This post was sent by Tu Ruchuan, the chief of Wuyang Princess Mansion, because he had an old relationship with Sheng Lanci. Sheng Lanci's biological father and stepmother came to Chang'an and it was time for a visit.
In fact, he had thought about it a long time ago, but there were a lot of things going on in the eldest princess's house some time ago, and as the chief minister, he couldn't get away from it, so it was delayed until now.
"Ruchuan almost became the son-in-law of my Sheng family before. It's a pity that I didn't know how to teach my daughter. I am not lucky enough to have such a kind son-in-law." Old Mrs. Sheng looked at the signature of this post and said with some melancholy, "I heard that When the He'er brothers and sisters first came to Chang'an, he took good care of them and told them many little-known news. I don't know if his visit to me tomorrow has anything to do with He'er's affairs?"
After some persuasion by Mr. Xu and Mr. Xu Zijing, Mr. Xu saw that Mr. Sheng had calmed down his sorrow and asked Sheng Weiqiao again how he entered the palace.
Sheng Weiqiao said truthfully: "The Queen treats me as before and is very protective. She also said that she would follow the original promise and make me and the eighth sister the county head, and Ying Jiang the village head. Later, during the chat, I heard that the fourth sister was here. Ask me to take my fourth sister with me when I enter the palace next time, and give my fourth sister the title of county head or something like that."
Everyone couldn't believe it when they heard this. Nan said suspiciously: "Qiaoer, I remember that you are not familiar with Queen Meng?"
"It's true that we haven't met many times." Sheng Weiqiao looked around and saw that the place had cleared out long ago. After pondering for a while, he revealed what he had been hiding from Ning Weihou's house, "But before that, it was at the beginning of the first lunar month. On the 10th, we were invited to celebrate her birthday, and we met her at the banquet..."
She briefly told the story and said apologetically, "Because this matter is related to the honor of the queen, County Master Jingshu asked none of us to talk about it. So I never told my uncle and aunt, and I hope my uncle and aunt Haihan !”
"Are you guys out of your mind?!" After hearing this, Xu Zijing and his wife didn't say anything, but Mrs. Sheng stomped his feet angrily, "Is it the principal of Jingshu County, or is it your uncle, aunt, and mother?! Such an outsider can't do anything. Why can’t you tell Zijing and his wife what you know?!”
"You can't blame Qiao'er and the others. After all, they are only so old. They must have been frightened when they first encountered such a thing." If Mrs. Sheng hadn't had an attack, Xu Zijing would not have said anything, Nan would have complained a few words about Sheng Weiqiao's appearance. Yes, but now the old man scolded his granddaughter first, and Nan wanted to help Sheng Weiqiao speak and said comfortingly, "I remember that on the eleventh day of the first lunar month, I heard that Zheng Guogong's favorite concubine was coquettish on the night of the tenth day, and I told her Miss Meng Fifteen, the daughter of Zheng Guogong, was both dead. I was worried, so I went to visit their brothers and sisters. At that time, He'er came out to greet them alone, saying that Qiao Er had caught a cold... I guess she was frightened?"
Sheng Weiqiao nodded awkwardly.
At this time, it was Mr. Xu’s turn to scold his son and daughter-in-law: “It’s not all because of your incompetence in raising a daughter. You have raised such a stupid, boneless thing. After three generations of friendship, you can still listen to the wind and rain.” Get out! You are such an elder, and you still have the nerve to blame others for not being close to you? If I were to deal with such an elder, I wouldn’t be able to tell you this kind of secret that affects one’s wealth and life, and we would definitely have no contact with each other until we die!"
"Hey, Lao Xu, are you trying to bully our grandparents?" Mrs. Sheng said hurriedly, "Talk about things properly and don't talk about things that are and are not... Caikui is one year younger than Qiaoer! Qiaoer There can be times when you are ignorant and confused, shouldn't Caikui be allowed to change her ways? It's all in the past. Our grandparents and grandchildren are all living in the Hou Mansion now. Why are you always rehashing old scores? "
Sheng Weiqiao coughed dryly and forcibly changed the topic back to business: "On the way back, I was thinking that although we helped the queen at that time, we had no friendship with the queen after all. The queen is so kind to us now, and she is doing it because of Zheng Guogong. The person who pressured me to become the county lord and the village lord promised me to go to her if I had any trouble... Later, the fifth lady of the Meng family, who was the legitimate daughter of Marquis Wu'an, broke into Jingshao Palace without permission because of Gao Chengxuan's incident, hoping to get Empress Meng to do so. Leaving me to her disposal, in order to protect me, Empress Meng personally pursued and beat Miss Meng Wu, forcing Miss Meng Wu to escape from the palace, claiming that she was going to find the Queen Mother to file a complaint... "
She recounted her experience in Jingshao Palace in detail and said thoughtfully, "So I wonder if the Queen is worried that the Meng family will expose what happened to her after putting pressure on the Sheng family?"
No wonder she couldn't believe that Queen Meng was so kind to the Sheng family out of pure gratitude and gratitude. After all, this matter was not simply because the Sheng family offended the Meng family, but because the Sheng family was involved. The battle between the Meng family and the King of Gaomi.
The two sides are in a life-and-death situation, and it is impossible to coexist. What kind of means can't be used
Under such circumstances, Queen Meng insisted on repaying the kindness of Sheng Wei's aunt and nephew. Could it be that it would go against the interests of the whole family? Not to mention whether the Meng family would agree, Queen Meng, who was only sixteen years old and had nothing but the title of queen, was a pawn in the Meng family's pursuit of wealth and wealth. How could she suppress the opposition of Duke Zheng
Rely on Queen Mother Meng
The Queen Mother Meng can suppress the Meng family. The question is, the reason why the Queen Mother Meng tries every means to make the niece she likes the queen is because of the Meng family's wealth and longevity
So Sheng Wei and Qiao thought about it and felt that Queen Meng's move was probably out of gratitude, but more likely, it was out of appeasement
After all, the Meng family had finally found a successor. If her reputation was ruined, the Meng family had no shortage of girls who could continue to be queens. She was afraid that Emperor Xuan Jing, who was obsessed with the Shu sisters, would be impatient to get married again!
"Qiao'er's words make sense, but I'm afraid Meng's plan is not just to keep you silent on this matter." Nan listened, thought for a while, and objected tactfully, "This happened. At that time, you hadn't moved back to the Marquis Mansion yet. At that time, He'er should have made the decision on everything in Shengzhai, right? So, does He'er... also know about this?"
Seeing Sheng Weiqiao nodding silently, Nan smiled bitterly and said, "So, could this be the case? Meng felt that He'er was a son of the Sheng family before, so in order not to offend Meng, he would definitely not talk nonsense; but now he He regained his identity and became the direct son of King Gaomi! In this way, in order to help King Gaomi bring down the Meng family, he might make a fuss about this matter!"
"Of course, this matter was personally experienced by Qiao Er, Ying Jiang and County Master Jingshu. He'er himself only listened to Qiao Er's report."
"So even if He'er turns around and informs King Gaomi of the matter, as long as Qiao'er and Ying Jiang firmly deny it, Meng still has reason to protect Queen Meng's reputation?"
"That kid He'er shouldn't be so sinister." Mrs. Sheng has always disdainful of such despicable and dirty methods, especially after his direct granddaughter Sheng Weirao and granddaughter Shen Jiuniang disappeared that year. According to the discussion, Sheng Weirao, who was found among them, has been restricted by his past experiences and can only rely on his dowry to get out of the court, so he said, "But it is a good thing that Meng thinks so. After all, they will not be able to do anything like this." Always thinking about our Sheng family."
When Nan heard this, her lips moved, but she wanted to say something but didn't say it: She didn't think Sheng Suihe was a glamorous person. The impression this boy gave her was that he had a cunning temperament and was good at acting. She was so slippery. Even older people feel headaches, unlike ordinary juniors. Furthermore, even if Sheng Suihe wants to be upright and upright, as the biological son of King Gaomi, once King Gaomi fails in this court battle, he will definitely not end well!
How difficult is it to remain noble in this situation where everyone is prospering and everyone is losing
Nan didn't think Sheng Suihe had such sentiments.
In fact, Sheng Weiqiao felt the same way. She knew better than Mrs. Sheng what Sheng Suihe was really like.
This man was born as a pirate, and he usually has no bottom line. What can't he do
However, the girl also had a strong hunch that Sheng Suihe would never use this method to plot against Meng.
Simply because this move would affect her and the Sheng family.
"Let's stop here. Since the queen has said that you will take Rao'er to the palace to show her next time, and you have agreed, then you sisters can go together next time." Sheng Sheng The old man composed himself and continued, "After all, Rao'er... it's always a good thing for her to have a title. As for the benefits of receiving the Meng clan, let's just take it one step at a time and see what happens in the future!"
The old man then talked about Tu Ruchuan's post, "This kid... I haven't seen him for several years. I wonder how he is now?"
Sheng Weiqiao didn't know Tu Ruchuan very well. After all, Tu Ruchuan was mainly received by Sheng Suihe before. Even Tu Ruchuan himself would definitely value Sheng Lanci's "son" more than his daughter.
At this moment, I can only pick out what I know and give the old man a general explanation.
When the old man heard that Tu Ruchuan married Mrs. Jiang, who seemed to be a very virtuous and gentle person, he secretly breathed a sigh of relief and said: "My Sheng family is very sorry for this child. If he can marry a virtuous woman again, it will take away my worries." .”
"It's all in the past. I don't care about my children anymore. Otherwise, why would I take care of He'er brother and sister, let alone come to see you?" Mr. Xu enlightened, "Don't worry too much... Ming'er Prepare some drinks for your son to honor his wife. You and the child can have a few drinks and then you can tell the truth. From now on, you can treat your nephew as your own nephew. Isn’t your Sheng family rich? Look for opportunities to send more good things to your nephew’s family. , at least it’s a way to make up for it.”
The Nan family did prepare drinks for Tu Ruchuan's visit the next day, but this person came and went in a hurry just like when he went to Sheng's house to report the news, not to mention staying to have a few drinks with Old Mrs. Sheng to settle his grudges. He didn't even eat a few mouthfuls. After paying homage to Mr. Sheng, he left without saying a few words.
Because Mrs. Sheng planned to tell him about the failure of the marriage agreed between the two families, the place was cleared before he came, and even Mrs. Ming was not allowed to show up.
After seeing the person leave, Mr. Xu and Nan wanted to come over to inquire about the details. They all asked: "Why did he leave so soon? Does he still have a grudge about what happened back then? This shouldn't be the case. If so, Why did you take care of Fulanci's child before, and why do you need to come to see me today?"
Old Mrs. Sheng had a complicated look on his face, and after a while he said: "That kid is very proud and doesn't care about the past a long time ago. The reason why he left in a hurry today is because he received a message from the eldest princess's house before going out. There was something urgent that needed to be done. He went to do it immediately. He didn't want to miss the appointment and took the time to come over. Naturally, he didn't have time to stay any longer."
Only then did Mr. Xu breathe a sigh of relief and said, "That's good. Anyway, it's not easy for us to come to Chang'an, so we definitely didn't say we would leave immediately. In a few days, when he is done with his work, you two will meet again and talk. It’s not too late!”
"But although he didn't sit down for long, he told me something important. I have to call Qiao Er over quickly to discuss it." Mr. Sheng also thought the same. After nodding, he said, "Daughter-in-law Zijing, could you please send me a message?" Personally, are you going to pay homage to Hongxie and pass on your message?"