Chapter 40 Raising a daughter is not as good as raising livestock

Meng Anxian realized the seriousness of the situation at this moment. Even though she had been slapped hard, she didn't dare to say a word and just kept crying.

Seeing her child like this, Meng's mother felt extremely distressed and hurriedly grabbed Meng's father's arm: "What are you doing? Why are you hitting the child for no reason?"

It would have been better if she hadn't said those words; once she did, Meng's father's anger visibly flared up even more.

He gritted his teeth and looked at Meng's mother: "It's because of your repeated indulgence that she dared to do such a thing in front of the Emperor and the Imperial Concubine. You've completely disgraced the Meng family! What future do you have left?"

After saying that, Meng's father got so angry that he got into the carriage and left his wife and daughter there.

Only then did Meng Anxian realize that she had acted too impulsively that day. She pitifully grabbed her mother's hand, choking back tears, and said, "Mother, what should I do now? I didn't mean to, I really didn't mean to. It was Meng Yanzhi who deliberately provoked me, and I couldn't help myself..."

At this point, Meng Anxian's tears continued to fall, and she was extremely aggrieved: "Mother, what should we do now? Even the Emperor knows about this. What should we do?"

"Let's go home first." Meng's mother was also very troubled. She rubbed her temples and then pulled her child back home.

They arrived in a respectable manner, but their return was a sorry sight, as their carriage had been taken away by Meng's father, leaving them to walk back step by step on their own.

The Glass Palace.

When Meng Yanzhi woke up again, it was already the next morning. The moment she opened her eyes, she gently touched her forehead and found it somewhat amusing.

Originally, Meng Yanzhi hadn't figured out how to deal with Meng Anxian for ruining her marriage to the Crown Prince, but she never expected this woman to be so foolish as to actually deliver herself to her doorstep. With this action, not only the Crown Prince, but even a respectable family wouldn't want her.

He ruined his own future.

"You're awake?"

Zhao Bailu carried in ginseng soup and immediately came forward when she noticed that Meng Yanzhi had opened her eyes.

Meng Yanzhi struggled to her feet, then looked at Zhao Bailu with a smile: "Miss Zhao, what are you doing here?"

"You still dare to talk? You scared me to death! Meng Anxian is really too much. How could she bully you like this?"

"Don't you think she's even worse at home? Isn't she even more awful?"

Faced with her grumbling and indignation, Meng Yanzhi felt a surge of warmth in her heart. She smiled and said, "Miss Zhao, please don't be angry. It's really nothing serious. It was just a little slap."

Compared to the suffering she endured in her previous life, these things are nothing. After all, in her previous life, she was beaten inside and out, and had to live in immense pain every day, even clinging to unfounded hopes to get through each day.

Looking at Meng Yanzhi's silly appearance, Zhao Bailu suddenly felt a little sorry for her.

Are you stupid?!

Zhao Bailu hugged Meng Yanzhi.

"How can you get used to this? It's wrong, and it's not right for them to bully you!"

"You should learn to fight back; you can't let others bully you like this."

Zhao Bailu became increasingly distressed as she spoke, and tears streamed down her face.

When Consort Wang walked in, she saw Zhao Bailu's tears and was startled. She quickly walked over as if she had discovered something terrible and stared at Zhao Bailu.

"Bai Lu? You...were you crying?" Consort Wang frowned as she looked at Zhao Bai Lu: "Why are you crying?"

Zhao Bailu has always had a boyish personality. From childhood to adulthood, she has bled more than she has cried, but she inexplicably feels sorry for Meng Yanzhi.

“Auntie, you have no idea how outrageous the Meng family is! They bully Yanzhi every day, and Yanzhi has gotten used to it. It’s too much!” Zhao Bailu grabbed Meng Yanzhi’s arm, rolled up her sleeves, and showed the scars on her arm: “Look, new wounds on top of old ones. These people aren’t raising a daughter, they’re raising livestock! They wouldn’t treat her this badly!”

Upon hearing this, Meng Yanzhi felt so embarrassed that she wanted to bang her head against a wall. Of course, she knew that Zhao Bailu was saying all this for her own good. Although the words were rough but the reasoning was sound, wasn't this a bit too blunt?

At this moment, Consort Wang realized Zhao Bailu's problem and rolled her eyes at her. Then she said irritably, "You brat, what nonsense are you spouting!"

"Rouge, you mustn't argue with her. This person has something wrong with her head."

"I know you've suffered a lot of injustice in the Meng family. Don't worry, I'll find a way."

After saying this, Consort Wang lowered her head with a hint of helplessness.

"But I can only protect you for a time, how can I protect you forever?"

"It is not appropriate for me to directly interfere in the affairs of my subjects' private quarters."

"Rouge, there are so many noble young men in the capital, why don't you choose one?"

Consort Wang was relatively simple-minded, so she thought that as long as she could find Meng Yanzhi a good family, she would definitely not be bullied in the future.

Meng Yanzhi now understands that Consort Wang and Zhao Bailu are actually the same—simple, good people.

They are simple-minded and kind-hearted; they are rare good people.

In a place like the capital, where things can be treacherous and unpredictable, it's truly remarkable that they can maintain such innocence.

Meng Yanzhi lowered her eyes: "Your Majesty, if the Meng family is not willing, I will not be able to leave the Meng family."

From the moment Meng Yanzhi returned to the Meng family, her birth, aging, illness, death, and marriage were all decided by the Meng family. This was cruel to Meng Yanzhi, but every daughter in every family lived like this.

Upon hearing this, Consort Wang suddenly understood.

She thought for a moment, then took Meng Yanzhi's hand and said with a grin, "Then you should marry the Emperor. Anyway, I like you very much. It would be good if we could come to the palace together and keep each other company!"

What?

Upon hearing this, Meng Yanzhi was so frightened that she almost rolled to the ground. For a moment, she couldn't tell whether Consort Wang was telling the truth or testing her. Did she discover that Consort Wang had discovered her affair with the Emperor?

Seeing Meng Yanzhi's shocked expression, Consort Wang smiled and said nonchalantly, "The number of people in the harem will only increase, not decrease. It's better to have you than someone else. At least I find you quite pleasing to the eye. It's better than bringing in some flashy, cheap women, isn't it?"

Upon hearing this, Meng Yanzhi was completely dumbfounded. She had always thought that Consort Wang was simple-minded, but she never expected that she was just insightful and had seen through the true nature of the harem long ago. That's why she chose to lie low and give up. No matter how hard she tried, she couldn't compete with the emperor, so she might as well be a loyal subject and take whatever the emperor gave her. That was better than anything else.