Because she didn't sleep all night, Princess Gaomi was very depressed after Rong Suihe left, but she settled down quickly.
In the evening, after she had finished sleeping and got up to wash up, the maid came in to report that Rong Qingzui was here.
"He must be here to ask about that bitchy maid Tong Lian!" The princess looked at her expressionless self in the gold-wrapped pandan mirror without even raising her eyelids. "Let him wait outside for a while, I'll pack it up." Go out and talk to him!"
After a while, the princess went out and Rong Qingzui came up to greet her. As expected, she asked Tonglian about her.
Princess Gaomi said calmly: "If you can't be cruel, Concubine Mother will help you deal with it. If you want to hate Concubine Mother, then just hate her!"
"How dare you, child?" Rong Qingzui heard this, was silent for a while, and said in a harsh voice, "It's my child's fault that made both the mother and concubine and Yuan'er disappointed."
If he makes a fuss with Princess Gaomi over Tonglian's death, the princess is prepared with all kinds of rhetoric and means to deal with him.
But at this moment, the mother-in-law, who was neither noisy nor fussy, was well-behaved and sensible. She felt that she was in debt and could not help but slow down her tone and said: "Qingzui, although my mother-in-law doesn't like you taking concubines, Yuan'er has always been sensible. Xianhui, if you find a daughter from a decent family who knows her identity and position, respects Yuan'er and has no ill intentions towards Jian'an and the others, according to the mother-in-law's understanding of Yuan'er, even if she has some regrets, she will never be depressed. !”
"But Tong Lian has shown that she is restless from the moment she walked in!"
"Left in other people's homes, such a concubine would have been tortured to death by the mistress!"
"Yuan'er is from a wealthy family. How could she not understand the dirty tricks of the back house?"
"Why is it that Tong Lian has lived so well until now, and the mother-in-law personally ordered the solution?"
"Have you been protecting her? After all, you want to help your father. How can you keep an eye on her day and night?"
"If Yuan'er wanted to harm her, do you believe that when you turned around, all you saw was a corpse?"
"And Yuan'er is not only your wife, but also gives you children. Even if you know that it was her who did it, what can you do to her?"
"She didn't touch Tonglian like this, which shows that she is really tolerant and generous!"
"Now that this child has heard the bad news, she is in a desperate situation... If you don't care more about her, how can you bear it?!"
Rong Qingzui smiled bitterly and said: "Mother, my concubine, I know that I will stay with Yuan'er well from now on."
Princess Gaomi looked at his expression carefully and saw that he didn't mean to show off his anger when he mentioned the Qi family, so she breathed a sigh of relief. Thinking of her previous conversation with Rong Suihe, she added: "Since you are here, why don't you stop by and take measurements! "
"Mother concubine?" Rong Qingzuo raised his head in confusion.
"He'er came here this morning and told him that he had an heir." Princess Gaomi said, "It's a boy, born in June, named Ruibin. At this time, he and Kang Zhao were sent to Nanfeng County, asked his in-laws to help take care of it... There are rules in Nanfeng County that the children's 100-day banquet must have clothes made by their grandmothers. However, because of the long distance, it is too late now. He'er's father-in-law wrote a letter, I asked if I could make up for it when the week is over. I thought that I haven’t done anything for your brothers in these years. Since I have to use needlework this time, I will also make two sets of clothes for your brothers!"
Rong Qingzuo heard the words and said hurriedly: "Mother concubine, you have been recuperating for the past two years, and you are not completely healed yet, so you are not tired. Since there is such a custom in Nanfeng County, you can do it for Ruibin's nephew and third brother. . As for the children, they already have a lot of clothes. Yuan'er has always been virtuous, and the Jian'an sisters are also old. They often do sewing work when they have free time, so the children don't lack anything."
Princess Gaomi shook her head and said: "He'er's mother-in-law is thousands of miles away, but she didn't forget to make clothes for He'er with her own hands. How can I, the mother-in-law, lag behind? Since He'er has it, of course you have to have Qingzuo too."
Seeing her resolute attitude, Rong Qingzu hesitated and said, "Then go back and ask Jian'an and the others to come over and help you."
But she made up her mind and told her daughters to do all the important things when they came back, leaving Princess Gaomi to just take a few random injections.
Thinking that Jun Yunyang and Jun Guangchang were not very good because of their playfulness, and that the main force was probably the eldest daughter Jian'an Jun, I was glad that Jian'an Jun was following Qi in the house at the moment.
This is because almost all the female members of the husband's Huang family of Jian'an County are living in Shu. When the Gaomi King's faction withdrew from Chang'an, Mrs. Qi was worried that her daughter would have no company in her husband's family. She also thought that the status of the Huang family was not as good as that of the royal family. , the attention received during the retreat was different, so after obtaining the consent of the in-laws, he took his daughter to his side. These days, he has been living with the two sisters, Yunyang Junjun and Guangchang Junjun.
So it is convenient to come over and let Princess Gaomi do the work for her.
The princess knew what Rong Qingzui was thinking. She was ready to refuse because she planned to do it herself. But then she thought that this might be an opportunity to bring Rong Qingzui and Rong Suihe's family closer together. As soon as she thought about it, she nodded: "Yes. Call them back in two days. Now that Yuan'er is lying on the bed, let the children take good care of their own mother!"
Rong Qingzuo agreed, and talked to the princess about some trivial matters. Seeing that it was getting late, he planned to visit Mrs. Qi. Before leaving, he hesitated for a moment, but asked: "Mother, I heard that this morning When you were dealing with Tonglian, your third brother happened to come over, did you see him?"
The princess was puzzled and nodded: "That's true... What's wrong?"
"Third brother didn't say anything?" Rong Qingzuo asked cautiously.
"Why did he say anything?" Princess Gaomi said in surprise, "This is a matter in your backyard. When my mother and concubine take action on your behalf, she is already overstepping her authority. How could he meddle in such nosy matters? At that time, Tonglian's head was buried in the bucket. He didn't know anyone inside, so he asked casually. After his mother-in-law told him the situation, he didn't mention it again... Although He'er hasn't been with you for a long time, you should also see that he is not the kind of person who likes to be too meddlesome. People who gossip about other people’s business!”
Rong Qingzui seemed to be stunned, a little uneasy, and said: "Ah, concubine, what you are saying is that the child has narrow ideas."
He looked very embarrassed and left in a hurry without waiting for Princess Gaomi to say anything.
It was just that the princess thought about it for a moment after he left, and her expression changed. She asked Aunt Zhao, who came back from the Qi family before noon, "Does Qingzui doubt that I have He'er's intention in dealing with Tonglian?"
Aunt Zhao said in surprise: "Isn't this impossible? Not to mention that the county prince came here this morning after Tonglian had drowned. Let's just say that the county prince is a talented person. At this time, many families and countries are too busy with important affairs. Just one person How could you be worthy of his attention, this cheap maidservant?"
Princess Gaomi thought so too, but she was afraid that something might happen. After a moment's hesitation, she ordered someone to invite Rong Suihe to come, wanting to explain it to her son in person.
Unexpectedly, the people sent to find Rong Suihe brought Dong Liang back a moment later, saying that Rong Suihe had left: "Nafu Zhen personally led an army to attack Western Xinjiang. The king of the county received the news two hours ago, and at that time he Take the people and rush towards Yizhou!"
Princess Gaomi was startled: "Then Fuzhen Yujia personally marched?! What about Western Xinjiang now?"
Dong Liang said solemnly: "The emergency report didn't go into detail. It just said that the county king should go back as soon as possible to take charge of the overall situation."
Xu Shi saw that the princess's face was too pale, so he pondered for a moment and comforted her, "The prince has already expected this and must have countermeasures. Besides, Western Xinjiang is not a fertile and rich place that is difficult to leave. If it really doesn't work, the prince can do it Retreating towards the Central Plains, as the saying goes, the green mountains are left, so there is no need to worry about running out of firewood."
After explaining a few words, he added, "Before the king left, he asked me to serve you. You summoned the king now, but what's the matter? But I don't know if I can serve you on behalf of the king?"
Princess Gaomi originally thought that Rong Suihe was going to Western Xinjiang, but she didn't even tell her. If she hadn't happened to be looking for him, she might not have known about it until now, which made her feel a little uncomfortable.
After listening to Dong Liang's words, I felt comforted by the fact that this son didn't say anything, but he actually had some feelings for me in his heart.
After calming down, Fang said: "There's nothing wrong... maybe I'm just imagining things."
He told the story about how to deal with Tonglian, "Qingzui had already gone to the house for resettlement at that time, so I only heard about the whole process afterward. Although he didn't say anything, I was afraid that the people below had ulterior motives and arranged for He'er to happen to be there. This has caused discord between their brothers!"
The reason why she couldn't tell Rong Suihe in person but still told Dong Liang was because Princess Gaomi was worried that Dong Liang and the others had both the errand of protecting people like her and the responsibility of surveillance.
So there are some things that are too late to be told to Rong Suihe, so it is better to explain them clearly to them, lest they snitch with Rong Suihe in private... These are Rong Suihe's confidants, and their words will inevitably matter to Rong Suihe. It is much more credible than what the Gaomi Palace said.
The princess did not dare to underestimate them.
Dong Liang smiled when he heard this and said: "The prince has always been generous, we all know this, please don't worry, princess."
The words were polite. After resigning from Princess Gaomi, he asked around and went to tell Gongsun Xi, "I have always heard that Prince Gaomi is honest and honest, but after all, he is the beloved son of King Gaomi. He has no doubts about our prince. Nothing less!”
Gongsun Xi was in a very low mood at the moment. He originally wanted to go to Western Xinjiang with Rong Suihe, but because he had just recovered, Rong Suihe was worried that he could not help running around day and night, so he resolutely refused, leaving him to stay for Dong Liang. Helper, by the way, support Queen Meng's side.
After hearing this, he frowned slightly and said, "What do you mean?"
"What do you mean?" Dong Liang shook his legs and said with a sneer, "Didn't his concubine, named Tong Lian, just ask the princess to deal with it? This prince is famous for being filial and sensible, even if he doesn't care about his wife. To take a concubine, it is said that neither the King of Gaomi nor his wife liked Tonglian. Even if he did not dispose of her, he should send her away? But he stayed with her all the time. It is said that Tonglian was very restless. Not only did he repeatedly provoke his mistress, He is very rude to the prince of Jian'an and other legitimate sons and daughters. Prince Gaomi used to dote on his children, but somehow he tolerated it and only protected her!"
"If the princess hadn't cut the knot quickly this time, I'm afraid she could have continued to live freely!"
Gongsun Xi was not interested in Rong Qingzui's housework. Hearing this, he said absently: "It's not surprising. His uncle, Emperor Xuanjing, wanted to pamper his concubine without even giving birth to any heirs. It seems like he is just giving favor to his concubine." Concubine pulls out of the way, it's already very good."
"You don't understand!" Dong Liang shook his head and said, "It's not like he really loves Tong Lian so much. Otherwise, if the princess beheads her first and then tells her the story, even if he is filial to his mother and dare not accuse him, how can he not be a little sad? Instead, he is insinuating Tong Lian. Does Lian’s death have something to do with our county prince... Hehe... If I guessed correctly, he probably regarded Tong Lian as one of ours?"
"Is there something wrong with his mind?" Gongsun Xi asked puzzledly, "This Tonglian is the daughter of the sea lord in the northern sea, and she is totally out of reach of our Tortoiseshell Island! Besides, with his few moves, the county Why does the king need to be so deliberate in dealing with him? The county king has been so short of manpower in the past two years, how can the manpower carefully trained by the Wuyi Camp be wasted on him!"
Although women like Yi Liu, Yi Shan, Lu Yin, and Lu Xin were trained to use sexual services in exchange for information and other benefits, this also depends on the person.
For example, the former governor of Yizhou couldn't move when he saw Yiliu. Rong Shuihe just gave him two ordinary kabuki actors that Sheng Weiqiao bought in Chang'an. As for Yiliu himself, he didn't even think about it. of!
A mere former governor has no right to let him spend such money... Is it easy for Wuyiying to teach a qualified female servant!
"We know this, but he may not know it." Dong Liang explained, "He probably knew that the king had a black-clothed camp where he cultivated women's houses. Then he encountered an accident at sea and Tonglian happened to save him, so he thought The purpose of the arrangement by the county king is to place people around him... or even to kill him at a critical moment?"
"After all, the brother who was assigned to him as his deputy in recruitment was indeed a bit too ambitious!"
"I actually took this opportunity to build a fleet for the prince in Beihai!"
"Isn't it possible that the prince thought that the brother also took advantage of the situation and found him a pillow person to act as an informant?"
When he said this, his expression was a little complicated, and he said, "But this prince is somewhat humble as an eldest brother. Maybe he plans to go along with the flow and help the prince? But he thinks that our prince is too stingy. The prince You can just take what you want directly from King Gaomi, so there is no need to trick him in a roundabout way? The prince's wife, as well as the princes, have suffered for nothing in the past two years!"
Gongsun Xi frowned for a while and said: "So that's it... Then it's a good thing that the cheap servant is dead. Otherwise, Prince Gaomi would continue to think so. Once the news is leaked, he would make it true without any hesitation, and put the truth on the prince's head." On!"
He thought for a while and asked, "Should you tell the prince about this?"
"What's there to say?" Dong Liang waved his hand, "Originally, the prince had no feelings for the prince, but the prince had never been against the prince, so he had no murderous intention. The reason why he is still protecting their family now is 80% It's for the princess... Now that everything belonging to King Gaomi's faction is in the hands of the county prince, this family doesn't have much use value anymore. In this case, why bother asking the county prince to distract them? It's good that we know this."
After thinking for a moment, he said, "There has been no news from Luyin and Luxin recently. It was probably Meng Guiyu who took Chang'an. The situation in Shanglin Garden is in chaos, so there is no chance to send a message... Well, no I heard that something happened to the queen, and most likely they are safe for the time being. But Qi Jianxun... The prince of the county told him before he left, that he must be eradicated no matter what!"
"I have ordered people to search for traces of this person. If there are experts around him by then, maybe I will ask you to take action?"
Gongsun Xi said indifferently: "When the time comes, just tell me where I will go."
When they were chatting here, Meng Guiyu was slowly walking into Wangchun Palace.