Song Chengze wondered if his headache was still caused by the fact that the wake-up soup had been left out for too long and had become cold.
He rubbed his forehead, slowly walked into the inner room, took off his cotton robe, and when he sat on the kang and took off his shoes, he suddenly thought of Meng Qi.
I didn't see her again today, but her words that day still make me feel incredible. They were not something a woman like me could say or understand.
Could it be that, as she claimed, her head was damaged and she had gained a deep understanding of many things? But even if she understood more, it was impossible for her to analyze everything going on in the court, right? Especially the thoughts she described were even more surprising.
Because some of his thoughts only flashed through his mind for a moment, and he always rejected them immediately. Given his current situation, the only path he had left was to follow the Crown Prince. Once the Crown Prince took that position, both he and his mother would be able to fulfill their wishes.
Therefore, what Meng Qi said must be her own guess.
But she was right about one thing: he did need someone who could get information from the palace. Especially since his mother was considered by everyone to be someone who didn't participate in worldly affairs, he needed someone who could participate in them.
Song Chengze lay down, hands under his head. He remembered Meng Qi's words. She said, "Whatever kind of Princess Rui the prince needs, I can be that Princess Rui. Whether she is well-behaved and sensible, or quick-witted. Whether she is lovable and charming, or domineering and foolish. It all depends on the prince's words. As long as it is beneficial to the prince's arrangements, or can help the prince, I will do it."
Song Chengze was a little annoyed and turned over.
Having lived his life under the scrutiny of others since childhood had cultivated in him a meticulous nature, and a tendency to wait until he was certain of something before proceeding. He had already learned everything about Meng Qi and had already figured out how to get along with her after marrying her.
But after this meeting, everything went beyond his plan, and far beyond his plan, which was not a good thing for him.
He felt powerless and out of control.
He had to admit that Meng Qi's words were too tempting to him. Almost every word she said touched his heart. Her analysis was exactly what he could not reach within his current ability. He really needed her to help him.
But what was that agreement she was talking about? She asked him to think about it, and she also said she could show him if she could achieve what he wanted.
She said they would make the best allies.
Can he trust her?
That day, in order to hide his shock at what she had said, he denied everything she said with a grim face.
But she obviously saw his intention and still made a promise to herself. She also said that there was no rush and they would talk about their agreement after she had truly completed what he needed her to do.
What kind of agreement does she want to make with herself?
Should he try it? He felt that none of the options she mentioned were necessary. In fact, in the palace and in front of outsiders, she just needed to be the fourth lady of the Meng family.
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Time passed quickly, and after the first month of the year, Meng Qi's wedding entered the countdown.
All the procedures and etiquette were carried out by the Ministry of Clan Affairs according to the process of the prince's marriage. I heard that it was almost exactly the same as that of Prince Rui's previous two princesses.
Meng Qi looked at Lixia and Suxin who were reassigned by Wang Shi and shook her head. Forget it, it would be fine to take them over. Since she decided to take a different path from her previous life, it would always be better to have one more person of her own. Although she didn't want to put too much energy and manpower into Song Chengze's inner house, the inner house of Prince Rui's Mansion was indeed a bit messy.
"In two days, you will all follow me to the palace. I don't want to force anyone. If you don't sincerely want to go with me, just bring it up now. I promise that the Crown Prince's wife won't blame you."
The maids stood there and looked at each other first, then Yuan Yue stepped forward and said, "This servant is willing to follow the Fourth Young Lady to the palace and serve her for the rest of her life."
Upon hearing this, Lixia said, "It is a blessing for me to be able to return to serve the Fourth Young Lady again."
The others also expressed their willingness to go to Prince Rui's Mansion with Meng Qi.
Meng Qi nodded. "Okay, in that case, except for Yuan Dong, all of you should go home and pack up, then gather with your family, and come back tomorrow night."
Yuandong had only one older sister in the manor, who was married with children and lived with her husband on the farm Yuandong had visited the previous time. Since Yuandong had returned to work for Meng Qi, Meng Qi begged Wang to promote Yuandong's brother-in-law to a second-class farmhand.
"As for your errands, I'll assign them once we get to the palace. Remember, listen and watch more, talk less, and don't ask about or interfere in matters that don't concern you. If I find out who's taking advantage of your status as the princess's maids and doing anything wrong, I'll be giving you a break by letting you come back, understand?"
Meng Qi had rarely been this serious and stern since her fall from the ice. Especially in Lixia and Suxin's opinion, ever since the carriage incident, this young lady had taken brainlessness to the extreme.
They were sent back to the Fourth Young Lady by the Crown Prince's wife only yesterday, so they naturally had no idea of Meng Qi's behavior after the ice fell. They were incredibly shocked by what the Fourth Young Lady had just said.
Besides being surprised, the two of them felt somewhat relieved. It seemed that if the situation continued like this, at least when she arrived at the palace, the Fourth Young Lady would not be completely taken advantage of by Prince Rui's concubines, right?
Meng Qi watched the maids leave, then turned to Mama Liu and said, "Let Brother Shitou stay with Lin Qing first. He'll definitely have a lot of errands to run at first. But we're new to the palace, after all, and I'm worried about leaving him anywhere. Once we're familiar with the situation, we can let Brother Shitou live in the palace."
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