"Uncle Feng Shi, Aunt Zhan, eldest sister and brother Xinzhang!" Sheng Weiqiao and his party's trip north was not very smooth, because they encountered a storm without warning on the way. At that time, the ship was in the deep sea area, far away from the shore. , so that when the boatman discovered that the sea surface situation was not right, he had no time to enter the harbor to escape.
Fortunately, the three families were all wealthy. When the family traveled far away, they used the best boats and boatmen. They worked hard to make a way out of the stormy waves. However, there were many damages on the boats, so they had to find a nearby place to repair them. Only then can we continue on the road.
When repairing the ship, if they hadn't considered that Mr. Feng and Mrs. Zhan were old and couldn't bear the bumps, they would have almost taken the land route.
Even so, the group of people drank the calming soup frequently in the following days. Privately, Xuan Yu Feng even lamented to Sheng Weiqiao, saying that Rong Suihe really didn’t know what kind of luck it was that the ship crashed and everyone died. Survive a level 1 shipwreck? Because nothing happened to the three buildings of their group, but the people on board felt like they were no longer human again.
With such procrastination, it was not until almost the twelfth lunar month that I set foot on the land of Chang'an.
Due to the seniority of Mr. Feng and Mrs. Zhan, Ningweihou Mansion and Changan Sheng Mansion came out to welcome them.
The three parties gathered together and entered the city in a mighty manner. They went to Sheng Mansion to have tea and talk.
After some proper conversation and courtesy, the children were sent away, leaving the two elder generations to talk.
Seeing Sheng Weiqiao and the others disappear through the door, Nan couldn't wait to put down his tea bowl and said to the few people who had come from afar, "I heard that you are going north together this time for Qiao Er's marriage to Prince Mi Zhen? Is this the case? This is absolutely impossible!”
Mrs. Feng and others were startled when they heard this. Mrs. Zhan, who was the most impatient, immediately leaned forward and asked: "Mrs. Nan, what did you say?"
"Princess Gaomi dislikes Qiao Er very much!" Nan told the truth about what she had learned after she heard that Rong Shuihe and Sheng Weiqiao had been in love for a long time. "The princess even told her eldest daughter-in-law, the daughter-in-law of Prince Gaomi, that even if Mi was For Prince Zhen to marry a girl from a poor family, she would be more at ease than marrying our Qiaoer! She is the biological mother of Prince Mi Zhen. You think, how can I marry someone who is so hated by my future mother-in-law before we even get married?!"
Sheng Lanci looked very ugly and was about to speak when Xuan Yu Feng spoke first: "Mrs. Nan, is this news true?"
She explained, "Of course I don't doubt Madam, but... I heard that the prince of Mi Zhen County is both talented and beautiful, and he seems to be very popular with the ladies of Chang'an?"
Someone else has also fallen in love with Rong Suihe. I heard that Rong Suihe already has someone in his heart. Is this deliberately messing up the matter
"This news came to me when I attended the Mid-Autumn Festival banquet held in the palace. I heard the ladies at the table talking a lot, but they kept avoiding me. I became suspicious, so I went to inquire about it. A lady who was close to me told me privately. It is said that the source of the information was a maid from the Gaomi Palace, and she accidentally let it slip when she went to the banquet with her master." Nan sighed, "But who doesn't know that since the 'epidemic' that year in the Gaomi Palace, Xinjiang has... The servants who joined in knew the ruthless tactics of Princess Gaomi, so how could she dare to talk too much?! Their current heir apparent, Mrs. Qi, came from a wealthy family and was always meticulous in doing things, so it was even less likely that she would take such an imprudent maid out. Got it!"
"It can be seen that this so-called accidental leakage is basically what their mother-in-law and daughter-in-law meant!"
"The purpose is to convey the news to us!"
To put it bluntly, Princess Gaomi did not want Sheng Weiqiao to be her daughter-in-law at all, so she took the initiative to spread the news so that the Sheng family could retreat!
"What does this mean?!" Mrs. Zhan trembled angrily, turning to look at Mrs. Feng, "When that boy was in Nanfeng County, he said that if the flowers were good and the rice was good, there would be no problem in anything! Now we are leading the way I came to Chang'an personally because I didn't want to catch up with such discussions! How can this marriage still be concluded? If it is done, how can people not laugh at us that we have no reserve at all and insist on getting married even though we are not popular?!"
Mr. Feng said with no expression on his face: "Don't worry! We only said that we would accompany Qiaoer to Chang'an in person, but we didn't say that we must be here to get married. Now that something like this has happened, let's ask Prince Mi Zhen! Regardless of whether his affair with Qiao Er works out or not, since the princess has such an attitude now, then of course he has to give us an explanation!"
Sheng Lanci looked gloomy: "What dad said is true! Our good girl didn't insist on marrying that person named Rong. He doesn't have a proper explanation for this matter, so we will find justice for our good girl ourselves!! !”
... Of course Rong Suihe will give them an explanation!
In fact, he is now confronting Princess Gaomi in the Xiangji Hall: "The princess doesn't like Kang Zhao? If she doesn't like it, why did you agree so well when I asked you to help prepare for the wedding?! Now, Kang Zhao and his entourage have arrived. Chang'an previously spread rumors that you don't like her, but what do they mean?!"
When he said this, his expression and tone were very calm, as if he was talking about a trivial matter, but Princess Gaomi noticed that her youngest son, who had always kept a distance from her, was now far away from her. A lot.
"Concubine, I just hope that she can treat you better." Princess Gaomi originally wanted to directly admit that she didn't like Sheng Weiqiao, but looking at her son in front of her, she subconsciously changed her words, "At least stop punching and kicking you casually... Originally, it was very inappropriate for a girl to do such a thing. If word spreads, her face will not look good!"
Seeing that Rong Suihe was looking at her without speaking, she continued with some difficulty, "When I told your sister-in-law about her, I mean she has such a bad temper that I'm afraid she won't be able to take good care of you... I hope the Sheng family After hearing such words, I can be more alert and restrain her to some extent!"
"I am happy to be beaten and kicked by her. What does it have to do with you?" Rong Suihe heard this quietly and said calmly, "I am marrying a wife, not looking for a servant. I don't care whether she can take care of others. , what are you pointing your fingers at?!"
Princess Gaomi felt so sad that she couldn't help shouting: "I am your mother! I feel sorry for you when you are wronged. She punched and kicked you, why does it have nothing to do with me?!"
"Because you are my biological mother, and because you will feel distressed... So you must do my marriage according to your wishes, instead of what you promised me before?" Rong Suihe remained calm, and even raised a smile at the corner of his mouth. Smiling sarcastically, "Just tell me! Is it true that only if I marry your niece, your own mother won't feel sorry for me and won't feel wronged by me, will you be happy?!"
Princess Gaomi was startled, and big tears fell down immediately: "You...how can you miss your mother and concubine so much?! When you brought Sister Tao Mei to live with you, it was because your mother and concubine didn't know your thoughts. You You've already said you don't like them, why would you go against your wishes for the sake of the Zhao family?! If Kang Zhao hadn't had such a bad temper, and she was worried that you would be dragged down by her after you get married, why wouldn't you want to see your long-cherished wish come true? !?"
She was telling the truth. Although she had a very, very bad impression of Sheng Weiqiao, she did not dare to object because she was concerned about her relationship with Rong Suihe.
But after Rong Suihe left Chang'an, people inside and outside revealed a lot of Sheng Weiqiao's bad behavior to her.
Princess Gaomi was not unaware that the reason why these people told her this was because they did not want Rong Suihe to marry Sheng Weiqiao.
Since she had been deceived by King Gaomi and Princess Qingfang about Rong Suihe's true experience before, she was dubious about such words now, so she simply sent her confidants to secretly rush to Nanfeng County to inquire about Sheng Weiqiao, the accurate person. The true temperament and conduct of a daughter-in-law.
As a result, after this inquiry, she found out a piece of news that was difficult for Princess Gaomi to accept: three years ago, not long after Rong Suihe entered the Sheng family, the three girls Sheng Weiqiao, Sheng Weirao and their cousin Shen Jiuniang were all Was missing for a while.
The Sheng family also offered a huge bounty for cheats at that time.
But from beginning to end, no one claimed the reward, Shen Jiuniang was no longer heard from, and it took many days for sisters Sheng Weiqiao and Sheng Weirao to appear again.
Although the Sheng family insists that Sheng Weirao is staying in another courtyard, and Sheng Weiqiao is staying with his cousin in another courtyard, and both sisters are innocent and have not had any bad experiences, but... who knows
"The princess sent someone to inquire about this news from Nanfeng County. It can be said that everyone in the local area knows it. They are afraid of the Sheng family's power and dare not say it openly." A confidant said with confidence, "So why now? The old man and the old lady of the Sheng family came to Chang'an in person with their grandchildren and daughters? What are you talking about to congratulate our county king? In fact, they are not thinking that Nanfeng County is far away from Chang'an, and no one here knows that their girls have been born. You plan to use the limelight of being named on the county king’s gold list to propose marriage to them?!”
Princess Gaomi was originally dissatisfied with Sheng Weiqiao. After hearing about this incident, she almost fainted and asked with the hope of success: "Is it a misunderstanding? Since He'er had already entered the Sheng Mansion at that time and such a big thing happened, he It’s impossible not to know. Why are you still obsessed with Kang Zhao?!”
The confidant said: "Your Majesty, you can't be wrong. Because this news was confirmed by the Bai family, the in-laws of the Sheng family. It was also confirmed by the Bai family in the neighboring county to the aunt of Kangzhao County Lord, named Sheng Lanling! "
"Then Sheng Lanling insisted that her two nieces are all... their innocence has been lost! Even if there is palace guard sand on her arms now, it is because the eldest master of the Sheng family tried every means to create a cover-up!"
Princess Gaomi felt that among the children she had given birth to, the one she owed the most was Rong Suihe. Sheng Weiqiao had a bad temper, which already disgusted her. Now he was still unclean. How could the princess endure it? !
After getting rid of his confidants, he made up his mind to stop this marriage at any cost without completely severing all ties with Rong Suihe!
Because I had seen how obsessive and crazy Emperor Xuan Jing was when he was infatuated with the Shu sisters, Empress Dowager Meng, the biological mother, was completely helpless. However, the mother and son still shared the joys and sorrows and never separated for a day!
Therefore, the princess did not dare to tell Rong Suihe directly. She only dared to privately order Qi to spread the news, and her intention was to make the Sheng family leave in anger. After all, they said that Sheng Weiqiao was favored. Who would rest assured that this family favored their daughter? What if my daughter is disgusted by her future mother-in-law before she even enters the house
But she didn't expect that even such a tentative move would make Rong Suihe lose the last bit of patience with her. The handsome prince stood up with an indifferent expression: "You were sworn in front of me, but you turned around and trapped me. Righteousness, and a good reason?”
He sighed, but he didn't mean it with any resentment, because, "Fortunately, I didn't believe you in the first place."
"My mother-in-law is just thinking that after you have worked hard outside for so many years and finally come back, you are going to get a wife. No matter what kind of noble girl you marry, at least you can find someone who knows how to know the cold and the hot, and is innocent. Girl!" Princess Gaomi, with tears in her eyes, caught up to him and grabbed his sleeve, crying, "Not the arrogant and domineering Canhuabai like Kang Zhao..."
Before she finished speaking, Rong Suihe suddenly turned his head, his eyes so sharp that she almost thought he would crush her throat in the next moment!
But he stood for a moment and did not do so after all. Instead, he asked in a calm tone: "Where did you hear this insult to Kang Zhao's reputation?"