"Princess, you are truly courageous. I can't even plan my own birthday, so I always just watch others take care of it. Yet, you are actually planning a thousand-year banquet for the Empress. I really admire you."
Fanghua snorted, and before she could speak, the Crown Princess said with a smile, "If you have anything, just go to the Eastern Palace to find me. If you go to them, you'll have to leave the palace and go a long way, which is very troublesome."
Yongan came over at this time and said, "I don't know what new ideas my sister has. If I need my sister-in-law, I will naturally look for you first."
The Crown Princess nodded and started chatting with Yong'an naturally.
Fanghua said coldly, "What kind of person is your second sister? I heard she used to be your maid?"
Meng Qi was stunned at first. She didn't understand why the princess suddenly asked about Meng Wan. "That's all nonsense. My second sister has been praying for the whole family in the mountains."
"Hmph, that's bullshit. Stop pretending. You, the Huainan Marquisate, are truly shameless. If you despise Zhou Yu, just call off the engagement. Why did you force a maid into marrying him? It's so unreasonable."
Only then did Meng Qi realize why Fanghua was so hostile towards him.
So it was all because of Zhou Yu. That's right. She had been unkind to me in the beginning because of my marriage to Zhou Yu. After I broke off my engagement with Zhou Yu and was given a marriage to Song Chengze by the Emperor, she continued to treat me coldly and dismissively because of Meng Wan's marriage to Zhou Yu.
That's because Zhou Yu is one of the few men that Fanghua likes.
Fanghua herself was disabled, so she particularly liked beautiful things. The palace maids and eunuchs who served her were all fair and handsome.
Over the past year, the Empress had also put the search for a consort for her and Yong'an on the agenda. However, she had found several excellent candidates, but she had rejected them all because they were not handsome enough.
The Emperor had promised her that her husband would need her approval, so the Empress was also troubled. Hua was six months older than Yong'an, and if she didn't settle down, how could the Empress choose for her own son, Yong'an? Therefore, the two of them never agreed on a date.
Meng Qi thought of this, and suddenly she felt a surge of guilt towards Meng Wan. Because of her own willfulness, she had let Meng Wan marry Zhou Yu in her place. Although Meng Wan said she was happy and sincerely wanted to marry, Meng Qi was still angry with herself.
This life was relatively fortunate. In the past life, there was no second sister, so it was Meng Juan who married Zhou Yu. After analyzing the various things that had happened with Meng Wan recently, it was clear that her meeting with Hong Zhe and Meng Juan's arrangement to marry Zhou Yu were all the result of the Third House's plan.
It's clear that Meng Hai's appetites were immense, both in his past and present lives. He invested heavily in the person he supported, amassing a vast network of supporters. In his past life, he sacrificed Meng Juan's happiness to bring the Prince of Shen County to his side. After the appearance of Meng Wan in this life, preventing Meng Juan from marrying Zhou Yu in his place, Meng Hai then sought to woo Prince Jing.
Although she knew some things about her past life, she foolishly didn't care about them at all. All she cared about was not being able to marry Hong Zhe and lamenting the injustice of heaven to her. Therefore, she never knew who Meng Hai belonged to until her death. She only knew that Meng Hai was not on the same side as Song Chengze, which meant that he was not on the same side as the prince.
Thinking about it this way, it makes sense that Fanghua is not kind to me.
"Princess, please be careful with your words. Prince Shen's Mansion is not a small family, and Zhou Yu is no fool. How could he casually discuss marriage with such a strange person? My second sister and Mr. Zhou Er are already engaged, so naturally they both agree. But if others heard what you said, they would know that you are defending justice, and I wonder if you have some ulterior motives."
"You, you are so brave to talk to me like that." Although Fanghua's eyes were fierce, her voice was not loud. There was no outsider around them, and it was obvious that Fanghua didn't want others to hear.
"Did I say anything wrong? If I did, I apologize to the princess. If I wasn't sincere enough, how about we go together when your sixth brother comes?"
"You, what are you talking about? When did I ask Sixth Brother to come?" When Fanghua mentioned Song Chengze, there was a rare tenderness on her face.
In fact, this is also a pitiful person. Although he is protected by Emperor Jing'an and can always be by his side, and the Queen Mother does nothing wrong on the surface, Fanghua is not a fool. She can see through the true feelings and the coping.
As for those royal brothers and sisters, which one was given for free, and how many of them were sincere. Compared with others, the occasional concern of the taciturn Song Chengze made Fanghua realize that there was no other purpose mixed in.
"That's good. As for the marriage between my second sister and Mr. Zhou Er, Princess, please wait for another half a year. Oh, less than half a year, until they get married, then you can see for yourself." Meng Qi was about to turn around after she finished speaking, but Fanghuadi stopped her.
"Um, could you please give Zhou Yu a message?"
"What are you going to do?" Meng Qi asked warily.
Fang Hua saw Meng Qi's eyes, which clearly showed that she had misunderstood. Her face flushed, and she said stiffly, "Don't look at me like that. I just heard a piece of news from my father yesterday afternoon. I remember that he has a good relationship with the Third Master of Pingxi Marquis's Mansion. It's about Third Master Yue. It seems that the emperor has loosened up on his position. You can tell Third Master Yue to work harder."
Before Meng Qi could figure out what Fang Hua meant, she heard Fang Hua blushing and whispering, "I don't mean anything else. It's just that Zhou Yu helped me out at the last palace banquet, and I don't want to owe him a favor." After that, she turned around and left.
What a mess this is.
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