The weak princess is super fierce

Chapter 564: Unworthy

Then she turned around and added, "My eldest brother is not in charge of investigating this matter, but someone from the Jinyiwei Yamen is investigating it. They are all colleagues. My eldest brother is popular with people, so he heard some things and has a rough understanding of it."

"How well do you know?" Meng Shisan did not deny that she was investigating the collapse of Dengshan Mountain. Instead, he asked after listening to what they said one by one.

This time it was Zeng Chongjin who answered: "Not very deep, not even deep or deep, I just know a little bit on the surface."

Meng Shisan did not look disappointed after hearing this. Instead, he looked into the hall. Unexpectedly, he met eyes with Zeng Chongqi who was looking over at him at the same time.

She smiled slightly.

Zeng Chongqi's face suddenly turned red.

Dong Linglong watched this scene and thought to herself that her elder brother was probably hopeless, as they were cousins ​​and were very close to her.

The Zeng sisters also saw this scene. They both curled up their lips and praised their eldest brother in their hearts for his real progress. He even blushed.

As expected, only Cousin Meng could handle their brother who was as stubborn as a bull and unromantic.

Different from what the three of them thought, Meng Shisan smiled, then turned around, took the tea that Shangchun had just brewed and slowly tasted it, completely ignoring Zeng Chongqi's blushing face because of her, and Dong Linglong and the Zeng sisters' thoughts about their respective brothers.

She had always felt that the collapse of the mountain of lights that occurred on the night of the Mid-Autumn Festival at Cui Yu's property was not simple. She did not need her eldest cousin to remind her personally to stop, nor did she need His Highness to keep the truth from her in order to prevent her from being deeply involved even though he knew the inside story.

But they didn't understand her.

Since she has already started the investigation, there is no way she would give up halfway.

She was a great eel demon who had never surrendered without a fight in the past 1,500 years.

Being split into pieces and turned into a human being is impossible to set a precedent.

Now she knew that her cousin also knew something, although it was not much, it was better than nothing. She could find a chance to ask her cousin later.

Just do it.

As soon as Zeng Chongqi had eaten and drunk his fill, Meng Shisan left Dong Linglong and the three Zeng sisters, picked up a bowl of Yu Lu tea that she had specially asked Shangchun to prepare and brew, and walked into Ming Xiaotang.

Seeing Meng Shisan enter, Xiang Lin tactfully retreated to the corridor outside the hall and stood guard by the door.

Zeng Chongqi was flattered: "I didn't expect Yaoyao to know that I like to drink Yulu."

"I asked my fourth cousin, and she told me." Meng Shisan sat down next to Zeng Chongqiu and moved the Jade Dew Tea to Zeng Chongqiu's table, placing it firmly on his right hand side. "This Jade Dew was given to me by His Highness some time ago. I have never drunk it, so it has been here all this time. My cousin was worried about me, so he hurried back from outside the city, and did not even go back to Zeng's house, but came to Meng's house to greet me. I was very touched and happy. I hope my cousin will not despise it, and try this Jade Dew Tea."

It was clearly stated that it was tribute tea, so Zeng Chongqi dared not reject it.

What's more, it was his cousin Meng who personally brought him his favorite Yu Lu tea. He was so happy that he couldn't wait to dislike it.

So, listening to Meng Shisan's overt and covert meaning, Zeng Chongqi took a sip of the Jade Dew Tea, and before he put the tea bowl back on the table, he said, "Yaoyao, just say whatever you want to say, and just ask whatever you want to ask. As for what I know, I will keep it to myself." Meng Shisan's eyes sparkled when he heard it, "Then cousin, Yaoyao is not polite."

Zeng Chongqi looked at Meng Shisan's pair of phoenix eyes that were as bright as silver plates. It seemed as if he was looking into a pool of autumn water, or as if he was looking at a sky full of stars, so bright and dazzling that he could not utter a word.

He just nodded blankly.

"We heard from my fourth and fifth cousins ​​that my cousin had heard something about the collapse of the Lantern Mountain at the Bixu Manor during the Mid-Autumn Festival. Although it was not my cousin who was investigating, it was his colleagues and friends. So, could you tell me in detail what they found out about that matter?" What Meng Shisan was most concerned about was who arranged or plotted the collapse of the Lantern Mountain among the civilians.

If it was a setup, whether the civilians knew in advance would cost them their lives.

If people knew about it in advance and provided compensation, that would be fine. After all, birds die for food and people die for money.

If those civilians did not know about it beforehand and instead entered the game ignorantly and lost their lives in confusion, they deserve justice.

She is not a very kind person, but she still has a conscience.

It would be fine if you don’t know, but now that you know something is happening, there is no reason to just sit back and do nothing.

Besides, Your Highness is the Crown Prince. Water can carry a boat, but it can also capsize it. The people's support is also what Your Highness needs. Since she has chosen Your Highness as her backer, why wouldn't she do anything that is beneficial to her backer?

Zeng Chongqi was stunned for a moment. It was the first time he heard Meng Shisan mention the collapse of Dengshan Mountain. This matter was indeed being investigated by his good colleagues and friends in the Jinyiwei.

He was silent for a moment, and finally said truthfully: "Yaoyao, you know that from the beginning, I should have been responsible for this matter."

"My cousin was supposed to be responsible? Then why was it not my cousin who was responsible?" Meng Shisan felt something was wrong and asked repeatedly. Then he realized what was going on and said, "My cousin wanted to warn me that this matter was very serious and even my cousin had to step aside. I'd better not get involved?"

Zeng Chongqi meant this: "Once this happened, my father knew that someone from the Jinyiwei Yamen would have to investigate the matter thoroughly. When he returned home from work that day, he waited for me to return home and told me that if this matter didn't happen to me, I would just pretend I didn't know about it. If this matter happened to me, I would definitely not take it on."

Meng Shisan said: "My uncle asked my cousin to do this, but my uncle knows the person behind the collapse of Dengshan Mountain... who is it?"

Zeng Chongqi shook his head: "I don't know about that. I asked before, but my father didn't answer me. He just told me not to ask too much and not to get involved. When my colleague was investigating this matter, he often complained to me, but I didn't take the initiative to understand it. That's why he told you every day. I know something about it, probably because of this. In fact, I don't know much, it's very one-sided, not enough to tell you."

Meng Shisan understood that her great cousin and eldest cousin, like His Highness, did not want her to get involved in this mess. "What if I really want to find out who is the mastermind behind the deaths of those civilians?"

"How do you know that those civilians are not willing to die?" Zeng Chongqi was a simple-minded person. After years of experience in the Jinyiwei, he was no longer just straightforward. Instead, he had learned how to look at every event from multiple perspectives.

Meng Shisan asked back: "How do you know that those civilians are willing to die? What if they are not? To achieve their own selfish desires, they regard the lives of civilians as worthless. Do you think that person is worthy of the position?"

Zeng Chongqi was shocked: "Do you know who that person is?"

"I don't know." Meng Shisan denied.

"Then what do you say..."

"Since he was able to cause such a major incident as the collapse of the lamp mountain, no matter who he was, his status must be high, not low. No matter if he is a noble, a powerful person, or a royal family member, his virtue is unworthy of his position!"