360. The death of Meng Xian(1/2)
It was completely dark, and from the north side of Zhaixing Mountain, there was no sight to see the bustling and bustling Wan'an City tonight. There were only black forests, sleeping like giant beasts in the cold night wind.
The horse's hooves were thumping, Xing Rui held the horse's reins, dismounted outside the gate of Xiuqing Temple, and turned around and saw Prime Minister Meng being helped out of the carriage by his subordinates.
"Crown Prince..." Prime Minister Meng looked at Xiu Qing'an in front of him, and he really couldn't imagine why Rong Yuancheng suddenly sent someone to call him over, but he could think that it must have something to do with Meng Xian.
When he thought of his daughter who was stubborn and like a demonic obstacle eroded his mind, Prime Minister Meng felt distressed. He had only two daughters. The one who really wanted to make peace for the sake of the family was Meng Li, and Meng Xian was always protected and spoiled.
Now, Meng Li finally has the hard work and has lived a comfortable life. But Meng Xian has done some incredible things to ruin her life for an illusory name.
Lan Yu... Prime Minister Meng couldn't help but feel hatred when he thought of these two words, but he also knew that no wonder the legendary young master Lan Yu. There are so many people who read the books of Mr. Lan Yu, but he has never seen others as crazy and ignorant as Meng Xian. Meng Li mentioned before that Jun Lingyue also likes Mr. Lan Yu's books, and most of them have read them, but what she realized is the warmth and warmth of people's hearts, be yourself, cherish blessings and be grateful.
Meng Xian is the relative of Prime Minister Meng, how could he not feel sorry for him? But he knew very well that there was no problem with books, and there was no problem with the person who wrote books, but Meng Xian himself had a problem.
But she even cut her hair into a nun. She came to Xiuqing'an to become a monk. It was not long before she could do anything?
Prime Minister Meng was a little uneasy and hoped that Xingrui could reveal some information.
Xingrui shook his head, "Prime Minister, come in quickly, Your Highness the Crown Prince is waiting." As for the others, he couldn't say anything. In fact, he didn't understand the whole story, but just heard a few words about Lu Zhe and Rong Yuancheng talking.
Prime Minister Meng sighed and signaled that all the followers would stay outside. He walked towards the gate of Xiuqing Temple alone.
The abbot ordered that the gate of Xiuqing Temple was open and no one blocked the road, but someone was waiting specifically to lead the way for Prime Minister Meng.
This was the first time Prime Minister Meng came. Because of Xiuqing'an's rule that he did not receive male guests, he accompanied Mrs. Meng and Mrs. Meng to visit Meng Xian last time. They only went in. Prime Minister Meng was waiting outside. He had to let Meng Xian come out to see him. He had something to explain, but in the end Meng Xian was unwilling to come out and had to give up.
The last time the father and daughter met was when Prime Minister Meng went to the village to pick up Meng Xian on New Year's Eve, because Old Lady Meng hoped that the family would reunite during the New Year. However, Meng Xian was cold and refused to go home. No matter what Prime Minister Meng said, she was like wood, without reaction, and without saying anything.
But the Meng family didn't know that Lan Yu was Su Mo. They always thought that Meng Xian was just fascinated by the man she imagined. She couldn't give up. They still hoped that when would she want to drive home.
The nun who led the way stopped, Prime Minister Meng took back his thoughts and stood at the gate of a small courtyard. The nun said nothing and turned around and left.
Prime Minister Meng stepped into the courtyard in front of him and saw two people standing under the corridor. The dim lanterns shone on one of them with thin and slender figures. They had gentle and elegant facial features, and at this moment they were half-light and half-dark, revealing a bit of coldness, which made Prime Minister Meng tremble in his heart!
Prime Minister Meng quickly stepped forward and knelt in front of Rong Yuancheng, "I am looking for the prince!"
Rong Yuancheng, who grew up in Wan'an City, was to some extent considered to be the result of Prime Minister Meng's growth. In my impression, Rong Yuancheng was very quiet since childhood, and his body was thin, which once made people wonder whether he could inherit the legacy of his "parents". Many people even said that the "twins" of the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion were probably going to have a female general and Prime Minister Wen.
Rong Yuancheng grew up and was still thin and gentle. At first glance, people always think that he was a weak scholar, but he used his strength and talent to tell the world that as Rong Lan's son, he was just not ostentatious, but he never had anything to do with the word "weak".
Nowadays, few people mention the "Tongming Gemini" that year, and the so-called year was just two years ago.
Many major events have happened in Wan'an City in the past two years. After Rong Lan became the female emperor of the Dongming Kingdom, Prime Minister Meng thought that he would not be surprised if something happened to Rong's family. However, when he learned that Rong Lan chose Rong Yuancheng, who had no blood relationship with her, Prime Minister Meng still sighed for a long time. Because he thought it would be Rong Yuanqiu, or Rong Yuanruo, or Jun Zihuan, but he did not expect that Rong Lan's son who had always held hands since childhood, no matter what happened, his position in her heart has never changed.
Of course, Meng Cheng has nothing to say about Rong Yuancheng's strength and mind. Putting aside his bloodline, he is definitely an excellent prince.
But at this moment, kneeling before Rong Yuancheng, Prime Minister Meng suddenly felt that he still underestimated Rong Yuancheng. Because he had just seen the true kingly aura from Rong Yuancheng for the first time, arrogant and cold, arrogant, and arrogant, and powerful without anger.
There is no need to kneel down when Prime Minister Meng goes to Rong’s family, Rong Lan sets the rules.
If you meet outside, Rong Yuancheng doesn't like the red tape, but he looks at Prime Minister Meng kneeling in front of him, and is silent for a while before speaking, "Your daughter is inside, go in and take a look."
"Yes." Prime Minister Meng had heard the screams from inside. He still couldn't figure out the situation, but his heart was raised. It was because he knew that the Rong family was very tolerant of Meng Xian, and it was even more impossible to treat her for no reason that Prime Minister Meng became more and more uneasy.
When he opened the door, Prime Minister Meng smelled a faint smell of blood.
There was no light in the room, and the light from the lanterns in the corridor shone in, shining on Meng Xian's face without bias.
Seeing Meng Xian's face covered in blood, Prime Minister Meng's heart skipped a beat, ran over quickly, sat by the bed, and called out, "Xian'er!"
Rong Yuancheng looked up and looked at the bright moon slowly rising in the night sky, with a calm expression. Good parents finally couldn't give up their flesh and blood. He could understand it. But tonight, Prime Minister Meng must make a choice.
"Lan Yu..." Meng Xian suddenly grabbed Prime Minister Meng's hand, his eyes protruded, and murmured, followed by another scream of pain.
Prime Minister Meng's anxious and nervous heart was poured on his head with a bucket of ice water, which made half cold! Lan Yu, Lan Yu, and Lan Yu, still thinking about Lan Yu, isn't Meng Xian crazy?
"I know... it's you..." Meng Xian's eyes flashed with strange light, as if she was looking at Prime Minister Meng, but her eyes were clearly not focused. "Lan Yu is... Su Mo, Su Mo is Lan Yu... I know... I should have thought of it long ago..."
Prime Minister Meng widened his eyes and looked at Meng Xian in disbelief. His heart was like a hammer. After hearing the word "Su Mo" in Meng Xian's mouth, his spine suddenly became cold and he burst into cold sweat!
No need to ask, Prime Minister Meng's mind exploded, and he had already guessed why Rong Yuancheng appeared in Xiuqing'an. Prime Minister Meng originally thought that his daughter was just a fantasy man, but he never expected that he knew that person, and it turned out to be Su Mo!
If it were any other person, Prime Minister Meng might not be so scared, but it was Su Mo... that was the benefactor of the Meng family, the husband of the current miracle doctor Princess Rong Yuanqiu!
Prime Minister Meng knew very well that without Yuan Qiu, his eldest daughter who felt most guilty would have died of dying from the deep palace. He would not have such a well-behaved and cute grandson. His third daughter-in-law was gone. His eldest grandson would have died in the womb, and his old mother would probably not be able to stand the blow... And the Meng family would definitely not be as comfortable and wealthy as it is now!
Yuan Qiu is the person Prime Minister Meng respects the most, is the one who is least willing to offend, and is afraid to offend the least.
"Rong Yuanqiu... bitch... go to death... Lan Yu is me... mine..." Meng Xian murmured in a resentful voice.
Prime Minister Meng looked at Meng Xian, and the temperature in his eyes gradually disappeared, replaced by indifference.
A trace of pain flashed, Prime Minister Meng pulled Meng Xian's hand away, stood up, turned around, walked out without looking back, knelt in front of Rong Yuancheng again, and said in a deep voice, "The evil girl is crazy about gaining and losing her heart, talking nonsense, offending His Highness the Third Princess, and deserves to be killed, let His Highness the Crown Prince take the blame."
Rong Yuancheng was not surprised by Prime Minister Meng's choice. He was naturally not mediocre. He was able to become Prime Minister. He was the basics of arriving in the situation and being smart and decisive.
"The Japanese Palace will come here because she found out that Ling Ai colluded with a thief who secretly plotted against her. The man was a fake nun hiding in Xiuqing Temple. Regarding the fact that my third brother-in-law is Mr. Lan Yu, it was also the one who told Ling Ai. She did nothing except for her original intention and insulting my third sister." Rong Yuancheng said indifferently.
When Prime Minister Meng heard the word "Ling Ai" in Rong Yuancheng's mouth, he felt a trembling heart. After hearing the inside story, after hearing the last sentence, his forehead was sweating protruding coldly, and his head was almost hanging to the ground, "Your Highness, the prince, the empress, the daughter is indecisive, and he deserves to die!"
If Meng Xian really colluded with someone and caused trouble, Prime Minister Meng could really apologize for his death, and the Meng family would be over! He even began to regret it now. He shouldn't have been so tolerant of Meng Xian at the beginning. He always thought she would think it was easy, but he didn't expect that she was really crazy.
"I know what Prime Minister Meng is like. But I still have to decide how to deal with the person inside." Rong Yuancheng said.
Prime Minister Meng's hand trembled, knowing that Rong Yuancheng was waiting for him to express his opinion. He gritted his teeth and said respectfully, "Mr. Meng Xian, the daughter of a minister, made a big mistake and was expelled from the house. She voluntarily became a nun. Today, she hangs a beam in Xiuqing Temple. This woman is already a Buddhist and has cut off her ties with Meng. Xiuqing Temple should deal with her afterlife and should not enter the Meng family's ancestral tomb!"
Rong Yuancheng smiled lightly, "That's great." After saying that, he passed by Prime Minister Meng and walked out with great strides.
Prime Minister Meng knelt on the ground, listening to the sound of footsteps gradually fading away, his body softened, and he fell down. He wanted to get up, but he felt that his eyes were dark and he almost fell head-on. He fell two steps forward and stood firm before holding on to the door frame.
Meng Xian was still alive, struggling in pain, her voice getting weaker and weaker, and she was already angry.
Prime Minister Meng turned his back to Meng Xian and sat on the threshold. The cold wind blew, and he quietly waited for the room behind him to calm down, and finally got up. Without even looking at Meng Xian, he ordered the subordinates who came here to prepare the coffin and shroud.
The carriage went down the mountain and could no longer walk as soon as it entered Wan'an City.
The Lantern Festival Lantern Festival has begun. Tonight, cars and horses are prohibited on Wan'ancheng Street. Rong Yuancheng lifted the curtain, took a look at the lively scene not far away, put down the curtain, and ordered Xingrui to take a detour home.
The carriage was parked outside the gate, and Rong Yuancheng asked the guard whether Lu Zhe had been here.
The guards guarding the gate said that Lu Zhe and Jun Lingxin left in the afternoon and had never come back. Lu Zhe's son had not been picked up yet and was taken out to play by Jun Zihuan and Rong Yuanruo.
Rong Yuancheng took the things he brought back from Xiuqing'an and returned to Yuanbaoju first, and You Wu was not there. Duan Yunhe had already arranged for him to not receive guests tonight in a restaurant in Wan'an City, but only for the Rong family to gather and enjoy the lanterns. It was the most central location on Wan'an City Street. The family members went there after dinner, including the elderly, children and pregnant women. Rong Lan told Rong Yuancheng to come back and go there.
Rong Yuancheng didn't eat anything, so he ordered his servants to prepare water. He took a shower and changed his clothes and went out.
With only Xingrui, one of his followers, Rong Yuancheng walked through the crowded crowds on Wan'ancheng Street in a low-key manner. Some people recognized him, but before he could be surprised, he had passed.
When Rong Yuancheng arrived at the entrance of Duan’s restaurant, he met Qi Ming and Meng Li. Qi Ming was carrying Meng Qingyan on his shoulders, and Meng Li was holding a cute little rabbit lantern in her hand, with a gentle smile.
Rong Yuancheng greeted Qi Ming, and then he heard Rong Yuanshun calling him upstairs, "Fourth Brother! Why are you here? Come up quickly!"
Rong Yuancheng hugged Meng Qingyan over, Qi Ming hugged the pregnant Meng Li and walked in together, and the atmosphere was harmonious.
Qi Ming and Meng Li didn't know at this moment. Not long ago, Rong Yuancheng "forced" Prime Minister Meng to declare Meng Xian's death, and she was not allowed to enter the Meng family's ancestral tomb after she died. Rong Yuancheng was not worried about what they would do after they knew it. Meng Li was very smart. It would be harmful to her to have such a sister, and it would be best if she died.
When Rong Yuancheng went upstairs, he saw the family sitting in the same place drinking tea and chatting. Rong Yuanshun lay by the window and looked at the lanterns below. He did not see Rong Yuanshun and Duan Yunhe. The two who he liked to play most must have run out.
Rong Lan asked Rong Yuancheng with his eyes. Rong Yuancheng smiled gently and shook his head to show that there was nothing. He put Meng Qingyan down and watched him run towards Rong Yuanshun and Qing Xiuyi with his short legs. Rong Yuancheng sat next to You Wu and held her hand.
Rong Lan thought that Rong Yuancheng had not had dinner yet, so she ordered Hongling to quickly deliver a bowl of steaming little wonton.
Rong Yuancheng ate slowly, listening to the children playing, laughing and laughing.
Rong Yuanlang and Duan Yunhe ran back and brought back the few lanterns they thought were the most beautiful on the street. After putting them down, they soon took Rong Yuanshun, Qing Xiuyi and Meng Qingyan to go out to play with him.
The twins were already asleep, in the cradle beside Rong Lan. Su Mo and Yuan Qiu sat together as if no one was around, Su Mo was playing the piano, and Yuan Qiu was carefully painting a homemade lantern.
After Rong Yuancheng finished eating wontons, he asked You Wu if he wanted to go out to play.
You Wu was indifferent to the mood, "I don't want to." She didn't like places where there were too many people.
Yuan Qiu showed everyone the painted lanterns. There was only a beautiful back that was floating like a fairy. Who would it be if it weren't Su Mo?
Su Mo's smile deepened, "Qiu'er's painting skills are good."
Everyone said that when it comes to showing love, Su Mo and Yuan Qiu have always blatantly crushed everyone.
Rong Yuancheng looked at Su Mo and Yuan Qiu and smiled, and he also smiled. He liked his sister and brother-in-law's openness, natural and intimate appearance. This is the destined pair of destined people. Is it the turn of those monsters and monsters to oppose it? He is talking about Meng Xian.
Because I have children, I can't stay up late, and the Rong family went back in the hour of Hai.
The first Lantern Festival Lantern Festival after the change of the Dongming Kingdom was in full swing, everything was fine and nothing unexpected happened.
Lu Zhe's son fell asleep early in Jun Zihuan's place. The little guy had a very happy day and didn't know that he had been "abandoned" by his parents.
Yuan Qiu knew that Lu Zhe had never come to pick up the child, and even called Rong Yuancheng to Xiuqing Temple in the middle. Something must have happened, but her two babies are full moon today, she is in confinement today, and today is the Chinese New Year. Since Rong Yuancheng didn't say anything after he came back and looked good, it would be nothing big. Let's talk about it another day, and he doesn't want to affect his good mood today.
After You Wu fell asleep, Rong Yuancheng secretly left the Rong family and went to Lu Zhe's place.
Jun Lingxin went to bed early, and the couple did not go to see the lantern festival. Because Jun Lingxin was frightened, the cold wind blew and could not withstand the tossing. Originally, Lu Zhe wanted to take her to Rong's house and ask Yuan Qiu to take her a vein, but Jun Lingxin insisted that she was fine and just wanted to go home and there was no need to bother Yuan Qiu.
Lu Zhe did not hand over the captured Xuan Si to the Rong family, nor did he take the initiative to go over and say what happened, because he had told Rong Yuancheng what he should have said, and Rong Yuancheng would come to him to deal with Xuan Si next.
After returning home, he was sure that Jun Lingxin was fine. Lu Zhe calmed down and had a guess about Xuan Si's identity.
Lu Zhe knew everything about Yuan Qiu’s two cousins. Lin Song was Yuan Qiu’s cousin, Feng Jinbao was the son of Rong Lanyi’s brother Rong Hao. Rong Hao’s wife’s identity is unknown, and she didn’t know her life or death. Feng Jinbao was replaced by Rong Hao and Lin Song, so he asked him to die for Lin Song.
Therefore, Lu Zhe suspected that Xuan Si was probably Feng Jinbao's biological mother, so that she could explain why she said that when Rong Lan saw her, she should kneel down and kowtow to her...
Lu Zhe felt that things were a bit tricky, and he didn't do anything about Xuan Si for the time being. It was not until late at night that he remembered that his son was still in the Rong family, but he didn't plan to pick him up. Let's talk about it tomorrow.
When Rong Yuancheng appeared, Lu Zhe was ready to go to bed.
"I thought you wouldn't come tonight." Lu Zhe sat in the study and did not get up. Xuan Si was locked in the secret room behind him.
To be continued...