"A bunch of useless trash."
Upon hearing that the person had been taken away, Zhou Jie declared that the Zhou family would pursue the matter to the end, and Mengyao smashed several antique vases.
Each of these costs hundreds or even thousands of taels of silver, and the servants are heartbroken.
"When you sent someone out to say that, you didn't leave any clues, did you?"
Mengyao's eyes turned cold, and the man was so frightened that he hurriedly knelt down: "No."
"Hmph, that's good then. Otherwise, you can go down and keep them company."
"You don't need to worry about that. I have my own way of handling things here."
Last time, she tried to scheme against the Prince Zhen—oh no, I mean the Crown Prince—but she failed and ended up losing her original position as Crown Princess.
Her reputation was completely ruined, and Mengyao was almost furious.
Even after those two men died, she still harbored deep hatred for Zhou Jie and the Zhou family.
If it weren't for them, how could King Zhen have discovered it?
The smile that used to grace Mengyao's face was gone; all she wanted now was revenge.
Unfortunately, Mengqing is not at home, and even that wretched Fifth Madam has entered the palace.
Damn it, they all deserve to die.
"Zhou Jie, if your Zhou family dares to ruin my plans, I will haunt you even as a ghost."
Mengyao clenched her fists. In everyone's eyes, she had long since lost all value.
"Someone come here."
Mengyao suddenly spoke up, saying that Xiaoqiu was a servant recently assigned to her by the mansion. The young lady was capricious, and both of her previous maids had died. Xiaoqiu was always trembling with fear when she came.
But every time the young lady sees her, her eyes are terrifying.
"Miss……"
“Call my father over; I have something to discuss with him.”
Hearing that it was just a matter of going over to call for help, Xiao Qiu breathed a sigh of relief.
General Meng was already impatient when he heard that Meng Yao wanted to see him again. The border was unstable, and the Emperor might send someone there at any time.
As a great general, he was the most likely to lead the expedition.
But he's getting old and doesn't want to take any more risks. Lately, he's been very discreet when attending court, afraid of being seen and called out by name.
Many people have witnessed General Meng's performance.
The crowd scoffed. Shouldn't a general, regardless of his age, take the initiative to fight the enemy in critical moments?
Look at General Wu, he's much older than General Meng, but he went to Yongyang a long time ago.
General Meng has been hiding in the capital all this time, which is really despicable. And the recent troubles his family has caused are also hard to describe.
"Yaoyao, what are you planning to do now?"
General Meng blamed Meng Yao for the contempt shown by outsiders; if it weren't for her...
His eyes turned slightly cold; he was utterly disappointed in Mengyao.
"Father, I've thought of another idea."
"What?"
General Meng didn't understand, but Meng Yao excitedly shouted:
"Deal with the Zhou family."
General Meng looked at Meng Yao as if she were a fool:
"You still want to deal with the Zhou family?"
This daughter is getting bolder and bolder.
"If it weren't for their family, my plan would have succeeded long ago."
Mengyao pouted unhappily. Her appearance remained the same, but she had long lost her former charm.
"Hey, Yao Yao, let's not..."
General Meng sighed:
“Ouyang Zhen is now the Crown Prince, and the Zhou family has always been on his side, so you should stop causing trouble.”
"Father, we can also side with the Crown Prince."
Mengyao's eyes shone brightly, filled with an unwavering determination:
"Give me a few men, and I'll make the Zhou family wish they were dead."
General Meng stared intently at Meng Yao, the daughter he had favored since childhood, and had even hired many people to train her, but in the end…
"This is the last time I'll trust you, Father."
"If we fail again this time, then your father will have no choice but to send you to the village and find someone to marry you off to."
General Meng didn't think his daughter could succeed either, but seeing her unwilling expression, he still wanted to give her a chance.
"By the way, talk to your mother about anything."
Mengyao nodded hurriedly.
General Meng had someone summon Madam Meng. Madam Meng is quite composed, so it's unlikely she'll cause any major trouble.
...
The interrogation by the Prefect of the Capital did not go smoothly; all three claimed ignorance, and no one had bribed them.
"I didn't expect them to be such tough nuts to crack."
Zhou Jie spat out a mouthful of grape skins and snorted coldly:
"How about we go there ourselves?"
She refused to believe that she couldn't get the three of them to talk.
"The Prefect of the Capital has his own procedures, so we won't go and cause trouble."
"There are only a few people who would make a move against us."
"The Meng family, the Chi family, or perhaps your family's rivals?"
Han Luoxue raised an eyebrow and looked at Zhou Jie.
"My rival?"
Zhou Jie thought about it carefully, but still couldn't figure out who it could be.
"Xue'er, thanks to their commotion this time, our store's business is even better."
Du Linlang was overjoyed. She thought that even if it was proven that the matter had little to do with them, people would still consider it, and it would affect the shop's business.
To our surprise, business actually improved. Even more people came to place orders, and we were simply overwhelmed with work.
Should we increase production?
Should we continue hiring?
"Not for now, this is fine."
Seeing Du Linlang's confidence, Han Luoxue reminded her:
"Let's stabilize the current business first, and talk about it later! There are only so many people in the capital. If we go up too many, the number of people won't increase much. Sister Du, if you want to expand, we can design another shop with lower prices."
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