I don't know whether it was because the battle they set up that time was so big, or because the people behind the scenes didn't plan to take action after killing the horses. That time when they went out, to the dock, and on the boat, everything went smoothly without any twists and turns. .
After staying on the boat, Sheng Weiqiao first ordered the cook on the boat to make a soothing soup, and then ordered someone to put aside the three food boxes packed from Danmolou: "I didn't think we would go, but bring us a taste. I’m a newbie, but there seems to be something wrong with the broken pot of soothing soup just now, so I’d better not eat those meals first.”
Sheng Suihe and the others were not in the mood to study food now. After sending away the irrelevant people, they inquired in detail about the attack.
"He guessed it was probably related to what happened in the private room on the third floor!" Sheng Weiqiao told them the whole story in a concise and succinct manner, and finally said, "It's probably Zhao Taozhuang who did it!"
"Zhao Taozhuang?" Xu Baomo rubbed the pink-green Begonia Spring Sleep teacup in his lap and thought hard, "I wonder if she is from King Gaomi's side? King Gaomi... He wants to think about who has the surname of his side. Zhao?"
"Don't think about it!" Sheng Suihe said coldly, "Princess Gaomi's maiden name is Zhao! Then Zhao Taozhuang is probably Princess Gaomi's niece."
Everyone was surprised when they heard this, because although the maiden name of Princess Gaomi was Zhao, it was not a secret, but the people there had grown up in the south far away from Chang'an for many years, and now they could be compared to Chang'an. The noble people are naturally strangers.
Even Xu Baomo, whose parents were in Chang'an, couldn't remember Princess Gaomi's maiden name. How could Sheng Suihe, who had had nothing to do with Chang'an until now, tell her
Sheng Suihe noticed their doubts and said calmly: "When I was planning to attend Mingke Spring Festival, my father specifically told him about the Chang'an Gaomen."
Meng Guihuan's identity was also discussed. "That woman was probably the fourth daughter of the Meng family. Empress Dowager Meng was the eldest daughter of the family. She had six younger brothers, two of whom died in infancy, so now Meng There are only four people in the family. It is said that the four people in the Meng family are the sons of the late father-in-law, and they are very doting on them! When they were young, relying on the cruelty of the father-in-law, they often did things that offended their brothers. Unfortunately, the head of that house was short-lived. A few years after the death of the old father-in-law, he was gone, leaving Dong, his two sons and two daughters, and four children. They were all very young at the time. The other three houses of the Meng family held grudges against them. Although it is not said that he deliberately bullied the four children, he did not provide any care and left them to fend for themselves."
"At that time, the eldest son of the fourth room, Meng Guiyu, seemed to be less than ten years old. He couldn't control Dongren at all. With his three younger siblings, he lived a miserable life."
"Later, Empress Dowager Meng accidentally remembered those four bedrooms. Meng Guiyu was knowledgeable and knew how to please the Queen Mother, and the situation of the four bedrooms improved!"
"Because the fourth room of the Meng family has a bad relationship with the other three rooms, the name of the girl in that room is from 'Gui' alone, which is different from the other three rooms. So unless it is a coincidence, Meng Guihuan must The daughter of the fourth wife, Meng Guiyu’s sister!”
Everyone listened in silence, because they heard that something happened to Sheng Weiqiao and his entourage when they went out. Ao Luanjing, who had been working hard on studying, could not continue to work hard in the room. Ruming, who was sitting here, couldn't help but feel worried when he heard this. He rubbed his handkerchief and said: " So, do those two people care about the relatives of the country? It’s my fault that they have murderous intentions? What should I do now? "
Xu Baomo also felt a headache: "Let's put it aside for the Meng family first. After all, the most suspicious person in the eye is Zhao Taozhuang, the King of Gaomi... Is that person the emperor's younger brother, with the most powerful legs, and does he have the confidence to contradict him face to face? If his niece, a powerful official of Empress Dowager Meng, does not make up her mind, she will try to embarrass us... "
"Good girl, I just said that I suspect that there is something wrong with the food at Danmolou and the soothing soup. What's going on?" Sheng Suihe's eyes flashed, but he suddenly interrupted and asked Sheng Weiqiao.
Sheng Weiqiao recounted the story and frowned: "Besides, before we arrived, the shopkeeper clearly needed to leave due to urgent matters, but he didn't know why he refused to leave. After we arrived, he immediately complained and dealt with it... He initially I was suspicious of him, but now that I think about it, I feel like he was wrong and they had no ill intentions, but the person who sent the soothing soup was very suspicious!"
Sheng Suihe thought for a while, then suddenly stood up, walked to her and knelt down in front of her, pulled up her skirt and put it to his nose, sniffing gently - this action surprised everyone present, so he simply passed it. After a while, he put down the hem of his skirt and raised his head and said, "Don't worry, the shopkeeper must have good intentions. Moreover, the bow leg of the horse shot outside Danmo Tower just now may not have been arranged by Zhao Taozhuang!"
Everyone was confused about what he said and asked questions one after another.
"The soothing soup was mixed with other medicines. The girls are all here, so he won't say more about the specific medicines." Sheng Suihe looked calm, but there was a cold light flowing in his eyes, and he said lightly, "The burning is not negligible." Good thing—that shopkeeper Huan probably spilled the soup for that reason. Afterwards, he deliberately pointed out that our father is very much like Xu Shixiong. If he wants to, he will remind the person who delivers the soup and the person behind the person who delivers the soup that our origins are extraordinary and cannot be calculated. "
"So, are the people who did the legs and feet in the soothing soup the same person as the mastermind behind the shooting of their cart horses?" Sheng Weiqiao looked ugly, "If you kill the horses, you will directly hurt them, and if you don't, Should they be allowed to re-enter Danmo Tower so that they can use the soothing soup to plot against them?! Or, they originally had great trust in Shopkeeper Huan Mingyue, and even Danmo House had no defense against them. Can Shopkeeper Huan do it in front of him? He deliberately broke the pot of soothing soup, so he would not be suspicious at all. In this way, if shopkeeper Wu Huan had stopped him, he would have been caught without even realizing it! Even if Yuehou found out, he would probably not suspect Dan. Moloutou is on his way!"
Although Sheng Suihe didn't say clearly what the medicine in the soup was, he knew from the tone that it was something good. Sheng Weiqiao couldn't help but look livid at this moment, "Brother said it may not have been arranged by Zhao Taozhuang, but I don't know who did it." ?!”
"Zhao Taozhuang asked us to wait in the private room across the atrium, but then she didn't show up. Instead, Meng Guihuan came to the door and told us that she was stopped by people from Danmo Building." Sheng Suihe narrowed his eyes. , sneered, "The temper of Zhao Taozhuang is clear at a glance. He was stopped from coming to the east at that time, and he will definitely take revenge if he has the opportunity afterwards!"
"But what Shopkeeper Huan did during the Anshen Tang incident shows that we intend to protect it - so what if he stopped Zhao Taozhuang and didn't let her embarrass us in Danmo Tower, but couldn't control her outside Danmo Tower? As for Zhao Taozhuang, how could it be that when shopkeeper Huan saw us off, he didn't even give a hint, and Yong Wanzhe directly suggested that we take the carriage back from Danmolou?"
He added, "Furthermore, I suspect that the person who delivered the Soothing Soup was not a stranger, because he treated Shopkeeper Huan with disrespect, and did not call himself 'little' modestly. This shows that there was nothing he could do about Shopkeeper Huan." , so Shopkeeper Huan can’t tell us clearly, but he can use the method of overturning the soothing soup and guarding us every step of the way to protect our safety!”
"But according to Meng Guihuan, whether the shopkeeper of Danmolou could persuade Zhao Taozhuang in anger - shopkeeper Huan obviously couldn't control the so-called soup delivery man. We said that Zhao Taozhuang and that Can the soup delivery people be together?"
Seeing that everyone was listening thoughtfully, Sheng Suihe paused and continued, "The incident in Mingyue was originally because Zhao Taozhuang accidentally injected Meng Guihuan, and it had nothing to do with us! Later, because the eighth sister had no intention of taking over, When Meng Guihuan came to our private room to report the news, Zhao Taozhuang looked for us without hesitation, and then she got involved in the turmoil. We are lucky enough to die, but... who knows if they can come to us to identify someone?"
"Recognize someone?" Sheng Weiqiao, Sheng Wewu, the Ao brothers and sisters, and Xu Baomo were all confused. "Who do you recognize? They didn't know each other before!"
Gongsun Yingjiang, because of his background, Minghong came over and explained: "Then they...the usual tricks used by bandits when kidnapping are to arrange the target when the target is in a place like a house and cannot be seen directly. The person who is responsible for checking the spot makes an excuse to knock on the door. What he says after the door is opened is not the key point, but the key point is to let the person next to him who is responsible for moving the legs take this opportunity to see everyone including the target clearly and carefully, so as not to turn around and get tied up. Wrong person!"
Sheng Suihe followed up and said: "That Gong Leg was probably hiding in the dark at that time, spying on us. He recognized us all and went outside to ambush us in advance. After the party was over, we were in the east building and in the car, and he just happened to step out - the advantage of doing that No, can he escape smoothly? In short, is it related to Meng Guihuan? Because Meng Guihuan not only hinted that Zhao Taozhuang would wrong us and have subsequent revenge, but also would not leave with us. In this way, we will doubt Zhao Taozhuang, and we will definitely not think that she is here!"
Sheng Weiqiao and others felt a chill go up their spines after hearing this. After a while, Sheng Weiqiao murmured: "If Zhao Taozhuang had a fight, at least they had a quarrel and she begged them to be harmed. There is a good explanation for that; Meng Guihuan... what grudges do they have with her?"
Sheng Weiwu asked: "Is it because of the dispute over the leadership of the Juhu Club?"
"When she led someone to knock on the door of our private room, the two pots of chrysanthemums prepared by Sheng Lu were not brought to us." Sheng Weiqiao shook his head, "She is not related to us, how did she know that we wanted to participate in the chrysanthemum blooming? Yes, and does not deny the external leader of Mingyue? What's more, although Mingyue's chrysanthemum opening party is lively, it is only lively in Bishui City. She is from Chang'an and is a relative of the Queen Mother. How can she see such a scene? Not to mention that. I’m moved by the lottery!”
Others also found it difficult to understand. Sheng Suihe and Xu Baomo glanced at each other, but neither of them understood: "This is a personal grudge, but Meng Guihuan is trying to find someone to blame for the King of Gaomi. !”
"Because of the quarrel with Zhao Taozhuang, especially when Zhao Taozhuang was blocked by Danmolou on the way, we suspected that Zhao Taozhuang would have subsequent revenge." Sheng Suihe said expressionlessly, "But Zhao Taozhuang is the princess of Gaomi. My niece has a noble status and is powerful. Under normal circumstances, although we are not from a small family, we will never take the wrong side of King Gaomi because of the quarrel in Danmolou."
"But if Zhao Taozhuang intends to kill us because of that dispute, or makes us feel threatened and unable to resolve the grudge. Then even if we don't know what to do, if we report it to our elders, they will definitely choose a way. If you don't stop doing it and completely break with the King of Gaomi, you will probably join the Meng family." Xu Baomo's peach blossom eyes rarely showed murderous intent, "Then Meng Guihuan is worthy of being the daughter of the Meng family. She is indeed very Meng. His style back then!"
The surname Meng was not unusual more than thirty years ago.
Speaking of whether Empress Dowager Meng is now noble and extraordinary, but when the late emperor was here, she was not favored - to what extent was she not favored? The late emperor saw her in front of him after drinking, and casually summoned her. It turned out that there was Emperor Xuanjing, so he was granted a low status, which was only a little better than that of a palace maid.
The most important thing is that the late emperor never visited Empress Dowager Meng again until his death.
It is immediately known that the Empress Dowager Meng and her son did not have a good life at that time - the late Emperor did not have a legitimate son, and Emperor Xuan Jing's several concubine brothers were all ill-fated, and none of them survived their infancy, making him a fact. His eldest son, when his grandfather was still alive, he loved his grandson very much and once personally educated him; later, Huan Guanlan advocated for the eldest son to be established, dispelling the late emperor's intention to change it - will the two of them live to see each other tomorrow? No question.
Those things are all in the past. Ever since Emperor Xuanjing Jianzuo and Empress Dowager Meng took over the Mingsha Shou Palace, where all the empress dowagers have lived, the Meng family, which was originally humble, has been on the rise.
After more than thirty years of growth, the Meng family has now become a well-deserved giant in the Mu Chaotang.
Of course, such achievements are not achieved purely by chance.
In fact, I don’t know whether it was because of a humble background, long-awaited longing, and long-term pursuit that was almost eager for quick success; whether it was the repressive influence of the years before Empress Dowager Meng became the Queen Mother, and whether Meng was famous for being unscrupulous in her early years. , in those two years, because the emperor had no children, the queen mother lived a long life, and the Gaomi Wang faction became stronger and stronger. They gradually worried about their future, and they began to pay attention to their image and were no longer so unscrupulous.
At that time, although everyone agreed that Xu Baomo was in Meng's disdain, the worries in their hearts could not be reduced: "Then what should I do about that matter?"