The Shu sisters were upset at the moment and were very unhappy when they heard this. Zhaoyi scolded her: "Stop being so alarmist! I'm just asking you if you have any ideas. If you have any ideas, just say so. If you don't, just say so! You're just pretending to be a ghost... you Who do you think you’re talking to?!”
Meng Guiyu had long been accustomed to their domineering attitude, and he was not angry at this moment. He only said: "Two ladies, this is how it is. After the news of Concubine Mo's critical illness came out, she was the first to think of it. That is, once the concubine becomes ill, Prince Mi Zhen will have to return to Chang'an to mourn, or even resign from all official positions to observe filial piety..."
"There is no need to talk about these nonsense that everyone knows!" Concubine Shu shouted, "Speak seriously now!"
"Your Majesty, although Concubine Mo has been living in seclusion in the side hall of Xinshou Palace in recent years and is not known to outsiders, there has never been any news of her illness before, right?" Meng Guiyu took a step forward and lowered his head. He raised his head and whispered, "In this case, how can you say that you are critically ill?! You must know that the concubine has always lived in the palace, or lived with the Queen Mother in the Xinshou Palace. There are rules in the palace, and the nobles are the same Please ask for Ping'an Pulse at least once every month. Anyone who is serving you will have to avoid the masters if you have a headache or fever. If you are sick enough to be bedridden, you will simply move out of the palace to avoid bumping into the nobles!"
"So Concubine Mo, who has been doing well for so many years, suddenly became critically ill. How could she not have any inside information?"
The imperial concubine said anxiously: "Are you trying to be angry with me? Who doesn't know the inside story? I just said it out loud. Will King Gaomi admit it? Will Concubine Mo admit it? They mother and son insist that they won't let go, so what can we do? "
"My Lady, as long as everyone suspects that Concubine Mo is critically ill, that's all." Meng Guiyu explained, "As for telling the true truth of the matter, we naturally don't need to expose it!"
He sneered, "Let's add a truth to this matter that is beneficial to us, and a truth that makes Concubine Mo afraid of getting critically ill, let alone dying of illness, isn't that right?"
The Shu sisters were stunned when they heard this, looked at each other, and said thoughtfully: "You mean...?"
"The reason why the concubine is critically ill is not actually because there is something wrong with her body, but because she did something that was unworthy of the late emperor. After being exposed by the palace people, she was ashamed and afraid, so she couldn't think of eating something bad. "Meng Guiyu said loudly, "And the reason why the Queen Mother, the two empresses and Your Majesty ignored the Queen Mother when she was critically ill, and did not even say a word of comfort. Instead, they left her in the side hall of Xinshou Palace. I came to Shanglinyuan because I knew the scandalous things she had done and I was ashamed to be in the palace with her!"
"It's just that Concubine Mo has served the late Emperor for many years. She has worked hard without any merit, and she has given birth to King Gaomi. Now she regrets it and plans to go to see the late Emperor to apologize. The Queen Mother and Your Majesty and the two empresses are so compassionate that I can't bear to say it. Tell the truth to preserve the royal reputation!”
"As long as this news spreads, Concubine Mo will naturally not be willing to die and will not dare to die. Otherwise, she will acquiesce to the content of the rumors."
Meng Guiyu sighed, "However, King Gaomi, and even Prince Mi Zhen, I'm afraid they have to kill me!"
Concubine Shu and Shu Zhaoyi looked at each other and exchanged glances. Concubine Shu said slowly: "You don't have to worry about this. They don't know it was your idea, so why would they target you?"
Zhaoyi then asked: "But what if Concubine Mo is still dead? The old woman didn't know what she ate before. These days, Princess Gaomi has been watching her in the side hall every day, and she is still getting weaker. . We have just asked the princess and said that her situation is very serious! What if she can’t survive even if she wants to?”
"Ordinarily, if a female family member Hongxing cheats, she will be divorced and returned to her parents' home." Meng Guiyu said immediately, "What's more, the royal family sets an example for the world and has extremely strict rules? What kind of person was the late emperor? He was very polite to Concubine Mo when he was still alive. Mo The concubine, however, had no sense of shame and repaid kindness with revenge, thus dishonoring the late emperor's great reputation! There was a ready-made example in the previous dynasty, that is, after the head of the family passed away and the heir took over the throne, the concubine left by the late father had an affair with someone else. In order to protect the honor of his late father, the heir ordered her to be killed. Not only will I be executed along with my adulterer, but I will also remove my name from the family tree, and I will not recognize any of my children!"
The Shu sisters were startled, laughed at the same time, and looked at him deeply: "You are really thoughtful!"
That's right, for Rong Suihe to circumvent the custom of observing filial piety for his grandmother without damaging his reputation, in addition to preventing Concubine Mo from passing away and passing Rong Suihe out as an adoptive mother, there is another way, which is to deny Concubine Mo's relationship with Concubine Mo. The status of ancestor and grandson between Rong Sleeping Crane!
If Concubine Mo was the late emperor's main palace... Well, in that case, even if King Gaomi was the second son, he would definitely be the crown prince. In this great country of Mu, there would be nothing to do with Empress Dowager Meng and her son.
The fact is that Concubine Mo was just the late emperor's concubine. Even when the late emperor was around, she had a high position and was favored. Her situation was eighteen times worse than that of Empress Dowager Meng. But a concubine was a concubine. No matter how nice it was, she was not the main wife after all.
Although the concubine is also a mother, her status is completely different from that of the aunt.
Especially if this thing works well, it will be natural for Emperor Xuan Jing to stand up for the late emperor after Concubine Mo is known as unruly woman!
It is the embodiment of filial piety.
After all, the father is more important than the mother in this world, and the late emperor is not even comparable to a concubine like Princess Mo.
"The two empresses dare not refuse to answer the question." Meng Guiyu lowered his head and said, "However, the matter is serious and whether this method is necessary or not, I ask the two empresses to decide! I only ask that the two empresses will always remember me. For the sake of diligence, I will give you a way to survive!"
Concubine Shu smiled and said: "Don't worry about this! Are I and my sister that stupid? To risk the reputation of the royal family for a bastard old woman? Even if His Majesty has always listened to us, the royal honor has not been so corrupted! I I will let people tell Concubine Mo and King Gaomi everything about this calculation, and let them decide for themselves!"
"Anyway, everyone in the world says our sisters are vicious!" Zhaoyi beside her slowly rubbed a handful of jade Ruyi and said in a sweet tone, "It's not surprising that she would do any ridiculous thing... It depends on Queen Gaomi and her son, believe it or not. Got it!"
As she spoke, she winked at the imperial concubine and said in a sweet voice, "Sister, Marquis Chongxin has been running errands for us for some time. As he said himself, he has always been diligent and very attentive. Today he is doing it again. We came up with such a good idea... Wouldn't it be too heartless if we just sent him away?"
Meng Guiyu didn't know what kind of medicine she was selling in the gourd, but he immediately bowed and said: "It is my honor to be able to work for the two empresses. You two empresses must not say that!"
"Sister, look at how sensible he is!" Shu Zhaoyi raised her hands to cover her mouth and giggled, "The more I look at him, the more I like him!"
Concubine Shu said knowingly: "You seem to like everyone the more you look at them lately, right? Two days ago, before we moved to Shanglin Garden, dad brought Caizhu to greet us, and you just pulled Caizhu out of curiosity. What does it look like?"
Shu Zhaoyi said angrily: "What! Daddy brought several nieces with him that day, and I just like Caizhu!"
"It's no wonder you like her so much. When I saw that child, my eyes lit up. She looked exactly like us when we were young." Concubine Shu said with emotion, "Age is not forgiving! I still remember when we went out, She's a little younger than she is right now! In the blink of an eye, Caizhu is already old enough to say goodbye!"
"Our family was poor at that time, but fortunately, through Princess Wuyang, we fell in the eyes of His Majesty. Over the years, we have been favored continuously, which can be said to be the end of all our hardships." Zhaoyi whispered softly, "A few Calyx Pearls are as big as the big ones." She was raised like a young lady and hired to teach poetry and poetry since she was a child. It is not much different from the daughters raised by wealthy families! We have to carefully study her marriage. We must find her a man who is both talented and beautiful, and who knows both the cold and the hot. You are the perfect husband!"
Hearing this, the imperial concubine pointed downwards and said with a smile: "You have been talking about this for the past two days, but I say you are simply a fool! To say that you are both talented and beautiful and know both cold and hot, this is the honor of Chang'an. The nobles have been called back and forth, but among those who have not been married, who else can compare with Marquis Chongxin?"
Meng Guiyu understood their thoughts from the moment the imperial concubine mentioned "calyx beads".
Because although the atmosphere at this time is open, as an elder, mentioning the maiden name of a girl who has never been married in front of an unmarried man is a naked hint.
At this moment, the two sisters seemed to be asking with a smile, but in fact they were telling him tactfully: You have to agree if you agree, but if you don't agree, then we'll just wait and see!
"We still don't have enough power, so we have to be controlled by others!" Meng Guiyu sighed lightly in his heart, but with a look of sincerity and fear on his face, he hurriedly stepped forward and bowed: "The two empresses are ridiculous. I have such a humble body. How can I imagine the apple of the eyes of two empresses?"
"Marquis Chongxin, what you said is wrong!" When the Shu sisters heard this, they thought he wanted to refuse. As expected, they both lowered their faces and their tone became cold and cold, "You are the relative of the Queen Mother and Marquis Zheng, Wu Anbo and Cheng Yangbo. Nephew, my cousin Meng Boqin is serving as General of Hussars! If we are from such a humble background, where does that put our aunt and nephew?!"
Meng Guiyu lowered his head and said: "The two empresses and Miss Ezhu are both as valuable as gold and jade. I am afraid that I will wrong Miss Ezhu and let down the love of the two empresses!"
When the Shu sisters saw that he was interested, they smiled and turned kindly: "Although Caizhu is a bit squeamish, she is still a bit of a petty girl. You seem to have a good temper. I think you will take good care of her." I won't argue with her easily. As for whether you feel wronged or not, you are now a prince after all, and Ezhu is not the kind of person who wants to look down on you. As long as you treat her wholeheartedly, how can she not be moved by you? "
Their niece, named Ezhu, is indeed outstanding in appearance among the sisters, but to be honest, there is still a gap between her and the Shu sisters when they were younger. In fact, the appearance of the girls in the Shu family is somewhat inferior from generation to generation, and none of the younger generation can really compare to the two sisters when they were teenagers.
This Shu Caizhu is considered outstanding among the sisters. To say that she is ranked first is not enough.
However, when it comes to beauty and bad temper, she ranks second. No other sister can rank first.
The Shu sisters had heard Shu Ting complain earlier, saying that her son had many concubines and had no fixed thoughts. Today he would love this one and tomorrow he would love that one. As a result, the jealousy in the backyard never stopped, and even the grandchildren followed each other. The biological mother fought endlessly.
He wholeheartedly wanted to cultivate a few juniors, but the gentlemen he spent a lot of effort to recruit, as long as they had a temper, were all angered by the endless competition for favors from the school, and left in a hurry!
At that time, the two sisters were too lazy to pay attention. They had wanted to kiss Meng Guiyu before, so they suddenly thought of this.
This is an unfilial daughter who has been beaten more than a dozen times in the Shu Mansion and still refuses to stop. After marrying Meng Guiyu, are you still worried that this boy dares to play tricks on them
Seeing Meng Guiyu Nuonuo saying yes, the two sisters waved their hands with satisfaction: "You can go down now! I'm just going to give you a thorough explanation today. Later we will definitely ask His Majesty to make the decision for you so that you can get married in a glorious way. of!"