Chapter 13 Unlucky Meipin

Lu Haozhi was immersed in what he thought was a romantic relationship when he suddenly heard this unpleasant voice. He was quite displeased and said casually, "No!"

Meng Yan's mind moved slightly, and she lowered her eyebrows and smiled lightly: "Your Majesty, I once entrusted Princess He'an to the care of Concubine Mei. Now that the princess has encountered such a thing, it is better to listen to what she has to say."

Lu Haozhi was in high spirits at this moment, and he would listen to whatever she said.

At that moment, he pondered for a moment, nodded and said, "Okay." Then he agreed to see him.

After a while, the sound of footsteps was heard, and a delicate woman in apricot-white palace dress walked into the room with her head lowered.

Meng Yan narrowed her eyes and looked at the woman who had rebelled against her in her previous life.

Meipin had an oval face and her long black hair was tied up in a neat bun at the back of her head. Only a white jade plum blossom hairpin was inserted diagonally in the bun - this hairpin was actually the one she gave herself as a reward on her birthday.

She had fair skin and a thin figure, and she wore an apricot-white button-down shirt embroidered with a plum tree, which perfectly matched her title.

Dressed like this, she looks like a pitiful, gentle and docile little beauty.

Who could have imagined that such a woman could be such a vicious person with a treacherous mind!

She pretended to obey but secretly abused young children, and colluded with Lin Yanrong to betray him. How blind was she in her previous life that she didn't even see it!

Meipin was of humble origin. Although she had a nameplate during the election, she could only serve as a study attendant in the prince's private residence.

Lu Haozhi never looked at her straight in the eye, so she sought refuge with Meng Yan in order to find a way out, and became Meipin.

Such an insignificant little person could actually stir up such a stir in Changchun Palace!

Meipin timidly stepped forward, bowed deeply to Lu Haozhi and Meng Yan, then stood aside and spoke softly, "Your Majesty, I went to bed early last night and didn't know the princess was ill. The Imperial Concubine sent someone to fetch the princess without informing me. I only learned of this when I woke up this morning. It's all my fault that the princess disturbed the Imperial Concubine's rest. I beg for your forgiveness."

Hey, this is really a great actress. Meng Yan even wants to applaud her in her heart.

The princess fell ill in the middle of the night, so she certainly didn't know. He forcibly took the princess away in order to win credit for it to the emperor.

She said that the princess had disturbed her rest and asked him to punish her, but she never mentioned the emperor. She spoke in a pitiful way, and she almost told Lu Haozhi openly how she bullied her and Princess He'an on a daily basis.

Meng Yan sneered slightly and did not rush to speak. She glanced at Lu Hao first - this blind man, maybe he fell for it again?

She's not afraid, she has her own excuses.

However, this glance surprised her. Lu Haozhi did not suspect her as she had expected, but looked at Meipin on the ground with a sinister look on his face.

"You said the princess fell ill in the middle of the night, so you didn't know?"

Meipin nodded hurriedly, "Your Majesty, that's right. When I woke up this morning, I heard from the servants that the princess had a fever at midnight. Fortunately, the imperial concubine arrived quickly and did not delay the princess's illness."

Meng Yan chuckled softly. Was she trying to say that she was so powerful that she kept them under control every day? She even knew what happened in the middle of the night.

But since Lu Haozhi didn't blame her, she was not in a hurry to speak.

Lu Haozhi sneered, "That's truly dishonest. The princess had a high fever in the middle of the night, her cries resounding through the air, known to the entire palace. You were right beside her, yet you didn't know anything, and you had to get up early to listen to the servants' reports? Furthermore, the imperial physician Xiahou just informed me that the princess had caught a cold for several days and had been left unattended, leading to this sudden illness. And you, as her adoptive mother, were completely unaware?! Meipin, do you think I'm a fool who'll let you fool me?!"

You are not a fool, you just acted smart for once today.

Meng Yan muttered secretly in her heart.

The harsh words frightened Meipin so much that she turned pale and knelt down in haste, tears streaming down her face.

"Your Majesty, I truly was unaware of this! The Imperial Concubine sent someone here in the dead of night without telling me! Her servants used to say that the princess was always in good health. I'm sure the people around me were all under the Imperial Concubine's orders..."

idiot!

Meng Yan knew that the situation was settled, so she lowered her eyes and didn't need to say anything else.

Meipin's tricks are far worse than Lin Yanrong's.

"You're talking nonsense! Stop it!"

Lu Haozhi's eyes were cold, stinging Meipin's nerves. "You keep saying that the Imperial Concubine stole the child. If the Imperial Concubine hadn't taken the princess away last night, the princess would have died of illness today! You have no evidence whatsoever, yet you slandered the high-ranking concubines at will. You are committing treason and treating the princess harshly. You show how vicious your heart is! The palace is a peaceful place. How can we keep someone like you here?!"

After he finished speaking, he pondered for a moment, then issued an edict: "Princess Mei Zhang, your actions are absurd and your mind is vicious. You are unworthy of being a concubine in the palace. From today on, you are demoted to a commoner and banished to the cold palace!"

In an instant, Meipin's fate was sealed. She collapsed on the ground crying and was dragged out by several eunuchs.

Meng Yan was a little surprised. Was it so easy to remove the thorn in her Changchun Palace?

She originally thought that if she couldn't overthrow Meipin this time, she would have to put in some extra effort.

This plot...why is it different from what I remember?

Although the book is very vague about what happened before Lin Yanrong entered the palace, Meipin was the one who had a safe journey and was the one Lin Yanrong called her sister.

Now she has lost a good sister. When Lin Yanrong enters the palace in the future, who knows what trouble will arise.

It's ridiculous that Concubine Mei didn't even receive favor for a single day and was sent to the cold palace.

Lu Haozhi sent Meipin away and turned around again, but suddenly saw Meng Yan with her mouth slightly open and a look of surprise on her face.

He couldn't help but laugh. Meng Yan, who was no longer aggressive, actually had a bit of the playfulness of a little girl.

Meng Yan came back to her senses when she noticed his gaze.

Lu Haozhi has sentenced Concubine Mei to death, so should she also show her ability?

"Your Majesty, although this incident was committed by Concubine Mei alone, as the head of Changchun Palace, I was unaware of the princess's daily circumstances. I was negligent and I beg Your Majesty to punish me."

These words were not entirely perfunctory. Seeing the little princess suffering from illness last night, she was truly filled with guilt.

But in Lu Hao's eyes, this attitude made her look one step further towards being gentle and virtuous.

"Princess Mei is a vicious and cruel woman. She treated the princess harshly, so she must have kept everything from you. What have you done wrong?"

Tsk, it's so rare that Lu Haozhi would be so blinded by greed towards me.

Meng Yan actually knew in her heart that Lu Haozhi was the emperor of the Great Zhou Dynasty. He was able to kill the regent and monopolize power within two years of ascending the throne, and created the Qianyuan prosperous era described in the book. How could he really be a fool who allowed himself to be fooled?

It just depends on who his heart leans towards.

At the moment, Lu Haozhi seems to treat me gently and considerately, but I guess everything will return to normal after the true love comes?

Well, she was too lazy to think about Lu Haozhi's thoughts, as long as she could live a peaceful and wealthy life.

Although the two were alone in a room, their thoughts were completely different.

Half a cup of tea later, Rong An came to report that the Minister of Revenue had an urgent matter to report, so he invited Lu Haozhi over.

As soon as Lu Hao left, Ruizhu came to report, "Your Majesty, the imperial physician Xiahou is waiting outside to take your pulse."

Xiahou Yu?

When Meng Yan thought of him, she was filled with anger.