Qiu Yilan's face was expressionless and serious, as if something big had happened. This scene deeply affected the entourage, and they all held their breath and were cautious. The atmosphere was like a storm about to come - but something happened. In the East Palace, after the carriage drove through a street, she suddenly raised her sleeves to cover her lips, laughing so hard!
"Please speak softer!" Jiang Yashuang, who was sitting next to her, raised the corners of her mouth slightly, but because she was her own mother, she persuaded her, "Let the outside world hear it, in case it reaches my mother's ears." "Isn't it embarrassing?"
... If the servants of Funing Palace passed it to the Crown Princess alone, they were also sent out of the palace, so of course they didn't know about it.
But after the Crown Princess was angry after smashing things in the palace for a while, she didn't know what to think, but she called the couple in, recounted Emperor Zhaode's instructions in detail, and finally said with a sullen face: "Since Your imperial grandfather wants me to atone for your sins, how can I not listen? Let’s just forget about it this time!”
After that, he sent them away - Qiu Yilan never expected that Emperor Zhaode would defend himself and his wife at this juncture, and the reason was so narrow: Wasn't this clearly saying that the Crown Princess was retribution
At that time, the Crown Princess relied on her son's talent and intelligence to win Emperor Zhaode's expectations. She was so arrogant and domineering that she didn't take anyone seriously. Not to mention the women, it was rare for the men of the Jiang family not to have a headache when they saw her! Even Emperor Zhaode was angered by this daughter-in-law time and time again, but every time he threw a tantrum for the sake of his grandson, he had to endure it all over again - now it's better, the princess also has a self-reliant child. , a daughter-in-law who is not afraid of her parents-in-law!
Qiu Yilan didn't even need to ask. She could imagine what Emperor Zhaode was saying in Funing Palace: "I told you to rely on your grandson to make sure that my father-in-law couldn't do anything to you! Your daughter-in-law deserves it. Learn from others!”
"I didn't expect that the emperor's grandfather would take action!" Qiu Yilan lay in her husband's arms and trembled for a while before resisting the urge to continue laughing wildly. She wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes and got up, saying happily, "I thought I couldn't escape this time. It’s gone! It seems like Grandfather still loves us!”
Jiang Yashuang gave her an angry and funny look: "My mother also thought that you were responsible for what happened to the Feng family, so she wanted to punish you! After all, although the Feng family was responsible for all the previous things, the Feng family has been If we don't give up after being kicked out of the court, it will be bad for us. "
He frowned at this point, "But since we didn't do it, who did it?"
"Then Feng Rugui is always on the wall, will he offend less people?" Qiu Yilan said disapprovingly, "Who knows if it was a grudge that was made when he betrayed his moral integrity and deceived people? If nothing else, let's just say that he did it this time for If he escapes, his biological daughter won’t admit it, and his grandchildren, grandsons, in-laws, etc., maybe they have grudges?”
"I'll send someone to check it out!" Jiang Yashuang said thoughtfully, "Like my mother, there are a lot of people who suspect us as soon as they hear the news, or most people think so - this matter is going to happen. It’s troublesome to be taken advantage of!”
"Do you suspect that it was done by those who supported Bage?" Qiu Yilan turned the bracelet on her wrist and said thoughtfully, "These people are really going forward! It's just that the fate of the Feng family is there, and they still have to catch up. If you add insult to injury, aren’t you afraid that you might end up in that situation?”
Jiang Yashuang said: "You will go back home to accompany the children later, and I will go find my brother to discuss it!"
The two parted ways in front of Dingxihou's Mansion. Qiu Yilan returned home after returning to Prince Chongjun's Mansion. Mulan, who had stayed behind, came up to her with a message: "Princess Huijun sent a message, inviting the empress to attend Prince Huijun's Mansion in five days." Small gathering!" Afraid that Qiu Yilan might think it was an ordinary gathering, she specifically explained, "Princess Huijun only invited concubines of the same generation this time!"
"Grandma-in-law's party?" Qiu Yilan understood as soon as she heard this and smiled unconsciously, "Last year we said we would hold this party again, but it was just because the emperor's grandmother was ill, and all the messy things came together, and it was nothing! I didn't want her to have this party this year. I mentioned it again, but I don’t know where the confidence came from?”
Princess Huijun took the initiative to hold a gathering of sisters-in-law, she must have had bad intentions.
However, this sister-in-law is no match for Qiu Yilan when it comes to quarrels and fights, and the support and protection she receives from her husband is not very good. Qiu Yilan is curious about what means she has prepared this time. Isn't she afraid of losing face in public?
"I know." After guessing for a while, Qiu Yilan didn't guess anything, so she wasn't afraid. "Someone opened my suitcase. Let me see what I'm going to wear then."
Although Prince Huijun's palace is very proud now, most of the sisters-in-law are definitely looking towards Princess Huijun. But Qiu Yilan didn't think she needed to be afraid of these sisters-in-law. The worst they could do was break up. Anyway, Emperor Zhaode had just taught the princess a lesson and asked her to think about how she was so angry with her father-in-law. Now that she is a mother-in-law, she should be gentle and gentle. Are you so angry with your daughter-in-law
So she easily picked out dresses and accessories, and finally spent an afternoon trying on three makeup looks to determine what she would look like.
When Jiang Yashuang came back in the evening and found out about this, she reminded her: "You know that Eighth Sister-in-law and Eighth Brother have different thoughts. Although she was the one who suffered when you and your sisters-in-law argued in the past. But because of this, since she If she is sure to invite you and the other sisters-in-law, she must have made the best preparations she can!"
"Is it possible that she can also prepare a team of swordsmen and wait for me to break the cup and chop me to death with axes after I go?" Qiu Yilan said with a smile, "Publicly poisoning or something, I miss her It shouldn't be that stupid!" Even if Princess Huijun did this, she would have a way to defend herself.
"Anyway, it's better to be cautious!" Jiang Yashuang shook her head and said, "Don't forget that Sister-in-law Eight may have many ill-considered things, but she is the daughter of King Yongyi after all!"
That old fox Chu Xiao, the city is indeed very deep.
"I'm not really looking down on this gathering!" Qiu Yilan smiled after hearing this and said, "The post said that you should take the children with you so that their brothers and sisters can get close to each other. But I don't plan to do that. , then just find an excuse to deal with it, otherwise Ying'er and the others are still so young and would be confused if they were tricked! "
Jiang Yashuang nodded and said, "It's really not appropriate to let them go to Bago now."
The matter was settled - on the day of the party, Qiu Yilan sent her children to Dingxihou Mansion again. After arriving at Huijun Prince's Mansion alone, she explained: "My natal sister-in-law likes Ying'er and the others, and we agreed to send them away a few days ago." Ying'er and the others went over to accompany her because they really didn't want to break their promise. I didn't want the eighth sister-in-law to have a meeting today, so I had to ask them to come and pay their respects next time! "
It was rare for Princess Huijun not to show her face when the Crown Princess was not present. She smiled when she heard this: "Today is mainly about our sisters-in-law getting together. It will be more lively if the children come, but it doesn't matter if they don't come. Speaking of you Heirs have always been abundant. Mrs. Dingxihou was injured in her early years, but considering the time, she will be able to raise her by now. Now that she has received Ying'er and the others every now and then, I'm afraid the chance of having an heir is not far away!"
"What the eighth sister-in-law said is that Mrs. Dingxihou has always been in good health. If she hadn't suffered a loss in Western Xinjiang, she would already have children now!" He Shuijin, who arrived first, said with a smile - her current clan identity is Shen Guo Madam.
Although Jiang Yaheng was the grandson of Emperor Zhaode, he was not the son of the prince, and he did not have the legacy of his grandparents like Jiang Yalan. Therefore, because he could not be crowned as the crown prince due to his ranking, he was only granted the title of Duke.
However, in this gathering of sisters-in-law, He Shuijin's status is not the lowest.
Because the He family and the Jin family in the second and fifth houses were only the sons-in-law of the Duke of the country. Even if the second and fifth families only have one son each, their husbands will definitely be able to ascend to the nobility in the future; but the relationship between the second and fifth families and Emperor Zhaode and his son are really unfamiliar, so the title is only reserved for the Duke, and it is not hereditary. In other words, after the in-laws of He and Jin passed away, they could only be Mrs. Hou.
On the other hand, Dun Wang Jiang Tian'ao received the same treatment as Emperor Zhaode's own children: the eldest son Jiang Yayun was naturally the heir apparent; the late second son Jiang Yayue was granted the title of Prince Shenjun, and his eldest son was conferred the title of Duke of Shen; the youngest son was the concubine. Jiang Yahong was granted the title of Duke of the country. The female family members each have titles according to the rules, and Lu is one of the five county princesses today!
From the current canonization of this generation of female relatives, it is clear at a glance how distant and distant the Jiang family is in the minds of Emperor Zhaode and his son.
"But again, it is obvious that the order of elder and younger should be taken into consideration in the scene." Qiu Yilan thought to herself while greeting her sisters-in-law and taking a seat, "For example, the reason for the posthumous title of Prince Shen is Jiang Ya Yue Nai died for the country; in response to the canonization of the Duke, she also picked up a few items from Jiang Yahong's errands and touted them... Today Chu Yitong is the master, and the situation in the past two years has revealed that she has the potential to be the future crown princess. "Trend, she spoke first after I explained, so why did she answer with Shuijin after that?"
Even though Prince Dun's wife from King Dun's branch, Princess Shenjun, and Mrs. Ying Guogong have not arrived yet, Mrs. Zhang, the wife of Prince Gui from King Gui's branch, has already arrived. Mrs. Zhang did not speak, and He Shuijin passed over his sister-in-law first. There is something inappropriate about the speech.
"He Shuijin is not someone who would ignore such details. Is she expressing her stance to Chu Yitong?" Qiu Yilan glanced at the cousin indifferently and sneered in her heart, "I think she thinks Princess Gui More than a year has passed since the incident, and the filial piety of the wives of Prince Gui has been spread throughout the capital for so long, and I have no evidence. Even if I expose it, no one may believe it, so can she choose her side calmly? "
With this guess in mind, Qiu Yilan raised her guard again. Although He Shuijin said that his position was not very stable, he was still a bit weak. But she is not low in terms of scheming and IQ. If she sides with Princess Huijun, Qiu Yilan should be careful.
The few of them had a conversation, and gradually everyone arrived. However, after the wife of Prince Ji came, she said: "The thirteenth brother and sister really wanted to come, but she is not well yet, and the imperial doctor has always told her not to go out, so You can only ask me to accuse Eighth Sister-in-law!"
It’s no secret that Princess Sujun was on the verge of life and death not long ago. Princess Huijun didn’t know what was going on and was quite sympathetic to her sister-in-law who, like herself, married into the Jiang family as a stepmother. It was natural for her to hear this at this moment. He would not blame, but said: "I was negligent. I heard that the thirteenth sister-in-law was well a few days ago, and I thought she was fine and could go out to relax! Who would have thought that it would disturb her rest!"
The wife of Prince Ji didn't say anything when she heard this, but thanked her on behalf of Princess Su. It's no wonder that Princess Hui and Qiu Yilan went to Prince Ji's Mansion to investigate Princess Su's swallowing of gold. At that time, the wife of Prince Ji suspected that her mother-in-law had been wronged. It's just that Princess Huijun doesn't believe it at all, and Qiu Yilan doesn't want to expose Princess Sujun because of her relationship with Ruan Ciyi, so her defense for Princess Ji is useless.
Later, the Princess of Su County got her wish and left to live separately with her husband and children. The two sisters-in-law, one sided with her mother-in-law and the other would rather risk her life to stay away from her mother-in-law. It was strange that the relationship could be good.
It seems that today, Prince Ji's daughter-in-law was willing to spread the word for her sister-in-law, and Princess Sujun directly said it to her, so it was hard to refuse.
Of course I won't say anything on behalf of my sister-in-law now.
Princess Huijun didn't care about her indifference. She looked around and said, "Now that everyone is here except the thirteen brothers and sisters who can't come over, should we go to the garden or have a banquet here? "
Without much hesitation, someone from below said: "It's already a bit hot today, and having a banquet in the house is really depressing! I told you that it would be better to go to the garden. Children are playing there anyway. We can take a look at it occasionally. Don't worry. some!"
Qiu Yilan turned the tea bowl in her hand and smiled without saying anything: The person who answered the question was Princess Lu of Shenjun County. Although she didn't look at Qiu Yilan specifically when she made the suggestion. However, Qiu Yilan could also guess that this was an appointment between the Lu family and Princess Huijun, and it was for whom it was directed. You could tell without asking!
"In the garden? I didn't bring my children here today. I'm not focused on anything else. But I wonder what tricks you can use to trick me?"