Upon hearing this, Zhang Ting's face immediately turned ugly, and she even rolled her eyes.
She knew in her heart that Xu Yuehuai was deliberately testing her.
She immediately became aggrieved: "Maimaiti and I are indeed old acquaintances, but he has always been eyeing the prince covetously. I saved the prince once, and he didn't say anything. But I concealed the prince's whereabouts in the Mingyue Kingdom, and Maimaiti blamed all the responsibility on me... My parents are ignorant of the ways of the world at Qipan Peak, and my maternal grandfather's family is on a northern expedition, so he felt emboldened and simply attacked me directly."
"Manager Xu, luckily I escaped to the capital, otherwise I would have lost my life." Zhang Ting said, squeezing out a few tears.
"Don't cry anymore, it's all my fault for bringing up your sad memories again." Although Xu Yuehuai said this, she was full of questions in her heart, and even changed the subject.
"Now that you've come to Chang'an, let me show you around the city. I bet you haven't had a proper look around yet."
"Huh?" Zhang Ting was completely bewildered by these sudden words.
Before anyone could react, they were pulled out.
Aunt Meng happened to see this scene from upstairs.
Looking at Xu Yuehuai's elated appearance, she immediately felt that something was amiss.
She had always been loyal to Marquis Ningyuan and could not let any news slip by, so she immediately planned to report it to Marquis Ningyuan.
After tidying up a bit and taking a sip of water, Aunt Meng was about to go out when she unexpectedly ran into Zhou Wan and San Niang, who were chatting in the lobby.
She originally intended to pretend nothing was wrong and go out, but Zhou Wan stopped her directly: "Aunt Meng, where are you going? It's getting late, you'd better not go out."
"Oh, oh, Miss Zhou Wan, I just feel uneasy. I think I need to find my family as soon as possible," Aunt Meng immediately offered as an excuse.
Immediately, she hurriedly went out the door.
When Zhou Wan saw her sneaking out of Tianxiang Tower, she also became suspicious.
She and Third Sister exchanged a glance: "Third Sister, I think there's something fishy about this Aunt Meng."
"Alright, stop believing everything you hear. Right now, it's more important for A-Yue to go to the palace. Don't let Meng Da-niang distract you." Third Sister said calmly.
Although she knew there was something wrong with this, she still signaled Zhou Wan to wait and see.
However, Zhou Wan couldn't rest easy thinking about the possibility that Aunt Meng might have some connection with her. After pondering for a moment, she decided to go after Aunt Meng.
She immediately stood up: "No, I still have to go and see."
After saying that, she immediately ran out.
At this moment, Third Sister was afraid that Zhou Wan might encounter some trouble, so she immediately followed her up. Unexpectedly, when she arrived at Tianxiang Tower, she could no longer see Zhou Wan, let alone Aunt Meng.
She grew increasingly worried, and just to be on the safe side, she took a walk around the streets.
Still no findings.
She was feeling very depressed and planned to go back first, but she inadvertently discovered that someone had been loitering near Tianxiang Tower, as if they were lying in wait and monitoring them.
She even made eye contact with one of them.
Third Sister clearly sensed the killing intent emanating from that person.
She had a bad feeling in her heart. This was definitely aimed at them. She just didn't know whether these people planned to make a move before Xu Yuehuai entered the palace or after she entered the palace.
Regardless, Third Sister quickly returned to Tianxiang Restaurant and immediately gathered all the shop's employees together.
Zhao Ping looked around and, seeing no sign of Xu Yuehuai and Zhou Wan, and noticing the wary look on San Niang's face, his heart skipped a beat. He immediately asked, "San Niang, where are Manager Xu and Zhou Wan? I hope nothing has happened to them."
His words made Third Sister even more worried.
Third Sister paused for a moment, then continued, "They're fine for now, but you all need to be on high alert these days. I just saw some people loitering around Tianxiang Tower, and I'm afraid they're up to no good."
After thinking for a moment, she decided to calm the men down first, and then discuss the matter with Xu Yuehuai and the others.
"You all must be careful lately, in case someone follows us and tries to harm us." She instructed her men several times, and only breathed a sigh of relief when they all nodded in agreement.
As soon as Aunt Meng left Tianxiang Tower, she sensed someone chasing after her. Fearing that she would expose herself, she dared not make any rash moves and changed her route instead.
To set up the act and create the trap, she actually had to find out the whereabouts of 'Aunt Meng's' family.
She was getting impatient. While asking around, she also kept an eye on the figure behind her, thinking that she would wait until Zhou Wan behind her relaxed her guard before going to the Ningyuan Marquis's residence.
Aunt Meng walked on the street for quite a while, with Zhou Wan still following closely behind her.
She really didn't know where else to ask, so she simply went to a steamed bun shop to grab something to eat before making any plans.
"Steamed buns or noodles?" The proprietress greeted Aunt Meng warmly as soon as she sat down at the table.
Aunt Meng hesitated for a moment, then said, "Two steamed buns, please."
"Alright, please have some, sir." The proprietress of the steamed bun shop immediately took out two steamed buns.
Just then, Aunt Meng looked up.
The shop owner panicked and dropped the steamed bun in his hand.
Aunt Meng immediately frowned: "Shopkeeper, what are you doing? Are you trying to stop people from eating?"
She already felt very angry, and now she could finally vent it.
"Mom, it really is you! Don't you recognize me?" the landlady exclaimed in shock.
Aunt Meng was puzzled for a moment, but quickly calmed down. Could it be that she had really found the Meng family?
She immediately rubbed her eyes, staring at the proprietress in shock for a moment: "You are...you are!"
"Mom, I'm your daughter-in-law!" The landlady saw her stunned expression and quickly ran inside to call for the boss, afraid that she had mistaken her for someone else.
Seeing this scene from not far away, Zhou Wan couldn't help but feel curious.
Does Aunt Meng not recognize her own daughter-in-law?
Just as she was still thinking, the landlady's shout reached her ears: "Husband, husband, Mother—our mother is outside looking for us."
Unable to contain her excitement, she grabbed her husband and tried to pull him outside.
"Are you dreaming or seeing a ghost?" Meng Lang said impatiently, still kneading the dough with his head down, without even looking up. "Our mother has been dead for a long time."
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