Although Sheng Weiqiao regretted coming to this flower-viewing banquet, she couldn't leave at this point, and she could only take one step at a time.
Simply because Princess Wuyang did a good job of keeping secrets, no one knew that the real purpose of today's flower viewing party was to bring Sheng Weiqiao and Li Shengxu into contact with each other. As for providing opportunities for others to see their partners... then It's all incidental.
So at the next banquet, Meng Lifei and Princess Deping said goodbye several times, but they didn't put the blame on Sheng Weiqiao.
In addition to what Princess Wuyang said just now, "the Lord of Kangzhao County came to my house for the first time" and what she said earlier in the introduction, "the daughter of the same age as the butcher chief", everyone believed that the reason why the princess arranged Sheng Weiqiao's seat was in Li. Next to Shengxu, first of all, Sheng Weiqiao was granted the title of County Lord, and he was particularly flattered for the sake of the empress dowager and empress; secondly, he was given the honor of Chief Shi Tu Ruchuan.
After all, Princess Wuyang's consort Li Jun, Marquis of Yangwu, died young, leaving behind a young son, Li Shengxu, who was weak and sickly. The eldest princess had no time to hang around this son all day long, and had no time to pay attention to trivial matters.
Over the years, the eldest princess's residence has been managed both inside and outside by Tu Ruchuan. Therefore, the eldest princess, mother and son both rely heavily on Tu Ruchuan and have always treated the elder with dignity.
"If we fight alone, Miss Meng Twelve is probably no match for Princess Deping." Seeing this, Sheng Weiqiao calmed down a little bit and started to watch the battle. After watching for a while, he thought to himself, "No wonder. How many years younger is Miss Meng Twelve than Princess Deping? What's more, Princess Deping has been dependent on others since she was a child. She also lost the support of her grandmother before. How can she not be more thoughtful all the way to now? And Miss Meng Twelve Although she was a concubine like Princess Deping, her biological mother was still alive. It was rumored that she was the concubine of Marquis Wu'an. Although she was not favored to the extent that she suppressed his wife like Aunt Jiaoyu, but with the protection of his own mother, Meng Twelve After all, the young lady’s life is much better than that of Princess Deping.”
It's just that Princess Deping fights alone, but Meng Lifei doesn't. Among the people present, there are a lot of her cousins and nieces. How can anyone not help her own people
So after several intrigues, Princess Deping was at a disadvantage.
But Meng Liyi didn't feel happy either, because Princess Wuyang seemed to be trying to persuade the two sides to make peace, but she always spoke of "like a real sister" and "Shengxu's aunt" to her, which was a clear reminder to her. The seniority gap between him and Li Shengxu.
Meng Lilian held her breath in her chest, but she couldn't get angry at Princess Wuyang, so she could only vent her anger on Princess Deping.
For a while, although Princess Wuyang and Huan Yehe, who were recognized as all-rounders, all came together to mediate, there was some tenseness at the table.
Sheng Weiqiao was watching intently when her sleeves were suddenly pulled down. She turned around subconsciously and saw Li Shengxu looking intently at the dishes in front of her and whispering: "What are you doing here so stupidly? You're not happy yet." Can you find an excuse to hide out?"
"Why should I hide out?" Sheng Weiqiao was startled at first, but then he understood. Is this a hint that the two of them should avoid the table to get to know each other
Originally this was agreed before coming here, but now Sheng Weiqiao looked at Meng Lifei and then at Princess Deping, and immediately hesitated: The water was mixed like this, what else was she doing
After hesitating for a moment, Li Shengxu snorted: "What? Do you want me to be kind and attentive to you here?"
"...I'm leaving now!" Sheng Weiqiao stood up immediately.
Are you kidding me
Meng Lifei and Princess Deping were about to roll up their sleeves and take action. If they found out that she was Princess Wuyang's favorite daughter-in-law, why not immediately put aside their past grudges and join forces to fight her
but…
After casually finding an excuse and leaving the table alone, Sheng Weiqiao thought depressedly: "Didn't Uncle Tu Shi say that the Marquis of Yichun would be generous and have good conduct?"
Why doesn't she feel like...
Not long after, Li Shengxu caught up with her. When he saw her nodding, he said without saying more, "Follow me!"
Although it was only the second time Sheng Weiqiao met him, since it was a contact recognized by people such as Mrs. Sheng, Tu Ruchuan, and Princess Wuyang, they naturally did not suspect his bad intentions, so they immediately followed him.
As a result, this walk lasted two full sticks of incense. In the middle, I came out of the flower forest, out of the garden, walked through the corridor and crossed the bridge. I made nine twists and turns along the way, as if I was avoiding pursuers. Finally, I finally entered a separate courtyard. In the courtyard, which is about half an acre in size, flowers, grass, hills and ponds are planted, creating a Jiangnan garden style.
"Sit down, sit down!" After Li Shengxu entered here, he finally stopped and did not enter the house. Instead, he sat outside in the pavilion beside the rockery. He wiped the sweat from his forehead and waved to the people waiting in the court. The servants made tea and said to Master Sheng Weiqiao, "It should be safe here!"
"...Are you afraid that Miss Meng Twelve and Princess Deping will catch up?" Sheng Weiqiao's mouth twitched again and again, feeling deeply that she should not listen to Old Mrs. Sheng!
What's going on!
She has never walked such a long road several times in her life!
For those who don’t know, I thought Li Shengxu chose his wife based on physical strength!
Hearing this, Li Shengxu said with a bored look on his face: "It's not just them! There are also those who just looked at me with covetous expressions. Don't you think I know? People from this generation up and down Chang'an are so young. Not many people have good words to say about me! They either curse me that he will not live long, or they laugh at me that the Li family will probably die... Now that I see that my prince has recovered, everyone is swarming up like flies! No! It’s disgusting!”
Mentioning the sisters Meng Liyi and Meng Liti in particular, "I just heard someone whispering that those two people specifically mentioned chasing me and forcing me to escape through the rockery corridor under the vines. What happened? It’s a shame they had the nerve to mention it!!!”
"In terms of seniority, she is my aunt after all. Relying on the power of the Meng family, she bullied me. At that time, my body was not fully recovered and I couldn't beat the two of them. It was called playing but was actually bullying. It didn't take a long time to do it. My whole body is covered with injuries... Afterwards, my mother hugged me and cried for a long time, and even now she feels extremely distressed when she talks about it!!!"
"They actually thought it was childhood sweethearts?!"
"Such a vicious little bitch, I will never marry them even if I don't marry them for the rest of my life!!!"
He also didn’t forget Princess Deping, “I’m an old girl. I really thought no one knew about the fact that I secretly drugged Uncle Chongxin before?! Although I don’t know how she managed to coax Concubine Mo, but Uncle Chongxin didn’t know what she was doing.” Do you despise her, let alone me?! Still wanting to be my wife is just wishful thinking!"
"None of these beautiful women who covet my title and title are good people!!!"
Seeing his excited and indignant look, Sheng Weiqiao coughed dryly and said, "Isn't everyone at the table like this? For example, the Lord of Jingshu County is generous and generous. He is definitely not such a person!"
Of course she may not like you...
"My mother said that Jingshu is too narrow-minded!" Li Shengxu said immediately, "Although I am fully recovered now, after a year and a half of recuperation, I will be as healthy as a man of the same age. OK, but after all, my body and bones have not been very good before, so it is better to recuperate! So if Jingshu comes in with such a narrow-minded mind, and wants to convince her, she will have to scheming all day long, which is too mental and tiring, right I’m not in good health!”
Sheng Wei Qiao Xin said that Princess Wuyang was speaking euphemistically because she was afraid of hurting your self-esteem. In fact, she was afraid that you would not be able to defeat County Master Jingshu at all!
But then I thought, if Princess Wuyang likes me, she obviously thinks that Li Shengxu can suppress her? !
This is so disrespectful!
So Sheng Weiqiao snorted coldly: "So, Your Highness thinks I am careless?"
"My mother said that you have a good heart." Unexpectedly, Li Shengxu said seriously, "She said that your father's backyard is clean, and he doesn't even have a maidservant to live with him. He loves you, his eldest daughter, very much. Ordinarily, in such an environment, Girls who grow up are usually a bit arrogant and inconsiderate. But looking at your respect for Sheng Sleeping Crane, it is obvious that you are kind-hearted and generous by nature!"
Sheng Weiqiao suddenly smiled and said hypocritically and modestly: "Your Highness is really ridiculous..."
Her Royal Highness Princess Wuyang is still discerning!
I am such a kind-hearted and generous person by nature. Those who say that I am stupid, heartless, and unscrupulous are short-sighted! ! !
As a result, I heard Li Shengxu say slowly: "My mother said that in today's world, there are not many girls from official and wealthy families who are as silly as you and easy to coax. If you meet one, don't miss it!"
"..." Sheng Weiqiao remained expressionless for a moment, then stood up and said simply, "Goodbye!"
My daughter knew that she shouldn’t come to this banquet at all! ! !
However, her previous feeling that Li Shengxu did not seem as well-behaved and generous as Tu Ruchuan described was confirmed!
Seeing that she was about to leave, Li Shengxu didn't stop her. He just picked up the tea bowl and said slowly: "You go, you go, I will go back to the banquet and announce that I fell in love with you at first sight and fell in love with you again." I will recognize you for the rest of my life, and I will never give up until I marry you!"
"... Lord Marquis, we are not relatives, we have no grievances, why do you want to trick me like this?!" Sheng Weiqiao turned his head in disbelief, "Didn't we agree that we all meet in private, and we will continue only if we get along, and if we don't? Is it scattered?!”
"But I think I get along very well with you!" Li Shengxu looked at her innocently, "So why do we break up?"
Sheng Weiqiao said angrily: "But I don't think I can get along with you, Lord Marquis!"
Li Shengxu asked in confusion: "Why? I want to have a title, a title, and good looks. My mother is still the eldest princess of the dynasty, and my family background is also very good... We all seem to be the same age, and the conversation just now was very pleasant. The conversation just now was very pleasant. It’s time to discuss the wedding date, dowry, betrothal gift, etc. How can you regret the engagement?!”
"... Lord Marquis, please don't say such words that can cause misunderstanding. We just met in private and said a few words, and mostly you were talking and I was listening!" Sheng Weiqiao glared at him, "The country has an open atmosphere. This is not the case at all. It’s nothing! As for the wedding date and so on... those are all things that have no trace, so there’s no question of regretting the marriage or not!!!”
Li Shengxu thought for a while and said, "Well, so what?"
"So I'm leaving now!" Sheng Weiqiao glared at him, "Master Marquis, please do as you please!"
She took two steps and breathed a sigh of relief when she saw that Li Shengxu didn't threaten her like before. Suddenly she felt something was wrong. When she looked back, she saw the boy in scarlet clothes crossing his hands behind his head and following closely behind!
Seeing her stop and glare at him, Li Shengxu looked puzzled: "It was you who let me do what I want! Moreover, this is the eldest princess's mansion, my own mother's residence, you are just a guest. , It is said that guests do as they please. Do I have to listen to you where I want to go? You are not my wife now, so why should you be in charge of me?!"
Knowing that he was deliberately using Meng Lifei and Princess Deping to blackmail him, Sheng Weiqiao took a deep breath and gave up: "Follow if you want! Who do you think I'm afraid of?!"
She just came here with the mentality of comforting her grandfather, and had no idea that Li Shengxu was bound to win, so she didn't want to have a grudge with Meng Lifei and Princess Deping because of him!
Is she really afraid of Meng Lifei and Princess Deping? !
After all, she is no longer the daughter of a powerful family in a small county when she came to Chang'an. In terms of status, she has the title of county lord; It’s not something that Meng Lifei and others can compare to!
So what if she asked Li Shengxu to follow her back to the table