"Aunt, seeing how you didn't hold back when you taught your daughter a lesson just now, I know you have no intention of driving us away." Sheng Suihe narrowed his eyes and noticed Sheng Weiqiao's astonished look. His mind was racing and he pulled her away. Kainan's kneeling face said loudly, "So you don't have to do this!"
Seeing that Nan was still kneeling, he looked gloomy and said, "Why is it that Auntie is afraid that what happened after your wife expelled her family friend will be spread out, so she deliberately kneels here to make people misunderstand that our brother and sister have gone too far to bully others and force our elders to come down?" Kneel down to cover up what your wife has done?! Even if it is human nature to love your daughter, is it too much for my aunt to do this?! She wants to kill us brothers and sisters without leaving any room for it?!"
Nan was originally afraid that they would not stay, so he made the last resort. He thought that the Sheng brothers and sisters were not very young, so he would kneel down and beg each other as an elder. Even if the brothers and sisters cared about Xu Caikui's attitude, they would definitely be in a hurry. Give up the idea of leaving the Hou Mansion.
But after Sheng Suihe said this, how could she continue to kneel down? He hurriedly stood up and explained: "He'er, Qiao'er, don't get me wrong! Auntie did this because she didn't teach you how to pick sunflowers, and she felt ashamed of you. She had absolutely no intention of harming you!"
Then he quickly sternly ordered to the servants around him, "If even a word about what happened today spreads out, and if even a word is harmful to the Sheng family, I won't bother to find out who did it. Then none of you will do it." I want to escape, do you hear me?!"
All the servants in the Hou Mansion were startled and said hurriedly: "Yes!"
Nan then turned to Sheng Suihe and Sheng Weiqiao and said sincerely: "Caikui is just a child. How can she be qualified to represent our Ningwei Hou Mansion? Now I ask you in the name of Mrs. Ningwei Hou to give the Hou Mansion a Is it possible to make up for the missed opportunity? I will definitely give you a satisfactory explanation for what happened today!"
But although she wanted to rip out her heart and lungs, Sheng Suihe had already decided to leave. How could she be willing to listen
If he wasn't worried that Sheng Weiqiao was soft-hearted, he didn't even bother to say a word and just led the people away - as for Nan kneeling in the ice and snow? That's none of his business!
At this moment, Sheng Suihe secretly resented: "I finally left this hellish place, but this Nan family is still entangled?! Are you forcing me to do something behind my back to make her remember?!"
However, the angrier he felt in his heart, the more sincere his attitude became on his face: "Aunt, in fact, today's incident, to be honest, cannot be blamed on your lady. After all, although our two families are family friends, my family has always been in Nanfeng County, and your parents live there. We haven’t seen each other in Chang’an for decades. As the elders have the familiarity with each other in the past, they are naturally affectionate. But when it comes to our generation, Xu Shixiong has given up. After all, he followed Mr. Xu in Cangwu. The county is not far from Nanfeng County, and we often see each other, so we feel a sense of brotherhood."
"However, your love has known us brothers and sisters for less than half a month. It is understandable that you don't want to be involved by Wei Qiao and provoke the Queen Mother. At this point, I believe that neither I, nor Wei Qiao, nor Wei Qiao," Wu, Ying Jiang and the others can all understand!"
"The problem is, after all, our two families are family friends, not enemies!"
"Speaking of it, when the Ao family decided to take my second aunt back to remarry because my second uncle was in love, they didn't say anything bad!"
"That's the style of a family of family friends - it's not that there are no conflicts among family friends, but if there are conflicts, they can be resolved through discussion! If the negotiation fails, it's not too late to break off the relationship and fall out!"
"As the old saying goes, be polite first and then attack with force."
"My Sheng family is not an unreasonable family. Is there anything I can't say properly?"
"If you want us to leave, if you hint in private, are we shameless people?"
"Why do you have to publicly humiliate Wei Qiao in public?"
"My aunt just mentioned to your love that Mr. Xu and Mrs. Xiahou had asked to take care of Wei Qiao in their letters home, so aunt should also know that although our Sheng family has many heirs, the one who is loved by the elders the most is Wei Qiao! "
"Before coming to Chang'an this time, the elders in my family told me the most to take good care of my sister and nieces!"
"Now that Wei Qiao is being treated like this by your wife - if I, as the eldest brother, agree to continue living in the Hou Mansion, won't I be criticized by the world for having wronged my sister-in-law in order to cling to the Hou Mansion?"
He sneered, brushed his sleeves, and said matter-of-factly, "So we brothers and sisters understand the wishes of aunt and brother! As for the word 'stay', please don't mention it again - although we are young, we don't have any elders around us." Guidance, I still have some backbone!”
These words were polite and proper. While fully reflecting the magnanimity of the Sheng family, they not only further aggravated the guilt and guilt of Nan and others, but also made everyone in the Hou family speechless and unable to say anything anymore. Don't leave.
But Nan thought that the more Sheng Suihe was neither humble nor arrogant nor noisy, the more Xu Caikui appeared to be mean, unrighteous, vulgar and rude. She felt really bad in her heart. She suddenly remembered the mission that Empress Dowager Meng gave Sheng Weiqiao and said hurriedly: "He'er, what do you mean? It is indeed reasonable! But the mission given to Qiao Er by the Queen Mother is so difficult. Many court officials still have no clue. After seven days, Qiao Er will not give an answer, but I will take her into the palace. You are taking her with you now. She left the Marquis Mansion, although it is impossible for us to ignore this matter, but after you leave, it is not as convenient for everyone to discuss it as if they were in the same mansion, right?"
Hearing this, Sheng Suihe looked at Sheng Weiqiao and asked in surprise: "What's the mission?"
"It's something about Bishui County." Sheng Weiqiao almost wanted to cry again when he mentioned this errand. He tried hard to hold back the tears and recounted the story with sobs, "... The Queen Mother asked me to do it after seven days. , then go into the palace with aunt to reply!"
"..." Sheng Suihe stared at Xuehua, and after a moment, he said expressionlessly, "You don't have to worry about this matter, I'll just think about it for you!"
Nan said anxiously: "He'er, this is not the time to be impulsive! Although the Queen Mother has always been generous, the so-called king has no words! Even though the Queen Mother is not the king of a country, she will kowtow to greet the king of a country when she sees her! Qiao Er has already had a bad impression in front of the Queen Mother before, and if she can’t give an explanation on this matter, I’m afraid the Queen Mother really won’t be able to let Qiao Er go!”
Xu Baomo also helped: "Although it is rude to pick kuih, Da Qiao's affairs are more important. Brother Hengshu, you are staying because of Da Qiao's consideration, but it has nothing to do with whether you cling to the Hou Mansion or not. . In fact, it’s not because of Sheng Shibo’s pure filial piety that he returned to his hometown as an official when he was young to serve Mr. Sheng. His current status may not be lower than that of my father! Even now, with you, Brother Heng Shu, it will be a matter of time for the Sheng family to revitalize the family! I, the Xu family, would never dare to underestimate you."
Sheng Suihe twitched the corner of his mouth, and said with a half-smile: "We brothers and sisters have taken note of the kindness of the two of you. But I just heard Wei Qiao talk about this matter, and I already have some ideas. I think after seven days, Wei Qiao will There is no problem for Qiao to give an explanation when he meets the Queen Mother again. So, there is no need to stay!"
"He'er, you have to think about it!" Nan's face changed after hearing this, and he looked deeply at Sheng Weiqiao before saying, "For this matter, the imperial court has specially sent officials who are good at tracking and investigating cases. I went to Bishui County with my identity. But until now, I still haven’t found anything, not even a clue about the whereabouts of Master Meng Ba! This is no joke!”
Sheng Suihe said indifferently: "Aunt, I am just a sister, so I will not joke about her safety. If I have an idea, I will naturally have a countermeasure!"
Nan didn't believe it: "Then you tell me and I'll listen! If it's possible, then if you want to leave today, I won't have the shame to stop you; but if it's not possible, then don't blame Auntie for saying ugly things. For Qiao'er's sake, I have to keep you here too!”
"Aunt, let me say something disrespectful: Your mansion wants to keep us brothers and sisters, but I'm afraid it may not be possible." Sheng Suihe's face instantly darkened when he heard this, and he sneered, "After all, although the manpower we brought with us on this trip, Not all of them were brought into the backyard. The servants guarded the courtyard, and most of them were arranged in the house that my father had built in the past. But just after your daughter-in-law said that she was driving them away, I have already ordered everyone to go and inform! If our brothers and sisters don’t come out after a while, If it’s the Mansion, the steward there will naturally go to Jingzhao Mansion to play the drum!”
The Nan family did not give in: "Even if people from Jingzhao Mansion come, I want to stay and befriend my nephew as a guest. Is this still a violation of the "Da Mu Law"?!"
"Of course it's not included in the "Da Mu Rules" if it's just a guest." Sheng Suihe looked at her face and said coldly, "But it's not necessarily an excuse to have a guest but actually covets the luggage brought by the junior - who told my parents to hurt me? Girls, the hairpin rings and jewelry of the three girls are all worth a lot of money?"
When Nanshi and Xu Baomo said this, they couldn't help but look at each other. They never expected that Sheng Suihe, who was polite and courteous just now and had the attitude of "a gentleman will never make a bad sound", would actually have kept such a vicious person silently for a long time. Backhand!
"Brother Heng Shu, you just said that you and I are family friends after all, not enemies!" Xu Baomo couldn't help but feel displeased, "My mother wants you to stay because she has good intentions. When did she have any idea about your luggage? ? Let alone the hairpins of my younger sisters and nieces!"
Sheng Suihe didn't feel embarrassed at all, and said matter-of-factly: "As the saying goes, you must be on guard against others. Just when your sister entered the house, she regarded my Sheng family as enemies! At that time, neither my aunt nor my brother was doing anything to her. , how do I know what you are thinking? As the eldest brother, for the safety of my sister and nieces, I naturally have to keep a hand! Otherwise, if something goes wrong, how will I explain it to the elders in the family?!"
He said cheerfully, "After all, before we set off, Mr. Xu and Mrs. Xiahou made a guarantee. Brother Shi, you heard it clearly: the two old men swore that as long as we can reach Chang'an, we can meet Uncle Shi." , Auntie, then you don’t have to worry about anything!”
"The results of it?"
"I wanted to trust your house, but your house didn't give me this chance at all. So for the sake of our brothers and sisters, I had to resort to some tricks!"
He said slowly and calmly, "But there is no need for you two to panic. As long as we brothers and sisters arrive at the house on time, the stewards there will not have nothing to do and go to Jingzhao Mansion to disturb us, right?"
Nanshi and Xu Baomo were once again silenced by him.
But after a moment of silence, Nan suddenly raised his head and looked directly at Sheng Weiqiao: "Qiaoer, what about you? What do you think?"
Sheng Weiqiao said without thinking: "I listen to my brother!"
—Then Xu Caikui said something so unpleasant in public, why did she stay? !
It’s not like she has nowhere to go!
No, even if she has no place to go, she would rather live on the street than continue to suffer in this house! ! !
"Qiao'er, you have to think about it!" Nan took a deep breath, glanced at Sheng Suihe, and sneered, "You have moved to the house, and you may have servants to take care of you, but after seven days, you will arrive The Queen Mother's explanation, if something goes wrong again, I'm afraid no one can help you - neither the Hou Mansion nor the Sheng Family!"
Sheng Weiqiao didn't hear her real intention, and thought she was worried that she wouldn't be able to give an explanation after seven days, and the Queen Mother would be dissatisfied with Ningwei Houfu, so he said: "I know, this is my own fault, and I will deal with it when the time comes." I try my best to beg the Queen Mother not to anger the Marquis Mansion and the Sheng family. I think since Auntie has always said that the Queen Mother is a generous person, she will not implicate the public because of my disrespect as a girl. So don’t worry, Auntie, we will move in right now. have they gone?"
Nanshi: “…”
No, that’s not what Aunt meant, okay? !
She was about to speak more clearly, but Sheng Suihe smiled coldly and reminded: "Good girl, what I mean is that I suspect that my brother has no countermeasures at all, and wants to use the hands of the Queen Mother to kill you. My legitimate daughter!"