Nafu Zhen was captured, which directly led to Ruru's defeat again.
The sixth prince who was appointed before was originally intended to stand up and take charge of the overall situation in this situation, but the sixth prince was young and his prestige could not control the situation at all.
And without the pressure of Na Fuzhen and Gu Ailu, his brothers began to watch him eagerly again.
Although there are those who have the sense to take the overall situation into consideration and are willing to give up personal interests and safeguard the future of Ruru, there are very few in the end.
It was mainly the betrayal of the Monalou tribe that directly shook the legitimacy of Nafuzhen's succession to the throne.
Now that Fuzhen himself has fallen into Damu's hands again... it is no exaggeration to say that the blow to the confidence of his subordinates is devastating!
How could he not be defeated like a mountain
Good news from the front line reached Chang'an one after another, and there was joy inside and outside the palace.
Sheng Weiqiao was thinking about when the family would be reunited, but a palace official came to report that it was Zhao Shi who wanted to see him.
"Why are you here today when you are free?" Although Sheng Weiqiao was very annoyed with Mrs. Qin, he was still very polite to Zhao Shi. Although he was a little surprised by his sudden appearance, he still greeted him with a smile, "Just now When I entered Shiguo, I was about to send some to my uncle, but you happened to be here first, and you just happened to take a few baskets with you!"
Zhao Shi smiled, exchanged a few words with her, and explained his purpose of coming. He was to show Zhao Taomei the candidate for her husband and asked Sheng Weiqiao to help with the details.
What he said is actually a tactful reminder to Sheng Weiqiao: I already know the inside story of what my daughter and Gongsun Xi failed to achieve before. Now that I have another son-in-law candidate, I came directly to tell you. If you don't agree, tell me as soon as possible so that I don't have to work in vain again!
When Sheng Weiqiao heard this, she felt helpless. Although she said she was annoyed by Mrs. Qin, she really didn't have much ill will towards Zhao Taomei.
In the final analysis, Mrs. Qin was the one who took the lead in the matter between Zhao Taoyi and Rong Suihe. Empress Dowager Zhao did not know what was going on before she took her niece to the palace to spend more time with her son.
Later, I learned that Rong Suihe had long admired Sheng Weiqiao, and Zhao Taomei had never said anything against Sheng Weiqiao, and was ridiculed for a long time. As the eldest lady who had been married for generations, she could not compete with the daughter of a rich country man. So much so that I had to hide in the house for a long time to avoid the limelight. It took a long time before I resumed normal social activities and social activities... Speaking of which, this cousin Zhao San was also miserable.
However, there is no way, who calls her Mrs. Qin's direct granddaughter
The bones and tendons between grandparents and grandchildren were broken. Sheng Lanci and his wife hated Mrs. Qin deeply. How could they trust her granddaughter
It wasn't just Sheng Lanci and his wife. Sheng Weiqiao himself was somewhat wary of Zhao Taomei after being reminded by his parents.
She would not deliberately trick Zhao Taoyuan, but she also did not want Zhao Taoyuan to be too close to her life.
After pondering for a while, he asked Zhao Shi: "I don't know whose handsome man fell into my uncle's eyes?"
"If you want to talk about Junyan, he may not be considered a good one." Zhao Shi smiled faintly when he heard this and said, "It's just that the boy is quite innocent and has no scheming. His age and temperament are a good match for my Tao Mei, and Her Royal Highness Princess Wuyang is very fond of Tao Mei. I also like the talent and appearance, so I just want to give it a try to my two children! But the empress also knows that I have been in Northern Xinjiang before, and the younger generation in Chang'an are actually not familiar with it. People in the Yichun Marquis say that it is very He's a little childish, even though he's a few years old enough to be a father, because he's the only male heir of Princess Wuyang and has always been favored, but he's still a little naughty... But I don't know what your Majesty thinks?"
Sheng Weiqiao was startled and said, "Is the son-in-law that my uncle favored turned out to be the Marquis of Yichun?"
Speaking of which, although she and Li Shengxu had been fighting each other before, their relationship was actually not bad.
But since we came back from traveling south together, we have gradually become distant from each other.
If you look at it carefully, it's not that they are estranged, but that Sheng Weiqiao and Rong Suihe are married. After they get married, they become the sole family, so things will naturally become more complicated. In particular, the couple soon headed to Western Xinjiang together, far away from Chang'an.
After that, Sheng Weiqiao traveled to northern Xinjiang alone. After giving birth to Rongjuan, she traveled thousands of miles south to Nanfeng County.
When I came back to Chang'an this time, all kinds of things happened one after another, and I didn't have time to think about him. What's more, even if he remembered it, after all, there were differences between men and women, and Rong Suihe was still a jealous person. Sheng Weiqiao wanted to hang out with people he knew before, so it would be hard to find Li Shengxu.
Under the barrier of time and distance, it naturally faded away.
At this moment, when Zhao Shi mentioned Li Shengxu, he was stunned for a moment, but then he calmed down and said: "The Marquis of Yichun is innocent, but I don't think he is a bad person. As for whether he is suitable for his cousin... This is between husband and wife. , it mainly depends on fate, but I don’t dare to comment.”
What Zhao Shi wanted was her words. With Queen Sheng's statement, he could safely discuss the marriage between the two families with Princess Wuyang.
Otherwise, if some news comes out from Sheng Lanci and his wife, according to Princess Wuyang's character, who doesn't want to get involved in such things, there is a high probability that she will regret the marriage!
Although Yichun Hou Li Shengxu was the only male heir of the eldest princess Wuyang, he was already quite old now. The eldest princess was very eager to marry him. But Li Shengxu is a man after all. No matter what age he gets married, given his status, it is not difficult to marry a girl of the right age.
But Zhao Taomei is not the case. She is already nineteen years old, which means she will be twenty in another year. At this age, people are the mother-in-law of several children. For example, Sheng Weiqiao is still in the boudoir. She has Rong Sleeping Crane before her and Gongsun behind her. Hi, all the marriage negotiations failed... If this continues, people will wonder if Miss Zhao San has some hidden illness that is difficult to talk about, so she can't talk to her husband's family all the time
Zhao Shi didn't want his daughter to waste her years anymore, so she had to be cautious when doing things. At this moment, seeing Sheng Weiqiao's statement that she would not interfere with it, he still felt uneasy, so he tactfully proposed that he hoped Sheng Lanci and his wife would also help to control the situation.
The reason is that Sheng Lanci and his wife are very selective in choosing a son-in-law. They only have two daughters. The eldest daughter is very depressed because of the accident in her husband's family. She just wants to raise the two children well. She does not plan to remarry, but just He will spend the rest of his life like this; if something goes wrong with his youngest daughter's marriage, he will not be able to face his deceased wife in the future.
Sheng Weiqiao knew what he was thinking, sighed and said, "Well, I'll talk to my parents later... But I guess they won't say anything bad about the Marquis of Yichun. After all, Aunt Wuyang's tutoring, do you still have to doubt it?"
Zhao Shi thanked him profusely and left. The next day, Sheng Weiqiao sent someone to tell him that Sheng Lanci and his wife also said that the Marquis of Yichun was good, so he was completely relieved and started preparing to marry his daughter.
In fact, Sheng Lanci and his wife had just heard that Zhao Shi was going to betroth their daughter to the Marquis of Yichun, and they were very opposed to it, saying: "When that old woman in their family plotted to be your sweetheart, she was bent on trapping you to death! Even our family and Ruibin are treated as if they are mud on the soles of their feet! Now her granddaughter can marry the eldest princess’ beloved son, the marquis?! Why is there such a good thing?!”
Feng even said: "For what Qin did, she and her whole family deserve to die!"
But Sheng Weiqiao persuaded them: "In the final analysis, it was our own family members who started this matter. Otherwise, how could they have this opportunity to plot against us? It makes no sense to blame them entirely. What's more, their calculations failed. Success, Miss Zhao San is about to be twenty, but she is still a girl in the boudoir. I think the whole Zhao family, including herself, has been feeling sad in the past two years. Now she has finally found a match, and she has to He came over and asked what our family meant, and repeatedly asked us to express our position before we dared to continue, which shows that we were tortured after all."
"In that case, why not just expose it?"
"After all, she is your Majesty's maternal wife. Especially when the Queen Mother went there, Your Majesty did not come back to see her for the last time. Although she seemed to be ruthless to the Queen Mother, after all, she is the direct mother and son, but she may not have some emotions in her heart. It's just that Your Majesty has always been good at forbearing. No. It's just showing off! Maybe you are a little bit in love with the Zhao family now?"
"Secondly, Your Majesty and I have different statuses now. We always retaliate for our anger, which makes the people below secretly laugh at us for being stingy. Now the Zhao family attaches so much importance to our attitude even in matters of marriage, let alone other matters. They are already trembling with fear. We are already living a good life, and if we still insist on not giving in, isn’t it being mean?”
"It's better to be more generous, not only to show our family's reasonableness in front of others, but also to make them feel guilty and regret plotting against us!"
After hearing this, Mrs. Feng sneered and said, "My dear, you are so naive! Those things that have taken advantage of you will only regret that your plan against us was not ruthless enough and failed to succeed! How can you feel any guilt?"
But that being said, the twenty-four filial piety parents were used to being obedient and doting on their daughter. After scolding each other for a while, they agreed that the feud with the Zhao family would end here. As long as Mrs. Qin and the Zhao family stopped acting like monsters, they would also Don't take action anymore.
Of course, if the Zhao family doesn't know what's interesting... then don't blame them for settling the accounts with both principal and interest! ! !
Zhao Taomei and Li Shengxu are both very young. Their parents are anxious, but they themselves may not lack a sense of urgency.
Therefore, although both families have very high lintels, they still follow the authority and complete the six rites process in just three months. If the people from Qintian Prison had not said that there are no particularly favorable days for newcomers this year, We have to wait until early next year, as I'm afraid the wedding will be held soon.
Due to time constraints, the marriage was temporarily put on hold, but Zhao Taomei took the opportunity to express her gratitude and frequently visited the palace to meet Sheng Weiqiao.
Sheng Weiqiao thought at first that she was instigated by her family to come here specifically to have a relationship with him, and he chatted with her all the time.
Later, Zhao Taomei couldn't bear it anymore and asked tactfully about Rong Qingzui's current situation. Only then did Sheng Weiqiao remember his promise and quickly summoned his subordinates to ask about this person's current whereabouts