Not long after Qiu Yilan returned to her yard, Jiang Qizheng came to her door - but she said she was just here to visit Shao Yuemei.
In this case, Qiu Yilan would not disturb them. She ordered people to bring snacks and tea, sat with them for a while, and then found a reason to leave.
As soon as she left, Shao Yuemei asked: "What did Your Highness do today for..." He glanced at Qiu Yilan's house and asked, "What kind of regulations are these?" She was sent by the Jiang family to inspect the future daughter-in-law, and she was a close confidant. Regarding the matter of Yunyilou, the maid brought from the Jiang family went out for a tour last night and brought her the truth when she came back. Jiang Qizheng didn't need to waste any time talking about it.
"Grandma has a good impression of her. You also know what Nineteenth Brother is like. The family discussed it yesterday and asked Nineteenth Brother to simply hire her." Jiang Qizheng frowned and said, "It was originally agreed that Grandma would hire her today. Go to the palace and tell Fourth Aunt... But grandma felt a little unwell this morning, so she didn't go. "
But she didn't know that Jiang Yashuang came over that night to tell Qiu Yilan about the marriage proposal - after all, Mrs. Tao and Jiang Yashuang both believed that it was better not to let their darlings listen to such an impolite move. Therefore, Jiang Qizheng has no doubts about the reason why Mrs. Tao did not enter the palace today.
Shao Yuemei has taught Jiang Qizheng for several years. She is both a teacher and a sister. She knows this Princess Chunfu very well. After looking at her expression, she asked: "Your Highness does not agree with this matter? Although His Highness was not as active as Princess Yongfu before, Don’t you object?”
"After all, she is Shijiu's wife. As long as he wants to marry her and is not a bad person, I will naturally have no objection." Jiang Qizheng took a sip of tea and whispered, "But, I just found out something..."
After Jiang Qizheng noticed that something was not right about the relationship between Mrs. Gu and Qiu Yilan, she immediately asked them to go out and solve the problem. However, although she did stay to talk to Princess Yang, she secretly gave the instructions. The confidants followed and eavesdropped.
I had heard from my confidants how Mrs. Gu knelt down and begged Qiu Yilan but was rejected. At this moment, she felt a little unhappy in her heart: "It is true that Deng Yi is not a good match, but the engagement has not yet been resolved, and Mrs. Gu will always be her." My future mother-in-law, with the dignity of an elder, knelt down and begged her in person - even though the matter was serious and she couldn't agree, her attitude was too cold. I always felt that such a hard-hearted woman was not suitable for Nineteen. "
Shao Yuemei asked a few questions and felt that Qiu Yilan was too hard-hearted, but she refused to comment on Jiang Yashuang's marriage. She only said: "Fortunately, the old lady did not enter the palace today. His Highness will tell the old lady about this. I think the old lady will also consider it."
"However, if Shijiu doesn't marry her, even if our family protects her from falling into the trap, her life will be ruined." Jiang Qizheng sighed again, "A good girl's family... can still live like that It’s beautiful, but it’s a pity to think about it.”
Shao Yuemei didn't see it that way. Although she hadn't heard Qiu Yilan's shocking statement that "I am born to be a beauty and cause trouble," but after observing these days, she felt that this little princess was not that easy to fall into trouble. Seeing Jiang Qizheng was in a dilemma, so she advised: "Didn't you say that she is hard-hearted? Although hard-hearted people are the easiest to hurt people's hearts, they often live a good life. As long as you protect her, I am afraid that even if she is high If you can’t get married, you will be as free as being the master of your own family after marrying lowly.”
Jiang Qizheng thought about it, and secretly breathed a sigh of relief: "Although she is not suitable for the 19th brother, but this time she was alone with the 19th brother, it was the Eighth Brother who planned it. After all, it was our family who harmed her... After all, she will have a better life in the future, and my 19th brother will feel less guilty."
Shao Yuemei smiled and said: "The Nineteenth Young Master has a good heart - I should not say this, but he really tricked the Eighth Young Master into this matter."
"Who says it's not the case?" Jiang Qizheng sighed, "Grandfather was furious when he found out what happened last night. He was going to teach Bage a lesson with his own hands, but what the uncle said made sense: I hit Bage at this point in the eye, isn't it? Do you want people to think about Yunyilou?"
He pouted slightly and said, "As a result, after the eighth brother was spared from being beaten, he went out to Yinchun Tower in the evening happily without taking this matter to heart. However, the nineteenth brother was so angry that even cousin Tao was Send her home and don't let her come to our house casually."
Except for her love rival Qiu Yilan, Tao Peibin was gentle and courteous to everyone else. Shao Yuemei had a good impression of this student and wanted to say a few words to her at this moment: "The Nineteenth Young Master is both talented and beautiful, and Miss Tao is... She grew up with him... Even if she deliberately targeted Princess Ningyi in Yunyilou this time, I think it was because she was young and ignorant. She used to come to Jiang's house often, but if she suddenly stopped coming, she might be punished. Discussion!"
Jiang Qizheng always listened to Shao Yuemei's words, but now she shook her head and said: "Grandma also agrees to ask her not to come to Jiang's house easily after returning home - after all, the nineteenth brother has no intention of her. He didn't know it before, but he knows it now. Letting her have any hope of seeing her 19th brother will only harm her. "
Shao Yuemei immediately did not mention the matter - after all, she was just a female gentleman, and she had done her best to fight for Tao Peibian in private.
The two talked for a while, and then Jiang Qizheng said goodbye and left.
Of course Qiu Yilan had to come out to see her off when she left. After seeing her off, she found that Jiang Qizheng, who had "hit it off" with her before, had become a lot more distant.
Qiu Yilan didn't know that this was because Jiang Qizheng felt that she was not suitable to marry her brother, so naturally he would not treat her with the same attitude as he would treat his future sister-in-law. Qiu Yilan thought: "Sure enough, my sisters are closer. What happened yesterday was clearly that Jiang Qisheng and Tao Peibin were not good at each other. As a result, Princess Chunfu actually got angry with me... However, after listening to what Jiang Yashuang said yesterday, It means that the person the Jiang family intends to betroth to their cousin is not the princess."
Thinking of this, she didn't bother to remain as enthusiastic as before. The two of them walked all the way to the door, feeling that their spirits were waning, and they parted very neatly.
Su He didn't know the inside story, so he was very worried on the way back: "Didn't Her Royal Highness Princess Chunfu come specifically to speak for the princess? Why is it that now that she is away from the princess, she is not as enthusiastic as before?"
"If you don't have enthusiasm, you won't have enthusiasm." Qiu Yilan said nonchalantly, "Cousin Kang came at the wrong time. Princess Chunfu was about to leave just after she sat down. Go back and ask her quickly. Don't worry about Aunt Bian or the like. What a big deal."
Because of the Jade Dew Cream given by Qiu Yilan, the scars on Kang Lizhang's face were now too light to be noticed, and they were even less noticeable after applying a little makeup. But he seemed a little listless at the moment: "I wanted to call you just now, but I left if I didn't want you."
Qiu Yilan sat down and said disapprovingly: "Princess Chunfu has a distinguished status after all. She wants to say goodbye. How can we keep her waiting for a long time?"
Kang Lizhang frowned and said, "No, you don't know. Just now, when you and Mrs. Gu went out of the flower hall to talk, Princess Chunfu had her maid follow behind. They all knew about it." She sighed, "I will know later. I came right away to tell you, but Princess Chunfu didn’t know whether it was intentional or just a coincidence, but she left before I had a chance to speak! "
Qiu Yilan was startled for a moment, and then said: "Does the Jiang family feel sorry for Mrs. Gu and Deng Yi? If you see it, you will see it."
Kang Lizhang said: "But the people in front of my aunt are talking about it. Princess Chunfu has always been very polite. I'm afraid she won't like it if Mrs. Gu kneels down for you."
"If you don't like it, just don't like it." Qiu Yilan didn't care at all, "She's not the only one in the Jiang family."
Kang Lizhang thought about the meaning of these words. Wasn't it a hint to herself that she had other backers in the Jiang family, and they were not weaker than Princess Chunfu
Thinking of this, she secretly breathed a sigh of relief - after all, after hearing with her own ears that Qiu Mengmin killed her mother and promised to hand over her mother and daughter to Qiu Yilan, she now looked at her uncle and aunt as if they were snakes, scorpions and tigers. For Qiu Mengmin and his wife, Qiu Yilan, who has a higher hatred value, is safer.
Qiu Yilan saw that she didn't continue to speak, but she didn't say goodbye either. She asked strangely, "What else is there?"
"I heard just now..." Kang Lizhang bit her lip, "My eldest cousin's wedding date has been set, it will be May 26th."
"Then what?"
Kang Lizhang continued to bite her lip: "The princess plans to marry her fourth cousin after her first cousin has passed the door - fourth cousin, she is two years younger than me!"
Qiu Yilan said: "Oh, are you worried about your life?"
"After much thought, it's better to get married as soon as possible." Kang Lizhang's cheeks turned slightly red when she said this, but she still tried her best to state it in a calm tone, "I really don't have the courage or confidence to use the method you mentioned. "
Qiu Yilan smiled: "Anyway, I said it's up to you to choose." After a pause, he said, "Then who do you want to marry?"
Who to marry? Kang Lizhang entered the Xihe Prince's Mansion. Although she lived a better life than a serious princess because of Mrs. Lu's preference, because her father's family was not prominent, like Mrs. Lu, the daughters of serious officials did not look at her at all when they were gathering and playing. Not on.
Even if Mrs. Lu pressured Qiu Jinzhu to take her out, she would go away in joy and return disappointed. Although Kang Lizhang was good at forbearing, she couldn't bear to be a lowly person in front of a group of people for many years, so she never went there again.
In addition, Princess Yang deliberately concealed it, so how could she find a suitable husband
…It can’t be said that there is none at all.
"But that Ruan Qingyan is both talented and beautiful, and he is an uncrowned Jinshi! I'm afraid many of the adults in the court want to recruit him as their son-in-law! Where can I get my turn?" Kang Lizhang recalled that when Ruan Qingyan came to visit Qiu Yilan last year, she stood there The young master Pian Pianjia whom I accidentally caught sight of in the embroidery building felt mixed feelings in my heart.
At that time, she was also impressed by Ruan Qingyan's appearance and bearing, and it was not that she was not unmoved. But at that time, I thought that Ruan's family was very small, and Ruan Qingyan was adopted. Even if he passed the examination as a teenager, who knew he would definitely be on the gold medal list in the future? There is no need to take this risk yourself.
But he didn't expect that it was less than a year ago, and the person he had been attracted to before but felt that he was not worthy of him was already beyond his reach.
Kang Lizhang suppressed the sadness in her heart: "If you marry low, you won't be able to escape the murderous hand even if you leave the court. If you marry high, my status is not qualified. So I thought..." She gritted her teeth, "I can only be a mistress!"
Qiu Yilan was stunned for a moment and said, "Younger?"
"Although I am the niece of the prince, the Kang family is just a well-to-do family in the market, not even a real rich family." Kang Lizhang pursed her lips and smiled bitterly, "It has always been the case that women are born according to their father's family. , I want to marry into a wealthy family that can’t even touch the palace. If I don’t stay young, what else can I do?”
She regretted it very much now. When Mrs. Lu was here, she was only thinking about venting her anger in front of the rich officials who had humiliated her in the past, and she felt that those who were willing to hire her were not rich enough. This life-long event has been delayed for many lifetimes.
Now it has fallen to this point!
Qiu Yilan said with a half-smile but not a smile: "As expected of my cousin, she is indeed decisive... Now that you have decided to take this step, you don't know who you are going to give birth to?"