After closing the door, Qiu Yilan threw herself on the couch, rolled around with the quilt in her arms, and looked at the tent ceiling in a daze - because she had to go out this morning, she got up early and ate less, so she was already tired after all this hard work. , so after not being in a trance for a long time, I felt sleepy, so I just stayed on the couch and fell asleep...
She didn't know how long she had been sleeping, but she suddenly heard someone calling her: "Princess Ningyi? Princess Ningyi?"
Qiu Yilan agreed in a daze, then woke up with a start. She opened her eyes and saw that the room was already dim. It was obviously almost dinner time - and there were already some shadows in the room. It was barely possible to tell that Jiang Yashuang had changed into another robe, with a jade belt and a gold crown. Her face in the shadow was dim and her eyes were lowered, not looking directly at Qiu Yilan's bed.
"You still dare to come?" Qiu Yilan rubbed her eyes, got up in a hurry, and said angrily, "When the door opened, the two of us were dressed neatly and cleanly, but Miss Tao was not willing to give up! If Let her know that you came to me secretly, and she won’t eat me!”
Before Jiang Yashuang could speak, she snorted again and said unhappily, "Young general, let me say something arrogant: You can't do this kindly! Since you have a white-haired date with Miss Tao, you find that Ya If the person in the room is locked, we should try our best to get someone to open the door. At that time, our time alone was still short, and we could still... "
Jiang Yashuang looked up in shock, but happened to see her half-hugging the quilt, and quickly looked away: "Wait! I have a white-haired date with cousin Tao? What are you talking about! How can there be such a thing? matter?"
"There's no one else here at this moment, why do you pretend to be confused with me?" Qiu Yilan thought to herself, that's why she said this just because she guessed that you didn't have me! She still had an aggrieved look on her face, "If you hadn't already had a tacit understanding, would she have clung to me just because we were mistakenly locked together? Do you believe that she would because I praised her?" The beads and flowers she wore were beautiful but she didn’t praise her, so she was so hostile to me?”
Jiang Yashuang frowned and said nothing.
Qiu Yilan kept up her efforts: "I don't believe that Miss Tao is usually so stubborn about trivial things! Especially when she found out that we were alone in a room, she cried immediately - if this doesn't mean anything to you, why is she crying? She is your cousin , it’s not my cousin! Does she think your innocence is lost in my hands?”
"It seems that Cousin Tao and the others have offended you miserably!" Jiang Yashuang sighed, shook her head and said, "We just met each other and you started inciting them?"
When he revealed his purpose, Qiu Yilan blushed - but it was hard to tell from inside the tent, so she said sarcastically: "Did you see it?"
Jiang Yashuang couldn't help but laugh: "Am I stupid in your eyes?"
"No, I have always thought you are extremely smart!" Qiu Yilan said righteously, "And you are kind-hearted and kind-hearted!"
Jiang Yashuang laughed and said, "Then you are still sowing discord in front of me?"
"You are so kind!" Qiu Yilan said sweetly, "Look at how I dare to talk so casually in front of other people, even in front of my cousin, as I do in front of you?"
Jiang Yashuang felt that there seemed to be something in her words. Of course, due to the limitations of the plane, he would never have thought that Qiu Yilan's compliments were similar to "there are many people with money here, so come here quickly", so he put it down without thinking of any malice, and said slightly Hu: "Master Ruan seems to regard you as his own sister?"
"He treats me more harshly than my own brother!" Qiu Yilan sighed, "I've been afraid of seeing him lately... Forget it, don't talk about him—little general, are you here for something?"
"The matter is almost settled. I think I should come and talk to you." Jiang Yashuang showed a headache. Obviously, this truth is not easy to talk about. If it was easy to talk about it, Jiang Yashuang would not have sneaked in to tell her. , it must be explained by Jiang Qizheng and others' open and honest visit.
Qiu Yilan didn't expect to get any justice anyway, so she asked with a smile: "Oh? So fast? What's going on?"
"It's my eighth brother." With Jiang Yashuang's integrity, it is absolutely impossible to say that Jiang Yadan did not take Qiu Yilan's reputation to heart at all, so he said vaguely, "He left Yashuang before. When the time came, I asked Jiang Tan to follow him and see what he was doing... I thought it was because of this that he got impatient, so he simply asked someone to come back and lock the door... I didn't expect that he would get involved. "
"So that's it?" Qiu Yilan said, "This is really... how should I put it? I was hit by an arrow while I was lying down."
But she was sneering in her heart: Jiang Yadan is almost thirty this year, and he is not almost three years old. How can he be so naive
From the fact that Jiang Qisheng dared to hit her cousin openly, it could be seen that maybe it was because Jiang Yashuang had a good temper, or maybe it was because he was young and his peers in the Jiang family were not very afraid of him. Jiang Qisheng is just a cousin! What's more, Jiang Yadan, his direct brother? She heard clearly how Jiang Yadan negotiated with Jiang Yashuang last time at Ganli Palace!
If Jiang Yadan really doesn't want to be disturbed by his brother, why should he lock the door? He must have used hard and soft tactics to tell Jiang Yashuang to stay out of his own business!
Furthermore, why did Jiang Yashuang go to Yunyi Tower today? The reason was told by him himself! It's to take care of Fu Jiang Qizheng and others!
In this case, Jiang Qizheng and the others were in "White Crane Lying in the Snow", how could Jiang Yashuang leave a room full of sisters and run after Jiang Yadan
Jiang Yashuang also knew that her words were full of loopholes and coughed dryly: "Anyway, what happened this time is that my Jiang family can't stand up to the princess."
At this point, there was a knock on the door suddenly. The two of them were startled and heard Su Heyang say: "Princess? It's time for dinner!"
"I'm not hungry yet. You can use it yourself and don't bother me." Qiu Yilan frowned and said casually.
Su He said anxiously: "Ah? But you haven't used your lunch yet!" Then came Zhou's mother's voice again, repeatedly urging: "Princess, you'd better come out and freshen up, at least use some! I know that you are here today I have been wronged, but I have to live this life. The late prince and princess are gone, so how can you not take care of yourself? "
Su He also said: "Princess, don't worry. If outsiders don't believe you, will my cousin not believe you? Besides, you are innocent in the first place. It's those people from the Jiang family who insist on causing trouble for you - you can't offend yourself because of their misdeeds." Body!"
The little maid was sobbing a little, "If you feel really uncomfortable, just come out and beat the maid to vent your anger! The maid is really worried about you!"
Qiu Yilan rubbed her forehead and said perfunctorily: "It's not as bad as you think... There are cakes in the house and I have used some. I really don't want to eat now... Mother Zhou, please go with Su He first and let me calm down for a while." , go out later."
Zhou's mother and Su He tried to persuade her again, but when Qiu Yilan's tone became more and more impatient, she left hesitantly.
Jiang Yashuang listened quietly to the conversation between their master and servant. When there was no sound outside the door, he whispered: "My grandmother means that if the princess does not dislike it, I am willing to marry the princess. What does the princess think?" ?”
"Huh?!" Qiu Yilan was wondering whether Jiang Yadan was the one who didn't lock the door and what was his real purpose of locking the door. When he heard this, he was so frightened that he almost fell off the couch and said in surprise, " What did you say?!"
At this time, dusk was approaching outside, and the room was hazy.
So I couldn't see Jiang Yashuang's face - but according to Qiu Yilan's understanding of him, Jiang Yashuang, who had always been tender-faced when it came to matters between men and women, should be too scared to say such a thing!
As a result, Jiang Yashuang slowed down her tone and repeated it again: "If the princess doesn't dislike it, my grandmother will come to the palace tomorrow and ask my fourth aunt to terminate the engagement with Deng Yi for the princess and let me hire someone from the Jiang family! "
"What kind of rhythm is this?!" Qiu Yilan's whole body was in a state of confusion - aren't we talking about locking the door? Why did it suddenly turn into a proposal? !
At the same time, in the Jiang family courtyard next door, little Mrs. Tao was also puzzled and asked Mrs. Tao: "If you don't like Pei Bin, why do you like Princess Ningyi, who you have just met once?"
"There's nothing that I like or dislike." Mrs. Tao glanced at little Tao - both little Tao and Tao Peibin were her nieces and nephews, but the old lady valued the former far more than the latter.
At this moment, he said with all his heart, "I just hired Princess Ning Yi to Shuang'er because of her beauty and status as princess. After your father and mother know about it, you can't say that I have mistreated their legitimate son!"
Little Tao said in surprise: "But grandma, where is grandpa?" Jiang Yashuang is one of the few children of the Jiang family who was personally cultivated by Duke Qin. It is impossible for Duke Qin not to care about his life-long events!
Mrs. Tao muttered: "I still don't know your grandfather's character? He doesn't look at people's origins or appearance. The most important thing is talent! Based on the performance of this little princess in the court, your grandfather will definitely not If you have any objections! Besides, he always favors Shuang'er. As long as Shuang'er tells it himself, he will definitely agree!"
Having said this, she looked at Little Tao, "I know what you are worried about! Princess Ningyi has nothing but the title of princess. It would be nice if her uncle's family didn't harm her, and absolutely not It may be her help. Ruan Qingyan has always defended her out of flesh and blood, but for ordinary people, a new scholar is worth talking about; for someone with a family like ours, what does it mean? "
Little Mrs. Tao smiled apologetically and said: "I can't hide anything from my grandma-granddaughter-in-law. She just thinks that among the sisters-in-law, even if our Tao family has declined in recent years, there are still some people around. This Princess Ningyi... is also too lonely. It’s over!”
"Why are you so honest? No wonder you even bullied a maid and kept silent!" Mrs. Tao sighed and said seriously, "You are thinking about Shuang'er! But you want to use the power of our family now? What kind of noble girl can't Shuang'er marry? Even Yongfu. As long as two people are interested, Tianluan will not agree. However, he is still a good-natured person! "
Tianluan is the maiden name of Empress Jiang, and now only Mrs. Tao can call her by her carelessly. Even Duke Qin is addressed as "Queen's Empress" in front of the younger generation.
Little Mrs. Tao said cautiously: "My granddaughter-in-law knows that you feel sorry for her, but you are afraid that you will be criticized."
Mrs. Tao said contemptuously: "So what about the discussion? When I came here earlier, Mrs. Dou took advantage of the fact that she was Jiang Tian'ao's first wife and the niece of Chao Hai Yuanpei. How could she ever take me seriously? That is to say, Tian Luan these years That's why she restrained herself! Apart from you, who in the Jiang family really treated me? Let's not talk about those sad things. In short, as long as Tianluan is here, they will not be dissatisfied. Don’t you dare come and talk to me!”
At this point, she lowered her voice, "Fifteen won't give you face in front of others! Seventeen actually dared to hit Shuang'er—these stupid things! They still have the nerve to come in front of me and keep saying what Shuang'er said. How do you treat your own family! I don’t even think about how they treat their own family! Since they don’t like Princess Ning Yi, I have to marry someone for Shuang’er!”
Little Mrs. Tao's eyes were sour. She tried hard not to let the tears fall, but her voice finally contained sobs: "It's useless for my granddaughter-in-law. I'm causing trouble for you, grandma!"
Although she is a well-known good person in the Jiang family, she is not a fool.
Mrs. Tao's words were intended to be vindictive with her daughter-in-law and granddaughters, but little Mrs. Tao knew very well that the biggest reason why Mrs. Tao encouraged Jiang Yashuang to marry Princess Ningyi was to take responsibility for herself. Not being favored by her husband and having no biological children, she, the eighth young lady, had a hard time in the Jiang family. She was the most shameless among the sisters-in-law, and no one except Jiang Yashuang, her sister-in-law or uncle, took her seriously. …
If Jiang Yashuang marries a noble daughter who has the support of her father and brother, even Tao Peibin, a cousin, because Jiang Yashuang has a good temper, even if he respects his sister-in-law, if his wife is disrespectful to her, he will not be harsh on her as a person. They only give private advice - how can Xiao Tao, the eldest sister-in-law of four houses, maintain her dignity like this
But Qiu Yilan is different. She is an orphan. The only cousin who can speak for her, Ruan Qingyan, has a shallow foundation. Now the matter with Jiang Yashuang has not been settled yet, but she has offended a group of sisters-in-law... As you can imagine , after she passed the door, she would definitely not be able to threaten little Tao's position in the fourth room.
Maybe, I have to rely on little Tao to smooth things over, so that I can barely gain a foothold among the sisters-in-law...