At that time, the former emperor was deeply fond of Noble Consort Rou, so he wanted her son, Guangling King, to be the crown prince. However, Guangling King was nine years younger than the emperor now, and their father was not in good condition. The officials didn't want a young emperor for the good of the country, so all of them, especially Huan Guanlan, didn't want Guangling King to be the crown prince. The emperor then had to give up handing over his power to his favorite son after several failures.
However, the emperor now was not his father's first choice given the situation above. Instead, his younger brother, Gaomi King, was the first choice then, who was only two years younger than him. Even though Gaomi King's mother didn't have a powerful family background, she was one of the nine beloved imperial concubines, and a close friend with Noble Consort Rou, while the Empress Dowager only got her title after she gave birth to her son.
Gaomi King was hand
Although Zhao Taozhuang was unwilling to apologize, with the words of her grandmother, when Madam Nan brought Sheng Weiqiao and other people here the next day, she still stood up and curtsied after everyone was seated, "Sister, I have to apologize to you. I was so mad at Meng Guihuan at that time. Therefore, when this young sister said something in the middle of our conversation, I vented my anger on you and ruined your day of travel. I'm deeply sorry. When I calmed down and wanted to apologize, you had left Bishui County. But I had no idea when would you arrive at Chang'an. So, I intended to have someone to ask the Ningwei Marquis Family in these days so that I can apologize when you have come here today! I feel embarrassing!"Sheng Weiqiao was worried that Zhao Taozhuang would be restless about it like what she did in Danmo Building when she came here.Seeing her gesture, Sheng Weiqiao would not say something like "You provoked Meng Guihuan that day and s
Sheng Weiqiao and the others were all looking at the Chinese cymbidium. After hearing her words, they saw a part of a purple robe inside the interlaced leaves of several camellia trees not far away. When they were about to ask, Zhao Taozhuang quickly walked around the flower trees in front of them. She walked in and asked, "Cousin, why are you here alone? Where are your servants?"Although people were open in this dynasty and it was not a big deal for young men and women without blood relationships to meet in private, Sheng Weiqiao thought that she was not familiar with Zhao Family after all. Furthermore, it was the first time for her to be here and she came here to make an apology. Since Zhao Taozhuang and the people inside did not invite them, she stopped. Before Sheng Weiwu and Gongsun Yingjiang came, they were asked to listen to Sheng Weiqiao's word, so they didn't move right now. Sheng Weiwu curiously poked her head out towards the back of the flower trees, but aft
The yard where Zhao Taozhuang lived was named The House of Flowers. As the name suggested, its courtyard was filled with flowers and herbs. The artificial mountains were hardly seen and evergreen plants were flourishing here, unaffected by the ice and snow.While from the area covered by the thick snow, one could hopefully expect a lively scene in the next spring.Besides, on the rails and floor tiles were also carved all kinds of flowers, like peony, lotus and so on.It was snowy, so they didn't pass through the path paved with cobblestones in the garden but entered the lobby through the corridors on both sides instead.Like the greenhouse, the corridors here were sealed with colored glaze and connected to heating tubes. They felt as if in spring while walking inside.They'd placed a couch outside the corridor, which was out of use in this season. Hence, they arranged a line of coral trees there. Planted in ivory hexa
Madam Nan didn't want others to reckon that Ningwei Marquis would stand by Gaomi King. Thus, they excused themselves after lunch, saying that there were many affairs to handle in Ningwei Marquis Family with New Year's Eve around the corner.Upon their return to Marquis Mansion, Madam Nan asked without getting changed, "Did you get along with Zhao Family's children?"Things went well on the girls' side. Xu Baomo and Sheng Shuihe also said, "Those Childes from Zhao Family are very modest and we talked well."Madam Nan nodded, satisfied, "Good. I don't think they will manipulate the Spring Exam in your favor because they value morality and aren't so close to us. You're authentically talented, anyway. I brought you there so that they will know through their nephews that you two are both competent. Then, you can hopefully have an advantage over your equals when they rank the candidates. It took us only half a day. We will have some benefits if our v
Meng Guihuan had long fixated her gaze at Sheng Weiqiao smilingly. She threw a warm smile at Sheng Weiqiao since they had an eye contact.While she was in the towered ship, Sheng Shuihe told her that the arrow outside the Danmo Building was probably arranged by Meng Guihuan. Thus, it was for her sake to keep distance with this girl who held murderous intent behind her smiles.Thus, she nodded at Miss Meng slightly and looked away at other girls.The two girls who stood close behind Empress Dowager Meng seemed about the same age, slightly younger than Meng Guihuan.Among them, the girl at the left-hand seat had long, narrow and bright eyes pointed upwards, which were both charming and domineering. She did not look at Sheng Weiqiao's side, but sat in the seat, playing with the bracelet made of reeled silk on her wrist. Although she has red lips and white teeth, pink face and peach cheeks, her calm expression made people feel that the
Tilting her body sideways, Empress Dowager Meng was talking to Fourteenth Miss Meng as if she failed to notice the commotion here.Sheng Weiwu and Xu Caifu were puzzled, but Sheng Weiqiao had understood that this girl was arranged by the Empress Dowager. She didn't know why Her Grace had decided to pry in a devious way like this. Having a clean conscience, she nodded, "Go ahead, please!""My brother arrived in Bishui County in early October and he had been to Danmo Building for times." The girl looked into her eyes and said slowly, "But nothing had happened to him. Why did my brother and Eighth Childe Meng get into trouble exactly during your visit there? Most importantly, you claimed to be traveling north for those two candidates' Spring Exam. However, it was still early at that time. And for now, there will be still a long time before the exam begins. Why did you enter the dock at noon and leave in the darkness at night?""It seemed like you
However, Princess Deping glanced at the left-hand seat. Empress Dowager Meng was not angry. On the contrary, she seemed to be more relaxed.The reason was that Sheng Weiqiao seemed not to be a sophisticated girl. Neither was she a good disguiser and liar.Therefore, it was credible that they had nothing to do with the incident of Meng Boheng and Rong Qingzui.Thinking of this, Empress Dowager Meng sighed and was about to say something to mediate. However, Sheng Weiqiao was in anger and continued, "It is irrational that the princess suspected us! We don't know Eighth Childe and the Youngest Lord of the Family of Gaomi King. Also, is it beneficial for us to murder the two?"She sneered slightly and stared at Princess Deping, saying, "The only thing that was related to Meng Family, the Family of Gaomi King and us was what happened in Danmo Building, right?""If we retaliated because of this incident, why not just attack S
Empress Dowager Meng on the left-hand seat saw her expression clearly and she thought in her heart that this little girl would be afraid too!After Empress Dowager Meng had become the Empress Dowager, no one dared to act so boldly in front of her for a long time. At this moment, she thought Sheng Family and Xu Family were innocent because of Sheng Weiqiao’s reaction, but there was still a little bit of anger that had not disappeared in her heart. She thought for a while and said deliberately, "Third Miss Sheng, I saw that you just talked about it eloquently. What you said is justified and well-founded. You are obviously a clever child. Could you tell me your opinion about what has happened in Bishui County?"She continued to say, "If what you say is reasonable, I will not only overlook your words and deeds before but also reward you!"The meaning of these words was that if her words were unreasonable, Sheng Weiqiao's words and deeds had to be b