Chapter 147 The Emperor's Wrath: For Whom Does It Burn?
For three to five days, Xiao Xingyuan lost his appetite. Meng Yanzhi's words kept echoing in his mind. He didn't know why he cared so much about what this woman said.
He was naturally intelligent, so how could he not understand what Meng Yanzhi really meant by saying that she wanted a free and unrestrained life? It was all a lie; she simply didn't want him!
This woman is absolutely heartless; she has no conscience at all!
"What kind of garbage is this? How dare they send it over!"
"Do you not want the head of the imperial kitchen anymore?!"
Xiao Xingyuan slammed the pastries on the table onto the ground, then said, "Summon Meng Yuandao to the palace!"
"yes."
Wang Huanhai resigned himself to his fate and began cleaning up the mess on the ground, then sent his young apprentice to summon Meng Yuandao to the palace.
When Meng's father heard the news, he also felt strange. He hurriedly changed his clothes and came to the Imperial Study.
He entered and immediately knelt on the ground: "Greetings, Your Majesty!"
Look at the mess you've made!
"This batch of military equipment has been here for three months already, why hasn't it been delivered to the frontier yet? You can't even handle such a small task?"
Without saying a word, Xiao Xingyuan slammed the memorial in his hand hard onto Meng's father's face and began to scold him!
Meng's father felt completely baffled. He picked up the memorial, glanced at it, and then remembered that the shipment of military equipment had been delayed due to floods in the south. Surely it couldn't be his fault?
Faced with Xiao Xingyuan's thunderous rage, Meng's father dared not offer any further explanation and could only kowtow repeatedly: "Yes, it's all my fault, I deserve to die, please calm your anger, Your Majesty!"
"You can't even handle such a small matter, yet you have the nerve to ask me for help?"
"Get out here and kneel on the brick floor outside for two hours to reflect on your mistakes!"
Xiao Xingyuan roared angrily, then picked up the teacup again and smashed it towards Meng's father.
Meng's father scrambled out and knelt on the brick floor, feeling utterly bewildered.
Even if someone does something wrong, the Ministry of Personnel should punish them based on their performance over the years. How could the emperor personally punish someone, and only make them kneel?
Wang Huanhai could see very clearly that Xiao Xingyuan was standing up for Meng Yanzhi, which was why he deliberately used this method to punish and humiliate Meng Yuandao.
But Meng Yanzhi didn't see it!
After thinking for a moment, Wang Huanhai sent his apprentice, Xiao Weizi, to inform Meng Yanzhi.
Xiao Weizi was also quick-witted; as soon as he entered the room, he knelt down on the ground and cried loudly.
"Miss Meng, something terrible has happened! Lord Meng has been punished by the Emperor!"
"He's still kneeling at the entrance of the Imperial Study!"
Little Wei looked at Meng Yanzhi pitifully, crying with genuine emotion.
Upon hearing this, Meng Yanzhi reacted almost instantly, hurriedly sitting up in bed and frowning at Xiao Weizi: "What exactly happened?"
"This servant doesn't know what happened, but I was severely punished by His Majesty." Xiao Wei deliberately spoke vaguely.
However, Meng Yanzhi remained calm. After thinking it over carefully, she realized that the Meng family had only done one task recently: to transport military equipment. This must have happened three months ago, so there must have been something wrong with the equipment.
She thought about it for a moment and figured it must be due to flooding in the south, so the goods probably hadn't been transported over, which wasn't a big deal.
"Oh, I understand. You may leave."
After figuring out what was going on, Meng Yanzhi didn't take it seriously at all. She simply replied with a smile, looked at Xiao Weizi, and gave him a silver ingot.
"Thank you, go back now."
this……
Looking at the silver in his hand, Xiao Weizi felt it was so heavy that he couldn't hold it. He didn't understand why Meng Yanzhi would react this way.
But Meng Yanzhi had already said everything she needed to say, and he really had no reason to stay any longer. He could only sigh helplessly and then turn around and walk outside.
Seeing that Xiao Weizi had returned alone, Wang Huanhai became anxious and said impatiently, "What happened? Where is he? What did Miss Meng say?"
"She said she knows." Xiao Weizi even took out the silver and looked at Wang Huanhai expectantly: "Master, what exactly does the young lady mean?"
Wang Huanhai looked at the silver and felt helpless. He knew very well that Meng Yanzhi was a smart woman, so she must know what His Majesty meant, but she did not follow the advice.
He must still be angry. Wang Huanhai sighed, "When will this miserable life end?"
"Master, what's wrong with you?" Xiao Weizi asked, puzzled. Looking at Wang Huanhai, he wondered why this couldn't end anytime soon.
Two full hours passed before Meng's father finally managed to get up from the ground and kowtowed heavily again: "Your Majesty, I thank you for your punishment!"
Only then did he stumble towards the small courtyard on the side. After entering, Meng's father looked at Meng Yanzhi, who was still lying on the bed, and his eyebrows were tightly furrowed: "Yanzhi, what exactly happened to His Majesty?"
"Father, what's wrong!" Meng Yanzhi saw her father enter, seemingly unaware of the situation, and hurriedly got up to greet him, quickly supporting him: "Father, what's wrong?"
As she spoke, Meng Yanzhi's face was full of heartache, her eyebrows furrowed tightly: "Father?"
Seeing Meng Yanzhi's appearance, Meng's father was certain that she was completely unaware of the matter. He frowned, hesitated for a moment, and then said, "The Emperor punished me for transporting military equipment, making me kneel for two hours."
"What?" Meng Yanzhi was puzzled upon hearing this. Her eyebrows furrowed tightly as she spoke, "Father, logically, it should be the Ministry of Personnel that should be handling this. Why is it the Emperor who is punishing us? Could it be that someone is stirring up trouble in front of the Emperor?"
Meng's father, who had been harboring a lot of anger, immediately realized what was going on after hearing these words. He looked at Meng Yanzhi, his eyes gradually becoming sharp: "That must be it. Someone must be deliberately sowing discord in front of the Emperor to do this!"
"Father, who exactly is targeting you like this?"
Meng Yanzhi was also filled with righteous indignation.
"Father, have you offended anyone recently?"
"Of course..."
Meng's father almost blurted it out, but quickly swallowed it back down.
His eyebrows furrowed tightly, and then he gritted his teeth and said, "Even I don't know!"
"Father, shall I apply the medicine for you?"
“How can you go home looking like this? Your mother will be heartbroken if she sees you like this.”
Meng Yanzhi sighed, hurriedly got up, and went to get the ointment.
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