When Qiu Yilan woke up again, it was already night.
Lying beside the couch were two children with similar looks, with wet tears on their faces. They were Jiang Jingkun and Jiang Jinglang.
They were covered with thick blankets to protect themselves from the cold. At the table not far away, Jiang Yashuang was resting.
Two melon-style blue gauze palace lanterns were not enough to illuminate the spacious inner room, and the dim lights could not conceal the fatigue on Jiang Yashuang's face.
"They've all lost weight..." She sighed in her heart, her loving eyes passing over the two children, and resting on her husband for a long time, as if they were meeting again in another life.
As if she had a telepathic connection, Jiang Yashuang suddenly opened her eyes. Surprise burst into her eyes, as bright as if they were real: "Lan Lan?!"
"Move the child to the bed first!" Qiu Yilan tried to sit up on her own but was a little weak. Jiang Yashuang hurriedly came up to help her - but she shook her head and lowered her voice to remind, "How can we let them lie down here? ... What time is it? There are sleeping beds outside. Although the maids usually sleep there, they can be accommodated by changing the bedding... What should I do if I catch a cold?"
"The burning earth dragons are here! Look, they are also covered with something." Jiang Yashuang said softly, as she followed the instructions, she carefully carried the two children onto the couch and put them inside while explaining, "Besides, the two children and these The days are filled with worry, and I hope to talk to you right away when I know you are awake!”
Qiu Yilan pursed her lips: "Wait until tomorrow! It's too late today, don't wake them up!"
"Yeah." Jiang Yashuang nodded and tucked the two children into the quilt. When he stopped, he suddenly hugged his wife!
After a long time, he let her go and said with a smile and a cry, "You... you're awake!"
"If you don't wake up, are you going to marry a new one, live in my house, wear my clothes, and use my jewelry? If I give you a son later, will you kill my son and my daughter?!" Qiu Yilan leaned on his strong but obviously thin chest and sighed as if teasingly, "How can such a good thing be possible?!"
Jiang Yashuang buried her head on the side of her neck and laughed out loud: "There is no such thing as this - we made an appointment to grow old together, but now we have hair all over our heads, you just want to leave me and leave first? ! Are you still being reasonable?”
"Of course I won't leave." Qiu Yilan was about to retort, but when she felt her husband's slightly trembling hands rubbing her shoulders, she immediately swallowed the words as they reached her lips, turned her head and kissed his cheek tenderly, "I'm very sad. Well... Although the child... I wasn't awake at that time? I couldn't eat or drink much. Of course the child... I'm awake now, I think it will get better... So, don't worry!"
"It's my job to persuade you, don't you want you to say everything?" Jiang Yashuang lowered his head and touched her forehead, almost eye-to-eye distance apart. His dark pupils were as bottomless as a deep pool, and his tone was calm, But he couldn't hide his pain, "What should I say now? Ha..."
"Tell me who is plotting against us?" Qiu Yilan hugged his waist and whispered, "I just heard about Fang Zijun - think about it, when my eldest cousin and Fang Nongyan had an affair, he was only six or seven years old. Ruan Boyian left him an estate when he was young and kept an old servant to take care of him. It can be said that he is extremely kind! Even if he still wants to take revenge, he is Fang Nongyan’s only male heir!
What's more, the child was taught to be selfish and vicious by his father and biological mother. Qiu Yilan would never think that he would purge himself for revenge!
"He was sold into the palace by an old servant." Jiang Yashuang hugged her tightly, rested her chin on his wife's crown, closed her eyes, and said softly, "It seems that it is their own fault - the two things Uncle Ruan left for him. This old servant was originally a servant of the Fang family. He had served Fang Nongyan for many years and was extremely loyal to both his father and his son. He did not bully Fang Zijun because he was young, but Fang Zijun was used to being arrogant and suddenly fell into decline. Not only did he not appreciate Ruan Bo's kindness. , the old servants were loyal, but because of their temper, they became more and more violent, beating and scolding them... As time passed, the two old servants developed resentment. When he was eight or nine years old, they simply robbed his body and burned it, and then took the house. The deeds and land deeds were sold, and finally Fang Zijun was sold to the palace as a chamberlain, and he divided the money and left!"
"He seems to be only fourteen or fifteen years old this year. Are many chamberlains still working as handymen at this age?" Qiu Yilan pondered, "Although I didn't recognize him that night, I remembered his clothes... Although he was not the chamberlain chief. One kind, but also a more decent one?”
"According to his own words, he happened to meet Princess Changping after entering the palace. After Princess Changping found out about his grudges with the Ruan family, she got him a casual job and used him as a chess piece!"
"Later the Gu family fell, and Princess Changping also hanged herself..." At this point, Jiang Yashuang suddenly fell silent.
After a long while, he said cheerfully, "You just woke up. The doctor just said that you should not be distracted. I won't go into details. In short, he is confessing now that he was ordered by Lady Lin to attack you, but there is no evidence! Lady Lin When he was defending himself, he involved the imperial concubine in giving birth to the second prince, probably because he felt that the eldest prince was an eyesore... And we also know that Your Majesty has long wanted to seize power! "
"It's a mess anyway!"
"That means the real culprit has not yet been found?" Qiu Yilan asked with a frown.
"The situation in Northern Xinjiang and Western Xinjiang is very urgent now. The government and the public are busy with these two major events. Your matter... others can't care about it for the time being." Jiang Yashuang touched her temples and sneered, "But how could I not care?!"
"I really can't tell who it is now so I can find out who it is..."
"But the noble concubine, Lady Lin, Your Majesty... one of the three must be!"
"So... if we take care of these three, we will definitely be able to avenge you!"
Qiu Yilan was stunned for a moment, and then said: "Even if both Northern and Western Xinjiang had a great victory - Northern Xinjiang would just give it up. Father's clever calculation has always led to the upper hand in the past two years. But Xijiang... I'm afraid my brother's side has not yet When the war stops, right? Will the change of the throne at this critical moment shake up the country?"
"The foundation of the country?" A flash of disdain flashed in Jiang Yashuang's eyes. He lowered his head and rubbed his wife's heart for a moment before saying calmly, "The people are the foundation of the country. What the common people want is to have enough food and clothing, and have something to support their young and old... As for the Funing Palace Who in the world will care about who is going to sit on that chair! The only thing that cares about is this court!"
"Since I have been the regent of the Jiang family, not to mention the great prosperity and peace and the clear rule of the people, most of the common people can be regarded as having no worries about food and clothing and are at ease!"
"Even if someone is deliberately instigating it, how many people can bring about a civil uprising? Our Jiang family holds the Suppressing Army in our hands. After the northern Xinjiang is pacified, the Suppressing Army does not need to be stationed at the border. Why should we be afraid of such a civil uprising?!"
"The opposition in the court, no matter how nice and impassioned it is... is as light as a feather in front of the army!"
He pityed his wife's hair and said softly, "So what about the emperor? If he dares to hurt you, I will kill him! The name of regicide is avoided in the eyes of others. In my eyes, if I can exchange for my wife How sweet it is to have children’s peace!”
Qiu Yilan looked at him for a long time before saying, "What happens after you kill him?"