The Empress Dowager Meng saw her expression clearly, and thought to herself, is this little girl still afraid
Ever since Empress Dowager Meng became the Queen Mother, it has been a long, long time since anyone dared to act so boldly in front of her. At this moment, although she believed that the Sheng family and the Xu family were innocent because of Sheng Weiqiao's reaction, she still felt a little angry, and her thoughts turned around. He deliberately said: "Miss Sheng San, the Aijia saw that you were talking eloquently just now. What you said was reasonable and well-founded. You are obviously a clever child. But you don't know what happened in Bishui County. Do you have any opinions? Tell the Aijia. ?”
Then he said, "If what you say makes sense, not only will the Ai family not hold you accountable for your words and deeds just now, but you will also be rewarded!"
What this means is that if what you say is unreasonable, Sheng Weiqiao’s words and deeds just now will be held accountable!
Sheng Weiqiao vomited blood in her heart, but she was also a little thankful: it was better to let Empress Dowager Meng stare at her and settle accounts than to let Empress Dowager Meng vent her anger on the Sheng and Xu families - after all, what happened today was because she failed to see through the truth and couldn't calm down. At this point now.
"Returning to the Queen Mother, I have just arrived in Chang'an. I only know that something happened to Prince Mengba and the young prince of the Gaomi Palace in Bishui County. Prince Mengba disappeared and there is no news yet; the young prince of the Gaomi Palace was seriously injured. As for the details , and the whole story, I know nothing about it!" Sheng Weiqiao calmed down and said, "Please ask the Queen Mother to let you understand what happened. Although I am not sensitive, I should do my best to share my worries for my queen!"
She is actually a dead horse now. After all, such a big thing happened between the Queen Mother's nephew and the King of Gaomi's son. It is conceivable that the court will use all its torture and tracking experts to go to Bishui County to find out what happened. -Compared to these people, what can I see as a purdah girl
But she had just offended the Queen Mother Meng because of a misunderstanding, and now the Queen Mother had made a decision. No matter whether she accepted it or not, she finally did not have the guts to refuse it directly.
She had no choice but to say a few words - Sheng Weiqiao didn't expect to tell her that she was ugly, so she hoped that Empress Dowager Meng would take advantage of her youth and ignorance and give up when she wanted to make things difficult.
Empress Dowager Meng smiled and looked at Chi: "Chi Zuosi, please talk to her!"
Chi Zuosi responded, turned his head and said, "Miss Sheng San, what happened is this: Both Master Meng and the young prince of the Gaomi Palace lived in the Huan Family Ancestral Hall during their stay in Bishui County. In the house! The Huan family's ancestral house is in the countryside outside Bishui County, about ten miles away from the county town."
"On the day of the accident, everything was as usual during the day: Mr. Meng Ba and the young prince of the Gaomi Palace invited County Master Jingshu to play chess in the morning, while Miss Zhao Er and Miss Meng Eleven were watching the game."
"At noon, everyone had a meal under the service of the servants. Because County Master Jingshu had the habit of taking a nap for an hour in the afternoon, he went back to his room as usual."
"And Miss Zhao Er and Miss Meng Eleven didn't need to take a nap, so they took a bus to Danmo Tower to relax. Miss Sheng San must be aware of what happened there!"
"As for Young Master Meng Ba and the Young Prince of Gaomi, they all stayed in the ancestral residence of the Huan family, waiting for the Lord Jingshu to get up."
"About the end of the Shen Dynasty, Lord Jingshu came out of the boudoir on time and invited Master Mengba and the young prince of Gaomi to go fishing at the lake in the back garden for recreation."
"In the evening, Miss Zhao Er and Miss Meng Eleven returned one after another."
"After that it's dinner."
"At this time, County Master Jingshu noticed that Miss Zhao Er and Miss Meng Eleven seemed to be in a bad mood, and gave them some words of comfort."
"But Miss Zhao Er left impatiently, and Miss Meng Eleven told County Lord Jingshu about the Danmo Tower incident."
"Because the current shopkeeper of Danmolou is from the Huan family, County Master Jingshu inquired in detail and decided to take shopkeeper Huan to apologize to Miss Zhao Er the next day."
"Who would have thought that early the next morning, the servants serving Mr. Meng Ba and the young prince of Gaomi were surprised to see that their master was still not coming out of the inner room. They asked through the door, but there was no answer. Worried, they broke in and found Meng. The Eighth Young Master is nowhere to be seen, and the young prince of Gaomi is lying in a pool of blood!"
When Chisakuji said this, he said gently: "This is what happened. There were no clues left at the scene. It was not too cold in Bishui County at that time, so the window was open, but there was no trace under the window or around the house. Any clues.”
Sheng Weiqiao asked with hope: "Have you ever tried a mastiff?"
"I've tried it." Chi Zuosi nodded immediately, "Because Uncle Yongyi and his family have been in Chang'an these years, only some servants were left to guard the ancestral house. They were worried that the house was sparsely populated and could easily be taken advantage of by thieves, so the house was kept We bought more than a dozen fine mastiff dogs. When the Lord Jingshu learned about this, he immediately ordered someone to lead the mastiff dogs to investigate, but unexpectedly he found nothing!"
Sheng Wei Qiaoxin said that it was no wonder that even the Queen Mother was alarmed. She found nothing yet, the murderer was so powerful!
-Fortunately, they left quickly at that time, otherwise even if they were not involved in the investigation, wouldn't it be tragic if they were spotted by the murderer
-However, even if they left simply at that time, it was a blessing rather than a curse, and it was a curse that could not be avoided. No, now the Queen Mother wants her to give an "insight". What is her opinion
Seeing her stiff expression, Empress Dowager Meng calmly asked in person: "How is it? Miss Sheng San said she wanted to know the details and the process. The Ai family has asked Chi Zuosi to explain it to you personally. Now it is Miss Sheng San's turn to give the Ai family a message. Did you explain it?"
"...My Majesty, forgive me!" Sheng Weiqiao hesitated for a moment, left his seat and prostrated with a mournful face, and said in fear, "My lord is stupid, and if you sir can't find any clues, your lord... My lord will be even more helpless!"
Empress Dowager Meng laughed and said: "It doesn't matter that you are helpless. After all, this matter was not your responsibility in the first place - but you have to think about it: if you can't share the worries of the Ai family here, the Ai family will be held accountable. What you said and behaved just now!"
Seeing that Nan also wanted to kneel down and plead for her, the Queen Mother waved her hand to stop and said with a smile, "The matter in Bishui County has been going on for a long time now. There are so many ministers who receive imperial salaries and can't find anything. Let you, a little kid, It is indeed a bit difficult for the child to give an explanation on the spot. Well, don’t say that the Aijia is making things difficult for you: the Aijia will give you seven days, and after seven days, Mrs. Nan will bring you back to the audience. By then, you should be able to say a few words to the Aijia. Alright?"
So many ministers receiving imperial salaries have found out that it has been more than seven days!
Sheng Weiqiao wailed in his heart: "So what's the use of giving me another seven days?"
But now she was caught by the Queen Mother, and the Queen Mother took the initiative to give in. She could only kowtow obediently: "I obey my decree!"
Forget it, seven days is just seven days, I want to think about the good - maybe in these seven days, the ministers responsible for the investigation will gain something, and the matter will come to light? By then, the Queen Mother will no longer stare at me and ask questions, right
And I will reply after seven days. At least I still have seven days to enjoy it. It is better than being speechless and unable to step down now... Sheng Weiqiao comforted herself strongly: "Maybe after seven days, the Queen Mother will be relieved. Even if I can't answer, she Don’t you care about the old man?”
After all, Empress Dowager Meng's body had been a little unsatisfactory in the past two years. After making a seven-day appointment with Sheng Weiqiao, she showed signs of boredom and ordered the palace maids to take out a few plates of hairpin rings and clothing materials to share with everyone - and everyone resigned in acknowledgment.
The group of people left the Nuan Pavilion and joined the maids who had been waiting here before. They saw Miss Meng Fifteen, who had been scolded by Empress Dowager Meng a moment ago. She was wearing a flawless white fox fur and was kneeling next to her with a look of fear on her face. .
Seeing them coming out, Miss Meng Fifteen hurriedly walked a few steps, stepped forward and grabbed the hem of Miss Meng Fourteen's clothes, and begged: "Sister Fourteen, Li Jiang knows that she is wrong! Please take mercy on me for the sake of my father." , help Li Jiang tell her aunt, please spare Li Jiang, okay?"
Before Miss Meng Fourteenth could speak, Chi Zuosi, who was seeing off the guests on behalf of the Queen Mother, was already unhappy and said, "What do you mean, Miss Fifteenth? The Queen Mother just ordered you to leave Nuan Pavilion, but she didn't ask you to kneel here!" "
"It was Li Jiang who said the wrong thing. Chi Zuosimo argued with me: my aunt did not punish Li Jiang, but Li Jiang was afraid of making her angry, so she was willing to kneel here and wait for her to calm down!" Miss Meng Shishi Hearing this, tears suddenly fell down, and he said sadly, "Please beg Zuosi to help Li Jiang tell her aunt, and ask her to forgive Li Jiang, okay?"
Chi Zuosi frowned and declined politely: "The Queen Mother is tired and is about to be settled now, so I don't want to disturb you."
Miss Meng Shishi lowered her head and looked at her sister for a while, then she stood firm.
Seeing this situation, Miss Meng Fifteen's eyes showed joy and she said quickly: "Sister, Li Jiang knows that you are the most tolerant and generous, and the one that my aunt likes the most! As long as you go in and explain to your aunt, both Li Jiang and my aunt will be happy." I don’t mean to be disrespectful to my sister or my aunt, my aunt will definitely believe it! In the future, Li Jiang will definitely respect my sister, and my aunt will also serve my aunt well!"
"This Miss Fourteenth of the Meng family is so easy to coax." Because this is a private matter of the Meng family, the Nan family is inconvenient and do not want to participate. At this moment, Meng Fourteenth, Meng Guihuan and Princess Deping nodded. , turned around and left, but Sheng Weiqiao looked at Meng Shiwu coldly, and thought of the cousin Sheng Lianlian who came in the day before Mrs. Sheng's birthday the year before last.
That time when Sheng Weirao bullied Sheng Lianlian in the garden, Sheng Lianlian was so charming when she acted pitiful, which made me, who only had Sheng Sleeping Crane enter the house and had a bad feeling for all the children from outside the house, unable to help it. Speak for her.
But later, when she tried to push the envelope but failed, Sheng Lianlian was not so quick to change her face - so even though her cousin died of illness at a young age, Sheng Weiqiao really couldn't feel much sympathy and pity. After all, who knows what a person with that kind of personality will become when he grows up.
At this moment, seeing that Meng Shishi was planning to agree to Meng Shishi's request, Sheng Weiqiao couldn't help but sigh in her heart, "This young lady of the Meng family, at first sight, is not a fuel-efficient lamp. She was beaten by the Queen Mother, and now she is thinking of taking advantage of my sister's presence." She is so favored in front of the Queen Mother. If Miss Meng Shishi really does as she asks, it will not only increase the arrogance of Meng Fifteen, but will also disappoint the Queen Mother!"
It's just that even Nan made it clear that she didn't want to get involved in the Meng family's affairs. As a junior who just made a mistake in the Nuan Pavilion, she didn't dare to meddle in other people's business, so she only took advantage of the twists and turns in the corridor to occasionally look at it from the corner of her eyes. To the sisters, they secretly prayed that the people around Meng Shishi could give some advice to their master to prevent this girl from getting confused.
Then, she saw that although Meng Shishi did not immediately go into the Nuan Pavilion to intercede with the Queen Mother, he turned his head and gave some instructions to the servants. Although they had walked a distance at this time, because of the circuitous corridor and the straight distance, It was not far away, so I could still clearly see the expression on the servant's face. He was surprised and hesitant. Only after being urged by Meng Shishi did he go ahead and do it.
Sheng Weiqiao guessed that he probably asked his servants to plead for mercy
Just when he was secretly sighing that Meng Shishi was too soft-hearted, and he didn't know that some people couldn't get used to it, he saw that the servant came back soon, but he brought a silver basin. Judging from the way she walked carefully, the basin was probably filled with something. Something.
Sheng Weiqiao couldn't help but be curious, and watched as she walked - then she saw a stunned scene: Meng Shishi took the silver basin, raised it to Meng Shishi's head, flipped his wrist without hesitation, and they all fell down!
The next moment, Meng Shishi screamed so loudly that even Nan, who had not looked back since leaving the Nuan Pavilion door, subconsciously turned his head to take a look!
Sheng Weiqiao: "..."
What about the sister-in-law who was promised to be cold and reserved but tolerant and generous
Sheng Suihe is absolutely right, none of these high-ranking disciples are simple!
Chang'an is so scary. I want to go back to Nanfeng County as soon as possible! ! !