So what if I traveled through time? I'll continue to roll in another place

Mrs. Meng Chen Yaqin was very anxious outside the Shijue Temple. She kept calculating the time, wondering whether her daughter had succeeded, and whether Princess Xinzhen had discovered the trick.

She silently prayed for the Buddha's blessing, waiting for Chu Yiwei's palace maids to come and ask her to discuss the matter, and then go to Chu Yuanming together to ask for the emperor's permission to grant them the marriage.

However, as time went by, no one from Chu Yiwei came. Chen Yaqin became more and more anxious and kept pacing. She thought to herself, could it be that something unexpected happened? Could it be that Princess Xinzhen didn't see it as expected? Or did Chu Yiwei change her mind?

All kinds of speculations came to her mind, making her feel uneasy.

Just when Chen Yaqin was extremely anxious, a young eunuch came running over and said breathlessly: "Madam, it's bad! Miss Meng...she has been locked up!"

Chen Yaqin's face changed drastically. "What's going on? Tell me quickly!"

The young eunuch stammered back, "Ms. Meng...she...had just entered the hot spring room when she was caught by Princess Changying and Prince Jin...She has now been detained in the clan residence..."

Chen Yaqin felt a black screen in front of her eyes and almost fainted. She never expected that things would develop to such an extent. Now that the plan was exposed, not only her daughter was imprisoned, but she and her daughter were also imprisoned.

Chen Yaqin struggled to stand, her eyes filled with despair and anger.

"Why did Princess Changying and Prince Jin suddenly appear?" she asked in a trembling voice.

The young eunuch lowered his head and said nothing, obviously not knowing the reason.

"Didn't Princess Xinzhen defend Fu'er?" she asked quickly.

The eunuch didn't say anything, and Chen Yaqin knew that Chu Yiwei couldn't say anything in front of Chu Changning. She knew that the situation was serious and if it was not handled properly, it might lead to unpredictable consequences.

Chen Yaqin's mind was in a mess. Now that she had done everything she could, she might as well go back home and confess to her husband and let him make the decision.

Chen Yaqin hurried back to the Meng Mansion and told Meng Zhengcheng everything that had happened.

Meng Zhengcheng was furious when he heard this, and he vomited blood in a fit of rage. His vomiting of blood frightened Mrs. Meng, Chen Yaqin, and she hurried to calm her husband down.

Meng Zhengcheng was even more angry when he saw her acting so boldly. He held his chest and pushed his wife away. "Aren't you very opinionated? You dared to do such a thing that would ruin our daughter and bring disgrace to our family. Why are you crying in front of me now?"

Being scolded by her husband, Chen Yaqin could only cry and beg.

"How could you be so reckless? Now you've not only harmed Fu'er, but you may also implicate the entire Meng family!"

Chen Yaqin cried and said, "I didn't want this to happen either. It was Chu Yiwei's idea! Fu'er was crying like that, and I felt sorry for her too!"

Meng Zhengcheng shook his head helplessly, "Feeling sorry for her? Feeling sorry for her means letting her gamble with her innocence? She seduces him and then abandons him! How can a man who disregards a woman's reputation like this take responsibility!" Meng Zhengcheng did not care that the other party was a prince and said directly.

"If he really loves Fu'er and asks Princess Xinzhen to come to the mansion to propose marriage, can I really refuse the royal family's face? I'm afraid that they are using our family as a backup, which makes you rush to pay for it!" He was so angry that tears streamed down his face.

Chen Yaqin didn't dare to say anything. She was thinking over in her mind where she had gone wrong and why things were completely different from what she had imagined.

"Things have come to this. After the ceremony is over tomorrow, I will go to meet Princess Changying and Prince Jin separately. You stay at home and don't go anywhere!" Meng Zhengcheng said dejectedly, as if all his energy had been exhausted.

Meng Zhengcheng sighed, "In the final analysis, we suffered a great loss in this matter. We can only try our best to get a good result."

Chen Yaqin wanted to say something, but Meng Zhengcheng waved his hand and asked her to leave.

The secret between Chu Yuanhong and Meng Yufu was, after all, just a minor episode, and the ceremony of offering sacrifices to heaven on the second day was held as planned.

Chu Changning was proud that she had finally presided over the ceremony of comforting heaven and earth as the legitimate eldest princess. She was old and naturally could not sing and dance like Yin Ya before. She only performed incense burning, prayer and bird divination. She also personally re-opened and painted the Fengshan Stone of Yueyun Zixiao Mountain in red, and also gave her the red cover for the engraved Fengshan Stele.

As she traced her grandfather's handwriting stroke by stroke with a piece of fine gold cinnabar ink, she couldn't help but feel proud. It was as if she had a divine connection with her grandfather, and she would truly become the most honorable person in Dazhao. She believed that it would not be long before no one would question her status.

The ceremony of offering sacrifices to heaven was finally over, and the royal carriages returned to the palace one after another. Meng Zhengcheng finally had the opportunity to meet the two most powerful nobles in the court.

During the whole day of the sacrifice, he was thinking about whether to go to the Grand Princess's residence first or the Prince of Jin's residence first. Why did they catch his daughter together? He racked his brains but couldn't figure it out. Originally, he didn't want to surrender or offend either side, but now he ended up being caught in a dilemma. Now he didn't know what conditions he would face if he went to the door for his own scandal.

Meng Zhengcheng thought about it again and again, and now the bargaining chip in his hand is very simple: money.

But Chu Changning had obtained the stolen money from Pingyi Mansion, and had also made a fortune from the noble families by taking advantage of the natural disaster in Yueyun. He was afraid that he could not afford the price now, so he finally decided to go to the Prince of Jin's Mansion first. He arrived at the door of the mansion nervously and asked to see the Prince of Jin. After a long wait, he was finally brought into the inner room of the mansion.

Prince Jin Chu Yuanming sat in the upper seat, looking at Meng Zhengcheng with a serious expression. Meng Zhengcheng hurriedly bowed and explained his purpose, "My daughter was young and reckless, and my wife was ignorant and doted on her. Now she has committed such an ugly thing. I beg Prince Jin to spare my daughter for the sake of my diligence and obedience."

He bowed his head and said, "I only have this one daughter. Now she has caused a great disaster. I am willing to give everything I have to make up for this mistake."

Chu Yuanming didn't expect Meng Zhengcheng to love his daughter so much. He was silent for a moment, then slowly said, "Lord Meng, this incident has damaged the reputation of the royal family. However, I can give you a chance. As long as you can help me accomplish one thing, I can forgive the past and even grant your daughter a marriage."

Meng Zhengcheng was delighted when he heard this, and asked hurriedly, "What does Your Highness need me to do?"

The corners of Prince Jin's mouth slightly raised, with a sly look in his eyes: "In the future, someone will contact Lord Meng to discuss the official salt management rights."

Meng Zhengcheng was stunned. He did not expect that Prince Jin would make such a request. But the situation was pressing and he had no choice but to grit his teeth and agree, saying yes repeatedly.

Seeing that Meng Zhengcheng agreed readily, Chu Yuanming added: "There is also a small treasury in Taigu Bank..."

My God, what else does Chu Yuanming know! Meng Zhengcheng felt that the foundation he had built up all his life was going down the drain, so he made up his mind, "Your Highness, don't worry. Now the Meng family treasury is your highness's private treasury. Even if it is the Dazhao national treasury in the future, it will be sent by your highness. I will guard it for your highness first."

Anyway, either Chu Yuanming or Chu Changning will rebel. Now that his sons and daughters are not doing well, it is better to push themselves forward than to push their children forward. It is better to go all out and let the dad fight for them himself!

Chu Yuanming admired Meng Zhengcheng's ability to understand current events, and had a detailed chat with him before sending him out.

After leaving Prince Jin's Mansion, perhaps because the adrenaline that had just surged had subsided, Meng Zhengcheng felt very heavy-hearted. He hurriedly got on Chu Yuanming's chariot, not knowing whether this choice was wise.

Before leaving, Chu Yuanming also instructed Meng Zhengcheng to go to the Grand Princess's Mansion, and especially asked him to bring more gold and silver jewelry to ask for favors from Wei Feng, the eunuch of the Grand Princess's Mansion, just thinking that he and Chu Changning had both accepted bribes from the Meng family, and they were doing a favor for the sake of the royal family's face.