She didn't know that Xu Zijing and his wife had been concerned about this matter since they received Xu Baomo's letter from home.
When I originally planned to pick them up at the pier, I asked them about it first while serving tea in the boat.
But Nanshi considered that a group of people were all juniors, and the eldest Xu Baomo was only nineteen: "The children knew the identities of Zhao Taozhuang and Meng Guihuan when they were in Bishui County. I'm afraid that I'm already very worried! If we ask about this matter on the pier, they might think it's a big deal. It's for this reason that we went to the pier to pick up people regardless of our seniority - then we will give a few children to What should I do if I’m scared? Especially the girls!”
Xu Zijing did not dare to disobey his wife, but he also felt that what she said was reasonable, so he kept silent all the way. At this time, everyone entered the Marquis Mansion, paid their respects, and gave them greeting gifts. They also chatted for a while. As expected, these juniors They were all relaxed enough, and then the housekeeper quietly dismissed the idlers and asked for details.
Because the matter in Bishui County is more important and happens first, we will talk about it first. Before speaking, Sheng Suihe quietly reminded Xu Zijing and his wife to send away the two younger ones, Sheng Weiwu and Xu Caifu, to prevent them from being ignorant. , after listening to family members’ private discussions, they went out and talked nonsense.
After the two little girls left, everyone stopped wasting time and went straight to the point:
What happened at Danmo Tower that day, both Sheng Suihe and Xu Baomo came to pick them up later. Sheng Weiqiao mainly narrated it, and Gongsun Yingjiang supplemented it. What happened later was between Sheng Suihe and Xu Baomo. I explain in one word.
Xu Zijing and his wife already understood what had happened in the letter. Now they asked for some details, but they were not nervous at all. They nodded and said: "Those two girls are indeed related to the King of Gaomi and the Meng family."
Xu Caikui answered softly: "Speaking of my birthday last year, my mother held a lively birthday banquet for me in the garden, and they all came here - Zhao Taozhuang is the niece of Princess Gaomi, and it is said that she is the direct descendant of Princess Gaomi. Zirong Qingzui’s childhood sweetheart, he often visited Gaomi Palace since he was a child, and he was also very close to the two princesses in the palace.”
"As for Meng Guihuan, she is the daughter of the fourth wife of the Meng family. She was inconspicuous in the early years. In the past two years, her brother Meng Guiyu has won the favor of the Queen Mother. Not only was she promoted very quickly, she is also very dignified in front of His Majesty. She just gradually entered our circle. But she followed her brother and was very good at dancing, so now there are few noble ladies in Chang'an City who don't know her."
He showed a hint of worry, "If Zhao Taozhuang is the only one targeting Sister Qiao and you, it would be easy to deal with. Zhao Taozhuang is actually not a wealthy person. But as for Meng Guihuan..."
"I'll talk about these words later, let's talk about the serious stuff first - the reason why these two girls appeared in Bishui County, just as nephew Shengxian speculated, has something to do with the Huan family." Xu Zijing interrupted his daughter and said, "Back then, After Duke Huan's disappearance, there was a great uproar in both the government and the public - everyone knows that although Duke Huan himself was brilliant and was one of the few great scholars in the world, his descendants were all mediocre."
"However, Duke Huan was so righteous that he never sought help for his descendants. Instead, he sent them all to Sangzi, and was not allowed to rely on Duke Huan's reputation to cause harm to his hometown."
But later Huan Guanlan disappeared, and everyone knew the real culprit behind the tomb, but Emperor Xuan Jing stopped him from moving.
Firstly, Empress Dowager Meng was sincerely grateful to this veteran minister who had preserved the status of mother and son from the late emperor; secondly, in order to win over people's hearts, she gave Huan Guanlan's descendants official posts and titles as compensation and appeasement - Huan Guanlan's eldest son was granted the title of Eternal Palace. Yibo, the other sons also have their own advantages.
However, a dispute broke out among Huan Guanlan's descendants: one group believed that they should abide by their father's orders, keep in mind that they had no talent for politics, be cautious, and just continue to live in Bishui County with a false title; It is believed that the reason why Huan Guanlan disappeared inexplicably and still has no trace of his life or body is because he was returning home from official service at that time.
If Huan Guanlan was still the prime minister of the court at that time, no matter how courageous the Shu sisters were, how could they be kidnapped from Chang'an and become prime ministers? !
Therefore, as future generations, we should not continue to waste time in Bishui County, but should take the opportunity to become an official. Even if we can't achieve anything famous, we can at least remind Huan Guanlan's former colleagues and students in the court, so as not to hurt Huan Guanlan in those days. The many connections that survived were easily forgotten because no one from the Huan family was in power.
In this case, there is really no hope of revenge for Huan Guanlan!
As a result, the Huan family members had a fierce dispute. In the end, no one persuaded the other to ignore it, and they all went their own ways. Yong Yibo, who believed that he should become an official, moved to Chang'an, lived in Yuci's mansion, and asked Huan Guanlan's students to help , got a casual position, and although he didn't have much power, he got into Chang'an's circle.
The other families continued to stay in Bishui County and acted increasingly low-key.
"Uncle Yong Yi had good intentions, and the previous court and harem also knew about it." Xu Zijin stroked his short beard and continued in an affectionate voice, "I have to say that his insistence on joining the court was effective - Duke Huan's close friend at that time, The old disciples still use Yongyi Bo Mansion as the hub and move around frequently."
In fact, many of these people have taken sides, some support Meng, and some support King Gaomi.
But this does not affect their dealings with Yongyibo's Mansion. After all, everyone knows that the purpose of Yongyibo's Mansion does not conflict with the Meng family or King Gaomi. It is just aimed at the two empresses Shu in the palace.
Speaking of which, Yong Yibo and Xu Zijing are in similar situations. They both don't have much power in their hands. They rely on their predecessor Yu Ze to make the court dare not move lightly, and the Meng family and the King of Gaomi who fought fiercely treated each other politely. Reluctant to offend: Xu Zijing relied on General Zhou, while Yong Yibo relied on Huan Guanlan.
When Xu Baomo heard this, he subconsciously asked: "Dad, since Uncle Yongyi is in Chang'an, what are the girls from the Zhao family and the Meng family doing in Bishui County?"
This question also puzzled Sheng Weiqiao, because although Huan Guanlan had more than one son, Uncle Yongyi, but judging from Xu Zijing's description, the one with the greatest influence on the Huan family at the moment was Uncle Yongyi.
If you want to win the support of the Huan family, why should you spend your time on Uncle Yongyi instead of going to the unknown couple in Bishui County
"They should be accompanying Yong Yibo's daughter Jingshu County Lord to Bishui County." Xu Zijing said thoughtfully, "Some time ago, I heard someone say that Jingshu County Lord Night Meng Huan Gong made him miss his grandfather. , planning to return to the ancestral home in Bishui County for a short stay - this is of course just a rhetoric to the outside world. In fact, it is mostly because of the frequent marriage proposals between the King of Gaomi and the Meng family. They plan to avoid the limelight, but the two families are tightly entwined. Send a girl as a forward to follow you to Bishui County!"
Zhao Taozhuang and Meng Guihuan are both young girls and they come from noble families. How can their family trust them to travel alone? Someone must be sent to accompany you.
The person accompanying him was probably the person the two parties wanted to match up with the county head Jingshu.
Xu Baomo pondered: "So, have they come back now? Have they ever come to talk about what happened at Danmo Tower that day?"
Originally, they sent someone to quickly deliver a letter to the Ningwei Hou Mansion to report in advance, and there should be a reply from the Hou Mansion.
Although they accidentally miscalculated the speed of the building ship and missed the opportunity to deliver the letter to the ship, the journey from Bishui County to Chang'an was also a long way and could not be reached in one day. During this period, they also received several handwritten letters from Xu Zijing.
But for some reason, Xu Zijing didn't mention anything about Danmolou in the letter. Instead, he was concerned about the Ao brothers and sisters who got off the ship a few times.
Now that Xu Baomo doesn't ask, Sheng Weiqiao can't help it anymore.
However, after Xu Baomo asked, he saw Xu Zijing and his wife exchanged glances with each other, and then said: "This is exactly why I didn't mention this matter in the letter before... Because the matter is serious, I'm afraid I can't explain it clearly in the letter. , but it will make you worry on the road. Now the Gaomi Palace and the Meng family are fighting to the death for the two younger generations' trip to Bishui County. I think that for a while, there will be no time to think about the festival in Danmo Tower. "
Sheng Weiqiao and others were surprised: "Is it for County Master Jingshu?"
"The second son of King Gaomi, Rong Qingzui, got into trouble in Bishui County." Xu Zijing muttered. "He was attacked by someone on the night you left Bishui County and was seriously injured. It is said that even his appearance was damaged. The King of Gaomi and his wife suspected that it was The Meng family did it, but the Meng family did not admit it. They also said that one of their children who accompanied Meng Guihuan to Bishui County, Meng Boheng of Dafang, disappeared that night and his whereabouts are still unknown. It is suspected that it was the manipulation of the Gaomi Palace. Such two families The more they reasoned, the more angry they became. Yesterday in the court, Rong Qingzui's brother Rong Qingzui, the Crown Prince of Gaomi, and Meng Boheng's cousin Chongxin Bo Meng Guiyu even had a fight in public... Several generals fought for a long time before they pulled away. !”
Xu Baomo said in surprise: "Is this happening?!"
He couldn't help but glance at Sheng Suihe and said, "It's fortunate that Brother Hengshu ordered the ship to sail out of Bishui County overnight, otherwise we might also be entangled. Although we have a clear conscience, our trip would have to be delayed. ."
Sheng Suihe said gently: "We were worried about this situation at the time, so the boatmen should be familiar with the nearby sea area to ensure that there is no problem in sailing at night. Otherwise, we would rather cause trouble. After all, our safety is more important."
Xu Zijing was apologetic: "Originally, after we received the letter about the Danmo Tower incident, we planned to go to the Zhao family and the Meng family for an explanation. But after the news of Meng Boheng and Rong Qingzui's incident came, it was not very appropriate. . After all, Mingke’s examiner is none other than Princess Zhao’s brother Zhao Qiu, and Zhao Qiu is Rong Qingzui’s direct uncle. This sight reminds him to be strict with his goddaughter. I’m afraid he will do something to you in the spring.”
"Uncle Shi is right." Sheng Suihe frowned when he heard this, his face looked sinister for a moment, but he quickly said as if nothing had happened, "Actually, the dispute in Danmo Building that day was just a trivial matter, and the third sister and the others did not suffer. .Mainly because of the scene they met when they left Danmo Tower later, we were a little worried. After all, although the arrow was aimed at the horse, the third sister, the eighth sister, and niece Ying Jiang were raised in the deep boudoir, where could they? Have you ever seen such a battle?"
Nan nodded in agreement: "Have a good trip. If you encounter something like this, it will not only disappoint you, but you will also be shocked!"
Just talk about Xu Baomo, "How do you take care of Qiao Er and the others? It's okay if He'er can't accompany Qiao Er and the others to Danmo Tower because of something else. You actually would rather stay on the boat than go there with them. I've been with you for ten years." Does Han Chuang lack this little time to study? What a bastard!"
She was really anxious for her son. Her parents-in-law had mentioned it in their previous letters. This time they tried every means to get Sheng Weiqiao to come to Chang'an with the ship. The purpose was to let Xu Baomo get the first prize, so that he could win the crown jewel of the Sheng family in one fell swoop!
What did his son do in the end? !
The ship docked in Bishui County. Sheng Weiqiao's brother Sheng Suihe was unable to accompany his sister on the trip due to some work. With such a God-given opportunity, all fools know that they should try their best to be courteous. Xu Baomo actually asked Sheng Weiqiao to take his cousin and niece. The point is, in Accompanied by the boy from the Ao family, we went to Danmo Tower to play! ! !
If Ao Luanxiao hadn't disembarked in Jiangnan "due to illness", the Nan family would have been worried that Sheng Weiqiao would be snatched away by the Ao family!
How could he have such a stupid son? !
It’s just like reading and reading!
Xu Baomo: "..."
Dear mother, your son is so unjust, okay? !
It was obviously my prince who took the initiative to invite the tigress of the Sheng family to come ashore in the first place - but before she could finish her words, she got a black nose and a swollen face when she invited her friends. How could my prince dare to travel with her
Later, I received news that the bruises on my face were still there, so I ignored my dignity and accompanied Sheng Suihe to pick up someone. Isn't that loyal enough? !
But at this time, Sheng Weiqiao felt guilty, fearing that Xu Baomo would desperately complain, so she quickly said gently: "Aunt, please don't blame Brother Xu Shi. Brother Shi actually took the initiative to invite us to go ashore for fun that day, but I thought that spring was coming, how could I disturb Brother Shi?" ? That’s why Shixiong didn’t go after much persuasion.”
He added, "And now that I think about it, it's a good thing that Brother Shi didn't go. Otherwise, if it would have affected Brother Shi, it would be our fault!"
As he said this, he gave Xu Baomo a "How dare you try to cause trouble", but in the eyes of Xu Zijing and his wife, it was a look of "don't worry, I can't bear to see you get scolded".
"My parents have good eyesight, and they are indeed a gentle, virtuous, kind and considerate child!" Xu Zijing and his wife were pleased and nodded secretly, but Xu Baomo was horrified and howled in his heart: "She really did this. ! She really has to behave well in front of my father and mother! What should I do?! What should I do?! What should I do, what should I do, what should I do?!!!?"