Chapter 111 The Imperial Advisor's Fortune Telling Reveals a Mystery
Meng Yanzhi gently touched Xiaoyue's face.
"My sister is probably just naturally unlikable, which is why many people dislike me."
Meng Yanzhi had tried her best in her previous life, but she couldn't get anything she wanted. Perhaps she was just naturally disliked?
Seeing Meng Yanzhi's sad and upset appearance, Xiaoyue quickly shook her head and said very seriously, "No, that's not true at all. Sister, you're a good person, and Xiaoyue likes you very much!"
"Xiaoyue likes you, sister, not because you're good, but because you are good in yourself. You were born with the ability to love." Meng Yanzhi smiled gently, pushed off with her feet, and began to swing on the swing.
Lingxi Academy.
Meng Anxian, dressed in her finest attire, was playing the zither in the courtyard. The melodious music was captivating.
Xiao Ce saw Meng Anxian from afar, dressed in a light purple dress, sitting in the pavilion with a faint smile on her face, just like when they were meeting for the first time.
It must be said that if Xiao Ce hadn't already known what Meng Anxian was, he probably would have been fooled by the scene before him.
"Your Highness?"
When Meng Anxian saw Xiao Ce approaching, she immediately stood up, knelt on the ground, and bowed respectfully.
"Your subject, Meng Anxian, greets Your Highness the Crown Prince!"
Xiao Ce gritted his teeth, then stepped forward with a gentle smile and helped the man up. He spoke softly, "You used to call me 'brother' when you saw me. Why are you so distant now?"
"Your Highness?" Meng Anxian stared at Xiao Ce with red eyes, looking pitiful like a little rabbit: "I thought my Crown Prince brother would never talk to me again!"
"It's just a misunderstanding. How could I bear to really ignore you? I came to see you because I heard you weren't feeling well." Xiao Ce smiled slightly.
Meng Anxian already liked Xiao Ce, and now seeing him smile at her like that, she felt even more heart-fluttering.
Seeing this, Mencius' mother was overjoyed and turned to leave, afraid that staying would disturb them.
"Crown Prince, please sit down. How about I play the zither for you?" Meng Anxian had calmed down considerably by this time.
She knew exactly where her strengths lay, so she directly utilized them.
Seeing this, Xiao Ce finally breathed a sigh of relief, silently found a place to sit down, and then stared at Meng Anxian, but his mind was full of Meng Yanzhi's shrewd appearance. When her eyes flashed with a sharp light, she really looked like a little fox.
But unfortunately...
Xiao Ce's hands, hidden beneath his wide sleeves, were clenched into fists, yet he still maintained a gentle demeanor, watching Meng Anxian play the zither and smiling occasionally.
The Imperial Palace, the Imperial Study.
The bodyguard told Xiao Xingyuan everything. He hadn't heard their conversation, but he told Xiao Xingyuan everything he had seen.
Xiao Xingyuan was puzzled at first, but he quickly figured out what was going on and burst out laughing.
"This little girl is incredibly capable. She even managed to manipulate the Crown Prince. She must be well aware of the situation in the Northwest."
"A mere young woman..."
Xiao Xingyuan's eyes darkened.
Such a young woman, so incredibly capable, there must be something fishy going on, right?
However, Xiao Xingyuan did not continue speaking, but only instructed his guards to keep a close watch.
"Your Majesty, are you keeping a close eye on Miss Meng or the Crown Prince?" The guard looked at Xiao Xingyuan with some confusion, not understanding what his focus was right now.
Xiao Xingyuan was inexplicably annoyed: "Together!"
"Yes!" The guard dared not ask any more questions, and hurriedly turned around and walked outside.
Soon it was lunchtime, and Mencius' mother specially prepared a large table of delicious dishes, calling it a family reunion dinner.
At the dinner table, Meng Yanzhi didn't say much, but focused on taking care of little Xiaoyue beside her.
For some reason, when Meng Yanzhi saw Xiaoyue, it was as if she saw herself as a child; the resemblance was uncanny.
Ling Xiao looked at Meng Yanzhi, whose eyes were gentle as she gazed at Xiaoyue, and a slight smile appeared on his lips. He then said, "Miss Meng, you seem to really like children?"
"Yes, I love children, but unfortunately I have a hidden illness that prevents me from having children. I'm afraid I'll never be a mother in this lifetime." Meng Yanzhi said this with a melancholy look in her eyes. She was truly regretful that she couldn't be a mother.
In her previous life, she was secretly harmed by the Meng family. In this life, although she didn't take as many medications, she still couldn't find a man who could have a child with her.
How could that be?
Ling Xiao frowned slightly as he looked at her: "I have already calculated it for you in detail. Strangely enough, your children's palace is still very prosperous."
The reason Ling Xiao found it strange was that he knew Xiao Xingyuan had no heir. Since Meng Yanzhi was Xiao Xingyuan's destined person, she shouldn't have had a child.
But somehow, it was destined for her, which doesn't quite make sense.
"You're a girl, yet you're talking about children like this? Aren't you ashamed?" Mother Meng glanced at Meng Yanzhi with displeasure, then smiled apologetically: "Imperial Preceptor, please forgive me, my daughter is very uncouth."
Ling Xiao knew long ago that Meng Yanzhi was not favored at home, but he never expected it to have come to this.
After all, this was done in front of a man, and he was already being reprimanded so mercilessly. Who knows what would happen behind closed doors?
Seeing this, Meng's father immediately coughed and said, "The child has finally come back, so don't worry too much. Come on, let's eat!"
"Your Highness, Imperial Advisor, please enjoy your meal." Father Meng smiled slightly, then raised his wine cup: "It is an honor for you two to dine at my Meng family's home. Cheers!"
After saying this, Mencius' father drank it all in one gulp.
Although Meng's mother was still somewhat dissatisfied, she did not say anything more, but simply lowered her head to serve Meng Anxian some food.
"Xian'er, you haven't been feeling well lately, eat more."
"Thank you, Mother."
Meng Anxian blushed and secretly glanced at Xiao Ce.
Meng Yanzhi immediately realized what was happening and hurriedly said, "Why didn't you say you weren't feeling well sooner, Your Highness? Don't you have the best imperial physicians in your household? Please give my sister a proper check-up."
"Shuishan, go and summon Imperial Physician Wang to give Xian'er a good check-up." Xiao Ce smiled and looked at Meng Anxian gently: "Don't worry, Imperial Physician Wang's medical skills are excellent."
"Thank you, Crown Prince." Meng Anxian became even more shy, her face flushed, and her voice was soft and gentle, like a pool of spring water.
Upon seeing this, Xiao Ce felt a chill run down his spine and instinctively looked towards Meng Yanzhi, then stomped on her foot hard.
Meng Yanzhi showed no expression, but carefully picked out the fish bones and placed the fish meat from the plate into Xiaoyue's bowl: "Eat slowly."
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