Chapter 327 My Brother's Secret: It Wasn't Me!
This was the first time Meng Yanzhi had looked at her own brother so calmly. Apart from her child, he was one of the few people in the world who were connected to her by blood. However, Meng Yanzhi really found it hard to believe that the two of them shared the same bloodline!
Looking at the calmness in Meng Yanzhi's eyes, Meng Anfeng felt a little uneasy. He took a deep breath and said, "Your Majesty, I mean it sincerely."
"I only have one question for you: why did you kill my adoptive parents?" Meng Yanzhi ignored Meng Anfeng's guilt and apologies. She just wanted to know why the people who raised her from childhood had to end up like that.
What?
Meng Anfeng looked at Meng Yanzhi with some surprise, seemingly not understanding what she was talking about.
He took a deep breath and then said, "I don't know what you're talking about. After we found out you were my family's daughter, we went to the countryside and gave your adoptive parents two hundred taels of silver as a reward. How could we have killed them?"
Even Meng Yanzhi found these words strange.
She immediately stood up, staring intently at Meng Anfeng: "You didn't kill them!"
"Why did we kill them for no reason!"
"Rouge, do you really think my parents and I are such wicked people?"
Meng Anfeng also looked hurt, and just stared at Meng Yanzhi with longing eyes.
No, impossible! How could it not be them? It must be them! Who else could it be but them?
Meng Yanzhi took a deep breath, gritted her teeth, and looked at Meng Anfeng: "Now that things have come to this, are you still going to lie to me?"
"Like you said, things have come to this point, why would I need to lie to you?"
“I said no, and that’s final. Although the Meng family isn’t what it used to be, they still have some basic integrity. How could we possibly slaughter an ordinary person so easily?”
Meng Anfeng's eyebrows were tightly furrowed. He could take responsibility for what they had done, but he would never admit to things he hadn't done. He couldn't just take the blame!
It wasn't them after all. So it wasn't them? Then who was it?
Meng Anfeng suddenly realized: "The reason you hate us so much is because you think we killed them!"
"Yes." Meng Yanzhi didn't hide anything: "In the first year after I came back, I went home to see them, but they were all dead. The villagers all said I was a jinx, I..."
At that time, Meng Yanzhi subconsciously assumed that it was done by someone from the Meng family!
Her eyes reddened: "Why did this happen? It wasn't you. Then who was it? Was it Meng Anxian? Yes, it must be her!"
It must be Meng Anxian, who else could it be!
Seeing Meng Yanzhi's heartbroken state, Meng Anfeng hurriedly said, "You're pregnant, so please don't get too agitated. Calm down."
"The truth will come out sooner or later, don't worry!" Meng Anfeng quickly stepped forward and helped Meng Yanzhi up. "I've found some other enjoyment in guarding the border these past few years. Now I understand what kind of hardship you're talking about. So don't worry, I will do my best to guard the country's borders in the future!"
After hearing this, Meng Yanzhi realized that Meng Anfeng was actually quite different from before. Before, when he was at home, Meng Anfeng was just a pampered young master, but now he really had the air of a great general.
Seeing Meng Anfeng like this, Meng Yanzhi was momentarily at a loss for words.
After hesitating for a long time, Meng Yanzhi finally asked, "Father, have you seen him?"
This is Lingnan, so Meng Yanzhi thought Meng Anfeng would definitely meet Lord Meng.
Mentioning the word "father" brought a bitter feeling to Meng Anfeng's heart.
He lowered his eyes and said, "Father is a disgraced official. Although I have spent money to bribe him, he still has a hard life."
"Rouge, I know the Meng family has wronged you, I have wronged you, and your parents have also mistreated you. But your father is getting old, and you are now the Empress. Can you please make his later years a little easier? Even if he doesn't have an official position, please don't let him eat or sleep poorly, okay?"
Meng Anfeng knew he had no right to ask Meng Yanzhi for anything, but if it were for his own sake, he naturally wouldn't ask. Now, for his father's sake, he couldn't care less about saving face.
"I understand, you can go back now."
Meng Yanzhi had calmed down by this time. She pointed to the door, turned around, and went into the inner room by herself.
Watching Meng Yanzhi's retreating figure, Meng Anfeng remained rooted to the spot, unable to recover for a long time!
After a while, Meng Anfeng turned around and strode outside.
Inside the room, Meng Yanzhi sat on the bed, somewhat restless.
She took a deep breath and then said, "Qingdao, do you know how people exiled to Lingnan live?"
"They had to work as slaves to the local armored people, working from dawn till dusk, and were frequently whipped and scolded. Their lives were very difficult."
"However, those who were exiled were all heinous criminals, and they deserved it!"
Qingdao was naive, so she naturally answered whatever Meng Yanzhi asked her.
Is it really that hard?
After hearing these words, Meng Yanzhi felt even worse.
"I'm going out for a walk. If His Majesty asks, I'll say I went shopping."
Meng Yanzhi changed into some light clothes and walked straight outside, showing no intention of having Qingdao follow her.
Watching Meng Yanzhi's retreating figure, Qingdao felt very strange. After thinking for a moment, she quietly followed her. She was originally a secret guard, so her lightness skill was the best. If she didn't want Meng Yanzhi to find her, Meng Yanzhi wouldn't be able to find her at all.
Meng Yanzhi arrived at the labor camp in a carriage. She had already inquired carefully and learned that prisoners exiled to Lingnan had to do hard labor here!
Holding His Majesty's token, Meng Yanzhi easily spotted Lord Meng. Even though the steward was quite certain that this was Lord Meng, Meng Yanzhi still couldn't believe that the withered old man with a full head of white hair was her father.
It's only been less than two years, how did it all slip away to become like this?
Lord Meng's pride had long been broken on the road to exile. Now he was just like an ordinary laborer, working numbly under the orders of the soldiers, afraid that if he was a little slow, he would not get any food or be beaten!
Meng Yanzhi stood quietly not far away, silently watching this scene.
She originally thought it would be satisfying to see the people who treated her badly suffer, but now she suddenly realizes that she is the one who is suffering more!
Meng Yanzhi took a deep breath: "I want to talk to him."
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