When Meng Twelve and Meng Thirteen were whispering, at the edge of the flower forest not far from them, Meng Guihan was whispering to his brother Meng Guiyu: "Sixth brother, the county lord of Kangzhao has been away from Xi for a long time, and he has not returned, and he has been stopped somewhere to pour out his heart, I just asked a maid, saying that I saw the county lord of Kangzhao asking for directions outside the two courtyards, calculate the time, she will be able to get to this neighborhood in a while, such a good opportunity, you can't miss it!"

"What about yourself?" Meng Guiyu frowned, although he was really curious about Sheng Weiqiao, and he really wanted to have more contact with this girl, but in the final analysis, he still valued a few younger brothers and sisters the most, so he felt a headache for Meng Guihan to match himself with Sheng Weiqiao, "At the flower viewing banquet today, no matter how complete the girls from Chang'an are, you seize the opportunity to take a good look, and write down whose girl you like, and I will propose marriage to you when I go back!" If you miss it, Her Royal Highness the eldest princess of Wuyang may not hold a similar banquet this year. ”

For fear that he would miss him here and delay his lifelong event, he sighed, "You can rest assured that I am here! I will block the county lord of Kangzhao and take a good walk with her!"

With such repeated reassurances, Meng Guihan turned around and left step by step.

Not long after he left, Sheng Weiqiao really walked over with flowers and willows, and saw Meng Guiyu under the independent flower tree, wearing a stone blue brocade robe that was reflected by the sea of pink and white flowers, he subconsciously took a second look, but immediately recognized him, and smiled and blessed: "Hello, uncle!"

Sheng Weiqiao thought that he just happened to meet, after all, everyone knew the intention of this kind of banquet today, and most of the time he was not at the table, and it was common for Meng Guiyu to come out and wait for others, so he had to walk away when he said hello, so as not to disturb Meng Guiyu.

Who knew that Meng Guiyu nodded at her and said with a smile: "It's okay for the county lord, I'm waiting for the county lord." ”

"Wait for me?" Sheng Weiqiao was a little surprised, stopped to look at him, and asked, "I don't know what Uncle has to say?"

Meng Guiyu pointed to a flower path leading to a secluded place not far away, and said in a kind voice, "Can you talk while walking?"

"This ......?" Sheng Weiqiao looked at him and then at the road, and muttered: Although she has not met Meng Guiyu many times, Meng Guiyu has always given her a very good impression;

So after thinking about it, he nodded and said, "Uncle, please!"

After the two of them excused each other and gave in to each other, they finally walked into the path side by side.

After walking a few steps, Meng Guiyu saw Sheng Weiqiao looking at him frequently, and the meaning of inquiry was overflowing, he coughed dryly, and said, "What does the county lord think of today's banquet?"

"The Eldest Princess's Mansion is the Eldest Princess's Mansion, these flowers and trees are really beautiful. Sheng Weiqiao said secretly, could it be that there is any inside story of this banquet today or something that is not known to everyone?

While making various guesses, she said, "I have read the two lines of poetry that Her Royal Highness the Eldest Princess said to the county lord Jingshu a long time ago, but I never thought of using that way to keep the flowers in the mansion undefeated. ”

"This is because the county lord has been growing in the south before. Meng Guiyu smiled when he heard this, and said, "The climate in the south is warm, and there are flowers blooming at all times, so there is no need to worry about the lack of flowers in the garden, so naturally there is no need to work so hard! ”

Sheng Weiqiao was right to think about it, and said with a smile: "Uncle still sees it thoroughly, I still think that after knowing this method, I will go back to Nanfeng County after a while, and I will tell my father and mother to draw a scoop with a gourd, and I will also see more flowers for a few days!"

"The county lord is going back to Nanfeng County in a while?" Meng Guiyu was racking his brains thinking about how to get closer to her, instead of continuing to come to the "county lord" with such a polite "uncle" like this, he was stunned when he heard this, and said tentatively, "Is the county lord going back on this trip for the production of Lingtang?

Sheng Weiqiao's biological mother Feng has not heard from her for more than ten years since she gave birth to her daughter, and now she is finally pregnant.

But Meng Guiyu wanted to come, probably to prepare for marriage?

was thinking about it, but saw Sheng Weiqiao shaking his head and said: "Of course I will go back, I just came to Chang'an to take a spin, and I didn't plan to stay for a long time." ”

Speaking of this, I remembered that Meng Guiyu was also a member of the Meng family after all, and he had always followed the big house, so he might not be speechless in front of Zheng Guogong, and added a few words, "I originally thought that my brother was my own brother, and I planned to turn around after he was named on the gold list." But because his grandparents came to Chang'an to congratulate him, he had already stayed for a few more days......! Now it is really embarrassing for our family to stay in Chang'an. To be honest, if it weren't for the fact that my grandfather and grandmother were old and had just made a long journey to Chang'an, it would not be appropriate to leave for the return trip immediately, we would only be on the way back at this time!"

"Is the county lord just gone?" Meng Guiyu raised his eyebrows slightly when he listened, and said in his heart, Could it be that Sheng Sleeping Crane has a one-sided love for this Sheng Weiqiao, and Sheng Weiqiao himself doesn't know?

So he deliberately probed, "The little prince who is newly recognized by the Gaomi Royal Mansion has been commensurate with you as a brother and sister for a few years, and now he has only gone back, he may not be able to get used to the palace, right?"

Sheng Weiqiao was worried that the Meng family would seize the Sheng family's adoption of Sheng Sleeping Crane, and when he heard this, he was immediately alerted, and immediately cleared up: "It has only been three years since he joined my Sheng family's genealogy! In the past three years, because of his hard work, we have not met many times! To say that there must be a brother-sister relationship, in the end, I always thought that he was my own sister. But to say that for him to stay in Chang'an, this is a bit unreasonable, right? After all, King Gaomi and the princess are here, and his biological parents have to worry about his affairs, so why should our Sheng family point fingers?"

"It seems that this Kangzhao County Lord doesn't know Sheng Sleeping Crane's thoughts?" Meng Guiyu looked at Sheng Weiqiao playfully for a moment, and then smiled secretly, "I have always felt that Sheng Sleeping Crane is fierce and ruthless, and acts unscrupulously...... But he doesn't want to, he also has something to do?"

Originally, his special interest in Sheng Weiqiao was caused by Sheng Sleeping Crane, but at this moment, he noticed Sheng Weiqiao's status in Sheng Sleeping Crane's mind, but he was afraid that it was still on top of his earlier considerations, and his attention to this girl suddenly increased a lot.

"County Lord Kangzhao, it is said that your parents are in the hall, and your grandfather and grandmother are now by your side, and the number of times you and I have met is not much. Meng Guiyu thought for a while, and said warmly, "But I still have to take the liberty to say: If the county lord is so talented, if he is in a corner of Nanfeng County, he is really a little wronged!"

There was an implied appreciation and expectation in these words, and Sheng Weiqiao couldn't help but be slightly stunned when he noticed it.

Her mentality at this time is actually very wandering, after all, since the second half of last year, since the tortoiseshell island returned to Shengfu, she has learned the secret that Sheng Sleeping Crane has no blood relationship with her from Sheng Lanci and his wife.

From then to now, I have been fighting and intriguing with Sheng Sleeping Crane in the middle, and I have even surpassed the intimacy of the relationship between brothers and sisters more than once.

But Sheng Weiqiao is a girl who cares about the overall situation, and she can't ignore the future of the entire Sheng family for her own affairs.

King Gaomi and the Meng Clan have been evenly matched for so many years, and they themselves may not be sure that they will be able to have the last laugh, and who can guarantee that they are betting on the right treasure?

Although Sheng Sleeping Crane once confidently guaranteed that the hole cards left by Huan Guanlan would definitely win, but this person deceived Sheng Weiqiao too many times, and refused to explain what the hole cards were, how could Sheng Weiqiao dare to believe him?

After all, this choice is not only her life and death, but also the entire Sheng family!

The Sheng family is not in a situation where they have to stand in line now, and in this case, it is the best and safest not to interfere...... Therefore, reason told her that for the sake of the future of the Sheng family, and for the sake of the elderly Mrs. Sheng not to worry about the future of her children and grandchildren all day long because she is so old, she should really choose Li Shengxu, or a family like Li Shengxu who did not participate in the court fight!

Reason and emotion, the overall situation and private feelings, this is an extremely difficult choice, Sheng Weiqiao is at this age, and he doesn't have much experience, so he naturally hesitated to this day, and he actually hasn't figured out his real decision?

Therefore, although she was at the request of Mrs. Sheng, she specially dressed up to participate in this flower-viewing banquet today, but she really didn't have many expectations and thoughts about Li Shengxu...... After all, she also knows that no matter how much Li Shengxu likes or dislikes herself, in fact, regarding the marriage that may or may not take place between the two, the considerations of both parties are the same: the political position of the other party's family is in line with their own interests!

To put it bluntly, this is still a political marriage, but unlike Meng Biyun's marriage to Emperor Xuanjing, Meng's marriage is rich and noble, while Li Sheng seeks marriage to keep his family peaceful.

This is also where the county lord of Deping, as the so-called county lord of Houtai, who has a bad reputation and no reliability, has the confidence to compete for the position of Mrs. Yichun Hou: as the biological daughter of King Gaomi, she is notoriously disliked by King Gaomi.

If the eldest princess of Wuyang has to choose one between her and Meng Liyun to be her daughter-in-law...... Eighty percent will choose her, so that she can continue to maintain the current position of the eldest princess of Wuyang who is free from all parties and at the same time maintains friendly relations with all parties, if she chooses Meng Liyi, it is equivalent to standing in line with Meng.

And the eldest princess of Wuyang, who knows that there is a risk in the court fight and must be cautious when standing in line, is absolutely unwilling to take such a risk easily!

Therefore, at this time, Meng Guiyu's euphemistic confession, Sheng Weiqiao first thought: "Chongxin Bota, what do you want from me?"

“…… Uncle praised it falsely, I'm just an ordinary woman. At this moment, the original good impression of Meng Guiyu was immediately discounted, and said lightly, "There are too many people like me in the world, and I haven't seen those people come to Chang'an in a swarm?" ”

"More than ten years ago, when my father and mother went, I remember it was a day of pouring rain. Meng Guiyu has lived in an environment where people look at their faces for many years, and is very sensitive to changes in people's likes and dislikes, especially Sheng Weiqiao's disguise skills are not very clever, he suddenly felt that this girl's attitude towards himself seemed to be instantly cold, his eyebrows wrinkled slightly, and he immediately let go, and said calmly, "It's just past noon, and the few hangers have already left, I took the seventh brother and the tenth sister to kneel behind the filial piety curtain to keep the spirit, and asked the next person to take the youngest eleventh sister to the wing room to rest." ”

"Originally, considering that the eleventh sister was young, she couldn't help but kneel. ”

"Who knew that before the three-day suspension, the tenth sister happened to see the eleventh sister, but found that she was a mess!"

"It turned out that the subordinates who served her saw that our parents were gone, and my eldest brother was not very old at the time, and the uncles, aunts and aunts above all stood by and watched because of the grievances with my late father in the early years, and did not mean to support us. ”

"The eleventh sister was awakened by thunder in the middle of the night, and she didn't see anyone in the room to accompany her, so she went out to look for it, and was wet with rain, and she cried with cold. The subordinate was afraid that I would know the punishment, so I changed her clothes, and she didn't soak in hot water, nor did she wipe her hair, let alone ginger soup, etc., so she stuffed it directly into the quilt and forced her to sleep!"

"When the tenth sister found out, the eleventh sister's pillow was still trendy. ”

"She fell ill there, and later, in order to cure her completely, I sold most of the property left by my late father and mother...... At that time, the tenth sister and the eleventh sister were against this, and what they said was similar to that of you, the county lord of Kangzhao...... After the family situation fell all day, whether it was in the hands of subordinates, clansmen or outsiders, or even the brothers in charge, there was no need to spend all the money of a room for the eleventh sister. ”

"After all, according to the current view, the big head of those things should naturally be given to me and the seventh brother, not two girls who are destined to leave the cabinet. ”

Meng Guiyu looked at Sheng Weiqiao, his tone was very calm, the compassion and softness contained in it were very sincere, "My answer is also the same as the persuasion of the county lord just now: my sister's talent, if she has been tormented by illness, she will live this life...... It's so aggrieved!"

"Some people may think that even many girls are originally girls, and they also think that the girls' families are going to get married, and they can compromise on many things, compromise, or even accept their fate. ”

"But I think that people live for a lifetime, and the grass and trees are autumn...... It's already a hurry, it's a short time, why do you have to settle?"

"The flowers of the mountains and fields bloom and set, and they do not forget to shine a bright day. ”

"Could it be that the county lord has been throwing and deciding so easily in his life for decades?"

Sheng Weiqiao looked at his eyes in a daze, a man with a gentle temperament who was not aggressive, his eyes were heavy, full of love and cherishment for beautiful things, without the slightest filth and calculation.

“…… Thank you!" the girl suddenly had the urge to cry, she thought of the sleeping crane, people live for a lifetime, the grass and trees are autumn, the flowers of the mountains and fields bloom and fall, and she does not forget a bright day...... So she decided to give up on him?

After all the past interactions, Sheng Weiqiao even had the impulse, and immediately turned around and left the mansion of the eldest princess of Wuyang, and went to the Gaomi palace to see Sheng Sleeping Crane.

But......

I can't take this step anyway!

No matter how touching the words of encouragement are, how could she watch the entire Sheng family carry heavy shackles for her marriage, and be involved in the whirlpool of an unknown future?!

…… I don't know how long it took, Sheng Weiqiao came back from a trance, only to see a handkerchief in front of him, embroidered with a few bamboo branches on the aqua blue background, looking at the stitch should be done by Meng Guihuan, neatly folded and handed it to her hand, Meng Guiyu should have maintained this posture for a long time, but there was no impatience and urging in his face and eyes, and there was understanding and tolerance after a long time of vicissitudes in his calmness.

The girl subconsciously touched her face, only to find that although she endured and endured, she was still in tears.

She laughed miserably, took the handkerchief and wiped it, and thought silently in her heart: "Grandfather, I did come to the mansion of the eldest princess of Wuyang, and I can see who I want more clearly." But what's the point?"

Although Mrs. Sheng said that if she finally chose Sheng Sleeping Crane after seeing many outstanding young talents, then in the face of Mrs. Ai, the old lady was willing to gamble for her...... How could she accept such a huge sacrifice and indulgence with peace of mind?!

After all, it is still cut, and the reason is still messy.