After a brief silence, Sheng Weiqiao took a deep breath, scolded Ju Li with a low face: "You can just send someone to handle this matter yourself. Is it possible that you are my personal attendant and you can't even send a servant to run errands?" ?!”
Ju Li glanced at her in confusion, because not many people in the Sheng family knew about Shen Jiuniang's love at first sight for Xu Baomo. Even Shen Jiuniang's direct maternal grandmother, Mrs. Ming, didn't know. Otherwise, he might not have specifically gone to Shen Jiuniang to ask her to help bring Xu Baomo and Sheng Weiqiao together on the eve of the group's trip.
At that time, the eldest maids around Sheng Weiqiao were Lu Qi and Lu Jin, and Juli and Jinli were still the assistant maids, so they knew even less about their master's affairs.
So Ju Li didn't understand at all how worried Sheng Weiqiao was about the report she came in at this moment.
But he also knew that this was not the time to ask why, so Fu Fu Fu, who was full of doubts, said meekly: "Your Majesty, yes."
After she retreated, Sheng Weiqiao was thinking about what to say next. Shen Jiuniang took a sip of tea and asked proactively: "Is Prince Xu getting married? Who is the crown prince's wife?"
"We got married two years ago. The eldest daughter-in-law has a close relationship with you, Xiao Qiao, and she wants to call you cousin." Sheng Weiqiao calmed down, observing her expression, and said, "It's Gongsun Hai from Tortoiseshell Island. The Lord’s biological daughter is named Gongsun Yingjiang. She recognized her father as her righteous grandfather and was named the Lord of Jiaxiang County by the Queen Mother earlier.”
"The Lord of Jiaxiang County?" Shen Jiuniang said with a smile, "What kind of person are you? Are you beautiful?"
Sheng Weiqiao thought for a while and then said: "The appearance is good, but the temperament... It's hard to describe in one sentence!"
Shen Jiuniang thought this meant that Gongsun Yingjiang was domineering and domineering, so she smiled and said: "Hai Lord loves his daughter, it is inevitable that he is a little arrogant. But with your current status, you must not be afraid of her." Right? As for Prince Xu..."
She was in a daze for a moment, pursed her lips, and finally said no more.
"It's not arrogance." Sheng Weiqiao didn't know whether her old love for Xu Baomo was unforgettable at the moment; or looking back at the past, she felt that all the changes happened because of a coincidence after she fell in love with this family friend. She pondered for a moment and said, "Actually, Ying Jiang doesn't have much arrogance... It's just that she has been stimulated by some things at sea before. Anyway, her thoughts are different from ordinary women. In the past two years, it has been really heartbreaking!"
Shen Jiuniang said in surprise: "Why do you think so differently?"
Sheng Weiqiao thought for a moment, and finally said with a strange expression: "It's hard to say, anyway, if she does anything ridiculous, I won't be surprised now."
Because she was worried that Shen Jiuniang would never forget Xu Baomo, but Xu Baomo now had Gongsun Yingjiang as his wife, and it would be embarrassing to continue this topic. She then asked about Shen Jiuniang's current situation, "Xiao Qiao, your little confinement child" Since you didn't sit down, why did you set off immediately? But what's the emergency? "
That day, the cousins talked about it until late at night. Sheng Weiqiao even wanted to let Shen Jiuniang stay in the East Palace for a while, but Shen Jiuniang refused and went to Sheng Mansion to stay.
Juli and Jinli accompanied Sheng Weiqiao at the palace gate to watch her leave. When they returned to the East Palace, Yishan came up to them and said, "Your Majesty, there is news from Leyi Palace that Shu Zhaoyi wants to see her. you!"
"Shu Zhaoyi?" Sheng Weiqiao said, "Now your majesty only has a little bit of blood in her belly. If she doesn't stay in Leyi Palace to have the baby properly, what does she want to see me for?"
Having said that, she actually guessed that it was probably Shu Zhaoyi who noticed the death of Emperor Xuan Jing and was touched in her heart, so she took action.
But now her mind was focused on Shen Jiuniang, whom she finally reunited with, and she didn't want to pay attention to Zhaoyi, so she said, "Don't let her think too much. The emperor's heir is the most important thing in everything. His Majesty's body, inside and outside the palace." Now I know in my heart that the queen has passed away, and now she is the only one who carries His Majesty's flesh and blood, regardless of gender. Not only will she continue the bloodline for Your Majesty, she will not have an empty knee in the future and will not be lonely in old age."
These words were tantamount to a euphemistic promise to Shu Zhaoyi that as long as she gave birth to a child, Rong Shuihe and his wife would not even care about the child's bloodline and would directly give Shu Zhaoyi the honorary treatment of his mother.
"...Then let's do it!" After receiving the news, Shu Zhaoyi was silent, and her confidants came up and whispered to persuade her to stop entangled with Sheng Weiqiao. After all, even if Emperor Xuan Jing did not die at this time, he was already in danger. Rong Suihe's ascendance to the throne is already unstoppable.
Once this situation offends his favorite concubine Sheng Weiqiao, it will be a disaster for everyone in Leyi Palace.
It's better to stay on your toes and live a peaceful and worry-free life for the rest of your life.
Shu Zhaoyi thought about her helpless situation, finally listened to these words, and never went to Sheng Weiqiao again.
And Sheng Weiqiao quickly put it behind him.
After the couple moved to the East Palace, Rong Ruibin was also taken back to his knees.
After all, when Rong Ruibin was just the son of a county prince, he could just be raised in Ningwei Hou Mansion. Now that he is a stable great-grandson, it does not look good to continue to raise him in the Marquis Mansion.
Sheng Weiqiao was used to being the hands-off shopkeeper when it came to raising his son. In addition, he had just been promoted from a county princess to a crown princess. There were many congratulations inside and outside, so he was in a hurry.
Fortunately, Sheng Lanci, his wife, and the Nan family all knew her abilities. Although they could not come to the East Palace to help in person, they sent their right-hand assistants to help her.
For example, Aunt Xiquan, who has been with Feng for decades, is now the steward aunt responsible for taking care of Rong Ruibin.
Moreover, Rong Suihe was in the limelight now. As his main wife, the palace naturally did not dare to offend him. Sheng Weiqiao took a while to adapt and finally calmed down.
At this time, I heard that Rong Suihe was going to canonize the Sheng family.
This is what it should be. After all, how can the natal family of the queen-to-be be just an ordinary wealthy family
Even though Sheng Lanci and Mrs. Sheng were actually officials, their official positions were not high enough to be worthy of being the Lord of the Sixth Palace.
Therefore, Rong Suihe decided to confer a title on Sheng Lanci. As for the title, he asked the Ministry of Rites to draw up a list and took it back to the East Palace to discuss with Sheng Weiqiao.
"The confidants who have been with you for many years haven't been canonized yet, right?" Sheng Weiqiao was a little surprised when he heard this, and did not refuse. He just reminded, "I should stick to my mother's family first. I'm afraid they will feel a little uneasy?"
Rong Suihe said with a smile: "My dear girl, don't worry, we will only live in the East Palace for a few months, and we will move out later. Everyone knows this, so there is no rush. And since Ruru is not destroyed, they are all trying their best to take advantage of this opportunity to earn some military merit. The rewards at the moment are not very important at first, and they are probably waiting to be rewarded after Ruru is destroyed."
Sheng Weiqiao was relieved then, carefully looked at the title proposed by the Ministry of Rites, and said, "Let it be Marquis Taining!"
"There are also two families, the grandfather and the second and third uncles." Rong Suihe reminded her to continue reading, "After the Meng family gave birth to the Queen Mother, the four Meng brothers, except for the fourth brother who was disrespectful to the Queen Mother, the other three brothers could They are all given titles. The old master also received rewards when he was here, and he was honored after his death. Didn't my dear daughter also choose the titles for my grandfather and uncle?"
Sheng Weiqiao frowned slightly when he heard that Mrs. Sheng, Sheng Lansi and Sheng Lanzi were also going to be knighted. It was not that he was unwilling to let these three elders take advantage of him, but he was worried that Sheng Lanci and his wife, especially Feng, would be unhappy. .
Originally, Mrs. Feng's attitude towards her father-in-law had undergone a 180-degree turn since she learned that Mrs. Sheng had treated her daughter as an abandoned son. From the previous respectful and filial nature, she had turned into a disdainful one.
There are also many rifts with my brother-in-law and sister-in-law.
If you now know that Mrs. Sheng, Sheng Lansi, and Sheng Lanzi have all been knighted because of Sheng Weiqiao's future, you will probably be unhappy.
But then I thought about it, outsiders didn't know about the Sheng family's grievances.
If Rong Suihe didn't give rewards to everyone in the Sheng family, some people might think that he, the principal wife, was going to fall out of favor!
Isn't this just plain troublesome
Then he chose the title for Mrs. Sheng, Sheng Lansi, and Sheng Lanzi. Comparing the example of the Meng family back then, Mrs. Sheng was granted the title of General of the Town Army. This official position is from the second rank. It is only among the Hussars General and the Assistant. Under the great general of the country.
However, Old Master Sheng is already at this age and is still far away in Nanfeng County. Rong Suihe cannot really ask him to command the army, so it is just a false title.
On the contrary, Sheng Lansi and Sheng Lanzi were granted the title of actual earl, the former was Uncle Chongshan and the latter was Uncle Boping. In addition to titles and promotions, there are also a series of rewards for money, slaves, and treasures. The Ministry of Rites arranges for a special escort to go south to Nanfeng County to announce the decree.
This move seems to be considerate of the Sheng family, but in fact it is a subtle hint that Mrs. Sheng and others will stay in Nanfeng County for the rest of their lives, and there is no need to come to Chang'an!
After the Sheng family's reward was announced, both Sheng Weiqiao who was in the East Palace and Sheng Lanci and his wife in the Sheng Mansion received a wave of visits and congratulations.
This matter was lively for several days, and when it calmed down, Xu Baomo and his wife had returned to Chang'an.
The Sheng family and the Xu family have always had a good relationship. Not long ago, the Nan family helped raise Rong Ruibin for a while. Gongsun Yingjiang is Sheng Lanci's nominal granddaughter. Now that he returns, he must go to the East Palace to meet Rong Suihe and his wife. .
Then, I don’t know how the news leaked.
Gongsun Yingjiang hadn't arrived in front of Sheng Weiqiao that day, but Shen Jiuniang came over first.
Sheng Weiqiao felt a thump in his heart when he saw her, and suspected that she was here for Xu Baomo and his wife, but Shen Jiuniang said: "I have been with my uncle and aunt for the past few days, and I miss you very much, so this time I came here for a visit... I didn’t disturb you, did I?”
She was her cousin after all, and Sheng Weiqiao felt somewhat guilty about what happened back then. Hearing this now, he was too embarrassed to ask the truth. He just smiled and said, "I have nothing to do here. I'm just waiting for Ying Jiang to come over later."
"Is she our niece?" Shen Jiuniang smiled and said, "I didn't bring any greeting gifts today. But the couple came back to Chang'an this time anyway, and they won't leave anytime soon, right? The days are long, I'll look back I’m not afraid that I won’t have a chance to make up for it.”
She had said so, and Sheng Weiqiao could only say: "Then when Ying Jiang comes over later, Xiao Qiao, please come and meet me! By the way, let her give you a gift."
After a while, Gongsun Yingjiang, dressed in smart clothes, walked in. When he saw Shen Jiuniang, he glanced at Shen Jiuniang curiously. He immediately saluted Sheng Weiqiao and said with a smile, "Congratulations to you, Auntie Crown Princess!"