strictlysupreme Chapter 821 Chapter 821
Chapter 821 Chapter 821
Song Guanzhou nodded in his arms, yawned delicately, and said, "I should have gone a long time ago, but I always encounter this and that."
On several occasions, the couple had already made arrangements, but Mr. Jiang Qu was not at home or was not feeling well.
What a coincidence.
"The master is getting weaker and weaker, but he has always been popular. There is no shortage of old friends visiting his small cottage. When Xi and I went back, we often had to sit with the master."
When Qin Qingdong was mentioned, Song Guanzhou turned over and said, "Qin Er hasn't been here recently, and I miss him a lot. Is there nothing wrong?"
Pei An laughed softly, "You two are also a pair of happy enemies. You miss each other when you are not together, and start quarreling when you meet."
Song Guanzhou chuckled, "Silang, can happy enemies be used in this way?"
"Why not?"
Pei An is open-minded, "When Wen Si comes in, it will be even more lively."
Wen Si is also a good friend of Song Guanzhou, and she is not like other women who cannot understand the way Song Guanzhou and Qin Qingdong get along.
Qin Qingdong wanted to be lazy and go to Shaohua Garden, but the funeral of Prince An was of high standard. As one of the mourners, he was depressed from rehearsing every day, and he couldn't leave.
It was not until the day before the funeral that Eunuch Changrui arrived at the Qin Mansion in a sedan chair.
Qin Qingdong was summoned to the East Palace. When Qin Qingdong heard this, he said, "My queen, is there something important?" On the way into the palace, Eunuch Changrui abandoned the sedan chair and got on the Qin family's carriage.
Qin Qingdong asked this question out of concern.
"Your Majesty is fine, Second Young Master, don't worry."
"Brother Kang——?"
Eunuch Changrui smiled lightly, his face was white and his eyebrows were dark, and he looked very kind. "Second Young Master, please rest assured. Although it has snowed heavily recently and the weather has suddenly become cold, the eldest grandson of the emperor is getting stronger now. He even played in the snow with me yesterday and didn't catch a cold."
"That's good."
After arriving at Qin Ruzhang's palace and paying his respects, Qin Ruzhang sent away the palace maids, drank some hot tea, and then told him his purpose.
"Uncle Prince An will be sent to Huangling tomorrow. I am in a bad condition and cannot go, but mother and the others will go to pay their respects and see him off. Go back and tell your eldest brother to be careful."
Qin Qingdong leaned forward slightly and lowered his head. "Don't worry, Madam. Mother is old and she is just going to burn some incense. There are many people at the funeral, so she won't stay for long."
Qin Ruzhang shook his head.
"I'm afraid I need to accompany Aunt Princess An to talk. It's a three-day funeral, and it would be wrong for my mother not to accompany her."
Qin Qingdong didn't understand why his elder sister cared about this matter, and scratched his head. "Since it's kept for dinner, it won't take much time. My sister-in-law and Youran will be with me then."
Qin Ruzhang hesitated for a moment and said, "You Ran is young, so he doesn't need to go."
"My lady..., what does this mean?"
Qin Ruzhang did not say much, and then instructed Qin Qingdong, "Guan Zhou is the fourth young lady of the Pei family. If it were in the past, the old lady would be in charge, and it would not be her turn to go. But now it is different from the past, and she must go. You should tell your mother to take care of her when the time comes."
Qin Qingdong suddenly understood after hearing this.
With a smile on his face, he teased his elder sister, "The queen is in poor health now, and she is still worried about watching the boat. If I tell her about it in the future, I'm afraid she will mock me for not being your biological brother."
Qin Ruzhang's expression gradually became serious.
"You should also be careful at the funeral."
The Crown Princess repeatedly warned Qin Qingdong, who had not thought it was a big deal, and smelled a bad omen, "Your Majesty..., what happened in the palace?"
The palace is not small, luxurious yet elegant.
The snow was shining brightly outside, and the charcoal fire was burning red inside. The person sitting at the top of the table, Crown Princess Qin Ruzhang, restrained her gentle attitude, and considered for a long time before speaking.
"I went to the palace to pay my respects a few days ago, and my mother told me that what happened to Prince An was not an accident."
what?
Upon hearing this, Qin Qingdong frowned, "...Did someone do this on purpose?"
The Queen Mother said this casually, but only told me and Kang Ge'er not to go to pay our respects to Prince An. Last night, the Crown Prince also changed his mind and did not take Kang Ge'er to kowtow to Uncle Prince An.
Qin Qingdong was a little anxious, "Who did it?"
Qin Ruzhang opened his mouth to speak, but in the end he shook his head barely noticeably, "My mother and the prince never told me about this. I asked you to enter the palace because you have always been favored by my mother. What you say is more useful than what your elder brother has said."
Qin Qingdong sighed softly, "During the three months since Prince An's coffin was laid to rest, I have also had my doubts, but after thinking about it, I wonder who would attack Prince An, who is so peaceful and favored by His Majesty—"
Party disputes have nothing to do with him.
For profit, he only likes to raise cats, dogs, flowers and plants. To him, profit is like a floating cloud.
Qin Ruzhang knew that what Song Guanzhou said to her was not groundless, but it might not be a good thing if she told it to her younger brother.
She sighed, "Anyway, the funeral was not peaceful. I can't care about others, so I can only give you a few more words of advice."
Qin Qingdong stood up and bowed in agreement.
"Don't worry, madam. I will go back and tell my elder brother in a moment. I will be safe and sound and follow you closely tomorrow."
"Guan Zhou..., you are alone and there are so many people coming and going at the funeral, Si Lang may not be able to take care of them all. Tell your mother to be careful. Especially - Princess Hong'an and the eldest daughter of the Jin family, stay away from them."
Qin Qingdong nodded naturally. To ease the tense atmosphere, he laughed, "The way my elder sister treats Guan Zhou is really extraordinary."
Qin Ruzhang smiled but did not answer.
After a while, he looked at Qin Qingdong carefully and said, "After the spring, find a good day to get married. You can't live in a muddle-headed way anymore as a husband."
Qin Qingdong's eyes suddenly became sharp, "Your Majesty..., is the Duan family in the palace still making trouble?"
Ah!
Qin Ruzhang smiled contemptuously, "She has some tricks. Some time ago, she took advantage of my carelessness and brought her cousin into the palace. The prince... took a fancy to her."
"You really don't even want to show your dignity. Besides, the Duan family has been implicated and is now like a grasshopper in autumn, unable to jump. How can you still make such a plan?"
Qin Ruzhang stood up, holding her pregnant belly, and Qin Qingdong hurried forward to support her.
The brother and sister walked slowly in the palace. "Face is not as important as appearance. The cousin from the Duan family is of low status. Even if she clings to the prince, for the time being, she will be of no use except to help her see the prince twice more."
"Did the prince give me a position?"
Qin Ruzhang smiled faintly, "I don't know about this matter, but the prince told me that after giving me the contraceptive soup, I stayed with Duan and became a palace maid."
"That's good!"
Without status and offspring, he is nothing in the royal family.
Qin Ruzhang turned his head to look at his younger brother, "You should do something. Just forbearing may not be a good idea."
Can……
His Majesty does not like in-laws. Apart from the useless title, no one from the Empress's family has a say in the court.