With the help of the Queen Mother, the Xie family became the Duke of Cheng'en. They received all the honors and favors and attracted much attention in the capital. The Queen Mother's eldest brother Xie Qianping also became a hot shot. Of course, he despised the daughter-in-law he had married in his hometown, the Hong family. , and felt that she was from a lowly background, could not stand on the stage, and was not worthy of his country's father-in-law.
In his early years, Xie Qianping wanted to divorce his wife and remarry.
The Queen Mother also supported her brother in doing this.
Only by marrying into these aristocratic families in the capital, the foundation of their Chengen Palace will become deeper and deeper.
A hundred years later, the Xie family will still be strong.
But the Hong family gave birth to two sons and three daughters to Xie Qian. The eldest son Xie Yanqi was very smart and steady at a young age.
When Xie Qianping wanted to divorce his wife and remarry, Xie Yanqi, who was only eight years old, relied on the love of his grandfather and grandmother to protect the Hong family.
Despite the obstruction of the two elders, Hong retained her position as the head of the household.
Everyone in Beijing knows about this.
She hated people saying this in front of her the most, and she was so angry that her whole body was shaking.
"You raised a shameless daughter yourself, and you dare to scream in front of me. Who do you think you are? What about the Duke's wife? Your Meng family is not even worthy of carrying shoes in front of our Xie family!" Hong said more. He became more and more enthusiastic: "Do you believe that I will immediately enter the palace and ask the Queen Mother to issue a decree to give this little goblin to my son as a concubine?"
Meng Shu really didn't know how this Hong family had grown up. No wonder she, as the legitimate wife, still supported her brother Xie Qianping to divorce his wife and remarry even though she had given birth to two sons and three daughters.
She thought that because she had a sister-in-law who was the Queen Mother, she could cover the sky with just one hand?
"Okay, Mrs. Xie, just go to the palace to ask for Yi's decree, I will wait here." Ms. Lu resisted the urge to step forward and slap her a few times, and said in a deep voice: "You shrew, you are full of nonsense, I will Let’s see if the Queen Mother will be influenced by a villain like you.”
Unlike her mother, Mrs. Lu was not good at arguing with people, and she was really angry today.
"It's obviously your Xie family who set up a trap to harm my son, and now you're trying to ruin my daughter's reputation. I want to see if our Zhou Dynasty still has any royal laws."
"Wang Fa? The Queen Mother is Wang Fa. Just wait for me. I will enter the palace right now!" Hong said loudly.
She didn't believe that the Queen Mother would help these outsiders.
Hong is very proud. Even though she was almost divorced in the past, it didn't stop her from feeling complacent over the years.
Her eldest son Xie Yanqi was the most outstanding descendant of the Xie family and was entrusted with important responsibilities by the Queen Mother.
With her son here, her position as the princess' wife is very secure, and those little goblins can't even think of competing with her.
The Queen Mother became more and more polite to her sister-in-law.
What about the British government?
She only knew that their Chengen Palace was the most powerful family in the capital besides the royal family.
No one can argue with them!
"Mother!" Although Xie Yancheng was a playboy, he had received a good education since he was a child. He still understood what he should know. What his mother just said was really inappropriate.
He stepped forward and grabbed Hong's sleeve, and whispered: "Mother, don't forget that your son's purpose of inviting you here today is not to embarrass Meng Shu."
He just glanced at Meng Shu a few times. Why did his mother have to say so unpleasant things?
Besides, Meng Shu is not one of those maids in his backyard who can be manipulated by his mother at will. Mother really shouldn't treat her like this.
After her son's reminder, Hong remembered the purpose of her trip.
The son said that he wanted to give King Wei a surprise and asked him to help him.
Of course Hong was very cooperative!
Compared to the eldest son, the younger son is indeed very unreliable, doing all sorts of things including eating, drinking, prostitution and gambling.
But there was one thing he did extremely well, even his eldest son Xie Yanqi couldn't compare to him.
He was very close to his cousin King Wei and was deeply trusted by King Wei.
After King Wei ascends the throne, the younger son may have a better future than the eldest son.
Based on this alone, she had to protect her little son.
"Mom, let's go back home first!" Xie Yancheng said in a low voice.
He had failed in this matter today, so naturally he had no shame in asking for credit in front of King Wei.
It is a blessing among misfortunes to be able to escape unscathed now.
The Meng family is not easy to mess with. My mother has been used to being aloof over the years. Mrs. Meng has lived in Guiyun City for a long time and rarely moves around the capital.
The two of them didn't have much interaction before, and their mother didn't show any restraint just now.
The key is what she said about Meng Shu. Xie Yancheng felt a headache just thinking about it.
It was all his fault that he couldn't control himself when he saw a beautiful woman and drooled at her, which made his mother go crazy and say so many unpleasant things.
"Then... let's go back home first." Although Hong was unwilling, she still listened to her son's words.
The mother and son were about to leave, but were stopped by Meng Yanxing.
"Today Mr. Xie first shot an arrow at me with the intention of killing me. Then he pretended to be hit by my horse and broke his leg to blackmail me. After being exposed by my sister, Mrs. Xie made filthy words again and ruined my sister. Reputation, if you don’t give me an explanation for this matter, then come with me to the Jingzhao Mansion Yamen.”
Hong was not afraid at all because she was the Queen Mother's sister-in-law. She was about to say something, but Xie Yancheng pulled her sleeve and stopped her.
"Master Meng, what happened today is a misunderstanding. In a few days, the emperor will open a deer hunting paddock. I bought a bow and arrow. I wanted to go back to my home to practice riding and shooting, but I accidentally fired an arrow. I didn't expect that it would hurt Meng Meng." The prince’s horse is indeed mine.”
Xie Yancheng said, bowing to Meng Yanxing: "After I was kicked by Prince Meng's horse, my leg was really so painful that I couldn't move. I thought it was broken, so I alerted my mother. What my mother just said was indeed not true." That's right, I hope Mrs. Meng, Prince Meng and Miss Meng will pay attention."
Xie Yancheng said, winking at his mother, then turning to Meng Shu and bowing: "My mother fell down a few days ago and has been a little confused these days. She mistook Miss Meng for someone in the house. These words are offensive, please forgive Miss Meng. One day... I will send you a big gift and come to apologize in person. "
He made a big mistake today to avoid losing money and avoiding disaster.
Meng Shu didn't say a word when she heard this, and Mrs. Lu on the side didn't speak either. Meng Yanxing knew what his mother and sister meant.
The Meng family does not lack that kind of apology.
"Stop talking nonsense and come with me to Jingzhao Yamen. I will go to court with you!" Meng Yanxing said in a deep voice.
Xie Yanchencheng's expression changed when he heard this.
He had long heard that Meng Yanxing, who grew up in the frontier, was a headstrong and inflexible person. He was completely different from the children of the aristocratic families who grew up in the capital. Today he finally saw it.
What a pedantic person.
He was the nephew of the Queen Mother. Because of this trivial matter, if the two families went to court, they would not only be laughed at by people in the capital, but they would also be slapped in the face of the Queen Mother.
Doesn’t Meng Yanxing even know this?
How stupid!
