"When my second uncle agreed to this marriage, we were very curious about the origin of Qiufeng." Jiang Yayun did not hide anything after hearing this, and said frankly, "Not to mention that the eighteenth sister is the most favored among the girls of our generation. She was given the title of princess when she was still in her infancy. Even though her second aunt personally raised her, it also showed the expectations of her elders. How could she be willing to let her be reduced to a slut with a rough background
"Let's just say that your fourth brother, the eighth brother and the sixteenth brother are all unlikely to be great. You are the only one who can count on your fourth uncle and four aunt. However, your maternal family, the banker, and the descendants of the Ou family who have been with you for two generations are all If it is not prosperous, in this case, for the sake of your family, or for your future ease, how can you not consider your wife's family, and your sisters from the same father, second uncle or fourth uncle? marriage
"The wife you chose, Princess Ningyi, also has few people in her natal family. Her brother is quite talented, but it's a pity that he has only one brother, who has no skills and limited help. And among your two sisters with the same father, the ninth sister has an embarrassing background. You have never been close to our family, and you can’t expect much from the Yi family—only the eighteenth sister is born from the same mother as you, and she is a twin, so her husband’s family should naturally be your ally!”
At this point Jiang Yayun smiled disdainfully, "But Qiu Feng... what can he help you?!"
"It's not a problem that you were born in a rough place, and it's not a problem that you don't take the imperial examination. The problem is your temperament and your behavior!" Jiang Yayun saw Jiang Yashuang frowning and not speaking, and he didn't care. He continued, "Qiu Feng's character is fundamental. He is not suitable for the career path, even if he works for you in the world. He is too upright and upright, and he is not suitable for people like us! I'm worried about him, worried that he will be tricked by someone, and his mother and daughter will be harmed, or that someone will use him to target you!"
"According to the importance and love that my second uncle has for you, no matter how much he loves and indulges my eighteenth sister, he will never allow such a brother-in-law to hold you back! But after my second uncle heard about this, he never stopped him - I remember that At that time, you were still very angry about this. You felt that you were really young and ignorant. Isn't it because he was afraid of your objection? One day when Qiu Feng is used, you won’t know anything, and Qiu Feng’s character will not hold a grudge against you!”
Jiang Yashuang's face was gloomy: "Before Sister Eighteen's death, someone in the family inquired about Qiu Feng's life experience. At that time, it was found out that he was an orphan adopted by an old man from Lingnan, and his biological parents had long been unknown. Is this something you made up to mislead?"
"You have wronged us!" Jiang Yayun shook his head, half-smiling, "Did you forget that it was your second uncle who sent someone to investigate?"
"Grandfather..." Jiang Yashuang was silent for a while, "Where is the evidence?"
Jiang Yayun said slowly: "Of course there is evidence. I still remember that Qiu Feng disappeared for no reason, and it took a full year before he came back..." When he said this, a trace of resentment flashed across his face, and he said cheerfully, "That's the reason why. It led to the eighteenth sister's journey to the west, and then the death of the second brother and the sixth brother... Forget about the past. Anyway, how do you think the old man from Lingnan died?"
Jiang Yashuang frowned: "What did you do?"
"It's naturally not easy for him to tell the truth if he's an old man in the world." Jiang Yayun said lightly, "And he's getting older, so he can't help it... In fact, we don't want him to die. After all, Qiu Feng and so on They don’t know that all the remaining property of Dezong’s deposed crown prince is in the hands of the old man from Lingnan. It seems that he didn’t leave it to Qiu Feng after his death. Tsk!”
"Old Man Lingnan was the one who deposed the crown prince Dezong?" Jiang Yashuang pondered, "Qiu Feng is the grandson of the deposed crown prince Dezong... So, his father was rescued by Old Man Lingnan back then? Gu family didn't find out?"
Jiang Yayun mumbled: "Dezong deposed the prince... Even if he was deposed, he had been the East Palace for more than ten years. How could he not have a few secret cards in his hand? If Dezong hadn't been too deeply deceived by the Gu family in his later years, how could he Could he have ended up like that? Qiu Feng's biological father was the Prince of Anyang, the youngest son of the deposed Prince Dezong. When Prince Anyang fled, he took away the blood letter and a private seal of the deposed Prince Dezong as evidence of his future restoration of identity. It's a pity that he didn't get such an opportunity until his death, so the old man from Lingnan buried them all with him... "
"You excavated the tomb of Prince Anyang?" Jiang Yashuang's eyes turned cold. "My eighteenth brother-in-law said before that when he buried the old man from Lingnan, he was trapped around the cemetery for nearly a year... I thought it was very strange at the time. Why did the old man from Lingnan want to bury him?" Is it possible to harm your own disciples like this? That tomb..."
"Qiu Feng's martial arts is not weak, and he is also known as a hero in the martial arts world. The old man from Lingnan has such a disciple. If he is really just a pure martial artist, why should he be afraid of others hurting his body?" Jiang Yayun also said, " What's more, the formations around the cemetery cannot be created by a man who has lived in seclusion in the mountains for many years... The real person buried there is the Prince of Anyang County. The formations were arranged because he was afraid that the Gu family would find out. As for the tomb of the old man from Lingnan, although It’s there, but it’s just a burial in the Anyang Prince’s tomb hidden by the formation!”
"Then the eighteenth brother-in-law's imprisonment probably has something to do with you, right?"
"If you don't do this, how can you tell that the old man from Lingnan really didn't tell him anything?" Jiang Yayun said, "By the way, you don't know anything about this, which really surprises me - Qiu Jinglan actually didn't say anything at all. Didn’t tell you?”
Jiang Yashuang said calmly: "You don't need to sow discord. His surname is not Jiang. What's so strange about hiding something from me? Besides, you and I are both surnamed Jiang, so why aren't we plotting against each other?"
"Really?" Jiang Yayun smiled playfully, "It seems that the Tianya under him and the old man from Lingnan are unclear! At least, this is true for the senior officials in Tianya. The most doubtful one is Ren Ziyong. His plans for the city, and the things he did when he helped Qiu Jinglan take revenge, really don't seem like someone who would form a lifelong friendship with a hero like Qiu Feng... It was precisely because of him that Qiu Feng and Qiu Jinglan also got together. Don't forget that Qiu Feng's real surname is Chu. When the old man from Lingnan asked him to change his name, it was difficult to choose a surname, so he chose 'Qiu' as his surname. There is something behind this that makes people suspicious! "
Jiang Yashuang said coldly: "Didn't you already interrogate the old man from Lingnan? Why don't you know these inside stories?"
"He was already dead before we even asked where he was." Jiang Yayun squinted his eyes, took out a small satin parcel from his sleeve and put it on the table, "I asked about Qiu Feng's life experience from the old man from Lingnan. This Inside is the private seal of Anyang County Prince, as well as an article written by Anyang County Prince himself when Qiu Feng was born, in memory of Dezong's deposed crown prince. At the end of the article, there is the fingerprint of Qiu Feng who was still in his infancy, even though he is now Adult, but careful comparison should be correct!”
Jiang Yashuang opened the package without saying a word, looked at it for a moment, and said in a deep voice: "I'll talk about it after I compare it!"
"Of course!" Jiang Yayun is not afraid that he will deny his account. After all, the Anyang County Prince he just mentioned did not take out the blood letter and private seal of Dezong's deposed prince when he fled. When something happened to Dezong's deposed prince, Anyang County The king is still young and not well-known. Not to mention the government and the public, even the royal family has probably forgotten him a long time ago. Therefore, his handwriting may not be able to prove the authenticity. However, it is not difficult to verify the deposed prince of Dezong, who was the former crown prince. His handwritten blood letter and private seal were not difficult to verify.
... After sending Jiang Yayun away, Jiang Yashuang carefully looked through the things he left behind. He first confirmed that the paper and pen and ink were indeed more than twenty years old, and then picked up on the wording and writing, but found nothing suspicious. He put them away as they were, and returned to the backyard with a complicated expression: "Lan Lan, tell me the truth, do you know the life experience of the eighteenth brother-in-law?!"
Qiu Yilan, who was playing with the children, was pulled into the inner room by him in broad daylight. She was still fussing. When she heard this, she was surprised: "What do you mean?"
When Jiang Yashuang asked again, she still said blankly, "I don't know what you are talking about? What is the life experience of the eighteenth brother-in-law?"
"Don't say this to anyone." Jiang Yashuang stared at her closely for a moment. Seeing that she didn't seem to be faking it, she said calmly, "I'm going to find my grandfather. I might have to come back later!"
"What's wrong?" Qiu Yilan grabbed his sleeve in surprise.
"I'll tell you later!" Jiang Yashuang shook her head, motioned for her to let go, and walked away in a hurry!
But when he rushed to Qin Guogong's courtyard, Lady Lin happened to be there, so he had to stop and wait outside.
After a while, Ms. Lin came out, saw him, and saluted hurriedly: "Nineteenth Young Master!"
"Female officials don't have to be polite!" Jiang Yashuang raised her hand and asked, "Did Fourth Aunt ask the female officials to come? How is grandfather doing now?"
Official Lin pursed her lips and said, "It's the Queen Mother who ordered the maid to come. Your Majesty the Duke is in good spirits now."
Hearing this, Jiang Yashuang breathed a sigh of relief, said goodbye to her, and entered the room.
When I entered, I saw Jiang Yaheng, who was on duty, waiting for Duke Qin to drink water. Jiang Tianqi frowned and stood in front of the couch with his hands on his hands, saying: "... How can I bear such a responsibility when I am young? When the time comes, Xiangzhou will not be able to do anything. The recurrence of the chaos is a major matter involving the country! "
You knew he was talking about Qiu Jinglan without asking.
So the attitude of Duke Qin can be imagined - so Jiang Yashuang walked in decisively and interrupted Jiang Tianqi: "Grandfather, third uncle, fourteenth brother!"
When he said hello, Jiang Tianqi could only shut up and asked a little displeasedly: "Nineteen, you didn't go to the meeting today, why are you here now?"
"What's the matter?" Before Jiang Yashuang could answer, Qin Guogong, who was slowly sipping the warm water with Jiang Yaheng's hand, tilted his head. After lying on the bed for the past two years, even though Qin Guogong was in very good health before, he still looked like he was old. His tendon flesh showed signs of laxity and age, but his eyes were still sharp and bright. As soon as he looked at his young grandson, he asked, "Are you in trouble?"
Hearing this, Jiang Tianqi and his son both looked slightly surprised: "Nineteenth, what difficulties did you encounter?"
"Let him talk to me alone!" Qin Guogong pushed away the porcelain bowl Jiang Yaheng handed him again and said casually, "The defeat of the Zhenxi Army is settled like this. You have to have an opinion. I will give you a better opinion when you have it." Come to me again if you have any ideas... You two go down first!"
"...Yes!" Jiang Tianqi was extremely reluctant, but had no choice but to grit his teeth and agree.