, and continued to follow the aftermath plan that the two sisters had discussed before.
The man breathed a sigh of relief: "Thank you, Mrs. Gu, for your advice. I will go back and report to Madam right now!"
In fact, the banker knows Mrs. Zhuang's attitude without sending anyone to ask, but after all, Hongshan is pregnant with the blood of the Jiang family. How can the banker dare to overstep her authority and make the decision
"What kind of evil is this?" Mrs. Zhuang sighed and said to Qiu Yilan, "Shuang'er simply isn't as dissatisfied as Dan'er, otherwise my life will be impossible!"
Qiu Yilan deeply agreed with what she said, but she couldn't bear to follow her mother-in-law and tell her uncle's fault. She comforted her softly: "Mom, don't be so worried. I think it was because Brother Bata drank too much that night. Confused!"
"I think Xiaoba will be like this for the rest of his life." Mrs. Zhuang touched her temples dejectedly and said calmly, "By the way, in two days, you remind me to send something to the banker's house for the maid. , It’s a way of making up for it! This maid is really pitiful, she’s about to get married, and she’s going to be a troubled person like Xiaoba for the rest of her life! When she leaves our house, we’ll have to give her a generous dowry!”
Mrs. Zhuang has always had a reputation of being vicious and cruel in Beijing, especially among the aristocratic circles related to the Jiang family. However, according to Qiu Yilan's observation, besides hating concubines, protecting shortcomings, and having a really strong personality, this mother-in-law is actually quite easy to talk to.
Otherwise, no matter how much Mrs. Wen thinks highly of this maid named Hongshan, she is just a servant after all. There are so many major things that the Jiang family needs to worry about right now. Mrs. Wen even sent people over and over again to discuss with Mrs. Zhuang for the sake of a person next to her. After all, even if they didn't dare to shed the blood of the Jiang family without asking Mrs. Zhuang's instructions, "accidents" could happen. "Well - this kind of troublesome time is always interrupted, and a mistress with a bad temper would have been annoyed!
For example, Heshi will definitely feel that her mother's family has a lot of things to do... Of course, this is also because Heshi's ability to do things is too poor, and she will get annoyed when there are too many things...
Qiu Yilan murmured in her heart before agreeing. People outside reported that Jiang Yashuang had returned.
The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law breathed a sigh of relief. When Jiang Yashuang came in and saw that he was intact, their hearts returned to their stomachs, and together they interrogated Jiang Tianqi about what he had said when he called him over.
Seeing that the scene had been cleared, Jiang Yashuang didn't hide anything and said exactly what Jiang Tianqi had just said. Mrs. Zhuang and Qiu Yilan both frowned when they heard this: "Is this really what he said?"
"There are too few people in our room, and even the in-laws have no particularly prosperous heirs." Jiang Yashuang nodded, "In the final analysis, there are not enough reliable helpers in the court. If the first and third rooms are in ruins, our room will be ruined." "
The name "Jiang Banchao" of the Jiang family came only after Qin Guogong retired from the army and entered the court. Before that, although the Duke of Qin and the Marquis of Jibei had made great achievements in battle, the powerful ministers were really not considered as powerful officials. How could a powerful official stay away from the central government for many years? Let alone cover the sky with one hand and completely ignore the emperor like today.
Therefore, if you want to maintain the current status and power of the Jiang family, you need to secure military power, and reliable allies in the court are also essential.
only…
At present, the Jiang family's court allies really don't have particularly reliable allies.
After all, the four Queen Mother Jiang, Jiang Tianao, Jiang Tianqi and Jiang Tianzhu under the leadership of Qin Guogong, although they are of the same blood, have been fighting for power and profit with each other. How can they be too late to think that there are too many people? If you don't have enough family members, how can you let outsiders get involved
The only special case is Xue Chang. He is very strong and has a solid foundation when he started early, so he managed to maintain a place in the Jiang family's dominance.
Even the King of Huainan, who has royal family status, also looked down upon the lack of court representatives in the fourth house of the Jiang family, so he was barely qualified to join this ranks recently.
In other words, with regard to military power and court power, the Jiang family relies on the strength of their numbers, and their meat has always been rotten in the pot, regardless of whether they have their own people!
But now the two branches of Kuixian Nan and Jibei Hou have begun to fight against each other. Once Qin Guogong's branch also fights against each other, the Jiang family will change from Wen's own people to be in charge and Wu's to their own people to make the decision. Everything has to be handed over to others - they never thought that there would be such an unlucky moment. The entire three teams actually died one after another in less than half a year. There was no preparation for outsiders to take over. It would be strange if nothing went wrong. !
Mrs. Zhuang almost wanted to vomit blood: "What should we do? Let your father support the people in the third and fourth bedrooms, or target Xue Chang and Chu Xiao?"
"This is just a precautionary measure." Jiang Yashuang shook her head, "Grandpa's condition is quite stable now..."
"It would be best if nothing happened to your grandfather." Mrs. Zhuang lowered her voice. "If something happens, what will we do? It is impossible to fight among ourselves to the extent that outsiders take advantage and drive our clan out of the court. ! But you also know the hatred between the first house and the third house and our house. How can we get rid of this murder? Even if they don’t have evidence, don’t they think it’s better? On!"
Mrs. Zhuang was not very concerned about the life and death of Duke Qin. In her opinion, if Duke Qin was alive, he would suppress her own room. If he died, the first and third rooms would be equal to the meat on the chopping block of her family. Then the good days have come. Woolen cloth!
Now after listening to my son talk about the consequences, I realize that this father-in-law really cannot die—at least for the next two years!
Although the relationship between Dafang and Sixth Fang is not very close to that of Fourth Fang, with their control in the court, Fourth Fang will not be jointly restricted by the Central Committee because the forces on the eighth and ninth floors are all in the military. Live, it will be difficult to enter the court from now on!
He immediately became extremely troubled, "Such a degree of control is inherently troublesome. If your father seizes her love, he will definitely be fighting in Northern Xinjiang. You will definitely have to return to Kui County to observe filial piety. It will be inconvenient to communicate with him at such a high altitude..."
Jiang Yashuang frowned slightly and said: "Why should mother be worried? If the child had not guessed that the third uncle invited the child to the third room, and just said these words, the child would not have taken the initiative to agree!"
"Um?"
"Three years of Ding You's life is only the generation of my father and mother." Jiang Yashuang said calmly, "My children and grandchildren have all declined for just one year! Although our Jiang family has only been established for a few decades, our destiny is long-lasting and our roots are spread all over the world. How can the whole country, even if the important ministers in the government have their thoughts, turn everything upside down in just one year?"
"But your generation has not grown up yet!" Mrs. Zhuang frowned, "Even the oldest Jiang Yayun, although carefully trained by Jiang Tianao, is not necessarily Xue Chang's opponent - and there are people behind Xue Chang Cheng Jin, Ding Yiguang and other leaders are all people who have experienced the struggle between the two empresses and have been in the officialdom for many years. How can I take it easy? " I don't think Jiang Yayun can threaten them! "
At this point, I sighed secretly. If Jiang Yadan hadn't learned bad things, he would be at his peak at this age, and his talent would not be easy to get along with. In this way, with Jiang Yashuang's literary and military cooperation, the four families would have What's there to worry about
"Isn't there another fourth aunt?" Qiu Yilan, who had been listening to the mother and son talking, suddenly asked.
Jiang Yashuang glanced at her approvingly: "That's right! It doesn't matter that the eldest brother is not the opponent of an important minister, but we still have the fourth aunt in our family - even if your majesty is not the fourth aunt's biological son, the identity of mother and son is there. How dare your majesty disobey the fourth aunt's words? "
So after listening to Jiang Tianqi's "heartfelt" words, he directly pointed out that once all the Jiang family returned home to observe mourning, if he wanted to make a comeback, the most important thing was to keep Queen Mother Jiang from getting into trouble during this period!
After all, the Queen Mother could control the emperor by relying on the word "filial piety". By controlling the emperor, she would have great righteousness - the great righteousness was in her hand, which would be very useful whether she was reviving the Jiang family in the future or beating up the ministers in the middle.
Talking about the original Queen Mother Gu, didn't she rely on taking charge of the family on her son's behalf and push the Gu family, which was originally just an ordinary official family, to the prominent level of opening a mansion and becoming a king
"... The Third Uncle promised to give Fourth Aunt a list of the people placed by the Third Fang in the palace, and he would also help persuade the First Fang. After all, these people are now in the hands of the First Fang and the Third Fang, but once Both of them have gone to Kui County, thousands of miles apart, and someone might have other thoughts! Even if they can't afford it, what if they are deceived? In short, try to surround Fourth Aunt with people she likes! "
After Jiang Yashuang saw the purpose of Jiang Tianqi's invitation, she followed Mrs. Zhuang to the third room, not to listen to Jiang Tianqi's advice, but to force him to hand over the list and pave the way for Empress Dowager Jiang to clean up the palace. There is no better opportunity than now to weaken the first and third chambers' back-up plans in the palace. Because of Jiang Tianjiao, Empress Dowager Jiang and Mrs. Tao have always been dissatisfied with the first and third chambers. They just paid it back before, but now If you don't bow to the Queen Mother, if the Duke of Qin really disappears, with the Queen Mother Jiang in the fourth room, there is always room for mediation in everything, and it may not be impossible to survive for three years.
Especially in Northern Xinjiang, the Zhenbei Army currently has the upper hand. In Jiang Tianqi's view, his fourth brother is most likely taking this opportunity to trap Beihu and beat him severely! After that, he handed over the Zhenbei Army to Jiang Yashuang, and he returned to Beijing to be the next de facto "Qin Guogong"!
In short, now that the four-room card is good, there is a way out in any situation. But the big house and the third house don’t have such good luck!
After listening to Jiang Yashuang's explanation, the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law breathed a sigh of relief: "Go and get some sleep. You have to serve in the evening!"