The weak princess is super fierce

Chapter 931 Be More Composed

Meng Shisan left Changchun Courtyard, and Wu Shi and Meng Meijing followed shortly after. Shang Shi also returned to the courtyard to handle household affairs. Meng Ren'an, who rarely returned to the mansion, was kept by Old Madam Meng and kept talking with her in the main room.

"Grandmother asks you, before Kang-ge'er disappeared, what else happened before today? Or did any strangers enter Qingbei Academy?" The old lady Meng kept Meng Ren'an behind mainly to ask if there were any clues before Meng Renkang disappeared.

Meng Ren'an had told everything he could. Now, when asked by Old Madam Meng, he paused for a moment, went over the events that had happened at the academy recently, and went over the people who had come and gone around him and Meng Renkang, before shaking his head: "No."

Old Madam Meng's disappointment was evident: "Fine. When you returned, did you explain the matter of Kang-ge'er's disappearance to Master Bai?"

The headmaster of Qingbei Academy is surnamed Bai, while the headmaster of Nanling Academy is surnamed Wu.

"It has been explained," Meng Ren'an replied. "This morning, after discovering that my fourth brother was missing, I was extremely anxious. I asked Daman to search outside the academy, and I went to see the headmaster myself. After learning that my fourth brother was missing, Headmaster Bai immediately gathered people to search inside the academy. But we couldn't find him anywhere, either outside or inside the academy."

"Chief Bai is a responsible chief." Old Madam Meng nodded. "Your mother is preventing you from leaving the manor to find Kang Ge'er for your safety."

"Grandson understands. Just like Grandmother doesn't allow Yaoyao to step out of the mansion, both Grandmother and Mother don't want either of us to get into trouble." Meng Ren'an had been studying at Qingbei Academy for a long time, spending all his days there studying. He never left the academy, only returning to the city with Meng Renkang on his days off.

Therefore, neither he nor his fourth brother, whose whereabouts were still unknown, knew what had happened in the mansion, nor did they know the seriousness of the matter, which had become so serious that the lives of any Meng family member would be in danger if they stepped out of the mansion.

Now that the conversation had reached this point, he couldn't help but ask, "Grandmother, has something happened to His Highness?"

"Why do you ask that?" Old Mrs. Meng knew that her grandson Meng Ren'an knew nothing, so she naturally wanted to find out more about his sudden question.

Meng Ren'an said, "When I returned home from my last vacation, my elder brother was still at home and had not yet gone to Fangshan to do his duty for His Highness. At that time, my elder brother reminded me that in the near future, unless there is something important, my fourth brother and I must not run around and should not easily trust anyone."

What I didn't expect was that my elder brother took my words to heart. He had told my younger cousin the same thing, but my younger cousin hadn't listened to him completely, which led to my younger cousin's disappearance today.

If his elder brother were here today, he would surely berate him severely in private, blaming him for not taking good care of his younger cousin.

"I see." When Grandma Meng mentioned Meng Renping, her eldest grandson, her brows relaxed unconsciously, softening her tense expression. "Your eldest brother should be returning from Fangshan soon."

The eldest grandson was away handling affairs for the Crown Prince's grandson, and the youngest grandson had been kidnapped because of the Crown Prince's grandson. Although it hadn't been a day yet, if someone really wanted to harm her youngest grandson, it would only be a matter of a blink of an eye.

Meng Ren'an was not as capable as Meng Renping, but he was more talented in his studies. He was exceptionally talented, and everyone who mentioned the third young master of the Meng family would give him a thumbs up for his talent.

He was good at reading, but he was not a bookworm. He was very good at reading people's expressions from a young age. His elder brother often sighed that he was clever but not calm. He thought that his elder brother was calm enough, so he didn't care if he was not calm. He never wanted to become more calm.

But now, he has to become more composed, and he can better appreciate how earnest his elder brother was when he used to tell him to improve and learn to be more composed.

At the time, he thought his elder brother was being too serious and making a mountain out of a molehill, but now he realized it was his elder brother's good intention. What happened today will surely happen again in the Meng family in the future. No matter how capable his elder brother is, no matter how much of a pillar of the Meng family he is, there will be times when his elder brother is not here.

When his elder brother is not around, that is when he can take over his elder brother's abilities.

He has not yet completed his studies, and his grandparents, parents and father are still supporting him in the household. Whether his elder brother is alive or not, and whether he is capable of supporting the family, there is still room for some time to wait.

If one day my grandfather retires from the Ministry of Personnel, and he also graduates from the academy and, fortunately, passes the imperial examination and enters officialdom, then my father will become my grandfather, and my elder brother and I will become my father.

My father often said, "When brothers are of one mind, their strength can break metal."

Although my second uncle has never been particularly capable, my father has said that although he is obsessed with flowers and plants, he is also very clear-headed and would never do anything foolish that the Meng family cannot handle. Therefore, even if my second uncle cannot help my father in officialdom, he will never be a burden to my father.

Of course, this is also a fortunate situation that can't be helped.

My second uncle was incompetent and talentless, as he was born. He tried hard when he was young, but unfortunately he couldn't even pass the imperial examination, let alone be listed on the gold list.

But he was different.

He was talented and confident that he could pass the imperial examinations and enter officialdom in the same glory as his elder brother. He didn't care about romance or poetry; he would do anything to help his elder brother.

Therefore, no amount of effort from him is too much.

Before today, he always felt that there was still time and no rush. But now he realized that with the current trend of the Eastern Palace, the Meng family, as the maternal family of the Eastern Palace, was actually being put on the hot seat.

If the Meng family's own strength is not strong enough, the Meng family will be like millet in a fire, easily taken away by others. Even the other party will be harmed by the Meng family. But the thought of destroying the foundation of the Meng family is enough to make him shudder.

He couldn't even imagine that once the Meng family fell into decline, not to mention his elder brother and him, his two cousins ​​would be at the mercy of some villains in the capital!
Meng Ren'an frowned. His elder brother had been loyal to his cousin, the Crown Prince, for the sake of the Meng family. He was protecting the Eastern Palace and contributing to the prosperity of the Meng family. His elder brother had always wanted him to be more mature and mature so that he could shoulder some of the responsibilities as a descendant of the Meng family as soon as possible.

However, he was unaware of this until now, when he has only begun to understand it.

No wonder Father always commented on his elder brother and him, saying that although his elder brother's talent was not as good as his, his own intelligence was far inferior to his elder brother's, and he still had to learn a lot from his elder brother.

He was incredibly stupid.

Seeing that Meng Ren'an's brows were furrowing more and more tightly, until they were shaped like a "川" character, Old Madam Meng assumed that Meng Ren'an was worried about Meng Renkang, so she said, "Kang-ge'er is the grandson of the Heavenly Official. No one would dare to easily harm Kang-ge'er."