In fact, Meng Guihuan didn't know Meng Guiyu's specific plan, but when she received the invitation, Meng Guiyu told her to be careful and stay away from Aunt Jiaoyu and Mrs. Xiang as much as possible.
So she naturally suspected that Meng Bijun's birthday party would be troubled and would not be spent peacefully.
She also regarded Sheng Weiqiao as her future sister-in-law, so she took the risk of talking too much, otherwise she would not have said that at all.
But Sheng Weiqiao was not her sister-in-law after all, so Meng Guihuan's words were naturally limited, and he said vaguely: "I also know about the quarrel between his eldest aunt and Aunt Jiaoyu. His fourteenth sister's good moon Son, I mean, how can the fifteen siblings not be more and more heartbroken when they look at them? The two of them have been asking for wind and rain since they were young. They are used to being willful, and they are afraid of seeing the lively scene when the time comes. A group of people They are all celebrating around the fourteenth sister to congratulate them, can't control their temper and do impulsive actions? I'm not familiar with them anyway, right?"
"I know that my two cousins may do impulsive things at that time, so why ask him to go?" Sheng Weiqiao was very speechless and tentatively said: "Then... Then please, if they have something to do at the moment, please be polite. If not, let me see?"
"How can that be done?" But Meng Guihuan immediately shook his head after hearing this and said comfortingly, "Let us go to congratulate the fourteenth sister. Aunt and cousin Wuyang want us to go. If we don't go, then we won't give it to those two." What about face? Furthermore, we are not familiar with his uncle’s children, so we would like to express our congratulations before walking away. Even if there is any trouble at that time, it will be nothing to do with us anyway. No?"
Having said that, he felt that it was a good opportunity to get closer, so he took advantage of the situation and said, "I'm really worried about it. When the time comes, we will meet up outside the Duke's Mansion and go in together. We will move together after entering. Is there anything we need to pay attention to?" The place, he will tell us immediately!”
Seeing Sheng Weiqiao's hesitant expression, he became a little anxious and lowered his voice, "I heard him say that we didn't receive an invitation to that banquet, so that's fine! Since we did, it would be bad if we didn't go."
"After all, Sister Fourteen... Although she is a little cold, there are no disadvantages for us to show our faces in front of her!"
"Believe him, after a while, I will become popular!"
Sheng Weiqiao glanced at her helplessly, thinking that he would know it now in a while!
Because Meng Bijun is eager to become his successor!
Maybe she will become the first Empress Dowager Meng in the future!
But even so, he doesn't want to go, okay?
However, due to the current gap between the two parties, she no longer wanted to go, so she could sigh secretly, thinking whether it was a blessing or a disaster, she said: "He knows, and I would like to ask Miss Eleven to take care of her when the time comes. !”
In this way, she and Meng Guihuan inquired about the likes and taboos of the people in the Dong Zhengguo Palace in the East, and stayed with her for lunch. After the meal, she saw that she had almost all the questions that needed to be asked. Meng Guihuan also asked to go back and prepare for the banquet. After getting ready, Fang personally walked the person to the door, watched the carriage go away, and then turned around and returned to the room.
Just after entering the Weeping Flower Gate, Sheng Sleeping Crane was already waiting in the east corridor. He frowned and said: "Meng Shishi's birthday? Can the birthday banquet be held in Xinshou Palace? That's fine. But it should be placed in Zheng Guogong's Mansion. I’m afraid something will happen if you don’t.”
During his confinement period, he collected news from the east. Even though Mrs. Zheng Guo was now in the Duke of Zheng's palace, the Xiang family had been out of favor for many years. Although the Queen Mother valued her and was friendly with the prince Meng Boqin, the Queen Mother became older and her energy was not as good as before. At present, the Lord's thoughts are all focused on the future of the entire Meng family. If he fails to take care of the three people, Mrs. Xiang, mother and son, it is inevitable that he will be too considerate. And Meng Boqin, who is from the northern border, is beyond the reach of his whip;
Secondly, Aunt Jiaoyu was deeply favored by Duke Zheng. After all, Duke Zheng was Empress Dowager Meng's only brother. Among the four brothers in the Meng family, he was always the most valued by Empress Dowager Meng. Moreover, his eldest son, Meng Boqin, had always been good. In that situation, Empress Dowager Meng and Meng Boqin made the mistake of favoring his concubines and alienating his step-wife. Although they were dissatisfied, they did not feel resentful and had to help Mrs. Xiang to stand up for him.
At most, it can only be beaten and reminded from time to time.
If Duke Zheng doesn't listen, Empress Dowager Meng can't deny the former female official and current sister-in-law, and what to do to her own brother, right
What's more, Aunt Jiaoyu is very good at being a good person. Although Empress Dowager Meng has always disliked her, she has never said a word to offend the Empress Dowager. She has never spared no effort to provoke Mrs. Xiang and her son, and her attitude towards empress Dowager Meng has always been negative. Obedient.
Since the eldest son, Meng Boqin, came from Northern Territory, it was difficult for her to please her. However, Meng Bilun and Meng Biwen, two young ladies from the Meng family who share the same mother with Meng Boqin, were always polite and considerate. Whenever their husbands or children needed anything, they asked for coquettish words. If my aunt knows, she will take the initiative to help.
For many years in the east, Meng Bilun and Meng Biwen used her soft words and complained about her short legs. In front of Empress Dowager Meng and Meng Boqin, they would inevitably beg her to shut up.
Therefore, no matter whether the Queen Mother disapproved of Meng Boqin or not, although she disapproved of Zheng Guogong doting on his concubines and killing his wives, she never took any violent measures to interfere in the matter.
Otherwise, with the status and power of those two people, it would be impossible for them to ask for an aunt.
This resulted in the fact that the current mistress of Zheng Guogong's mansion was Mrs. Xiang in name, but the actual head of the house was Aunt Jiaoyu.
Although Meng Bijun was selected by Queen Mother Meng, well-informed people, such as the fourth room of the Meng family where Meng Guiyu lived, had quickly abandoned Aunt Jiaoyu and turned to Mrs. Xiang. However, a hundred-footed insect can survive death. After all, Aunt Jiaoyu has been in charge of the backyard of Zheng Guogong's mansion for many years as a concubine. She is by no means an ordinary person. Her patron Zheng Guogong Yongtuo is alive, and she only relies on Meng Bijun, who has never become a successor. After all, it was not enough to cause her power to collapse in a short period of time.
Sheng Suihe saves others by himself. If he were in the position of Aunt Jiaoyu, he would definitely not wait for death, nor would he naively try to reconcile with Mrs. Xiang, instead of risking his life and cheating on Meng Bijun!
Who knows that Mrs. Xiang herself is not at all the fault of Aunt Jiaoyu, but it is only because of her biological daughter that she has hope of turning over
And Mrs. Xiang only has one biological daughter, so if Meng Bijun has both advantages and disadvantages, if she can't succeed, the dilemma of Aunt Jiaoyu, mother and son will be solved!
If you are lucky, maybe Meng Lijiang, who is about the same age as Meng Bijun and is deeply favored by Duke Zheng, can replace Meng Bijun and become his successor
After all, Meng had finally managed to make this happen, and she would never give up on her plan to make Meng Bijun's daughter his successor just because something happened to Meng Bijun.
Empress Dowager Meng was wrong because of Zheng Guogong's cruelty, and she was destined to give priority to Zheng Guogong's biological daughter as the successor. Zheng Guogong's first daughter-in-law was no longer a grandmother, as were the two daughters born to concubines in the early years. The only two maidens in the east of the country were Meng Bijun and Meng Lijiang. Meng Bijun was asked to be eradicated, unless the Empress Dowager Meng came from You can choose between two, three or four bedrooms, otherwise you can choose Meng Lijiang, right
In this way, Aunt Jiaoyu can also be forgiven because her mother is more valuable than her daughter.
Even if we take a step back, Empress Dowager Meng was so angry at her wrong actions that Zheng Guogong's kindness was used up. She would rather choose the successor from the second, third, and fourth bedrooms of the Meng family, but Aunt Jiaoyu would not Disadvantage: After all, the hatred between her and Mrs. Xiang is not as deep as that of Empress Dowager Meng and the former Concubine Rou. If Mrs. Xiang gains power, she will certainly follow in the footsteps of Concubine Rou, and her children, Meng Lijiang and Meng Sian, will not be the same. Even if King Guangling is as lucky as he is, he will definitely have a hard time.
And if she ruined Meng Bijun and gave up the hope of turning over to his wife, even if she was executed by Queen Mother Meng, Meng Lijiang and Meng Sian were the biological flesh and blood of Duke Zheng after all, and Queen Mother Meng would probably not be willing to give her nieces and nephews a way to live.
In this way, after Meng Lijiang and Meng Sian lost the protection of their biological mother and were disliked by the Queen Mother, they relied on the doting of their old biological father. Even if the future was bound to be difficult, they would be better than mother and son falling into Mrs. Xiang's lap and letting them do whatever they wanted. Mrs. Xiang, flatten and round it!
Although Sheng Suihe had never met Aunt Jiaoyu, he knew that she would be easy to get along with just by looking at how well that woman had suppressed Mrs. Xiang, who had two backers, Empress Dowager Meng and Meng Boqin.
Eighty percent of the time she would choose that approach!
So, it’s clear how dangerous Meng Bijun’s birthday party was!
However, the Meng family invited the three female relatives, Sheng Weiqiao, Sheng Weiwu and Gongsun Yingjiang, but did not invite Sheng Suihe, and Sheng Suihe could not say that he actively asked to attend the girl's birthday party.
He couldn't follow him, but how could he trust Sheng Weiqiao and the others
After thinking for a long time, he couldn't help but said, "He's going to see if he can. On the day of departure, send someone to Uncle Chongxin's Mansion to complain about his illness! He will go there in person at that time, implying that there will be a generous reward in a month. If you want to come to Chongxin, If Xin Bofu's legs are tight, then I should be willing to help."
"Miss Meng Shiyi didn't mean what she said just now. She also felt that the birthday banquet was not peaceful!" Sheng Weiqiao sighed, but shook his head, "If Bu Nao complained about illness, he would not have thought about it. After all, Meng Shiyi What the first lady said just now makes sense. The Queen Mother had approved the banquet that Princess Wuyang had done. If Miss Meng Shiyi is at the door tomorrow, we will have said that reason. It is also very good. That’s all.”
"Now she knows that we are fine. How could she not guess the reason when she suddenly complained of illness? After all, we are not familiar with her, but the Queen Mother is not her biological aunt, and Miss Meng Shisi is not her biological cousin. Even if it is agreed. She used her benefits as hush money, and the entire Meng family sees each other very often. Even if she promised to keep it secret at that time and accidentally let it slip later, we may not know!"
"There will be too many people offended by then, and most of them want to drag Uncle Tu Shi down! Fortunately, according to Miss Meng Shiyi, everyone who is on good terms with the Meng family will be there that day. With so many people, even if something unexpected happens, it may not be possible. Does it happen to be their fault?"
When they shut up, the two of them had already entered the study. Yi Liu, who was waiting inside, received Sheng Suihe's look. After quickly making tea, he excused himself and went out, leaving them behind the door.
The two of them sat down on the couch a few steps apart and took a sip of tea. After thinking about it for a while, Sheng Suihe frowned and said, "What happened that time was not trivial..."
He was originally afraid that Sheng Weiqiao would say something like "Chang'an is too scary, please go back to Nanfeng County as soon as possible", and he didn't know what he was thinking, so he refused to tell the girl.
But at that time, I was worried, and after thinking for a while, Bu Fu revealed, "I have told you before that when she first went to the palace for an audience, the fifteenth Miss of the Meng family tactfully complained to the fourteenth Miss Meng in public, and was punished by the Queen Mother. He was so frightened that he knelt down outside the Nuan Pavilion to beg for mercy, but Miss Meng Fourteen poured a basin of ice water on her pocket? It is said that after that lesson, even in Zheng Guogong's palace, relying on her mother's favor, Miss Meng Fourteen was used to bullying. , and when we return to Xinshou Palace, the Queen Mother’s territory, it’s time to be wiser.”
"I didn't expect that when we entered the palace and met the Meng sisters, Miss Meng Fifteen even went so far as to target Miss Meng Fifteen, to the point where she was expelled from the imperial city in public by the Queen Mother... In his opinion, this is not true of Miss Meng Fifteen. Arrogant and domineering, but because of that, the mother and son of Jiaoyu colluded to show it to Duke Zheng!"
When Sheng Weiqiao heard this, his heart trembled: "Brother, did you say...?"