"Brother Sheng has been working hard all the way, why didn't you tell me in advance so that I could send someone to take care of you?" At this time, it was obvious that he was self-conscious, or rather a city official. After Meng Guiyu was silent for a moment, he immediately got up as if nothing had happened. While putting on his clothes, he greeted Gongsun Xi, "On the table over there is the newly made ginseng tea at night. The one warmed by Xinu is for me to be thirsty in the middle of the night. If Brother Sheng doesn't mind it, you might as well drink some first." To explain the hard journey... I'll tidy up and come to talk to you."
He spoke these words calmly, as if he had not been disturbed by an uninvited guest in the middle of the night, but had personally welcomed an old friend from afar.
Gongsun Xi frowned when he saw this, and thought to himself: "Before, the prince himself was in Chang'an, and he always dealt with Marquis Chongxin in person. I have never faced him alone. I just feel that he is a man with many constraints, so he is good at it." He's just a tolerant person. Looking at it now, the princess is right, this person is really not simple."
He deliberately sneaked in in the middle of the night in order to overwhelm Meng Guiyu first, so that this man would not dare to do anything to trick him in the future.
However, looking at Meng Guiyu's calm and calm look at this moment, it was obvious that he was not shocked at all.
"But this person's family is weak and he doesn't have any experts. As long as I act cautiously and don't step into his trap and dare to play tricks with me, none of his brothers and sisters will think about it." Gongsun Xi was a little disappointed and unhappy, secretly Thinking, "He is a smart man, he should know when to keep his peace."
After a while, Meng Guiyu came out from behind the screen. He had already tidied up his clothes. He saw Gongsun Xi sitting at the table without moving. He had not touched the ginseng tea he recommended, and did not care. He went outside to wake him up and accompany him for the night. Meng Yan ordered him to go to the kitchen to prepare food and tea.
Finally, he came back and sat down at the main seat. Without further ado, he asked directly: "Brother Sheng just said that he was ordered by the princess to bring something to the queen? But I don't know what this trip has to do with Concubine Mo's critical illness?"
Gongsun Xi said: "There is some connection, but it requires the Queen's help."
"The Empress and the Princess are sisters, so it is naturally impossible for them to refuse the Princess's entrustment." Meng Guiyu said gently, "So, Brother Sheng came to our house just to contact the Queen? It's quiet at night, The palace door has been locked for a long time, but we have to wait until dawn before we can inform the queen."
He said, "If Brother Sheng doesn't mind it, why don't you stay in my house for one night and I'll take you into the palace early tomorrow?"
"There's no need to rest." Gongsun Xi noticed that he wanted to control the rhythm of the conversation, so he snorted and said, "The prince and princess have been away from Chang'an for many years. Although there are reports from Chang'an these days, after all, the mountains and rivers are so far apart. , it’s difficult to convey the whole picture in just a few words. Why don’t you tell me what happened during this period, and what are you doing?”
When he said the last sentence, his palm rubbed the handle of the knife at his waist, and his tone was solemn.
Meng Guiyu's pupils shrank slightly, but soon returned to normal, and said with a smile: "Brother Sheng is not afraid of running around day and night, and I will naturally sacrifice my life to accompany you. But after all, Brother Sheng has traveled thousands of miles, and I think he is tired at this moment, so please Just cheer up with some refreshments and listen to what I have to say to you."
At this time, Meng Yan knocked on the door and said, "Master Marquis, the tea and snacks are here, should we bring them in now?"
Meng Guiyu looked at Gongsun Xi questioningly. Gongsun Xi nodded lightly and called Meng Yan in. Meng Yan's eyes were very surprised when he saw Gongsun Xi. He obviously couldn't figure out when such a person came, but Hearing Meng Guiyu cough dryly, he quickly came to his senses, quickly arranged the refreshments, bowed at the end, and stepped back out.
"Brother Sheng, please try the eel noodles in our house. It is the best snack of the chef in the house." Meng Guiyu pushed a bowl of eel noodles towards Gongsun Xi and persuaded him diligently that the eel noodles are boiled eels. It is made into a marinade and poured on the pasta that is placed under the order. It is sprinkled with a lot of green onion and coriander, and it is served with a few dishes of pickles on the side. It looks very appetizing.
Gongsun Xi traveled all night and was indeed hungry at the moment. He did not refuse when he saw this. He took the bowl and chopsticks, picked out a noodle and tasted it. He found nothing unusual and started to eat. He was good at assassination and lurking, and he also had great experience in using poison. , but he is not afraid of what Meng Guiyu will do in front of him, and given the current situation, Meng Guiyu is counting on Rong Suihe to solve the matter of Concubine Mo's critical illness, and he will probably not do so.
While he was eating noodles, Meng Guiyu took a sip of tea and said slowly: "Ever since the prince and princess left Chang'an, the government and the public have not been very peaceful these days. To elaborate, it would be a long story. Already…”
He seemed very honest, and he really started from the beginning.
However, after saying this, I only talked about three or two things until dawn. During this period, Gongsun Xi finished his meal and drank several cups of tea. He listened carefully, but Meng Guiyu said it perfectly. , being reasonable, he couldn't hear anything wrong, he just frowned and said: "This person is very treacherous. I just came to Chang'an. I have no evidence in my hand. How can I know the truth from his empty words?"
He thought that the most important thing during his trip was to solve the problem of Concubine Mo's critical illness, rather than to deal with Meng Guiyu, so although he was unhappy, he did not have an attack. He just looked at the bright sky outside and said, "Isn't it right at this time?" It's early, the Marquis is probably going out, right? I won't interrupt him for now, please contact the Queen as soon as possible and let me know when you have made arrangements."
Meng Guiyu was also a little tired now, so after hearing this, he invited him to take a rest in the guest house.
About half a day later, the servants in the guest house woke Gongsun Xi and said that Meng Guiyu had invited him to talk to him in the study.
After meeting, he told: "The queen already knew that Brother Sheng was coming. She was very happy and asked directly about the current situation of the princess. If you want me to take you into the palace tonight!"
Gongsun Xi once served as a guard in Wangchun Palace, so he knew that the guards in Ouchi were very strict. He had always thought that his martial arts skills were so good that he could go anywhere in the world. However, after visiting the palace where the young prince died in infancy at night, he didn't call him immediately. Does Queen Meng know
Hearing this, he felt a little suspicious: "Going at night? Can you go?"
"Brother Sheng probably doesn't know that during this period, in order for my eleventh sister to live a safe life in the Guangling Palace, I have spent a lot of effort to please the two empresses in the palace. Therefore, there are still people everywhere in the palace gate. It's not impossible to have some dignity, even if you enter at night." Meng Guiyu explained, "I just have to humiliate you and dress up as a chamberlain, otherwise it will be difficult for the guards to pass."
Gongsun Xi took a deep look at him and said, "Marquis Chongxin really has a wide circle of friends."
"This is because the prince is not in Chang'an." Meng Guiyu said immediately, "otherwise, given the status of the prince in front of the two empresses, the people in the palace wouldn't be able to take the initiative to please him? Brother Sheng followed the prince, but he didn't do anything at all. Need to disguise."
Gongsun said happily: "Didn't the Marquis send a letter to the princess, saying that those two people had developed a rift with the prince because of a certain person? He even went so far as to ask the princess not to come to Chang'an?"
Meng Guiyu said: "Speaking of this matter, I was planning to tell Brother Sheng later. This time, Concubine Mo was critically ill. Didn't the two kings of Gaomi and Guangling bring their children and grandchildren to the palace to visit? Those two empresses will almost be here. All the emperor's nephews were summoned once, as if they wanted to choose someone to replace the prince as heir. However, after looking around, no one was summoned again. I think it was probably the prince Zhuyu who was in front, and he looked down on the others. People."
"How can the prince's literary talents and military skills be compared to those of those people?" Gongsun Xi always felt that Rong Suihe was the most outstanding talent in the world. Although he was wary of Meng Guiyu, he nodded when he heard this and said, "But then Since the two of them know the relationship between the county prince and that person, this gap is not easy to bridge. Even if they feel that those people are not as good as the county prince, they will probably still reluctantly choose one."
Meng Guiyu said with a smile: "Let me tell the truth: those nephews of the emperor may still need to be the heirs of those two, but as kings, our kings have grown up now and are just waiting to be full. For those in the palace, Aren’t these two dispensable?”
Gongsun Xi also thought so in his heart, but he still said: "After all, she is the emperor's beloved concubine who obeys his words and should not be underestimated."
"So I advise the princess not to come back to Chang'an easily." Meng Guiyu said, "Because those two people don't often interact with their natal family. They only meet Shu Ting once at most. Recently, they have frequently summoned their natal nieces. According to Gong Wei The news that came out was that they wanted to recommend concubines or concubines to the prince, but the prince declined because they were busy with government affairs and had no time to take care of some private matters. The outside world did not know the person who had a relationship with the prince. Did the two of you here fail to seize people in the prince's backyard, so you deliberately got close to Prince Gaomi and other emperor's nephews in order to put pressure on the prince?"
"Although it is not possible to fully confirm the thoughts of those two people, since they intend to use their nieces to serve the county king, they may regard the county princess as a thorn in their side. The county princess is now pregnant and cannot help but avoid it, so she should avoid it. Its sharpness is so good...does Brother Sheng think so?"
Gongsun said with joy: "You two are lucky enough to meet me. Do you think that our county king is also a fatuous and lustful person? You want to give the county king all kinds of vulgarity... This is another Jin Shang when you are a county king." , their thoughts are all about women; or are they unable to live without them as princes, so they have to tolerate their messy ways? They are really confused!"
Rong Suihe now has Sheng Weiqiao as his official concubine. Gongsun Xidu has always been worried that this master is obsessed with beauty and forgets his ambition. If he adds a few more beautiful and lovely concubines, according to Sheng Weiqiao's temper, there is a high probability that he will become a concubine. There will be disputes in the backyard, and all the time will come. How much time and energy will it take to control the sleeping crane
"Our county prince is sober, and of course it cannot be controlled by those two." Meng Guiyu said with a smile, "Although they are famous all over the world, in the final analysis they are just beloved concubines who were born as dancers. Ambition, how can you imagine the ambition of the prince?"
He tested out Gongsun Xi's admiration for Rong Suihe, and began to praise Rong Suihe constantly. As expected, this move was very effective. Even though Gongsun Xi realized that he was deliberately trying to please him, he still subconsciously looked kindly and said: "At this moment, we are so far away from each other." There is still some time in the evening, Lord Marquis worked hard last night, so he should rest for a while first, so as not to be sleepy when he has an audience with the Queen."
At this moment, Queen Meng, who was in Wangchun Palace, frowned at the silks, satins, hairpins and jade rings that filled the palace: "Spring is coming, please help me check out what I should wear better."