In order to increase the pressure on Aunt Bian, Qiu Yilan sent two pear blossoms to Qiu Jinzhu in the evening that evening.
Although Qiu Jinzhu was confused, after hearing her daughter's report, Princess Yang would definitely associate it with Qiu Mingzhu's visit to Qiu Yilan - this was obviously a negotiation between the two parties, and the conditions had not been agreed upon. Qiu Yilan used her Putting pressure on Aunt Bian!
Princess Yang's attention was immediately drawn from Qiu Hongzhi's side to Aunt Bian's group!
But Qiu Yilan, who had caused the undercurrent in the palace to become more violent with two pear blossoms, went to bed early and prepared to get up early to go to the general's palace to wait for the good news.
When she arrived at the General's Mansion the next day, Ruan Qingyan had already gone to attend the Jindian Palace. Considering how frantic he was during working hours, Qiu Yilan had no hope of running into him.
She waited on General Ruan for a while. When she saw that General Ruan was tired, she retreated outside to wait.
When the time came, the servant who went to see the gold list came back with joy and said: "Young master is the thirty-seventh in the second class."
"Thirty-seven in the second class?" Qiu Yilan was a little surprised, "It's a few places lower than in the general examination." Ruan Qingyan's score in the general examination was thirty-fifth. If he was ranked according to the results of the general examination, he would have to remove his headgear. Three, he should be two, thirty-two.
As a result, a total of five people have been withdrawn. Although there are nearly three hundred people in this subject, the thirty or so people are considered to be among the best - especially Ruan Qingyan, who is less than twenty. But Qiu Yilan still felt a little unhappy: "Although the imperial examination is said to be hosted by the emperor, there must be nothing to say about his arrangement. It must have been suppressed by Queen Mother Gu... But Queen Jiang didn't care?"
Thinking of this, she thought that it would be too easy for Qiu Mengmin to regain her title this time. According to the information she learned, Queen Jiang did not resist Queen Mother Gu except for giving Mrs. Lu the title of "suicide in fear of crime"... This is really It's not like the style of a queen who took the initiative to provoke this court dispute.
"Did something happen in the palace or in the Jiang family, so that the queen had no time to be distracted?" Qiu Yilan speculated in her heart, but she couldn't stop. She repeatedly ordered her servants to decorate the general's mansion, and sent Chun away. Ran and Xia Ran both went to prepare to receive the visitors who would surely come in an endless stream.
The rules at this time were that two days after the palace examination, the results would be announced, and a banquet would be given the next day. However, after the results were released, Ruan Qingyan would not be able to return home immediately. He would definitely be invited to the banquet by someone from the same subject, or someone like Ling Zui. To connect emotionally.
Those who can't attend the banquet will send posts and congratulatory gifts to the general's mansion.
This is because everyone knows that General Ruan is too ill to see anything, otherwise someone will definitely come to the mansion to increase his presence.
As a cousin, Qiu Yilan could not show up as the mistress of the Ruan family, so Ruan An and others only accepted things and did not need to entertain people. Even so, they accepted the offer mercilessly.
Su He was speechless: "When will these gifts... return?"
"It's time to add more people to the house." Qiu Yilan, who was sorting the greeting cards into categories, said sincerely, "Now it's no better than before. If we don't add more people, it won't be enough."
Because she was afraid that Ruan Qingyan would lose the favor of the Jiang family, Qiu Yilan left early in anticipation of Ruan Qingyan's return from the banquet. Ruan An persuaded her to stay: "Young Master also said this morning that I haven't seen you for several days. Please be sure to stay a little longer and allow him to come back and talk to you."
Qiu Yilan dismissed everyone and whispered to Ruan An about the Jiang family's intention to choose a son-in-law: "Don't say that I have a marriage contract with Deng Yi. Even if I didn't, I would still be thirteen years old. When I came here to stay for a while, you could still call me uncle and aunt. He treated me poorly and I had no other relatives, so I had to ask my cousin for protection. Now... if people misunderstand my relationship with my cousin, wouldn't it delay my cousin's bright future? "
Ruan An also thought it made sense: "But you are alone in the palace..."
"I won't be polite if something happens. I'm living a good life now." Qiu Yilan comforted, "Don't tell my cousin what you just said, lest he feel uncomfortable. In fact, my cousin is very good to me. Otherwise How can he be where I am today? So I can’t even harm him.”
Ruan An sighed: "The old lady and the other ladies all left too early, otherwise..."
"When my cousin gets married soon and his sister-in-law is here, won't I be able to come here often?" Qiu Yilan reminded, "By the way, you should pay more attention when you have time. Don't let my cousin be dragged away with flowers again." Shen Hua Qianqian and the like - if the Jiang family finds out, they will inevitably feel sorry for their daughter. I saw that one with my own eyes two days ago. She has a good temper. Even if she is such a good person. If she's not a daughter of the Jiang family, she doesn't have to worry about being in a good family. Although her cousin is nice, who wouldn't want her to be the only one in her husband's eyes? Stay away if you can! A big loss for a small gain!”
Ruan An hurriedly said: "Don't worry! In the past, the young master had no choice but to hand over to them... Now that the young master has achieved fame, he doesn't need to be too accommodating to others."
Qiu Yilan nodded: "Then I'll go."
When she returned to the Xihe Palace, she saw a gift in her yard and asked who sent it
Xia Ran, who stayed behind, said, "It was sent by the eldest son, saying it was to congratulate his cousin." She and Chun Ran were officially given to Qiu Yilan, and from then on, they called Ruan Qingyan the same name as Su He.
"This is strange. He wants to congratulate his cousin. He should send it to the General's Mansion. Why did he send me here? Did he ask me to run errands for him?" Qiu Yilan said as she walked into the room.
Xia Ran followed her and said with a smile: "No. The share given to my cousin has already been sent to the general's mansion. The eldest son said that my cousin has won the ranking, and you are also honored and proud, so Give you one too.”
"Tsk! Check to see if there are any bad things. If not, put them in the library." Qiu Yilan didn't believe this. She secretly wondered whether Qiu Hongzhi wanted to imitate Qiu Mingzhu, and also wanted to use herself to divert or disturb Princess Yang's attention.
She felt her heart getting angry, "Who do you think I am! You can use it if you want?!" The rhythm should be in her own hands, okay
But there was no need to rush to do this immediately - she had two urgent things to do first.
...Tomorrow is the day we have made an appointment to invite Shao Yuemei to come and sit in the restaurant.
It turned out that Qiu Yilan was only supervising the renovation and decoration of the boudoir school and Mr. Shao's residence. After all, Shao Yuemei was next door, and she couldn't come to the door in person because she was wearing maternal filial piety, so she could just send Su He and others to pick her up. As for the ceremony of opening school and apprenticeship, the eldest lady of the He family has already guaranteed that she will help organize it.
In addition to this incident, I went to the General's Mansion today and was reminded: Add people!
Now, in addition to the original Zhou mother, Su He, and Qu Shan's family, she is surrounded by Chun Ran and Xia Ran, the personal maids given by Ruan Qingyan, and a few rough messengers who cannot be on the stage.
It's enough to serve her, but if you want to do something else, you'll soon be out of money!
Especially when I just looked at a house two days ago, even Princess Chunfu was alarmed. Shao Yuemei will be picked up tomorrow. Who knows if Princess Chunfu will come again
No matter how simple a ceremony is, it is still a ceremony. Qiu Yilan guessed that he would definitely stay with Shuijin and the others to have dinner tomorrow - the wait staff...
If nothing else, there might not even be enough people to serve the food!
"The previous fight about this and that was always delayed!" Qiu Yilan sighed helplessly, "My cousin will be very busy next time, so I'd better not wait for him to slap me. Anyway, I bought it. Man, if you have your body and soul in my hands, you won’t have to worry about the world turning upside down!”
Xia Ran was asked to write it down immediately and find a reliable dental shop buyer in five or six days. "Don't make any noise before you go. Don't let anyone listen to it and let us see some gravel."
She planned to buy someone by herself, but Qiu Hongzhi sent someone to ask: "The eldest son heard that the fifth princess invited a female gentleman to set up a boudoir school at home. I don't know whether there will be a shortage of manpower to take care of him when he comes tomorrow." ?”
"No need." Qiu Yilan flatly refused, "I should have enough people here. I'll tell them to work harder at most."
Qiu Hongzhi followed Qiu Mengmin, who was from the Queen Mother's Party.
And whether Princess Chunfu comes tomorrow or not, Shao Yuemei and He Shuijina are die-hard queens. How could Qiu Yilan trust Qiu Hongzhi to intervene
As a result, not only Qiu Hongzhi, but also Princess Yang also ordered people to ask: "It is said that Princess Chunfu will come to your door tomorrow? You are entertaining the princess here..."
"Princess Chunfu has already been here once last time, and she came directly to my yard, and she didn't say anything wrong." Qiu Yilan said back unceremoniously, "Why can't we entertain this time? Besides, the princess looks like Unlike someone who likes to go to war, Auntie should concentrate on recovering from her illness and don’t worry about it, lest her condition gets worse! "
The words came back to Princess Yang's ears, and she was so angry that she beat the bed for a while, and then said bitterly: "This white-eyed wolf! I really regret that I didn't watch Qiu Yuqing and beat her to death!"
Xiuyan said cautiously: "Actually, I think it might be an opportunity for the Fifth Princess to invite that female gentleman over."
Princess Yang asked in confusion: "What?"
"Didn't that female gentleman and the eldest lady come to recommend her, and that's why the five princesses invited her?" This matter is not a secret. When Qiu Yilan wanted to tear down the wall and annex the nearby houses, everyone in the Xihe Palace knew about it.
Xiuyan continued, "Is she still Princess Chunfu's teacher? But the Fifth Princess invited her to come to her home and built such a big boudoir school. She only teaches the Fifth Princess - where are the Fourth Miss and our Sixth Princess?"
Princess Yang frowned: "You mean to let Jinzhu go to her boudoir school? That's not possible! You have also seen the palace and methods of that little bitch. Although Jinzhu and Yinzhi are her direct cousins, Brother, why did she show mercy when she started to attack? Jinzhu is only so big, and he won’t be bullied to death by her!”
Speaking of this, Princess Yang became even more resentful, "I just surrendered to the queen, and now I have brought someone recommended by the tigress in the He family into the house! As time goes by, I don't know if the queen mother will …”
"How dare I take risks with the Sixth Princess?" Seeing her pondering, Xiuyan hurriedly took advantage of the situation to express her true thoughts, "The Sixth Princess is still young and you are sick. As your biological daughter, the Sixth Princess naturally But, Miss Fourth, she can go!"
Princess Yang's eyes lit up: "That's right! Qiu Mingzhu, a bitch, gave birth to a daughter. It's not a good thing! Last time, she went to find that bitch in a whim... Fortunately, the little bitch was weak at the time and didn't dare to hide her. Dare to help her get out of the house! Otherwise, the prince will come back that night..." He snorted, "Qiu Mingzhu is a big-hearted person, not to mention how domineering and arrogant she really is! Just ask the sisters to study together... And Look how they get along!"
Xiuyan smiled and said: "That Mr. Shao was invited by the fifth princess. With the temper of the fifth princess, will he tolerate the fourth lady to attend the class with her? And the fourth lady is not willing to be wronged. I won't be afraid of them when the time comes. I can’t fight!”
She pondered for a moment, "I'm afraid that the fifth princess will not accept the fourth lady from the beginning!"
"I have never invited a female teacher to teach only one person." Princess Yang sneered, "If that little bitch dares to object, I will also go to the palace to ask the Queen Mother for advice. Such selfishness, disrespect for my aunt, and disrespect for the church. How should I discipline my sister’s niece?”