The Queen summoned her, and of course Mrs. Sheng could no longer talk to her granddaughter.
It's just that although the last time Sheng Weiqiao met Empress Meng, who was still Miss Meng Fourteenth, in the side hall of Xinshou Palace, the empress was very kind and considerate, but now that Sheng Suihe's life experience has been exposed, the biological father of Empress Meng, Zheng Guogong, was also revealed yesterday. I asked the Sheng family whether they would receive the same treatment as last time this time, but it was hard to say.
So when Sheng Weiqiao went back to Jihongxie to wash up and dress up, she felt quite uneasy.
She was not the only one who was uneasy, the Sheng and Xu families were also worried. Nan even wanted to accompany her into the palace, but the middle official who came to pick up Sheng Weiqiao was polite but firmly refused: "The Queen has always loved purity, and she is the concubine. I'm sorry to spare you all the trouble, but today the empress just said that she would like to invite Miss Sheng San to the palace for a visit, and please don't embarrass me, my maid!"
After Sheng Weiqiao had packed up and came out, he found out that he had no choice but to say a few words of relief to everyone, and then followed the Zhongguan to board the car and go out.
The residences of the queens of the past dynasties are far from the location of Xinshou Palace.
However, because the roads we walked along were basically alleyways, under the high walls, there was no difference except for the different turns... At least in Sheng Weiqiao's view, the roads to the two places were almost the same.
It wasn't until after entering Wangchun Palace that a completely different scenery from Xinshou Palace came to my face: just stepped in from the small door, and in the suddenly open courtyard, countless peach branches and plum trees were in full bloom, pink and white, and continuous and brilliant. The clouds are like brocade, it is truly beautiful!
After passing through the courtyard and passing through the winding corridor, when you arrive at Jingshao Hall, the main hall of Wangchun Palace, under the white jade steps engraved with auspicious clouds and phoenixes, there are several clusters of peonies and peonies in bud, adding to the spring scenery.
When Sheng Weiqiao followed Zhongguan into the palace, he couldn't help but think to himself: "It's strange that this palace should be named 'Wangchun'. The plants and trees planted along the way are all the most prosperous in spring." But after the season, the remaining summer, autumn and winter are a bit lonely, right?"
Before I stopped thinking, I had already turned around and passed the screen with figures and flowers on the edge of golden nanmu and inlaid with mica and colored glaze. I saw a scroll of scarlet ground embroidered with crocodile flowers, cranes, deer and spring banners, winding in front of me all the way to Danqi, at the end. Meng Bijun, who is sitting on a lotus phoenix seat made of golden nanmu carved with curly grass patterns, is wearing a double-knife bun, a golden phoenix hairpin inlaid with gold and gemstones for good luck and longevity, and a emerald crown inlaid with bats, butterflies and flowers. She is raising her head with a smile. Hand: "Come and sit!"
The young queen gently raised her slender hands, and the hollow-dot emerald beaded ice plum pattern armor on her ring finger and little finger that matched the tiara was overflowing with jewels, which further highlighted the wealth and majesty of the royal family.
Sheng Weiqiao did not dare to neglect, bowed politely, thanked him again, and sat down at the seat indicated by Meng Bijun.
Seeing her reserved look, Meng Bijun was a little disappointed in his eyes, but he didn't say anything. He raised his chin and asked the middle official who had just led people in and the palace servants who were waiting in the palace to retreat, and then he touched his chest. Gold inlaid with emerald coral beads and jade pendant collar, Yan Ran said: "What do you think of my set of emerald hairpin rings today?"
"Your Majesty's country is beautiful and fragrant. This set of hairpin rings is so rich and noble that it perfectly complements your Majesty." Sheng Weiqiao naturally did not think that Meng Bijun summoned him to the palace to discuss the hairpin rings, so he answered very carefully.
"As a queen, I have a very leisurely life. It's really boring on weekdays, so I can only have fun by myself." Meng Bijun looked at her cautious look and sighed, "I've been asking people to clean up the warehouse these past two days, and I saw a lot of things. I took out the hairpin rings left by my predecessors and wore them to play with. If you like them, you can also take a few sets away later. They are gathering dust anyway."
Sheng Weiqiao said hurriedly: "How can the empress's hairpin ring be worn by a servant?"
"Is there anything you can't wear?" Meng Bijun said disapprovingly, "Didn't Jingshu already tell you? In two days, the decree to confer your sisters as county heads and your niece's village head will go down. By then, If you have a title, as long as it is not a hairpin ring like the Five Phoenixes, you can just wear it. The country certainly has rules on clothing, but if you look at the merchants who have been wearing gold and silver for many years, the superiors still turn a blind eye. One eye?"
Sheng Weiqiao became even more nervous after hearing her words, and thought to herself: "This queen must have known about Sheng Suihe's life experience. Why not only did she not cause trouble for me now, but she also said that she would continue to seal the title of our county head and village head? What the hell is she? What are you planning?"
His thoughts suddenly changed, and he tried to say: "My dear, in the final analysis, what happened that day was due to your profound blessings, and it was destined to be a near miss. Our aunt and nephew didn't do anything, so we really don't deserve such a generous gift from you!"
"You refuse like this because you are worried that the Meng family will anger your Sheng family because of the matter of Sheng Sleeping Crane?" Unexpectedly, Meng Bijun narrowed his eyes when he heard this, but said it bluntly, "I'm afraid it's hard to get this title. Is there any follow-up waiting for you after you get it?"
Sheng Weiqiao said awkwardly: "Empress, it's not..."
"Don't worry about this!" Before he finished speaking, Meng Bijun shook his head and interrupted, "Isn't it just that he adopted a legitimate son of King Gaomi without knowing it? What's the fuss? After all, I'm still Zheng Guogong. Where is your legitimate daughter? Your aunt and nephew saved me. Could it be that the King of Gaomi wants to cause trouble for you?! Yesterday, when someone came to report, I had already reprimanded me. I don’t care why the Meng family is trying to pinch the King of Gaomi, but I will definitely Don't set fire to the Sheng family! Especially don't touch your aunts and nephews!"
Seeing Sheng Weiqiao looking at her in astonishment, she smiled and said, "Of course, don't get too close to the Gaomi Palace... After all, I have nothing but the status of a queen, so my words are not heavy enough, and I can't help you either." limited."
"Mother, this is so difficult for you!" Sheng Weiqiao didn't know whether what she said was true or false, or whether she had colluded with Meng to impress herself or something like that. She was suspicious and could only express her gratitude subconsciously, "You just got married. , just speak for us..."
"Actually, it's not as serious as you think." Meng Bijun did not mean to take credit, and explained, "Zheng Guogong is busy with other things at the moment, so he doesn't have much thought to keep an eye on the Sheng family. Besides, whether King Gaomi is out of business Whether it’s because he values his long-lost biological flesh and blood, or because he’s worried that I, Meng, will criticize him for being indifferent to the benefactor who adopted his flesh and blood, I can’t just sit back and watch the Sheng family being angered by Meng.”
This makes sense, but Sheng Weiqiao sighed helplessly in his heart, secretly thinking that he was willing to alienate Sheng Suihe from now on for the sake of the safety of the Sheng family, but would Sheng Suihe be willing to drift away from him from now on
Meng Bijun could clearly see the melancholy between her brows, and thought she was still worried about the Sheng family. He tried to comfort her for a while, but seeing that she was still unable to express her eyebrows, he thought about it and changed the subject: "I heard that your grandfather Grandma came here from Nanfeng County? And she brought a few of your brothers and sisters with her?"
"Yes, I originally heard that my brother is second on the apricot list. I thought he must be famous on the gold list, so he came to Chang'an to celebrate. By the way, my second brother, fourth sister, and fifth brother got to know each other." Sheng Weiqiao said with a bitter smile, "Who I only knew that I had only been here a few days, and we hadn’t even had time to go out for a trip to the countryside together, and something like this happened... Fortunately, my grandfather is still strong, otherwise I would be really worried that he would not be able to bear it!"
Meng Bijun said: "Oh, you have a cousin here again? How is she? If she has a good relationship with you, you might as well take her with you when you enter the palace next time. I'll ask the Queen Mother to make her a county head or something. Yes, she will look better when she gets married."
"This..." Sheng Weiqiao was immediately tempted. Sheng Weirao's situation meant that her marriage was destined to be a problem. Although the Sheng family had decided to use dowry to marry her, the attraction of interests alone could not guarantee that Sheng Weirao would have no worries after marriage. If she With the title of county lord... no, even if he is just a village lord, he can still make his future husband's family a little afraid, right
But after all, he was not familiar with Meng Bijun. Even if he was kind to the queen, he didn't dare to take advantage of her at the moment, so he was a little hesitant.
Meng Bijun saw it, covered her mouth and said with a smile: "Jingshu should have told you about adding two more words in the imperial edict, right? Being granted the title of county lord or village lord is nothing to me or the Queen Mother. What's the matter? Anyway, if one is sealed, the other two are also sealed... I just think that you girls from the Sheng family are pleasing to my eye. If anyone has an opinion and has the ability, come to me and tell me! I'm not afraid of trouble, what are you afraid of? "
She spoke so frankly that Sheng Weiqiao felt that he was being stingy by being coy and said with a smile: "I am so unworthy of your love! Then next time I will bring my fourth sister over to pay you respects?"
Meng Bijun nodded with satisfaction and said, "I would rather say I am lonely right now than I am at leisure. When you sisters are free, come and accompany me often!"
When Sheng Weiqiao heard her talk about loneliness, he subconsciously looked around and saw a coral-red pastel garlic vase with flowers and birds pattern placed on the black lacquer inlaid mother-of-pearl, phoenix, peony, fish and algae pattern incense table, with a few newly folded peach blossoms inserted into the vase; In front of the phoenix throne was a long table carved from golden nan wood with a bamboo pattern. There were tea, fruits and snacks on the table. The style and quantity were the same as the table at hand.
… Although the furnishings are luxurious, there are no traces of books.
Sheng Weiqiao was surprised and thought to himself: "Isn't this Queen the most fond of reading? Before she took over the Wangchun Palace, she often took advantage of the opportunity to visit the Queen Mother and send the maids from Xinshou Palace to do it for her. She went to Shiqu Pavilion to borrow books. Now that she is a queen, she no longer has to ask the maids of Xinshou Palace to run errands for her. She can read the royal books as she pleases... Why are there no books in front of her? Or she doesn't use this palace very much. Did you come here specially to summon me?"
Ordinarily, Meng Bijun looked so obsessed with reading before her wedding that she wished no one would disturb her to read in peace and quiet. How could she feel lonely
It’s impossible that you started missing your husband after getting married, so you feel lonely in your empty boudoir, right
Sheng Weiqiao shuddered secretly when she thought of Emperor Xuan Jing who was old enough to be their grandfather. Such an old man still had a sense of belonging. He could just be an elder or a relative. As a husband, he would just feel sad when he saw it, okay
She felt that Meng Bijun should not be so weak, even thinking about such a husband.
So... what's the inside story