Yu Qingmeng took advantage of the darkness and sneaked into a small courtyard. Because of the incident between Yu and Yu Fengyong, the entire Yu Mansion was searched.
She is also homeless now, but fortunately, she had secretly restored her relationship with the prince a long time ago, so she was taken in.
But, she hated! She hated everyone who had brought her to this point!
The heart-wrenching hatred in my heart!
But she couldn't say anything, couldn't reveal anything. From then on, there was no longer any Yu Qingmeng in the capital. She was now just an ordinary woman, a concubine of the prince of Yongning. She got this by begging Xu Lipeng, but the position of the prince's wife was originally hers.
Now the position of the Crown Prince's wife is occupied by another woman. That woman is inferior to her in every way, including looks, appearance, and character, but that woman is allowed to sit in this position.
Her mother died and no one knew where her eldest brother had escaped to. Only she was taken in in this small courtyard because she had secretly had contact with Xu Lipeng for a long time.
The entire Yu Mansion was scattered!
Until now, Yu Qingmeng still didn't understand what happened. Why did his father want to harm his aunt? How could his father want to harm his aunt
Although she also hated her aunt, her father did not. Her father wanted to save her aunt wholeheartedly, but in the end, all the blame was placed on her father.
This... How could this be impossible! She knew there were secrets in her family, and there must be someone behind her father, but why did it suddenly fall apart
"Miss... the prince is here!" Following her was Juxiang, her former personal maid. She looked at the light in the main room and said in a low voice.
Yu Qingmeng nodded, the gloom on her face faded away, and a gentle smile appeared on her face, just as if she was still the unmarried cousin living in the Qu Mansion.
Beautiful and gentle.
"Prince!" As soon as he entered the room, he saw Xu Lipeng sitting there with a sullen face. There were a few dishes and a pot of wine on the table. She was drinking by herself.
Seeing her coming, he waved to her casually.
Yu Qingmeng walked up to Xu Lipeng obediently, and before she sat down, he casually embraced her in his arms.
“Prince…” Yu Qingmeng looked shy, and Juxiang lowered her head quickly.
"Have you seen any lamps you like?" Xu Lipeng asked gently, just like the young man from a noble family who had played ambiguously with Yu Qingmeng back then.
He has been having a very unhappy life recently. Even though he has married Duan Jinxiang, not much has changed. He still doesn't have a sinecure.
Thinking of the quarrel between his mother and Duan Jinxiang in the mansion, Xu Lipeng became more and more annoyed.
These two people, not only are they feeling uneasy outside, but they are also in a bad mood after entering the mansion. This is why he took Yu Qingmeng in because of their old friendship.
At least Yu Qingmeng looks very gentle, well-behaved, and not noisy. Thinking back on the troubles she had made in the past, they really weren't a big deal. Compared to Duan Jinxiang, she is much better.
Ever since he married Duan Jinxiang, there had been chaos in the mansion. Several maids had been punished badly. Whenever they returned home, they would cry bitterly in front of him.
Then there was her mother. She couldn't stand Duan Jinxiang and tried her best to punish her. But Duan Jinxiang was not the type to suffer any loss. When she got angry, she would sit on the ground and throw a tantrum.
The mother was stunned by the dignity of the Crown Prince's wife and fainted several times out of anger.
There's really no way to get through this day!
Fortunately, he finally met someone who appreciated him and gradually promoted him. This kindness was enough to make Xu Lipeng loyal.
He was reluctant to go back home, but now that he had something to do, at least he could use it as an excuse to go back home less often.
I didn't go back home these times, I came to Yu Qingmeng's place.
In fact, he kept Yu Qingmeng not only out of consideration for their old relationship, but also for other purposes. This time, he heard a piece of news and came to ask Yu Qingmeng about it.
The Yu Mansion is not as simple as I imagined!
"I picked out a few suitable ones, but they weren't completed. I'll make the rest myself." Yu Qingmeng said softly. She went out to pick out a few semi-finished products today.
If she does it all by herself, on the one hand, she won't be able to do it well, and on the other hand, it is not something she can complete.
Since she wanted to please Xu Lipeng, she had to do something to please him. For example, the lanterns for the New Year's Eve were made by her own hands. Even if they were half-finished products, she completed the rest, and it was her intention.
Xu Lipeng was very happy about this.
"Thank you!" Xu Lipeng said gently. Under the light, they looked full of affection, just as they were when they were in Qu's house.
But the situation between them back then and now is actually completely different.
"As long as the prince likes it!" Yu Qingmeng leaned towards Xu Lipeng, her eyes slightly red, "So far, the prince is the only one in this world who treats me well, there is no one else."
As she spoke, she began to sob sadly, but it was just a low sob and she didn't cry out loudly, which made her look delicate and lovely.
Xu Lipeng stretched out his hands to hold her slender waist, and gently comforted her: "Don't worry, I will find a chance to bring you into the mansion in the future. I will not let anyone bully you, nor will I abandon you."
These words made Yu Qingmeng sad again. She hugged Xu Lipeng and cried silently, but her heart and eyes were full of him.
Xu Lipeng enjoyed this feeling very much. Compared with Duan Jinxiang at home, Yu Qingmeng was countless times better. It was not a loss at all to keep her outside.
"Okay, don't be sad for now. Sit down and have your meal. You must be tired after walking outside for so long!" Xu Lipeng wiped away her tears with a handkerchief and comforted her.
Yu Qingmeng decided to stop there, nodded, got off him, then sat down beside him, picked up the wine jug, and filled it up for him.
"I'm not tired. As long as the prince can come, I'm not afraid of being tired!" Yu Qingmeng pushed the wine towards Xu Lipeng, with a bit of shyness and tenderness on her face.
Tenderness is like water, beauty is like a dream.
Everything was so beautiful, so beautiful that Xu Lipeng almost saw Yu Qingmeng from long ago. His life was also very comfortable at that time, except for his fiancée who lived far away in the city. She was said to have no talent or beauty, but most people said that she had excellent character. Even though the woman was not worthy of him, he did not despise her, nor did he break off the engagement. He continued to keep the engagement that he could have denied.
My heart was inexplicably pulled hard, and then slowly calmed down.
"Are you still leaving today?" Yu Qingmeng pulled his sleeve shyly, as if he was everything to her.
, asked in a low voice.
"I'm not leaving. I'll stay with you!" Xu Lipeng replied gently, and poured her a glass of wine. "Drink with me!"
Yu Qingmeng agreed with a red face, picked up the wine glass and took a sip, then raised her watery eyes to look at Xu Lipeng, her eyes were full of smiles, but there was an inexplicable sense of panic in them.
Xu Lipeng reached out his hand and pulled her into his arms, comforting her: "It's okay, it's all over, you still have me in the future, don't be afraid, it's your brother, where is he? How come he suddenly disappeared, didn't something really happen to him?"
He frowned when he said this. Yu Qingmeng's eldest brother, Yu Qingyu, who was also Yu Fengyong's only son, had actually left the house before the incident and disappeared since then. Others said that he had received the news early and escaped, while others said that he had also been arrested and was being secretly interrogated.
But no matter what the reason was, Yu Qingmeng has never seen this elder brother since then.
"How could he... How could he leave my mother and me... and run away? Even if he got the news, he could have told my mother and me..."
Yu Qingmeng couldn't help but choke up again. If she had known earlier that her father was in trouble, she could have taken some things away and left with her mother first. Then her mother would not have died in the mansion, and she would not have been kicked out with nothing.
"Do you think your eldest brother ran away, rather than something else happening?" Xu Lipeng asked anxiously, his eyes flashing.
"Father had been talking to my eldest brother for a long time before, in the study. When I went over, a servant stopped me. This had never happened before, so I waited on the side. Then I saw my eldest brother hurried out, and he seemed to have something in his hand, stuffing it into his hand. He looked very anxious, so I didn't dare to go up."
When Yu Qingmeng thought of that day, she really felt like the sky was falling. She thought about the scene of that day countless times in her mind. If she stepped forward to stop her eldest brother, would he tell her the truth instead of hiding everything from her like her father did, just because she was a daughter
So it has to be sacrificed
"Do you think your eldest brother was sent away by your father?" Xu Lipeng became serious and asked again.
"Yes, it was my father who asked my eldest brother to leave. Some people next door are missing too." Yu Qingmeng choked up. Her father and eldest brother no longer cared about her. What else could she not say
"People, which people, the servants in the mansion?" Xu Lipeng was stunned. He didn't hear how many people ran away from the Yu Mansion. At most, a few servants were scattered. The whole mansion was sealed off, and Yu Qingmeng and her daughter were driven out. The servants scrambled to escape. Yu Qingmeng's mother was pushed away and accidentally hit the wall during the struggle, and she died on the spot.
Later, Yu Qingmeng came to me crying, and I accepted her because of our old friendship. We talked a little bit about it afterwards, but I didn't go into details about the specific circumstances.
"There are some people, right next to our house, in a courtyard close to ours. They seem unrelated, but they are connected." Yu Qingmeng wiped her tears and said bitterly, "Father thought I didn't know, but I saw someone coming out of that courtyard once when I wasn't careful."
She hated her father, but should she give up just because she was a daughter
Why? If she hadn't occasionally seen someone coming out of that yard, and it wasn't someone who lived next door, would she really know nothing about it? Her father clearly had the ability to protect her, so why didn't he protect her...