Chapter 87 Visiting the Meng Family 2
The youngest son, Meng Xiashen, looked at the invitation on the desk with a frown on his face. He spoke carefully, "From what I know, King Xiao doesn't seem like someone who needs financial help. If he lets the king down, he can easily destroy our Meng family..."
Although this sounded like he was trying to flatter others, their Meng family was indeed not as good as King Xiao.
Outsiders always say that the Meng family of Jinzhou is as wealthy as a nation, but when compared to King Xiao, there's no comparison at all. Just how much money does King Xiao have? Think about it, he can single-handedly support the 100,000 soldiers he leads.
"But isn't this his fate of having his property confiscated and being exiled?" Meng Lianyu didn't believe that Prince Xiao was broke, but he couldn't imagine what else Prince Xiao was after besides the Meng family's money, as he could make Prince Xiao condescend to come to the Meng family's door in the middle of the night.
Meng Yuanliang sat at his desk. Although his temples were already gray, his eyes were bright and shrewd, without a trace of aging. He knocked on the table and said, "The visiting card said that Prince Xiao brought Wanyan with him. Is it possible that Prince Xiao just brought Wanyan home to visit?"
Even Meng Yuanliang himself didn't believe this reason, and Meng Lianyu and Meng Xiashen didn't believe it either.
"Father, my niece was exiled with King Xiao less than three days after marrying him. How could there be such a deep relationship between them?" Meng Xia Shen said unhappily.
Suddenly, Meng Lianyu's face turned pale and he stood up abruptly from his chair. He looked at his brother and father with a trembling voice, "Did we overlook something?"
"What's the matter?" the father and son asked in unison.
Meng Lianyu was visibly panicked. He circled in place, his voice trembling as he said, "Everyone knows that Prince Xiao has been in a coma since he was seriously injured on the battlefield! How could he come to our Meng family at night when he was unconscious?"
Meng Yuanliang: "..."
Meng Xiashen: "..."
The more the father and his two sons thought about it, the more dangerous the matter became. They were so scared that they sat still in their chairs.
After a long pause, Meng Xia spoke in deep sorrow, "Father, big brother, could it be that Prince Xiao is trying to use our Meng family, using his niece as a threat, to get us to join Prince Xiao's mansion, and then start a rebellion?"
When the last sentence was spoken, not only Meng Xia Shen himself was shocked, but even his father and elder brother were shocked by his bold speculation.
Meng Yuanliang looked at his two sons. "No one is allowed to mention this again after we leave the study. No matter what Prince Xiao's purpose is for coming tonight, we should just do what we should do. We should consider Wanyan and treat Prince Xiao with courtesy. As for the rest... we should push it away if we can, avoid it if we can. Even if we can't avoid it in the end, our Meng family will only help to ensure Wanyan's life is worry-free. Whether Prince Xiao's ambition is selfish, the Meng family shall remain ignorant."
After all, Mr. Meng had experienced many ups and downs, and he had adjusted his emotions well. He gave careful instructions to his two sons.
The Meng family has already lost a daughter and cannot afford to lose the only bloodline left by their daughter. Even if they really cannot escape the disaster in the end, all they can do is to protect Wanyan at the cost of their lives and not let her become a pawn manipulated by others, even though they are a merchant facing someone as powerful as King Xiao.
"Yes, my son knows what to do. Please don't worry, father." Meng Lianyu sighed.
Meng Xiashen also said, "Father, please rest assured. My brother and I will never let my sister's tragedy happen to my niece this time. Even if it means sacrificing our entire Meng family, we will ensure that my niece lives a life without disaster."
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