The weirder things tend to make people feel uneasy, and the time period when Meng Hetong was assassinated sent chills down her spine, subconsciously telling her that something was about to happen.
Xu Qingmo had sent someone to explain to Mrs. Xu earlier, and she had agreed that she would stay out to eat. Xu Qingmo had always been reliable and did not need others to worry, so Mrs. Xu did not ask too much and let her go. .
Occasionally, some ignorant people come to chat with others, and Mrs. Xu just smiles and passes away. After all, although Mrs. Xu is a weakling, she understands the truth deep down. No one except her own family wants you to live better than her. good.
So whenever someone comes to Mrs. Xu to gossip, whether it is Xu Qingmo or Xu Yanquan, Mrs. Xu will cover her ears and not listen. If she is unlucky and meets an elder who cannot disobey, it will be her left ear. It goes in and comes out of the right ear, so I don’t take it too seriously.
But when the bad talker in front of her turned out to be Marquis Ning Yuan, Mrs. Xu couldn't come to her senses for a moment, not knowing whether she should listen to this or not.
"I just came back when I heard someone saying that they met Mo Mo and Meng Hetong for dinner in a restaurant. This little girl went out to eat with others just after getting engaged. How come she didn't know any taboos? "Ning Yuanhou sat there, blowing his beard in anger. It's a pity that he doesn't have the habit of growing a beard, otherwise you would definitely see his beard flying up and down now.
"They used to eat together often, and there is nothing to avoid, right?" Mrs. Xu said cautiously, "They have been friends since childhood. They always ate together when they were young. There is no need to deliberately avoid taboos when they grow up. Bar!"
Marquis Ningyuan took a deep look at Mrs. Xu, and finally said with aggrieved face: "I know, it's just... ugh... you said I just gave birth to such a girl, and raised her with so much pampering, just like a pot of flowers Same, I raised it carefully, but I kept it, and it finally bloomed. Alas, such a bastard kid walked away with the pot, and I had to send him off with gongs and drums. When I thought about this, this My heart is filled with panic and anger!"
Mrs. Xu looked at Marquis Ning Yuan for a long time, and finally couldn't help but laugh softly: "When a girl gets older, she will always get married. You can't just keep her in the backyard and prevent her from getting married just because you are reluctant! Besides, the Yongchang Hou Mansion is only one street away, so you usually just wander over to his house when you don’t have anything to do, and you don’t go anywhere particularly far, right?”
Ning Yuanhou looked at Mrs. Xu, then stood up and walked to his side, gently stroking her belly: "You must be a boy. If you are a girl, I really can't bear to marry you." out!"
Mrs. Xu looked down at her slightly protruding belly and couldn't help but joke: "Other people want to have a son because they want to continue the family line, but you are so good, you want to have a son because you are reluctant to let the girl get married!"
"Why do I need so many people to carry on the family line?" Marquis Ningyuan frowned slightly, "It's easy to get into trouble if you have too many sons. Although the palms and backs of the hands are full of flesh, it is inevitable that there will be some who are more affectionate. This little guy came late. My brothers and sisters are all grown up, and no one will compete with him. Otherwise, I might blame me for feeling sorry for my brother and sister, but not for him."
Mrs. Xu laughed softly: "No way!"
While talking, Xu Yanquan hurried back and saw Ning Yuanhou sitting and talking with Mrs. Xu, and said softly: "Is father free now?"
Marquis Ning Yuan frowned, understanding that something was probably going on, and nodded: "Go to the study!"
Mrs. Xu stood up and looked at the backs of the father and son, her palms slightly sweaty.
As soon as he opened the study door, Ning Yuanhou said, "What happened?"
"The spies have come to report that the king of Northern Xinjiang is ill and civil strife in Northern Xinjiang is imminent!" Xu Yanquan looked at Ning Yuanhou and said word by word.
Marquis Ningyuan frowned: "The king of Northern Xinjiang is obviously only in his forties. I met him in Northern Xinjiang a few years ago. He still looks very healthy. How could he suddenly become ill?"
"It is said that the eldest prince who got married to Princess Zhaoyang brought a few Yangzhou thin horses with him when he returned from my court! Not long after that, he became uninterested in government affairs, and later on, his health began to decline day by day, so much so that today he suddenly The earth cannot afford to get sick." Xu Yanquan said softly.
Ning Yuanhou's brows furrowed more and more: "This eldest prince may not be so stupid, right? He bought thin horses to fill the harem, and then killed the king? You must know that the mother of this eldest prince is just a Han Chinese with a low status. His only support is the king of Northern Xinjiang, how could he do such a thing?"
"This is the news sent back by the spies, but I heard that this is just a way of saying it to the outside world. The eldest prince and I went to court to get married. When he returned this time, in addition to gold and silver treasures, he also brought many Han women. If anyone If you deliberately put this kind of thing on his head, it is indeed not easy for him to get rid of it." Xu Yanquan looked at Ning Yuanhou and said softly.
Ning Yuanhou nodded: "Have you reported this matter to His Majesty?"
Xu Yanquan shook his head: "I didn't tell anyone. I came back as soon as I got the news from the spies."
Marquis Ning Yuan nodded: "Get ready and enter the palace with me."
Xu Yanquan was a little confused: "This matter is not yet certain. Do we need to report it to His Majesty as soon as possible?"
"We don't know what the final situation of this matter will be, but since this matter involves the eldest prince of Northern Xinjiang, then Princess Zhaoyang, whom we sent to marry, will definitely not be able to escape. You have to understand that in Northern Xinjiang , Women are trophies!" Ning Yuanhou looked at Xu Yanquan and said word by word.
Xu Yanquan suddenly thought of the woman dressed in red who left the capital, and couldn't help but frown.
If the eldest prince loses power, Princess Zhaoyang will most likely fall into the hands of the winning prince, and if she becomes someone else's woman in this way, she will no longer have the status of a princess.
In the wild northern Xinjiang, there are even cases where several brothers share one wife. This kind of etiquette is not acceptable to women in the Central Plains. Therefore, in the end, Princess Zhaoyang faced only two endings, suicide and humiliation.
As for Princess Zhaoyang, as the royal family of the Central Plains, her humiliation and suicide would involve the diplomatic relations between the two countries. Therefore, this matter required the emperor's decision, whether to intervene or let it develop.
