The huge peony screen stood behind Meng Eqi, her phoenix eyes lowered slightly, and she looked at the booklet in her hand very intently. This is what Meng Lang saw when he came in. The queen, who has always been timid in everything she does, sits gracefully on the phoenix couch at this time, neither the nervousness and fear when she knew that he was coming, nor the panic and escape she used to have. Meng Lang knew very well that this daughter was very different now.
"Queen Empress." Meng Lang bowed slightly and saluted Meng Qiqi.
In fact, not only he was looking at Meng Eqi, Meng Eqi was also scrutinizing him secretly. Ever since Meng Lang entered the hall, Meng Eqi's peripheral vision has been on him. Meng Lang, who is over half a hundred years old, has sharp eyes and a few white strands in his hair, but it does not reduce the majesty on his face, which makes people daunting. As expected of an old official of the two dynasties, he could give people a burst of oppression with every gesture.
Meng Eqi smiled gently: "Mr. Meng is here, please take a seat."
Meng Lang was not polite to her either. After taking a seat, he naturally took the tea from the maid. His skillful and natural movements made Meng Eqi realize that Meng Lang must be in the palace often.
"Yong'er, you haven't written home for a long time. Your mother and I are worried about you."
As soon as he opened his mouth, he played the family card.
The corners of Meng Eqi's lips curled into a perfect arc, but she pretended to be guilty: "Mother and you are worried, because the emperor was assassinated a while ago, and my escort was also injured before, so I have been quietly recovering from the injury, and only met the emperor halfway. I went to Guanchun Garden once to relax. I originally planned to send a letter to my family before the autumn hunting in a few days, but you came because you were worried."
After Meng Lang heard this, he couldn't help but glance at Meng Eqi. He nodded in understanding: "your mother is also worried about your body. Now that you don't have any major problems, she can rest assured."
Meng Eqi just laughed and said nothing.
Seeing that she didn't answer the topic, Meng Lang only said, "Because my father has something to say, I want to be alone with you, and the idle people around here should step back first."
Meng Eqi looked around, and the heads of several palace maids standing around had their heads lowered. Meng Eqi smiled slowly: "You go down first."
After all the maids left, Meng Lang changed the smile on his face and became very sharp. Yan Ci condemned: "Niezi. In the past, I spoiled you a lot in the mansion, so that you can develop such a tepid temper. If you dare not do it, like my last time, the Meng mansion will never protect you again. !"
Meng Qiqi's smile froze: "Father, I don't understand what you are doing."
Meng Lang sneered: "I have always thought that you are weak and incompetent like our Meng family, but now I understand that your deep thoughts really follow me. The autumn hunting in a few days is your last chance, if you don't do it , then you will regret it."
Meng Lang stopped, turned around and wanted to leave.
"Stop!" Meng Qiqi hurriedly roared: "Please understand what you said, do you represent the meaning of the Meng House, or your personal will? I have never felt a single cent. The empress dowager made things difficult, the concubine mocked, and the emperor ignored it. Where is your shelter? I am an incompetent queen who makes everyone laugh at me. At this time, how could there ever be a Meng mansion standing behind me? What have you done for me? And now, you are using the Meng House as an excuse to coerce me to do something abhorrent. With all due respect, you cannot afford to call me 'father'."
"You!" Meng Lang was in a hurry, he stepped forward and raised his hand, he actually wanted to slap Meng Qiqi.
"Meng Qing, what are you doing here?" Sheng Jiayan walked into the hall wearing an ink uniform, his face was cold, and his eyes seemed to be condensed with dark clouds.
Meng Qiqi's body was a little straight, as if he had suddenly gained confidence.
Meng Lang never thought that Zhou Xinghui would just walk in like this. He thought that his daughter's relationship with Zhou Xing was on thin ice, but now it seems that Zhou Xing has obviously captured Meng Yong's heart. Otherwise, why is Meng Yong so full of trust
Meng Lang realized at this moment that his daughter was no longer easy to control.
He hurriedly knelt down and turned to Sheng Jiayan's direction: "Wei Chen knocked on your majesty. I just had a few words with the woman, so I got closer."
Sheng Jiayan smiled coldly: "Although you are indeed father and daughter, I shouldn't have anything to say about it. But Meng Yong is my queen first, and Meng Qing's daughter second. Since she is a queen, it is the distance between the ruler and the minister. , Meng Qing, who is so abide by his duty, does not know how to get along with you. Next time, I don't need to remind me, Meng Qing?"
Sheng Jiayan's last call made his heart tighten, and Meng Lang bowed his head and said yes. Sheng Jiayan waved his hand, and he quickly stepped back.
Before leaving, he bowed three times to Meng Qiqi and Sheng Jiayan: "I bid farewell to Your Majesty and the Empress."
Before leaving, he slightly raised the corner of his eyes and glanced at Meng Qiqi one last time.
He cannot control his daughter. If a person is beyond his control, there is no need to survive. Meng Yong is a useless person. If she can't do things for Meng Mansion, she is not Meng Lang's daughter, but an abandoned chess piece.
Meng Lang concealed the killing intent in his heart and slowly exited the hall.
After he left, Meng Eqi leaned back on the chair in frustration.
"Fortunately, you came quickly. You don't know how powerful this Lord Meng is. He just wanted to slap me! Meng Yong is already a queen, and he dares to treat her like this. It shows how excessive he is usually in private. Now I don't I wonder why Meng Yong chose to help Zhou Xing instead of the Meng family. Meng Lang is a traitor, and if he helps, he will go against it." Meng Eqi touched her hot face because she was too nervous, and lay on the couch to breathe deeply.
Sheng Jiayan sat beside her and said, "Which one of his hands is yours, we want which of his hands."
Meng Eqi pouted and shook her head: "Forget it, he is not my real father after all. I just feel sorry for Meng Yong and put up such a father. By the way, he came to me just now in addition to threatening me, and also asked me to hunt in the autumn. Then do it. Now that I refuse it, I guess he will not give up, maybe Qiuhun will arrange another person, we have to be more careful."
Sheng Jiayan nodded, his eyes darkened slightly: "Everything is arranged by me, you are responsible for standing beside me obediently."
When the autumn hunting came, it was really cool and refreshing, and Meng Qiqi was as happy as a lark when she woke up in the morning. After changing the heavy clothes, she had no choice but to be more honest. For this reason, she complained to the palace maid: "It's obviously going to go hunting in autumn. How can I move about in such a cumbersome dress?"
The palace maid covered her mouth and smiled: "Niangniang, it's not you hunting in autumn, it's you watching your majesty and ministers in autumn hunting. You represent the front of the house, just stop there and smile without saying a word."
Meng Eqi slandered silently: That is really boring.
Zhou Yuli, with his gilded bow, rode his foal to and fro at the front of the line.
Meng Eqi leaned in front of the window and saw that the sky outside was very blue, and the smell of autumn leaves wafted across the tip of her nose.
The world is so nice.
Everything is fresh and alive, unlike the underworld, where everything is immortal, so there is no such vividness in the human world.
Meng Qiqi was in a good mood originally, but when she turned her eyes and saw Jing Fan, who was riding a horse and following the carriage, her whole person was not feeling well again.
Jing Fan also saw her, so he smiled and rode his horse closer: "Empress Empress, you are well."
"Okay." Meng Qiqi replied weakly.
Jing Fan raised his eyebrows slightly: "Why does it seem like you don't want to see Wei Chen?"
Now that I know you still ask! Meng Eqi smirked, "How could it be? Don't get me wrong, but the sword is ruthless when hunting in autumn, so don't hurt the seemingly weak teacher. After all, the teacher is proficient in divination, but not good at hunting?"
Jing Fan admitted without any guilt: "It's exactly as the mother said, Wei Chen can't lift his hands or shoulders, so it's a bit reluctant to follow me this time. But—" He paused, and said with a meaningful smile: "My minister watched last night. Xing, found that Feng Xing was moving, and there was a hint of defeat, so he came over because he was too worried. Although this sounded a bit outrageous, Wei Chen still had to remind the empress to deal with it."
After all, he didn't wait for Meng Eqi to react, and then he rode his horse forward and chased others to sell the clay puppets he had pinched.
Meng Qiqi was a little puzzled: "Is he going to die?"
Shuishen picked up a kumquat and handed it to Meng Qiqi as if to please: "How dare he? Sister Meng, we have read the book of life and death before we came here. Meng Yong can live to at least be in his fifties, and he is not far from now. It's been decades."
Meng Qiqi ate a piece of orange and nodded thoughtfully, and then she asked, "Why can't Ayan be in a carriage with us today?"
"Because the master has always emphasized that the rules are not in harmony, he forcibly dragged his majesty down to the carriage in front. Sister, don't be in a hurry, it will be there in a while."
I don't know if it was because of Jingfan's crow's mouth, Meng Qiqi always felt that today's carriage was very bumpy. In fact, it is normal for the carriage to bump. After all, the road they went up the mountain was not smooth, but now it seems to be a bit outrageous. Meng Qiqi even felt that the carriage was deviated from its four wheels.
After reaching the middle of the mountain, Meng Eqi helped the palace servant's hand to get off the carriage and rubbed his sore waist. She and Sheng Jiayan stood on the high platform, looking at the noble family members who participated in the autumn hunting below, Meng Qiqi quietly listened to Sheng Jiayan's comments, and boredly looked around in the ministers.
Someone stood in the queue and waved at her excitedly. Meng Qiqi took a closer look, and it turned out to be Li Yushu...
He waved his hand excitedly, but when he saw Princess Zhaoluan hiding behind the drum behind Meng Qiqi, Li Yushu's smile froze on his face.
As the emperor, Sheng Jiayan wanted to be the first to draw his bow and shoot at the sky to show the beginning of the autumn hunting.
When he drew the bow to full capacity, Jiang Taifu stood by and burst into tears: "Your Majesty is getting healthier and better, and I was dissatisfied with drawing the bow before."
"..." Meng Eqi listened with shame.