Although Qiu Yilan's words were powerful, considering that Qiu Jinzhu's sister and brother were young, she forced them to kneel down for a short time, and then let them go with Zhou's mother's plea.
However, not all the servants who came with them could escape: "Su He, go and identify yourself. Those who have done right by us in the past, especially those who have wronged you, don't let any of them go. Only then will they all be punished." Let’s go!”
Qiu Yilan has a very good memory: "Mother Sun, Mother Fan, Xiuyan, as well as the coachman and attendants who took us to the general's mansion last time, all dragged over to me to give me instructions - even those who are not here can call over, if you dare If you don’t come, tell me your name! I’ll tell them the rules myself!”
She finally persuaded Ruan Qingyan to let him go, just to seize the good opportunity of the right time, place, and people, and take advantage of it. How could she not take advantage of it
So Qiu Yilan ordered Chunran: "You go too. If Su He is soft-hearted, go and hold up the situation! Today, you must let them know how they should treat me in the future! Not only me, but also you !”
... When Xia Ran came back from the General's Mansion, she heard crying and shouting in the yard from a distance. She was suddenly startled and hurried into the courtyard gate. She was relieved when she saw Su He leading the two women brought back from the general's mansion, urging the servants in the courtyard to get up.
"What's going on?" Xia Ran went up and asked in surprise.
"The princess ordered them to behave themselves!" Su He was young after all. Although he asked himself to supervise the punishment, he was still a little nervous when he heard the cries for mercy one after another. He said absently, "Sister, go in, the princess is waiting for you. answer."
Xia Ran looked around suspiciously before stepping through the door.
"Does my cousin also know about this 'Tianya'?" Qiu Yilan was a little surprised when she heard her report, "Their business is quite good?"
Xia Ran said quietly: "Last time Sister Dongran went out at night, she was actually looking for them."
The strength of this organization is really not weak - you must know that the murderer in the assassination case at the gate of Gongyuan has not been found and the case cannot be closed. Qiu Dian spent a lot of effort to keep Li Gui from being imprisoned...
"Then my cousin must know their prices?" Qiu Yilan asked.
"Young master said that you can ask the Lian family to entrust him to keep the accounts." Xia Ran lowered his voice, "Young Master has visited them several times before, and the manager there was just transferred from the south... He is very similar to Young Master. familiar."
Qiu Yilan almost bit her tongue: "Familiar?!" The tone sounded like a regular customer who could get discounts without having to take out a membership card. How many times had Ruan Qingyan done business with them
A terrible thought came to her mind: Could it be that her cousin had done business with Tianya... so she had heard that the Queen Mother's party was not looking for her former aunt and uncle? Guilty...
Xia Ran said awkwardly: "In short, just keep accounts, there is no need for you or the Lian family to pay."
Qiu Yilan looked at her expression of not knowing how to answer, raised her lips, and said, "In that case, I will... oh, I can't do it tomorrow, so I have to express my gratitude. I will go to the Lian family to explain it to me the next day."
At this point, she was suddenly startled: "Shane's letter of expression... how was it written?"
The servants suddenly looked at each other!
Seeing this, Qiu Yilan sighed and put down the tea bowl: "What, let's go see if Xiuyan has carried it back? Ask her to copy my aunt's past gratitude form and copy it for me... No! I want to learn how to write a gratitude form! "
Xia Ran bit her lip to hold back laughter, bowed and left to look for someone.
But a moment later, she came back in a hurry and reported: "The daughter and eldest lady of Uncle Qiaocheng's family are here to visit, and now they have been invited to sit in the flower hall in front!"
"Miss He?" Qiu Yilan suddenly thought of the Miss He whom she heard when she sneaked into the next door last night, and was shocked, "Is it her? Why did you suddenly come to me? Did she notice it yesterday? Am I hiding in the house?"
She pondered and did not answer immediately - Zhou's mother, who came in with her legs crossed, hurriedly and quietly advised: "Princess, you'd better go and see me. Although the father of this lady and Miss He is not a court official, he is a direct descendant of General Zhenbei, and his grandfather is Jiang Where is the prime minister?”
"I don't want to see you. I'm just surprised that I've never heard of this person. Why did he suddenly come to me?" Qiu Yilan frowned.
Zhou's mother didn't agree: "Miss He is smart and capable..." her voice lowered, "well-liked... seeking profit. She visited a lot of people inexplicably. She probably discovered a way to make money that the people she visited didn't find... But listen She said she is very disciplined when discussing business, so don’t worry.”
It would be great if she really came to discuss business, but I'm afraid she's not here to discuss business, but to cause trouble!
Qiu Yilan gave a bitter smile: "Okay, I'll go see you. Don't make people wait too long and think I'm making excuses!"
When they arrived at the flower hall in front, they saw a dozen or so waiters in gorgeous clothes surrounding a seventeen or eighteen-year-old girl, sitting in the hall, holding a cup of fragrant tea and slowly sipping it.
Hearing Qiu Yilan's footsteps entering the door, the girl stood up and greeted her with a smile: "I'm disturbing the princess by coming here without permission!" She said with a salute.
"Sister, please don't break me." Since Qiu Yilan knew that the other party had a good background, naturally she couldn't really act like a princess, so she hurriedly and politely stepped forward to help her, and took the opportunity to take a look - this person and the eldest lady are very similar to each other. She has an angry hibiscus face, arched black eyebrows, and scorching phoenix eyes. She wears an ultramarine ground with wide sleeves and a curly train with branch patterns. She is tied up in a pony bun. There are not many hairpin rings. At a glance, there are probably two or three emerald beaded flowers and a pair of jade steps. shake.
There were no flashy decorations on her body, but she still looked ladylike. Qiu Yilan wondered if she was thinking about dressing up like this during her filial piety period. He extended his hand to greet the guests and asked her to return her seat.
As soon as they sat down, the eldest lady introduced herself as "Shui Jin", and Qiu Yilan also said her maiden name. Then the eldest lady took her and started chatting about the weather, seasons, and food. In the meantime, I learned that Qiu Yilan also raised a lion cat, and he told her about her experience in raising cats for a long time...
At first, Qiu Yilan tried to find the key points in her topic, but later she discovered that...this eldest lady...did she come just to chat? It’s all about what you say!
Finally, he saw that it was getting late, and He Shuijin took some tea to moisten his throat, and then said with a smile: "Look at my memory, I took the liberty to come here today to discuss something with you, Sister Qiu."
Qiu Yilan secretly wiped her sweat and said, "You've got to the point!" She quickly braced herself for the battle and said, "Sister, please tell me!"
"May I ask if Sister Qiu can be taught by a female teacher?" He Shuijin asked with a smile.
"But no..." Qiu Yilan guessed that she might want to introduce a female gentleman to herself - she hesitated immediately, as if she didn't want to accept the cousin of the Lian family to come to live with her in the palace. Who knew that she would introduce him to Shuijin? Is the female gentleman good or bad
In particular, He Shuijin has an extraordinary status and pursues profit - but how much benefit can he get from introducing a female gentleman? There must be an inside story if something goes wrong!
"That's just right." Hearing this, Guoran and Shuijin smiled heartily and said, "I recommend Mr. Shao to my sister. He is also a lady and is quite famous among the boudoirs in Beijing. She is now in the Jiangjia Villa next to the palace. Princess Chunfu was taught in the courtyard, but Princess Chunfu had learned enough in the past few years. She originally wanted to keep Mr. Shao as his companion, but Mr. Shao insisted that "no reward will be given for no merit" and Princess Chunfu wanted to stay with Shao more often. Mr. Shao is here, so I asked my sister if she would like to hire Mr. Shao?"
She further explained, "Princess Chunfu is Jiang Qizheng, the eighteenth daughter of the Jiang family."
This statement sounded reasonable, but when Qiu Yilan thought about Jiang Yashuang's proposal last night, she always felt that He Shuijin was actually entrusted by Jiang Yashuang.
"If my sister is worried about Mr. Shao being harsh, there is no need." Seeing Qiu Yilan lowering her head and thinking deeply, He Shuijin guessed her concerns and said, "Mr. Shao has a gentle temperament and has always been like a sister when getting along with his disciples. He is never restrained. "Human."
Qiu Yilan breathed a sigh of relief - she didn't care what Mr. Shao could teach her, as long as he didn't control her under the pretense of Mr. Shao. After all, He Shuijin's status was not low, and he was just pretending to be pure. Princess Fu's request came to her door, so it would give her face and she should not be dismissed.
Thinking of this, Qiu Yilan smiled and said: "Sister, you misunderstood. I was thinking that I was taught by my mother and concubine before, and I have never invited a female teacher, so I don't know how to invite a gentleman... I thought about the etiquette of inviting a gentleman. , unexpectedly lost his mind!"
He Shuijin knew that she was just talking, so he didn't point it out, and said with a smile: "What's the point? Mr. Shao is a broad-minded person, and you are observing filial piety now. In my opinion, just have a simple one. If you don't understand, I'll send someone to help you."
The two of them discussed it and invited Mr. Shao to sit in the Xihe Palace in two days. Because Qiu Yilan considered that it would be the day when Ruan Qingyan would take the palace examination, and Princess Chunfu was eager to keep Mr. Shao, she decided to The date is set after the results of the palace examination are announced, so that Qiu Yilan can start studying with peace of mind.
After finishing the matter, He Shuijin declined Qiu Yilan's invitation to stay for dinner on the grounds that it was getting late and left.
Of course Qiu Yilan wanted to see her off - the two of them walked arm in arm, and Shuijin whispered with a half-smile but not a smile: "Sister Qiu, we had a very pleasant chat just now, and we have known each other from now on. If you have any inconvenience in the future, Even if I can't help you, I can still ask someone for you."
"...Thank you and sister." Qiu Yilan looked grateful and thought to herself - Jiang Yashuang really entrusted me with this!
After seeing Miss He off, she took Su He and others back to her yard. Halfway there, she was pulled over by Kang Lizhang, who looked anxious: "My eldest cousin injured my seventh cousin!"
Qiu Yilan asked strangely: "What does this have to do with me?"
"It was the seventh cousin who wanted to kill the eldest cousin. When the eldest cousin resisted, he injured him." Kang Lizhang spoke quickly, "According to the seventh cousin, it was because I heard from you that the eldest cousin wanted to harm him and Qiu Jinzhu. , then he took the dagger and went to look for his eldest cousin—my eldest cousin asked you to... Oh no, please go to the side hall to talk right away! "
Qiu Yilan sneered and said, "You asked your eldest brother to call all the servants in my yard who were punished and interrogate them. When did I mention him?!" She tossed her sleeves in disgust, "This kind of mess Let them take matters into their own hands and stop bothering me!"
Taking advantage of the situation when Kang Lizhang was pushed away, Qiu Yilan calmly caught the paper ball handed from the bottom of her sleeve...