Lin Mengya smiled and pulled Zheng Rongrong over, not hiding her respect for her in front of everyone.
"A smart woman like Miss Zheng is naturally liked by everyone. From now on in the academy, if you have anything you are not used to, you can come to me."
As for Zheng Rongrong herself, she looked flattered.
His big eyes were watery, and the joy in them was definitely not a lie.
Seeing his daughter's overjoyed expression, Mr. Zheng breathed a sigh of relief in his heart.
"I have already arranged the place where you will live in advance, and I would like to ask Mr. Su to show your respect."
With his daughter's relationship, Zheng Congen's invitation gave him some confidence.
Lin Mengya also wanted to understand why Mr. Zheng did this, so she nodded, apologized to the head of the Chen family, and then left with them.
Lin Mengya didn't care how many people behind her were looking at her with envy. Anyway, she didn't come here just to make excuses with them.
After they arrived at an inn that had been booked in advance, Mr. Zheng personally took them to the upper room.
"The conditions here are limited. I wonder if Mr. Su can get used to it."
After a cursory glance, it's actually pretty good.
Besides, she wasn't here for sightseeing this time.
Lin Mengya sat peacefully on the chair and looked at Mr. Zheng with a half-smile.
"I like people who speak their minds directly. Head of the Zheng family, what is your purpose in inviting me here this time?"
It was obvious that the person opposite was only a twenty-year-old woman, but Zheng Congen had been thinking about her from the beginning to now.
Having been in charge of the Zheng family for many years, he is very aware of the intrigues within a big family.
What's more, it's a family background like the Gong family.
With a bitter smile, Zheng Congen's face looked a little decadent.
"Unexpectedly, Mr. Su has seen through it a long time ago. Indeed, I asked you to come here this time because I have something important to ask for. I also ask Mr. Su to help me this time out of our past friendship."
Lin Mengya did not answer immediately.
She was considering and waiting for Zheng Congen to reveal his purpose.
The atmosphere was somewhat silent, and Axiu, who was standing aside, gently hugged Zheng Rongrong's shoulders.
"In the future, when you go to the academy, I can take you to see various places. Now that I'm here with you, shouldn't Miss Zheng also take me to have fun?"
Zheng Rongrong was a little worried, but she understood that there were some things that she could not interfere with.
He could only turn back three times at a time, and followed Axiu out of the room.
When only the two of them were left in the room, Zheng Congen sighed quietly.
"I wonder if Mr. Su has ever heard of an agreement between the Zheng family and the Gong family."
Sure enough, it was because of this incident.
Lin Mengya continued to look calm, while Zheng Congen only spoke cautiously after hesitating again and again.
"Originally, this matter was just a joke between the ancestors of the two families. This agreement was only made because the ancestors of the Zheng family saved an item for the ancestors of the Gong family. Now, it is time for the complete jade to return to Zhao. I don't expect the Gong family to be able to do it. To fulfill the promise, I just ask the Gong family to help us when necessary for the sake of our Zheng family keeping our promise."
These words made Lin Mengya have to look high at Mr. Zheng.
Originally, she thought that the reason why Zheng Congen was willing to let his daughter suffer and let Zheng Luxi succeed as the head of the family was because he wanted the power of the Gong family.
But now, she has changed her mind.
In the face of huge interests, it is extremely rare for Mr. Zheng to be able to maintain his original intention and not think about the huge wealth.
Such people are indeed worth getting to know.
"What are you talking about, the head of the Zheng family? Our two families are close neighbors. My head of the family often thinks of the help the Zheng family gave when the family was in trouble. Whatever you ask for, our head of the family will definitely grant it."
"Originally, the ancestors of the two families have agreed on a marriage. To be honest, even the marriage document has been written. Now, I have brought the marriage document and returned it to the Gong family. All I ask is that I, the youngest of the Zheng family, Just be safe."
Zheng Congen seems determined to break off the engagement.
Solemnly, he took out something wrapped in red cloth from his arms.
After the slightly old red cloth was peeled off layer by layer, what was revealed turned out to be the bronze mirror I had seen at Zhao's house.
"This is... "
"This is what the ancestors of the Gong family asked our ancestors of the Zheng family to preserve."
Zheng Congen held the bronze mirror, his thoughts a little complicated.
For many years, since the day he succeeded as the head of the family, this thing has become a steel knife hanging over his head.
The previous heads of the Zheng family were all waiting for this day to arrive.
But they only saw the wealth and power of the Gong family, but they did not see the danger hidden behind this power.
The Zheng family's current status can no longer withstand such a torment.
Just like an old patient taking strong medicine, that is not luck, but disaster!
Zheng Congen calmed down a little, then carefully held the red cloth and placed the things on the table.
Then, he pressed a ruby inlaid at the lower end of the handle.
There was only a crisp "click" sound, and the handle and the oval mirror were broken into two pieces.
Lin Mengya watched his movements curiously and saw the man take out a small straight tube from the handle.
"Here is the marriage certificate. Please verify it with Mr. Su."
Lin Mengya took it gently.
The material of the marriage book is not ordinary paper. Although it has gone through many years, it is still very resilient when held in your hand.
She slowly unfolded it, and a line of clear fonts appeared in front of her eyes.
The marriage book clearly stated that someone of her generation wanted to marry the Zheng family in exchange for the mirror in the hands of the Zheng family.
She looked at the marriage certificate and felt an indescribable feeling in her heart.
Before that, everyone told her that the ancestors of the Gong family were smart people with supreme wisdom.
But when she saw the marriage certificate, she truly realized that everything in the future was almost planned by the ancestors.
She is like a small ball, following the established trajectory, one by one activating the mechanisms that have been arranged long ago.
Although this feeling was a little awkward, like being treated as a puppet, there was also a kind of admiration that arose spontaneously.
After all, they are doing it so that future generations can escape their twisted fate, not just for themselves.
She solemnly put away the marriage certificate, stood up and bowed deeply towards Zheng Congen.
"The people of the Zheng family have indeed lived up to the trust of their ancestors. Master Zheng, please rest assured that from now on, the Gong family and the Zheng family will be one with each other."
Zheng Congen finally breathed a sigh of relief.
He knew that for the current Gong family, instead of using this marriage letter as a blackmail, it would be more convenient to exchange for more tangible benefits.
Smiling, he pointed to the bronze mirror.
"From now on, when the property returns to its original owner, the little girl will still have to rely on Mr. Su to take care of her."
"It's natural, but the marriage contract says that if the next generation's head of the family is a woman, she will marry a man from the Gong family. But if she is a man, she can marry the head of the Gong family. I don't know what the Zheng family is planning. .”
Mentioning this, Zheng Congen suddenly lost his smile.
Lin Mengya was not in a hurry, but quietly waited for Mr. Zheng's answer.
"I'm also pedantic. Being a woman is never the reason for the demise of a family. I wonder what you think, sir, of my Rongrong family?"
Lin Mengya was a little surprised.
To be honest, until now, she didn't think Mr. Zheng would really pass on the position of head of the family to Zheng Rongrong.
But now, she is not so sure.
"Although Ms. Zheng looks a little weak, if she is carefully trained, she may not be able to take on big responsibilities."
She thought about it for a long time before saying this.
In fact, it was nothing more than telling Zheng Congen that as long as he wanted Zheng Rongrong to be the head of the family, then she could help him.
Zheng Congen did not answer her directly, nor did he continue to dwell on the issue.
After the two of them were polite for a while, Zheng Congen left with deep thoughts.
Lin Mengya was not in a hurry to take out the bronze mirror to study it. Instead, she calmly received many people who wanted to curry favor, and then asked people to hold the door and took out the bronze mirror to look at it repeatedly.
"What's the difference between this one and the previous one?"
Not surprisingly, someone would suddenly appear in the room.
Lin Mengya waved to Long Tianyu, who immediately sat next to her.
"Look, the handle of this bronze mirror doesn't quite match the mirror surface."
Long Tianyu also looked over, and even took it and rubbed it carefully with his thumb for a while.
"Indeed, the materials of these two objects are not exactly the same."
"oh?"
Lin Mengya didn't see this.
The reason why she made such a guess was that she saw some subtle differences in the patterns on the handle and the mirror.
But Long Tianyu has extensive knowledge and his eyesight is naturally much better than hers.
"This handle takes a lot longer than this mirror. Moreover, their manufacturing processes are also different."
Regarding this point, Long Tianyu can almost guarantee it.
Lin Mengya touched her chin. If it was just a bronze mirror, there would be no need for the ancestors of the Gong family to make such a big promise for the ancestors of the Zheng family to preserve it.
She looked at the handle and the mirror, and she always felt that there seemed to be something that she had overlooked.
Moreover, an old handle is inlaid with a new bronze mirror.
The pattern on the handle is not very beautiful and rare, so it is unnecessary.
Unless what you really want to hide is this handle!
She picked it up again and looked at it inside and out.
She put her fingers in, and when she was thinking about feeling if there was anything else inside, she suddenly felt that there was some unevenness in the middle of the handle.
"It seems like there are words engraved in it!"
She exclaimed, and Long Tianyu also stared at the handle.
But the inside of the handle was so dark that she couldn't feel it no matter how hard she touched it.
Long Tianyu saw her troubled look, but he didn't know what to think of and left in a hurry.
After a while, he brought a small basin over.
Lin Mengya looked inside and saw that it was a lump of dough that had been kneaded.