"Then go quickly, don't keep your father waiting." Sheng Weiqiao was just chatting and laughing when he saw this, but when his husband frowned, he was worried that he would not give face to King Gaomi on the spot and let everyone see the palace's joke, so he hurriedly She pushed his arm and whispered, "There are so many people at the moment... Father will not call you unless it is important."
"Why is he looking for me now besides helping the Crown Prince to worry about the recruitment?" Rong Suihe showed a hint of boredom and snorted coldly, "I have been working on this matter for a long time. He wants to I am doing everything myself but want to give instructions. Do you think I am his subordinate? Can I be called upon to come and go at any time and at any time?!"
But for Sheng Weiqiao's sake, he reached out and pinched the back of his wife's hand, then stood up and passed over.
After Rong Suihe left again, Sheng Weiqiao drank alone without interest. He looked around and saw the only one he was familiar with and had a good relationship with, Mrs. Qi, who was talking to Rong Qingzui with his head down. It was not easy to disturb him. The others either didn't know him or were just a few. We met her only once, and he had no intention of talking to her. The only eye contact was a nod.
She just thought: "I just happened to go see if the fourth sister is back?"
So he left the table and went to find the place where the Sheng family was sitting, only to see that Sheng Weirao had already come back, and Mr. Xu and Mrs. Xiahou had also specially moved to come here, obviously wanting to help with the details.
Seeing Sheng Weiqiao coming over, Mrs. Ming hurriedly greeted her: "Qiaoer, please help persuade this stubborn child!"
"What's wrong?" After Sheng Weiqiao blessed several elders, he sat down and asked curiously, "Did the fourth sister speak? How?"
Sheng Weirao glanced at her and said helplessly: "I think Zang Wanzhou is good, but my grandmother can't say."
Mrs. Ming didn't wait for Sheng Weiqiao to ask why it was not good, she had already said first: "That man is fine with other things, but he plans to live in the army for a long time. As the saying goes, if the earthen jar is not broken without leaving the well, the general will inevitably break it. Died before the battle. If he is not related to us, he will die! If he marries our rao'er, he will have troubles later, wouldn't he be hurting the child?!"
"How did you say that?" Although he knew that the old lady felt sorry for his granddaughter, Mr. Sheng, who had spent half his life in the military, could not hear such words and said displeasedly, "Then I was not in the army when I married you? ! Why did you agree to marry me?! Could it be that you expected me to be the leader of the family if I died in battle!"
"Can this compare?!" Mrs. Ming usually gives in to the old man. Even if the old man insults her in front of the younger generation, she is just timid. However, when it comes to her granddaughter, she is still most worried about it. She was a granddaughter, but she didn't want to give in. She raised her voice slightly and said, "I am willing to follow you to eat glutinous vegetables, but I must let my granddaughter live this kind of life!? Then you let the rich man who was so good back then If you don’t do it and go to join the army, why don’t you force Lan Ci and the other three brothers to go guard the border?!”
The old man was at a loss for words. He was silent for a while and then said: "Do you take it seriously if your child is honest after being in the army for a long time? Can't you think of the good things and think of your child making great achievements in the future and calling him a good husband, honoring his wife and honoring his wife?"
When Mr. Xu and Mrs. Xiahou saw that they had different opinions, they persuaded: "It's not like the boy on your left said that I need an answer from you today. This is the first time they have met. Why do you need to make a decision? At this moment, It’s not convenient to talk in the palace, so it’s better to discuss it slowly after we go back.”
Sheng Weiqiao didn't know what to say when he saw this situation. When he saw that Mr. Sheng and Mrs. Ming had listened to the Xu family's advice and remained silent, he gave Sheng Weirao a wink and said, "My mother-in-law is sitting up there. I'm afraid it's inappropriate for me to stay away from the table for too long, but Mi Zhen was called away by her father-in-law right now, so it's boring for me to sit there alone, why don't I ask the fourth sister and the eighth sister to accompany me and sit there for a while?"
Everyone knew that she wanted to talk to Sheng Weirao alone, so they all nodded: "Go ahead!"
Mrs. Ming thought that Sheng Weiqiao was going to help her persuade Sheng Weira, so she pulled Sheng Weira back: "Just let Rao'er go there with you. Wu'er has always been naughty, so don't go there. Otherwise, she won't make any noise and the princess will be unhappy when she sees her. .”
Sheng Weiwu looked at Sheng Weiqiao aggrievedly, but Xuanyu Feng immediately gave her a piece of fruit to coax her: "Wu'er, come sit here with me!"
So Sheng Weiqiao took Sheng Weira to his banquet. At this time, the palace people had changed the dishes for a new round. Although the dishes for the palace banquet were not as considerate as those made by his own chef in Sheng Weiqiao's opinion, the dazzling array of gold plates and jade bowls was really beautiful. , but neither sister was in the mood for a banquet at the moment.
"The crispy slices of dried swallow fish, fish, wine and vinegar hoof look good, please give it a try, fourth sister?" Sheng Weiqiao watched the palace servants place the dishes one by one, casually chatting with Sheng Weirao, but expected the palace servants to finish serving the dishes. Then the good sisters talked.
Unexpectedly, when the palace servant was serving the last dish, he glanced around and saw that no one was paying attention, but quietly placed a peach blossom paper folded into a peacock's tail into the gap between the dishes.
Sheng Weiqiao couldn't help but be startled when he saw it.
"Who gave this to me?" She also looked around, raised her sleeves to cover her mouth, and asked in a low voice.
The palace maid pursed her lips, put the last plate of food on the table, and then nodded her chin imperceptibly in the direction of the long-empty phoenix seat: "The Queen said she hasn't seen you for a few days."
Sheng Weiqiao then reached out to pick up the peacock, opened it, and saw a few lines of hastily written handwriting. It was the queen's handwriting, saying that she hadn't seen her for a long time and wanted to invite her to a side hall not far away to talk.
Next to her, Sheng Weirao stretched out her neck to read with her, and then said: "Third sister, how about you go to the Queen's place? After all, it is convenient for us sisters to meet each other anytime. But the Queen is in the way of the Queen Mother at the moment. But I can’t just call you to Wangchun Palace like I did before if I want to talk to you.”
"Then I'll go." Sheng Weiqiao thought that Rong Suihe had just said that the recruitment of pirates had been finalized. It was estimated that Queen Meng probably knew the news and knew that she would go to Western Xinjiang with Rong Suihe soon, so that they could meet each other in the future. There was no hope of meeting him, so he took advantage of the banquet and called himself over to meet him.
After a while, she took Jinli to the side hall that the queen had mentioned. Sure enough, as soon as she entered the door, Queen Meng said: "Earlier you said that you were going back to Nanfeng County. I thought that when you go, we will never see each other again in this life. It's quite embarrassing." I've been sad for a long time. But a few days later, you came back, and I was so happy! I didn't want you but you left again... You really know how to torment me. In the past two years, my mood has been ups and downs with you. Fall, fall, fall, fall, fall.”
Just sighed.
"We are all young, so it may not be long before I leave." Sheng Weiqiao comforted, "Besides, didn't I say goodbye to you when I returned to Nanfeng County? Even if we can't meet in person, we can still write letters. !”
The queen smiled bitterly and said: "How can a letter sent by a swan goose be compared to a conversation every few days?"
Sheng Weiqiao was just thinking about how to answer this, but Queen Meng said it herself, "Forget it, it's like we can meet casually now if you don't leave Chang'an."
"One day we can meet casually." Sheng Weiqiao looked at her lonely appearance and couldn't bear to think of the deserted Wangchun Palace and the jealousy of the Shu sisters towards the young successor. However, the current situation cannot be tolerated. I really don’t have any powerful words of comfort to say, so I can only say, “We are too young to make the decision now. When we get older, there will be a time when we are in charge.”
After hearing this, Queen Meng turned her head and looked at her intently for a while, then suddenly showed a weird smile and said in a very soft voice: "Actually, what you just said is right, that is, you followed Mi Zhen. If you go to Western Xinjiang now, it may not be long before you come back."
Seeing Sheng Weiqiao looking at her with confusion, she closed her eyes and then opened them, "Concubine Meng is pregnant."
"Concubine Meng?" Sheng Weiqiao was stunned and asked subconsciously, "How many months have it been? Are you sure it's a boy?"
Empress Meng chuckled and said: "You are really stupid! If the moon is already old enough to show her pregnancy, how can you hide it from your father-in-law? After all, it can be said that he takes care of Prince Guangling. Princess Chai and the Crown Prince Guangling Women, they all come from the Zhao family! You know that there is a Princess Chai, so King Gaomi is confused about the affairs of the Guangling Palace? "
"As for whether it's a boy... who knows until the baby is born?"
"Qinglang, so my father-in-law doesn't know about this?" Sheng Weiqiao was a little worried, "Then you tell me about this...is it important?"
"It's impossible to keep this matter secret for too long." Queen Meng said lazily, "I told you a few days in advance, what's the big deal? Can you still go to Guangling Palace to get rid of Concubine Meng's child? "
Sheng Weiqiao said awkwardly: "How is this possible?"
The queen said: "Actually, when I tell you this, I don't mean to remind you of anything. I just feel sorry for Concubine Meng."
"What's wrong with her?" Sheng Weiqiao asked in surprise, "She is finally happy. Meng has to take good care of her, right?"
A cold smile appeared on the corner of Queen Meng's mouth, and she flapped a red sandalwood inlaid with silver wire Songhe Palace Fan slowly in her hand. After a while, she said lightly: "Of course, I can't talk about taking care of her pregnancy. But other things. Things may not necessarily be the case!”
She reminded, "When did Princess Chai disappear?"
"It's not a full day yet?" Sheng Weiqiao suddenly realized that she had never met Princess Chai at all. She was not well-known in Chang'an, so even when Sheng Weiqiao recognized her relatives at her mother-in-law's birthday two days ago, she was still mentioned by Gao Mi. The princess told her face that the people from the Guangling Palace were still observing mourning for Princess Chai so they were not present. However, at this moment, they also forgot about the princess.
Now when the queen mentioned it, she suddenly felt awe-inspiring, "Although there are many unlucky people in the world who remarry immediately after their first wives left. However, it is said that when Princess Chai left, the prince was quite suspicious of Concubine Meng? Now Concubine Meng And she became pregnant less than a year after Princess Chai passed away. I am afraid that the relationship between the Crown Prince, Uncle Guangling and his concubine will become even more tense?"
"More than just nervousness?" Empress Meng sneered, "The crown prince and Princess Chai had a deep love for each other. At Princess Chai's funeral, she cried so hard that she fainted on the spot! The princess died inexplicably when she was in her prime. Many clues pointed to Concubine Meng. , but he still managed to survive by beating a few servants to death. As his own son, who is willing to give up as a human being?"
She breathed out, "In the past few days, Concubine Meng has been caught by the Crown Prince more than once with fists and kicks, and even slapped in public!"
Sheng Weiqiao was stunned for a moment, then said: "I don't care about the dowry of the concubine?"