Chapter 248: Meng Guiyu's Marriage
Rong Qing'an and Zhao Taojiao arrived at Leyi Palace full of anxiety, at this time it was already winter to spring, although it had not yet reached the midsummer of grass and trees, inside and outside Leyi Palace, but there was also a thriving trend.
Especially in the wide courtyard in front of the main hall, a lot of peonies and peonies are planted, and as far as the eye can see, among the green branches and leaves, one by one the flower buds and fruits are like a dazzling array of flowers.
There are early-blooming varieties, slightly revealing light pink and dark red, just like a twelve or thirteen-year-old girl, indescribably delicate.
It's just that the prince and his wife didn't have the heart to appreciate it, so they looked at it casually and turned their attention to the main hall.
The attendant who led the way politely asked them to wait at the door and go in alone to make a statement.
The couple subconsciously stretched their necks, wanting to listen to the movement inside.
However, the main hall was deep and wide, and nothing could be heard, so Shaoqing's inner attendant walked out and said with a smile: "Niangniang, please let the two of you come in and talk!"
They took a deep breath, looked at each other, and walked in together.
After entering, he only quickly glanced over, and saw a beautiful woman in a beautiful dress full of pearls in a cluster of flowers, and he lowered his eyes without daring to look closely, and when he came to the front respectfully, he bowed down and saluted.
"Get up!" Shu Guifei covered her mouth with a handkerchief, chuckled, and was very pleasant, "It's all your own family, why do you have to see the outside world like this?"
At this time, she was wearing a half-arm of the scarlet embroidered pear blossom placket, which was a white collar with narrow sleeves and a dark embroidered Luan magpie pattern, and a jade belt with a golden box inlaid treasure figure pavilion around her waist, and a crimson liuxian skirt was tied below, and a bush of orchid grass was embroidered at the corner of the skirt, and a pair of yellow butterflies flew on the side.
The head is covered with a complicated nine-ring fairy bun, in the middle of a gold silk inlaid with jade inlaid treasure peony Luan bird pattern flower crown, inserted with gold inlaid treasure bee to catch the begonia glass step shake, carefully depicted under the eyebrows, clear and bright eyes are a little lacquer, with a smile that seems to have nothing, a slight movement, the gold box jewelry boy in the ear pounding medicine ear pendant is a shaking.
The red gold and precious stones were refracted under the palace lamp, and the broken gold sprinkled on her face, showing her skin like porcelain, and her face like jade.
Under the white narrow sleeves, a slender red crisp hand was exposed, and the complexion was paler than the sleeves, and the fingertips of the partial fingers were repeatedly dyed with impatiens juice, before they were subjected to the finger-wielding, bloody feeling, and the hand was extraordinarily white...... This kind of white is a sickly white, which makes the concubine have an inexplicable fragile beauty.
It seems to be a helpless withered flower in the rain, and it is indescribably pitiful.
It's just that at this moment, both Rong Qingan and Zhao Taojiao bowed their heads in a proper manner, and they didn't dare to look at it at all, so naturally they couldn't feel the charm of the concubine...... In fact, in view of the murderous reputation of the Shu sisters, the couple can be in a heavy mood at this time, and they can't appreciate it in front of a real immortal.
Concubine Shu is not surprised by this, since the little prince left, their sisters have established a reputation as "adulterous concubines" in the eyes of the whole country, and from then on, everyone seems to take it for granted that no matter how cruel and vicious they do.
"Sit, what are you doing in a daze?" softly soothed for a while, seeing that Rong Qing'an and his wife were still very nervous, the concubine raised her eyebrows and ordered left and right, "If you don't have eyesight, why don't you hurry up and serve tea to the prince and the prince's wife?"
After Rong Qing'an and his wife sat down tremblingly, the palace people came up with tea, and the two tasted it a little, and the concubine really asked about the recent situation of King Guangling and Concubine Meng.
Because they were not sure of the master's preferences, the couple replied very cautiously, almost carefully considering every word, lest they offend her and cause a big disaster.
Concubine Shu seemed to be very talkative today, neither expressing dissatisfaction with their attitude of facing the enemy, nor denying their answers, and even echoing a few words from time to time, and praising the couple's character and filial piety in visiting Concubine Mo in the palace.
Just when the couple was frightened, the concubine finally said: "I know that your house is busy, and I won't leave you behind, so let's go!"
Rong Qing'an and Zhao Taojiao heard the amnesty, and hurriedly got up and saluted: "Where you disturb Niangniang, please also invite Niangniang Haihan!"
followed a cigarette without looking back, as if he was afraid that he would be left behind if he walked slowly.
But they didn't know that they left with their front feet, and the concubine on the back feet complained to Zhaoyi who came out of the back hall: "Look at it! Look at it! I don't know how much worse it is than Mi Zhen! Mi Zhen is in front of us, how easy to talk and laugh and behave calmly! I really feel pleasing to the eye and feel comfortable when I look at it! These two, not to mention the princess and the woman, there is nothing for a woman to talk about. Speaking of which, this son is still the eldest son of King Guangling! Like a quail, from beginning to end, he doesn't even dare to look at me, as if I am a flood beast! I'm so angry!"
Shu Zhaoyi also felt that Rong Qing'an's performance was far worse than Rong Sleeping Crane in front of his sisters, sighed, and said, "It's no wonder. Although King Guangling was the first emperor's favorite prince, the first emperor had no choice but to go early, when the king of Guangling was young, the first emperor had to hand over the legacy to King Gaomi, and then entrusted King Gaomi to take care of King Guangling. After the king of Guangling grew up, in order not to let King Gaomi misunderstand that he wanted to compete for the first emperor's stay, he naturally did not dare to stand out. Don't dare King Guangling himself, how can the heirs of his knees dare to compete with the descendants of King Gaomi?"
"The partial birth of Mi Zhen beats the small exile outside, since the Gaomi Palace's 'epidemic', the heirs have withered, and the prince who is most valued by the Gaomi King is still a person who is good at everything but has no talent...... The descendants of King Guangling's knees, not only can they be obscure, but they don't dare to show it at all? I don't think the reason why King Guangling will switch to the Meng clan is not for this reason!"
"In this case, where can this Rong Qing'an compare with Mi Zhen?"
frowned again, "But Mi Zhen was free at the beginning, we thought at that time that he was graceful and very human." Thinking about it now, it's not like he didn't take us seriously at all!"
The concubine said helplessly: "But what Meng Guiyu said is right, even if we know that he has bad intentions towards us, this is not the time to turn his face...... Which is the fuel-efficient lamp between the Meng clan and the King of Gaomi? Without Mizhen to stir up the situation, you and I will have no hope of picking up the fire at all!"
"So whether it is his unauthorized mobilization of the Southern Xinjiang Army, or some other nonsense, we have to stand up for him in front of His Majesty and in the court!"
Shu Zhaoyi bit her lip and said, "Our mother's family can't do anything if they don't fight...... Well, but Rong Qing'an's father-in-law, is it General Huaihua?"
"Just because his father-in-law is General Huaihua, not his uncle is General Huaihua, I don't think he's very suitable. The concubine said, "You see that Rong Qing'an has not had a concubine until now, even if his son-in-law Zhao Taojiao is the daughter of the Zhao family, who is known as a virtuous woman with a clean and honest style, and has been favored in the backyard for so many years, no matter how virtuous and generous she is, she has been spoiled, where can she stand Rong Qing'an?"
She frowned, "It doesn't matter if she's crazy then...... can't pull Zhao Shi back, but it is fatal to become an enemy. ”
Shu Zhaoyi said: "In addition to Mizhen, the two kings of Gaomi and Guangling have no heirs under their knees. Are you not satisfied with Rong Qing'an, and look at Rong Qingjiu? He is the heart and soul of King Gaomi, and King Gaomi is only afraid of knocking out his teeth and swallowing it in his stomach for him, and he is also willing. ”
However, King Gaomi has shown his decline in the battle with Mizhen. The concubine sighed, "It's okay for the others to be pried away by Mizhen, and even Zhao Shi has turned the door...... I don't think King Gaomi will last long. But if it weren't for this, he wouldn't have made a desperate effort to expose the truth that Mi Zhen was not from the Sheng family, but from Tortoiseshell Island. ”
“…… Then the Zhao family can't get out of it, isn't it?" Shu Zhaoyi pondered for a while, and suddenly said, "There are many children of the Zhao family, isn't it?Zhao Shi's son and daughter, who is not in Chang'an?!"
The concubine was stunned for a moment and said, "But the bloodline ......"
Before she finished speaking, she understood, and smiled slightly, "As long as the bloodline is royal, it's done!"
"It's just that we don't usually see foreign ministers, but it's difficult to meet these people?" Zhaoyi pondered, "We have to think of a reason!"
The concubine smiled and said: "Sister, you are really stupid, what do you want to do for this reason? Isn't it ready-made? Concubine Mo is critically ill, and at this time, a lively palace banquet is held, and the court must bring their families to participate, so as to make the concubine happy!"
She said slowly, "After all, the world still says that we want Mizhen to be the heir, and now that the concubine is critically ill, how can we do nothing?"
And he said, "Just chop out some tricks for them, and try them when the time comes, so that we can take a closer look!"
The sisters then made up their minds, and Zhaoyi thought of something, and said to the concubine: "Let's arrange for someone around Concubine Meng to tell you that Concubine Meng will frequently meet with the wife of the world during this time when Rong Qing'an is not in the mansion. The two of them had nothing to do with each other, but the situation was suspicious. ”
The concubine snorted coldly: "Eighty percent is Meng Guiyu's plan before and waited for a long time to no avail, this is to inquire about our movements! Rong Qing'an's father-in-law is Zhao Shi, he probably thought that we would choose Rong Qing'an after giving up our secret chastity." It's just that a few of their brothers and sisters have a bad relationship with Rong Qing'an, so they can only find a woman who doesn't violate the river water in the well water. ”
"Meng Guiyu is too dishonest. Shu Zhaoyi said, "I have to teach him a lesson!"
"It's easy!" said the concubine with a smile, "Isn't he still married?" Let's be a good person, tell Your Majesty, and find him a good family?"
Zhaoyi became interested: "Who is my sister going to tell him?"
The concubine said: "The family background can't be too good, otherwise it will help him, and he can't be too honest or too virtuous, otherwise at most he won't be able to find a good family by himself, and he won't be able to teach him a lesson." So it's best to be the kind that is not high in birth and has a small temper...... We have been in the palace all these years, and we don't know much about the girls outside, so let's inquire according to this charter, it is rare for everyone to be virtuous and virtuous and have a good family background, and it is still difficult to find a barbaric girl who is messing around?"
“…… Why do I think our nieces are very suitable?" Zhaoyi suddenly laughed when she heard this, "It's just a few of the people who my father always praised in front of us, didn't the people below secretly tell me? When they came to us to say goodbye during the New Year's Festival, they thought we didn't know! ”
The concubine sighed: "No way, our Shu family is blessed, although our sisters are out, it can be regarded as a different place, but there is no top male in the family, how can we teach the real lady?"
"We don't have more than one niece anyway. Zhaoyi said, "Just stuff one for Meng Guiyu, and you can still stare at him a little." ”
Because their sisters were sold by Shu Yao to raise their son, they have a lot of resentment towards their father and brother, especially because they have relied on the emperor's favor over the years, and they have obviously given the Shu family a lot of support.
This is still a father and brother who got along with each other day and night when they were young, and those nieces who can only see each other during the New Year's holidays, their feelings are even more estranged, and they don't feel distressed at all when they are used as chess pieces.
At this moment, as soon as the two sisters summed up, they sent someone to send a message to the Shu family, and they came down directly.
And Meng Guiyu didn't know that his marriage had been decided, and he was still anxiously waiting for Rong Sleeper's reply, but what he didn't expect was that the envoy from the western Xinjiang had not yet arrived, but the visitor from the northern Xinjiang had arrived first: the way of arrival was still very unfriendly.
Gongsun Xi walked into his room in the middle of the night and woke people up rudely: "On the order of the princess of the county, there are letters and tokens to be handed over to the queen, you should quickly get up and think about it!"
Meng Guiyu: "................................................"