Chapter 9 Qinghe Academy Changes Hands!

Meng Yanzhi smiled somewhat embarrassedly, then led them back to her small courtyard.

The Meng family did not treat her daughter well, so the place she lived was actually more remote than that of a decent old woman. The house was almost empty, and the yard was desolate.

The maids could hardly believe their eyes, mainly because they usually served in the Crown Prince's residence and had never seen such a scene before.

Meng Yanzhi could clearly see the confusion and shock on the faces of the young maids. She blushed with embarrassment and said softly, "My little courtyard is very simple. I'm sorry to have troubled you ladies!"

"This is just too much!"

"Is this how people bully others?"

The woman in the lead gritted her teeth.

"Lu Huan, shut up!"

The older ones would speak up and scold.

She walked to Meng Yanzhi's side and looked at her with some heartache: "This servant is Lu Ping, and the other three are my sisters, namely Lu An, Lu Huan, and Lu Xi. We are all people around the Crown Prince. His Highness placed us by Miss's side so that we could take good care of her and serve her."

Lu Ping was clearly the oldest and most composed among them, and according to Meng Yanzhi's observation, she should also be the one with the most authority.

"Since I came back, I've only had Mingchu by my side. With so many people around, I'm really terrified."

"Why don't you go and talk to His Highness the Crown Prince? You sisters should go back."

Meng Yanzhi sighed helplessly, looking pitiful and wronged.

Seeing this, Lu Ping's voice became gentler when she spoke to her.

"Don't worry, young lady, we will take good care of you."

"As for the rest, young lady, you don't need to worry too much. It will come sooner or later."

After Lu Ping finished speaking, she bowed respectfully and then led her three younger sisters out to clean the yard.

Seeing these pampered young maids from the Crown Prince's residence now having to do rough work for her, Meng Yanzhi felt very apologetic.

However, she didn't say much, but just sat silently in the chair and began to think about what Xiao Ce really meant.

At the banquet, Meng Yanzhi deliberately put on a pitiful act to make Xiao Ce feel sorry for her, but Xiao Ce was giving her too much, and for a moment, Meng Yanzhi couldn't handle it.

Xiao Ce appears to be gentle and refined, but in fact he is a sophisticated egoist. He will never suffer a loss and will only do things that benefit himself. However, Meng Yanzhi really doesn't understand what value she, with her status and position, could possibly have for him.

Is it all just for a reputation for being virtuous?

Just then, a commotion broke out outside, and then Meng's mother led a large group of dozens of old women in. As soon as she entered the courtyard, she saw four maids from the Crown Prince's residence squatting in the yard weeding. Her face turned very ugly, and she said directly, "Rouge, come out quickly. How can you be so insensible? Even the maids from the Crown Prince's residence are now doing such rough work for you?"

"Mother."

Meng Yanzhi quickly came out from inside, looking extremely apprehensive. Without even offering a word of explanation, she immediately admitted her mistake: "Yes, Mother, please don't be angry. It's all my fault. I'll let the young ladies rest right away!"

“Madam Meng, if there were other people working in Miss Meng’s courtyard, it wouldn’t be our turn.” Lu Huan threw down the small hoe in her hand and looked coldly at Madam Meng: “Madam is truly a good mother, actually letting her daughter live in this godforsaken place? Besides, Miss Meng is the savior of our Crown Prince!”

At this point, Lu Huan looked Meng's mother up and down, and sneered, "Do you look down on Miss Meng, or do you not respect our Crown Prince?"

Mencius' mother originally came to give them a warning, but she never expected that the little girl would be so sharp-tongued. With just one sentence, she directly slapped such a big hat on them.

Her expression changed, and then she said somewhat unhappily, "Miss, you can eat whatever you want, but you can't say whatever you want. When have we ever disrespected the Crown Prince? We're just staying here for a few days because Rouge's courtyard needs some renovations."

"Hmph, how ridiculous! Such a large family like the Meng family doesn't even have a place for the young lady?"

"What, is it that your Meng family can't tolerate the Crown Prince's savior?"

Lu Huan didn't buy it at all, mainly because the excuse was too hasty. There was no need to send people here just to repair the courtyard.

"Rouge, say something! Do you also think that your mother is mistreating you?" Seeing that she was no match for Lu Huan, Meng's mother immediately turned her attention to Meng Rouge.

Meng Yanzhi naturally wouldn't join in the criticism at this time. She just smiled and said, "Yes, I understand Mother's good intentions. Actually, this place is very good, much better than where I lived in the countryside before."

Upon hearing this, Mencius' mother's face became even more unnatural.

She stepped forward, took Meng Yanzhi's hand, and said with a loving and caring expression, "Mother knows you suffered when you were in the countryside. It's okay, now that you're back, Mother will definitely take good care of you and give you the best. Qinghe Courtyard is a good courtyard, so you can move there now. These maids and servants were all carefully selected by Mother, so you can use them for now. If there are any problems, just tell Mother!"

As she spoke, Meng's mother pulled Meng Yanzhi along as they walked outside.

However, Meng Yanzhi was ignored after returning, and apart from a few clothes, there was nothing for her to pack. This large group of people marched towards Qinghe Courtyard in a grand manner. Meng Anxian saw this and was so angry that her face turned white.

"Mother actually gave such a nice courtyard to that little slut!"

"This Qinghe Courtyard is the largest and best furnished, and most importantly, it's the closest to the main courtyard. I begged it several times but it wouldn't give it to me, and now it's been given to this little bitch so easily!"

"After all, I'm not the Meng family's biological child. They definitely love their own children more!"

As Meng Anxian spoke, she suddenly burst into tears.

The maid Hongzhu hurriedly spoke up to coax her, "Second Miss, please don't overthink it. It's really not a big deal. No matter how luxurious it is, it's just a courtyard. It's just for show. Madam has even given you the position of Crown Princess. This is truly her way of being good to you!"

Originally, Meng Anxian felt quite resentful, but after hearing these words, she became shy.