The expression on He Qingwan's face was extremely normal, and he immediately changed into a happy look, preparing to eat here with Qiu Jinting.

And at this moment, a maid came from the main house: "Second grandmother, Miss Cousin, the second master has come back from the study, and he has just ordered the meal, and now he is waiting for the second grandmother to go back!" ”

This time, Qiu Jinting was surprised.

Jiang Ke's invitation made her very uncomfortable, and she was even a little worried.

Since Tang Shan's visit a year ago, Jiang Ke has always been indifferent to her, and the only time he talked to her more was to persuade her to go back to the princess's mansion to talk about his wife.

Now when she thought of having a meal alone with Jiang Ke, she unconsciously felt a little worried.

"Qingwan, you can go with me!" Qiu Jinting is not like an invitation at all, it is clearly a direct order.

"This ...... Wouldn't it be inconvenient? He Qingwan didn't dare to respond directly.

"It's a relative, where is there so much attention, and it's a special period, don't care about these false courtesies!" Qiu Jinting was unusually insistent, "You are accompanying me for the sake of the heirs of the Hou Mansion, if anyone dares to make a fuss about this matter, it is really an ambitious leopard guts!" ”

The more Qiu Jinting was weak-hearted, the bigger the words became.

With her words first, He Qingwan didn't care about that much.

The statement of divination by the senior monk is simply an almighty excuse, He Qingwan suddenly felt that as long as he could use this shield well, he should not be sad during his time in the Hou Mansion......

As Qiu Jinting returned to the main house, Jiang Ke was indeed already waiting there.

With He Qingwan by his side, Qiu Jinting felt a lot more at ease.

With her understanding of Jiang Ke, as long as there are outsiders present, his attitude will always not be too bad, not to mention that He Qingwan is a relative of the princess's mansion, she is more sure.

Qiu Jinting didn't think wrong this time, as soon as Jiang Ke saw He Qingwan beside her, a gentle smile immediately appeared on her face, which was still cold just now.

Originally, he was going to come back to remind Qiu Jinting that He Qingwan would abide by his duty in Fengyuan, not to cause any trouble, and not to think that the words of high monks such as divination and helping to cross the catastrophe could bluff everyone, at least he himself didn't believe it at all.

But since He Qingwan was also present at this time, these words could not be said.

"So my cousin is too!" The smile on Jiang Ke's face did not decrease, "We are very grateful to my cousin for agreeing to come and stay this time, if you can really help us survive this catastrophe, we should be grateful!" ”

Jiang Ke's words seemed to come from the heart, coupled with that extraordinarily humble posture, so that He Qingwan, who had been keeping his head down to avoid suspicion, couldn't help but look up slightly to look at him.

I saw Jiang Ke wearing an indigo Hangzhou silk straight jacket, and his hair was combed with a purple jade crown, and at first glance, he felt a warm breath rushing to his face.

He Qingwan quickly retracted his gaze, only knowing that he was very handsome, and did not dare to look at his face carefully, but began to sigh secretly in his heart, no wonder Qiu Jinting was so annoyed about his marriage to a flat wife, thinking that no matter who married this person, it would inevitably suffer from gains and losses.

He Qingwan suddenly thought of the Marquis of Jingyuan again, when they were at the foot of Fengqi Mountain, they had met once, and that was the first time she saw Jiang Xuan, and the surprise at that time was still in front of her.

Thinking of this, Jiang Ke in front of him inevitably became a little dim. But the arrogance and disdain that Jiang Xuan had when she looked at her made her uncomfortable when she thought about it......

"The second master is too polite!" He Qingwan was dragged by Qiu Jinting for a while, only to realize that he had been in a daze for too long, and hurriedly responded: "I have been with my second grandmother since I was a child, and the relationship is naturally unusual, not to mention that I just need to be accompanied by a lot, which is a great errand for me!" ”

He Qingwan had to lower his posture.

In fact, when she heard Jiang Ke call her "cousin", she was already a little uncomfortable.

When I was a child, my mother always said in front of outsiders that the county lord was her cousin, and He Qingwan was very unconvinced. Obviously, her birth was earlier than Qiu Jinting, could it be that because of her noble status, she would not even care about the elders and young? But she could only obey the righteous words of her elders, and Qiu Jinting had been her cousin for more than ten years.

It wasn't until she grew up that she knew many old things about her father and mother, and finally understood the joints, so she was no longer obsessed with it, and resigned herself to Qiu Jinting as her cousin.

But for so many years, He Qingwan has always called her "county lord", while Qiu Jinting has always called her by her name, and now she has been called "cousin" by Jiang Ke a few times, He Qingwan can't help but feel a lot of emotion in her heart.

The three of them sat around a round table of rosewood in the main room and ate their meals.

Although everyone has their own thoughts, no one shows half of it on the surface, and the meal is very enjoyable for the guests and hosts.

And when Jiang Ke politely said goodbye and went back to the study, He Qingwan began to sigh endlessly.

"The second grandmother's life is really excellent, you see how much the second master cares about you, in this meal, I don't know how many times he has served you, and they are all your favorite food!" He Qingwan made no secret of her envy.

Although Qiu Jinting knew that these were all false, he still felt a little proud in his heart when he heard this kind of envious words: "Where do you care about me!" It's just for the sake of the children......"

As she spoke, her hand did not forget to caress her lower abdomen.

He Qingwan's eyes also looked at her lower abdomen with this action, and at this glance, it was inevitable that she was a little puzzled: "How can I look at the second grandmother's belly already showing something!" It's such a short time......"

When Qiu Jinting heard this, his face became extremely unnatural.

He Qingwan was a little careless this time, and she didn't notice it, and she still didn't look away from her stomach.

"Are there two brothers in there?" He Qingwan's voice was a little excited, "If that's the case, it's a rare blessing!" I don't know how happy the second master will be when the time comes! ”

It was originally a funny flattery, but He Qingwan naturally said it without too many worries.

Unexpectedly, Qiu Jinting listened to it, but his face turned pale, and it took a long time to barely squeeze out a sentence: "I hope so." ”

When He Qingwan was about to answer again, Qiu Jinting suddenly interrupted her: "It's not good to talk nonsense, let's just talk about it in private." She also felt that her tone was too stiff, and hurriedly explained: "If that's the case, it's a happy event, but if it was spread before, it wouldn't be good to have a happy time." ”

When He Qingwan heard this, he nodded seriously, saying that he would not talk nonsense anymore.

Qiu Jinting didn't want to dwell on this topic anymore.

"I have one more thing I want you to help me come up with." After Qiu Jinting finished speaking, he first let the incense Qiao beside him retreat.

"The second grandmother said it directly." He Qingwan seemed to have a premonition that she was going to say something.

"In a few days, Tang Shan's ...... It's about to enter the door. Qiu Jinting couldn't hide her helplessness, "She is a flat wife, and I can't force her to set rules in front of me, what do you think of to frustrate her spirit?" ”

Qiu Jinting said with a bit of gritted teeth.

He Qingwan was flustered when he heard it. I didn't expect it wrong, and I really let myself give her ideas.

Thinking that she is an unmarried girl, where are these tricks in the inner courtyard of the deep house? And the population of their family is very simple, although the father also has an aunt, but they all bow down to their mother, and they have no children, so they don't need to think much about it at all.

But now that I'm here, I'm afraid I can't come up with an idea.

"In my opinion, the second grandmother should not be in a hurry, and it is not too late to observe for a while." He Qingwan pondered for a moment, "Why did that Tang Shan marry, we all know it, what the second master's attitude towards this matter is not yet known, presumably any man wants to be the master of his own house, for this kind of coercion, there may not be half a point in his heart, how will he treat her when the time comes, let's observe it for a while." If the second master himself is extremely disgusted with her, we can't be that wicked person, and help her pretend to be pitiful for no reason! ”

He Qingwan's words sounded somewhat reasonable at first glance, but Qiu Jinting was far from being so optimistic.

On the day of Tang Shan's visit, Jiang Ke's protection of her, as well as his later insistence on the matter of his wife, no one knew better than Qiu Jinting, so she really couldn't let go of He Qingwan's words.

"Then what if the second master is not disgusted with her, but loves her very much?" Qiu Jinting asked directly.

He Qingwan was slightly stunned, as if she didn't expect her to react like this, and after thinking for a while, she said with some hesitation: "Then it depends on what the second grandmother wants!" ”

"What does that mean?" Qiu Jinting didn't know why.

"If the second grandmother wants the heart of the second master, then it may be more difficult. Some time ago, I had to hold back, and as soon as the freshness of the second master passed, I could start to wrap up, and at that time, the second grandmother's child was also born, and there were naturally many ways...... No matter how bad it is, you can also take a maid in your room. And Tang Shan's side ...... As long as the hard work is done, I am not afraid that the second master and her will not be disgusted! He Qingwan looked confident, "If the second grandmother wants a stable position, it will be much simpler......"

"What do you mean by that?" Qiu Jinting was a little unsure of what she meant.

"As long as she can't give birth to children, as long as she is a concubine, and she is just a flat wife, how can she fight with you?" He Qingwan did not hide it at all.

These words can be regarded as speaking to Qiu Jinting's heart.

As for whether she wants Jiang Ke's heart or her own status, she doesn't have too many entanglements, if her status is gone, what's the use of her heart?

And the solution provided by He Qingwan coincides with her own thoughts.

It seems that by getting her into the Hou Mansion, she is indeed an extra helper. Qiu Jinting's heart suddenly felt a lot easier.

Therefore, on the day when Jiang Ke married his wife, she had already lost the anxiety she had a few days ago, but was waiting to entertain Tang Shan with confidence......

On the day of the Hou Mansion's happy event, the Feng Courtyard has been busy since early in the morning, but the Yu Courtyard is surprisingly quiet.

Lu Qingrong has been a little restless these days.

Ever since she knew that the war broke out again in Mobei, she always felt an inexplicable panic, as if the candidate for the battle was undecided, and she would not be able to recover her peace for a day.

Why did Jiang Ling come to the Hou Mansion to report the news in the first place?

Why did the emperor reject the candidates recommended by Jiang Yuanzhao one after another?

For some reason, she always remembered that Marquis Jingyuan went to the northwest to quell the rebellion recently. At that time, Jiang Chenghua Marquis had neither experience nor ability, but just because of the banner of "Marquis Jingyuan", he was driven to the northwest by the duck, and finally the whole army was almost wiped out. Fortunately, the right general at that time was ordered to save the overall situation, so that Marquis Jingyuan, who was seriously injured and returned to the court, was not punished more. But more than ten years have passed, and he still has not really come out of that war, both physically and mentally......

What Lu Qingrong was most afraid of was that Jiang Xuan would follow the old path of Marquis Jingyuan.

Although she also knew in her heart that her ridiculous thoughts were really a bit unfounded, she had no choice but to control this kind of nonsense.

Just thinking about it, Jiang Xuan, who had often traveled back and forth between the General's Mansion and the Hou Mansion in the past few days, rushed back before lunch.

"So early today?" Lu Qingrong asked.

"Isn't the Hou Mansion going to have a happy event in the evening, I heard Mrs. Wu say that although the scene is not as good as when you get married, there are still many guests who will come, so I came back early." Jiang Ke said casually.

"That's it?" Lu Qingrong was a little unconvinced, she felt that at this time, Jiang Xuan didn't seem to be a person who cared about these things anyway.

"There's one more thing, I want to come back and sue you." Jiang Xuan touched his nose a little embarrassed, "The generals who went to Mobei for reinforcements have been determined, and today they have been approved by the emperor, so they will leave immediately and chase the advance team." ”

Although Lu Qingrong has never said anything to him, it is not difficult for Jiang Xuan to find her worries recently.

"Who is it?" Lu Qingrong asked anxiously.

"Lord Xu Yixu, do you remember?"

"Remember!" Lu Qingrong first breathed a sigh of relief, feeling that the tension of these days had finally disappeared, and then he said slowly: "Is that the right general of Zhenxi when the northwest suppressed the rebellion?" She didn't mention that he helped Marquis Jingyuan relieve the siege.

"Exactly." Jiang Xuan didn't have taboos, "If it wasn't for Lord Xu back then, my father probably wouldn't have been dismissed." Speaking of which, it can be regarded as a favor to our Hou Mansion! ”

"I think Lord Xu is really the most suitable person, both experienced and in the prime of life." Lu Qingrong sincerely thinks so, "I just don't understand, why did the emperor think about it for so long...... It wasn't until the advance team left Beijing for several days that the candidate for the commander was decided......"

In fact, Jiang Xuan is clear about the twists and turns.

The reason why the emperor has been thinking about it for so long is that it is obvious that Lord Xu is not the first choice he likes, but sometimes there are too many intricate interests, and the ability to lead troops has become not the only measure.

Of course, Lu Qingrong also understands that if he only thinks about victory or defeat, then he will directly let Jiang Yuanzhao go on the expedition and be absolutely sure.

"The emperor originally wanted to send someone else, right?" Lu Qingrong said curiously.

"I don't know." Jiang Xuan still didn't tell the truth in the end. R1152