Chapter 19 Ah Shu, don’t blame yourself.
After Meng Mingshu finished speaking, she was about to go out, and Xu Shaozhang hurried to follow her.
“You want to go directly to the Han family?”
Meng Mingshu nodded.
Xu Shaozhang shook his head: "Go see Mingyue first. I have been telling you about Sister Mingyu without telling her. If anything happens to you at the Han family, Mingyue will not forgive me."
Meng Mingshu finally nodded: "Okay."
She also wanted to discuss the Han family's affairs with her second sister.
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"Why did you return to the Meng Mansion?"
When Meng Mingyue saw Meng Mingshu, she immediately stood up with a bad look on her face.
There was no movement from the Xie family, and Father Meng had other ideas.
Who knows when Meng Mingshu’s marriage might be arranged.
"I had planned to wait for my father to come looking for someone, then tell him you died of an illness, but now you suddenly return home..."
Meng Mingyue was so angry that she couldn't continue speaking.
Her plans were disrupted.
"I came back because of my eldest sister's matter."
Meng Mingshu was stunned, her expression changed: "Xu Shaozhang told you."
Meng Mingshu nodded: "I am the eldest sister's younger sister. I have the right to know about this matter. You can't hide it from me."
Meng Mingshu was about to continue speaking when her mother and elder sister walked in.
"Ashu."
Meng Mingshu turned around in surprise, "Elder sister."
Meng Mingyue was also surprised.
Mother Lin explained, "I asked Mingyu to come back because I was seriously ill."
Lin knew that Mingyue had submitted visiting cards several times but the Han family had never responded.
She was really worried about her daughter, so she could only use this method to force the Han family to release the person.
The Li Dynasty attached great importance to filial piety. If the husband's family still refused to let the woman go home when her mother was seriously ill, it would be unacceptable.
"Eldest sister, are you okay at the Han family?"
Meng Mingshu lifted her skirt and ran to Meng Mingyu, looking at her again and again, her eyes full of concern.
Meng Mingyu shook her head slightly.
Meng Mingyu was wearing a plain white long dress today, and her long hair was tied into a bun with a jade hairpin.
With her eyebrows lightly drawn and lightly powdered, she looks like the Jade Guanyin, beautiful and noble.
She is only two years older than Meng Mingshu.
But she is the kindest among the three sisters, and also the easiest to bully.
"I'm fine."
The eldest sister's tone was extremely gentle: "Have you heard any rumors?"
"Everything is fine with me in the Han family. My mother-in-law and the old lady are both quite kind. Although my husband is a bit of a playboy, the old lady always stands by me."
"Then my second sister gave you several visiting cards, why did the Han family turn a blind eye to it?"
Meng Mingshu didn't believe what her elder sister said.
Meng Mingyu lowered her eyes slightly:
"I've caught a cold these past few days and am not feeling well enough to see guests. I didn't expect you to worry about me."
She smiled:
"I won't do that anymore. I'm really fine."
Meng Mingyu reached out and gently tucked the loose hair on Meng Mingshu's forehead:
"The Han family is a family of officials after all, and I was married into the family after three matchmakers and six betrothals. Ah Shu doesn't need to worry."
Meng Mingshu and Meng Mingyue looked at each other, both of them with disbelief in their eyes.
Meng Mingshu wanted to say something else, but her second sister gently pulled her hand and shook her head at her.
Meng Mingshu could only suppress it temporarily.
When the mother and the eldest sister entered the inner room, Meng Mingshu and the second sister followed behind them.
Meng Mingshu then spoke: "Second sister, why did you stop me just now?"
Meng Mingyue's eyes dimmed for a moment:
"I don't want to expose my eldest sister's scars until I'm sure I can rescue her."
Meng Mingshu looked towards the inner courtyard and asked, "Who said there's no certainty?"
"I can ask my elder sister to leave the Han Mansion."
Meng Mingyue shook her head: "Father won't agree."
"I know, but he has no say."
Meng Mingshu knew how heartless and disloyal her father was.
In his eyes, only his sons were considered human beings, and his daughters were just objects, the ladder for him to climb up.
He doesn't care whether his daughters are doing well or not.
Even if the eldest sister was bullied to death by the Han family, even if she died in the Han family, Father Meng would never agree to her leaving the family.
Because Han Xuwen's uncle was a Beijing official, he was favored by the emperor and was also a disciple of the Prime Minister Wen Ge Lao.
He was the Minister of Personnel at the time, in charge of the assessment and appointment of officials.
If Mr. Meng wants to be transferred back to the capital, the Han family line will be crucial.
Meng Mingshu even felt that her father was extremely happy and fortunate after her eldest sister died in her previous life.
My daughter died in the Han family and was beaten to death.
The Han family is in the wrong and will make amends.
Meng Mingyue's lips moved, and finally she just sighed: "A Shu, this is Chongzhou Prefecture."
The prefect of Chongzhou was Mengfu.
They have no one to rely on, and if they act on impulse and take a wrong step, they may be doomed.
Meng Mingshu nodded: "I know that in Chongzhou Prefecture, Meng Kuang is the most powerful, but he is only a prefect."
"There are countless people above him. Those who help me will be able to reach Chongzhou in ten days."
Meng Mingyue wanted to ask something else, but Meng Mingshu ran straight to the inner room.
Meng Mingyue hurriedly chased after him.
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Inner room.
"Eldest sister, mother and second sister may not have told you that I have a daughter."
Meng Mingyu's beautiful eyes widened slightly, and she even suspected that she had heard it wrong.
When I looked at my mother and second sister, they both nodded.
Meng Mingyu was stunned for a long time, then spoke
"You haven't gotten married yet, and this child was found before..."
Meng Mingshu continued to nod:
"Yes, she is three years old this year. Her name is Tuan'er. I have already contacted Tuan'er's father. He will be in Chongzhou Prefecture in ten days."
Not only Meng Mingyu was unaware of this matter, but Lin and Meng Mingyue were also unaware of it.
They were about to ask something, but Meng Mingshu took advantage of her elder sister's distraction and grabbed her arm.
"Tuan'er likes the jade bracelet very much. Can you give the bracelet on your hand to Tuan'er?"
While speaking, Meng Mingshu took the opportunity to lift up her elder sister's sleeves.
There were densely packed purple whip marks on it, so many that they were shocking, covering the entire arm, which was extremely terrifying.
"Ah Shu..."
Meng Mingyu stammered, then quickly retracted his words and tried to retreat.
Meng Mingshu suppressed the shock in her heart and grabbed her elder sister's other wrist with trembling hands.
Lift up your sleeves, and the same thing happens.
It even looks more serious than the left hand.
This is the case for the visible parts of the arms, but what about the invisible parts?
Meng Mingshu didn't dare to think about it.
Her chest heaved with anger and her breathing became rapid.
Biting her lips tightly, hatred penetrated her bones: "I will kill him!"
She must kill Han Xuwen and make him live a life worse than death.
Whether in the past life or in this life, Han Xuwen deserves to die!
"How dare he?"
Meng Mingyue and Lin's pupils suddenly shrank, and they stood there in shock.
Meng Mingyue actually always thought that the words heard by Xu Shaozhang's subordinates were exaggerated.
After all, Han Xuwen has always liked to brag.
Moreover, the eldest sister is the daughter of the prefect, and was married into the family in a formal way.
Any normal person would not touch the wife.
But Meng Mingyue didn't expect that they were all true, and even worse than what was said.
The mother, daughter and three others were shaking with anger at this moment.
Meng Mingyu quickly lowered his sleeves and tried to hide the wounds on his body.
She forced a smile on her pale face and tried to comfort them:
"It's... actually a minor injury. It just looks scary. It will be gone in a few days."
It was extremely ugly to see my mother and two sisters.
Meng Mingyu clenched her fists even tighter and continued to lie to cover up:
"He never attacked me before. He was drunk a few days ago and mistook me for his maid."
"He knelt down and admitted his fault to me, and the old lady gave him a good scolding. He swore he would never do it again."
More than once, actually.
Meng Mingyu didn't believe Han Xuwen's lies at all.
But apart from being tolerant, she had no other choice.
Her parents' family would not tolerate her, and her father would never allow her to leave the Han Mansion.
Besides, she has two younger sisters who are not married yet.
Mingshu has always wanted to marry into a good family, and she couldn't let them get involved.
"It's all my fault."
The corners of Meng Mingshu's eyes were red, and tears welled up in her eyes:
"If I hadn't made a mistake, you wouldn't have been forced by your father to marry into the Han family."
“I deserve to die!”
Meng Mingshu clenched her palms, her knuckles turning white.
"Silly Ah Shu, why do you think so?"
Meng Mingyu is a very gentle person.
Meng Mingshu caused her to marry into a dire situation, but she never blamed Meng Mingshu.
The saying that an elder sister is like a mother is vividly embodied in Meng Mingyu.
"This is not your fault at all. Even if you weren't here, wouldn't my father have married me off?"
“But, maybe it won’t be the Han family.”
Meng Mingyu gently pinched Meng Mingshu's face and said lightly:
"No one can stop my father from doing what he wants to do."
Meng Mingyu never thought Meng Mingshu was wrong.
She always knew who the culprit was.
"Don't say you weren't responsible for all this. Even if it was you, I'd be willing to do it."
"Because you are my sister, I was actually very happy that I was able to protect you that day."
Meng Mingyu gently reached out and wiped the tears from Meng Mingshu's face:
"So stop thinking like that, and don't blame yourself. It has nothing to do with you..."
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