Chu Meng gradually relaxed as she listened to the sound of the bell. The small bell jingled intermittently, slowly attracting Chu Meng to walk over.
"Sister, do you want to play with me?" Wenwen's childish voice makes people feel very comfortable.
Unexpectedly, the little girl took the initiative to talk to him, and said in a panic: "Can I...can I?"
These were the few words Chu Meng had said in the past few days. Su Mengyan's eyes lit up. The rush of these days had put Chu Meng in an extremely unfamiliar environment, and she was very resistant to all of this.
His condition had even worsened in the past few days, but Chu Meng didn't speak as quickly as Wenwen did after just a few words.
"This thing is very simple. I have two and I can give one to my sister." Wenwen said to Chu Meng, and gave Chu Meng one of the bells in her hand.
Chu Meng still has a childish mind, and is particularly attracted to these beautiful and noisy things. Chu Meng is very satisfied with this. Now that a cute little girl has given him her favorite things, he has let down all his guard for a moment.
The two of them were talking in low voices, and soon they were playing with the little bells with each other. Su Mengyan was very pleased. She didn't expect Wenwen to be such a sensible girl. She really solved a big problem for her.
Qingqing also came forward at this moment, and the three of them were having fun there, which made Song Yu'an next to them a little envious.
I am recuperating quietly in this palace, and the only ones who can play with me are these children. But how can the children's temperament compare with those of adults?
Based on his own observation, Song Yu'an felt that Chu Meng would be in the mansion for a long time, so he also wanted to go up and strike up a conversation with her.
"Hello, young lady..."
Song Yu'an put on a decent smile and leaned over to ask Chu Meng, but before he could finish his words, the woman in front of him screamed and hid behind Wenwen.
For a moment, Song Yu'an looked like a monster, which frightened Chu Meng so much that she screamed.
"This..." Song Yu'an waved his hands helplessly...
Su Mengyan realized that something was wrong. She thought that Chu Meng had no defense against little girls, but she still had resistance to adult men like Song Yu'an. She couldn't get along with someone like Song Yu'an for a while. After figuring it out, Su Mengyan looked at Wenwen and Qingqing.
"You two kids, please take good care of Sister Chu Meng here. This brother and I have some things to do before we go. You guys better behave yourself."
He pulled Song Yu'an away.
This incident made Song Yu'an a little uneasy. After all, it was because of him that his girl looked so frightened. But it was not right for him to be dragged away like this before he could apologize.
"That girl was obviously scared by me. I haven't apologized yet. Why did you pull me away so quickly?" Song Yu'an said.
"Miss Chu Meng is a little special, she won't care." Su Mengyan explained.
"I think this girl seems to have some illness and looks mentally immature." Song Yu'an expressed his doubts.
"Miss Chu Meng is the daughter of the bandit leader this time. The local prefect was attracted to her mother's beauty and raped her. At that time, Miss Chu Meng was frightened there, which led to her becoming a bit withdrawn."
Having said that, Song Yu'an also understood why this girl became like this.
"This corrupt official is really infuriating, but it's a pity for Miss Chu Meng to have to suffer such harm."
Looking at the three people playing not far away, I felt heartbroken.
"Yes, now that the eldest master has returned home, Situ Yao is also fully investigating these matters. It won't be long before Miss Chu Meng's mother is cleared of all charges. Miss Chu Meng is a key witness in the case."
"She's just afraid of outsiders. Her reaction to you just now is the best proof. If you don't have any urgent matters in the future, you should stay away from here."
He looked at Song Yu'an apologetically. He had originally wanted to call someone over to enlighten Chu Meng, but he didn't expect to scare her into this state. This matter still needed to be handled slowly and not rushed.
"Okay, I'll come over when Miss Chu Meng is no longer afraid of outsiders." Song Yu'an just felt a little regretful, because he thought there was someone who could talk to him!
On the other side, Xuan Ling also entered the mansion. When Su Mengyan came back, she specifically instructed Situ Yao to treat Xuan Ling with courtesy. He never doubted Su Mengyan's words and brought him to the East Palace. He also specially assigned a servant to Xuan Ling.
When she first arrived at the East Palace, she looked like a guest and didn't go anywhere. But after a few days, she gradually became familiar with the East Palace and realized that there was no master here. Then she began to walk around in the garden.
The servant received orders to take good care of Xuan Ling and was not ordered to restrict her activities, so she accompanied Xuan Ling here.
These days, Su Mengyan has been busy with the matter of overturning the verdict of Chu Meng's mother, and has no time to take care of Xuan Ling for a while, which to a large extent gives Xuan Ling a lot of freedom.
Xuan Ling, who also had a very good relationship with the attendant, obtained a lot of information at this time and learned that Su Mengyan and Situ Yao had a good relationship.
Knowing that these two people often discussed things in the study, he deliberately walked from the garden to the vicinity of the study one day and took the opportunity to send away the people who followed him.
A man sneaked up to where two people were talking.
The two did not discuss any important secrets, but were talking about some family matters. The time they could talk was also uncertain. Xuan Ling had just approached outside and had not heard clearly what the two were saying when Su Mengyan came out.
Before she could react, Su Mengyan saw her, so she had no choice but to meet her calmly.
"How is Miss Xuan Ling's injury recovering?" Su Mengyan asked with some confusion when she saw Xuan Ling's position.
"I'm basically fine now. The doctor just told me to walk more, so I wandered here."
She knew that this action might have aroused suspicion in the person in front of her, so she took the initiative to explain.
She had thought of this excuse long ago and thought it would be of no use. However, she did not expect that she would fail in her mission and was discovered the first time she arrived in this area.
"This is Situ Yao's study. If you want to go shopping, go to the garden. If you accidentally overhear something confidential, it will be bad for everyone."
Although he didn't say anything explicitly, he still gave a hidden warning.
At the same time, he had many doubts about Xuan Ling. Ordinary people knew that the study was an important place and would not easily visit here.
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