The maids hesitantly closed the door. In the meantime, Qiu Yelan shook off Ou Qinglan's hand and said, "Miss Ou, my brother is not well now. Could you please go back first? I am not in a mood entertaining you!"
If Qiu Jinglan were fine now, she wouldn't have minded having a few words with this lady who was determined to be her sister-in-law. But now that Qiu Jinglan was still in danger, Qiu Yelan felt upset. She was really not in a mood to talk with her!
Ou Qinglan realized her displeasure and said, "I just... just want to know how is your brother... no offense!"
"He's not well." Qiu Yelan emphasized again. "We're all worried about him right now, so we really are not in the mood for entertainment."
"What's going on with him now?" Ou Qinglan wanted to know more. "I was so stressed out yesterday. I actually fainted! I have been at home when I woke up... I just heard that your brother was badly hurt! I... I've worried about all night.
"How dare he comes?" Qiu Yelan was furious when she heard that.Although it was unlikely that the two assassins were from Kuang Qingwu, who had just arrived in Jing City, it was absolutely provocation that he, a member of the Empress Dowager's party who had a conflict with her not long ago, came to visit at this time.Hearing this, Ruan Ciyi asked in astonishment, "Did he do it?""No." Qiu Yelan knew that her cousin had thought too much, but she couldn't help her. She didn't want to put any more pressure on her, so she said, "I had a quarrel with him not long ago. This man had no contact with our family. Why is he coming now? I guess he's up to no good!"Ruan Ciyi sighed, "Things are changing. He should have visited us first when he came to Jing City.""He's an ungrateful and vicious person. I'd rather he didn't come." Qiu Yelan knew that Ruan Ciyi had seen Kuang Shihan at home when she was a child. When she heard of t
After sending away Kuang Qingwu and Mr. Leshan, Qiu Yelan gave the jade box to Qiuran and asked her to put it in a storeroom that she rarely used. Then she returned to her room and took a nap. But soon she was told that Jiang Yashuang was here again. She was shocked suddenly, "Did anything go wrong?""No." Su He shook her head, "It seems that he heard that Marquess Zhang's son had been here, so he came over to ask about it."Qiu Yelan felt warm in her heart and hurriedly got up, complaining, "Even so, he could've just sent someone to come. Why does he come in person?"Su He saw that there was no one in the inner room, so she boldly teased Yelan, "Perhaps he won't feel tired anymore if he sees you.""Really?" Qiu Yelan patted on Su He's forehead, "Whitey's supper and midnight snack.""I won't do it again." Su He suddenly got a look of regret and said sorrowfully.The two went out and hurried to the front ha
A few days later, Qiu Hongzhi, the eldest son of Qiu Mengmin, was instructed by his father to invite Deng Yi to the Prince's Mansion of Xihe, "I heard that you are going to take part in the provincial examination this fall as I am, so I took the liberty to invite you here to help each other with the study. We can be more confident later."Deng Yi was actually willing to leave the Prince's Mansion of Guangyang, so he was not displeased with his invitation. He nodded, "I agree. But I'm not good at it. I hope you won't laugh at me.""You're being too humble. Who doesn't know that you're talented? If it's not for the first place, I'm afraid you might have passed the examination two years ago." Qiu Hongzhi thought his father wanted him to get close to his future brother-in-law, so he was very relaxed and invited him to enter his study with a big smile.The two were all Xiucais who were preparing for the examination. Although they would be tested at
Qiu Jinglan grunted, "That's the one.""It is the Kuang Family's stuff. Why do you ask me to take it meticulously?" asked Qiu Jinglan in a confusion."It was sent by Kuang Qingwu, but it's not something from the Kuang Family." Qiu Jinglan shook his head and looked indifferently, "It's from our father!"Qiu Jinglan was startled."The same goes for the medicine inside. I used one this time and there's one more, you bring it with you just in case," Qiu Jinglan instructed."Did Kuang Shihan grab it from our father?" Qiu Yelan immediately guessed what's going on.Qiu Jinglan avoided answering, only saying, "I asked someone to make a small golden lock for the top of this jade box, so it's perfect to wear a necklace and hang it up.""And don't tell me again!" Qiu Yelan complained, "I have several necklaces in the makeup box. I'll go and find one later.""Young master, it's time to have t
"What are you doing here?" After Feng Rugui left, Jiang Yashuang pushed open the door of the cell and went in. Deng Yi, who was sitting against the wall, asked mockingly, "Aren't you satisfied with my divorce? Must you kill me?"Jiang Yashuang looked at him with the only lamp in the cell. Although in chains, he was neatly dressed. He could not have suffered much since he had been taken to prison.That made sense. Even if Feng Rugui attached himself to the Jiang Family, being mayor of the capital, he dared not offend Empress Dowager Gu. He had no grudge against Deng Yi, so there was no need for him to be tough on him without clear instructions of the Jiang Family."If you didn't let Lanlan join us, how could this happen?" Although the "extra treat" for the Empress Dowager Party was only a pair of shackles, Deng Yi, who had worn the heavy shackles for a day and night, was so weak that he could hardly sit without leaning against the wall.
After a while, Jiang Yashuang, who had changed into a blue summer dress, returned to the Marquess Qin's Mansion. He fixed his robes outside the study, bowed respectfully after entering, and greeted respectfully, "Grandfather!"Marquess Qin caressed his long beard and lazily commanded, "Get up, come and talk to me. What were you doing at the Prince's Mansion of Xihe the other day? All of your brothers were scolded because of you. Even your aunt and I were said to have not disciplined you well."The old Marquess was over 60 years old, but his face was ruddy and he was hale and hearty. Now, he could still practice the long halberd that weighed dozens of pounds really quickly that even water couldn't be poured onto him. When he was wearing a half-old Confucian shirt and sitting behind his desk, he looked gentle, not like a military general but like a civil servant. In fact, Jiang Qianchuan was more talented than ordinary civil servants. Otherwise, he couldn't t
After getting out of Marquess Qin’s Mansion, Jiang Yashuang went to Madame Tao’s residence and told her what Marquess Qin said. He looked at Madame Tao with hope in the end, “Grandmother, the grandfather said that this thing is depended on you!”“I know you are eager to get engaged. I’ll send the official matchmaker tomorrow, okay?” Madame Tao tapped his forehead with her finger and scolded him with a smile, “I watched you grow up. But I never saw you so eager! She is not your wife yet. When she is, I wonder if I’m going to be cast aside?”“Lanlan will be very nice to you...” Jiang Yashuang coaxed her in a hurry.Madame Tao said with a smile, “Okay, okay, okay. I trust your judgement!” she patted his arm, “Why do you keep looking outside? Can’t stay any longer? Eager to go to the Ruan Family to tell them the good news? Just go. While it’s still early, hurry back. You haven’t done your homework today, right?”Jiang Yashaung was thri
The next day, Madame Tao did invite an official matchmaker to the Prince's Mansion of Xihe.Although Qiu Mengmin and his wife were unhappy that Qiu Yelan married into such a good family, they had to exchange the household registered card they got from the Deng Family with the official matchmaker.Since there were still a few siblings older than Jiang Yashang who had not gotten married, the two families decided to be engaged for now and the date for the wedding ceremony had yet to be discussed.After being busy for most of the day and sending off the official matchmaker, both Qiu Mengmin and Princess Yang felt that the future was bleak, "We have done a lot of mean things to the little bitch. And she's the kind of person who holds a grudge. Now that she marries into an influential family. She will definitely take revenge on us in the future.""I know!"The couple sat opposite each other, full of sorrow.Howe