Chapter 538 Exposing Jinyu

Not long after, the carriage stopped in front of the Changxing Marquis's residence.

Suppressing her chaotic thoughts, Meng Jinyu was gently helped down from the carriage by her husband. Then, she was led by a servant from the Marquis's residence to see Meng Jinyao and his wife. When she saw Meng Jinyao looking at her with a half-smile, her heart skipped a beat.

Meng Jinyao noticed that she paused slightly, glanced at her, and then lowered her eyes, which told her how afraid she was of seeing her.

Deng Yuanqing didn't notice anything unusual about his wife. With a smile on his face, he quickly stepped forward and bowed to Meng Jinyao and Gu Jingxi, saying, "Yuanqing greets elder sister and brother-in-law."

Meng Jinyu raised her eyes and met Meng Jinyao's gaze. Seeing Meng Jinyao looking at her with an ambiguous expression, she felt a chill run down her spine. She braced herself and took two steps forward, pretending to be nonchalant as she called out, "Big sister, big brother-in-law."

Gu Jingxi nodded slightly: "Second sister, second brother-in-law."

"Second sister, second brother-in-law, please sit down and talk." Meng Jinyao said gently, inviting them to sit down. Her gaze fell on Meng Jinyu, and she asked, "Second sister and second brother-in-law, what brings you here today?"

Deng Yuanqing was slightly taken aback upon hearing this. He was puzzled as to why the elder sister, who had such a good relationship with her younger sister, would ask such a question instead of reminiscing and expressing her longing for her. He replied, "When Ayu was in Yangzhou, she missed her elder sister very much. Sometimes she would dream of spending time with her elder sister in her boudoir. This time, she came back to the capital specifically to visit her elder sister."

Meng Jinyao was quite surprised: "Second sister, you miss me so much?"

Meng Jinyu smiled gently and said, "Before I got married, I had never experienced the feeling of missing someone. After I got married, I missed my family very much, especially my eldest sister."

"Is that so?" Meng Jinyao curled the corners of her lips into a meaningful smile.

Meng Jinyu nodded hurriedly, staring intently at Meng Jinyao with a pleading look, desperately hoping that she would say less and let her off this time.

Deng Yuanqing sensed something was off about the two sisters and was puzzled. He looked at his wife with tender eyes and said gently, "Ayu has read the letter from the eldest sister over and over again. On the last day of your father’s wedding, there were many guests, and Ayu told me more than once that she regretted not being able to talk to the eldest sister properly. Today, she woke up early to see the eldest sister."

Upon hearing this, Meng Jinyu's face froze. She quickly glanced at Meng Jinyao, only to see that Meng Jinyao was also looking at her with a hint of mockery in her eyes. Her heart tightened, and she had a bad feeling. At the same time, she was angry that her husband had asked her to bring up the letter.

Meng Jinyao withdrew her gaze and asked, feigning confusion, "Second brother-in-law, what letter? I don't understand what you're saying."

Meng Jinyu quickly chimed in, "Elder sister, it's just the letters we usually exchange." As she spoke, she swiftly changed the subject, "Elder sister, I've come today to discuss something with you. Would you mind if we spoke privately for a moment?"

Meng Jinyao frowned slightly and replied, "I don't understand what you're saying, Second Sister. We've been sisters for many years and have never written to each other. How could you have received a letter from me?"

After saying that, she saw Meng Jinyu's face turn pale and Deng Yuanqing looking at Meng Jinyu in surprise, so she didn't continue. Some things are better left unsaid. Deng Yuanqing wasn't stupid and would definitely be able to guess. So she changed the subject: "Never mind, perhaps there is some misunderstanding. Husband, my second sister has something to tell me. Why don't you take her husband for a walk in the courtyard first?"

Gu Jingxi responded and led the shocked Deng Yuanqing out.

Only Meng Jinyao, Meng Jinyu, and Meng Jinyao's maid remained in the hall.

Meng Jinyu's face turned deathly pale. She couldn't imagine how her husband would look at her. Her mind was in turmoil as she watched her husband's departing figure until it disappeared from sight. Only then did she look away, glaring at Meng Jinyao with a mixture of anger and resentment: "Elder sister, we are sisters with the same father. Why do you have to make me feel so embarrassed?"

Meng Jinyao chuckled lightly: "Second sister, when you forged my letters, didn't you ever think that one day you would be exposed? Who gave you the audacity to forge my letters? If my brother-in-law hadn't told my husband on the day of Father's wedding that I often wrote to you, I wouldn't have known that we sisters had such a good relationship."

Meng Jinyu knew she was in the wrong, but she was still furious: "I forged your letter and had someone write a letter saying it was from you, but I didn't use it for anything else. I am your own sister, how could you treat me like this?"

"Second sister, that's a good question." Meng Jinyao's smile faded, her face darkened, and she glared at her sharply. "Now that you need my identity to help you gain influence in your husband's family, you only remember that I'm your older sister. When you treated me like that before, why didn't you remember that I was your older sister?"

Meng Jinyao recalled to her: "When you caused trouble, you would drag me down to take the blame. Even when you didn't cause trouble, you would try to frame me so that I would be punished by the elders. The worst time was when I almost didn't survive that winter. Have you forgotten all of this, Second Sister?"

She curled her lips into a cold smile: "Repay evil with kindness, how will you repay kindness? What makes you think I would forgive and forget and repay evil with kindness? I haven't even settled accounts with you for what you did to me before, yet you've come to provoke me. Isn't this exactly what I wanted?"

Meng Jinyu took a deep breath, suppressing the resentment in her heart, her eyes reddening: "Big sister, I was just young and ignorant, and now I really want to make up with you."

Meng Jinyao glanced at her and said calmly, "Meng Jinyu, I advise you to speak properly instead of putting on a show for me. I'll have someone send you back to the opera troupe to continue singing. You can continue singing, and we'll see if I'll actually do such a thing."

Upon hearing this, Meng Jinyu, who had just prepared her tears, dared not let them fall. She looked at Meng Jinyao with a mixture of tears and hope, because she truly believed that Meng Jinyao would do such a thing. After all, Meng Jinyao had done such absurd things as changing husbands and marrying her future father-in-law. What other shocking things could Meng Jinyao not do?

Meng Jinyao asked calmly, "Meng Jinyu, are you going to leave on your own initiative, or should I tell you to get out?"

Meng Jinyu was furious: "If you didn't want to see me, why did you agree to come to my door?"

Meng Jinyao said, "How could I refuse to let my own sister visit me?"

Upon hearing this, Meng Jinyu instantly understood. She was the younger sister who had married far away. After returning to the capital, she went to see her elder sister, but her elder sister refused to let her in, which would damage her reputation. So, in order to avoid giving others cause for criticism, she let her in and then dealt with her. No wonder there weren't many maids serving in this hall. They were probably all Meng Jinyao's confidants.

She trembled with rage: "Meng Jinyao, you're despicable!"