Chapter 323: A Hasty End
Ningwei Hou Mansion, Nan only heard that the chief prince of Wuyang was going to invite him to the mansion to discuss important matters, and he was a "sigh" in his heart, knowing that eighty percent of the children of the Sheng and Xu families had an accident during the banquet.
It's just that the person who came to tell her refused to disclose the details, and only said that the eldest prince of Wuyang would tell her in person...... Fools in this situation know that things are not small, Nan was so frightened that he didn't even change his dress when he went out, and got up directly and followed the person out to board the car.
Because of this, although the five mansions of Ningwei Hou's Mansion, Wu'an Marquis Mansion, Chengyang Marquis Mansion, Gaomi Wang's Mansion and Wuyang Eldest Princess's Mansion are all in the south of the city, they are not far from each other, but she is the first to arrive.
After meeting with the eldest princess of Wuyang, I heard the eldest princess tell the ins and outs of the matter, Nan's anger came back to life, and confirmed that Sheng Weiqiao was fine, and he rolled up his sleeves and was about to clean up Xu Baomo: "I'll ...... this wolf-hearted thing."
Fortunately, the eldest princess stopped her in time, but it was not that the eldest princess persuaded her not to beat her son, but: "This matter today, everyone is watching, it is inseparable from the twelfth and thirteenth ladies of the Meng family, and I have already sent someone to invite their respective mothers-in-law." And the lord of Deping County is not innocent, and I also gave the letter to the Gaomi Palace. Calculate the time, and the people will arrive soon! It's better to spare Linglang for a while, and get justice first!"
Only then did the Nan clan stop, forcibly pressed his anger, and asked the eldest princess of Wuyang for advice on what to do about this?
The eldest princess of Wuyang felt sorry for the Sheng and Xu families, and after sending out the left and right at this time, she did not hide it: "The real justice of this matter, I'm afraid you can't ask for it, unless you are willing to be involved in the intrigue of the Meng family and the Gaomi King!"
"Why is that?" Nan was shocked when he heard this.
The eldest princess of Wuyang whispered: "Madam, do you think anyone can be a demon in my backyard? Not to mention that Meng Liyi and Meng Liti, the two concubines, still call me 'cousin' in name, and beat Xiaochang to come to my house to play with Shengxu...... Although I have always annoyed them for bullying Shengxu at that time, my body was not good, but because it was not easy to refuse their visit, I can be regarded as watching them grow up, I don't know what they are? These two sisters are not cowardly, but they are definitely not reckless!"
She narrowed her eyes, "This is something that someone is doing behind the scenes under their banner, but we don't have evidence, and even if we have evidence, it's hard to move that person...... Unless you use the Gaomi Palace!"
Nan Shi thought about it carefully, but he was shocked: "Your Highness is saying...... Miss Meng Wu!?"
"Exactly!" "The eldest princess of Wuyang bowed solemnly, "The reason why Meng Liyun and Meng Liti targeted Kang Zhao is nothing more than the jealousy of the little girl, seeing that the queen mother gave Kang Zhao and her sisters and aunts all the county lords and township lords, it is their turn to be a serious nephew and daughter, but there is nothing! But their identities and status are limited!"
"This hand reached into my mansion and made such a horrific act, eighty percent of the elders behind them did it!"
"They alone don't have such weight!"
"Besides Gao Chengxuan's piece, what else?"
"Madame should have heard of it, right? When Kang Zhao went to Jingshao Hall to meet the queen before, Miss Meng Wu directly asked the queen to ask the queen to hand over Kang Zhao to her for disposal!"
"Although this ridiculous request was eventually repelled by the queen and the queen mother, Miss Meng Wu has always been narrow-minded and arrogant......"
"It's also my fault, because all the juniors invited me today thought that she didn't come over, but she was concentrating on packing her luggage and had no time to do anything...... I never thought that she would be so vicious!!"
The reason why she didn't think it had anything to do with Sheng Sleeping Crane was because, "The Sleeping Crane incident involved the previous dynasty, and the Meng family has been a giant in the court for decades, even if he angers the Sheng family, it is impossible to play this kind of selfish tricks, it seems too petty! I understand Zheng Guogong's personality, he will not do this." ”
Nan's face turned pale, and the corners of his mouth trembled: "Qiao'er is fine, I won't say it." My unfilial son has nothing to mention. Just should ginger...... Ying Jiang ...... She is the granddaughter of Qiao'er's father, and Qiao'er's father and mother are not in Chang'an at this time. Her mother is still pregnant and can't be stimulated...... Now that something like this has happened, I ...... What am I going to do?!"
Originally, Gongsun Ying Jiang Yi's grandfather and grandmother were not there, and her affairs should have been the great-grandmother of Mrs. Ming.
But the eldest princess of Wuyang considered that Mrs. Ming was old, and she was afraid of making her angry, so she only invited the Nan family to come over to discuss, thinking that if the Nan family's attitude was as scummy as Xu Baomo, it would not be too late to inform the old lady Ming.
And the Nan family didn't consider the old lady Ming now, but because in the past few days when the old lady Ming came to Chang'an, in the communication between the Nan family and the old lady Xiahou, the mother-in-law, saw that the old lady Ming was subject to the family, and her vision, bearing, and courage were insufficient, so she was asked to come forward, but she was afraid that she would be weak when she heard that the Meng family would be weak, and she would not be able to seek justice for Gongsun Yingjiang at that time, but let the Wu'an Hou Mansion and the Chengyang Hou Mansion be frightened and lose face in vain.
This will make Nan's feel very tricky, if she doesn't know the real murderer, it's okay, she knows the real murderer but can't find out, she doesn't say it in her heart, how to explain it when she turns around with Sheng Lanci and his wife?
"These are just my inferences, you just know in your heart, don't take it seriously. The eldest princess of Wuyang saw it and hurriedly comforted, "Anyway, that Gao Chengxuan was ruined by his cousin, and his life will be ruined." ”
She told Nan that this speculation was actually just to let Nan negotiate at the meeting, and use this as a lever to force Mrs. Wu Anhou to make greater concessions and compensation, although it is impossible to recover the damage suffered by the younger generations of the Sheng and Xu families, but it is better than the Meng family just meaning to give some compensation, right?
But he didn't expect the Nan clan to be able to make the Wu'an Hou Mansion hand over the real murderer, after all, Meng Bichen, the fifth lady of Meng, was not a concubine born to an ordinary concubine like Meng Liyi, but the beloved daughter of the Wu'an Hou couple, not to mention, the husband's Gao family was also one of the important arms of the Meng family. Gao Chengxuan, the only son of Meng Bichen and his wife, had such a thing, and before his injury was healed, he was ordered by Empress Dowager Meng to leave Chang'an as soon as possible.
Of course, if the Ningwei Hou Mansion and the Sheng family directly surrendered to King Gaomi and let King Gaomi intervene in this matter, maybe there was still hope that Meng Bichen and his wife would pay the price.
However, the eldest princess of Wuyang thought that this was not taken by a wise man, because Sheng Weiqiao fell and simply didn't fall out of the matter; Xu Baomo and Gongsun Yingjiang also slept well, and it was impossible to return to normal, and it was impossible for those who went to the Snow Water Pavilion to all turn their heads and forget what they saw.
The losses suffered by the Sheng family and the Xu family cannot be made up, and it is impossible to return to the beginning after all.
"That Gao Chengxuan was ruined by his own cousin's future, Miss Meng Wu and his wife are not happy, why don't they go to their nephew, but turn their anger on the children of our two families?!" Nan was not comforted by the eldest princess of Wuyang at all, and said with tears in his eyes, "We understand the kindness of His Royal Highness, but if Ying Jiang is the child of my Xu family, we are incompetent as parents, and we can't protect her, so it's okay." But she is the younger generation of the Sheng family, and she came to my Xu family to stay as a guest, and now that she is like this, if I don't ask for justice for her, let alone explain to her grandfather and grandmother in the future, even in front of my parents-in-law, I can't say it!"
The eldest princess of Wuyang still wanted to persuade again, but at this time, someone outside told her that Mrs. Wu'an Hou and Mrs. Chengyang Hou had arrived.
These two came after dressing up, and when they arrived, the people from the Gaomi Palace, as well as the Chi Zuosi in front of the Empress Dowager Meng, also entered the door with their front and back feet, because Princess Gaomi was still sick, and it was the prince and wife Qi who came to the palace at this time.
After everyone arrived, the eldest princess of Wuyang asked people to serve tea, and they cleared the scene, so that they could get down to business.
The details of this discussion are unknown to the young men and women who attended the cherry blossom viewing feast.
only knows the process and the result, and no party should be satisfied, because they talked all the way about the beginning of the lanterns, and the homes of the guests who went to the banquet, many of them sent people to greet and inquire why their children didn't go back so late, and the door of the back hall slowly opened.
At this time, Chi Zuosi went back to the palace to return to the Empress Dowager Meng, and the three Mrs. Hou naturally took their children back to the house by the way, and the Qi family also called the younger generations of the Zhao family brothers and sisters to accompany them.
When the Nan family saw Sheng Weiqiao and the others, they were very distressed, because they were worried that Gongsun Yingjiang would not want to stay in front of people at this time, and they were in a hurry to take them back to the house, but they didn't do anything to Xu Baomo on the spot, but they just looked at his son's eyes coldly, and Xu Baomo trembled when he saw it.
Of course, the Qi family was also kind to the Zhao Li brothers and sisters, and only when the county lord of Deping came up to call "sister-in-law", he sneered slightly and said: "The county lord should not be so approachable! ”
And when Mrs. Wu'an Hou and Mrs. Chengyang Hou saw their respective concubines, they were very polite.
In front of everyone, Mrs. Wu Anhou directly raised her hand and gave Meng Liyi an ear scraper!
Although Mrs. Chengyang Hou didn't do it herself, she also said coldly: "Bring me this evil obstacle back to the mansion, and let the Hou Ye fall!"
During this whole process, the eldest princess of Wuyang just watched coldly, without the slightest intention of rounding.
After these people left with their respective juniors, she knocked a few words to the remaining people: "Today's events, there are so many people who know, and they will definitely not be able to hide it." I'll be honest with you: I won't have the face to hold this kind of banquet again. I hope you also know the stakes and don't do things that mislead others and yourself. ”
Meng Guiyu hurriedly replied on behalf of everyone: "Your Highness, don't worry! After we go back, we will definitely not talk nonsense, and we will also restrain the words and deeds of the people around us." ”
The eldest princess of Wuyang bowed her tired chin and said, "I know that you have always done things safely...... But I hope other people are as kind and sensible as you!"
After a few more words, he waved his hand and let go.
It's just that among the people who came to the banquet, although there were people like Meng Guiyu who knew the importance and didn't want to be mean, naturally there were also people who couldn't keep their mouths shut.
Therefore, what happened at the flower-viewing banquet spread throughout almost the entire Chang'an that night, so that in the dead of night, there were still whispers in the mansions.
And Sheng Weiqiao, who returned to the Red Pavilion, was not surprised to see the sleeping crane that came in the tent shortly after bathing, changing clothes, and entering the tent.