Meng Guiyu was quite surprised when he heard this and said: "Those are all talents left by the uncle, and they have saved the life of the fourteenth sister. Doesn't the fourteenth sister intend to keep them by her side?"
"Those two maids, I want them to serve as palace maids." After hearing this, Queen Meng shook her head and said, "As for those three young men... Brother Six also knows that they are not eunuchs. They were outside before, so that's all. Now that we are in Shanglin Garden, although His Majesty has most likely forgotten me as the Queen, for the sake of my aunt’s face, I am embarrassed, can I still let them continue to boss me around?"
"They spent so much effort to save me, so I can't repay them with kindness and reward them with a chance to become an eunuch, right?"
"So Sixth Brother is willing to accept them and give them a future. I really wish for it!"
As if she was afraid that Meng Guiyu would look down on the three people because of this, she thought for a while and said, "Besides, they are all capable. The current situation is exactly what they should do under the hands of someone like Liu Ge who is in charge of the overall situation. It is not like he has let down his whole body." Skills, always following me, the so-called queen, is a waste of talent."
"The situation is so chaotic now. I have tried to send people to the imperial city to rescue you several times, but they have failed, and even several important spies died because of it." Meng Guiyu sighed and said, "They can save you safely. You brought me here, which shows your ability! But you underestimate your sixth brother and me. Although we are cousins in the next room, and even the relationship between the eldest brother and our fourth room may not be good, the two of us have already made an alliance. , it has a lot to do with it!”
"Now that Gui Huan is gone, I also sent Gui Xin far away to avoid the war... You are the only one I treat as my sister."
"For the sake of them bringing you here safely, even if I don't know anything, I will never treat them badly."
"What's more, they are all talents?"
"So, Sister Fourteen, please rest assured that these three young men will not be wronged when they come under my control!"
After hearing these words, Queen Meng looked a little surprised. She was stunned for a moment and then said, "Did Brother Six send someone to look for me in the Imperial City? I haven't heard of it."
"It's probably because I was not careful and stepped into the trap set up by King Rong Jing." Meng Guiyu said decisively, "Because the people responsible for the operation lost all information immediately after they decided to sneak into the palace. Even Those who failed to move or retreat in time were arrested by Rong Jing...all of them were beheaded and abandoned."
In order to convince Queen Meng that he valued her, he prepared a piece of weighty evidence, sneered, and said, "At that time, I, my aunt, and Gui Han all thought that you might have... We were all filled with grief in our hearts! As a result, the Shu sisters are still gloating at this time, and even Concubine Shu is planning, without you as the queen blocking the way, will she, the concubine, have the opportunity to take a step forward and take the throne in the middle palace?!"
When Queen Meng heard the words "Sisters Shu", she subconsciously frowned and said, "What? Did your Majesty promise her?"
Meng Guiyu saw all the little moves of his cousin, and said calmly: "How does Your Majesty treat the two of them... Who doesn't know about the whole country? To put it bluntly, if this were not the case, why did you and I have to treat each other in the first place? Are they groveling and flattering in every possible way?"
"...I haven't heard anything about my posthumous title being lost in the past few days." Empress Meng had been hiding around the palace with Gongsun Xi before. She really didn't know anything, but later Dong Liang agreed to let her come. After Shanglinyuan acted as an internal agent, he told her almost all the news that Wuyiying had learned in the past few days.
Among them was Concubine Shu who "died of illness".
Dong Liang was very suspicious, otherwise he would not have set up Queen Meng even when she actively cooperated, and he had to leave a clue. Therefore, although the Wuyi Camp was unable to penetrate Shanglin Garden and was not clear about the causes and consequences of Concubine Shu's death, when he told Queen Meng about it, he still reminded her: "When the Queen Mother and Emperor Xuanjing went to Shanglin Garden before, the situation had not yet deteriorated. To this point. They said they went there in a hurry, but because Shanglin Garden is very close to the palace, they have all the people and things they need to bring. For example, the imperial doctor and medicinal materials... Especially the Queen Mother and Emperor Xuanjing are both older. In recent years, The dedicated doctors for each of them are never leaving their bodies!"
"According to Concubine Shu's favor in front of Emperor Xuanjing, if Ruoguo was too frightened by the disaster in Hehuan Palace, there is no reason why she should not receive the best care and treatment."
"Although she is no longer in her prime, she is much younger than Empress Dowager Meng and Emperor Xuan Jing!"
"I've never heard of any chronic illness in my body before. Why did I just go away after being frightened?"
"Besides, to put it bluntly, if King Gaomi had breached the Hehuan Palace that night, Empress Dowager Meng and Emperor Xuanjing would both have died. Only the two sisters were still beautiful and famous. According to past practice, even Gaomi The king himself doesn’t like it, so the possibility of casually rewarding his subordinates is very high, and it may not be a dead end.”
"Is she even less scared than Queen Mother Meng?"
"I personally think there must be something inside."
"Of course, this is just my personal idea. I leave it to my sister-in-law to decide on the specifics!"
At this moment, Queen Meng looked confused and said bitterly, "If I had known this, I wouldn't have come here... But to be honest, if I don't come to see my aunt and sixth brother, I don't know where else I can go."
"What are you talking about?" Meng Guiyu frowned and said, "I have already said it, now you are like my biological sister, how can I let you live outside? It was really the war earlier, and you know that, I have a weak foundation and really cannot find you. Otherwise, how can I not welcome you back and reunite with your aunt as soon as possible. You will have a companion and I will feel more at ease in the future?"
He sneered again, "Although the Shu sisters are ambitious, today is no longer the past. Although there are turbulent undercurrents above the court, the whole world is still relatively stable. Therefore, no matter how many criticisms there are, they will not be able to delay their success in Xuanjing. He is lawless under his pampering!"
"At that time, I sent people to look for you again but to no avail. I was feeling depressed. But I heard that Concubine Shu was planning to take the throne, and I felt a surge of anger in my heart..."
When Meng Guiyu said this, he paused and then said calmly, "In a rage, he went to Qiongxue Palace where she lived at the time and beat her and her attendants to death!"
"..." Queen Meng's mouth opened slightly in shock. After a while, she suddenly grabbed his arm and asked in a panic, "Then... did His Majesty and Shu Zhaoyi do anything to you later?!"
"Don't worry, Fourteenth Sister!" Meng Guiyu was very satisfied with her nervous attitude and comforted him softly, "Brother, aren't you doing well here?"
"Now His Majesty still needs you to guard Shanglin Garden, so it is not impossible for you to hold back!" Queen Meng's eyes quickly gathered mist, and she choked and said, "Brother Six, you are really too impulsive! Not to mention that I am doing well at the moment. Come back, even if I was really gone at that time, it took a lot of effort for you to get to where you are today, how could you ignore your future for me?!"
Then he said, "Besides, who in the world doesn't know what I am like as a queen? Do you think that among those serious nobles, how many of them regard me as the mother of the country? It was just a reward in the past. We cannot disobey the wishes of Marquis Zheng and others." ! There are no elders to take care of us now. A queen in name only, what do you think it’s worth, Brother Six?!"
"It's just because there are no elders to look after us now, and there is no Meng family name to protect us. If we don't show our fangs and claws, wouldn't outsiders treat us less and less like human beings?! "Meng Guiyu said coldly, "Especially since I have failed to protect Gui Huan. If I can't even protect the dignity of my fourteenth sister... what's the point of living in my life?!"
Empress Meng shed tears and said: "I have had many regrets in my life. Now that I think about it, the most regretful thing is probably that I could not become the sixth brother's sister, right? But think about the sixth brother, the seventh brother, and the tenth sister. It's already not easy for Eleven sisters to raise each other. If you have me as a burden again, I don't know how hard life will be. So it's better to be cousins."
He added, "Why would God be so cruel to us people? I'll just give it up. After all the wanderings, I will reunite with you safely. But a good person like Sister Eleven has been forced to enter the Guangling Prince's Mansion." , became the concubine of King Guangling, but it didn’t end well! When I heard the news just now, I didn’t dare to think about how the sixth brother, seventh brother, and tenth sister came here when they first heard the bad news. ?”
"..." After hearing Meng Guihuan, Meng Guiyu was silent for a moment, and finally said in a hoarse voice, "Life will have to go on, so let's live it like this."
Because of this problem, he seemed to have lost interest in continuing the brother-sister relationship. After confirming once again that Queen Meng sincerely wanted to leave the three servants to him, he excused himself and left on the pretext that the Queen had just come back and should rest more.
After he left, Queen Meng waved to the two "maids" who were staying far away to approach. These two people had just been sent by the Wuyi Battalion, and their temporary names were Luyin and Luixin.
Although the two of them were very respectful to the queen in front of outsiders, it was just like the respect that Zheng Hou's old subordinates should have for their master's flesh and blood. But in fact, due to Dong Liang's influence, he did not trust the queen at all.
At this moment, when I came closer, I saw the queen's eyes were red and there were tears on her face. She looked very touched. Her heart felt "thumping". She secretly wondered if the queen had confided her feelings of separation to Meng Guiyu. She was touched in her heart and planned to Have you sold these people
Just as he was on guard, he heard Queen Meng say in a cold voice: "The situation is very bad! Meng Guiyu has already killed Concubine Shu, and also concealed the matter, so that the outside world only knew that the concubine died of an illness. So, according to me Regarding His Majesty and Shu Zhaoyi's understanding, either they didn't know the inside story at all, or they knew it but had to keep it secret. No matter which way it is, it means that Meng Guiyu is taking advantage of the situation to inherit the legacy of the Meng family these days. There are definitely not a few of them, and they have been used in every aspect. Not to mention that he can cover the sky with just one hand in Shanglinyuan, I'm afraid it will be soon!"
She took a deep breath and said in a deep voice, "So, we must be quick next time! If it's later, I'm afraid we won't have the chance to send Gongsun Haizhu and others away!"
After hearing this, Xuyin and Luixin were still suspicious. They looked at each other and asked, "Empress, of course we want to hurry up, but it's just that we are here for the first time and our eyes are dark! What should we do now?"
"The identity you reported to Meng Guiyu is that you are under the command of Zheng Hou, specializing in inquiring about information." Queen Meng said, "Meng Guiyu is very suspicious. Although he is now devouring the legacy of the other three families of the Meng family, in fact I don’t trust these people very much. Maybe it’s because you five are young, so you just asked me for someone in a tactful way!”
"I have promised to hand over you three companions to him, just you two, because all my confidants and maids are no longer alive, and you are reunited with your relatives now. If I agree to let him take you away, it will inevitably cause trouble. Suspect!"
"Besides, if your companions come back to inquire about any news, you will need to pass it on and cover it up... Now, on the one hand, they are waiting for the response when they arrive under Meng Guiyu's command; on the other hand,... "
She narrowed her eyes, "Let's talk to aunt first. Let's see what's going on in Shanglin Garden these days?"
"If Meng Guiyu has really completely sidelined His Majesty..."
"Then, my cousin, who he keeps treating as his own sister, wants to use his power to avenge past grudges. I'm sure he won't have any objections, right?!"
Xuyin and Luixin were about to say that they did not accompany the queen to avenge themselves, but they heard the queen say again, "Your Majesty has favored the Shu sisters for these years, and even ignored the emperor's heirs for them. This is shocking! It is impossible to do this in a short time. Over time, I have become disgusted with them. Especially after Concubine Shu passed away, only one of the Shu sisters was left, Zhaoyi. If you are provoked by me again, even if His Majesty is under house arrest, you will have to find ways to vent his anger on Zhaoyi! "
She smiled coldly and said, "After all, he is His Majesty's person who has been serving for more than thirty years. He came out to deal with Meng Guiyu, but he has many more ways than the few of us who came out of the blue, right? Anyway, in Shanglin Garden As long as there is chaos and Meng Guiyu's energy is tied up, we can rescue people and find people, so we can take action!"
"... Madam, although the slaves were relatively far away just now, because they have learned lip reading, they probably know the conversation between you and Marquis Chongxin." After hearing this, Luyin and Luixin hesitated for a while, and finally asked came out, "Even if what Chongxinhou said may not be true...are you really not moved at all?"