Xihe's worries were not unnecessary. Ever since she stood up for the heroine in the Prime Minister's Mansion that day, little Mengxi first received a thank-you gift from the Xie family. After that, she would always meet Xie Wan'er on festivals such as the Spring Outing and the Qiqiao Festival.
Meng Xi still remembered her sister with a miserable life experience, and every time she met her, she would ask her maid to invite her over.
After a while, although there was a few years difference in age between them, they got along almost like close friends.
Xihe felt helpless and wanted to remind the little girl not to be deceived by the heroine's gentle appearance, but he was also worried that if he protected her too much, the little girl would lose the ability to distinguish right from wrong, so he was very hesitant.
"Although Xian'er is young, she is not someone who can be easily fooled. Madam, you are being too cautious."
Meng Yuchuan could see her worry, but he didn't care. He said casually, "Besides, she's my daughter, Meng Yuchuan. Even if that little girl from the Xie family had ten guts, she wouldn't dare bully Xian'er."
Xihe blinked and thought about it carefully, and it seemed that this was indeed the case.
Even though the heroine hasn't been reborn and is still not valued in the mansion, she is not a heartless person... The first time she met Xian'er was an accident, but she met her every time she went out afterwards, which was not simple.
Even though there might be some instigation from the masters of the Xie Mansion, Xihe didn't believe that the heroine herself had no intention of taking advantage of the opportunity to establish connections.
But a relationship of climbing is a relationship of climbing, and the heroine is not bold enough to fool Xian'er.
The heroine is a few years older than Xian'er, but when the two little girls get along, Xian'er is the dominant one.
The little girl is doted on by her father in the mansion, and has a brother who adores her like the apple of his eye. The two old ladies also love her very much. She can get whatever she wants, and her personality is extremely domineering.
When getting along with Xie Wan'er, Meng Xi always does what she says and the heroine never refutes her.
"Madam, something's wrong. The young lady has sneaked out to play again."
Just as she finished speaking, a maid ran in hurriedly from outside the door.
Xihe was so anxious that she was about to lose her temper. Meng Yuchuan patted her hands, signaling Shaoan to calm down. Then he looked at the maid: "Who did you go with, Miss? Did you send anyone to follow you?"
The maid nodded repeatedly, panting, "She went with Miss Xie. Sister Luwu sent two maids and a servant to follow her."
Meng Yuchuan nodded, let her go, and then looked at Xihe.
Xihe smiled and said, "My husband is really thoughtful."
Maybe what she should worry about is whether this little girl will bully the heroine.
At this time, on Chang'an Avenue, Xie Wan'er was anxiously advising Meng Ying, "Ying'er, we've already bought the candied haws. Shouldn't we go back? We didn't tell Auntie when we came out just now. She'll be worried."
Meng Xian took a big bite of the candied haws and was immediately so sour that her facial features twisted and she gasped.
"Hey, this shop owner is so honest, why would he make such sour candied haws? Are they trying to make me die of sourness?" He casually passed it to the side and said loudly, "Uncle Tingxue, quickly help Xian'er take it and take it back to give to her brother."
Then, a guard in black suddenly appeared from somewhere, took the candied haws from her hand, and handed her a cup of water.
Meng Xi took it and took a sip to suppress the sour taste in her mouth, then returned it to him.
She raised her face and said with a sweet smile, "Thank you, Uncle Tingxue."
The two of them went back and forth, leaving Xie Wan'er stunned.
It was not until Meng Xian called out to her to hurry up that she realized that someone had been secretly following little Meng Xian, and she was not afraid of anything happening at all. So, Mrs. Meng in the mansion must have known about their sneaking out a long time ago.
Meng Xian looked around as she walked: "Someone is following me. My mother probably knew we were going out a long time ago, so Wan Niang, you don't have to worry."
Xie Wan'er curled her lips and said, "Okay, Xian'er, I understand."
But she smiled bitterly in her heart. If she was so favored in the mansion, her father would have someone to protect her when she went out, and she would not be so surprised today.
Since she was a child, Meng Xian has loved wandering around the mansion and playing hide-and-seek with the maids. She is full of energy. Now that she has left the mansion, she is naturally like a little animal out of the cage. She is full of curiosity about the capital city and drags the breathless Xie Wan'er around.
Poor Xie Wan'er, a daughter who never leaves the house, was sweating all over from walking.
But he couldn't persuade this young but opinionated little ancestor, so he could only risk his life to accompany the gentleman and follow her from the beginning to the end of the street. The guard named Tingxue could not even hold the snacks in his arms.
"Hey, what happened there?"
Meng Xi swam into the crowd as nimbly as a fish.
Xie Wan'er was afraid of losing people, so she hurriedly squeezed into the crowd, and suddenly her vision became clear.
At the foot of the wall, a thug with a fierce face was arguing with a polite scholar. Behind the scholar stood a beautiful woman as beautiful as a small white flower, wiping her tears with a handkerchief.
The two men, with their eyes as black as chickens, stared at each other and refused to give in.
Meng Xi was full of curiosity: "What are you doing?"
"Selling myself to bury my father."
Enthusiastic explanation.
Meng Xian\Xie Wan'er: ???
The two then noticed that on the ground behind the three people, there was a straw mat with the dead body rolled up on it.
It turned out that the woman was selling herself on the street to bury her father, and she was crying miserably. Then the evil young man brought his servants over, gave her a silver ingot, and then wanted to take the woman away. Unexpectedly, the woman seemed to be frightened and started crying.
The scholar in the crowd couldn't bear to see the young lady being bullied, so he rushed forward to stand in front of her.
So the two of them confronted each other.
Meng Xian didn't understand: "Didn't she sell herself to bury her father? Since the evil young man gave her the money, why is she crying?"
The woman next to her glanced at the crying little white flower with disgust and said, "Selling yourself to bury your father? That sounds nice, but isn't it all about finding a good husband to commit yourself to? If the one offering money today was a handsome man, do you think she would refuse? Isn't it because she thinks that young man is a..."
When I lowered my head, I saw Meng Xi's big eyes with clear black and white.
The old lady choked and waved her hand to drive her away: "Go away, little girl, why are you joining in the fun? Go home quickly!"
Meng Xian dodged by tilting her head, then ran to the other side to watch the excitement more closely, and was stunned by the taste of this evil young man.
There is a gold collar around the neck, and gold rings and jewel rings on all ten fingers.
I am filled with two things: rich!
The young man grew impatient, baring his gold-plated teeth. "Stinky scholar, get out of here now! Don't get in my way! I'm busy visiting brothels, or..." He sized the scholar up and down, "Are you willing to pay her twenty taels of silver to bury her father?"
This young woman sold herself to bury her father, and all she asked for was twenty taels of silver.
The scholar's face instantly turned red, feeling ashamed and embarrassed: "I, I don't have that much money."
There were many snickers around, and the young man laughed even louder. The next second, his face turned serious: "Why are you pretending to be a good guy here if you have no money? Otherwise, ask this young lady if she still wants to go with you."
The scholar subconsciously looked at the young lady, but saw that her eyes were evasive.
The scholar's face suddenly became extremely ugly.
The young man snorted coldly, then he didn't want the money anymore, turned around and left with his men: "Hmph, just think of it as me being unlucky today and losing money in the casino."
The crowd made way for the young villain and his men to leave.
After a while, the scholar also covered his face with his sleeves, lowered his head and walked away, no longer looking at the lonely young lady.
Meng Xian looked left and right, then quickly caught up with the evil young man.
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