The weak princess is super fierce

Chapter 1015 and the alienation

She understood then that if Meng Shisan truly wanted to achieve a certain goal, he didn't necessarily have to go through her.

Meng Shisan is the grandson of a high-ranking official, unlike her, who is merely the daughter of a county magistrate. What Meng Shisan wants to do can be accomplished without her.

However, Meng Shisan could never achieve what she wanted to do.

Because of this self-awareness, she was grateful, and after her father's death, she raised her mother alone, no longer troubling anyone, and no longer wanting to rely on anyone.

However, her relationship with Meng Shisan was one where she was climbing the social ladder, and she had felt a deep sense of reluctance to let it go.

She never contacted Meng Shisan again after that, not because she didn't want to, but because she couldn't.

Little did I expect to meet you again in this small bookstore today.

"Don't think of me as too selfless." Meng Shisan smiled. "I'm not that kind of person."

Shi Lianchun couldn't help but laugh as well: "Why are you here to buy books? And what kind of books do you want?"

"I want to find some historical books from the time of the First Emperor, whether they are official or unofficial histories, I want to read them all," Meng Shisan said truthfully.

Shi Lianchun said, "I'm not looking for history books. Ever since my father passed away, my mother has been restless and often cries at night. So I thought I'd find some interesting chivalrous tales for her to read. Firstly, to pass the time and prevent her from thinking about my father. Secondly, when my mother was still unmarried, she loved reading chivalrous tales. When my father was alive, he even joked with me that the few chivalrous tales he secretly gave her were partly responsible for getting my mother to agree to marry him..."

She paused abruptly, then added, “I didn’t think this through. Mother misses Father so much, and I’m even going to find those chivalrous tales that Father used to use to please Mother. Won’t that just make Mother more upset? No, no, I won’t find them.”

After listening to the long passage, Meng Shisan understood the purpose of Shi Lianchun's trip: "You've been thinking this and that, but have you asked your mother?"

Shi Lianchun was taken aback: "Not yet."

“Your father is gone, it’s inevitable that your mother is heartbroken and will be reminded of painful memories. Simply avoiding the issue won’t solve anything.” Meng Shisan was born without a father or mother, and becoming Meng Liangchen also meant being motherless. Having a father was practically meaningless to her. She had never experienced what fatherly or motherly love was, so she didn’t quite understand Shi Lianchun’s current feelings. But she knew one thing: “In everything, no matter what, to solve a problem, you have to face the root cause.”

After saying that, she followed the shop owner to a row of bookshelves in the corner of the shop.

Shi Lianchun followed along.

While the two were talking, Baozhu had already told the shopkeeper what book she wanted, and now she was looking for the book that Meng Shisan wanted.

Baozhu followed the shop owner as they flipped down from top to bottom, while Meng Shisan and Shi Lianchun stood behind them.

"Or, you could brew some calming and soothing herbal soup for your mother. Time may not be the cure, but once she gets through this difficult period, she should be able to pull herself together," Meng Shisan suggested. "And what you can do is try your best to prevent your mother's health from being too damaged by grief during this time. Taking care of her health is the most important thing."

Shi Lianchun nodded: "Okay."

She listened, but she still couldn't decide which one to choose.

“If you have nothing to do, come to the Meng residence to find me. You can do whatever you want, just sit and have some tea, stand and chase butterflies, or even play some cards. Anything is fine,” Meng Shisan added.

Upon hearing this, Shi Lianchun understood even more clearly that Meng Shisan was paving the way for her. As a widow and an orphan, she would inevitably encounter many difficulties before marriage. However, if she associated with Meng Shisan, others would be wary of him and would not dare to make things difficult for her.

She was grateful and gave a slow bow. Seeing this, Meng Shisan said, "Are you still trying to distance yourself from me?"

"No." Shi Lianchun had said before that she was a person who knew what was good for her, and now she knew even better. "I am thanking you sincerely."

"If you really want to thank me, why don't you help me find the book I want?" Meng Shisan took the opportunity to ask Shi Lianchun for help.

Shi Lianchun smiled gently: "Okay."

After about 35 minutes, the bookstore still couldn't find the history book that Meng Shisan needed. Soon, the group of four went to another bookstore, which was also the last one on Baozhu's list.

Shi Lianchun and Gui Cao, the master and servant, did not come by carriage but walked. They boarded the Meng family's carriage and rode together to the next house.

Halfway there, the truck suddenly stopped. Baozhu thought they had arrived, but when she opened the door, she found people blocking the front of the truck.

The driver turned around and asked, "Miss, someone has stopped the carriage."

Baozhu recognized the person who stopped the car: "Miss, it's Miss Jiang."

Upon hearing this, Shi Lianchun knew it was Jiang Ziyao. Although they were both Lu Luo's cousins, Jiang Ziyao was the daughter of the Vice Minister of the Court of Imperial Sacrifices and the daughter of Lu's maternal nephew. Lu's maternal nephew, Jiang Tao, was extremely favored by Lu's maternal nephew. Because of this relationship, Jiang Ziyao was very popular in the Lu family and was especially doted on by her cousin, Lu Luo.

As they were talking, Jiang Ziyao boarded the Meng family's carriage.

The carriage was spacious, but it would be crowded if too many people sat in it, so Baozhu Guicao got out of the carriage and moved to the carriage of the Jiang family.

At first, with Jiang Ziyao around, Shi Lianchun became restless, feeling that every glance Jiang Ziyao gave her was looking down on her.

But gradually, she realized that every word Jiang Ziyao said had nothing to do with her. Her attention was not on her at all. She was neither warm nor cold to her, just like when the two of them met in the Lu family before her father died.

This made her breathe a sigh of relief without even realizing it.

Now, she neither needs others to be overly enthusiastic nor wants to be intentionally treated coldly.

Jiang Ziyao came out today to buy rouge and face powder. After buying them, she strolled around aimlessly. Unexpectedly, she saw the Meng family's carriage while she was shopping: "I quickly told my coachman to catch up! Sister Yao, where are you going?"

As before, she continued to ignore Shi Lianchun's existence in her words and actions.

Meng Shisan then explained her purpose for going out again and asked, "Are you getting in the car to come with me?"

“Let’s go together, of course we’ll go together!” Jiang Ziyao said, referring to Lu Luo. “Yesterday my uncle was telling me that I hadn’t seen Sister Yao for a long time. I didn’t expect to run into Sister Yao today. What a coincidence!”

“You shouldn’t come to see me all the time,” Meng Shisan said.

Jiang Ziyao pouted: "Why? My father said so, my mother said so, and my uncle said so too."

Shi Lianchun glanced at Jiang Ziyao without realizing it. If Lu Luo thought it was wrong for Jiang Ziyao to see Meng Shisan so often, why would he bring up the fact that Jiang Ziyao hadn't seen Meng Shisan for a long time?
“Your father and mother have their reasons for saying that, and your cousin has his reasons for saying that, but he also mentioned that you haven’t seen me for a long time. He doesn’t want our relationship to be strained because of the Lu family.” Meng Shisan explained the reason.