Dressed as a concubine instead of a concubine

She had calculated that the fifty taels per month would be enough for the entire Meng family as long as they didn't waste it.

It is also enough for their travel expenses back to Qingyun City.

If Meng Fan passes the imperial examination, these fifty taels will be used as a living allowance for the Wen family.

"This silver is only given to you by the Zhou family, and this document is only useful to you."

Meng Xiyue was afraid that Wen would simply hand over all the documents, so she added a clause on purpose.

If Wen is not seen, the document will automatically become invalid.

"Also, if you really encounter any difficulties, you can also ask Zhou Chengjing for help. He will help you within his ability."

Meng Xiyue explained seriously.

"Yue'er, what's wrong with you? Why do you look like..."

As if to tell future generations, "Don't let it get to the point of being unhappy."

"Aunt, I'm not depressed. I've figured it out. I can't use this money, so I left it for you."

Wen heaved a sigh of relief, as she indeed had no shortage of money in Prince Qi's mansion.

"Okay, then Auntie will accept it."

"Okay, auntie, I want to eat the lotus root and pork ribs soup you made today."

Meng Xiyue smiled and acted coquettishly.

"Okay, Auntie will make soup for you now."

Zhiyue breathed a sigh of relief when she heard laughter coming from inside the house.

……

Today, the Ning'an Palace is particularly lively.

On Princess Rong'an's sixteenth birthday, almost all the wealthy families in the capital came to congratulate her.

Perhaps because this was Princess Rong'an's last birthday in Prince Ning'an's Mansion, Prince Ning'an and his wife attached great importance to it.

Even the emperor, empress and imperial concubine sent birthday gifts.

As the fiancé, Xie Junyi naturally had to be present.

What no one expected was that King Liang also came.

Everyone thought that after the Ning'an Palace chose Prince Qi, it had completely fallen out with Prince Liang.

When she saw King Liang, Cui Panxi’s expression froze for a moment.

Prince Liang was very open and generous. After greeting Prince Ning'an and his wife, he walked up to Xie Junyi.

"Royal brother, you have just returned to the capital at full speed, right? I heard that you did a great job on this mission, and the emperor will definitely be very satisfied."

"I just returned to Beijing today, but I didn't rush." ​​Xie Junyi replied indifferently.

"My brother is quite free. He has no official business to attend to. He lives a comfortable life."

"you…"

Prince Liang's face turned red. He had messed up the assignment a few days ago, so his father punished him by keeping him idle in the palace for the past six months.

Although it was only temporary, those people in the court, I don't know who spread the news that he had fallen out of favor.

It's ridiculous. With his mother around, how could he fall out of favor?

"My Lords, let's take our seats."

Cui Nanjin appeared and interrupted the confrontation between the two.

He reached out and pushed Cui Panxi who was in a daze, "Xi'er."

"Uh…"

Cui Panxi came to her senses and followed the three people towards the main hall.

At some point, King Liang fell behind.

"Princess, happy birthday."

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

Now facing King Liang, Cui Panxi felt uncomfortable all over.

I feel like a clown who can be toyed with at will.

King Liang curled his lips and quickly slipped a note into her hand while no one was paying attention.

Cui Panxi was so scared that she quickly looked up. Fortunately, the two people in front of her were chatting and didn't notice her.

Cui Panxi raised her eyes and looked at King Liang's teasing expression, wishing that he would disappear completely.

Obviously, she would become the happiest person in the world, but King Liang wanted to ruin it.

Is it that she doesn't deserve happiness?

As the protagonist of today, Cui Panxi wore specially customized gorgeous clothes, as well as exquisite headgear and makeup.

She looked so dazzling, as if she was the brightest star.

The other ladies all looked at her with envy.

But only she herself knew that all of this was stolen by her and originally belonged to another woman.

The real Cui Panxi.

"Xi'er, after today you will really grow up."

Princess Ning'an looked at her daughter with pity. The child who used to be able to act coquettishly in her arms was about to get married.

Thinking of this, she couldn't help feeling a little sad.

"Father, Mother, Brother, it's really good to have you."

It’s so good that I would rather give up Xie Junyi and continue to be your daughter.

……

While eating, Cui Panxi accidentally knocked over the wine glass and got up to change clothes.

Taking advantage of the time to change clothes, Cui Panxi quietly came to the back mountain.

The note that King Liang had just given her was asking her to meet him here.

She was the protagonist today and had no chance to leave.

Seeing the impatience in King Liang's eyes, she could only dirty her beloved clothes.

"I thought the princess would stay in hiding?"

The teasing voice of King Liang sounded from behind her, almost scaring her to the point of falling.

"I'm not hiding from you. Why should I say it at this time if I can't say it outside the mansion?"

"Don't you think it's exciting to have an affair under everyone's eyes, especially when Xie Junyi is here?"

King Liang pulled her into his arms and spoke softly in her ear.

Hearing the word "affair", Cui Panxi said angrily, "Please be careful with your words and actions, King Liang."

Seeing that she was still pretending to be noble, King Liang sneered and stretched out his fingers to entangle the loose hair around her ears.

"Why, you couldn't control yourself after seeing Xie Junyi today, and you're still dreaming of marrying him?"

"If I still wanted to get married, I wouldn't have sent a message to ask him to come back?"

Cui Panxi bit her lower lip tightly. No one knew how painful she felt when she made that decision.

She had clearly put in so much effort to get Meng Xiyue married.

It was about to succeed, but she wanted to send her into Xie Junyi's arms with her own hands.

"So it was you who really did it. You are really a smart woman."

King Liang praised.

Cui Panxi wanted to cancel the engagement and get engaged to him, so she naturally needed a reason.

A reason that even King Ning'an, as a parent, would not doubt, as they knew Cui Panxi's obsession with Xie Junyi.

If she took the initiative to break off the engagement, they would definitely be suspicious.

But what if Xie Junyi hurt Meng Xiyue's heart for her?

If I propose to cancel the engagement when she is in great pain, everything will be more logical and no one will be suspicious.

"But now we are in Chengshan Villa, and Xie Junyi has to take care of both ends. What are you going to do next?"

If King Liang was only interested in her identity before, now he actually has a different interest in the woman in front of him.

"The next step is to wait for Meng Xiyue to make a move. She would rather marry a farmer than be a concubine. I want to see how she is going to break the impasse now."

If Meng Xiyue showed any resistance again, she would ask Xie Junyi to release Meng Xiyue.

But Xie Junyi would definitely not agree.

By then everyone will know that Xie Junyi disregarded the reputation of the Ning'an Palace for the sake of a woman.

She pretended to be heartbroken and asked to cancel the engagement, and everything went smoothly.