Since Xu Baomo came to the island, partly because he wanted to hide from Gongsun Yingjiang, and partly because he was curious about Tortoiseshell Island, he often wandered around the island, so he was not always attached to Sheng Weiqiao.
However, he always kept in mind the goal of turning Sheng Weiqiao into "Xu Sheng", so he would go to Sheng Weiqiao basically every day.
But counting the time, Sheng Weiqiao has not seen him for four or five days!
She couldn't help but worry that something had happened to Xu Baomo. Fortunately, after asking, Sheng Lanci sent him back to the shore to contact the imperial navy.
Sheng Lanci explained to her daughter: "Nephew Xu Xian treats you like a real brother. How can dad not give him something in return? This time, the imperial navy took our family's money to go to sea. Our family now has no one." When you are in power, it would be a shame if this credit goes to the navy like this, so dad specially asked that kid to go there, and he will have to be given a share of the credit for annihilating the pirates!"
In fact, this is only one of the reasons why Sheng Lanci did this, and there are two reasons why she did not tell her daughter: First, although he now has the casual official title of imperial court official, he does not have no status in the officialdom, but he has civil and military status. Otherwise, the influence on the imperial navy is limited.
However, Xu Baomo's biological father, Ning Weihou Xu Zijing, was an important member of the Mu army. When he sent his nephew to the navy, the navy did not dare to deal with it, so as to avoid the possibility of them taking money and not doing anything.
Secondly, Sheng Lanci was entrusted by Gongsun Su to assist Sheng Suihe in taking charge of the rear area of Tortoiseshell Island during Gongsun Su's war. He was worried that when he was busy, Xu Baomo would take advantage of the opportunity and try to seduce his daughter - so he thought it would be better to send this wise nephew away!
Sheng Weiqiao didn't know his father's intentions. After confirming that Xu Baomo would not be in danger if he followed the navy, he became worried about his two sisters: "Dad, it has been two days since Gongsun Haizhu went to war. There is news about Xiao Qiao and the third sister. ?"
"Dad is waiting too!" Sheng Lanci sighed, "But it's still not mentioned in the pigeon letter today. Maybe it's because of the war? Dad has repeatedly told Gongsun Haizhu to pay attention and wants to come and spend some time. There will definitely be traces of the two children over there."
-In fact, it was not until more than half a month later that Han Pan was defeated and fled in a panic under the attack of the imperial navy and the Gongsun family. He was forced into the sea area full of rocks. The entire army was almost destroyed. The war was basically over. The imperial navy was The master's request for merit has been reported to Chang'an, but there is still no news about Shen Jiuniang and Sheng Weirao!
During this period, Sheng Weiqiao and his daughter had countless hopes and disappointments. When they heard that Gongsun's fleet returned to the island, they had no hope. They only said that Shen Jiuniang and Sheng Weirao had completely disappeared in the rebellion.
But what I didn't expect was that after Gongsun Su returned to the island, he took a short rest and ordered people to prepare a celebration banquet. At the same time, he invited Sheng Lanci to the study to talk alone: "The cousin in the house has indeed not been found. It is said that she is in Before the war started, for some reasons, it was bought by a merchant who was related to the Han family. As for the merchant, I'm really sorry. The relevant people have all died in the war, so there are really no clues; but the third lady in the house , but this time he came back with my boat."
Sheng Lanci was originally mentally prepared that the two juniors would not be able to come back, but now that she heard that a niece could actually come back, it was a real surprise. She hurriedly handed over her hands and thanked her: "Thank you for your hard work, Lord Hai! The Lord of the Sea’s great kindness will never be forgotten by the Sheng family!”
As for why Gongsun Su didn't mention anything in the previous letter and only told him in person now, Sheng Lanci thought he was afraid that the news would leak out and bring trouble to Sheng Weirao's reputation.
However, Gongsun Su waved his hand when he heard this: "There is a reason why I brought my niece back quietly and did not dare to announce the good news in advance."
Although his expression was not heavy, he was not relaxed either, and said in a deep voice, "But it is because, in a certain sense, your niece, or rather your niece and your niece, are in this catastrophe. They blocked the disaster for your love!"
"What?!" When Sheng Weiqiao was mentioned, Sheng Lanci's pupils shrank suddenly and her face darkened!
He leaned forward slightly, "I'd like to hear the details!"
In fact, this matter is not a disaster prevention, it can only be said to be involved: the cause is the conflict between Xuan Yuche, Sheng Suihe and Sheng Weiqiao.
Sheng Lanci was beaten badly by Xuan Yuche because she was beaten by Sheng Suihe. In the end, it was just a flesh wound, not a muscle or bone injury. What's more, this unlearned boy started the trouble first and even scolded the elder Feng. Go in and get beaten, it's not unfair at all!
Therefore, even though Xuan Yu Feng warned him to be careful of the revenge of Xuan Yu Che's parents, Sheng Lanci only told his daughter's guards to stay back and did not pay much attention to it.
After all, Xuan Yuche, as a member of the Xuanyu family, has lived in Nanfeng County like the Sheng family for a long time. They can see each other without looking up. Even if there is hatred between each other, it is impossible for them to take revenge that is too vicious - Sheng Lanci thought of this , regretting and gnashing his teeth, slapped the table and said: "I never thought that Xuan Yu'e and his wife would be so narrow-minded!!!"
Xuan Yu'e is the father of Xuan Yuche.
"Actually, this is just an introduction." Gongsun Su shook his head slightly and said, "The real reason is the sudden death of Sanren's brother-in-law Xuan Yule the year before last, and the hidden dangers laid by the war over the family property of Xuan Yule: Xuan Yule was very fond of him during his lifetime. Several of his concubines were given to him by Xuan Yu'e. It is precisely because of these concubines that Xuan Yule relies heavily on Xuan Yu'e among his brothers, giving him far more power than other brothers."
"But after Xuan Yule died suddenly the year before last year, the old lady who was now the head of the Xuan Yu family came to power with her son. The first thing she did was to kill, sell, and sell Xuan Yule's concubines, and send them to Xuan Yu'e. Those concubines are all on the list of those who will be killed with a stick, so you can imagine how the old lady of the Xuan Yu family feels about Xuan Yu'e!"
"If it weren't for the fact that there are elders in the Xuan Yu family, and Xuan Yu'e himself is very alert, the old lady would even want to send him down to accompany those concubines!"
"The relationship between uncle and sister-in-law has become so bad that Xuan Yu'e is not willing to lose his power, so he naturally hates the old lady to the core!"
"He originally wanted to murder Xuan Yushe, the only son of the old lady and Sanren's nephew, but the old lady was very capable and he couldn't find a chance. He was also worried about the thunderous revenge of the old lady if he was discovered, so he decided to find foreign aid!"
The foreign aid Xuan Yu'e was looking for was none other than the pirate Han family.
This is because Xuan Yu Feng is very capable. After supporting her son and becoming the head of the family, she quickly settled everything down - Youdao is the icing on the cake, but it is difficult to provide help when the time is right. If Xuan Yu'e is looking for helpers in Nanfeng County , 10% will be stabbed in front of Xuan Yu Feng, as a capital to claim credit.
However, some connections in other counties were not enough to help him bring down Xuan Yu Feng.
In the end, he could only turn his attention to the desperadoes at sea.
"My Gongsun family has always been on good terms with the three families. My late father especially had a good rapport with Sanren. Sanren is the brother-in-law of Mrs. Xuanyu's family. If I knew that my sister-in-law was in danger, how could I just stand by and watch?" Gongsun Su said, "So that's why Xuanyu E can only choose Han Pan!"
When the brother and sister Xuan Yuche and Sheng Weiqiao had a conflict, Xuan Yue was secretly entertaining the emissaries of the Han family in the mansion. After learning that his only son had been beaten, he and his wife went to Xuan Yu Feng's presence, but Xuan Yu'e scolded and Threats - amidst old and new grudges, they proposed a plan to kidnap Sheng Weiqiao to the Han family.
The reason is that Sheng Weiqiao has an extremely close relationship with the current heads of the three powerful families in Nanfeng County.
As long as they hold her in their hands, the Sheng family will definitely get whatever they ask for!
Even the Xuanyu family and the Feng family would definitely throw a tantrum - not only because these two families also love Sheng Weiqiao, but also because they have to consider the consequences of offending Sheng Lanci on this matter!
The reason why the Han family sent an envoy to have a secret meeting with Xuan Yu'e was because they were working hard on an expedition and needed the support of local big families, so they were naturally very interested in Xuan Yu'e's proposal.
So from that day on, the Han family secretly sent their best henchmen to sneak ashore, and under the cover of Xuan Yue, they were ready to kidnap Sheng Weiqiao.
The opportunity came soon - in order to entertain the visiting Crown Prince Ningwei, the Sheng family decided to let the grandchildren accompany the Crown Prince on his trip.
The Han family followed a group of people from outside Nanfeng County City, but because they saw the large number of escorts and servants, they decided to wait until they reached Lingxi Mountain and the group loosened up on the mountain road before taking action.
Unexpectedly, they suddenly separated a group of people halfway and sent a carriage back. The Han family didn't know if Sheng Weiqiao was inside, so they continued to follow the large team and sent people to follow them to find out.
"Those people have never seen your love. They only heard Xuan Yu and his son describe your love's age and appearance. Most importantly, Xuan Yu and his son told them: Your love was originally the second young lady of the Sheng family, but because of the recognition of her younger brother, The ancestor has returned to the clan, and he is probably the third young lady now!" Gongsun Su sighed, "So when they heard the servants calling the two girls in the carriage 'cousin' and 'third young lady', they thought they were Xuan Yuche's younger brother. Beat up the two cousins that day!”
Sheng Lanci's face was ashen: Sheng Weirao and Sheng Weiqiao were only one year apart, and it was not easy to distinguish between the ages of 12 and 13. Moreover, as direct cousins, they were both beautiful in appearance, and there was something between their eyebrows. Similarities. For those who have never seen them, how can they not admit their mistakes based on the description alone
Although the Sheng family recognized Sheng Suihe, they planned to include him in the order when the ancestral hall was opened during the Chinese New Year. Although the Sheng family did not deliberately keep this matter secret, they did not particularly publicize it. The relationship between Xuan Yu'e and the Sheng family was already Not intimate. After the incident about Xuan Yuche being beaten, he became even colder. It is reasonable not to know this detail!
The problem is, if the Han family hadn't mistaken "Miss Sheng San" for Sheng Weiqiao, they wouldn't have attacked Shen Jiuniang and Sheng Weirao!
What will the second wife think after this inside story is passed back? What would the Shen family think? What would Mrs. Ming think? !
Seeing the change in Sheng Lanci's expression, Gongsun Su paused and then said softly: "The Han family has evil intentions. After knowing that they kidnapped the wrong person, they told the two girls the whole story."
The implication in his words was obvious: Sheng Weirao knew why she and her cousin were kidnapped. How could she not tell her family after she returned
After talking about it, people like the second room of the Sheng family, the Shen family, and Mrs. Ming decided to anger the first room at all costs!
Of course Gongsun Su knew that Sheng Lanci might not be able to cope with such a scene, but!
Anyway, Sheng Lanci had no shortage of nieces, and Sheng Weirao was tortured until she was left breathless. Even without the twists and turns of the Han family admitting the wrong person, bringing her back would have taken a lot of effort and would have ruined the Sheng family's reputation. She could simply be treated as her Wouldn't it be less troublesome to die in a chaotic war, hide this secret, and just tell the family that the two children are unlucky
"Although it is already the third day since I posted the reward for the two children's disappearance, since the two children are still alive, why hasn't the Han family been tempted?" Sheng Lanci concentrated for a moment, did not answer Gongsun Su's temptation, but asked again , "At that time, they should have known that they had kidnapped the wrong person, and neither my niece nor my niece could threaten the three powerful families. Even the Sheng family may not be willing to pay such a high price for them. They can be exchanged for ten Ten thousand taels of silver is already a considerable amount, but why did they still kidnap them back to the sea?"