Chapter 190: Inquiry
Zhao Mo didn't know that the Liao Wang couple had entered Beijing before. Although he guessed that even the King of Shu had returned to Beijing to congratulate the Queen Mother on www.biquge.info her birthday, it was very likely that the King of Liao would also come. 's father, Zhao Shuo, also had some rumors. But there has been no exact news from Zhao Shuo's side, so he thought that the Liao King and his wife would not go to Beijing.
In previous years, the Liao Wang couple rarely came to Beijing specifically for the birthday of the Empress Dowager, and it was not surprising that Zhao Mo would infer it like this. If they really came, Zhao Shuo would also inform his son. Moreover, it is not a secret that the vassal king went to Beijing, and the news will definitely spread, and he will definitely hear about it.
Zhao Mo never imagined that the Liao Wang and his wife were already in the capital, but no one had told him about it yet. If it hadn't been for Princess Shu mentioning it when she came to the door, how long would it take him to know? Maybe it was because Qin Bai and his wife were not in the city, Qin Ping was still on an errand in the palace, and Wu Shaoying was studying hard in Longfu Temple, so no one helped him find out the news?
Still, it's a strange thing. The Chengenhou Mansion had never heard of the King of Liao's visit to Beijing beforehand, so it can only be said that the itinerary of the King of Liao and his wife may be quite low-key.
However, no matter how low-key they are, they have already entered Beijing, and even Princess Shu knows about it, Zhao Shuo has no reason not to know, and he didn't send a letter to his son, is it negligence, or Zhao Shuo has completely ignored the existence of this son in his heart?
Zhao Mo lowered his head, pursed his lips, and was silent.
He didn't speak, so Qin Hanzhen opened his mouth for him and asked Yao: "Did Princess Shu ever say that when did the King of Liao and the Princess of Liao arrive in the capital? Are they living in the Liao Palace? Cousin Zhao's father has been to the Liao Palace? It's really strange, I didn't hear in advance that the King of Liao and his wife were coming." Seeing that it was the Queen Mother's birthday in a few days, they suddenly arrived, which was really surprising. ”
Yao smiled, "Isn't it? I was taken aback too." We had never heard of the Liao Wang's wife going to Beijing before. I heard that this time, they also brought their two sons over and lived in the Liao Wangfu. According to Princess Shu, they arrived the night before and entered the city before the city gate. Yesterday afternoon, the eldest prince of the Liao Wangfu got the news and took his newlywed wife to meet him, and was left in the living room for a long time. It was his wife who asked Princess Liao to welcome her into the inner house for tea, and she had never suffered any grievances. Speaking of this, she paused, her expression seemed to be smiling, "It seems that because of the quarrel between the eldest prince and his wife in the Liao Palace, the princess of Liao still protects her daughter-in-law, and she reprimanded the eldest prince." Now the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law are so good. ”
Qin Hanzhen raised his eyebrows and looked at Zhao Mo. Zhao Mo narrowed his eyes.
Regardless of why Zhao Shuo and Xiao Wang's quarreled, they were husband and wife, and their relationship with Princess Liao should have been antagonistic. As a result, Princess Liao made a gesture of anger for Xiao Wang, and Xiao Wang stood on her side, watching her reprimand her husband? It seems that the relationship between Zhao Shuo and this newlywed wife has reached a very bad point.
Yao Shi looked at the change in the expression on Zhao Mo's face, and said kindly: "Brother Mo, do you want to go back to the Liao Wangfu first and ask your grandfather and grandmother for peace? But as long as you go, it's okay to have a little evening. I'm afraid that if you don't go again, outsiders will know about it and will say that you have no respect for your elders. This time passed, you only need to tell the truth, I didn't know that the King of Liao arrived in the capital, or the Princess of Shu came to our mansion to talk about it, you only knew. ”
Zhao Mo understood what the Yao family meant, and when he said this, he first explained that he was not disrespectful, and put the responsibility on his father Zhao Shuo, and Zhao Shuo could just push it to the little Wang family of the stepfamily and let out a sigh. Moreover, what wishful thinking is the Shu Wangfu making now, Zhao Shuo must be the one who knows best. Since it was Princess Shu who took the initiative to inform Zhao Mo of the news that the Liao Wang couple had gone to Beijing, she must have some hidden purpose. Before figuring this out, Zhao Shuo would not blame his son or anything, maybe he would have to protect Zhao Mo a little, so as to beware of the Shu Wangfu accusing him of being unkind to his father.
Yao's initiative to come up with ideas for Zhao Mo was to show goodwill. Zhao Mo knew it, smiled and thanked him, and said, "I will go to the palace in a while to greet the prince and princess." ”
Yao Shi seemed to be accustomed to hearing him call his grandfather and grandmother like this, so he couldn't help but sigh secretly and smiled: "I'll let someone prepare a gift for you." It's been a long time since you've seen the prince and princess of Liao, and as a junior, you still have to fulfill the number of courtesies. Go early and come back early. Don't be afraid if someone embarrasses you. You are now the younger generation that the emperor is worried about, and no one will be able to handle you when you are idle. I will send two people to follow you, so that you will not be familiar with the roads in the capital, and you will not be able to find the location of the palace, so you will miss the time. ”
Qin Hanzhen secretly admired Yao's thoughtful ideas. With the subordinates of the Chengenhou Mansion following Zhao Mo, whether it was the King of Liao, the Princess of Liao, or their two sons, they didn't dare to do too much to Zhao Mo. Moreover, Zhao Mo stayed by Yongjiahou's side to study, which was originally mentioned by the emperor's holy decree, if the King of Liao asked his grandson to move back to the palace, Zhao Mo also had a reason to refuse.
Zhao Mo thanked Yao again and accepted her kindness. This trip to the palace, he didn't plan to bring any of his subordinates from the Liao Palace, so as to save extra trouble. Yao Shiken lent him manpower, which happened to help him a lot.
Yao's attitude was very satisfied with Zhao Mo's attitude, and after saying everything she had to say, she left the West Wing and went to the main house where her daughter Qin Jinhua lived.
As soon as the Yao family left, Qin Hanzhen said to Zhao Mo: "Cousin Zhao, hurry up and go to the Liao Wangfu." Your grandfather was also a prince, on an equal footing with the King of Shu. Look at the King of Shu's family entering Beijing, what a big show. Your grandfather entered Beijing but didn't say a word, it wasn't the Princess of Shu who mentioned it, we don't know yet, I almost cheated you!"
Zhao Mo frowned and said, "It's really strange, I didn't hear that they were coming before." Qin Hanzhen didn't know what was going on in the Liao Wangfu, so he didn't feel suspicious. Zhao Mo grew up in the Liao Wang's Mansion since he was a child, and he knew in his heart that his grandfather Liao Wang had a knot in his heart, and he didn't want to see the emperor sitting on the dragon chair with a majestic appearance, so he could come to the capital less, and he didn't come to the capital very often, and he was not very respectful to the emperor on weekdays. In the past, he found a reason to postpone the queen mother's birthday, that is, the emperor was summoned that year, and he brought his wife and children and grandchildren to the capital. This year, the emperor does not seem to have issued an edict to summon him, but he is willing to take the initiative to go to the capital to congratulate the queen mother on her birthday, there must be another reason.
What could be the reason?
Qin Hanzhen reminded Zhao Mo: "Although you used to be relatively peaceful with your grandparents, and now you are in semi-exile, even if the King of Liao and the princess are angry about your father, they will not be angry with you, but since the princess of Liao intends to be friendly with your stepmother, I don't know what her attitude will be towards you." In case she tries to win over your stepmother, she will be ruthless and make secret moves against you, won't you be able to prevent it?"
Zhao Mo smiled slightly: "It's okay, I know it in my heart, and I'm not afraid of them." ”
Qin Han really thought for a while, and whispered: "Grandfather and grandmother are not here, I'll find someone to help you find out the news, let's see what your grandfather went to Beijing for, and what is his attitude towards you now?"
Zhao Mo thought about it, smiled and nodded: "It's okay." I'll also send someone to find out the news. The more I inquire, the more confident I will be. ”
He soon left. It's not too late, and he still has to prepare a present. Besides, he didn't want to go too late, lest the King of Liao and the Princess of Liao find an excuse to stay for dinner, and then leave him directly in the palace. He guessed that his grandfather would not be unfavorable to him, but the two little uncles born to his stepmother were not fuel-efficient lamps. He had no interest in getting himself into trouble. Uncle and grandfather Qin Bai are not in the city, if he is really trapped in the palace, no one will save him in a day or two, and his fate can be imagined at that time.
Qin Hanzhen sent Zhao Mo away, thought about it, and took Qingxing and Xia Qing out of the second gate and went to Qingfeng Pavilion. There, she summoned Zhou Xiangnian, the current chief housekeeper of the third room, and ordered him to send someone to send a letter to her father Qin Ping, asking him to inquire about the news in the palace. In addition, let Li Zi go to Shejia Hutong. Qin Hanzhen didn't know if Zhao Mo had time to give orders, but there were a lot of people in Shejia Hutong, and most of them were from the Liao Palace. Even if there is no news at all, you can go out and investigate. When the Liao Wang couple entered Beijing, it was impossible not to have a little movement. They must have brought a lot of people, and it shouldn't be very difficult to pry open these people's mouths and find out some inside information, right?
After the order went down, Qin Hanzhen stayed in the Qingfeng Pavilion and waited for news. There is also a study there, and there is also pen and ink, whether it is practicing calligraphy or memorizing, it is extremely cheap. It's just that Qin Hanzhen couldn't calm down, and he couldn't help but worry about Zhao Mo.
Zhao Mo's trip to the Liao Wangfu went quite smoothly. Before the sun had set, he returned. Looking at his appearance, he shouldn't have suffered a lot, and he can still smile on his face.
Qin Han really ordered someone to invite Zhao Mo, who had just returned home, to the Qingfeng Pavilion. Zhao Mo followed behind him, but another Qin Jian followed. Qin Jian is also a caring person, he heard the news from his mother Yao, and he also went out to find a friend to inquire, and really asked him to inquire about something surprising.
Before the Liao Wang couple entered Beijing, they did go to the recital, saying that they wanted to congratulate the queen mother on her birthday, and the emperor approved it. But after the Liao Wang couple entered the customs, for some reason, they have been very low-key, and they have never hyped it up under the banner of the vassal king on the road. Maybe it's because it's too low-key, and others don't know the origin of their group, just an ordinary rich family.
When they passed through the suburbs of Beijing, they happened to encounter the carriage of the royal family's daughter who fell into a mud puddle, and the carriage broke down and could not walk. The step-concubine of the King of Liao was a caring person, and when she learned that it was Miss Sun, a descendant of the Wang family, who was in trouble, she immediately invited her to her car to sit. Miss Wang declined, saying that Wang's Biezhuang was nearby, and she had gone out of the city to go to the temple to offer incense and pray for the elders, and she had long planned to live in Beizhuang, so she couldn't go back to the city with the Liao Wangfu party. When the concubine of the king of Liao learned of this, she took out two carriages and ordered the eldest son to escort the young lady and her attendants to Wangjiabizhuang, while the younger son stayed where he was and led people to help get the carriage out of the mud pit and deal with the aftermath.
Because of this delay, the Liao Wangfu and his entourage entered the capital late, and they will arrive before the city gate is closed. When I came to the palace in the capital, it was dark, and I had no time to take care of other things? The next day, I had to pack my luggage, hand over posts to the palace to meet me, inform relatives and friends, and greet visitors. However, the step-concubine of the Liao King has already handed over a post to the Wang family, and it seems that she plans to visit at a later date.
Family, this is also the proper number of courtesies. It's just that in terms of dignity and humility, it should have been the people of the Wang family who took the initiative to visit the Liao Palace. The step-concubine of the King of Liao obviously didn't want to see Zhao Shuo, but she was unexpectedly polite to his wife.