Although the quarrel between Chao Huizai ended with Luo Pu's victory, it did not mean that Rong Suihe could take over the East Palace immediately.
After all, as Luo Pu said, the crown prince will deny whoever the emperor says he wants to establish, especially the emperor Xuan Jing who has indulged in drinking and sex for many years. Not only has his power been neglected, but even his prestige has been violated by himself. Even the late emperor Xiaozong If you didn't have the confidence back then, how could Keke be able to take charge of such a big thing? !
The question is no, Rong Suihe is not the son of Emperor Xuan Jing.
If he is not the prince, then he is the emperor's nephew.
At present, Emperor Xuan Jing is dead and has no male heir. It would be fine if he ascends the throne as his nephew.
The posthumous title is very important to Emperor Xuanjing, but to the crown prince, his request...or his request as officially announced is whether he is an adopted heir.
Well, as an emperor, he can't be the one who chooses the crown prince; but as an heir, he definitely won't ask someone to be his son, so it's hard for everyone to force him, right
So after the court meeting ended, no one dared to relax, and the overt and covert fights became more and more intense.
Although Rong Suihe left in a hurry because of this, Sheng Weiqiao also had no time to come back.
One day, Tu Ruchuan's injury finally improved, and Sheng Lanci and his wife arranged for the family to be transferred to Chang'an City overnight and placed in the Sheng Mansion, so that they could take care of him and receive medical treatment.
Sheng Weiqiao had been well taken care of by that uncle before, so of course he wanted to visit him at that time.
Then Sheng Lanci and his wife were angry and confused about what happened to Tu Ruchuan, and the private owner told her to find an opportunity to explain the matter to Rong Shuihe and ask him to try to find out the truth... No, Tu Ruchuan himself didn't know how. Offended Meng Guihan
Even when his leg was broken, he didn't know whether the real culprit behind the scenes was Uncle Yong Ning.
No doubt it was later investigated by Princess Wuyang!
When the eldest princess asked someone to find out the reason from Meng Guihan and tried to reconcile the two parties, Meng Guihan never gave an answer.
Of course, no reconciliation was promised.
During that time, while Tu Ruchuan was lying on the bed, he repeatedly thought about his holiday with Meng Guihan, including his holiday with other members of the Meng family, and whether he had gained nothing.
It turns out that throughout his long history as the eldest princess of Wuyang, his political stance has always been that of the eldest princess. While remaining neutral, he also tried his best to maintain good relations with all parties.
Although Meng Guihan, as the fourth brother of the Meng family, had a very low status before King Gaomi launched the Chang'an Revolution, let alone power. The other dignitaries are very disdainful of him, but the people in Princess Wuyang's Mansion have always treated each other with courtesy!
Tu Ruchuan couldn't figure out why.
According to the views of Sheng Lanci and his wife, there is no need to think about it, just retaliate directly!
However, Tu Ruchuan didn't have such a character. At that time, his desire to retaliate against Meng Guihan was so strong that he didn't want to find out the reason.
Sheng Lanci's persuasion was fruitless, so she could try to satisfy his wish: "There is no way. My uncle has always had a good temper. When encountering problems, he always looks for problems within himself first and never blames him. They... Otherwise, what Sheng Lanling did back then, it would be great if someone with a normal good temper would not have any contact with our family! It's not like him. When he knew we were coming to Chang'an, the first thing he thought of was whether he would take care of us. us?"
"We knew what Han Shan did to our husband and wife, so we did our best."
"That's what Ru Ming has in mind. Even if we go there at that time, we still have time to spare. Don't you keep it in mind?"
Of course Sheng Weiqiao nodded in denial, and then said: "As for dad, even though Mi Zhen Ruming has a lot of troops, in terms of her foundation in Chang'an, she can't compare with Aunt Wuyang. Aunt Wuyang can't even find out the reason. It's wrong. The Meng brothers have fallen, even if he is afraid, he may not be able to find anything?"
"As far as he can see, there is probably no reason at all. It's just that the person was ostracized in the Meng family earlier. He is silent on the surface, but full of all kinds of thoughts on the outside. Even if they don't mean well, he thinks they don't. Look down on him!"
"So after taking advantage of Meng Guiyu and gaining a position of power for a while, he became arrogant... Isn't that okay?"
"They have also speculated like this, but my uncle insisted that he understood Meng Guihan's mistake, saying that the man has always been a bit aloof and self-proclaimed. Even if he followed Meng Guiyu and his status rose, he would not be so like that for no reason. "I did it." Sheng Lanci sighed helplessly, "And to be honest, even if Meng Guihan got carried away after gaining power and made trouble for no reason, what would he do to my uncle? We obviously had many interactions with him before. People have never been treated that way? Some have even insulted him and had issues with him."
"My mother has really thought about it, is it related to us?"
"However, my uncle Shi also objected, saying that he is one of our old friends in Chang'an, and he is even relatively inconspicuous."
"If you seek to avenge your anger, how can you avenge him?"
Sheng Weiqiao said: "Then we can go check it out."
"That's wrong, dear girl. Do I plan to go to the palace to see the queen soon?" Sheng Lanci nodded and asked suddenly.
Sheng Weiqiao didn't know why and said: "He was there for the past two months! In addition to asking Uncle Shi to find out the truth, he was also worried about Ah Xi's marriage! We had agreed to match him up with the third lady of the Zhao family. What happened at that time It didn't work. Although Mi Zhen didn't say anything, he thought that A Xi was already that old, Mi Zhen had always regarded him as his younger brother, and Ruming had indeed recognized him as his adoptive brother. He couldn't be allowed to drag him away again, right? "
Sheng Lanci looked satisfied after hearing this, and motioned for her daughter to take a few more steps towards a quiet place with her. Finally, she said softly, "My dear girl, do I know why Mi Zhen suddenly urged Ah Xi's marriage?"
"Why?" Sheng Weiqiao asked in surprise, "Isn't it because Axi and Miss Zhao San are both young?"
"Miss Zhao San is a girl. Youth is precious, and the Zhao family is just urging her!" Sheng Lanci said pleasantly, "However, Miss Zhao San has no idea whether the young lady's flowering period will be affected by it." Wrong, why does he ask for concern? He urges this matter, if the Lord asks for it, it will be rejected!"
"But Ah Xifu is a man!"
"Men get married later, or even start a career first and then start a family... What does that matter?"
"Mi Zhen is not the kind of person who always looks at other people's parents' shortcomings. Why did he suddenly ask for help from Ah Xi?!"
Sheng Weiqiao heard something was going on, so he grabbed Sheng Lanci's sleeve and shook it from side to side: "Dad, what's going on? Please tell him quickly!"
Sheng Lanci looked at no one around, and then whispered: "What's going on? Is it because my so-called boudoir friend, Queen Meng, caused this?!"
Sheng Weiqiao was shocked: "Qinglang?! What did she do?"
But I was thinking that Queen Meng seemed to have feelings for Gongsun Xi. Even if she was pregnant with Emperor Xuanjing's flesh and blood, the old love would not be unforgettable. She would use Ruming's identity to make deals with Rong Sleeping Crane or other people, and beat Gongsun. Was it the idea of Gongsun Xi that Rong Suihe asked Gongsun Xi to get married as soon as possible so as to dispel the queen's thoughts
While she was thinking about it, she heard Sheng Lanci sneer: "What did she do? She secretly got pregnant with A Xi's child! And for some reason, Meng Guiyu found out about it! So much so that the Wuyi Camp faction The five elites she protected were all not as old as the good girl, and they were all tortured to death by Meng Guiyu!"
"The steward who took those five people out with one leg cried so hard in front of Mi Zhen that he broke his head. He begged Mi Zhen to give him justice!"
Sheng Weiqiao was stunned when he heard this, and Dongzhi said: "Then... How can that be?!"
"Then why is it impossible?" Sheng Lanci said calmly, "My dear, daddy knows that I have always felt that the queen is very pitiful. She was born in a high family, but because her biological mother fell out of favor, she was not favored by her biological father, so that I have been oppressed by my concubine’s mother and my concubine’s younger sister, and I have to endure it for more than ten years!”
"Even if you enter the palace, you will be bullied frequently by the Shu sisters. Not only is your title of queen in name only, but you are now a widow at such a young age!"
"It is true that such a fate is worthy of sympathy, but let me think about it carefully. Is the Queen really as weak, helpless, innocent and harmless as I thought?"
"I think my direct aunt is a relative that our family has known for three generations in the East. Dad can tell me with a pat on his chest: Before my aunt came out of the cabinet, she looked innocent and innocent, just like me at that time. Carved out of the mold! Otherwise, why do I think she likes me so much? Please tell me if I am her only niece, and she has no biological daughter... I just see that she agrees with us to discipline Wei Yuan, and I know, can my aunt be everything? It depends on the bloodline!”
"If you are really a person who is not meant for her, then she will not recognize you!"
"But when I look at my aunt now, I think she has something to do with innocence?"
"Predecessors once said that if oranges grow in Huainan, they become tangerines, and if they grow in the north of Huaihe, they become oranges."
"Why did my aunt change so much? It's probably because she was raised in a boudoir like me before she came out and didn't know the sufferings of the world."
"After I came out of the cabinet, I met my uncle and suffered a lot. Naturally, he became cruel and cruel?"
"Speaking of which, my aunt married just outside my family. She has always had the support of my maternal grandparents. As a girl, I enjoyed the pampering of my parents and family!"
"How can he become so big so quickly after being covered in bruises and bruises!"
"I think Queen Meng is working in a small job with trepidation... Why should she be a careless and incapable legmaid who needs my sympathy and help?"
He sneered, "Speaking of which, it seems that the Queen Mother dotes on her very much, and Meng Boqin, who recommended her as Bidong's successor before defecting from Ruru, is the Queen's acquaintance similar to mine?"
Seeing Sheng Weiqiao's expression changing, Sheng Lanci snorted coldly in her heart, and then said, "Good girl, whether it's our family's money or Mi Zhen Ruming's power and position, it attracts countless people to come and seek for it. I appreciate my attention! But who would like someone who has the word 'utility' written all over his face?"
"So they will use all kinds of methods to win my favor!"
"Many people can tell clearly whether I like soft things or not hard things!"
"If you don't want to talk about anything else, let's just talk about my grandmother and the others. Didn't they play Nashitu a lot in those years?"
"When was it that I wasn't in charge?"
"Of course dad knows, but I don't know what they are thinking, so I just want to be a family and pretend to be deaf and mute to let them pass!"
"But those are just household chores!"
"Now what about that one?"
"If you can't help it, please affect our family's future!"
"How many families, such as the Xu family, my Uncle Tu Shi, etc., are all on the Mi Zhen boat!"
"What if something goes wrong in Mi Zhen, so many people are begging for help?!"
"My dear girl, as the princess of Mi Zhen County...what should I do? I don't need dad to tell me more, right?"
Sheng Lanci narrowed her eyes and softened her tone, "If you have any doubts about me being wrong, dear girl, you might as well go to Manager Dong Liang to see if the evidence from him is sufficient! After all, everyone knows that I have a good relationship with the Queen. The evidence is conclusive, no one, no matter how close they are, no one wants me to lose a friend... Of course, what they value is my true friend, not the kind who uses me and takes advantage of me under the guise of a friend. goods!"
... After a while, after watching Sheng Weiqiao leave, Dong Liang quietly walked out of the darkness, missed Sheng Lan's bow, and respectfully asked for instructions: "My dear sir, if the county princess summons you later..."
"My dear girl won't summon me!" Sheng Lanci interrupted, "He just mentioned me casually."
He smiled and said, "What is the nature of the daughter he brought up? He doesn't know much about it? How can he tell her to listen to it? He knows it well! He has refused to change despite repeated admonitions in the past. He loves the child and has no intention of letting her. She changed... Things were pressing at that time, and his biological father couldn't convince her?! It was hard for the queen to treat him more harshly than the years of doting on her that she had treated her like a jewel in her hands during the two years they had known each other?! Can’t go?!”
Sheng Lanci had a subtle mood similar to that of Rong Suihe at this moment, "If you seek truth like that... the queen will deserve to die!"
He even wants to be jealous of his son-in-law, let alone the queen? !