However, by the time of class in the afternoon, Shao Yuemei had returned to normal, and she could not see any intention of pursuing this matter.
Qiu Yilan was a little surprised at first, but then she thought that Shao Yuemei was just a female teacher. Even if she was a close relative of the Jiang family, she was not a Jiang family member after all. If she is really involved in the whirlpool of the legality of the current throne, she may not necessarily end well - in other words, as Sheng Shishui suggested, it is in the best interest of everyone to pretend that there is no such thing.
"It's a good thing that Qiu Mingzhu is not here. This cousin is very vicious but lacks IQ, so she may not be so sensible." Qiu Yilan secretly breathed a sigh of relief, "This swing is a bit lucky, otherwise it would really cause trouble. Qiu Nie would not be so sensible." I can’t protect her.”
Since this matter has been passed, Qiu Yilan will not mention it.
But she didn't listen to any lessons this afternoon, and her mind was focused on guessing who was the real culprit who murdered Princess Ruan and her daughter—ordinarily, judging from You Mianxiang, Queen Mother Gu was the most likely.
The problem is, Qiu Yilan can't figure out why Queen Mother Gu did this? Although General Ruan was accused by Queen Mother Gu after his disastrous defeat, those were all state affairs, not to mention that General Ruan had already been punished.
If Queen Mother Gu wanted General Ruan's life, wouldn't she have just condemned him to death earlier? After all, the relationship between General Ruan and the Jiang family was not very good. When the crime was first discussed, Queen Jiang even said a few words to him in order to play a different role, but she actually did not go out of her way to protect him.
Even if Queen Mother Gu later regrets and wants to kill people, given the Queen Mother's status, if she wants to kill General Ruan and Princess Ruan, why use a chronic poison like Sleeping Incense? What's more, this kind of poison will also cause speculation about the death of the late emperor and the deposed prince of the previous dynasty
"It seems a bit like deliberately setting off Queen Mother Gu..." Qiu Yilan thought, "But if it was to frame Queen Mother Gu, would neither I nor my cousin dare to confront the Queen Mother about this matter? What's the difference between it and not being framed? Two different things? It’s really strange…”
What's even stranger is, "This fragrance still passed through Lu's hands... But how can Lu, with his background, be able to mix such a thing? Wait!"
Suddenly a flash of light flashed through, and Qiu Yilan's face suddenly turned ugly, "Qiu Zhongyan, the two uncles of the Ruan family, those uncles and cousins - even if General Ruan was defeated miserably at the beginning, the younger generations of his own blood and Isn’t it just a coincidence that all the sons-in-law are dead?”
Under normal circumstances, it is rare for generals to die in battle, especially high-ranking generals.
And General Ruan is not a fool. Even if he is cruel enough to let his descendants take the lead, he can't let all his descendants do this, right? Especially the son-in-law Qiu Zhongyan, whose title is higher than that of General Ruan, and he is the only son of Concubine Lian. How could General Ruan not arrange a safe position for him
In the end, he died and only the old man came back!
"Hiss... So my brother Qiu Jinglan might have been murdered?! Is what Empress Jiang said in the court that day true?!" Qiu Yilan's face was ashen, "But who wants the Xihe Palace to be destroyed? ? And why is Qiu Mengmin’s family in good health now, and Aunt Bian is about to give birth to Qiu Mengmin’s third son—could it be that they did it?”
Ever since she learned about the origin of Youmianxiang, Qiu Yilan had always believed that Mrs. Lu, or Qiu Mengmin's family, had a real culprit behind the scenes.
But now that I think about it carefully, I feel chills. "Just because the poison that Princess Ruan and General Ruan were poisoned by was Youmian Xiang, I still dare not even tell my cousin! If you are really a noble person, you need to be like this." Do? It seems like they are!"
"In that case, I must act quickly!" Qiu Yilan bit her lip, "Especially after the dowry is paid - I'm afraid the most important thing for Qiu Mengmin and his family is to work together to eradicate me!"
Qiu Yilan's thoughts were interrupted by a cough that was neither gentle nor heavy. She was startled, looked up, and met Shao Yuemei's doubtful eyes: "Princess Ningyi? You seem a little uneasy?"
"I've been dreaming about my mother and concubine these past two days, and I'm wondering when I can go see her again." Qiu Yilan calmed down and said casually.
Shao Yuemei heard that she missed her mother, so she didn't say anything. She comforted her a little and continued her lecture.
Shortly after class ended that day, the results of the Oiran competition were reported - Penglai Yue won the Oiran competition as she wished, and her glory was endless.
However, Hua Shenshen missed the match by just a hair. It is said that after her defeat, the famous courtesan, who was known for her shrewdness, was so angry that she cried in public. She pointed at the elegant room of "Jinpa Pavilion" and cursed her "enemy".
Although she did not name the "enemy", everyone guessed that it was Ruan Qingyan. Qiu Yilan frowned when she heard this: "This person is not well-intentioned. Doesn't he deliberately want to make my cousin the target of public criticism? "
According to the rules over the years, only the first few new scholars have the opportunity to enter Hanlin Garden. But because of Ruan Qingyan's youth and Queen Jiang's status, even though his ranking is not too high, he is still among the Imperial Academy.
You must know that Da Rui defaulted that he was not allowed to be a prime minister if he had not been in the Imperial Academy - this shows the dignity and importance of the Imperial Academy.
Under this situation, Ruan Qingyan is already very jealous, and this flower will add fuel to the fire. Qiu Yilan felt frustrated when she thought about it: "What did Penglaiyue and Ling Xiaohou say when they didn't come out?" Ruan Qingyan was dragged into the water because of the two of them!
Chun Ran said: "I heard someone said that a prostitute who was lined up under the Penglai Moon in the 'Jinpa Pavilion' came out and retorted, but she couldn't scold Na Huashen, but she was so embarrassed that she retreated to the private room."
Qiu Yilan hummed: "Ling Xiaohou is indeed unreliable!" He added to Penglai Yue, "You have to be conscientious if you take the iceberg route! You know how to hide behind people and wait to protect flowers. Do you really think you are a snow lotus?! what!"
Seeing that she was angry, Xia Ran hurriedly persuaded her: "Anyway, Hua Shenshen didn't name who it was. It's not like Ling Xiaohou had never been her guest earlier, so it's not necessarily the case that she can blame her cousin." !”
Qiu Yilan sighed. She couldn't help her with this matter now. He rubbed his forehead and said, "Send someone to ask for leave from Mr. Shao later. I promised my cousin to visit my mother and concubine tomorrow."
"Actually, it's like riding two boats with one foot!" Early the next morning, Qiu Yilan put on her skirt and boarded the car. Listening to the sound of the car driving toward the outside of the city, she felt guilty for no reason, "Although I just hinted at Jiang Ya last time. Shuang, I didn’t agree, but now I will follow my cousin’s instructions and go find Yuxi, how kind of me…”
"Yeah? I actually feel that I am unkind. Sure enough, my moral integrity can be saved..." Qiu Yilan was pleasantly surprised, then sighed, "And I have no choice but to let my cousin know that I hinted to Jiang Yashuang's permission to marry without permission. , He will definitely beat me to death... Well, he will definitely not beat me to death, but it’s scary if he can’t beat me to death, okay!”
Qiu Yilan shuddered when she thought of her cousin who was getting tighter and tighter on her, and seemed to want to include Qiu Zhongyan, Princess Ruan, and even Princess Lian as his worries: "This is so unscientific, why should I be afraid?" Him? He should be afraid of me... Is he used to being scolded all the time? "
"This must be because I am too weak now!" Qiu Yilan comforted herself, "When I regain my strength, hum!"
No matter how much she fantasizes about eating Ruan Qingyan to death in the future, Qiu Yilan doesn't dare to offend her cousin too much at the moment, and obediently appears at the city gate at the appointed time - as expected, a few riders hesitated not far outside the city gate, looking at his appearance They were waiting for someone. Among the several riders, a man in blue caught special attention.
This man has fair complexion, long eyebrows and eyes like stars. He is dressed as a scholar, but his riding posture is as straight as a man in the army. Not to mention his straight waist, he was dressed in thin summer clothes, outlining his strong and powerful silhouette. There was also a carved-feather bow hanging on the saddle. The whole person looked heroic yet elegant.
Qiu Yilan observed the carriages from the curtain of the carriage, because there were many carriages passing by at this time, and the carriage she was riding in was not eye-catching, so she was not worried about being discovered. While watching, she whispered to Chunran: " Who is Xun Yuxi?"
"It must be the most beautiful one." Su He stood next to her and watched with her. Hearing this, he said without thinking, "Of course the young master in blue, the cousin, chose the best one for the princess!"
Qiu Yilan smiled and said, "Let's ask my cousin for confirmation later. Don't misunderstand unrelated people."
In the end, Su He guessed it right. After a while, Ruan Yi caught up with the carriage and said to them: "Master Xun is the one in blue. I asked you if you can see clearly? If not, please make another arrangement next time."
In the carriage, Qiu Yilan couldn't help but rub her forehead and sighed: "It's only a few days. I'll tell my cousin when I get back." Your cousin really doesn't need you to think about your cousin's husband now, okay? !
Although Xun Yuxi had already seen it, since he said he wanted to visit Princess Ruan’s grave, it was impossible to go back after seeing the whole person. So the tomb still needs to be swept - Ruan Yi also reminded not to rush too much on the way: "Young master said that there is nothing urgent anyway, but it would be bad if something goes wrong on the way in a hurry. It rained heavily in Gyeonggi Province in the past two days. Nowadays, there are some sections of officialdom that are not easy to navigate.”
"I understand, thank my cousin for me." After Qiu Yilan agreed, Ruan Yi resigned and left.
So Qiu Yilan spent nearly four days rushing to the royal tomb and spent a day sweeping the tomb. After that, she felt that there was nothing much to do in the tomb, so she set off back to the capital the next day.
By the time she came to Beijing again, it was already the tenth day since she left Beijing.
As a result, as soon as I stepped into the Xihe Palace, I felt that something had happened.
Qiu Yilan returned to her yard and hurriedly summoned the people left behind to ask questions.
"To tell you the princess, something happened, but it can't be regarded as the palace's business. Of course it has something to do with the palace." The little maid Shi Ye Jian who was called up said angrily, "It's a young lady from the Yang family who has died. "
Qiu Yilan said in surprise: "Yang family?"
"He is one of the three Miss Yang who came back last time." Shi Ye said, "The one named Yang Yifu was said to have had an affair with someone in the Rouge Shop and was discovered. After returning, he was hanged..."
Qiu Yilan was surprised: "Is there such a thing?"
"The Yang family insisted to the outside world that her maid was the one who had an affair in the rouge shop, but they tricked an unsuspecting young lady into choosing rouge in the rouge shop. In the end, she was found out and implicated her..." Shi Ye knew that Qiu Yilan was with The three young ladies from the Yang family who came last time were all wrong, and now they curled up their lips and said, "Then she felt that she was not strict enough and took the narrow road - but who knows the truth? Anyway, the maid is gone."
"How have Princess Yang been these past two days?" Qiu Yilan had no feelings about Yang Yifu's untimely death. She couldn't care about the Yang family's affairs anyway, but she was more concerned about what was going on in the Xihe Palace.
Shi Ye pursed his lips: "The princess left her things behind and went back. When she came back, she didn't look good. For the past two days, the princess has been organizing the eldest son's wedding, and she is always too busy during the day. , It’s just that after returning from the Yang family, the Sixth Princess has been taken with her and she is not allowed to leave even half a step. "
"Then it seems that the maid was wronged." Qiu Yilan snorted, "Why else would Princess Yang suddenly adhere to her daughter's rules?"
Unexpectedly, during class the next day, Sheng Shishui asked to see him again during lunch, and asked to avoid the swing and talk to Qiu Yilan alone.
After thinking about it, Qiu Yilan agreed and cleared the situation, but Sheng Shishui started by saying: "Yang Yifu was wronged! The real person who had the affair was Yang Yishi!"