The weak princess is super fierce

Chapter 1006 Visiting the Bookstore

Over the next two days, Chang Qing, Chang Zhu, Ji Kuan, Meng Renping, and the other two all noticed, to varying degrees, the slight differences in Li Shou.

But when asked to pinpoint the differences, none of the four could say for sure.

The remaining three stared at Chang Qing, insisting that he give the most likely possibility.

Chang Qing had actually expected this, but he thought that this wasn't the first time his prince had been rejected by Miss Meng, so he should be somewhat used to it. He never expected that his prince would be different this time.

“Two days ago, Miss Meng went out. His Highness was worried about her, and as soon as he learned that she had returned to the manor, he sent Physician Yu to the Meng residence to check on her pulse,” Chang Qing said. “After Physician Yu left the Meng residence and went to the palace to report, His Highness was fine after hearing Physician Yu relay Miss Meng’s words. On his way back to the East Palace from Wenhua Hall… he was still fine. It wasn’t until this morning, when His Highness got up and I was serving him, that I sensed something was different about him.”

In an instant, all the clouds and mist were parted.

Chang Qing returned to the Wenhua Hall to serve Li Shou, while Chang Zhu returned to the East Palace to keep watch. Ji Kuan watched their departing figures and quietly said to Meng Renping, "It's related to your eldest sister again..."

Before he could finish speaking, Meng Renping's temper flared up: "What do you mean it's related to my little sister again? Yaoyao hasn't provoked anyone!"

“Your younger sister has already attracted a lot of attention just by standing there,” Ji Kuan said, ignoring Meng Renping’s anger and stating the facts.

Meng Renping pursed his lips: "It's not Yao Yao's fault that she's beautiful."

Ji Kuan said, "How could I not know that? What I want to say is that if your eldest sister really resists marrying into the Eastern Palace, and you are unwilling to persuade your eldest sister Shu, then some things will inevitably happen next spring. You should be prepared."

He mainly wanted to remind his close friend of the last sentence.

He was torn between his master and his friend, and he didn't want anything to happen to either of them.

When Meng Renping returned to the Meng residence after leaving the government office that day, he learned that Meng Shisan had gone out shopping again.

He entered Taichen Courtyard and asked Shangchun, "Has Yaoyao mentioned where she wants to go for a stroll?"

Meng Shisan did indeed give instructions. Shangchun replied, "Miss said that whether the First Madam asks or the Eldest Young Master and Second Young Master ask, they should say that Miss went to the bookstore."

"Which bookstore?" Meng Renping asked.

Shangchun shook her head: "Miss only mentioned a bookstore, without specifying which one. However, as far as I know, Miss is looking for books that record information about Miss Mengying. It seems to be related to the book that the eldest young master showed to Miss before. After reading it, Miss said that Miss Mengying was not in official history, not even the Crown Princess, let alone the Empress. I was too dull to understand, so I asked Miss. Miss then said that it seemed we would have to look for unofficial histories."

After hearing her long speech, Meng Renping nodded, turned around, and left.

After Meng Renping left, Jin Yin and Tong Yu stood under the eaves and whispered to each other.

"Why did Miss ask Aunt Shangchun to say these things?" Jin Yin asked, puzzled.

Tong Yu said, "Even if the young master knows all this, he still won't be able to find Miss when he goes out. There are so many bookstores."

Shangchun overheard the two whispering: "Miss knows that the eldest young master genuinely cares about her, not just pretending, so she doesn't want him to worry too much about her. However, since the eldest young master is working for His Highness at the Imperial Household Department, he will inevitably ask him some questions. Miss is not hiding her itinerary from the eldest young master, firstly to put his mind at ease, and secondly to give him an explanation when His Highness asks her questions."

“I remember now…” Jin Yin walked out of the corridor, down the stone steps, and came to Shang Chun’s side. “What did Miss say to Physician Yu yesterday?”

Enjoying the spring scenery with a slight smile.

Tongyu, not knowing what was being said, followed and asked, "What was it?" Jin Yin then explained it to Tongyu in detail.

After listening, Tongyu said, "So Miss calculated it correctly. Today, when the eldest young master returns home from the yamen, he will definitely be involved in this matter?"

Only then did she instruct Aunt Shangchun to relay what the young lady wanted to say to the eldest young master.
Then she saw Shang Chun nod slightly.

Meng Ying's name did not appear among the first wives of the First Emperor. Meng Shisan searched from when the First Emperor was still the crown prince to when he became emperor, but he did not find the name Meng Ying.

Not to mention the Crown Princess and Empress, there wasn't even a concubine or imperial consort.

The book was given to her by Meng Renping. Although her eldest cousin did not explain, she felt that the book was inextricably linked to Li Shou, since it was a book related to the imperial family's records throughout history. Without Li Shou's permission, her eldest cousin could not have obtained it.

So, if she wanted to find out Meng Ying's identity during the First Emperor's reign, she would have to start with unofficial historical records.

At least for now, she couldn't find another way to find out Meng Ying's exact identity with the First Emperor.

As for unofficial histories, she has two directions.

Meng Ying's status during the reign of the First Emperor, and her status as the daughter of a general.

Strangely, in official history, there were a total of four generals with the surname Meng during the reign of the First Emperor, but none of them matched her.

In other words, Meng Ying's identity as the daughter of a general cannot be found in official historical records.

This made Meng Shisan very depressed.

If Ma Ji hadn't told her about Meng Ying's two public identities, she would have trusted him. But if someone else had told her about Meng Ying's two identities, she would have cursed them for talking nonsense.

As they walked out of the fourteenth bookstore, Baozhu looked at the lanterns lit up along the street and asked Meng Shisan, "Miss, it's getting late, shouldn't we go back?"

Meng Shisan glanced at the red lanterns lining the street: "If my elder brother had disappeared earlier, it would be time to return home."

“Hmm,” Baozhu replied, thinking of Shangchun, “Who knows, Aunt Shangchun might have already relayed everything that Miss wanted to say to the eldest young master.”

"How many bookstores are there that we haven't visited yet?" Meng Shisan had done his homework before going out today, and Baozhu already knew how many well-known bookstores there were in the capital.

Baozhu opened the booklet she had been carrying since this morning. It was full of bookstore signs and addresses. She flipped past the bookstores she had crossed out, and on the fourth page, she counted the remaining bookstores.

After counting for a while, she said, "There are still fourteen left."

"Half left?" Meng Shisan tightened his cloak to block the wind. "Then let's continue tomorrow."

The master and servant returned to the mansion.

Just as the Meng family's carriage arrived at the gate, Meng Shisan, supported by Baozhu, had just stepped onto the footstool. Before she could even get off, she saw Meng Renping slowly walking out of the gate.

"Big Brother." Meng Shisan got off the footstool and let go of Baozhu's hand as she walked towards Meng Renping. "Big Brother, were you waiting for me?"

“I’ve been waiting for you.” Meng Renping stood on the stone steps, and only after Meng Shisan walked up to him and stood beside him did he turn around and walk inside.