It's just that Meng Guiyu had good intentions. After a while, Meng Guihuan pulled him into a corner. After hearing Mrs. Xiang's conspiracy, Sheng Weiqiao immediately changed his face and said in panic: "How could Mrs. Xiang be suspicious?" Ours?! This... this is really... "
Meng Guihuan consoled him: "According to my sixth brother's guess, our eldest aunt is probably interested in your family's property, and she wants to set you up to be my eighth brother's concubine!"
He explained Meng Guiyu's speculation that Empress Dowager Meng actually wanted to bring Meng Guiyu and Sheng Weiqiao together, and told her everything, and finally sighed, "It's just a coincidence that my sixth brother went there this time. I caught up, so I gave your family a fair word. I'm afraid that our eldest aunt won't give up and will talk to our aunt again in a few days. You also know that our aunt is old and her energy is not as good as before. Many things, Often the people around me say more, and my aunt will believe it! So my sixth brother thought about it and thought it would be better for me to tell you, so that you can be more prepared!"
"Are we on guard? How can we take precautions?" Sheng Weiqiao's face turned pale, tears welling up in his eyes. After hesitating for a long time, he raised his head and said to Meng Guihuan, "In any case, thanks to the great kindness of brother and sister, we are grateful to you." I have written it down... I am very confused right now, can you please leave me alone for a while?"
Meng Guihuan was very considerate of her current mood, nodded and left, sighing secretly: "Oh, Miss Sheng San is so pitiful! She accompanied her brother to Chang'an for the exam, but she was favored by her aunt because her family was rich. Coming up with such a vicious plan to deal with the Sheng family... Even if the sixth brother asked me to tell my eldest aunt about her suspicions this time in order to get a thank you gift from their brothers and sisters, the family status gap between the Meng family and the Sheng family is so big, What can they do if they know?"
Thinking of this, I was suddenly startled, "What if they defect to King Gaomi?"
But he immediately realized that Meng Guiyu must have considered this possibility. Since he still asked himself to tell Sheng Weiqiao these things, it didn't matter whether the Sheng family fell to King Gaomi because of this, or he had other back-ups, so it didn't matter. Worried.
But she didn't know that Sheng Weiqiao was indeed a little panicked at this moment, but of course she wasn't panicking because the Sheng family was unreasonably slandered as the real culprit in the Bishui County incident. She was worried that Sheng Suihe would reveal some flaws in the Bishui County incident and be raped. Meng discovered it!
And the discoverer was none other than Meng Guiyu!
Otherwise, Meng Guiyu has nothing to do with the Sheng family, but is a direct cousin of Meng Boheng. Now he has taken refuge with Mrs. Xiang. To put it bluntly, since Mrs. Xiang, as the master, had doubted the Sheng family first, Meng Guiyu Even if Yu, this new subordinate, knows that the Sheng family is innocent, he should follow Mrs. Xiang to investigate the Sheng family first and show off!
Anyway, it’s not like the Meng family can’t afford to offend the Sheng family!
As for Mrs. Xiang's plot to gain the Sheng family's property, so she planned to slander the Sheng family and force Sheng Weiqiao to be Meng Boheng's concubine, Sheng Weiqiao didn't believe it at all: after all, she knew that the incident in Bishui County was closely related to Sheng Suihe, so with Sheng The relationship between Sleeping Crane and the Sheng family, how could the Sheng family put it aside when the truth about this matter came out? At that time, the life of such a big family will be difficult to protect, let alone the family property
Why do you need to go through a big circle to Madam like this
"It is estimated that Meng Guiyu discovered some evidence and hid it!" Sheng Weiqiao speculated, "Huan Yehe said before that the fourth room of the Meng family had a poor financial background because their parents left early. Although Meng Guiyu had a title Uncle Chongxin, but he is still worried about the money for his younger brother and sister’s marriage, so much so that he secretly tries every means to save money!”
In this way, Meng Guiyu had a reason to disobey Madam Xiang's wishes and clear the relationship with the Sheng family when he had no friendship with the Sheng family - after all, Meng Guiyu's current seniority, status, age and power in the Sheng family were not the same. If the Sheng family is accused of murdering Meng Boheng and Rong Qingzui, the most he can do is beat him up and give him a few rewards for his wife's good mood. I can't even drink it, so I can only get some scraps.
But when Madam Xiang had no evidence and was just suspicious of the Sheng family, he took action to protect the Sheng family. At this time, he turned to the Sheng family for benefits... He was the only one to enjoy the huge Sheng family!
Although Sheng Weiqiao had just met Meng Guiyu for the first time today and didn't know much about Chong Xinbo's character, but since he first turned to Aunt Jiaoyu and relied on Aunt Jiaoyu's advice to get close to the Queen Mother Meng, because of Meng Shishi After being favored by Empress Dowager Meng as his successor, and then abandoning Jiaoyu's mother and son to join Madam, it seems that this person is definitely not as gentle and harmless as he seems on the surface, let alone aboveboard.
He might not be able to do this kind of thing of helping first and then blackmailing!
When Sheng Weiqiao thought of this, she couldn't help but gasped, and subconsciously clenched her hands. Deep fear flashed in Xingzi's eyes, "If this is the case, there will be endless troubles!"
Although given the Sheng family's wealth, it was not a big deal to give Meng Guiyu's younger brother Meng Guihan, the seventh son of the Meng family, a generous betrothal gift, and then to give Meng Eleven and Meng Guihuan a ten-mile red make-up. But Sheng Weiqiao didn't I believe that Meng Guiyu will give up on this.
As the saying goes, a man's heart is like a snake swallowing an elephant. Since Meng Guiyu holds the key to the life and death of the Sheng family, how can he give up on the Sheng family just for a favor
Even if they dare not ask the Sheng family to donate all their property immediately in order to prevent being discovered by the Meng family, they will definitely make the Sheng family pay tribute and give gifts every year from now on - even Sheng Sleeping Crane, who is about to attend the Spring Festival, will also be affected by him. Under the control of others, let them drive you!
The most terrible thing is that Meng Guihuan thought that if the Sheng family was in danger, they could seek refuge with King Gaomi, but Sheng Weiqiao was in trouble and couldn't tell the truth: Rong Qingzui, the second son of King Gaomi, was also injured at the hands of Sheng Suihe!
So if the truth about the incident in Bishui County is exposed, the Sheng family will not be able to find a backer that can protect them!
"No!" Sheng Weiqiao was in despair, but suddenly thought of the private instructions of his mother Feng before leaving. He couldn't help but cheer up and murmured to himself, "If you really want to find a backer, there are still some... It's just that the emperor is already young. Over half a hundred... I wonder how long these two backers can last?"
—The Shu sisters!
Although the two sisters have been worried about their situation in recent years because they have never been able to give birth to an heir, as long as Emperor Xuan Jing lives, no one will openly offend them, including Queen Mother Meng!
If we can get the support of these two people, even if the truth about the incident in Bishui County is exposed under the pillow wind, there is no fear that it will not be suppressed...
As for how to get the support of the Shu sisters, Feng specifically explained this: Just give money!
As for why Feng, who has never been to Chang'an, knew about this, the reason is very simple: Feng's natal family, the Feng family, sent a steward to Chang'an more than ten years ago for the marriage between Feng and Sheng Lanci. The Shu sisters' natal family gave them gifts.
Over the years, the Feng family has given the Shu sisters a sum of money every year.
The Feng family did this not for a specific purpose, but mainly as a precaution: compared to the Sheng family, which only rose to prominence in the past twenty years under the hands of Sheng Lanci, the Feng family, as a time-honored and powerful family in Nanfeng County, took precautions. The method has long been accustomed to it and has become natural.
So when the steward rushed to Chang'an to inquire about Sheng Lanci's conduct in Chang'an, and when the news came to the palace that the emperor had personally given Jin Meiren abortion pills for the sake of the Shu sisters, the steward was prepared without saying a word. I went to Shu’s house to get a generous gift...
At that time, the Shu sisters entered the palace not long ago, and the Shu family was just starting out, and their horizons were not high. They were immediately impressed by the work of the Feng family steward. The Shu sisters' biological father, Shu Ting, even personally met with the Feng family steward. After taking over from here, The Feng family would send gifts to Shu Ting every year and festival, in the hope that if something went wrong with the Feng family and the relationship in the county was not straightened out, the Shu sisters would still be in trouble.
It would be best if nothing happened. Anyway, with the Feng family's wealth, they spent a lot of money every year on bribery of officials and maintaining connections, and it would not be more than this amount.
As for the Shu sisters' fall, because the Feng family members only give gifts without asking for anything, and they don't get involved in the Shu family's affairs, it will not be difficult to get out of the situation without paying a price at most.
This is a manifestation of the veteran influencers' scheming and wide-spreading net. Under the influence, even a manager has such vision and authority. The Sheng family, a new and powerful family, is incomparable to the Feng family in this regard.
Because when the Feng family got involved with Shu Ting, the Feng family had not yet left the cabinet, so they knew this secret.
Of course, she was not the kind of person who would forget about her parents' family after getting married, so she never mentioned this matter to her husband's family.
However, her husband's family is not enough for her to use the resources of her natal family. The same is not true for her biological daughter Sheng Weiqiao. For the apple of her eye, Feng is willing to give up any trump cards - this time Sheng Weiqiao is going north with Sheng Suihe. Not only does she tell her about this He hit Sheng Xiang, the steward at the front station, and gave Sheng Weiqiao a special warning.
Of course, Ms. Feng has repeatedly emphasized that although the Feng family has worshiped the Shu sisters for a long time and is among the first group to have a favor, so their status in front of Shu Ting is different, this favor belongs to the Feng family after all, not the Sheng family. Yes, even though the Feng family has always been very fond of Sheng Weiqiao, this kind of affection involving the fundamental level of the family cannot be given away by one person or a few people. After all, in theory, this favor that the Feng family has managed for many years belongs to The entire Feng family.
Therefore, Feng advised her daughter not to use it unless absolutely necessary.
At this moment, Sheng Weiqiao thought that if Meng Guiyu really grasped the truth and evidence of what happened in Bishui County, then it would definitely be a last resort!
However, there is still a problem with this trump card!
"According to Uncle Tu Shi, the Shu sisters intentionally turned to King Gaomi because they were old and childless. If Princess Gaomi hadn't objected, even Rong Qingzui would have been adopted by the emperor and established as the crown prince..." Sheng Weiqiao frowned, deep in thought. "Of course, something went wrong in Bishui County this time. It's hard to say whether Rong Qingzui can still be crown prince - but as long as the Shu sisters and King Gaomi are still allies, these two sisters are not reliable!"
Thinking of this, Sheng Weiqiao couldn't help but feel disheartened. Could it be that the Sheng family would only be subjected to endless blackmail or even enslavement by Meng Guiyu in the future? !
She was so confused that she didn't even know how it was evening, and how she went to Nuange to pick up Sheng Weiwu before resigning from the palace.
After a while, when he returned to the house, Sheng Sleeping Crane, who had been waiting for a long time, looked at her dazed expression, frowned and asked Gongsun Yingjiang: "What happened to you in the palace? Why is my good girl so distracted?"
When Sheng Weiqiao heard his voice, she suddenly woke up and handed Sheng Weiwu, who was looking at him with the same confusion, to Gongsun Yingjiang: "Ying Jiang, take the eighth sister to clean up. Lu Jin will give the prescription prescribed by the imperial doctor to the small kitchen. Let them get some medicine for Eighth Sister right away...Brother, let's go to the study to talk!"