That day, Meng Qi stayed in the outer courtyard until very late, until it was dark, and Hu Changsheng hurried back.
"Is this what the prince meant?" Meng Qi asked.
Hu Changsheng nodded. "The prince said the sooner the better, so he asked you to go earlier. If it's too late, I'm afraid some things will be difficult to handle when the emperor's decree comes down."
Meng Qi stood up. Song Chengze asked her to go back to the Huainan Marquis Mansion to see Meng Changfeng early tomorrow morning. She would not be able to escape the charge of treason from Prince Cheng's side. She just didn't know whether she would be executed immediately or exiled.
Meng Qi understood what Song Chengze meant. Meng Changfeng had to spread the specific news and die to apologize for his crime. This was the only way to express his repentance to the emperor and to remove the Huainan Marquisate from the Meng Hai incident to the greatest extent possible.
She closed her eyes and thought that tomorrow next year would be the anniversary of Meng Changfeng's death.
Meng Qi barely slept all night. Whenever she closed her eyes, Meng Changfeng's image would appear. To Meng Qi, Meng Changfeng was actually a qualified grandfather. As the legitimate daughter of the Huainan Marquisate, and the youngest, Meng Changfeng loved her more than anyone else.
Although she wanted to protect him, she knew it was impossible. Even Song Chengze couldn't do it. In order to save the more than 100 people in the Huainan Marquis Mansion, Meng Changfeng had to die.
Meng Qi was dressed very simply today. She left home early in the morning and went straight to Meng Changfeng's study in the outer courtyard.
Meng Changfeng sat in a chair, looking haggard, his eyes empty as he watched Meng Qi greet him.
Meng Qi felt sad. Looking at Meng Changfeng's expression, he was afraid that he knew some news. Even if he didn't know everything in Prince Cheng's Mansion, he should have guessed about 70% of what Meng Hai had done.
Meng Qi looked at the food box on the table, opened it gently, and took out the breakfast inside bit by bit.
After a long while, Meng Changfeng's voice came, with a distinctly old and dry tone, "Is it today?"
The soup spoon in Meng Qi's hand fell back with a "bang", and tears welled up in her eyes, dripping drop by drop into Biyu's glutinous rice porridge.
Meng Changfeng sighed, stood up, and slowly walked over. "I don't blame anyone. I only blame myself for being distracted and listening to your Third Uncle."
Seeing Meng Changfeng sitting down, Meng Qi wiped the corners of his eyes with his sleeves, "Grandfather, don't worry. The prince will definitely keep a son, young and old, for the third wife..."
Meng Changfeng took the bowl from Meng Qi and took a sip slowly. "Thank the prince for me. I think after I'm gone, the name of this mansion won't be around for much longer. Although your father is a hopeless case, he's still quite obedient. He doesn't need the prince's help, but just looking after him is enough. And your second uncle's family is doing very well now. Your grandmother and I will divide the things in the house later, and it will be enough for them to spend."
"Grandfather..." Meng Qi could no longer hold back her tears, and they streamed down her face. Meng Changfeng sighed, "It's fate, and it's hard to change. If you've taken the wrong path, you have to find it yourself."
"Don't worry, I will make sure she is treated the same as you are with me."
Meng Changfeng picked up a crystal dumpling and ate it slowly. "I'm relieved that your mother is here. Your eldest brother has learned a lesson from this incident and will think twice before doing anything in the future. Fortunately, Wei Ge is a promising man. The Meng family depends on him in the future. If he succeeds in life, remember to tell me at our grandfather's grave so that I can be happy."
Meng Qi sat on the stool and burst into tears on the table.
Meng Changfeng wiped his mouth, stood up, walked to Meng Qi, and patted his granddaughter's shoulder. Meng Qi turned around and hugged Meng Changfeng's waist tightly.
Meng Changfeng caressed Meng Qi's hair lovingly. "Good girl, don't remember your grandfather's beatings and scoldings. Fortunately, you're doing well. The fact that Prince Rui is willing to take care of our family's affairs proves that you're a good person. You must walk your own path in the future. Remember, forget the past and hold on to the prince well, for you, for your mother, and for the Meng family."
Meng Qi nodded, "Grandfather, you know about Third Uncle's situation, right?"
Meng Changfeng let go of Meng Qi and turned back to sit down again. "I don't know the specific situation, but his confidant came to see me yesterday and asked me to take him to Prince Cheng's Mansion."
Meng Qi was surprised. It seemed that Meng Hai didn't know what happened in Prince Cheng's Mansion yesterday.
"Okay, go back. I have a lot of things to do in just one day."
Tears started to flow from the corners of Meng Qi's eyes again. She stood up gently, took two steps back, knelt down, and kowtowed three times to Meng Changfeng in a proper manner.
Meng Qi did not stay in the Huainan Marquis Mansion for long. She knew that Meng Changfeng had a lot of things to deal with, and she also told Meng Changfeng clearly that the sooner this matter was dealt with, the better.
She briefly explained the situation to Wang. As the wife of the Crown Prince, Wang could no longer turn a deaf ear to what was happening outside, especially with Liu from the third house. She had to have someone keep a close eye on them. Once the imperial edict was issued, if someone was missing or something unexpected happened, it would be hard to explain.
Although she believed that Meng Changfeng should have put the people from the third house under surveillance since he received the letter, it was still better to have an extra layer of protection.
Wang knew the seriousness of the matter, so she ordered her capable men to surround the third room with three layers of walls inside and outside.
Meng Qi went to Meng Shao's courtyard again. Naturally, the couple's information was not as timely as Meng Changfeng's. Jiang Shi was very puzzled by Meng Qi's return at this time. Just as she was about to say something sarcastic, Meng Qi interrupted her with a wave of her hand.
After Meng Shao and Jiang Shi finished listening to Meng Qi's words, Jiang Shi sat down and asked, "What should we do? Will our family be implicated?"
"What do you think? That horse farm belongs to the Jiang family." Meng Qi said coldly.
Meng Shao was also extremely surprised. How could this happen? It turned out that Meng Hai was using the horse farm to hide his troops and was going to rebel against King Cheng?
Jiang suddenly stood up and walked out while saying, "I'm going to look for Third Aunt. That's not what she said at the beginning. Is she going to kill our Jiang family?"
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