for the first time, called his name. Her voice was a mix of anger and annoyance, but held no real authority.At first listen, it sounds like she's being cute.Gu Jingxi raised the corners of her mouth,...Meng Jiny Yao had just stepped out of her private room and was about to go downstairs when she suddenly saw a sneaky figure. She took a closer look and discovered that it was her good friend, Princess Jingning, who was slightly bending over and tiptoeing towards the door of another private room. She seemed to be preparing to eavesdrop on something.
Upon seeing this, Meng Jinyao felt a little curious and tiptoed over.
When she walked in front of Princess Jingning, Princess Jingning also saw the three of them, master and servant. She hurriedly made a gesture to silence them, then concentrated and listened carefully to the movement inside.
Meng Jin Yao, seeing her like this, though feeling strange, did not speak. She just lightly nodded her head.
The next moment, the door to the room suddenly swung open. Junzhu of Jingning was caught off guard and let out a startled "Ah!" before tumbling inside.
Meng Jinyáo was stunned and instinctively looked inside the room. She saw a man wearing a silver mask standing at the door. He glanced at Jingning County Princess who lay on the ground, then turned his eyes to her.
There she was. The man removed his mask, revealing a handsome face. He looked to be about seventeen or eighteen years old.
Meng Jinyo looked at the man, feeling that this look was very familiar. Where had she seen it before Oh, she remembered, it was the young master of the Shen Guogong, Shen Yunzhou, whom they had saved before.
Shen Yunzhou frowned slightly and asked, "What are you doing Being so sneaky."
The Princess Jingning got up from the ground, gave him a white look, and said: "You're the one being sneaky. I was going to ask you what you were doing. You even wear a mask when you go out, why aren't you wearing it now"
Shen Yunzhou glanced at the door and replied, "Let's talk first."
The quiet and peaceful princess pulled Meng Jinyao inside, Qingqiu and Ningdong were afraid something might happen to their mistress, so they hurriedly followed in.
After quietly entering, the princess of Jingning looked around. She didn't see anyone and glanced at Shen Yunzhou's mask again, asking once more: "Shen Yunzhou, why are you still wearing a mask when you go out You aren't ugly."
Shen Yunzhou looked calm and collected: "As I said before, it's inconvenient for me to appear now, and it's also inconvenient for people to know that I've returned to Beijing. What would you like to eat I'll have the waiter bring some tea and snacks."
Upon hearing this, Princess Jingning lost interest and said, "I thought you were going to do something bad. We have other things to attend to. We won't be having tea and snacks anymore. Let's go." Saying that, she took Meng Jin Yao out.
Out of the room, Meng Jin Yao curiously asked, "A-Yan, what were you doing just now"
The Princess Jingning truthfully replied, "I saw him wearing a mask and acting sneaky. Out of curiosity, I wanted to see what he was doing and who he was meeting with so secretly. Unexpectedly, there was only himself inside."
One person
Meng Jinyao frowned subtly, thinking to herself, "No, there are two people. There are two teacups on the table. One cup must belong to Shen Yunzhou, and the other... it belongs to someone else. I estimate that the person left through the window the moment the door opened."
She softly asked, "A-Yan, it seems you're very interested in what happened to Young Master Shen"
"Who cares about what happens to him"
Princess Jingning gave a dismissive snort and scoffed, "I just want to see if he's up to some shady business behind closed doors.
Meng Jinyao asked again, "He was wearing a mask, you didn't even see his face, how could you recognize him"
Jingning County Princess replied, "After he returned to Beijing, besides the time at the estate, plus today, this is the third time I've seen him. Looking at his figure, I recognized him immediately."
Hearing this, Meng Jin Yao looked at her deeply without further entanglement on the issue. She then asked, "Why are you out alone Where is your maidservant"
"There are too many people, it's easy to be exposed, so I let them wait for me in the inner room. The Princess Jingning said this, then pulled her along, "Ai Yao, I didn't expect to meet you when we went out. Let's go to the inner room and continue talking."
Meng Jiny Yao also didn't have anything important to do, since she ran into them, she definitely agreed to get together, readily accepted and followed her.
The matter of the Meng family has become the talk of the town, it's no secret. Naturally, Jingning County Princess had heard about it. She was somewhat curious about supernatural beings and couldn't help but ask Meng Jinyao, "Ayao, do you think there are really ghosts in this world"
Meng Jinyao chuckled: “Such things exist if you believe in them, and don't if you don't. Anyway, I've never seen it myself.”
The quiet Princess Jingning nodded lightly: “That's also true.”
She stopped talking about it and didn't dwell on it anymore. She rested her chin in her hand, looked at Meng Jin Yao, and continued to gossip with her. When they talked about Sun Shi's two children, she clicked her tongue twice and scorned: "Sun Shi really raised a pair of good children, truly white-eyed wolves. No matter how bad Sun Shi was, she was still their mother. She didn't owe them anything, but after Sun Shi passed away, they were so cold, which is really frightening."
Meng Jinyao smiled sarcastically: "This is probably what happens when the foundation is crooked."
Sun was killed instantly by a head injury in front of the Sun residence. Such an unlucky incident made the Sun family furious. They refused to accept her body and had someone inform Meng Jinyu and Meng Chengxing, but the siblings not only didn't show their faces but also didn't send anyone to collect the body, effectively treating Sun as if she never existed as their mother.
Thus, the Sun family was furious and simply rolled out a straw mat, bought no coffin, and buried her in just any random place, hastily concluding the matter. It is said that not even a tombstone was erected, as the Sun family refused to acknowledge such a daughter, feeling ashamed of her. They even thought writing "Sun" on the tombstone would tarnish their family's reputation.
Quiet Ning County Lord suddenly mysteriously said: "A Yao, I suddenly believe in oaths a little. Those who swear that if they break their promise, they will be struck by lightning, probably got struck by lightning.
Meng Jinyao smiled and asked, "Could it be that someone swore to you and then broke their promise, getting struck by lightning as a result"
It's not struck by lightning, it's dead.
Quietly, the county princess shook her head and asked back, "Do you remember our first meeting"
Meng Jin Yao nodded, she naturally remembered, the first time they met, Ah Yan was friends with Meng Jin Yu. She was naive and was deceived by Meng Jin Yu, helping Meng Jin Yu embarrass her. Afterwards, Meng Jin Yu tried to trip her, making her fall down the stairs, but she dodged it and dragged Meng Jin Yu back, preventing her from being blamed for harming her younger sister later on.
Then, Quiet Ning County Lord continued, "At that time, I actually had some suspicions. I felt that she probably wanted to harm you, but she insisted that you were angry and wanted to punish her. Seeing my hesitation, she even swore that if she lied, she would let her mother suffer a terrible fate. I saw that she used her mother's life as a pledge, so I believed her words.
Meng Jin Yao was surprised: "Is there such a thing"
The Quiet Duchess nodded and said, “Indeed, otherwise I wouldn’t have believed her words so readily back then. Who would swear an oath using their own mother Now that her mother is truly in a dire situation, I wonder if she regrets swearing by her mother.”
After a moment of silence, Meng Jinyao said calmly, “It shouldn’t be, because she probably has already forgotten this rash vow.”
The Princess Jingning was startled, and then replied: "That's also true."law again I've told you many times, you can't conflict with her, otherwise it will cause your mother-in-law's dissatisfaction. Some small things can just be endured. Now that you are quarreling again,...