Meng Jie, Duke of Zheng, was already over sixty years old. Due to his long years of hard work in political affairs and his indulgence in loving his concubines, even though he had lived a good life since the beginning of this dynasty, he now showed obvious signs of age.
But to be honest, looking at his features, even when he was young, he was probably not a handsome man... After all, the reason why his sister, Queen Mother Meng, was not favored by the late emperor at first was because her appearance was not very outstanding.
But his popularity is very high. He is obviously not a scholar, and he has a calm and indifferent look on his face, not to mention his scholarly aura.
When Sheng Weiqiao entered the door behind Mr. Sheng and Sheng Suihe, when he first saw him, he thought he was some great scholar who was well-read in poetry and well versed in human relations.
After listening to the introduction, I secretly thought that this is really a person who cannot be judged by his appearance.
Who would have thought that this man who looked like a moral model would actually be a master who spoiled his concubines and killed his wives
Oh, not only did he spoil his concubines and destroy his wives, he also gave his 16-year-old legitimate daughter to his fifty-one-year-old nephew as a continuation... Judging from a girl of Sheng Weiqiao's age, she was simply a scumbag husband and a scumbag father!
Thinking of this, she curled her lips secretly.
Over there, Duke Zheng Guo didn't know Sheng Weiqiao was slandering him. When he saw her looking at him furtively, he nodded towards her in a very approachable manner, with a tolerant and kind look in his eyes, as if he was looking at his naughty granddaughter.
This made Sheng Weiqiao feel a little awe-inspiring. After all, the reason why she was dragged here was because when Nan sent her maid to the garden to call for someone, she told them about the purpose of the visit of the Gaomi King and his wife, and the fact that Zheng Guogong was also present. This is good. Got it!
Before Old Mrs. Sheng could be stunned, Sheng Suihe came to the fore, denying it, making all kinds of doubts, and being incoherent... Mr. Xu, who had originally planned to appease Mr. Sheng quickly, With Xu Baomo, they had to give priority to comforting him. In the end, even Mrs. Sheng coaxed him to calm down: Since the Gaomi Wang couple came to the door in person and Zheng Guogong was present, it was obvious that they could not escape, so it was better to go out and confront him. , find out in public!
From now on, no one can talk about his life experience!
Sheng Suihe persuaded them for a while before agreeing to go to the main hall. He also proposed to bring Sheng Weiqiao with him. The reason was that he wanted the Gaomi King and his wife and Zheng Guogong to see clearly that he had a biological sister. How could he be the Gaomi King? The couple’s offspring!
Mr. Sheng and Mr. Xu were both confused by the sudden news. Hearing this, they thought that he had been hit too hard and needed to use this method to gain some sense of security, so he would do it without saying anything!
So don't mention Sheng Weiqiao's mood after hearing the news!
This girl is no longer blind. It’s because she didn’t have eyes at all before, right? !
Why didn't you see how shameless this bastard was? !
It was obviously his plan to restore his identity, but now Gaomi Wang and his wife took the initiative to come to the door, and he immediately turned into a little pitiful person who didn't know anything!
"Eighty percent of the reason why Gaomi Wang and his wife took the initiative to come to our door was because of this bastard's plan!" Sheng Weiqiao was angry in his heart, "He still insists on asking me to come over... Why is he afraid that he is not the son of my Sheng family, so he needs me, his half-brother?" My sister is here to comfort me. Are my grandfather and Mr. Xu a good-natured person? Why are they so easy to deceive? He is just showing off his skills to me! Hmph!!!"
Therefore, the girl felt admiration from the bottom of her heart when she saw Zheng Guogong's calm expression with a calm expression on his face and his thoughtful gesture to a stranger like her:
The maid just now must have been waiting in the main hall early in the morning. She went to the back garden to call for people. She told her in detail!
… When Zheng Guogong came, the Nan family was arguing with Princess Gaomi about whose family Sheng Sleeping He was. Although Nan insisted that Sheng Sleeping He should be named Sheng, and the Gaomi Palace must have found the wrong person, but after hearing that Duke Zheng Come here, my heart sinks!
Don't be afraid of ten thousand, just be afraid of the worst. Although the Sheng Suihe brothers and sisters did not live in Ningwei Hou Mansion some time ago, the Hou Mansion has been paying attention to their movements. They know that sisters Sheng Weiqiao and Sheng Weiwu are very appreciated in front of Empress Dowager Meng; because Sheng Lan Ci's former friend Tu Ruchuan took care of her, and the eldest princess Wuyang also took care of her, so she got closer to the Meng family.
The most terrible thing is that Sheng Suihe's success in the joint and palace examinations was not unrelated to Meng's care.
After all, when everyone takes the back door, those who don’t take the back door will suffer. Meng Shi gave Sheng Suihe a chance not to suffer any loss.
In this case, if Sheng Suihe really has nothing to do with the Gaomi Palace, it would be fine. Zheng Guogong came to visit, and it happened to be a witness in person, so that Sheng Suihe would not be tied to the Gaomi Palace's ship inexplicably.
But the prince and princess were not fools. How could the couple openly come to ask for someone if they were not sure
Nan's initial denial was just because he had never thought of this possibility and subconsciously couldn't believe it.
At this moment, I thought that if Sheng Sleeping Crane was really a bloodline of Prince Gaomi, this would offend the Meng family a lot!
When the time comes, what will happen if he goes back to be his little prince and leaves the Sheng family and the Xu family
When Nanshi heard the news, she first regretted it and felt that Mengshi shouldn't have known about it, let alone informed him on her own initiative.
But he quickly realized that based on the relationship between the Sheng family and the Xu family, as well as the character of the Sheng family, if he had known that Sheng Suihe was a bloodline of the Gaomi Palace, he would definitely not have handed over such a hot potato without even saying hello. Take care of your own family.
So if there is really something wrong with Sheng Suihe's life experience, I'm afraid the Sheng family has also been deceived... Or maybe Sheng Suihe himself doesn't know
In this case, it would be a good thing to call the Meng family over. At least, it would be able to isolate the Sheng and Xu families as much as possible, wouldn't it
This is not Nan's selfishness. After all, she is good to Sheng Suihe mainly because of the friendship between the Sheng and Xu families. Otherwise, there are so many outstanding young people in the world, and she has never been so good to others. .
So if Sheng Suihe was not a descendant of the Sheng family, she would of course have to prioritize her own family and the Sheng family from being drawn into the whirlpool of court battles.
So Nan simply put aside the argument with Princess Gaomi for the time being, and did not call Sheng Suihe to come out. She just ordered people to invite Duke Zheng in and took a seat. Then she briefly explained the whole story to Duke Zheng: "We are from a humble background. She rarely visits the palace and the palace of Zheng Guogong. Today, the prince and princess suddenly came to visit in person. Although she was so radiant, she also felt frightened and inexplicable. The little girl thought about the day when spring had just begun, when she had a lot of friendship with the world. The girls at home send each other's brothers to Gongyuan together."
"On the way back, we met the carriages of Princess Qingfang and Princess Huihe. The girl from the Sheng family was worried about her brother and was uneasy, and she unintentionally offended the two princesses."
"Therefore, I only know that the prince and the princess are here to ask questions."
"If the little girl offends the two princesses, I will definitely not dare to disturb the Queen and Duke Zheng for this. However, the Sheng family and my Xu family have a close relationship. This is something that both the government and the public know. If the prince and princess want to The government is handing over the girl from the Sheng family to deal with it, our government is really in a dilemma."
"Remembering that the Queen Mother and the Empress had taken great care of the girls of the Sheng family, and the Empress also told my niece that if there was any trouble, I must inform her, so I boldly sent people to inform the Imperial City and the Zheng Guogong Mansion. I planned to ask Meng to come forward to make peace and turn the hostility into friendship... I didn’t expect that it was the Duke of the Kingdom who came in person!"
In the current situation, it is of course impossible for Nan to tell the reason why he went to inform Queen Meng and Duke Zheng, so he could only come up with a temporary excuse to deal with it.
The Gaomi King and his wife looked anxious at the moment, wanting to urge her to call Sheng Suihe out quickly. How could they care about such details
When Zheng Guogong heard this, he was a little surprised. With his age and status, the reason why he came here in person was not because of the reputation of Ningweihou Mansion. Ningweihou Mansion was not qualified to work for him. The main reason is because I heard that the King of Gaomi and his wife personally took action, so they thought something big was going to happen. Zheng Guogong knew that the couple was not a light-hearted man, and that others in the Meng family might not be able to hold back their position if they attacked them. They were afraid of weakening their own momentum, so he came in person.
But I didn’t expect that it was just a dispute between juniors
Zheng Guogong was wondering if there was any inside story here, or if it was really a misunderstanding that cost both parties a trip. On his face, he greeted Nan with a few polite words, and looked at Gaomi Wang and his wife with a slight smile. He said: "Although I have heard for a long time that the prince and the princess have a deep love for each other, after all, it is just a few disputes between juniors. Presumably the prince and the princess will not get into a fight and bully the children because of this, right?"
These words were clearly meant to ridicule the Gaomi Wang couple for making a fuss out of a molehill, and they would not tolerate even the slightest farce in a child's home.
The corner of Nan's lips twitched again and again in the chief position. Political enemies are political enemies. Otherwise, whether they are King Gaomi or Duke Zheng, they are very kind-hearted superiors without any aggressive aura. However, when they get together, they start to fight each other. !
"Mrs. Nan misunderstood what happened today." How could King Gaomi not understand the meaning of Zheng Guogong's words? Hearing this, he also laughed and said, "We are here at Ningweihou Mansion. We have nothing to do with the girl from the Sheng family, but we are here for the new champion, the child named Sheng Suihe. If the Duke wants to give the girl from the Sheng family If you uphold justice, you won’t have to worry about it!”
Zheng Guogong raised his eyebrows: "Oh? But I don't know how the new champion offended the palace?"
"How could I be offended?" King Gaomi squeezed Princess Gaomi secretly under the small table, signaling his wife to calm down, and then said slowly, "We are here to find relatives, and we suspect that the child is ours. The third legitimate son living abroad!"
He said this in an understatement, but Nan's face was still pale after hearing this just now. He didn't know how it would end next
Although Zheng Guogong has been the uncle of the state for more than thirty years and has excellent qi-nurturing skills, he can't help but look shocked at this moment!
"Your Majesty, this is a serious matter. Don't recognize your son randomly when you see someone else's child is well." Zheng Guogong thought in his mind and said, "Not to mention that Sheng Sleeping Crane came from Nanfeng County thousands of miles away, and he was also from Qing Dynasty. The innocent son of the Sheng family. As for your third son, I still remember that his name was Rong Qinghui, but he died fifteen years ago, right?!"
As he spoke, he looked at Princess Gaomi, whose eyes were red again, "The princess was seriously ill at that time and has never left home since then! There are people who are no longer alive on this jade plate. After fifteen years, it's hard to He actually came back to life again, became a heir of the Sheng family, and won the top prize again?! Isn't it ridiculous?!"
Even though Zheng Guogong was able to keep his composure, when he said the last two words "number one scholar", he was gnashing his teeth!
In fact, with the current foundation of the Meng family, it is no longer very rare for a mere number one scholar... After all, for them, a Jinshi can harvest a crop in three years, and a number one scholar can harvest a batch in three years. This is still not the case. Kaienko's case.
If he had lost to the King of Gaomi in the usual intrigue, Zheng Guogong, the leader of the Meng family, would not have even had this sense.
The key is that Sheng Suihe, the number one scholar... was basically promoted by Meng, okay? !
Although the Meng family originally planned to let Gao Chengxuan become the number one scholar in this class and push Sheng Suihe to the second place due to the blood relationship between Gao Chengxuan and the Meng family, however, after Gao Chengxuan's accident, the Meng family specifically had a fight with the King of Gaomi and insisted on it. The one who demoted Huang Wu Jiu's article and promoted Sheng Suihe's article to the position of leader!
Although Sheng Suihe's article is indeed worthy of being number one, there is no point in trying to accuse him. If you really want to suppress him, are you afraid that you won't be able to find a reason? How many people who are recognized as talented, even predecessors who have extremely high evaluations in history, failed in the imperial examination and died in depression
What's more, Huang Wujiu can make a name for himself in a major science and technology county like Shuzhong, and he is no ordinary person. To put it bluntly, if he becomes the number one scholar, he will be able to conquer many more people than Sheng Sleeping Crane who was named on the gold list.
Therefore, it is because of Meng's great efforts that Sheng Suihe can become the number one scholar in this subject... If he hadn't been sitting here in person, Zheng Guogong would have thought so until now!
The results of it
He is actually the son of King Gaomi!