"The Sheng brothers and sisters are young, I suspect they are normal." Empress Dowager Meng closed her eyes and thought as she listened. After a moment, she opened her eyes and said harmoniously, "The Bu Nainai family thought it was a coincidence that the brother and sister came The two of them have been in Nanfeng County, and they have no grievances with Xiaoba and Rong Qingzui. The incident in Danmolou happened suddenly, and their family and boat stayed in Bishui County for only half a month. How many people can do that? Proof, I said that in just half a month, even if they wanted to do something, they might not even be able to find out the identity of the little girl from the Zhao family on November 1, right? Even if they wanted to be angry, how could they not be angry at all that day? Where are Xiaoba and Rong Qingzuitou in Bishui County?"
"The Sheng family is certainly quite powerful in Nanfeng County, but in Bishui County, they only have a small amount of property!"
"They don't have that ability."
"Secondly, have I forgotten who the direct grandfather of the brother and sister is? Sheng Shixiong, that man has always been hated by Ruru. When we were in northern Xinjiang earlier, Ruru who fell into his lap, no matter how high or low, male, female, old or young, would be treated as such. Those who have never had a good relationship. The siblings are his most favored wife and his eldest son Sheng Lan. It is said that the girl is Sheng Shixiong's most beloved granddaughter and has never left his arms since she was a child; this is called Sheng Although the scholar Shuihe only recognized his ancestors and returned to the clan two years ago, he is still deeply loved and loved. He often lives in the house every month, and even in the prosperous times, he asked for personal attention. "
"It is said that those who are close to vermilion are red and those who are close to ink are black. Those two brothers and sisters knew it because of Ruru's sense of perception and alertness!"
"The incident in Bishui County, because we people didn't have any major incidents in the past two years in Northern Xinjiang, we didn't expect Ruru, they are different!"
Empress Dowager Meng did not sincerely doubt the Sheng brothers and sisters, because Sheng Weiqiao's performance in the two interviews proved that this girl with no wealth could not hide her joy, anger, sorrow, and joy at the slightest excitement.
Although the Queen Mother has never seen Sheng Suihe, from the point that "the real culprit in the incident in Bishui County is Furu Ru", we can probably tell whether the young scholar is a man with a big chest, but think about his age - Only nineteen years old!
Even if you have a bit of speculative vision, how profound can it be
This will naturally reject Xiang's guess.
Xiang was wrong when he thought about it. As a man who spent half his life in the military, when he got older, the most ruthless thing he told his grandchildren was to deny his own experience on the battlefield when he was young.
The Sheng family brothers and sisters grew up in their grandfather's "reminiscing about the past" month after month. It was reasonable for Ruru to have trouble with everything. She couldn't help but sigh: "Those brothers and sisters are really lucky!"
There was a touch of disappointment and regret in her tone. Could it be because the Sheng brothers and sisters were excluded from the thief of Han Yi? This does not mean that Xiang Shi was wrong that Sheng Weiqiao and Sheng Suihe had a problem and were unhappy about not causing trouble for those two brothers and sisters. Thinking that if the real murderers were any of the Sheng brothers and sisters, they would immediately avenge their sons.
But if the real culprit is Ruru...
If the two countries go to war, that is no small matter!
Even though Ruru had always rejected the alien race that the Great Mu Dynasty wanted to destroy - after all, although Meng Boheng and Rong Qingzui were not noble, they were not noble enough to make the entire Great Mu Dynasty willing to start a war for them.
Therefore, if Ruru is confirmed to be the real culprit in the Bishui County incident, it is hard to say whether the revenge will be avenged. After all, for King Gaomi and the Meng family, the most important thing is whether the age of Emperor Xuanjing should be resolved. The problem of growing up but having no heirs.
After Zhai Mule's incident is over, if the Meng family wins, the new emperor will definitely not be very old. By then it will be too late to stabilize the throne, even if it is too late to pray for Ruru not to beg, let alone worsen the situation. Have you taken the initiative to send troops to attack!
If Meng loses, there is no need to consider revenge at all...
Xiang was thinking about it, but she was really unwilling to give in, and maybe she had some intuition, so she couldn't help but said: "The Queen Mother, after hearing what you said about the relationship between the wrong brother and sister and Sheng Shixiong, I have a very villainous idea. If you don't like this, please don't argue with my wife: It is said that the Sheng family has a very good relationship with the Ningweihou Mansion. After the brother and sister came to Chang'an, they lived in the Ningweihou Mansion at first. You Speaking of Sheng Shixiong, does he want Marquis Ning Wei to regain military power?"
Empress Dowager Meng frowned. King Gaomi and the Meng family teamed up to bring Xu Zijing back to the court to be a marquis. Although Xu Zijing was very sensible and had been honest over the years, and even took the initiative to cut off contact with the army, even if it was not The Queen Mother, who did not listen to politics, also knew that unless she had no choice, neither the King of Gaomi nor the Meng family would let Xu Zijing return to Northern Xinjiang to command the army.
That last resort naturally included the time when the imperial court decided to go to war against Ruru, but lacked a general who was strong enough to ensure victory.
"If the imperial court decides to send troops to Ruru because of the Bishui County matter, Xu Zijing will indeed be appointed because of this." The Queen Mother mused, "After all, Bo Qin and Zhao Shi are good at training troops. The military commander is not a layman after all. Even if Leg Didong has gathered a group of staff, it will still not be as good as Xu Zijing's."
Xiang said softly: "I don't think so! Madam Queen Mother, are the Sheng and Xu families close friends? Marquis Ningwei entered the court in his prime. Although he was granted the title of Marquis, he had no real power. Did he come from a military background and do it step by step?" The commander-in-chief of Northern Xinjiang, who is accustomed to commanding hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses, is willing to stay in Chang'an City and camp for a long time? And the Sheng family... Sheng Shixiong and Sheng Lanci, father and son, may have stopped fighting for supremacy. I am planning to spend my remaining years in Nanfeng County. Can Sheng Sleeping Crane who came to Chang'an to take the exam that time..."
"Nineteen-year-old Jieyuan is a grandson of the Sheng family. Sheng Shixiong is extremely doting on him and takes him very seriously - how can we not pave the way for his future?"
"Because Sheng Lanci became an official in his early years, no one from the Sheng family is in court now, but those who can take care of the sleeping crane are the Xu family."
"If Marquis Ning Wei has always maintained his status as Ru Ming, how can he help Sheng Suihe?"
"But he is now in control..."
Xiang frowned and spoke in a lower voice, "What I'm most worried about is that he is the son of General Zhou's old army, and he himself has also been relieved of military power. As the saying goes, one learns from every experience, if there is another person in charge of the army. Opportunity, you said... Is he very willing to let himself get into the cage again? "
Empress Dowager Meng's face suddenly changed. What would a general do if he didn't want to be trapped in a cage again? Needless to say
She was silent for a long time and took a deep breath, but she maintained her previous opinion: "When the Sheng family brothers and sisters first came to Chang'an, they moved directly into the Ningwei Hou Mansion, but there was some instigation between the Ai family and Chi Zuosi before. The brother and sister fell out with the Ningwei Hou Mansion and almost moved away from the Hou Mansion overnight. If the Sheng and Xu families are really close enough to plan the Bishui County incident... "
"Then the brother and sister really requested to be moved away from the Marquis' Mansion!" Xiangshi immediately said, "How else can we get rid of Qinggang Jie? In fact, when it came to that matter, my wife was feeling strange: just now the news was reported at the gate of the palace, saying Those three girls from the Sheng family were delivered to the palace gate by Mrs. Ningweihou in person, and Mrs. Ningweihou is planning to accompany them to the palace under the guise of greeting you!"
"You said that if the Sheng brothers and sisters really fall out with the Ningweihou Mansion... then Mrs. Ningweihou is not their elder, so why is she so embarrassed and rushing to help?"
"Obviously they have such close contact, Mrs. Ning Weihou has also tried her best to take care of the younger generation of her friends. However, the younger brothers and sisters live in a separate courtyard and have no intention of moving back to the Hou Mansion!"
"Then it's not that you deliberately distance yourself from others, so what?"
Seeing that the Queen Mother's eyes were dark and silent, she bit her lip and said, "Originally, if Sheng Suihe came to Chang'an alone to take the exam, I would not have dared to speculate like that. Queen Mother, can you look at his When I came to Chang'an this time, none of the elders arrived, but I brought three girls who have not left the palace with me!"
"Especially those two, Sheng Weiqiao and Gongsun Yingjiang, are both in their prime years and have outstanding looks!"
"But Sheng Weiwu is still young and has beautiful makeup!"
"Those three girls came with him, what are they planning?"
"It's nothing more than a marriage!"
"It can be seen that the Sheng family did not hesitate to use their daughter and granddaughter to clear the way for Sheng Suihe's support. You just said that Sheng Weiqiao is the most beloved granddaughter of Mr. Sheng, and Sheng Lanci's only legitimate daughter. Such a child They have all been given up as bargaining chips, do you think the Sheng family will pave the way for Sheng Suihe? Is there anything that cannot be done?"
Empress Dowager Meng looked solemn and fell into deep thought.
... While the atmosphere in the main hall of Xinshou Palace was solemn, the side halls were filled with chatter.
When the Xiang family entered the palace in the bright moon, they brought with them all the girls of the Meng family who had not left the palace at that time. Except for Meng Guihuan, Meng Shishi and Meng Fifteen, whom Sheng Weiqiao had met before, there were also the second wife of the Meng family. The concubine and daughter of Meng Bei, Marquis of Wu'an, Meng Twelve Meng Limei; the concubine and daughter of Meng Wei, the third-brother of the Meng family, Chengyang Marquis Meng Wei, Meng Thirteen Meng Liti; and Meng Shuang, the only legitimate daughter of Duke Zheng's eldest son and General Meng Boqin of Hussars. dawn.
Such a group of people, together with the maids they brought into the palace, were naturally noisy when talking.
So after a while, fourteen-year-old Meng Shuangxiao noticed and asked, "Why don't we shut up?"
The girls of the Meng family discovered that Sheng Weiqiao and the others had been watching their noses and hearts since they entered the palace, and they walked in an upright manner without even saying a word about them.
When asked by Meng Shuangxiao at this moment, Sheng Weiqiao smiled awkwardly, wondering what they were saying? What we are talking about is not only the rights and interests of a certain Wei Eun in Chang'an, the recent fashionable makeup and dressing in the palace, but also the interesting stories between our sisters... Can they get involved
Moreover, although Sheng Suihe had said before that he would seek refuge with the Meng family if it really didn't work out, he had not made a serious decision after all. Huan Yehe also reminded that Meng Shishi of the Meng family was not a fuel-efficient lamp. Sheng Weiqiao would make a mistake with the Meng family. Naturally, If you keep a respectful distance, you will be even more unwilling to shut up!
—She just wanted to kill some time and then leave!
As for Sheng Weiwu and Gongsun Yingjiang, they had agreed before entering the palace that time that they would do everything with Sheng Weiqiao.
Sheng Weiqiao remained silent, and they followed suit.
Facing Meng Shuangxiao's curious gaze, Sheng Weiqiao felt helpless, but said humbly: "They just came to Chang'an, they are not familiar with the place, they don't understand anything, so they don't know what they are talking about!" Of course, just listen."
"Then it's no wonder that the topic they talked about didn't take care of them." When Meng Guihuan heard this, he covered his mouth with his sleeves, chuckled, and said, "It's not like they are nieces and nephews tomorrow." When we paid our respects to the Queen Mother, I saw that none of the other ministers came to disturb us. Our sisters rushed over, and they didn’t say anything. We asked them to take care of us while we were talking. That was too much to ask for. ?Didn’t we do our homework before entering the palace?”
Sheng Weiqiao was embarrassed and angry because he really couldn't figure out what kind of grudges there were between Hong Hong and Meng Guihuan. Who was asking for trouble again and again
She bit her lip and looked at the rest of the Meng family.
But he saw that Meng Shishi still had an expression of rejection from thousands of miles away, his pretty face was like a frost and snow cover, he lowered his head and played with the blue and white and red sea animal pattern bowl on the table, making it clear that he was not involved; Meng Shishi leaned forward, resting his chin on one leg. He picked up the gilt plum blossom cup with two ears in his free leg and took a sip of the warm Fufang drink in it, with an expression on his face that he was watching a good show; as for Meng Twelve Both Meng Shisan and Meng Shisan took out silver picks to eat the fruits in the square basin with green shrimps, broken branches and grape patterns. While eating, they looked at Sheng Weiqiao and the others lazily. There was not much hostility in their eyes, but there was not much kindness either. Otherwise, there was nothing at all. So called indifference.
Meng Shuangxiao, who had asked the question before, noticed that the atmosphere was good and said something that could be said to smooth things over: "Aunt Shiye, forget it if they can't talk to us, let's continue to talk about ours!"
Probably because Meng Shuangxiaofu was Meng Boqin's daughter, Meng Guihuan thought that her niece was very considerate. Hearing this, she pursed her lips and smiled and said: "I didn't intend to make do with them, but I think that's okay." People who are cheap and nice are just an eyesore!"
"I'm sorry to say you're so good, but it's up to you, Miss Meng Shiyi, to do it!" Sheng Weiqiao met her proud and contemptuous gaze, remained silent, and then suddenly spoke!
PS: He suddenly remembered that it had been a month since the third update, and there was not even a single long comment. It was a tragedy! I really want to go east in the middle of the night! ! !