Gongsun Yingjiang secretly wailed in his heart: "My dear, I knew it would be like this!!!"
Her aunt is her little uncle's treasure, she is just a piece of grass!
... Ever since I met her aunt, the bond between uncle and nephew that grew up together was probably all eaten up by the fifth day of the lunar month! ! !
"Little uncle, you can't blame me for this. This is because the people in Zheng Guogong's palace have ulterior motives and are plotting against us!" As the daughter of the Lord of the Sea, Gongsun Yingjiang is far from good in character. Of course, it is impossible for Gongsun Yingjiang to stand honestly. He was being scolded, and immediately wiped away his tears while trying his best to divert the trouble away, "Even the Jingshu County Master may not be innocent. If she hadn't specially called us to that small xuan, we would have stayed in the lobby with everyone. How did this happen?! I really tried hard to protect my aunt!"
"I don't have time to talk to you now!" Sheng Suihe said coldly with a sullen face, "Come here! Yishan will grind the ink for her and draw the layout of the internal route of Zheng Guogong's mansion that you saw today with me. !”
Gongsun Yingjiang was startled when he heard this, and Yi Shan was also shocked and said: "Sir, you have a rich body, you must not put yourself in danger!"
"Uncle, Miss Meng Shisi has never lost her virginity, and she doesn't look like an ungrateful person. Even if we stand by and do nothing this time, she will definitely not let Aunt Jiaoyu, mother and son go! "Gongsun Yingjiang also said, "Furthermore, something like this just happened in Zheng Guogong's mansion, so the security in the mansion must be extremely tight. My uncle's spring is about to come, how could such an incident happen at this time? Even if my aunt knew about it, she would definitely oppose it with all her strength! "
She was familiar with Sheng Suihe's temper, and had long expected that Sheng Weiqiao would be relieved to escape from Zheng Guogong's mansion today, but Sheng Suihe would have to settle accounts with this family.
But she didn't expect that Sheng Suihe would be so anxious that he planned to take revenge all night long!
When he was on Tortoiseshell Island, Gongsun Yingjiang didn't care about his behavior. After all, almost everyone on Tortoiseshell Island had this kind of temperament. Not doing so would make people feel cowardly.
But this is Chang'an City, and even if Gongsun Yingjiang believes that Sheng Suihe will be able to make his mark here sooner or later, isn't he still a young scholar now
At this time, he went to the palace of Zheng Guogong, who was granted the title of first-class Duke, brother of the Queen Mother, and the direct uncle of the emperor. There was no local snake in Chang'an City who could cover the sky with one hand like the Huan family in Bishui County to help cover up the aftermath... Gongsun Yingjiang At this moment, Yishan and I both had the same thought: Gongsun Xi's words were true, and Sheng Weiqiao was indeed a beauty! ! !
Both of them tried to dissuade them, but after being stared at by Sheng Suihe's cold gaze for a moment, Gongsun Yingjiang still surrendered without any bones, and said with a smile, "... I'll paint!"
When Gongsun Yingjiang anxiously described the path to the back house of Zheng Guogong and what he saw along the way, in the side room, looking at Sheng Weiqiao who fell asleep after returning, Lu Jin and several other maids looked at each other, feeling that they had nothing to worry about: "Finally, Miss Now that I have come out of the study, I still want to ask the young lady why the young master was angry just now. If it was directed at the young lady, I must try to persuade the young master to calm down... Who would have thought that the young lady fell asleep just after she came back, what will she do now?"
Seeing that Lu Qi and Ju Li were both frowning and silent, Jinli thought for a while and then said cautiously: "My servant saw that the young lady's eyes were red and swollen when she came out. The young master just ordered the soothing soup for the young lady to drink. It seems that the young lady is in the study." I cried for so long that the young master was afraid that the young lady would cry for some reason."
Although this was not stated explicitly, it was a subtle hint. She suspected that Sheng Weiqiao cried to the point of needing to drink soothing soup just because he had endured Sheng Suihe's anger.
"... There was no one waiting in the study just now. We don't know the details. Guesses are just guesses after all. Let's wait until Miss wakes up!" Lu Jin was silent for a long time, and finally sighed silently and said lightly, "However, while Miss is here, I'm still sleeping, let me ask you this: Do you think it's more important for the Sheng family to have a glorious family, or is it more important for the young lady to have a peaceful future?"
She has been persuading Sheng Weiqiao to have a good relationship with Sheng Suihe for the past two years, but as far as she is concerned, the young lady she is serving cannot listen to her at all, but she has been treating Sheng Suihe even harder...
To be honest, Lu Jin felt that Sheng Suihe and Sheng Weiqiao had a bad relationship, and he really couldn't blame Sheng Suihe for this.
As the eldest son of a concubine who was not brought into the family until he was seventeen years old, Sheng Suihe was self-denying and tolerant towards Sheng Weiqiao, his sister-in-law.
On the other hand, Sheng Weiqiao, even though Lu Jin was her personal maid, felt that her young lady was a bit excessive and even aggressive in her treatment of Sheng Suihe.
The problem is, the person she is loyal to is Sheng Weiqiao.
So even if she thinks that Sheng Weiqiao has not handled the relationship with her brother well, from Lu Jin's point of view, even if she has always thought that Sheng Suihe is actually a good person, considering that this person is probably because of Sheng Weiqiao's repeated provocations and harsh treatment. , causing trouble, etc., and developed a great dislike for Sheng Weiqiao, so that he would indifferent or even suppress Sheng Weiqiao in the future. Lu Jin still regarded this eldest son as his enemy!
Asking this question at this moment is implying that Lu Qi, Ju Li and Jin Li have expressed their stance.
... There was an undercurrent in Shengzhai, and the homes of the other girls who attended the birthday banquet of Duke Zheng's mansion that day were also not at peace.
In Chongxin's Mansion, Meng Guiyu listened carefully to Meng Guihuan's description and frowned slightly: "It's calm? Did the three ladies of the Sheng family and the head of Jingshu County leave early?"
Meng Guihuan nodded, with doubts on his face: "Miss Sheng San and I had made an appointment to go into the house and move together. When we entered Manjuan Studio, I specially took Miss Sheng San and the others with me. I went upstairs to congratulate the 14th sister in person. But when I went to Guichun Garden to sit down, because I was afraid that something would happen to the 14th sister and the 15th sister when they sat together, everyone got together and asked me to sit at the 10th table with the county magistrate Jingshu. The fourth sister was around, and I couldn't refuse, so I had no choice but to agree. At that time, the scene was quite chaotic and there were many people, so I didn't pay attention to Miss Sheng San and the others. Later, I saw that they had found a place to sit near the last place, thinking about it. Although the stand was inconvenient, it was also clean, so they were not asked to change positions."
Afterwards, the banquet started and after three rounds of drinks, the atmosphere became warm. Sheng Weiqiao and the others were greeted by people. As a girl from the fourth room of the Meng family who has been on the rise in recent years, Meng Guihuan was even more surrounded by people.
She was not Sheng Weiqiao. She was only thinking about returning to Nanfeng County, so not only was she not enthusiastic about other people's proactive conversations, she even avoided them. Meng Guihuan, who is very passionate about power, fame and fortune, will not refuse this opportunity to expand his network and enhance friendship.
As a result, after a round of greetings, when I paid attention to Sheng Weiqiao and the other three, I was told that they had quietly left the table.
At this time, Meng Guihuan thought they had gone to change clothes together. They had not returned from the meeting, so he sent someone to inquire again, only to learn from the girls near their seats that Sheng Weiqiao and the others had been invited away by Huan Yehe.
"I remember that although Miss Sheng San had met the Lord Jingshu, when she went to the palace to see her aunt for the second time, she happened to see the Lord Jingshu making clothes for her aunt and went to the Xinshou Palace to present them in person... and The Sheng brothers and sisters wanted to buy a bigger house before, but they happened to meet County Master Jingshu during the process of looking at the house. Although there was no conflict between the two contacts, it seemed that there was no in-depth conversation or friendship? "
"Why is it that at today's banquet, when County Master Jingshu made excuses to avoid the banquet after the fourteenth sister left, no one else called out, but she called out Miss Sheng San and her party?"
Meng Guihan frowned and said, "Didn't I say before that the matter between the Sheng family and Bishui County may not be related? Is it possible that they knew each other in Bishui County and just kept it secret? Speaking of which, what happened in Bishui County It’s so difficult to find out. Maybe the Huan family is causing trouble? They are the local gangsters of a time-honored brand in Bishui County. It is said that what happened in Bishui County happened in their old house. Why can’t they find any clues? ?!”
"But Seventh Brother, have you forgotten that Duke Huan disappeared in the past?" Before Meng Guiyu could answer, Meng Guihuan reminded him, "That was the backbone of the entire Huan family! Wasn't it the person who disappeared in the ancestral home of the Huan family? In this case, something happened to Rong Qingzui and Bage in the Huan family's ancestral home. What's there to say about the Huan family being helpless? After the head of their family lost his heart, why didn't they find no news for more than ten years, let alone Where are the outsiders?!”
"The matters in Bishui County have little to do with our fourth room, so there is no need to worry about it." Meng Guiyu waved his hand to stop the dispute that was about to begin between his younger brothers and sisters, and said in deep thought, "As for the Jingshu County Lord and Sheng San It is possible that the young lady got acquainted with her in Bishui County, which is unlikely. Because when the Shengjialou boat docked in Bishui County, the Lord Jingshu had been in the Huan family's old residence outside the city and did not leave at all, except for Except for the afternoon nap, a group of people including Rong Qingzui and Badi himself testified at other times."
"Besides, County Master Jingshu has always been smart. If she has known Miss Sheng San for a long time, even if the Huan family and the Sheng family have a clear conscience about the matter in Bishui County, they should not get closer to avoid suspicion. It can be seen that she invited Sheng San today. The third lady and her group must have another reason!"
Meng Guihuan bit his lip and said: "I always feel... When most of the people were at the table today, something happened in the Duke's Mansion. It happened that County Princess Jingshu and the others bumped into it, so that the Duke's Mansion Let them leave in advance!"
The reason why she was so concerned about this matter was not entirely out of her own curiosity, but, "Anyone with a discerning eye knows that my eldest aunt and my aunt Jiaoyu are bound to have sex today. But because the banquet has always been peaceful, At this moment, we don’t know who lost, who won, or whether it was a tie. Do you want me to go to Shengzhai tomorrow to find out what they have to say?"
After all, their fourth brother had just betrayed Aunt Jiaoyu and joined Madam Xiang.
It would be fine if Mrs. Xiang wins this time. At most, she will continue to endure Mrs. Xiang's harshness.
If Aunt Jiaoyu wins, she will die!
"You haven't had much contact with Miss Sheng San so far. She may not be willing to tell you because this matter is serious." Meng Guiyu listened, but shook his head and said, "It is impossible to hide this kind of thing for a long time. Let's wait and see. Just wait and see what happens. After all, if auntie loses, what can we do even if we know in advance?"
Seeing Meng Guihuan's expression dimming, Meng Guihan also felt a little apprehensive, so he comforted him, "Even if Aunt Jiaoyu wins, she may not be able to win over us for the time being. After all, aunt has never liked Aunt Jiaoyu very much, and we are My aunt's nephew and niece, how can my aunt watch a concubine abuse the blood of the Meng family? And the third brother also attaches great importance to us brothers and sisters. And even if the fifteenth sister replaces the fourteenth sister and becomes the successor, there is no My uncle’s power in the government and the opposition is not supported by the military power in the hands of the third brother. How can he sit in the back seat securely? At worst, we will leave Chang’an and join the third brother in Northern Xinjiang. It will be difficult at most!”
Hearing that there was a way out, Meng Guihan and Meng Guihuan secretly breathed a sigh of relief. However, Meng Guihan was still thinking about Empress Dowager Meng's attempt to bring Meng Guiyu and Sheng Weiqiao together, so he couldn't help but worry: "But in this case, I don't know whether Sixth Brother will still Can I marry Miss Sheng San?"
"I have lived in the south for a long time, and I am the apple of my family's eye. Most likely I am not willing to go to the north with me and suffer." Meng Guiyu took the opportunity to say, "So it's better to let nature take its course, and don't worry about it... The weather is dark. Morning, everyone go back to sleep, we’ll talk about anything tomorrow!”
After sending his younger brothers and sisters to settle down, Meng Guiyu himself had to go to the study to deal with the backlog of official duties.
The financial constraints of Chongxin's Mansion are no secret in Chang'an. Although Meng Guiyu's study is the most important place in He Mansion, it is naturally not too gorgeous.
Pushing the door open, one sees the floor is paved with blue bricks, and the furniture is all made of ordinary wood, without any patterns or carvings, and is so simple that it makes people feel shabby. If the bookshelves on the four walls were not filled with old and new volumes, adding a lot of scholarly atmosphere to the room, it would look like the furnishings of an ordinary well-off family.
But Meng Guiyu didn't care. He took the book boy Meng Yan into the house, and while Meng An was studying ink and making tea, he picked up an official document and opened it to read.
After reading it, I just took the wolf hair from the pen holder and was about to dip it into the inkstone at hand when I suddenly felt something behind me. I turned my head suddenly and saw Meng Yan with a frightened face and a horrified expression, pointing at the inkstone that suddenly appeared at an unknown time. The figure in black clothes behind him almost wanted to scream in surprise!