Not to mention the doubts of the two aunts and nephews, Zhao Shi fulfilled his promise and wrote a letter to the Zhao family after returning to the General's Palace in Huaihua.
The letter was sent to Mrs. Qin in Chang'an by her confidants working hard day and night, and soon it was delivered to Mrs. Qin's lap in Chang'an.
The old lady felt a headache after seeing what was said in the letter, and called her youngest son Zhao Qiu to her side: "I originally thought that letting my eldest brother persuade Mi Zhen's wife would somehow ease the relationship between the Dong Mi Zhen brothers. It turns out that Mi Zhen's wife was crying. , is she pregnant? At the right time, my eldest brother comforted her for a long time, and proactively promised to solve the problem! That's great, that job is our fault! "
"When I heard the rumors about Mi Zhen, I asked the prince about it, but the prince refused to admit that he had anything to do with him." Zhao Qiu also sighed, "Later, Mi Zhen counterattacked, criticizing the prince whether he was the culprit of his exile. At that time, the prince was furious in the palace, and the child went to persuade him. When the matter was brought up again, the prince refused to deny it... At that time, what should I say? "
"The ins and outs of the matter are obvious." Mrs. Qin frowned for a moment and said, "King Gaomi was afraid that Mi Zhen would become a problem, so he would rather collude with the Meng family to pay him wrongly. Because of Mi Zhen, he retreated from foreign enemies and served the people well. They If you can't find any flaws in political affairs, you can find it from past experiences. At the same time, you can also test that person... He didn't expect that Mi Zhen was not easy to bully. After hearing the news, he immediately dragged the prince away Dongshui!"
She sneered and said, "Please tell him, those two are truly worthy of being biological father and son. Who dares to say that they are not a family with their straightforwardness and disregard for their own flesh and blood?"
Zhao Qiu said helplessly: "In the final analysis, it's because Mi Zhen didn't grow up in the palace. He doesn't have the friendship to get along with each other day and night, and he doesn't want a talented and ambitious person, so he naturally looks down on blood ties. "
"Am I blaming him?" Mrs. Qin's face suddenly darkened when she heard this, and she said unhappily, "How did he persuade Ziye back then? She listened to half and kept the other half. What could he do? ! She begged to listen to him, how could that be like this?! He told us when we were kids that if you don’t kill a snake, you will suffer from it! It turns out that we always didn’t take it to heart, and we suffered a loss later, and it’s strange He didn’t tell the whole story… What can he do? Ah, I said, what can he do!”
"Mom, you misunderstood!" Zhao Qiu twitched the corner of his mouth and apologized with a wry smile, "My child didn't mean that at all... My child can just sigh casually. Well, in fact, according to the person of King Gaomi, it is estimated that even if Mi Zhen is not with him, Most of the people who grew up here will not do well, and they may be suppressed even more because of their talents!"
He coaxed Mrs. Qin with nice words for a while, and then the old lady relieved her sullen look and hummed: "That time King Gaomi said he wanted to trick Mi Zhen, but in fact, he tricked the prince. Who did he contact? If you have bad legs, why don’t you ask Meng to join forces to trap Mi Zhen? If Ming Mi Zhen throws out the rhetoric, it doesn’t matter whether others believe it or not, Meng is definitely willing to believe it!"
"But the old man left by the late emperor to King Gaomi is one of the people who watched the prince grow up. Because the prince was innocent and was angered, it is not a problem that his sense of integrity has deteriorated." Zhao Qiu frowned and said, "Even if it is not Considering the relationship between the Mi Zhen brothers, just talking about the overall situation, Mi Zhen is in Western Xinjiang and is just laying a solid foundation, that's all. If he wants to aspire to the throne and returns to Chang'an in the next month, those people will have the chance to fight for it. Count on it.”
Sighing, "Especially, many people know that the crown prince is very protective of Mi Zhen, and has repeatedly wanted to give up the crown prince's position! It turns out that Mi Zhen was... "
"Have I forgotten the person behind Mi Zhen?" Mrs. Qin said nonchalantly, "I just ask Mi Zhen to manage Xijiang well. Once you have enough strength, it is not easy to become a powerful person? Don't look at the person who has not been heard from. For more than ten years, the achievements of the overseas scholars of the two dynasties are not real. It can be seen from the detached status of the Huan family to the Ming Dynasty! He showed up and shouted, are you afraid that the scholars in Tiandong will not support Mi Zhen? "
"To be honest." Zhao Qiu hesitated for a while and then said, "Although we all speculated about the person behind Mi Zhen, the Huan family has never admitted it. Mi Zhen was under heavy siege before. And when the reputation was criticized by the King of Gaomi and the Meng family, that person never showed up. So, mother, tell me, is there the person behind Mi Zhen?"
Mrs. Qin sighed: "With a big family and a big business, we have a lot of worries. So if we don't rule out the possibility in January, we can't take it lightly! And even if there is a misunderstanding, Mi Zhen's own talents and current development momentum, It’s worth our careful treatment... I think one day he will march eastward. Will the rebellion of a few veterans be enough to stop him?"
Zhao Qiu said nonchalantly: "Mother, do you mean that those people in Bucheng have wrong views on Mi Zhen?"
"I'm sure I want to take care of it." Mrs. Qin frowned and said, "Outsiders' misconceptions about Mi Zhen are secondary. Even people like Huan Guanlan can be expelled from the countryside, let alone them? Do you want to be tight like me? Brother-in-law! After all, are he and Mi Zhen biological father and son? If we go to the East to fight to the death, the other will live and die. Not only will it benefit the Meng family, how will the family get along with each other from now on? How embarrassing will my sister be? "
Zhao Qiu sighed: "Sister, I'm afraid I don't know those things..."
"Do you want me at midnight?" Before she could finish her words, Mrs. Qin interrupted with a sneer, "It's been such a big fuss. She didn't know if she wanted to ask for it. She had asked those bitches of the Mo family to eat her alive. Got it!"
Zhao Qiu was surprised and said: "Have you not heard about the turmoil during the confinement period in the palace? If my sister already knew about this, how could she not argue with the prince because of how painful she was when she wronged Mi Zhen?"
"She will definitely protect Mi Zhen in other matters." The old lady said lightly, "But I must not forget that the Prince of Gaomi did that to him that time! Midnight did not love Mi Zhen, but the Crown Prince did this Son, what's wrong with me?"
Zhao Qiu suddenly fell silent.
Although Rong Qingzui was unqualified as the heir apparent, as a son, he really had nothing to be picky about.
Filial and considerate, sensible and gentle, and never holds grudges.
"If sister also supports the crown prince..." After a while, he pondered, "Although Mi Zhencuo is indifferent to the compensation offered by sister Mi Zhencuo during the confinement period, judging from the incident in Bishui County, he may not necessarily think so in his heart. My sister got close to him first and then chose the crown prince, will Mi Zhen feel that her sister has abandoned him again?"
Mrs. Qin thought for a while and said: "Probably not... He said that the reason why he has not moved until now is probably because he has not made a good choice, so he hesitates. That's no wonder, the legs and backs are all fleshy, The only children she treated as her own flesh and blood at that time were the crown prince and Mi Zhen. How could Keke make up her mind for such a short period of time as her biological mother?"