Ruan Qingyan left Lian Ding and Qiu Yilan to eat, and chatted for a while after the meal. Lian Ding left because he had to go back to resume his duties. Ruan Qingyan wanted to continue talking to Qiu Yilan, but he didn't want two or three groups of people to come to him and urge him to go to "Jinpa Pavilion". Qiu Yilan got up and said, "Cousin, go ahead. It's only a few days anyway. Let’s talk about it later.”
"You should be careful in the palace. If you have any questions, just send someone to tell her." Ruan Qingyan had no choice but to send her to the car and warned her repeatedly before letting her go.
After leaving the General's Mansion, Qiu Yilan sighed: "My cousin is becoming more and more like an elder now. I really get a headache when I see him!"
Su He smiled and said: "My dear cousin, I feel sorry for you."
"Didn't you see that I was being scolded just now?" Qiu Yilan glanced at her sideways.
"That's for your own good too!" Su He said gloatingly, "My maid also thinks you are too out of touch - you are thirteen now. Can my cousin allow you to continue your nonsense?"
Qiu Yilan angrily said: "Whose maid are you?! I will promise you to my cousin as a concubine in the future, and ask your future cousin to be harsh to you!"
Su He was not afraid at all and stuck out his tongue: "Didn't you say that you want to be a good little sister-in-law and get along well with your future cousin-in-law? You actually gave your personal maid to your cousin as a concubine!?"
"Do you dare to be stupid?!" Qiu Yilan nodded her forehead bitterly.
They bickered all the way back to the Xihe Palace. Before they could sit down in the room, Xia Ran came out to report: "Princess Chunfu next door and Miss He jointly posted a post, inviting you, Princess, to go to the Jing Lake in the south of the city on the ninth day of April. Yunyilou participated in the Haitang Ci Conference. "
Qiu Yilan said in surprise: "Where can I go out now?"
Xia Ran followed her into the house and said, "I can go. The person who sent the post said that although there is a begonia forest downstairs in Yunyi, it is not blooming very well, so Princess Chunfu plans to bring some begonia bonsai there. , among which there is a pot, which was a birthday gift given to the Duke of Qin by the late prince. When you remember, the late prince was gone, so it is reasonable to go and see the things related to the late prince. "
"Why am I listening? This so-called ci meeting is specifically for me?" Qiu Yilan sat down at the top and was about to pick up the tea bowl when she suddenly thought of something, "April 9th? This is not the day of the Oiran Competition. ?"
Xia Ran said: "Not only is it the day of the oiran competition - do you know where Yunyi Tower is? It's not far from the 'Yinchun Tower', and across the lake from the 'Jinpa Pavilion'. The place where the oiran competition is held, is On Mirror Lake!”
"I know!" Qiu Yilan said with a solemn face, "I just said it's inappropriate for my cousin to get involved with this oiran competition! As expected, Princess Chunfu is uneasy."
Xia Ran also thought this was the case, so he specifically explained the location of Yunyi Tower: "Fortunately, things can still be undone, otherwise Her Highness the Princess wouldn't have specially found a reason for you to go and invited you to go with her!"
Qiu Yilan thought for a moment and said: "I have to think of a perfect way to explain it to my cousin, otherwise the marriage will fail and we will become enemies, which will be troublesome!"
The master and servant discussed for a long time, but because they didn't know the extent of Jiang Qizheng's suspicion, they could only act accordingly after arriving at the scene.
"Since it's the Haitang Poetry Festival, why don't you think about a few poems first and have them ready for later?" Xia Ran reminded again.
Qiu Yilan shook her head: "How can I still have such thoughts now? Besides, I am here to see things and think about people, not to participate in a poetry party."
Xia Ran thought the same thing.
In the next few days, Qiu Yilan was always worried about how to explain to Ruan Qingyan and Jiang Qizheng, so much so that she couldn't concentrate during class.
Shao Yuemei has been teaching for more than ten years. How rich is his classroom experience? It was obvious at a glance that something was on her mind.
So Jiang Qizheng got the latest news: "Since receiving the post from you and Miss He, Princess Ning Yi has been a little distracted and has been distracted in several classes."
"Why is she nervous? Can we still eat her?" Since He Shuijin was not here this time, Jiang Qizheng went to discuss with Eighth Sister-in-law and Little Tao, "But, Eighth Sister-in-law, do you think she is nervous or worried?" We found out about her affair with Ruan Qingyan, so she feels guilty?"
Little Tao smiled and said: "I have never met anyone. You ask me to say this, how can I say it? However, no matter what the reason is that makes this princess uneasy, when the day comes, she will always You can see it.”
When Jiang Qizheng thought about it, she put the news aside and continued to prepare for the speech ceremony.
After she left, Little Tao's maid Luzhan asked quietly: "Young Madam didn't guess before, that Princess Ningyi repeatedly made advances to Ruan Qingyan in front of Princess Chunfu and Miss He. It didn't seem like she was interested in Ruan Qingyan, but she wanted to Why not tell Princess Chunfu? "
Little Tao said softly: "This is just my guess, it may not be accurate. If I guess wrong, wouldn't it be embarrassing? If I guess right, do you think that although Ruan Qingyan is not a Jinshi, there are so many outstanding people in the world. What kind of person can't Princess Chunfu and Miss He marry? If Princess Ningyi makes them unhappy...this princess is Shijiu's sweetheart, and there will be another storm!"
Lu Zhan said: "Young Madam is kind-hearted." But she didn't agree with it in her heart: "I'm afraid that Young Madam is not liked by the Eighth Young Master because of her ordinary appearance. So I heard that the princess attracted the Nineteenth Young Master's admiration because of her outstanding appearance. , defended again and again... I feel unhappy, deliberately letting Princess Chunfu and others misunderstand that the princess is not good! "
As she thought this, she also thought that she was already sixteen, and if nothing unexpected happened, she would be matched out in two years... Suddenly an idea came to her: "The Eighth Young Master and the Nineteenth Young Master are full brothers. Although because of the age difference, The two of them don't get together often, but they care about each other very much - if I reveal the young lady's thoughts to the Eighth Young Master, how can the Eighth Young Master not remind the Nineteenth Young Master?"
Of course, it’s not the point of making Jiang Yashuang and Qiu Yilan successful. The point is, “This way I have a reason to talk to the Eighth Young Master in private... Which clothes should I wear then? The newly made goose-yellow skirt is too high, and it’s hard to show off my neck. Slender; the emerald green material is not the best..."
Lu Zhan had already made up his mind to climb into bed, so he tried his best to do it.
On the day when Jiang Yadan came to pay her respects to Mrs. Tao, she was indeed well dressed, found an opportunity to ask Jiang Yadan to go to a secluded place, and spoke affectionately of little Tao's "jealousy".
Jiang Yadan was accustomed to being in trouble, so how could Lu Zhan's thoughts be seen in front of him? After only listening to two or three sentences, I knew what she was planning. But he didn't care. When he saw the cute Luzhan who had been specially dressed, he happily took her into his arms before he finished hearing her words...
Afterwards, when he went to tell Mr. Tao to take Luzhan into the house, he saw his usually gentle and silent wife, who was frightened and angry and endured with tears in her eyes. Jiang Yadan had a rare moment of conscience and did not reprimand her for Luzhan's report. But he said a few soft words - and finally asked about Jiang Yashuang: "I heard that Nineteen has a sweetheart?"
Little Mrs. Tao has become accustomed to being stabbed by him over the years. Although she is sad about the betrayal of her personal maid, the deal is already done and she can't just live with it, right? So I answered him listlessly: "They all say so, but Nineteen doesn't admit it himself."
"He has been detained by his grandparents since he was a child and has been a nerd. He is such a grown-up and no one is confiscated in the room. It is really embarrassing!" Jiang Yadan disagreed, "Now he is flirting with love, and he refuses to admit it. Not surprisingly."
Then he asked for details, "Is it Princess Ningyi? Then why haven't you withdrawn the Deng family's marriage?"
Little Tao said: "This is what grandma means, because my eighteenth sister and my sister met with the princess twice and found that she often mentioned Ruan Qingyan and worried that she was in love with Ruan Qingyan. If this is the case, grandma said it would be better to just let it go She continues to marry Deng Yi, or Ruan Qingyan finds a way to marry her... Anyway, our family is no longer involved; if she has nothing to do with Ruan Qingyan, after all, she is still a filial mother and can't leave the palace. It's better to let Mr. Shao observe her carefully in the past two years. ”
Jiang Yadan smiled and said: "I would say that Shao Yuemei taught the seventeenth and eighteenth sisters well. My grandmother had previously asked her to stay in our family for a long time, and the next generation of girls also invited her to teach... This is good. Why is it suddenly being moved? It turns out it’s to let her work as a spy.”
Although this idea was not from Little Tao, when Jiang Yadan mentioned it, Little Tao's face turned red and he defended: "After all, this is the first time that the Nineteenth Brother is tempted, and the family is also afraid that he will be misunderstood."
Jiang Yadan said: "Nineteen is not a girl, how can he be delayed? If you ask me, take him to Fengyuechang for two years as soon as possible, and no one will be able to mislead him... But then again ”
He thought thoughtfully, "The little princess hasn't grown up yet, but she is indeed beautiful in the sky, and no ordinary beauty can compare with it." His tone was a little regretful, "Since it is the one who has chosen her, I don't have to worry about it."
Little Tao's face froze, and she heard the meaning behind his words - if Jiang Yashuang hadn't taken a liking to Qiu Yilan, Jiang Yadan would have made up his mind.
She really didn't know how to answer the call, so she calmed down and said, "Are you okay?"
Jiang Yadan glanced at her, half-smiling: "What? You want to drive me away?" The children of the Jiang family are all good-looking. Although Jiang Yadan has been addicted to women for many years, he is still in his prime and has a good foundation, so he looks up to him. His eyes were still as bright as stars, and his eyebrows were straight into his temples. When he saw him like this, little Tao couldn't help but blush slightly on his cheeks.
After a pause, she said in a panic: "No, it's almost time for the stewards to respond."
"Then you go take care of things." Jiang Yadan originally wanted to continue flirting with her and decide whether to stay overnight depending on the situation, but after hearing what little Tao said, he secretly cursed "boring" and pretended not to see the look on her face. Disappointed, he stood up and said, "I'm going to find Nineteen."
...Jiang Yashuang was not surprised when she saw her brother coming over: "I really returned the rest of the money from last time. I only have a few hundred taels of money now. If Brother Ba wants it, I can take it."
Jiang Yadan laughed and scolded: "You came here with me to ask for money?" He felt a little guilty after saying this - in fact, the monthly salary of an adult child of the Jiang family is quite a lot, and he, a fifth-grade general, also has a monthly salary, and There are various incomes such as filial piety from subordinates. But none of these can stop him from maxing out his prodigal skills. Often he has no choice but to ask his brothers for help if he doesn't have enough.
Most of the Jiang family children are dissolute, and no one is much better than anyone else - except Jiang Yashuang.
Since the last time he was in trouble when someone gave Jiang Yashuang a large amount of money, he would always stop by Jiang Yashuang's house these few times to see if he could get another hand.
At this moment, he felt embarrassed to be told by his younger brother, so he quickly changed the subject, "I was thinking that in a few days there will be the triennial Oiran competition. You are a handsome man, what's the point of staying in the house all day long practicing calligraphy and martial arts? Why don't you come with me? Want to watch the fun?"
Jiang Yashuang didn't even think about it: "No, that kind of place hides dirt and evil, my grandfather said..."
"Stop, stop, stop!" Jiang Yadan said with a headache, "How many times have I told you! Don't talk to me about what your grandparents taught you. I don't want to hear it!"
He knew that this younger brother was of good character, and it was not easy to persuade him to go see some courtesan. However, this matter did not trouble him, "The fact is this: the Eighteen Sisters also want to go see the fun, but you also know that their identities cannot be obviously concerned about the news, just under the pretense of holding a Haitang Ci party in Yunyi Building. ... But what kind of event is the Oiran Competition? There won’t be a huge crowd of people around Jinghu Lake. Can you rest assured that our sisters will be there? So let’s go get an adjacent private room and take care of it!”
Jiang Yashuang didn't know the true purpose of the Haitang Ci Contest at all, but he hesitated after hearing this: "How could Sister Eighteen and the others join in such fun?"
"Just watching the fun, how big of a deal is it?" Jiang Yadan said, "Other brothers have important positions and may not be free. I am the only one who can ask for leave - and you can stay at home. If you don't go , I can’t take care of all the sisters by myself!”
Jiang Yashuang always felt that he seemed to have some plan, but she also knew that Jiang Yadan might plot against her, but he would never harm his brother. After hesitating for a moment, he finally nodded: "Okay!"
"This boy has been taught a fool by his elders. The person he is looking at is so cowardly that he needs his sisters to find ways to help him... Even female gentlemen are sent as spies! How does this look like our Jiang family?!" Jiang Yadan stepped out of the child's eyes calmly. He walked into my brother's yard and snorted softly, "Let me teach you how to be a man!"