She really didn't expect that the prince and the princess had a quarrel last night, and the prince had not yet stayed in the main room. It was less than a month since they got married, and the conflict between them must be very deep.
She took this opportunity to make up a few more things about Meng, firstly to flatter her, and secondly because Meng's maids had been wandering around the house recently, and she was worried that Meng wanted to take back the power to manage the household.
Although the prince had clearly stated that the inner chambers would remain managed as they were before, Meng was still the princess, so it was perfectly legitimate for her to take back control of the household affairs.
The positions he held were all lucrative, and if he lost them, the loss would be huge. The people in his aunt's family all depended on him for their livelihood, and he, in turn, depended on him.
That's why she thought it would be better to add fuel to the fire against Meng, making the prince dislike her even more, and at least not let Meng be the head of the family in the short term.
But he never thought that the prince would lose his temper so much. Song Baimo was also a loser. Perhaps because he had never seen the prince lose his temper, he hid in the corner and started shaking after hearing a harsh voice, which made the prince even angrier.
Seeing the prince's eyes at that time, she felt uneasy. Now, after hearing what Xiao Songzi brought back, she realized that she was panicking. If Song Baimo really went to the outer courtyard at this time, what trump card would she have to fight with Meng? Moreover, the prince had said such words.
Meng Qi sat in her chair, watching Xiao Lin's changing expression, and smiled slightly. She had "inadvertently" reminded Song Chengze of Song Baimo's situation. In fact, she could have called San Ya to Song Chengze and told him a thing or two. After all, San Ya had been in Huamu Garden for so long, serving Song Baimo, it was impossible for her not to know Xiao Lin's attitude towards Song Baimo. But she thought now was not the right time. If she really did that, Song Chengze might believe it, or maybe he would be half-believing, or even not believe it at all.
If he believed it, he would naturally punish Xiao Lin harshly. If he half believed it, he would transfer Song Baimo away from Xiao Lin. If he didn't believe it, he would think it was just one of her tactics. After all, since she married into the family, her actions were different from what Song Chengze knew and what was spread in Beijing. He would think she was pretending all along, and would then suspect that everything they had done in the past few days was a pre-planned plot.
For someone who grew up watching other people's faces, Prince Rui was suspicious. His suspicion was different from that of the Crown Prince. Song Chengze had absolute trust in the people he considered his own, and as long as they were not considered his own, he would be suspicious of them.
Therefore, before their cooperation officially began and before he had 100% trust in her, Meng Qi did not dare to take the risk.
She could only tell Song Chengze about Song Baimo's behavior since he got married, and even compared him with her own nephew Langge. She accidentally revealed some habits or manners that Song Baimo should not have at his age, making Song Chengze believe that these were not innate, but acquired through education and guidance.
Song Chengze's lack of time to pay more attention to his children didn't mean he didn't care. On the contrary, he cared even more for his two legitimate sons, who didn't have a biological mother. This was especially true for Song Baimo, the eldest son who would inherit the palace. Therefore, whenever he had time, Song Chengze would visit his sons in the backyard and personally teach him how to write calligraphy.
He had always attributed Song Bomo's proneness to illness and timidity to the lack of a mother to take care of him, and the fact that Lin had a difficult birth, so he was afraid that he might have been suffocated. After all, every time he went to Huamu Garden, Xiao Lin acted like a loving mother.
After Meng Qi mentioned it "accidentally" several times, and looking at Song Bairan, who was a few years younger than his eldest son and was as strong as a calf, Song Chengze began to seriously think about his eldest son's situation for the first time.
Of course, Meng Qi couldn't get involved too much in this matter. Song Chengze would figure out how to investigate everything. Perhaps he wouldn't, but it had nothing to do with her. In her previous life, she had never met Song Baimo. At first, they'd just exchanged greetings out of courtesy. After she got into trouble, he never came once, but Song Baimo had visited a few times.
After greeting, Xiao Lin stood aside and never heard Meng Qi speak. She neither asked what she was doing there nor asked the servants to seat her and serve her tea, as if she was not present in the room.
Thinking about Song Chengze's words, Xiao Lin had no choice but to come here. She made up her mind and stepped forward and said, "I have sorted out all the things I have been in charge of recently. Bring me the account books first. When the people around the princess are free, I can take a closer look."
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