The princess only wants to survive, and the cold-faced king of hell begs for mercy

Yun Shang had a blank expression on her face. "Get to the point."

"The point is, that man's wife, Mei Niang, was previously recommended by the Lu family and sent to the Prime Minister's residence to be a wet nurse."

"Two years later, his wife came back and said that the daughter of the prime minister's family had grown up and no longer needed to be breastfed, so she was no longer needed."

"But a few years after returning, Mei Niang and his six-year-old son died of sudden illness. The man went mad, and it was indeed the Lu family who helped bury them."

"It seems that the Lu family has done their utmost and there's no need to hide anything. However, just half a month ago, someone from the Prime Minister's residence suddenly came to inquire about Mei Niang's background."

"The Lu family was also in a panic. After inquiring, they found out that the wet nurse they introduced had actually switched their daughter with the daughter of the prime minister's family. As a result, the fake daughter enjoyed wealth and glory while the real daughter suffered in the countryside."

"But it is said that in the end, the Prime Minister's Mansion registered both daughters in their names, and the fake daughter did not return. When the Prime Minister's Mansion heard that Mei Niang was dead, they did not pursue the matter further. The Lu Mansion finally breathed a sigh of relief, but because of this, they kept the matter a secret and did not dare to let more people know."

After Meng Tai finished speaking, he took a sip of tea, stroked his chin, and analyzed, "Princess, do you think it's possible that the fake daughter knew her life story long ago and was reluctant to give up her wealth and glory, and was afraid that the truth would be exposed, so she sent someone to kill Mei Niang?"

Yun Shang looked at him expressionlessly, "You've asked so many questions in detail, but you didn't ask about the fake daughter's current situation?"

Meng Tai clapped his hands and said, "Oh, right. Then I'll go ask again."

Having said that, he was about to leave in a hurry.

Yun Shang stopped him and said, "Don't ask, I'll tell you."

"The fake daughter of the Prime Minister's Mansion is called Lin Zhiwei. She just married the Prince of Qi a few days ago and is now the Princess of Qi."

Meng Tai looked at Yun Shang's quiet smile and chuckled, "Well, I'm just guessing. The princess is kind and beautiful, so it definitely wasn't you who did it. Maybe it was the real daughter who did it."

Lin Zhiyi?

Yun Shang felt that this was possible.

After piecing all this together, Yun Shang suddenly understood what the man said. She eagerly discussed it with Meng Tai, "That madman said, Mei Niang, we have no daughters, only sons."

"What does it mean when he says his son is the real one?"

Meng Tai was completely confused. "Could it be that the child that Mei Niang switched wasn't a girl, but a boy? He said his son was the real Xiangfu child?"

Yun Shang shook her head. "I don't know. I have no idea."

She stared at Meng Tai for a long while and said, "However, there are always a lot of people following me when I go out. It will be inconvenient if I want to check something."

"No one is watching over you, and with your identity as the young master of the Lu family, it will be easier for you to do things. Please help me investigate this matter."

Meng Tai nodded and raised his price. "It's no problem to help you check. Give me the reward first. It's not much, ten thousand taels of gold."

"You might as well rob a bank, you can make money faster." Yun Shang couldn't help but roll her eyes at him.

"If I hadn't saved you, you would still be in jail. How could you possibly ask for 10,000 taels of gold?"

Meng Tai raised his chin and said, "You saved Lu Hongwen, what does it have to do with me?"

"Ten thousand taels of gold is a bit too much, so a little less is fine. It should be enough for me to spend lavishly, right?"

"I'm penniless right now, so it's difficult for me to help you. Princess, can you give me a deposit first? One thousand taels?"

Meng Tai didn't know the prices here, so he just spoke randomly. Yun Shang said nothing, then took out a silver note from her pocket and handed it to him, "I only have one hundred taels on me, no more."

Meng Tai looked at her suspiciously, "You are a princess, why are you so poor?"

Yun Shang patiently explained to him, "The largest denomination of Yu Kingdom's silver notes is only one hundred taels. And the princess doesn't need to use real money when traveling. If she wants something, she just records it in the account. So, the fact that I have this hundred taels of silver notes on me is just a coincidence for you."

Meng Tai took the money and left with a bit of disdain, "The money here is quite valuable. If there were no currency, this one hundred taels should be worth a thousand."

And behind him, Yun Shang's heart was bleeding!

That was the one hundred taels she had secretly saved before she got married. It was the emergency money she had prepared for the future, and it was taken away just like that.

Fortunately, Meng Tai took the money and did the job for her seriously.

On the afternoon of the second day, Yun Shang was about to go boating on the lake with the sisters from the Lu Mansion when Meng Tai came towards them with a fish in his hand.

"Sister Princess, I caught a big fish, do you want one?"

Lu Yunhui turned away in disdain. "Brother, you caught some fish, so why not just take it out of the kitchen and stew it? Why are you bringing it up in front of Princess Sister? That's so rude."

Yun Shang secretly exchanged glances with Meng Tai and said, "Save the fish for me to eat tonight. I'm going to go boating in the lake now. Cousin, do you want to come?"

Meng Tai shrugged, "If your princess is not in a hurry, forget it. You girls can go and have fun. I, a grown man, won't get involved."

The youngest sister, Lu Yunshan, ran in front, "Princess sister, let's go quickly. If we go too late, we won't be able to book the Ruyi Boat."

Lu Yunhui looked at the little sister helplessly. As the group walked away, she explained, "Princess, you may not know that among all the pleasure boats in Qingzhou, the most famous one is the Ruyi Boat."

"That's the largest pleasure boat on Bihu Lake, and no matter if you're a wealthy businessman or a dignitary, they don't accept reservations. Ruyi Boat has a rule: whoever can answer their questions can get on board."

"Also, it is said that the owner of the Ruyi Boat is very mysterious and seems to have never appeared in public."

Yun Shang was puzzled. "If that's the case, doesn't it mean that no matter how early or late we go, we won't be able to make an appointment with Ruyi Fang?"

Lu Yunhui nodded. "It's like this. We can't answer the questions about Ruyi Fang, and we've never been there. It's just that Shanshan really wants to go there once."

"But Princess, you're from the capital, so you're very knowledgeable and experienced, and you're definitely different from us. Maybe you can answer Ruyi Fang's questions."

The other sisters also chimed in, "Yes, yes, maybe we can take advantage of the princess's presence today and get on the Ruyi Boat as well."

Yun Shang quickly responded modestly, "I see. If that's the case, let's go and take a look. But if I can't answer and can't get on the Ruyi Boat, I hope you sisters won't be disappointed."

"How could that be? If even Princess Sister can't answer it, then I guess no one can answer it today."

"That's it."

"It's okay if you really can't answer, Princess. We can choose the Thousand Lantern Boat. The Thousand Lantern Boat is even bigger and more beautiful than the Yiyi Boat."

Yun Shang kept muttering in her heart, this hunger marketing operation, could it be that this person is a time traveler again?