Chapter 52: Salutation
Zhao Mogong bowed down and respectfully shouted to Qin Bai, "Third Master Qin". Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info Qin Bai hurriedly held him up: "I can't do it." The prince is a nobleman of the clan, how can I receive your great gift with a cloth cloth?"
Zhao Mo smiled and said, "You are Zhao Mo's elder, how can you not stand this courtesy?" insisted on bowing.
Qin Bai noticed that his strength was greater than his own, and he couldn't stop it, thinking that he was acting like this, but he was afraid that he would also have the intention of thanking himself for helping, so he sighed secretly in his heart, and accepted a salute according to his wishes. After this ceremony was completed, Qin Bai hurriedly helped the person up.
Zhao Mo no longer refused this time, just looked at Qin Bai with a respectful smile.
He learned about his uncle's grandfather's old friend from his aunt Tang's mouth, and he also knew that the Cheng'en Marquis Mansion was now in full swing in the capital, and the holy family was the most prosperous. Although I don't understand what the Tang family said, why Qin Bai, the brother-in-law who was once the most favored by Jinshang, has been stranded in the northwest for thirty years, and there is no news of him, and there is no intention to look for it in the capital, but this old man has obviously been in a state of seclusion for many years, has no position or power, and he doesn't know what the holy family is like now, but he is still willing to protect himself, even if he will directly confront a high-ranking family like the Wang family, he doesn't care. This kindness alone is enough to make Zhao Mo feel sorry for him.
Qin Bai looked Zhao Mo up and down several times, only to feel that the more he looked at it, the more he looked like his old friend Tang Fu when he was young, and he couldn't help but smile on his face. He looked at Wen Shaoyang: "Shaoyang is right, the little boy is indeed like your grandfather." ”
Wen Shaoyang looked at his cousin and showed a gentle and kind smile: "Isn't it? When my grandfather returned from Liaodong, he said that he had met his aunt's grandmother's roommate, and he knew that his uncle was quite like himself, so it can be seen that his nephew is like an uncle. It's just that I didn't expect that my cousin Xiao's father is more like my grandfather than my uncle. My grandmother used to tell me that when she was old and dazzled, when she saw her cousin, she always felt that she had seen her grandfather when he was young. ”
Qin Bai couldn't help but laugh.
Wen Shaoyang then said: "The younger generation is cheeky to say, now the Qin and Tang families are world friends, and the cousin calls the old gentleman the third master of Qin, but he is a little different. From the Tang family, your cousin is the nephew and grandson of your grandfather, and you are the best friend of your grandfather, so your cousin is naturally your junior. From the royal point of view, you are the uncle of His Royal Highness the Prince of the East Palace, and you are also the uncle and grandfather of His Royal Highness the Prince of the East Palace in the past. The cousin wants to call His Royal Highness the Crown Prince an uncle, and His Royal Highness the Crown Sun is also a cousin of the in-laws, so I should have followed my cousin and called you a third uncle and grandfather. ”
Wen Shaoyang is a son of a businessman, although he has a grandfather and mother who are from a famous scholarly family, and he is also raised by a father who is famous for his achievements, but he is still somewhat tainted with some businessman habits and is very good at building relationships with people. He had already wanted to seek the protection of the Qin family for his cousin, but now that Qin Bai treated Zhao Mo kindly, his appreciation jumped beyond words, and he immediately beat the snake with the stick, wanting to bring their relationship closer.
Zhao Mo knew his cousin's good intentions, although he felt a little embarrassed, but Qin Bai was originally the emperor's prince, if he and Qin Bai both lived in the capital, they should be called like this when they met, so they would also bow down again, and call him "third uncle and grandfather".
How could Qin Bai not understand their cousin's intentions, but he felt more pity for Zhao Mo in his heart, and also appreciated Wen Shaoyang's actions to protect his cousin at all costs, so he smiled and responded.
After seeing the ceremony, Qin Bai turned to Qin Hanzhen and Wu Shaoying, who followed Zhao Mo into the house, although he felt that his granddaughter was young, and there were many things that he didn't need to let her know. But Zhao Mo was invited by Qin Hanzhen to come in, and it was Zhao Mo who invited Qin Hanzhen into the house. Although he didn't understand the reason, he couldn't tell his granddaughter to leave directly. Fortunately, although her granddaughter is young, she is smart and knows how to measure. When she knows the inside story, it doesn't hurt if she doesn't tell outsiders about things indiscriminately.
As for the student Wu Shaoying, she already knows a lot of secrets, and she is stable and reliable. Let him get involved, and he will have a person to discuss in case of trouble.
Qin Bai introduced Wu Shaoying and Qin Han to Zhao Mo and asked them to greet each other: "This is my student Wu Shaoying, a person from Suide, who has been in Guozijian for many years, returned to his hometown from a study tour last year, and served my husband and wife all the way to Beijing, which is the most reliable." ”
Wu Shaoying was busy officially meeting Zhao Mo, and Zhao Mo was also very polite, calling him "Mr. Wu", which made Wu Shaoying, who knew his identity, a little flattered. However, Wu Shaoying has a steady temperament, and she didn't show any different colors.
Then Qin Bai introduced Qin Hanzhen again: "This is my little granddaughter Hanzhen, who is eight years old. Hanzhen, you've come to see the little boy. He paused, but he was a little unsure of how his granddaughter should call Zhao Mo. Qin Hanzhen is different from Wu Shaoying, since she is her granddaughter, Zhao Mo calls herself uncle and grandfather, and her granddaughter should naturally change her name, but how to call it?
However, Zhao Mo smiled kindly, and took the initiative to say to Qin Hanzhen: "Is my cousin's maiden name originally called Hanzhen? Just outside the gate, my cousin rescued me. ”
Qin Bai saw that he took the initiative to set a title, so he bowed slightly to his granddaughter. Qin Hanzhen's face flushed slightly, and he saluted Zhao Mo: "I've seen my cousin." But he was so embarrassed in his heart that he couldn't do it, what he said to Wu Shaoying just now really made Zhao Mo listen to it. She said that his father was stupid, and said more than once, he shouldn't be angry, right?
However, she and Zhao Mo call each other cousins, and this relationship is inevitably too far, three thousand miles at a time......
met Zhao Mo, and it was Wen Shaoyang's turn. He was also a gentle man, and the smile on his face never disappeared. Although he knew that Wu Shaoying was a prisoner with no background, he still respected him, and he was even more cordial to Qin Hanzhen, looking like a big brother, and took out a small purse from his sleeve and handed it to Qin Hanzhen: "A meeting gift for Sister Qin, a little thing, sister take it and play with it." ”
As soon as Qin Hanzhen pinched the small purse, he felt that there were a few hard things inside, the shape seemed to be some kind of small animal, and the sound did not seem to be metal, but like jade. She looked at Qin Bai and saw that her grandfather acquiesced, so she accepted it with a smile and thanked Wen Shaoyang again.
When the salute was finished, everyone sat down and spoke. Qin Bai ordered Hu Yong to change another round of tea, so that he could continue to stay outside the door and not allow idle people to approach.
Then, Qin Bai asked Zhao Mo: "When did your father send you to Datong, did he tell you anything?"
Zhao Mo smiled bitterly: "After my mother died, before Sanqi passed, my father planned to go to Beijing. It's just that he didn't want to alarm his grandfather and grandmother, for fear that his grandmother would deliberately make it difficult to stop him, so he found an excuse to go out. As soon as he left, his mother went again, and there were a few concubines left in the palace, who took care of my diet and daily life, but the other things couldn't help. My father said that I would stay in the palace and that when my grandfather and grandmother found out the truth, they would be angry with me and let me set off for Datong immediately to join my grandfather. But I thought that my mother had died less than 100 days ago, and my father was not there, and if even I were gone, I don't know who else in the house would care about the sacrifice behind my mother. There is also a younger brother who is still in his infancy, and although he is a concubine, he is also my sibling, and he has been raised by my mother since birth, so I should leave him alone to bear the wrath of my grandfather and grandmother? My father was a little angry, and he ignored me, and when the day came, he went out. ”
As for how the eldest son of the king of Liao went to Beijing, how the king of Liao and the step-concubine of the king of Liao were angry and blamed the Zhao Mo brothers, he didn't mention it much, and he always suffered a lot of crimes. Fortunately, Zhao Shuo, the eldest son of the King of Liao, acted smoothly in the capital, won the emperor's approval, and had a good errand, obviously won the holy favor. Even if he didn't know how far he could go, King Liao would not be stupid enough to make a mortal enmity with his son at this time, so he relented.
However, the good times were short-lived. After the winter of last year, the news of the bad things of the prince of Jin came, and the possibility of the eldest son of the king of Liao on the throne seemed to be greater, but at the same time, there was also news that he was about to marry a newcomer. The new stepmother's maiden family is very prominent and powerful in the court, and even the King of Liao does not dare to offend easily. But this did not improve the situation of the two Zhao Mo brothers, because the eldest son of the King of Liao sent a letter home, and he was accompanied by his henchmen who went to Beijing with him. It was this henchman who personally sent Zhao Mo to Datong and handed him over to Master Wen.
As for Zhao Mo's younger brother, he stayed in the Liao Wang's Mansion with his biological mother and other concubines, and Zhao Shuo, the eldest son of the Liao King, did not make arrangements for him. Perhaps, it's because he's just a concubine, and his biological mother is a roommate.
Zhao Moyuan also thought that his father ordered his henchmen to send him to his grandfather because he wanted to protect his own safety. But once he overheard his third uncle talking to his grandfather, he realized that his father had given up on himself by doing this. This is to show the future Yue family's Wang family that Zhao Mo, the eldest son, was exiled by him and will not become his heir in the future.
To add insult to injury, Zhao Mo learned from his third uncle's words that his mother's death was not a normal death, but suicide!
His father Zhao Shuo, as the eldest son of the Liao Wang, has lived under the hostility of his step-concubines and brothers since he was a child, and he is not valued by his biological father the Liao King, so he has not been able to obtain the position of the son of the world. What's more, because the two younger brothers are growing up, the step-concubine has the intention to make her own flesh and blood become the son of the world, but Zhao Shuo's identity is clear on the jade, and he has never been at fault, he is healthy and has children, so he has the heart to poison him. In order to escape the persecution of his stepmother, Zhao Shuo was also dissatisfied with his biological father's cold treatment, so he planned to go to Beijing to learn from the prince of Jin to try to enter the royal family and fight for a bright road for himself.
However, he had no power or power, so how could he succeed? Without anyone to help, he could not even go to the capital, and there was no way to see the emperor when he went to the capital. At this time, it was the Wang family who came to the door and contacted him privately, hinting that he could help him, on the condition that he had to marry the daughter of the Wang family as his wife, and in the future, he would also appoint the heir born to the daughter of the Wang family as his heir.
Zhao Shuo decided to take a gamble. Wen, who was ill, learned that her husband was in a difficult situation, and if he had a good situation, he and his son would not have a good outcome. She expressed to Zhao Shuo that she was willing to fulfill him and vacate his wife to the daughter of the Wang family, but she had the conditions and asked Zhao Shuo to make a heavy oath, if one day he became a great treasure, the heir could only be Zhao Mo. Zhao Shuo can borrow the power of the Wang family, but he can't really let the son born to the daughter of the Wang family rob her eldest son of everything he should have, otherwise his wish will come to naught.
Zhao Shuo agreed, and Wen committed suicide. Because she was sick at the time, Zhao Shuo claimed that she died of illness, and no one doubted it. Only her dowry maid felt suspicious and secretly reported to the Wen family. Master Wen took his second son to question in person, and Zhao Shuocai secretly told the truth.
The foreign family of an ordinary clan child or the foreign family of an heir to the throne, which one should be chosen, Master Wen naturally knew in his heart. Zhao Shuo reached an agreement with the Wen family that the Wen family would be responsible for protecting Zhao Mo before he succeeded.
However, how could things go as he wanted? He made a marriage with the Wang family, and he was about to take advantage of the Wang family's momentum to soar to the sky. The Wang family didn't plan to leave a hole for him to drill. They directly found Third Uncle Wen and wanted to poison Zhao Mo. (To be continued.) )