Meng Wan slowly recounted to Meng Qi the parts of her acquaintance with Zhou Yu that could be heard by outsiders. "And the idea of having the Marquis of Pingxi propose this was also discussed by him and his sister. It not only saves your face, but also prevents Grandfather from taking his anger out on you and Mother for losing the marriage to the Prince's Mansion. More importantly, he can marry me smoothly without the Princess of Shen having any reason to object."
Meng Qishi hadn't expected there to be so much information behind this. She rubbed her forehead. So that's how it was. She had said that Zhou Yu was such a proud man. If his mother hadn't arranged their marriage before her death, he would have broken off the engagement long ago just because of her behavior.
Meng Wan continued, "So, now, you don't have to feel guilty anymore. My marrying Zhou Yu for you did indeed solve your predicament and save your reputation, and even the reputation of the Huainan Marquisate, but ultimately, it was because that man was Zhou Yu. I'm not that great. If it weren't for him, if it were someone I didn't know, I might not have agreed to marry him for you. For a woman, marriage is a second life. Some choose the joy of mutual affection, some choose the ties of profit, some choose the face of being well-matched, and some choose the hardship of having no choice."
Meng Qi once again looked at Meng Wan in surprise. She now truly admired her second sister. Based on what she had just said, she would never have believed that Meng Wan had grown up in such an environment. Even she, after two lifetimes and having been tortured to such an extent, might not have been able to comprehend what Meng Wan said.
"No, I thank you, but I'm truly happy that you and Zhou Yu are so connected. According to what Second Sister just said, Meng Juan is probably just a benefit. And what about me?"
Meng Wan looked at Meng Qi's helpless expression and thought for a moment, "How many things have you forgotten?"
"Ah? Ah! It all started from the time I secretly boarded Hongzhe's carriage and was punished by my grandfather, which led to my mother being implicated."
Meng Wan understood. No wonder she seemed to be unaware of everything about herself. It was after that incident that Wang confirmed that she was the daughter who had been "dead" for more than ten years.
"You must not remember the encounter with Prince Rui at the Hong family."
Meng Qi opened her eyes wide again. What? She had run into Prince Rui? Judging by Meng Wan's expression, he must have gotten into trouble again.
Meng Wan looked at Meng Qi's expression and sighed softly, "Let me answer your question first. You asked what your marriage to Prince Rui meant. I guess it was a sacrifice, someone using you to disgust Prince Rui or to warn him."
When Meng Qi heard the word "disgusting", her face turned slightly red, but she was not angry, because Meng Wan was not wrong at all. Everything she did in her previous life did make King Rui "disgusted".
That’s right, she also married Prince Rui in her previous life.
In her previous life, after the carriage incident, she had been locked up in Qin Garden and not allowed to leave. Wang Shi was too ill to care for her, and Jiang Shi was even more disgruntled. Meng Wei's wife, Zhang Shi, was timid to begin with, and not valued, so she was already exhausted trying to take care of Wang Shi with her eldest daughter.
That's why Meng Juan started to visit him more frequently, especially after Meng Juan and Zhou Yu got engaged. He felt very guilty about what they said, and felt that it was he who had caused Meng Juan to marry Zhou Yu, that "spoiled boy". It can be said that he treated Meng Juan with all his heart.
Receiving the imperial decree granting her marriage was a complete surprise. She remembered clearly that her grandfather was first stunned, then delighted. Her father even rubbed his hands together, and with a rare smile on his face, he told her to prepare for her marriage.
It seemed like everyone was happy, except for my mother who was looking at me with a worried look on her face.
That night, my mother hugged me, tears streaming down her face, asking how she could possibly be a princess with her head. The palace was so easy to run. Although Prince Rui was the least bothersome of the adult princes and the least temperamental, he was still a prince, the emperor's biological son.
Nestled in Wang's arms, she was thinking about how she ended up marrying Prince Rui. What if Hongzhe came to propose marriage? It would be even more difficult to break off the engagement with the prince then.
Not long after, Meng Juan came to say that Hongzhe was engaged to the youngest daughter of the commander of the Dongshan camp.
Meng Qi felt like the sky was falling. How could this happen? She knew the little daughter of the commander of the Dongshan camp. She was not as pretty as herself, and was dark, with a pair of unreasonable droopy eyes. Apart from being taller than her, she was useless.
Besides, she was the daughter of a marquis, and the commander was only a fourth-rank official. How could Hong Zhe be interested in her?
Meng Juan hugged Meng Qi, who was crying bitterly, in her arms and told her not to be sad. There must be something behind it. It must not be Hong Zhe's own idea. How could he reject the decision of his elders?
That’s right, Meng Qi wiped away her tears, it must be so.
Then she wrote that letter, the letter that made her regret for the rest of her life.
What's funny is that after she was taken back to Qinyuan by the old woman, what she was worried about was not her mother's health, but someone whispered in her ear, "Let's kill one of them and see if they still dare to let you marry me."
That’s right, let one of them die to show them.
That night, Meng Qi hanged herself from the beam of the east room of Qin Garden to show her determination not to marry Prince Rui.
When she was rescued, her mind was blank, but she clearly remembered Meng Changfeng's roar, that he would carry her to Prince Rui's Palace even if he had to.
She was not carried to the Ruiwang Palace, but arrived in a sedan chair. No one could understand why the Ruiwang married her despite such a scandal.
So, one can imagine how difficult her life was after getting married, especially three months later when she received the news of Wang's death. She felt even more lonely and helpless.
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