"yes."
Yue Shu responded and immediately went to do it. Jiang Jiu Niang felt a little tired, so she lay down to rest, but her mind was in a mess and she couldn't fall asleep at all.
I wonder how Prince Jing would feel if he knew that it was his own mother who ruined his marriage.
Is Consort Zhao poisonous, determined to prevent her son from winning the heart of his beloved?
Could it be that he has some kind of Oedipus complex?
Surely not, considering she had previously sent people to Prince Jing's harem.
With such a wicked mother-in-law overseeing things, even if Prince Jing succeeds in winning Miss Mei's heart, Miss Mei will not be happy. This marriage will ultimately be a tragedy for Miss Mei alone.
Jiang Jiuniang turned over, feeling very fortunate. Luckily, she had sent someone to keep an eye on Consort Zhao. If she hadn't known how troublesome Consort Zhao was, and had foolishly gone to help her, she would have really harmed Miss Mei.
After much thought, she decided not to tell Prince Jing about this for the time being, otherwise she would definitely incur the wrath of Consort Zhao. She would wait and see what Consort Zhao planned to do next.
When Lu Baichuan returned, he noticed that she was unhappy, but she wouldn't say anything when asked. It was Yue Shu who secretly told him.
He pulled her out of bed, held her in his arms, and comforted her: "You meant well, and you didn't even start doing anything yet. You also sent people to protect Miss Mei immediately. You did the right thing. You don't need to blame yourself anymore."
Yue Shu simply recounted what had happened, and Lu Baichuan knew exactly what was troubling her.
It's just that I'm a little scared, worried that I did something wrong with good intentions and ruined Miss Mei's life.
She's blaming herself right now, which is why she can't sleep.
Hearing Lu Baichuan say that, she immediately started sobbing, "Lu Baichuan, I will definitely be more careful in the future and stop meddling in other people's business. Meddling in everything will only hurt me, sob sob sob, it has kept me up all day!"
Although it was fake crying, the low mood was real; pregnant women's emotions are really easily affected.
Lu Baichuan gently patted her back to comfort her, and after a while, he coaxed her to eat something before she fell asleep.
It was still early, so Lu Baichuan went to his study to handle some matters for a while. After thinking about it, he decided to send a letter to Prince Jing, telling him to take care of his own affairs and not to bother his wife with everything. He was really annoying because he wouldn't take responsibility if he made her cry.
After Prince Jing returned, he was still angry. He was angry that Mei Lanyi didn't like him, angry that those people had made things out of proportion, and angry that his mother had said she would help, but it hadn't done anything.
It's a habit I developed at the border: I drink alcohol whether I'm in a good mood or a bad mood.
After the banquet ended unhappily, he went back and ordered a lot of wine. He didn't even bother to eat a few peanuts before drinking it straight away, and soon he started to feel lightheaded.
When the servant entered to deliver the message, he was already delirious, but the servant dared not say much and honestly said, "Your Highness, General Lu sent someone to tell you that if you want things to go well, you should put in more effort yourself and not always be played around by others."
Prince Jing didn't even hear what the servant was yelling about, and immediately threw things down, yelling, "Get out!"
The servant was so frightened that he turned and left, not caring whether the man had heard him or not.
Very well, Lu Baichuan's trip was essentially a waste of time.
After returning home, Mei Lanyi immediately went to her father and told him what had happened at the banquet that day. She knelt down in front of her father and said, "It is your unfilial daughter who has tarnished your reputation. I wish to go to a temple to cultivate myself and spend my life with the ancient Buddha and the dim lamp, praying for your peace."
Her attitude was resolute, and her expression was calm, without any trace of pretense.
Mei Jijiu was quite troubled. His daughter's affair with Prince Jing had been making headlines recently. He hadn't interfered too much, mainly because he thought his daughter was of marriageable age. If they liked each other, they could be together. Prince Jing was the most promising prince at the moment, and he had a very good relationship with the Lu family. He thought highly of him.
The main reason is that the children of the Lu family are all likable and are among the best in every class at the Imperial Academy, so they also have a lot of goodwill towards Prince Jing.
Thinking this through, he still asked, "You don't like Prince Jing?"
Mei Lanyi shook her head: "I don't like it."
She really didn't like him. She had never liked him before. He wandered around the capital all day, bullying people and being a nuisance. He finally figured things out and went to the border. After making a contribution, he came back and started to get arrogant. Even though he bumped into her, he still turned around and accused her. Then, she pushed him in anger, and he actually fell into the lake.
Mei Lanyi could swear that she really didn't use much force at the time. After all, even if she didn't like him, he was still Prince Jing, whom she couldn't afford to offend, and the two of them were standing some distance away from the lake.
But he just happened to fall into the lake, so she was worried about implicating her father and had no choice but to take care of him. Every day he would make things difficult for her and insult her with vulgar words. Later, he would even pester her shamelessly. She was so disgusted that she wanted to kill him.
Today, Consort Zhao is holding a banquet, supposedly to apologize to her, but in reality, it's a way to humiliate her in various ways. She's even deliberately having a group of people listen in, and who knows how much more slander she'll smear in the future.
Thinking about it this way, it would be much more comfortable to find a temple to cultivate oneself in peace.
There's no need to say more; she'd rather spend her days with a Buddhist lamp and a Buddha statue than have any further contact with Prince Jing.
Seeing her resolute attitude, the Imperial Scholar Mei said, "This matter is not your fault, nor should you be the one to compromise. Just do what you want to do as before, and don't worry about anything else."
Although Master Mei was a teacher, he was not old-fashioned. The fact that he was willing to teach his daughter to read and write showed that he was not a sexist old-fashioned person and would not let his daughter sacrifice her life for such a small matter.
Mei Lanyi was deeply moved. Her father had always loved her since she was a child, and even now that it might implicate him, he would still protect her without hesitation.
"But……"
Her family wasn't particularly prominent; her older brothers were all minor officials who could barely make ends meet. Only her father, as the Chancellor of the Imperial Academy, was highly respected despite his low rank. She didn't want her to cause her father to be scorned overnight because of her.
Those people outside are used to flattering the powerful and belittling the weak; she had witnessed it today, so naturally she couldn't bear to let her father suffer that humiliation.
"Alright, there's no 'but' about it. Just because you're a woman or our family isn't well-off doesn't mean we have to keep backing down. As long as we have a clear conscience, that's enough. It's getting late, let's go back and rest."
Mei Jijiu waved his hand, saying there was no point in saying more. He planned to ask his disciples for advice on how to resolve the matter perfectly, so as not to offend Prince Jing or harm his own daughter.
Mei Lanyi pursed her lips, and seeing her father's unyielding expression, she bowed and withdrew.
The next few days seemed calm on the surface, but in reality, a storm was brewing behind the scenes, and Mei Lanyi's reputation was ruined in an instant.
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