Meng Qi looked up at Jiang, who was sitting opposite her. She was smiling and waiting for her to speak, but Meng Qi looked her up and down for a long time, as if she was looking at a cat or a dog. She turned her head away with disdain and met the gaze of Meng Xiu, who was looking worried.
Meng Xiu's lips parted slightly, as if she wanted to say something but held it back. Meng Qi wondered how Song Chengze had managed to find out about Wu Zhengda. Once she knew the details of Wu Zhengda's situation, she would definitely tell Meng Xiu. She had to make sure she saw the true face of the Third House and not let them take all the spoils.
After Jiang said this, Meng Qi not only did not respond, but looked at her for a few seconds as if she didn't know her, then turned her head away casually, her face instantly red.
Liu had returned to normal, and she was pleased to see Jiang suffer a setback at the hands of her sister-in-law. Thinking about how Liu and her niece had been teasing and mocking her in every possible way since Meng Juan's marriage, she suddenly felt relieved and sneered.
When Jiang heard Liu's words, her face turned even redder and she said with a sullen face, "Fourth sister is the princess after all. I'm afraid people like us are not worthy of being on the stage in her eyes."
Meng Qi turned her head and glanced at Jiang. "If I weren't a daughter of the Meng family, I'd probably have thought you were Second Aunt's daughter-in-law. I've never heard of a daughter-in-law not serving her mother-in-law on her birthday, but instead going to Second Aunt in the next room to serve her tea and show her courtesy. How can that be? Right now, Third Sister-in-law is still helping Mother change her clothes, and you're the eldest sister-in-law."
Jiang stood up and stretched out her hand to point at Meng Qi, but after a moment's thought, she put it down. She opened her mouth to say something, and Meng Qi also stood up. "How boring! The whole family is full of ulterior motives. It's a good thing there are no outsiders here, otherwise I would have thought this was all about hatred and resentment. Grandmother, even if you and my mother no longer manage the household expenses, if it continues like this, I don't mind. She's just a married girl, but you should think about the next generation in the family."
Although Song was unhappy that Meng Qi spoke to her in such a tone, she also knew that what Meng Qi said was the truth. Ever since Meng Juan got married, Liu's attitude of wanting to interfere in the family affairs had become more and more obvious, but how could she alone defeat Liu's aunt and nephew?
Song was too lazy to care about it. Wang stayed in Shanzhi Hall and only came to pay her respects once a day. Now that her two daughters were engaged, no matter how they were doing, she looked bright and didn't worry about the affairs of the mansion at all.
Because of the two things about Meng Juan's marriage, Liu Shi had really suppressed Liu Shi, although compared to Liu Shi, she would rather let Liu Shi take charge of the household. However, Liu Shi was not that kind of person at all, and always had to pull Jiang Shi in for everything. As Meng Qi said, the two of them were closer than a real mother-in-law and daughter-in-law.
As for Liu, Meng Hai is her most capable banner. From now on, if there is any problem, she will not come to him, but go directly to the Marquis. Eight out of ten times, the Marquis will not reject her suggestion.
Song really hoped that Liu would go back to the northwest, but what happened was that, taking advantage of Meng Juan's marriage, not only did she not go back, but even her daughter-in-law and grandson came back. They were around her every day, which was really disgusting.
But she was even more dissatisfied with Meng Qi's behavior. She knew that Meng Qi was angry that she had not spoken up for her in the matter with Hong Zhe. However, Meng Qi and Hong Zhe's affairs were indeed seen by others. If it weren't for the marriage granted by the emperor, Meng Qi's recent misfortunes would have been a light punishment, and being sent to the family temple would have been the least of her trouble.
But what was her attitude just now? It was as if everything was her fault. Thinking of this, Song rubbed her forehead. She really didn't want to see them arguing with each other. She turned her head and asked the maid, "How is the banquet going?"
Meng Qi listened to Song's cold words, thinking that it was her own mother's birthday after all. Even if she was dissatisfied with Jiang, there was no need to rush. Sooner or later, she would make her pay back for what they had done to her mother in the previous life.
Meng Wan stood up, took Meng Qi's hand and said, "Let's go see mother. We can't let grandma wait."
As they were talking, word came from outside that Wang had arrived. A little later, Meng Changfeng brought the men of the Meng family into Songhe Hall. The family members had a birthday banquet for Wang in two ways, one in public and another in private.
After Meng Wan escorted Meng Qi out the second gate, she thought about the two tasks Meng Qi had asked her to do. One was to persuade Wang Shi to let Meng Wei join the army, not to the northwest but to the Miao region. The other was to help her find a young woman. She didn't know her name yet, but she was probably working as a lowly servant in some mansion or in the hands of a human trafficker. The woman had a mole on her forehead the size of a small fingernail.
Neither of these is easy.
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