Meng Shu also knew about this because she was in Guiyun City at that time.
The Queen Mother sent an imperial envoy to the northwest army of Guiyun City. She rebuked his father on the grounds that his father was incompetent in running the army and suffered too many casualties in the battle with the Xiqiang that year, and ordered him to meditate on his mistakes and make meritorious service.
Meng Shu was very angry at that time.
Because that year she had disguised herself as a man and followed her father and brother into battle several times to kill the enemy.
She personally participated in the war, not to mention winning every time. At least compared with previous years, they suffered less casualties that year. They also beheaded a prince of Xiqiang. The emperor also issued an imperial edict to commend his father and military officers. .
It didn't take long before the Queen Mother's decree came to punish her father.
In her opinion, the Queen Mother was deliberately looking for trouble.
But at that time, her father and mother did not tell her the reason.
"The Empress Dowager protects her shortcomings and is still worried about this matter. You must be extra careful when entering the palace tomorrow."
Mrs. Lu said, holding her daughter's hand tightly: "I don't know if the Queen Mother has told Princess Jiahe about this. If the princess also knows about this, I'm afraid she will make things difficult for you."
"Don't worry, mother, my daughter will handle it carefully." Meng Shu said quickly.
Now that things have come to this point, there is no other way but to face it calmly.
Instead of worrying, it is better to face the difficulties head on.
Meng Shu was not worried.
When the time comes, it’s just a matter of finding ways to deal with them.
"Although the royal family is very wary of the several major princes who hold military power, they have also tried every means to win over them. Our Meng family, the Song family in the southwest, and the Chen family in the east all have heavy troops. In the more than two hundred years since the founding of the Zhou Dynasty, there have been The princess married into the palaces of three major princes, and our three families also have daughters marrying into the royal family..." Mrs. Lu couldn't help but say a lot.
In fact, Meng Shu had heard this from her father before.
Her father's teachings to her were the same as those of her two brothers, and there was no difference because she was a daughter.
The mother and daughter talked for a long time before Meng Shu returned to the Fanghua Courtyard where she lived.
As soon as she entered the bedroom, Meng Shu found a mahogany box on the table and Banxia was busy in the room.
"Miss is back!" Banxia heard the sound of the bead curtain, raised his head and saw Meng Shu, with a smile on his face.
"What's in this mahogany box?" Meng Shu sat on the chair and asked while drinking tea.
This girl deliberately placed it on the table, which seemed very important.
There is a big maid next to Meng Shu, Su Ye, who serves closely and takes care of everything. She has been serving Meng Shu the longest and is the daughter of Meng Shu's wet nurse, Grandma Gu.
Banxia is in charge of the warehouse and the accounts of Fanghua Courtyard; Qiu Sang is in charge of the properties, shops, etc. under Meng Shu's name; Qingdai is in charge of the people Meng Shu keeps outside.
Of course, the duke's palace prepared a generous dowry for a daughter to marry. After Meng Shu returned to the capital more than three months ago, the dowry prepared for her by the palace was handed over to her.
The rewards Meng Shu received for killing enemies on the battlefield in the past three years also allowed Qiu Sang to buy a shop in the capital and take care of it.
Meng Shu thought the wooden box contained banknotes, but...
"In reply to Miss, these are the letters that Prince Wei has written to Miss over the years." Banxia reported quickly.
She had collected these letters for the young lady, and put one under the box.
The young lady has already broken off her engagement with Wei Qingyun, so there is no need to keep these letters.
It's just that the lady has the final say on how to deal with it. She, a maid, doesn't dare to overstep her authority.
"Burn it, you don't have to keep it!" Meng Shu frowned slightly.
In the past few years, Wei Qingyun had sent people to give her birthday gifts, New Year's gifts, etc. When her father returned the betrothal gift the day before yesterday, she had already returned them all. At that time, she did not think of these letters.
"Yes!" Banxia responded and quickly asked someone to prepare the copper basin.
Wei Qingyun was three years older than Meng Shu. Ever since they got engaged, he had written several letters to Meng Shu every year and sent someone to Guiyun City along with Meng Shu's birthday and New Year's gifts. The content of the letters was also quite satisfactory.
Since Meng Shu returned to the capital three months ago and the two met in the company of their elders, Wei Qingyun has written a letter almost every day and sent it to Meng Shu.
In the letter, he implicitly expressed his love for Meng Shu and his expectations for the marriage.
The two of them were an unmarried couple, and their wedding was about to happen, so it was not out of the ordinary for Wei Qingyun to do this.
Because of this, Meng Shu thought that he liked her.
result……
Now, Meng Shu only hopes that Wei Qingyun's dream will come true and that he will marry his little cousin Liang Shuang'er as soon as possible, and they will "harmonize the piano and the harp" and "grow old together".
Thinking of this, Meng Shu suddenly laughed.
Several maids in the room didn't know what was going on and looked up at Meng Shu.
"Your young lady, I am really generous and kind-hearted." Meng Shu said.
Several maids looked at each other.
"Don't you think so?" Meng Shu asked with a smile.
"In my heart, the young lady is beautiful and kind-hearted. There is nothing better than this." Su Ye said quickly.
Banxia and others also spoke: "Yes, yes, yes!"
Meng Shu was amused by them and stood up from the chair: "It's past lunch break, and it's quite cool in the backyard now. Let's go archery. We'll have some luck."
After Meng Shu finished speaking, he took off the tourmaline lotus and red gold hairpin from his bun: "That's it."
"Yes." Several maids heard this and were eager to give it a try.
Although they are not as powerful as the young lady, the young lady will occasionally let loose.
When they arrived in the courtyard, several second-class maids also joined in the fun.
After hearing this, Mrs. Lu felt dumbfounded.
Her daughter is really a big-hearted person.
For any other noble lady, entering the palace would be a top priority. She would have already started preparing tomorrow's clothes and headgear, and would try on each set to choose the most suitable one.
Her Shu'er, on the other hand, didn't take this matter to heart at all.
……
Meng Shu has a bright appearance, and she has practiced martial arts since she was a child. She has a heroic spirit that is not found in the ladies of Beijing. Her figure is also more upright, and her temperament is aloof. Wearing luxurious clothes, she is completely suppressed and can highlight her beauty even more. beautiful.
However, because you want to enter the palace, you naturally have to keep a low profile. If you use your beauty to crush the masters in the palace, is it because you think your life is too long?
She deliberately chose a dress that looked dull, and asked Su Ye to do a simple hanging bun for her. She also wore two beaded flowers, a pair of purple jade hairpins, a thin layer of powder, and A little rouge and I went out.
In fact, she doesn't like makeup, but she has to go to the palace today. If she doesn't dress up, she will be disrespectful to the masters in the palace.
After seeing this, Mr. Lu couldn't help but nodded.
This outfit conceals her daughter's beauty without being too eye-catching.
She had heard that the Concubine Virtue in the palace hated the idea of others being more beautiful than her.
She is the niece of the Queen Mother and she is walking around the palace.
Although my daughter is going to see Princess Jiahe, what if she meets Concubine De?
Last year, a noble girl was praised by the Queen Mother for her outstanding beauty at the Mid-Autumn Festival. Later, she was cut on the face by a tree branch while admiring the scenery. The mastermind behind the scenes was Concubine De.
"Mother prepared a thick red envelope for the chamberlain who came to pick you up. Please ask him to take care of you and take you around the roads often taken by the masters, especially not to meet the concubines." Madam Lu said softly.
Meng Shu nodded when he heard this, but felt that the empress was a little jealous.
Could it be that she thought that everyone, like her, regarded the emperor who was unable to favor his concubines as a treasure and wanted to compete with her?
Meng Shu couldn't help but shook her head.
Okay, who will rush into the palace and become a widow!
