The poisoning happened in prison. When Zhou Jie heard the news, she was almost driven mad with anger and wanted to rush over to confront them, but Han Luoxue stopped her.
"If they dare to make a move, they must have made a plan. Even if we rush over, we won't find anything."
"There are only a few families who would frame us, so it's better to hold back and not pursue it for now. Let's see how things go later."
Taking action now would most likely alert the enemy.
Han Luoxue hadn't expected the man to be so decisive. She had thought that with the intervention of the Prefect of the Capital, their interrogation techniques would surely expose the person behind it all.
As a result, they directly cut off his lifeline and killed him.
This method seems to be able to rule out a certain person.
Chi Ling'er, although this woman seems quite ruthless, she is just a merchant's daughter and shouldn't have the ability to kill someone at the Jingzhao Yin's office.
Aside from her, Han Luoxue's gaze was deep and unfathomable; it seemed she should have a serious talk with Zhou Yuan.
Zhou Jie was always by her side, but she was just a simple-minded girl. If you asked her about the Zhou family's enemies, she would definitely not be able to give a clear answer.
Meng Jiaojiao was extremely satisfied with the results of her weight loss, and her father was also very impressed, so he asked her to continue living there.
When asked about losing weight to the same physique as Han Luoxue and the others, Master Meng smiled indifferently: "I really don't expect Jiaojiao to be as thin as you. She just needs to lose a little more weight and be about the same as a normal person, that's fine."
Han Luoxue and the others were rather thin; in fact, most women of this era were not fat. In recent years, there had been famines and food shortages. Daughters from wealthy families generally controlled their weight, while poor families prioritized feeding their sons first, only then considering the daughters' needs.
Don't talk about gender equality or the preference for sons over daughters. These are traditions that have been passed down for thousands of years. How can they be so easily abolished?
Generally, men marry within the family to continue the family line. After marriage, women maintain close relationships with their parents' families. However, there are also many cases where relationships are strained, and the woman has no contact with her own family at all.
Meng Jiaojiao has gradually adapted to the local diet and can control what she eats, so her weight loss mission is half successful.
The main reason is that Han Luoxue's detoxifying pills were of such high quality that they completely cleared the toxins from her body. In addition, Meng Jiaojiao is a very determined person, so it would be unreasonable for her not to lose weight.
As for the rumors circulating in the market, the girl didn't pay much attention to them.
"It was all caused by my two half-sisters and my stepmother."
Meng Jiaojiao smiled indifferently, and seeing Dou Dou's resentful expression, she asked with a smile, "Dou Dou, what do you think I should do?"
"Miss, you should go back and argue with them! They've gone too far. Why do they keep saying you're fat?"
"We didn't even eat their rice, why are you making such a fuss!"
Looking at the huffy little girl, Dou Dou and Meng Jiao Jiao grew up together. Although she was a girl, Meng Jiao Jiao had a good personality and treated her like a little sister.
"Then what?"
Meng Jiaojiao's words left Dou Dou completely bewildered. What? And then what?
"You told me to go back and argue with them, but what should I do after that?"
Meng Jiaojiao looked at the indignant little girl with amusement.
"Miss, this servant... this servant hasn't decided yet!"
"Do you think I'm fat?" Meng Jiaojiao looked at the little girl with a serious expression.
DouDou opened her eyes wide, her little face showing a conflicted and troubled expression. She really wanted to say that Miss wasn't fat, just a little plump.
But that's a bit of a lie; her young lady is indeed a tiny bit chubby.
"Isn't it a fact that I'm fat?"
Meng Jiaojiao spoke casually, her eyes looking in the direction where Han Luoxue lived, and she sighed softly: "Dou Dou, do you know? In the past, I also cared a lot about what people said about me being fat, because I am naturally fat, that's a fact. But after spending so much time with Madam Han, I've come to understand something."
"Since being overweight is a fact, what's the point of fighting, arguing, or debating with them? The weight gain will still be there. If I want to prove them wrong and give them a resounding rebuttal, there's no other way but for me to lose weight myself!"
"We don't need to care what they say outside. Let them spread rumors and make things up. After a while, once I've lost weight, I'll step out and I don't believe they won't feel ashamed!"
Dou Dou didn't understand at first and was a little confused. Being able to stay by Meng Jiao Jiao's side as her personal maid, Dou Dou wasn't stupid.
"Miss, you mean..."
DouDou suddenly understood something. She opened her mouth, covered it with one hand, and stared wide-eyed. Her expression was extremely cute.
"Calm down, just wait for your young lady to go out and give them a good slap in the face!"
Dou Dou nodded hurriedly after hearing this. After Meng Jiaojiao said that, she seemed to know what to do.
Having gotten used to life here, Meng Jiaojiao even helped Han Luoxue make cosmetics. Time flew by as she worked alongside the other workers.
While Han Luoxue was busy with her work in an orderly manner, Mengyao was living in dire straits.
Although the matter concerning the Prefect of the Capital was suppressed, her status in the household plummeted.
Her father used to like and value her very much, but all of this was on the premise that she would benefit the family. However, the things she has done recently have not only ruined her own future but also caused the family's reputation to plummet.
There are several eligible men and women in General Meng's mansion. Although they are all illegitimate children, they have reached the age for marriage.
Quite a few people had originally come to the manor to discuss this. After all, Mengyao was the Crown Princess at that time, with a limitless future ahead of her.
However, at this moment, even as General Meng was pleading with others, no one was willing to marry him.
He was also ostracized in the imperial court; it's truly laughable that a general would be afraid to go to the battlefield.
General Meng has visibly aged considerably, and he desperately needs assistance, otherwise the Meng family will be finished.
"Meng Qing'er?"
Hearing that her father had been treating Meng Qing'er very well lately, the porcelain in Meng Yao's room suffered again.
After venting their frustrations, the two maids felt a pang of heartache. The situation in the manor was dire; the last time their young mistress had broken something, they took it to the storeroom to have it repaired, but the people there refused.
This was the first time in history that two maids had argued with the warehouse staff, and in the end, the staff only said one sentence.
You can add whatever you want, as long as General Meng agrees.
They went back and told Mengyao that she had thrown another tantrum, and the two girls had been slapped several times, their cheeks turning bright red, but they didn't dare say a word.
This time, everything in the room was shattered even more completely.
"That bitch! How dare she?"
Mengyao's eyes were bloodshot, her fists clenched tightly. She slammed her fists on the table, and her once fair and delicate hands were bruised and bleeding.
The girls looked on in pain, and they timidly wanted to go forward, but dared not.
I'm afraid of being scolded by the young lady.
"Don't you think you've caused enough trouble already?"
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