Chapter Ninety-Eight: The Forgotten Scourge
In fact, Qiu Yulan underestimated the IQ of her nephew and son, and also underestimated her husband's ability to teach children.
That night, when Chu Shao proposed to sneak away to play in the imperial garden, Jiang Jingkun and Jiang Jinglang disapproved from the beginning - the two of them were trained under Jiang Yashuang for a few days, although they were not very old, they already knew some severity, and they persuaded their friends at that time: "Except for His Royal Highness the Great Prince, we have not been to the Imperial Garden much." I am not familiar with the path, but at night, if I get hurt, I will go back to make the elders sad, and I will also be punished by the people around me. Why bother with this big New Year? β
However, Chu Shao's status is noble, and under the help of all his strength, everyone else chose to obey, and the two brothers could not refuse.
"So the two grandsons made an appointment, deliberately lagging behind the eldest prince on the way, and when the eldest prince was not paying attention, they ran to the side of the road to hide, and went around in a circle to return to the Thai Palace, and then they said that they didn't recognize the fork in the road - so as not to offend the eldest prince, and so as not to worry about the young lady!" Su He whispered, "It's just that the two Sun Gongzi didn't know that you immediately chased after you personally, and they happened to be staggered!" β
Qiu Yulan sighed, the coldness in his eyes faded a lot, and he smiled: "I didn't expect the two children to be so smart and sensible, but I, an adult, were too stupid, and I was easily deceived into the lake!" β
Even if it is past the New Year now, the two cousins are only six years old and one is five years old. At that time, most of the children would follow the situation where the friends were making trouble together and trying to sneak away. After all, people have a herd nature, let alone children, and they are most afraid of being isolated - even if a few people can insist on not going, it is estimated that they will only use direct rejection, and the end will inevitably be a falling out with their friends!
In the case of not being able to persuade his peers, he can come up with such a way not to offend his friends and avoid being in danger in a hurry, whether it is IQ or EQ, these two little brothers can be said to be very good.
Rao is Qiu Yulan is now in a very complicated mood, and he is also deeply relieved to hear that his nephew and son who have grown up under his knees are so clever.
"You're careing!" Su He lowered his eyes and sighed softly. If you want to put aside the suspicions that Jiang Qizheng and He Shuijin can see at a glance, how can Qiu Yulan not be aware of it? It was all because of the confusion that I completely lost my judgment.
"What happened to them? Back to the Temple of Time? Qiu Yulan's eyes were in a trance, and he continued to ask.
"Yes." Su He pursed his lips, "When the two grandsons returned to the Taishi Hall in a circle, it happened that Miss Biao had cleaned up for Li Xiaogongzi and took people to the Imperial Garden to help. He was very surprised to see the two grandsons, and when he asked about the situation, he sent them to the old ladyβ"
Speaking of this, she pondered for a moment before she said, "The two grandsons know that you have fallen into the lake, and they are very worried!" I've been pestering to stay in the yard and serve you. No matter how much the old lady coaxed, in the end, the son got angry, and the two grandsons were willing to move away temporarily. β
Qiu Yulan bowed slightly: Although there is only one wife in Jiang Yashuang's backyard, but the previous powder matter has only passed, and there is still a Lin Kunniang in the study - even Qiu Yulan's service was handed over to Su He and others who had already married, Jiang Jingkun and Jiang Jinglang were only children no matter how smart they were, let alone Jiang Huiying, who had only turned one year old!
When the mother is critically ill and the father has no time to take care of them, how can Jiang Yashuang rest assured when they are left in the yard? If Qiu Yulan could express his position at that time, he would definitely let them go to Mrs. Tao's side.
The old lady felt that in this situation, if the two grandsons knew the truth, they would probably blame themselves too much, so ...... Tell the two grandsons that you jumped down because you saw the eldest prince in the lake! It has nothing to do with the two grandsons! β
Qiu Yulan had no worries: "This is as it should be." β
She jumped into the lake to save people regardless of her pregnancy, in order to be afraid that something would happen to her two children, not to make them grateful, tell them the truth, and tell them what to do at a young age? She wished that the two children would never know the real reason for her jumping into the lake!
"But they didn't hate the eldest prince because of this, did they?" Qiu Yulan thought about it and asked, although the whole thing seemed to be caused by Chu Shao's nonsense, but there were children who were only five years old, and they were not sensible. Qiu Yulan has a good relationship with the queen, but she doesn't want the children of the two to have a gap because of this - not to mention that if there is no accident, Chu Shao will be the future prince and emperor.
Even if he is a puppet like his father and grandfather, but he knows it now when he looks at the fourth room. A good relationship with a puppet is always beneficial. After all, no matter how puppet you are, you have to respect the royal family on the scene, right?
Su He smiled bitterly this time: "The two grandsons said that they would never play with the eldest prince in the future!" On the day of the Lantern Festival, the two grandsons were unwilling to enter the palace for the banquet! β
"That's it, I'll coax it slowly in the future!" Qiu Yulan was both relieved and headache, and waved his hand, "I know the children's experience. Tell me about jumping into the lake...... Who is the chamberlain? And what about the sachets by the lake? How did the eldest prince fall into the lake? β
"The servant will talk about the eldest prince first!" Su He thought for a while before he said, "According to the eldest prince himself, he was halfway through the run and found that the two grandsons of our family had turned on other roads, but they ran too panicked, so he chased after them and wanted to tell them that they had made a mistake...... As a result, I didn't run a few steps and was suddenly knocked unconscious, and when I woke up again, I was in the lake! β
"As for the sachet, the eldest prince said that it was given by the fourteenth grandson - the fourteenth grandson said that he was seen by the eldest prince when he was playing, and the eldest prince was curious and grabbed it!"
Qiu Yulan let out a "hmm" and said, "The sachet is too coincidental!" If I hadn't seen it dumped on the shore, I wouldn't have mistaken it for An'er or Lang'er in the lake! β
The room is full of her absolute confidants, and there is nothing she can't say: if she had known that it was not the child she raised under her knees who drowned in the lake, she might not have been willing to jump so decisively!
It's not that she doesn't value her friendship with the queen - after all, she has another one in her belly.
For the sake of friendship, she may be able to sacrifice herself for others, but she will never be able to sacrifice her son for others.
In fact, as long as she wasn't so worried and anxious at the time, she could have noticed that something was wrong with a little thought.
But as Su He said, caring is chaos.
Even if she thought it was a trap before she jumped down, and the lake wasn't even a child at all, just a piece of clothing or something like that - but with a sense of responsibility as a mother or adoptive mother, she chose to jump anyway!
After all, what if? In case it was really Jiang Jingkun or Jiang Jinglang who was in the lake, but she missed the rescue opportunity because of suspicion, how could she bear the consequences?!
"The eldest prince must be curious." Harurome said softly.
Obviously, it is suspected that the eldest prince is not only being used by Qiu Yulan, but the eldest prince does not let go, such a big child is a prince, it is impossible to force him?
ββ¦β¦ Let's talk about the waiter! Qiu Yulan narrowed his eyes, thought for a while, and said slowly.
The three henchmen were silent for a while before they said, "Do you remember the young lady...... Fang Zijun? β
"Fang Zijun?" Qiu Yulan frowned, thought for a while, and suddenly remembered, "The one before Cousin Ruan?!" β
"It's him!" Su He sighed, "At the beginning, Fang Nongyan favored his concubine and killed his wife, and after he was beheaded, his family property was full and he failed to return Miss Biao's dowry. However, for Fang Zijun's young sake, Ruan Bo, who was in charge of returning Miss Cousin's makeup, still left the deeds of two old servants to Fang Zijun, as well as a small courtyard for survival, and left dozens of taels of trivial silver...... I thought that the affairs of the Fang family would end up here with our family, who would have thought that Fang Zijun would actually enter the palace as a chamberlain? ! β
Qiu Yulan's face turned pale: "The waiter who tricked me into going to the lake is Fang Zijun?!" β
ββ¦β¦ Yes. Su He smiled bitterly, "His identity was thoroughly investigated on the second day of the first lunar month, and Ruan Bo knelt down in front of our house to ask for guilt from that day, and he never refused to leave!" Later, Childe went out in person to persuade him to go back! β
"Don't blame Uncle Ruan for this!" Qiu Yulan said upsetly, his hand unconsciously touched his lower abdomen, and said in a hurry, "Uncle Ruan has always been kind-hearted, Fang Zijun ...... Although he was taught by his parents not to study well, he was only six or seven years old at the time......"
Speaking of this, she suddenly choked up and couldn't speak, the question that she had been wanting to ask since she woke up but didn't dare to ask, finally came out of her mouth, "My child...... What's wrong? β
ββ¦β¦ The doctor said...... It's not good to say......"
"Not so good?! What's not so good? Make it clear to me! β
Su He and the three of them were silent for a long time before Su He said astringently: "You were cold when you jumped into the lake, and the cold entered the womb, and the child ...... Later, in order to diagnose and treat you, many medicines are also ...... for your child So...... Even if you are born, I'm afraid ...... I can't live without medicine for a lifetime! Moreover, it may not be able to be raised! β
Qiu Yulan was like a heavy blow, and under the emotion, the faint pain in her abdomen suddenly increased! She couldn't help but snort in pain!
"Young lady!" Su He and the others noticed that something was wrong, and hurriedly stepped forward to help, and hurriedly asked Shen Shui to call the doctor, "Quick!" β
β¦β¦ At about the same time, thousands of miles away in Shazhou.
The city of Shazhou, which had just been recaptured by the Zhenxi army, had not yet been completely extinguished by the fire set by the Western barbarians before retreating.
In the dilapidated and messy mansion of the general of Zhenxi, in the hastily cleaned up courtyard, Ou Qinglan, who was in a blue shirt and white dress, looked at the study worriedly, and asked softly: "Husband hasn't slept all night?" β
"Back to Madame's words, no." The subordinate replied cautiously, "At three o'clock, General Ruan Yi went to persuade once, but he was kicked out by the general, and the servants really didn't dare to ......."
"I see!" Ou Qinglan said with a heavy heart, "Don't disturb, let him be quiet!" β
If the subordinates are amnesty, they should all go down - since Jiang Yashuang's handwritten letter about Qiu Yulan's accident arrived three days ago, Qiu Jinglan's mood has been very unstable.
Whether it was a big defeat or the death of his eldest daughter before, he never angered his subordinates, and he almost punished the people around him one by one in the past three days!
But......
Thinking about the rumored Ning Yi County Lord, it seems that he is about to die, and with the current situation in Western Xinjiang, it is impossible for Qiu Jinglan to get out, so it is no wonder that he is so out of shape......
"Our child was gone before, and my husband was not so sad and painful." Ou Qinglan stood behind the flowers and trees in the courtyard, looking at the study, a little distressed and a little sad, "Drag Lan...... She ......"
It's just that the smell of vinegar is just dissipating as soon as it wafts, and Ou Qinglan's face is gradually difficult to see: "The situation in Western Xinjiang has improved, and such bad news has come from Beijing!" Who is calculating the trolling, is it going to the trolling or is it coming to the husband?! β
She clenched her fists and gritted her teeth at the thought, "If you let me know...... I will tear it to pieces!! β