The True Empress of the Noble Family
Chapter 18
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Chapter 18 The Midnight Trial (Part Two)
Although there are not many stars at night in winter and they are much less bright and glorious than summer nights, they have a silent and quiet artistic conception compared to the excitement of the stars on a summer night.
At ten o'clock, Qiu Yelan walked out of the Lvqiang Court calmly. He did not bring a lantern because he was afraid to show his presence. He quietly got to the back door of the General House based on his memories of the route during the day.
The back door was already closed by then, but fortunately, it was already installed from the inside and was unlocked.
Qiu Yelan pulled her hook carefully, and someone coughed lightly outside the door right after, “Your Highness?”
He did not expect Jiang Yashuang to be here early and opened the door. Jiang Yanshuang wearing a purple or black fur coat stood outside in the darkness with a certain hat in his hand and he smiled.
There were two dim lanterns hanging above his head, and it made him look like a bright jade under the moon. Her lips were slightly crooked, and she held a strand of smile like the spring breeze. He looks so soft and amazing.
It is not appropriate for men and women to talk for long periods in the middle of the night. So, Jiang Yashuang nodded at him and asked, “Your Majesty, are you in trouble and wrote a letter asking for help?”
“I want to end my engagement with Deng Yi. Want to know if you can tell me what to do? ” Qiu Yelan asked hesitantly.
According to a later custom, for women, especially unmarried women, who slept with others in their beds, whether or not something really happened would lead to the loss of their great reputation. The man who did that not only had to marry her, but also could not divorce her easily because she was the wrong person.
However, this is based on the assumption that the two are unmarried and the two families have somewhat similar social status and power.
Qiu Yelan did not believe that she had the strength to force Jiang Yashuang to marry him now, and she did not have the time to think about the events of her entire life. Therefore, he said it rather subtly to avoid Jiang Yashuang's direct objection.
After hearing this, Jiang Yashuang did look wise.
Qiu Yelan was gradually disappointed because she had not responded for a long time.
“Deng Yi has very different preferences to ordinary people. If it was just him, it wouldn't be a big deal. ” Jiang Yashuang suddenly said, “However, I am worried that older people may not want.”
Qiu Yelan thought, “Ha, you are afraid, which means there must be a way.” He asked, “What do you mean, Young General?”
“Mrs. Gu, Deng Yi's mother, actually prefers a noble daughter with both her parents alive and a strong temperament. ” Jiang Yashuang smiled and said, “To be honest, Lady Gu is not the most satisfied with your family background, Your Majesty. If your anger does not match his expectations as well .. “
Qiu Yelan looked at her doubtfully, thinking that all the mother-in-law in the world wanted their daughter-in-law to be virtuous.
“If you don't trust me, Your Majesty, maybe I'll arrange for you to talk a little with Mrs Gu. If this plan fails, I will go to the Empress to ask her to help you. Are you all right? ” Jiang Yashuang smiled playfully and said firmly.
If the Empress was disturbed, it was likely that she would be involved in a dispute between the Empresses. However, with Deng Yi's relationship with the Empress Dowager, it challenged the Empress Dowager to annul the marriage. How did Empress Jiang miss the opportunity?
Qiu Yelan thought for a moment and decided to take a chance with Madam Gu, so she nodded and said, “Then ..”
An angry voice came from behind him when he was only half of his sentence. He said coldly, “No!”
He has a robe in his hand. As he walked past Qiu Yelan, he threw her into his arms, but she ignored him and passed him directly to block him behind her. Then, he bowed towards Jiang Yashuang, who was still smiling, and said with a grim face, “Although I don't know how my cousin invited you, General Jiang, to be here, please forgive his rudeness because he is too young and indifferent. . ”
Then he added, “What's the problem, the dispute between the Empresses? In what position did my cousin girl get involved in this? Will you, General Jiang, find someone more capable of doing this. It's getting late, so sorry I can't send you out! ”
Then, apart from Jiang Yashuang's reply, she closed the door in front of her with “Bang”!
“Hei ..” Qiu Yelan was caught off guard, so she could not be defended. But seeing him shut his hopes off the door so neatly made him a little annoyed. He went up to hold onto Ruan Qingyan's sleeve and said, “Sepupu, you ..”
“Back!” Ruan Qingyan, who had always been kind and doting on him since they first met, now looked extremely angry! His voice was ice-cold and he looked at her firmly. The sharpness in his eyes made Qiu Yelan's mouth shut immediately.
Ruan Qingyan stepped out about fifty meters until she stopped and turned around without saying a word. He took over the robe Qiu Yelan was holding and wore it for her. Seeing him soften a little, Qiu Yelan tried to explain, “General Jiang just ..”
I'll tell you what! Ruan Qingyan neatly tied the robe ties for him into Ruyi's knot and patted the fox fur around the neckline of the robe. While doing all this, he said in a very slow voice, “If grandfather is not home and you invite someone and leave a trace, '' he said, I promise I will skin the boys who are outside that door!”
“... My father in my previous life who killed zombies and enemies like cutting vegetables is not this cruel. It was just a few words, and a thousand steps away from the promise of eternal love .. If you ever knew that I had slept with Jiang Yashuang in the same bed for more than a few hours, he said, I'm afraid you'll slaughter Jiang’s.family.”
Qiu Yelan muttered in her heart, but she kept her mouth shut looking at Ruan Qingyan's face now.
“What is your relationship with that Jiang man?” Ruan Qingyan sent out all the servants and immediately questioned him in a harsh tone right when they returned to the Lvqiang Court.
“... Actually, I was the one who took the returned cat Kang Lizhang.” Qiu Yelan said softly.
Ruan Qingyan asked coldly, “Because Prince Xihe's Palace has let Kang Lizhang replace you, how did Jiang know that it was actually you who found the cat?”
“Er... because... because Su He happened to go out today and meet her, so he told her.” Qiu Yelan stopped and said.
Ruan Qingyan was so angry that she laughed, “How could she believe it like that? Then just for the little good, she came to see you in the middle of the night, especially when it was almost New Year's? Wasn't she even worried that you were colluding with the Empress Dowager or anyone else to kill her? “
“You just said that I left a trace in Jiang's house..” Qiu Yelan muttered in a low voice. Seeing Ruan Qingyan become even more furious and about to refute him, he did not care anymore. He hit the table hard and shouted, “There is indeed a story inside, but I won't tell you! I won't tell you even if you kill me! “
“You....!!!” Ruan Qingyan's blood vessels bulged and she grabbed the teapot in her hand angrily. Qiu Yelan thought that she was going to throw it on the ground, but instead, she poured hot tea on him and turned to a tired tone, “Already. If you don't want to tell me, don't. However, never meet her again in person..I have an idea to cancel the wedding, but you have to trust me, okay? ”
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