After Qinghe left, the couple stood there in silence for a long time.

Meng Xun was the first to speak.

He stared at Qingying with angry black eyes, and asked fiercely: "Tell me, what's going on? It's only been three months since we last met, how come you suddenly became my eldest brother's concubine?"

Qingying raised her head and looked at him, her eyes were frank and she was not afraid: "Should I call you Meng Jianan or Meng Xun? Your name and life experience are all lies to me. You didn't even tell me your name, and you didn't say goodbye when you left. It was like you evaporated from the world and suddenly there was no news. I was still like a fool, worried about you and inquired about your news everywhere. If I had known that you were the second son of the Meng family, no matter how desperate I was, I would never marry your eldest brother as a concubine."

"I..." Meng Xun, who was originally reasonable, suddenly felt guilty. He stammered, "My name is Meng Xun, and my courtesy name is Jin'an. Many of my friends call me Jin'an. This is not deceiving you."

He could not deny his background. He did lie to Qingying.

He said that he was a poor boy with a humble background.

As for why he suddenly left three months ago, it was because he was in a hurry to go to the capital to discuss a big business.

Originally, Meng Zhao had always been responsible for running business outside. After he broke his leg, this heavy burden fell on Meng Xun.

At that time, Mrs. Meng did not discuss it with Meng Xun in advance. She only notified him one day in advance and asked him to go to the capital with the caravan the next day.

This business is very important, and Madam Meng repeatedly reminded them to set out on time and not to delay.

After Meng Xun learned the news, he went to Jinghua Street to find Qingying that day, wanting to say some farewell words to her and ask her to wait for him to come back.

As luck would have it, Qingying was not feeling well that day and did not go out to set up the stall.

Meng Xun waited for a long time in the teahouse, but she did not show up. Meng

Xun wanted to go to Qingying's house to find her, but just as he walked down the teahouse, the servant of the mansion hurried over and said that the lady had something urgent to do with the second young master, and asked him to return home quickly.

Meng Xun had no choice but to follow the servant back to the Meng Mansion.

The next day, early in the morning, he went to the capital with the caravan.

He did not get to see Qingying before leaving.

After all, it was my fault for hiding the truth first. Meng Xun walked slowly to Qingying, slowed down his tone, and asked,

"What happened after I left? Why did you marry my elder brother?"

Qingying felt sad when she thought of the reason why she married Meng Zhao. She said a little aggrievedly,

"After you left, those hooligans saw that you had not appeared for a while, so they wanted revenge and started to make trouble again. In order to protect me, my father had a conflict with them, was framed for theft, and was thrown into jail by the police."

"A month ago, your mother found me and gave me a gift of 100 taels, asking me to marry into the Meng family to cheer up your elder brother, and promised to rescue my father. After much hesitation, I agreed."

Meng Xun was angry and resentful after hearing this. It was this group of ruffians again. He should have beaten them half-paralyzed so that they could not go out and do evil. Qingying

was kind and filial. She married into the Meng family to save her father.

Meng Xun felt sorry for her and could not bear to scold her again.

He pursed his thin lips, looked at the girl's wet eyes, and asked cautiously: "Then do you... love my elder brother?"

"I..." Qingying's mind suddenly flashed the elegant and noble face of Meng Zhao, and she did not answer immediately.

As soon as Meng Xun saw her hesitant look, he understood.

He grabbed the girl's two white, tender and soft hands, held them against his chest, and said seriously: "Aying, leave my elder brother. I will go back and ask mother to let her agree to your divorce from elder brother. I will take you away from the Meng family, live outside, and forget everything in the past. I will still treat you as before, okay?"

"Hello, we..." Qingying raised her head and looked at the man who had protected her and made her feel good, with doubts in her heart.

Can they go back to the past?

She has already married someone else and had sex with him. Does he really not mind?

What's more, this man is his elder brother. Anyone would feel uncomfortable.

Just as Qingying was hesitating, a man's low voice mixed with anger suddenly came from behind:

"Axun, pay attention to the rules. According to the seniority, she is also your sister-in-law. Don't let outsiders see her and say nonsense!"

The two looked at the voice and saw a wooden wheelchair standing on the flat ground not far away.

Meng Zhao sat on the wheelchair with a gloomy face and stared at their clasped hands with cold eyes.