The rain continued all night and stopped early the next morning.
When Meng Qi arrived at the Huainan Marquis Mansion, the entire outer courtyard study of Meng Changfeng was set up as a mourning hall. Apart from the Meng family's relatives and in-laws, no one else was seen.
Meng Qi understood that everyone was just waiting and watching. No one dared to act rashly until the emperor gave the order to deal with Prince Cheng.
After kowtowing and burning incense to Meng Changfeng, Meng Qi went to see Song first.
Song was lying on the bed, and the maid was fanning her gently. Song's sister-in-law and other female relatives were talking with her.
After Meng Qi greeted everyone, Song extended her hand. Meng Qi took a few quick steps and shook it. Song's tears fell. "It's all because of that bastard. I told him it wouldn't work, and that I could just let him make trouble on his own. At worst, he'd be expelled from the family tree. But your grandfather didn't listen to me and let Meng Hai fool him. Now, he's asking me to..."
"Grandma, be careful. Grandpa passed away because of a recent relapse of his illness."
When Song heard this, she looked up at Meng Qi and swallowed what she wanted to say.
"I believe that grandpa has already told grandma about the future of the Meng family yesterday. Whether it can go according to grandpa's wishes depends on the performance of the Meng family. Now that grandpa is gone, grandma knows best how father is doing on a daily basis, and you also know the situation on my second uncle's side. At this time, the mansion still needs your support. If you are not careful, even if the prince wants to protect the Meng family, there will always be someone who is not afraid of chaos." Meng Qi whispered in Song's ear.
Song was surprised at first, then nodded, "I know what you mean. Don't worry, this family is what your grandfather sacrificed his life for, so I won't let them scheme against us."
Meng Qi let out a breath. The Meng family must not be in chaos at this time, especially since the people from the third branch were still in the mansion.
"Has Grandfather given instructions to Third Aunt?"
Song nodded and said, "Don't worry. After you left yesterday, your grandfather had people guard the yard. No one is allowed to go out or come in, so you can't go out." There was a fierce look in Song's eyes when she said this.
Thinking about Meng Hai's successful years, especially Liu's behavior in front of her after she returned to Beijing, she hated him so much that her teeth were itching. Now she was hoping that the imperial edict would arrive soon so that all the people from the third house could be kicked out. It didn't matter if they were killed or robbed, as long as they didn't show up in front of her.
Seeing that there was nothing more to say to Mrs. Song, Meng Qi excused herself and went to see Mrs. Wang. However, just as she left the inner room, she saw Meng Juan rushing in. She was stunned at the sight of Meng Qi, and wanted to say something, but she twisted her handkerchief and said nothing.
Instead, he looked at Liu, who was sitting in the outer room, and said, "I want to see my mother, but they said I need my grandmother's permission."
Liu stood up and said disdainfully, "It's not your grandmother who agrees, but your grandfather. This was ordered by the Marquis himself yesterday. Why don't you go ask the Marquis?"
"You..." Meng Juan stretched out her hand and pointed at Liu.
Liu clapped her hands and said, "Miss, don't you realize your situation at this point? Why did the Marquis die? If it weren't for your father, would we have to sit here in fear, waiting for the Emperor's decision?"
Meng Juan's eyes were filled with tears. "Why? Why didn't Second Aunt say that when she was borrowing my father's light?"
"Borrowing the light? Who? We in the Second House didn't have any, as far as I'm concerned. Fortunately, God has eyes. My eldest aunt married into the Hong family with the help of the Third Master. If you have this time, you might as well think of a way to see if you can get Prince Jing to say a few good words to the Emperor and at least save your mother's life."
Meng Juan heard this and thought about everything that had happened since she learned the news yesterday until Hong Zhe accompanied her back today. Before she returned, Mrs. Hong hadn't cared about her face at all and had directly ordered the maid to pack up, saying that she would be sad when she returned from the Meng family, so it would be better for her to go directly to the temple to burn incense and worship Buddha.
Meng Juan closed her eyes and wanted to go to the inner room, but Song's capable nanny came out to stop her, "Eldest Aunt, please be considerate of Madam. She hasn't closed her eyes since last night, and just fell asleep after being persuaded by Fourth Aunt."
When Meng Juan heard her mention Meng Qi, she suddenly turned around and looked at Meng Qi who had already walked down the steps of the main house. After thinking for a moment, she hardened her heart and hurried forward, "Fourth sister, please stay."
Meng Qi stopped and looked back at Meng Juan. There was no emotion in his eyes. It was pity, ridicule, disdain...
"Please help me, fourth sister, and let me see my mother. Maybe, I'm afraid I will never see her again..." Meng Juan's voice was choked with sobs.
"You should ask Grandma."
Meng Juan shook her head, tears streaming down her face. "Grandmother will definitely listen to you. No, even without Grandmother's order, you can still ask them to let me see my mother. Fourth sister, please, no matter what we did not do in the past, I apologize to you. You see, if it wasn't for me that your husband married you, how could you become a princess? You..."
With a "pop" sound, Meng Juan covered her face in disbelief.
"It's really funny. I was plotted against by your family back then, and earned that reputation. The Hong family tricked me into marrying the prince, making him look inferior to everyone else. What? I should thank you? Thank you Hong Zhe for seducing me? Thank you and your mother for plotting against me? Thank you for using my third sister to ruin my reputation?"
Meng Juan shook her head. "No, it's none of our business. It's you who thinks highly of Hong Zhe."
"Yes, I was the one who was optimistic about Hong Zhe first, but do you dare to say that my meeting with Hong Zhe wasn't your father's idea or a trap? Forget it, I'm too lazy to talk to you about this now. I'll just tell you, don't even think about seeing your mother and your brother and sister-in-law at the Meng family today. Just wait for the imperial edict to come down tomorrow and go meet them on the road."
Seeing Meng Qi turn around and continue walking out after she finished speaking, Meng Juan shouted, "Meng Qi, you will not die a good death if you do not help someone in need. Just wait, when I get the chance, I will definitely not let you go, I..."
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