After returning to Jing'an Garden, Meng Qi sat alone for a long time. It was not until it was completely dark that Song Chengze came into the house.
Song Chengze entered the central hall and saw that there was no candle in the east room. He frowned and asked Yuan Dong, "Is the princess in the room?"
Yuan Dong took Song Chengze's cloak and said, "Yes, he has been staying in the house since he came back from Jinmoju. He doesn't let the servants go in to disturb him. He said he wants to be alone."
Song Chengze thought about Dong Hai's reply, telling him that everything about Li had been done, and that the princess had specifically asked Wang Chenghai to instruct him to drown Li.
Song Chengze really didn't expect that Meng Qi would actually interfere with their handling. Since she started cleaning up the inner house, with so many people, this was the first time she took the initiative to deal with someone, and used such an extreme method.
"Do you know what the princess said to Li?"
Yuan Dong shook her head, "I don't know, I've been waiting outside."
Song Chengze nodded and said, "Ask the kitchen to cook something hot and bring it in." After that, he gently lifted the curtain and pushed open the door to the east room.
Meng Qi's tears had dried up by now. After returning, she sat there all the time. Could it be considered revenge for her past life by dealing with Li in this way?
Admittedly, if the two maids sent by Li hadn't pushed her under the water once more, she wouldn't have lay there like a living dead. She might have been abandoned by Song Chengze just the same, relinquishing her position as Princess Rui for that very reason. But at least she was still alive. It was precisely because of Li's final blow that she only lived for three years.
However, she did not feel the pleasure of revenge at all. Was Li her enemy? She should be, but her biggest enemy was actually herself. She hated Hongzhe, the third wife, Jiang, and even Song Chengze, but the root of everything was her.
Meng Qi closed her eyes. Even if she corrected her mistakes in this life, she still couldn't make amends for her stupid self in her previous life.
Hearing the sound of the door opening, Meng Qi turned around. In the candlelight of the main room, Song Chengze's tall figure stood at the door. He spoke with concern, "I'll ask them to make something to eat."
Meng Qi stood up and called out to Yuan Dong to light the candles. "If Your Highness hadn't told me, I would have forgotten I hadn't eaten yet. How about we have a drink today?"
Song Chengze raised his eyebrows and said, "That's a good idea. What should we drink with it?"
Meng Qi pursed her lips and smiled, "Suxin, make a pot and bring it up."
Looking at Meng Qi, whose face was already red from drinking, Song Chengze held her hand as she was about to pour the wine. "How terrible is the Li family's situation? Do you have to make yourself drunk before you can open your mouth?"
Meng Qi paused. Song Chengze was even more sensitive and attentive than she had thought. She put down the wine jug and sighed.
"Tell me, no matter what the reason is or what the result is, I can accept it." Although Song Chengze said this, he filled his glass and drank it all.
Meng Qi thought for a moment and said softly, "It's nothing, actually. The hardest thing to control in this world is the human heart. As I said, you can keep someone loyal to you in other mansions for many years, but of course you have to allow such a situation to happen to you."
"She was responsible for everything that happened to Lin and Gong." Song Chengze's words were not a question, but an affirmation.
"Yes, and she did it all according to the prince's wishes."
The wine glass in Song Chengze's hand was thrown out fiercely. The crisp sound made Lixia, who was sitting in the middle hall, look at Yuandong nervously.
Although Yuan Dong did not accompany Meng Qi into the east room of Jinmo Residence, she had guessed something. She shook her head at Lixia and made a soothing gesture.
"From childhood to adulthood, I have firmly followed him. I know his situation, which is not much better than mine, which makes me feel a sense of shared destiny. He also knows how to win people over. He always speaks up for me and stands up for me, even though he himself does not have such strong abilities."
Meng Qi picked up her handkerchief and gently wiped the wine jug that had been knocked over by Song Chengze's previous attack. "The Crown Prince is truly a skilled actor. He acts for you, for everyone, and even lowers himself to act for the palace maids and eunuchs. Haha, look! His brilliant performance has earned him the support of many loyal audiences."
Song Chengze wiped his face and asked, "Was Li the prince's woman before she came to my side?"
Meng Qi nodded, "She's not just a spy the Crown Prince has placed by your side; she's also one of the Crown Prince's people."
Meng Qi emphasized the words "the prince's men" and stared at him intently.
Song Chengze was stunned at first, then instantly realized what Meng Qi meant. He looked at Meng Qi in disbelief. She couldn't describe Song Chengze's expression at the moment.
Surprise? Anger? Doubt? Self-mockery? And an indescribable emotion.
"Haha, the prince's people, the prince's people, so they are this kind of prince's people. I actually... Haha, after all these years, the prince still doesn't know how to laugh at me."
Meng Qi looked at Song Chengze's bloodshot eyes. She couldn't find words to comfort him at this moment. It was impossible for anyone to get over such a thing easily, right? She couldn't bear it just like this, so what if she heard the following words?
Song Chengze picked up the wine jug and wanted to pour some wine, but then he remembered that he had just thrown his wine glass on the ground. He picked up Meng Qi's, filled it up, and then drank it all in one gulp.
Song Chengze finished his drink and didn't hear Meng Qi speak for a while, so he turned to look at her. Meng Qi looked at him with a conflicted expression, looking very embarrassed about whether to say anything or not.
"What? Could there be something else going on with Brother Ran?" After thinking for a moment, perhaps guessing Meng Qi's concerns, he smiled slightly and said, "You don't have to worry about me. Anyone would be overwhelmed by such a thing. Even though she was only a concubine, and I never paid any attention to her, I only favored her because she had been by my side the longest. Now that I think about it, everything she did for me back then was probably the Crown Prince's doing. How could a palace maid like her do that? I was foolish and didn't investigate her properly."
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