Looking at her two daughters coming in hand in hand, Wang's face never stopped smiling, and she invited the two sisters to sit on the kang.
"Come on, we have fresh venison today."
"Ah? Where did it come from?" Meng Qi happily took off her shoes and squeezed next to Wang.
"It was your third brother's friend Lie who sent it to him."
"Then aren't my third brother and sister-in-law coming?" Meng Wan washed her hands, took the small plate from the maid and placed it in front of Wang and Meng Qi.
Wang patted Meng Qi's hand as she was about to reach out to Xiao Huanggua, "Learn from your second sister. This is only at home, in my room. If outsiders saw you, what would they say? What will happen if you continue to behave like this when you marry into the palace?"
Meng Qi picked up a bright green cucumber and took a bite. "It's delicious. Is it from our greenhouse?"
After receiving another gentle slap from Wang, she pouted and said, "I know. How could I not know? Didn't you also tell me? I'm right next to you."
Wang looked at her little daughter who was biting a cucumber with a smile on her face and shook her head helplessly, but she also felt relieved. It seemed that the impact of the falling ice incident on her had been minimized.
"Your third sister-in-law wanted to come and serve me, but I refused. It was cold and the roads were slippery, and I was worried about her walking around with a big belly. I asked Qiuxia to prepare another table and told them to take Sister Qin to eat."
Sister Qin is Meng Wei's eldest daughter. Zhang is now pregnant, and Meng Wei will welcome her second child next summer.
Wang smiled and continued, "What are the two sisters talking about for so long?"
"Let's talk about how to deal with my mother-in-law in the future." Meng Qi said with a giggle.
Wang reached out and tapped her forehead. "You're so foolish! Your second sister is fine. She does have to worry about these things. But your mother-in-law, how many times do you see her in a month? And you want to think of a way to deal with her?"
Meng Qi paused, biting her cucumber hand. "Yeah, how many times can we meet?" In her previous life, every time she met him, it seemed like a lot of trouble had happened. Not only with her mother-in-law, the Empress Dowager, but also with Prince Rui's biological mother, the newly crowned Consort Lian.
Thinking of Concubine Lian, Meng Qi's mind resurfaced with that delicate, proud, and aloof face. Time seemed to have left no trace on her. She looked at him without a trace of emotion. When Prince Rui looked at her, she looked exactly like Concubine Lian.
"Oh, by the way, when your third brother came just now, he said that Sister Xiu's marriage has been decided." Wang put the meat into the pot.
"Ah? When did this happen?" Meng Qi came back to her senses, looking surprised.
"He heard it from your second cousin. It was your grandfather who made the decision and told your second aunt directly. Your second aunt is still in the yard throwing a tantrum right now."
"Grandfather makes the decision? Why would grandpa care about my third sister's marriage?" Meng Qi asked.
Wang Shi looked at Meng Qi's anxious expression and burst into laughter. "When did you become so concerned about Sister Xiu's affairs? Also, I've been asking you about what Sister Xiu said to you when you fell on the ice that day."
Meng Qi ate the meat that Wang had put on her plate and drank some soup. "She didn't say anything, really. My falling into the ice had nothing to do with her."
It wasn't that Meng Qi didn't want to tell Wang, but she really didn't know what Meng Xiu had said to her. Although after analysis, she also felt the ice in this life, Meng Xiu must have said something, otherwise she wouldn't have turned to the pond on her way back to Shanzhi Hall, but she really didn't know. There was no such thing in her previous life, and no one was around in this life, and those who were around were all talking nonsense.
"Mom, you haven't told me who my third sister has chosen to marry?" Meng Wan asked.
"Yes, yes, who is it?" Meng Qi looked at Wang nervously.
In her previous life, Meng Xiu was engaged to the nephew of the second wife Liu from her mother's family, who was also a man whose wife had died.
Liu's family was originally poor, and the entire family only had a better life because Liu became Mr. Meng's second wife.
The sister-in-law Jiang, whom Meng Qi hated, was Liu's niece. The reason why Jiang was able to marry Meng Shao was also the result of the conspiracy of Liu and her sister, who was Jiang's mother.
At that time, Wang had already chosen a young lady from a wealthy family for Meng Shao, but Liu intervened, forcing Meng Shao to marry Jiang. After two months of wrestling with Meng Shao, Wang reluctantly agreed to marry Jiang, which was the reason why Jiang and Wang were not close.
Meng Qi suddenly had a premonition that if Meng Xiu married Liu's nephew like in her previous life, there would be no need for Meng Changfeng to step in.
Because Meng Changfeng would never agree to this marriage, Liu used the same method in her previous life to force Meng Xiu to marry her useless nephew.
"He's one of your third uncle's subordinates. I heard he's highly regarded by your third uncle. He's an orphan. Your third brother doesn't know the details."
Meng Wan understood. No wonder Liu was angry. The marriage of the second wife's concubine's daughter was arranged by the third wife, and directly through Meng Changfeng. How could Liu swallow this?
"I was originally thinking of going out for a walk during the first month of the lunar year to see if there's a suitable girl for Sister Xiu. That girl is a poor one. She's been without a aunt since she was little, and her father doesn't love her and her brother doesn't care about her. And your second aunt is so mean and sarcastic. Well, it's not bad for her to marry to the northwest. After all, she's under your third uncle's command, and we know her background well. It's not bad for her to go far away and run her own life." Wang said with emotion.
Meng Wan nodded, then suddenly seemed to remember something and looked up at Meng Qi.
Meng Qi didn't know why Meng Wan looked at her like that, and looked puzzled.
"Fourth sister, do you really not remember what Third sister said to you that day?"
Meng Qi was about to nod when she suddenly realized why Meng Wan had asked that question. It didn't make sense. It hadn't been long since she'd fallen from the ice when the Third House had already found a husband for Meng Xiu. And the reason she'd fallen from the ice must have been related to Meng Xiu. Even though she had no idea what she'd said, she couldn't deny the instigation.
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