The third day after Sheng Weiqiao said goodbye to Queen Meng was the day she set off.
Although Gongsun Xi deliberately concealed the fact that Li Shengxu would accompany her, Rong Suihe knew that Sheng Weiqiao would return to Nanfeng County in the near future and had been sending people to keep an eye on the girl's return date. There are several.
So after working day and night to arrange things for Meng Guiyu, he anxiously prepared for his trip south.
Originally, because King Gaomi decided to keep him under the control of Princess Chenghuan of Chang'an, it was quite troublesome for him to go south, let alone "recruit" the Gongsun family.
But the scars on his body were accidentally discovered by the princess. After the experience on Tortoiseshell Island became known to the princess, the princess now looked at King Gaomi as an enemy who killed her son. Basically, King Gaomi agreed with Rong Suihe. She objected to everything, and he approved everything that King Gaomi objected to.
Now Rong Suihe said: "The Gongsun family has been very kind to me. They have long wanted to come ashore. When I left the island, I promised that one day when I become rich, I will recruit them and come ashore to ensure that they will not be settled by the queen!"
The King of Gaomi frowned when he heard this and said: "It's just a group of pirates! If they really treat you well, where did your injuries come from? Just tell the officials over there and let them handle it. You are a dignified county. King, how can you be so dignified as to travel all the way for such a trivial matter? Besides, you don’t think about how easy it is for your mother and concubine to see you, so how can you be willing to leave?"
The conscience of heaven and earth, he said this even though he did not want Rong Suihe to grow in power and deliberately alienated the relationship between Rong Suihe and the Gongsun family, but he also sincerely made good with Princess Gaomi.
As a result, before Rong Suihe could refute, Princess Gaomi sneered and said, "Be it a relative or not, just giving him a bowl of cold water is just a favor! No matter how bad people treat He'er, at least they raised him up and even beat him. He has both civil and military backgrounds! Now all he wants is a trivial matter like clearing his name and getting ashore, but you are so scornful, which shows that you don't take He'er to heart at all! How can you, my dear father, have the nerve to talk about Gongsun's family?!"
King Gaomi had no choice but to murmur: "Don't I want my child to come back so easily and stop leaving us so easily?"
Then he said, "How about asking Qingzui to go on his behalf? In terms of status, Qingzui is the heir apparent. It would be honorable for Tortoiseshell Island to personally come forward to surrender."
"You know what you are thinking in your heart!" the princess said without raising her head, "As long as I live for one day, you will never touch a hair on He'er's head!"
"Mother!" Rong Qingzuo and his wife looked at each other and said helplessly, "It is the third brother's promise to give the Gongsun family a bright and righteous path, and it is also an act of kindness. However, after all, the third brother's life experience disclosed to the public has always been ignored by the Sheng family. Adoption has nothing to do with the sea. My father had finally settled the return of the third brother with the Meng family. Now if it is spread that the third brother had stayed in a bandit's den and recognized the owner of the sea as his adoptive father, The Meng family will definitely cause trouble again, and it will not be good for the third brother's reputation... "
"I don't think there's anything wrong with it." Rong Suihe half-squinted his eyes, looked at Rong Qingzui, and said calmly, "I was only five years old when I lived on Tortoiseshell Island. If my adoptive father hadn't recognized me as his son and protected me, If I had lived through the most helpless period, I wouldn't be alive now. So don't say he is a pirate, he is a rebel, and I will call him 'Dad' in front of others!"
After looking around at everyone, he said casually, "If you feel that getting involved with your adoptive father will ruin your innocent reputation, then I will move out of the palace later and declare a clear line with you!"
Seeing her mother-in-law's face suddenly darken, Mrs. Qi quickly apologized for her husband: "Third brother, don't get me wrong, your eldest brother has no intention of looking down on Old Master Gongsun! After all, it's Meng who is too much trouble! "
Knowing that Rong Suihe was not close to the palace, he was afraid that these words would not dissuade him, so he added, "If the Meng family wants to cause trouble for us, it doesn't matter since my father is here anyway! I'm just afraid that they can't do anything to us and point the finger at us." Targeting the Sheng family! Third brother, tell me, if this is the case, what will we do then?"
Sure enough, Rong Suihe listened to this, thought for a while, and finally gave in: "I will definitely go to the south, and Gongsun's surrender must be resolved during this trip!"
"That can be like this." King Gaomi, who had been silent until now, said, "Tell the outside world that you are concerned about the pregnancy of your adoptive mother, Mrs. Feng, and you are not worried about the Kangzhao County Lord returning to Nanfeng County alone. Furthermore, you have been in Nanfeng County for many years, and you are always a little bit... I need to pack my belongings... I went south with the Lord of Kangzhao County. When I got there, I made an excuse to say that I had discovered Tortoiseshell Island and the Gongsun family. Seeing that they were on the right path and had some useful talents, I surrendered them. ”
After a pause, "Clean things up and down, and then you'll be sure that you haven't seen them before. I'll take care of the rest!"
Rong Suihe thought for a moment and looked at Princess Gaomi.
This move made the princess feel sour, and she almost cried out of excitement on the spot. She said without hesitation: "He'er, just follow your heart and do it! In Chang'an, my mother and concubine are there for everything!"
Qi Qi glanced at King Gaomi and said coldly, "As long as the mother-in-law is still alive, no one should try to trip you up!!!"
"You can do this to recruit the Gongsun clan, but..." King Gaomi sighed helplessly and said to Rong Suihe, "You and the head of Kangzhao County... what are you going to do about this matter?"
Mentioning Sheng Weiqiao, the joy that Princess Gaomi had just felt because she had received the trust and attachment of her youngest son suddenly disappeared: although if she hadn't caught the county owner punching and kicking her son, she might still be deceived to this day. In the dark, I don’t know the true experience of Rong Suihe in his early years.
but…
Thinking of the scene she saw before where Sheng Weiqiao beat her son, she...
still…
Do you want to rush up, grab this damn girl's hair, and give her seven or eighty positive and negative ear scrapes, okay? !
Especially when I think of Sheng Weiqiao's skill when he defeated Rong Sleeping Crane, it was clear that this was not his first time!
How much wrong had his son suffered at the hands of that little girl when he didn't know it
Every time she thinks of this, Princess Gaomi wants to go crazy!
But her son just fell in love with that girl who had nothing to do with virtue and virtue!
Princess Gaomi swallowed her tears silently and winked at King Gaomi, telling him to find a way to stop this.
King Gaomi noticed it and twitched the corner of his mouth: He wanted to use thunderous means to train this ruthless young son, but if he really did that, would the son directly turn over the table and kill his father? Not to mention, the princess can tear him apart in a minute, okay? !
If you don't insist on being tough, this little son just has the words "go his own way" engraved on his face. How can you listen to him!
The King of Gaomi and his wife were all confused when they heard Rong Suihe say: "What can I do? When I go south this time, in addition to recruiting the Gongsun family, I also propose marriage to the Sheng family. Just prepare the wedding for me!"
"Are you sure you can persuade the Sheng family to betroth the head of Kangzhao County to you?" King Gaomi frowned, "The old master of the Sheng family is avoiding our house now, right? Sheng Xinzhang has always been filial, and it is said that he dotes on his daughter very much, isn't that so? This kind of person will cling to power. I'm afraid the lintel of our palace will be of little use."
Rong Suihe said in a cold tone: "This is my business."
Seeing this attitude, King Gaomi was furious from the bottom of his heart. He glanced at the princess and saw that the princess was not angry, and just said: "That's fine!"
Just plan to break up.
Seeing this, the princess became anxious. Regardless of the ladylike demeanor she had developed since childhood, she stretched out her foot and stepped on his instep hard!
"..." King Gaomi was silent for a moment and said helplessly, "By the way, why did you insist on marrying Kang Zhao? First of all, she was your former biological sister, and her status was bound to be criticized; secondly, the head of Kang Zhao County... It is said that, well, not Very virtuous? Although you are twenty years old in marrying a virtuous wife, men are different from women. It doesn't matter if you start a career first and then start a family. It only takes a little more than half a year to come to Chang'an. I'm afraid that the high-ranking families in each family You haven't seen the lady very often? Or, why don't you ask your mother-in-law to find an excuse to hold a few banquets at the palace so that you can have a good look? Maybe by then you will feel that you are just used to taking care of the Lord Kangzhao like a younger sister. ?”
King Gaomi's words seemed sincere for the sake of the princess, but in his heart he didn't really care about Rong Suihe marrying Sheng Weiqiao.
It can even be said that even though he didn't really like the girl much after hearing about Sheng Weiqiao's toughness, he was more in favor of letting Rong Suihe marry Sheng Weiqiao than letting Zhao Taoyi be his third daughter-in-law.
This is not because King Gaomi dislikes Zhao Taomei.
Mainly because Zhao Taoyuan's biological father is Zhao Shi.
The biological brother of Princess Gaomi and the highest representative of King Gaomi's faction in the Northern Xinjiang Army.
As Huaiyuan Hou Yuanliu Guang said, the King of Gaomi only has three living sons, and the second son Rong Qingzui was eliminated long ago due to various reasons.
The prince, Rong Qingzui, was both a direct descendant and a eldest son, but his qualifications were mediocre.
The youngest son, Rong Suihe, ranked behind, but performed well and was in his prime.
At the time when Rong Qingzui got married, King Gaomi was trying to win over ministers. In order to win over more helpers, he married Qi, the daughter of Qi Jianxun, the Minister of War.
Speaking of which, Qi Jianxun was also a time-honored and important minister who had risen to prominence in the previous dynasty, and he still has a high status in the court. However, with the rise of Zhao Shi in northern Xinjiang, the status of General Huaihua in the Gaomi King faction can be said to be rapid. improve.
After all, in a world war, military power is the most secure principle.
Although Rong Qingzui and Rong Suihe were born from the same mother, they were both direct nephews of Zhao Shi. But if Rong Suihe marries Zhao Taomei, he will have a son-in-law relationship with Zhao Shi in addition to his nephew.
Between the two nephews, how could Zhao Shi not prefer Rong Suihe
In that case, even if the King of Gaomi defeated the Meng family, he would inevitably have to face a situation where his two sons would compete for the throne.
Especially if these two sons really fight... The loser will probably be Rong Qingzui, who has come to this day step by step under the protection and arrangement of his parents, rather than Rong Suihe, who has been living outside since he was five years old and has experienced hardships and is used to conspiracy.
This was unacceptable to King Gaomi, who was determined to let his eldest son inherit everything.
So now Rong Suihe said coldly: "I can call Lord Hai as my adoptive father, but why do I care about being talked about marrying my so-called biological sister? As for Kang Zhao's temperament, you are worried that he won't get along with you, then Just keep less contact with her from now on. After I get married, I will definitely live with her in the county prince's mansion, so it won't bother you."
His little ancestor had such a lazy nature and wanted to sleep until three o'clock in the morning every day. If in order to get along with the palace, he had to get up early every day to match the schedule of Princess Gaomi and the Qi family... He felt heartbroken just thinking about it!
I wish I could keep a distance from the palace after getting married, so no one would disturb their little life!
He thought that this was playing into the hands of King Gaomi, so he immediately said to the princess in a consultative tone: "The child likes... this?"
In front of Rong Suihe, the princess forced a smile and said: "As long as you like He'er, then you can rest assured that when you go south, my mother-in-law will prepare the wedding for you, and I will ensure that you marry the princess in a glorious way. Pass the door!"