Meng Qi lay on Wang's lap, letting her stroke her hair again and again. Tears began to flow again. But she didn't dare let Wang see, let alone hear, her strange feelings, so she quickly wiped them away with her hand.

"Did you listen to what your second sister said? Both your third brother and Mr. Zhou Er have heard that Prince Rui has no intention of canceling the engagement. This proves that the prince doesn't believe those rumors. Then you should prepare for your marriage and pretend that none of this happened. Once you're married, behave well and win over the prince, and he will naturally discover your good qualities."

Meng Qi didn't say anything, changed her position and continued to lie down.

Wang patted Meng Qi's shoulder lovingly. "Don't take your father's words to heart. You heard how your second sister responded to him. Your second sister and I have analyzed this matter, and it is definitely related to the third house. They have plotted against you time and time again. Just wait, mother will seek justice for you."

Meng Qi took a deep breath and said softly, "Mom, my mind is a little confused right now. There are some things I need to think carefully about. You don't have to worry about me. I'm fine. This kind of thing will never happen again."

Wang breathed a sigh of relief. She was really afraid that her little daughter would do something wrong again. No matter what the reason was this time, in the eyes of outsiders, it was just a means for her to avoid marrying Prince Rui, especially with the third house making so much publicity.

Thinking of this, Wang's face became fierce, and the idea became clearer and clearer.

Meng Qi gently sat up and clung to Wang's shoulder like an octopus. "Mother, please bring Yuandong and Yuanyue back."

"No, how can a girl who made a mistake come back?" Wang refused decisively.

"You also know that it's not their fault for what happened last time. It was all my idea. They had no idea about it at all." Meng Qi shook Wang's arm.

Wang's heart was so soft that it was only at this moment that she felt that her lovely daughter had returned.

"No matter what, a maid's duty is to take care of the master, to show concern and attention to the master at all times. Even if the incident last time wasn't their fault, they can't get away with being careless. If they had been more careful and reported it earlier, why would you have lost such a big person and caused so much trouble?"

Although it was only a few days, Meng Qi didn't dare to project her past life's experiences into this one. Just like her second sister, Meng Wan was just an accident in this life, and Luo Bing was something she had never experienced in her past life.

In her previous life, she did take an extreme action when she learned that she was to be married to King Rui, but it was not jumping into the ice.

Therefore, she had to understand all the troubles that Wang had caused, and sort them out one by one before she could think about what to do next and how to proceed.

"Mother, please let them both come back. Suxin and Lixia are both very good, but they haven't been with me since childhood. Yuandong and Yuanyue know some things better. And you also said that I'm going to marry into the palace, and you have to find maids for me. The two older maids were originally transferred here temporarily. If you bring in a few more who are even less familiar with my habits, how can I quickly gain a foothold in the palace?"

Wang was stunned by what she heard and turned to look at Meng Qi. She wasn't stunned because she thought what Meng Qi said made sense, but she was surprised that Meng Qi had never analyzed a problem so rationally before.

Meng Qi looked at Wang Shi staring at her up and down, raised her head and kissed Wang Shi's cheek, "Mother, please let them come back and make amends for their crimes. I asked Su Xin, they are all at your manor now."

Wang caressed her little daughter's face lovingly. It had been so long since she'd kissed her. She'd been able to coax her when she was little, but she wouldn't do it when she got older. This kiss was a real surprise, and it warmed her heart.

"Do we really have to let them come back? I've been discussing your dowry maid and accompanying maid with your third sister-in-law and second sister these past two days. Although they won't serve you personally, they are all from Qin Garden. At the very least, they are maids from our main house and they know you well."

"Mom, I want them both back. Please, if you don't let them come back, I won't marry you."

"You are talking nonsense again. Getting married or not is not something you can just keep on talking about. If I hear you say that again, I will be really angry." Wang said in feigned anger.

Meng Qi sat up straight and used her hand to pick at the eyes of the little rabbit on the bed curtains. "Anyway, I want them both to come back. I won't feel at ease without them by my side."

Wang sighed, "Aren't you afraid they'll resent you for what happened last time?"

"No." Meng Qi said firmly.

In her previous life, she spent her last days on the farm that came with her as a dowry.

For three years after she fell into the water, she had been lying in the room where she got married. The servants who served her were not very dedicated but they never neglected her either.

Until one day, two female historians came and said something that she could not understand at the time. Then, she was taken to the farm where she came as a dowry in a carriage.

For someone whose only movable part was her head, it didn't matter where she went. She even thought, self-deprecatingly, that if she could still lift her hands, she would have ended her life much sooner rather than later.

She had never been to her dowry farm before, as it had always been managed and run by her concubine. It was here that she was surprised to see Yuan Dong and Yuan Yue.

It was then that she learned that Wang hadn't sold them, but had brought them directly here. They were all married now. Seeing her horrible appearance, the two maids burst into tears. With the tacit approval of the two maids sent by her husband's family to monitor her, they came to talk to her every day to relieve her boredom.

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