Chapter 062: Meng Family Tragedy
"Where should we go? Do you have new plans?" Meng Chifei immediately lowered his voice, with a gossipy gleam in his eyes.
Wen Yan waved at her: "Come closer and listen."
Meng Chifei leaned over and whispered mysteriously.
Wen Yan also leaned close to her ear mysteriously and whispered, "You'll know in a few days."
Meng Chifei was stunned for a moment: "Okay, you're kidding me!"
The two of them ran home playing and fighting.
Seeing this, the doorman chuckled and helped them open the door.
With a "creak", Wen Yan ran in first.
As a result, there was a dull "bang" sound.
Wen Yan bumped her head against something: "Ah, my nose!"
She was pushed back several steps.
Meng Chifei held her up and said, "Hey, let me catch you!
Let me see if your nose is crooked. From now on, this little beauty will have a crooked nose!"
Wen Yan made a face at Meng Chifei: "You've been fooled again."
Meng Chifei was about to grab Wen Yan's face with his teeth and claws.
Meng Xiyan grabbed her collar and dragged her back: "Let's go, Aunt Ya has prepared dinner. Everyone is waiting for us."
They passed the corridor in the main courtyard and headed towards the warm room used by the Meng family to entertain guests.
As I walked into this familiar mansion, memories of my past life came to my mind one by one.
Meng Chifei is getting married, and her wedding will start from here with a grand ceremony.
General Meng was seriously ill and had to return to the capital to recuperate.
Under the torture of poison, he became thinner and thinner day by day, and finally became emaciated until he died of illness.
Meng Xiyan sat in a wheelchair, giving her a dull smile: "Yanyan, we can no longer protect you."
Since the death of General Meng, my stepmother's hair turned white overnight and she became taciturn from a cheerful old lady.
There was also Meng Chifei who rushed back exhausted to attend the funeral, and then quietly went to the border on a snowy night, hoping to restore the reputation of the Meng family.
Those things seem to have happened just yesterday.
Just like countless days and nights before.
Those sorrows, those heart-wrenching sorrows, just like the countless days and nights before, kept churning and tearing at her heart.
Wen Yan's eyes were hot and filled with tears.
Meng Chifei noticed her abnormality and asked worriedly: "Yanyan, what's wrong with you? Did I hurt you just now?"
The figure of Meng Chifei in front of him was blurry.
She blinked.
Tears rolled down my face and my vision became clear.
The blurry face suddenly became clear.
Wen Yan threw himself into her arms and hugged her tightly.
Meng Chifei was stunned by her sudden action.
"What's wrong?" Meng Chifei looked at his brother for help, sweat breaking out on his forehead. "I...I hope I didn't break her bones! Or we should ask a doctor to come back and check her out."
Meng Chifei stamped his feet anxiously, bent down and wanted to carry her back to the house to lie down.
Wen Yan wiped her face carelessly, holding back her tears: "Hehe, you've been fooled by me again!"
Meng Chifei stomped his feet again, this time out of anger.
The two of them played and joked, and soon arrived at the warm room.
There were five people sitting in the warm room.
They are the two concubines, Manyue and Zhenzhen, and three half-brothers and sisters.
Whether it is my aunt or my half-brother's sister, they all have good character.
When the general's wife is away, all household affairs are handled by Aunt Manyue, and there is none of the intrigue that occurs in other families.
As soon as they arrived, their younger brothers and sisters came up to greet them warmly and surrounded Wen Yan, calling her "sister."
Wen Yan bought them gifts while shopping in the afternoon.
He touched their heads and gave them some.
The two girls were wearing beautiful dresses and exquisite jewelry.
The boy's was a gorgeous dagger.
After dinner, they came to Meng Chifei's yard.
In Meng Chifei's courtyard, there is a special room for Wen Yan.
After washing up, Wen Yan changed into soft and comfortable home clothes, and sat in the yard with Meng Chifei to enjoy the cool air.
Suddenly, a maid came to report: "Miss, Miss Wen Yan, the doorman is here to report that Jiang Rouer's indenture has been exchanged."
The maid handed over the indenture with both hands.
Meng Chifei signaled her to give the indenture contract to Wen Yan.
Wen Yan confirmed that there was an official seal of the government office on it and put it away.
The maid continued, "The concierge also asked where Jiang Rou'er would be placed."
Wen Yan thought for a moment and said, "Arrange a separate room for her and keep an eye on her. Arrange a well-behaved nanny to teach her some manners tomorrow."
Good rules mean strictness.
Wen Yan would not let Jiang Rouer be idle.
The two of them lay on the chairs, rocking gently, looking at the stars in the sky, chatting casually, feeling extremely comfortable and relaxed.
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The Huo family on another street.
Back house.
Five or six maids helped Jing Mingmei change her clothes.
The housekeeper, Nanny Lin, walked in with a smile: "Oh, my lady, you are finally back."
She came up behind Jing Mingmei and pushed the maid aside, "Where did you go during the day, Miss?"
Jing Mingmei was stunned.
Wen Yan's words instantly rang in her ears: It is often the people closest to you who stab you the most painfully.
She remained calm as she looked at Nanny Lin in the mirror and jokingly asked, "Why? Do I need to report to you about where I'm going?"
Nanny Lin's hands trembled, and her old face wrinkled as if she was about to cry: "Oh, my lady, I have raised you since you were a child. I haven't seen you for a long time, and I am worried about you. You are tearing my heart out by saying this..."
As she spoke, she covered her face and let out a sobbing sound.
Jing Mingmei frowned, turned around, took Nanny Lin's hand, and coaxed her, "My dear Nanny, I was just joking with you, why are you crying?"
Jing Mingmei said a lot of nice things and put the mutton-fat white jade bracelet on Nanny Lin's wrist.
Nanny Lin looked at the bracelet on her wrist and felt happy.
She had been eyeing this bracelet for a long time and had hinted to the young lady several times, but she pretended not to understand.
Today she pretended to be aggrieved and finally got it.
Nanny Lin was feeling proud, and it showed on her face naturally.
Jing Mingmei saw her reaction clearly.
In the past, she thought that Nanny Lin had lost her sense of propriety because she had been with her for too long.
I married far away in Beijing and have few family members around me.
She kept indulging her out of consideration for their old relationship.
Only after being reminded by others today did she see clearly how nakedly greedy she was in Nanny Lin's eyes.
She felt a chill in her heart.
Could it be that the person Wen Yan was talking about was Nanny Lin?
But even if it was Nanny Lin, how did Wen Yan, an outsider, know about it?
For a moment, thoughts raced through her mind.
She suddenly stood up and said, "I suddenly remembered that I have some business matters to deal with, so I have to go out. Mammy, please accompany me."
"But... it's so late, the master should be back soon." Nanny Lin was reluctant to go out.
She is old and easily sleepy, so she just wants to go to bed early and get up early to take care of her body.
Jing Mingmei called out her personal maid Du Juan to help her change clothes and do her makeup: "Mammy, you forgot. Today is an odd day, the master should go to the mistress's room."
Nanny Lin felt that Jing Mingmei's tone was sour, and she was probably jealous of the main wife.
So he agreed reluctantly.
After a while, Jing Mingmei changed into a neat set of men's clothes, and they left the Jinping Marquis Mansion through the back door.
An hour later.
Jing Mingmei's carriage drove out of the largest silver shop in the capital.
There were two people sitting on the shaft of the cart.
One was the coachman, and the other was Nanny Lin.
Nanny Lin was like being under a spell, unable to move.
The carriage entered the street where the Jinping Marquis Mansion was located.
The horse suddenly went mad and ran away at full speed.
It happened that a piece of bluestone slab on the road was lifted up and the wheel hit it.
The driver held on to the shaft firmly, but Nanny Lin fell to the ground.
The wheels rolled right over her.
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