Certainly, Sheng Weiqiao was familiar with Ruru, because Senior Master Sheng, who was her grandfather, left his newly-married wife and joined the army to defend his country and fight against them. They were the most dangerous enemies for Country Mu at the border!
When Country Mu was newly founded, Emperor Gaozu and Taizong, the first two emperors, had tried to wipe them out, while the remnants of defeated troops escaped into the desert though chased by the cavalry for thousands of miles!
After decades of recuperation, the power had been transferred to the grandson of Emperor Tai Zong, Zhao Zong, who was the grandfather of the current Emperor.
Zhao Zong wished to carry on the mission of his ancestors for the credits on him in history. However, Ruru's days were not numbered yet while the natural disasters in the middle of Zhao Zong's ruling period happened many times!
At first, one large-scale earthquake that hasn’t happened in a cen
Sheng Weiqiao inwardly recognized Sheng Shuihe’s sharp ears as she heard Jinli's footsteps. She was surprised at the news Jinli brought. She jumped off the bed and went to open the door for her, "A guest during the Spring Festival? Is he one of Xu Family's members?"Jinli shook her head, "No. He seems to be an old acquaintance of our master."Sheng Siblings put on a serious face. Sheng Weiqiao shoved Sheng Shuihe, "Go dress up and receive our guest! If we keep him waiting, he could think we are meant to slight him!"Because Sheng Shuihe was the only one asked to go, Sheng Weiqiao could simply quit for the time being. She exited from the door and let Jinli help Sheng Shuihe to change. It was considerate of Sheng Shuihe to have prepared two suits of formal clothes in both his bedroom and his study for unscheduled visits like this.Otherwise he would have to pass through the main reception hall, where the guest was already seated, in
Honestly, Sheng Weiqiao feared to communicate with the nobles in Chang'an, because her visit to the Empress Dowager had put an end to her happy life here. Though, according to Sheng Shuihe's analysis, Her Grace wasn't really mad at her.However, Sheng Shuihe wouldn't have come to Chang'an if he didn't pursue a successful career. As his sister, she couldn't lock herself at home without contacting people before her brother married a woman who would then help to handle the domestic affairs. Even if she had planned to return to Nanfeng County as soon as the result of the examination came out, she shouldn't leave before everything was settled for Sheng Shuihe.Thus, she instantly nodded, "Yes, we'll go to the study after lunch."Sheng Weiwu was still asleep, under the effect of her drug. And Gongsun Yingjiang was too lazy to get up. Sheng Siblings were the only two sitting by the lunch table. They roughly finished eating, rinsed their mouths, wiped
"It is said that Princess Wuyang is also inquiring about this. After all, she has not been in Chang'an for several months. Coming back several days ago, she received no exact news yet. Therefore, Uncle Tu is not very clear about this." Sheng Shuihe shook his head, saying, "When uncle talked about this, he predicted that Meng Family believed that if the Emperor has to make the son of his another wife as his heir, the mother of the son could be Empress Dowager, right?"Sheng Weiqiao said in a low voice, "But if the new emperor came from Mansion or Guangling King Family, he might not care about his stepmother with the support of biological parents and brothers. You just mentioned that there are no close fathers and sons in a king family, not to mention the nominal mother and son!"Sheng Shuihe smiled and said, "Who knows? Fortunately, Uncle Tu is very concerned about us. If he gets some news, he would think of methods to inform us. Then we can know that. It is
Sheng Shuihe stared at Weiqiao for long enough to make her feel frozen before saying, "So, you are giving me maids. And, they are fairly good-looking? Sweetie, are these girls predestined to be my concubines?"Embarrassed, Weiqiao replied, "No! That's not what I meant. Concubines? Absolutely not. As your sister, I don't think I am in the position to do that. I am only asking if you need extra help since you don't have many maids here. And the maids should have looked decent that at least they will not embarrass you if they are to attend for your needs in public. Otherwise, people would think that we could not afford some decent maids!"Sheng Weiqiao was deeply confused about why the conversation would go this way and even involved concubines.Since in this era, a maid only became a concubine under limited circumstances when the elderly in the family believed it was time the young master had erotic experience or when a lucky chambermaid got the
Sheng Shuihe thought this should be like that. After all, although their conversations were not full of laughter before, Sheng Weiqiao was always emotionally stable. After he rejected Sheng Weiqiao when she was about to leave and mentioned to arrange maids for him, the girl finally left a little unhappily.Presumably, Sheng Weiqiao was not happy now because of that matter!"It's no wonder she would behave like that. The girl was kind, but I always ask her back and refuse her. She would definitely feel that she was thinking about me, but it felt like she had asked for a snub in the end!" Sheng Shuihe felt embarrassed when he thought about it this way. He considered secretly, "But it is really inconvenient for me that I have two maids to serve me!"After all, many of his secrets couldn't be passed on yet. If he accepted the maid from this girl and let them serve him personally, it would be hard to not reveal any flaw in daily life. If the two mai
Sheng Weiqiao hadn't been comforted well yet, and his only intimate henchman was also dissatisfied with him. Sheng Shuihe twitched his mouth and said in his heart that the house he lived in now had to be changed anyway. Since after the next day he moved in, there was no one restful day!What was more, when Sheng Lanci purchased this place that year, although he successfully became the metropolitan graduate and the Imperial Academy, he received news that Senior Master Sheng was seriously ill and hurriedly resigned and returned to his hometown. Was the geomantic omen of this place okay?"I'm actually not a member of Sheng Family." After thinking about it, Sheng Shuihe decided to tell the truth to Gongsun Xi. Firstly, this person was the person who had been following him since he was a kid, and he was always loyal. Gongsun Xi would be responsible for many confidential matters later, so this secret could not be kept for long; Secondly, he didn't want his number
He went back home, swearing, and then saw a carriage parked at the door with two servants in black standing behind. It snowed heavily, so the brown carriage was completely covered with white snow. Even though the two servants were standing behind the carriage to avoid the wind, they were still shivering.Xu Zijing came up to the carriage and lifted the curtain. He was about to yell at Sheng Shuihe for his rudeness, while the carriage was empty!He was stunned, and the two servants came up to him to salute and told him before he could ask, "On our way here, Eldest Childe saw a tea house not far ahead, so he went there with Third Miss and her maids and young manservants to have a rest, having us stay here with the carriage."Xu Zijing laughed after extreme anger, "Did he regard Ningwei Marquis Family as a treacherous place and have no guts to get closer?"The two servants could only smile and said nothing, and Xu Zijing looked at whe
When Sheng Weiqiao was in a dilemma, Madam Nan cut in, "Grand Princess, my father in law wants my son to marry Weiqiao."She intended to say that Sheng Weiqiao was engaged to her son Xu Baomo, so she could mention the marriage between the two families again and even find an excuse for Xu Caikui's offense to Sheng Weiqiao.However, she remembered that the brother and sister of Sheng Family were not even willing to get in Ningwei Marquis Family for a cup of tea but waited for her in a tea house. They must have a fairly bad impression of Xu Family!On this occasion, Madam Nan dared not lie but could only tell the truth.Empress Dowager Meng seemed disappointed, but the Grand Princess Wuyang smiled with her hand covering her mouth, "Young ladies are popular. I think this girl is adorable. If she's not engaged, we could find her a good husband at the Spring Exam next year, when all talents will come to Chang'an. We have no idea that Mad