In the harem, Empress Tao was still ill, and the attendants came and went one after another, trying their best to show their filial piety. In the previous dynasty, due to the vacancy of the post of Minister of War, the undercurrent gradually surged, and the empress was unknowingly caused by her serious illness. The news was suppressed.
Strictly speaking, it was not just the King of Huainan who had the idea for this position - I forgot to mention that Chu Xiao still had the title of king in this dynasty, and he was currently the only king with a different surname besides King Lu, but his title was changed to King Yongyi and Qiu Jinglan, Marquis of Dingxi.
However, after others saw what these two were thinking, they all stopped wisely.
After all, those who are qualified to compete for the six ministers are not fools. Of these two, the former is the father-in-law of Prince Huijun, and the latter is the brother-in-law of Prince Chongjun. On the surface it is a dispute over the Minister of War, but in fact it is a vanguard battle between the Taisun. Who dares to join in the fun
"Brother, do you want to be Minister of the Ministry of War?" Qiu Yilan waited in the palace for one night and then returned home. The next day, she went to the Dingxi Marquis Mansion to pick up her children. Although the queen had woken up after a few days, she still had not recovered. It was almost her turn again. In order to avoid being caught by Chu Yitong when she was late like last time, she sent her children to Dingxihou Mansion two days early this time, and Ou Qinglan kept her to eat.
After noon, I asked my servants to take the children to take a nap, while my sister-in-law and my sister-in-law whispered in the small flower hall, "Is it my brother's own choice or is it for us?"
Ou Qinglan took an orange and peeled it, and hummed: "My husband is now the minister of the Ministry of War. According to the tacit agreement, after King Shou observes his filial piety, he should be the one who deserves the throne! What does King Yongyi mean by intervening? I really think that Now that Prince Hui has the crown prince's eyes, he can have a hand in everything, right?"
"King Yongyi is not my eighth sister-in-law!" Qiu Yilan smiled slightly, "Sister-in-law, look at the Chu family in Qianrui. At this time last year, there were quite a few princes, princes, ministers, and ministers. Now there are still many who can be crowned. Besides King Yongyi, who else has the special status of King Lu?"
"That old fox!" Ou Qinglan peeled the orange and stroked the orange strips little by little, and said, "My husband also said that he is difficult to deal with... So, this old guy is very confident about this dispute over the Minister of War?"
Qiu Yilan shook his head and said: "I'm not afraid that he is confident, but I'm afraid that he will stand up and fight for the position of Minister of the Ministry of War, which is not his own intention!" According to common sense, Chu Xiao should not fight for this position - although the Minister of the Ministry of War does not directly lead the army , but in the end it also has the word "soldier" attached to it. The Qin Dynasty usurped the world of Darui by relying on its military power. As a member of the authentic royal family of Darui, it was impossible for Chu Xiao not to avoid this taboo even if he was Jiang Yadan's father-in-law!
Chu Xiao has always been good at dancing in the court. Starting from Emperor Dezong, the Gu family usurped the throne, the Queen Mother hung the curtain, the second empress fought for power, the Jiang family became the regent, and the Great Qin Dynasty Rui... He has been prosperous along the way. In both the government and the public, the only person who can compare with him is probably Xue Chang.
In fact, although Xue Chang's status, prestige and real power were stronger than him when he was alive, strictly speaking, he is not as good as him now - Xue Chang is dead, but Chu Xiao is still alive and well.
This shows that no matter what his character is, his IQ and EQ are definitely sufficient!
This kind of person blatantly violates the default taboo, and it is impossible for him to have no inside knowledge.
After listening to Qiu Yilan's words, Ou Qinglan also frowned. While handing an orange petal from the tangerine veins to Qiu Yilan, he said, "You mean, Chu Xiao was ordered by the prince?" Otherwise? , isn't he afraid that Jiang will suspect that he wants to revive Darui
"It's hard to say!" Qiu Yilan pondered for a while, but then sighed, "If it was my father-in-law's intention, he should have hinted that he recommended Chu Xiao when he submitted the resignation list. In that case, there would be no need to argue. But my father-in-law didn't do it. Do it!”
"If it wasn't my father-in-law's intention, I really can't think of anyone who gave Chu Xiao such courage?"
Ou Qinglan thought for a long time but couldn't think of anything, so she packed up a whole orange and simply gave it to Qiu Yilan. She clapped her hands and said, "No matter who is standing behind him, I haven't seen my husband being told not to waste his time." With strength, it can be seen that this position is not necessarily his - speaking of which, what is the plan of Nineteen? "
Qiu Yilan asked in surprise: "What are your plans?"
"Don't tell me that you just accept your fate like this?" They were the only two in the room at this time, but Ou Qinglan still leaned into her ear and whispered, "Are you kidding me? It's just because of Chu Yitong's attitude towards you. Even when I returned to Kyoto, I heard a lot from Man'er. If she really lives in Beique Hall, will she be able to live a good life like you? "
"She?" Qiu Yilan smiled unconsciously, "Sister-in-law, it's not like you don't know the character of Prince Hui. I, a good eighth sister-in-law, should be thankful to God for being able to control her husband. You still want to cause trouble for me?"
"I'm just giving an example from the backyard!" Ou Qinglan said with a frown, "The key is the previous dynasty! The status of the Nineteenth in the Jiang family has always been like that of the crown prince! But now the prince wants to change someone. Do you think that after Prince Hui comes to power, you How can this family not be in danger?”
Qiu Yilan said: "The relationship between Shijiu and Prince Hui is quite good..."
"A good relationship now may not be reliable in the future!" Ou Qinglan interrupted, "People's hearts are fickle, especially after you sit in that position, you may not be able to control what you think and do! Nineteen Bihui The prince is more than ten years younger, almost a generation behind him. When Prince Hui was over sixty years old, he was still in his prime at nineteen! Not to mention capable, Prince Hui was nineteen years old. You said that Prince Hui was nineteen years younger? If the king ascends the throne, can he rest assured?"
The voice lowered, "Have the two generations of the Jiang family done enough to kill each other and kill each other? Let me put it bluntly: especially your fourth brother!"
"..." Qiu Yilan spread her hands helplessly, "I have thought about this too. However, Shijiu is now in a good relationship with Prince Hui, and he is not willing to compete with Prince Hui. What can I do?"
Moreover, "Although the prince is now trying to promote King Hui, King Hui does not feel arrogant in front of Jiujiu. I heard that he loves Jiujiu very much. Every time the prince teaches King Hui, if possible, Prince Huijun wants to drag Nineteen down - under such circumstances, I really can’t say anything to persuade Nineteen to go against him! "
Ou Qinglan frowned and said: "Prince Huijun has always looked very foolish and incompetent before, so why does he sound so scheming now? The prince was originally partial to him, but now he is trying his best to pretend to be magnanimous and friendly. I don't think so. The prince loves him more and more, and it hurts his heart. I’m afraid even your majesty will like him as time goes by!”
Qiu Yilan also felt a headache: "Although I don't know whether he is sincere or has other motives, in short his friendliness can be seen by everyone - in this case, I would really ask Nineteen to fight him. Not optimistic!”
"Of course!" Ou Qinglan sighed, "Originally, the youngest son Shijiu was not as good as Prince Hui in terms of legitimate status. Now that Prince Hui treats him well, how can he not be scolded if he still attacks his brother? ? At that time, it will help Prince Hui!"
He sighed again, "But the prince is still holding on to you and won't let you leave the capital! Otherwise, since King Hui Jun is doing this, it would be a roundabout way for you to simply leave the capital and go to other places to accumulate power. However, the prince wants to be on guard. What about you?"
Qiu Yilan was about to speak when a servant came in to report: "The Marquis is back!"
"Why are you back so early today?" Both my sister-in-law and sister-in-law were very surprised, so they got up and went out to greet him.
When I walked to where I saw the second door, I saw Qiu Jinglan had come in.
The years of hard work in Western Xinjiang have made this handsome young man who once attracted the attention of courtesans in Beijing have a bit more resoluteness in his original handsome appearance. At the moment, he is wearing a purple-ground Xiaoke tuan, a gold and jade belt, and Dai Yuan You Guan - he looked like a serious marquis and a central official - but it was a pity that a string of oil-paper bags in his left hand and four or five six bamboo baskets with small eyes in his right hand broke up this picturesque scene and looked nondescript.
"Where's Ying'er?" Qiu Jinglan smiled when she saw her wife and sister, but what she said was, "I heard yesterday that you sent her, Jue'er, and Xuan'er here today. I went to the market specially after getting off work. I bought her favorite snacks and her favorite magpies.”
"She already has plenty of food and toys here, brother, why are you still doting on her like this?" Qiu Yilan said a little sourly, considering her daughter's education, "I've never seen you like this before, brother." enthusiasm!"
Qiu Jinglan laughed and scolded: "How can you be such a bitch? You are actually jealous of your daughter!"
Then he said, "Who told you that you were always disobedient back then? Every time you came over, you made me half angry to death. How could I still remember to buy you snacks? Besides, when did you come over, I am in need of you to eat and drink?"
"Is Ying'er obedient?" Qiu Yilan said dissatisfied, "She is as naughty as anything. Although I was angry with you a few times, most of the time she was very obedient, okay! Why do you always remember me? When you don’t obey?”
It was hard for her to be disobedient when she had such a feudal patriarchal brother--this brother actually said that his impression of her was that she was disobedient? ! It’s so heartless!
"But Ying'er has never been angry with me once - in terms of obedience, you are far worse than your daughter. You can't blame me for loving her now!" Qiu Jinglan rolled her eyes at her sister and said shamelessly, "You probably didn't know that you would How many times have I wanted to beat you up? If you were my younger brother, I would have done it! How can I still calm you down?"
Qiu Yilan angrily said: "Don't you use your hands too much? I still remember that every time I saw you, you were on the execution ground. If you answered a wrong question, you would knock a chestnut off!" She would be beaten every three days. I've been beaten to tears and I haven't been able to explain it, okay
"You treat my brother like a prison officer, shouldn't I give you a few blows?" Qiu Jinglan said matter-of-factly, "If I had known that you were whispering about me in your heart, I would have given you a few more blows!"
"Annoying brother, if I had known better, I shouldn't have told Ying'er that she was getting close to your uncle. I should have told her that you are extremely bad and can't believe anything you say!" Qiu Yilan waved her fist at him, "Humph, you have to It’s not that I can’t beat you…”
"How old are you all!" Ou Qinglan, who was dumbfounded, found a chance to interject, and said, "Isn't it just for a bag of snacks and a few magpies? As for pinching each other like this? In this way, I will give you Yilan some points later. Isn’t that it?”
"I don't want it if it wasn't specially bought for me!" Qiu Yilan shouted, "Is this a problem between dim sum and magpie?"
Qiu Jinglan's face didn't change: "I won't give it to you if you want it. I bought it specially for my niece. Now that my niece has not seen it, where will it be your turn?"
After saying that, he asked where Jiang Huiying and others were accommodated, carrying snacks with Que'er, Shi Shiran and left. Ou Qinglan suppressed a smile and comforted her sister-in-law who was stamping her feet: "Your brother is joking with you! Why do you think he does it?" So he loves Ying'er and the others? Isn't it because they are your children? Otherwise, there are so many children of the same age in Beijing. Who do you think he has fallen in love with? Go, he loves Ying'er, don't they love you?"
"I know what you are saying!" Qiu Yilan said angrily, "But Ying'er and the others belong to them, and I belong to me. I still feel that I have fallen out of favor!!!"
Ou Qinglan laughed out loud: "You have such a big temper as a child. How can I, my husband, still hold you around all day long?"
Qiu Yilan rolled her eyes at her: "I won't tell you anymore! I'm going back!"
"Hey, hey, are you serious about it?" Ou Qinglan managed to keep her, "Husband, he came back very early today, maybe he just wanted to talk to you? You also know that we are all busy now. If you miss this time, next time I don’t know when we will have a chance to talk… Do you really want to leave?”
Being pulled and persuaded by her sister-in-law, Qiu Yilan reluctantly stayed. While chatting casually with Ou Qinglan, she thought about the way Qiu Jinglan indulged and loved her back then, and then thought about how tightly he clung to her niece today. I left my sister aside and felt really heartbroken: "I know you are good to Ying'er and the others and love the house and the crow, but don't forget about the whole house just because you saw the crow, right?!"
So after a long while, he smiled at Qiu Jinglan and took out a pack of candied fruits: "Here, from the shop you like to eat... I kept hiding it in my sleeves just now, thinking you could find it, but who knows, I still overestimated it." You are gone, alas!”
Qiu Yilan was surprised at first, and then furious: "How dare you say that! I will definitely find it before I put it away - you have always wanted me to be polite. I have kept your instructions in mind for so many years, but you just forgot to search it yourself. !”
"Are you polite?" Qiu Jinglan looked down at her hand holding her clothes, and twitched the corner of her mouth, "Do you dare to look polite when you say this?!"
The brother and sister were making trouble when suddenly Ou Qinglan's eyes turned red and she looked at her husband with great grievance: "I have a sister and a niece, what about mine?!"