At this moment, Rong Suihe planned to deceive the person he had spent his whole life with, and he had just crossed the Yanbo Crossing.
Since all the ships and boatmen near Yanbodu were burned, killed, and moved, Lu Shiyu's department could only arrange for soldiers to cut down trees and build a temporary pontoon bridge.
Perhaps because the place where Lu Shiyu ambushed Na Fuzhen was some distance away from Yanbodu, the ambush arranged by Gao Queyi did not notice the change; or perhaps they were very resolute in carrying out Gao Queyi's orders holding Meng Boqin's seal. , the pontoon bridge was attacked when it was halfway up.
Fortunately, the number of these ambush troops is limited. If they cooperate with the Meng family cadres and Nafu Zhen's tribe, they can also delay the trip of Lu Shiyu's tribe at the critical moment and put Sheng Weiqiao and his party into a tight siege. At this time, the Meng family cadres surrendered, and Nafu Zhen's troops surrendered. The real army was defeated, and they were the only 1,800 people left, but they couldn't make any trouble.
Cheng Meizhu personally took the lead and led the loaded mules and horses from the team and drove them into the water. They used the mules, horses and the baggage on their backs as a barrier to block the arrows of the ambush. After landing, they rushed ashore and cleared the forest near the shore. , the cover pontoon bridge was successfully built.
After the pontoon bridge was built, things became even simpler. Lu Shiyu ordered two thousand fine cavalry to cross the bridge first, and grated the entire ten-mile radius like a grate. The ambush killed the captives, and after confirming that they were correct, he invited Sheng Weiqiao. A group of people passed by.
After all the army had passed Yanbo Crossing, the soldiers responsible for cutting off the rear immediately burned the pontoon bridge and made a bunch of traps at the landing place, and then quickly caught up with the large army.
About thirty miles after Yanbo Crossing was a small town. When the army arrived, it was dusk.
So they took advantage of the situation and put the whole town under a curfew. They requisitioned the best house in the town and sent soldiers to search it. There was no danger. They let Sheng Wei, Qiao and his nephews take Yishan and Gongsun Xi to move in. They also recruited a few folk girls to serve as maids and servants. They were busy. After a while, feeling that there was nothing more to add, Lu Shiyu resigned and left.
However, after he left, Sheng Weiqiao had no intention of resting. After eating a little, he dismissed the people around him and asked Yishan to watch outside in case there were ears on the wall. He called Gongsun Xi to come to discuss the matter: "I heard that General Lu and the others were ambushing me just now." At the time of Na Fuzhen, Ruru shouted loudly for being deceived by Meng. Now that Na Fuzhen was defeated and left, after returning to Ruru's army, there is a high probability that the news of Meng's collusion with Ruru will be spread to the Great Mu Come and take revenge!”
And the Gaomi King faction will definitely not miss this great opportunity. However, if the Meng family falls because of this, what will Rong Suihe do
Even if the Meng family is deeply rooted, it can still hold on for a while, but if Fan falls behind, King Gaomi will be able to find more time to plot against Rong Suihe!
Sheng Weiqiao didn't want her husband to be cheated, so he told Gongsun Xi at this moment, "We have to find a way to keep the two factions evenly matched!"
Gongsun Xi reminded: "Isn't the empress on good terms with the queen? In that case, why not sell the queen a favor and let the queen gain face in the Meng family? Anyway, the Meng family and the others must be under guard at this time, and they will not be tolerated. Pass the news. But Lu Shiyu must not have the guts to stop you from reporting to Chang'an that you are safe, right?"
"Didn't you advise me to think about my relationship with the Queen earlier?" Sheng Weiqiao raised his eyebrows when he heard this and looked at him suspiciously, "Why are you asking me to contact the Queen now?"
Gongsun Xi said calmly: "As the saying goes, people are divided into groups, and the empress is kind-hearted. I think the empress can fall in love with the empress, and she will not be an ungrateful person? Now the people around her have to tell the Meng family in advance. Who can I tell? Instead of telling people like Zheng Guogong who are so hard-hearted that they will not remember our kindness even if they know about it, it is better to tell the Queen, and maybe there will be something else to gain, right?"
Sheng Weiqiao nodded: "Then I will write a letter to Aunt Nan later."
Although Lu Shiyu would not dare to stop her from contacting Chang'an, but if he wrote directly to Empress Meng... this would be too obvious!
Isn't this equivalent to telling Lu Shiyu that you must intercept this letter
However, Sheng Weiqiao asked Yishan to grind and lay the paper. When he was about to write the letter, he suddenly came to his senses and threw away his purple hair and cursed Gongsun Xi: "What did you just say about dividing people into groups and reaping different rewards?! You are turning a corner." Are you saying that the Queen and I are both stupid and easy to coax and deceive?!"
Gongsun Xi said seriously: "Your Majesty, I think too much. I don't have this intention."
Sheng Weiqiao glared at him fiercely for a long time, then snorted coldly: "It's best not to! Otherwise, don't think that I can't deal with you if Mi Zhen is not here!"
Seeing him lowering his head and looking very obedient, the most important thing was that Xuanyu Feng was also winking next to her, telling her not to inquire further. Sheng Weiqiao curled his lips and did not continue to pursue the investigation. He only said, "You are responsible for finding someone to send this letter to Chang'an to Aunt Nan, and ask Aunt Nan to try to see the queen and tell her about it... I am always worried about Lu Shiyu's people."
Gongsun happily agreed and asked, "Does the Queen have any other instructions?"
Sheng Weiqiao waved his hand impatiently, and Gongsun Xi wisely took the letter and left.
After he left, Xuanyu Feng said to Sheng Weiqiao: "I told you before, this is Mi Zhen's number one confidant, how can you not give him extra face? What do you care about with him over such a trivial matter?"
"Who is his number one confidant?" Sheng Weiqiao said angrily, "Mi Zhen's number one confidant must be Chuwu, okay? Even Mi Zhen would call her brother!"
Xuanyu Feng said with a smile: "You are not good to the fifth day of the month. Even Mi Zhen calls you the fifth brother, but you still talk about the fifth day of the month!"
Sheng Weiqiao said: "That leopard was not good to me, and even deceived my twelve mothers... Is there any brother like this?"
She was not in the mood to talk about these trivial matters at the moment, and frowned and said, "Aunt, what do you think we should do next?"
"How to go?" Xuanyu Feng was stunned for a moment and said, "Of course we are going to Chang'an... Isn't this your own choice?"
In fact, it would have been safer for them to return to Nanfeng County, because there was an ambush by the main force of the Southern Xinjiang Army in the southwest. They could not only provide support, but also take the route that the Southern Xinjiang Army secretly sneaked into Western Xinjiang. It was also hidden and guarded along the way. In the end, No need to worry.
However, Sheng Weiqiao wanted to take care of Rong Suihe's layout in Chang'an, and was also afraid that he would lead the pursuers to the southwest corner and accidentally expose the Southern Xinjiang army, so he finally chose Chang'an.
When she asked how to go, Xuanyu Feng thought she was regretful and said, "If we are in our current position, it will be troublesome if we turn south."
"I don't want to go south." Sheng Weiqiao frowned, "I was just thinking that Ruru is coming this time with great force. Look at Fuzhen, who only led three thousand riders, but he actually dared to go deep alone to hunt down me, the princess of the clan. ! It’s obvious that I don’t take Rong seriously!”
Xuanyu Feng glanced outside and saw Yishan shaking her head slightly to show that no one was eavesdropping, so she whispered: "You can't blame Ruru for this. You don't even look at the person sitting on the throne now. What's the point?" What do people think? The situation was so good when General Zhou was here, but he could lose it on his own. Who can blame him?"
Sheng Weiqiao said: "Now Fuzhen thinks that the Meng family has tricked them. In fact, the Meng family did have the intention to collude with them to trick both Mi Zhen and me. This is mainly because Mi Zhen has now made the Meng family feel threatened." Well, then...where is our father?"
"Are you worried that the King of Gaomi will also take action against Mi Zhen?" Xuanyu Feng said thoughtfully, "This is a problem... Otherwise, when you get to Chang'an, you will use the excuse that it is your first pregnancy and you are not sure, and your mother is not around. Test the tone of Princess Gaomi to see if she will take the initiative to invite you to the palace to have a baby? Ordinarily she will. After all, although your mother-in-law doesn't like you very much, she dotes on Mi Zhen very much. She loves Mi Zhen very much. Logically speaking, the child is also taken seriously. In this way, you can control the temper of the eldest lady and flatter her a little. With her watching over King Gaomi, you can at least reduce Mi Zhen's burden."
"Mi Zhen started planning for the present and even the future before he arrived in Xijiang, but what about me?" Sheng Weiqiao shook his head when he heard this and hummed, "I am still ignorant about his overall plan, so I know Is what he told me good? Am I not his wife? How many times has he sworn that he would not hide anything from me or lie to me, but what happened? It’s either a word trick or a perfunctory one!"
"Mi Zhen can do this to me, but who knows if our father will do the same to his mother and concubine?"
"After all, the mother-in-law is deep in the boudoir. She can't legitimately intervene in this kind of war between the two countries. My father wants to coax her, and there are many ways!"
"So I don't think it's reliable to count on my mother-in-law."
Sheng Weiqiao said, "After all, aunt, please don't forget that my uncle and sister-in-law are the Prince of Gaomi and his wife, but they are famous for being filial and considerate! They are always in front of my father-in-law and mother-in-law! Some time ago, Mi Zhen received a gift from her mother-in-law. In his handwriting, he said that something went wrong while the prince was at sea, implying that Chang'an suspected that Mi Zhen was responsible."
"As the saying goes, the palms of the hands and the backs are all flesh. The reason why my mother-in-law loves Mi Zhen very much is simply because Mi Zhen has been living outside since she was a child and has suffered a lot. But as the saying goes, love grows over time. She feels guilty for Mi Zhen and feels sorry for her husband. Don’t you have any pity for the eldest prince?”
“My mother-in-law’s thoughts can change everything from heaven to earth for us as a couple!”
"She doesn't like me, and I don't trust her!"
"Anyway, I don't want to put my future on her love for Mi Zhen!"
Xuan Yu Feng said: "Well, so what?"
"So I don't want to go to Chang'an." Sheng Weiqiao was silent for a while, then a flash of determination flashed between his eyebrows and said, "I want to go to Northern Xinjiang!"
"Northern Xinjiang?" Xuanyu Feng raised his eyebrows in surprise, "Why do you want to go to Northern Xinjiang?!"
Moreover, "You are a female prostitute and you are still pregnant. What is the use of going to Northern Xinjiang? Will it cause trouble?"
"..." Sheng Weiqiao was speechless for a moment and then said, "Aunt, Na Fuzhen came for me this time. Even if we narrowly escaped because of the Meng family's choice this time, Na Fuzhen also I’ve never been left behind! Even if he knew there was no hope of hunting me down, what would he do? He would probably use the Li Shu from Western Xinjiang as a punching bag! Isn’t such pressure put on Mi Zhen?!”
"If I go to Northern Xinjiang now, what if he chases me to Northern Xinjiang? After all, he has a high status in Ruru, so he may not have this freedom!"
"Furthermore, if my father-in-law wants to deal with Mi Zhen, I think the most likely situation is to suppress the Northern Xinjiang army and prevent them from sending reinforcements to the Western Xinjiang!"
"Let Mi Zhen and Ruru fight so hard that both sides will suffer..."
A chill flashed in her eyes, "Even with the help of Ruru, we can eradicate Mi Zhen, and then send troops to reap the benefits!"
"Da Mu only has so many troops. It is impossible to send them all to Western Xinjiang."
"Except for the Northern Xinjiang Army, Mi Zhen has already roped in all the help he can get."
"It's just that as time passes by the great peace of Da Mu, the army gradually loses its vigor. At this moment, the only one who can resist Ruru head-on is the Northern Xinjiang Army!"
"And Northern Xinjiang is far away from Western Xinjiang. Father-in-law, he has many excuses to delay reinforcements!"
"If we go to Chang'an now, it will be safe, but Mi Zhen will be in danger if we can't turn back!"
"So after much thought, I still should go to Northern Xinjiang!"
"No troops will be sent from Northern Xinjiang then. No matter whose order it comes from, I will be able to do better in Northern Xinjiang than in Chang'an, right?!"
After hearing this, Xuanyu Feng remained silent for a while, and then said after a moment: "Did you just come up with this?"
Sheng Weiqiao pondered: "That's not entirely true! Because I didn't expect Ruru to catch up so quickly. I thought Mi Zhen urged us to leave so quickly that we wouldn't run into them! But I saw it from the looks of it. Ever since the letter written by my mother-in-law, I have lost trust in the Gaomi Palace... Well, maybe I have always thought that my father and mother are like my father and mother, father-in-law and mother-in-law, even if it is my mother-in-law who is loyal to Mi Zhen, I I always feel like something is missing?"
"If you can convince Lu Shiyu and the others to send you to Northern Xinjiang instead of Chang'an, I have no objection." Xuanyu Feng gave her a deep look, "But you'd better think clearly! If you go to Chang'an, even if your parents Your grandparents, your grandparents, and the Xu family are not here, but these people are here. Even the palace that you don't trust will definitely not help you in the situation."
"But if you go to Northern Xinjiang... the people who are calling the shots there don't need to give you any face!"
"As for me, as a civilian woman, I can only remind you of some pregnancy taboos, but I can't help you with anything else!"
"So, in Northern Xinjiang, you have to rely on yourself for everything!"
"Are you okay?"