Dressed as a concubine instead of a concubine

Three days later, Meng Xiyue's cold was cured.

She seemed to have regained her former carefree and free self. After she recovered from her illness, she clamored to live in the Chengshan Villa.

Xie Junyi agreed and would not regret it.

As soon as the two arrived at the academy, the Meng family in the yard not far away got the news.

Meng Qingxiang hurriedly brought Meng Fan to ask for a meeting.

"I…I am a humble commoner, paying my respects to His Majesty."

Meng Qingxiang has figured it out. He is old and has been dismissed from office, so it would be difficult for him to become an official in Beijing again.

He should have placed his hopes on Meng Fan.

"Get up."

If it weren't for Meng Xiyue, Xie Junyi would not bother to deal with people like Meng Qingxiang.

"Are you used to living in the capital?"

"Thanks to the prince, everything is fine."

Meng Qingxiang looked up and almost fainted when he saw the scene in front of him.

I saw Meng Xiyue lying leisurely on the recliner, while Xie Junyi was sitting beside her, peeling melon seeds.

After peeling it, it was fed to her, and Meng Xiyue seemed to enjoy this treatment with peace of mind.

Meng Qingxiang frowned.

"Yue'er, why are you so unruly? Hurry up and serve the prince."

Meng Xiyue raised her eyelids and glanced at him, "Dad and Big Brother, are you here for something?"

"We are naturally here to pay our respects to the prince."

Meng Qingxiang said unhappily that he felt that she was so arrogant because of her favor that it wouldn't be long before she fell out of favor.

"This king already knows, you can leave now."

Xie Junyi said this and handed the glass of water to Meng Xiyue.

"Uh..." Meng Qingxiang sensed his anger and was stunned. Could it be that he had just scolded his daughter and the prince was unhappy.

Only then did he realize that perhaps Meng Xiyue was more favored than he thought.

"Yes, this is my son Meng Fan, who will take part in the Spring Examination next year."

Finally, he remembered that the purpose of his visit this time was to let Meng Fan show his face in front of the prince.

Xie Junyi did not let him down and looked at Meng Fan, "I heard that you are quite good at academics. It was a pity that you failed the entrance exam last year. I hope you can get admitted this time. You will definitely have a bright future."

Meng Qingxiang's face lit up with joy, and he quickly knelt down to express his gratitude, "Thank you for your kind words, Your Majesty. With Your protection, Fan'er will definitely pass the imperial examination."

"Whether he can pass the imperial examination depends entirely on himself."

Xie Junyi said coldly, and his meaning was very clear, matters concerning the Spring Examination should be decided by each person's ability, and he would not interfere.

But if Meng Fan graduates from high school, he will definitely help.

This was enough. Meng Qingxiang was very confident that although his son could not get into the top three, he would definitely have no problem becoming a Jinshi.

With the prince's help, he can serve as an official in the capital and be promoted faster. Isn't that a bright future?

Having said this, Xie Junyi waved his hand and let them leave.

Meng Xiyue sighed, "Is the prince deliberately praising my brother for my sake?"

"There is a reason for this."

There are quite a few people who pass the imperial examination every year. Most of them go to local places to serve as minor officials. Only the top ones have the opportunity to serve as officials in the capital and catch the emperor's eye.

Xie Junyi wanted to raise Meng Xiyue's status, and the most direct way was to give her a good background.

Meng Qingxiang can no longer be relied upon. Although he is not a bad official, he does not have the integrity to be an official, and it is impossible for him to have a place in this capital.

As for Meng Fan, he looked pretty good. If he could pass the imperial examination, he would definitely be able to arrange a promising position for him in the capital.

The Meng family has a higher status, so Meng Xiyue's status will also rise accordingly.

"It's better not to. If my brother passes the imperial examination, everything will be arranged by the court. I hope the prince will not interfere."

Meng Xiyue looked at the cup in her hand, her thick eyelashes hiding the emotions in her eyes.

"Why is that? With my help, he will have an easier time."

Sometimes Xie Junyi really couldn't understand it. The two of them had such a close relationship, but Meng Xiyue seemed to be very opposed to him interfering in the affairs of the people around her.

"If he had started out as a minor official and had no one to help him, he might never have risen to prominence in his lifetime."

Without extraordinary talent and worldly wisdom, it is extremely difficult to rise through your own efforts alone.

"That's his fate." Meng Xiyue put down the cup in her hand and stood up.

"Your Majesty, I hope you won't interfere in the future affairs of the Meng family. No matter what our relationship is, they are just themselves."

Meng Xiyue regretted bringing them to the capital. She didn't expect it to happen so soon.

I had thought I could wait until my elder brother passed the imperial examination.

"After the Spring Examination, if my brother is assigned to serve as an official elsewhere, Your Majesty should let them go."

Xie Junyi frowned. He naturally heard something wrong. "Are you afraid that Prince Ning'an will deal with them?"

"No, who is King Ning'an? He is a great hero. How could he possibly argue with the Meng family and a weak woman like me?"

Meng Xiyue gave a bitter smile. She would not block Princess Rong'an's way, so why would King Ning'an do anything to her?

"Prince, can you promise me that you will not care about the Meng family's affairs?"

"As you wish."

Xie Junyi replied that the Meng family caught his eye because of her, and if she didn't want to, he wouldn't help.

I hope that one day, she won't beg me to help her.

After receiving his assurance, Meng Xiyue smiled, "Your Highness always keeps his word, so I naturally believe him."

"You, others are eager to find a backer to climb up, but you have a big backer like me, and you want to push it away. How can you be like this?"

Xie Junyi was very helpless. Sometimes he felt that he understood Meng Xiyue very well, and sometimes he felt that he could not see through her.

"It is better to rely on yourself than on others." Meng Xiyue looked up at the sky. In this world, even your own parents are unreliable, so how can you expect to rely on others?

"That's true, but what I want to say is that you can rely on me."

In Xie Junyi's opinion, most women depend on others to live. Before getting married, they rely on their fathers and brothers, after getting married, they rely on their husbands, and in the future, they rely on their sons.

But he knew that Meng Xiyue didn't like to hear such words, so he changed his words.

Meng Xiyue looked at him teasingly and smiled.

"Okay, then my great supporter, what are we going to eat tonight?"

Xie Junyi was stunned and touched his nose. "What to eat will naturally depend on you, the little cook."

"Then your support seems to be of no use if you don't eat or drink."

Meng Xiyue sighed, "So I say, it's best to rely on yourself."

"It's still useful. I can peel some melon seeds for you to eat." Xie Junyi handed a plate of peeled melon seeds to her.

Meng Xiyue took it and nodded, "Well, it is still somewhat useful. Does Your Majesty want it to be more useful?"

"How?" Xie Junyi raised his eyebrows.

"Help me, the little cook. This meal will taste better if you cook it yourself."