Sheng Weiqiao was stunned for a while and then said: "Uncle Shi, please help my brother follow the path of the two Empresses Shu. Do you also want to introduce him to Prince Gaomi?"
After all, the relationship between Princess Wuyang and the Shu sisters is well known to the world. Due to Princess Wuyang's smooth legs and wrists, after the Shu sisters entered the palace, their status was different from before, and they were no longer separated from their old master.
Now that Tu Ruchuan, the chief historian of Princess Wuyang's Mansion, said that the Shu sisters planned to defect to King Gaomi, Sheng Weiqiao was naturally worried whether the uncle was actually trying to persuade Sheng Suihe to side with him - Sheng Weiqiao did not want Sheng Suihe to follow suit. Ningweihou Mansion is neutral. After all, Sheng Sleeping Crane in the east eye has no qualifications to remain neutral.
The problem is that not long after they came to Chang'an, King Gaomi and Meng had a very deep understanding, and Sheng Weiqiao gave Sheng Suihe a gamble in front of Queen Mother Meng. Now it turns out that I haven't come up with it. If I make a rash choice, who knows if I am wrong or wrong? Will it be self-defeating
Does Sheng Weiqiao disapprove of Sheng Suihe's decision at this time? Tu Ruchuan reminded Tu Ruchuan of their friendship at the door in the wind and snow that month, so he specially invited him to give to Sheng Weiqiao when Princess Si Wuyang entered the palace. Seeing the intention of escorting him, he asked not to mention it like that, and it was difficult for the brother and sister to refuse.
At that time, Sheng Weiqiao took the initiative to speak because she was a girl, because she offended Tu Ruchuan by asking for permission, and at least Sheng Suihe could reprimand her as the eldest brother to smooth things over.
If Sheng Suihe did it himself, if there was a deadlock, according to the rules established at that time, Sheng Weiqiao, a junior girl who was not very young, was not qualified to mediate between him and Tu Ruchuan!
That's not the advantage of brothers and sisters going out together - no matter whether things are good or bad, there is room for mediation.
Hearing this, although Sheng Suihe did not shut up, he also looked at Tu Ruchuan quietly.
"Niece, I am the eldest princess in the palace, do you want to follow the two empresses Shu?" Tu Ruchuan saw this, but smiled, stroked his short beard, and said, "I forgot that when I entered the palace to see the Queen Mother yesterday, the eldest daughter Do you have a good relationship with Princess Diandong, the Queen Mother, and County Master Jingshu?"
Sheng Weiqiao was embarrassed when he heard this, and felt that he was a bit of a red-eyed wolf - Tu Ruchuan helped them regardless of previous suspicions. It was the first time that his brother and sister came to visit him at the door. He didn't say a few words of greeting, but he first doubted whether the uncle was a high-density person. Wang's lobbyist is gone.
However, according to Tu Ruchuan's tone, that was not the case at all!
She almost wanted to apologize directly. She and Sheng Shuihe, or the Sheng family, were the fault of Bu Nao, so even though she felt very embarrassed at the moment, she couldn't help but hold back her shyness and get to the bottom of it: "Uncle Shi, did you tell me?"
"The eldest princess has never been involved in politics and has no ambitions. Her only wish is that the whole family can live their confinement in peace!" Tu Ruchuan sighed, "I recommended the two empresses Shu to the emperor, otherwise If that is not the purpose; later on, I kept in contact with the two Empresses Shu, and it turned out that the relationship was good, otherwise that purpose was not enough; to mediate between the Queen Mother and a group of noble ladies from the clan, and to have broad friendships, the same is not the purpose."
He looked at the Sheng brothers and sisters and said gently, "For this reason, although the eldest princess has a male heir in the east of the palace, the Marquis of Yichun, she has been hiding in the outer courtyard because of her physical discomfort. She rarely goes out to meet people. Let alone applying for an official position! The purpose is to stay away from the chaos of the court! This point has also been recognized by Empress Dowager Meng, Concubine Mo and others, who unanimously restrained the Meng family and the Gaomi Palace from arbitrarily wooing the emperor. of."
"So the choice of the two empresses Shu has nothing to do with the eldest princess, Dong Dong!"
Tu Ruchuan smiled when he said this, "Actually, we brothers and sisters are all from Nanfeng County and have nothing to do with the Meng family or the Gaomi Palace. He can use his own strength to help us. We dare not go to the palace." Dong came to ask for help? Dong Dong is willing to help us. After all, do you think that we will not be involved in the fight between the two factions? It is possible to save a favor in the meantime - maybe the Marquis of Yichun will use it someday in the future? "
He said it so calmly. Sheng Weiqiao felt that he was judging a gentleman with a villain's heart, and he felt ashamed. He cursed himself: "Are you really confused? In the past two days, I was talking about how there is a problem with dad's vision. At that time You actually questioned that uncle!"
She simply apologized to Tu Ruchuan with a face full of shame, but Tu Ruchuan didn't care and was very pleased: "We brothers and sisters are young, and we don't have any elders to follow us when we go out, so why should we be more thoughtful! After all, his uncle is like us. We don’t get along much, so we know people but don’t know their hearts. Young people are most afraid of being frivolous and reckless. Being more cautious is not an advantage. How can our elders care about such trivial matters if they really care about us? "
The more magnanimous he was, the more embarrassed Sheng Weiqiao felt.
Fortunately, Mrs. Jiang felt that it was almost time for their private conversation, so she came in personally to ask about the lunch arrangements.
The brother and sister had lunch in the Tufu. Afterwards, Tu Ruchuan asked Sheng Suihe to go to the study to test his homework, while Sheng Weiqiao was invited by Jiang's mother and daughter to have tea in the backyard.
After spending time like this until evening, the butcher's house really wanted to save dinner. Sheng Weiqiao was thinking about Sheng Weiwu, so he said goodbye honestly.
Did Tu Ruchuan blame him: "Why didn't those two children come with us? Otherwise, if we had dinner there together before leaving, we would have saved ourselves the trouble of going to work after we got home? Uncle Shi, although he is far less wealthy than our Sheng family, but after a few meals I can’t afford the meal!”
Waiting to hear Sheng Suihe's explanation, he did not take Sheng Weiwu and the others out on purpose, or because Sheng Weiwu was suffering from frostbite before and is now in very bad condition. Gongsun Yingjiang himself asked for orders to take care of the little aunt when the brother and sister went out, so that's why Neither my aunt nor my nephew came to the Tufu.
After hearing this, Tu Ruchuan expressed some concern and recommended several doctors he knew well. They all said that they had good medical skills and good medical ethics.
But because the Sheng family brought a doctor to Chang'an, the doctor's medical skills were actually very good, so the brother and sister said that Sheng Weiwu had not improved significantly in two months, and then asked the doctors recommended by Tu Ruchuan.
After saying goodbye to the butcher's house and heading back to the house, Sheng Wei Qiao Wu felt uncomfortable. Sheng Suihe couldn't help but feel a little resentful. Before returning to the house, he said in the carriage: "I didn't shut up just now. Can you tell that Uncle Tu Shi is not that kind of person? Why don’t you remind him? Isn’t it fun to see him embarrassed? "
"What?" Sheng Suihe heard the words and did not answer immediately. However, after a while, he seemed to suddenly react and said, "Did I say that I thought Uncle Tu Shi was working as a lobbyist for the King of Gaomi? He didn't deliberately fail to remind him. I, he was not that suspicious at that time."
Sheng Weiqiao didn't believe it: "I doubt it too? Then why didn't I say anything? When things happened before, he couldn't get in even if he wanted to, but what happened just now? He couldn't have talked to Uncle Tu Shi all by himself!"
For example, in the matter of moving out of Ningwei Hou Mansion a few months ago, Sheng Sleeping He was known to be sharp-tongued and easily blocked the Nannan family's mother and son's joint efforts - Sheng Weiqiao had no chance to fight except for being forced to express his position in the middle - then How many days has it been? That person looked like a different person!
Sheng Weiqiao immediately became suspicious: "Did that person have the idea of marrying a high-ranking man only after he moved out of Ningwei Hou's Mansion, so his attitude also changed?"
I just thought about Xu Caikui's banishment in front of everyone that month. I, the person who bore the brunt of it, didn't leave much of a shadow. I just thought that Xu Caikui would feel unhappy now, but Sheng Suihe was deeply stimulated
"Ordinarily, he shouldn't be that sensitive!" Sheng Weiqiao felt confused and thought to himself, "When he first entered the Sheng Mansion the year before last, he drove him away!"
"I'll get him out of here", shouldn't Sheng Suihe be used to hearing it long ago...
Isn't it true that those words were wrong to Sheng Suihe and actually deeply irritating him, but he had been holding back until he suddenly burst out when he came to Chang'an
She frowned, thinking about all kinds of cocoa.
And when that scene fell into Sheng Suihe's eyes, she felt that her anger could not go away. Although she was not in a state of confusion at the moment, she had to concentrate on coaxing the girl - lest the relationship between the two of them would not be the best for those few months. Why is the estranged relationship getting worse? He suppressed his irritation and tried to make his tone gentle: "What happened just now was because I was afraid that Uncle Shi was treating us too well. If I have anything to ask for, when I told him, I felt It’s not appropriate. It’s okay to reject it on the spot! At least he can smooth things over with a few words, so he won’t fall out directly in the butcher’s house. If he talks to Uncle Shi at the same time, then there will be no room for maneuver. !”
Sheng Weiqiao sneered and said, "No?"
Just close your eyes to rest your mind and ignore him.
Seeing the situation, Sheng Suihe frowned a little more, glanced at the maid in the car, and thought to himself that there was someone in front of him, and it was hard to say anything.
When I return to the house later, I must speak clearly to the girl - after all, the atmosphere between the two of them has been maintaining for several months!
If he drags him east again, he wonders how Sheng Weiqiao will wrong him
After thinking for a long time, the two of them entered the door. Sheng Xiang greeted them and said, "Master, the house you asked me to find is a good place for me tomorrow! The location, size, exterior and interior furnishings, and regulations are all good." , I brought a big garden next to the river! Although the price quoted by Yandong was a bit expensive, I gave the person at the dental store a few cents and asked if the seller was planning to make a deal in a hurry. I expected the price to be very good. Squeeze it, and it will be almost the same as the market price! Except for one problem... "
Sheng Suihe's face relaxed when he heard this, and interrupted: "Go to the main hall and talk carefully!"
Then he asked Sheng Weiqiao, "My dear, would you like to come and listen together? The place we live in now is really too small."
"We will wait." Although Sheng Weiqiao had just had a cold war with him when the carriage arrived, he was not very concerned about buying a new house - after all, Sheng Suiheyandong lived in a spacious, bright and warm main house, and they The girls, however, had to stay in the side room. They would not be able to change places after the next spring, and they would even be forced to live in the back room.
When Dong Bian quickened his pace and entered the Weeping Flower Gate, he said, "He's very responsive when he goes to call Eighth Sister. Let's all listen together!"
After a while, everyone gathered in the main hall. The maids made tea and set out two plates of cakes for Sheng Weiwu. Sheng Xiang, who was standing at the east end, talked about the story in detail - talking about the house where Sheng Sleeping Crane moved from. The next month, he was ordered to find a house.
Originally, although there was a lot of money in Chang'an, with the financial resources of the Sheng family, it was not impossible to change to a larger house even if they wanted to.
The problem is that he limited the location to the south of the city. That area is already a gathering place for the rich and powerful. Even if there are vacant mansions, people may not be willing to put them up for sale - there are some that are put up for rent - among the houses listed for sale. , several of them denied that something happened to the old owner: Qiu Mo, the mainstay of the family, died of illness, and his family was unable to maintain the situation, so he sold the house and planned to go to Xiangdong to spend his confinement; sales.
Sheng Xiang ruled out that situation without even asking Sheng Suihe. After all, if his eldest son came to Chang'an, he would rush for the exam. If he didn't pass the exam, buying such an unlucky house would bring bad luck!
- Even after the purchase, Sheng Suihe still successfully entered the gold list. If Nanfeng County knew that he was going to fix the debt, no matter whether Old Master Sheng or Sheng Lanci refused, they would have to call Sheng Xiang back to deal with it!
So even though Sheng Xiang had been running around outside for the past few days, he finally found a target worth seeing in person.