After thinking about it, she could only think of one reason. Meng Hai probably wanted to tie Wu Zhengda down. Wu Zhengda was slowly slipping out of his control, so he needed to use the most direct relationship to tie Wu Zhengda to his side, which was marriage.
Meng Qi thought for a moment and finished what she had said before whispering, "The Wu Zhengda that Third Cousin saw was actually someone else. The real Wu Zhengda didn't come into the mansion that day. I heard it from Shitou, who happened to be in charge of entertaining the people from the northwest that day. Shitou clearly heard the soldiers calling the other man with the scar on his face Wu Zhengda."
Meng Qi had thought this through. She couldn't say that she had met Wu Zhengda in her previous life. Only this statement could make Song Chengze believe it.
Song Chengze looked puzzled. "You mean, Meng Hai arranged for your third cousin to marry Wu Zhengda, but he had someone else pretend to be Wu Zhengda to meet her, and the real Wu Zhengda is an ugly man?"
Meng Qi nodded. "I find this very strange. Third Uncle must have his reasons for doing this. I heard that Wu Zhengda is his most powerful general. Maybe Wu Zhengda doesn't agree with Third Uncle's assignments, so Third Uncle wants to win him over, so he promised Third Cousin to him? Or maybe he's afraid Third Cousin won't like Wu Zhengda's looks, so he just sent someone else to look for him?"
Song Chengze stood up and asked, "You said that Wu Zhengda is Meng Hai's most powerful general?"
"Well, I don't know much. I don't know the exact extent of his importance. I just know that Uncle San can't do without him in many matters."
Song Chengze kept repeating Wu Zhengda's name, then stopped, his eyes brightening. "Eat by yourself. I'm going to the outer courtyard and won't be back tonight."
Meng Qi looked at Song Chengze's expression and knew that she had successfully made him notice Wu Zhengda. She was happy and said, "How about I ask the kitchen to bring dinner to the outer courtyard?"
Song Chengze took the cloak from the shelf in the washroom and put it on himself. "No need. What you just said is very good. I think my mother will invite me to the palace tomorrow. She is not satisfied with your performance today, so you can take this opportunity to vent your anger."
Meng Qi looked at Song Chengze's back as he hurriedly left Jing'an Garden and smiled knowingly.
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"You mean that yesterday the princess asked someone to invite the prince to Jing'an Garden, but the prince didn't even have dinner and went to the outer courtyard?" Kobayashi's eyes flashed with excitement.
"Yes, not only that. This morning, when the prince went out, his face looked gloomy, as if it could rain. Zhang Decheng followed him and said something. The prince said impatiently, who knows what she said yesterday to make the mother unhappy. What should he do when he was caught in the middle?"
Xiao Lin stood up. It seemed that Meng Qi must have made Concubine Lian unhappy when she entered the palace yesterday. Could it be that the prince had to apologize today?
"Have Xiao Songzi keep a close eye on him. As soon as the prince returns, regardless of whether he returns to the inner courtyard or not, we will all go to Jing'an Garden."
Mother Lu and Liunian exchanged a glance, thought for a moment and said, "What this old servant means is that it's better for us in Huamu Garden to pretend we know nothing. Cheng Qian has already found a house for the eldest young master, but it's difficult to paint it because of the cold weather, so the furnishings inside have already been arranged." The implication is that Xiao Lin should still focus on the eldest young master, and while speaking, she moved on to the outer courtyard. Based on the current situation of Song Baimo and Xiao Lin, it might not be easy to maintain this relationship in the future.
Xiao Lin smiled slightly. "I know what you mean. How could I not understand? Last time I was the first to speak out, and I already know the truth about not being too impatient. But Bai is right. No matter what we do, getting first-hand information is the most important thing. We can't learn much by just hearing about others. Didn't you see that Wu is like she wants to stay in Jing'an Garden forever, taking the eldest daughter to talk to the princess every day? This is not a good thing."
Xiao Lin looked through the pieces of fabric that Liu Nian had brought and frowned, "Aren't there any brighter ones? My aunt will definitely not like these."
Liunian thought to himself, do you think your aunt is the same as you in Viscount Yongkang's house? How could she dare to wear too bright clothes? One or two pieces are fine, but if she is like you, wearing all red clothes, she will definitely be scolded by the lady.
"It is said that these colors are popular in Beijing this year. Even the ladies in the palace don't wear bright red or green." Liunian explained.
Xiao Lin curled her lips. "Hmph, look at this. Now that the treasury has fallen into the hands of the princess, none of the things she's given us these past few times are decent. You told me not to act rashly. If I don't plan carefully, you won't even give us something like this."
After that, he turned to Mother Lu and said, "Don't worry, I won't say anything when I go over tonight. I've already thought about it. The prince has started to put things in order for the eldest young master, so as his aunt, I naturally have to express my attitude. Then the affairs of the eldest young master's outer courtyard should be my responsibility."
"Aunt, do you want to take this opportunity to go to the outer courtyard more often?" asked Mother Lu.
Xiao Lin nodded and said happily, "That's a good idea, isn't it? The young master won't move to the outer courtyard until it's completely warm. Although it's not cold now, there's still sporadic snow. If the princess gives me this task, then I'll have the opportunity to go to the outer courtyard more often, and naturally have more opportunities to see the prince, right?"
After hearing what Xiaolin said, the two wisely chose to keep quiet. Liunian thought for a moment and changed the subject, "I wonder if letting Xiao Songzi visit our Huamu Garden all the time will attract attention?"
Xiao Lin frowned, "What do you know? They were originally errand boys for the inner and outer courtyards. Haven't you seen eunuchs coming in and out of Jinmoju and Yinyan Pavilion every day? Why would someone like me arouse suspicion? What's the logic?"
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