Meng Qi stood in the corridor. A crescent moon passed over the exquisite eaves, casting a hazy and dim light inside the high walls. The courtyard seemed mysterious and quiet.
What she said today was shocking not only to King Rui but also to herself, but she said it so fluently, and then she felt relieved and relaxed.
Prince Rui stood up and walked out with a sullen face. If someone else had said those words, he would have been sent to the clan office by now.
But King Rui would not do that. Not only would he not do that, he would seriously consider it after he returned, because the conditions he offered were too tempting and he needed him as an ally.
Meng Qi looked at Song Chengze who was about to lift the curtain at the door. "Your Highness, please think twice. In twenty days or so, we will be facing each other every day. Your Highness can test whether what I said just now was an exaggeration. What I just said has nothing to do with anyone, and no one deliberately told me how to say it. What I said to Your Highness today is entirely my personal opinion."
Song Chengze turned around, his face no longer as angry as when he had just spoken, only his voice was cold and hard, completely different from when he first entered the room, although not gentle, but still warm.
"I will treat everything you said today as your drunken nonsense. If I hear even a single word from someone else, the people of Huainan Marquis' Mansion will pay the price for your gaffe."
"Don't worry, Your Highness. These words from my mouth today, heard by you, will definitely not be known by anyone else. I also know that Your Highness, firstly, doesn't believe I can do it, and secondly, didn't expect me to speak so boldly. I will show Your Highness that everything I say today is from the bottom of my heart."
A cold wind blew over, and Meng Qi shivered. Yuan Dong stepped forward and whispered, "Fourth Miss, please go in. Don't catch a cold."
Meng Qi nodded, knowing that she must not let herself get sick in the palace, otherwise those people would have a lot to make trouble for.
Today, Concubine Lian hadn't "woken up" yet, which was completely within his expectations. It was ridiculous that in his previous life, he, like everyone else, believed that Concubine Lian didn't like Prince Rui, and because she gave birth to him, she was trapped in the deep palace for her entire life, losing the freedom that would have allowed her to be released when she was old enough.
Now that I think about it, even a useless man like Meng Shao who broke my mother's heart, my mother would defend him. Not to mention Song Chengze, an obedient son who not only doesn't cause trouble but is always bullied.
However, Concubine Lian and her son used the most ingenious means to become the final winners, so this time she must seize this opportunity to find back everything she lost in her previous life, and get even more.
Seeing her little daughter return safely, Wang Shi breathed a sigh of relief. Due to health reasons, Wang Shi had not attended the fifteenth palace banquet for two or three years.
Wang had originally wanted to attend this year, but Meng Wan stopped her. Zhou Yu had found out that there was no precedent for the future princess to stay at the palace when a prince married. Even if someone did visit, it was only during the day to chat, a bit more frequently than usual.
It seems that no matter who came up with this idea, letting Meng Qi stay in the palace for a few days was either to see her make a fool of herself, or to take the opportunity to punish her, or even to do it for Concubine Lian and Prince Rui to see.
Therefore, Wang Shi should not go. If she did, she would definitely become the focus. Regardless of Meng Qi's performance in the past few days, there would be different opinions, which would make Wang Shi embarrassed and even lose face.
Of course, Meng Wan did not attend either. As a young lady who was adopted halfway, she had not learned all the rules and regulations, so it was certainly not appropriate for her to enter the palace to attend such a grand banquet.
"You've lost weight." Wang took Meng Qi's hand and looked her up and down.
Meng Wan burst out laughing, "Mother, how could you have noticed that Fourth Sister has lost weight? If anyone heard this, they would probably report you and question the Imperial Kitchen."
Wang feigned anger. "Why? They don't allow others to say their food is not tasty. Besides, everyone knows what the food in the palace is like. Didn't you see that as soon as your grandmother and your eldest sister-in-law came back, the midnight snack from the small kitchen was served?"
Meng Qi let go of Wang's hand and said, "I'm not really thin, but it's true that the food doesn't taste good. Second sister, can you ask your girl named Cai'er to make me a bowl of noodle soup?"
Meng Wan laughed and said, "I guess you know all the abilities of my girls."
Wang went to pull Meng Qi's hand again, "Hurry up and go to the kang. Qiuxia has asked someone to cook wontons and dumplings for you."
Meng Qi used Wang's hand to get on the kang, "No, I don't want to eat anything with stuffing, just a bowl of noodle soup will do."
Meng Wan walked out with a smile, and Meng Qi heard her instructions.
"Oh, home is still the best." Meng Qi lay on the kang with her legs spread out. "Mom, I'm going to sleep with you today."
Wang said angrily, "You are so unruly. What kind of person are you? You were like this in the palace."
"Mother, you know it's impossible. Although I've had enough to eat and warm clothes in the palace these past few days, it's nowhere near as comfortable as home."
Wang said distressedly, "Did they give you any trouble?"
Meng Qi was stunned at first, thinking about how she had spent the rest of the day alone in her room after her conversation with Song Chengze. She had only visited Princess Yong'an once and hadn't even been to the main hall of Kunning Palace.
She analyzed that the person who instigated her to enter the palace this time did not get what she wanted, so he was too lazy to target her anymore.
Indeed, she was about to marry Prince Rui, so even if she had any plans, she wouldn't miss a few days. And the Emperor didn't bring up Rong Zhaoyi's probing that day, which showed that he wasn't too concerned about the past rumors surrounding his new daughter-in-law.
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