After sending Ou Qinglan away, Qiu Yilan turned around and went back to her room. Then she walked into the courtyard. Suddenly she felt something cold fall on her face. When she looked up, it was snowing again.
"It seems that this late spring cold is going to stay colder for a while longer!" She reached out to catch a ball of snowflakes, tightened her fox fur and seemed to be saying to herself.
The servant was waiting for the answer, and she added, "Ask the pot of bone soup to be stewed in the kitchen. When Nineteen and Lang'er come back in the evening, we can have a few hot bites."
After Jiang Jingkun was raised by his grandmother, Mrs. Zhuang, who is now called the Crown Princess, last year, when Jiang Tianchi was established as the crown prince, he also took him to live in the East Palace. The prince and his wife's intentions are so obvious, so naturally he is the most valued heir of Jiang's Jingzi generation, and his status is even higher than that of Jiang Yashuang back then.
But this great-grandson of the emperor, who is currently regarded as a great-great-grandson and has been granted the title of Prince Huijun, is not very popular in front of Emperor Zhaode.
Emperor Zhaode Xu loved the house and the crow, and had no affection for Jiang Jingkun. Instead, he was more interested in Jiang Jinglang, the eldest son of Jiang Yashuang.
At the end of last year, when the Jiang family moved out of the Duke's Palace of Qin, Emperor Zhaode asked someone to take Jiang Jinglang to live in Funing Palace. Later, Jiang Yashuang and his wife moved to the Chongjun Prince's Palace and took Jiang Jinglang back. However, Emperor Zhaode still summoned his great-grandson from time to time—Jiang Yashuang sent him to the palace before leaving for work today, and went to pick up his son at the palace gate after leaving work in the evening.
Qiu Yilan calculated the time when her husband and son would come back, and then thought of Lu He: "Leave a cup for He'er too." Lu He has not yet married Fan Sulian, so although he has the house given by Jiang Qianchuan, most of the time It’s better to live with Master.
Now he lives in a guest courtyard in Prince Chong's Mansion. Although he does not eat with Jiang Yashuang and his wife, Qiu Yilan will not forget his share when the Prince's Mansion cooks delicious food.
But of the pot of bone soup she had people prepare today, only Jiang Yashuang came back to drink it in the evening: "The emperor's grandfather saw that it snowed heavily today and was afraid of freezing Lang'er, so he simply kept him in the palace. He My son was called to eat by his cousin. He and Mu Zixuan haven't seen each other for a while, and he wants to stay there for a few days before coming back. I've made the decision."
Jiang Huiying was often in the backyard and was not familiar with Lu He, so she was a little envious of her brother: "The great-grandfather always took Brother Seventeen to live in the palace for a while, but my daughter has never been to Funing Palace!"
The couple were about to comfort her, but the little girl said again, "It's also the great-grandmother who is not in good health, otherwise she would have had to have her daughter accompany her all the time!"
Hearing her confident words, Qiu Yilan immediately gave up trying to comfort her and instead took the opportunity to educate her: "So you must learn from Ms. Shao! Otherwise, your sisters will all compete with you in the future, even the elders. I still love you, are you ashamed?"
"Don't be ashamed!" Jiang Huiying said seriously, "Elders must have good eyesight! Since you like your daughter, it must be because your daughter has strengths that you haven't found yet!"
"..." Qiu Yilan was speechless, and Jiang Yashuang laughed out loud: "What Ying'er said is true, but Ying'er can even win over elders with better eyesight, let alone your sisters and sisters who are of the same generation as you?"
"Don't worry, father! My daughter will definitely make you look good!" Jiang Huiying sweetly promised, "Ms. Shao even praised my daughter today!"
"Really? Why do you praise me?" Jiang Yashuang teased her with a smile, "Tell me, tell your father!"
After enjoying the family time, Qiu Yilan sent her daughter back to her room to prepare for her placement. She and her husband also freshened up and changed clothes. After getting on the bed, they had some intimacy. Talking about the trivial things that happened when he was not at home, she complained that Qiu Jinglan and his wife were too spoiled. Looking at his nephew and niece: "They don't have much contact with Lang'er now, and you keep a close eye on Lang'er, so it's okay. Ying'er is already smart, and is not as easy to coax as a little girl of the same age - my sister-in-law comes here every two days, He was like a sweetheart when he came, and it took a lot of effort to learn some rules, but as soon as he came he was spoiled and lost his integrity!"
"Girls, you have to show off your temper, otherwise you are too soft and what if you are bullied in the future?" Jiang Yashuang has always been obedient to her, but he does not fully agree with the discipline of his children, "I know you I'm worried that she's been pampered too much, but you also said that this child is smart and will naturally know what's good and what's bad when she grows up. How old is she now? "
Seeing that his wife opened her mouth in disapproval as if to refute, he quickly asked, "Did sister-in-law come here specifically to see Hui'er today?"
"Yes and no." Seeing that he was asking about business, Qiu Yilan pursed her lips and said, "Two days ago, she said she had a small pearl corolla in her hand and planned to give it to Ying'er to wear. Today she came here specifically to send the corolla. . But I asked her for two things!”
"What's going on?" Jiang Yashuang asked.
"One is the title of Swing; the other is our mansion!" Qiu Yilan said, "She promised to mention it to her mother when she sees her!"
Jiang Yashuang pondered and said: "Let's not talk about the swing. You asked your sister-in-law to talk about our mansion... What is this?"
"I don't care if I use my own money to build this mansion, and I don't have to compare it with the princely mansion of Eighth Brother and Sixteenth Brother!" Qiu Yilan heard that his tone seemed to disapprove, and couldn't help but snort, "But you think, Lang'er is six years old this year, and Ying'er is four, both of whom are about to reach enlightenment! Now you are teaching Lang'er by yourself, and He'er is helping you, and the emperor's grandfather is also very concerned about his classmates! That’s all. But Ying’er agreed to go to Sister Shiba’s house to study!”
"Baoer's sister-in-law is only one year younger than Ying'er, so she entered school a year later. You know my relationship with my eighth sister-in-law is not very good. Although things between adults have nothing to do with children, the children are I carry it with me, even if the eighth sister-in-law doesn’t teach her intentionally, if the servants murmur a few words, how can it not affect the child’s likes and dislikes? "
"There are also girls in other houses - since they have left their own homes to study in the princess's mansion, why can't the family say something about it? By then, there will be rumors that we have lost power, and even the mansion is in dilapidated condition, so we will all join forces. What should I do if my son bullies Yinger?”
"Even if Ying'er is smart, Sister Eighteen will take note of it. Those who may go to school with her sister must also be the apple of their relatives and friends' eyes. Sister Eighteen cannot blindly support Ying'er. It would be difficult for her to do that! "
"Not just Ying'er, do you think Jue'er and Xuan'er are two years old now? They are twins. They will definitely enter school at the same year. Can you teach them by yourself? I will definitely have to be taught by a teacher. If you ask If we don’t have a suitable teacher, we can only go to the Wencui Pavilion in the palace to study. When the time comes, they will all be cousins, and they will be humbled and worshiped. How can we just watch our children come back and cry every day?”
The twins only had names a few days ago - because of their poor health, they were afraid they wouldn't be able to keep them, so they never dared to give them names. But in the first month of the first month, Shi Qiu Yilan took them to pay respects to the Crown Princess, and happened to run into her father-in-law Jiang Tianchi. I wonder if she was attracted by the two grandchildren who looked exactly like her. She actually became interested in them and even went to see them one by one. After hugging him for a while and asking about the names he hadn’t given yet, he didn’t say anything at the time, but the next day he sent someone a letter saying that he had chosen good names for his two grandsons: the 19th one was named Jiang Jingjue, and the 20th one was named Jiang Jingjue. His name is Jiang Jingxuan.
This incident made Qiu Yilan dumbfounded: "Aren't you trying so hard to promote your eldest son? You suddenly took the initiative to name your younger son's son. Aren't you afraid of affecting your eldest son's reputation?"
But these two names are still passable - even if they are not, Qiu Yilan can't go to her father-in-law and argue that the name you gave me doesn't suit my liking, so I can only accept it as it is.
Back to topic…
She didn't care if she used her dowry to build a house, but when it came to her children's face, Qiu Yilan didn't want to bear it. Even if Ou Qinglan didn't ask to see Chongjun Prince's Mansion today, she would take the initiative to ask this sister-in-law to help plan the whole house. How can the palace be repaired? Let her see how dilapidated the house is: She doesn't want the Crown Princess to give an explanation, but the Chongjun Palace needs this dignity!
Jiang Yashuang was silent after hearing this, and then said after a while: "Actually, I chose this house on purpose."
Qiu Yilan said: "I know - I heard He'er accidentally mention that I could have chosen the former Xihe Prince's Palace, right? I really don't like it there. If it weren't for the children, I actually wouldn't care about the Chongjun Prince's Palace. Ruined not dilapidated.”
After the previous hardships, the Xihe Palace had no power or influence, but it was just hanging on. So after the Great Qin Dynasty Dai Rui, Princess Yang and her son could not expect that the Great Qin would continue to canonize them. They did not dare to live in the palace anymore, so they hurriedly packed up their belongings and moved to another courtyard. He also presented the palace to the imperial court - when the palace was chosen for Jiang Tianchi's three sons, the Xihe Palace was also on the list.
Originally, Jiang Yadan chose Guangyang Palace, but the housekeeper sent by Jiang Yazhu chose Prince Cai Palace, and Xihe Palace happened to be given to Jiang Yashuang. But Jiang Yashuang didn't ask for it - Qiu Yilan was not surprised by this. Not to mention that her previous life in Xihe Palace was definitely not good, and she might not be willing to go back to that terrible place; let's just say that Qiu Jinglan, the real The heir to the Xihe Palace was still alive, and it was really not suitable for him and his wife to live there.
But Jiang Yashuang shook his head and said: "In addition to Xihe Prince's Palace, there are also Zhou Prince's Palace and Yan Prince's Palace to choose from. I don't want any of them. I only chose this mansion for a reason."
Qiu Yilan frowned and said, "Are you afraid that if we follow the example of Eighth Brother and Sixteenth Brother and choose the palace with the title of County Prince, our father will be displeased?"
"Father is not that stingy!" Jiang Yashuang chuckled, "Besides the current situation, I will definitely be crowned king at worst in the future. Living in the palace in advance will save me the chance to change the palace or expand it later, don't you think so? ?”
He pondered for a while and then said, "I hadn't decided which house I wanted at that time, but the emperor's grandfather sent someone to take Lang'er to Funing Palace to stay for a while - you know, from the time of Dali, Funing Palace was It is the location of the emperor's bedroom and the inner court, which is of great significance. An'er lives in the East Palace and Lang'er lives in Funing Palace. Even if Bago and I don't suspect each other, the others... "
"So you deliberately chose this dilapidated mansion to show that you have no intention of competing with Bage?" Qiu Yilan bit her lip for a while, not quite agreeing, "But have you ever thought about it? As long as the emperor's grandfather values Lang'er for one day, Even if we live in a thatched cottage, those who care will not be worried! Instead of choosing such a place to live, it is better to keep Lang'er from entering the palace!"
"It's not what you think!" Jiang Yashuang shook his head and said, "Whether Bage and I will argue or not is not a matter of our brothers' thoughts at all. So no matter how I express my position, it will not affect the outcome." A look of complexity flashed across his face, "I'm just worried about Lang'er!"
"Although it is the imperial grandfather who lives in Funing Palace now, you also know that the person that the government and the public fear the most is actually my father!"
Qiu Yilan was startled: "You mean the people from Funing Palace..."
"The Imperial Grandfather is old. Except for his true confidants, it is difficult for others to think less of him! Even if the Imperial Grandfather will be optimistic about him, he is not afraid of anything less than ten thousand!" Jiang Yashuang sighed, "So to be honest, Every time Lang'er entered the palace, I was worried, but I had no choice but to disobey the emperor's grandfather. The reason why I chose this county palace was entirely because it was the farthest from the imperial city among all the palaces listed for me to choose. It is inconvenient for Lang'er to enter the palace, and as expected, the emperor's grandfather picks him up less often - there is no other house nearby that can serve as the prince's residence, so we can only accept it as dilapidated! "