Dressed as a concubine instead of a concubine

Today made her realize clearly the gap between herself and Xie Junyi. They were from two different worlds and it was impossible for them to be together.

It’s better to get out of it as soon as possible while I still just have a good impression of him and haven’t fallen deeply into it.

Thinking this, she went out early the next morning.

She came to Shicuizhai, the largest jewelry shop in Beijing.

As soon as I stepped into the shop, a waiter came up to me enthusiastically and asked, "Sir, would you like a headpiece or a bracelet?"

Meng Xiyue looked around. The shop was even bigger than she had imagined. She couldn't see the end of the shop at a glance, and it seemed that there was more upstairs.

"I'm looking for Zhou Chengjing."

"What?" The waiter was stunned for a moment and replied, "The master is not in the shop."

Meng Xiyue didn't say anything, but took out a jade pendant from her body, on which was printed a big word "Jing".

"Miss, wait a moment. I will go find the shopkeeper."

Soon, a woman dressed in red and neatly dressed came over. She had a smile on her face, but the shrewdness in the corners of her eyes made people feel that the smile was a little fake.

When she saw Meng Xiyue, a look of surprise first flashed in her eyes, and then turned into contempt.

"Miss, I'm Li Niang, the owner of the shop. What can I do for you?"

"I'm looking for Zhou Chengjing."

Meng Xiyue was a little impatient, so she took out the jade pendant again and put it on the table.

Li Niang picked up the jade pendant, held it in her hand and examined it carefully, then looked Meng Xiyue up and down, "This is indeed the young master's jade pendant, how did it end up in your hand?"

"Of course it was given to me by Zhou Chengjing. Could it be that I stole it?"

The way Li Niang speaks is very strange.

"Don't blame me, young lady. This jade pendant is of great importance, so I asked a question."

"Then can I see Zhou Chengjing now?"

"This... our young master is out and not in the capital now."

"What?" Meng Xiyue frowned. How could it be such a coincidence? "When will he come back?"

"About two months later."

After two months, Meng Xiyue pondered for a moment and asked, "If I want to withdraw some silver from the silver shop, is that ok?"

Li Niang was stunned for a moment, and a bit of contempt flashed in her eyes, "How much do you want, young lady?"

"Twenty thousand taels."

"Two thousand taels at most. I don't have the ability to pay more. I need to wait for you to come back."

Two thousand is still a long way off. It looks like she’ll have to wait two months before she can leave.

"Two thousand, Miss?"

Li Niang smiled, but Meng Xiyue clearly heard the sarcasm in her tone.

She snorted coldly, "No, two thousand taels is not even worth the money."

"Then take care, young lady."

"Give me back the jade pendant."

"This is the jade pendant of our Zhou family."

So, she didn't get anything today, but she still wanted to get a jade pendant. Meng Xiyue was so angry that she almost laughed.

"This is what Zhou Chengjing gave me. If you want it back, let him ask for it himself. Do you have the qualifications?"

Hearing this, Li Niang could no longer maintain the smile on her face and handed over the jade pendant.

After taking the jade pendant, Meng Xiyue left the shop without looking back.

This Zhou Chengjing was clearly lying to me, saying that if I took the jade pendant, my status in the shop would be the same as his. What a liar, I will never cooperate with him again.

Now, she can only wait another two months.

"Go back home."

"Miss, do you think that is Miss Mei?" Qianxiang asked, pointing at a woman standing at the door of a study not far away.

Meng Xiyue looked over and saw a woman wearing plain linen clothes and no makeup. She was very different from the well-dressed Sister Mei in her memory.

But those familiar eyebrows and that calm and confident temperament are so similar.

"Sister Mei?"

The woman turned her head.

She stepped forward quickly, "Is it really you?"

The woman looked at her and asked uncertainly, "Are you Yue'er?"

"Yes, I'm Meng Xiyue."

Mei Ran smiled and patted her head lovingly like an elder, "You are the only one who is so beautiful. I haven't seen you for five years, and you've grown so big."

"This is not the place to talk, let's go to the restaurant."

There are people coming and going on the street, and it is really inappropriate for them to stand here.

After sitting down in the private room of the restaurant next door, Meng Xiyue couldn't wait to ask.

"Sister Mei, didn't you go to Chenzhou with Mei Taishi? Has he been transferred to the capital again?"

Mei Taishi used to be the county magistrate in Qingyun City and was a subordinate of Meng Qingxiang. The two families had close contacts and Mei Ran often visited the Meng family.

But she is not close to Meng Qingru, who is of the same age as her. Instead, she likes to stay with her and Meng Yuner.

Mei Ran was very knowledgeable, so after a while she and Meng Yun'er began to learn from Mei Ran.

She can be considered as my enlightenment teacher in this world.

The two had not seen each other since five years ago, when Lord Mei was promoted and transferred.

"Father didn't come to the capital. I came here... on my own."

"Myself?" Meng Xiyue was stunned for a moment, then she understood, "Sister Mei married into the capital? Whose family is she from?"

"He is the eldest son of the Jingzhao Yin family."

Yin family? What a coincidence, Yin Wumei is a court lady in the palace, and Sister Mei also married into the Yin family.

"Then the Yin family treats you badly?"

The Yin family is a well-known family in Beijing, so how could they let their daughter-in-law dress like this?

Moreover, Sister Mei is the same age as her older sister, but she looks five or six years older than Meng Qingru.

Mei Ran smiled bitterly, "I was divorced."

"Two months after I married into the Yin family, the eldest son of the Yin family got into a fight with someone outside and was beaten to death. Madam Yin said that I had killed her son. After confirming that I was infertile for a month, she kicked me out of the Yin Mansion."

"How could this happen?" Asaka exclaimed.

Meng Xiyue's eyes also turned red. In her heart, Sister Mei was the best person in the world. She was beautiful, kind-hearted, and knowledgeable.

She should have lived a peaceful and happy life, why did she have such a miserable life?

"Sister Mei, why don't you go back to Chenzhou?"

"Not long after we went to Chenzhou, my mother died of illness, and my father...remarried again..."

Speaking of this, Mei Ran, who had always been calm and composed, finally had tears in her eyes. Without her mother, there was no place for her in that home.

If her mother were still alive, she would not have married into the capital.

Meng Xiyue's heart trembled, and she could no longer hold back her tears, which began to fall.

"Sister Mei, why didn't you write to me? I didn't know you had such a hard life after you went to Chenzhou."

"You are still as crybaby as a child."

Mei Ran held her in his arms, "Everything is over. I am living a good life now."

"Okay?"

Meng Xiyue obviously didn't believe it. She looked Mei Ran up and down and found that she didn't even have a decent piece of jewelry.

Although there are no patches on the clothes, the obvious creases show that the clothes are quite old.

"Whether it's good or not, it's not about the appearance, it's about the heart. I feel very rich in my heart now."

Mei Ran smiled calmly, without any worry between her brows.