What made her even more delighted and surprised was that Yuan Dong also brought Meng Wei.
That was the brother who loved her most, the one she hadn't seen in over three years. She lay there, looking at Meng Wei, his unshaven beard, sallow complexion, and wrinkled clothes. She couldn't believe it. This was the third young master of the Huainan Marquisate. What had happened in the past few years to make Meng Wei like this?
She couldn't ask, so she could only make anxious "hehe" sounds. Meng Wei's eyes were cloudy. Looking at Meng Qi's appearance, he first slapped his chest hard, then sat on the stool, holding his head with his hands, and cried.
Meng Qi felt extremely uncomfortable and started to cry. After a long while, Meng Wei stood up, wiped his own face, then wiped Meng Qi's face, and smiled a smile that was uglier than crying. He told her not to worry about him and that he would come to see her again after a while.
However, she didn't wait. About ten days after Meng Wei left, Meng Qi's life came to an end.
Fortunately, since Yuandong and Yuanyue were able to stay close to her, she knew a lot of things. Although some of them were heard from the two girls, they also allowed her to know more of the truth.
The truth, yes, the truth.
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Meng Qi closed her eyes, trying hard not to let the tears flow out.
"You only sent them to the farm and didn't punish their families. They will only be grateful for your kindness. How could they be resentful?"
Wang sighed. It was true. According to the wishes of Mrs. Song, the wife of the Marquis of Huainan, the two maids and their families should have been sold off. But Wang couldn't bear it. Although the maids were at fault, it was also the result of Sister Qi's willfulness.
Ever since God let Sister Wan return to her side, she has believed more in cause and effect and reincarnation. She only wants to do more good and let her children get more rewards.
"Okay, stop shaking. It makes me dizzy. I'll do whatever you say. I'll do whatever you say. There's only one condition. Let them serve you until you get married. Let's see how they behave. If I see any resentment or insincerity in their hearts, then no one will be able to help you."
Meng Qi nodded happily, and her smiling face made Wang's heart melt.
Wang took her little daughter's hand and said, "In that case, I will give you Xiaoman and Guyu."
Xiaoman and Guyu are third-class maids in Shanzhi Hall where the wife of the Crown Prince of Huainan Marquis's mansion lives. They are both nimble and clever.
"Mother, if that's the case, let Suxin and Lixia go back. Firstly, they're older than me and are of marriageable age. Secondly, they're the ones Grandmother and you are used to having around."
Wang thought about it and nodded, "Okay, let's wait until Yuandong and Yuanyue come back."
"Will you pick me up tomorrow?"
"Girl, why are you so anxious?"
Of course she was anxious. Meng Qi desperately wanted to know what had happened in this life, especially whether the two girls were sent to the manor for the same reason as in her previous life. She also needed to know how Meng Wan had appeared and everything that had happened in the manor.
With the two of them, plus Mother Liu, she would know almost everything.
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Mother Liu is Meng Qi's wet nurse. She has taken care of her child since he was a child and cares about him more than her own son.
Seeing Meng Qi drinking the medicine obediently and opening her mouth to let herself put the candied fruit into her mouth, Mother Liu finally put her heart at ease.
"When will they be back?"
"I went to pick him up early in the morning, and Shitou followed him, so don't worry. Why are you so anxious? Is there something wrong?" Mother Liu asked softly.
Shitou is the only son of Liu Mama. Liu Mama was originally a cook in the main kitchen of Huainan Marquis Mansion. When she had just finished the confinement after giving birth to her son, she heard that the prince's wife wanted to find a wet nurse for the fourth daughter.
The strange thing is that no matter whether they looked for several inside or outside the mansion, the fourth young lady refused to eat any of them, which made the prince's wife so anxious that blisters appeared on the corners of her mouth.
Everyone in the mansion knew that the fourth young lady was the apple of the Crown Prince's wife's eye. When the fourth young lady was just born and she learned that it was a girl, the Crown Prince's wife cried with joy, saying that God had pity on her and let Sister Wan return to her.
Seeing that the fourth young lady was so hungry that she didn't even have the strength to cry and refused to drink milk, the Crown Prince's wife became anxious and sent wet nurses to the mansion in batches.
The sisters who worked together in the big kitchen asked Mother Liu to try it.
The man that Liu's mother married was a good-for-nothing. He worked as a doorman and liked to drink a little wine every day. The two copper coins he earned were not enough for his own wine and snacks. He didn't care about any of the household affairs and would ask Liu's mother for money when he had nothing.
In addition, Mother Liu sent her mother-in-law away with a big belly and owed a lot of debts. She had to look at her drunk husband and her son waiting for food with his mouth open, while she worked as the lowest-level cook in the big kitchen. How could she ever pay off those debts?
She might as well give it a try. All the women in the mansion who are breastfeeding their babies have tried it, so she has nothing to worry about.
Just like that, Mother Liu changed into clean clothes and appeared in front of Wang.
Wang looked at the short, sallow-faced woman with a frown on her face, unwilling to let her even try. It was only after Madam Guo pointed at Madam Liu's high chest and whispered a few words that Wang finally nodded.
The maid took Mama Liu to the inner room and washed her over and over again with warm water. Then Mama Liu took Meng Qi in her hands as if she were holding a fragile treasure.
At first glance, Mama Liu felt an indescribable affection for the little girl. To everyone's surprise, Meng Qi actually began to suckle with gusto, and Wang Shi was so eager to kneel down and kowtow to the west.
In this way, Mother Liu became Meng Qi's wet nurse, the family's conditions improved, and the debt owed when sending her mother-in-law was also repaid.
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