The prince also understood what the queen meant, and he was not surprised at all. After all, they had their considerations when they married Meng Lianyi.
"Mother, General Meng stands on my side because he sees the long-term benefits. This way, I am less worried that he will turn against me after Lianyi leaves.
After all, there are such huge interests at stake. Whether it is for the family, for himself, or for his grandson, he will stand firmly on my side. "
The prince said with a smile.
"It's good that my son understands."
The queen nodded with satisfaction. Seeing her son becoming more and more stable, she felt more at ease.
"Mother, only you, me, Lianyi and General Meng know about this. The Meng family means that this relationship should not be exposed before I take that position."
The prince also has his own little tricks, so naturally the more cards he has, the better.
"Mother knows the seriousness of the matter. Your father is old now and has become more suspicious. There was nothing wrong originally. If he knew about it, it would only cause trouble. You should be more cautious yourself."
"My son understands."
Now all three parties have reached a consensus. General Meng, who is far away at the border, does not know that he has already successfully chosen sides.
A month later, Nanny Cai returned to the border, and the first thing she did was to see General Meng.
After Meng Jianjun and his wife heard what Madam Cai said, they waved their hands and asked everyone to leave and rest. After a long silence, Madam Meng spoke:
"My husband, this child is very ambitious! I'm afraid she will drag the Meng family into an abyss."
General Meng was also having a headache at this time. His helpless actions at that time had put the Meng family into such a passive position.
"It's too late to say anything now. She has already married the prince as a daughter of the Meng family. We are in the same boat. If she is not doing well, we will not be doing well either. If we are not doing well, she will not have a good ending either."
General Meng knew very well that as long as her identity was not revealed, the two sides would be in a mutually restrictive relationship, so it was best not to break the balance at present, otherwise the first to suffer would be their Meng family.
"We'll wait until our 'grandson' is born and see how things develop."
General Meng said directly.
"It seems that this is the only way for now, Vice General Xia."
"Don't say anything. His concubine's daughter has died of illness."
General Meng simply waved his hand.
On the other side, Vice General Xia drank two glasses of wine happily after learning that the Crown Princess was pregnant. His daughter was very capable. It had only been a short time since she got married, and she was pregnant with a prince. How could he not take care of his brothers in the future? He had finally made it.
But sometimes things don't go as planned. Just two days after Xia Meng was happy, Xia Qingran, who was supposed to be in the imperial city, returned to the Xia family.
Speaking of which, Xia Qingran was quite lucky. On the day her maid was sent to the Meng family, she left the Xia family smoothly and settled in a small courtyard that Aunt Lang had prepared in advance.
Xia Qingran was just a young lady who had just turned sixteen. Although she was not well-off, she had enough food and clothing. She was very timid about being independent, so when she was trembling with hands trying to open the door of the small courtyard, she accidentally dropped the padlock on the ground.
After entering the yard and lowering the bolt, Xia Qingran let out a breath. Looking at the simple house, she could only sit on the earthen kang for the whole night. She breathed a sigh of relief when she was sure that the Xia family would not come to arrest her. Then her stomach growled.
Because of her nervousness, she didn't feel hungry. For an entire afternoon and an entire night, she didn't drink a drop of water or eat a grain of rice. Now, as she covered her growling stomach, she realized the burning pain in her stomach.
She immediately opened the bag she had brought with her, which contained a packet of snacks. She then wolfed down four pieces of snacks with cold water from the kitchen vat, and only then did she calm her stomach pain.
At noon that day, a white-haired old lady knocked on the door. Xia Qingran was startled and didn't dare to open the door. The old lady outside the door said:
"Cuizhu girl, please open the door. I was hired to cook for you for two days. I will not come again when your master comes back."
Xia Qingran was skeptical and said through the door:
"Auntie, didn't my mother tell me to find someone to cook for me?"
"It can't be wrong. The deposit has been paid."
The old lady outside the door said immediately.
Xia Qingran struggled for a while, but finally opened the door, because she really couldn't cook. You could ask her to embroider a handkerchief or make a piece of clothing, but she really couldn't cook.
With her father's status, she would definitely marry a military general. Not to mention the hordes of servants, she could at least hire a maid to cook. So she didn't put much effort into learning cooking. On the contrary, Xia Qingjue was quite talented in cooking. She and her eldest sister were not on good terms with each other, so she had even fewer opportunities to go to the kitchen.
With the help of Aunt Song and the food prepared in advance in the kitchen, Xia Qingran finally waited for her maid Cuizhu to marry successfully. The matter was a foregone conclusion. Neither the Xia family nor the Meng family would cause trouble again. She was finally relieved. All that was left was to wait for her mother to join her.
Xia Qingran finally waited for his mother Langhuan one night a month later.
Lang Huan faked her own death to escape, and for this reason she fell ill after Xia Qingran "disappeared".
During the month she was sick, she sold out all her private property, and then took the medicine she had prepared, which made her face full of sores and her body stink. One night, she vomited blood and died.
Because the dead was a concubine, Madam Xia wished that this annoying, vixen-like woman would get out of her as soon as possible. But now that she had died of illness, she could not be blamed. So Madam Xia simply ordered the servants to spread out a mat and carry the person out of the back door of the Xia family.
Also, because Lang Huan was smelly and her face was covered with pus, her clothes were also preserved. The servants of the Xia family did not dare to touch Lang Huan's underwear for fear of being infected. Even the people who threw the body away were fumigated with mugwort after returning, and their clothes were washed.
Lang Huan saved the silver bills that were placed next to her bellyband and returned to the courtyard she had prepared in advance overnight.
Xia Qingran almost didn't recognize her mother at first sight. After all, the smell was too bad, and coupled with that terrifying face, she was so scared that she almost screamed. If Lang Huan hadn't spoken in time, she almost fainted.
"Ranran, don't be afraid, it's mother!"
"Mom? How did you get yourself into this state?"
"Let me in first, and I'll tell you slowly."
Langhuan hurried into the house, and the mother and daughter finally reunited.
Xia Qingran heaved a sigh of relief when she learned that her mother had faked her death to escape, and that the thing on her face was just an allergy and would be healed in three days after taking the antidote. Then the two of them planned to leave.
They had planned well, but unfortunately they overlooked the danger of two women traveling alone without the ability to protect themselves.
Aunt Song, who had been cooking two meals for Xia Qingran, had already set her sights on the two of them.
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