"Princess Huijun mentioned it, but Ms. Shao didn't want to die!" Qiu Yilan waved her hand and asked the servants to leave, then said, "I heard someone said that when Ms. Shao entered the Jiang family, There was some discord with Prince Hui... I think it was because of this."
The corner of Ou Qinglan's mouth twitched: "This person!" Although Qiu Yilan's words were vague, people who knew Jiang Yadan knew what was going on: Shao Yuemei is still beautiful and elegant today, much less more than ten years ago. She is so beautiful and cute that she might have been looked down upon by Jiang Yadan and wanted to take advantage of her as soon as she walked in. But this female teacher is not one of those people who spends her whole life crawling into bed to get rich. She will definitely not give in... Otherwise, she is a female teacher, How could I go against Jiang Yadan
With such a festival, it's no wonder that Princess Huijun spoke in person, and Shao Yuemei refused to go to Prince Huijun's Mansion.
"You invited her here later?" Ou Qinglan picked up a plum from the fruit plate in front of her, but didn't eat it. She said thoughtfully, "Is Princess Huijun going to make a note for you again?"
She had already heard Zhuang Man say that the relationship between Chu Yitong and Qiu Yilan was not very good.
"Where?" Qiu Yilan shook his head, "Princess Fuling happened to be there at that time, so she came forward to smooth things over and invited Miss Shao to the Princess's Mansion. It was agreed that Miss Shao would set up a museum in the Princess's Mansion. If the family wants their daughter to become a disciple of Master Shao, she will send her there."
When dynasties change, the titles of the previous dynasty cannot be counted. Since Jiang Qizheng is the crown prince's legitimate daughter, her title has also been reduced from Princess Chunfu to Princess Fuling - but that's okay. Sooner or later, she will be promoted to princess, eldest princess or even eldest princess.
"Then why are you here again?" Ou Qinglan finished chewing the plums and spit the kernels into an empty silver plate. "Is it because you don't like Ying'er being noisy, so you can enlighten her in advance?"
"Someone suggested to my mother-in-law that the Jiang family's sister-in-law party had been suspended for various reasons over the years. Should it be held again now?" Qiu Yilan shook her head, with a strange look on her face, "My mother-in-law thinks so, it's been decided. We got together in April, and the news I heard was that for the sake of the atmosphere at the table and to show off in front of my mother-in-law, everyone would have to show off their skills to some extent - playing music, chess, calligraphy and painting, etc. Although I had learned all of them in my early years, But in the past few years, the husband and son have been neglected, but Princess Fuling's calligraphy is far better than her peers, so there is no need to worry about this at all. "
"So during the first month of the year, I invited Miss Shao to come over and sharpen my spear, so as not to lose the face of Prince Chongjun's palace. It just so happened that Yinger was particularly naughty these days, which gave me a headache, so I asked Miss Shao to teach her as well. Just give me something and don’t bother me so much that I don’t have time to do my own thing!”
The Jiang family's sister-in-law party was quite famous in Beijing before. Although it had not been held for several years, Ou Qinglan also knew about it. At this moment, after hearing the words and thinking about it, he couldn't help but laugh out loud: "I remember that you participated in the year you just graduated, but you haven't done it since then... Could it have something to do with you?"
"You can't blame me entirely - you think that the time I participated, the cousin-in-law of the eldest family slapped my previous eighth sister-in-law in the face in front of me. That eighth sister-in-law still blocked the disaster for me. How could I not do it? Go back?" Qiu Yilan defended, "Who would have thought that they wouldn't get together after that?"
"We've already started, why do we have a gathering?" Ou Qinglan said with a smile, "No wonder my husband said you would pretend to be nice in front of him. You are really fierce and fierce. The Jiang family's sisters-in-law gathered together before and after the party. It’s been more than ten years, and it seems to have been passed down from the current queen’s generation! They scattered it as soon as you walked in!”
After teasing her sister-in-law a few words, her face turned serious again, "But who mentioned that we want to get together again now? Isn't it because of you?"
Qiu Yilan shook her head and said: "I don't know yet - I was busy cleaning up the mansion and moving at the end of last year. Where can I find the time to ask about this? Or my mother-in-law sent someone two days ago to ask me to remember to go to the East Palace for a party in April. We just mobilized people to check."
"Be careful when the time comes!" Ou Qinglan frowned, "This is the Jiang family's sister-in-law party. I can't get in, and even Qizheng can't go. If someone is targeting you, you are doing the same thing now. As a mother, we can’t solve the problem easily anymore!”
Back then, Qiu Yilan whipped her cousin-in-law but received no substantial punishment. The main reason was that in addition to Mr. Lu hitting the little Mr. Tao first and Mrs. Tao trying to distract her, it was also because she had just entered the house at that time and everyone had to be punished. A somewhat respectable bride; and the two reasons of being young and energetic and being young and ignorant are still very valid - the granddaughter-in-law of 28 years old is just a child in the eyes of the head of the family, Jiang Qianchuan, who is over 60 years old!
Now let’s not talk about Jiang Yashuang’s status being shaken, let’s talk about herself. She has given birth to four children, and if she still rolls up her sleeves and takes action without even saying a word, then it can no longer be said that she is young and impulsive, but that she cannot calm down and has no self-restraint. There is no sense of proportion.
Qiu Yilan smiled and said: "I know, sister-in-law, don't worry, I've guessed that someone might be trying to trick me, so why can't I jump into the pit?"
Ou Qinglan also knew that this sister-in-law was not someone to be bullied, so she just wanted to remind her. Seeing that she was confident, she stopped talking and said, "I couldn't look around the last two times I came here due to various reasons. I don't have time today. Please show me your house!"
"Then take the heater, it's still cold today!"
The sister-in-law and sister-in-law each held a heater and put on their fur coats. After going out, they first walked along the corridor to exit the courtyard that Ou Qinglan had already seen, and then turned into the small garden behind the penthouse. The two of them talked while walking: "I heard this Although the predecessor of Chuzhaizi was also the palace of a county prince, it was already in the reign of Emperor Dezong. After the death of the prince, the mansion was transferred to the inner treasury and no one has ever lived in it. It would be difficult to repair it in a hurry. It’s not satisfactory, but it looks pretty good today?”
Although there are traces of new repairs on the railings and pillars on both sides of the road, the regulations are still complete.
"This is still where the main house is, which is not bad." Qiu Yilan shook her head, "It was very dilapidated away from this area. My sister-in-law also knows that the move out of His Majesty's residence was in a hurry last year, so I only asked people to move the main house. I’m doing some cleaning while looking at the scenery, and I plan to find someone to do the rest when the weather gets warmer.”
While they were talking, they passed through a hanging flower door. As expected, the area outside the door began to be deserted, with all kinds of decay and dilapidation. Weeds grew under the melting ice and snow, and the mess gave off a desolate atmosphere.
Ou Qinglan couldn't help but feel it was unfair for the couple: "Huijun Prince's Mansion was the Guangyang Prince's Mansion in the past. It is said that the couple did not move much after they lived there. Now the prince dotes on Huijun Prince, and they live in the Prince's Mansion with the title of prince." That's all. Prince Jing and his wife are both in Northern Xinjiang, and the palace assigned to them was actually the former Prince Cai's Palace. Of course, Prince Cai was not satisfied. The palace's grandeur was far from comparable to that of Guangyang Prince's Palace, which was barely enough to be considered a palace. The standard is higher than that of a county prince. Why do you have such a dilapidated house
"Even if the Crown Prince intends to establish Prince Hui, he is too harsh on you! I regret that Nineteen wanted to become an official last year. Why should I worry about the court in a day like this? Just go and live happily!"
Of course this was an angry comment. After all, if Jiang Tianchi didn't allow it, Jiang Yashuang wouldn't be able to leave even if he wanted to.
Qiu Yilan didn't care very much: "Now the main house is enough for our couple and our children to live in. After all, Lang'er is still young, so I can't rest assured if he lives far away. As for other places, they will be slowly repaired after the spring. That’s it, my brother was generous back then and gave me a lot of money as a dowry. The Jiang family’s share of property is not much, but I’m not short of money either!”
"Prince Hui and Prince Jing don't really need to repair it, but you here still want you to pay for it yourself!" Ou Qinglan sighed, "I'll go see the Crown Princess later and give you a heads up! Is there such a bully? Even if you want to eliminate the influence of Shijiu so that he can help Prince Hui in peace, this method is too ruthless, isn’t it true that Shijiu is not the biological flesh and blood of the prince and his wife
Qiu Yilan has heard too many words like this in the past six months, and now she is not touched by them at all. He just smiled and said: "I know my sister-in-law loves us, but when my sister-in-law mentions it, she must find a time when her mother-in-law is in a good mood, otherwise it will be a small thing if we don't get any benefit here, and a big thing if my sister-in-law suffers grievances because of us!"
"Don't worry, the time I spend with the Crown Princess is no less than the time I spend with my own mother. I know exactly how to tell her!" Ou Qinglan said confidently, "I will definitely ask her to fill the gap between the mansions for you! "
She specifically asked to see some of the most dilapidated parts of Chongjun Prince's Mansion before returning to the house.
After returning to the house, the two sisters talked about the current situation and the rumors in the backyard. Seeing that it was time for lunch, Qiu Yilan wanted to save some food.
After lunch, Jiang Huiying came over from Shao Yuemei's place and chatted and joked with her aunt for an hour. Ou Qinglan looked at the sky and decided to leave: "I promised my mother before that I would go back for dinner today. My brother is now - you also know !”
Oubicheng has been depressed since the death of Princess Yongfu of the previous dynasty. Even though her identity changed from the eldest son of Jing Bo in Dali to the eldest son of Min Kingdom in Da Qin, she was still indifferent.
The Duke of Min and his wife had such a son, so of course they were very concerned about him. In order to make him happy, they often called their daughter back to reunite with him, hoping to use their family affection to influence him.
So when Qiu Yilan heard what she said, she gave up her intention of keeping her for a while, and told her daughter to stop pestering her: "Your aunt has to visit your cousin Ou today, please stop making trouble!"
Mother and daughter sent Ou Qinglan to the door together, and just as they were about to say goodbye, Qiu Yilan suddenly remembered something: "My sister Zhuqian was granted the title of Princess Yishu in the previous dynasty, but she was not mentioned when the sect's daughter was canonized in this dynasty. , but now my identity is embarrassing. Sister-in-law, if you have a chance, can you tell me?"
"I will go to the East Palace tomorrow!" Ou Qinglan nodded, because when she mentioned the swing, she thought of Cheng Xide, the husband of the swing. When she thought of Cheng Xide, she thought of the Cheng family and the Xue family, and sighed, "When I was in Xijiang before, my husband often In memory of Xue Xiang’s kindness in cultivation and maintenance! When I received the imperial edict to return to the court to report my merits, I was asked to pick up a piece of local produce for Xue Xiang despite my busy schedule. Who would have thought... While we were still on the way, Xue Xiang left first? step!"
… Xue Chang, the famous Prime Minister who had been an important minister and even a senator in the five dynasties since the Great Ruide Sect, died without any illness in early August last year.
Given his age, although this news was sudden, it was not unacceptable.
Since Xue Chang had always been trusted and relied upon by Jiang Qianchuan, he was among the first officials appointed after the founding of the Qin Dynasty, and his position remained the same, so no one suspected that there was something behind his death, and they all regretted the loss of his fame and prime minister.
Looking at Ou Qinglan who also didn't know the truth, Qiu Yilan hid the bitterness in her heart and said warmly: "My brother's feelings, even if Xue Xiang is under Jiuquan, I think he can feel it."
... Xue Chang committed suicide, and Jiang Yashuang went to talk to him personally: "After your death, the imperial court granted you a posthumous title, buried you with dignity, and protected your heirs. This is the best result that this younger generation can get for you."
And Xue Chang only asked one question: "Where is Chunjun?"
"If you leave before he comes back..."
"That's good. Although my children will inevitably be affected by me in the future, their wealth is also from me, and I have a clear conscience! Although Chunjun has received my help, in the final analysis, he is where he is today. If he is implicated because of me, it will make me feel uneasy even under Jiuquan!" Xue Chang said and told Jiang Yashuang, "I will ask you to do it within three days!"
Jiang Yashuang bowed three times and retired. On the early morning of the third day after he left the Xue Mansion, the Xue family burst into mourning and announced the death of Xue Chang, an important minister of the Five Dynasties!