The weak princess is super fierce

Chapter 868: Repaying a Favor

Xi Yanhua had lost a lot of weight and looked a little malnourished. Meng Shisan looked at her and wondered if she had come to ask her for help with some trouble again.

But that was not the case.

After the two sat down, they exchanged a few pleasantries. Xi Yanhua knew that she was not welcomed by Meng Shisan, and she did not have much face to stay in Meng's house for a long time, so she quickly got to the point: "My father asked me to come here today."

Xi Yan'er's father, Xi Youyan, was the Censor of the Censorate, a seventh-rank Supervisory Censor. Meng Shisan remembered that in order to save Xi Yan'er, Xi Youyan even knelt down and begged in front of the residence of the General Yun Zhiwu, which showed that he was not only a good official who was honest and served the people, but also a good father who loved his children.

With such a character, why did Xi Yan'er come to Meng's house to find her? There must be something important.

So far, the first thing that can be related to the Censor is the life-and-death contest between His Highness and Li Heng.

Meng Shisan thought about it for a while and asked, "I wonder if Xi Yushi has any advice for me?"

"I dare not give you advice." Xi Yan'er hurriedly shook her head, "My father said that if you need any help, even though I am only a small censor, in order to repay Miss Meng for saving my life in the past, I will also be able to do whatever it takes today... to report to you."

Everyone has their own opinion about what they are participating in, but Meng Shisan and Xi Yan'er both know it well.

The one who pointed the finger directly was none other than Li Heng.

"Okay, Miss Xi, please go back and tell Censor Xi that if there is any need in the future, I will not be polite." At the moment, Meng Shisan actually didn't think she could use Xi Youyan, but since the other person's kindness was offered to her door, she accepted it.

After all, her grandfather was the head of the Censorate. When it came to the crucial moment of reporting a case, the memorial from the Left Censor-in-Chief, one of the Nine Ministers and of the second rank, would certainly be more convincing and more intimidating than that from a small Supervisory Censor.

Xi Yan'an came with a sense of guilt and left with a sense of guilt. Meng Shisan saw it all. She could forgive Xi Yan'an for her betrayal in the court of the Beijing government, but it was impossible for them to have the same relationship as they did in the beginning.

She never makes things difficult for herself for anyone.

Observe people with your eyes and judge them with your heart. Even if the monster is a thousand-year-old monster, it is inevitable that he will make mistakes.

But it doesn’t matter, if you’re wrong, just correct it.

She won't bother with someone she knows isn't worth it.

It was Xi Youyan's sincerity that made Meng Shisan look up to the Xi family.

The Xi family had two branches. The eldest, Xi Youye, was a fifth-rank official in the Ministry of Revenue. Like Xi Youyan, he never formed any clique for personal gain and was always neutral in his support of the emperor's faction.

This time, Xi Youyan asked her daughter to come and surrender to her, saying frankly that she could do her best to help. I wonder if Xi Youye knows about it?
Tongyu went to Li Shou's private residence in person to deliver the message, and Feng Zheng received a reply. Shi Lianchun knew that Junior Secretary Qu was a reliable person and that no other complications would arise, so she felt relieved.

When Tongyu returned to Meng's house, Xi Yan'er also returned to the Xi's house. Her mother Niu knew that Xi Yan'er had been to Meng Tianguan's house. When she saw her daughter coming back, she stepped forward to ask about the result.

"My daughter has conveyed my father's words to Miss Meng word for word. As for whether Miss Meng will eventually use my father's position as the censor, I don't know." Xi Yan'ai said truthfully.

After Niu got the result, she stood up and walked out: "Your aunt has been asking about it. Now that you are back, she will definitely get the news soon and will definitely come to ask about the result. I might as well tell her now."

Xi Yan'ao watched her mother's back, her heart filled with turmoil.

She knew clearly that although Meng Shisan said he had forgiven her, he had actually excluded her from his circle of friends. She was just the daughter of a small imperial censor, and when it came to marriage age, her parents' ability would definitely not allow her to find a good match. Even if her father could ask for help from her uncle who held a higher position, she would still have little chance of getting married.

It can be said that her chances of getting married are almost slim.

My uncle knew what my father had asked her to say to Meng Shisan at the Meng Mansion. After all, the Xi Mansion had not yet been divided, and the two branches were one, so they would prosper together and suffer together. If my father wanted to do something with a good result, it would be fine. If the result was not good, I was afraid that my uncle would be implicated.

In this case, if her father wanted to repay Miss Meng for saving her, he would definitely have to explain it clearly to her uncle and get his consent.

The uncle agreed, and the aunt knew that when she came back at this time, her mother would learn about Miss Meng's attitude and would definitely inform the aunt. Then when the uncle returned home from the yamen, the aunt would tell the uncle about Meng Shisan's response after her father expressed his willingness to help.

There is nothing wrong with these.

The problem is that she seems to never be able to go back to the past, to the time when Miss Meng treated her so well.

Do you regret?

She was extremely regretful.

But no matter how much she regretted it, there was no cure.

Hongzao was waiting by the side. Seeing Xi Yanhua suddenly burst into tears, she took out a handkerchief and handed it to her young lady: "What's wrong, young lady?"

"I just..." Xi Yanhua took the handkerchief to wipe her tears and said with a choked voice, "I just feel that if I make a mistake, I will make mistakes at every step."

Hong Zao didn't understand what this meant, but considering that her young lady had just returned from the Meng Mansion, she could make some assumptions: "Is it related to Miss Meng?"

Xi Yan'ai didn't expect the maidservant around her to be able to give her any help. Just a word or two would be enough, and there was no need to say more or anything deeper.

Hongzao didn't get an answer, so he took the handkerchief from Xi Yan'er's hand, turned around and went out to look for Hongdou.

Xi Yan'er thought a lot alone in the room, but still could not find a solution.

Xi Youye did know about it, and did not object to Xi Youyan repaying Meng Shisan for saving his daughter, but he could agree because he thought more about the fact that the Meng family would not take Xi Youyan, a small censor, seriously at all.

In other words, even if Xi Yan'er surrendered to Meng Shisan, he felt that the probability of Xi Youyan, the censor, being used in the end was less than one percent.

Therefore, when his younger brother came to discuss with him, with such sincerity and determination to repay the favor, it was difficult for him, as the elder brother, to refuse outright. So after thinking it over, he nodded.

After all, he nodded. The key point was that he felt that the Meng family would not be able to use his brother's weak power, so in his opinion, there was no difference between agreeing and disagreeing.

When he left the court at dusk, he learned from his wife Zhao that Meng Shisan had told Xi Yan'er that he would not be polite if she needed him in the future. He began to feel worried.

He is afraid!
There really was a time when the Meng family really asked his younger brother to help the Second Prince, making him an insignificant chess piece in the struggle for imperial power!
Because of this, Xi Youye couldn't sleep that night.

Xi Youyan was quite different. After he returned home from the court, he heard the result conveyed by his wife Niu. He stroked his beard and sighed again and again: "If I can really take this opportunity to help a little, so as to repay Miss Meng for saving our sister, I can put my worry to rest."