In northern Xinjiang, Zhao Shi looked at the news that Lu Shiyu sent people to rush over and thought deeply: "My dearest daughter-in-law, please come to the north to thank me in person? It seems that she is worried about her brother-in-law... Well, is the young woman naive about the rumors? There may not be such considerations, 80%, is it Mi Zhen’s arrangement?”
After thinking about it, he asked the soldier who delivered the message, "Among the princess and the princess, who is more discerning?"
The soldier didn't know why, so he said: "Besides Mrs. Feng from Xuanyu's family in Nanfeng County, there are only one maid and one bodyguard arranged by the princess."
Zhao Shi said, "Tell me more about the maid and the guards." "
"The maid's name is Yishan. I've met her twice in Yuanji when I was young, but I've never spoken to her in person. I heard from my brothers in the army that the maid is very good at keeping her mouth shut, and she doesn't have the arrogance of being shameless. She's easy to get along with." After thinking carefully for a while, he said, "As for the guard, he is much colder and arrogant. He hardly speaks. It is said that the princess of the county is also lukewarm... Oh, I heard that the guard grew up with the prince. Because of her high martial arts skills, she was specially assigned to guard the princess."
"What's the name of the guard?" Zhao Shiru asked with an eyebrow.
The soldier said: "The princess of the county is very popular. Mrs. Feng calls her 'Axi'. I heard that her surname is Sheng, and some people in Buluo say that her surname is Gongsun."
Zhao Shi nodded, waved off his soldiers, and thought to himself: "It seems that Gongsun Xi was the one who really asked to come to Northern Xinjiang to negotiate with him that time!"
Bu Nao felt strange again, "Then let Gongsun Xi come alone. It's so subtle that it won't attract anyone's attention... Why would a pregnant wife, a secret wife, join in the fun?!"
Although Sheng Wei and Qiao Ruming were protected by Lu Shiyu's troops sent by him, after escaping from Ruru's pursuit, Bu Fu Fu went to Chang'an and Bu Fu Bei in Northern Xinjiang. Logically speaking, there would be no life or death crisis. Do you want to come to Northern Xinjiang? As an uncle, he is responsible for the safety of his nephew and wife.
But northern Xinjiang is already bitterly cold, and it is the most difficult and scorching season of the year in northern Xinjiang. It would be a bit unpleasant for a pampered pregnant woman to come here at that time, right
Zhao Shi walked back and forth in the room with his legs crossed, feeling incomprehensible, "Remember, Mrs. Ai, the direct grandmother of Mi Zhen's daughter-in-law, did she die from dystocia? Such things have happened in the family, shouldn't we? Are you paying extra attention? When Mi Zhen arranged for her to leave Xijiang that time, did the Lord consider that she was pregnant, lest she could not stand the climate in Xijiang? No matter how much I say, Xijiang is better than Northern Xinjiang. What on earth does she want to do?"
They were all a bit suspicious of Lu Shiyu, "Could it be that after hearing that he disapproved of plotting against Mi Zhen's wife, Mom didn't give up and secretly gave Shi Yu some instructions. At that time, Shi Yu took the opportunity to lure Mi Zhen's wife to the north in person, right? ?”
After much deliberation, Zhao Shi stated in his previous reply that considering the climate in Northern Xinjiang and the current situation, he did not agree with Sheng Weiqiao coming to Northern Xinjiang in person. But if the nephew's wife is really sorry, she can send someone close to her as a representative. I came to pay my respects and also told him about the current situation of my nephew and his wife.
A few months later, Lu Shiyu received the letter and forwarded it to Sheng Weiqiao. However, after Sheng Weiqiao saw it, he insisted on going there in person: "Is your uncle an elder? How can you greet an elder but send someone from the East to do it for you?"
Although she didn't know that Zhao Shi mistakenly regarded Gongsun Xi as Rong Suihe's representative, so she hinted that she could just let Gongsun Xi be there, but because she couldn't confirm that Zhao Shi was there when Rong Suihe was in danger, His true attitude, as well as his specific actions when the time comes, how can he rest assured if he doesn’t go to Northern Xinjiang in person to keep an eye on the uncle
In fact, even if he knew about Zhao Shi's misunderstanding, Sheng Weiqiao would definitely have to go there in person to feel relieved.
There is a question of identity. No matter how deep the relationship between Gongsun Xi and Rong Suihe is, even if Rong Suihe agrees to Xuan Yu Feng's proposal and denies Gongsun Xi being his adoptive brother, that relationship is not confirmed now. , even if it is confirmed, lacking a layer of blood connection, after all, it is not as important as Sheng Weiqiao's married wife Rong Suihe.
Therefore, when meeting with Zhao Shi, whether the representative Rong Suihe presented was Sheng Weiqiao or Gongsun Xi, the attention and treatment given by Zhao Shi must have been different.
To put it bluntly, if Gongsun Xi was alone in the north, once the King of Gaomi suppressed Zhao Shi and made him lose sight of Rong Suihe and fell into a tight siege, Zhao Shi would not even think about how to deal with Gongsun Xi and would just close the door. If the door is not accepted, what should Gongsun Xike do? Relying on force to attack General Huaihua's Mansion
No matter how high his martial arts skills are, how can he defeat the wolf-like and tiger-like Northern Xinjiang army
But it's different when it comes to Sheng Weiqiao. Regardless of whether she is Zhao Shi's direct nephew and daughter-in-law, whether she is a clan princess or not, let alone Zhao Shi, even Meng Boqin, the hussar general, can't reject her. Outside the door.
Just like what Sheng Lanci inadvertently taught her daughter back then, if you ask for permission, you won’t even see her in person. Even if you don’t have to see her, you have a good chance of fighting for it!
And when it comes to specific conditions, the scope of what she can promise must be different from what Gongsun Xike can promise.
Of course, the most important thing is whether Gongsun Xi's martial arts is good, and whether he is familiar with things like assassination, kidnapping, and voting. But when it comes to negotiating terms and other things that require brains, he is not even as good as Sheng Weiqiao. Let him be alone in the north. Sheng Wei and Qiao Ning believed that their aunt announced to the Feng family!
So at that time, of course, I firmly disagreed with Gongsun Xibing and insisted on going to northern Xinjiang together.
Lu Shiyu had no choice but to use the falcon to send another letter to Zhao Shi for instructions.
"He hinted to Mi Zhen's daughter-in-law that Gongsun Xi should come over to see him. If she told her tactfully, he would not ignore Mi Zhen's life and death." Zhao Shi read the letter and pondered, "Why is that so? Doesn’t the child want to go away in person? Is it possible that she doesn’t trust him and thinks he wants to blackmail her? "
He thought for a while, then sent someone to call the Dongzhi who was responsible for liaison with Chang'an, and carefully interrogated him about the recent events in Chang'an.
Especially the news about King Gaomi.
Dongzhi copied his legs and answered: "The affairs of Concubine Meng were discussed during that time in Chang'an."
"Where's the Zhao family?" Zhao Shi didn't know much about his biological mother. Mrs. Qin didn't think she was a kind and kind elder who would not hinder her interests. However, in the relationship The problem with the future of the Zhao family is that the old lady can be more ruthless than anyone else at any time!
Although Zhao Shi, like Zhao Qiu, often went against what Mrs. Qin did, the two brothers had different starting points.
Zhao Qiufu simply thought that some of his actions were too unkind and immoral, while Zhao Shifeng took the path of turning enemies into friends. The difference in style between him and Lao Madam was that, in essence, he was wrong about the Zhao family. I am also very concerned about the future.
At this moment, he asked Mrs. Qin what she had been doing recently, "Has Mrs. Qin had any different dealings with the palace recently?"
Dong Zhu shook his head and said: "The old lady has been taking care of herself recently and is looking for a candidate for the fifth son's wife."
He thought for a while and said, "Originally, the eldest young lady introduced her natal sister to the fifth young master. It is said that Miss Li has good looks and decent conversation, and the old lady also agreed. But I don't know why, it seems that the fifth young master A little reluctant? Is it true that Fifth Young Master is concerned about Princess Mi Zhen’s natal cousin and the head of Fuchang County? The young lady is very worried about this, and she once asked someone to give Shudong a chance to mention it to you. "
Zhao Shi said: "Does the Lord of Fuchang County have any problems?"
Dong Zhu implicitly told Sheng Weiwu's past: "Although the eldest young lady also thinks that the Lord of Fuchang County is not to blame, the fifth young master is your legitimate son after all, and his wife has no reason to marry such a woman. .Although the Lord of Fuchang County is not of high birth, he has benefited from the Princess of Mi Zhen County and is granted the title of Lord of the County. There is no way he can be a junior to the Fifth Young Master."
"That's not a trivial matter, let them young people figure it out on their own." Zhao Shi nodded and said, "Anyway, Xiao Wu is a man, so it doesn't matter if he gets married later."
As Sheng Weiqiao thought, Zhao Shi had many descendants, and there were several grandchildren at that time. He had always been from the Northern Territory, so it was inevitable that each of his children would be equally concerned.
The most important thing is definitely not the eldest son and grandson, the future pillars of the family. As for other children, it depends on their talent and hard work.
Like Zhao Yue, although he is not the legitimate son, he does not occupy the highest ranking and is very unprofessional in pursuing the art of painting. Since his father and son have been separated for many years, Zhao Shi can't bear to blame him, but he really doesn't have the energy to pay much attention to him.
Since Mrs. Qin didn't mention the matter that she felt a little emotional about at the moment, it was obviously beyond her control, so she didn't have to express her opinion in a hurry.
After uncovering that section, he got down to business: "He sees that Mi Zhen's wife seems to be very worried that her brother-in-law will make mistakes and harm Mi Zhen. Has anything happened in Chang'an recently that would make her think so?"
"Please, the prince was injured in the sea before, and many people were talking about whether the prince did it?" Dongzhi heard the words and said, "But then the princess got angry and punished many Dong servants of the palace in one go. The prince also said that he believed in the prince. Wang Jue is definitely not a person like that... That kind of discussion has almost been suppressed."
Zhao Shiru frowned and said: "When that happened, Mi Zhen and his wife were both in Western Xinjiang, thousands of miles apart. It's no wonder that they were worried that the three of them would become a tiger..."
He thought to himself, after all, it is true that King Gaomi was deeply favored by the late emperor. No matter how humble he may be on the outside, he is always arrogant in his heart. It may be mistaken for outsiders, it is very polite to be a gentleman, and it may be mistaken for his own flesh and blood. I feel like I can’t put on airs: Even if I can’t really like Rong Suihe, I’d better pretend to do it!
Now it's better. Even Sheng Weiqiao, who is admittedly naive, has no trust in his father-in-law, so how can he look like he's doing great things!
However, Zhao Shi's slander was his own, and it was difficult for Zhi Tong to say it out. After pondering for a while, he said: "Since Mi Zhen's wife insists on coming to Northern Xinjiang in person, let her come! Speaking of which, he has never seen their husband and wife. However, it would be nice to meet my nephew and his wife first tomorrow. Maybe, even my nephew and grandson will see her!"
After saying that, he wrote back to Lu Shiyu and sent a hastily written letter from home to Mrs. Qin in Chang'an.
After Mrs. Qin saw the letter, she went to call Zhao Qiu and told her: "The Sheng family has left Yizhou and is being escorted by Lu Shiyu's troops to evacuate from Western Xinjiang! Bu Nao, originally she said she wanted to go back to Chang'an, but at that time, she Do you want to go to Northern Xinjiang and meet my big brother?"
Zhao Qiu was startled: "She? Going to Northern Xinjiang? Isn't that nonsense?!"
"Nonsense?" Mrs. Qin frowned and gave him a deep look, "I think carefully about what it meant for her to go to Northern Xinjiang to see my elder brother?! I thought she really wanted to meet Mi Zhen. My biological uncle!"
"Do you want to force the eldest brother to make a decision?" Zhao Qiu calmed down and said in surprise, "Wait... Calculate the time, even if Mi Zhen and his wife have spies in the palace, not to mention whether they can spy on the secret of the child and brother-in-law in the study. Even if you hear it, you may not be able to get the news to your secret wife in a few days, right? In this case, is she so anxious? "
A thought came to my mind, "Could it be... from the Great Sect?"
"Sheng Shixiong is not a person who would do such a thing." Mrs. Qin shook her head, her face very ugly, "If it is not the instruction of Mi Zhen, 80%, then the legs of Sheng's natal father or grandfather... Those two He must be a great and prosperous man, and he must have the consciousness to sacrifice for the country and the people!”
She pondered, "Don't you know now what Sheng will say and do after meeting my elder brother after going to Northern Xinjiang?"
Zhao Qiu said worriedly: "Mom, what's the problem now? My eldest brother has agreed to let his wife Mi Zhen live in Beijing. But if my brother-in-law knows about it, he will probably think more about it, right?"
"So my eldest brother has written a letter back to us?" Mrs. Qin sighed, "Then please ask us to round it up for him! Don't make any noise... let him think about it carefully!"