The True Empress of the Noble Family

Chapter 27

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Chapter 27 Destroying His Future!

Qiu Yelan was calm, “I can't go. First, I am still in mourning for my mother. How can I go out and be a guest, let alone in the first lunar month? It'll trouble you. Second, my grandfather is still in bed. How can I enjoy the festival on my own and forget my grandfather's need to take care of it? ”

“No wonder His Majesty said His Majesty is filial and reasonable,” Nijin said with a smile. He implied that Gu Yan and Madam Gu were so silly that he invited her into their home and did not realize that she was still in a period of mourning and he had a terminally ill grandfather to look after.

As they chatted, they walked out of the Palace gate. Nijin helped Qiu Yelan get off the sedan with Su He.

Gu Yan had been ridiculed several times. His face under the veil cap was icy cold but he still did not show any intention to leave. He clasped his hands behind his back and looked at Qiu Yelan with a deep look behind the veil.

However, neither Qiu Yelan nor Nijin cared about his existence. Nijin knew that Qiu Yelan was invited to the Palace by the Empress Dowager. Seeing that he had only brought one servant Su He with him and was worried that it would trouble him to return, Nijin wanted to give him a carriage. But Qiu Yelan had sharp eyes and had seen on the axle of the carriage, Ruan Qingyan in an open robe ordered the driver to come, so she rejected Nijin's offer.

“Please return, Nijin. The snow is heavy. Thank you for driving me this far, ”Qiu Yelan secretly slipped another package prepared by Ruan Qingyan onto Nijin's sleeve.

“Happyly,” Nijin pinched him and felt there was nothing in it, so he knew there was silver banknotes. And if exchanged for silver taels or gold taels, those small parcels would not fit. He is satisfied inside and the smile on his face blooms, “You are so good.”

As they spoke, Ruan Qingyan approached. Nijin thought it would not be a problem because Ruan Qingyan was near them and around them, the guards were watching. Also, she was the Empress favorite, so she did not need to show any better hospitality to Qiu Yelan or Ruan Qingyan — what she had done was enough. So, when Qiu Yelan asked him to come back again, he turned to step into the Palace gate.

As soon as the Nijin figure disappeared into the gate, Ruan Qingyan approached. He jumped off the carriage and saw Qiu Yelan's clothes were neat and her face was calm, which signified everything was fine. She felt relieved inside him and handed him her small, warm delicate copper hand with a smile, “You are here. Ride carriage. It's too windy here. ”

Just reminding him is not enough. He immediately took off his exposed robe and put it on.

Qiu Yelan was about to say something, when Gu Yan next to her suddenly said, “Is this Young Master Ruan?”

“My name is Ruan Qingyan. May I know your name?” Ruan Qingyan had seen Gu Yan when she came, but she saw Qiu Yelan only talking to the maid who escorted her out and not paying attention to Gu Yan. He thought the two did not know each other and thus the first thing to do was to make sure his cousin was warm. He had no time to talk to her.

Now Gu Yan said to her first. Looking at his clothes and the guards behind him, Ruan Qingyan knew he was no ordinary person and responded politely.

Watching him, Gu Yan smiled impliedly, “Young Master Ruan is very handsome!”

Qiu Yelan was frightened by his words!

Gu Yan continued to introduce himself, “I Gu Yan and my father is the Duke of Guangyang.”

As the granddaughter of the Empress Dowager, Gu Yan's name was known among the nobles of the capital. Ruan Qingyan, who was ambitious and even asked a famous prostitute to help her get acquainted with a higher class, definitely knew her.

Moreover, according to what he and Qiu Yelan were talking about, according to him this time he went to the Palace to seek refuge with the Empress Dowager. Although he was wondering why his cousin ignored Gu Yan, he still treated him quite politely and made a fist and palm greeting, “Young Master Gu, nice to meet you!”

Before his voice disappeared, his sleeve was pulled by Qiu Yelan, “Sepupu, grandfather is waiting for us to come home! Should we go now? ”

Ruan Qingyan was startled for a bit, but she immediately understood her gesture and gave in to the intention to continue talking to Gu Yan. He made a fist and polite yet distant greetings and palms, “My grandfather is waiting for us back home and we have to be quick. Hope to get your understanding! “

“Nothing,” Gu Yan is also polite. Behind her veil, her smile is strange, “Please go. Give my regards to General Ruan. Speaking of this, it is a blessing for the old General Ruan to have a grandson as handsome as you. But I wonder why there are always grim stains on your face, which are so painful to me! ”

The more he praised Ruan Qingyan's appearance, the paler Qiu Yelan's face became. Now with the greeting “sakit”, she's terrified! He almost forced Ruan Qingyan in the carriage with a loud drag.

“What's the problem?” Ruan Qingyan asked immediately as the carriage left the gate and after she opened the curtain to see no one around her, “Isn't Grand Empress Dowager Gu Yan's granddaughter?”

Qiu Yelan sighed, “The Empress Dowager asked Deng Yi to take some people with her and come to me. They almost killed me and Su He! ” While he was saying this, Su He had removed the silk handkerchief on his neck and showed a terrible bruise.

Disciple Ruan Qingyan immediately contracted and she clasped Qiu Yelan's wrist.

Qiu Yelan was surprised by his sudden action. He looked at her in fear but saw her face seriously. He put two fingers on his wrist pulse for a while and breathed a sigh of relief, “You okay?”

“I'm fine,” Qiu Yelan knows that most imperial exam candidates have medical knowledge and are not surprised by her quick but precise judgment through feeling her pulse, she said, “That's why I have to stand on the side of the Empress.”

Ruan Qingyan relaxed her face clearly and nodded, “Empress Jiang is a good choice, better than Empress Dowager Gu.”

Qiu Yelan sighed, “But you may be conspiring because of me!”

Seeing Ruan Qingyan so calm, Qiu Yelan was silent for a moment and said in the end, “Gu Yan! What he just said…. ”

Gu Yan liked both men and women. She and her cousin liked each other and looked like a couple. It wasn't a secret in Jing City, or Mrs Zhou wouldn't know at all.

Ruan Qingyan looked handsome, had a melancholic temperament and had an identity as the heir granddaughter in the rejected General House. If in his last life, the people who wished him and Gu Yan so much were a couple could not be more.

Although there were not many crazy people in this life, with Gu Yan's strength, he didn't need to do anything to Ruan Qingyan. As long as he personally implied that there was an affair between them, it was enough to destroy Ruan Qingyan!

In particular, the Ruan family was now in a declining state. If thinking worse, some people might suspect that Ruan Qingyan wanted to benefit from Gu Yan with her good looks!

Although Ruan Qingyan was brilliant and knowledgeable, with this reputation, no matter how good her article was in the exam, it would leave a bad impression on the examiners. How can there be hope to pass the exam? Taking 10,000 steps back, even if he were to pass by, what about the future? Such a bad stain would be a stumbling block in his career!

This scheme of Gu Yan is extremely ruthless!

Qiu Yelan was in a heavy mood. Ruan Qingyan was not only the closest relative she could rely on, but in these days, her careful attention and support had accumulated feelings in her heart, even if she still had some doubts.

Now, because of her, her cousin, who should have a bright future, faces the threat of destroying her fame. Thinking of this, he could not wait to kill Gu Yan directly at the Palace gate!

However, Ruan Qingyan comforted him with an aura of confidence, “Which was clearly clear, the murky one was murky. Now it was no secret that Gu Yan liked men, even if he said some rumors, what else could he do to me? At best, the rumors will spread among the general public. But I don't live among them! “

“But the exam..” Qiu Yelan's words are interrupted by her, “Master Xue has always been known for her fairness and thoroughness! Otherwise, how could she have been neutral for so many years in the power struggle between the Empress and the Empress Dowager? How could he be so easily blinded? After I passed the examination and became his disciple, even if Gu Yan wanted to stigmatize me, he would have to think twice! “

It does. Xue Chang was an important priest. Certainly, both the Empress and the Empress Dowager hoped to have her as a support. And the reason why he could be neutral for so many years, other than adequate status and methods, was definitely because of his integrity. Otherwise, he would have been arrested for something and joined one camp a long time ago. Even in competitive situations, neutral parties have always been the most difficult. It is impossible to overcome it without real ability.

In that case, of course, Gu Yan should not offend his disciple. Otherwise, Xue Chang would have lost face. In a worse situation, she might be forced to support Empress Jiang, who was completely unwanted and left to her by Empress Dowager Gu.

Of course, there is a premise for this beautiful vision, that is, Ruan Qingyan was able to withstand all of Gu Yan's open and secret attacks from now on until the imperial examination in the spring and she had better get Xue Chang's recognition.

The problem was that no matter how fair Xue Chang was, what his integrity could do was limited within the examination room. In terms of strength, Ruan Qingyan could not compare to the Duke of Guangyang. No matter how tightly Xue Chang watched the examination, if Ruan Qingyan could not enter the examination hall, it was all useless.

There are still two months before the exam….

Qiu Yelan suggested, “Sepupu, do not stay at the General's House. How about going somewhere else and studying without interruption for a few days? ” They cannot fight it but have to hide from it.

However, Ruan Qingyan shook her head, “My grandfather needs me to take care of.” Personally, he didn't need to take care of General Ruan directly because no one knew from the outside, but he had to stay in the General's House!

Because General Ruan now only had Ruan Qingyan as his granddaughter. Not taking care of his grandfather because of the exam was a huge violation of the child's piety. If it was revealed, even if he became a Jinshi, this title would definitely be removed from him, even if he became an official!

I'll take care of him! Qiu Yelan said, “I have made trouble with Prince Xihe's Palace, and now I can't return without preparation.”.

He did not finish speaking, but the train stopped. A cold voice came from outside the carriage, “Your Highness, you finally got here. Something happened at the Prince's Palace. Please hurry back! “

Qiu Yelan and Ruan Qingyan frowned at the same time. Although this voice was strange to them, they knew that the owner was the servant of the Palace of Prince Xihe — as the saying goes, “Talk about the devil and he will appear.” It also showed that it was an illusion from Qiu Yelan to think that the people from Prince Xihe Palace did not have time to pick him back up.

He gestured for Dong Ran to lift the curtain slightly, and saw a butler in his thirties, with a horse, standing lethargic beside the carriage trunk and saying coldly, “Mr and Madam are both waiting for you. Please come back with me. The Spring Festival. Although old General Ruan is lonely, but your last name is Qiu. Shouldn't the Qiu Family take precedence? “

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