People like Meng Boqin and Zhao Shi have always paid close attention to the movements in the court.
In particular, the dispute between King Gaomi and his son involves the overall situation, and is naturally the focus of their close attention.
Therefore, the turmoil in Chang'an started when "the king of Mi Zhen County killed his adoptive father", and they already knew about it within a few days.
However, Zhao Shi considered that Sheng Weiqiao was pregnant, and had been struggling for a while before. He felt that Rong Sleeping Crane was not in Chang'an anyway, and normal disturbances could not shake him for the time being, so he stopped telling Sheng Weiqiao to avoid irritating his nephew-in-law. .
As a result, Rong Suihe counterattacked and pointed the finger at the Crown Prince. He couldn't sit still. He disguised himself and went to the other courtyard to find Sheng Weiqiao in front of others: "It's not that I favor the Crown Prince, but the Crown Prince is a person. Over the years, we have These old people have seen it. This time, King Gaomi has indeed gone too far. Even if there is a gap between father and son, how can there be any reason to spread rumors of a son killing his father? Even if he is just a foster father! "
"But Mi Zhen's anger towards the Crown Prince now is certainly a way to make King Gaomi surrender to the enemy. But in the eyes of those who know the Crown Prince, it is inevitable that he will become disgusted with Mi Zhen. In the long run, Mi Zhen's move is a bad idea! "
Sheng Weiqiao was shocked when he heard this, and asked first: "Uncle, I don't understand whether Mi Zhen is the father's biological flesh and blood? If not, why do the father and the mother concubine keep saying that he is of the royal family's blood, and the mother concubine originally, She shed blood in public and confirmed that Mi Zhen is her biological son! If so, even if the father is interested in the crown prince, why should he treat Mi Zhen like this? There is no kinship between them, and he doesn't even care about the face of the whole family. Already?!"
Zhao Shi was embarrassed for a moment and said hesitantly: "This matter is a long story. Since I came to Northern Xinjiang early in the morning, I actually don't know much about it."
"But uncle always knows something, right?" Sheng Weiqiao frowned, "After all, my grandmother, uncle, and mother-in-law have always been in Chang'an. How could I not mention anything to you in the letters from home over the years? "
"I do know a little bit, but it's not very detailed." Zhao Shi hesitated for a while and said, "But I can't tell you. It's not that I don't want you to know, but this matter... How should I put it? One is for respect. The taboo should not have come out of my mouth; secondly, it is for the sake of confidentiality. If the truth of this matter spreads, it may not be a good thing for him."
He added, "Although Mi Zhen was young back then, he was talented and intelligent. He must have some memories. Now that he has grown up and considered the whole story, I guess he himself has made a guess. If you want to know, talk to him in the future. Reunion, you might as well make some insinuations. But to be honest, if he really doesn’t want to talk about it, you’d better not ask further. Because... "
He smiled bitterly, "This is really not a decent thing."
"Disgraceful?" Sheng Weiqiao suddenly lost his mind when he heard this, and his face changed slightly, "Could it be that Mi Zhen's life experience...?"
She remembered the blood recognition ceremony before. King Gaomi originally felt sorry for the princess because of her frail body, but the princess insisted on asking her to come. Is this
"...What are you thinking!?" Zhao Shi heard this, his face darkened immediately, and he shouted softly, "Who is my Zhao family! Is your mother and concubine that kind of person? There is no doubt that Mi Zhen is her and the prince's. My biological son!"
He also knew the detailed process of the bloody acknowledgment, and guessed that his nephew-in-law, Bazheng, was suspicious of this matter, so he explained, "The reason why your mother-in-law wanted to personally verify Tong Mizhen's blood relationship was because Mi Zhen looks exactly like Concubine Mo, but not like your mother-in-law or our Zhao family members. So your mother-in-law is worried that if your father had a son outside the family earlier, he wants to pretend to be her long-lost child. Blood and flesh... After all, you also know that the backyard of the palace has only become relatively clean in recent years. In the past, there were many people including concubines and concubines. "
Only then did Sheng Weiqiao feel relieved, and apologized to him sarcastically: "I was reckless, please uncle not to tell my mother and concubine, otherwise I will have no shame to see her in the future."
Zhao Shi waved his hands to show that he didn't care, and mused: "There is an inside story about the prince's attitude toward Mi Zhen being different from that of ordinary father and son, but again, this is not something I can say. And even if I say it, honestly speaking It doesn’t help matters. After all, you also know that since ancient times, the imperial court has emphasized filial piety in governing the country. The prince is Mi Zhen’s biological father. Based on this, he has the capital to surpass Mi Zhen. "
"So there is nothing Mi Zhen can do." Sheng Weiqiao immediately said, "My father can deal with him, but he can't deal with my father. What else can I do except insinuations to make my father stop? The situation in Western Xinjiang is worse than that of my uncle. I know better that although Ruru has withdrawn his troops, Western Xinjiang is still Western Xinjiang. The court does not ask anything, and everything is on him. If he does a good job, let alone praise him, it will be good if he does not make others jealous! "
"If you don't do well, you will know without asking. Questioning, impeachment, and questioning are inevitable!"
She burst into tears and said sadly, "Uncle, no matter how capable Mi Zhen is, how old is he this year? He doesn't even have a brother who can help him. He has come to this day step by step, traveling a long distance and Trapped in a tight siege, we have gone through countless hardships to get here today... Who do you think the Crown Prince is? You and the others who have watched the Crown Prince grow up know it in your mind, but uncle, you must also know who Mi Zhen is? Otherwise, how could you have done it in the first place? Are you willing to send people to help Western Xinjiang?"
"Do you think Mi Zhen is such a confused person?"
"He is angry at the innocent prince. It is obvious that apart from this method, he can no longer think of any other way, or in other words, he has no energy to think of other ways!"
"You can probably imagine how difficult it is for him right now?"
"Ordinarily, as a daughter-in-law, I shouldn't say anything against my father. However, since my father truly loves his son, and he values brotherly harmony, he treats one favorably and favors the other to such an extent. This is not the intention to let Mi Zhen follow Is there a rift between the princes?!"
"Uncle, to be fair, did Mi Zhen do anything to the prince before his father completely revealed the truth about Mi Zhen?"
"He is doing this now because he was forced by his father!"
She cried so hard, "My parents are far away in Nanfeng County now. My grandparents are old and I don't dare to disturb them! The only people who can speak to our couple at the moment are my uncle and my grandmother! You guys If we don’t care, will this teach us how to meet the Crown Prince and his wife in the future?”
Zhao Shi: "..."
Wait, I'm here to persuade Mi Zhen to stop and stop attacking the Crown Prince!
Why are you begging me now, no, begging the Zhao family to help settle this matter, and what's more, this settlement must be based on Mi Zhen not suffering a loss
He opened his mouth to speak, but looking at his nephew-in-law, who was full of tears and was delicate and frail, as if she would faint from tears at any time if he refused, he thought for a moment and could only laugh dryly and said, "Don't worry about this! I I came here today just to make you feel at ease. Why don't you care? I will write to Chang'an when I get back and ask your grandmother to persuade you... But about the prince... "
When Sheng Weiqiao heard this, he immediately wiped away his tears and said sweetly: "Uncle, please don't worry! You don't know what Mi Zhen is like? He is the most polite person. The prince and his wife have always treated us well. If he hadn't been desperate, , for the sake of the future of the people under your command, how can you anger innocent people?"
After Zhao Shi left, Xuanyu Feng, the master of Wu and others who were listening in the back room came in immediately. As soon as Xuanyu Feng came in, he scolded the King of Gaomi for being shameless: "You deserve to be punished for being biased like this." You can’t help me! Even Qiao Er’s grandfather is biased, but he didn’t say he would be so harsh and mean to his step-brother!”
Master Wu snorted: "Zhao Shi is not a good person! He keeps saying that the prince is not that kind of person. He makes it sound as if Prince Mi Zhen has no conscience. He doesn't even think that King Gaomi wants to kill the prince. What a trap! He would be stupid if the county prince tried to reason with him in this situation!"
At this point, he praised Sheng Weiqiao for being smart, "The princess is still so powerful. She was speechless after talking to him, and she even agreed to take over the matter!"
"But Qiaoer, you shouldn't promise him to stop on Mi Zhen's behalf." Xuan Yu Feng added, "Xinjiang is so far away, we don't know Mi Zhen's plan at all, even if the Zhao family persuaded the King of Gaomi not to take the secret Zhen’s murder of her adoptive father has been criticized. Who knows if Mi Zhen plans to deal with this biological father in one go? If you accept the matter now, what if you go back and spoil Mi Zhen’s plan? "
Who knew that Sheng Weiqiao looked at her innocently: "My aunt said that Xijiang is so far away, so it is natural that the news is not available or not timely! What's more, things mainly happen in Chang'an now. Even if Mi Zhen receives my handwritten letter and agrees to give up, who knows? What will happen when this order is sent to Chang'an? I just told my uncle that Mi Zhen is not a bad person, and I don't guarantee anything!"
Announced to Feng: "..."
She calmed down for a moment and then said, "People say you become stupid during pregnancy, but I think you are smarter on the contrary? I just thought you would bang the table and quarrel with General Huaihua for Mi Zhen."
Sheng Weiqiao smiled and said: "If he hadn't chosen Mi Zhen, I might have thought that he was favoring the prince, and would have been unfair to Mi Zhen and quarreled with him. But he has already chosen Mi Zhen, why should I offend him? Will my father-in-law help the prince win him back?"
He added, "Actually, the reason why this uncle came to me to intercede for the crown prince is because the crown prince is the nephew he is most familiar with, and apart from his qualifications and talents, he has no bad deeds. He gave up the crown prince, and he felt somewhat sad in his heart. I can't bear the guilt. Now that I see Mi Zhen taking action against the Crown Prince, I will naturally feel pity for the Crown Prince... If I hadn't known Mi Zhen's plan and was worried about ruining his plan, I would have wanted to agree to it so that he could repay it consciously. The prince’s favor is to avoid any trouble in the future.”
Master Wu smiled and said: "Why do you have to worry, Madam? Since he has chosen our county king, he is obviously a sensible person. In this case, in the future, he can only talk about some insignificant things. How can he be confused about serious matters?" Woolen cloth?"
"That's true." Sheng Weiqiao nodded and frowned again, "This uncle is one of his own now, so it's easy to get rid of him. I just don't know how this turmoil will be resolved in Chang'an? I said that my father-in-law, I really don’t know what he thinks? The Meng family has not yet fallen, but he is so eager to eradicate his own son. Does this mean he would rather give up this huge world to the Meng family than to Mi Zhen? Phew!"
Xuan Yu Feng became calm now and said with a smile: "What are you afraid of? Mi Zhen doesn't treat him as her biological father anyway."
Then he thought thoughtfully, "What kind of hatred do these father and son have that leads to this? When you reunite with Mi Zhen later, you must ask clearly!"