Chapter 8 Xiao Ce Slaps the Meng Family in the Face
Soon, the car wobbled and swayed until it arrived at the Meng family's door.
Xiao Ce dismounted and stood by the carriage, extending his hand inside. Meng Anxian immediately placed her hand on top of his.
Her hands were fair, delicate, and slender, so Xiao Ce knew before he even saw her that this was not Meng Yanzhi.
"Thank you, Your Highness!"
Meng Anxian stood beside the Crown Prince, her face flushed, and pulled him inside.
However, Xiao Ce remained standing in place, took Meng Yanzhi's hand, helped her out of the carriage, and then walked inside.
Previously, when they were at the Crown Prince's residence, Meng Anxian felt that Xiao Ce's gaze was always subtly falling on Meng Yanzhi. This time, she was almost certain that Xiao Ce's feelings for Meng Yanzhi were special.
This realization almost drove Meng Anxian crazy.
Her eyebrows furrowed tightly, and she silently followed them into the Meng family home.
Meng's parents were also surprised that the Crown Prince would come along, so they hurriedly came out to greet the guest, and wanted all the best items.
"Greetings, Your Highness the Crown Prince."
"Why did Your Highness come in person?"
Meng's father bowed respectfully, but looked at Xiao Ce with some confusion.
Xiao Ce smiled and then said directly, "I just came to see if the Meng family is short of funds, or if the salary my father gave you is not enough?"
What does that mean?
Meng's father's smile froze on his face, completely bewildered, having no idea what Xiao Ce meant by those words.
He looked at Xiao Ce with a completely bewildered expression, then knelt on the ground, trembling with fear: "Your Majesty, I am filled with trepidation!"
"This Meng Yanzhi is my savior, yet she can't eat or sleep well in your Meng family, and has to do laundry and mend like a servant. I suppose the Meng family's money isn't enough to buy another little girl!" Xiao Ce said, clapping his hands.
Immediately afterwards, four pretty young girls entered.
"These are all servants of the Crown Princess, carefully trained. From now on, their monthly wages will all come from my account. I will give this person to Miss Meng." Xiao Ce's words were full of sarcasm.
Meng's father immediately realized what was going on.
His face turned bright red with embarrassment, and he instinctively turned towards Mencius' mother.
Mother Meng awkwardly forced a smile: "Your Highness has probably misunderstood. Our Meng family has never mistreated Rouge. It's just that she's used to working in the countryside, so... so..."
"So you treat her like a beast of burden?" Xiao Ce snorted coldly, displeased. "She is my savior!"
Now, even Mencius' mother was speechless.
Meng Anxian, on the other hand, had red eyes and looked extremely aggrieved.
She never expected that Xiao Ce, who had been so gentle and kind to her before, would now be scolding everyone in the room with a stern face, all to stand up for Meng Yanzhi!
"Yes, Your Highness is right. It's all my fault for not managing the household well. Your Highness, please rest assured, I will definitely treat this daughter well." Mother Meng smiled, immediately offering herself a way out.
Upon hearing this, Xiao Ce finally nodded in satisfaction, no longer glancing at Meng Anxian, and turned to leave.
No sooner had he left than Meng's mother's expression changed. She stood up and slapped Meng Yanzhi hard across the face.
However, her slap didn't actually land on Meng Yanzhi's face. One of the maids stepped forward and grabbed Meng's mother's hand: "Madam Meng, His Highness the Crown Prince just said that the eldest young lady is his savior. What? Is Madam Meng going to punish His Highness the Crown Prince's savior for no reason?"
"you!"
Mencius' mother never expected to be scolded in her own home.
Her eyebrows furrowed tightly as she gritted her teeth and said, "This is the inner quarters of the Meng family. Anyone spreading rumors and gossip should be taught a lesson!"
"I don't have a daughter."
Meng Yanzhi immediately knelt down on the ground, looking at her mother with a face full of anxiety.
"My daughter really didn't say anything!"
Meng's father simply couldn't bear to watch any longer.
"Enough! Isn't a day's worth of noise enough?"
"Rouge, you go back first!"
Meng Yanzhi stumbled to her feet and then silently walked outside, with the four maids following behind her.
"Foolish!"
"I told you long ago not to mistreat Rouge, but you wouldn't listen. Now that the Crown Prince has slapped you in the face, are you satisfied?"
Mencius' father frowned deeply, looking at Mencius' mother with displeasure, and lost his temper.
The affairs of the inner quarters should have been managed by Meng's mother, but she has made a mess of things, causing Meng's father to lose face in front of the Crown Prince.
Seeing this, Meng's mother felt wronged: "How have I ever mistreated her? She's just a girl from the countryside. How could our Meng family have wronged her?"
"Father, Mother!"
Meng Anxian was really getting anxious. What exactly was going on between these two people?
Will they be able to grasp the key points?
"The Crown Prince didn't announce our engagement at all today, and he even stood up for Meng Yanzhi. Didn't you all notice that something's wrong?"
"The Crown Prince was so indifferent to Meng Yanzhi before, why is he so concerned about this bitch now!"
Meng Anxian stepped forward and took her mother's hand, her face full of anxiety.
With red eyes, she said softly, "I know that it was you who saved His Highness the Crown Prince, and you should marry him, but... but you can't have children. I... I'm afraid you'll disgrace the Meng family and bring shame upon them."
When Meng's mother saw Meng Anxian's eyes redden, she immediately felt extremely distressed and hurriedly said, "Alright, alright, don't cry. This is not your fault. It's all that Meng Yanzhi's fault for not knowing the rules!"
"Mother! What should we do now?" Meng Anxian looked at her mother pitifully.
This marriage that's practically in the bag can't just fall through, can it?
"Don't worry, your mother will definitely find a way to keep your position as Crown Princess. No one, no matter who, can surpass you!"
Meng's mother held Meng Anxian's hand and gently comforted her.
Meng's father softened his tone, saying, "Xian'er has been well-educated and sensible since she was a child. She is elegant and graceful, and proficient in all the arts, including music, chess, calligraphy, and painting. Only a girl like you is worthy of His Highness the Crown Prince. As for Yan Zhi, she is just a country bumpkin. Our Meng family would never marry such a daughter to the Crown Prince's residence. We would not be able to afford to lose face like that."
"Xian'er, just sit in the room and embroider. Your father will take care of everything else." Father Meng gently stroked Meng Anxian's cheek and comforted her softly.
On the other side, the four maids followed Meng Yanzhi for a long time but still hadn't reached their destination, which made them a little puzzled.
"Young Miss, is your room so far from the main courtyard?"
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