Should we send him to tell the Chi family to keep their distance from Chen Yi?

Putting aside his relationship with the Chi family, just the fact that Chen Yi found out about it means that the two of them can no longer remain brothers and friends.

What's wrong, Your Highness?

Why are you suddenly so dissatisfied with the Chi family?

Seeing Meng Kuo kneeling there with his neck stiff, Princess Duanyang was not angry. She simply squatted down, stuffed the brocade box into his arms, and said calmly, "If you are willing to kneel, then kneel here. Leave when you have figured things out."

As for what exactly he had figured out, he didn't say it explicitly.

Princess Duanyang stood up and instructed Bihe, "No one is allowed to come to this courtyard."

The green lotus leaves should descend.

Indeed, if the servants saw the young master of the Meng family being forced to kneel here as punishment, he would likely lose face.

Soon, everyone had left.

For half an hour after everyone had left, Meng Kuo knelt upright and properly.

When he saw that no one was coming, he decisively sat down on the ground, stretched out his legs, and rubbed his knees while gritting his teeth.

"Huo Chenyi, you really have to thank me properly."

"What's wrong with the eldest princess? Why does she suddenly dislike the Chi family?"

"Return the gift! Do you think I, the young master of the Meng family, am short of the meager silver from the Princess's residence?"

Enraged, Meng Kuo flung the brocade box away.

Clang!

With a loud crash, the brocade box broke, and its contents fell out.

"Huh, isn't it a banknote?"

Meng Kuo crawled over, picked it up, and saw that it was actually two letters.

One letter for him, and one letter for Huo Chenyi.

Meng Kuo immediately realized something was amiss. He stuffed both letters into his robes, then took the silver notes from his purse, placed them in the brocade box, and continued to kneel respectfully.