Compared to Gongsun Xi's anger, Empress Meng, who was also set up, was calm. She didn't cry or make a fuss afterwards, and washed herself very calmly, even feeling relieved.
Dong Liang asked him whether he could ease his relationship with Gongsun Xi, and said to him privately: "It seems that he has done something unnecessary. The empress, I really care whether I am wrong or not."
Seeing Gongsun Xi's expressionless face, he added, "So, if something like that happened, it might not be a bad thing for her, right?"
However, Gongsun Xi glanced at him coldly, obviously not appreciating it at all.
Dong Liang didn't care, smiled, and went to arrange the queen's return to Linyuan.
Because the situation in northern Xinjiang is getting worse month by month, no one knows how long the current stalemate between Chang'an and Linyuan will last. What kind of situation will happen if there is a major change
For fear of wasting the card of the Queen who took the initiative to join the army, Wuyiying did not dare to neglect at all, and started operating at full speed from the month after the Queen lost her virginity to Gongsun Xi.
In the third month, several men and women claimed to be from Zheng Hou's old tribe. Because Zheng Hou's family was suddenly in trouble and had no time to intervene, they sneaked into the palace and rescued Queen Meng to atone for their sins.
The defenders on the Linyuan side heard the news and did not dare to neglect it. They flew to report to Empress Dowager Meng and Meng Guiyu.
When the Queen Mother heard the news, she was naturally overjoyed. She kept urging her left and right to greet the Queen. Before she arrived, she was already crying to Chi Zuosi: "The Ai family thought that we had to say goodbye that month, and there would be no news about those confinements." , otherwise I will never see that child again. I didn’t expect that the sky would open my eyes, but their aunt and nephew would have the moon to see each other again!"
"Mother, is that a good thing? We should be happy!" Chi Zuosi also had tears in his eyes. However, he was afraid that the Queen Mother was too old, too excited, and in bad health, so he couldn't help but persuaded, "Then God is so considerate of you. Because of the sorrow that Marquis Zheng and the others suffered, I specially asked the Empress to come to reunite with you as a comfort. During those confinements, we had no information from the outside world. Maybe there were many people from the east who survived like the Empress, but we Why didn't Ming know? After all, it was late at night when the incident happened, and it was so dark that it was so dark that one couldn't see clearly. How could there be so many people in the Meng family who didn't take advantage of the chaos to escape?"
He also said, "Look at the rebellious king Rong Jing, who has done all kinds of evil things. In the past, there was indeed a family with concubines and concubines, and all the concubines died, and all of them died in one night. What kind of retribution for the 'epidemic' was done in the snowy day is just ridiculous. What a death! Later, there was an outstanding disciple like Prince Mi Zhen, who disappeared when he was young and returned safely! Although his relationship with the rebel king Rong Jing was not harmonious, it can be seen that he has a good life in heaven! "
"The Meng family has many heirs, including young and middle-aged. There are also many virgins and dependents."
"There was a big change in the previous period. I wonder if there will be Qilin sons coming and returning in twos and threes every month?"
"If the Empress of Ming Dynasty comes here, it will be a good omen!"
The Queen Mother denied it repeatedly, forced herself to wipe away her tears, and couldn't wait to be reunited with her niece and daughter-in-law.
Compared to her warmth, Meng Guiyu and Meng Guihan's moods were not so good.
"The eleventh sister died tragically in the Guangling Palace. After hearing the news, my aunt sighed, and then urged us to try to rescue the fourteenth sister." Meng Guihan, who was relatively young in the city, sneered at that time, "It's not my aunt's fault either. Niece, but the treatment is so different... My aunt doesn't feel guilty, she doesn't even want to see the Queen!"
"She is uncle's flesh and blood, although almost everyone knows that she is not favored by uncle." Meng Guiyu's face was also very sinister, but he was silent for a while, and then said, "Uncle Ru Ming's knees are very withered, and Meng Boqin is Defecting Ruru, even if she is a girl, is still worthy of some attitude. It can be used to win over Dafang's confidants... Anyway, she can't argue with us. Moreover, my aunt has always felt that Dafang is the closest to her, and we are wrong. The fourth bedroom is the most distant. During those confinement years, even if he tried his best to mediate, my aunt would only be moved for a while at most."
"It doesn't matter if the fourteenth sister comes tomorrow. If there is anything you need my aunt to do after the month, just go to her directly."
"It doesn't matter if she doesn't help. My aunt has a weakness, so I'd better keep her mouth shut."
After hearing what he said, Meng Guihan said: "Then let's do that."
He added, "But he thought it was a bit strange. Things happened suddenly that month, and Marquis Zheng and the others suffered a tragic defeat before they could do anything. But not to mention the second and third bedrooms, as for the eldest bedroom, Meng Boheng and Meng Sian, Those two people had previously made Marquis Zheng furious because they were involved in the affairs of Western Xinjiang. He sent them all to Zhuangzi outside the city to think about their mistakes. In the meantime, he denied Meng Boheng to his wife, begged and cried with Marquis Zheng again and again, and Marquis Zheng also He never let go and took the person back."
"So, on the night when Marquis Zheng and others were killed, Meng Boheng and Meng Sian were not like that."
"Why did the people who sent Fourteenth Sister over that time leave the male heir of the big family alone? Did they give priority to saving Fourteenth Sister, an unloved female prostitute?"
"What kind of thing is Meng Boheng? Outsiders don't know, but I don't know much about it?" Meng Guiyu said calmly after hearing this, "As for Meng Si'an, he is slightly stronger than Meng Boheng, but he is also limited. The most important thing is his age. He is so young, and in Dong Meng's situation, can he be able to support a big house?"
"So, can the people in Buxin Dafang take advantage of Wang Rongjing's massacre of Chang'an and go to Zhuangzi outside the city to save Meng Boheng and Meng Sian? Can they send the two male heirs to Linyuan to the east of our legs?" . That’s not because they are kind-hearted and don’t ask for our help to worry about it, but because they are afraid that we will do something bad for them... As for the fourteenth sister, she is not a prostitute anyway, and her aunt is deeply fond of ruthlessness, so she doesn’t have that many things to pay attention to.”
"Sending it here means there is no need to worry, and it saves them the worry of protecting and taking care of themselves."
He breathed out, "Actually, it's not just that we are being guarded against, it's also because of Meng Boqin. I know that Meng Boxin has always been stingy, and he won't allow any of his brothers to be stronger than him, even if he can't even compete with him."
"The situation between Meng Boheng and Meng Sian is not without Meng Boqin's fault."
"Then Marquis Zheng and his aunt have always been partial to Meng Boqin. How can the people of Marquis Zheng not follow suit?"
"After all, Meng Boqin didn't defect to Ruru at that time!"
"With Marquis Zheng gone, the people under his legs must be thinking that Meng Boqin will have the final say in the future."
"Then, Meng Boqin seems to be generous, but is actually narrow-minded. Who knows what he will think about saving his brother?"
"Sisters, since we have no way to compete with him for power, we can probably let him show off his ruthlessness... Forget it, let's not talk about that, let's go and see the fourteenth sister. She has been away from home during the confinement period, maybe some of us are familiar with it. I don’t know anything about it? Even if I don’t, my aunt will always try to be affectionate and cope with the situation."
After a long while, the three brothers and sisters looked at each other in front of the Queen Mother, but Queen Meng disappointed both cousins.
Because of her own confinement experience, she cried almost as soon as she mentioned it: "Dad Yue sent someone to the palace in advance to say hello to him, and he said that Wang Rongjing's death was over soon, and he was very relieved! Who knew, Later, his second uncle was found dead in the palace, and then Rong Jing persuaded the commander-in-chief of the Forbidden Army to blockade the palace, and then took control of Chang'an in the east and massacred the Meng family!"
"He couldn't sleep all night during those confinement months. When he closed his eyes, he seemed to see his father and the others standing in front of him bloody!"
"He He… "
She sobbed that she could not say anything. Empress Dowager Meng immediately held her in her arms distressedly. At the same time, she dissatisfied with the guest order: "Knowing that we are concerned about the situation, Empress Bu Nao finally came back. Please don't mention those sad things again." , messed with that kid!"
Then he cried and coaxed the queen, "Good boy, don't be afraid! When I get to Linyuan and the Ai family, there will be no one to bully me, so I will follow the Ai family with all my heart, ah?"
Empress Meng hugged the Queen Mother behind her legs and cried: "The reason why he has been supporting so far is because Wang Rongjing deliberately allowed Wang Rongjing to cut off Wangchun Palace's monthly diet and tried every means to survive. Is it because my aunt is here?" There, I don’t know your safety, he... He can’t feel at ease even if he dies!!!”
Whether their aunt and nephew held their heads and cried, the scene was so touching that Chi Zuosi and other attendants were very moved and quietly wiped away their tears.
However, for Brother Meng Guiyu, it is not unpleasant at all.
Resigning without embarrassment, after leaving Chengluan Palace, Meng Guihan mentioned Meng Guihuan again: "Eleventh sister used to be in front of my aunt, and she always tried hard to please her. However, my aunt has never been as worried about her as she was to Fourteenth sister. Yes. Now it seems that it is necessary for Sixth Brother to try to get Meng Boqin and his family to defect to Ruru. My aunt is so partial and the people in the first house are not cut off, then there will never be a way out for our fourth house. "
He added, "The people who sent the Queen back that time looked very smart. It was just like Aunt Ming, who felt sorry for Sister Fourteen, and she was afraid of inconvenience when she went to ask for help. How many months would it take? , and bring them here to take a look? Seeing that they are not very old, even if they are uncle's direct confidants, they may be able to win over them."
He thought of Kang Gui and others again, and said bitterly, "Although there are not as many palace ladies in Linyuan as there are in the imperial city, there are still a lot of them. Just because of that guy's waste, in order to prevent the news from leaking, they can be silenced." . It has only been a long time, and there are only so many left in total, and they are probably just rough messengers with ugly appearance."
"When the Fourteenth Sister comes over, why don't we assign someone to serve her? But if we send such a group of people, even if she doesn't say anything, my aunt will be suspicious. Are we deliberately trying to ruin the Fourteenth Sister's face?"
"Let's talk to Sister Fourteen about the reason later!" Meng Guiyu was silent for a while and said calmly, "If my aunt knew about that kind of thing, she would definitely be furious and blame us for why we wanted to keep such a person under our legs. , and even forced us to deal with the person immediately. But what the fourteenth sister said, I didn’t expect it to be true."
Two months later, it was estimated that the excitement of meeting the Queen Mother and the Queen's aunt and nephew had basically subsided. Meng Guiyu took advantage of the Queen Mother's nap after noon and made an appointment with the Queen to go to the beach in front of Chengluan Palace to keep quiet.
There are many birds in that place. If you walk casually, you can hear the calls of various water birds in the grass at your feet.
Although it looked beautiful, at that season, the heat had not yet dissipated, and the accumulated bird droppings inevitably gave off some peculiar smell.
And regardless of whether Meng Guiyu was Queen Meng or not, he had no idea of appreciating the beautiful scenery at that time.
The Queen therefore said: "Those flat-haired beasts are so noisy that it gives me a headache! Sixth Brother specially invited them out at that time, what can I say? Why don't we just talk about it quickly?"
"Do you want to ask the fourteenth sister about her experience during confinement?" Meng Guiyu smiled and said, "Sister, please don't misunderstand me. I have no other meaning as a brother, but the situation is complicated and not optimistic. . Thinking that I might be able to get some tips from my sister to solve Yandong’s situation of riding a tiger to the east."
When the queen heard this, she said sadly: "He is a weakling, but he was lucky enough to escape from the deep palace. It is already a blessing to have the opportunity to see my aunt again. What else can I say?" ? Since Ming is under the command of Sixth Brother, and Sixth Brother asks for questions, he will naturally know that he will tell you everything!"
But before Meng Guiyu could speak, she added, "As for those confinement days, he was so confused that he didn't even know how he got there? So if Sixth Brother wants to know the details, he should ask the person who sent him here." Those people? They claim to be the former subordinates of Marquis Zheng. Even if they can rescue him from the deep palace, he can come here safely from Yongting, but do they have any worries about coming?"