The arrogant imperial concubine arrives, the favorite of the regent

When Ye heard the word "miserable" from Yun Mujiu, her blood boiled and she suddenly spat out a mouthful of blood.

She smeared the blood from her lips, pulled her lips together in self-mockery, then turned to a cold smile: "I really don't know how someone like Meng Wanzhou could give birth to a daughter like you."

Yun Mujiu looked over and heard Ye sigh again, "You two are really different. One is extremely cowardly, while the other is extremely strong."

Yun Mujiu frowned slightly and slammed the table: "Stop talking nonsense and tell me what happened to my mother back then!"

Ye knew that she could not turn things around, and she also knew that Yun Boliang and she had long since broken up and it was impossible for them to think about their past relationship as husband and wife. In other words, she had no other way out of her predicament.

Right now, the only thing she could hope for is to ease the relationship between her and Yun Mujiu a little. Maybe there would be a glimmer of hope, or she might have a chance to take revenge on Yun Boliang, the unfaithful and heartless man!

Of course, if this plan doesn't work, it doesn't matter. At least she has to tell Yun Mujiu those secrets. Let's see if Yun Mujiu can still remain as calm and composed as he is now, hehe...

Ye said to Yun Mujiu, "Your mother and I used to be friends. Although we weren't close friends, we did keep in touch from time to time."

"So, I also heard and personally learned some of the things that happened back then."

There was a slight change in Yun Mujiu's expression, but it was not obvious and no one could see her micro-expression.

Ye Qingyan continued to speak, Meng Wanzhou was a famous girl from a noble family in Beijing. She was dignified and talented, but because she seldom went out to socialize and stayed at home for a long time, she had few close friends.

Most of the people who can be contacted are casual acquaintances, while "good friends" like Ye Qingyan have a closer relationship, so Ye Qingyan also knows more about things related to Meng Wanzhou.

Meng Wanzhou treated Ye Qingyan as a rare friend, unaware that she was being exploited by him, and she had no idea how cruelly he would treat her in the future. But that's a story for another time, and first, let's talk about a major incident that happened to Meng Wanzhou.

Twenty years ago, Meng Wanzhou abruptly left Beijing without telling her family. Even to friends and family, she never revealed a single detail about her whereabouts or personal circumstances. One rainy night, Meng Wanzhou, carrying a bundle, stepped out into the rain alone.

Before this, Meng Wanzhou was in her prime, and countless people came to her home to propose marriage, but Meng Wanzhou had no intention of falling in love or getting married. It just so happened that Duke Meng and his wife loved their daughter very much and sternly rejected all the marriage proposals at once.

Unexpectedly, their beloved daughter hid it from everyone and left the capital alone, heading north of the capital.

Initially, the Meng family was able to suppress the news of Meng Wanzhou's departure, but eventually, the truth would eventually come out. Powerful figures in the city soon became aware of Meng Wanzhou's departure.

Ye Qingyan became even more restless. It wasn't that she cared much about Meng Wanzhou, her so-called friend, but she felt that she seemed to have smelled an extremely wonderful mystery.

While she sent people to track down Meng Wanzhou's news, she also approached the Meng family to try to find out more information.

The Meng family was so anxious to find Meng Wanzhou's whereabouts that they naturally had little time to notice Ye Qingyan's suspicious intentions. They even contacted Ye Qingyan to discuss Meng Wanzhou's possible departure and whereabouts...

Fortunately, Meng Chaoming was already the Duke of Meng in Zhongyue at that time. With his large family and great wealth, he could naturally find some clues.

The secret guards found out that before Meng Wanzhou left, she seemed to have met a new person in the capital.

But Beijing's upper-class circles are so small, how could Meng Wanzhou possibly find any new strangers and connect with them? A more important reason is that Meng Wanzhou isn't someone who loves going out or socializing. Any stranger who caught her eye would have to be someone special, and unlikely to be a native of Beijing.

Further investigation by the secret guards revealed that the man who had come into contact with Meng Wanzhou was likely a young man. He had encountered a difficult situation in the city, injured and struggling without money to find shelter, let alone medical treatment. Meng Wanzhou had stumbled upon this young man on the street, paid for him to be treated, and even provided him with money to stay in the capital.

However, suddenly one day, this man left the capital for unknown reasons, without even saying goodbye to Meng Wanzhou.

The man left because his injury had healed, or because he had to go home, or because he had to continue working on something he hadn't finished while away. In short, the man left.

But in Meng Wanzhou's eyes, this man left without saying goodbye.

No one knows what Meng Wanzhou is thinking, nor does anyone know how Meng Wanzhou thinks and measures the days ahead.

By the time everyone noticed something was wrong, Meng Wanzhou had already left Beijing. She packed some light luggage and quietly left on a rainy night.

She only left a note for Duke Meng and Madam He: "Please forgive my daughter for leaving without saying goodbye. Don't worry about me. Take care of yourself. I will be back soon."

No other content was mentioned. Duke Meng and his wife received the note a few days later, and by that time Meng Wanzhou had already left the capital.

Later, Duke Meng sent people to find out that Meng Wanzhou had met a strange man, and that Meng Wanzhou might have left the capital for that man, which made him extremely worried.

Duke Meng, Yi, and the youngest son Meng Shihao were all very worried. Duke Meng even secretly mobilized all his forces to find Meng Wanzhou.

At this point, Ye Qingyan, sensing something was amiss, became even more proactive in contacting the Meng family. Meng Wanzhou was superior to her in every way, from appearance to family background and talent, yet she had abandoned everything for a man. This inevitably made her feel complacent, and she even considered replacing Meng Wanzhou and becoming the daughter of the Meng family.

Meng Ninglang spared no expense and finally found out that after Meng Wanzhou left the capital, he headed north, as if he was heading to the northernmost Beijie or Beihan outside Zhongyue.

Unfortunately, despite a long search by groups of people, Meng Wanzhou’s whereabouts could not be found.

A year later, the Meng family discovered that Meng Wanzhou had shown up on his own initiative. Meng Wanzhou appeared in a small county in the north of the capital, and then took the initiative to follow the Meng family's secret guards back to the capital.

After Meng Wanzhou returned, she looked haggard and silent, her youthful energy gone. She stayed indoors, refusing to see anyone from the Meng family. Duke Meng invited Ye Qingyan to visit, but Meng Wanzhou remained unresponsive.

Meng Wanzhou did not mention her departure at all, nor did she mention her journey abroad.

The Meng family felt distressed and helpless, and Yi said with tears in her eyes: "As long as he comes back, it's fine. As long as Wanzhou is alive and by our side, it's fine."

After a dozen days of seclusion, Meng Wanzhou took the initiative to leave her room and talk with the Meng family. However, she remained silent as always. She didn't talk about what had happened over the past year, and the Meng family tacitly refrained from discussing it, acting as if nothing had happened.

Meng Wanzhou went out again and met with Ye Qingyan, but still said nothing and only chatted about trivial matters.

At this time, a huge turning point came that shocked everyone...