"..." Sheng Weiqiao was shocked when he heard this. Sure enough, he stopped crying and said in astonishment, "Don't mess around!"
"Then you are not allowed to cry again!" Sheng Suihe made a condition to her, "Otherwise I will kill Xu Caikui now - the Fencai Zhai where she lives, I observed the location when I accompanied you to the red pavilion to pack things. , you will never touch the wrong place!”
"How unbecoming of you to go into someone else's boudoir in the middle of the night!" Although Sheng Weiqiao knew about his background as a pirate, he had never seen him killing people in all directions. The one who really saw him killing people was Young Master Han. Second-rate.
However, Sheng Weiqiao hated Young Master Han so much that she even beheaded him personally. So of course she would not think that Sheng Suihe who shot Master Han to death was so terrible. She felt that his move was more than enough to win her heart.
In addition, most of the Sheng Sleeping Crane I saw was the eldest son of the Sheng family that he presented to the public, rather than the "Crow Tu" who had a terrible reputation at sea and could stop children from crying at night. Even though Sheng Sleeping Crane did many deviant things in private. Son, the bottom line will not be lost in the end.
So Sheng Weiqiao didn't really think that he would kill Xu Caikui - if Sheng Suihe said that he would beat Xu Caikui, she might still believe it, because this man was indeed capable of such a thing - he just wanted to scare himself Don't cry.
It happened that she was a little tired from crying and her mood had calmed down a lot. At this moment, she wiped the corners of her eyes and spat, "Don't say such things in the future. If word spreads, others will say you are a pervert!"
Just as he said the words, he suddenly thought that this person had done many things in the past, such as climbing over the wall and sneaking into the boudoir in the middle of the night... So there is no need for others to misunderstand him, he is basically a prostitute, okay? !
"Wait, he doesn't know that I know that he is not my brother, so maybe he just thinks that the siblings are having fun?" Sheng Weiqiao's face stiffened. Since she now felt very sorry for Sheng Suihe, she subconsciously found a reason for him. "Well, although this joke is very inappropriate, but who said he came from Tortoiseshell Island? Is he a gangster's den? What can he teach others?"
With this thought in mind, she composed herself and continued wiping her face.
Sheng Suihe handed her the brocade handkerchief in his sleeve: "Your handkerchief has been soaked with moisture for a long time, use mine."
Then he sneered, "Even if I'm a disciple, I won't find Xu Caikui!"
As he spoke, he glanced at her with a half-smile. But at this time, Sheng Weiqiao was concentrating on wiping his face and didn't notice it at all. He put down the veil, sniffed, and started talking about business: "Today's matter is indeed true. It was my fault. When I met with the Queen Mother, Princess Deping... "
She explained the whole story carefully, and her voice choked up again as she spoke, "Then Chi Zuosi specifically mentioned to my aunt about Xu Baomo's participation in the Spring Festival. Although she didn't mention you, I guess it meant that the Queen Mother, because of my offense, I plan to make things difficult for you in the spring - now we have moved out of Ningweihou Mansion that day. I hope that after the Queen Mother knows about it, she will not trouble Xu Baomo anymore, but brother you... you... "
"What am I talking about! You keep saying that I am going to fail!" After hearing this, Sheng Suihe couldn't laugh or cry, and said, "The Spring Festival is a grand ceremony for the country to recruit talents. It is of great importance to the foundation of the country! Not to mention that the Queen Mother is the mother of the emperor. , however, political affairs mostly relied on the Meng family, and she had never directly participated in politics, let alone participated in such an important matter as the examination. This shows that Zhao Qiu, the chief examiner, is the brother of Princess Gaomi! Even if Empress Dowager Meng wanted to deliberately do it in the spring To depose me, why did Chi Zuosi say it in advance in an almost explicit way?"
He reminded, "Don't forget that because of the incident in Bishui County, the Meng family was fighting to the death with the King of Gaomi! Under such circumstances, if the Queen Mother was angry due to personal grudges and did something in the spring palace, the King of Gaomi would not be able to make a fuss about it. , the reason for putting fire on Meng's head? After all, no one in the world wants to study hard for many years, only to end up in vain because he or his family accidentally offends someone in power! This is something that will offend the world's scholars and make the Queen Mother embarrassed. . How could the Queen Mother be so confused? If she really wants to use Chunwei to take advantage of you and me, she should remain silent, destroy the evidence after doing it in private, and then hint to us the truth, so that she can vent her anger without losing control! "
Sheng Weiqiao was still worried and cried: "This is just your guess. How can we accurately estimate the thoughts of the superior? What if the Queen Mother wants to do this? She is the Queen Mother after all!"
"But she is too old." Sheng Suihe sneered, "Who knows how many years she can live? If this department deposes me, what will happen to me in three years is - the Queen Mother, whether she can survive three years, she will be a Question! She’s just an old woman, what’s there to be afraid of?”
These words were so bold that Sheng Weiqiao's eyes widened in fright. After a moment, he whispered: "This is Chang'an. How can you say such a thing?"
Seeing her fear, Sheng Suihe quickly softened his tone and said comfortingly: "Actually, you think the Queen Mother is angry with you, mainly because of what Chi Zuosi said before resigning from the palace. But have you ever thought about it? You leave the Queen Mother When we came here, the Queen Mother clearly made a seven-day agreement, and you will be punished only if you fail to give an explanation after seven days."
"Who is the Queen Mother? Do you want to lie to a girl like you?"
"It can be seen that as long as you do well the tasks assigned by the Queen Mother, the Queen Mother will naturally not care about you - let alone take her anger out on me!"
"What Chi Zuosi said is clearly..." Sheng Weiqiao's doubtful question was only halfway interrupted when Sheng Suihe gently interrupted: "My dear girl, you are really a fan of the authorities! Have you forgotten what happened when you left the Nuan Pavilion? Something happened?"
"Originally, you and your group have walked a long way, but because you witnessed the dispute between the Meng sisters, you were 'invited' by Chi Zuosi to serve tea in the side hall. You were only released later - Chi Zuosi temporarily detained you. Picture What is it? It’s nothing more than fear of discord among the Meng sisters, especially the news that Meng Shishi, who is favored by the Queen Mother, personally poured ice water on Meng Shishi!”
"Then when Chi Zuosi, who had reported to the Queen Mother at this time, went to the side hall to tell you that you could leave, he mentioned that you had offended the Queen Mother and also mentioned that Xu Baomo was going to attend the Spring Festival. How could he be responsible for your previous visit to the Queen Mother? What about the offense at that time? It should be that Chi Zuosi was afraid that you were young and lax, and would ruin the reputation of the Meng family sisters by talking nonsense after you went out. This is why he hinted that you also have something in the hands of the Queen Mother, and you don't want to be resented by the Queen Mother. , think twice before speaking!"
"So what Chi Zuosi clearly mentioned is that you and Xu Baomo did not mention me directly. Why? Because the group of people entering the palace today actually belong to two families. She used you to offend the Queen Mother, which is enough to make her You, Wei Wu, and Ying Jiang shut up, there is no need to talk about me again; but after all, you are not from the Ningwei Hou Mansion, so she wants to mention Xu Baomo again, so that the Ningwei Hou Mansion will remain tight-lipped!"
This analysis was so sensible that Sheng Weiqiao was stunned when he heard it, and his grievances came to mind: "I thought it was really me who caused the trouble, but it turns out it was just to stop us from talking nonsense about the Meng sisters!"
"This is also a good thing." Sheng Suihe said sincerely, "This also allows you to recognize the true face of the so-called family friends, so that you will not always think that the Xu family are good people and you will not know if you are sold by them in the future!"
"You just got sold and you didn't even know it!" Sheng Weiqiao rolled her eyes at him unhappily, "Although Xu Caikui is not a trustworthy person, I think Aunt Nan really wanted to keep us. Of course, I didn't move back to Hou. The meaning of the mansion is that I think my aunt is a good person. Not all of the Xu family is bad - you go to the Hou Mansion tomorrow to confess to Uncle Shi. If Uncle Shi is sensible, don't be too rude. After all, Mr. Xu The Marquis has a close relationship with our grandfather."
Today, Sheng Suihe deliberately made Nanshi angry several times. She was so sad that she didn't even notice it at the time, but later she calmed down and thought about it, and she naturally discovered it.
But this will make Sheng Suihe have a better attitude when he goes to see Xu Zijing tomorrow. Not only considering the friendship between the Sheng and Xu families, he lowered his voice and said, "This is Chang'an after all, not Nanfeng County. The Xu family, after all, It's the Marquis Mansion! Although in the past few days, we have also visited our father's hometown when he was in Chang'an, but after all, it was our first time to visit, and people were polite. But if something happened, we might not expect it - especially when Uncle Shi was born in the army, we were When my grandfather was disarmed and returned to his fields, his official position was not very high, and he even brought along a group of personal guards such as Uncle Zheng. Not to mention that Uncle Shi was once the commander-in-chief of an army. There may be crouching tigers, hidden dragons, and masters in the prince's mansion! He really turned his face... "
She originally wanted to say that we are definitely not opponents, but considering that Sheng Sleeping He was still young and vigorous, not saying that aroused his competitive spirit even more. She temporarily changed her words and said, "I will disturb your spring, or I will take advantage of it." What are you going to do with us in the days after you leave?"
Sheng Suihe listened quietly, and the smile on his lips deepened. He reached across the small table between the two of them, touched her head vigorously, and said softly: "I listen to you!"
- He is not only happy that Sheng Weiqiao has become suspicious and wary of the Xu family, and even plans to make a false promise with the family. This means that even if the three generations of the Xu family come together again, even if it is Mr. Xu and Mrs. Xiahou It would be very difficult for Sheng Weiqiao to regain his former feelings about the Xu family after personally chasing him to Chang'an.
Moreover, Sheng Sleeping Crane is not a dead person, so how can he not get in the way
From the perspective of a love rival, the Xu family's serious problem is truly over. From now on, they may not even have real friends, but only acquaintances.
However, in his plan, the Xu family will have to solve it sooner or later. The key is Sheng Weiqiao's words "take advantage of the days when you are gone to deal with us." The dependence and trust he inadvertently revealed made Sheng Suihe feel that his whole heart was filled with confusion. Warm.
It's a pity that this tender scene didn't last long - Sheng Weiqiao opened his hand angrily, straightened his messed up hair, frowned and said: "However, even if we know that Chi Zuosi's words are just to discourage us from spreading rumors about Meng Meng. I really have no clue about the quarrel between the sisters, but the mission the Queen Mother has given me!"
"When you briefly talked about this matter before, didn't I say it? I already have some ideas." Sheng Suihe nodded his head and said in a relaxed tone, "Although the accident in Bishui County was between Meng Boheng and There are two people, Rong Qingzui, but the one who sent you the mission is the Queen Mother. The Queen Mother must really care about Meng Boheng, not her unrelated grandson Rong Qingzui - not to mention that Rong Qingzui is not missing and has been taken back to Chang'an to recuperate. He’s not a doctor, so there’s nothing he can do about his injuries!”
"So now, as long as we try to find traces of Meng Boheng, even if we don't find the person directly, we can find some clues. If we can't grasp the left and right, it's because the imperial officials are not executing well. I think the Queen Mother has nothing to say. After all, you are just a weak girl, what do you want? You did it all, why does the court spend so much salary to support officials?"
Sheng Weiqiao looked at him speechlessly for a while and then said: "Brother, dear brother! I also know that the Meng family is at odds with King Gaomi. The Queen Mother is concerned about the affairs of Bishui County mainly for Meng Boheng! If she can make contributions to Meng Boheng's whereabouts, the Queen Mother Most of them not only don't care about my previous offense, but they may even praise me. The problem is that the imperial envoy has been to Bishui County for so long and has made no progress. How did we find Meng Boheng's traces? "
Meng Boheng disappeared thousands of miles away in Bishui County, and they are still in Chang'an now!
Should he go back to Bishui County to find someone
Not to mention that the imperial envoy and so many local officials were not found. How could they find it? Empress Dowager Meng gave her seven days, and even a one-way trip to Bishui County was not good enough!
Not to mention returning to Xinshou Palace on time on the seventh day!
Sheng Suihe smiled and said: "My dear girl, you have always been blessed. How can the imperial envoy compare to you? There is no progress on the imperial envoy's side. Maybe you can find clues?"
"..." Sheng Weiqiao just thought he was being obedient and coaxed her. He sighed and asked sadly, "Is there anything else? If not, I want to go to bed first!"
Sheng Suihe originally wanted to tell her the "clue", but seeing the dull look on her face, his heart softened, and he said that the day to meet the Queen Mother would be in about seven days, so there was no need to rush it - let's talk about some things. , he doesn't dare to let this girl know now, so he might as well talk to Sheng Weiqiao after meeting Xu Zijing tomorrow, and then he can also pull Xu Zijing's tiger skin.
Anyway, this good girl has no trust in the Xu family now, but is full of precautions. Even if the flaw is exposed by then, he will blame it all on the Xu family!
In this way, Sheng Suihe stood up and said: "I will take you back to your room!"