After Princess Jingjun left, Qiu Yilan turned the crystal clear glass lamp in front of her and thought about the conversation between her two sisters-in-law.
"What? Hongshan is dead? How did she die?"
"Then let's see how we reveal the news to Bage's eldest son!" Princess Jingjun sneered, "After Jingheng's biological mother passed away, he never spoke again! When Gu Graceland came in before, she was so frightened by her mother , I don’t dare to neglect him, but it seems that my mother doesn’t care much about him. Huizhu, Jingli, and Jingrui are all grown up, and they are all more sensible, obedient, and sweet-tongued than him. Do you think Gu Grace can do that? No partiality?"
This is also common sense. After all, these children were not born by Gu Wanna. Their biological mothers were all killed by their grandmother, and her grandmother didn't care about them. Their biological father was holding a new love, and it was only a rare occasion that he remembered it. It can be said that as long as Gu Wanna doesn't stay, As long as it doesn't cause big problems and you clean it up if you're unhappy, then there won't be any problems!
Besides, Gu Wanna is only one person, but she has to take care of a group of children. Her energy is limited, how can she not have close relatives far and wide
As Princess Jingjun said, although Jiang Jingheng is the eldest son of a concubine, he has become speechless after being stimulated. Even if he was not mute, he would probably be speechless after not speaking for so many years. Such a person, even if he becomes a clan member now, is destined to be unable to get ahead. What benefits can Gu Weina get from spending time and energy on him? Why not raise other children well, such as Jiang Huizhu, so that he can help his daughter in the future
Qiu Yilan heard what Princess Jingjun meant: "Could it be that when Hongshan was in Bago's backyard..."
"The reason why our aunt specially asked her confidant to come to plead with her for a servant of hers was because she knew she was an honest person!" Princess Jingjun whispered, "Although she was harmed by myna, she Instead of directing her anger at Jing Heng and the others, she felt sympathy for Jing Heng - during the years when she was in Bago's backyard, she often took care of Jing Heng with the body that her aunt gave her. Although Jing Heng had not spoken for several years, she was able to provide help in times of need! , I know it after all.”
"Sister-in-law, are you sure? Over the years, Jingheng has been almost forgotten! When I see him, I always stay silent... What can he do if I tell him?"
"Don't underestimate Jing Heng's feelings for Hongshan! When Hongshan got married, he hugged Hongshan's legs and refused to let go! The eighth sister-in-law and Gu Weina tried to persuade her for a long time, but finally got impatient and ordered her servants Drag him away so that Hongshan can go out!" Princess Jingjun sneered, "Hongshan has been keeping her peace since she entered Bage's backyard, and Jingheng is not an important person, so no one cares about her being nice to Jingheng! . Jingheng was reluctant to leave and no one paid attention to her! I only found out after sending someone to inquire!"
Qiu Yilan asked in surprise: "Sister-in-law, you have just returned to the capital, why would you think of going after them? Could it be that you heard about it in the past few days?"
"How is this possible?" Princess Jingjun lowered her voice, "It wasn't that time when our sisters-in-law got together - didn't Gui'er in the middle come to me, and then something happened when I took him to Fuyueju? But Huan'er is not like Gui'er She is so timid, she always plays with her brothers and sisters!”
After a pause, she said, "In the meantime, Jingheng wrote a note asking her if she knew how Hongshan was doing after she got married? Huan'er didn't know who Hongshan was, and this kid was also reckless. He agreed without asking clearly. After returning home, she handed over this task to me! Gui'er's hand was injured at that time, so I didn't have the time to care about her. I was afraid of neglecting her, so I just asked a servant to find out! Hongshan died in childbirth less than half a year after her marriage!"
Qiu Yilan muttered: "This is such a pitiful person!"
Princess Jingjun said: "Her husband's family turns out to be somewhat related to a village under my grandfather's Lu family. It's no wonder that Jing Heng asked Huan'er - I think that although the child is already married, because he doesn't speak , He’s not very close to his wife! Otherwise, he wouldn’t even need to ask his cousin who just came back to Beijing for news. What would he do if we cover up this matter and involve the eighth sister-in-law?”
"He is already married, and he may be a father in a few days. What else can he do? Do you dare to be angry but not speak out?" Qiu Yilan was a little uninterested, "Besides, he just wants to do it for Hongshan. What do you think he can do to his aunt? It would be great if Chu Yitong doesn’t deal with him!”
"That's not necessarily the case!" Princess Jingjun said, "He is the eighth sister-in-law's son after all. He comes to the eighth sister-in-law every now and then to say hello. It's better than us to do tricks! What's more, as long as it's done cleanly, whoever gets into trouble will Can you think of him? Brother and sister, you also said that over the years, everyone in our family has almost forgotten him! If my father hadn't promoted Ba Ge, it would have been a problem for him to have such a marriage! , who would have thought of going to his head?”
Qiu Yilan still thought this was too far-fetched: "I remember that child was very naughty in his early years, but since his birth mother Cao's accident, he seemed to have been stimulated. He suddenly became a different person, silent and timid. Killing your aunt is both life and death. This is not something ordinary people can do. It is too risky for you to do this! He can't speak but can write. Don't risk the whole Jingjun Prince's palace in your excitement. But it’s no longer worth it!”
"Brother and sister, if you don't agree, then it's better not to interfere!" Princess Jingjun was silent for a long time, and finally sighed, "Anyway, I will do it myself. No matter what the outcome is, I won't have anything to do with you anyway. So I will do it today. Come here and go through the corner door specially!"
"You just deliberately walked through the corner door, so that the witnesses and physical evidence will be credible in the future, right?" Qiu Yilan retracted her thoughts, slightly curled her lips, and showed a somewhat indifferent smile, "You really did everything to trick me into being deceived!"
Hibiscus, who was waiting beside her, asked nervously: "Empress, what should we do now?"
"Of course we are waiting!" Qiu Yilan said lightly, "Waiting to see how big the drama of Prince Hui will be?"
It's really not a small thing - less than five days after Princess Jingjun said goodbye, someone from the East Palace came to the door. Her words were quite polite, but her attitude was filled with faint disdain and defensiveness: "Something happened at Princess Huijun's place. I would like to ask Princess Chongjun to go to the East Palace and explain so that there will be no misunderstanding between the sisters-in-law!"
It happened that Jiang Yashuang was in the mood to paint that day, and Qiu Yilan was working as a book boy for him. A summer lotus painting was just a few strokes away from being completed. Jiang Jinglang cleverly ran to look through his father's private seal. The whole house was full of family happiness, but was interrupted by an uninvited guest!
"What happened to the eighth sister-in-law? What does it have to do with my sister-in-law?" Jiang Yashuang's face turned cold when she heard this, she put down her brush and asked.
The palace man was neither salty nor cool: "Hui Chongjun Wang's words, the slaves are only responsible for passing the message, and don't know anything else!"
"I'll go with you!" Jiang Yashuang dusted off her clothes before she finished her words. The palace servant said again: "When the servant comes, the Crown Princess has ordered that only Princess Chongjun be summoned this time!"
Qiu Yilan said to her husband calmly: "It doesn't matter, mother always loves us, so what if I go alone? Besides, we can't go out without the order!"
Jiang Yashuang was silent for a moment and had not spoken yet. Seven-year-old Jiang Jinglang was already somewhat sensible. He had been raised by his great-grandfather in Funing Palace for a year or two, and he knew and seen more than an ordinary seven-year-old child. At this moment, look at this and that, and if you have some insights: "Mom, grandma suspects that what happened at Eighth Auntie's place has something to do with you? How is this possible? Aren't you always at home these days?"
He said to the man in the palace, "Grandma only called mother, but she didn't say that her grandson can't ask to see her! I want to drive away with mother, what do you think?"
"Your Majesty, please don't embarrass me!" The palace man said coldly.
Qiu Yilan took a deep look at her and touched her son's head: "Take care of your brothers and sisters at home, and come back as soon as you go for your mother. You don't have to worry!"
She winked at her husband again - Jiang Yashuang's eyes were a little cold. She glanced at the palace man lightly, exchanged glances with his wife again, then leaned over and held her son's hand: "Listen to your mother!"
Although Jiang Jinglang was very favored by Emperor Zhaode, he still remembered his father's sternness. Although he was unwilling to hear this, he did not dare to say anything. Seeing him staring closely at Qiu Yilan's back as she followed the palace people out, her long eyelashes flickered a few times and seemed to be a little sparkling. Jiang Yashuang's hand that was not holding her son's was clenched hard behind her back, and her face gradually became gloomy.
Qiu Yilan didn't know something about her husband's heart, but she suddenly made a decision today.
She followed the palace attendants to the East Palace, and unexpectedly saw a very lively scene in front of the Crown Princess: Princess Huijun and Princess Jingjun were there of course, and Jiang Jingheng and Jiang Huizhu, two concubine grandchildren who had never been looked at by the Crown Princess. The children and granddaughters also stood below, with lowered eyebrows and lowered eyes, looking very submissive.
In addition, there were Meixue and Swing who hadn't seen each other for a long time - of course, the latter two were not treated like the two county princesses and were given seats. Instead, they were both escorted to kneel under the Danqi.
Seeing Qiu Yilan come in, the already ugly-faced Crown Princess became even more unkind. Her voice was neither high nor low, and there was no hint of anger. She just felt cold for no reason: "Nineteenth daughter-in-law, today Jing Heng takes Wulan." Xiang plotted against your eighth sister-in-law. After he was caught, he said that it was you who told him that your eighth sister-in-law killed Hongshan. Is this true or false? "
"If I tell my mother, not only is this true, but the Wulanxiang was provided to Jing Heng by my wife!" Upon hearing this, Qiu Yilan's understatement made everyone stunned!
"Doesn't she want to live?!" Princess Huijun, who looked pale and weak and looked either sick, injured or poisoned, stared blankly at her sister-in-law, feeling completely incomprehensible, "But even if she thinks this I can’t explain it for once, let’s not talk about the relationship between her and Shijiu over the years, let’s just say that she doesn’t care about the children under her knees!”
Struggle to the death - this is instinct - admitting guilt without struggling, it doesn't look right no matter how you look at it!
I heard Qiu Yilan continue: "Otherwise, this child has been so honest that he never leaves the house or steps out of the door. He is more reserved than other ladies! He is already married, so Hongshan is not married to a millionaire. It's miles away, but it's just in Gyeonggi Province! He can't find out his whereabouts, so he has to listen to his wife! Who would believe that he can get Wulanxiang by himself? "
"I just said, how could this bitch admit his guilt so easily? He is being sarcastic!" Princess Huijun couldn't help but sneered when she heard this. Qiu Yilan's previous attitude was too weird, leaving her with no backup plan. It's useful, but I feel unsure. Now I find that she is still refuting, so this is back on track!
He sighed: "Mom, what the nineteenth brother and sister said is right. My daughter-in-law also thinks that she will not do this! Although my daughter-in-law and the nineteenth brother and sister had some quarrels before, they have been reconciled long ago through the mediation of my mother. Even if the nineteenth sister-in-law My sister-in-law still has some grudges in her heart. If she talks to her in private, she might still believe him! But if he kills her directly and goes through Jing Heng, she will never believe it!"
At this time, if someone comes out to help, the atmosphere will be better.
It happened that this was the right time for Princess Jingjun and Jiang Huizhu to come out to answer the call. One was the concubine's daughter-in-law and the other was the concubine's granddaughter. They didn't dare to speak in front of the princess!
Princess Huijun had no choice but to continue speaking on her own, "My wife feels that there may be something going on in this matter. For example, someone deliberately instigated my daughter-in-law to have a discord with her nineteen younger siblings!" At this point, she said to Qiu Yilan in a friendly manner, "Today I’m telling my mother, I asked my sister to come here just to find out the truth, not to doubt my sister! Please don’t be angry!”