Xuanyu Feng thought for a while and said, "I don't understand military and state affairs. I'm afraid you have heard this from a young age, and your grandfather is better at it than me. But since Mi Zhen plans to ask you to leave Western Xinjiang, This place will definitely not be peaceful. Then I think it’s better for us to follow his advice and leave here, so as not to become a burden to him later.”
"As for the troops and horses that will escort us back to Chang'an, it is really inappropriate to use the five thousand elite cavalry that General Huaihua borrowed from him."
However, it was not appropriate to announce it to Feng. It was not that his uncle was borrowing troops to help his nephew to build a career, but he ended up working as a bodyguard, which would have ruined Zhao Shi's face and disappointed the general who came from afar. Resentment arises.
She was mainly worried about Zhao Shi, "Although the previous incident between Mi Zhen and Miss Zhao San was a misunderstanding, it is true that the Zhao family was disgraced for a long time. Then Zhao Shi is Miss Zhao San's biological father, and he is After the first wife, Miss Zhao San's biological mother, passed away, there was no re-engagement, and she didn't even have a serious concubine. This shows the deep love for the first wife! As the saying goes, Miss Zhao San was wronged, and Zhao Shi How can you not hate it?”
"Let his people escort us out of Western Xinjiang now. Who knows what will happen on the way?"
Xuanyu Fengshi narrowed his eyes and said, "After all, the reason why people need to be escorted is that everyone knows that there will be no peace on this road! If the people under Zhao Shi are a little 'negligent', the ready-made Mengshi will be the scapegoat, right? ?"
Sheng Weiqiao was stunned for a moment and said: "General Huaihua is also the second-largest figure in Northern Xinjiang after Meng Boqin, so he can't be so petty, right? Besides, he is willing to take the initiative to send people to Western Xinjiang to help, obviously because he wants to have a good relationship with Mi Zhen. In this way Mi Zhen entrusts our safety to the people under him, if something happens to us, how will those people explain to Mi Zhen?"
"What's not easy to explain?" Xuan Yu Feng said, "As long as Zhao Shi is ruthless enough, he can turn around and hand over all the five thousand elite cavalry, including the generals, to Mi Zhen, and he can push two, six, and five... Mi Zhen Can he still kill his own uncle to avenge us? Even if he wants to kill him, Zhao Shi's men are more powerful than Mi Zhen now. What can Mi Zhen do to him? To take a step back, Mi Zhen is the one who can kill him. The entire Zhao family has been razed to the ground, how can we come back to life?"
"As for being petty, think about it for yourself. If you were Zhao Taoyuan and your father was Zhao Shi, would he let go of someone who made his daughter a joke? You have a good father yourself, why don't you allow other people's fathers to love their daughters? ?”
Well, after bringing up Sheng Lanci, the twenty-four filial father, Sheng Weiqiao had nothing to say. He only said: "But Mi Zhen came to Western Xinjiang not long ago, and the only person he can trust is Jishanying! Even if Jishanying comes from Xijiang, After all, the army has been a bandit for many years. How can military discipline and combat power be compared with the regular army? Even if the ambush of the Meng family was successful before, it was still the result of many calculations. "
"Asking them to escort us out of Western Xinjiang, not to mention other things, just their combat power and long-distance marching experience, isn't it very reliable?"
Xuanyu Feng thought for a while and said, "In this case, the Northern Xinjiang army that Zhao Shi promised to Mi Zhen will not be able to arrive for the time being. Why don't you send a letter to your father and ask him to think of something?"
Sheng Weiqiao felt that this was too embarrassing for his own father: "Although Dad has a good status in Nanfeng County, the situation at the moment, if we want to leave Xijiang safely, whether it is to Chang'an or Nanfeng County, there is no official Military escorts are not allowed. How can daddy do this?"
"If your father can't do it, don't you still have the Xu family?" Xuanyu Feng asked back, "Ning Weihou has climbed up to be the commander-in-chief of Northern Xinjiang. Even though he has been away from Northern Xinjiang for many years, he is afraid of being returned by King Gaomi. Because of Meng's suspicion, I have not dared to contact the old department all these years, but why is it so easy to let go of Pao Ze's love? Asking him for advice on this kind of matter cannot be without any solution."
Sheng Weiqiao was surprised when he heard this and said: "Absolutely not! Xu Shishu has been trembling with fear for many years because he was afraid of being dragged down by the court struggle. We have been in trouble with the Xu family in the past two years, how can we make such a request to Xu Shishu? "
"Honey, you are about to be a mother, do you dare not be so naive?" Xuanyu Feng couldn't help but glared at her and sneered, "You also know that the Xu family has helped us a lot in the past two years. , especially regarding you and Mi Zhen, do you care as much as if you were your own son or daughter?"
"So, who would believe it now that they are not keeping secrets?!"
"It's okay if Mi Zhen wins later. If Mi Zhen fails, whether it's your father-in-law or the Meng family, how do you think they will feel favorably towards the Xu family?"
"In that case, it's time to ask the Xu family for help, why not?"
"After all, we are all in the same boat now. If they help you, they are helping themselves, right?"
"This..." Sheng Weiqiao hesitated for a while, and had to admit that what Xuan Yu Feng said was reasonable, but she also raised doubts, "Then why are you writing to Nanfeng County? The Xu family is in Chang'an right now! Why? Why don't you write a letter directly to your grandfather? Speaking of the relationship between the Sheng family and the Xu family, it started with my grandfather's generation! Moreover, after my father received the letter, he went back and forth to contact the Xu family. I don't know how many days it took to go back and forth. It’s trouble! If you can’t say it for sure, will it cause trouble?”
Hearing this, Mrs. Xuan Yu Feng glanced at her meaningfully and said, "My aunt will teach you a lesson: if you encounter a major matter of life and death, the people you can turn to are far and near, close and distant, remember Stay! No matter whether you trust hundreds or thousands of people, you must find the one you trust the most and who is ranked first at all times! To sum up, don’t risk your own life! Even if It’s just a tiny bit of risk!”
"Chang'an's grandfather is also my direct grandfather!" Sheng Weiqiao was a little dumbfounded, "What you said... Although my grandfather did not dote on me like my father, he still loved me very much when I was a child. When you say this, it seems that he is in my care I won’t do the same thing with all my heart!”
Xuan Yu Feng said: "But the fact is that your grandfather has several grandchildren, but your parents only have a daughter. So even if your grandfather values you, he must consider the problem from the perspective of the entire Sheng family; and Your parents? As long as you are well, there is nothing they can't do? So they will definitely try their best to help you."
Sheng Weiqiao said: "Oh, that's what I'm worried about! Yuan'er is still so young, and you know the situation of the Sheng family. My third uncle and third aunt are not bad people, and they can't expect anything serious. Now my grandparents We’re not in Nanfeng County yet, so my parents are definitely busy at home and outside. How can I bear to ask them to continue to worry about me at this time?"
"You are the one who settled the accounts!" Xuan Yu Feng said speechlessly, "You only wanted to worry about them, so you didn't ask them for help at such an important time. Why didn't you think about it? The difficulties today are not for you and me to rely on ourselves. You can get through it with strength. If nothing happens to you, you'll be fine. If someone does something bad, how will they get through it?"
"If you want to sympathize with them, shouldn't you first ensure that you take good care of yourself?"
Seeing that Sheng Weiqiao opened her mouth but remained silent, she was obviously convinced by herself. Xuan Yu Feng's lips curled up slightly, showing a hint of pride: She actually deliberately wanted to alienate the relationship between Sheng Weiqiao and Old Master Sheng.
This was not because Feng knew about the news that Mr. Sheng had sold his legitimate granddaughter, including her daughter-in-law's sister, in Chang'an for the sake of the righteousness of the family and the country. It was mainly because of old grudges.
Well, when Rong Suihe was still called Sheng Suihe, Xuanyu Feng was the most enthusiastic, active and urgent person in Feng's family to eradicate her brother-in-law's "outside wives" and protect the interests of her sister and niece. .
At that time, he defended Rong Suihe in every possible way. The key point was that when the Feng family was pregnant with Sheng Weiyuan, Mrs. Sheng did not say anything in words, but his actions revealed his distrust of the Feng family and the Feng family. Naturally, he declared it to the Feng family. A thorn in the flesh!
Although Feng's mother and daughter had the same attitude at that time, in order to prevent Xuan Yu and Feng from taking advantage of Rong Suihe's trip to Chang'an to take the exam, Feng did not hesitate to let Sheng Weiqiao accompany Rong Suihe, but Xuan Yu and Feng could not bear to blame. The younger sister and the niece, who regarded her as their own, were full of anger and grievances. Who could they look for if not Mrs. Sheng? !
Now that there was an opportunity to tactfully say that Mrs. Sheng was unreliable, Xuanyu Feng would not let it go!
"However, Uncle Xu Shi is no longer the commander-in-chief of Northern Xinjiang after all." Sheng Weiqiao didn't know her aunt's little plan and was still thinking about business seriously. "Even if he still has some loyal subordinates, they are either under General Huaihua or Meng Boqin. Under his subordinates. Even if they are willing to help Uncle Xu Shi, they may not be able to come to Western Xinjiang?"
Xuan Yu Feng said: "Let the experts worry about this problem. After all, Marquis Ning Wei was born in the military and has been in Northern Xinjiang for so many years. How to deal with our current situation, he should have a better idea than us."
After the discussion between the aunt and nephew, they were both a little tired, so they dispersed and went to wash up and rest.
At night, Rong Suihe was busy until midnight before returning to the back. As soon as Sheng Weiqiao woke up, he said to him: "I just talked to my aunt during the day about leaving Xijiang. My aunt said it would be better to write a letter and ask dad if he has any suggestions? Because it is about to happen. After all, the Northern Xinjiang army that arrived was given to you by General Huaihua, and it was commanded by a general. It was obviously intended to make contributions to Western Xinjiang. In this case, he sent someone to escort my aunt and I back to Chang'an or Nanfeng County. General Huaihua knew Oh, maybe you think we have a problem with him, or are we deliberately on guard against him?"
Rong Suihe said: "If you were to guard against him, how could you let his people escort you and your aunt? After all, you are my heart and soul. Whoever captures you, doesn't that mean he captures me?"
"But my aunt doesn't think it's appropriate." Sheng Weiqiao said with a smile, "Anyway, the Northern Xinjiang Army has not arrived, so I must pack my things before leaving... I have promised my aunt to send a pigeon message to Nanfeng County."
"Just pass it on." Rong Suihe said with a smile, "It's always good for more than one person to think about it for you, but please be careful not to let the news leak out!"
He thought for a while and then said, "No matter who escorts you in the end, I plan to let Ah Xi follow you. I know that he is not the kind to please because of his temperament. But my dear girl, his martial arts skills are Apart from me, he is the smartest person in the entire Tortoiseshell Island. He is especially good at hidden assassinations. He was the one who did it when Meng Jiagan was assassinated before. Meng Jiagan almost died on the spot, but Ah Xi escaped without incident, which shows his strength. !”
"The most important thing is that he is loyal enough to me!"
"I can't accompany you back to the Central Plains or Nanfeng County in person. Only with him by your side can you rest assured!"
"... He has indeed always been loyal enough to you." Sheng Weiqiao thought for a while and said quietly, "But are you sure that if you let him continue to be my guard like this, he can continue to be loyal to you?! The possibility of peace in Western Xinjiang in the future It’s really not big, but it’s okay for weak girls like me and my aunt. For you and capable people like Ah Xi, this is a great opportunity to make contributions!”
"Even General Huaihua, who is far away in Northern Xinjiang, specially sent his generals and soldiers to Western Xinjiang!"
"But you gave Ah Xi no chance to participate... Even if he grew up with you and has always been loyal to you, how can he not feel aggrieved if his future is cut off like this?"
Rong Suihe said gently: "My dear girl, don't forget that the most important reason why you left Xijiang this time is that you are pregnant. As you said before, if there is any news about my situation at the moment, I will definitely be able to Inspiring! In this way, even if I don’t mention it, I’m afraid Ah Xi will come to me and take the initiative!”
He added, "Besides, I had planned to send him to Chang'an recently... Something happened in Chang'an. I can't go back myself. I need to send a capable subordinate like Ah Xi back to take charge of the overall situation."
After hearing this, Sheng Weiqiao said, "That's fine."
Although he felt that Gongsun Xi was cold and unlikable, having such a person by his side during the crisis-ridden journey home made him feel more at ease.
Besides, she wasn't the kind of petty person, but she didn't think Gongsun Xi was unenthusiastic towards her, she just hated him to the point where she didn't want to see him.