Chapter 20: Brothers
The Gongsun Sea Lord that Yiliu said is, of course, Gongsun Shu.
Before, Rong Sleeping Crane and his wife went to Western Xinjiang to work hard, firstly, because Gongsun Shu was kind to him, and if he took him with him when he played with his life, if there was a mistake, he would regret it, so it was better to let him stay in Chang'an to enjoy the peace and prosperity;
Before the rise of Rong Sleeping Crane, although Gongsun Shu himself was not bad for Rong Sleeping Crane, his left and right, like Luan Yuhei and others, had always had an attitude of both using and guarding against Rong Sleeping Crane.
When this situation was on Tortoiseshell Island, Rong Sleeping Crane Nian endured it in the face of Gongsun Shu.
Going to the Western Frontier, that is to take over the inheritance left to him by Huan Guanlan, and to further seek the world, in such an important matter, Rong Mianhe will not continue to be accustomed to people like Luan Yusi.
However, if it is disposed of, Gongsun Shu's face is not good-looking, so he can only avoid it.
Later, Gongsun Shu and his party were coerced by Meng Guiyu and trapped in Shanglin Yuan during the Chang'an Change.
Later, at the request of Gongsun Yingjiang, with the help of Weiyin and others, he took advantage of the poisoning of King Gaomi and Meng Guiyu to take the opportunity of Chang'an at night to escape.
Soon after, Rong Sleeping Crane also appeared in Gyeonggi, but the situation at that time was relatively tense, and Rong Sleeping Crane had no time to stay here for a long time.
Gongsun Shu only suspected that Rong Sleeping Crane had murdered his own father, Gongsun Tu, but he was not sure, so after thinking about it, he gave up this brotherly meeting, in case he was to blame Rong Sleeping Crane and miss this brother's big event.
Not long ago, Ruru withdrew from the army, and Rong Sleeping Crane returned to Chang'an, but when he came back, he was entangled in everything, and Gongsun Shu did not bother.
At this time, Sheng Weiqiao's family has been here for two days, and the ceremony of recognizing Gongsun Xi as a righteous brother has also been completed.
Hearing this at this moment, Rong Sleeping Crane was not surprised, and said with his chin bowed: "Tell the person who came, I will go over to see the eldest brother tomorrow." β
Yiliu went out to spread the word, and Gongsun Xi next to him frowned: "The king of the county ......"
"You don't have to worry about this, I'll explain it to my eldest brother. It was only before he could speak that he was interrupted by Rong Sleeping Crane, "You go to the guest house to settle down, and someone will take you to the study to talk later." β
sent Gongsun Xi away, and Rong Sleeping Crane and Sheng Weiqiao went back to the backyard to change clothes.
Sheng Weiqiao asked: "Big brother is looking for you, but has something to do with the rumors here in Chang'an that you hurt the old sea lord?"
"Otherwise, let's recognize Ah Xi as our younger brother today, how could he not be there?" Rong Sleeping Crane sighed, "I wanted to explain to him a long time ago, but he had a deep relationship with the old sea lord's father and son, and he deliberately avoided me before he was ready." It's hard for him to take the initiative now, I want to hurry over!"
"You have to bring more people when you go out of the city tomorrow!" Sheng Weiqiao reminded him uneasily, "I'm not suspicious of the eldest brother, I'm just worried that the eldest brother will be used." β
Rong Sleeping Crane was tying the belt of his robe, turned around when he heard this, and said with a smile: "Don't worry, don't worry, your sleeping brother is not the kind of person who is reckless, and the son of a daughter can't sit down!"
"It seems that you were not the one who went deep into the grassland alone before and washed the Ruru King's tent in blood?" Sheng Weiqiao sneered and said, "At that time, I couldn't control you when I wasn't by your side, but now not only am I, but my father and mother will come back in two days, you are playing sloppy with me now, and when the time comes, they will join forces to teach you a lesson, don't blame me for watching the excitement from the side!"
After a deep groan, he said, "You deliberately left Ah Xi down, do you want to talk about his relatives?"
Previously, Sheng Lanci and his wife objected to the marriage of Gongsun Xi and Zhao Taocheng, so they went to the front yard to find Rong Sleeping Crane and said.
Originally, after coming back, I was going to tell my daughter the details, but it happened that Jiang and Tu Fenglou's mother and daughter came, and the couple were busy going to Tu Mansion to visit Tu Ruchuan, so they didn't have time to talk to Sheng Weiqiao, so they only pulled her to the side before leaving, and whispered to Rong Mianhe that he had promised not to let Gongsun Xi marry Zhao Taocheng, and asked her to supervise a little.
At this moment, Sheng Weiqiao asked, Rong Shenghe hesitated, and felt that it was better to wait for Sheng Lanci and his wife to come back and tell his wife, after all, Sheng Weiqiao seemed to be such a boudoir friend, and he had always attached great importance to it, but he was determined not to let go of Queen Meng at this time. Even if Sheng Wei Qiao is sensible, he will not make a fuss after hearing the news, and he will definitely feel uncomfortable.
Sheng Lanci and his wife will come back in a few days, and they can't make this little ancestor uncomfortable.
Then he said: "That day, I also thought that Ah Xi was also this age, and I was in a hurry to marry him, so I didn't think about it." After some analysis by his father, it is true that it is not good for him to marry his third cousin. But because I promised my uncle before, it's better to go to the door and go through the motions. I'm going to wait for him to tell him to be cold when he sees his cousin. The eldest uncle has always loved his cousin, and knowing this situation, he will definitely take the initiative to refuse the marriage. β
Sheng Weiqiao was happy to see the end of this marriage because of Old Madam Qin, and nodded when he heard the words: "Then I'll send a post to Zhao Fu tomorrow!"
Because she was going to the Zhao Mansion, while thinking of Old Lady Qin and Zhao Taocheng, she couldn't help but think of Zhao Taoxiang, the first Zhao family she knew, and then thought of Rong Qingzui, who was said to have a close relationship with Zhao Taoxiang, "By the way, on the way here, I seem to have heard that there is a rumor here in Chang'an, because His Majesty's imperial health is not good, and he may not be able to support the queen and Zhaoyi to give birth, so he plans to choose someone from the clan to succeed him as the heir?"
"That's the thing. Rong Sleepy Crane smiled casually, "Meng Guiyu has been busy with this matter for the past two days! Yesterday, he also invited many ministers to visit Xuanjing in the palace, and Luo Pu was also among them. β
Previously, because of Huan Guanlan, King Gaomi had always been worried that Huan Guanlan's proud protΓ©gΓ© Luo Pu would be private, and he listened to Qi Jianxun's suggestion, put the Luo family under house arrest, and even forced the old lady of the Luo family to commit suicide in public, which was once in an uproar.
But soon after, King Gaomi was defeated, and when he retreated, he was personally presided over by Rong Mianhe, but he secretly took the Luo family on board.
Luo Pu was not only grateful for his generous help, but also resentful of King Gaomi for listening to slander and forcing his own mother to death, as well as the friendship of Huan Guanlan's disciples, just like Yuan Liuguang, he wholeheartedly took refuge in Rong Mianhe.
"Meng Guiyu really has this idea?" Sheng Weiqiao asked, half surprised and half puzzled, "Isn't he afraid of your objection?"
She didn't believe that Rong Sleeping Crane would be willing to kneel down in front of Rong Qingdrunk and bow down!
Even just a stopgap measure is unlikely!
Rong Sleeping Crane said indifferently: "If he is willing to toss, he will toss...... It just so happened that I was also looking at the thoughts of those people in the court. β
He is now in power, and the strong enemy Ru Ru has been stumped by civil strife, so he is not afraid that Meng Guiyu will make any splashes, so he is not very concerned about this matter.
Instead, he mentioned Zhao Tao's makeup, "Our second cousin is said to be obsessed with Rong Qing, although I don't know how obsessed it is." But Old Madam Qin had already announced to the public that she was seriously ill on the way to and from Ruzhou, and the medicine stone was ineffective, and now she was resigned to fate...... I guess I'm going to die in a few days. β
ββ¦β¦ I don't know what Rong Qingqing looked like before he was drunk, but since the incident in Bishui County, didn't he say that he was both disfigured and crippled?" Sheng Weiqiao was a little incredible, "Meng Guiyu wants to push him to the stage to be the prince, and it can be said that it is a choice of helplessness, second cousin...... So infatuated?"
"Good girl, what are you talking about?" Rong Sleeping Crane was dissatisfied when he heard this, and glanced at her, "Do you like a person or not, do you all look at your face?
Sheng Weiqiao slapped him with a smile and said, "Who looks at your face? When it comes to the degree of little white face, how come Xu Baomo and Li Shengxu are better than you? You obviously rely on your ability to eat to impress me! I just feel that Rong Qingdrunk seems to be a little literate, this situation is ruined and crippled, the second cousin is also the daughter of the Zhao family, after the eunuch, he is not the kind of person who has never seen the world, and he is a little surprised that he is so desperate!"
Rong Sleeping Crane was satisfied, and said, "Probably each flower into its own eyes...... Anyway, it has nothing to do with us. β
The couple discussed trivial matters and settled in.
The next day, the Zhao family replied to the news and agreed to meet in the Zhao Mansion two days later.
On the same day, the Qi family sent someone to send Rong Lingzhan and Rong Lingwan over, because when he went to visit the Qi family in Cuihuang Courtyard before, he personally felt the estrangement of Guangchang Junjun and Yunyang Junjun, Sheng Weiqiao had no confidence to take care of them at the moment, and was worried that they would be angry with the Mizhen County Mansion because of the Qi family's affairs, and they would not get along with him, so he couldn't help but feel a little upset in his heart.
Fortunately, the brothers don't know if they are young and don't know anything, or they were told by the Qi family before they came, in short, when they came to Sheng Weiqiao, they were very respectful and polite, although they were a little distant, but considering that the aunt and nephew didn't see each other much, the children of this age were forgetful and big, and they didn't know each other much after a few months, not to mention that Sheng Weiqiao and them hadn't seen each other for almost two years?
didn't see the hatred and resentment in their eyes, which made Sheng Weiqiao breathe a sigh of relief, smiled and asked for warmth, and personally took them to the yard that had been cleaned up a long time ago.
After going around the courtyard and telling the steward what they lacked, Sheng Weiqiao was about to leave to go to the Zhao Mansion, but Rong Lingzhan asked, "Auntie, what about the younger brother and the little uncle?"
"My little brother was taken away by your third uncle's men. Sheng Weiqiao explained, "Ruibin is young, he was sick again two days ago, my aunt and I have no experience in taking care of babies, and I am afraid that I will not be able to take good care of him, so I asked Ning Weihou and his wife to help, and now I am in Ning Weihou's mansion!"
I was afraid that these two nephews would think that it was because they were coming, so I specially asked Sheng Weiyuan and Rong Ruibin to avoid it, and added, "Wait for my aunt to come back to the house in a few days and take them back to the mansion, and you will naturally be able to meet." β
Rong Lingzhan's eyes flashed when he heard this, and he seemed to bow his head in disappointment.
Sheng Weiqiao didn't know him very well, and when he saw the situation, he only said that he didn't see his brother sad, touched his head and comforted him, and asked the small kitchen to make all kinds of snacks to make them happy.
It was almost too late to toss like this, so he dragged his tired body back to the Jingshen Hall.
But she didn't know that after she left, Rong Lingzhan and Rong Lingwan sent people away, and the little brother closed the door and whispered in the inner room: "Mother wants us to come to the county king's mansion, and try to get close to Rong Ruibin, it is best to stay for a long time, and get along with Rong Ruibin like a brother...... Rong Ruibin is not in the house at all at this time, what should I do?"
Rong Lingwan pursed her lips and said, "Didn't the eldest sister say it? The third uncle has always been cold to us, but the third aunt is a little nosy. Let's try to please her, the third uncle is very fond of her, even if he sees our purpose, he won't dismiss her!"
"But that Sheng Weiyuan, he is not in the house this time. Rong Lingzhan's childish face was gloomy, "The person who said what the third uncle took away...... Maybe I'll be with Rong Ruibin right now?"
"That's the third aunt's maiden brother, and the third aunt sees him as of course more affectionate than us. Rong Ling said, "The second sister and the third sister advised, don't offend him." Otherwise, as soon as he complains, the third aunt will definitely get bored with us!"
Rong Lingzhan looked at him: "But if the third aunt wants to let her younger brother be intimate with Rong Ruibin, and Rong Ruibin grows up, with this little uncle as a playmate, what are you doing with our two cousins?"
Rong Lingwan was stunned, and immediately fell silent.