Chapter Thirty-Eight: "Two Boats on One Foot"
However, in the afternoon class, Shao Yuemei had already returned to her normal color, and she couldn't see the meaning of pursuing this matter.
Qiu Yulan was a little surprised at first, but then she thought that Shao Yuemei was just a female teacher, even if she was a close confidant of the Jiang family, she was not a Jiang family member after all. If she is really involved in the whirlpool of whether the throne is legitimate, she may not be able to end wellβthat is, as Sheng Shushui suggested, it is in everyone's best interest to have no such thing.
"It's also fortunate that Qiu Mingzhu is not here, this cousin is more than poisonous and has insufficient IQ, but she may not be so sensible." Qiu Nianglan secretly breathed a sigh of relief, "This swing has a bit of luck, otherwise it will really cause trouble because of this, and Qiu Nie can't protect her." β
Now that this matter has been passed, Qiu Yulan 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 murderer of Princess Ruan's father and daughter - judging from the sleeping incense, Empress Dowager Gu was the most likely.
The problem is, Qiu Yulan can't figure out why Empress Dowager Gu did this? Although it is said that General Ruan was questioned by the Empress Dowager Gu after the fiasco that year, it was all a state matter, not to mention that General Ruan had already been punished.
If Empress Dowager Gu wanted General Ruan's life, wouldn't it have been a direct death sentence earlier? After all, the relationship between General Ruan and the Jiang family is not very good, and when the crime was first discussed, even if Empress Jiang said a few words to him in order to contradict him, she actually did not make any effort to protect people.
Even if Empress Dowager Gu later regretted wanting to kill someone, with the status of the Empress Dowager, if she wanted to kill General Ruan and Princess Ruan, why use the chronic poison of sleep incense? What's more, this poison will also cause speculation about the death of the former emperor and the deposed prince of the previous dynasty?
"It's a bit like deliberately leading the Empress Dowager Gu to ......," Qiu Yulan pondered, "But if you want to frame the Empress Dowager Gu, whether it is me or my cousin, dare to confront the Empress Dowager about this?" What's the difference between that and not planting? It's weird......"
What's even more strange is that "this incense is still through Lu's hands...... But with a background like the Lu family, how can he afford such a thing? Wait a minute! β
Suddenly, a flash of inspiration flashed, and Qiu Yulan's face suddenly became ugly, "Qiu Zhongyan, the two uncles of the Ruan family, those uncles and cousins-even if General Ruan was a fiasco at the beginning, but his bloodline juniors and sons-in-law are all dead, this is too coincidental, right?" β
Under normal circumstances, the death of generals is always relatively rare, especially high-ranking generals.
And General Ruan Lao is not a fool, even if he has the ruthlessness to let his children and grandchildren take the lead, it is impossible to let all his children and grandchildren do this, right? Especially his son-in-law Qiu Zhongyan, who is even higher than General Ruan in terms of title, and is still the only son of Concubine Lian, how could General Ruan not arrange a safe position for him?
In the end, he was the only old man left to die!
"Shhh...... So my brother Qiu Jinglan may have been murdered?! What Empress Jiang said in the court that day was true?! Qiu Yulan's face turned pale, "But who wants to destroy the Xihe Palace?" And why is Qiu Mengmin's family good now, and Aunt Bian is about to give birth to Qiu Mengmin's third son - is it really what they did? β
Ever since she knew the origin of Youmian Xiang, Qiu Yulan has always thought that Mrs. Lu, or Qiu Mengmin's family, has another real culprit behind the scenes.
But now that I think about it carefully, I feel a chill, "Just because the poison in Princess Ruan and Old General Ruan is a sleeping incense, I still don't even dare to say it to my cousin!" If so, what kind of noble person needs to do this? It seems that they are really them! β
"In that case, then I must act quickly!" Qiu Yulan bit her lip, "Especially after the dowry - I'm afraid that the most important thing for Qiu Mengmin's family is to work together to eradicate me!" β
A coughing sound that was neither light nor heavy interrupted Qiu Yulan's train of thought, she was excited, looked up, and happened to meet Shao Yuemei's puzzled gaze: "Lord Ningyi? Do you seem to be feeling a little uneasy? β
"I have always dreamed of my mother for the past two days, thinking about when I will go to see her again." Qiu Yulan settled down and said casually.
Shao Yuemei heard that it was Simu, so she didn't say anything, comforted a few words, and continued to lecture.
Shortly after class on this day, the results of the Oiran competition were reported - Penglai Yue won this year's Oiran as she wished, and the scenery was infinite.
And the flower is deep only a millimeter missed, and it is said that after the defeat, this is known for its pungency. The prostitute was so angry that she cried in public, pointing to the private room of the "Jinbao Pavilion" and scolding the "wrongdoer".
Although she didn't say the name of the "enemy", everyone guessed that it was Ruan Qingyan - Qiu Yulan frowned when she heard this: "This person is uneasy and kind, doesn't he deliberately want his cousin to become the target of public criticism?" β
According to the rules of the past years, only the first few new science and technology scholars have the opportunity to enter the Hanlin Garden. But because of Ruan Qingyan's youth and Empress Jiang's sake, even if his ranking is not too high, he is also among Hanlin.
You must know that Da Rui has never done Hanlin by default, and he must not be a phase - you can know the dignity and importance of this Hanlin.
In this case, Ruan Qingyan is already very jealous, and this flower is deeply adding fuel to the fire. Qiu Yulan felt depressed when she thought about it: "Peng Laiyue and Ling Xiaohou didn't come out to say anything at that time?" "Ruan Qingyan was dragged into the water for the two of them!
Chun Ran said: "I heard that a prostitute who was ranked under Penglai Yue in the 'Jinbao Pavilion' came out and replied, but he couldn't scold the flower deeply, but she was embarrassed by her to return to the private room. β
Qiu Yulan snorted: "Little Marquis Ling is really unreliable! He also said Penglaiyue, "If you take the iceberg route, you have to talk about your conscience!" will hide behind people and wait for the flowers, is it really your own snow lotus?! What is it! β
Xia Ran saw that she was angry, and hurriedly persuaded: "Anyway, that flower is deep and didn't specify who it is, and Ling Xiaohou Ye didn't have been her guest at the curtain earlier, and he may not be able to rely on his cousin!" β
Qiu Yulan sighed, she couldn't help with this matter now. rubbed his forehead, and said, "I'll send someone to take a leave of absence with Mr. Shao in a while, I promised my cousin to go to see my mother tomorrow." β
"Actually, it's two boats on one foot!" Early the next morning, Qiu Tuolan boarded the car with her skirt and listened to the sound of the car driving towards the outside of the city, with a weak heart for no reason, "Although I only hinted at Jiang Yashuang last time, I didn't agree." But now follow my cousin's instructions to find Yuxi, so it's not kind......"
"Yay? I actually feel that I am not kind, and sure enough, my temperance can still be saved......" Qiu Yulan was surprised and sighed again, "And I can't help it, if I want my cousin to know that I hinted at Jiang Yashuang to marry without authorization, he will definitely beat me to death...... Okay, he's definitely not going to kill me, but it's scary if he can't kill me, okay! β
Thinking of the cousin who was getting tighter and tighter about himself, as if he wanted to add Qiu Zhongyan, Princess Ruan, and even Concubine Lian's worries, Qiu Yulan shuddered: "This is too unscientific, why should I be afraid of him?" He should be afraid of me...... Have you been getting used to being scolded lately? β
"It must be because I'm too weak now!" Qiu Yulan comforted herself, "When I regain my strength, hum!" β
No matter how she imagined that Ruan Qingyan would be eaten to death in the future, Qiu Yulan didn't dare to be too anxious at the moment This cousin obediently appeared at the city gate at the appointed time - sure enough, there were several horses hesitating not far from the city gate, looking like they were waiting for someone, and in the middle of the horses, a man in blue was particularly eye-catching.
This man has a fair complexion, long eyebrows and sideburns, eyes like stars, and is dressed as a scholar, but his posture on horseback is as tall as a man in the army. Not to mention that the waist was straight, a thin summer dress outlined a strong and powerful outline, and a carved bow hung on the saddle. The whole person looks heroic and elegant.
Qiu Yulan observed the number of horses from the carriage curtain, because there were a lot of carriages passing by at this time, and the car she took was not eye-catching, so she was not worried about being discovered, and at this moment she whispered to Chun Ran while watching: "Who is Xunyuxi?" β
"It must be the best one." Su Hecoo watched with her next to him, and he didn't want to think about it when he heard the words, "That blue-clothed boy-cousin is of course the best choice for the county lord!" β
Qiu Yulan smiled: "Go back and ask your cousin for a quasi-letter, don't misunderstand irrelevant people." β
As a result, Su He really guessed correctly, and after a while, Ruan Yi caught up with the carriage and said to them: "Xun Gongzi is the one who wears blue, Gongzi asked Can you see clearly?" If you don't see it clearly, arrange it again next time. β
Qiu Tulan couldn't help rubbing his forehead in the carriage, and sighed: "It's not bad for so many days, I'll go back and tell my cousin myself." "Your cousin really doesn't need you to think about your cousin-in-law now, okay?!
Although Xun Yuxi has already seen it, since he said that he would sweep the tomb of Princess Ruan, it is impossible to go back after seeing the people. So this tomb still has to be swept - Ruan Yi reminded not to rush too much on the road: "Gongzi said that there is no urgency in the horizontal and vertical, in case something goes wrong on the road in a hurry, it will not be good." Two days ago, there were several heavy rains in Gyeonggi, and now there are several sections of official roads that are not easy to walk. β
"I see, thank my cousin on my behalf." After Qiu Yulan agreed, Ruan Yi retreated.
So Qiu Yulan spent nearly four days of effort, rushed to the royal tomb without hurry, spent a day sweeping the tomb, and felt that the cemetery had nothing to wait for, so he set off to return to the capital the next day.
By the time she entered Beijing again, it was already the tenth day since she left Beijing.
As a result, when I stepped into the Xihe Palace, I felt as if something had happened.
Qiu Yulan returned to his courtyard and hurriedly summoned the people left behind to ask.
"If you go back to the county lord, something happened, but it can't be regarded as a matter of the palace, of course, it has something to do with the palace." The little maid who was called up, Shi Ye, said crisply, "It's a young lady from the Yang family who is gone." β
Qiu Yulan was surprised: "Yang family? β
"It's one of the three Miss Yang who came back last year." Shi Ye said, "The one named Yang Yifu is said to have fornicated with someone in the rouge shop, and he was just broken, and he hung the beam after he went back......"
Qiu Yulan was surprised: "There is such a thing? β
The Yang family insisted that her maid was the one who fornicated in the rouge shop, but they tricked the unwitting young lady into choosing rouge in the rouge shop. As a result, it was discovered that she was ...... a problem," Shi Ye knew that Qiu Yulan was not right with the three young ladies of the Yang family who had been here last time, so he pursed the corners of his mouth at this moment, "Then she realized that her majesty was not strict and took the narrow road - but who knows the truth?" Anyway, the maid is gone. β
"How is Princess Yang doing these two days?" Qiu Yulan didn't have any feelings about Yang Yifu's early death, anyway, she couldn't care about the affairs of the Yang family, but she was more concerned about the movements in the Xihe Palace.
Shi Ye pursed his lips: "The princess left the matter and went back on purpose, and her face was not good-looking when she came back." In the past two days, the princess has been handling the marriage of the eldest prince, and she is always so busy during the day that her feet do not touch the ground, but after returning from the Yang family, she has been taking the six county lords with her, and she is not allowed to leave half a step. β
"Then it seems that the maid has been wronged." Qiu Yulan snorted, "Otherwise, why would Princess Yang suddenly follow her daughter's rules?" β
I didn't know that I was in class the next day, and I asked to see him again at lunchtime, and asked to avoid the swing and talk to Qiu Yulan alone.
After thinking about it, Qiu Yulan promised, cleared the scene, but Sheng Shuishui split his head but said: "Yang Yifu is wronged!" It's Yang Yi's room who really fornicates with someone! β