Chapter 1104 Covering Up the Lie

Meng Yunzheng then continued, "Later, my mother met my father, Meng Pei, while she was fleeing. My father happened to have received kindness from my mother when he was young. Seeing that my mother was in trouble, he took her back to his home."

"My father knew that my mother had nowhere to go and no money, so he took her in. Later, they fell in love and got married, and I..."

The emperor raised his hand to interrupt him, "When did they become husband and wife?"

"One month later."

"A month?" The emperor narrowed his eyes. "Your father knew that your mother was Gong Qiu's mistress, so how could he marry her so easily in such a short time? That doesn't make sense. He had received kindness from your mother, and when he knew she was in trouble, it was only right that he helped her. Getting married was the end of it."

Would a normal man, knowing that this woman is already someone else's mistress, still marry her within a month? Even if Meng's mother is very beautiful, and Meng Pei liked her from the beginning, he wouldn't be in such a hurry to complete the marriage within a month.

Meng Yunzheng was silent for a moment before speaking in a low voice, "Back then..." He took a deep breath, "When my mother escaped from the Liu family, she had already been drugged, so..."

If the Emperor hadn't asked, Meng Yunzheng wouldn't have wanted to give this excuse, as it would damage his parents' reputation.

But the emperor asked, and if he didn't explain the situation back, it wouldn't make sense.

“My father was a bodyguard for a security escort agency. He traveled all over the country from a young age, which made him very righteous and responsible. He already had feelings for my mother, let alone under those circumstances. He didn’t care whether my mother was a mistress or what her original status was. My mother was desperate at the time, and my father’s appearance was like a lifeline for her, which she clung to tightly.”

"Because... we had a relationship, my father was worried that my mother would get pregnant, so we got married within a month. Originally, the Meng family's escort agency was in Jinlefu, but Jinlefu was too close to the capital. After my mother returned to her hometown with my father, she happened to see an acquaintance. Fearing that she would be recognized and see Gongqiu again, my father simply took my mother to Tianning County and opened another Quansheng Escort Agency there."

The emperor listened thoughtfully, and after a long while nodded, "Go on."

“My father’s concerns were indeed valid. My mother did become pregnant because of this. However, she was not in good health, possibly due to the drug she had been given earlier, or perhaps because of her constant anxiety. Her pregnancy was not easy. In the later stages, she was frightened and went into premature labor. The child born at that time was a commoner.”

Meng Yunzheng spoke with increasing certainty, "After I was born, my mother's mood improved, she gradually stopped thinking about the past, and her health also improved. My father was also very happy, feeling that things would get better and better in the future. This kind of life continued until I was ten years old."

“Back then, my father went on a mission, leaving my mother and me at home. Who knew that Gong Qiu’s confidant would appear in Tianning County on business? My mother recognized him at a glance and knew that Gong Qiu would soon find out her whereabouts and that he would not let our family of three go. My mother decided to take me away from Tianning County, but it was too late.”

"That night, the security company caught fire, but my mother and I were in a daze and couldn't wake up. When I woke up, the security company was mostly burned down, and my mother had also been burned to death."

(End of this chapter)