A few days later, the Gu family gave the letter of approval, and it turned out that Gu Sisi could no longer marry Wei Changfeng.
However, Queen Qiu did not kill her. The reason why Gu Sisi was unable to fulfill the engagement was not because her life was in danger, but because she accidentally fell off while playing on the swing in the garden.
As a result, the jacket she was wearing slipped off, exposing most of her shoulders in front of everyone. It happened that her brother took his cousin Deng Zonglin to the waterside pavilion in the garden to meet the old lady, because Deng Zonglin was the grandson of the old lady of the Gu family, and he was with the Gu family. The brother and sister have known each other since childhood, so they took a shortcut in the garden and took a look!
Of course this would be too awkward to say.
After the Gu family discussed it, they had no choice but to ask Duanmu Xinmiao in the name of the old lady to see Gu Sisi's injuries first. Then they asked Duanmu Xinmiao to give a message to Wei Changying and explain what happened to Wei Changfeng. Gu Sisi married Wei Changfeng. She must be the mistress of the Wei family. Before the future mistress of the Wei family came, Deng Zonglin saw her body, even if it was just a shoulder. How could the Gu family dare to hide it
Wei Changying sent Duanmu Xinmiao away with a reluctant smile, and his face darkened when he turned around.
Shen Zangfeng smiled and coaxed her: "It's not like the Gu family has a lady suitable for Changfeng. Why don't we just look for her?"
"I hate the Queen and Qiu Baoniang!" Wei Changying sneered, "Originally, Changfeng's marriage has not been going smoothly. After finally settling down with Gu Sisi, they messed it up again! Next... I don't know what Changfeng is going to do. What was said!"
Sure enough, after Gu Sisi canceled the marriage and Wei Changying proposed marriage to Wei Changfeng, everyone in the family changed their previous enthusiasm almost overnight, either declining or being perfunctory.
It is not difficult to understand the reason. From Su Nianchu to the Min family, and then to Gu Sisi - the best fate was Gu Sisi, because Deng Zonglin had not yet been engaged, and after the marriage to Wei Changfeng was canceled, Gu Sisi could still marry her cousin. If Wei Changying could randomly choose a girl from a famous family, these people wouldn't mind using their daughter to become a relative of the current Wei family. The question is, can Wei Changying randomly find a step-wife for his younger brother
Just considering her nephew Wei Shanxiu, she had to choose carefully!
After such a selection, all she has her eye on are the real darlings of the family, those who are outstanding in themselves and whose elders have worked hard to train them - such talents, even if they are the daughter of aristocratic families, are not afraid of not being able to marry into the family.
Of course, the Wei family is currently the most prominent among the six clans. The problem is that being Wei Changfeng's wife is so risky. Who knows how many days his daughter will be able to survive if she joins the Wei family
If, like the Min family, he died at a young age, then Wei Changfeng would still be in his prime and would definitely continue to marry a wife. If the second wife comes in, can the relationship with the first wife not fade away? Especially since the original wife has been taken by the Min family, and the second wife is just a step-brother. If she cannot survive, how much help can she bring to the family
No matter how you calculate it, it's not worth it. Raising an outstanding daughter is not something that can be accomplished in a day. Of course, she is not willing to give it to Wei Changfeng again!
At this time, Queen Qiu sent Qiu Baoniang to Shen's Mansion quietly to raise the matter of Princess Xian'an's descent to Wei Chief Ying.
Wei Changying had a sullen face and said to Qiu Baoniang: "My natal grandmother has received a letter. She thinks that Princess Xian'an is the only daughter of our dynasty and the only apple of her eye. What will happen to the girls who are promised to Changfeng now?" , you and the queen both know that if Princess Xian'an is also ill, how will Changfeng and the Wei family explain to the empress? So they should marry from a distant branch of the noble family."
In fact, Mrs. Song's original words were: "Today you can kill the step-brother that my Wei family has hired, but who knows what will happen tomorrow? This is not an example! Just hire the daughters of those small noble families for Changfeng." , and definitely can’t have Princess Xian’an!”
This sentence proves that the nobles are now wary of the royal family.
Even if she knew that Queen Qiu was doing this and wanted to win over the Wei family the most, Mrs. Song didn't want to risk admitting it!
Qiu Baoniang had a special status, so she spoke very casually to Wei Changying in private. At this moment, she said bluntly: "So, Mrs. Song must not agree to this marriage? To be fair, Princess Xian'an's temperament is really Not bad.”
"This is not a question of whether the princess is good or not. You also know the reason." Wei Changying shook his head and said, "Anyway, people like us definitely don't want the royal family to interfere with their marriage."
Qiu Baoniang said: "Okay, I'll go back and persuade your empress - it's rare that we can meet openly and openly, let's talk about something else?"
"Liu Ruoye brought the fire to Beirong, and His Majesty plans to send an envoy to Beirong to investigate the crime... Do you know who the envoy is?" After hearing this, the guard chief Ying said with a slightly softened expression.
Qiu Baoniang said with a faint smile: "Who is it? Why should you care about that issue now - Your Majesty will pay everything back!"
"Oh?" Wei Changying asked in question, but he was not surprised at all. "What happened this time may seem like a minor incident, but the root of the problem is deep. I really can't rest assured if he doesn't come back in person to take charge."
"The main reason is that now that the southwest is victorious, the soldiers are eager to fight. It is different from when we first started. Instead of making it difficult for others to win, it is better to encourage the subordinates to capture more cities. In addition, Mo Binwei came to the rescue. At the same time, he also saved the generals who were with Yu Jia and calmed down the situation so that he could escape." Qiu Baoniang said with a slight curl of her lips, "Otherwise, he would definitely rather be with the soldiers that way! As for the Sixth Palace... Haha!"
Guard Chief Ying said clearly: "Is this what you told the Queen?"
"How can the queen be willing to kill him if she doesn't give up on him?" Qiu Baoniang said calmly, "After all, they are a married couple!"
Wei Changying sneered: "We are married, but we still want Queen Qiu to raise the flesh and blood of the enemy who killed her son! I say that one deserves it!" He added, "But if he comes back now, I haven't figured out how to make him happy." The prince has ascended the throne, right? And what you have been doing these days, are you sure you can hide your identity? Now, that person wants your life, but he doesn’t even need a reason."
Qiu Baoniang said thoughtfully: "It's a bit difficult, so can you help me and let him stay somewhere else for a few days to give me more time to prepare for a few days?"
"Elsewhere? Me?" Wei Changying thought for a moment and understood, "You mean... my sixth uncle?"
"When returning to the imperial capital from the southwest, we don't necessarily have to pass through Fengzhou, but it only takes a few days to go around. Considering Wei Xinyong's meritorious service, he died young, and it is very possible for him to go to express his condolences." Qiu Baoniang said, "Now, this is probably the only way to delay his return to the capital without arousing suspicion."
Wei Changying frowned and said, "I can't help you with this."
"You bring a message to the Wei family. The empress said that even if Princess Xian'an's matter fails, Ruiyu Hall will teach the eldest prince a lesson. This grace must be remembered. After the eldest prince ascends the throne, he must worship the fifth son of Wei as his disciple. ! I can write a letter to prove this!" Qiu Baoniang said, taking out a handwritten letter from her sleeve and putting it on the table.
Wei Changying glanced at the letter and said, "I only send the message. I don't care what the elders over there do with it."
"Of course." Qiu Baoniang smiled and said, "Don't think of me as just a queen! We used to be sisters."
"I also said earlier that you used to call me Sister Wei. You didn't pay attention to it at that time, but now you mention it yourself? It feels like you are even more out of touch." Wei Chief Ying sighed slightly.
"That's different. At that time, I was thinking about my mother's hatred. Now Liu Ruoye has no chance to turn around, and Liu Ruowo still wants her to die. I feel better..." Qiu Baoniang said with a smile, "Actually, even if you just planned to I would also advise you not to agree to marry the Queen."
Wei Changying reminded: "You have a letter from the queen in your hand promising to let the eldest prince become a disciple, but you didn't say it earlier."
"How can being a consort be as good as being an emperor's master?" Qiu Baoniang said without blushing, "Especially when you refuse to be a consort and then be invited to be an emperor's master - I won't tell you what you believe now. I'll tell the empress when I get back, and I'll tell you more. It seems that the Wei family is very noble!”
"..." Wei Changying sighed, "No kidding, by the way, there is something that I have been thinking about for several days but I still don't understand. I just want to ask you today - why is Zheng Cuiye missing? Is it really a bowel movement? Is it such a coincidence?"
Qiu Baoniang said with a smile: "Good people don't live long, and disasters last for thousands of years. What about an old goblin who covets a husband at a young age and doesn't care about her words, but doesn't know how old he will live to be? Of course it's not that coincidental." "
"That is?"
"This is a method of harming people that I accidentally heard of when I was living outside. It is not worthy of publicity." Qiu Baoniang said with a faint smile, "It is to let slippery things like loaches swallow the specially made iron hooks. That day Zheng Cuiye was not drunk. I persuaded her ambassador and made her swallow it by serving her drunkenly! "
Wei Changying changed his expression and said: "But what if someone induces vomiting in time?" Living things enter the abdomen and stir up the stomach, which of course makes people miserable - this behavior is similar to intestinal diseases.
However, this is not without treatment, as long as you induce vomiting in time.
If someone had tried to make Zheng Cuiye vomit at that time, it would have probably spit out the loach. In this case, she will be fine...and the method of harming her will also be revealed.
Qiu Baoniang sneered: "I just used the loach as an analogy! Do you think that although Biao Biao is Zheng Cuiye's ambassador, she is not the only one who serves Zheng Cuiye. With her status, how can it be convenient to carry a loach with her? She will also offend her if she turns around. People suspected that it was just a piece of pastry made into a pill shape, made of easily digestible ingredients! Zheng Cuiye swallowed it in a daze, and after the pastry was digested, the iron hook inside... "
"Of course, we can actually save it at this time. The simplest thing is to swallow a handful of raw leeks. The problem is, this season, where can the leeks come from in the remote village where Liu Ruoye lives?!" Qiu Baoniang said calmly, "And where are they? The doctor was silenced by her. Zhuangzi was so far away from the imperial capital - Zheng Cuiye's identity was important. Without the doctor to speak, who would dare to judge her condition at will? What's more, the medicinal materials on Zhuangzi were not available. You know the only vomiting medicine on Zhuangzi at that time? What is a thing? Is it something from the reincarnation of grains... Zheng Cuiye Ken? "
Wei Changying pressed his hand on his chest and frowned for a long time before saying, "Originally, I thought that since you could get someone to get rid of Zheng Cuiye without finding out any clues..."
"That one is in need of an imperial doctor, so I don't dare to use this method. Besides, I can bribe him, but I don't dare to reach out to that one!" Qiu Baoniang sighed and said.
Wei Changying glanced at her, but was not in a hurry and said, "Just think about it carefully."
Anyway, she is the one in the middle of the Shen family - they say it is a connection, but there is no evidence. Wen Yaozi can't afford to offend all the noble families now. This thing has failed. No matter what, the Shen family is worse than the Liu family...
"It would be great if it could be accomplished." Wei Changying thought secretly. (To be continued)