Chapter 224: Going to the Banquet

Liang Cheng asked Qingyu to remove the Yutian fragrant rice cake that was within reach in front of Liang Yong, and nodded and replied: "Yes, Miss Tang is looking for me for the birthday of the eldest lady of the Zhong family in the near future." Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. biqUgE怂 ļ½‰ļ½Žļ½†ļ½ā€

Liang Cheng simply told Tang Menglan's affairs and the Shen family, except for Chu Gu's part, Liang Cheng didn't hide anything from the Shen family, and told all the important things.

And after Shen Shi heard it, she didn't say anything, she was naturally not interested in these, but finally said lightly: "Don't worry about some idle things, but since you take care of it, then let it go, it's nothing big deal." ā€

Liang Cheng was stunned, and the corners of her mouth involuntarily raised, "Mother, I know, no matter what happens, I'm not afraid." ā€

If Shen's words had been placed in the past, then Liang Cheng would have thought that her mother was warning her not to cause trouble in the house, but now it is different, Liang Cheng knows that this is what her mother means to support her.

Liang Cheng was happy in her heart, and she had nothing to fear about deciding to help Tang Menglan, so now there was nothing to hesitate about, and in a few days, Zhong Qing's birthday had finally arrived.

Early the next morning, Xiaoyunli was very lively, and Liang Cheng was dragged up early by Qingzhu and Nianxiang, dressing up and curling her hair, changing her clothes and wearing jade, but when Xiaoyunli was in full swing, Tang Menglan had already arrived.

Liang Cheng looked at Tang Menglan, who was extremely gorgeous and extravagant, and sat opposite her for a while, waiting for Liang Cheng to prepare with an extremely calm posture, without the slightest worry.

And on the contrary, Liang Ming, after seeing Tang Menglan so leisurely, actually felt a little funny, is the current situation a little reversed, the people who should have quietly infiltrated the Zhong Mansion for a while were not nervous, but the people who were invited by Zhengda Guangming were a little nervous?

Liang Cheng was complacent by Tang Menglan's sense of ease that came from nowhere, but now she is a little ridiculous and slightly nervous, as for why, Liang Cheng herself can't tell.

Anyway, after the lengthy preparations were finally prepared, because the Shen family said last night that Liang Cheng could go directly to Zhongfu this morning, and there was no need to go to Nanlan Creek to ask for peace, so Liang Cheng boarded the same carriage with Tang Menglan with some nervousness, and drove directly away from the Zhendong General's Mansion and went to Zhongfu.

Today's Zhongfu is really lively, Liang Cheng and Tang Menglan's carriage has just approached the gate of Zhongfu not far away, and they have already seen the scene of the traffic there, this is really lively.

"I really don't know, it turns out that the eldest lady of the Zhong family has such a big face in Jian'an. ā€

Tang Menglan looked at the scene outside the car window, and said with a smile, although her expression was moody and unclear, but Liang Cheng couldn't hear any malice in her tone, so she also explained to Zhong Qing: "Although the eldest lady of the Zhong family can't be regarded as a nobody in Jian'an, but the current lively scene really can't be deducted from her alone, I'm afraid that most of the people here are not here because the eldest lady of the Zhong family is here." ā€

Zhong Qing is from the faction of Princess Changping, this is completely undoubted, but Liang Cheng still doesn't want Zhong Qing to leave an arrogant impression in Tang Menglan's eyes, thinking that it is just a birthday banquet, but it can also create such a style, so how arrogant is it?

Although such a battle is actually not big, if it is placed on a body like Princess Changping and Tang Menglan, it can indeed only be said to be low-key, but once it is placed on Zhong Qing's body, it is a luxury.

Liang Cheng didn't want such a charge to fall on Zhong Qing, so she made it clear to Tang Menglan, and what she said was also the truth, among most of the people tonight, how many of them came here to celebrate Zhong Qing's birthday?

I'm afraid that eight or seven miles out of ten are all here for Princess Changping!

Liang Cheng didn't shy away from picking out the most likely reason, but Tang Menglan's reaction was very little, she was not very interested in it, all her attention was on Zhu Gaihua's car coming and going.

What Tang Menglan is most concerned about now is whether Qi Jiu, the son of the winning king, really came to Zhongfu to attend this birthday banquet, if not, then everything she did for this would be empty.

Tang Menglan's gaze was only fixed outside the car window, and he didn't react much to Liang Cheng's words, Liang Cheng saw this, and after muttering in his heart for a while, he naturally knew what was going on, so he was still a little worried about Tang Menglan's misunderstanding of Zhong Qing just now, and now he is naturally relieved.

It seems that all Tang Menglan's thoughts are on Qi Jiu, the prince of the winning king, then there is nothing bad about this, at least Liang Cheng doesn't have to worry about other things, just bring her in.

Liang Cheng and Tang Menglan's thoughts suddenly became different, but this was not full of each other, so the carriage suddenly fell into silence again, Liang Cheng closed her eyes and leaned slightly on the large backrest of the brocade and fur.

And Tang Menglan only focused his eyes on the window, carefully searching for the traces of Princess Win's carriage, and his serious appearance really made Liang Cheng reluctant to look at it after taking a look.

Because of such a look of being trapped by love, Liang Cheng is really very familiar, in her previous life, she hasn't seen enough in her own body?

For Tang Menglan's face, the kind of expectation and longing revealed at this time, Liang Cheng really couldn't ignore it, so she didn't want to see it anymore, and she didn't want to see it anymore, this kind of almost unrequited love was the last thing Liang Cheng wanted anymore.

The carriage became more and more silent for a while, and Liang Cheng and Tang Menglan did not speak, and the carriage kept moving quietly, and when it finally drove to the gate of Zhongfu, Tang Menglan no longer looked out, she automatically left the position by the window, avoiding a few familiar faces there from seeing her.

Princess Changping really sent someone to guard the gate of the Zhong Mansion, but she never imagined that Tang Menglan would actually enter the gate of the Zhong Mansion and enter this birthday banquet with her in Liang Cheng's carriage.

"Miss, not far ahead is the second gate. ā€

And after a long silence, the sound of green cocoons finally sounded outside the carriage, Liang Cheng and Tang Menglan both turned their heads to look out, only to see that not far away was the second gate of the Zhong Mansion, so Tang Menglan should also be separated from Liang Cheng at this time.

"Miss Liang San, thank you very much this time. Tang Menglan got out of the carriage among the heavy guards and maids and ladies in the Zhendong General's Mansion, and when she was about to break up with Liang Ming, Tang Menglan looked back at her and said this softly.

"It's just a gesture, Miss Tang doesn't have to worry about it. Liang Cheng replied with a slight smile, she really felt that it was nothing, but it was just a ride with Tang Menglan on the way, what could this be?

Liang Cheng smiled very indifferently, but Tang Menglan pursed her lips gently, and after taking a deep look at Liang Cheng again, she left without looking back. This is the place leading to the inner courtyard of the Zhong Mansion, and it is also the place where Zhong Qing's birthday banquet was held today, and there are so many female dependents who come and go, not to mention the maids and ladies who accompany them.

That's really even if it's the youngest official lady and young lady, then the maids and wives they bring are at least more than ten or twenty people, not to mention the ladies with the largest rank, they are any one, and the servants they serve with them are as many as dozens, and even hundreds.

In such a huge flow of people, Tang Menglan wants to blend in with the crowd in a low-key manner, so what's the trouble?

Therefore, in Liang Ming's sight, Tang Menglan walked calmly, but it didn't take long for her figure to disappear into the bustling crowd until she could no longer be seen.

"Miss, let's go too?" Liang Ming's carriage stopped at this time under a huge green rockery, although it was not much hidden, but it was not on both sides of the main road, so it was not eye-catching. So when Liang Cheng looked at the direction of Tang Menglan's disappearance in the carriage and stayed for a while, Qingyu and Nian Xiang began to urge her.

"Well, let's go. Liang Cheng was brought back to her senses by the voices of the two Qingjiao, and immediately put down the curtain of the peony entwined with branches, and softly instructed the coachman to drive slowly in the direction of the second gate.

The Zhong family is in Jian'an, although it cannot be regarded as a top-level gate valve family, but with Zhong Shangshu climbing to the top position of the official department more than ten years ago, and after sitting in this position within two years, the Zhong family's status in Jian'an has also improved at a rapid pace.

From an extremely ordinary aristocratic family, it has become a powerful family today, and the people who come and go are all high-ranking officials and nobles of the current dynasty, especially after Zhong Qing and Qi Ling, the sister-in-law of the second prince Qi Cheng, were decided, the dignitaries of the Zhong family have obviously gone to the next level.

After all, since then, the Zhong family has obtained another undesirable identity, the emperor's relatives and relatives! This is how many people have been camping in the court all their lives, and they can't ask for the way to the sky.

Anyway, in all of Liang Cheng's memories, she had never seen it, and all she knew was that people were like moths to the flames.

Liang Cheng turned her head to look at the warmest sunlight outside the car window at this time, which was the warmest when it fell down. The wind, blowing gently, blew the rustle of the leaves of the willows, and gently echoed in the ears, like the clear water of the tinkling dong.

And the peach trees in the middle of summer, now the peach blossoms have long withered, at this time only the dry branches remain, swaying slightly in the orange sun and wind, and it is also in this street full of dry peach trees, a peach tree that is already very old, and life is about to come to an end, the peach tree is full of fog and flowers, as if the peach blossoms are colorful.

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During the juvenile reign of Emperor Wen, a great war broke out between Xiyin and Houshu, and it was this great war that made Liang Hu, the general of Zhendong in Xiyin, begin to show his edge and amaze the world - Liang Hu led the only 100,000 troops left in Xiyin at that time, repelled the wolf army of Houshu, and invaded Shu nearly thousands of miles away, forcing Houshu to take the initiative to negotiate peace.

At that time, although Xiyin was like a rainbow at that time, but in fact, the national strength was extremely weak, and it was really a fantasy to take advantage of this to annex Houshu. Emperor Wen knew this very well, so this war between the two countries provoked by Hou Shu first, and finally ended with Hou Shu's initiative to negotiate peace. After many unequal treaties were signed in Houshu and a prince was sent to Xiyin as a proton, the war was completely quelled.

As for the lord of Dongyu County...... Chu Gu's mother, that is, at that time, arrived with Proton.

Concubine Meng is one of the four concubines of the first emperor, and the queen of the first emperor has only one in her life, and that is Empress Yuan Houzhen. After Empress Zhen's red face and early death, the first emperor did not establish a new one, and took charge of the power of the six palaces, but in the end, she was the favorite concubine of Emperor Cheng, Li Guifei.

Li Guifei is a person who is authoritarian and domineering, and has great ambitions, and has always wanted to meddle in national affairs, and when the first emperor was critically ill, she conspired with the imperial doctor to falsely announce the edict, and deceived all the adult princes into the Guangming Palace, and poisoned them all.

In the end, Li Guifei and her father and brother also launched the Chengdemen Mutiny, wanting to establish his three-year-old son as the emperor, if it weren't for the fact that at the last moment, Concubine Meng risked her life to rescue the widow of Empress Yuan Houzhen - Emperor Wen and King Li, who were only eleven years old at the time, and King Li, so that the three princes had a reason to fight back, then it is estimated that Li Guifei's poisonous plan would have been successful.

It's just that after everything was settled, people suddenly discovered that Concubine Meng's eldest son and youngest son had all died in the conspiracy in Guangming Palace.

And these are also so profound and clear in Liang Cheng's previous life, on the eve of his father and mother being beheaded.

Emperor Wen died, Emperor Huai ascended the throne, and compared with Emperor Wen's name of Mingjun, Emperor Huai's cruelty and mediocrity are even more ugly.

All those who had offended him were dismissed from office and sentenced to prison within a month, and none of them were spared.

Among them, although the worst cannot be regarded as the Liang family, after Liang Sixuan was convicted of capital crime and imprisoned, and the Shen family was also convicted of insulting Emperor Huai and Shen Yunchong's secret troublemakers, Liang Sixuan used the last strength of the Liang family to save Liang Yong's life, and she knew everything. (To be continued.) )