After the palace examination, a series of activities such as releasing the results, giving banquets, giving court uniforms, expressing gratitude, offering gifts... It was already the end of March when the series of activities for the newly promoted Jinshi were over.
At this time, Qiu Yilan had only been in school for about ten days. I have to say that Shao Yuemei was worthy of being a female teacher who could teach the princess - even if she was not of real royal blood - she was good at playing, playing, playing, chess, calligraphy and painting, as well as poetry and singing. Xiao, and also dabbled in the Four Books and Five Classics of the imperial examination.
Of course, what satisfied Qiu Yilan the most was that Shao Yuemei was taciturn and never talked much except for teaching. He had an indifferent attitude towards all Qiu Yilan's behavior outside the classroom.
Sensible, good-looking, good-tempered, versatile, serious and responsible in class, and with a wide network of contacts... Such a teacher is hard to find even with a lantern!
After getting along with each other for half a month, Qiu Yilan felt more at ease with this female gentleman and decided to give something to He Shuijin to thank her for introducing her to a good gentleman. Of course, her purpose was not pure, but also for the purpose of borrowing. This is an opportunity to interact with He Shuijin and others to increase your friendship points.
She sent Xia Ran, who was steady and alert, to the Qiaocheng uncle's house, and summoned Chun Ran to ask, "Why can't my cousin make some time?"
Chunran wondered: "My cousin said that he promised Ling Xiaohou before..." reminded, "You also heard it at that time."
"The oiran competition on April 9th?" Qiu Yilan frowned, "Before... I forgot about it. But how can he still go now?" Are you the Jiang family's son-in-law candidate now? Even if you have always been lustful and lustful, now you should cultivate your moral character and act like a gentleman! How could he still follow a prodigal like Ling Zui and continue to worship prostitutes? !
Chunran said: "Master Biao said that people cannot stand without faith."
"That depends on what happened!" Qiu Yilan said anxiously, "I sent a thank-you gift to Miss He. With her personality, if she is not busy, she might come to your door in two days! If Or should I go with Princess Chunfu and ask my cousin to come over and take a look?"
Based on Ruan Qingyan's appearance and temperament, Jiang Qizheng has nothing to dislike!
"Even if Princess Chunfu doesn't come, she and the eldest lady are her best friends. How can I not tell my cousin when I see her?" Qiu Yilan sighed, "Why is my cousin so stubborn?"
Chunran covered his mouth and smiled and said: "Don't be anxious - Mr. Cousin said that the Jiang family also knew that he had promised Lord Ling Xiaohou to help the Jinpa Pavilion in this Oiran competition. Now if it is for Princess Chunfu Breaking a promise just because of it seems to be popular with the Jiang family, but it will inevitably make the Jiang family look down upon it!"
"That's true." Although Qiu Yilan agreed with Ruan Qingyan's twenty years of hard work, she was not expecting her cousin to become a bedside table after getting married. She also thought that Jiang Qizheng was good in every way, so she changed to someone who was difficult to maintain. With Qiu Yilan's temper, she would definitely try her best to cause trouble!
After pondering for a while, Qiu Yilan said, "Then let's rely on my cousin to do this. If you don't go and cheer for me, I'll cheer you up. This matter of combing your hair..."
"Young Master Biao has a sense of proportion!" Chunran said, "Besides, it was Ling Xiaohou's idea to praise the Penglai Yue girl. Do you think that Young Master Ling would ruin Mr. Ling's good deeds?"
Let's put this matter aside so that Qiu Yilan has time to care about things around her: "How many days have you been in the house?"
"It is said that the prince's illness has improved a lot."
A brief sentence made Qiu Yilan laugh, but the smile was very weak: "It's time for him to be sick."
- In the past half month, Qiu Yilan has mainly been observing Shao Yuemei, but has not taken the initiative to stir up trouble.
But the two pear blossoms she gave her at the beginning caused the already turbulent dispute between elder and younger to be mixed into the aunt's party. Aunt Bian was so angry that she had no choice but to do anything. She was afraid that Princess Yang would cut the knot with a sharp knife, so she had no choice but to extend her poisonous hand. She was stabbed in the head, almost emptied her private room, and even Aunt Tian paid a lot of blood before Qiu Yilan could help her.
Qiu Yilan's trick was simple - although Princess Yang was suspicious of Aunt Bian and others because of Lihua, she didn't necessarily expect Aunt Bian to be pregnant.
After all, the youngest child in the palace, Qiu Yinzhi, is ten years old. He has not given birth to any new children in ten years. Qiu Mengmin may think that these are the only children in his life.
Therefore, if Aunt Bian wants to hide it for a few months, she might as well draw her attention back to Qiu Hongzhi, the focus of Princess Yang's care!
"Last time, Aunt Bian told me that she wanted to ask me to help her get rid of Princess Yang so that she could see Qiu Mengmin. But I accepted the benefits but didn't do anything, so she had to turn to Qiu Hongzhi." Qiu Yilan took a sip of tea. , said, "Qiu Hongzhi is really awesome! In just two or three days, he helped Aunt Bian go to Qiu Mengmin to carry out the pear blossoms to carry the rain... Now she is always by her side. I think Princess Yang's face must be very dark these days. Very pretty!”
Chunran pursed her lips and smiled: "If Qiu Hongzhi finds out afterwards that Aunt Bian is not only pregnant, but also a boy, I wonder if he will regret it?"
"Not necessarily." Qiu Yilan shook his head, "As I said, even if she is born, she may not be able to raise her; and if she is raised, she may not be a talented person. Qiu Hongzhi is far behind his cousin, but he is not as good as his cousin. Compared with ordinary people, he is considered a good student. Otherwise, why would Ding Hanlin betrothed to him? He is a bastard after all!
"But the eldest son's biological mother has died a long time ago, and Aunt Bian must be very pampered. I think it is not impossible for a mother to pamper her son." Su He interjected from the side, "By the way, Princess, what do you say? Your Majesty, does he know that Aunt Bian is pregnant?"
Qiu Yilan muttered: "How could Aunt Bian not tell him when she saw him? This is the only way for their mother and son to survive! And Qiu Mengmin kept her by his side, is it just because he dotes on her? You know Qiu Mengmin The reason for being sick this time is because he is sad about the death of his biological mother! If he wanted to act like a pure and filial son, he should not be too close to his concubine. This is why Princess Yang could prevent Aunt Bian from seeing him. "
She smiled slightly when she said this, "Not only Qiu Mengmin knows, but in my opinion, Princess Yang has come back to her senses after these few days! Don't you think that these two days, Qiu Hongzhi and Qiu Yinzhi's movements are all Disappeared? I'm afraid Princess Yang also told Qiu Hongzhi, and the two parties planned to work together to do this, so why would Qiu Mengmin be so eager to 'recover'?"
Su He calculated the days: "That's good luck. According to the condition of the disease reported over there, it is estimated that the prince will be well in five or six days. In another ten days or so, Lan Xi's things will be brought over."
"It's because our elders, Ruan and Lian, are so considerate that we have collected all the things from the past. Otherwise, this big loss will be in vain."
Qiu Yilan nodded, "That's why I didn't ask you to mention this matter when Mr. Lu came here before! Think about it if Mr. Lu was reminded and left a will before his death to take all the responsibilities. Next, Qiu Meng Min pushed back and admitted the matter but used the excuse that the palace had suffered losses for many years and refused to pay me life or death... Am I going to dig up Lu's grave
She breathed a sigh of relief and continued, "But it's different now. The Lu family has already been buried. How can Qiu Mengmin, as a prince, shirk the crime of embezzling the dowry of the concubine and his mother-in-law? He doesn't want his prince. If you waver again, you will have to pay me back everything you want as a princess!"
Su He said sincerely: "The princess is wise!"
"I like to hear such words!" Qiu Yilan was not modest at all. He touched her little head and warned her with a smile, "Say more in the future."
"The princess will definitely get tired of hearing it after talking too much, and she will ask the maid to do her tricks again." Su He smiled and made a face at her, "My maid will not be fooled! Just this sentence, you can coax the princess for the rest of your life!"
Qiu Yilan laughed and scolded: "You are becoming more and more unruly! Chunran, look at her!"
Chunran covered his mouth and chuckled: "The princess asked my maid, I am wronged! Isn't this something you pampered yourself?"
The master and servants were having fun. One of the little maids who had been bought a few days ago and was still under observation, Shen Shui, entered the door and saluted. After the ceremony, he respectfully reported: "Princess Yang's Xiunong is here. I would like to invite the princess to come and speak." ”
Hearing this, Qiu Yilan and others suppressed their smiles, sat upright, and then asked, "What's the matter?"
"Xiunong didn't say anything." Shen Shui's voice lowered, "My maid told her that she didn't dare to come and report to the princess until she asked clearly, so she revealed something. It was because some young ladies from the Yang family came to visit Princess Yang."
"What does this have to do with me?" Qiu Yilan snorted, but then she thought about it and stood up, "She didn't have the time to call me now, but she just wanted to introduce her two nieces to me. I think so. What’s new? It’s nothing. Am I still afraid of her?”
Anyway, she was free, so she ordered herself to wash and change clothes.
After packing up, I took Chun Ran and Su He out. Xiu Nong has been anxiously waiting outside for a long time - but with Xiu Yan's example, she doesn't dare to complain about Qiu Yilan. She even smiles and compliments her before leading the way.
Arriving at the courtyard where Princess Yang was recuperating, she heard the chirping sounds of girls coming from the main hall before she even entered.
"Auntie is not well yet, why are you up now?" Qiu Yilan didn't wait for Xiu Nong to come in to report, then stepped directly into the threshold, walked around the screen, and saw Princess Yang, who still had a sallow complexion on her face, wearing a dress for guests. Dressed in high attire, he was looking at the three flower-like juniors below with a smile.
Seeing Qiu Yilan barging in like this, her original smile froze!
"Who are you?! My aunt asked you to come in!" Before Princess Yang said anything, a girl of thirteen or fourteen years old suddenly stood up, pointed at Qiu Yilan and scolded unceremoniously, " Unruly thing! Who allowed you to come in without permission and disturb my aunt?"
This girl has beautiful eyebrows and a delicate voice. She scolded her every time she stood, and she had the aura of a wealthy lady. If it were a girl who was about her age, she would probably be shocked for a while.
It's a pity that she was not lucky enough to meet Qiu Yilan. Qiu Yilan's reaction was to lift up her skirt and hurry up a few steps. Before Princess Yang could say anything, she went up and slapped Miss Yang twice. Everyone was stunned!
"You bitch! Not only did you not be polite when you saw this princess, you even uttered arrogant words in an attempt to teach me a lesson!" Qiu Yilan arrogantly beat the person and immediately pulled a handkerchief from Su He's sleeve. He came out and wiped the hand that he had just hit with conscientiously in front of everyone, not forgetting to yell in a domineering tone, "It's like blinding your dog's eyes!"
At this point, she wiped her hands and did not return the handkerchief to Su He. Instead, she threw it out the window and asked Princess Yang angrily, who was speechless by this scene, "What? Auntie, what's the matter?" Did you call your niece here just to humiliate this bitch?"
Do you think that I can only act in private and act like a white lotus in front of others? !
The domineering princess is my true nature, okay!