Chapter 1764 It depends on Tao's choice
Zhang's face turned pale. Yes, Tao Feili had indeed used Meng Kuan as a shield in a moment of desperation that day.
She knew about this, but what she didn't know was that her father-in-law's rescue of him was actually a premeditated act. Otherwise, why would she dare to shout and try to force Meng Kuan out by leveraging her father-in-law's life-saving grace?
She thought, although Tao Feili betrayed Meng Kuan, he returned safely. That meant everything was alright; her father-in-law had saved his life, so it should be considered a fair compensation.
Little did I know that the debt of gratitude for saving my life was so tainted.
At this moment, Zhang was unable to utter a single word, and especially when faced with the gazes cast upon her by everyone, she wished she could hide away.
Meng Han strode forward and said, "My uncle betrayed my father. Tao Qin insisted on saving Jiang Kuanyu, which led to my father being arrested. Now you dare to come to my door and ask my father to repay the debt of saving his life. How can you be so shameless? What did my father do to you that he had to be harmed so badly by you?"
Uncle Meng called to her, "Ahan, you don't need to talk to them anymore."
Meng Han gritted her teeth, feeling extremely resentful. She glared at Zhang Shi for a long time before returning to her room.
Uncle Meng looked up at Madam Tao and said, “Before your father died, he told your younger brother that the Meng family possessed the Xuanyuan Sword. That night, he informed the bandits about it. Unlike your father, the bandits were very interested in the Xuanyuan Sword. So, after Jiang Kuanyu got the details from Tao Feili, he came to the Meng family to find me.”
Jiang Kuanyu and his group are rebels. Now, a legendary divine weapon has suddenly appeared out of nowhere. If they obtain it, it will be a great help to the Second Prince and his group.
Jiang Kuanyu did not reveal this information. He did not have a high status in the black market, so he was eager to make a name for himself.
"Jiang Kuanyu tormented me, eager to find out the whereabouts of the Xuanyuan Sword. But he didn't know that the Xuanyuan Sword had been missing for more than ten years."
Meng Pei chimed in, "That's right, the Xuanyuan Sword was in my hands back then. More than ten years ago, I was being chased and I was holding the Xuanyuan Sword. Later, I was seriously injured and fell into a coma, and the Xuanyuan Sword disappeared without a trace."
More than ten years ago? Wasn't that when Gongqiu sent people to kill Meng Pei?
Shu Yu glanced at Meng Pei, finding this explanation rather strange. Since the Xuanyuan Sword was a precious sword, very important to the Meng family, and extremely heavy, why would Meng Pei carry it with him when he went out on escort missions?
Uncle Meng said, "That's how it happened, Cui Niang. I'll be clear with you. I won't concern myself with the Tao family anymore. From now on, I'll pretend we're not related. You're my wife. Over the years, you've done many foolish things, but I haven't really interfered much, so I bear some responsibility. Therefore, I won't implicate you in the Tao family's mistakes. But if you continue to associate with the Tao family in the future, then... let's get a divorce."
Tao suddenly raised her head, staring at him with wide eyes in disbelief. "You...you want a divorce?"
"No, it's not about what I want, it's about whether you want to or not, it's up to you to choose."
Uncle Meng was actually unwilling to divorce. Putting aside his own problems with Tao, he couldn't just abandon his two children.
Meng Qi is already of marriageable age, and if his parents divorce, it will greatly damage his reputation. Families with even a modicum of sense probably wouldn't choose the Meng family.
This is only Meng Qi's case. Meng Han is a woman, so it will be even worse. When she gets married, her husband's family might even use this to control her.
(End of this chapter)
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