When Sheng Weiqiao left Xijiang in a hurry, he didn't take any maids with him, let alone the twelve mothers and a lion cat.
After that, Saili's army pressed on the border, Yizhou fell, and most of the vast western border fell into the hands of the enemy.
Although Rong Suihe soon drove Seri out of the country, Sheng Weiqiao had a lot of dowry in Western Xinjiang. Most of them were servants who served her and stewards who took care of the property. In the chaos of war, even if Rong Suihe was willing to take care of her, It definitely can’t be managed.
Because she was afraid of hearing bad news, Sheng Weiqiao never dared to ask in detail.
Now I can see with my own eyes that my confidant maid, who I grew up with, is in front of me, and I am really excited.
Not only was she excited, Sheng Lanci and his wife were also very surprised. They kept asking Ju Li and Jin Li about their experiences these days.
Juli and Jinli knew that their master's family had just reunited and it was not time to talk. They wiped a few tears and said briefly with a nasal voice: "Before Ruru invaded Western Xinjiang, the king of the county ordered a few slaves and maids. The stewards with important responsibilities were sent to the rear. A few days ago, the prince planned to return to Chang'an to report on his duties, and reunited with the princess, so he sent someone to pick up the slaves. "
Sheng Lanci sighed: "You have been wronged these days! But I don't know if you have been injured? Are everyone else okay?"
"The slaves were a little worried about the princess at first because they didn't know what happened. Later, they were relieved when they knew that the princess was safe." Juli and Jinli said hurriedly, "The slaves did not suffer any injustice, but they troubled the king and the county. The princess is worried!"
As for the others, "The county king has ordered a search, and most of them will come to join them soon."
This means that Rong Suihe only saved part of it, but there are still quite a few people who are left to fend for themselves.
But this is human nature. After all, the dowry that Sheng Weiqiao brought to Xijiang was not just one or two, but several hundred. There were so many people, and Rong Suihe was at a disadvantage at that time. It can be said that he had to think hard and get into trouble.
Under such circumstances, he was able to save Sheng Weiqiao's personal attendants and important stewards, which was already very good.
Sheng Lan said heartily: "After these people come back, they should help Guainan to identify them. If anyone is dissatisfied with Guainan or Mi Zhen because of this, they can try to send them away."
With this in mind, he exchanged a tacit look with Feng, but his face was impeccable. He comforted Juli and Jinli with a few words, hinting that there would be compensation in the future, and the section was over.
Juli and Jinli served tea, and everyone sat down and said a few words. Rong Ruibin suddenly started crying. Feng looked at it and hurriedly called the wet nurse to take her down and clean her up, saying that she had peed.
Taking advantage of this opportunity, Ms. Feng asked Ju Li to take Sheng Weiyuan out for a walk: "This child has never been able to sit still, and after talking for a while, he is almost done. If you don't let him out, he will make trouble again. Then we will do something about it." We have a headache!"
Sheng Weiyuan was unwilling, sitting motionless and said, "I don't want to go out, I want to stay here!"
However, Feng ignored it at all. Seeing that Ju Li went to hold his hand but he didn't move, she simply said to Xu Lianshan, "Lianshan, it seems that this child still needs your help?"
Xu Lianshan understood and stepped forward to cover Sheng Weiyuan's mouth and forcibly took him away.
Seeing this, Juli and Jinli, two maids born and raised in the Sheng family, were very surprised, because like Sheng Weiqiao, they both felt that Sheng Lanci and his wife loved their daughters so much that they doted on them indiscriminately, let alone Where is the son you just got after all these years
Not to mention surpassing his sister Sheng Weiqiao, at least he should be on par, right
Why do you look... so stern
However, Sheng Lanci and Rong Shuihe both had calm faces. It was obvious that this scene was either unexpected or not surprising. Neither of them meant to scold Xu Lianshan for his actions. They did not dare to say anything more and just suppressed their doubts silently. In the bottom of my heart, I was thinking about going back and sneaking around with Sheng Weiqiao in private.
"Mi Zhen, we have basically not seen each other in the past two years..." The two children were dismissed, the idlers were dismissed, and all the people present were confidants, and finally we could talk about business. As a result, Sheng Lanci got up, There was a sound of footsteps in the corridor outside, and then there were servants poking their heads at the door, as if they had something to report.
Yishan received Rong Suihe's look and raised her voice to ask.
They said over there: "The princess was very happy when she heard that the in-laws and his wife had come to Chang'an. She specially sent the prince to invite them and planned to hold a banquet at the palace to welcome the in-laws, his wife and Young Master Sheng!"
... Rong Suihe left for Chang'an and sent people to Nanfeng County to pick up his wife and children for reunion. He was soon reminded by his subordinates about the placement of the Gaomi Palace.
Because Xu Zijing reported that the Gaomi King would join forces to deal with Rong Suihe even though he and Meng Guiyu had given up their previous feud, a group of subordinates headed by Le Yangwen were disgusted with the Gaomi King.
If it weren't for the fact that this man was Rong Suihe's blood relative or biological father, they really wanted to persuade Rong Suihe to just kill him.
Rong Suihe may not have thought it through, or he may have other considerations. In short, after he thought about it, he sent someone to Ruzhou to ask the Gaomi Wang group what they thought.
Of course King Gaomi and others want to come back to Chang'an!
First of all, most of them have been living in Chang'an, and they are simply not used to living in Ruzhou!
Secondly, whether it is out of concern for Rong Suihe or because of scheming, it is naturally more convenient to come back to Chang'an!
So after getting Rong Suihe's permission and promise to help them solve the problem of "Reverse King Rong Jing" and others returning to Chang'an, these people were eager to return home and ran back within a few days.
The court headed by Meng Guiyu, under the pressure of Rong Suihe, had to issue an imperial edict of amnesty in the name of Emperor Xuanjing. Not only did he pardon King Gaomi, he also restored his and his group's titles and official positions.
Regarding this imperial edict, Rong Suihe and Meng Guiyu had a fight.
The reason is that Meng Guiyu planned to write this: Although King Gaomi had rebelled against the law and forced the Queen Mother and Emperor Xuanjing to stay in Shanglin Garden for several months without being able to return to the palace, and even slandered Emperor Xuanjing as a substitute... But the thought is still there. For the sake of the late Emperor's flesh and blood, Emperor Xuan Jing is still willing to forgive this younger brother!
However, the reason Rong Shuihe wanted for the pardon was: After a thorough investigation, the reason why King Gaomi thought Emperor Xuan Jing was a substitute and raised an army was all because of Ruru's conspiracy!
Therefore, everything is to blame on Ruru. The King of Gaomi was determined to serve the country, but because he was too upright and Ruru was too insidious, he was deceived!
Rong Suihe did this not because he had any feelings for King Gaomi, but perhaps because of his love for Princess Gaomi and for the sake of King Gaomi.
It's purely because he has big plans, and it won't do him any good if his biological parents are stained.
Anyway, his relationship with Meng Guiyu was not very good, so things like this that caused trouble for Meng Guiyu were done easily.
After the two parties bargained, even Empress Dowager Meng fainted from anger, and finally compromised on an argument and poured sewage on the head of the deceased Qi Jianxun, saying that Qi Jianxun believed the words of Ruru's traitor and misled him. The King of Gaomi who had great trust in him... The Qi family was quite powerful in the Mu Chaotang, otherwise the King of Gaomi would not have chosen Qi as his wife for his beloved eldest son.
Previously, Qi Jianxun secretly left Chang'an to contact the Northern Xinjiang Army, but Rong Suihe used this opportunity to trick the King of Gaomi, not even mentioning that his family members were involved in the evacuation.
However, out of various considerations, Meng Guiyu gave some intimidation to those in the Qi family who had not settled the matter themselves, but nothing happened.
Because of this edict of amnesty, the remaining members of the Qi family were all in bad luck.
Became the victim of the struggle between Rong Suihe and Meng Guiyu.
Well, so Princess Gaomi is still Princess Gaomi, and the Palace of Gaomi was returned to the Prince of Gaomi and his family after emergency repairs and cleaning.
When they heard that the princess was going to host a banquet to welcome her in-laws, Sheng Lanci and his wife became serious.
Especially Feng. She has never met Princess Gaomi yet, so she pieced together an image from her husband, parents-in-law, natal parents and others: she is from a famous family, full of rules, and her requirements for her daughter-in-law are to be virtuous, virtuous, and then virtuous. …So I don’t like the squeamish Sheng Weiqiao at all!
These days, the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law are at odds with each other. If it is an ordinary family, it is possible for the daughter-in-law to rely on her husband's favor and be arrogant to overwhelm her mother-in-law. However, in a wealthy family, unless the mother's family has an overwhelming advantage, under family rules and filial piety, where is the room for a daughter-in-law to contradict her mother-in-law
Even in such a low-marriage situation, it is inevitable to encounter a mother-in-law who relies on her seniority and refuses to give in!
Although Ms. Feng herself took advantage of her mother-in-law's early death and her step-mother-in-law's low status, and was not angry with her, her sister Xuan Yu, Ms. Feng, had indeed been tortured by her mother-in-law for several years!
This is also the reason why Mrs. Xuan Yu and Feng later expelled all the children who were not her own children from the family... Her mother-in-law had a common language with Xu Baomo, and she didn't think much of her son's concubines, thinking they were just playthings. That's all, well, just because it was a plaything, she didn't bother to take care of it, and she didn't think it was necessary for Xuan Yu and Feng to take care of it. Of course, she didn't stop Xuan Yu and Feng from taking care of it, which meant that several times Xuan Yu and Feng wanted to take care of it. Be like a big woman and don’t lower yourself to be like concubines;
Then, he attaches great importance to heirs and has always asked Xuan Yu and Feng to treat the children of concubines, including children from outside wives, as their own flesh and blood!
... It's almost like Xu Baomo's idea. My son is having a good time with all kinds of flowers and plants. As for your daughter-in-law, you are born a lady, so you should take care of the housework and raise your biological and non-biological children in the back house. Educate them into adults, and at best they can become talents, and then spread the word "I" throughout the family!
Announced to Feng: "!!!"
Although Mrs. Xuan Yu Feng was not at all submissive, she often contradicted her mother-in-law when she was alive. Her mother-in-law and her husband died one after another and she became the head of the family. She even wiped out all her non-biological children in one breath... Mrs. Feng had met the previous generation of Xuan Yu's family. After the clear example of the old lady, Princess Gaomi was substituted into this image.
After hearing this, he immediately put aside the idea of asking about his son-in-law's current situation, and said decisively: "We really deserve the courtesy of the princess! Please come and talk to the prince immediately."
Although Rong Suihe treats his biological mother differently than he treats his biological father, it can't be said that he is very affectionate to his biological mother.
Now that I have finally reunited with my wife and children, I also want to discuss something with my father-in-law and mother-in-law, but I really can’t bear to be disturbed by Princess Gaomi.
Unfortunately, both Sheng Lanci and his wife believed that finding out the princess' true attitude towards their daughter was more important than communicating with her son-in-law, and it was hard for him to say anything.
I had to ask someone to invite Rong Qing over for a drink.
Rong Qingzui had just walked in. Everyone who had seen him except Feng was shocked because he was not only very thin now, but his face was also sallow, and he looked as if he had just recovered from a serious illness.
"Your Majesty, what is...?" Sheng Lanci and his family just came to Chang'an. When they were in Nanfeng County, they mainly inquired about the situation of Rong Suihe and other people close to the family, about the affairs of the Qi family, and the Gaomi Wang Bing. The inside story of his defeat was not very clear, so I was surprised to see him looking so haggard.
Sheng Lanci asked, "Are you feeling uncomfortable? Then why do you have to come here in person? In fact, since our two families are related by marriage, the princess can just send a steward to say it, so why bother the prince?"
Rong Qingzhu looked very bad, but was still in good spirits. He smiled reluctantly and glanced at Rong Suihe. He stopped talking and finally said: "My father-in-law and his wife personally sent my younger brother and sister to Chang'an to reunite with my third brother. When the mother and concubine found out, she felt very guilty. She said that we had not taken much care of our three younger siblings in the years since they had married into the palace, and they had caused great trouble to the in-laws. This time when Ruibin arrived, my mother and concubine were the grandmothers, and I was the uncle. , I haven’t done anything for the child so far, and I really feel sorry for it. Therefore, the mother-in-law wants to invite you to the banquet, not only to cleanse the dust for you, but also to thank the in-laws in person for their hard work these days!"
Sheng Lanci and his wife planned to go there early in the morning. Princess Gaomi wanted to welcome them and see her grandson. They also wanted to see what the princess thought about the Sheng family and Sheng Weiqiao.
If they really can't get along with Sheng Weiqiao, when they talk to Rong Suihe next, they will have to work hard to drive a wedge between the mother and son, so as not to cause their daughter to be wronged in the future!
At this moment, Tong Rong Qingzui said a few polite words and agreed.