Li Meiren was reminded by Wei Changying, and she could not help feeling angry at Yu Jieyu and Zhao Bin, so she planned to go to Queen Qiu to talk to her first, so as not to let those two people's schemes succeed.
But the little chamberlain who passed the message said: "Mrs. Wei said that it is not appropriate for the beauty to throw away Yu Jieyu and Zhao Concubine now. In the final analysis, those two just don't want to be short in front of you. To say it is not good for you is not good. It’s not easy to calculate. You are pregnant not long after entering the palace. Even if you are just a princess, you are outperforming many others. It is better to follow them and let people see it, and you will be easy to talk to. "
"After all, aren't you afraid that if I stand out and bring trouble to the Shen family, they will attract people's attention?" After hearing this, Li Meiren was silent for a long time and sighed, "I look stupid. Your Majesty, don't worry after seeing this. The Shen family will also be in trouble." rest assured… "
The young chamberlain asked timidly: "What does beauty mean...?"
"Can I not help Mrs. Yiwei?" Li Meiren bit her lip and said, "My parents are in other people's hands!"
The Shen Mansion actually doesn't pay much attention to these turmoils in the palace now.
Because in early August, Mo Binwei broke through the siege of the four southwestern kings' coalition and rescued the imperial commander and the accompanying generals. At this time, the unification of Yong's army was also imminent. In just half a month, it was agreed that all armies would return to the imperial court. They no longer use titles such as Xiliang Army, Donghu Army, and Youzhou Army, but have another name.
Break the Strong, Break the Rui, Break the Wild, and Break the Lu—except for the Royal Forest Army that defended the imperial capital, from now on, only these four armies remained in the army, and they no longer had other names.
The original Xiliang army was divided into two parts. The part accompanying Yujia on the expedition to the southwest was incorporated into the Poye Army, and the part still in Xiliang was incorporated into the Polu Army.
Shen Zangfeng frowned at this, but he dismissed everyone and returned to normal after thinking alone for a long time.
Because she heard that Yaozi's monarch and his ministers were in danger, on the Mid-Autumn Festival of this year, Empress Qiu accepted the advice of Sun Mo and Qiu Baoniang and summoned Bo Xi, Liu Rong, and Gu Xinian to hold a grand banquet in the palace. All the nobles of the imperial capital, old and new, were invited. Went to the palace for a banquet to congratulate the Holy Emperor on his escape from the siege. In order to cover up the embarrassment of the Holy Emperor being besieged, these words naturally had to be followed by something like "pacifying the southwest is just around the corner."
Wei Changying was already eight months old at this time and was very heavy. Shen Zangfeng was not worried about her going out - especially the palace banquet where she would have to dress up. According to Wei Changying's status, she was wearing all kinds of jewelry and hairpins. I can't hold back a weight of more than ten or twenty pounds, it's really torturous.
So Shen Zangfeng asked Huo Qingling to take leave on his behalf and let Wei Changying stay in the house.
The moon is full during the Mid-Autumn Festival, and if you don’t enjoy the full moon at the banquet, there will always be something missing. Therefore the banquet given is a supper.
Chief of Guard Yingsheng sent his family out in the afternoon. It was already late at night when they came back from the banquet, so they settled in without saying a few words.
Early the next morning, Captain Yingda wanted to ask in detail what happened at the banquet, but Shen Zangfeng led Shen Shuguang out, saying that he met Zhang Luoning at yesterday's banquet, whom he had not seen for several days. After Zhang Luoning examined Shen Shuguang, he also gave some pointers. Among them, he mentioned several ancient books handed down from the Zhang family, which were fortunately preserved. This is what Shen Shuguang is interested in recently, relying on the friendship between Shen Zangfeng and Zhang Luoning. When he asked to watch, Zhang Luoning asked him to go to Zhang's house at his convenience.
Naturally, Shen Shuguang immediately made an appointment for today.
Naturally, Wei Changying would not stop such a serious matter. He prepared a gift for the Zhang family's female family members, and told Shen Shuguang not to be rude when visiting, so he let the father and son go.
As a result, not long after the father and son left, Huo Qingling led Shen Shuyao over. He saw Shen Shuyan and Ji Yiren gathered in front of Wei Changying, chatting about family affairs. He smiled slightly and said, "Sister-in-law three is teaching Yan'er." Where is the housekeeper Yiren?”
"I also asked them to share some of the burden with me." Wei Changying said with a smile, "You came here so early? Why don't you take a rest?"
Huo Qingling recovered more than half a month ago. After Wei Changying spared no effort to bring him together, Shen Liankun no longer goes out to Goulan Place to fool around. The couple in the six-bedroom house is harmonious, and she is recovering better. Now she looks like she has a clear face. A little rosy.
It's just that she was seriously ill in her early years because of her concubine's accident, and when she met Bing Xian, she also lost her vitality. Over the years, due to the separation of husband and wife, she has never been able to take good care of herself, so these few days of stable life are not enough to restore her to a healthy and smooth life. In fact, he still looks too thin.
But she was in good spirits, so she asked the wet nurse to put Shen Shuyao down: "Quickly say hello to your third aunt!"
Then he smiled and said, "I went to the palace for a banquet last night and came back very late. I thought I would get up late today. But I didn't expect that I didn't fall asleep all night. I was still energetic at dawn. Absolutely, I just got up—maybe I slept for a long time the past few days?”
"Is there some good news at the banquet?" Wei Changying joked and asked Ji Yiren to help Shen Shuyao up, "Get up... Yao'er is becoming more and more like the sixth brother as he grows up. When he was a child, he looked more like you. "
Huo Qingling pursed her lips and smiled: "As long as she is healthy and safe, she looks like everyone else."
"That's right, whether I am like my sixth brother or like you, I will always be a beautiful girl from now on!" Because Wei Changying was too heavy to hold his niece, he just called Shen Shuyao to his side and touched her head. Had a conversation with her.
Huo Qingling looked at it for a while and said, "Sister-in-law, do you have a lot to do today?"
Chief Wei Ying said: "It was a festival yesterday. Although you all went to the palace for the dinner, the family also followed the festival during the day... I was asking Yan'er and Yi Ren to calculate the expenses. What's wrong?"
"It shouldn't matter if you calculate these expenses earlier or later, right?" Huo Qingling smiled and said, "Why don't you let Yan'er and Yiren take care of Yao'er for me, and I can talk to you?"
Wei Changying was startled, and then said: "Yan'er, Yiren, you take Yao'er to play outside for a while. Now that the weather is cold, you can go for a walk in the garden. If you remember when you come back, fold two osmanthus branches and put them in a vase for me. "
Shen Shuyan and Ji Yiren knew that they were going to talk separately, so they both put down their books and responded.
When there were only two sisters-in-law left in the hall, Wei Changying asked: "What's the matter with the sixth brother and sister?"
"Let me ask a favor from my sister-in-law first: I may be overthinking this matter. If that's the case, don't blame me for talking too much." Huo Qingling pondered for a moment before saying, "Didn't you not enter the palace yesterday? At the banquet, My husband sent me a message and made an appointment to meet at the palace gate after the banquet. But when I watched the servants helping Yan'er and Yi Ren get into their carriage, I found... "
Wei Changying frowned: "What?"
"...I saw Zheng Cuiye, the daughter of Lord Lu, staring at the third brother." Huo Qingling bit her lower lip before saying.
Guard Chief Ying muttered: "Gong Lu..."
"It's your Majesty's cousin who died in battle in the early years, named Zheng Eryou." Huo Qingling reminded, "He also has a brother Zheng Sanyou. This time he also accompanied the emperor to conquer the southwest, hoping to win a prince... Lu Guogong is The posthumous title of Zheng Eryou, he died in the war in his early years and he had no children except for one daughter, Zheng Cuiye - this year seems to be sixteen or seventeen. "
"Sixteen or seventeen years old is the time to talk about others, but it would be ridiculous if she really wants to take advantage of my husband." Huo Qingling is not someone who talks nonsense. Since she said that Zheng Cuiye has been staring at Shen Zangfeng, she should not Frankly speaking, the real situation may be even more explicit than this.
Otherwise, Huo Qingling's temperament would not be so eager to complain to him.
It's not surprising that Shen Zangfeng's talent, appearance and demeanor attract girls... Wei Changying was naturally a little unhappy that her husband was coveted, but she didn't think that people like Zheng Cuiye would pose a threat, "Let's not mention that my husband now has a wife and children. Even if her husband is not married yet, it is impossible because of her status as a commoner... How many people noticed the scene of her staring at her husband? "
Huo Qingling sighed: "The third brother was taking Guang'er to talk to Zhang Pingxu at the time, and he didn't seem to notice it. Several people nearby noticed it, but because even if Lu Guogong was posthumously granted the title, Zheng Cuiye had no biological brothers, but once he came Zheng Eryou is your Majesty's cousin; secondly, Zheng Cuiye's third uncle Zheng Sanyou is still there, so he might hope to be awarded the title of king this time, so those who saw him pretended that they had not seen him. I don’t know what she is thinking, but she is asking people everywhere for the identity of the third brother!”
"What happened next? Did she ask?" Wei Changying felt increasingly unhappy and couldn't help but frown.
Huo Qingling said: "I don't know that there are not many people in the third brother in Beijing. She just asked two people casually and found out - what's going on next, because Yan'er and Yi Ren have already got in the car, so I can't continue to delay, lest I be caught. People look more and more like they have something to do with her! I don’t know what that person wants.”
"Little girls are ignorant." Wei Changying frowned and said, "I guess it's because of my background. I don't know how to hide my thoughts. If this matter spreads out, our family has nothing, and I'm afraid this girl will suffer a loss. She is right at her age. Dear!"
Huo Qingling said: "She will definitely be laughed at for such nonsense... I'm not worried about what she can do to the third brother. I just thought that the last time Jing'er came back, she mentioned that Zheng Sanya... That person seemed to be Unreasonable?"
As a relative of Wen Yaozi, Zheng Sanyao was one of the first people to follow Wenyaozi's uprising, so he was considered highly qualified.
However, in the early days, I heard that Yaozi was not well-known and his power was only average. It was only after Wei Xinyong and Mo Binwei defected that they started to become prosperous - so Wen Yaozi definitely couldn't neglect these two talented people. In this way, the status of relatives and elders like Zheng Sanya has been reduced invisibly.
Here Zheng Sanya began to feel dissatisfied and provoked several times to cause trouble. For this, he was reprimanded by Wen Yazi.
After the Great Yong Ding Ding, the ministers discussed the merits, and Wen Yaozi kissed Wei Xinyong and Mo Binwei to be crowned kings. Zheng Sanya wanted to get a prince, but was still not sure, so he had to go to the southwest to earn more. He then He was even more jealous of Wei and Mo.
However, Wei Xinyong returned to Fengzhou to recuperate before the merit review, and news of his critical illness spread. It would be shameless for anyone to still have trouble with him at this time - and it is unnecessary.
The remaining Mo Binwei will inevitably become a thorn in Zheng Sanya's side.
However, Mo Binwei had no other talents except fighting. He could not ask Zheng Sanya to fight to the death on the battlefield, so he suffered a lot of losses overtly and covertly.
As Mo Binwei's wife, Shen Shujing naturally had a bad impression of Zheng Sanya. When you return to your parents' home, you can't help but have a few words with your elders.
Therefore, even though everyone in the Shen family has little contact with Zheng Sanya, they also know that this person is quite arrogant. Zheng Cuiye's own improper words and deeds may cause things that he will record in the Shen family's account. After all, he hates Mo the most. Bin Wei is the son-in-law of the Shen family. (To be continued)