Chapter 60 I Can't Help You
Upon hearing this, Zhao Dongzhi's expression changed, then she took a step back, smiled, and said calmly, "What's wrong, Second Miss?"
"Since we are both men, I won't beat around the bush with you. Xian'er did make a mistake, but it was just playful banter between sisters. It shouldn't have escalated to the Ministry of Justice's prison. So please, ask the Empress to plead for her release. Our Meng family will definitely teach her a good lesson."
With just a few words, Meng Anfeng transformed Meng Anxian into a pitiful little woman.
But Zhao Dongzhi wasn't stupid. He knew the whole story perfectly well. However, after listening for a long time, he didn't hear Meng Anfeng mention Meng Yanzhi once. He felt a little sorry for her. It seemed that Meng Yanzhi's situation in the Meng family was even worse than they had imagined.
"I'm sorry, I can't help you."
Zhao Dongzhi also chose to tell the truth.
Not to mention that he was powerless to change the situation, even if he could help, he was unwilling.
Meng Anfeng was genuinely surprised that Zhao Dongzhi would reject him so directly. He was stunned for a moment, then looked at Zhao Dongzhi in disbelief: "Why? Aren't you the one who suffered in this matter? If you just don't hold it against me, then everything will be fine."
"Why shouldn't I care?" Zhao Dongzhi looked directly at Meng Anfeng: "Is my reputation, the General's Mansion's innocence, so worthless in your eyes?"
Before coming here, Meng Anfeng clearly hadn't thought this matter was so serious. Now, after hearing these words, he was taken aback. He thought for a moment and then said, "It is true that I didn't think this through, but Xian'er is my sister and I can't abandon her. So I ask Young Master Zhao to be lenient. As for the conditions, we can discuss them."
"Meng Anxian is your sister, but what about Meng Yanzhi? Isn't she your sister?"
Zhao Dongzhi had finally reached her limit.
He took a deep breath and then said, "I shouldn't be interfering in the affairs of your Meng family's inner quarters, but you shouldn't be so biased. Besides, isn't Meng Yanzhi your Meng family's biological daughter? Now that she has suffered such a great injustice, you, as her own brother, are actually protecting the culprit? Isn't that a bit too disheartening?"
Upon hearing this, Meng Anfeng froze on the spot. After all, he hadn't considered Meng Yanzhi at all throughout the entire process. Whether Meng Yanzhi was happy or unhappy, wronged or not, he didn't care at all.
But after Zhao Dongzhi said that, Meng Anfeng felt a little guilty for the first time regarding Meng Yanzhi's matter.
“Of course I understand that Yanzhi is also my sister. Don’t worry, I won’t wrong her. As long as Xian’er can come home, I will definitely make Xian’er apologize to her properly.” The most severe punishment Meng Anfeng could think of was to make Meng Anxian apologize to Meng Yanzhi.
Now Zhao Dongzhi finally understood what it meant to say something to someone who doesn't see eye to eye. He simply cupped his hands in apology to Meng Anfeng and said, "I'm sorry, I really can't help you."
"General Zhao! I'm begging you, please?" Meng Anfeng knelt down and grabbed Zhao Dongzhi's sleeve. "We've been comrades for so long, I only ask you for this one thing, okay?"
This escalated the situation to a whole new level.
Even though Zhao Dongzhi desperately wanted to kick the person away, he couldn't actually do it.
Left with no other choice, he could only nod: "I can agree to that, but you have to agree to one thing as well."
"What is it?" Meng Anfeng looked at Zhao Dongzhi with curiosity and a little wariness.
Zhao Dongzhi silently pulled his sleeve back: "I want to marry Meng Yanzhi."
What?
These words were like a bolt from the blue for Meng Anfeng. He looked at Zhao Dongzhi in disbelief, then stood up and hurriedly shook his head: "General Zhao, I really can't agree to this. Putting aside the fact that marriage is a matter of parents' orders and matchmakers' words, Meng Yanzhi is just a wild girl from the countryside. How can she be worthy of your general's family?"
"Is it that she's truly unworthy, or do you just think she's unworthy?"
“Meng Anfeng, she is your own sister, but look at yourself, all you say is slander and belittle her. Is this how a brother should act?”
After saying this, Zhao Dongzhi turned and left.
Meng Anfeng stood there hesitating for a long time before finally sighing helplessly, then turned and walked outside back to the Meng family home.
Upon returning to the Meng family home, the first thing Meng Anfeng did was kick open Meng Yanzhi's door and grab her hand as she was embroidering.
The sharp needle pierced Meng Yanzhi's finger, and blood instantly welled up.
Meng Yanzhi stood up, frowning as she looked at Meng Anfeng: "What are you doing?"
"What's going on between you and Zhao Dongzhi?" Meng Anfeng seemed completely oblivious to Meng Yanzhi's pain, gritting his teeth as he stared at her: "When exactly did you seduce him!"
"You keep saying I'm just a lowly country girl, and you keep saying I seduce this person and that person. How could I have such great abilities?" Meng Yanzhi pulled her hand back, took a handkerchief, pressed it against her wound, and frowned at Meng Anfeng.
Now, Meng Anfeng finally saw her wound. He paused for a moment, then awkwardly said, "I didn't mean to."
"What exactly are you trying to say?" Meng Yanzhi didn't care about this cheap apology at all.
Meng Anfeng took a deep breath, then sat down on a chair and said, "Today, I knelt down and begged Zhao Dongzhi about Xian'er's matter, and he said he wants to marry you."
"What did you say?" Meng Yanzhi's voice also became sharp involuntarily.
Her heart immediately panicked!
I really don't understand what Zhao Dongzhi meant by making such a request!
Seeing Meng Yanzhi's shocked expression, Meng Anfeng was also stunned. He frowned and asked, "You didn't know?"
"How would I know if I was home all day?"
"You...you said yes?"
Meng Yanzhi felt her breathing become heavy. She was no longer a virgin. Even if she didn't care, if she married Zhao Dongzhi like this, she would be dragging Zhao Dongzhi down and harming him!
“No, how could a country bumpkin like you be worthy of the General’s Mansion? Wouldn’t that be a disgrace to the Meng family?” Meng Anfeng still subconsciously scolded Meng Yanzhi.
If this had happened before, Meng Yanzhi would have been heartbroken and lowered her head upon hearing these words. But now, she felt relieved. Fortunately, the Meng family looked down on her and never remembered her when good things happened; otherwise, it might have really caused a disaster.
Meng Anfeng didn't see Meng Yanzhi crying, and frowned: "What... happened to you?"
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