When Xue Fangmi was planning to use Fang Nongyan to deal with Qiu Yulan, Qiu Yulan was chasing after the old lady Qi in the general's mansion and asked, "Is there really no way?" ”

"Nope." Old Lady Qi didn't even open the prescription this time, and sighed, "The oil has run out of light, and the last time I got sick, I almost ...... To tell the truth, it is not easy for the old general to survive until now. Moreover, it was miserable for him to lie like this now, and it was a blessing to go earlier. ”

Qiu Yulan's face was pale, and he said for a long time: "There is an old lady Lao." ”

"Don't dare." Old Lady Qi had a lot of relationship with the Jiang family, and vaguely knew Jiang Yashuang's attitude towards her, so she didn't dare to hold it up, so she said a few words like she was not good at learning and art very guiltily, and after muttering for a while, she finally mentioned it, "Since the county lord is here, don't go back for these two days." ”

This is equivalent to saying that the end of General Nguyen's life is only in these two days.

Seeing off the old lady Qi, Qiu Lulan dragged heavy steps into the inner room.

Ruan Qingyan wore a green shirt and a bamboo hairpin, silently guarding the side of the sickbed, and the young man's slender hand like jade held the hand that was as thin as a corpse in the bedding. The summer sun shines on the ground in front of the couch through the south window, illuminating the room magnificently, and the grandparents and grandchildren hidden in the tent are like an oil painting that has precipitated the years - at this moment, speechless is worth a thousand words, and the autumn trolling lan did not dare to step forward.

After hesitating for a while, seeing that Ruan Qingyan didn't pay attention to what she meant, she decided not to bother anymore.

When they retreated to the door, they saw Dong Ran and Qiu Ran waiting for them with red eyes, and Qiu Yulan motioned for them to go to a farther place, but they didn't know what to say after stopping?

Fortunately, Dong Ran wiped his eyes and said: "Since the old lady Qi said that, the maid dared to ask: What is the old general's posthumous ......?" ”

“…… Let's go and procure it. "Qiu Yulan doesn't know much about the future, but he also knows that at this time, there is a lot of burial, and no matter how bad the Ruan family is, it is not comparable to ordinary people. In particular, Ruan Qingyan is the heir of the heir, and he did not serve the old general Ruan for a few days before he caught up with the end - the degree of the old general's future affairs will directly determine his evaluation of filial piety in the future - this kind of evaluation is related to life.

Since Dong Ran said the most difficult words to say, the next discussion is logical: "Shou materials and clothes were made many years ago. It's a feast or something...... There has been no banquet in the mansion for more than ten years, and the Ming Hall used to entertain guests has been damaged for many years, so it will definitely not be too late to repair - this guest and venue are ......"

"If it really doesn't work, I simply demolish a few houses that are not tight and are not very easy to repair." Qiu Yulan thought for a moment before saying, "Let's build a shed in an open area." ”

As he was talking, someone in front of him came to say: "Little Marquis Ling is here, but the son will ......."

"Don't bother my cousin." Qiu Yulan shook his head and said, "Please invite Little Marquis Ling to the flower hall to serve tea, and I'll go and explain it to him." ”

It's rare that Ling Zui didn't bring a pretty maid with him this time, and when Qiu Lulan entered the flower hall, he even saw that he also had a deputy horsewhip in his hand, obviously riding a horse as soon as he received the news. ”

"Old Lady Qi asked me not to go back to the palace for a few days." Qiu Yulan nodded gloomily, and Ling Zui sighed - this news is actually not unexpected, after all, the news that General Ruan is just dragging his feet has long been known.

"How is Chunjun doing now?" Ling drunk and asked after calming down, Chunjun is the word after Ruan Qingyan hit the list, although according to the ancient rules it is twenty crowned words, but Ruan Qingyan entered the office in advance, and it is inconvenient to call it without a word.

Qiu Yulan smiled bitterly: "Stay in front of my grandfather, no one dares to disturb." ”

Ling Zui paced back and forth in the hall for a few steps, and said with some irritability: "I know his mood now - it's just that he will be alone in this great general's mansion in the future, so you must take care!" ”

"It's the truth, but it's easier said than done." Qiu Yulan said melancholy, "After all, my cousin has always been filial. ”

That's my grandfather, it's only been a few days since my grandchildren are reunited, and I'm going to say goodbye to life and death, how can I persuade him in a few words?

Ling Zui frowned: "I'll take a look?" Seeing Qiu Yulan groaning, he said, "Don't worry, just look at the door, if he is impatient to speak, I won't trouble him." ”

"Then you come with me." Qiu Yulan thought about it, although Ling Drunk was a well-known unscrupulous person in Beijing. Swing, but at the moment, he and Ruan Qingyan are not all fox friends and dog friends, and they still have some sincere friendship, otherwise they would never have received the news that General Ruan was on the verge of death, so he hurried here.

Sure enough, he was led to the back, and after Ruan Qingyan held the hand of General Ruan outside the door and wept silently, Ling Zui just sighed silently, and then stood under the corridor with his hands in his hands, without the slightest intention of disturbing.

Qiu Yulan looked at Ruan Qingyan in the room and was stunned for a moment, Ruan Qingyan has always given her the impression that she is smooth and decisive, and there is no lack of ruthlessness, the city is so deep that it does not look like a young man who has not been crowned, but at this moment, looking at the silent crying appearance of this cousin who has always appeared in front of her with a protective and teaching posture in the past, she remembered that this cousin is actually only eighteen years old.

Even at this time, there are many eighteen-year-old men who are still concentrating on reading or enjoying under the care of their elders. However, Ruan Qingyan took on the heavy responsibility of the rise and fall of a door early, not only to take care of the elders, but also to take care of the future of the sisters.

When I think about it, I feel heavy in my heart, and it's hard to say.

"Sister Ning Yi, you are here." She was in a trance, and her sleeve was suddenly pulled, and she heard Ling Zui whisper, "I'll go see if there's anything I can do to help...... It's always inconvenient for you to be a little girl. ”

Ling Zui has no feelings for Old General Ruan, what he is worried about is his friend Ruan Qingyan, looking at Ruan Qingyan's appearance, he can't look at things for the time being - so Ling Zui naturally thinks that since General Ruan's days are in these two days, once it is gone, with Ruan Qingyan's current state, he will definitely not be able to take care of the future affairs in an orderly manner.

And Qiu Yulan, who can still come out to meet guests, is a little girl who is only thirteen years old, and the aftermath of Princess Ruan was still taken care of by Ruan Qingyan, at this time, Ling Zui felt that he was not going to cooperate, and there would definitely be a problem with General Ruan's funeral - although he didn't really understand it, but as the son of a princess and a marquis, this kind of thing was not difficult for him.

Qiu Yulan naturally had no opinion on his initiative to ask Ying, sniffed, and said in a low voice: "I'm tired of you." ”

"That's what I said." Ling Zui looked at her slightly red eyes and pitiful appearance, and subconsciously wanted to laugh, but when the words came to her mouth, she felt that it was inappropriate, so she quickly coughed twice to cover up the past, "You stay here to accompany Chunjun, don't pay attention to mundane things for the past two days, I'll go back to the house to find a few clever stewards to come over and help, and I don't want your brothers and sisters to worry about it." ”

It's just that he left, and another visitor came to the General's Mansion - Qiu Nie came.

This is the second time Qiu Yulan has seen Qiu Nie, this man who was in the same department as Ruan Qingyan was dying when he left the tribute courtyard this time, and he was quite full of excitement between Gu Pan, he was very surprised that Qiu Yulan came out to receive him: "Brother Ruan ...... now?" ”

"My cousin is now accompanying my grandfather and never leaving, so I can't come out to greet him, I'm really sorry." Qiu Yulan explained strongly, and at the end he remembered again, "I also ask Qiu Hanlin to take leave on behalf of my brother and Shangguan." ”

Qiu Nie's ranking on the gold list is not as high as Ruan Qingyan, but both of them are young, so they were all pointed out to the Hanlin Academy for cultivation, and they are both the same department and colleagues.

After listening to Qiu Yulan's words, Qiu Nie bowed slightly: "County Lord, please rest assured, now that almost everyone in the capital knows about the General's Mansion, I think Lord Ding should also hear about it." ”

The two are not familiar with each other, and Qiu Nie does not like to be familiar when he sees a beauty like Ling Zui, so he politely said a conversation, and Qiu Nie said goodbye and left.

Not long after he left, Ling Zui brought someone from the Jingchuan Hou Mansion, and there was no need to worry about Qiu Yulan if there were any more visitors.

This time, she quietly walked outside the door of General Ruan to take a look, but was immediately called in by Ruan Qingyan: "You also heard what Old Doctor Qi said about my grandfather's situation, and I have a few things to explain to you right now." ”

Qiu Yulan hurriedly said: "Cousin, please speak." ”

"Once grandfather ......" Ruan Qingyan had already cleaned up his appearance, except for the slight infrared in his eye sockets, he couldn't see crying, and he regained his calm expression, and said calmly, "I will definitely be filial piety." ”

This is the proper meaning, and eunuchs can rarely avoid it - it is best not to hide if you can hide, otherwise after more than ten decades, it will inevitably be turned out and attacked by political enemies.

Qiu Yulan knew it in her heart, and she was not surprised: "I know." ”

"But the ancestral home of the Ruan family is not from Beijing, although Laizhou is not too far from Beijing, it takes two or three days to ride back and forth alone." Ruan Qingyan continued, "There is no one left alive under my grandfather's knees, and the only one who can mourn is me, and I must keep my filial piety for three years. Leaving you alone in Beijing, you really can't rest assured. ”

"Cousin wants to?" Qiu Yulan smiled reluctantly, and said in his heart, you can't take me to Laizhou, right?

But I heard Ruan Qingyan say: "I have the heart to take you to Laizhou together, but think about it for three years, you are not surnamed Ruan, so it is not appropriate." Speaking of this, his face showed a dull color, "I knew that I wouldn't have the idea of going to a high-ranking lady, and I would just pick a virtuous woman from a good family to marry, so there would be a reason to take you over." ”

Qiu Yulan bit her lip: "Actually, I can take care of myself." ”

"So I just thought about it." Ruan Qingyan ignored this sentence at all and said, "I decided to find a backer for you." ”

Qiu Yulan was surprised: "What?!" ”

"I plan to let you worship the eldest princess Maode, the mother of the little marquis of Ling, as your stepmother." Ruan Qingyan rubbed his eyebrows and said, "Earlier Junior Marquis Ling suggested this, but I thought that since I was in the capital, we could solve the matter by ourselves, and we would just come by ourselves, and we wouldn't bother the eldest princess." But for now......"

Qiu Yulan was stunned for a moment before he said: "I will have filial piety, and I can also worship my stepmother?" ”

"The eldest princess of Maode has always been soft-hearted, and she favors the little marquis the most." Ruan Qingyan said, "I'll talk to Little Marquis Ling about this matter, it should be fine." ”

He also said, "The eldest princess and the Marquis of Jingchuan are both members of Xue Xiang's party, and the incident that happened to Miss Xue last time made Xue feel very guilty about me. In this way, if you become the righteous daughter of the eldest princess, Xue Xiang will definitely take care of you secretly when you turn around. ”

"Who wants the Xue family's care?" Qiu Yulan sneered, "That Miss Xue family...... Hey! ”

"Don't be presumptuous." Compared to her, she was furious when she heard the Xue family, but Ruan Qingyan, who was the party who was insulted, was calm as if nothing had happened, "Since you also think that Miss Xue is sorry for me, isn't it what we deserve to be compensated by Xue Xiangdai's daughter?" ”

Qiu Yulan thought about it, but she still said stupidly: "Then Miss Xue is so insane, a blind person can see how innocent your cousin is, she actually picked you to bully!" Who knows if turning around will burn the fire on me? ”

These words made Ruan Qingyan frown, and after thinking for a long time, he said, "You usually don't go out, Xue Xiang will not let Miss Xue go to Xihe Palace." If the palace is in trouble with you, send someone to tell the eldest princess of Maude, and ask the eldest princess to stand up for you. ”

Worried that his sister would be embarrassed by then, he simply said bluntly, "I will give the eldest princess a lot of fat powder money every New Year's holiday, coupled with the friendship with Ling Zui, the eldest princess should give you a head, you don't have to be patient where the trouble should be." ”

Qiu Yulan was silent for a moment before saying, "Don't say that you pay for all these expenses!" Now I have an industry......"

"Your property is your dowry, how much do you think the Xihe Mansion will give you in the future?" Ruan Qingyan refused, "The wealth in the south is beyond what you can imagine, this expenditure is nothing to me, I can rest assured that you are doing well - this matter is decided!" ”