Chapter 200 Father's Secret
"But you should also understand that after you marry the Crown Prince, you can no longer be an ordinary couple, right?" Madam Meng was getting anxious, frowning as she looked at Meng Anxian: "Once you enter the palace, it's like entering a deep sea, especially since you are the Crown Princess. In the future, you may even become the Empress. Can you still maintain this girlish mentality?"
Meng Anxian naturally understood that Madam Meng was saying all this for her own good, but...
She took a deep breath and leaned against Madam Meng, whispering, "Mother, I understand what you're saying, but Mother, I'm scared, I can't bear to part with you. I want to be with my brother, the Crown Prince, just like an ordinary couple."
Madam Meng could easily understand her youngest daughter's thoughts, but unfortunately, she was destined to marry the Crown Prince, which meant she could not have her wish fulfilled.
Madam Meng tenderly touched Meng Anxian's cheek, smiled gently, and then said, "Alright, never mind, let's just take it one step at a time."
Meng Yanzhi went directly to Aunt Chen's room. Looking at the sleeping Nian'er, Meng Yanzhi smiled gently and said, "I'm relieved to see the child so peaceful."
"Miss really dotes on this younger brother. Sometimes I feel that having a sister like you is Nian'er's good fortune."
"The young master is about to leave the capital for the southern border. He's been throwing tantrums these past few days, trying to find a way to avoid going."
Aunt Chen looked at Meng Yanzhi with some caution.
Upon hearing this, Meng Yanzhi smiled and said calmly, "Actually, it's not a big deal. He has to go eventually, since no one can disobey the imperial decree."
“Aunt, I’m not here to see you today because of him. I’m here to talk about the banquet. How are your preparations going? Let me see the menu.”
"We also need to go to the kitchen and check the situation there. We hope nothing bad has happened, otherwise, both you and I will be caught in one fell swoop."
Having spent a long time in the palace, Meng Yanzhi was already used to these kinds of things, so she was now being extra cautious in her actions.
Especially since Meng Yanzhi was reborn, she understood Meng Anxian's methods very well and knew that without Xu Yunrou, Meng Anxian was just a brainless, vicious fool!
Upon hearing this, Aunt Chen immediately understood and hurriedly nodded, saying, "Yes, I'll go right away, we'll go now."
kitchen.
Meng Yanzhi took the menu that Aunt Chen had given her and compared it with the ingredients. Soon, Meng Yanzhi discovered the clue.
"This rice is all moldy, and this flour has green spots on it. It's completely inedible. At best, it will cause diarrhea; at worst, it could be fatal."
"Auntie, all these things combined don't even amount to a third of what you reported in your expense report. Do you understand the seriousness of this matter?"
Meng Yanzhi's eyebrows were tightly furrowed as she looked at Aunt Chen with some worry.
"How could this be? How could this be?"
"I personally went to the shop to select all these items and had them delivered; they are all the best!"
Aunt Chen was dumbfounded when she saw the dirty and messy things. She had known for a long time that this banquet would not be so simple, but she never expected that things would be done so blatantly.
“Aunt, these things are not very clear, so they are already being very careful.”
"Now we have to get some things over here, but we can't be discovered."
Meng Yanzhi gritted her teeth, feeling that things were more complicated than she had imagined.
Her eyebrows furrowed tightly before she spoke, "Qingdao, do you have a solution?"
"We can use connections within the palace to buy these things; there's absolutely no need to worry about anyone tampering with them." A light knife descended from the sky, landing steadily beside Meng Yanzhi.
"ah!"
Aunt Chen was startled, but quickly recovered and looked at Meng Yanzhi with embarrassment.
"Auntie, do you have any money?" Meng Yanzhi looked at Auntie Chen somewhat awkwardly. It wasn't that she was stingy; it was mainly because she had given all her money to Zhang Xuanyun before, and now she was penniless.
Upon hearing this, Aunt Chen immediately understood, hurriedly nodded, and took off all the jewelry from her head and hands, handing it to Meng Yanzhi.
Meng Yanzhi then stuffed all these things into Qingdao's hands: "Send these things in secretly in the middle of the night."
As she spoke, Meng Yanzhi didn't forget to hand the menu in her hand to Qingdao.
Qingdao realized what was happening, nodded, then turned around and strode outside.
Watching Qingdao's retreating figure, Aunt Chen frowned slightly: "Miss, what's going on?"
“It was a maid given to me by the Emperor. My maid, Mingchu, went to the Crown Prince’s residence, so it wouldn’t be right to leave me alone in the palace without anyone to serve me.”
"Auntie, you mustn't tell anyone about this!"
Meng Yanzhi smiled at Aunt Chen before turning around and walking outside.
This trip was for the Meng family's banquet, but it was also for the Jade King.
She went directly to the manor that the Jade King had given her, and after sitting down, she waited silently.
Sure enough, the Jade King came over shortly afterward.
Seeing Meng Yanzhi leisurely sunbathing, the Jade King laughed: "You seem quite relaxed and carefree?"
"Your Highness, the scenery of this manor is so beautiful that I was captivated and became so engrossed in admiring it that I have been rude."
Meng Yanzhi stood up, bowed respectfully, and then looked at the Jade King with a smile.
The Jade King glanced at her, casually found a place to sit down, and said indifferently, "I have seen many women, but you are the first one who is as clever and quick-witted as me. It's a pity that you can't get married for a while after entering the palace, otherwise I would definitely take you in."
Upon hearing this, Meng Yanzhi remained expressionless and coldly replied, "If Your Highness has come to take liberties with me, then I fear I must return first."
"When will Consort Liu be able to leave the palace?" Prince Yu immediately grabbed Meng Yanzhi's arm and looked at her coldly: "Miss, you won't take the money and not do the job, will you?"
Meng Yanzhi thought for a moment and then said softly, "I have already told His Majesty that Consort Liu should die suddenly soon. I will definitely send you a message when that happens, and you just need to provide assistance."
"You're quite capable." The Jade King nodded, looking coldly at Meng Yanzhi: "You're so clever, quite different from your father. Your father was a fool, but for your sake, I can spare his life."
Seeing the Jade King's appearance, Meng Yanzhi frowned slightly and asked in confusion, "Father and the Prince, is there any relationship between them?"
"You knew absolutely nothing about it?"
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