Mr. Sheng looked at the woman kneeling in front of him and begged. After a moment of silence, he neither agreed nor refused. Instead, he asked Sheng Suihe: "He'er, do you think you can see for yourself?"
"Grandpa, you guys have just come all the way from Nanfeng County." Sheng Suihe had obviously thought about being asked this question for a long time. Hearing this, he said without thinking, "Not to mention the supplies of the Sheng family when my grandson was in the other courtyard. You said that your grandson has been with you and your grandmother for three years. He has always been pampered and taken care of, and rarely shown any consideration and filial piety. If someone from the Gaomi Palace is here today, and he immediately abandons you and goes to the palace, such a thing cannot be done by your grandson. ! So please allow your grandson to continue to stay in the Hou Mansion and disturb you. At least you must settle everyone down before talking about anything else."
This statement made the old man feel a little better. After all, he had been grooming an outsider for three years by mistake for his grandson, and then came over happily to show off that he had become the number one scholar. It was already tragic and embarrassing.
If this grandson is a white-eyed wolf again and runs away with his powerful biological parents as soon as they show up... who would not be upset
"Good boy, I'm very happy that you have such a wish." Mr. Sheng originally softened his heart towards Princess Gaomi, but even if the princess knelt down and begged in public, she still wouldn't live long. Mr. Sheng's character is really Unable to say "no" to her, Sheng Sleeping Crane's answer was comforting, so she gave in. "Although we are old, our bodies are still good. Your mother... this princess The empress doesn't look very good looking at her, so you should stay with her first. After all, you can only have a few days of leisure, and you will be on duty soon."
Mr. Xu, the superior, sighed and said, "The Sheng family is at my old Xu's house. You don't have to worry, He'er."
However, although the two of them expressed their opinions, King Gaomi and his wife looked at Sheng Suihe eagerly, wishing to take him back to the palace immediately. Sheng Suihe was silent for a moment, but still shook his head: "What happened today was too sudden. Okay, this junior wants to calm down."
"Since the child said so, then... we will come to pick you up tomorrow?" Seeing this situation, Princess Gaomi wanted to say something else, but King Gaomi quietly pulled her and said cautiously, "Tomorrow... Is that okay? Your yard has been cleaned over the years, and your mother and concubine and I will go there every three days to sit there. You can live in it when you go back, and there is no need to clean it up. "
Sheng Suihe lowered his eyes and thought, while the Gaomi King and his wife clearly held their breath.
After a moment, when he saw him nodding slightly, King Gaomi breathed a sigh of relief, but the princess showed a clear look of surprise and looked at Mr. Sheng and Mr. Xu gratefully: "The kindness and care you have shown to the child..."
"Let's talk about it later!" Mr. Sheng and Mr. Xu looked at each other and shook their heads. Mr. Xu helped Mr. Sheng and said, "Brother, I never thought that such a thing would happen... At this moment, I was thinking It must be very chaotic. Why don't we stop here today and discuss anything later? After all, we have come a long way and we can't leave in just two days. We have a long time to come, so there is no need to rush."
Seeing this, the King of Gaomi and his wife could not continue to talk about compensation or repayment. When they saw the old Marquis picking up the tea and taking a sip, he signaled to see off the guests, and with his eyes on Sheng Sleeping Crane, he turned around and left.
Duke Zheng was also eager to go back to find someone to discuss countermeasures. He exchanged a few more pleasantries with the King of Gaomi and his wife, and then left.
After the three high-ranking uninvited guests left, no one spoke in the main hall for a while.
After a while, Mrs. Sheng said in a hoarse voice: "She is your biological mother and concubine after all. Why didn't she give her a gift when she left?"
When the old man said this, Nan subconsciously wanted to smooth things over: If this is your grandson, don't even say a scolding, it's okay to give him a beating! But this is a descendant of the royal family and the legitimate son of the royal family. Isn't it inappropriate to scold him like this again
Sheng Sleeping Crane simply remained respectful: "Grandpa Rongzhen: My grandson is not familiar with them, I didn't expect it just now."
These words were clearly very alienating and secretly resistant to King Gaomi and his wife, which immediately made everyone frown slightly.
Mr. Xu Laohou said straightforwardly: "He'er, could it be that you had some hidden agenda when you were living abroad, so you weren't affectionate towards your father, queen, mother and concubine?"
"Have you forgotten, Mr. Marquis? This junior doesn't remember the past." Sheng Suihe just laughed when he heard this, "So they said they are the biological parents of this junior... But I really don't have any feeling of blood connection with you, don't talk about it now I was so affectionate with them that I couldn't even call them. I really felt embarrassed when I saw them."
Nan comforted: "It's no wonder, after all, we haven't seen each other for fifteen years. Besides, you were still young when you separated from them, only five years old. How can you remember anything at that time!"
After saying a few words like this, Mr. Xu sighed: "Forget it, don't say it here... Because Zheng Guogong came just now, I think King Gaomi and Princess Gaomi didn't say everything in full, and they may not even be true. Otherwise, why would the prince deliberately stop the princess from speaking several times? Now, while no one else is around, brother, please go to the guest house with He'er to have a good talk, otherwise the prince's palace will take him away tomorrow... "
The old Marquis sighed again, "I'm afraid it will be difficult to see each other again in the future. After all, you have raised me as your biological grandson for all these years and treated him like a treasure. Even if you now know that he is not your biological son, how can you be willing to let him go?"
On the one hand, his words expressed regret that there was no ancestral bond between Sheng Suihe and Mrs. Sheng; on the other hand, he hinted at Sheng Suihe and the Sheng family's kindness to him.
So don't just focus on returning to your biological parents and not care about the life and death of the Sheng family.
Although Zheng Guogong did not go to the bottom of the matter to make things difficult for Mr. Sheng just now, it is hard to say whether he will settle old scores in the future. Even the Sheng family and the Xu family can't compete with the Meng family together. If the Meng family really wants to cause trouble for them, in the final analysis, they will have to rely on King Gaomi to stop them.
"Don't worry, Mr. Marquis, even if I go to the palace, my heart will always be with the Sheng family." When Sheng Suihe said this, he specifically glanced at Sheng Weiqiao, but Sheng Weiqiao was frowning at Old Mrs. Sheng's complexion and ignored him at all. The look in his eyes.
Sheng Suihe was slightly disappointed, but this was not the first time this happened. He quickly recovered his mood and continued, "No matter how this matter ends, I will never let the Sheng family and the Xu family suffer any disaster." !”
Mr. Xu felt that his statement was a bit too much. Even though he had been living abroad for fifteen years as a child, he still didn't have any affection for his biological parents when he met them, but didn't they just meet them? Just look at the way the King of Gaomi and his wife valued him just now. If they hadn't done it specifically to show off in front of others, Sheng Suihe would have been so favored after he returned to the palace!
When the time comes, it will last forever. It will be good if he can always remember how good the Sheng family was to him. How could he keep his heart in the Sheng family
The old Marquis thought that Sheng Suihe was deliberately showing off, but he couldn't say anything in front of the clan members who were confirmed in public. He frowned and waved, "You go!"
Old Mrs. Sheng nodded to him, said nothing, lifted up his robe, stood up, lifted his feet and walked out.
Sheng Suihe followed naturally. Sheng Weiqiao saw this and wanted to follow, but was stopped by Nan called out: "Qiaoer, please stay, my aunt has something to ask for your help."
This time, Mrs. Sheng did not speak to his granddaughter, and Sheng Suihe did not ask her to be present. Although Sheng Weiqiao was unwilling to give in, he still stopped helplessly: "What does Auntie want me to do?"
"You also know how much your grandfather values that He'er these days." Before Nan could finish speaking, Mr. Xu, the superior, scolded him, "Your grandfather has made such a fuss today. I don’t know how frustrated I am! If you don’t let him talk clearly to He’er alone... Do you want him to come to Chang’an happily and go back full of worries?”
Sheng Weiqiao said aggrievedly: "I just want to follow because I'm worried about my grandfather!"
"What can you do if you follow me?" Mr. Xu said angrily, "What a silly girl... Okay, don't worry about this! There are many people in this house who can comfort your grandfather. Don't talk about me, your grandmother is also here this time! You want a child to be so anxious? You, go back to your room and have a good rest, eat well and take care of yourself, let us elders I don’t have to worry about you now, it’s a big help!”
Nan felt that what the old man said was too direct and rude, and it seemed like he was trying to offend Sheng Wei Qiao, so she quickly made up for it: "Dad, what you said is what you said. Qiao'er also has a filial piety towards Mr. Sheng! Of course, her child's family has nothing to replace her grandfather. The way to share the worries is not to allow her to get anxious?"
The father-in-law was angry and said to the girl whose eyes were already filled with mist, "Don't misunderstand me, Qiaoer! Dad really cares about you and is afraid that you will be sad, so he doesn't want you to get involved in this matter. However, people who come from this profession will inevitably not speak softly, but they will say it as if they blame you."
"I know that my aunt and the old Marquis want me best." Sheng Weiqiao said listlessly and perfunctorily. He finally held back his tears and didn't want to stay in the main hall anymore. He just found an excuse and went back to the Red Pavilion.
At this time, if the news spread that Sheng Suihe was actually Rong Qinghui, the third son of Gaomi Palace, Sheng Weiqiao didn't pay attention when he returned to offer sacrifices to Hongxie.
But during dinner, she said she didn't want to go to the back hall to eat, but the maid below went to pick up the food box without asking anything.
And no one was sent from the back hall to ask why.
Originally, Sheng Weiqiao was worried that his cousins Sheng Weirao, Sheng Wenu, and Xu Caikui, who had been acting like sisters recently, would come to visit him after hearing the news
She was so confused at the moment that she really had no intention of talking to anyone.
Fortunately, she waited until she took a bath and changed clothes at night and went into the inner room to settle down, but she didn't see anyone coming... It was probably the Nan family and other elders who knew that she must be guilty and confused at this moment, so they sent a special message to prohibit people from disturbing her.
It's just that the orders of Nan and others can only restrain those who abide by the rules, such as Sheng Weiwu and Xu Caikui... Well, the reason why I say this is because Sheng Weiqiao entered the inner room not long ago and was not sleepy yet. After hearing this, There was a soft knock on the window, and she squinted her eyes, turned over and looked outside. Using the thick gauze palace lantern used at night, she saw a familiar figure turning from behind the red sandalwood screen with engraved landscapes and ladies with curly grass patterns.
Under the curtain of ruffled golden tassels and hibiscus, it was rare that the girl did not object to his intrusion into the boudoir at night. While getting up and putting on her clothes, she asked in a low voice: "Have you finished talking to your grandfather? What did you talk about?"