Chapter 257 Spoiled Little Yue Seeks a Backer
Ling Xiao couldn't find Xiao Yue, so after thinking about it, he finally came to Haitang Palace.
After the wedding, Xiao Xingyuan was seen with his arm around Meng Yanzhi watching Xiaoyue swing on the swing. The three of them were in the courtyard, looking like a family of three.
Seeing this, Ling Xiao strode forward, frowned and looked at Xiao Yue with displeasure, and said irritably, "Didn't I tell you before that you can't wander around in the palace? Why didn't you listen?"
"No, I just missed Sister Meng and came to see her."
"Brother, please don't be angry. Next time, Xiaoyue will give you a heads-up beforehand. I won't dare to run around like that again."
Xiaoyue tugged at Lingxiao's arm and shook it gently, her face full of aggrieved coquettishness.
Ling Xiao wasn't really angry to begin with, and after hearing these words, he lost all his temper. Helpless, Ling Xiao could only gently pinch her cheek and say in an annoyed tone, "Little brat, all you know how to do is say these things to coax me, don't you!"
"No, no, not at all!"
"Oh, brother, can't you stop getting angry all the time?"
Xiaoyue sighed, glanced at Ling Xiao with a hint of grievance, and then ran towards Meng Yanzhi.
As she held Meng Yanzhi's hand, she looked at Ling Xiao with some dissatisfaction and said sullenly, "Brother, what's wrong with you lately? Why do you get angry and lose your temper so easily? I haven't done anything to you, so why!"
Seeing Xiaoyue's current smug and fearless demeanor, Ling Xiao's expression immediately changed, and he said in an annoyed tone, "You brat, you've found a backer now, haven't you?"
"Yes, Sister Meng is my support!" Xiaoyue held Meng Yanzhi's hand and looked at Ling Xiao with great pride.
Meng Yanzhi reached out and gently touched Xiaoyue's cheek, then said with a smile, "Alright, alright, then for my sake, don't hold it against our Xiaoyue, okay? Grand Preceptor, since you're here, how about we have lunch together? Xiaoyumi has recently researched some new dishes, they're delicious."
Xiao Xingyuan looked at Ling Xiao with some displeasure: "You kid, you didn't just come here to freeload, did you?"
"I'm just here to freeload a meal, so what?"
"I want to eat it!"
Ling Xiao snorted, pulled Xiao Yue to sit down to the side, clearly waiting for dinner.
Xiao Xingyuan then took out a chessboard and played chess with Ling Xiao.
Meng Yanzhi didn't know how to play chess, so she pulled Xiaoyue aside to watch. She looked at the two of them with great curiosity, staring at the chessboard for a long time before giving up.
I don't understand it at all.
She pulled Xiaoyue inside and started reading storybooks. These were all found for her by Zhao Bailu, filled with romantic tales, which were quite entertaining.
Xiaoyue leaned closer, looking at Meng Yanzhi with a face full of curiosity: "Sister Meng, what is this?"
"Can you read?" Meng Yanzhi tilted her head, looking at Xiaoyue with some curiosity. "Can you understand it?"
Xiaoyue nodded: "I can recognize the characters and understand them, but I don't know what they mean!"
"Haha, you're too young to understand what this means, but it's a good thing."
"If only we could stay this age forever."
When Meng Yanzhi stared at Xiaoyue, she felt a pang of envy.
"When I was your age, I was just a wild girl in a rural mountain village. Back then, the world was so vast, and I was completely free."
"I go up the mountain to chop firewood during the day and wash clothes at home at night. Although life is hard, I am very content and happy every day."
When Meng Yanzhi thought back to that period of her life, she felt that it was probably the happiest time of her two lives.
"If only I had always been a little girl in the mountains, if only I had never gone home, perhaps I could have lived a happy life forever."
If she hadn't gone home, she would still be free, no one would have harmed her, and she wouldn't have died a tragic death at the hands of those men...
Thinking about all this, Meng Yanzhi felt even more bitter. She wondered if it was because she was pregnant that she had been so preoccupied with these thoughts lately.
Ling Xiao put down the chess piece and glanced at Xiao Xingyuan: "I think the Imperial Concubine is feeling better. Did she say anything?"
"No."
Xiao Xingyuan gave a faint reply.
"The previous dynasty is spouting so much nonsense. You must keep an eye on everyone's tongues, otherwise, I'm afraid they'll be in a bad mood again."
Ling Xiao sighed.
The arrival of this child was an unexpected joy, but the timing was ill-timed. The court and the harem are both so unstable right now, so I fear this child might…
Seeing Ling Xiao's state, Xiao Xingyuan said directly, "I can ignore everything else, but this child is of utmost importance to me. I only want this child, and I also want Meng Yanzhi to be safe and sound. Do you understand what I mean?"
"Of course I understand this, but sometimes, fate is the most important thing." Ling Xiao is that kind of person; no matter when, the first thing he says is always about fate!
Upon hearing this, Xiao Xingyuan snorted: "If God doesn't give me this child, then I will defy the heavens and I will definitely have this child!"
"yes!"
Ling Xiao had no choice but to agree.
The Liu family.
Upon returning, Consort Liu immediately sought out her mother, her face filled with displeasure. She directly questioned, "Did you have Pearl poison Meng Yanzhi and the child in her womb?"
"What?" Madam Liu looked at her daughter in disbelief. "Huan'er, who said this?"
"What do you mean, who said that? The palace already knows about this. Pearl has been beaten to death. Mother, why did you do such a thing!" Liu Huan'er looked at Madam Liu with displeasure, and then said, "Our Liu family could have stayed out of this. Why did you do this?"
Madam Liu didn't think so. She glanced at Liu Huan'er with disdain and said irritably, "It's because you're so useless that you were kicked out. Look at you, you've been a concubine for three years and haven't had a child. Now you've been kicked out of the palace in such a sorry state. What will you do in the future? Where is your future?"
"I thought that once that little bitch and the child in her belly were gone, everything would return to normal, but I never expected that this bitch would be so vigilant and find out so quickly!" Madam Liu said, slapping her thigh in exasperation.
What a terrible move! It's utterly despicable that things have turned out this way!
Seeing her like this, Liu Huan'er was completely dumbfounded: "You despise me?"
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