"Are you looking for me?" Ningtai Princess Qiu Jinzhu raised her chin and walked into the inner room with a arrogant expression, followed by the equally arrogant servants.
She is Qiu Yilan's cousin and ranks sixth.
There are currently seven people in this generation of Xihe Palace, and the ranking of men and women will be discussed together. Except for the eldest son Qiu Hongzhi, who was born by a common concubine, the deceased former son Qiu Jinglan of Xingsan, and the seventh son Qiu Yinzhi who was born by a concubine, the second, fourth, fifth and sixth sons are all girls.
Among the four girls, only Qiu Baozhu, the second-ranked Princess Ningxin, has left the palace. The others are still in the palace, but Qiu Yilan is not familiar with any of these cousins.
At this moment, he said bluntly: "I picked up that lion cat, and I thought I would return it in your name. How could it be Cousin Kang?"
"You still have the nerve to say it?" Qiu Jinzhu was so angry that she didn't even eat lunch because of this matter. Now when she heard this, she stabbed her hard, "It's not like you don't know your status in this palace? That kind of good things come in cycles. Got you? Why didn't you send someone to my mother-in-law's house earlier, but let that bitch from the Kang family take advantage of this? My mother-in-law saved your life for nothing!"
Qiu Yilan said lightly: "How did I know that cat was so big? It was raised by General Jiang. I thought it was from the palace!"
"General Jiang?" Qiu Jinzhu gritted his teeth and said, "Do you think General Jiang is the only one who will remember this favor? That cat ran away when Princess Yongfu was playing with it! Just now, Princess Yongfu posted a message and came here , Invite Kang Lizhang to the palace during the New Year's Eve banquet... Princess Yongfu is the Queen's only biological flesh and blood! Originally, the Kang family was not doing well, and Aunt Kang would just make a fuss in the palace no matter how bad she behaved. She has settled down! Now that Kang Lizhang has climbed up to the princess, there may be no future!"
Qiu Yilan sneered in her heart and said to herself: "It's a good thing that the princess is messy. She has met me. Kang Lizhang... Hehe!"
"Anyway, I know that this kind of opportunity has nothing to do with me." Qiu Yilan said calmly, "I hope you can get it, after all, it is our Qiu family! But..."
Qiu Jinzhu was not stupid, and said with a sneer: "You are just afraid that Aunt Kang will continue to cause trouble for you, and you just want to take this opportunity to win me over! That's nice to say!"
"But so what?" Qiu Yilan said lightly without even blushing, "Are you willing to watch Kang Lizhang gain power like this?"
Qiu Jinzhu had a gloomy face and said after a while: "My mother-in-law just said that there are only a few days until New Year's Eve." It means that if you have an idea, tell it quickly! Moreover, she is under the supervision of Princess Yang, so don’t take any ideas that are too deceptive.
"Yes, it's New Year's Eve in a few days." Qiu Yilan said calmly, "It's a pity that I was seriously injured this time. Even though as a princess, I am qualified to attend the banquet, but my health is not up to par, so I can't go. of."
Qiu Jinzhu said disdainfully: "Even if you are in good health, do you think you can go if you want to? Have you asked your family about it?"
"But if your health is not good, you won't be able to go even if you can, right?" Qiu Yilan stared into her eyes and said word by word, "So health is the most important thing!"
Seeing Qiu Jinzhu's confused face, Qiu Yilan realized that this cousin was only ten years old and not a particularly outstanding person. It was too much to hope that she would understand the hint.
He waved Qiu Jinzhu's eldest maids, Qingxin and Su He, to go out, and told her bluntly: "Cousin Kang has won favors from General Jiang and Her Royal Highness this time. I don't know what kind of future she will have in the future! If you let her go to the palace for the banquet this New Year's Eve, it would be strange if you and your daughter are not suppressed by Aunt Kang and Cousin Kang for the rest of your lives!"
"Then now that Her Royal Highness the Princess has personally posted the message, what can I do?!" Qiu Jinzhu gritted her teeth and said, "It's all your fault! If it weren't for you..."
"What's the use of blaming me here? Cousin Kang is busy picking out clothes and jewelry to prepare for entering the palace!" Qiu Yilan sneered, "You don't want her to go, so you won't go to her? You're looking for me, what do you think? I want her to go?"
Anger flashed in Qiu Jinzhu's eyes: "You think I don't want to find her? But, my father and grandmother..."
"I don't know what Mrs. Lu is thinking, but my uncle definitely hopes that the lion cat was returned in your name!" Qiu Yilan glanced at her and said, "It's just that my uncle has always been filial to Mr. Lu. I’m just embarrassed to say it!”
"How is that possible!" Qiu Jinzhu shouted, "Father, he always turns on that bitch Kang Lizhang! That's why my mother and concubine told me not to argue with her!"
Qiu Yilan sneered and said: "That's a trivial matter! Uncle misses Mrs. Lu, so he asks you to give in! How could uncle let you give in to such a big matter? Uncle Kang was also partial to Cousin Kang before, right? But you Do you think my uncle will pass on the title of crown prince to him? You are his biological daughter, and Cousin Kang is just his niece!"
Qiu Jinzhu's eyes lit up: "So my father will really support me this time?"
Qiu Yilan drank the ginseng soup and only smiled but said nothing.
"I'll go back and ask my concubine if you dare to lie to me!" Qiu Jinzhu thought for a moment and said solemnly, "Then I'll ask my concubine to torture you to death!"
... After she left, Zhou's mother came in and said worriedly: "If Qiu Jinzhu really does something to Miss Cousin, I know it was your idea... Even if I don't dare to hurt your life, I'm afraid I will torture you." "
Qiu Yilan nodded and said calmly: "So mom, go find Princess Yang soon and tell her that I have been greatly wronged today and am in a very bad mood - I simply don't want to live anymore!"
"Ah?!" Zhou's mother was shocked!
"... Just let her think so." Qiu Yilan looked at the scars on her arms and sneered, "Tell her tactfully that I already know what Empress Jiang said not long ago. The Empress Dowager just sent a few female officials to death. I But my dear princess! If I can’t survive...then everyone will stop! My cousin is a scholar who is sure to be elected next year. He is only seventeen years old and has already passed the exam. "Ten Young Scholars". Let Princess Yang think about it carefully!"
Zhou’s mother originally had a pale face, but when she heard that Ruan Qingyan was sure to go to high school next year, she was overjoyed and said, “My cousin, is it true?!”
"He said it himself." Qiu Yilan looked confident, but in fact, she was not sure in her heart. Whether it was the past life or this life, Jinshi was not so easy to win in her memory!
But now, she must be more confident than Ruan Qingyan, "So don't worry, mom. With my cousin as my backer, we don't have to be too patient in the future!"
Mother Zhou stood up without saying a word: "Old slave, let's talk now!"
"I wonder how Qiu Jinzhu will deal with Kang Lizhang? She is six years younger than Kang Lizhang, right?" Qiu Yilan thought about her plan again and frowned slightly, "I hope she will work harder and not be dealt with by Kang Lizhang in turn. That would be a joke!"
However, the news that came the next day proved that she had underestimated this cousin.