"How did you figure it out?" When Qiu Yilan said goodbye, he and Shui Jin stood up to see each other off. The two of them walked on the flower path in the backyard, and unanimously asked the servants to stay away. After a period of silence, He Shui Jin Jin asked quietly, "I remember that you don't know much about medicine, but just now did you look at the medicine bowl brought by Sister-in-law Qi twice?"
"In the early years, my brother was stabbed while paying homage to my grandfather and was seriously injured. I stayed with him in the Ruan Mansion for several days." Qiu Yilan sighed.
He Shuijin was startled, and then showed a wry smile: "That's right... I had forgotten about this: your brother suffered a trauma at the beginning, and the medicine he boiled was of course for trauma. You stayed with him in Ruan Mansion, even if I’m not familiar with medicine, but it’s not difficult to remember the smell of the medicine. You didn’t realize something was wrong just now, you just smelled that the medicine wasn’t for treating illnesses at all, but for injuries, right?”
"Did Sister-in-law Six move her hand? Did you tell her the truth about Zhuo'er's death?" Qiu Yilan asked softly, turning the bracelet on her wrist.
After she smelled that the medicine given by Zhang was taken by people who had suffered trauma, she guessed the truth: He had a noble status and was followed by many people when he came in and out. No one could hurt him except the people around him. she? To put it another way, even if she was really hurt, why would she keep it secret and hide it by saying she was sick? It must be because this matter cannot be discussed!
Otherwise, this Princess Gui is not a tolerant person, especially when she looked like that just now. She was seriously injured. It seemed that if she didn't lie down for a few months, it would be a luxury to stay in bed even if she didn't recover. After suffering such a big loss, if she hadn't really dared to reveal it, she would have been able to urge others to avenge her! How could you be pretending to be sick? !
Sure enough, He Shuijin sighed: "Sister-in-law Six did it...but I didn't tell her."
In fact, it was similar to what she told her personally, because, "It was my mother's dowry who accidentally let it slip half a year ago. The reason why Zhui'er used snakes to scare me was because she was privately encouraged by my mother and a little maid in front of me." , so the maid was promised to go to the south far away afterwards - Sister-in-law Six asked her mother-in-law to go to the south to search for half a year, and finally came back last month with a letter of approval, saying that the maid confessed under torture, and she was punished by her mother for doing so. Life!"
At this point, He Shuijin smiled miserably, "Sixth sister-in-law came to me after she found out and told me what happened - but I said that I have Ya'er. Even though I still feel heartbroken about the previous child, I can do it for Ya'er. What to do? So she had to do it herself."
Qiu Yilan is silent. Shi, who has lost her husband and her son and is a young widow, is indeed the most suitable knife. It's really hard for He Shuijin, who knew the truth so early and endured it for so many years before taking action - no, it's not necessarily that He Shuijin is willing to endure it. I'm afraid he still wants to seek justice for his child, but is not willing to do anything for it. What price did this vicious mother-in-law and aunt pay? Counting the time, it was the time for the family separation half a year ago!
"After the family was separated, everyone lived together. It was not as crowded as before when they lived in the Duke of Qin's mansion. Moreover, after the family was divided, the property was also divided. Originally, the fourteenth sister-in-law had to take care of the entire property of the Duke of Qin's mansion, but now she only needs to take care of it. Worrying about Prince Gui’s Mansion freed up time and energy—I took action right away!”
Qiu Yilan was speculating on the grudges of the third room and didn't have much intention to get involved. She just couldn't help but ask: "What about the sixth sister-in-law now?"
"Locked up, we plan to spread the news tonight that she fell ill because she was too attentive to serving the disease." He Shuijin said calmly.
"And then she died suddenly in a few days?" Qiu Yilan frowned, "Speaking of which, she is quite pitiful!" Qiu Yilan's previous relationship with Shi was really not a good one, let alone Shi. Her husband, Jiang Yaqing, died at the hands of the Fourth Fang. Even though there was no evidence, both parties had a tacit understanding. Based on this alone, the relationship between Shi and everyone in the Fourth Fang would not be good!
Let’s just say that Shi Shi and Qiu Yilan had dealt with each other several times. Due to various reasons, they basically disliked each other every time. But thinking about the innocent Jiang Jingzhuo, Qiu Yilan felt that she should say something for this sixth sister-in-law. talk.
This is also the reason why she deliberately let He Shuijin find out that she noticed the medicine He drank. Otherwise, she would know something was wrong as soon as she smelled the medicine, so why would she have to look again and again
"She has helped me so much, how can I treat her badly?" Fortunately, He Shuijin didn't mean to use Mrs. Shi as an abandoned son. She stretched out her hand to brush her hair on her temples and said with a faint smile, "Even my mother's The dowry has been revealed to her, do you think she will be wronged now? I have beaten the four women and two maids over there, and they must serve her like a queen - and in order to let the sixth sister-in-law I won’t despair, I plan to go over and talk to her tonight!”
If she hadn't managed the backyard of Prince Gui's Mansion like an iron bucket, even if Mrs. Shi was able to stab her mother-in-law with the help of Mrs. He's lack of defense, how could such a shocking and unethical incident be kept completely hidden
Qiu Yilan glanced at her and didn't ask her how she planned to negotiate with Mrs. Shi. Instead, she said, "Sister-in-law Six failed to succeed, but you didn't help me?"
"She failed because I held her back. Otherwise, Princess Gui would have died suddenly!" He Shuijin sneered, suddenly stopped, looked at her steadily, and said, "What do you think, He's wife?" What she did can only be redeemed by death?"
The reason for co-writing is to keep Mr. He alive and slowly torture him - Qiu Yilan nodded, and probably guessed what He Shuijin was going to tell Ms. Shi tonight. She didn't ask in detail, and only said: "Third Aunt's condition." It doesn't look very good, I'm afraid it will have to be kept for a long time. I remember that I had some good ginseng, and I sent it over. My sister-in-law thought it would be good for making soup and used as medicine. It was a little thought of mine. Bar!"
He Shuijin breathed a sigh of relief and said gratefully: "That couldn't be better!"
Walking her to the place where she got into the car, she lowered her voice and whispered, "I have no other gift of thanks that can impress you. When it comes to your property, no matter what it is, as long as you can trust it, no matter how many people come to me, I will try my best." !”
"Then I'll make a note of it. If anything happens in the future, I'll definitely come to my sister-in-law!" Qiu Yilan nodded. After she returned to Prince Chongjun's Mansion, she ordered someone to pack a box of wild ginseng and send it to Prince Gui's Mansion. Put it aside.
But two days later it was her turn to serve again. When she arrived at the Beique Palace, the Crown Princess naturally asked about He's situation: "I heard that you all went to see him?"
"Third aunt doesn't look very good!" Chu Yitong was the first to answer. The princess may have hoped that the two daughters-in-law would have more contact in order to improve their relationship, so these few times the ministers have arranged for them to be together - and Chu Yitong Tong and Qiu Yilan also showed reconciliation and friendship in front of her very gently.
For example, now, Chu Yitong frowned slightly and said, "Not only the third aunt, but also the sixth sister-in-law fell ill because of the hard work of serving the sick. Now in the Prince Gui's palace, the seventh sister-in-law and the fourteenth younger brother and sister are busy at home and outside. Don’t be ridiculous! Fortunately, the ginseng sent by the 19th sister-in-law last time was good. When the wife went to visit, the 7th sister-in-law and the 14th sister-in-law asked her to thank the 19th sister-in-law! "
Qiu Yilan also reciprocated: "A few ginseng is nothing. It's not that the Gui Palace has nothing, but it's just a token of affection. But I heard that Sister-in-law Eight also gave you a box of snow lotus that the imperial grandmother gave you before? That's what it means." What a rare good thing!”
"As long as the elders are good, no matter how good the things are, they are worth the money!" Chu Yitong smiled gently and said to the princess, "I did this without asking my grandmother, and I begged my mother to look back. Can you explain it to your wife?"
"What's the big deal?" the Crown Princess said nonchalantly, "Your Imperial Grandmother is so generous, how can she argue with you about such trivial matters?"
Although the Crown Princess knew about the seriousness of He's illness, she still didn't take it very seriously - originally, the Crown Princess went to the border in the early years and didn't get along with He for a few years, and it was not really a harmonious relationship between the sisters-in-law during those years. After all, the He family is so petty that even her own niece is jealous of her, and the Crown Princess is a strong-willed woman who doesn't lag behind others and loves to pinch herself. It's strange that they can be friendly!
The reason for interfering was just a formality to save face. The news that He was dying of illness was not as important as the easing of the relationship between her two legitimate daughters-in-law.
He would casually give the order, "Let the Taiyuan Hospital have free time to go and take a look. If there are any missing medicinal materials, just draw them from the internal treasury. We must make people feel better as soon as possible!"
Then he added, "My mother is not fully recovered yet, so don't tell her about this yet, so that she won't worry about it. Please remember this and keep your mouth shut!"
The people around the palace quickly said yes.
Under such circumstances, Princess Gui's illness gradually became serious, and she had to stay in bed for many years to recuperate. The Crown Princess only sighed: "How could a good person become like this?" The old rule: send an imperial doctor and send precious medicinal materials. , tonics... Just live your life how you want to live, don't worry about it at all.
The others were the same - they just sighed and gave something away: "Fortunately, my eldest daughter-in-law, who was ill before, got better, otherwise Prince Gui's Mansion would really be..."
After a few days, Queen Tao was almost recovering. News came out from Prince Gui's Mansion that Princess Gui had been ill for a long time and thought the Prince's Mansion was not clean enough, so she decided to stay in Zhuangzi outside the city. The three daughters-in-law rushed to follow her. After going to wait on her, it was Mrs. Shi who finally resolved the dispute by acting like the eldest sister-in-law: "The family's business has always been managed by the fourteenth younger brother and sister. You went to Zhuangzi. What if something happens in the shop or at home?! "
"And seventh brother and sister, don't you take care of the children under your knees? Stop taking care of your father? Don't take care of your seventh brother?! Don't you watch the exchange of favors?! I am the only widow in this family who has a little leisure time. Huai'er has already entered school, and Hongru from the Wencui Pavilion is there to discipline him. If you stay in the house, you can take care of it for me - so what are you two arguing about? It must be me who goes to Zhuangzi with my mother! It’s serious for you to stay in the house safely and take good care of the whole house!”
... Mrs. Shi went to Zhuangzi to live with Mr. He and never returned home. Although Mr. Zhang and He Shuijin did not stay with him, they took turns to serve him for a few days. There was a rumor from Zhuangzi. The news is that He's three daughters-in-law are more filial than each other and serve her like nothing. It's a pity that the He family is not blessed, no matter how attentive their wives are to serve them, they can't get better, so they have to live in Zhuangzi for a long time. In the blink of an eye, one year has passed. If the filial piety of her three daughters-in-law hadn't been spread frequently, Beijing would soon have Forgot her...
In the spring of the third year of Zhaode's reign, Qiu Yilan smiled coldly as she listened to another round of comments about Princess Gui's good fortune and her filial daughter-in-law: "I wonder how these three daughters-in-law can be filial to their mother-in-law in that village?" I'm afraid that all kinds of punishments are ready, right
But she didn't want to get involved in the grudges of Prince Gui's house, so she just muttered in her heart - besides, we couldn't discuss this matter for too long: at the end of last year, the prince approved the invitation of the new general of Zhenxi, Yao Lun, to summon the Prince Jing and his family back. Jing, the day is coming soon. Rumors and public opinion are always in love with the new and dislike the old. Those old sesame and rotten things in Prince Gui's Mansion, that is, only when there is no topic, no one cares about it.
"Hibiscus, bring me the warehouse list!" Qiu Yilan rubbed her forehead and said to her daughter Jiang Huiying, who was sitting opposite her and playing with the tea set, "Your twenty-first sister and eighteenth brother are also back this time. You brothers When sisters meet for the first time, they should prepare some thoughts for each other... You will choose first, and I will teach you after you finish choosing!"
The next year, Jiang Huiying is five years old. Although she is still an out-and-out child, due to her status, she already needs to learn the rules of social games.
While Qiu Yilan was raising her daughter, she thought to herself, "Prince Jing... I don't know if he was really injured accidentally, or if he was just trying to find an excuse to return to the capital and staged a painful trick?"