"Have the mother-in-law and the sister-in-law come over?" After hearing this, Sheng Weiqiao quickly made a "I'll talk about it next time" gesture to Shu Zhaoyi, stood up and said, "I'll go take a look... They haven't been doing well lately. On an occasion like this today, it's okay to say It’s just a disease, why bother working like this?”
While he was talking, he had already walked outside the door and saw Princess Gaomi and Mrs. Qi coming one after another with three or five followers each in the corridor.
"Mother, sister-in-law!" Sheng Weiqiao quickened his pace to greet them and said with concern, "Why are you two here too?"
"The Queen Mother and the Empress passed away on the same day, how could they not come?" Princess Gaomi said a little sadly, "Besides, it's just a few steps, and you won't have to go down immediately. You won't be able to move. It's nothing. Don't worry."
Sheng Weiqiao looked at her mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, especially Mrs. Qi. She had been lying on the bed most of the time, and it was difficult to get up. But now she suddenly came to the palace. After all this trouble, she only saw it at this moment. His face was as pale as paper, and he knew the situation was very bad.
He quickly moved them towards the back hall: "Let's go in and talk! It's right on the wind here, but it's cold!"
After entering, Shu Zhaoyi had already taken this opportunity to quietly leave through the back door.
Only the half cup of tea placed on her seat was still there.
Princess Gaomi and Mrs. Qi glanced at the residual tea and said nothing. After sitting down and exchanging a few pleasantries, the princess asked softly: "How could the Queen Mother and the Empress disappear in one day? Everyone said It was Meng Guiyu who had seduced the palace servants in the Queen Mother's Palace to deliver the news to him. Of course he had bad intentions, but the palace servants were confused and actually acted sincerely!"
"Knowing that he had brought his own fault for committing suicide, he still blamed the Queen Mother and the Empress. Taking the opportunity to serve these two people, he put the poison that Meng Guiyu had given her earlier into the food... That was Having served the Queen Mother for many years as her confidant, the Queen Mother never thought of doubting her, so suddenly both the aunt and nephew were caught in the act!"
"The old Queen Mother died on the spot, and the young Queen did not survive, and the little prince in her belly also died... I thought about it, although the Queen Mother did not have confidants who had been serving for many years and were not suspicious at all, but the royal family If you are an important person, nothing that comes into your mouth, even if it is a snack at ordinary times, has not been inspected by a dedicated person!"
"The person in charge of this matter on the Queen Mother's side is Chi Zuosi... Chi Zuosi's age is not much different from being Meng Guiyu's biological mother. It can't be her, right? So is this story true or false?"
Sheng Weiqiao shook his head and said: "This is all to prevaricate the people outside. In fact, the Queen Mother was originally angry because Her Majesty had repeatedly favored the Shu sisters over the years and was not very filial to her! In the past two years, first of all, the Queen Mother's family has Chazi, the three younger brothers that the Queen Mother cares about most are all in ruins, and their reputations are in utter disarray because of Meng Boqin's surrender to the enemy!"
"The quarrel between Meng Guiyu and Queen Meng has made the Queen Mother especially despair!"
"Didn't you see that after the ministers came to the table, the Queen Mother was so desperate that she actually committed suicide with the Queen?"
"But it's hard to tell the truth, otherwise the outside world will definitely say that Mi Zhen forced them to death."
"So we can only blame Meng Guiyu... Anyway, this man is dead, so it's hard to refute."
Princess Gaomi nodded slightly and said, "That's exactly what it should be!"
She didn't know that Sheng Weiqiao had long been suspicious and rift with Queen Meng because of Sheng Lanci's instigation, and was no longer as protective of the Queen as before. Now she remembered that this daughter-in-law seemed to have a good relationship with the Queen, so she consoled her, "I know her." Don’t be too sad that you can’t be resurrected. After all, although Meng’s situation is her own fault, the queen is the daughter of Meng’s family after all. Her bones are broken and her tendons are connected. Can you not feel sorry for Meng’s situation?”
"Now that I'm going down with the Queen Mother, I can't help but be willing to do so."
"After all, the situation right now is even better if she's not pregnant. It's a coincidence that the baby is pregnant at this time. If they barely survive, it's hard to say what the future will be like for the couple."
Sheng Weiqiao was a little dumbfounded and said, "Don't worry, concubine, I'm fine."
He added, "On the contrary, I still have to take care of my mother-in-law and sister-in-law. It's too hard to come here to express my condolences. Why don't you go back to the mourning hall and lay incense before returning to the funeral?"
As he spoke, he glanced at Mrs. Qi, who had remained silent, and said, "Sister-in-law, your expression... Well, you should take a leave of absence. Anyway, the former harem and the harem are all focused on the matter of establishing the crown prince, and they have no time to worry about this funeral. Let's It’s not the Queen Mother’s biological blood, that’s what I mean. But you can’t drag down your body and bones just for the sake of someone else’s death!”
"Thank you for your concern, brother and sister." Mrs. Qi heard this and was silent for a while before she forced a smile. Her smile was really forced, and it was almost uglier than crying.
Sheng Weiqiao was startled when he saw this, and cast a questioning look at Princess Gaomi.
The princess nodded imperceptibly, and Sheng Weiqiao understood: The Qi family probably already knew about the death of Lord Jian'an.
Sheng Weiqiao was not without regrets about the outcome of her niece.
But to be honest, if Lord Jian'an had not chosen to commit suicide, his end would not have been much better.
It was only a trivial matter to trick Queen Meng. After all, Rong Suihe had never regarded Queen Meng as one of his own.
The problem is that although Du Yin and other five secret chambers from Wuyi Camp seem to have a low status, after the incident, a group of Wuyi Camp elders led by Dong Liang and Xu Lianshan as assistants added fuel to the flames. They must take revenge to the end and use practical methods. Action tells the world what happened to the people in Wuyi Camp!
This is not only because they are pirates and have always taken advantage of them, treating other people's lives as nothing but their own lives as being valuable; it is also because of a reason that is so obscure that no one will openly say it yet: the direct lineage dispute.
Rong Suihe's most direct descendant is, of course, the Wuyi Camp that he personally led.
However, because there were too few people in the Wuyi Camp, they took a small but refined route from the beginning. After heading to Western Xinjiang, he actually relied more on the Jishan Camp.
In particular, Le Yangwen and Wu Da, who were born in Jishanying, always had a special status in front of Rong Suihe and were looked down upon on various occasions.
This situation can't help but make Xu Lianshan and others feel vigilant, lest Jishan Camp rely on its numbers and the special treatment it has always received, and it will overwhelm Wuyi Camp when it comes to merit awards in the future!
So instead of saying that this time Dong Liang and Xu Lianshan, the backbones of the Wuyi Battalion, love their men and will never let any of their confidants die without revenge... it would be better to say that they are taking this opportunity to test Rong Suihe's attitude, to be polite. Demonstrate to Jishan Camp!
These conflicts that have not yet come to the surface and are only simmering under the surface are people like Xu Zijing and Zhao Shi who have kept silent and are unwilling to intervene.
Although Lord Jian'an is Rong Suihe's niece and has always been admired by his aunt Sheng Weiqiao, his friendship with the prince of Mi Zhen County is not deep enough to get involved in this matter and escape.
Sheng Weiqiao knew that even if he interceded for his niece... Sheng Lanci and his wife would definitely go crazy!
After all, Sheng Lanci and his wife are not familiar with Jian'an County Lord!
Even if they were familiar with each other, they would never allow an acquaintance to affect the future of their daughter and grandson: Xu Lianshan and Dong Liang were Rong Suihe's trusted confidants.
Sheng Weiqiao was Rong Suihe's married wife, and Rong Ruibin was Rong Suihe's eldest son.
Young Rong Suihe's future is already bright and boundless, but he is still not old. If there are other favored women in the future, and a concubine comes out, and offends his right-hand man Sheng Weiqiao, mother and son in advance, what will happen to him? The end? !
On the way from Western Xinjiang to Northern Xinjiang, Xuanyu Feng repeatedly asked Sheng Weiqiao not to fall out with Gongsun Xi and to try to build a good relationship with this person.
The views of Sheng Lanci and his wife on this point were exactly the same as those of Xuan Yu and Feng. Sheng Weiqiao didn't even need to think about it. He knew that it was his fault that his parents were not here. Since they were both in Chang'an now, he would never give himself a substitute for his niece. A chance to plead for mercy... This niece doesn't seek death herself, but in fact there is really no chance of survival.
"I don't know how my sister-in-law managed to hold on until now after hearing such bad news?" Sheng Weiqiao sighed inwardly. She didn't know whether it was a psychological effect or just the fact. When she looked at Qi again, she always felt like this My sister-in-law, who once tried hard to get close to me and have a good relationship with me, now shows alienation and indifference towards me.
She could understand Qi's mood and attitude at the moment, so she didn't feel angry, but felt unspeakable pity for her sister-in-law.
At this moment, he softly comforted her with a few words... Of course, she did not dare to directly mention the affairs of Jian'an County Lord. She only paid attention to Qi's health and the current situation of Rong Qingzui's family.
Qi's whole person was a bit confused and almost silent.
This indifferent attitude inevitably made Sheng Weiqiao a little embarrassed. Fortunately, Princess Gaomi also obviously noticed that there was something wrong between the two daughters-in-law, and took the initiative to speak out: "Kang Zhao, Xuan Jing has no children, and Shu Zhaoyi won't be able to give birth for a while, even if she does. It doesn’t mean that you can take charge of the overall situation as soon as you land. Now all the ministers say that they want Mi Zhen to take charge of the East Palace. In this case, you and your wife must be in charge of the funeral affairs of the Queen Mother and the Queen. And we, the nominal juniors, After all, it’s better to be too negligent, otherwise if word gets out, people will say that we are negligent to the Queen Mother and the Empress, and we will just pay it back, but if they say that we don’t give Mi Zhen face, then there will be trouble!”
"So it's better to do this: set up a side hall in this palace to accommodate us, go to the mourning hall during the day, and let the palace guards guard it at night."
Sheng Weiqiao said: "Concubine, I have no problem, but I think it's better for you and sister-in-law to get more rest."
The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law discussed for a while, and finally decided to let Mrs. Qi go to the mourning hall to show her face and then go back to recuperate. Princess Gaomi stayed in the palace to show off with Sheng Weiqiao... They were known to the outside world to be vigilant day and night.
The princess pondered: "Then it's better to let your sister-in-law recuperate in the palace! After all, Yunyang and Guangchang are young and can't escape this vigil. In this case, there is no one in charge in the palace. Let you I won’t worry if my sister-in-law goes back alone!"
"There are a lot of vacant places in Xinshou Palace." Sheng Weiqiao nodded, "This is not a difficult matter... I will arrange for two more reliable doctors to guard here later."
After this matter was decided, people from the front also came. Some palace officials came to invite Sheng Weiqiao. They said that the ladies were a little frightened because they had not seen her after entering the palace. They had asked the palace officials many times for secrets. There is no trace of Princess Zhenjun.
Sheng Weiqiao then stood up and said, "Concubine, you and sister-in-law have a rest here while I go and take a look!"
When she arrived at the mourning hall, sure enough, a group of women were already kneeling and crying.
Of course, it is not known how much of the crying was sincere.
Because when she walked through the crowd, she smelled some scents such as chili peppers that could stimulate tears.
It’s no wonder that the female relatives who came here now, the men in the family are either from King Gaomi or from Rong Suihe. Regarding the death of Meng’s Queen Mother and Queen, it can be said that they couldn’t wish for it, and it’s too late to be happy. Why are they crying? out
Sheng Weiqiao himself could not be said to be overjoyed, nor could he shed tears of sadness. In the final analysis, it was a feeling of indescribable melancholy.
She was lost for a moment, and when she recovered her thoughts, she saw an unexpected person walking towards her.