Chapter 2 The Gathering of Concubines Resumes

"Princess Huijun mentioned it, but Lady Shao herself is unwilling to live or die!" Qiu Yulan waved his hand and asked his subordinates to withdraw, before he said, "I heard that when Lady Shao entered the Jiang family in the past, she had some discord with King Huijun...... I think that's why. ”

The corners of Ou Qinglan's mouth twitched: "This person! Although Qiu Yulan's words were vague, people who knew Jiang Ya Dan knew what was going on as soon as they heard it: Shao Yuemei is still beautiful and elegant, not to mention more than ten years ago, she is beautiful and cute, and it is estimated that she was copied by Jiang Ya Dan before she entered the door and wanted to take advantage of it, but this female teacher is not one of those who is planning to climb all day long. Those who climb the bed and are rich will definitely not give in...... Otherwise, she is a female teacher, how could she be against Jiang Yadan?

With such a holiday, it is no wonder that Princess Huijun spoke in person, and Shao Yuemei refused to go to the Huijun Palace.

"And then you brought her in?" Ou Qinglan took a plum from the fruit bowl in front of her, but she didn't eat it, and said thoughtfully, "Princess Huijun is going to make a note for you again, right?" ”

She had already heard Zhuang Man say that the relationship between Chu Yitong and Qiu Lulan was not a very good thing.

"Where?" Qiu Yulan shook her head, "At that time, the county lord of Fuling was also there, so he came forward to the round and invited Lady Shao to the county lord's mansion, and said that after that, let Lady Shao set up a museum in the county lord's mansion, and if each family wanted their daughter to worship Lady Shao's door, they would send it over." ”

Change the dynasty, and the seals of the previous dynasty cannot be counted. Jiang Qizheng is not only the daughter of the crown prince, but the title has also been reduced from Princess Chunfu to Lord Fuling - but this is nothing, anyway, sooner or later she will be promoted to princess, eldest princess and even eldest princess.

"Why is that here with you again?" Ou Qinglan finished chewing on the plum and spit out the kernel into an empty silver plate, "Could it be that Ying'er is making a fuss and enlightening her in advance?" ”

"Someone proposed to my mother-in-law, saying that the Jiang family's previous concubine party had been stopped for all these years for various reasons, and now it will be held again?" Qiu Yulan shook her head, her face was a little strange, "My mother-in-law thinks it is too, she has already set a gathering in April, and the news I heard is that when the time comes, for the atmosphere of the banquet, and in order to show her face in front of her mother-in-law, everyone will more or less show their hands - qin, chess, calligraphy and painting, although I have studied it in the early years, but in the past few years, my husband and children have been abandoned to the point of not being able to do it, but it is no better than the calligraphy of the lord of Fuling, and I don't need to worry about these at all." ”

"So I took advantage of the first month to invite Lady Shao to come over and sharpen the gun, so as not to lose the face of the Chongjun Palace. It just so happens that Ying'er is especially naughty these days, and it annoys me with a headache, so I asked Lady Shao to teach her something by the way, don't keep pestering me so that I don't have time to do my own thing! ”

The Jiang family's concubine party was quite famous in Beijing before, although it had not been held for several years, Ou Qinglan also knew about it. At this moment, when I heard this, I thought about it for a while, and I couldn't help laughing: "I remember that you still participated in the year you just passed, and you haven't done it since...... It must have something to do with you, right? ”

"You can't blame me all - the time you think I participated, the cousin-in-law of the big house slapped my previous eighth sister-in-law in the face in front of me, and that eighth sister-in-law still blocked the disaster for me, can I not take it back?" Qiu Yulan argued curtly, "Who would have thought that they wouldn't get together after that? ”

"It's all in action, what else do you want to gather?" Ou Qinglan said with a smile, "No wonder the husband said that you would pretend to be well-behaved in front of him, you are really spicy, the Jiang family has been together for more than ten years before and after the party, and it seems that it is still passed down from the current queen's generation!" As soon as you entered, you scattered them! ”

After making fun of her sister-in-law a few times, her face became serious again, "But who mentioned that they want to get together again?" It can't be for you, right? ”

Qiu Yulan shook his head and said, "I don't know yet - I patronized the mansion and moved at the end of last year, where can I have time to inquire about this?" Two days ago, my mother-in-law sent someone to ask me to remember to go to the East Palace to attend a party in April. ”

"Be careful!" Ou Qinglan frowned and said, "This is the Jiang family's concubine party, I can't get in and don't say it, I can't even go to Qizheng, in case someone targets you above, you are now a mother, you can't easily solve the problem anymore!" ”

In addition to the fact that the Lu family beat Xiao Tao's in front and Mrs. Tao pulled the frame, it was also because she only entered the door at that time, and she belonged to the bride who everyone wanted to give a little face; And the two reasons of being young and vigorous and young and ignorant are still very tenable - the granddaughter-in-law of the twenty-eighth year is a child in the eyes of Jiang Qianchuan, the head of the family who is over the age of six!

Now don't say that Jiang Yashuang's status is shaken, let's just say that she herself, she has given birth to four children, and if she doesn't say a word and rolls up her sleeves and does it, then she can't say that she is young and impulsive, but she can't hold her breath, has no self-cultivation and no sense of proportion.

Qiu Yulan smiled and said: "I know, sister-in-law, don't worry, I guessed that someone might be trying to trap me, and I can still jump into the pit?" ”

Ou Qinglan also knew that this sister-in-law was not easy to bully, so she reminded her. Seeing that she was full of confidence, she didn't say much wordy, and said: "The first two times I came over, I couldn't look around for various reasons, but now I'm free, you can show me your house!" ”

"Take the stove, it's still cold!"

The two sisters-in-law each held a stove and put on a robe, and after going out, they first walked out of the courtyard that Ou Qinglan had already seen along the verandah, and then turned into the small garden behind the ear room - the two talked while walking: "I heard that although the predecessor of this house was also the county king's mansion, it was already in the time of Dezong. The county king had no heirs, and after his death, the mansion was put into the inner treasury and no one lived in it. Thinking that it has been empty for so many years, I am afraid that the hasty repair is not satisfactory, and now it looks passable? ”

Although there are traces of new repairs on the railings on both sides of the road, the regulations are still in place.

"It's still the main house, so it's fine." Qiu Yulan shook his head, "It's very dilapidated when I leave this area, and my sister-in-law also knows that I was in a hurry to move out of His Majesty's Hidden Mansion last year, so I only let people pick up this side of the main house to take a scene, and other places are planned to find someone to get it when the weather is warm in a few days." ”

As they spoke, they passed through a weeping flower door, and the outside of the door began to be deserted, all kinds of decay and dilapidation, and weeds under the ice and snow that began to melt, and the chaos exuded the barren atmosphere.

Ou Qinglan couldn't help but feel unfair for the couple: "The Huijun Mansion is the Guangyang Mansion in the past, it is said that the couple didn't move much after they lived in the past, and now the prince spoils the Huijun King, and they just live in the palace with the title of county king." King Jingjun and his wife are both in northern Xinjiang, and the mansion assigned to them actually chose the Cai Wangfu of the previous dynasty - of course, King Cai was unhappy, the style of the palace was far from being comparable to the Guangyang Palace, that is, it was barely enough to meet the standards of the palace, but it also exceeded the county king. Why did I give you such a dilapidated house, and the predecessor was just the county king's mansion?! ”

"Even if the crown prince intends to establish the prince of Huijun, he is too harsh on you! I can't complain that I wanted to be a minister last year, what do you worry about for the court on such a day? Just go and be happy! ”

Of course, this is angry talk, after all, if Jiang Tianchi does not allow it, Jiang Yashuang will not be able to leave if he wants to.

Qiu Lulan didn't care very much: "Now in the main house, it is enough for us to live with our children." After all, Lang'er is still young, so I can't rest assured that he lives far away. As for other places, it will be slowly repaired after the beginning of spring, and my brother will be generous back then, and I will marry more, and the Jiang family, although there are not many industries in nineteen points, I am not short of money! ”

"King Huijun and King Jingjun don't need to repair much, but you still have to pay for it yourself!" Ou Qinglan sighed, "I'll go and see the crown princess when I go back, and I'll mention it to you!" How can anyone be so bullied? Even if you want to defeat the power of the Nineteen, so that he can assist King Huijun with peace of mind, this method is ruthless, right? Isn't Nineteen the biological flesh and blood of the prince and his wife? ”

Qiu Yulan has heard too many such words in the past six months, and now he is not touched. only smiled and said: "I know that my sister-in-law loves us, but when my sister-in-law mentions it, we have to find a mother-in-law when she is in a good mood, otherwise we will not be able to benefit here, and my sister-in-law will be wronged for our affairs!" ”

"Don't worry, I don't spend as much time with the crown princess as I do with my mother, I know too well how to tell her!" Ou Qinglan said confidently, "I definitely want her to make up the gap between this mansion for you!" ”

She specially asked to see the most dilapidated places in the Chongjun Palace, and then returned to the house.

After returning to the house, the two sisters-in-law talked about the current situation and the rumors in the backyard, and saw that it was time for lunch, and Qiu Yulan wanted to keep the meal.

After lunch, Jiang Huiying came over from Shao Yuemei and laughed with her aunt for a while, Ou Qinglan looked at the sky and decided to leave: "I promised my mother before, I will go back for dinner today." My brother is now- you know that! ”

Ou Bicheng has been depressed since the death of the eldest princess of Yongfu in the previous dynasty, and even if his identity has changed from the prince of Jing Bo of Da Rui to the prince of Minguo of Da Qin, he is indifferent.

Min Guogong and his wife are such a son, of course, they are very concerned, in order to make him happy, they often call their daughter back to reunite, hoping to use the family's affection to make him emotional.

So when Qiu Yulan heard her say this, she dispelled the idea of leaving her to sit for a meeting, and also asked her daughter to stop pestering: "Your aunt has to go to see your cousin today, don't make trouble!" ”

The mother and daughter sent Ou Qinglan to the door together, and were about to separate, when Qiu Yulan suddenly remembered something: "My sister Qiuqian had the title of Yishu County Lord in the previous dynasty, but she was not mentioned when this dynasty canonized the daughter of the sect, but now her identity is embarrassing." If my sister-in-law has a chance, can you help me talk about it? ”

"I'll go to the East Palace tomorrow!" Ou Qinglan bowed her head, because when she mentioned the swing, she thought of Cheng Xide, the husband of the swing, and when she thought of Cheng Xide, she thought of the Cheng family and the Xue family, so she sighed, "When I was in the western Xinjiang before, my husband often remembered Xue Xiang's cultivation and maintenance grace!" When I received the holy decree to return to the court, I was asked to go and pack up a piece of local products for Xue Xiang in my busy schedule, who wants to ...... We are still on the way, and Xue Xiang actually took the first step! ”

…… Since the Great Ruide Sect, Xue Chang, who has been an important minister and even a patriarch in the five dynasties, died in early August last year without illness.

At his age, the news, though sudden, was not unacceptable.

Because Xue Chang has always won Jiang Qianchuan's trust and dependence, he was among the first batch of officials appointed after the establishment of Great Qin, and his position remained the same, so no one doubted that there was anything inside about his death, and they all regretted the fall of his name.

Looking at Ou Qinglan, who also didn't know the truth, Qiu Yulan hid the bitterness in her heart, and said gently: "Brother's heart, even if Xue Xiang is under Jiuquan, he can feel it when he thinks about it." ”

…… Xue Chang is self. At the end, Jiang Yashuang went to talk to him in person: "After your death, the imperial court will posthumously seal you, bury yourself in a beautiful scenery, and shade your heirs, this is the best result that the younger generation has won for you." ”

And Xue Chang only asked one question: "Where is Chunjun?" ”

"If you leave before he returns......"

"That's good, although my heirs will inevitably be affected by me in the future, their wealth also comes from me, and I have a clear conscience! And although Chunjun has received my funding, to be able to have today, in the final analysis, it is his own talent and background, if I affect him, it makes me feel uneasy under Jiuquan! Xue said freely and told Jiang Yashuang, "I will let you pay within three days!" ”

Jiang Yashuang bowed three times and retreated, and in the early morning of the third day after he left the Xue Mansion, the Xue family let out a loud cry of grief and reported the funeral everywhere - Xue Chang, an important minister of the Five Dynasties, died!