Meng Bijun expressed her condolences to Gongsun Yingjiang, who was rumored to have been crying in tears for the past few days and even jumped over the lake. Seeing that Gongsun Yingjiang was full of energy and not affected at all... the queen immediately became more worried. .
However, perhaps because she was afraid of touching Gongsun Yingjiang's "sad story", Meng Bijun gave a few insidious words to persuade her to be more open-minded, and then didn't mention it again. Instead, she turned to talk to Sheng Weiqiao about something: "It's going to be the fifth day of the lunar calendar soon." Yesterday, when I went to pay my respects to my aunt, my aunt was very quiet and thinking about having a lively birthday this year. The venue decided at this time is Shanglin Garden. You will definitely have posts by then, so you can get it now Hurry up and get your gear ready!"
Sheng Weiqiao was a little surprised: "What should I prepare?"
After Meng Bijun made some suggestions, he saw that she had memorized them all. He nodded slightly, took a sip of tea, pondered for a while, and finally asked: "I think you have a good relationship with my eleventh sister?"
"When I came to Chang'an before, she talked to me more, and I thanked her for taking care of me a lot." Sheng Weiqiao didn't know the purpose of her question, and secretly thought that when the queen confided to him before, she was very lonely and had nothing to do. Be a good female companion.
Judging from the Queen's attitude towards him during this period, Sheng Weiqiao thought that the Queen probably regarded him as a close female companion, so when he saw Meng Guihuan taking the initiative to greet him just now, wasn't it a little off-putting
After all, the queen of the same age has neither a sister she can trust nor a handkerchief she has grown up with since childhood. The only close peer is herself. With such a mentality, it is inevitable that he would not like to see Sheng Weiqiao getting close to other girls of the same age, which would give him a sense of crisis that a good friend has been snatched away.
Sheng Weiqiao thought of his cousin Sheng Weiwu's desire for exclusive possession of him, and couldn't help but feel that the queen's behavior was very similar to Sheng Weiwu's, a bit childish. He couldn't laugh or cry, but also felt a little pity for the queen when she was in her parents' home, so he hugged her and followed her. Thinking about it, he said, "But it was during that period that we became estranged. We met at the flower viewing party before, and we just nodded across the crowd, and we didn't even bother to say a few words together."
After hearing this, Meng Bijun breathed a sigh of relief and said sweetly: "Do you think the fan in my hand looks good? How about you all take a few back later?"
This situation is very similar to the way Sheng Weiwu used to ask "Third sister, who do you like best?" Sheng Weiqiao said, "Third sister likes Weiwu the most." Sheng Weiwu happily gave her her favorite snacks and other snacks. Sheng Weiqiao endured it with all her strength. He stopped laughing, pursed his lips and said, "Okay!"
Next, the two chatted some gossip. Sheng Weiqiao told Meng Bijun about Xu Caikui's wedding date and the engagement between Gongsun Yingjiang and Xu Baomo in the near future: "So I may not be able to visit you in the palace often."
Meng Bijun was a little regretful when he heard this, but he understood it. However, thinking of the Meng girls, he laughed at himself and said, "I complained to you before that this place was too deserted and lonely. But after a few days, this Jingshao Palace It’s so noisy.”
"They also want to get closer to you." Sheng Weiqiao didn't know that Empress Dowager Meng privately persuaded Mrs. Wu'anhou and Mrs. Chengyanghou, but she remembered that Meng Bichen broke into Jingshao Palace without saying anything before, and said "Sister Fourteen" " called Meng Bijun, but the girl in green just now called her "Empress". Apparently Meng had begun to realize that Meng Bijun was no longer the stepdaughter who was suppressed by her pampered concubine and disliked by her biological father, but the daughter of the great Mu The successor to the dynasty and the mother of the country need respect and awe.
So she comforted Meng Bijun with a smile, "After all, it's a good thing that they are thinking about you because we are all in the same family."
Meng Bijun smiled and did not answer the question, but changed the topic.
Sheng Weiqiao speculated that this was because Meng Bijun was too neglected by her family before, and now she felt a little resentful towards the flattery of Meng Guihuan and others. However, after all, the queen relied on her mother's family to become the master of Wangchun Palace. Yes, no matter how many grievances she had suffered at home and how much resentment she felt in her heart, it was really not good for her to have no contact with the Meng family because of this... It would be tantamount to asking for death.
So I gave some indirect advice, and when I saw Meng Bijun smiling and nodding, as if he had listened, I resigned with peace of mind.
After entering the palace this time, it will be Xu Caikui's wedding date.
Her husband-in-law Wu Yanyi arrived in Chang'an five days in advance. He found an inn to freshen up and change clothes that day, packed up, and then came to visit her with generous gifts and discuss the details of the wedding five days later.
Mr. Xu had never seen him before. After hearing the news, he came to the Sheng Mansion to invite Mr. Sheng to come and see his grandson-in-law.
Because of the differences between men and women, the old man only took his two grandsons, Sheng Weide and Sheng Weiche, with him. They stayed in Ningweihou Mansion for most of the day and had a drink before returning.
After all, the old man was getting old, so he went directly into the house to settle down after he came back. However, Sheng Weide and Sheng Weche were forced to sit in the pavilion in the garden by the sisters. They were asked to tell them what kind of person Xu Caikui's husband was.
"She is quite fair and neat. As for her personality, we just had a meal together and exchanged a few polite words. How can you tell?" Sheng Weide doesn't like to comment on people, especially behind their backs. While drinking the sobering soup sent from the kitchen, he said simply, "But since his father, Inspector Wu, has a close relationship with Xu Shishu, and from father to son, I think the character of this young master Wu cannot be wrong."
Sheng Weiwu said quickly: "That's not necessarily true! For example, second uncle is often beaten by grandfather, but second brother, you are very popular with grandfather!"
"..." Everyone was silent for a while, and Sheng Weiqiao reprimanded helplessly, "Eighth sister, the second uncle is your elder, how can you criticize the elder? In front of the second brother! Why don't you apologize to the second brother quickly?!"
Sheng Weiwu pouted and said to Sheng Weide, "Second brother, I was wrong," but the words "I didn't say it wrong" were clearly on her face. Simply Sheng Weide himself felt that his own father was unreliable, and he was so He is a kind-hearted person and would not argue with his cousin over such a small matter, but he shut up because he felt embarrassed.
After coughing a few times, he pretended not to notice the look on the little girl's face, and continued: "I think Mr. Wu seems to have a good temper, quite gentle."
"It's so gentle." Sheng Weiche next to him took the initiative to talk about interesting things at the table in order to adjust the atmosphere. "After he toasted to the elders such as Mr. Xu and our grandfather, he didn't touch the wine bottle again. Mr. Xu When the Marquis found out and asked about it, he said that he was not very good at drinking. The old Marquis said, "You are not a man if you don't drink." In order to please the Marquis, he drank several glasses of wine, and it didn't take long for him to drink. After he confessed and ran out, my grandfather was worried and suggested that I follow him to take a look, and I saw him holding on to the railing and vomiting... Later, my grandfather found out and even complained to Mr. Xu in front of him. "
"This is not gentle at all, this is simply honest." Sheng Weiqiao saw his cousin's thoughts and smiled cooperatively, "It's true that Mr. Xu still bullies his grandson-in-law even at his age! You will know if you pick sunflower carefully. , turn around and annoy him!"
Sheng Weirao showed a happy expression and said: "Honestly, Caikui is not a very thoughtful person. He is the kind of person who messes up everything in a hurry. In this way, after the two get married, Caikui will not suffer!"
She had only been in Chang'an for a few days, but she got along well with Xu Caikui. The two of them often exchanged their experiences in private, such as needlework for female celebrities. Naturally, she hoped that Xu Caikui would find a good man and have a lifelong relationship.
But after all, it was not a friendship that had been accumulated over the years. It was not that deep, and it broke up after a few questions.
The girls went back to the courtyard where they lived together and went to their own houses.
Not long after Sheng Weiqiao entered the room and sat down, Sheng Weirao came to her with a piece of cloth: "Third sister, after Caikui left the palace, Ying Jiang got engaged, and the official wedding date will be in the second half of the year. Such a big thing is so rushed, We have to help her clean up."
He showed the fabric in his hand to Sheng Weiqiao, "The elders have to worry about the big items in the dowry. But those small items, especially the embroidery items made by oneself to honor the husband, parents, and sister-in-law, I'm afraid Ying Jiang can do it alone. If you can’t do it, I wonder if we can also help with it?”
She said this politely because she took Gongsun Yingjiang's face into consideration. In fact, as the daughter of a pirate, Gongsun Yingjiang was closely watched by her elders for practicing water skills and learning martial arts, but as for the female celebrity Acupuncture Don't really care.
After all, if nothing happens to the Gongsun family, it will be no problem to get Gongsun Yingjiang to have a few maids who can needle and thread to serve him; if something goes wrong with the Gongsun family, it doesn't matter whether Gongsun Yingjiang knows how to needle and thread... There will be no good between the left and right. The end.
If Gongsun Yingjiang's biological mother hadn't competed with Gongsun Yingdun's biological mother for favor and insisted on sending her daughter to Huan Guanlan's private school, she might not even be able to write her own name.
"I would like to help her, but as you know, I can't use my needlework." Hearing this, Sheng Weiqiao hesitated for a while and said awkwardly, "I'm afraid that if I do it for her, she will take it out in the future. , but will be looked down upon."
Sheng Weirao smiled and said: "Third sister, you will go back to Nanfeng County in a few days. You will definitely have to pack your things now, so you won't have time. But Lu Qi and Lu Jin in front of you are both good at needlework. Listen, You said you have promoted Juli to replace Lujin, why don’t you let her come over and help me?”
"So you're looking for me to find someone?" Sheng Weiqiao breathed a sigh of relief and nodded, "I'll ask Lu Qi to come with you and help you. She and Lu Jin will be released either this year or next year. This time Let's let Lu Qi take over the errands first to see if there are any shortcomings, so that Lu Qi can mention them."
So Sheng Weiqiao sent Lu Jin and Lu Qi to Sheng Weirao's house temporarily to wait for instructions... It is said that there are several people from the Sheng family in Chang'an at the moment, but there are only two elderly people, Mrs. Sheng and Mrs. Ming.
Sheng Weide, the eldest among them, has an honest temperament and has little experience in doing things, so he cannot act alone; Sheng Weiche is younger, and even though he is smarter than Sheng Weide, he cannot be trusted enough to entrust him with important tasks; the remaining girls, Sheng Weiche, Sheng Weirao was young and had little experience. Gongsun Yingjiang was the official leader, but only Sheng Weiqiao could seriously help him. Therefore, although Gongsun Yingjiang's resignation was a major event, he was busy from top to bottom.
Sheng Weirao took the initiative to solve the problem of Gongsun Yingjiang's needlework here. Over there, Mrs. Ming got a headache over the dowry list and called Sheng Weiqiao over to palm her eyes: "You have been in Chang'an longer than my grandmother. You can help my grandmother look at it." Is it appropriate to watch these things?”
Sheng Weiqiao agreed and was about to sit down when Mrs. Ming got up and went into the inner room, saying that she had been looking at the list for too long and felt tired and wanted to lie down.
As a result, after she entered, Mrs. Zhang served Sheng Weiqiao tea and whispered: "The old lady has too many good things and can't bear it... Since you have always been the most generous, I might as well let you decide!"
... Co-authored by Mrs. Ming, she felt that Gongsun Yingjiang was not of Sheng family blood after all, and she felt distressed if the dowry was too much.
He simply called Sheng Weiqiao, who was the most favored and least concerned about his money, to come over and make the decision, and he stepped aside to stay out of sight!
Sheng Weiqiao really didn't know whether to laugh or cry, and said: "After I make the plan, I will definitely ask my grandparents to make the decision."
It was so busy that the banquet at the Gaomi Palace to celebrate Prince Rong Suihe and Fengmi Zhen had already been held for two days. Princess Gaomi specially chose a sunny day to join the Prince of Gaomi and lead the prince. The couple, Rong Suihe and Princess Huihe came to the door to say thank you, and then the Sheng family took a breather, dressed up, and entertained the distinguished guests.