Since Qiu Jinglan and Ou Qinglan concealed the bumps in the evacuation from Shazhou City to Wangcheng at the beginning of the year, both the Ou family and Qiu Yilan were very surprised that their eldest daughter disappeared as soon as she landed.
Oubicheng and Qiu Yilan met specifically for this purpose and discussed the matter: "Axing has always been in good health. Although Western Xinjiang is bitterly cold, Northern Xinjiang is not much better! That place is unbearable for people in Beijing. As far as Ah Xing is concerned, it’s not that bad—not to mention her brother-in-law’s health, how could the child just fall to the ground and die?”
"Could it be that he suffered hardship during the previous retreat?" Qiu Yilan guessed it right away, because there is really no other explanation for the death of this child - the death rate of children these days is indeed quite high, but according to The physical fitness of Qiu Jinglan and his wife, how unlucky must their flesh and blood be to be so weak
"There was a lot of bad news during that time. I'm afraid my brother and sister-in-law hid it because they were afraid that we would worry about it?"
Oubicheng thought the same way: "If that's the case, I'm very worried about Ah Xing's health. She's still in Wangcheng. Even though Wangcheng is still able to defend it,... the barbarians are provoking every day, so I'm afraid she won't be able to recuperate well!"
"If we talk about recuperation, of course Jingli is much better than Wangcheng. But according to the informant, it seems that my sister-in-law's birth is not a recent event. My brother didn't even mention sending her to Jingli. Could it be inconvenient to move around? "Although Qiu Yilan still doesn't know why Qiu Jinglan changed her attitude and was willing to marry Ou Qinglan, she knows that Qiu Jinglan will not be harsh on his wife on this point. How could Oubicheng not think of Qiu Jinglan?
The reason why Ou Qinglan is still looking at the city is probably because she is either inconvenient to leave or she is unwilling to separate from her husband.
Oubicheng sighed: "But I'm worried that she doesn't want to be separated from her brother-in-law, and it won't be good if the root cause of the disease is revealed!"
"I think..." Qiu Yilan muttered, "My brother is not ignorant. If my sister-in-law stays in Wangcheng, she will suffer from the disease. I am afraid that even if my sister-in-law insists on it, my brother will not allow it."
Oubicheng thought about it, but she was just a biological sister. Although because of Ou Qinglan's strength and favor, he, as an older brother, was bullied by his sister when he was a child, but after all, the love between brother and sister was deep. I was already worried about letting her marry far away, and now I know she has no children, how can I not be worried
After all, they are thousands of miles apart, and despite all their talk, the two of them have not actually come up with a solution that can really show results right now. They still have to wait for a trustworthy person to go to Wangcheng in person and come back to report the details before they can decide what to do. Of the policy.
After saying this, Qiu Yilan only said that Oubicheng was about to leave. Unexpectedly, he turned to mention the cold war between Jiang Yashuang and her, and said euphemistically: "Although Nineteenth has a good family background and good looks, in fact, except for Apart from you, I don't have much experience in getting along with women. A lot of things have happened inside and outside during this period. He is really busy. If there is anything that he has gone too far and neglected, I hope you will forgive me. !”
The corner of Qiu Yilan's mouth twitched, and she looked around and said: "Last time I went to see my little aunt. My aunt seemed to have lost some energy in the past two days..."
Mrs. Ou is Oubicheng's great-aunt, and she always takes care of the younger members of the Ou family. Oubicheng can't help but answer this: "Really? I'll have to go take a look later!"
But even though he answered, he still wanted to say a few words to Jiang Yashuang, and brought the topic back, "Nineteen he..."
But at this time, someone came to report: "The Eighth Lady has given birth! She is a young master!"
"This is my twentieth brother! But he's the eighth uncle's eldest son! I have to go and have a look!" Qiu Yilan immediately beamed after hearing this. After saying this, she seemed to think of Oubicheng, and apologized apologetically, " Bicheng, I’m so sorry—look at this now?”
"Congratulations to Mr. and Mrs. Eighth!" Oubicheng could see that she was taking this opportunity to not listen to her advice, but she had no choice but to leave.
However, after sending him away, Qiu Yilan went to visit the eighth room in person - Eight. The master Jiang Tianxiao and the eighth wife Huang had been married for more than ten years. Although they had several concubines, they only had two children. A daughter. It was so easy to hope that their son would be their legitimate son. The couple now truly felt that the sky had become blue and the water had become green, and the world suddenly couldn’t be more beautiful. Now, no one came to the door to congratulate them, but they saw no one Unpalatable.
The guests and hosts were harmonious and the atmosphere was extremely joyful.
Qiu Yilan said congratulations to the crowd, and went to see the child with a group of women. She just landed. She was bright red and wrapped in swaddling clothes. Her eyebrows were not long and it was certainly not good-looking, but she looked very fat and should be easy to feed. .
The eighth room was not usually very close to the fourth room. Qiu Yilan had previously criticized the Huang family for the position of governor of Shazhou, so Qiu Yilan did not stay long and left as soon as she felt the need.
When she returned to her yard, she saw that the queen had sent someone to wait for her: "The empress heard that the child of General Zhenxi was missing. She was very worried about Mrs. Ou and wanted to invite you to the palace to talk about it!"
Qiu Yilan was a little surprised, because she had always been closer to the queen, Zhuang Man, and Ou Qinglan than others in the past, but the friendship between the queen and Ou Qinglan was actually all because the queen had a crush on Ou Qinglan's brother Ou Bicheng and took the initiative You only become familiar with it when you are flattered. Otherwise, it would not be easy to think about the fact that the Queen is a quiet lady, but Ou Qinglan is good at martial arts and can beat her brother to death!
Although the Queen's thoughts about Oubicheng were kept secret, many people in the Jiang family alone knew about it - now that the Queen is the mother of the country, she should be more secretive about the Ou family brothers and sisters. If she rushes into the palace and mentions it in passing, it would be fine. Calling her into the palace to ask questions like this would seem to be too caring and make people wonder if she still has lingering feelings for Oubicheng
"But is it really just sisterly love?" Qiu Yilan suspected that she might have thought too much, because, "Only those who have experienced it can understand the pain of losing one's own flesh and blood in the arms... When Lang'er was poisoned, I That mood... Although the eldest prince has never experienced anything like this, the environment in the palace makes it difficult for Chu Shao to grow up in peace! Maybe the queen was touched by this, and now she feels particularly pitiful for my sister-in-law? "
With this thought in mind, he said to the palace attendant: "My queen is summoned and I dare not delay. Please allow me to change my clothes!"
Now the emperor is a puppet, and the queen claims to be in charge of the six palaces. In fact, there is only one empress and one concubine in the harem and they really have no power. The palace servants did not dare to put on airs with her, so they hurriedly said: "Young lady, please!"
Qiu Yilan changed her clothes and followed the palace attendants to the Beique Palace. She was a little surprised to see that many things had been replaced around her, making it look a bit empty. She has a good relationship with the Queen and talks casually in private. After sitting down, she asked: "Why have so many things been replaced here?"
"Shao'er is getting more and more naughty. This morning, no one in the palace was paying attention. He bumped into the high table and knocked down all the orchid bonsai on it!" The queen sighed, "So people have to put all these things away. Removed!"
Qiu Yilan was startled and asked with concern: "What about the eldest prince? Is he okay?"
"Fortunately, a palace attendant came up and blocked him with his arm. He was fine, but he was swept away by the orchid leaves... but he was also very frightened! I made him face the wall in the side hall to think about his fault, and only allowed his wet nurse to accompany him!" The Queen! He rubbed his brows and said, "Let's not talk about this naughty thing... I felt very uneasy after hearing about A Xing. She and your brother are both in good health. How could the child be like this?"
"I think I suffered from the turbulence at the beginning of the year!" Qiu Yilan pursed her lips, refining what she had discussed with Oubicheng and telling her, "... I can only wait for my servants to go there and come back to report. , then I know the whole story.”
When she said this, she quietly observed the queen's expression to see if she had any other meaning.
I saw the gloomy look between the queen's eyebrows getting a little more intense. She paused for a while and then sighed: "What a pity! What a wonderful eldest daughter!"
After seeming to ponder for a while, the Queen asked again, "Is Ah Xing's health fully recovered now? I think the place in Wangcheng is not conducive to recuperation. Even if you don't return to Beijing, you can at least retreat to a place like Xiangzhou?"
When she said this, her voice lowered, "It would be terrible if this matter comes to light!" She also hoped that Ou Qinglan would have another daughter soon so that she could have a daughter with Chu Shao in the future!
Of course the future Crown Princess and Queen must be legitimate daughters!
And although Qiu Jinglan is only one person who is powerful, the Ou family is the leading force in the Jiang family party. Although the forces of this branch are all in the army and not in the court-but isn't the Jiang family's confidence based on military power? !
The queen thought about it over and over again and thought that the only way to survive was to marry Chu Shao to the daughter of Qiu Jinglan and Ou Qinglan. Unfortunately, their eldest daughter is gone - considering that Chu Shao is already three years old, if Ou Qinglan's injury is more serious this time, she will need to be nursed back to health for three to five years before she can regenerate, and she may not be a daughter again - in terms of her son's marriage. , The queen knew that her right to speak was limited. If Qiu Jinglan's daughter was about the same age as Chu Shao, she could still try her best; if the gap was too big, it would be difficult to mention it by then.
Even if the queen forced herself to tell Chu Shao, it would arouse suspicion!
So at this moment, the Queen cares more about Ou Qinglan's body than anyone else, otherwise she wouldn't have called Qiu Yilan to inquire and care.
Unfortunately, Qiu Yilan didn't know much about Wangcheng's situation, so he could only make guesses to comfort her.
The queen was perfunctory with her, but she was very anxious in her heart. But she was helpless and could only think to herself: "At least I had a relationship with A Xing before, and now I am more concerned about her. I will marry Shao'er in the future." Her daughter is also easy to talk to.”
While the two of them were chatting away the idlers in the Bei Que Palace, the emperor was asking Cen Wei in the Funing Palace: "Ms. Lin wanted to send her natal niece into Jiang Jiu's backyard. Is this true or false? Jiang Jiu is the Queen Mother. There is no need to betray Miss Lin’s face as a sweetheart! He is known to love his wife!”
Cen Wei reminded: "Jiang Jiu and Princess Ning Yi have been living in separate rooms for some time. I think it is because of this that Ms. Lin wants her niece to take advantage of this!"
The emperor hummed softly: "So it's not just a day or two since Ms. Lin started to think about it. Why is there no movement?"
"There is nothing we can do about it." Cen Wei said, "Although Ms. Lin's natal family is still working as slaves for the Jiang family, they have changed their jobs and positions. Your Majesty, please think about it. Now the Duke's Mansion is headed by the third house. Of course these people are The fourteenth young lady of their family had nothing to do with Jiang Jiu's yard. However, Jiang Jiu was teaching disciples in the study during this period. He was always in a hurry when he came in and out, and looked unhappy. Lin Wen. Mother didn’t dare to block him when he was on his way home, and she couldn’t force her way into his study, so she was full of thoughts but couldn’t figure out what to do.”
"In that case, why don't I help them?" The emperor thought for a while and narrowed his eyes and said, "After all, Jiang Jiu and Princess Ning Yi have always been in love, and as a person, he definitely would not kill his wife just because of a quarrel. Ms. Lin... she is the Queen Mother’s person even after she dies!”
Anyway, his purpose is to get Qiu Jinglan into trouble with the Jiang family, so the person who kills Qiu Yilan only needs to be an important figure in the Jiang family. It doesn't matter who he is.
Cen Wei was stunned for a moment and said subconsciously: "But Xijiang is now-" Qiu Jinglan's hardships have not yet passed. If he cannot survive, let alone support his sister, he will not be able to survive his own life!
"The message you gave me last night said that Qiu Jinglan has been almost completely purged and has taken away all the power she can. If we don't consider expelling the Western Barbarians, the hearts of these people who were so easy to win over will probably be dispersed again. !” The emperor said calmly, “Although I don’t know whether he will win or lose this battle... But be prepared first! What does the relationship between Jiang Shujiu and Princess Ningyi have to do with us? The female officer is happy, which is a good thing for me now. "
Cen Wei bowed: "Yes!"