Compared to the worries of Sheng Lanci and his wife, Princess Gaomi was not at peace at the moment.
The princess really didn't like Sheng Weiqiao very much.
However, Rong Ruibin's birth softened the grandmother's heart a lot.
This is the eldest son of Rong Suihe's first wife. If his own mother is shameless, how can she not implicate him
The princess's dislike of Sheng Weiqiao was mainly because she felt that this unvirtuous daughter-in-law was not worthy of her son, and she felt sorry for Rong Suihe who worked so hard in his career. Not only was there no tenderness when he returned to the back house, she might even want her son to spend more time on her. Coaxing and doting on the daughter-in-law.
Just thinking about it makes me feel aggrieved for my son who is so provocative!
...But he didn't hate Sheng Weiqiao to the point where he wanted to get rid of him quickly.
Now that I have a grandson, this boredom has naturally faded away.
This time he took the initiative to take care of Sheng Lanci and his family, not only because he wanted to see Rong Ruibin as soon as possible, but also because he wanted to give Sheng Weiqiao face.
Recently, due to a series of changes in the Gaomi Palace, especially the illness of Mrs. Qi, the princess had no intention of dressing up. At this moment, she was deliberately dressing up. Her long gray hair was tied up in a pony bun, with a red golden phoenix holding a bead on her head. , wearing a rust red bottom embroidered mandala wide-sleeved short jacket, a white jade bamboo belt, and an indigo seawater pattern pleated skirt.
Although he is no longer in his prime, and his brows cannot hide the fatigue that has not yet returned to full strength after being displaced, the pretty outlines of his youth are still there, and the temperament cultivated by generations of hairpins from the Zhao family is excellent, even after a thin application of makeup. Even though he is down, he still retains his solemnity and grace, and every move he makes is quiet and elegant.
The reason why my heart is ups and downs at this moment is because I am worried about the mother-son relationship between myself and Rong Suihe: this son has no feelings for me at all, and he clearly meant to treat me specially when he evacuated Chang'an earlier; Ever since they reunited in Chang'an, they have always been lukewarm to themselves.
Princess Gaomi really couldn't figure out his true intentions, so she was thinking about whether she should try to talk to Sheng Lanci and his wife.
After all, these two are now Rong Suihe's father-in-law and mother-in-law, but they were Rong Suihe's parents earlier. They know him well, maybe they can give me some advice
After the in-laws met each other and exchanged greetings, Sheng Lanci and his wife were invited by the princess to sit on the left side of the host and guest seats. After a few words, Sheng Lanci and his wife couldn't help but ask about King Gaomi and the Qi family. people.
The princess smiled and said: "I accidentally caught a cold on the way back to Chang'an. Now I am resting in the room. I am afraid that the illness will affect my relatives, so I have not come out. Please don't blame me!"
Sheng Lanci and his wife hurriedly said it was okay, and after a few greetings, Feng and Princess Gaomi started chatting one by one.
The two of them were just chatting at first, talking about local customs, clothing, jewelry and other common topics for ladies.
After this scene passed, Princess Gaomi, who had secretly glanced at Rong Ruibin several times from the corner of her eye, offered to hug her grandson.
When Rong Ruibin went out today, as usual, his grandfather and grandmother took him with him.
Now in Sheng Lanci's arms, after hearing this, Sheng Lanci hurriedly handed his grandson to his wife.
Then the topic naturally transitioned to children and grandchildren, so the originally pleasant chat between the in-laws quickly turned into tests and routines.
Sheng Lanci and his wife teamed up to deal with Princess Gaomi, but Sheng Weiqiao and Rong Suihe couldn't get in the way. Seeing this, Sheng Weiqiao whispered to her husband: "You stay here, I'll go see my sister-in-law."
However, Rong Suihe was reluctant to separate from his wife, and he was too lazy to listen to the turbulent undercurrents between the elders, so he stood up and said, "I'll go with you!"
The two then quietly left the main hall and called a maid outside to lead the way to Cuihuang Courtyard where Rong Qingzuo and his wife lived.
Because the King of Gaomi has always had only one concubine in these years, Rong Qingzuo is only a Tonglian besides the Qi family. At this time, he has just returned after the death of the prince, and many of his previous servants were separated in the war. Supplement, such a large mansion can't help but feel a bit deserted.
Cuihuang Courtyard mainly grows bamboo, which looks particularly bleak in this season.
The mother-in-law who was guarding the door was very surprised when she saw Rong Suihe and his wife coming together. She came up with a little stutter to say hello, but hesitated to speak.
Seeing her fear, Sheng Weiqiao smiled and said, "My mother-in-law wants to take care of my parents. Now the elders are talking in the main hall, and we can't get in the middle. I heard that my sister-in-law fell ill, so we came over to take a look." "
The mother-in-law calmed down a little after hearing this, and said with an apologetic smile: "The prince's wife is really not doing well these days, so the prince, the princes, and the princes and grandchildren are not at ease. They take turns to stay in front of them all day long, unable to welcome the father-in-law and the old lady. , please don’t blame the prince and princess.”
"What do you mean by that?" Sheng Weiqiao said, "We are all members of our own family, why should we see outsiders? I heard from my mother-in-law that my sister-in-law caught a cold on the way back from Ruzhou? She is not feeling well yet. What does the imperial doctor have to say? ?”
While talking to the mother-in-law, she walked inside.
During this time, other servants saw him and rushed to report it.
After a while, the couple arrived in front of the main house of Cuihuang Courtyard, and saw Rong Qingzui and Rong Lingzhan coming out to greet them, and said, "Third brother, third brother and sister, why are you here? Your sister-in-law is sick now, don't leave. I’m giving you the disease!”
Seeing that Rong Suihe was silent, Sheng Weiqiao said, "Brother, my mother-in-law is talking to my parents. We have nothing to do over there, so we just wanted to come over and see how my sister-in-law is doing? Is there anything we can do to help? place?"
She was a little embarrassed when she said this, because she knew that Qi had been ill for so long because of what happened to the Qi family. Then the fate of the Qi family is probably not unrelated to Rong Suihe.
If Mrs. Qi had thought more about coming over to say this now, she might have thought it was to show off her power.
But if you don't come... Not to mention what Qi will think, in the eyes of others, Rong Suihe thinks that Rong Suihe wants to kill the Qi family, and even Rong Qingzui's family. .
When the time comes, don't let some smart-alecks come and try to please Rong Qingzui and his family.
Although Sheng Weiqiao was not very familiar with the Qi family, he did not comment on what happened to them out of consideration of his position. He had always had a good impression of Qi's sister-in-law, but he did not want her to be treated worse.
So after much thought, I decided to take this trip specifically.
At this moment, Rong Qingzui didn't know whether he saw her intention or not. He hesitated and said: "Yuan'er is just drinking medicine now... You have just arrived in Chang'an not long ago. Ruibin is young. This time, my father-in-law is with me." Madam, and Young Master Sheng are here too? Then you must be very busy, we don’t have much here."
Sheng Weiqiao said: "Because my parents came here together, I am very free now. Ruibin and my younger brother are all taken care of by them, and the servants are all familiar with each other, so there is nothing to take care of. The eldest brother and sister-in-law have Don’t be polite about any orders you give me!”
After saying a few polite words, Rong Qingzuo said thoughtfully: "Yuan'er is lying on the bed now, and I'm afraid she won't be able to get up... If my brother and sister don't mind it, why don't we go in and talk?"
After saying this, he glanced at Rong Suihe.
Rong Suihe then said: "Kang Zhao, go and see your sister-in-law. I will stay with you outside."
Although in broad daylight, Sheng Weiqiao and Rong Qingzhui were nearby, it was okay for him as a brother-in-law to visit his sister-in-law in the inner room. However, Rong Suihe only had a good impression of Qi and didn't have much affection for him, so he didn't bother to bother with it. No, only Yishan and Juli were asked to accompany Sheng Weiqiao in.
Mrs. Qi seemed to be seriously ill this time. From the moment she entered Cuihuang Courtyard, incense burners were placed in several places inside and outside.
However, it is still difficult to conceal the medicinal smell.
Once inside, the bitter taste becomes even more intense.
When he walked around the screen and saw the skeletal figure of Qi under the half-rolled bead curtain, Sheng Weiqiao felt very uncomfortable: "How did my sister-in-law end up like this?"
"Third younger brother and sister?" Mrs. Qi squinted her eyes and looked out from the dim tent for a while before she recognized you. She said a little apologetically, "My eyesight is not very good at the moment, so I couldn't recognize you right away... Why are you here? Sit down quickly!"
At this moment, there are two young maids guarding the chamberlain, as well as the two commanders of Guangchang and Yunyang.
Sheng Weiqiao remembered that the two nieces, Guangchang and Yunyang, were twins and had lively and naughty temperaments. At this moment, they were probably worried about their mother's condition, and their childish brows clearly showed composure.
When seeing my aunt, they all greeted her politely, showing a sense of alienation despite being respectful.
"After years of not seeing each other, you have grown taller again." Sheng Weiqiao didn't know whether they knew the relationship between the Qi family's experiences and Rong Suihe. He reached out and touched Yunyang's head, who was close to him, and said kindly, "This time I I came here in a hurry from Nanfeng County, and I didn’t bring anything good, just a few pieces of southern-specific fabrics, which are very suitable for girls of your age. I’ll ask someone to bring them over later, and you two can cut some clothes separately!"
She clearly felt that when her hand touched Yunyang's head, Yunyang subconsciously wanted to shake it off, but as soon as he made a move, he stopped abruptly and just lowered his eyes and said: "Thank you, Auntie."
Sheng Weiqiao sighed inwardly, thinking that these two nieces had probably heard some rumors. Otherwise, because they had lived in the palace of the prince of Mi Zhen County for a while before, they were as close as mother and daughter, and they would not be seen outside. Yes, where could there be such obvious resistance
However, such differences and conflicts in positions are unavoidable and have become a fact.
She couldn't say anything at the moment, so she pretended not to notice, and then asked about Qi's condition: "Has the imperial doctor come to see you? What kind of prescriptions have you been eating recently?"
Mrs. Qi was being considerate. If Sheng Weiqiao had been in her place, she would not say get angry, but at least show some expression. She remained calm as if nothing had happened, as if the affairs of the Qi family were the same as those of the Prince of Mi Zhen County. As if it had nothing to do with him, he looked calm and said in a kind tone: "There have been several imperial doctors here, but because of the war earlier, the most outstanding doctors, including the old doctor who had been specially treating the Queen Mother, are all gone. . Nowadays, all of them have just entered Tai Hospital a few years ago, so my mother and concubine are very suspicious of their medical skills... I think it may be that I am not up to par, and I can't stand the bumps in the road. "
"Are your bones weak? It's going to take a long time to get better."
"Fortunately, I have returned to Chang'an now, and the children below are becoming more and more sensible, so I'll just take care of them with peace of mind!"
Sheng Weiqiao looked at her so calmly and calmly, and felt more and more distressed. She exchanged greetings with her, even the children under Qi's knees, and even expressed euphemistically that if Qi was really too busy, she could send Rong Lingzhan to see her. A relatively young child was sent to the Mi Zhen County Prince's Mansion, and she was willing to help take care of it for a while.
After Qi pondered this for a while, she said that she would have to discuss it with Princess Gaomi and Rong Qingzui before making a decision.
Sheng Weiqiao wanted to persuade him again, but at this time, a servant from Xiangji Hall was sent to tell him that a dinner party was about to take place and that Rong Shuihe and his wife were invited to attend the banquet.
The grandmother-in-law could only say goodbye hastily.