Wang Chenghai opened his mouth in surprise, "Princess, if I remember correctly, this person should be Xiao Xizi, the most capable disciple of Eunuch Li."

"Xiao Xizi?" Meng Qi frowned. How could she not remember?

"Yes, it must be him. He looks like that. Because he is valued by Li Mancang, he doesn't have to do odd jobs. He dresses neatly and decently every day. He usually runs errands for Eunuch Li." Wang Chenghai said affirmatively.

"Li Mancang?" Meng Qi frowned. Did he leak it? If so, why didn't he tell Song Chengze directly? Did Gao Yang's information come from the Gao family, or was it related to Li Mancang?

Meng Qi's mind suddenly flashed back to the fate of Li Mancang in her previous life, and her eyes lit up. She had never understood why Song Chengze had treated Li Mancang as he did in her previous life, punishing him like a traitor. Could this mean that Li Mancang was a member of the Gao family? Or perhaps, that he was the Queen and Prince Cheng's man?

This discovery excited Meng Qi, and the more she thought about it, the more likely it seemed. Li Mancang realized he hadn't told Song Chengze about his mother's birthday, and he'd reported it to Prince Cheng, or perhaps directly to the Gao family, who then alerted Zhou Yu through Gao Yang. If Zhou Yu, not yet a legitimate son-in-law, had presented a gift, and Song Chengze, the legitimate son-in-law, hadn't expressed any interest, rumors would have spread, inevitably causing Song Chengze's dissatisfaction and creating a rift between the two.

Or perhaps Prince Cheng would seize on this and say a few words when the brothers met, which would be enough to make Song Chengze lose face. They would not miss any opportunity to squeeze Song Chengze, no matter how big or small, even if it was meat.

What they didn't expect was that Zhou Yuxue told Song Chengze about it, and Song Chengze not only chose the gift, but also sent it back to the Huainan Marquis Mansion that day, which prevented their plan from succeeding.

Yes, that must be the case, it must be.

Now we just need to find out whether this Li Mancang is the Queen's man or the Gao family. But no matter who he is, he is working for Prince Cheng. That's great. As long as we know who is behind them, everything will be easy.

"Stone."

"Yes, Princess."

"Tell Lin Qing to send a smart shop assistant to keep an eye on Xiao Xizi for a while. Follow him whenever he goes out. Don't let him notice anything. Report every day where he goes and how long he's been out. If it's inconvenient for you to go into the inner courtyard every day, tell Wang Chenghai, or..."

Lin Qing is Meng Qi's companion, and is in charge of her dowry shop.

Wang Chenghai saw Meng Qi looking at her and stepped forward and said, "I will ask Xiao Chunzi to go outside and meet Shitou every day."

Meng Qi nodded. "Okay, let's not draw attention to ourselves for now. Don't let your guard down over Ms. Zhang either. Even though she's been doing fine lately, you still need to keep a close eye on her. If you feel like you don't have enough people, I'll find a way."

Wang Chenghai said, "It's enough. Those under my command are all sworn to be loyal to the princess. They used to stay by my side and never abandoned me when I was suppressed by Li Mancang. Now that I have such respect in the princess's place, they are even more dedicated. And according to the princess's wishes, whatever I assign them to do is done in a single line, and they will never be given the opportunity to discuss with others. Ms. Zhang has not returned to the back street, so naturally the people watching her go out are not that busy."

Meng Qi nodded. This Ms. Zhang was extremely cautious. Besides continuing to chat with Wu at Yinyan Pavilion, she would return to the East Wing, occasionally visiting the kitchen or the laundry room. Yuan Yue had already arranged for someone to monitor the East Wing and the kitchen, so anything she said or did would be known.

Meng Qi suddenly felt in a good mood. She had no idea about the many people hiding around her in her previous life. Until she was lying there unable to move and Song Chengze dealt with them one by one, she was still wondering what she had done wrong.

Now, one by one, they slowly reveal their true faces in front of her. After sorting out everything carefully, she will expose them according to their usefulness, and then remove them from the palace along with the seeds they have planted.

Ms. Zhang, Li Mancang, and the Bai family member she had just suspected.

As for Xiao Lin, although she believed that this greedy and favor-seeking woman would not do anything detrimental to the palace, she was easily exploited. Therefore, targeting Xiao Lin was her second target after Nanny Hai.

Of course, Nanny Hai’s current ending was not what she wanted. The reason she was kept was to catch the person behind her.

When I looked up again, San Ya and Xiao Man came in from outside the yard. They were talking and laughing, not afraid of the scorching sun at all.

Meng Qi narrowed her eyes slightly, thought for a moment, and said, "You guys go back. Be careful and meticulous. Don't reveal any signs before you have thoroughly investigated the situation. Wang Chenghai, go call San Ya in."

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Meng Qi looked at the two sets of dresses Yuan Yue took and hung them carefully on the hanger with Mother Liu.

"Our princess is fair, and she looks best in this light-colored dress." Yuan Yue said with a smile.

Mother Liu said disdainfully, "Who says the princess only looks good in light colors? Didn't you see how beautiful the bright red dress she wore on her wedding? And the purple and pink dress the queen wore on her birthday was one of a kind."

Meng Qi laughed. In this regard, Mother Liu and Mrs. Wang had learned it completely. Even if she wore a sack on her body, Mother Liu would think it was a colorful dress.

Now thinking back to her past life, when she was at the Meng family, Wang Shi protected her, and in the Wang Mansion, Liu Mama protected her, which made her feel that the whole world should serve her and make way for her, and she acted without knowing her place. They both had an unshirkable responsibility, and of course, she was the one who started it all.

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