In the past, Princess Jingjun went in and out alone, and the intervals were not very long, so it was okay.
Now that their sisters-in-law are leaving, taking with them Jiang Jinggui who refuses to be separated from her mother for a moment, they have to explain something to everyone.
Fortunately, the footprints on Qiu Yilan's skirt were very obvious, so Princess Huijun didn't say anything. She only said: "We just used fruit cakes, and we had to have a chat before having the banquet. The two siblings can do it themselves!" He then asked her if she had brought a change of clothes. "Otherwise, I have two sets of clothes that were just made and haven't been put on yet. The nineteen brothers and sisters have good measurements. They should be able to wear them if they fold their waists a little."
"Thank you, eighth sister-in-law, but I brought the clothes and put them in the carriage." Qiu Yilan didn't say that she had any. Even if she didn't, she couldn't rest assured to wear Princess Huijun's clothes. She said with a smile, "We'll change in a moment." Where the clothes are, just ask someone to pick them up!”
Princess Huijun said, "If that's the case, then you can go to Fuyueju, which is the closest place to here. Although no one lives there, it is cleaned every day." She called two maids to show her the way.
This Fuyue Residence is also built on the lakeside, just a few steps away from the waterside pavilion. If it were not separated by flowers, trees, mountains and rocks in the middle, and the path is deliberately winding around for the sake of interest, you can see it directly in two clicks.
After Qiu Yilan and Princess Jingjun went inside and sat down, they asked the maid sent by Princess Huijun to guide them to accompany Mulan to the carriage to get clothes: "I'm ashamed to say that since the separation, we haven't been able to come to Prince Huijun's mansion very often. "Duo, I really don't know the road very well."
The two maids followed the order very meekly and left.
After they left, Princess Jingjun also asked her wet nurse to lead Jiang Jinggui to play in the open space outside the door: "My mother-in-law is watching you here, don't be afraid that you won't be able to find your mother-in-law!"
Only then did Jiang Jinggui agree to be taken away by her wet nurse.
In this way, there will be two confidants in the room, and there will be no ignorant children. Princess Jingjun lowered her voice slightly: "I just saw that the fourteenth sister-in-law didn't talk to you much, but most of her energy was spent dealing with the eighth sister-in-law, what?"
"Let's go to higher ground, right?" Qiu Yilan said with a faint smile.
"...I always thought you had a very good relationship before." Princess Jingjun was a little surprised and said, "Who can say for sure what will happen in the future? She..." At this point, Qiu Yilan was afraid of being embarrassed, so she shook her head and did not continue. He changed the topic, "My eighth sister-in-law is holding this banquet today. It was interesting from the beginning... Although I just came back, I heard that my eighth sister-in-law has no intention of becoming a big person. It seems that my eighth sister-in-law is unwilling to accept it?"
Qiu Yilan smiled: "Sister-in-law Sixteenth said, there are always few people as open-minded as Brother Bago, right?"
"That's right!" Princess Jingjun said with emotion, "But it's not that I speak harshly, and that seat is not that easy to sit in. Brother Bage is a sensible person, but Sister-in-law Eight is doing this too much, but it is too wishful thinking! Our Daqin is just established, and we have accumulated a lot of experience. It’s too late, how can we resist the torment?”
Then he sighed, "Although it was bitterly cold in northern Xinjiang, I spent all day caring for my husband and raising my children, and my life was quite simple! Last year, my husband fell off a horse and was injured. General Yao petitioned us for the opportunity to return to Beijing for treatment. To be honest, I was I was relieved: not for anything else, but because I grew up in Beijing and am still used to the climate and food here!”
"I thought that when I came back this time, I would accompany my husband to recuperate, and the whole family would live with He Lele! Unexpectedly, when I came back, I found that this place has become a pool of muddy water. Let me tell you, I only received the post two days ago. My sister-in-law There are quite a few of them who send people here and there, and their words clearly indicate that they are working as lobbyists for Sister-in-law Eight!"
Qiu Yilan flipped the bracelet on her wrist and took a deep look at her: "Then why didn't Sixteenth Sister agree with them? Nowadays everyone knows that father and mother love Ba Ge. Even if Ba Ge doesn't mean it, his father has made up his mind!"
"First of all, I was not familiar with Eighth Sister-in-law before, but with you, we have always known each other before we came out of the cabinet; secondly, I also have selfish motives!" Princess Jingjun pursed her lips and confessed, "Although Eight My sister-in-law hinted that even if I inherit the throne, I will definitely not do everything myself. Therefore, if I am the one who inherits the throne in the future, I will definitely need to take advantage of my brothers! Especially my 19th brother! He was cultivated by the emperor's grandfather, and even now he has a group of people who can take advantage of him! Of course, I'm not saying that the 19th brother will suppress the brothers, but your 16th brother's talent will make you stand out in the future! Even if Nineteenth takes care of it, those high-ranking and important positions will never get their turn - Nineteenth will not mess around with our Great Qin's foundation!"
"But this sounds good, but when I think about it carefully, I don't feel at ease: you know that I came from an embarrassing background, and I was lucky enough to enter the Jiang family! I can live a good life with your sixteenth brother these years. To be honest, I really It took a lot of thought!”
Speaking of this, she smiled bitterly, "When we were in Beijing, the imperial grandmother was so kind that she sent away all the concubines in his backyard. Later, when we went to Northern Xinjiang, we set rules together in front of our mother, and we never mentioned this matter! But, before Two years after my father promoted his husband, I felt that his mind seemed to be a little wandering... Sure enough, his father and mother returned to Beijing, and he accepted two beauties who were filial to his subordinates. Although he was a little embarrassed when he accepted them, He went to my room to explain that his subordinate was his helper and that he had a lot to rely on in official matters, so I had to give him face! But my mood..."
Qiu Yilan patted the back of her hand comfortingly. She was both a married woman, and she could understand the feeling of an outsider getting involved in the marriage that she had worked so hard for.
"It has only been a few days since he returned to Beijing? Although he has not continued to hire people, I have heard that he has had fights with some pretty maids in the mansion several times in the past two days..." Princess Jingjun breathed out, " Although I have known for a long time that not everyone can have such a blessing, but what woman has not had the extravagant hope of being married and loving each other forever? "
"Now that my husband is lucky enough to be granted the title of Prince of the County, he only has some soldiers and horses in Northern Xinjiang, so he has started to enrich his backyard. If he becomes really powerful in the future, how do you think our mother will live her life? I I don’t have the support of my mother-in-law. Thinking about what happened to my eighth sister-in-law back then, I’m really scared!”
Princess Jingjun sniffed, holding back her sobs, and said, "To put it bluntly: I am willing to share the hardships with my husband, but he may not be willing to share the joys with me! So I would rather not have that 'sweetness'. Anyway, we used to I had never even expected to have a title, but now I am a county king. When my father ascends the throne, how can he be promoted to a prince? Even if he doesn't take any errands, he will be very rich with the prince's property. What is there to be dissatisfied about? It’s better than me and my children ending up in a bad situation, isn’t it?”
She smiled and said, "Because of my life experience, I have had a very difficult life since I was a child. People who have not experienced it can really understand how much bitterness and grievances there are! So I have always been afraid of falling into the same situation again in the future. Go in! So, I will never choose Bago’s side!”
Qiu Yilan looked at her: "But you also need to know that Nineteenth and I are not sure either!"
"What does that have to do with it?!" Princess Jingjun said with a sharp look between her brows, "Bago has always cared for his younger brothers and sisters. Even if the people around him fall into slander, I think he will spare our family's life no matter what? Maybe? I don’t think there’s anything wrong with being able to get some more property and become a rich man in my hometown! It’s better than dying in a gorgeous mansion without knowing how to survive! Let’s go on the road together, so we have nothing to worry about!”
Obviously, she would rather drag her husband along with her than risking the tragedy of her mother and son in the backyard after becoming Prince Jing!
However, Qiu Yilan doesn't think Princess Jingjun is evil, because if she were in Princess Jingjun's position, she would definitely have made the same choice - who made Prince Jingjun unreliable? She tried her best to help her husband become rich and prosperous, but she herself ended up in ruins. Who in the right mind could bear this
Qiu Yilan was about to speak when Princess Jingjun suddenly said "Ouch" and stood up: "Gui'er, stop it!"
But Jiang Jinggui, who was having a good time outside the door, gradually walked to a rose tree. The child was ignorant and was curiously grabbing the tree trunk covered with thorns - the wet nurse who was playing with him. He and the maid were a few steps away and had no time to step forward to stop him. Even though Princess Jingjun shouted, she still couldn't stop her son!
The next moment, Jiang Jinggui looked at his hands covered with blood, sat down on the ground, and cried loudly!
"..." Qiu Yilan hurriedly stood up and hurried out with Princess Jingjun. She picked up the child and opened her hands to take a look, then she breathed a sigh of relief: Although the child is not sensible, he is not very strong, so the wounds are not deep. .
But children's hands are also tender, but this rose tree has many thorns, and the thorns at the bottom are old thorns that have been born for many years. They are all extremely sharp, like needle points, and they pierced seven or eight holes in Jiang Jinggui's palm. , the blood will flow all over your hands, it looks so scary!
"This injury is not serious!" Qiu Yilan quickly pulled a clean handkerchief from her sleeve and wrapped it around her nephew. She said in a deep voice, "Hurry up and call the doctor!"
... After such a thing happened, the news reached Shuixie that the banquet that had not yet started could not be held. Princess Huijun rushed over with people with a livid face. She suppressed her anger and comforted Princess Jingjun while asking what happened.
At this time, Princess Jingjun was careful not to answer her - Princess Jingjun had just confided in Qiu Yilan her sadness and worries about her unreliable husband. What would she do if something happened to her only son? After all, the mortality rate of children, especially boys, is very high these days. This kind of trauma would have been easier to handle if Qiu Yilan had not ended her previous life. With the current medical conditions here, any complications caused by trauma and infection can be easily dealt with. The child may not be able to survive!
Therefore, Princess Jingjun is now in ruins, and has no thoughts except guarding her son!
Qiu Yilan had no choice but to describe the process for her. After hearing this, Princess Huijun gritted her teeth and ordered: "Go and cut down that rose tree! Also, since there are so many thorns under this flower tree, why didn't you give it to me in the first place?" Is it a fence? The steward in charge of the garden will get thirty boards!"
He then comforted Princess Jingjun, "Traumas heal very quickly. I'll get some ginseng later. Sister, please give Gui'er a patch. You'll definitely be fine in two days!"
The other sisters-in-law also had all kinds of nice things to say - anyway, the party ended in a hurry!
"Except for the sharpness in some of Hairpin's words, I didn't find anything wrong in other places. Could it be that because Gui'er was accidentally injured and the party was stopped midway, the formal means they prepared could not be shown yet?" Pai Jingjun said On the way the princess, mother and son returned to the Prince's Mansion, Qiu Yilan thought, "Chu Yitong's face looked ugly just now... It's just... is it really that simple?"
She thought carefully about what happened today, and the corner of her mouth suddenly curled up.