Dressed as a concubine instead of a concubine

"Maybe they were both right, but it was just a coincidence that there were two identical jade hairpins."

Song Jiayi would not lie, and Meng Xiyue is not a person who would lie either, so only the most unlikely possibility is the truth.

The jade hairpin is not some rare treasure in the world. As long as someone is determined to make it, they can make one that is exactly the same.

"What about Sister Yue?"

"Don't worry about it for now, let her calm down."

Xie Junyi's face was a little cold. No matter what the truth was, Meng Xiyue's handling of the matter today was a bit extreme.

He was going to support her, but she slapped him in the face in front of so many people. He should teach her a lesson.

Let her suffer a little and understand that the capital is not a place where one can do whatever one wants, even if she makes her own decision.

Meng Xiyue walked all the way from the suburbs to the capital. Her legs were a little numb, but she walked in a daze, as if she had no feeling.

"Miss, are we going back to the palace?"

After hearing what Qianxiang said, she looked up and realized that she had walked back to the palace without realizing it.

There was no place for her in this palace. She shook her head and turned to walk in another direction.

Asaka had never seen her young lady like this before, and she didn't dare to say a word as she followed behind.

She didn't stop until it got dark. "Let's find a post station. We'll leave the capital when daybreak comes."

"Miss, our valuables are all in the palace, and we didn't bring any money with us."

Without money, you can't go anywhere.

Meng Xiyue took out a piece of jewelry and wanted to pawn it for some silver, but suddenly she remembered that this was bought for her by Xie Junyi.

Since she was leaving, she would naturally have to return these things to him. If she pawned them, she would not be able to pay him back.

Just when she was at a loss, a voice suddenly called her.

"Yue'er."

"Sister Mei?"

……

"It's a little shabby here, I hope you don't mind."

Meng Xiyue followed Mei Ran to her house, which was a three-room courtyard. Although it was simple, it was decorated very elegantly and had a large yard.

"Sister Mei is willing to take me in. I can't thank her enough. How can I despise her?"

Meng Xiyue's eyes were red. After suffering injustice all day, she felt like she had found her relatives.

"It's okay, take a good rest and don't think about anything."

Mei Ran comforted her, saying that most of the young ladies in the capital were arrogant. They had no power or influence, and no one would care even if they suffered a great injustice.

Xie Junyi's investigation lasted until night before he returned. He found out that Song Jiayi did wear a jade hairpin when she went out. As for Meng Xiyue, except for Qianxiang, the only witness, no one else noticed whether she wore it or not.

He found out that before the jade hairpin was lost, Wang Lingjiao was the closest to Song Jiayi and almost bumped into her accidentally, so she also had the best chance of taking the jade hairpin.

However, he could not find any evidence. He asked the secret guards to sneak into the palace to look for it, but they did not find the jade hairpin.

"Your Majesty, Miss Meng has moved to Konglong Lane."

Xie Junyi frowned. He thought she would go back to the palace after wandering around with nowhere to go, but he forgot that she had a friend there.

"Let her stay for two days first, and send someone to keep an eye on her."

He sighed, knowing that she was angry and needed to calm down.

But late at night, he couldn't help it and came to Konglong Lane.

Looking at her sleeping face and the tears in the corners of her eyes, my heart ached.

He knew that she had been wronged, but in that situation, he couldn't ignore the Song family's reputation and insist on protecting her.

Besides, this is not Qingyun City, but the capital city, so she needs to temper herself a little.

He stood by the bed and looked at her for an hour before leaving.

After his figure disappeared, the pair of watery eyes on the bed slowly opened.

The next day, just after Xie Junyi finished the morning court, he heard that Meng Xiyue had left the capital with Qianxiang.

He didn't have time to change out of his court clothes, and ran straight out of the city. Finally, he stopped her five miles outside the city gate.

His face turned pale, and his body couldn't help but tremble slightly, "What are you doing?"

"I want to leave the capital."

Meng Xiyue lowered her eyes, hiding the emotions in her eyes.

"Can you come and go as you please in this capital city?"

"It was not my intention to come here in the first place. If I had known that you were the noble Prince Qi, I would not have followed you to the capital."

Hearing this, Xie Junyi's pupils shrank, "So you regret it now?"

"Yes, I regret it. I shouldn't have expected to change anything. We are from different worlds and shouldn't have any intersection."

When she was in Qingyun City, she knew how difficult it was to change a person. For fifteen years, she had not been able to change her biological mother's mind.

How can one expect to change a prince's mind overnight?

"But now we have crossed paths, and you can't escape even if you want to."

Xie Junyi's fingers turned white as he resisted the urge to go forward and kidnap her.

"The matter of the jade hairpin has not been fully investigated yet. If you leave now, it would be equivalent to admitting the crime."

"I don't admit it. What makes you think I stole it? What evidence do you have? Is it because the hairpins are exactly the same? Or is it because you are in a high position that you can arbitrarily discredit powerless people?"

Meng Xiyue's tone was a little excited, "If the jade hairpin was worn on Zhaohua's head yesterday, would you still think she stole it?"

"With what status does Zhao Hua have, how could he possibly steal the jade hairpin?"

Hearing this, Meng Xiyue smiled and said, "Just because I am of low status, do I deserve to be suspected by you?"

"I know you didn't steal. It was Wang Lingjiao and Liang Yingxue who framed you, but I haven't found the evidence yet."

At this moment, Xie Junyi felt that he had no way to defend himself and could not explain himself clearly.

"Song Jiayi is my cousin. There were so many people around at the time. I couldn't refuse her face. I just gave her the jade hairpin first. I will investigate it and clear your name."

"It doesn't matter. You can think whatever you want. I just want to leave the capital now."

The resoluteness in Meng Xiyue's eyes made him panic, "You can't leave. Your...indenture is still with me. You are still a member of Prince Qi's Mansion."

"I will return the twenty thousand taels of silver to you later."

"No, you can't leave the capital if you can't pay it back."

Xie Junyi said this anxiously, as if this was his only way to keep Meng Xiyue.

"Your Majesty, Master Zhou has returned to the capital. He and the princess and others went to the palace."

"Is Zhou Chengjing back?"

Hearing the guard's report, Meng Xiyue's eyes lit up, "Return to the city."

Xie Junyi, however, was not happy at all. His eyes darkened. It was such a coincidence that Zhou Chengjing came back.

And judging from Meng Xiyue's expression, she and Zhou Chengjing seem to have a special relationship.

She had never been so happy to see herself.