Meng Qi nodded. A month ago, she had received a letter from the Prince of Shen's mansion saying that Meng Wan had suffered a miscarriage. She was extremely surprised at the time because she had never received any news of Meng Wan's pregnancy. What was going on?
Just when she was preparing to go and see, Chuan'er came and told her the whole story in detail, and Meng Qi understood.
The second elder sister is really smart. She used this method to slap Mrs. Hu in the face. No, it should be Prince Zhou and the third lady.
Meng Qi stood up and said, "Pack up. I have to go visit my second sister."
In the evening, Song Chengze entered Jing'an Garden.
Ever since the news of Meng Qi's "pregnancy" spread, Song Chengze would almost always go to Jing'an Garden to sit down, as long as he didn't come home too late. Meng Qi and Yuan Dong were talking and talking as if they were really pregnant, and they really did act that way.
Yuan Dong said casually, "From the looks of the prince, I can tell he likes children. If you were really pregnant, he wouldn't be so happy. My sister once said that a man who likes children can't be wrong; at the very least, he's a gentle person at heart."
Meng Qi was stunned when she heard this. It was true that Song Chengze was a gentle and kind person. Unfortunately, she would never be able to see the gentle side of Song Chengze after she became pregnant.
But no matter what, Meng Qi was very happy that Song Chengze could come to Jing'an Garden frequently. She couldn't even explain why, but she was happy and even looked forward to it every day.
She didn't want to admit this little thought. She attributed her expectation to the fact that she had not entered the palace for a long time because she was pregnant. She had no access to the news in the palace, so she needed to find out something through Song Chengze.
Song Chengze now really likes to have dinner here in Jing'an Garden. After watching him finish two trays of dumplings, Meng Qi took the handkerchief and handed it to Song Chengze, "Didn't you eat lunch?"
Song Chengze wiped his mouth, picked up the tea and took a sip, saying contentedly, "I ate it, but after the court was over today, I went to the Ministry of Revenue and had lunch there too."
Meng Qi understood that no matter how delicious the food in the palace was, its taste would be discounted if it was served by the imperial kitchen.
Watching the maids clear the table and leave, Meng Qi whispered, "It seems you've been spending a lot of time at the Ministry of Revenue lately?"
Song Chengze nodded, turned around and took down the window support rod. "Although it has been warming up quickly these past few days, the ground is still cool. Just ventilate it, but don't leave it out for too long."
Meng Qi hummed, and seeing that Song Chengze didn't give a direct answer, she stopped asking, "I'm thinking of going to the Prince Shen's Mansion tomorrow. My second sister just finished her confinement a few days ago, so I have to go and see her."
Song Chengze hummed, "Speaking of this, I want to tell you something."
"What is it?"
"Marquis Huainan went to Prince Shang's mansion a few days ago."
Meng Qi was puzzled. Although the Huainan Marquisate was a marquisate, it was not close to the aristocratic families. Apart from general courtesy exchanges, no one would take the initiative to visit.
"But what's happening in Prince Shang's Mansion?" Meng Qi thought carefully. She had never heard that Prince Shang's family had anything that required her grandfather's intervention.
Song Chengze shook his head, "I'm afraid your grandfather went this trip for Meng Hai."
"Third uncle? What did he do? He wouldn't ask grandfather to say something to the prince on his behalf?" Meng Qi was surprised. Prince Shang was the emperor's uncle. The whole family had a good life today because they knelt to the right person back then. They were definitely the emperor's men.
Could it be that Meng Changfeng was foolishly trying to bribe Prince Shang? How could this be possible?
Song Chengze sat down and comfortably crossed his legs on the kang by the window. "I haven't heard back from Wu Zhengda about the specific reason. Some things can't be communicated through letters. For important matters like this, he always sends someone back."
Song Chengze explained in detail to Meng Qi, and Meng Qi sat opposite him and listened attentively.
"But it seems Meng Hai did something that was discovered, and the matter has been handed over to the Ministry of War. Your grandfather went to Prince Shang, probably hoping to ask my great uncle to help suppress it."
Meng Qi breathed a sigh of relief. The current Minister of War, Lord Lu, was the nephew of Prince Shang's first wife. Prince Shang admired Lord Lu very much. If Lord Lu had not been engaged, Prince Shang would have wanted to marry his daughter to him.
"Did Prince Shang help Grandfather?"
Song Chengze nodded and said, "I think he helped. I saw my great uncle go to the Ministry of War today."
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