Chapter 29 Can't even manage a young lady
"Who's really making a fool of themselves right now!"
"She's just a girl. What's so difficult about feeding her? You can't even handle such a small thing?"
"Why would I marry you?"
After angrily cursing, Meng's father turned around and strode towards the back of the house, going straight into his concubine's room.
In all the years that the couple had been married, Mencius' mother had never been humiliated like this by Mencius' father!
Even Meng Anxian, who was standing to the side, was so frightened that she couldn't speak. After watching him leave, she stepped forward and tugged at her mother's arm, whispering, "Mother, what's wrong with Father? Is Father going to protect Meng Yanzhi too?"
"You little bitch, you're a jinx! Ever since she came to our Meng family, there has never been a moment of peace!"
"I'll teach her a lesson she won't forget!"
Meng's mother was clearly very angry; her eyebrows were tightly furrowed, and her eyes were filled with hatred!
The Crown Prince's Residence.
Meng Yanzhi stood somewhat awkwardly at the entrance of the Crown Prince's residence: "Your Highness, is it improper for me to be here?"
However, Meng Yanzhi soon discovered an even more serious problem. She stared at Xiao Ce with a face full of curiosity: "Crown Prince, why are you here at the Meng family?"
"If I hadn't gone, you would probably have been beaten to death by now."
"Let's go inside and talk."
Xiao Ce smiled, then pulled Meng Yanzhi directly into the Crown Prince's residence.
When Meng Yanzhi saw the two of them holding hands, she blushed shyly. She didn't have any feelings for Xiao Ce, but she still wanted to remember his kindness in protecting her at this time. So she prepared a big gift for Xiao Ce!
Upon entering, Xiao Ce gently patted Meng Yanzhi's head, as if teasing a kitten or puppy, and said with a smile, "Don't think about anything, just rest well. I will accompany you tomorrow to the dilapidated temple in the west of the city to see it clearly."
"Yes, thank you, Your Highness!" Meng Yanzhi didn't waste any words and silently followed Lu Ping to the back courtyard.
After entering the room, Lu Ping knelt down in front of Meng Yanzhi: "Miss, it's all my fault. I was too talkative and brought His Highness the Crown Prince here!"
"I know you did it for my own good, I should be thanking you properly!" Meng Yanzhi smiled gently, then quickly helped Lu Ping, who was kneeling on the ground, to her feet: "Thank you for saving me!"
Lu Ping thought that Meng Yanzhi would be angry about this, but she never expected that Meng Yanzhi would actually thank her.
"Miss, do you go to that dilapidated temple every day just to listen to lectures?" Lu Ping looked at Meng Yanzhi with some curiosity.
Meng Yanzhi nodded: "The Meng family doesn't have a tutor for me. I want to study and understand principles, so I have to go outside."
“Mr. Zhang is very learned, but he is a bit poor, so I will bring some food and drink with me.” Meng Yanzhi said frankly, without any attempt to hide anything.
When Lu Ping saw her like this, she knew that Meng Yanzhi was telling the truth.
Xiao Ce even sent people overnight to investigate the matter inside the dilapidated temple thoroughly.
He sat alone in his study, his face somewhat gloomy: "These people from the Meng family are really going too far!"
"Your Highness, please calm down." Shui Shan looked at Xiao Ce with some concern, then asked in confusion, "Your Highness didn't like Miss Meng very much before, so why does it seem like you've changed now?"
"It's not that I've become a different person, it's that she's become a different person." Xiao Ce can't help but laugh whenever he thinks of Meng Yanzhi.
His eyes softened: "In the past, I thought she was vulgar and unbearable, but now she is gentle and pitiful. After all, she is my savior, so I can't treat her too badly!"
Looking at Xiao Ce's eyes and expression, Shui Shan felt that things were probably not as simple as he made them out to be.
However, as a servant, Shuishan couldn't say much and could only nod obediently.
The next day, early morning.
When Meng Yanzhi woke up in the morning, there were already three or four maids standing in the room, each holding the latest clothes and jewelry.
Lu Ping smiled as she washed Meng Yanzhi's face and combed her hair.
"Young Miss, you are so beautiful, you look exactly like Madam Meng. I really don't understand why Madam Meng can't see your good looks?"
Meng Yanzhi's appearance was exactly the same as Meng's mother when she was young, and she even had more of Meng's father's sharp features. So she had a charming and heroic look, which was very rare to see in the whole capital.
But no matter what she looked like or how outstanding she was, in the eyes of the Meng family, she was just a disgrace. Not for any other reason than that she was the daughter of the Meng family, but she did not have the demeanor of the eldest daughter of the Meng family. She grew up in the countryside and was criticized and ridiculed by others.
This wasn't Meng Yanzhi's fault, but the Meng family was unwilling to admit it was their fault, so in the end, Meng Yanzhi became the scapegoat, and everything was her fault.
Meng Yanzhi certainly couldn't say these things to anyone. She just smiled at Lu Ping and then looked at her: "Did Your Highness say when we're going to the ruined temple?"
"Once you're all packed up, you can go over." Lu Ping smiled. "His Highness is already waiting outside!"
Upon hearing this, Meng Yanzhi became a little anxious: "Alright, alright, then hurry up, don't keep His Highness the Crown Prince waiting!"
After saying that, Meng Yanzhi hurriedly walked out.
She was wearing a peach-pink dress today, and her hair was braided into pretty little braids that fell down. She looked very playful and pretty, and Xiao Ce's eyes were practically glued to her.
"Your Highness? Your Highness!"
Meng Yanzhi walked over, tugged at Xiao Ce's sleeve, and stared straight at him.
"Your Highness, what's wrong?"
Xiao Ce then realized what was happening and said, "It's nothing, Miss Meng looks really beautiful today."
Upon hearing this, Meng Yanzhi blushed immediately: "Thank you for your praise, Your Highness."
"Yes, I have already informed the Meng family. Let's go to the ruined temple." Xiao Ce smiled, then took her hand and got into the carriage together.
Zhang Xuanyun had no idea what he was about to face; he simply looked at the sun in the sky and felt a sense of loss.
Little Bamboo ran over, grinning at Zhang Xuanyun: "Sir, are you waiting for Sister Meng?"
"Don't talk nonsense." Zhang Xuanyun's ears turned slightly red as he scolded Xiaozhu.
But Xiao Zhuzi laughed out loud: "That's right, sir, you're blushing. You're waiting for Sister Meng, aren't you!"
"A woman's reputation is precious; you are not allowed to speak nonsense," Zhang Xuanyun said coldly in a low voice.
Meng Yanzhi happened to hear this sentence when she brought Xiao Ce in.
Xiao Ce's first impression of Zhang Xuanyun was quite good; his extravagance contrasted sharply with the simplicity of the place.
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