Chapter 250 Yun Qiao Enters South City
Mrs. Meng looked quite young and very beautiful. Her eyes were reddish-brown and her hair was not the jet-black color of the Zhou people, but had a hint of reddish-brown.
"Your Highness, are you all right? The general knew you were coming, so he specially asked me to come here. You've just arrived in South City and there must be many things you're not used to. If you need anything, just tell me directly."
Yun Qiao was surprised when she saw Mrs. Meng for the first time. She looked so young.
He looks to be about eighteen or nineteen years old.
"Thank you, Madam Meng, for your help. We'll be staying here for the time being, but we don't need anything else. I believe General Meng already knows what I'm going to do in South City. I just need him to approve a piece of land for me."
Madam Meng smiled gently and said, "Your Highness, I really don't know about these matters. Your Highness should wait for the general to return in a few days and then tell him."
"Come here, take the things I brought and put them inside the house for His Highness."
After Mrs. Meng finished speaking, some maids came with some things, which were nothing more than gold, silver, jewelry, some fruits, vegetables, rice, flour and other things.
"What does Madam Meng mean?"
Madam Meng continued with a smile, "Please accept it, Your Highness."
This is obviously a gift.
Yun Qiao did not refuse. Since she was given gold and silver, she would not think it was too much. Besides, she had her own uses for the money.
"Thank you, Madam Meng."
Seeing Yunqiao accept it, Mrs. Meng was also stunned, and then she behaved more naturally.
My Lord asked me to give a gift to test Princess Huayang. I thought she wouldn't accept it, but she accepted it outright. This is a good thing, as it saves me the trouble.
[I'm not afraid of Her Royal Highness asking for money, I'm just afraid of Her Royal Highness not wanting money.]
Yun Qiao listened to what Mrs. Meng was thinking, and the smile on her face became even more pronounced.
Mrs. Meng put down her things and left.
Yun Qiao asked the maid to take the ingredients sent by Madam Meng and asked the cook to cook.
She is hungry and it’s time to eat something….
After leaving the villa, Mrs. Meng returned to the general's mansion and went directly to Meng Liang's place.
Meng Liang is in his early fifties, but his new wife is only eighteen years old, only three years older than Meng Liang's granddaughter.
Meng Lian, who was talking to his father, saw his mother coming and his eyes suddenly turned cold.
"General, it's done."
"Hey, Grandpa is here too. Look at the look in your eyes. How have I, as your daughter, ever offended you? You said you didn't call me mom, but you stared at me like that."
"General, look at the look in Dalang's eyes."
As Jiaolan spoke, she walked up to Meng Liang, looking coquettish and weak.
Meng Liang coughed a few times and said, "Meng Lian, go down first. I know everything you said, but you don't understand. The Manchu country is now trying to make friends with our Nancheng. I absolutely cannot offend the Manchu country because of Chen Jingyan."
"Father, although Nancheng is not powerful in the eyes of the emperor, it is still part of the Great Zhou. Why do you want to get so close to the Manchu Kingdom? Aren't you afraid of being accused of collaborating with the enemy and selling out your country?"
Meng Lian was even more angry when he saw his father who was so old and confused.
Guerlain just laughed.
"Da Lang, you should listen to your father. Your father is the general guarding the city."
Meng Lian looked at the charming Jiaolan and scolded her, "You are not allowed to talk about what happened between me and my father."
"General, look at what Dalang said. He doesn't respect me at all."
Meng Liang scolded coldly, "Meng Lian, how can you talk like that? After all, this is your mother."
"Oh, I don't have a mother who is twenty years younger than me. I'd be embarrassed to tell anyone about it."
Meng Lian waved his sleeves and left.
His father is really senile. He wants to marry a beautiful wife at the age of fifty, and such a young woman at that. It is said that the new wife is a Manchu. Meng Lian is also investigating this matter.
When Meng Lian was walking out, his subordinates came to report that someone had gone to look for Zhou Dachuan.
"Do you know who it is?"
"It should be the princess's man. Zhou Dachuan is Mobei King Chen Jingyan's man. If he finds Zhou Dachuan, then the old general's close relationship with the Manchu prince will be exposed."
"Master, you must make a careful plan. If necessary, we must abandon the old general."
"The old general is becoming increasingly confused and listens to his new wife in everything. Many of our subordinates are already dissatisfied with the old general's behavior."
Meng Lian calmed down and thought carefully about what his subordinates said.
"But he is my father after all, and I cannot do such a thing as patricide. As for Jiaolan, I will get rid of her when necessary."
Meng Lian finished speaking and then said, "Make some arrangements. I want to go see the princess."
He had to express his attitude in front of the princess so that if Chen Jingyan attacked Nancheng in the future, he and his wife and children would be protected.
Meng Lian was also confused as to why Princess Huayang had come to Nancheng out of nowhere. It was said she was here to approve land for trade. Who knew if this was just a gimmick, under the guise of business, but actually to investigate the Meng family...
After all, over the years, his father has received many gifts from the royal family of the Manchus, including women.
Speaking of this, Meng Lian became furious.
His father was corrupt, but he took the blame.
This is too much of a responsibility. He can't take it now, nor does he want to.
Yun Qiao was waiting to see General Meng approve a piece of land, intending to do something big, but she didn't know that her trip to Nancheng this time would make the Meng family worried.
That day, Meng Lian returned home and told his wife that the Mobei King's wife, also known as Princess Huayang, had arrived.
When Meng Lian's wife heard this, she felt that there was hope.
"My dear, I think you can sacrifice your own family for the greater good. Otherwise, what will become of our children in the future? Father did something foolish, and we have to bear the consequences. It might have been okay before, but Father is so old, and marrying an 18-year-old is shameful to anyone who knows about it."
"Look, I've been out drinking tea and admiring flowers with other ladies during this time. It's not that I don't want to go, it's that I feel embarrassed."
Meng Lian said, "I know what Madam means, but no one knows whether Princess Huayang can help us. If she doesn't care, then our words will be useless. They say Chen Jingyan is ruthless and doesn't care about his relatives. If we confess, he won't believe us and will turn the tables and arrest us all..."
"This is not impossible."
Meng Lian and his wife did not sleep that night.
The next day, Mrs. Meng Lian urged him to go find Princess Huayang and test her attitude.
When Menglian arrived, Yunqiao had just eaten. The food in Nancheng was much better than that in Mobei, and she ate quite a bit. After she was full, she felt lazy and wanted to sleep.
Lily heard that General Meng's son had arrived and was waiting outside the door, awaiting the princess's reply.
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