Song Chengze was surprised. They had been planning Yue Zhen's matter for a long time, but there was no concrete news. Everyone was extremely anxious. He did have a few people he could use, but they were all holed up in the capital, under the watchful eyes of the Crown Prince and the other princes, making it impossible for him to do anything.
Yue Zhen was the one with the best chance of making the move, and the one best suited to go outside and make plans. However, they had been trying since their discussion last year, but the opportunity hadn't come. The Crown Prince had promised to help him, but he hadn't figured out what was wrong.
But now the emperor actually brought up this matter? No, I don’t know if it was the emperor who brought it up or someone else, but judging from what Fanghua said, the emperor definitely didn’t object immediately.
"Didn't Fanghua say who else was there at the time?" Song Chengze asked.
Meng Qi shook her head. "Fanghua went to play chess with the Emperor yesterday afternoon. While she was there, he was in a meeting, and she waited for him in the back. When she got bored, she took advantage of the eunuchs not noticing and went to the front to eavesdrop. It seems the Emperor wasn't really opposed to it, but felt that Third Master Yue was inexperienced, had no experience, and hadn't accomplished anything. He was hesitant, or perhaps testing him."
Song Chengze knocked on the table and said, "You don't have to send a message to the Marquis' Mansion. I will arrange for someone to tell them later."
Meng Qi understood. Yue Zhen was indeed Song Chengze's man. She had said that in her previous life, Zhou Yu followed Song Chengze. She knew that Yue Zhen and Xu Cheng had such a good relationship, and Xu Cheng was Zhou Yu's brother-in-law. There was no reason for them not to be in the same camp.
"There is one more thing, it's about my third uncle Meng Hai." Meng Qi said softly without waiting for Song Chengze to ask.
"Oh? What's the matter?" Song Chengze felt a headache when he heard the name Meng Hai. This person was too mysterious. He was in the northwest, but he involved the three princes in the capital. He was also highly regarded by the King of Zhenbei. The chessboard was really too big, but he couldn't get involved. He could only look at the surface and couldn't explore the inside at all.
"Do you still remember what I told you about my second uncle's third cousin, Meng Xiu, who was arranged by my third uncle to be married to a subordinate of his named Wu Zhengda?"
Song Chengze thought for a moment and nodded, "I remember, you said that the last time you fell on the ice was the same ice that your third cousin led you to in order to show her goodwill to your third uncle."
Meng Qi nodded and said, "Yes, it was my third uncle who arranged the marriage, but he lied about it."
"Oh? Could it be that it's not the one with the surname Wu?"
"No, the name is right, but the person is wrong."
"What do you mean?" Song Chengze was a little confused.
Meng Qi thought about what Qing Rui had learned about Wu Zhengda today. Ever since she remembered that Wu Zhengda hadn't always followed Meng Hai in her past life, but had ultimately supported Song Chengze, she'd been thinking about finding an opportunity to introduce him to Song Chengze. He was Song Chengze's man, anyway. By bringing him out, she could gain Song Chengze's trust.
Qingrui came to tell Mother Liu today that Meng Juan had taken Meng Xiu to see Wu Zhengda, a very handsome young man. She said that it was because Meng Xiu saw it with her own eyes that she agreed to the deal.
Meng Qi was genuinely surprised to hear this news. She had met Wu Zhengda in her previous life, and he wasn't handsome at all. Not only was he unattractive, he also had a long scar on his face. While he could write and calculate, he had the appearance of a rough man, nothing like a handsome man. So, Meng Hai had deceived Meng Xiu.
She couldn't understand why. If Meng Xiu wanted to help Meng Juan, Meng Hai had plenty of young officers and soldiers under his command who could introduce them to Meng Xiu. Why did he have to choose Wu Zhengda for anything?
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