Chapter 157 Convincing Mr. Meng
Entering the villa, Su Chenyu discovered that the villa looked very grand from the outside, but the layout inside was very simple, exuding a rustic atmosphere.
The little boy came to the bedroom of Mr. Meng and knocked on the door: "Mr. Meng, are you asleep? There are guests."
Before the candle in the bedroom was extinguished, the old man's voice echoed: "Please come in, guest."
He didn't ask who it was, nor did he blame the child for bringing someone here so late. Instead, he sounded like he was extremely approachable.
The little boy pushed the door open and stepped back to the side of the door. Su Chenyu and Rong Qiuhong walked in.
The furnishings in the room were simple, without any extra things, and it looked a bit empty. Elder Meng was sitting on a chair, holding a book and reading it under an oil lamp. When he saw Su Chenyu and Rong Qiuhong come in, he put down the book in his hand and stood up: "You two have come from afar, I wonder what you want from me?"
"Greetings, Mr. Meng." Su Chenyu first bowed to him. After all, he was a great scholar, and even Emperor Jing of Wei had to stand up to greet him when he saw him.
By the candlelight, Elder Meng saw Su Chenyu's face clearly, and another face instantly appeared in his mind: "What is your relationship with Li Rongzhen?"
"I am Li Rongzhen's daughter and Baili Yanqing's wife."
After a few words, Su Chenyu revealed her identity.
Mr. Meng remained calm on the surface, but his heart was already in turmoil, and his tone was no longer calm as before: "Why did you come to me?"
Rong Qiuhong was worried that Su Chenyu's words would anger Mr. Meng, so he stepped forward to explain, "Mr. Meng, Sang Nian is your daughter. You should know that Yan Qing is her son. Now she has gone to the Dali Temple to sue Yan Qing for imprisoning her. Can you help persuade her? Sang Nian wanted to kill Yan Qing, so she was locked in the Buddhist temple by the Duke of Zhenguo. If Sang Nian insists on suing Yan Qing, I'm afraid it will implicate many people."
Elder Meng listened to Rong Qiuhong's words and simply replied indifferently: "I have no relationship with her for a long time. I don't know anything about her, and I don't want to know. You can leave now."
"It's ridiculous that someone like you can be called a great scholar." Su Chenyu couldn't help it. She pulled Rong Qiuhong away and said, "You accepted a disciple and named him Younian. Do you dare to say that this name has nothing to do with Sang Nian? You have never let go of this daughter, but you can't let go of your reputation even more."
"What nonsense are you talking about?" Mr. Meng would never admit it.
"Don't act so pretentiously in front of me. If a son is not taught well, it is the fault of the father. You have accepted so many disciples and taught so many people, but you can't teach your own daughter well. Don't you feel guilty?
But you not only don't feel guilty, you only feel ashamed, so in order to protect your reputation, you immediately cut off all ties with your daughter when she got into trouble. How can a person like you be qualified to be a father, and how can you be qualified to occupy the title of a great scholar?
Didn't you abandon Sang Nian for the reason she became like that? You couldn't shoulder your responsibility as a father, so why did you bring her to this place? And since you brought her to this place, why did you abandon her so easily? "
After hearing these words, Rong Qiuhong was completely shocked. He didn't expect Su Chenyu to be so courageous. What if Mr. Meng drove them out completely in anger?
But to his surprise, Mr. Meng did not lose his temper. He just stood there quietly, as if he was lost in thought: "Did I really do something wrong?"
At that time, Mr. Meng didn't think he was wrong. He just didn't want to care about a despicable person anymore, even if that person was his daughter.
But after he left the capital, he began to regret it. But when he found out that Sang Nian stayed in the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion, he believed that the Duke of Zhenguo would definitely take good care of Sang Nian.
He thought he could put his mind at ease, but in fact he couldn't do it at all. He kept asking about Sang Nian's situation in secret. He knew that she had given birth to a child, and he also knew that she was not good to the child, and was finally imprisoned in the Buddhist temple by the Zhenguo Gong.
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