In the middle of the twelfth lunar month, Qiu Yilan was finally out of confinement. On the day after the full moon banquet, Gu Wanna sent her account books, keys, etc., and also gave her two embroidered handkerchiefs: "I made this in my free time. The craftsmanship is not good. Let's talk about it." I hope the young lady won’t dislike it!”
Qiu Yilan took it away, casually asked about Jiang Huishan's current situation, and asked someone to bring her some things that could be used by children. Then she sent Gu Wanna away. Mulian came in and said, "Old Madam, please come over here." , There is something to discuss."
"I'll go right away!" Qiu Yilan nodded.
She originally thought that Mrs. Tao called her over because the new year was approaching. Chu Yitong's pregnancy reaction was more intense than when she was pregnant with her daughter. She rushed to take charge of the fourth room, so Mrs. Tao was worried and had to give a few words of advice.
Unexpectedly, when they arrived at the place, Mrs. Tao did not mention this matter, but said: "Your little aunt has decided that it is Miss Feng's family!"
"Ah?" Qiu Yilan was stunned for a moment, and then she remembered Jiang Yalan's incident. Calculating the time, it had been a year since she was ordered to ask Ruan Ciyi about Feng Ruyan. It seems that Mrs. Ou this time He really put a lot of effort into finding a successor for his grandson, but he thought about it for so long before deciding, and then said, "This is a happy event, I don't know when to decide?"
"It's already the twelfth lunar month, and according to the rules, you don't do anything this month." Mrs. Tao said, "So I plan to make another appointment in the first month - the Feng family has also passed the test, and they have no objection. Now there is only one left. question."
When Qiu Yilan heard this, she knew that the reason why she was called here was probably because of this issue.
"Except for the first month of next year, there will be no suitable days for them in the whole year. Your little aunt thinks that although Xiao Shisan has been married once, he has no children, so it is not appropriate to delay it any longer, so she plans to let them Get married in the first month!" Mrs. Tao said, "In this case, time will be very rushed. Not only that - in the first month, your uncle and aunt in the Marquis' Mansion just don't have time to pay filial piety!"
"That?"
"I have discussed with your little aunt and decided to hold a wedding event for Xiao Shisan at the Duke's Mansion." Mrs. Tao said, "I have already told Shui Jin about this, but you also know that she is very busy. So. When the time comes, you will have to help!”
"This is what it should be." Qiu Yilan thought it was something, and nodded after hearing this, "Grandma, please don't worry!"
After finishing the matter, Mrs. Tao asked the three children in her yard: "Have An'er and Lang'er been naughty these two days? Where's Yinger? Did you stop crying at midnight last night?"
The legitimate daughter of Jiang Yashuang and Qiu Yilan had just decided on the name the day before yesterday, Jiang Huiying.
Qiu Yilan answered them one by one with a smile, and said, "I heard that grandma summoned me today. I was afraid of delaying the time and making you wait impatiently, so I didn't bring them with me. I will bring them later to greet you!"
"No!" Mrs. Tao shook her head, "It's so cold, let them stay in the yard, don't toss them back and forth!"
Having just said this, Mother Hu frowned and walked in hastily: "Old Madam, Madam Nineteenth, something happened over there with the Fifth Young Master!"
Mrs. Tao and Qiu Yilan were both startled: "What's wrong?"
"Aunt Yue had a miscarriage. It is said that she was pushed by the Thirteenth Grandson!"
"Why did Jing Man push Penglai Yue?" Mrs. Tao frowned when she heard this, "What's going on?! What's going on now?!"
Qiu Yilan heard about Penglai Yue's pregnancy when she was in confinement. At that time, she and He Shuijin, who came to see her, lamented that life would be difficult for the Jin family and Jiang Jingman in the future.
After all, Penglai Yue has Jiang Yawan so obsessed with her right now that she has never stepped foot in the door of another wife or concubine since she entered the house! Jin's first wife was completely ignored, and even Jiang Jingman, the only surviving male heir, couldn't see his father for a month or two.
If Penglai Yue gives birth to a son, it is conceivable that the Jin family and Jiang Jingman will have even less status in Jiang Yawan's mind.
Unexpectedly, in less than a month, Penglai Yue would have a miscarriage - I don't know if there is any inside story
"What happened now is that the father-in-law is right and the mother-in-law is right. I can't figure it out for a while. However, the fifth son now wants to beat the thirteenth grandson to death!" Mother Hu said urgently, "Please come forward, madam." Go and sit in charge - I see that the fifth young lady doesn’t look like she can stop the fifth young master!”
"Bastard!" Mrs. Tao was so angry that she was trembling all over, "Didn't Zhui'er's lesson be enough?! Neither of them regard their own flesh and blood as human beings, right?!"
... No wonder Mrs. Tao is so angry. Ever since Jiang Jingzhu committed suicide with hatred, everyone in the Jiang family has made it a tacit understanding that no matter how wrong their children are, they will not be beaten. Otherwise, if you do something wrong and follow in Jiang Jingzhuo's footsteps, you will regret it later!
Now that Jiang Yawan actually beat Jiang Jingman to the point where Mother Hu needed to come to report the news in person, how could Mrs. Tao not be angry? Although she is not related by blood to Jiang Jingman, and she is not a junior who is always around, but who said that this family is always a guest in the Duke's Mansion? !
Something happened to Jiang Jingman in the Duke's Mansion. Even if it was his biological father who did it, how could the Duke's Mansion not bear the responsibility? ! Don’t forget that the real head of the Duke’s Mansion, Duke Qin, is still alive. He values the blood of the Jiang family the most!
The old lady stood up without saying a word: "Let's go! Go and have a look!"
Under such circumstances, Qiu Yilan naturally could not leave, and hurriedly stepped forward to help: "Grandma, please calm down. I think Fifth Brother was just angry for a moment, so he may have stopped now..."
What she said was just a cliché - when she got there, she found out that the cliché was indeed true. Jiang Yawan had indeed stopped, but it was not because he felt sorry for his son that made him stop, but because Penglai Yue stopped him.
That's right, it's Penglai Yue, not his wife Jin, or anyone else. When Qiu Yilan helped Mrs. Tao in, she was listening to Penglai Yue cry out in tears: "... It's good to have a concubine, but what do you want, sir?" Did you pass it? If you really beat the Thirteenth Grandson, how can I deal with it? I really don’t blame the Thirteenth Grandson, he is just not careful! As long as the master loves me, I can still give him an heir! I beg you, for the sake of my poor child, please let the thirteenth master go!"
When they walked inside, they saw a mess. Jiang Yawan was sitting at the top with a livid face; Penglai Yue, who had a face as golden as paper, did not lie down on the bed to recuperate, but knelt in front of his knees and cried; Jin followed a few others The man stood at a loss not far away, twisting his handkerchief, with an ugly look on his face.
Beneath was kneeling Jiang Jingman, who was in disheveled clothes. His face was bruised and bruised, and there was faint blood oozing from the corners of his mouth. He closed his eyes and his body was shaking slightly. I don't know if it was because he was emotional or because he was beaten badly.
Upon seeing this, Mrs. Tao frowned and coughed!
"Second aunt, why are you here?" Jiang Yawan heard the sound and looked over here. When he saw Mrs. Tao, he was slightly surprised. He quickly stood up and came over to say hello. He said awkwardly, "My grandnephew is not strict in raising his son. I didn't want to return the favor." The second aunt is here!" As he was speaking, he passed by Jiang Jingman and kicked him, "You traitor!"
"Okay!" Mrs. Tao interrupted displeasedly, "I heard that something happened in your room, and I was wondering if there is anything I can't say about this important matter? So I came here to take a look... I came in a hurry. I don’t know what happened, but it seems that everyone is here now. Can you talk to me, an old man?”
Jiang Yawan said sarcastically: "Second aunt, this makes you laugh... My great-nephew's concubine is pregnant. This is a happy event. Who would have thought that this rebellious son is so confused that he is actually worried about having younger brothers and sisters who will separate him later? He went out of his way to dote on her, but he actually killed her! If someone hadn’t found out, even my great-nephew’s concubine’s life would not have been saved!”
At this point, he glanced at Jiang Jingman in disgust, "Thanks to my great-nephew, my concubine is still pleading with him, such a bastard..." The great-nephew thought that after the Chinese New Year, he would send him back to Kui County to guard his great-grandfather's tomb. Don’t leave Kui County!”
Mrs. Tao glanced at the Jin family from the corner of her eyes, and saw that her face was pale, and she became a little suspicious: "Judging from what Jiang Jingman was wearing when he arrived in Beijing, and what happened later when Shijiu suggested that he join the clan with Jiang Jingmu, Jin family's The aunt is not very virtuous... Now Jiang Yawan wants him to return to his hometown to guard the tomb, which is obviously ruining his future and almost severing the relationship between father and son! Jin's expression changed because of her own son Jiang Jing. Now that Zhan is dead, she can only count on Jiang Jingman. With Jiang Jingman's future ruined, she will have a hard time in the future; or is it because...Jiang Jingman's murder of his aunt's unborn child was the work of the Jin family, and he was afraid that Jiang Jingman would expose her in despair?"
But after waiting and seeing Jiang Jingman lowering his head and keeping silent, he was a little unsure, "Did he really do this to protect his position?"
However, after all, the old lady and Jiang Jingman were not related by blood, nor were they in love. The reason why they came here in a hurry was because they were afraid that the Jiang family would beat or force their son to death again. Seeing that Jiang Yawan had stopped his hand at this moment, Jiang Jingman once again looked like the evidence was solid and had nothing to say.
The old lady was not in the mood to be like Qing Tian, so she thought for a moment and said, "That's it! It's really wrong to say that this child is wrong!"
Jiang Yawan was about to speak, but someone outside the door suddenly answered in a hurry: "Grandma, even so, the fifth brother only has such an heir. If he is sent back to his hometown, wouldn't it be lonely? And how old is Man'er now? Half a grown-up. It is inevitable that he is ignorant, so why not give him a chance to correct himself?"
Following the words, Jiang Yayun hurriedly walked in, saluted Mrs. Tao neatly, and turned to Jiang Yawan and said, "Fifth brother, please think carefully about whether this is true?"
Jiang Yawan's expression was not very good. He glanced at Penglai Yue, who had stopped sobbing after Mrs. Tao came in and timidly knelt on the couch. She frowned and said, "Brother, you are kind! It's just that this little thing is like this at such a young age. He is so vicious, who knows if keeping him here will kill my other children again? Could it be that he will make me have no heirs in the future?"
"My aunt first said that after she has a son, she will treat me as a servant and treat me as a favor!" Jiang Jingman had been silent before, but now he suddenly said, "I think I am also my father's flesh and blood, and she is a concubine. She came from a brothel, why did she treat me like this? I just pushed her..."
"You still dare to slander your concubine?!" Jiang Yawan was furious. He rolled up his sleeves and was about to continue his attack - but Jiang Yayun held him down and frowned: "Fifth brother!!!"
There seemed to be some different emotions in his drink, so much so that Jiang Yawan was already extremely angry, and there was no father-son affection in Jiang Jingman's eyes, but after a moment of stalemate, he snorted coldly! Instead of insisting on teaching the concubine a lesson, he said coldly: "In short, he harmed his half-brother or sister - even if he is not sent back to Kui County, he still needs to be punished!"
"That's natural, but it's just a small punishment but a big warning. Fifth brother, think about it, are these your biological flesh and blood?" Jiang Yayun breathed a sigh of relief and said, "And Man'er, why are you so confused? My aunt's words are stinging. You can express your feelings to your elders and ask them to make decisions for you, but how can you do it yourself?"
... In short, with Jiang Yayun's mediation, this turmoil ended hastily.
"Weird..." Qiu Yilan didn't think anything was wrong at first, but when she helped Mrs. Tao leave, she happened to see Jiang Jingman being scolded and retreated to be whipped. She was surprised to find that the expression on this nephew's face showed no fear. , but rather a sense of perseverance