Chapter 15: Twists and Turns

It is no wonder that Sheng Lanci and his wife were dissatisfied with the Zhao family, and the Feng family even showed a mean look: at the beginning, the old lady Sheng was obsessed with Ruru and wanted to hit Ruru hard, and took the initiative to betray Sheng Weiqiao and his wife and Xuan Yu Feng, which was certainly the introduction of the matter.

But the Zhao family, as an important minister of the court, is also a family that has been deeply blessed by the emperor and supported by the society for several generations, but instead of learning the generosity of the old lady Sheng, they fell into the well, and took this opportunity to try to let Zhao Taocheng replace Sheng Weiqiao!

Although the Sheng family did not get actual evidence for this matter, the shrewdness of Sheng Lanci and his wife was also well understood.

And the situation of the Zhao family, it is not difficult to inquire: Old lady Zhao died early, he and Mrs. Qin have two sons and one daughter, and the daughter Princess Gaomi has been ill for many years, and she no longer asks about political affairs at all; the eldest son Zhao Shi is in northern Xinjiang, at that time, even if he was involved in this matter, because it is far away from Chang'an, it is estimated that he will not be able to be the mastermind; the second son Zhao Yu is in Chang'an, but according to the personal observation and investigation of Old Lady Feng, Zhao Yu is very filial, and his temperament is a little soft, in Chang'an Zhao's mansion, the real decision in major matters is probably still Mrs. Qin!

Combined with the fact that before Sheng Weiqiao married Rong Mianhe, she tried to match Zhao Taocheng and Rong Mianhe, but wasn't it Old Madam Qin and Princess Gaomi, to be precise, it was Old Madam Qin who persuaded Princess Gaomi to do this!?

Sheng Lanci and his wife even suspected that Princess Gaomi's dissatisfaction with Sheng Weiqiao's daughter-in-law might also be provoked by Mrs. Qin!

Otherwise, even if she is a mother-in-law, it is difficult to have feelings for her daughter-in-law, who has raised Rong Sleeping Crane for two years for the Sheng family, and spares no effort to cultivate him as if she were her own, Princess Gaomi still has a little conscience, shouldn't she repay Sheng Weiqiao and be particularly favored?

The eighth achievement is that Mrs. Qin is unwilling to let Sleeping Crane fail to be a son-in-law for the Zhao family, and uses her mother-daughter relationship with Princess Gaomi to make a stumbling block!

At this moment, when he heard that Sheng Weiqiao was going to take Gongsun Xi to the Zhao family for a blind date, he frowned, Feng waved his hand to let the left and right retreat, and approached his daughter: "I said that you are really stupid! Ah Xi is Mizhen's most important confidant, and it was just to entrap him earlier, so he said that he wanted to recognize him as his righteous brother! At this time, you actually want to find a daughter-in-law of the Zhao family, isn't this deliberately blocking yourself?"

Sheng Lanci added: "Originally, Miss Zhao San, as Mizhen's cousin, has a relationship with Mizhen that is not far off! If she becomes a concubine with you again and has closer and closer contacts, who knows what will happen in the future? In the end, you also know Mizhen's future, the royal family has not been chaotic from ancient times to the present, and there is no daughter-in-law and brother-in-law in the previous dynasty who cannot enter the palace! As Mizhen's main room, how can you not even have such a little vigilance?"

In fact, Sheng Weiqiao's impression of the Zhao family also changed sharply after knowing the old lady Sheng's original calculations and what the Zhao family did in it, but this matter was decided a long time ago.

And when she was in Northern Xinjiang, although Zhao Shi was out of various interests considerations, in the final analysis, she still treated her as a nephew and daughter-in-law.

Now that he has returned to Chang'an, he turned his face when he finished using this uncle...... Sheng Weiqiao couldn't do such a thing, so he said: "This marriage was decided in Northern Xinjiang before." At this time, Mi Zhen opened her mouth again and asked me to take Ah Xi over, if I just stopped it......"

Feng Shi didn't wait for her to finish speaking, and then hated iron and steel: "What are you stopping for?!Do you need to come forward yourself?

got up immediately, and wanted to go with Sheng Lanci to find Rong Sleeping Crane and say.

Sheng Weiqiao hurriedly said: "Mi Zhen is now directly in control of the Western Xinjiang Army, and the Northern Xinjiang Army still needs the help of the eldest uncle to watch the point, if he regrets his marriage, it is not good for him?"

"Are you used to treating the elders as decorations?" Feng Shi laughed angrily, turned around and asked her, "Are you your Uncle Xu Shi so old that you can't get on the horse and carry a gun, or do you think that your Uncle Xu Shi has been very happy in the court all these years as a Hou Ye, and he doesn't want to go back to the army at all?!"

Compared with Zhao Shi, a general of Huaihua who came to power with the support of King Gaomi, Xu Zijing, who was squeezed out of the Northern Xinjiang Army because he did not have a strong background, is that a real commander? !

And Sheng Weiqiao's words just reminded Sheng Lanci and his wife: if you take advantage of this incident to persuade Rong Menghe to stop Gongsun Xi's marriage to Zhao Taocheng, and then drive Zhao Shi out of the Northern Xinjiang Army and let Xu Zijing replace him...... not only repaid the Xu family's dedication to the Sheng family in the past two years, but also added a bargaining chip to Sheng Weiqiao?

After all, the Sheng family's current lintel is really a bit different from Rong Sleeping Crane's background.

At this time, Rong Sleeping Crane and Sheng Weiqiao are still newlyweds, they don't care, and they are busy with business, they have no time to mess with flowers and grass, and their achievements are done, Sheng Weiqiao's background can't control the scene, God knows how many turmoil there will be?

It's just that the Sheng family really doesn't have any talents who can do it at this time, even if Sheng Lanci leaves his family business and enters the political arena now, he will not be able to reach the point of leaning towards the government and the opposition for a while.

However, Xu Zijing, the former commander of the Northern Xinjiang Army, re-presided over the first army, and it is natural for people to make the best use of their talents!

The Sheng family and the Xu family have intersected for three generations, and each of them regards each other's children as their own, and they are even more tolerant and loving than their own.

If the Xu family regains military power, will they still be able to support Sheng Weiqiao's mother and son in the future?

Thinking of this, it was just that Old Madam Qin was angry at Sheng Weiqiao's calculation earlier, so she decided to disrupt this marriage, and the couple glanced at each other, and they were determined not only to disrupt the marriage, but also to let Zhao Shi get out of the Northern Frontier Army!

The two of them went to the study in the front yard to find Rong Sleeping Crane, and Rong Sleeping Crane, who was dealing with official business, heard this, and hurriedly put down Zihao and came out to greet him, slightly surprised: "Daddy has something to order, send someone over to say, I have been here since the past, why did I come here in person?"

Sheng Lanci and his wife were very satisfied with his respectful attitude, and after a few words of greeting with a pleasant face, they hinted that he dismissed his subordinates, and even sent Yiliu, who was waiting for pen and ink, to talk about the marriage of Gongsun Xi and Zhao Taoxi.

Knowing that Rong Mianhe was very shrewd, he might not be able to hide it from him if he was careful, so Sheng Lanci said bluntly: "The matter in Western Xinjiang, although it was caused by the old lady, is it not that we are separating the relationship between you and your relatives: what the old lady Qin did is really chilling!"

"You know how obedient she is, she is the most coaxing, and she has never remembered it for long after teaching her for so many years!" Feng Shi interface, "How could she have played with Old Madam Qin?" Originally, although the two families are relatives, they don't interact with each other except for the New Year's Festival, although we know what Old Madam Qin did, for the sake of the elders, we don't have to care!"

"But Ah Xi has a close relationship with you, and now you have to be recognized as a righteous brother, and it will be more and more a family!"

"When the time comes, he marries Miss Zhao Family, and the relationship between your couple and the Zhao family will of course be on a higher level!"

"That's a lot of going back and forth...... In case Old Madam Qin has any thoughts again, what do you say you should do?"

"This kid is heartless enough, not to mention that as the saying goes, only a thousand days to be a thief, how can there be a thousand days to prevent thieves? Even if you say that you can protect her, but you are a person who does great things, can you still stay with her in the backyard all day long?"

"And the obedient girl is spoiled by us, and she is a little squeamish. ”

"It's rare that you don't dislike it, but the princess is only afraid that she has some regrets, right?"

"Especially the son of the world is a well-known virtuous person, and she is more and more obedient!"

Feng Shi said this in one breath, and said solemnly at the end, "I know that Miss Zhao San is the pearl of General Huaihua's palm, and now you personally lead the Western Xinjiang Army, but the Northern Xinjiang Army is still managed by General Huaihua." General Huaihua is still your own uncle, and he also helped you speak earlier...... At this time, recognizing Ah Xi as a righteous brother and marrying General Huaihua will be beneficial to your future career. ”

"However, we also know that you don't want her to be rich and noble, as long as she lives well!"

"At the beginning, you also promised not to let her be wronged, let alone put her in danger, so we promised her to you!"

"The situation is ...... What do you say?"

As he spoke, he took a sip of tea and looked at his son-in-law calmly.

Rong Sleeping Crane groaned, and after a while, he said: "Mother, there is a matter here, I am afraid that the obedient girl will be embarrassed, so I haven't told her." Now that you two have found it, it's time to ask you two to help you take a look!"

I told them about Gongsun Xi and Empress Meng, "...... Dong Liang was also cautious at that time, and specially sent the queen a soup to avoid children, but he didn't know why, it didn't work, and she was still pregnant! Hearing what Dong Liang said, the close attendants sent to the queen were called Yin and Xin, and after they found out, they advised her to keep the abortion secret. However, the queen refused, what happened in the middle, I have not been in Chang'an for a long time, and I am too busy to ask carefully. In short, several of them died in the palace later, and each one was worse than the other! It was Dong Liang's henchman who was single-handedly brought out, and he was a loyal subordinate who refused to confess a word after being tortured to death, and now he begged in front of me to give these five people an explanation......

Before he could finish speaking, Sheng Lanci and his wife had already said in unison: "Of course we have to give them an explanation! Otherwise, wouldn't it chill the hearts of the people below?!"

Feng Shi said categorically: "Don't worry about it, I'll go and tell her when I go back...... Although she had a good relationship with Queen Nameng earlier, firstly, this child was not a foolish person, no matter how important the queen was, could she still be more important than your affairs? Second, it was also because there were not many girls in the Sheng family, and the concubines were certainly clinging to her, where was the age gap, where did they talk about going together?

It is logical to remind the son-in-law not to forget the matter of Mrs. Qin, "That's why we are so worried about her, one is not optimistic, and she may not know if she is sold!

Sheng Lanci coughed dryly: "Is this matter ...... the marriage between Gongsun Xi and Miss Zhao San?"

"I don't plan to stay with the queen, and the child in her belly must also be killed!" Rong Sleepy Crane said, "Otherwise, after the child lands, how can I not ask the biological mother? At that time, I don't mind being resented by a child, I am afraid that Ah Xi will be embarrassed! The reason why I let Ah Xi go to Zhao's house at this time is that I promised General Huaihua earlier when I was in the northern Xinjiang, and second, I want Ah Xi to cut off relations with the queen as soon as possible!"

"But the queen is still in the palace at this time?" Sheng Lanci frowned, "Since this queen insists on leaving an heir in her womb, it can be seen that she has some affection for Ah Xi......! Will there be some kind of turmoil?"

Rong Sleepy Crane sneered and said: "I just expect her to toss! She doesn't toss, she will have a baby in Wangchun Palace all day long, and the Empress Dowager Meng and Meng Guiyu are trying their best to protect them, but it is difficult to start!"

He also said, "And Ah Xi has a formal wife, and the queen should also know what status she and the child in her womb have in front of Ah Xi!

Speaking of this, seeing Sheng Lanci and his wife staring at him tightly, he thought for a while and said, "I was also dizzy from anger at the beginning, so I was in a hurry to let Ah Xi get married, but I neglected Mrs. Qin and others...... Ah Xi doesn't have any affection for Miss Zhao San, and I'll try to push this matter off when I go back, and find him a wife!"

Sheng Lanci and his wife were very happy to achieve their goal, and they said sweet words before leaving.

When he went back to the backyard, Feng's face changed instantly, and he went to find Sheng Weiqiao in a hurry!

I didn't want to go to the Jingshen Hall, but I was told that a guest had come to visit.