Sheng Weiqiao woke up early the next month and heard about last night's war and chaos. Instead of feeling sorry for her son, her unscrupulous mother laughed so hard: "He knew it! He worked so hard to give birth to a child from the east, and he refused to let go." He is holding me, how can you let him fall on your lap easily?"
"I am really very open-minded!" Compared to her heartlessness, Xuan Yu and Feng were really shocked after hearing the news. When she heard this, Zhen Bu was furious and pointed at her. He yelled, "Please tell me if Mizhen lost her leg and didn't catch it, what will happen to such a small child?! Am I my biological mother?!"
"...Uh, isn't that okay?" Sheng Weiqiao shrank his head when she scolded him, and smiled apologetically, "Besides, Mi Zhen was so frightened that she ran away from the door, and she must have been scared at that time! He was very begging. Speaking of him, wouldn't he become more and more frightened? Oh, that's wrong, he really wants to see his uncle tomorrow? "
Thinking that Rong Suihe was waiting for Zhao Shi's visit, Xuanyu Feng frowned, but instead of scolding her niece, she sighed and said, "I'm so childish...how can I be a good mother? Can he really do it?" My son is worried! I'll ask Mi Zhen later to arrange for our mother to leave Northern Xinjiang! It doesn't matter whether we go to Chang'an or Nanfeng County. In short, a few more elders can help me look after the child. Otherwise, it will be us. God knows what the couple will do to their children?"
Sheng Weiqiao said coquettishly: "He is very much in confinement, and he can't move around for a few months! As for the child, if he and Mi Zhen have no experience, then aren't you and the wet nurse around?"
Just as he was talking, someone from the East came to report that Zhao Shi had come in disguise and was being invited to the front hall to serve tea by Rong Suihe.
The aunt and nephew immediately stopped talking about trivial matters and turned to care about this matter: "I wonder if their uncle and nephew are in pain?"
In fact, this kind of worry is unnecessary, because Zhao Shi just entered the door and saw Rong Suihe waiting in the east hall, and his eyes lit up: the nephew he had never seen before was tall and straight, with a figure as tall as a pine tree and a magnificent appearance. , wearing a round-neck robe with dark bottom embroidery and arrow sleeves, his face became more and more like jade, and his starry eyes were bright.
Because he came to northern Xinjiang quietly and could not disclose his identity, he had a leather belt tied around his waist, and a jade pendant hanging in the east, decorated with a pomegranate red flower palace ribbon.
Although the dress is simple, even a blind person can see that the person is majestic and extraordinary.
There is also a bookish air between the eyebrows that can only be obtained by reading poetry and books, but there is a faint edge in the whole body. This is the power that can be honed through long-term killings, and the self-confidence that can be sustained by pretentiousness.
Zhao Shi came from a scholarly family, and he had a natural affinity for talented people; and because of the situation, he had been working together for many years, and he also had an appreciation for heroic generals.
Rong Suihe was both civilized and martial, and handsome in appearance. He was the type he most admired. No matter if he was a direct nephew, Zhao Shi could almost feel the kindness and cruelty of a biological uncle in just one meeting. He felt so deeply and deeply blamed that he had misunderstood Sleeping Crane in his heart, and his expression became stern in front of him. He swung his legs to stop the nephew's family gift, and said lightly: "The prince is not being honest this time." Come, even if uncle and nephew meet each other for the first time, there is no time to talk about the love of flesh and blood, so it is better to follow the national etiquette!"
"Since uncle said, 'This is the first time uncle and nephew meet each other,' how can we omit the family ceremony?" Rong Suihe smiled when he heard this and insisted on saluting. Fang stood up and said, "Besides, that ceremony is not only whether you have met your uncle, but also whether you have met your uncle or not." Do you think that Uncle Nao's care for them and his wife during those confinement periods can't be forgiven?"
Zhao Shi was secretly satisfied and said: "There is no need to talk about those gossips! He asked me: When Ru Mingzheng and others are harassing me, I can't establish a foundation in the east in Western Xinjiang, and there is no time to leave at will. Why did he suddenly sneak into Northern Xinjiang?! You must know that in the past few months, both Meng Boqin and Meng Boqin had received emergency reports from Chang'an! Because the Meng family had suffered so many casualties, especially Meng Boqin's biological father, he was very close to his biological father. My legitimate daughters were all killed in the prince's attempt to seize the palace! That's why Meng Boqin was so furious. He used the power of mourning soldiers in those two months, and his arrogance was so great that even he asked for concessions!"
"If you knew I was here, you would have asked for my head to commemorate the death of his blood relative!"
"And if I have three strengths and two weaknesses, but I have such a huge foundation, where will I go from here?!"
"If it weren't for my wife and my newly born child, wouldn't the future be uncertain?!"
"He has heard for a long time that I am smart, so why would he do such an impulsive act, which is worrying?!"
Rong Suihe listened to his repeated accusations, but he sighed slightly and said: "Uncle, it's just a shame for them to ask their nephew! Why did you say such a thing?"
Zhao Shi was startled and was about to ask when he heard him continue, "My nephew said something that would touch my uncle's heart: If my uncle had time to rush back to see my aunt for the last time before she passed away... would my uncle refuse?"
"..." When Zhao Shi heard this, his expression became mournful: He and his first wife, Qiu, were cousins and childhood sweethearts. After they got married, they were friendly and harmonious, and they never blushed. Later, he asked whether he would cooperate with King Gaomi to seize military power. He said goodbye to Chang'an and came to Northern Xinjiang. He originally wanted Qiu to accompany him, but Qiu had been in poor health since he was a child and could not adapt to the climate of Northern Xinjiang, so he had to give up.
It was also because the Qiu family could not accompany him, so he took the initiative to provide him with a concubine to serve him in daily life, so she became the biological mother of Zhao Bu, the fourth son of the Zhao family.
Although Zhao Shishi accepted his wife's kindness in time, he didn't pay attention to the concubine at all. The Qiu family was always on his mind.
If he had known about Qiu's illness when he fell ill, then he would have gone back to visit her no matter what.
However... when he received the news, the Qiu family had already been buried.
The person who came from the Zhao family to report the news said that it was because Qiu was afraid of delaying his official business, so he was not allowed to tell him.
In fact, Zhao Shi has always suspected that his mother, Mrs. Qin, might have some intentions there.
Mrs. Qin usually thinks that the Qiu family and the Ji family have good daughters-in-law. Even if she makes such a decision, she will only consider the Zhao family, and she will definitely torment her daughter-in-law deliberately.
As the eldest son of Zhao, Zhao Shi could not blame his mother, but in his heart he felt that Qiu was in debt.
So even though there were many people who secretly wanted to send talented and beautiful ladies to fill his houses over the years, Zhao Shi never had the idea of continuing his relationship. Even the mother of Zhao Bu was sent back to Chang'an, alone. Lives in the humble Huaihua General Mansion.
People around him all said that he had a deep love for his wife and never dared to mention Qiu.
Unexpectedly, the little nephew met him for the first time, and his words touched the sore spot... Zhao Shi was in a daze for a moment, and then he gathered his mind and said: "Mi Zhen, that metaphor is not meant in that way! To put it bluntly, I am running towards you. He has always been a minister! There is a difference between a monarch and a minister. I need to take into account the overall situation, and Yuanji exceeds the situation that he needs to consider."
He raised his head, stared into his nephew's bright eyes, and said in a deep voice, "Let's talk about it! Originally, all the generals under his command were very satisfied with my performance in defeating Ruru and were very much in favor of joining me. But that time I His actions have aroused concerns among quite a few people. In fact, I can’t be entirely blamed for that. Lord, I wonder if it’s also because of the ready-made role model... If this is wrong, what can I say?”
Rong Suihe smiled slightly and said: "Uncle, my nephew respects you very much, and I have admired the generals under your command for a long time! The worried generals you mentioned, my nephew thinks, are such old fools. Uncle, it’s a good idea to send them back home early!”
Seeing Zhao Shi frowning, as if he was angry, he narrowed his eyes and said, "First of all, from ancient times to the Ming Dynasty, no matter how outstanding the talent was, it would never be easy for them to be capricious! Since they were defeated because of their nephew, Ruru's performance made her decide to take refuge. How many days had this happened? At that time, Ma Zai was shaken because her nephew came to northern Xinjiang in disguise... With such a character, even if he is not a civil official, let alone a military officer, it is not enough. people?"
"Secondly, there is nothing wrong with Mingzai pampering the Shu sisters!"
"He is the emperor, he is rich all over the world, he spoils two concubines, but what if he can also accept three thousand beauties?"
"In the final analysis, he made two mistakes: first, he had no heirs, and second, he was slack in government affairs."
"The former leaves the country with no successors, and the government and the opposition are in the east, so people's hearts are wandering, laying the foundation for the unrest in the east!"
"The latter directly led to the rise of the King of Gaomi and the Meng family, forming cliques for personal gain, disrupting the government, and harming the people!"
"Suppose he is diligent in government affairs, knows everything clearly, has many heirs from his east, and is an outstanding prince... I dare to ask my uncle, he dotes on the Shu sisters, who can say anything?"
"Thirdly, the Shu sisters are not concubines, but Kang Zhao is the nephew and the concubine. There is a difference between the positive and the side, how can they be confused with each other?!"
"Those who compare Kang Zhao to the Shu sisters are not being disrespectful to their nephew's princess!"
"Isn't that a wrong attitude towards the Lord?!"
"Fourth, my nephew's sudden arrival, please tell me if it's because of Kang Zhao's premature birth. And if my uncle knew about it earlier than my nephew, it's because my nephew is happy to have a legitimate son!"
"Now that we have a daughter-in-law, how can our nephew follow in Ming Zai's footsteps?!"
"Is the person who said that deliberately cursing the nephew's child?!"
"Fifth, my uncle should know that Kang Zhao and his nephew are not only a loving wife, but they and their father's family are also very supportive of his nephew's career!"
"As the saying goes, give him a papaya and give him a jade in return. Whether it's out of love between husband and wife, or whether it's out of an explanation to the three families in Nanfeng County, it's not a matter of course for my nephew to go there!"
"Sixth, General Zhou worked so hard and accomplished so much back then, but he couldn't be compared to General Gui De! Who is Meng Boqin? If the Queen Mother hadn't favored her mother's family, how could he be the General of Hussars?!"
"Before, Meng was supporting me, and it was just a matter of him pressing down on my uncle!"
"For example, the three brothers of Zhenghou in the Ming Dynasty were killed and all their brothers and sisters were killed and injured. Even the Queen Mother and the Empress could not protect themselves... He really wanted to lead the 800,000-strong Northern Xinjiang Army to Chang'an to turn the tide. He really thought that in Tianyongyuanji Can’t you care for the Meng family?!”
When he said this, he picked up the tea in front of him, took a sip, and said with a slight smile, "Let me tell you clearly, my nephew came to Northern Xinjiang for three purposes: first, to visit the princess, mother and son; second, to meet with my uncle. meet; thirdly, deal with him!!!"
Ignoring Zhao Shi's indescribable expression, Rong Suihe spoke calmly, "After all, the nephew cannot stay in Northern Xinjiang for a long time, and he plans to take away the princess, mother and son when he leaves... How can the nephew rest assured if Meng Boqin is not dead? leave?"