Although Sheng Weiqiao had been doted on by three thousand people since he was a child, he was inevitably a bit indulgent and willful.
Bu Nao benefited from Sheng Lanci and his wife's grasp of the general direction. She was never confused in the face of big or bad things.
It turned out that the group of them did not suffer any real losses during the trip to Danmolou. It was just that they were frightened when they were leaving - there was a quarrel in front of Kai Juhui, and the loser was none other than Zhao Taozhuang!
Now Zhao Taozhuang's biological father, Zhao Qiu, is actually not the examiner of Mingke. Even if he wants peace of mind, he should show something.
What's more, since Xu Zijing said that he was worried about Zhao Qiu doing legwork in Chunwei, so Yandong could not go to Zhao's house to argue, it can be seen that Zhao Qiu may not be a selfless person - even if he feels sorry for his nephew and has a quarrel with the Meng family, what if When I was grading the papers, I saw Sheng Suihe and Xu Baomo's papers, and I felt angry and tried to trick them. What should I do
So after being reminded by Sheng Suihe, Sheng Weiqiao agreed without any objection.
This is not a foolproof strategy. Not only will it save the Ningwei Hou Mansion from trouble, but it will also bring benefits to the family.
Although Sheng Weiqiao was a little squeamish, he was not so pretentious that he would worry about the future of Xu Baomo and Sheng Suihe over such a trivial matter.
After receiving some discussion from Donglai, Nan made a decision on the spot, called in his confidants, and ordered him to deliver a message to the Zhao Mansion. He planned to bring Sheng Weiqiao and his party to apologize at the door as soon as possible. He also said: "Send a message to the palace as well. Take a look at it. Can you meet with the Queen Mother in two months?"
Turning to explain to the three juniors of the Sheng family, "Meng Guihuan is the daughter of the fourth brother of the Meng family. Her parents passed away early, and now she lives with her brother Chongxin Bo Meng Guiyu. Chongxin Bo Zhiming did not get married. Uncle Chongxin’s residence does not have an official hostess yet. If there is one, then Uncle Chongxin is of the same generation as us. We cannot let him go to his residence to talk about things in person. That way, even if he doesn’t care about being talked about, he will surrender. Regarding his identity, Uncle Chongxin may also be suspicious of him and use his seniority to suppress him."
"Uncle Chongxin lived in poverty for a while in his early years because his uncles were unwilling to take care of him. Later, he gained favor from the Empress Dowager, and Mingyue Mingyue—their brothers and sisters. It was easier to go directly to the Empress Dowager and ask for permission to file a complaint. Major issues to minor ones out."
Sheng Suihe and Sheng Weiqiao both nodded in understanding: Even if the Queen Mother had known about the incident in Bishui County for a long time, she would have seen the Nan family specially lead people to plead guilty, and she would most likely ask the Meng Guiyu brothers and sisters to be called forward to question them again. As for the fourth room of the Meng family, whose parents have both died and whose only bright moon is due to the care of the Queen Mother, any opportunity to receive the Queen Mother's care is worth cherishing.
The matter in Bishui County was settled like that, and everyone had time to discuss the Ao family brother and sister's move to the Eastern Seaboard on the way. Regarding the ins and outs of that matter, out of consideration of covering Ao Luanjing's face and avoiding being whipped, they decided to In the letter sent home to Chang'an in advance, Xu Baomo briefly mentioned a few things.
Now that they were talking about it in detail in person, he glanced at Sheng Suihe and Sheng Weiqiao wrongly, and then said: "Earlier, the old man of the Ao family heard that his grandparents came to live together in the Sheng Mansion. He wanted to reunite, so he took Ao Xian brother with him. He and Ao Shimei rushed to Sheng Mansion. It happened that he and Brother Hengshu came to Chang'an. Da Qiao, Wu Shimei and Ying Jiang also wanted to go sightseeing. Several elders said that it would be better for Brother Ao Xian and Ao Shimei to come too. Together, there are so many people and it’s so lively, so we can take care of each other on the road.”
"Not long after the ship passed Bishui County, brother Ao Xian suddenly contracted an illness and was bedridden."
"Although the ship had a doctor on board, the doctor was still young and the weather was not good. Ao Shimei was worried, so they stopped the ship in the south of the Yangtze River and invited a famous local doctor to diagnose and treat Ao Xiandi, and asked whether he could be nursed back to health ashore. Only in the next month can we ensure that there will be no future troubles. Brother Ao Xian was worried that the spring period would be in early February, and insisted on asking them to take the first step. Brother Heng Shu arranged for him to rest in a Jiangnan villa in the Sheng family, and also gave it to Nanfeng County. The letter was reported over there.”
"Oh, of course Ao Shimei will stay in the south of the Yangtze River to take care of brother Ao Xian, so she can't come to Chang'an with the ship."
Xu Zijing and his wife saw the glances they exchanged and knew that there was probably an affair. Bu Nao didn't expose it at that time, so he nodded and said: "I see! That's such a pity. They even prepared a yard for their two children." I’m waiting to meet you! I didn’t expect the Ao family’s child to be sick!”
"Just ask someone to be okay!" After all, there is no blood relationship, just friendship between ancestors. Until now, we have not even met each other, so Nan's regrets at that time were just words, "Anyway, the children are very young. , once you recover from your illness, you will not be able to come to Chang'an again, and you will not be asked for it again."
Having said what was said on the scene, the matter is settled.
At that time, it was getting late, and Nanshi was concerned about the current situation of Dongsheng Sleeping Crane and the others. Dongren came to report that the banquet for receiving the wind had been arranged in the side hall.
After taking advantage of the reception banquet, they washed their legs and rinsed their mouths. Xu Zijing and his wife exchanged greetings with each other before getting up and personally escorting them to their accommodation one by one.
At that time, Sheng Xiang, the current housekeeper of the house that Sheng Lanci bought when he came to Chang'an to take the exam, finally had the opportunity to come together and ask Sheng Suihe and the others to go back and settle down. Speaking of Sheng Xiang, it was really not easy. He did not allow the Sheng family to have children. , has always been in Nanfeng County. When Sheng Suihe decided to participate in Mingke Spring Festival, Mrs. Sheng was afraid that the host of the house there had not seen him for many years and was trustworthy, so he personally sent him to bring someone to the north in advance to give him a big education. The young master stands forward.
Mingyue received the news that Miss Sun, his son-in-law, had finally arrived. He rushed to the pier to greet her. Who knew that Ning Weihou and his wife actually came out in person? How could he, a small steward, compare to Xu Zijing's Nanshi? Then the opportunity to come forward to say hello was almost lost.
The conversation was not finished and was interrupted by Nan again: "So what if the house there is cleaned? After all, I haven't been here for more than ten or twenty years. I don't know any of the guests inside, it's just us children." , especially if Wu'er is so young, how can they rest assured that she will stay there so early in the morning?"
He also talked about Xu Baomo's stay in Sheng Mansion, "At that time, our Sheng family didn't despise him. Why is it that he rarely comes to Chang'an now and is so unfamiliar with them? As the New Year is approaching tomorrow, we don't have any other elders. With you around, is it difficult for just a few brothers and sisters to celebrate the New Year in silence in that house? Why not live together in the Hou Mansion? It is lively, Bao Mo and He'er can confirm each other's lessons, which will be helpful for the Spring Festival !”
joke! Can Mr. Xu and Mrs. Xiahou proudly express in the letter that they tried every means to persuade Mr. Sheng to give up the idea of sending Sheng Lanzi, the third master of the Sheng family, to accompany Bei Zai in order to keep the whole group in Ningwei Hou Mansion? , so that you can continue to get closer to the water and the tower first to get the moon!
Xu Zijing and his wife also liked Sheng Weiqiao very much. They wished that their daughter-in-law-to-be would always be around so they could develop a relationship with Didong's two daughters. How could they let her go
Did Sheng Suihe and the others know what the situation was like? After saying goodbye twice and seeing their firm attitude, they agreed and sent Sheng Xiang back on his own: "I will guard the house for now while they stay in the Marquis Mansion for a short period of time. We will eventually return home." Will move back.”
Nao Sheng Weiqiao felt that this was not expected, and the Xu family gave her a good impression, so there was nothing unpleasant about it. However, Sheng Suihe watched Xu Zijing and his wife miss Sheng Weiqiao's enthusiasm and secretly gritted his teeth for a while, feeling deeply You must not live in Ningwei Hou Mansion for a long time and go east: "Even if Xu Baomo is always afraid of marrying a good girl, with his bad parents and two younger sisters to help him, maybe one day the good girl will be coaxed to the point of fainting, and she will be confused by him. Marry into the Xu family by force!"
He secretly decided that he must find a way as soon as possible to move back to the Sheng family's annex in Chang'an!
Ningweihou's Mansion is a regulated mansion. In Chang'an, where land is at a premium, its area is actually much smaller than Sheng's Mansion.
But after all, he was not a marquis, so the pavilions and pavilions in the backyard were not all available. It can be seen from the numerous jade trees and branches that the vegetation there was originally very prosperous.
As for the season now, Chang'an is not as warm as Nanfeng County. It has already been covered with heavy snow. Why is the Yaohua Qicao missing? It means that the wintersweet is in full bloom, and there seems to be a faint fragrance in the night. Nothing, refreshing.
When Sheng Weiqiao was in Louzhou and listened to Xu Caikui's introduction that the accommodation arranged for her was called "Jihongxie", she didn't think anything of it. It would be because they couldn't walk in peace and they would wait for Xu Zijing and his wife to pick them up after they had delivered one. One, so we went out together and were sent there in order of age, so we also knew where the others lived.
At that time, I discovered that the pavilions in the backyard of the Hou Mansion had very distinctive names: Sheng Suihe, as the only man among the guests, was naturally placed next to Xu Baomo, the heir apparent. Then, Xu Baomo lived there. The place where sleeping cranes live is called "Yingqingting".
After sending Xu Baomo and Sheng Shuihe away, it was the turn of the youngest Sheng Weiwu. The residence arranged for her by the Xu family was called "Jiaohuang Building", and the "Qie Zixuan" arranged for Gongsun Yingjiang happened to be in the "Jihong Festival". "Xie" around.
Not far away is the "Fencai Zhai" where the Xu sisters live together.
"When they got that mansion as a reward from the Heavenly Family, they didn't think much about it, so they just cleaned it up!" Nanshi noticed that Sheng Weiqiao had mistakenly paid attention to the names of the pavilions and said with a smile, "It turns out that they later discovered their backyard. All the pavilions and pavilions were asked to have a name, but their house was confiscated due to a crime committed by a marquis in the previous dynasty, and it was sealed for several decades before being rewarded. The names of the pavilions and pavilions are not complete, and it is impossible to use them! So! Hey, neither he nor our uncle has much literary talent, so after thinking about it, I just lazily used the glaze color as the name!"
Parrot green, shadow green, sacrifice red, delicate yellow, eggplant purple, pastel... aren't they all types of glaze colors
Sheng Weiqiao covered her mouth and said with a smile: "Don't tell me, aunt. Generally, when people name those pavilions, they either use allusions or poems to give them nice words. You use glaze color to make names, but are they unique and unforgettable? Woolen cloth!"
Nan smiled and said, "As long as we don't dislike it!"
Shutting up, she arrived at Jiaohuang Mansion - although Sheng Weiwu was young, she brought her personal maid and mother-in-law with her. Secondly, when she was in Sheng Mansion, she had already lived alone on the first floor. Then she would be on the first floor. As a guest in the Xu Mansion, I didn't think there was anything to be afraid of living alone in the Jiaohuang Building. After confirming that Sheng Weiqiao lived not far away, it was convenient to run over to find my cousin, and then said goodbye to them happily.
That made Xu Zijing and his wife say about their youngest daughter Xu Caifu: "My sister Wu'er is only half a year older than me, and she already lives alone in the Jiaohuang Building. I am still very attached to my sister and stay in her pastel house." Are you ashamed if you don’t leave?”
Xu Caifu shyly grabbed Xu Caikui's sleeve and hid behind her, her big eyes flickering. It was obvious that although she felt quite ashamed, she still didn't want to move out from Fencai Zhai and live alone.
Sheng Weiqiao used to think that the Xu sisters lived together, whether it was because of their good relationship, but now he knows, or because Xu Caifu is timid, which made him feel a little bit ridiculous - thinking about it, Xu Zijing and his wife doted on their daughter and only let her go until now.
Otherwise, as hard as you want, you can force her to live alone.
After seeing off Sheng Weiwu, it was Gongsun Yingjiang's turn, and then he rejected Sheng Weiqiao.
The red pavilion where she lived was, as Xu Caikui revealed before, a place full of plum blossoms.
Because the night was dark, even with a lantern, it was impossible to see far. Before Sheng Weiqiao entered the door, he vaguely felt that there seemed to be a lake next to the Red Pavilion.
Stepping into the Chuihua Gate Tower, you will see legged verandas on all sides and a large atrium in the middle, with a bluestone-paved corridor winding behind the rockery. There are occasional traces of vines among the rocks that decorate the garden, but the most common ones are plum trees of different shapes and varieties.
That's because in the twelfth lunar month, most of the plum trees have slightly exposed flower buds, and most of them are in full bloom. They are inconspicuously dotted in the ice and snow. Occasionally, there are lights shining on them, but they are just a little bit of crystal clear outline, and they seem to be in a trance, with an unreal haziness.
Only the cold fragrance makes people's minds clear, and then they know whether the real flower has bloomed.
Even though he couldn't see the full picture of Jihong Pavilion clearly at that time, Sheng Weiqiao estimated that it must be one of the best residences in the backyard of the Hou Mansion.
Xu Zijing and his wife escorted her in, called some rough servants there to greet her, and told them to serve her attentively. Seeing that it was getting late, they took their two daughters and left.