Song Chengze raised his eyebrows, "Oh? The princess doesn't like you either?"
"How could she like it? Zhou Yu and I were married by his mother and my mother." Meng Qi wanted to say something else when the car stopped.
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Shanzhi Hall of Wang, the wife of the Crown Prince of Huainan Marquis's Mansion
Meng Wan pinned a pearl hairpin on Wang Shi and said, "Did you not sleep well last night? Look at the shadows under your eyes. When Fourth Sister comes back and sees this, she will definitely be heartbroken."
Wang held Meng Wan's hand and asked, "Sister Qi, are you sure you'll be back today?"
"Didn't you hear Yuan Dong say that yourself the day before yesterday?"
Wang smiled slightly, "I'm really happy. I just wanted to confirm it. This is really great."
He changed his mind and lowered his head again. His youngest daughter had only been married for more than three months, and she had caused so much trouble, especially being confined to Hanyuan. She actually wanted to pretend to be sick to attend Meng Juan's wedding.
That day, Liu openly and indirectly mocked and said that Sister Qi and Sister Juan had a deep sisterly love. In order to attend her cousin's wedding, she even dared to lie to the empress in the palace. It was obvious that she was really anxious.
Liu emphasized the word "anxious" very much, and even stretched out her hand to calculate the time, saying that if Sister Qi could be released from house arrest by the time Sister Juan returned home, then the sisters could meet each other.
What's funny is that her sister Juan didn't come back for three days. Two embarrassing things happened on the wedding day, which made Meng Juan, the new bride, immediately disliked by her mother-in-law.
Wang was satisfied. Although she didn't know who had done it, she was very happy. Compared to the ones she had done, this was more satisfying, but she believed that her own would make Liu and Meng Juan cry out in despair.
Wang looked at her pretty little daughter standing in front of her, and her heart finally settled down.
"Mom, my second sister said you didn't sleep well last night. I wanted to see if you were disobedient again." Meng Qi took Wang's arm and acted coquettishly.
Wang patted Meng Qi and went to look at Meng Wan. "I'm just happy. I didn't miss a good night's sleep. I'm also drinking those tonics all the time. If you don't believe me, ask Mother Guo."
Madam Guo, the housekeeper at Shanzhi Hall, was part of Wang's dowry. Upon hearing this, she stepped forward with a smile, "Yes, Fourth Aunt, don't worry. Madam, not only is an old servant keeping an eye on her, but even the Second Young Miss checks on her daily. Mr. Zhou Er even had his close friend prepare a special tonic for Madam."
Meng Qi nodded when she heard Mother Guo mention Zhou Yu. "That's great! Mother finally has a son-in-law who cares about her."
Wang heard her say this and touched her forehead. "You are the one who said it was bad, and you are the one who said it was good. This is just at home. Your second sister knows your temper. If it were someone else, they would definitely be unhappy."
Meng Qi went to see Meng Wan. She knew that Wang was worried that her words just now would make Meng Wan unhappy, making Meng Wan feel that she had forced him to have something he didn't want, although that was indeed the case.
Meng Wan, however, acted nonchalant, "No matter if he was bad before or good now, he is still my son-in-law, so I have to call you mother-in-law."
Wang's eyes moistened when she heard this. "I have done my best to live up to Sister Min's expectations."
The sister Min mentioned by Wang is Zhou Yu’s biological mother, and she and Wang are cousins within five generations.
Meng Qi looked at Wang, hugged her and said with a smile, "Do you want to see what birthday gift your prince son-in-law has prepared for you?"
"Oh, Your Majesty is also bothered?"
Meng Qi wrinkled her nose and nodded, "That's right, he originally said he would come back with me, but I said that if he came, it would make the people in the mansion feel awkward and troublesome."
"You're right. How can I let the prince come to celebrate my birthday? If you ask me, I think you shouldn't bother him over such trivial matters."
Meng Qi didn't respond, but instead asked Yuanyue to bring in the gift she brought.
Meng Wan sat by and listened to Wang Shi questioning the concubine, then the young master, then the female historian, then the eunuch. She wished she could even ask every last one in the palace.
Meng Wan originally thought that Meng Qi would be impatient, but she didn't expect that Meng Qi would smile and lean on Wang's arms the whole time, fiddling with Wang's fingers, answering every question and only choosing words to say that would make Wang happy.
Looking at Meng Qi's tender little face and what Mother Liu had told her when she came back that time, Meng Wan was afraid that Meng Qi had not consummated her marriage with Prince Rui. She really couldn't guess what the Fourth Young Lady was thinking.
Until Yuanyue came in, Meng Qi took it out again as if presenting a treasure, which made Wang nod with a smile.
"Go and pay your respects to your grandmother and the others with your second sister first. If you wait too long, people will talk about you again." Wang touched the pair of pearls and felt happy in her heart. The fact that Prince Rui chose such a gift to bring over was enough to show how much he valued his youngest daughter, right?
Meng Qi also knew this and stood up. "Should the main meal still be held on Grandmother's side?"
"Of course, but Madam Guo has already told the kitchen to eat less. I'll make you your favorite meal when I get back." Wang helped her little daughter smooth down her stray hair and said to Meng Wan, "Take your fourth sister there first. I'll change my clothes and go later."
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