Looking at Mengyao, Mengqing couldn't deny feeling jealous.
They were both daughters of the Meng family, but because she wasn't born from Madam Meng's womb, she was always several heads shorter than Meng Yao.
This time, if her aunt hadn't sensed something was wrong, she might have died unknowingly in the Crown Prince's residence after giving birth.
Her son became Mengyao's son, and the child never knew until his death that she was his biological mother.
"have no idea."
The Fifth Madam sighed, and seeing the undisguised hatred in her daughter's eyes, she felt a pang of guilt.
She knew that Mengyao would be alright. Even after doing something so outrageous, the Empress had only given her a slight punishment.
The Meng family will come to plead for her release by tomorrow at the latest, and Her Majesty the Empress will grant it. After all, Mengyao is the only legitimate daughter of the Meng family.
The Crown Prince's fate is currently unknown, and even if he returns alive, his only wife will be Mengyao.
But it couldn't be his own daughter; her identity was a big problem.
"Qing'er, where are you going?"
Fifth Madam was surprised that Mengqing was going out, and hurriedly followed her.
“My older sister took such good care of me before, so naturally I have to take good care of her too.”
Meng Qing smiled, recalling the days she spent locked in the basement. Although she had no worries about food and clothing, who would want to be restricted in their freedom?
"Qing'er!"
The Fifth Madam wanted her daughter not to go out and talk nonsense, nor to act impulsively, but Mengqing had already gone out.
"It's you?"
Hearing footsteps, Mengyao turned around and saw the exquisitely dressed Fifth Madam. Her pupils contracted sharply, and all the doubts in her heart were now answered!
"Young Miss!"
The Fifth Madam was a little scared. She would have to go back to the Meng family later. If she offended the Eldest Miss now, she wouldn't even know how she died when she returned.
"Hehe, it really is you."
"You bribed the people around me, didn't you?"
Mengyao recalled the events of the day: the two maids, the old woman, and the one who looked the most panicked at the time was…
Welcome Spring!
Mengyao clenched her fists tightly in her sleeves. Yingchun had been with her since childhood, and she never expected that the person who betrayed her would be Yingchun.
"Young Miss, it wasn't me."
Fifth Madam dared not admit it, and Mengyao smiled sarcastically: "You've already done it, and you still dare not admit it?"
"Mengqing, do you really think the Empress will protect you?"
"Mengyao!"
Not far away, under the exquisite corridor, the Empress was standing.
Mengyao stiffened; she hadn't expected the Empress to come out so late at night.
"I was originally thinking of sending you back since it's already late. But it seems you're in pretty good spirits, so you may continue kneeling."
As she spoke, the Empress turned to leave.
Mengyao hurriedly got up, but she had been kneeling for most of the day, and her hands and feet were already numb. Before she could get up, she fell heavily to the ground.
"Mother, I didn't, I didn't..."
Unfortunately, the Empress did not stop. Just as the door was about to close, Granny Li came out.
Mengyao was secretly delighted. Was the Empress not going to punish her?
She felt like her legs were about to give out; she couldn't feel anything at all.
Li Mama's face was beaming with a bright smile, and her face was so wrinkled that it could trap several flies.
“Granny Li…”
Mengyao spoke expectantly, but Granny Li didn't look at her; she looked directly at Mengqing.
"Young lady, it's getting late, you should go back and rest."
"Her Majesty just said that you should focus on your pregnancy and that no one should try to harm you."
"By the way, it's not appropriate for you to be without a title or status right now. Being the Crown Prince's concubine is too low a status. Her Majesty said you should become a Lady first."
The title of "Madam" is slightly lower than that of "Concubine".
"Madam, don't be anxious. Once you successfully give birth to the baby, Her Majesty the Empress will promote you to a concubine."
“A concubine is entitled to raise her own child.”
Meng Qing felt dizzy. She was already the Crown Prince's wife? And after the child was born, she'd be a concubine?
Her identity...
There's absolutely no way she could become a concubine.
"Qing'er, hurry, hurry and thank Her Majesty the Empress for her grace."
The Fifth Madam was stunned; she hadn't expected the Empress to be so generous.
Her daughter became a concubine so easily?
It will happen soon, just a few months after the baby is born.
"Ahem, although you are the lady's biological mother, the palace is not like the outside world, so you should still be careful about how you address her," Li Mama kindly reminded her.
Fifth Madam nodded hurriedly and helped Mengqing back to her room.
Mengyao was completely bewildered. She had never considered making Mengqing the Crown Prince's wife, much less a concubine.
That's a despicable person! A despicable person's offspring!
On what grounds?
"Your Highness, Her Majesty says you should kneel."
As she spoke, Granny Li beckoned, and a young eunuch came over.
He was holding a long ruler in his hand.
"Keep an eye on the Crown Princess. If she's not kneeling properly, remember to correct her."
Mengyao...
There's absolutely no need for that.
But since Granny Li had gone back to her room to serve, the young eunuch didn't dare to ignore her and stood not far from Mengyao.
"Your Highness, please kneel properly. Otherwise, we won't be able to explain this to Her Majesty the Empress."
"By the way, this ruler was a gift from Her Majesty the Empress. Your Highness should be careful. It would be heartbreaking if it were to fall on your precious body."
That neutered dog!
...
Han Mingyuan said he had never done it before, so he wouldn't join in the fun for the time being.
They even said that being an official is nothing more than doing something else; you don't know how to farm, so at most you'll only harm yourself.
But if you become an official and don't do a good job, you'll harm more than just a few people.
Looking at her four little ones at home, Han Luoxue decided to go back.
Tell your father about Han Yuchen's situation. If he still doesn't agree, Han Luoxue will not force him.
While you're at it, take the four little girls back to Aunt Xu. If Aunt Xu doesn't want them, she can keep them with her, or...
They were harnessed to the carriage, knowing that Han Luoxue was going to take them away. The little ones looked at each other, their eyes filled with fear.
The eldest brother immediately knelt down.
The other three, seeing that their eldest sister had knelt down, also knelt down.
"Madam, please don't send us away. We eat very little, and my sisters and I will help you with the chores."
"Don't worry, my fourth sister is still young, I will help her with her chores."
"From now on, we won't eat three meals a day. We'll just eat one meal a day, and that will be enough."
The younger ones weren't as good at speaking as the older ones; all they knew how to do was kowtow.
"Get up quickly."
Han Luoxue hadn't expected the four children to react so strongly. She quickly stepped forward to help them up, explaining as she did so:
"I didn't abandon you."
“I need to go home. I’ll take you back to find your grandmother.”
"Grandmother?"
They didn't quite understand and looked confused.
Do I have a maternal grandmother?
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