Clearing his throat, Sheng Suihe immediately said: "My dear girl, do you think this has something to do with the opportunity you fought for me in front of the Queen Mother? Yesterday, Uncle Tu Shi specifically told us that Mingke Hanlin Academy quota , have already been divided up by King Gaomi and the Meng family. We suddenly interfered like this, how come no one has any objections?"
After being guided, Sheng Weiqiao immediately thought about this idea and said solemnly: "Someone doesn't want you to get a good ranking, so they took advantage of Sheng Xiang's opportunity to find a house and set up such a trap to harm you?"
This is very possible. According to the information provided by Tu Ruchuan, long before the Sheng family arrived in Chang'an, the King of Gaomi and the Meng family had already reached an agreement on the number of places to be elected to the Hanlin Academy in the coming year.
Not to mention what kind of private fight the King of Gaomi and the Meng family had during this period, the scholars who were supported by them and appointed by them must have paid a heavy price - not just themselves, but also their families, probably Therefore, he showed enough sincerity to quell the objections of his allies. After all, with the current momentum of King Gaomi and the Meng family, they had definitely a lot of scholars under their command to take care of.
From the perspective of these people, they finally defeated many allies and forced their political opponents to compromise, and then they got the tacit approval of being elected to the Hanlin Academy.
As a result, the Sheng family brothers and sisters intervened and took advantage of the incident in Bishui County to force the court to choose between face and focusing on cultivating Sheng Sleeping Crane!
According to the imperial court's consistent approach to saving face, it is very likely that the latter will be chosen - which means that one of the originally agreed quotas will definitely be squeezed out!
What it means more is that many people’s rankings will fall one place!
How can they be willing to do this
No matter what background these people had in the past, whether they were powerful or not, now they were either relying on King Gaomi or the Meng family. After hating Sheng Sleeping Crane, how could they just curse a few words behind their backs
When Sheng Weiqiao thought of this, he couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat. He grabbed Sheng Suihe's wrist and said, "Brother, do you think they will do anything to you..."
Making a beheading gesture, the girl's face turned slightly pale, "When the time comes, we will say to the outside world that you are rich and blessed... Wouldn't this be just using your ideas for the Bishui County incident and not giving you any benefits?" ?!”
"You told the public about what happened that day in the side hall of Xinshou Palace." Sheng Suihe thought to himself, it's terrible. It seems that the girl was frightened too much? He quickly reassured, "I'm afraid it has spread out now - so, our brothers and sisters must have been targeted by many people overtly or covertly! In this case, how can it be so easy to attack me? After all, the King of Gaomi and the Meng family If we restrain each other, wouldn't it happen that we don't dare to act rashly?"
Sheng Weiqiao said worriedly: "You said it easily! Don't you look at Mr. Meng Ba, who is the beloved son of Duke Zheng, the nephew of the Queen Mother, and the cousin of today's emperor! It's inexplicable that he didn't spend one night in Bishui County. He has disappeared, and there is still no news yet - something has probably happened!"
"And the young prince of King Gaomi is still a member of the clan! The emperor's nephew, according to Tu Shishu, he almost became the crown prince. Why wasn't he seriously injured and carried back to Chang'an?! Listen to Miss Zhao Er. , whether he can still stand up in this life is a question!"
"Which of these two is not better than us in terms of identity, status, and the people around them who protect them?"
"Something can happen to them, you... you..." Sheng Weiqiao bit her lip, with a look of conflict between heaven and man. After a while, she finally made up her mind, let go of Sheng Suihe's wrist, patted the small table, and said through gritted teeth, "How about we move back to the Ningwei Hou Mansion? After all, the guards in the Hou Mansion are all Xu Shishu's personal guards when he campaigned in northern Xinjiang. All of them have seen blood, and they are not comparable to the ones we brought with us! Let’s go there, it’ll be safer at least!”
"No!!!!" Sheng Suihe immediately rejected it. Are you kidding me? He finally persuaded Sheng Weiqiao to move out of Ningwei Hou Mansion. Now, as long as he shouts, he can let the girl talk to him alone. When he is in a good mood, he can make jokes, touch his head, etc., he is free. Very - if this were in Ningweihou Mansion, how could Xu Zijing and his wife give them such frequent and close contact opportunities
Not to mention that the Ningwei Hou Mansion also had Xu Baomo, who the Xu family tried hard to match up with Sheng Weiqiao!
For these two points, not to mention that Sheng Suihe is deliberately leading Sheng Weiqiao to Aunt Zhao to escape, and has ulterior motives. Even if he is seriously under the threat of assassination, he cannot go back to Ningweihou Mansion to suffer the consequences. Shelter!
He thought quickly and said, "My dear girl, don't be impatient. First of all, you know my details. To be honest, when I came to Chang'an this time, as a boatman on the ship, I also brought several confidants with me. The arm that followed me across the sea, in terms of trustworthiness, tacit understanding, and assassination experience, is much more comprehensive than those of Xu Shishu's personal guards!"
"The second thing is, if we move back to Ningwei Houfu, if someone really wants to attack me and harm the people in the Houfu, how can we bear it?"
Seeing the expression on Sheng Weiqiao's face, he narrowed his eyes and added, "Third, and most importantly, the attitude that bitchy maid Xu Caikui had towards you that day, even if I didn't kill her, it would be considered polite. How could I let you For my sake, turn around and beg her?! Don’t mention this again, I will never agree!"
"Brother, now is not the time to worry about this!" However, Sheng Weiqiao was concerned about his safety at the moment, and did not notice the hidden affection in his words, nor did he pay attention to the specially emphasized tone when he said "third", and his heartbreaking persuasion, " Although I really don’t want to see Xu Caikui again, and I don’t want to cause anything to happen to the people of Ningweihou Mansion... "
After a brief silence, he gritted his teeth and said, "But the most important thing now is that you are safe and sound. Any expedient measures are acceptable for this!!!"
Even if it goes against her long-standing moral values, letting her family friend Ningwei Houfu serve as a shield for Sheng Suihe - so she just doesn't want to see Xu Caikui, who has given her such a huge humiliation, and doesn't have much resentment, because she is unfamiliar with people and relationships. Among family friends, her choice was the same as that of Xu Caikui.
-Okay, I hope this girl will be moved, but she was not moved, and I was moved instead... Sheng Suihe thought to himself, "What should I do now?"
After thinking about it quickly, he finally got an idea, coughed dryly, and said, "My dear girl, you think someone will use assassination to deal with me. This is just a speculation. It has not been confirmed yet, and it may not be true!"
He raised his hand and pressed it, signaling Sheng Weiqiao not to interrupt him, "But what is in front of me now is that there is already a conspiracy against me - this is Aunt Zhao!"
"Think about it, you just gave me the countermeasures to quell the incident in Bishui County in front of the Queen Mother. If I were targeted by the Gaomi Palace in this situation, how could the Meng family not seize the opportunity to criticize them?"
"So if the Gaomi Palace wants to check on me, there must be a justifiable reason!"
"For example, it's like Aunt Zhao today. The way she looked at me just now made you want to question me repeatedly, let alone other people?"
"It's only logical that she sends people to Nanfeng County to investigate me thoroughly!"
When Sheng Weiqiao heard this, he asked in confusion: "But brother, we have just come to Chang'an. Since Aunt Zhao has nothing to do with you, the so-called paying special attention to you is almost rude. If she is just pretending to be deliberately, she is just trying to find you." It’s a pretense to go to Nanfeng County to check your details... But how do they know that they can’t help but check your details?”
After all, the legitimate wife has no children, so she takes the estranged wife back to continue her bloodline—this kind of thing is not something that happens every once in a while, but it is not impossible!
As for the fact that this foreign concubine has extraordinary qualifications and is expected to be named on the gold list at a young age, although this situation is even rarer, there are examples among many scholars throughout the ages: in the previous dynasty, there were prime ministers or wealthy people and Even the illegitimate son of a prostitute was not recognized by his father's family. He was abandoned on the roadside and picked up by a farmer's couple to raise him. He relied on his excellent talent to eavesdrop on the teacher's lectures at the private school. He was admitted to the top of the class and rose to prominence. Finally, He is also worshiped as the Prime Minister, and his scenery is endless!
So Sheng Weiqiao really couldn't figure out how sharp the eyes of the Gaomi Palace were to see Sheng Suihe's fatal weakness
- Even in Nanfeng County, many people believe that Sheng Sleeping He spent more than ten years growing up quietly in places like the villa and Zhuangzi arranged by Sheng Lanci before he recognized his ancestors. Who would think that the three people in the county would The eldest son of the Sheng family, one of the most powerful families, is connected with the "Crow Tu" across the sea? !
You must know that Sheng Sleeping Crane always wears a mask when showing off to others as "Crow Slaughter"!
Occasionally, the Wu Yi Battalion's henchmen would be dressed up as "Yu Tu" to confuse the enemy's ears and eyes.
Therefore, in the past two years that Sheng Suihe has been the eldest son of Sheng Mansion, there has never been any rumors related to Hawksbill Island - this is Chang'an, which is thousands of miles away from Nanfeng County. It has not been half a month since they arrived here. , How could the Gaomi Palace be so powerful that it knew that Sheng Suihe had a problem with his heels
Or is it that this prince has great hands and eyes and knows the secrets of Nanfeng County as far away as the back of his hand
How did Emperor Xuan Jing, who stayed with the Shu sisters in the harem all day long, live to this day
"My dear girl, have you forgotten that old saying?" Sheng Suihe smiled faintly and said, "If you want to accuse me, why bother? Whether my heels can withstand the inspection is not a problem. The question is whether they want to find out the problem. ... To put it bluntly, it would be best if they really found out that there was something wrong with me. It would be logical to blame the incident in Bishui County on me. In this way, this major case could be solved in a glorious way without any reward. Give it to us; otherwise there will be problems for the entire Sheng family!"
Seeing that Sheng Weiqiao's face suddenly turned pale, he immediately regretted it. He felt that the matter was too serious, so as not to scare the girl seriously - but before he could think of a way to mediate, Sheng Weiqiao had already asked in a tearful tone: "Then... What to do now?!”
-She was reminded by Sheng Suihe that she didn't remember that if the people from the Gaomi Palace didn't put in the effort to "find the problem," I'm afraid things wouldn't be rectified this time!
Because not only the details of Sheng Suihe cannot be investigated, but the details of the Sheng family's fortune must also not be investigated, okay? !
Her biological father Sheng Lanci, a filial son commended by the court and a fifth-rank official who gave admonishments to the doctors, got rich quickly by selling stolen goods to pirates...
Sheng Weiqiao, who had little experience in doing bad things but mainly shirk responsibility after being discovered, couldn't help but feel confused and had no idea at all. He only subconsciously looked at Sheng Suihe, hoping that he could turn the tide