Chapter 49 Begging My Aunt to Save Me

Meng Yanzhi had long been accustomed to such favoritism, so she had almost no hope for her mother.

She simply tossed the long whip in her hand to Mencius' mother's feet.

"Mother, I said I would live a good life as long as we keep to ourselves, but your precious daughter has taken the initiative to provoke me, so don't blame me for being ruthless!" Meng Yanzhi looked coldly at her mother.

She didn't feel any warmth from this person that a mother should have. Since Meng's mother didn't treat her as a daughter, Meng Yanzhi naturally wouldn't stoop so low as to cling to her and treat her as her own mother.

"you!"

Looking at the long whip on the ground, Meng's mother was choked and speechless. She frowned and looked at Meng Yanzhi, really not understanding how Meng Yanzhi, who used to be so obedient to her, had become like this.

"Mother, I was listening to my lessons peacefully in my own courtyard. How did I offend the Second Miss and have to come to my door to curse and beat me?" Meng Yanzhi continued to press her mother for an explanation.

However, Meng's mother would certainly not treat Meng Yanzhi fairly.

She simply stood up for Meng Anxian: "No matter what, as the older sister, you shouldn't have laid a hand on your younger sister. Look how scared you've made her! What's wrong with you now?"

"Mother, my sister said I'm not the Meng family's biological daughter at all, and that one day Father and Mother will kick me out!" Meng Anxian grabbed her mother's hand and accused her with a sob in her voice.

This was the last thing Mencius' mother wanted to hear!

Her eyebrows furrowed tightly as she glared at Meng Yanzhi with displeasure: "How dare you! Who gave you permission to say that?"

Am I wrong?

"She was born in the countryside and should have spent her whole life toiling in the fields. It was her mother who switched our identities and tormented and abused me in every way. What? Should I not say such things?"

Meng Yanzhi felt no remorse whatsoever.

In her previous life, she had already said these things when she came back, but she was severely beaten. At that time, Meng's mother told her with a cold face that Meng Anxian was also innocent and that she was not allowed to mention this matter again!

Meng Yanzhi thought that if she didn't bring up the matter, her life would be better, but it became more and more miserable.

Now Meng Yanzhi has figured it out: if Meng Anxian is innocent, then she is even more innocent than Meng Anxian!

"you!"

Meng's mother never imagined that one day she would be rendered speechless by Meng Yanzhi's words.

She raised her hand, wanting to slap Meng Yanzhi as she always had, but when she met Meng Yanzhi's eyes, which were exactly the same as her own, she couldn't bring herself to do it.

Left with no other choice, Meng's mother could only pull Meng Anxian away and leave quickly.

This was the first time the two had argued. Meng Yanzhi wasn't hit, and it seemed like she had won. But in fact, Meng Yanzhi wasn't happy at all. She stood there staring at the back of her mother and Meng Anxian, her eyes slightly red.

Even though she knew early on that her parents didn't love her, every time she saw or felt it, Meng Yanzhi's heart felt like it was being torn apart by a knife.

Seeing Meng Yanzhi's heartbroken state, Mingchu quickly stepped forward to gently comfort her: "Miss, don't be sad. Madam didn't say anything, did she?"

Mencius' mother did not say anything, but not because she felt sorry for her; it was simply because she had nothing to say.

Lingxi Academy.

"Mother, does my sister really hate me?" Meng Anxian looked at her mother pitifully. "Mother, I really want to get along well with my sister, but it seems like she won't forgive me."

Seeing Meng Anxian's sad and upset appearance, Meng's mother sighed helplessly and then said, "Even among relatives, there are degrees of affinity. Alright, don't be sad anymore. Practice your piano playing properly, so you won't embarrass yourself at the lake excursion!"

"Yes, I knew you loved me the most, Mother!" Meng Anxian looked at her mother with a smile and began to act coquettishly, pulling on her arm.

Just then, Xu Yunrou rushed in with a swollen and red face, looking at Meng's mother with teary eyes: "Auntie, save me!"

"Rou'er, what happened to you?" Meng's mother was startled by Xu Yunrou's disheveled appearance, then immediately went over, her face full of heartache: "How did things get like this?"

Xu Yunrou knelt on the ground, sobbing uncontrollably: "The Xu family is really going too far! That old hag is making things difficult for me at every turn and refuses to let me in. What should I do? Aunt, what should I do now?"

Seeing Xu Yunrou's disheveled appearance, Meng Anxian said directly, "I told you a long time ago to hold back, but you wouldn't listen and caused this mess. Naturally, the Xu family will look down on you."

"Xian'er, don't talk nonsense." Mother Meng glanced at Meng Anxian, then helped Xu Yunrou up from the ground.

She looked at Xu Yunrou: "Have you fallen out with her?"

"Madam Xu has been arranging blind dates for Young Master Xu these past few days, but the man who initially said he would marry no one but himself has now started going along with the family's arrangements. Aunt, what should I do?"

"If I can't marry Young Master Xu, my life will be ruined. How will our Meng family control Xu Shize then?"

Xu Yunrou is very good at speaking. She directly linked her future with the future of the Meng family. So now, even though Meng's mother doesn't care about her niece, she has to help out of consideration for the family's interests.

Meng's mother naturally understood Xu Yunrou's little scheme.

She glanced at Xu Yunrou and said calmly, "What's so difficult about becoming a concubine?"

concubine?

Xu Yunrou simply didn't want to be a concubine, which is why she got intimate with Xu Shize before Meng Yanzhi could. Now, hearing these words, she felt her heart was breaking.

She felt a wave of despair, then tears streamed down her face as she whispered, "Aunt, am I only fit to be a concubine?"

“In your current state, I’m afraid you can only marry as a concubine. But what’s wrong with being a concubine? As long as you have a husband who loves you, why worry about not becoming his wife in the future?” Mother Meng was quite open-minded about this.

Xu Shize is someone the family is destined to support, so their interests are definitely closely intertwined. Therefore, whether Xu Yunrou is the principal wife or a concubine has little impact on the Meng family.

"What good will it do you to make a scene now? You might as well take advantage of the fact that Xu Shize still has feelings for you, retreat in order to advance, and find a more agreeable mistress. That would be better than anything else. Your life would be easier in the future. If you give birth to the child sooner, you can gain a foothold in the Xu family, wouldn't you?"

Having spent half her life in the inner quarters, Meng's mother was very clear about the matters between men and women. Even if Xu Shize and Xu Yunrou were currently deeply in love, the future was still uncertain. Nine out of ten men would change their minds. Therefore, the worst thing a woman could do was to hold onto a man. Power, wealth, and anything else were more important than holding onto a man!