Because even if Duke Zheng favored his concubine Jiaoyu before, Meng Bijun was tragically the same age as Jiaoyu's biological daughter Meng Lijiang, so she had not been favored by Duke Zheng since she was a child, and had to endure the bullying of Jiaoyu's mother and son. But what can I say? , she is also the stepdaughter of Zheng Guogong!
Meng Bijun's two uncles, Marquis Wu'an and Marquis Chengyang, either because of their seniority or Empress Dowager Meng's partiality for Zheng Guogong, did not dare to publicly interfere with their brother's affairs, and were not even willing to privately ask his wife, mother and son. A handful.
but…
The Meng family is a wealthy family!
Let’s not mention people of Zheng Guogong’s generation, let’s talk about Meng Bijun’s generation. Ranked separately for men and women, she herself is ranked fourteenth, which means that her half-sisters and cousins add up to thirteen!
And there are ten brothers!
The eldest son of Wu'an Hou's original wife, whom she calls "eldest brother", is also the eldest son of Wu'an Hou and the eldest son of the Meng family. Meng Boxen is already forty-three this year!
Meng Boxen's eldest son, Meng Jiayan, whose cousin was "Junyu" whom Sheng Weiqiao had met, was several years older than Sheng Suihe, already in his mid-twenties!
In fact, Gao Chengxuan is three years older than Meng Bijun!
It can be seen that the third generation of the Meng family, Meng Bijun, has a huge number of nieces and nephews!
so many people…
The miserable situation of Meng Bijun, mother and son is not a secret. On the surface, it is not easy to interfere in the housework of Zheng Guogong's house, but in private, no one can help them, even say a few warm words
Sheng Weiqiao couldn't help but feel that this was really impossible. First of all, the Meng clan and their relatives together estimated that there were nearly a hundred people. Some of these people were cold-hearted and ignored their blood relatives. It was common sense, but if they were all like this... like this How did the Meng family rise so quickly and even share the court with King Gaomi, the emperor's brother and the late emperor's beloved son
Secondly, even if blood ties are not counted, from a purely profit perspective, although Mrs. Xiang fell out of favor in front of Duke Zheng and did not have the support of her natal family, as a former confidant of Empress Dowager Meng, she had a good relationship with Duke Zheng's eldest son Meng Boqin. Shouldn't Zheng Guogong's attitude mean that she couldn't even get respect and support on the scene, right
After all, she was speechless in front of Duke Zheng, but she still held great weight in front of Empress Dowager Meng and Meng Boqin. For the sake of these two people, Meng Bijun couldn't even listen to a few words from his heart, right
Not to mention that Sheng Weiqiao had met the fourth brother and sister of the Meng family. The rest of the Meng family would not say anything, but they would say that Meng Guiyu and Meng Guihuan were brothers and sisters who switched from Aunt Jiaoyu to Madam because of Meng Bijun.
So will they still be less attentive to Meng Bijun
So even if Meng Bijun was in a bad situation in Zheng Guogong's mansion, why couldn't she be so easily moved
... To put it bluntly, no matter how miserable the environment in which this 14th lady grew up was, it was even worse than that of being the legitimate son of the Gaomi Prince, but living on Tortoiseshell Island at the age of five. To this day, she is still considered the "legitimate son of the Gaomi Prince who died in infancy." Sleeping crane
Even Sheng Suihe is not so easy to deceive...
Sheng Weiqiao couldn't help but wonder, "Does she know that I am easily fooled... ah! It's because I have a simple temperament... ah, that's not right! I'm honest... ah, that's not a good word! It should be because I'm kind... well, I'm just kind! So on purpose Pretending to be grateful and touched, you want to lie to me???"
Although she didn't know what Meng Bijun wanted to deceive her, the more Sheng Weiqiao thought about it, the more she felt that her idea should be right. After all, if Meng Bijun was a girl from an ordinary family who had been bullied, she would have little knowledge and ambition, and she would be facing unfamiliar people. There is another explanation for the benefactor's heartfelt efforts; but this man was born in a wealthy family, and the group of relatives he had been in contact with since childhood were all the top dignitaries of the Mu Dynasty. To put it bluntly, those who are close to red are red, and those who are close to ink are black. After being in such a circle for a long time, how thoughtful can a servant be? Let alone Meng Bijun, who has a brother and sister from his original wife and a pair of siblings from his beloved concubine
Sheng Weiqiao sighed secretly in his heart, thinking that he really didn't like Chang'an City. He had obviously saved people, but he was still being plotted against? !
She was thinking about this, with an absent-minded look on her face.
Meng Bijun noticed it and asked, "What's wrong?"
"...I'm thinking about my sister and niece at home." Sheng Weiqiao was startled and quickly used Sheng Weiwu as a cover. Speaking of which, it was great to find out that there was a child at home. It shouldn't be too convenient to use it as an excuse at the critical moment!
At this moment, she could say righteously, "My brother came in this morning, and now we are the three girls at home. My eighth sister is young, so she came out in a hurry just now and only told the servants I didn’t know if she would make a noise if she didn’t see me when she got up now.”
After saying this, she felt like she was complaining about Meng Bijun, so she quickly made up for it, "My sister is good at everything, but she is too clingy to me. Usually if I separate from her for a little bit, she will look for me... "
She was afraid that saying this would discredit Sheng Weiwu, so she continued to make amends, "Fortunately, she will be ten years old in the new year. She won't be like this when she grows up."
"This is because you are being kind to her." Meng Bijun listened quietly, with a hint of melancholy and loneliness in her eyes. She wonders if she thought that although she also has a biological sister with the same father, she is not only a half-mother, but also has a special mismatch, so Are you sad to see the Sheng sisters have a good relationship
However, this kind of emotion only appeared for a while, and she suppressed it. She smiled lightly and said, "Originally, I wanted to keep you for lunch, but now... I won't delay you."
Sheng Weiqiao pretended to be sorry and said something like, "You and I, Miss Fourteen, also hit it off right away. If it weren't for the fact that I have a young sister at home who is worried, I would also like to spend more time with you." She suppressed her happiness. Resigned.
Meng Bijun's eyebrows widened as he listened to her sweet words. Her lips, which had always been tightly pursed, raised slightly. Not only did he personally escort her to the palace gate, but he also whispered: "I heard that you have a good relationship with Ningwei Houfu? Your Majesty." In the few days before my brother enters the venue, why don’t you three sisters go to Ningwei Hou Mansion to stay for a few days! After all, although Gao Chengxuan also entered the venue, I am afraid that he had some back-up plan before entering the venue. I am specifically targeting you during this period... After all, your house is said to be not very big, and if two strong men come in, there will be no place to hide, which is really worrying!"
When Sheng Weiqiao said this, his expression suddenly changed and he said, "The Queen Mother reprimanded him, but he still dares to do so?!"
"You've seen that person before, but you still don't know what kind of thing he is?" Meng Bijun sneered, "He was spoiled by his family. Apart from relying on his talent to read books well, he is basically useless! That's me. The fifth sister treated this son as a rare thing, thinking that he was so outstanding... This kind of person is easy to take advantage of. He was kicked out very unhappy that day. If he thinks back and his mind gets hot, what Things can’t be done?!”
She stared into Sheng Weiqiao's eyes and said meaningfully, "Even you have figured it out. If Gao Chengxuan wants to take revenge on you, he will send a few people to knock on the door. The little nursing home you bring can't resist it... You think it's so simple? Why don't some people use this method? Anyway, your face is covered, you can't grasp the current situation, and the people behind the scenes don't admit it, how can you still implicate the matter on Meng's grandson out of thin air?!"
Sheng Weiqiao chewed these words carefully, felt a chill in his heart, and subconsciously asked: "Meng Junyu?"
Seeing Meng Bijun slightly nodding, the girl took a breath of air and didn't bother to say more to her. She nodded and said, "I'll go back and pack my things and go to Ningwei Hou Mansion to stay!"
"Miss, why are you so anxious all of a sudden?" Sheng Weiqiao said goodbye to Meng Bijun in a hurry. After leaving the palace gate, he got into the carriage anxiously and urged the coachman to hurry back to Sheng's house.
Moreover, the coachman's movements were actually very neat. Sheng Weiqiao's urging words did not stop. This situation was naturally very abnormal, even though the personal maid she brought into the palace today was the newly promoted Juli, who was usually the least talkative. , couldn't help but ask, "Although it has already entered spring, the spring cold has not gone away, and there is still snow on the road. The carriage is too fast. If the wheel slips or the foot slips..."
"Anyway, go as fast as you can!" Hearing this, Sheng Weiqiao thought of Sheng Sleeping Crane entering the scene. His cousin Sheng Weiwu was young, and although his niece Gongsun Yingjiang was the same age as him, apart from being good at martial arts, he was not someone who could support the overall situation. If he had a shortcoming, and Meng's scheme fell into place, it would be even worse!
Then he calmed down his anger and told the coachman through the car curtain, "Also, pay more attention to the road when driving, and don't make any mistakes!"
"Our house is not far from the palace gate." Juli comforted her in a low voice, and asked again, "What happened?"
When Meng Bijun sent people to the palace gate just now, she pulled Sheng Weiqiao and said what she said, but she also deliberately avoided the left and right sides, so Ju Li didn't know why Sheng Weiqiao was suddenly so anxious to go back to Sheng Mansion
"Miss Meng Shishi just told me..." Sheng Weiqiao frowned at this moment. After briefly repeating the story, Juli was confused: "Miss, since the Queen Mother has said it herself, Mr. Gao is not allowed to touch you. Mr. Gao will be spoiled again. Well, as for being so bold and blatantly disobeying the Queen Mother’s orders?”
Although Empress Dowager Meng never interfered in government affairs, she was the emperor's biological mother after all, and she still had a strong say in matters other than government affairs.
In particular, Gao Chengxuan, as the son of Meng's in-laws, is a serious junior of Empress Dowager Meng. If he does not respect Empress Dowager Meng, wouldn't King Gaomi have even more reason to disrespect Empress Dowager Meng in the future
After all, it can be said that it was Empress Dowager Meng's own juniors who first despised Empress Dowager Meng... How could Meng let such a thing happen? !
"... This is not a question of whether Gao Chengxuan dares or not! This man's biological mother, the fifth lady of the Meng family, has a good relationship with one of his uncles, the second son of Wu'an Hou and the second son of the Meng family." Sheng Weiqiao took a deep breath and said, " And this Second Young Master Meng does not have a good relationship with his brother, First Young Master Meng, who is the Prince of Wu'an! Gao Chengxuan seems to be a lawless person who is loved so much. According to his temper, even if he is reprimanded by the Queen Mother It’s not impossible to still insist on going your own way despite being stopped!”
"So at this time, if we are attacked...who do you think the Queen Mother will suspect first?"
"If there is more evidence, do you think the Queen Mother will easily spare Gao Chengxuan?!"
"Even if the Queen Mother is thinking of blood ties, she is willing to be noble!"
"As long as this matter is publicized, in order to maintain the dignity of the Queen Mother, Meng will take the initiative to deal with Gao Chengxuan and even the Gao family!"
"In this way, even though Second Young Master Meng has clever methods and can at most protect himself from being affected, his original strong ally, Miss Meng Fifth, and her family are also in ruins!"