"Granddaughter, listen to your grandmother!" Meng Shu said softly.
"Good boy, if you hear some rumors these days, don't take it to heart. These people in Beijing are used to laughing at other people's jokes and enjoying making fun of others. You will know after you stay a little longer. There is no need to pay attention to these people. . "Ms. Jiang knew what her granddaughter would face next.
Based on my understanding of my granddaughter, she will definitely be able to survive and will not seek death or survival.
But there are some things that need to be said.
Shu'er was her heart and soul, and Mr. Jiang didn't want her to be harmed in any way because of this matter.
"Grandma, don't worry, my granddaughter will remember it!" Meng Shu nodded gently.
"It's getting late, Shu'er, go back and take a bath, have a meal, and have a rest early." The granddaughter was still wearing a luxurious wedding dress. It was already getting a little hot. She put on several layers inside and outside. Not only was it hot, Still heavy.
Madam Jiang felt very sorry for her granddaughter. When Meng Shu came in to greet her, Madam Jiang had already taken off the wedding auspicious crown that Meng Shu was wearing.
The crown was made of red gold and inlaid with many pearls and precious stones, which was very heavy.
"Grandma will have a rest early, and my granddaughter will leave!" Meng Shu felt blessed and left with the maids.
Returning to the Fanghua Courtyard where she lived, Meng Shu changed out of her auspicious clothes and took a bath with Su Ye and Banxia taking care of her.
By the time she finished packing and came out of the room, Qiu Sang and Qing Dai had already laid out the food.
"Miss, my wife specially sent these to you. They are all your favorite food." Qiu Sang said while serving dishes.
"Sent people to keep an eye on Duke Cheng's Mansion. Although what happened today is their fault, the family tradition of Duke Cheng's Mansion is not good and the masters have bad character. I'm worried that those people will pour dirty water on us." Meng Shu said lightly.
Three months ago, she returned to the capital to get married, bringing back all the people she had trained in Guiyun City over the years.
After all, he was going to stay in the capital for a long time. In order to make his life more comfortable, Meng Shu also made some arrangements.
"Yes, miss!" Qingdai responded and hurried away.
Among the maids in the west, Qingdai has the highest martial arts skills. She is responsible for connecting with the men and horses that Meng Shu keeps outside. This was the case in Guiyun City before. After arriving in the capital, everything was as usual.
Meng Shu did not rest after dinner. She was waiting for news about Qingdai.
The foundation of the British government was in Guiyun City. Her father was in charge of the 100,000-strong northwest army, responsible for guarding the border and resisting the Western Qiang Kingdom's cavalry.
The one who stayed in the Duke's Mansion in the capital on weekdays was her eldest brother Meng Yanxing.
This time, because she was getting married, her father requested an imperial edict to get married, and the whole family returned to the capital.
The men of the Meng family were dedicated to protecting their family and country, and were focused on the battlefield. He was also upright. He was not as sinister as the wealthy families in the capital, so of course she had to be careful.
What the Wei family did today greatly affected Meng Shu's impression of these aristocratic families in the capital.
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At the same time, in Taiqian Palace, Emperor Zhou Qilin was drinking medicine.
"Your Majesty, Doctor Jiang has adjusted the prescription. Today's medicine is not as bitter as before. I have tasted it..."
Before Wang Fusheng finished speaking, Cui Jingyu's voice came from outside the dormitory.
"Your Majesty, Aunt Jinchun has come to pay your respects to your Majesty on the orders of the Queen Mother."
The emperor said nothing and drank the medicine in the bowl in one gulp.
Wang Fusheng helped him rinse his mouth before letting Cui Jingyu welcome Jinchun in.
"Your servant pays homage to the emperor!" Jinchun held a mahogany box, knelt respectfully in front of the emperor, and said softly: "This is the elixir that Master Bai just refined a quarter of an hour ago. The Queen Mother specially ordered this servant to deliver it to you." Come, please take it."
"My health is too poor, I have troubled my mother." The emperor coughed a few times and stretched out his hand weakly.
Wang Fusheng quickly took the wooden box, opened it, and presented the elixir to the emperor.
The emperor picked up the elixir, took the water sent by Cui Jingyu, and drank the elixir.
After seeing this, Jinchun felt relieved and smiled on his face: "The Queen Mother has searched for famous doctors and alchemists for the emperor's body. This Baixian Master is very powerful and will definitely be able to cure the emperor's illness."
"Well, go back and tell your mother that I will go to Ci'an Palace tomorrow to thank you." The emperor said with a slight smile.
"Yes." Jinchun didn't stay long and quickly left.
The emperor looked at her retreating back, a cold light flashed in his eyes.
The queen mother really had "good intentions" for his broken body.
"Have the Meng family and the Wei family called off their engagement?" The emperor sat on a chair and asked while coughing.
"Your Majesty, your body..." Wang Fusheng was shocked.
The emperor would only cough when irrelevant people came. Is he... really sick today?
"It doesn't matter." The emperor waved his hand.
"Returning to the emperor, the British Duke is very resolute. He braved the night to have the Wei family's betrothal gift returned and broke off the engagement!" Wang Fusheng said, glanced at the emperor, and saw that his face was as usual, and he felt relieved: "Gong Cheng Guo felt that he was wronged and insisted on not wanting the betrothal gift returned by the British government, saying that it was compensation for the breakup of the engagement."
"Did Meng Huaian accept it?" the emperor asked after coughing slightly.
"The British Duke doesn't want it." Wang Fusheng shook his head.
"Yes." The emperor nodded lightly: "Meng Huaian is a very strong-willed person. Unlike those people in the capital who are all-rounded and only care about their own interests, I am sure he will not want it, but... after all, I feel sorry for this matter. They, that’s all, give the girl from the Meng family more compensation in the future!”
This matter was of course the result of the emperor's fueling the situation.
Without the help of his people, the Meng family would not have discovered that Wei Qingyun had gone to Luliu Alley, nor would they have found out everything so quickly.
Wei Qingyun is King Wei's little follower. If the two families get married smoothly, the Meng family may turn to King Wei.
This was not the result the emperor wanted.
He is now in decline. If even the Meng family votes for the King of Wei, then his chances of winning will become smaller and smaller.
There is little hope of bringing order to the chaos.
It's just that he believed too much in his mother and brother at the beginning, and since his body was already broken, he had no regrets in passing the throne to his brother who was a compatriot from the same mother.
When he later discovered an abnormality, the overall situation would be decided, and now he could only do his best and listen to fate.
"It is always not good for the girl's family to break up the engagement on the wedding day. If Meng Huaian has a satisfactory son-in-law candidate in the future, I will grant them a marriage and give them a good reward." The emperor said.
"Your Majesty, Wei Qingyun is not a good person to begin with. It will be beneficial and harmless to Miss Meng if this marriage is canceled. Once she survives this period of time, she will be very happy." Wang Fusheng said quickly.
Although the emperor sent someone to stir up trouble in this matter, was it the emperor who was at fault? That's impossible!
But in the long run, breaking off the engagement is actually beneficial to the Meng family.
If Miss Meng knew the secret behind this, she might even thank the Emperor.
The emperor nodded, stood up, and walked to the bed. Just as he was about to undress, Cui Jingyu's voice came from outside the bedroom again.
"Your Majesty, Liu Jieyu has arrived. She said that she came to accompany you on the order of the Queen Mother."
The emperor smiled when he heard this, but the smile did not reach his eyes.
First he gave the elixir, and then the beauty. Did the Queen Mother think he died too slowly?
