Chapter 112 The Overconfident First Talented Woman of the Capital
Xiao Ce was annoyed as he rode around on the cotton, but he was also drawn to Meng Yanzhi's gentle demeanor. He sincerely wished he were Xiaoyue, so that he could be taken care of by Meng Yanzhi like this.
The meal was relatively harmonious, but Meng's father still felt uncomfortable and said that he hadn't seen Meng Yanzhi for a long time and wanted to talk to her alone.
The first person to express concern was surprisingly Ling Xiao.
Ling Xiao frowned and looked at Meng Yanzhi, saying, "While you were gone, the Emperor scolded all the chefs in the Imperial Kitchen. You should go back as soon as possible."
"Yes, Your Majesty." Meng Yanzhi nodded obediently, then took her father's arm and went to the study together.
Xiaoyue held Lingxiao's hand and whispered, "Brother, let's wait a bit before going back, okay?"
"Why?" Ling Xiao asked, frowning as he looked at Xiao Yue, puzzled.
Xiaoyue glanced at Meng Anfeng almost instinctively, then pulled Ling Xiao aside and whispered, "Brother, that brother is very fierce, he's going to hit Sister Meng!"
What?
Ling Xiao never expected that Meng Anfeng, as the eldest brother, would treat his sister in such a way.
I had heard people say before that Meng Yanzhi was not well received in the Meng family. At that time, Ling Xiao thought it was because they had been separated for more than ten years that they were so estranged. But he never expected that she would have such a hard time in this family.
Ling Xiao only came once today, and seeing Meng Yanzhi's distressed state, he felt very bad. He felt that he needed to go back and have a proper talk with Xiao Xingyuan about this matter.
study.
The moment Meng's father entered the room, his expression changed. He frowned and looked at Meng Yanzhi directly, asking, "What exactly do you mean?"
"Father, I don't understand what you mean." Meng Yanzhi smiled slightly, casually found a place to sit down, and lost the obedient demeanor she showed in front of outsiders.
Seeing Meng Yanzhi's behavior, Meng's father breathed a sigh of relief and then said, "You clearly don't get along with Xian'er and don't like her, so why did you call the Crown Prince over? Hmm?"
"Because our Meng family needs a Crown Princess. We were already in a very passive position because of the Jade Prince's matter. The Emperor is also very dissatisfied with our Meng family now. But if a Crown Princess comes out of our family at this time, we will be in a stable position. What do you think, Father?" Meng Yanzhi looked at her father with a smile.
After hearing this, Meng's father naturally felt that Meng Yanzhi's words made a lot of sense. He smiled slightly and said, "It's kind of you to be so generous. What about your sister..."
"My younger sister is a girl that our parents have carefully raised for more than ten years. She is also the most talented woman in the capital. It would be such a pity to waste her talent like this."
"Father, we should make the most of everything."
When Meng Yanzhi mentioned Meng Anxian, she had no emotional involvement whatsoever, as if Meng Anxian were just an ordinary pot and pan.
Seeing Meng Yanzhi like this, Meng's father felt that something was wrong, but...
He frowned and stared intently at Meng Yanzhi: "And you, what do you want?"
“I want a place to stand, a good husband, and a stable future. For these things, everything I’m doing now is what I should do, isn’t it?” Meng Yanzhi stood up and looked straight at her father. “Father, I am your daughter, and your blood flows in my veins, so don’t worry, my heart will always be with you.”
After saying that, Meng Yanzhi turned and walked outside.
If you try to emotionally blackmail someone like Meng's father, you're incredibly foolish. But if you persuade him with mutual benefits, that's a completely different story.
Sure enough, only this kind of communication was effective. Meng's father immediately understood Meng Yanzhi's meaning and his attitude towards Meng Anxian changed.
However, Meng Anxian was a bit dim-witted. She thought it was because Xiao Ce had realized his mistake and changed his mind. She was overjoyed, so she deliberately waited for Meng Yanzhi not far from the door.
"Meng Yanzhi, you probably never dreamed I'd be in this situation today, did you?"
"You think you've won? Let me tell you, as long as I, Meng Anxian, am alive, you can forget about it!"
Meng Anxian walked over and stared intently at Meng Yanzhi.
In the past, Meng Anxian would have definitely slapped him, but because she had suffered a loss before, she only said a few words and did not lay a hand on him.
"Then congratulations, little sister."
Meng Yanzhi smiled gently, completely ignoring Meng Anxian's nonsense.
She looked at Meng Anxian's smug expression and smiled slightly, then said calmly, "If you're alright, little sister, I'll be going now."
"Meng Yanzhi, don't think that just because your brother the Crown Prince said a few more words to you, you're all that great. Let me tell you, you'd better not get your hopes up!"
"I am a child carefully nurtured by the Meng family, the most talented woman in the capital. You can never compare to me in your entire life!"
Meng Anxian cursed through gritted teeth as she watched Meng Yanzhi's retreating figure.
After leaving the Meng family's gate, Xiaoyue suddenly came up to her, took Meng Yanzhi's hand, looked her up and down, and asked anxiously, "Sister, are you alright? Did they give you any trouble? Did they hit you?"
"No, they didn't make things difficult for me, they didn't hit me, everything is fine."
"You should go back with your brother, and I should go back too."
Meng Yanzhi gently touched her cheek, a slight smile playing on her lips.
"Go back? Where do you want to go back to? The Crown Prince's residence?"
"The Crown Prince clearly likes the Second Miss, so you'd better stop trying to get close to him."
Ling Xiao got out of the car and frowned as he looked at Meng Yanzhi.
"Well, I won't go to the Crown Prince's residence again, and the Meng family can't keep me here either. I think I should go back to the palace."
At this point, Meng Yanzhi couldn't help but laugh self-deprecatingly.
In this vast world, she actually had no real place to stand.
There wasn't a single piece of land that seemed to truly belong to her alone.
Ling Xiao frowned, noticing a flicker of melancholy in Meng Yanzhi's eyes. For some reason, he felt a pang of pity for her. "Miss Meng, perhaps things aren't as bad as you think. His Majesty..."
"It's nothing." Meng Yanzhi shook her head, bowed to Ling Xiao, and then looked at Xiao Yue, saying gently, "If there's anything you like to eat, just tell your brother, and I'll make it and bring it back for you, okay?"
Xiaoyue's eyes immediately lit up, and she nodded emphatically: "Yes, thank you, Sister Meng, you're so kind!"
Ling Xiao quickly stepped forward and picked up Xiao Yue, frowning as he looked at her with some displeasure: "You little glutton, giving you food means I'm being good to you, right? What about me? Am I good to you or not?"
"Of course, brother is the best, and I like brother the most too." Xiaoyue is an exceptionally clever little girl, and she didn't forget to give Lingxiao a sweet treat.
Meng Yanzhi took a deep breath, got into her carriage, and swayed back to the palace.
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