When the three generations of grandparents and grandchildren arrived, the birthday banquet had already officially begun, and there was laughter and joy at the table.

There was no embarrassment at all about the mistress's absence.

Meng Yunshang stood outside the yard with a slightly gloomy expression. Is Meng Yunchuan so impatient?

Cheng couldn't bear to see her daughter being wronged, so she quickly comforted her, "Shang'er, there must be some misunderstanding. Let's go in and take a look first."

Meng Yunshang reminded calmly, "Mother, the servants in the mansion really need to be rectified."

"Okay, I'll definitely fix it when I get back."

Cheng responded very quickly, but her expression showed disapproval.

She didn't take Meng Yunshang's reminder to heart at all, and she never thought that Meng Yunchuan deliberately sidelined her as the mistress and had other intentions.

"Mother," Meng Yunshang stopped walking with Huai'an in hand and motioned to Cheng, "You go in first."

Mrs. Cheng was a little confused, but she still did as her daughter said and took Zhixia and Zhidong in first.

With her arrival, the laughter in the yard suddenly stopped and everyone looked at Cheng in surprise.

Cheng saw at a glance that the person who was accompanying the old lady and acting coquettishly was Meng Xueyun, who had been sent back to Xinyang by her daughter not long ago.

She strode forward and asked, "Why are you here?"

The old lady's smile instantly faded, and she waved indifferently at Cheng, "You came just in time, I just happened to have something very happy to tell you."

Cheng stared at Meng Xueyun, "If I remember correctly, you should be in Xinyang now."

"I'm sorry ma'am, I just wanted to come and celebrate my grandmother's birthday. I didn't know this would offend you."

"Sister Yunshang, the people who escorted me back to Xinyang were all very kind. It's just that I'm timid and I really miss my grandmother, so I secretly returned to the capital."

Meng Xueyun lowered her head, looking like she was being wronged but didn't dare to speak out.

The old lady immediately felt distressed, "That's enough!"

She held Meng Xueyun's hand and held her in her arms to comfort her.

"When it comes to filial piety, none of you can compare to Xueyun. Today, I am happy and I will decide to adopt her to your name, Cheng. From now on, everyone in the mansion will call Xueyun the Third Miss."

"Transfer it to my name?" The news came too suddenly, and Cheng was stunned.

She asked the old lady in disbelief, "How come I didn't know that I was going to adopt a child of unknown origin?"

"Cheng!"

Meng Yunchuan suddenly appeared and accused Cheng with a dark face:

"You knew that Xueyun was the only bloodline of my brother left in the world, yet you still framed her so viciously. You, you really disappoint me!"

"Whose daughter she is has nothing to do with me, but it is a fact that she turned her kindness into enmity and hurt my daughter and grandson. Besides, I already have a son and a daughter, so why should I adopt such an ungrateful person?"

Madam Meng quickly joined the battle, pointing at Cheng's nose and questioning, "Back then, Xueyun's father sponsored my son to go to Beijing to take the imperial examination. Now my son sees that she is alone and wants to raise her under his wing. What's wrong with that?"

Cheng straightened her back and responded, "That's fine, but the prerequisite is that it's not registered under my name. I only gave birth to Jinyou and Yunshang."

"I'm sorry, Madam. It's Xueyun's fault that I couldn't be born in your belly. But Xueyun really envies Sister Yunshang for having such a good mother like Madam to protect her."

"What's there to envy about such an ungrateful person? Meng Yunshang has been married for so many years, and it's ok that she didn't come back once, but she also harms her siblings all day long."

The three words Meng Yunshang are indeed not unfamiliar.

In fact, many people present came here just for her title of Princess Heng.

Now, everyone was shocked to hear that Old Madam Meng openly disliked Meng Yunshang.

Some of the brave ones even lowered their voices to discuss, "I've heard that Madam Meng doesn't like Cheng, the daughter of a general. Today, I see that it's true."

"It's more than just disliking her. I clearly hate her. I even dislike Meng Yunshang, the child she gave birth to."

"Meng Yunshang is the Princess of Heng after all, but Madam Meng is so openly disdainful of her. Is she getting too proud?"

"Hey, do you still know this old lady from the Meng family?"

"How to say?"

"She..."

Seeing that everyone was discussing her, Mrs. Meng was afraid that she would lose her popularity.

I was anxious and emphasized loudly:

"I didn't mention the surname. Meng Yunshang is just narrow-minded. Xueyun has been managing the palace for her for five years. Even if she has no credit, she has worked hard. But she just tied him up and sent him to Xinyang at will."

"Such a jealous person is worthy of being the Princess of Heng?"

Cheng's face turned blue with anger. She asked Madam Meng harshly, "Shang'er is your own granddaughter. Why do you want to ruin her reputation like this?"

"I'm just telling the truth." Old Madam Meng snorted.

At this time, a cold voice came into everyone's ears, "According to what the old lady meant, this concubine took pity on Meng Xueyun's miserable life and allowed her to stay in the palace for five years. Is this a mistake?"

Everyone looked back and saw a tall, slim woman in a light purple dress walking slowly in.

She was also holding a mini version of King Heng in her hand.

Everyone was shocked. Is this the second young lady of the Meng family who married into Prince Heng’s mansion?

The old lady was unwilling to be suppressed, and questioned Meng Yunshang loudly with a dark face:

"How can you celebrate a birthday like this? It's bad enough that you're late, but you even dare to question your elders in public. Come here, teach me the family rules!"

"How dare you!" Danqiu immediately stood in front of Meng Yunshang and asked loudly, "How dare you be rude to Princess Heng? What crime should you be punished for!"

The old lady was stunned, and everyone else seemed dumbfounded as well.

At this time, Dangui walked out of the crowd and knelt down to pay homage to Meng Yunshang and Huai'an.

"This servant greets the Princess and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."

Everyone woke up as if from a dream and bowed to Meng Yunshang.

Meng Yunshang looked at Meng Yunchuan with a fake smile, "Is Minister Meng dissatisfied with me?"

"I'm your father," Meng Yunchuan looked at Meng Yunshang with a dark face, signaling her with his eyes not to go too far.

Meng Yunshang smiled lightly, "In the royal family, the emperor and his subjects come first, and then the father and his son. Minister Meng, do you think you can bypass the royal family?"

How dare he cross the royal family!

Meng Yunchuan gritted his teeth and knelt in front of Meng Yunshang.

Meng Yunshang's eyes fell on Madam Meng's face again, "Madam, do you have any objections to me, the Princess of Heng?"

Under the watchful eyes of the crowd, the old lady dared not express any opinion and had to drag Meng Xueyun to kneel in front of Meng Yunshang.

But in his heart, he hated Meng Yunshang.

The daughter born by a bitch is indeed a little bitch.

The little bitch had embarrassed her so much today, she must make her pay back a thousand times.

Meng Yunshang stepped forward and took Cheng, who was supported by Danqiu, and walked to the main seat and sat down.

The old lady could hardly suppress the hatred in her heart when she saw her main seat being taken.

Meng Yunshang waved her hand to signal everyone to stand up.

Then she looked at Meng Xueyun with a half-smile, "I saw that you were getting older and it would be inconvenient for you to stay in the palace, so I sent someone to send you back to Xinyang to get married. It would have been fine if you didn't appreciate it and ran away halfway, but you even sneaked back to my parents' home to slander me. Meng Xueyun, you are quite courageous."

"Sister Yunshang, I was wrong. I didn't mean it. I just missed my grandmother too much."

"Who are you to call the old lady of the Shangshu Mansion "grandmother" in public?"

Meng Yunshang's tone suddenly turned cold, and Meng Xueyun blurted out in shock, "My father Meng Lingkong and the Shangshu are brothers of the same generation, so it is reasonable for me to call the old lady my grandmother."

"Are you really Meng Lingyun's daughter?"

Meng Xueyun's heart trembled, but she still nodded, "Yes, I am Meng Lingkong's daughter. My father was kind to the Shangshu Lord. The Shangshu Lord knew how to repay the favor and took pity on me because I was young and helpless, so he wanted to adopt me."

"I don't dare to compete with you, Sister Yunshang. I just hope that Sister Yunshang can allow me to stay in the Meng Mansion. Xueyun is infinitely grateful."

Meng Yunshang curled her lips and chuckled, "When you put it that way, it seems like my mother is being unreasonable?"

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