"What did she mean on earth?" asked Qiu Yelan aggressively to Deng Yi. "We have a deal, right?"
"How should I know? I have been here since long ago!" replied Deng Yi coldly.
"Don't tell me you want to tear up our agreement!" whispered Qiu Yelan. She was indignant.
"You think that everyone is just like you, a promise-breaker!" Deng Yi gazed at her and said, "I think somebody in the Prince's Mansion of Guangyang must have said something to her, which incurred a misunderstanding."
"A misunderstanding? Like what?" asked Qiu Yelan curiously.
"You know what the misunderstanding is. No need me to tell you about it." said Deng Yi, sounding cold. "Or why you mention your Cousin Ruan from time to time before my Mum?"
Seeing she was still bewildering, Deng Yi continued, "My mother wishes you be a capable and tough girl. If you have shown her who you really are today, she might have loved you more... But you just acte
"Tianya" was indeed worthy of being recommended by Jiang Yashuang, a member of the crown prince's party who had experienced all kinds of situations. It was both efficient and professional. Xiaran went over that night and paid the full amount of 300 taels of silver. The next day at noon, there was news from the Prince's Mansion of Guangyang that two tenders were injured on the way to the Prince's Mansion of Xihe."How did it happen in the middle of the city?" Qiu Yelan asked with a smile, "Was it an accident or something else?""An accident." Xiaran, who had been enjoined by Tianya and went out to "receive goods" this morning, chuckled. "The horse pulling the cart was suddenly frightened and fell into a ditch by the road! One tender had a leg broken and the other was injured in the head. They were so wretched when rescued out!"Su He, holding Whitey next to him, interjected, "Hey, just like this?""Little Su He is getting crueller."
In order to put more pressure on Mistress Bian, Qiu Yelan sent Chunran to present Qiu Jinzhu two pear blossoms to put into a vase.Although Qiu Jinzhu felt confused, yet Princess Yang would definitely figure it out when being told by her daughter that Qiu Mingzhu had visited Qiu Yelan. She would be thinking that there must have been negotiations between the two sides and Qiu Yelan must have put pressure on Mistress Bian as they didn't reach an agreement.Princess Yang immediately shifted her attention from Qiu Hongzhi to Princess Bian!Yet Qiu Yelan, who made the undertow in the Prince's Mansion even stronger with two branches of pear blossom, went to sleep quite early and prepared to get up early and go to the General's Mansion to wait for good news.After she had arrived at the General's Mansion the next day, Ruan Qingyan had already gone to join in the Golden Hall. As all of them were in the middle of something, Qiu Yelan didn't
Qiu Yelan had thought she was ready to welcome the noble guests, but on the day when Shao Yuemei officially became the teacher in Prince's Mansion of Xihe, she found she had underestimated this female teacher's influence. Chunfu Princess Jiang Qizheng and He Shuijin were two she had met before.Apart from them, from the Jiang Family came the fifteenth young lady Jiang Qiyun, the seventh young lady Jiang Qisheng; from the Tao Family came the fourth young lady Tao Peibin. And even two royal daughters came!Qiu Yelan had met Princess Yongfu Chu Weitong before and had seen how naughty this royal Princess was. Alright, she might come here for fun.But, why was County Princess Duanrou also here?Qiu Yelan thought hard but remembered nothing else about her except for the time when she went to Ganli Palace, she stayed at this County Princess' yard.In general, the royal daughters who had an official title would study with othe
“How about it? What does that Commandery Princess look like?” when Jiang Qizheng and others went back to their house next door, Little Tao who had been waiting for them for a long time approached and teased with a smile, “Before Madame went to bed, she said that you and the large crowd going there might scare that little girl.”“Being scared of meeting just a few people, how can this kind of useless person be qualified to marry into our family? Tut!” Jiang Qiyun had been angry for a long time. Because Qiu Yelan was much more beautiful than her. However, she had some scruple. So, she didn’t dare to do something to her. She was full of anger. Seeing Little Tao at that moment, she took it out on her rudely, “Don’t you think you adore her too much? She hasn’t married into our family yet!”Little Tao knew her sister-in-law was fastidious all along. She didn’t get angry. She smiled and said, “I haven’t seen her. I just told you what mother said.” she knew that Ji
It had been the end of March after rites for passing the imperial exam. The rites included results release, celebration feast, court dress granted, thank you note and ancestors’ worship, etc.Qiu Yelan had been studying for ten more days. She realized that Madam Shao was undoubtedly a good teacher being competent for teaching princesses. She, despite unborn in a royal family, was skilled at so many techniques such as qin (a Chinese instrument), chess, calligraphy, painting and poems, etc. She even had a vast knowledge of books preparing for imperial examinations.The part that Qiu Yelan satisfied the most was that Miss Shao was a reticent teacher. She never steered away from her teaching topic. She never intervened in Qiu Yelan's after-class activities either.Madam Shao, as an intelligent, good-looking and versatile teacher who took her class seriously, was an ideal teacher for anyone!After spending the time with her for half a m
"You... Why did you slap me?" The whole room was as quiet as a desert then. Princess Yang was attempting to restrain herself from tearing up Qiu Yelan. The little girl, Miss Yang, jolted out of her shock finally. She cried like she never cried before.Seeing what was happening to their little sister, the rest two Miss Yangs rushed to stand up, checking her injury — As a little girl, her skin must be tender. But Qiu Yelan always had a strong hand. Fortunately, she did not use her full strength to slap Miss Yang. But fingerprints were still shown immediately on her face.Miss Yangs were indignant. One of them held up and comforted the girl while the other one panned Qiu Yelan. "You came in from nowhere and we did not know each other at all. We don't know you are Commandery Princess. That’s why we did not salute to you — But how can you slap her so heavily?!"Qiu Yelan grunted to her and found herself a seat. "Am I wrong? Am I wrong? Didn’t you he
"She wants a Kung Fu teacher?" asked He Shuijin, shockingly, to Jiang Qizheng. "Is she kidding me? This is the lesson that never had before in girls' schools.""Miss Shao told me the reason is that she wanted to reject Princess Yang to get somebody else in the school. She planned to persuade Miss Shao to be a bad person. However, Miss Shao thought that more girls in the school would help her to know Qiu Yelan better. So, she disagreed Qiu Yelan's suggestion. Rejected by Miss Shao, Qiu Yelan proposed Kung Fu lesson.""I see. She learned Kung Fu from General Ruan before. If the lesson begins, she will be the best one in this part." smiled He Shuijin."If it came true, she might take conspiratorial means against her classmates whom she dislikes." To Jiang Family, it was easy to guess Qiu Yelan's true intention as they knew her well. "Well, what a cunning girl she is! Jiang Yashuang is a gentleman. If he married this girl, he might be cowed in the
Qiu Yelan ordered servants to prepare a carriage the next day, however, she did not go to the residence of Lian Chen but to the General's Mansion.Ruan Qingyan made great effort to spare some time to wait for her in the Mansion. Seeing her cousin sitting on the low couch under the peach tree in the distance... Qiu Yelan, who had been familiar with this scene, suddenly changed herself into a humble and solemn expression. Expecting his instructions, she came forward carefully to greet him, and quickly stood by, ready for his sermon."Don't need to pretend anymore." unexpectedly, looking at her, Ruan Qingyan shook his head and said in disappointment, "You always promised me so well, but then you never kept your words. You just do whatever you want waywardly.... What could I say anymore? All words are useless! You think I don't know your temper?"Qiu Yelan said and smiled obsequiously, "Since it is so... cousin, don't blame me anymore...." Even if