Chapter 54 Did you have an affair with a man?
Once inside the carriage, Meng Anxian immediately reverted to her original demeanor. She gripped Meng Yanzhi's hand tightly and stared at her: "You really didn't see anyone?"
In fact, Meng Yanzhi knew very well why Meng Anxian asked her this question, because there was only one solution to the "Thousand Threads Entanglement" problem, and that was to be with a man.
But Meng Yanzhi still looked at Meng Anxian with a confused expression and asked in a low voice, "What do you mean?"
"Meng Yanzhi, have you been having an affair with a man?!" Meng Anxian bluntly stated the truth.
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Meng Yanzhi flung Meng Anxian's hand away, looked at her coldly, and asked, "Why are you so sure? Is it because you did something wrong? You caused such a scandalous incident at your own family's pleasure boat party. If Father finds out, do you think he'll strangle you? Oh, and I should remind you, the Emperor is still alive!"
Meng Anxian hadn't realized the seriousness of the matter at first, but after hearing this, she suddenly realized that her thinking was far too simplistic.
Her eyebrows furrowed tightly as she grabbed Meng Yanzhi's chin, staring intently at her: "Let me tell you, you'd better keep those words to yourself, or I'll make you wish you were dead!"
"I must ask, what does it mean to be unable to live or die?" Xiao Ce's voice suddenly came from outside.
Meng Anxian was quite frightened and quickly opened the door. She saw Xiao Ce and Meng's parents standing outside the carriage. Meng's mother was ashen-faced and even gritted her teeth when she looked at Meng Anxian. It was obvious that she was disappointed in her.
Meng's father's face turned even uglier.
His original intention was to bring Xiao Ce to see the deep sisterly bond between the Meng family and to discuss the marriage between the two families. However, he never expected that Meng Anxian would bring Meng Yanzhi into the car not to change her clothes, but to threaten her!
Now, everything she said was clearly heard by Xiao Ce, and she couldn't even argue back!
Just then, Zhao Bailu walked over with the pastries she had eaten and threw them at Meng Anxian's feet: "Is this what you did?"
Meng Anxian stared at the familiar plate, frozen in place, looking at Zhao Bailu in disbelief. Then she quickly realized what was happening and began to play dumb.
"You...you're talking nonsense! What tricks? I didn't do anything!"
Meng Anxian got out of the car with a nervous expression and frowned at Zhao Bailu.
"I did have a few words with my sister, but that's between us sisters. What does it have to do with you? Just because you're close to my sister doesn't mean you can bully her!"
Even at this point, Meng Anxian still couldn't resist turning the tables and blaming others.
Seeing Meng Anxian's expression, Zhao Bailu laughed angrily, her eyebrows furrowed tightly. Then, gritting her teeth, she said, "I only asked you one question, and you've rambled on and on. What else could it be but a guilty conscience? This banquet is yours, and all this food was prepared by yours. Now that something dirty has been found in these dishes, how can we not care?"
"Besides, my brother fell into the water!" Zhao Bailu snorted, quite self-righteously.
Meng Anxian was genuinely anxious this time: 'Didn't your brother jump down himself?'
"Never mind that, he just fell into the water."
“My brother is a great general with many military achievements. If something were to happen to him, could your Meng family bear the responsibility?”
Zhao Bailu is a notorious troublemaker, so how could Meng Anxian possibly be her match?
Xiao Ce's eyebrows furrowed tightly, then he looked at Zhao Bailu: "Enough, stop arguing, what's in this plate?"
“A thousand threads intertwined.” Zhao Bailu practically uttered the words through gritted teeth.
Although this "Thousand Threads" medicine is something that can't be seen in the open, it's also a famous medicine in the martial arts world, so everyone knows exactly what it is.
Upon hearing those three words, Meng Anxian became somewhat anxious: "Miss Zhao, please watch your words!"
"The imperial physician is right here, so it's not my place to say too much!"
Zhao Bailu snorted coldly, her face full of disdain.
Seeing that things had calmed down, Xiao Xingyuan slowly walked over, his gaze sweeping over everyone with an indescribable sense of oppression. He coldly asked, "What's all this commotion about?"
Mr. Meng was so frightened that he knelt down, his legs going weak. He hurriedly explained, "Your Majesty, please forgive me. It was just my two daughters having a little tiff. It was just a small misunderstanding!"
You've already brought out the Thousand-Thread Wrap, and you still claim it's just a small misunderstanding?
At this moment, Xiao Ce finally understood the whole story. He suddenly stepped forward, grabbed Meng Anxian's wrist, and stared at her coldly: "You want to use Thousand Silk Entanglement to make Rouge and Xu Shize have sex, is that it?"
"Crown Prince Brother?" Meng Anxian was stunned and weakly asked, "Is this how you see Xian'er?"
"Answer me!" Xiao Ce tightened his grip, his eyes bloodshot.
He couldn't even imagine how Meng Yanzhi had managed to endure it; no wonder she had scars on her neck.
Seeing Xiao Ce's angry expression, Xiao Xingyuan's face changed: "Your Highness, you have lost your composure."
Xiao Ce then realized what had happened and had no choice but to release Meng Anxian and take a step back, saying, "Yes, it was all my fault for losing my composure."
"If someone harbors ill intentions, just send them to the Ministry of Justice's prison and question them properly, wouldn't that solve the problem?" Xiao Xingyuan coldly looked at Meng's father: "Minister Meng, don't you think so?"
Mencius' father is clearly in dire straits himself, so how could he dare to say anything else?
All he could do was nod in agreement: "Yes, Your Majesty is right!"
At this point, Meng's mother couldn't sit still any longer and hurriedly said, "Master, Xian'er has been pampered at home since she was a child. How can she go to such a place!"
"Shut up!" Father Meng shouted sternly, giving Mother Meng a fierce glare.
Even though he hasn't found out the truth yet, Meng's father has already roughly pieced together the facts. He gets furious whenever he sees Meng's mother.
Xiao Xingyuan sneered, his gaze lingering on Meng Yanzhi for a moment before he turned and boarded the imperial carriage.
The Emperor has left, and no one else will stay here. Originally, the Meng family was fortunate to have the Emperor's favor, and if they had handled things well, they would have been able to rise to a higher level. However, they never expected that such a disgraceful thing would happen in the inner quarters. It's like they shot themselves in the foot!
"Rouge, don't be afraid."
Xiao Ce looked at Meng Yanzhi tenderly and gently patted the back of her hand.
"You are my savior, I will not let you suffer any injustice."
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