Sheng Weiqiao was surprised when he heard this: "The prince was sent back to Chang'an overnight? Did something happen to the prince? Who is so bold!?"
Seeing that Rong Suihe's face was very ugly, she suddenly woke up and asked without waiting for his answer, "Could it be that... those in Chang'an thought you did it?"
"The mother-in-law said in the letter that she believed it was definitely not me." Rong Suihe said expressionlessly, "As for who the real culprit is, the palace and the Meng family plan to work together to find out!"
"Isn't this still doubting you!" Sheng Weiqiao couldn't understand the meaning of these words
If Chang'an didn't regard Rong Suihe as a target of suspicion, why did Princess Gaomi bother to say such a sentence in the letter
"This is simply ridiculous! If you want to deal with the crown prince, why do you have to wait for him to go to sea?!" Sheng Weiqiao couldn't help but feel sorry for her husband, "When you just returned to the palace, how many times did you come to my boudoir to talk in the middle of the night? ! If you want to kill him, you can enter my boudoir, but you can’t go to Cuihuang Courtyard?!"
"My dear girl, have you forgotten Rong Qingzui?" Seeing her angry look, Rong Suihe laughed, touched her head, and said, "Didn't I destroy Rong Qingzui with my own hands? This matter is unreasonable. The family didn’t know much about me, so I didn’t think much about it, but the palace already knew it! So how can I attack my second brother, let alone my eldest son?”
He added, "I was the one who initiated the recruitment of Qihai, but the King of Gaomi insisted that the crown prince go on this mission and asked me to send him a guide and liaison. I was not happy, so I simply let the crown prince go to sea and never return. It’s a matter of course.”
Sheng Weiqiao sneered and said: "Maybe that's what they think? But these people don't know how to use their brains? What is the situation in Western Xinjiang now? You only worry about not having enough manpower. How can you send extra people to the sea to find the prince? Bad luck! Besides, the prince’s qualifications are mediocre, and his current status depends entirely on the support of his father! However, we don’t expect our father, so why do we want to harm him?!"
She frowned, "I said, this thing is a bit weird? Because everyone knows the prince's mediocre things. When the father sent him to the sea, how could he not be prepared for him to avoid being attacked by those people at sea? Have you been tricked by the most vicious pirates? But you still fell into the trap, and this is at a time when the Western Frontier is about to be turbulent!"
"Why do I think this is such a coincidence?!"
Because she had a good impression of the Qi family and heard that Rong Qingzui was very filial to her parents, Sheng Weiqiao did not doubt that Rong Qingzui and his wife were trying to catch thieves. However, she did not have that much trust in the Qi family, "Could it be Qi's family?" Jian Xun is afraid that when our wings are full, we will threaten the future of his daughter and grandchildren, so he will kill us first and then tell us the truth, right?"
Rong Suihe squinted his eyes, pondered for a while, and then smiled: "Who knows? Let's find someone to check after we are free... But dear girl, you don't have to worry! After all, the prince and his wife have the Qi family, so don't we too? Grandfather and the Xu family are in Chang'an? Even if we don't have time to write back and explain now, they will definitely not sit back and watch this matter develop in a direction that is not good for us."
Another point he didn't say was that even if Mrs. Sheng and the Xu family were not defeated by the Qi family, Princess Gaomi would still favor him.
This princess is not something that the Qi family can control.
Even if the Qi family was clever and could convince Princess Gaomi to give up on him, he wouldn't worry.
After all, he still holds in his hands the truth about what happened when he was blocked by "pirates" when he went south.
If things get out of hand, I believe King Gaomi will know what to do in exchange for never showing the truth to others.
Rong Suihe cannot fully trust Princess Gaomi's motherly love.
But King Gaomi was very confident about the balance of interests and harms.
But now, thousands of miles away, in Chang'an, in the Gaomi Palace.
Some people have no time to care about whether Rong Suihe is the mastermind of Rong Qingzui's murder.
"Madam, please stop crying!" The confidant's maid, Yin Yin, handed over the handkerchief distressedly, then tucked the corner of Qi's quilt, and persuaded in a low voice, "The doctor said that emotional ups and downs should be avoided during pregnancy. Before you I was so shocked that the prince was injured, and now... you just don't think about yourself, but also think about the little master in your belly, and the prince and the princes and grandchildren are all pointing at you now!"
Mrs. Qi also knew these truths, but she couldn't stop the tears in her eyes. She grabbed Yinyin's hand and choked for a long time before she could speak: "I... I saw me in the mirror for the first time." In this situation, I have thought that the prince may not be willing to live a peaceful life with me! But I thought that as long as the mother-in-law is still there, the prince will definitely... definitely not... But who would have thought that I would shed tears for his injury. Before I did it, he...he just..."
No wonder Mrs. Qi was so sad, because Rong Qingzhu came back injured this time. Although her life was safe, Mrs. Qi was relieved, but she didn't expect that he also brought someone back with him!
Originally, although under the instructions of Princess Gaomi, there were never any disorderly people in Cuihuang Courtyard, Qi felt ashamed of herself. Even though she hoped in her heart, she never thought that Rong Qingzui would not be able to keep concubines for the rest of her life.
She had been mentally prepared for her husband to find a new love, and she was not so excited.
The key points are two points. The first is what she told the maid. She thought that she was the only one in the backyard, which would not change at least while Princess Gaomi was still alive. The second point was because of Rong Qingzui. The person I brought back this time was really worried!
This man is the apple of a sea lord's eye in the East China Sea, and his nickname is Tonglian. His father was one of the first sealords to seek refuge with Rong Qingzui after he arrived in the East China Sea, so he was well received by Rong Qingzui.
When Li met him, he took advantage of Rong Qingzui's drunkenness and asked his daughter Tonglian to crawl onto the bed to ask for an explanation. Rong Qingzui was depressed for two days and actually agreed!
When things got to this point, Mrs. Qi felt unhappy at most.
However, this time Rong Qingzui was in danger at sea. I don't know why he had a bunch of guards who never left his side, but Tong Lian saved him from the last and most fatal blow.
Now, not only Rong Qingzui was grateful to her, but everyone around Rong Qingzui also had good things to say about her.
This Tonglian is still an outspoken and bad-tempered person. Now she feels that she has contributed to the Gaomi Palace. After entering the palace, she doesn't take the Qi family seriously at all, even to the Jian'an County Lords. Not the nose, not the eyes.
The reason why Mrs. Qi is crying at this moment is because Tonglian just bumped into Jian'an County Lord who was returning to her parents' home to visit her parents... Jian'an County Lord just came out of the cabinet last month. Since Huang Wujiu and his son are both in Chang'an at the moment, she I live not far from the palace, but it is convenient to go back and forth.
The Lord of Jian'an County knew that her biological father had given her an aunt before she came back. Although it was unexpected and she felt a little sorry for her biological mother, considering that Qi had always been highly regarded in front of the Gaomi Wang couple, how could she still be pregnant now? It's not like a aunt with a rough background can shake her status.
Therefore, when I saw Tong Lian, although I was unhappy, I still suppressed my emotions and said politely: "Aunt Tong!"
As a result, she didn't want to cause trouble with Tong Lian, but Tong Lian found trouble with Lord Jian'an: "Who are you? Why don't you salute me?"
The Lord of Jian'an County patiently told her, "I am the legitimate daughter of the prince's son, and my aunt is just my father's concubine. According to the rules, when I see my aunt, I just greet my aunt!"
In fact, the Lord of Jian'an County has a good temper and left one sentence unsaid: Not only is she a legitimate daughter, but she is also a County Lord officially conferred by the imperial court. According to the national etiquette, Tonglian should pay her respects!
Unexpectedly, when Tong Lian heard this, she raised her hand and gave her a whip, and said angrily: "You still know that I am your father's concubine? Then I am your concubine! The biological mother is the mother, why doesn't the concubine occupy a mother? ' word? But you made so many excuses, you clearly looked down on me for coming from the sea! In this case, why did your father go all the way to the sea to recruit my father and the others to surrender?! Why are you planning to fall out now that we have landed on the shore? Can’t do it?!”
Although the whip only hit Jian'an County Lord's arm, because it was outdoors and he was wearing thick clothes in this season, Jian'an County Lord was not injured, but the humiliation can be imagined!
The Junjun has been strictly trained by Mrs. Qi and is very well-behaved. He will not rashly break up with others and make a fuss, so even though he was shaking with anger, he still held it back and did not argue with Tonglian on the spot, but visited him next time. While Rong Qing was drinking, he told her tactfully: "Aunt Tong is from the sea. Isn't this rule too unbearable for our palace?"
Who would have thought that Rong Qingzui, who had always loved his children, hesitated for a while after hearing this, and said: "She is only one year older than you. She is young and ignorant, which is understandable. Not to mention that she was born at sea and does not understand the rules. You are The imperial court has appointed a county prince, so don’t be like her!"
This sounds like it means that the Jian'an County Lord has a noble status, but is he actually partial to Tong Lian
Jian'an County Lord felt mixed emotions in her heart, and she was stunned for a long time before she resigned in tears. Because she considered that Qi was pregnant now and was worried about upsetting her biological mother, she went to the courtyards of Guangchang County Lord and Yunyang County Lord on the way. I borrowed my sisters' house and tidied it up to cover up the traces of tears.
When he arrived in front of Mrs. Qi, he didn't say anything. He just talked about the family affairs, looked after everyone in his family, asked Gaomi Wang and his wife that they were very busy at the moment and had no time to see their granddaughter, so they left.
It's just that the Qi family has been in charge of the family for many years, and the conflict between Tonglian and Jian'an County Lord didn't happen in a secluded corner. Even if the Jian'an County Lord didn't say it, Qi family didn't know where it was
Without saying a word in front of her daughter, Qi immediately got up and went to ask Rong Qingzui for an explanation in person after Lord Jian'an left.
Rong Qingzui hesitated for a long time, but still couldn't make up his mind to punish Tonglian: "She saved me at sea, and I was seriously injured this time. If she hadn't taken good care of me, it would have been a question whether I could come back safely now. .Although she is disrespectful to Jian'an, it's because of her background. She doesn't know etiquette, and thinks that Jian'an looks down on her... Then you can just find a kind aunt to teach her the rules. If you punish her for such a little thing, don't say anything else. , how can her father and brother not be frightened?"