Sheng Weiqiao was astonished to hear it and asked unconsciously, "What do you mean?"
Fairly swiftly, she cleared her mind and then put on a long face, "Stop being melodramatic! Second Uncle and Third Uncle are afraid that war will cause havoc and therefore have never gone to war. Besides, they are not cut out for study. They are not even Confucian apprentices, let alone inferior government workers, or even government officials. As for grandpa and dad, they have resigned from their official posts for about twenty or thirty years. What do they have to do with the ups and downs of the imperial court?"
"Oh?" Sheng Shuihe smiled and said in a soft tone, "Well, sweetie, don't you think that it means something? It is easy to understand why Senior Master Ao and Old Marquis Xu made such a decision. Well, grandpa quit being a rich man and left his young, beautiful wife at home. And then he took the initiative in joining the army to guard the country. He was such a pa
Why did Huan Guanlan, who had a good reputation, spare no effort to kill General Zhou, who also enjoyed a good reputation, and even his family?The conflict between them could be reasonable if they were all civil officials or military generals. However, in fact, one was a civil official while the other a general!Although Huan Guanlan boasted of being competent to hold the post of either a prime minister or a military general, in light of Emperor Xuanjing's age and indulgence in his harem, could Huan Guanlan, the Royal Preceptor, leave Chang'an at ease to launch a northern expedition to Ruru?In fact, after General Zhou's death, the Beijiang army had mostly taken defensive measures.Apart from the fact that Huan Guanlan failed to lead the army to expel Ruru, it remained an extravagant hope so far for Country Mu to fulfill the last wish of Emperor Mu because Gaomi King and Madam Meng, who were in power at this time, were rest
Hearing Sheng Weiqiao's words, Sheng Shuihe said with a relaxing voice, "That's easy. I gave a sea chart to daddy before I left Nanfeng County. As the Sheng Family is now far away in Nanfeng County, even if there's uproar in Chang'an, it will take time for them to know that. At that time, if the situation got worse, let daddy and all the family members leave Nanfeng County and take refuge abroad."Hearing that, Sheng Weiqiao was so angry that she stepped forward and kicked him. She said, "As the saying goes, ‘Things become more precious out of the place of origin but people will be the opposite.’ How can you say that it's easy to be solved by giving such a lousy idea? Then, why don't you live on Daimao Island for your lifetime?""Then, will you accompany me?" Sheng Shuihe asked rhetorically, raising his eyebrows, "If you are willing to accompany me, why can't I live my whole life on Daimao Island?"Seeing that Sheng Weiqiao's eyes were full of
Seeing that Gongsun Xi and Gongsun Yingdun holding their tongues, Sheng Shuihe said with a cold face, "Why are you still standing here? Go and handle your affairs!"They said "yes" together but glared at each other as soon as they walked out.Walking out of the Yingqing Courtyard and thinking that Sheng Shuihe could not hear their voice, Gongsun Xi gnashed his teeth and said, "If Chief gets in danger because of your flattery, I'll tear you to pieces even Chief stops me!"Then, he flicked his sleeves and walked away.Gongsun Yingdun sneered, "If Little Uncle stops you from hurting me, what can you do? At this time, I'd follow Little Uncle's every decision. Therefore, for months and years, I'll outdo you sooner or later! At that time, who knows who will be that person being torn into pieces?"Gongsun Yingdun thought that with his sister's support, he could seek help from Sheng Weiqiao through Gongsun Yingjiang. Now, Gong
Sheng Weiqiao knew nothing about Xu Baomo's extreme misery this day.At dinner that night, seeing that he did not show up, she was quite worried. But after asking about it, Madam Nan said, "He locked himself in the room just now and refused to come out probably because he thought he didn't do well in the metropolitan examination. Actually, it's okay whether he performed well... Anyway, he is still young. He can take the next examination. We Xu Family is not a literary family, so we would actually be very happy if he could get the position of Juren. But he just didn’t listen to it. So just leave him alone! After all, he is an adult, not a child who needs to be comforted by a group of people. He doesn’t feel embarrassed. But we do!"Sheng Weiqiao said, "The result hasn't come out yet. Maybe Brother Xu has a false presentiment. Maybe he can not only make his mark but also come to the top!"Then she stopped talking.After all, how coul
A moment later, Sheng Weiqiao and Sheng Shuihe left.Not far from the back hall, Sheng Shuihe asked the servants to stay away and then smiled to Sheng Weiqiao, "Sweetie, Uncle Xu's raising cats is unworthy of being mentioned! I have been raising Brother Five since long ago!"Naive!She wanted to frighten him with Xu Zijing's raising cats?A man who did not raise a fierce animal could not be a good husband!A man without this awareness couldn't be a talented and handsome man!"Why will grandparents come to Chang'an?" However, Sheng Weiqiao changed the topic with a sullen face and said seriously, "You egged on them?"After the news that she was driven out of Ningwei Marquis Family by Xu Caikui last year was spread to the south, Sheng Family didn't mean to come here. Why would Senior Master Sheng come here suddenly with Old Madam Ming after the thing had been past for so long?"I pla
Meng Guiyu's expression changed again and again. After a while, he said, "Eldest Childe Sheng, you're really eloquent! But just as you said, there are so many juniors and in-laws such as Gao Chengxuan in Meng Family. Since so, even if Gao Chengxuan is eradicated, how can you ensure that the next person Meng Family will spare no pains to support is me?""To say the least, even if it's really me...""You've got something on me. So in the future, I have to follow your words like a puppet!”"So, if I acted according to what you said, in the final analysis, you would get all the benefits finally and I would just be your pawn!"Sheng Shuihe put down the tea cup and smiled faintly, "Why can I get something on you? Because your position in Meng Family is too low! If it had been your third brother Meng Boqin who had done what you did, it wouldn't have been a big deal at all! Just like that although the Empress Dowager and State Duke Zheng b
Huan Yehe smiled, "Did she have other choices? She spared the harem the daily greetings. She leads a reclusive life, and she doesn't like dealing with people, anyway.""That seemed to be the only choice indeed!" Sheng Weiqiao heaved a sigh. Shu Sisters were favored enough to eliminate the original empress, let alone a mere step-empress.If Meng Bijun resorted to violence like when she dealt with Meng Lijiang... She would become another Empress Wen very soon.Therefore, she had to bear with the two consorts.On the top of that, she had to exempt the harem from the protocol of the daily greetings to evade further provocation from Shu Sisters and to make nice with Emperor Xuanjing. With the battle between the Meng Family and the Gaomi King Family progressing, she didn't want the Emperor to show the Gaomi King Family partiality after hearing too many complaints about her from Shu Sisters.Sheng Weiqiao winced and continued
"Very nice?" Sheng Weiqiao was curious. Usually, she was invited to discuss something very troublesome rather than something very nice with Huan Yehe, after all. Perplexed, she couldn't imagine what Huan Yehe was felicitating on.But Huan Yehe chuckled, "Do you remember the commotion on January the tenth? The Meng Family put their recompense on hold with them going through a sensitive period and the upcoming wedding of His Majesty. Now that the Empress has finally married into the imperial house, she'll naturally pay you back. It's been two months since the incident, after all."She pulled out a small piece of red paper from her sleeve and unfolded it, "These are the titles drafted by the Empress Dowager and the Empress. Pick three for yourselves.""The titles?" Amazed, Sheng Weiqiao uttered before even taking a look at that draft, "But which rank of nobility will we be in?""You'll all be the princess." Huan Yehe said, "But