Simeng was shocked when she heard this, and it took her a long time to come back to her senses, "No wonder she cares about the people, she is actually the Protector of the Country Princess."
"When I first met Madam Su, I was also curious about her words and deeds. I only learned this from Brother Jie a few days ago."
Simengshi asked, "Then the children of the Su family are not her biological children?"
"She was personally escorted to Guihua Village by the magistrate of Xishui County to be the children's mother."
Suspicion welled up in Simeng's eyes. "From what you said, Madam Su was forced by the government to marry Su Xingyi. How could she still be a princess? Logically, the current emperor should have revoked her princess title."
"This..." Lu Yuan thought for a moment and said, "Brother Jie said she was a princess, so she must be right. It is said that when she first arrived in Guihua Village, she dealt with the villagers who offended her. The villagers were almost sold into slavery, and now they have to do rough labor for the Su family for the rest of their lives for free."
Simeng thought that the current emperor might have forgotten to take back the title.
"Do you know what Mrs. Su's maiden name is?"
"Surname Xiao."
Xiao Lingyu never told her in person, but the cooperation agreement signed with her was signed by Xiao Lingyu.
Simeng understood. Madam Su was so smart, how could she be willing to be trapped in Guihua Village forever?
She must be thinking about clearing the Xiao family's name and asking the Meng family for help for this matter.
"Ayuan, I understand. Mother won't talk nonsense about Madam Su's identity, and no one in the Meng family who is not important will know about Madam Su's identity. You can go back and rest. The Su family will have Ayu to accompany them. You should take good care of yourself."
"Okay, mother. I'll go back to the Lu Mansion now."
Lu Yuan walked out of the gate of the Si Mansion and looked in the direction of Lu Jiang Pavilion in the east of the city. If Madam Ruo Su was right, there must be something wrong with the iron mine.
"Wei Xiao."
"What are your orders, Master?"
"Secretly investigate if there's anything unusual at the iron mine, and have Si Mingming come to see me at Lu Mansion tomorrow."
Wei Xiao sent Lu Yuan back to the Lu Mansion, disguised himself, and broke off a piece of the ten-pound mooncake that Xiao Lingyu had given to the guards.
He cut off about a pound of mooncakes, wrapped them in a handkerchief, stuffed them into his arms, and rushed to the iron mine.
Half an hour after Lu Yuan left the Si Mansion, Si Zhenye and Si Mengshi brought ginseng, premium bird's nest, and ganoderma lucidum and rushed to the Meng Mansion...
Xiao Lingyu originally wanted to take the children to visit various scenic spots and historical sites in Huayang County, but one afternoon was not enough, so he took the children on a shopping spree.
The children followed Xiao Lingyu as they ate and walked along the way.
Su Xingyi and Si Chuyu suffered a great deal, even though their bags were carried by their servants or stuffed into the carriage.
Not only did they have to keep their eyes and ears open and follow closely to protect them, but Su Ningjie and Su Ningwen also had to carry one on their backs each as their short legs couldn't keep up.
Xiao Lingyu, Xiao Xier, and Su Ning'an seemed to have infinite physical strength. They shuttled back and forth between the shops and didn't feel tired at all.
Xiao Lingyu bought two hundred pieces of silk cloth and one hundred sets of painting dyes. Seeing that everyone was tired, he said to Su Ningjie, "Where is the milk tea shop in Huayang County? Let's go there and have some milk tea and then go back to Lu Mansion."
Everyone was relieved when they heard this. "It's on Haitang Street," Si Chuyu blurted out happily. "It's two streets away, just like in Xishui County. The pastry shop and the milk tea shop are next to each other."
Xiao Lingyu smiled and said, "Then let's go over there now."
Seeing that both carriages were filled with boxes of various sizes, Si Chuyu ordered his followers to drive the carriages back to Lu Mansion first, and then arrange two more carriages to go to the milk tea shop.
The group walked to Haitang Street and found the milk tea shop crowded with people.
"Mom, there are so many people, more than those in Xishui County." Xiao Xier, who has short legs, saw robes of various colors and big and small feet.
Xiao Lingyu lowered his head and said to Xiao Xier, "If this were in the capital, there would be even more people drinking milk tea."
"Mom." Su Ningjie pointed to the Yudian Sweet Cake Shop next door. "I'll go in from the back. You guys go to the second floor and wait to eat the egg tarts first. The milk tea will be served in a quarter of an hour."
When Xiao Lingyu and the others went up to the second floor, they heard a familiar child's voice: "Dad, can you comfort my great-grandmother tonight? She is old and it will be very difficult for her to teach me. I promise not to have any contact with Luo Minghao in the future."
Meng Yunqian hugged Meng Zilu's neck and acted coquettishly in a baby voice.
"Qian'er, come down first." Meng Zilu pulled him down, let him sit in his arms, picked up the egg tart on the table and stuffed it into his mouth.
Seeing him eat the egg tart bite by bite like a squirrel eating pine nuts, Meng Zilu's heart softened. Even so, he did not change his attitude and said softly:
"You can't associate with that kid from the Luo family anymore. Yesterday, you almost damaged the reputation of our Meng family. This time, Dad can't help you. You live in your great-grandmother's yard. If you want milk tea or egg tarts, Dad will come here and pack them for you. You're just moving to a new yard. Don't be afraid. Your great-grandmother is not a cannibal. She has always doted on the younger generation."
Meng Yunqian's eyes turned red when he heard this, and crystal tears rolled in his eyes. He touched Meng Zilu's chest with his little hand, looking very aggrieved.
"My cousins live with their mother and are taught by her personally, but I don't have a mother. I only have my father. I don't want to live apart from him... wuwuwu..."
Meng Zilu felt so distressed that she quickly coaxed him, "Don't cry, you won't be cute if your eyes are swollen from crying."
“Daddy, you don’t love me anymore… wuwuwu…” Meng Yunqian cried even harder in Meng Zilu’s arms.
Meng Zilu felt very upset. Qian'er was the child his wife had saved with her life. How could he not love him?
Unable to coax him, and worried that he would get hurt by crying, Meng Zilu said in relief, "Okay, stop crying. Daddy will try to persuade your great-grandmother tonight."
The crying in the room gradually died down. Xiao Lingyu frowned slightly and turned to enter the private room opposite.
Soon, a plate of egg tarts, a plate of puffs, a plate of waffles, and Huayang County's specialty pastries were brought into the room one after another, filling the table.
"Eat it, kids."
Maybe they ate too much on the way, so the three little ones just took a few bites and stopped eating.
Su Xingyi and Si Chuyu ate a few pieces in big mouthfuls.
Just shopping is tiring and makes you hungry quickly.
Xiao Lingyu was a little surprised to see that Su Ningan hadn't eaten much. "Brother An, eat more."
"No." Su Ning'an waved his hand. "Eat an empty stomach first, and then go back to eat big mooncakes in the evening. I think I've heard the sound in the room before."
"It's Meng Yunqian's voice." Su Ningwen replied in a low voice.
"It's actually him. He's such a grown-up kid, but he's still crying and acting like a spoiled brat to his dad. It's really..."
"Brother An." Su Xingyi smiled and raised his eyebrows. "The day we came back from Wuling County, I don't know who was the one who hugged Daddy and kissed him and acted like a spoiled child."
Su Ningan's face flushed instantly, "Oh, he's still a child, he can really act like a spoiled child with his father."
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