The mother and daughter's sadness and reluctance cannot stop the passage of time.
More than half a month later, Li Shengxu and his party returned to Nanfeng County, dusty with travel.
The young Marquis, whom Wei Yuan recognized as Huajiao, had lost a lot of weight during that period of hard work, but perhaps after being encouraged by Rong Suihe to learn Fu Shui, he was much more active than before. Because of this, he looks a bit more muscular, at least diluting the femininity brought about by his overly delicate appearance, and revealing a bit of the heroic spirit that a man should have.
He brought a lot of specialties, most of which were given to the Sheng Mansion. He also gave the Feng Mansion a share of Xuanyu Mansion and the chief officials of the county.
Not to mention the entertainment the county guard and others had with him, Mrs. Feng specially thanked him for this: "Master Hou, are you really too polite? These are not what your sister and brother-in-law want. They should be taken back to Chang'an to honor Princess Wuyang's palace. Dongcai no."
"He's keeping mother's share!" Li Shengxu was taught by Princess Wuyang that he was always sweet-tongued when elders were around. Hearing this, he immediately said, "Madam, please don't go outside. Those confinement children are here at home." He's eating, drinking, and making trouble, but he doesn't see the government asking him for money, right?"
Mrs. Feng covered her mouth and smiled at what he said: "As you said, if you settle down in our house, it will make our house shine!"
... After Li Shengxu left, Mrs. Feng said to Xiquan regretfully, "Why is it that my dear girl is not interested in the Marquis of Yichun? That Marquis is not bad either. He is handsome, sensible and humble, and he has no Mi Zhen has so many twists and turns!"
Xiquan smiled and said: "I think this is because the Marquis is similar to our county master? They are both from good backgrounds, raised in a young age, and can handle big situations, but in private, If everyone has their own temperament, then there will be no harmony. Although Prince Mi Zhen's palace is deeper, he knows how to lower his stature better than the Marquis... Do you think our county master likes Prince Mi Zhen more?"
Although Sheng Weiqiao and Li Shengxu always get along very politely in front of others. They seem to be having a pleasant conversation when the "County Lord" comes and the "Marquis" goes, but they bicker, argue, and even move their legs privately. , but it was hidden from the eyes and ears of Bu Nao Feng and others.
"I hope that time there was such a big fight... maybe there will be a good outcome!" Feng didn't know what she thought of, her smile faded, and she sighed, "I don't know whether the decision that time was made was a mistake or not?"
Sheng Weiqiao didn't know what she was saying. She was circling Li Shengxu at that time, circling eastward. Li Shengxu's face was full of vigilance: "What are you doing?!"
"I didn't get a tan?!" Sheng Weiqiao's tone was full of regret, "He really expected me to go out in the summer and wander around in such a big circle in our south, not to mention the transformation from a snow-skinned beauty to a He is a charcoal-headed man, at least he will be dusty. It turns out..." She sighed, "Isn't he back with a skin that is as radiant as snow!"
Li Shengxu laughed and said: "Did he wait for my brother to be a full moon before he left? It would be after the Mid-Autumn Festival in August. What kind of summer? Besides, even if he went out in the summer, he didn't want to be exposed to the sun and go in and out by car. Isn't it difficult to walk in a sedan chair and show off a sheltered place when you land?"
At that time, he didn't care much about Sheng Weiqiao making fun of his appearance, because he was eager to ask, "Hey! How is the matter between me and his cousin?"
"I didn't know when he left?" Sheng Weiqiao asked curiously, "He didn't believe that I didn't pester him to ask questions."
Li Shengxu said: "Of course I asked, do I think he will answer him?"
"If he didn't tell me, why did he ask me to tell him?" Sheng Wei Qiao gave him a red look, "Okay, he's gone. I'll have a good rest... I'll leave again in two days."
"I won't tell him?" Li Shengxu became unhappy after hearing this. He put his legs back, raised his eyes to the sky, and snorted coldly, "Then he won't tell me the news he just got!"
Sheng Weiqiao said with a smile: "It's my first time to come to that place with high mountains and far away from the emperor. What news can I get?"
Li Shengxu glanced at her sideways and said, "I underestimated his mother's well-informed status. I thought he was not in Chang'an at that time. His mother wanted to tell him something, but there was nothing she could do?"
He raised Dongba in the direction of Chang'an and said, "Let's talk about something new. In the recent court fight, my cousin won a big victory, but then he had a falling out with his second uncle. He even ran away to find the imperial concubine. After the complaint was filed and the matter spread, it is said that the Gaomi Palace was very troubled, and even the old lady of the Zhao family specially summoned the second uncle to come and gently advised him to be nice to his cousin."
"Where did I hear that?" Sheng Weiqiao didn't expect that he was really well-informed. She was surprised and puzzled, "He remembered that I didn't bring a carrier pigeon or anything when I was on the ship?"
"He didn't bring it, but his sister has a way to contact his mother in an emergency!" Li Shengxu didn't whet her appetite and said with a smile, "He heard about it from his third sister, and he thought at that time I definitely want to know! How about it? He wronged me, okay? I’m so sorry that he kept it secret!"
Sheng Weiqiao pushed his legs and arms: "What happened next? What happened next?"
"What's the matter? It's said that my second uncle went to coax my cousin. Not to mention whether he really listened to Mrs. Zhao's advice, my cousin may not appreciate it either!" Li Shengxu He spread his legs and said, "He sees that father and son will definitely continue to make trouble in the future! Can I please consider Kang Zhao again? At least his father passed away early. If I marry him, I don't need to think about getting married." Later, because my husband is not liked by my father-in-law, I will lose face with Baoyuan's father!"
Sheng Weiqiao spat: "The King of Gaomi is a noble prince after all. If he doesn't want to see his son anymore, why would he have the nerve to argue with a woman like him?! That's too despising!"
"Sure enough, we are successful?" Hearing this, Li Shengxu showed a look of success and smiled, "I don't want to tell him! I am really too bad!"
"I'm the bad one!" Sheng Weiqiao realized that he was talking nonsense and felt embarrassed. He snorted, "He didn't tell me anymore... He asked to see his brother!"
She threw away her legs in embarrassment and walked away to Chang'an City, Zhao Mansion, and the backyard.
The second daughter-in-law, Mrs. Ji, walked worriedly to the east of Mrs. Qin and said with tears in her eyes: "I can't help but he doesn't dare to disturb my mother!"
Mrs. Qin also looked ugly: "How could the Zhao family give birth to such a brainless child?!"
"Second Miss is young, so it is inevitable that she is ignorant..." A woman next to her wanted to smooth things over, but before she could shut up, the old lady cut her off sharply: "Some people at her age are already mothers, so they are very ignorant? ! Then when can I wait until I am sensible?! Are you waiting for him to die?!"
The mother-in-law didn't dare to shut up, and Mrs. Ji cried: "After all, it's because he didn't teach her well. No matter how you say it, it's not the flesh and blood of the Zhao family, and it's not like he is a piece of meat that was lost from the East. No matter what, he can't bear it." Seeing how she went east... please mother, please think of a way!"
What they were talking about at that time was about Zhao Taozhuang and Rong Qingzui.
When Zhao Taomei mistakenly said that her cousin hated iron, she once said that the Zhao family knew a long time ago that Rong Qingzui was not a good person. The reason why they did not stop Zhao Taozhuang from being intimate with her cousin was actually because they wanted Zhao Taozhuang to After she woke up to avoid forcibly separating the two, Zhao Taozhuang continued to be confused and was sold to a gang to count the money.
That was actually not entirely wrong, because Zhao Qiu and the Ji family had actually considered marrying Zhao Taozhuang to Rong Qingzui.
Of course, this was what happened before Rong Qingzui went to Bishui County.
At that time, Rong Qingzui had not found a way to "marry County Princess Jingshu to attract his father's attention", so it was not a good idea to mistreat Zhao Taozhuang.
Of course, the Zhao family does not know whether he hopes to restore the status that the legitimate son of the Gaomi King should have.
At that time, Mrs. Qin secretly discussed with Zhao Qiu and his wife: "If the Gaomi Palace accepts that child in recent years, it would be better to let him make a mistake with Tao Zhuang. After all, Tao Zhuang looks very powerful. In fact, he is very easy to coax, but he is also stubborn, and he will never get back the things he believes in. With such a temper, it is easy for others to take advantage of him. He can be loved by others, but he can be trusted by relatives, and he knows the basics at least. "
Although Zhao Qiu and his wife felt that Rong Qingzui was taking advantage of their daughter, because they heard someone from Didong quietly reported that Rong Qingzui once paid great attention to Zhao Taomei, so Zhao Taozhuang ignored him and then turned around. And the one who goes with Zhao Taozhuang.
But considering that Rong Qingzui's appearance, age, and background matched his daughter, even though the clan members were not allowed to take the imperial examination, if they were accepted by the Gaomi Palace, they could also be awarded a title, so they would not humiliate their daughter in the future.
Moreover, even if Rong Qingzui is accepted by the palace, it will be difficult for her to be valued and favored, let alone cultivated. Therefore, even if she is granted the title of county prince in the future, she may not be able to treat the Zhao family's legitimate daughter badly.
Due to Zhao Taozhuang's uneasiness, Zhao Qiu and his wife acquiesced even though they knew that Mrs. Qin's suggestion was not without their help to facilitate Rong Qingzui's acceptance into the Gaomi Palace.
But since Rong Qingzui chased Huan Yehe, especially after Fou chased Huan Yehe to Bishui County, how could Zhao Qiu and his wife not see how ambitious their nephew was
Normal parents would not like someone who uses their children as pawns.
So the couple no longer want to marry their daughter to Rong Qingzui.
He just said that he didn't notice at first and let Zhao Taozhuang go to Bishui County.
Originally, when Zhao Taozhuang accompanied Rong Qingzui back to Chang'an, Mrs. Ji wanted her daughter to stay away from Rong Qingzui.
But Zuo Zuo reminded her: "Our young lady has always been kind-hearted. Was it because she sympathized with the young prince that she gradually got closer to him? At that time, the young prince came back from a serious injury, so he asked the young lady to distance herself from him, and Not to mention whether the young lady is willing to agree or not; let’s just say that the outside world knew about the young lady accompanying the young prince Nan Dong. What if the screwdriver said that our young lady was wrong about the young prince and did not really mean it. She saw something happen to the young prince. I just ran away and fell into a well. Do you think it was unjust or not?"
Of course that is unjust!
Is it obvious that my daughter is stupid and rushed to help the person who was betrayed? Why is it so embarrassing that my daughter has to bear the infamy
No matter what she thought, she was unwilling to give up. She took all the suggestions and decided to let Zhao Taozhuang make Rong Qingzui and greet her for a while. Firstly, Zhao Taozhuang gave up completely. Secondly, she found Rong Qingzui. To prove that it was not his fault that Zhao Taozhuang left him... Now that the clue was finally found, Rong Qingzui knew that his cousin admired him, but he begged his cousin to help him get the leg of Kangzhao County Lord in order to achieve the goal. The purpose of returning to Gaomi Palace was that after hearing the news, Ji called her daughter to her and began to analyze Rong Qingzui's cousin's heartlessness with her!
According to her thoughts, even if her daughter is stubborn, she should wake up after being so humiliated by Rong Qingzui, right? !
But Zhao Taozhuang... How should I put it? Did she give up on marrying Rong Qingzui? But she didn't know how Rong Qingzui was instigated by her cousin. At that time, she wholeheartedly wanted to help Rong Qingzui succeed. !
When Ji heard the news, she was almost angry to death: "Not to mention that the Lord of Kangzhao County had returned to his hometown of Nanfeng County and was not in Chang'an at all. I want to help him, but how can I help him?! Let's talk about the Lord of Kangzhao County. She is here right now, and we have never heard of it. Although she is not from a high family, she is so pampered that she is not even polite to the Queen Mother! I say such a person, no matter whether she is in her family or not Would a person like her be willing to let her marry Rong Qingzui who looks like that?!"
"You can use some legs." Zhao Taozhuang said, "For example, the previous Chongwu Banquet..."
"It's good for me to tolerate being drunk!" Mrs. Ji laughed angrily, "But have I ever thought about it?! The Meng family came from a humble background, and none of their family members are well-behaved people! But the Zhao family is not upright. Er Ba Jing’s scholarly family! That kind of sinister leg, the Meng family can use it neatly, and the Zhao family can’t ask for that face!"
"Besides, I thought the Lord of Kangzhao County was easy to bully if he came from Nanfeng County?!"
"Not to mention anything else, let's just say that Rong Qingzui has never met her once. Why should he ask to marry her? It's just because he takes a fancy to her status in front of Mi Zhen. Before, they thought that Mi Zhen was cruel to her, otherwise Because he regards her as his biological sister! If everyone knows, then Mi Zhen admires her fiercely! Mi Zhen begs himself to marry her!!!"
"Mi Zhen has such a temper that even my uncle can touch his legs. I thought he called me cousin a few times and that's enough to show how much indulgence I have?!"
"Do I intend to let the Zhao family deny my appearance and provoke the hatred of the Dong Mi Zhen, the Sheng family, and even the Xu family and the Queen?!"
"Where did I get that face?!"
"No, I think I'll be satisfied with Qing Rong Qingzui. I don't know how much pressure and revenge my biological parents, my grandmother, my brothers and sisters, and even my younger nephews and nieces will receive." ?!”
Mrs. Ji was so angry that she trembled and cursed loudly. After locking her daughter out of the room, she came to Mrs. Qin to cry.
The old lady knew that her daughter-in-law's move was not to ask for help, but it was better to blame herself: Firstly, it was not her intention to adopt Rong Qingzui, so she had a quarrel with her daughter, Princess Gaomi; secondly, she wanted to win over Rong Qing. Zui and Zhao Taozhuang were not brought up by the old lady.
For example, Ming Ji's mistake of asking for his legs to be taken apart was of course something that Qiu couldn't explain to him, both emotionally and rationally.
"...Qingzui has been raised in our family since childhood. In the past fifteen years, the palace has never asked about it." Mrs. Qin thought for a moment, waved her legs to make everyone retreat, and left the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law alone to shut up. Then she said slowly, "During those years, the Zhao family in the east never treated him badly. Originally, he thought that the child would be pitiful, so even if he knew it was wrong, he didn't care about the little details."
"Now it seems that it has harmed him."
The old lady sighed and said, "If he can't afford the second wife's fault for that matter... let's just do what we want!"
What Ji was most afraid of was whether the old lady would be the same as she was fifteen years ago, with a straight and graceful face and a clear drunk face. When she met her mother-in-law and gave her the right words, she felt relieved. Without the support of the palace, Rong Qing drunk, Mrs. Ji asked for help. He was simply too simple.
Just as she was about to say a few soft words to save her mother-in-law's face, Mrs. Qin pondered for a while and said, "Bun Nao... As for Mi Zhen's marriage, we, my mother-in-law, might just have something to discuss!"