Since the emperor doesn't care, who are they performing for? It's just to make things difficult for Concubine Lian and Prince Rui, but the two protagonists didn't give them a chance either.
"No, I met the Emperor on the second day after entering the palace. I spent the rest of the days with Princess Yong'an until today. With so many people around, who could pay much attention to me?"
Wang nodded. "Have you seen Prince Rui? I saw him from afar three years ago, and I don't know if he's changed much."
Meng Qi was stunned for a moment, then whispered, "I saw him, but because we were surrounded by a group of people, I couldn't see him clearly. I didn't recognize him until Princess Yong'an reminded me."
"So, you didn't get to talk?" Wang asked with some regret.
Meng Qi shook her head. "Don't worry, mother. We'll talk every day after I marry you. Don't worry, you know that Prince Rui has the best temper among the princes. Besides, I'm sensible now, so I won't make him dislike me."
Wang Shi nodded with a smile upon hearing this, then frowned, "It seems that Concubine Lian is not happy with this marriage."
Meng Qi cursed Jiang from head to toe in her heart. She didn't know who told her that when she went to the palace, Concubine Lian pretended to be sick and didn't see her.
When I came back, I eagerly learned it for my mother, which made her worried. As for this Jiang, just wait, I will settle all the grudges and old grudges from past and present lives with you.
"No, Your Majesty really did catch a cold. You know that the Emperor's headache requires the help of Concubine Lian. For the Emperor's sake, Concubine Lian must also take good care of herself and get well soon. Who knows when the Emperor will need her again?"
As the mother and daughter were talking, Meng Wan lifted the cotton curtain, and another older girl beside her, named Cai'er, came in carrying a tray.
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Study in the Outer Courtyard of Prince Rui's Palace
Song Chengze was still wearing the clothes he wore to attend the palace banquet tonight, and the hangover soup on the table had already gone cold.
He was thinking about what the prince had said when the banquet just ended. He said that Prince Duan had been jumping around too much recently.
He knew very well that this marriage of his was arranged by Concubine Xiang, and her purpose was definitely not just to win Miss Lu for her nephew. This must have been instructed by Prince Duan.
He and his second brother didn't talk much on a daily basis, and Prince Duan even enjoyed competing with Prince Cheng, occasionally flirting with the Crown Prince. Why was he suddenly targeting him like this? And he even set up such a big trap, making a fuss about his marriage.
Of course, this marriage of his was not the "masterpiece" of Prince Duan alone. Especially after talking with Meng Qi that day, he confirmed that Prince Jing also had a hand in it.
Haha, thinking of this, he sneered. If Meng Qi hadn't mentioned it that day, he would have really thought that the scene that the Hong family saw was a coincidence. It turned out that it was carefully designed by them.
The purpose was very clear: to make him dislike Meng Qi and make him mind her past with Hong Zhe. And the ice-falling incident, it seemed, was Meng Hai's idea.
Song Chengze stood up. Although he didn't drink much and his alcohol tolerance was acceptable, he still had a headache.
He picked up the cold hangover soup and drank it all in one gulp. The sour taste made him shudder.
This Meng Hai was a very courageous person. A few days after he returned last year and was awarded the title of General Zhongwu, the Meng family sent a young girl to the Chengwang Palace. Although several families sent young girls to the Chengwang Palace during that period, few families were as straightforward as the Meng family and the Chengwang Palace was happy to accept them.
Moreover, the news that was gathered was that the little girl from the Meng family seemed to still be very much favored by King Cheng, who even gave her enough face to return to the Meng family several times.
This made outsiders think that Meng Hai had defected to King Cheng.
But just when everyone thought so, he promised his daughter to Princess Jing's younger brother, and created the Meng family's "two girls competing for one man" drama that made outsiders suspicious.
Interesting, very interesting, Meng Hai hid it very well. He didn't believe that Meng Hai did this on purpose to conceal his identity. He only had one daughter, and even if he wanted others not to associate him with King Cheng, he wouldn't marry his daughter to King Jing's family.
Besides, he also needs to balance King Cheng and King Jing here. After all, if he does these things openly, it will be okay for King Jing, but with King Cheng's explosive personality, how could he allow him to play both sides like this?
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