Reborn to marry, the short-lived prince lived a hundred years

"You were born not long after they got married. Meng Ci disguised himself well, so we gradually believed that he could bring happiness to your mother. Who knew that Meng Ci would win the first place and become a Jinshi..."

Xiao Huaifeng paused, his eyes darkening as if he was suppressing his anger, and seemed to be filled with endless regret. In the end, he only said one sentence: "We protected your mother too well..."

Meng Tingyue only needed to think a little to guess what happened next.

Passing the imperial examination meant staying in the capital to serve as an official.

Xiao Wuyou picked up his unfinished words, "That scumbag passed the exam and was going to stay in the capital to take up a position. You were already three years old at that time. The capital is far from Jiangnan, and there are many cases of people abandoning their wives and children these days. So we thought about getting your mother to divorce him. The Xiao family can afford to support you two."

"But she took the money and left with that scum without saying a word for three years, three years! She didn't take you back to Jiangnan until you were six years old." Xiao Wuyou gritted his teeth.

"When she came back, the light in her eyes was gone and her health had deteriorated."

"She wouldn't tell me when I asked her. Not long after she came back, she died of illness. Then that bitch Jiang Qingrou came back from the capital and said she wanted to take you back with her. She even had your mother's handwritten letter in her hand."

"Your surname is Meng, and you're also in the Meng family tree. We can't force you away, so we can only let her take you away. We're worried that you'll be bullied in the capital, so we asked Nanny Qin to go with you."

"Not long after that, we went through great pains to get news about you. We learned that scumbag Meng Ci had actually married Jiang Qingrou as his second wife and even recorded her daughter in the family tree as the legitimate daughter, making her your sister."

"I think Jiang Qingrou hooked up with Meng Ci at that time."

Xiao Wuyou had almost exhausted all his patience to say these words, but he had not yet rushed out to catch the couple and beat them up.

The Xiao family has one son and two daughters. The eldest son is a businessman, and the Xiao family business has become more and more prosperous in his hands. Although the third son is not a businessman, he has a pair of eyes that seem to be enlightened and extremely sharp. He can tell the authenticity of the goods at a glance.

The eldest and the third brother both learned martial arts, and the two elders were worried that they would be bullied in the future.

The second daughter was no less talented in business than the eldest, but she was frail and would get bruised for several days after getting bumped while practicing martial arts. She would cry out in pain terrifically every time, which made the two elders feel very distressed. They wanted her to stay by their side in the future and marry a husband who would be obedient and love her, so they stopped her from studying martial arts.

Who would have expected...

What she heard was pretty much the same as what she had learned in her previous life, but with one difference.

"Uncle and aunt, you know that my father and mother are still alive and have not passed away."

The words were as shocking as thunder. Xiao Huaifeng frowned, while Xiao Wuyou slammed the table and stood up, gritting his teeth and saying, "Okay, you lied to us about your parents' death, Meng Ci, well done."

"Brother, can't I really beat up this kind of scum?"

Xiao Huaifeng's brows were slightly downcast, and his eyes were dark. He seemed to be thinking about how to beat them up without being accused of assaulting an imperial official.

Although Meng Tingyue also wanted them to pay the price, she didn't want to involve her uncle and aunt.

"Don't be angry, Auntie. Evildoers will definitely be punished. If you dirty your hands because of evildoers, it will not be worth it."

Seeing her calm demeanor, Xiao Huaifeng asked tentatively, "Does Tingyue have a plan?"

Meng Tingyue blinked and said, "Yes, I will take back all the things my mother gave him."

Xiao Huaifeng frowned slightly, "This is not easy."

"It's neither easy nor difficult. I need the help of my uncle and aunt."

"What are you going to do?"

"..."

The moonlight is clear, the evening breeze is gentle, and everything is quiet.

The next morning.

Same place, different time.

Lord Meng didn't want to see these two unlucky guys, so he went straight to Youzi to eat with his colleagues outside.

Madam Meng was left alone in the mansion, and whenever she tried to pretend to be sick, Xiao Wuyou would stop her with a word.

"Tingyue is getting married the day after tomorrow, and you're sick today. Isn't this bringing bad luck to Tingyue? If the Meng family is too poor to even afford a doctor, I can do it for her."

Mrs. Meng could only breathe deeply and force a smile to deal with it.

"This house is really shabby, filled with cheap stuff. If guests come tomorrow, they'll take one look and sigh, 'Meng Ci, a fourth-rank official and the Crown Prince's father-in-law, lives in such a shabby room.'"

"Oh no, that's not right. Although the shabby room is shabby, the furnishings inside are at least real. Your shabby room is obviously fake. If it is discovered, it will be a disgrace to Meng Ci."

"I heard that your daughter is getting married, and you have a son studying at Songhe Academy. After tomorrow, I guess everyone's impression of the Meng Mansion will be fake and shabby. I don't know what kind of ridicule they will make behind your back."

Madam Meng's heart palpitated, and she feigned ignorance and smirked, "What are you talking about? I personally picked out everything in the mansion, how could there be fakes?"

Xiao Wuyou curved his lips in a sarcastic smile, his eyes revealing an ambiguous meaning.

Xiao Huaifeng apologized, but the apology in his words was not strong. "Excuse me, Wuyou is just like that. She has no bad intentions, but her eyesight is a little better. In Jiangnan, many people ask her to appraise their treasures."

"Are all the things in the mansion fake? But I remember these things were bought by my mother herself before she died." Meng Tingyue was surprised, "Could it be that my aunt saw it wrong?"

This seemingly unintentional remark not only failed to help resolve the situation, but instead put Mrs. Meng on the hot pot.

Xiao Wuyou was unhappy. "Even if I mistake a person, I will never mistake a treasure. There is no real thing in this room. They are all fake. If you really don't believe me, I will go out and ask someone with good eyesight to take a look."

Madam Meng: "Perhaps the servants were dishonest and forged the items. I will replace them shortly."

Xiao Wuyou: "Then you better hurry up, otherwise it won't just be Tingyue who will lose face. The prince will probably be embarrassed when he sees the fakes in this room."

"Meng Ci finally got promoted from fifth rank to fourth rank thanks to Ting Yue, the future Crown Princess. Don't let him fall again because of you."

After lunch, Mrs. Meng returned to her room without looking back, and called the housekeeper to start counting and replacing new things.

She was really worried that if this matter got out, it would affect her husband and two children.

After Mrs. Meng left, the three of them returned to the yard.

"I'll have to trouble you, uncle, this afternoon." Meng Tingyue said with a smile.

Xiao Huaifeng smiled, with a hint of cunning and calculation in his smile, "Leave it to me."