Chapter 177 This lowly servant doesn't deserve it?

Meng Yanzhi was stunned for a moment, then looked at Xiao Xingyuan with some confusion.

"A teacher for a day is a father for life. What's wrong with me caring about him?"

She really didn't understand why she was considered utterly wicked when she didn't like Zhang Xuanyun and everything she did was to repay a debt of gratitude.

Especially now, facing Xiao Xingyuan's anger, she felt even more wronged, her eyes reddened, and she murmured a question.

Xiao Xingyuan was initially jealous and angry, but for some reason, seeing Meng Yanzhi like this now, he felt an inexplicable pang of heartache. He frowned and asked, "Do you really only see him as your master?"

"Yes, I do consider him my husband."

“When I was nobody, only you were truly kind to me. So, I should be kind to you in return, shouldn’t I?”

Meng Yanzhi was open and honest; her feelings for Zhang Xuanyun were never romantic.

She's not talking about the present situation; it's also closely related to her previous life.

Seeing Meng Yanzhi like this, Xiao Xingyuan suddenly realized that he might have really misunderstood. He hurriedly helped her up: "But seeing how good you are to him makes me uncomfortable. You are trying to please me for his sake, but what about me? What am I to you?"

“You are the one I love.” Meng Yanzhi smiled gently, then took his hand and placed it on her chest, saying softly, “Here, there is only you, and that will never change.”

Although Meng Yanzhi didn't know when she had fallen for the person in front of her, she was certain that she liked him, for love is something that arises without warning and deepens with time.

She thought that after experiencing those things in her previous life, she would never believe in or love anyone again. But these principles meant nothing to Xiao Xingyuan. As long as it was him, she was willing to accept anything.

"real?"

Xiao Xingyuan was also experiencing love for the first time, and he just stared at Meng Yanzhi longingly.

Meng Yanzhi lowered her head and placed a kiss on his lips: "Of course it's true, I love Your Majesty!"

At that moment, Xiao Xingyuan's discomfort vanished instantly. He looked at Meng Yanzhi expectantly and then said, "Your love for me is more important than anything else."

"Your Majesty, you should go back now. If someone sees me, they'll cause trouble for me again." Meng Yanzhi sighed helplessly, then pushed Xiao Xingyuan away.

She sat alone on the sofa, her heart pounding. She smiled softly, touched her cheek, and found it was indeed a little warm.

The Crown Prince's Residence.

After Xiao Ce returned, he immediately found Ming Chu, handed her the letter, and said with a smile, "I saw Yan Zhi today, and she said she missed you very much, so she wrote you a letter."

"Has Your Highness seen the young lady?"

"Is she doing well?"

Ming Chu hurriedly took the letter, read it carefully, and his face was full of concern for Meng Yanzhi.

"She's doing well, she just misses you. If you have time, you can go to the palace to see her!"

Is it really possible?

Mingchu's eyes sparkled. She had thought she was content being with the person she loved, but now she belatedly realized that even though she was with the person she loved, she still couldn't help but think of her mistress and missed her terribly.

"sure."

Xiao Ce found her excited expression adorable, so he went over and pinched her cheek.

"Brother Crown Prince!"

Meng Anxian brought over some snacks she had made, intending to check on Xiao Ce, but she never expected to see such a scene.

She strode over and looked at the two of them, her face terribly grim: "Crown Prince, what is this lowly servant girl doing here?"

"Meng Anxian, speak properly. She's not some lowly servant; she's my Lady Ming." Xiao Ce stood protectively in front of Ming Chu, frowning as he looked at Meng Anxian. "You'll be the Crown Princess someday; you can't be so intolerant, can you?"

Meng Anxian knew, of course, that she would become the Crown Princess in the future, and that there would be more and more women in the Crown Prince's residence, and even after she became Empress, there would only be more women in the harem.

However, she absolutely could not accept Ming Chu, and even less could she accept that this woman had entered the Crown Prince's residence before her.

"Your Highness, how could you humiliate me like this?"

"The Emperor has just bestowed a marriage upon you, and you've already taken my sister's personal maid. This... this is utterly improper!"

Meng Anxian felt utterly humiliated!

Her eyebrows furrowed tightly as she stared intently at Mingchu: "This lowly servant is utterly unworthy of the Crown Prince, Your Highness! You must get rid of her immediately!"

"Enough, stop this nonsense!" Xiao Ce was usually gentle and refined, and rarely lost his temper like this. His eyes were sharp: "Meng Anxian, you are only the future Crown Princess now, not the Crown Princess yet. If you don't like this position, then I can give it to someone else."

Meng Anxian originally thought that Xiao Ce gave her this position because he liked her, but now that the imperial decree of marriage has been issued, Xiao Ce's attitude seems to have changed all of a sudden. She really doesn't understand what's going on.

She stepped forward and gently tugged at Xiao Ce's sleeve: "Crown Prince, please don't be angry, okay? I'm not really blaming you. I just... she... is my sister. My sister deliberately gave this person to you, didn't she?"

"Second Miss, it's all my fault, please don't blame the Eldest Miss, she didn't mean it!" Ming Chu immediately stepped forward, knelt on the ground and bowed to Meng Anxian.

It would have been better if she hadn't spoken, but once she opened her mouth, Meng Anxian went even crazier and slapped her hard across the face: "Shut up, you wretched servant, shut your mouth! You have no right to speak here!"

"Meng Anxian, you've gone mad!"

Xiao Ce stepped forward and quickly helped Ming Chu up from the ground.

“You are the wife of the Crown Prince, and she is merely a subject’s daughter. You do not need to kneel before her.”

"Let's go, ignore her!"

With that, Xiao Ce grabbed Ming Chu, turned around, and strode away, leaving Meng Anxian alone, frantically standing there.

Knowing she couldn't do anything to the people in the Crown Prince's residence, Meng Anxian could only grit her teeth, smash the things in her hand on the ground, and turn back to the Meng family.

Lingxi Academy.

Meng Anxian grabbed her mother's hand and cried uncontrollably, "Mother, you must stand up for me! Meng Yanzhi did it on purpose! She deliberately wanted to embarrass me! She deliberately wanted to humiliate me! Mother, you must stand up for me!"

Why are you crying? What happened?