The weak princess is super fierce

Chapter 935 The Reporting Official

After Silver Fox went out to look for Meng Renkang, Meng Meijing thought of Chang'an again: "Last time, when my elder brother went missing halfway to Qingbei Mountain, it was Chang'an who found him. If only Chang'an were in the capital now."

“Brother, going to Fangshan is fraught with danger. Otherwise, Magistrate Shi wouldn’t have been killed by an arrow, and I wouldn’t have injured my hand while trying to save His Highness, resulting in poisoning and a high fever that nearly cost me my life,” Meng Shisan reminded him.

Meng Meijing nodded emphatically: "I know, I just said it offhand."

“I know you are very worried about your fourth brother, but there are some things you can think about but not say out loud.” Since Meng Shisan is Meng Meijing’s elder sister and Meng Meijing is willing to listen to her, she should teach her some things when she has the chance, so that Meng Meijing will not be disliked by others for speaking carelessly after she gets married.

"Sister, I'll remember this." After Meng Meijing truly treated Meng Shisan with the utmost respect and deference, she would receive Meng Shisan's guidance from time to time. Whether it was about people, things, or matters, she humbly accepted his teachings each time.

Since Meng Shisan couldn't leave the manor, Meng Meijing kept him company, chatting about this and that, and time passed quite quickly.

At the end of the hour, Ji Kuan arrived at the Meng residence. At this time, Meng Tianguan and Meng Zhidu had already learned of Meng Renkang's disappearance and had each taken leave to return to their residences. They gathered in the outer study in the front courtyard to discuss countermeasures, so he also entered the outer study.

When Meng Shisan received the message, Ji Kuan had already been in the outer study for a short while.

The messenger was Steward Chu: "Young Master Ji has come about the disappearance of the Fourth Young Master. He was sent by His Highness the Crown Prince and is currently in the outer study discussing with the Old Master and the First Master how to safely bring the Fourth Young Master back."

"Did you bring any of the Crown Prince's guards?" Meng Shisan asked.

"It only contained white fluid," Butler Chu reported truthfully.

Meng Shisan nodded slightly: "Understood, thank you for informing me, butler."

Steward Chu bowed and withdrew.

Meng Meijing waited until Steward Chu had walked away before asking, "Since Your Highness sent Young Master Ji to help find Fourth Brother, why did you only bring Bai Zhuo?"

“Before doing anything, we must first find out the cause of the event so that we can follow the clues to find the result,” Meng Shisan said. “Moreover, the fact that Fourth Brother disappeared at this critical juncture is probably related to the contest between His Highness and the Second Prince.”

Under such circumstances, if Li Shou remained indifferent, regardless of the shared fate and prosperity of the Crown Prince and the Meng family, even the little fat boy would have to call Li Shou his cousin. If he didn't know, fine, but if he did, he couldn't possibly ignore it.

If one truly knows the truth but sits idly by and does nothing, one will surely alienate everyone.

"I guessed it!" Meng Meijing had guessed that it must be related to the Crown Prince's Palace as soon as she heard Meng Ren'an say that Meng Renkang had disappeared outside the gate of Qingbei Academy. Although she was not as well-versed in the power struggles in the capital as Meng Shisan, she had heard some things from her elder sister and could not help but make this connection.

She thought the speculation was just speculation, and that the truth might not be as she imagined. But now, her elder sister confirmed it herself: her brother's abduction was indeed related to her cousin, the Crown Prince.

If someone else had said this, she might have doubted it, but what her elder sister said must be true!

Meng Shisan looked at Meng Meijing, waiting to see what his younger sister would say next, but Meng Meijing only said this one sentence, her tone indignant, and then said nothing more.

It is clear that her younger sister truly took Fang Jiang's reminder to heart.

She was deeply comforted. "Sister..." Meng Meijing called out hesitantly, but seeing that Meng Shisan was still only looking at her and not speaking, she mustered up her courage and said, "If... I mean if..."

“No.” Meng Shisan interrupted Meng Meijing.

Meng Meijing opened her almond-shaped eyes wide: "Does elder sister know what I want to say?"

"Can't you think of anything better?" Meng Shisan scolded lightly. "Akang is our brother, and he's your own brother from the same mother."

Meng Meijing said listlessly, "I don't want to think this way either, but... but it really was the Second Prince who captured my fourth brother. Given the precedent of the Second Prince sending assassins to kill my sister and severely injuring Fengzheng, leaving Fengzheng barely alive in front of our mansion..."

As she spoke, her voice choked slightly: "Fourth brother is no better than elder sister. Elder sister has superb whip skills and was able to use them to hold out until eldest brother and Young Master Ji found her. Even so, Baozhu almost lost a hand, and elder sister was almost exhausted. It was only by the mercy of heaven that she was saved..."

At this point, she couldn't hold back any longer and burst into tears, sobbing, "Sister, only Tangwang is with Fourth Brother. Tangwang is even more timid than Jixiang. If there's real danger, he'll definitely faint from fright. He's not as brave as Baozhu, who could take a knife for you..."

As siblings, Meng Meijing became increasingly heartbroken and frightened as she spoke, eventually crying so loudly that her voice could be heard outside the house.

The maids and servants who were sweeping and cleaning couldn't help but look towards the study.

Shangchun was passing by the study when she heard it. She waved to the others who were looking in the study, signaling them to hurry up and get back to work. Then she continued walking along the veranda outside the study without stopping.

"Don't let your mother hear you crying like that." Meng Shisan took out his clean handkerchief and handed it to Meng Meijing. "Wipe your hands."

Meng Meijing took the handkerchief, wiped her face haphazardly to remove the tears, and tried to purse her lips to stop herself from crying so loudly.

Meng Shisan looked helplessly at Meng Meijing, who was still shedding tears: "Didn't I just send Xiaoyin out to look for her too? Although Xiaoyin is a fox, not a dog, her nose is even more sensitive than a dog's. The capital is not small, and it will take Xiaoyin some time to run around and search. You and your sister wait here patiently. You might not even need the guards from the East Palace before your fourth brother has news."

"Really?" Meng Meijing looked at Meng Shisan with teary eyes.

Meng Shisan nodded: "Really."

After Ji Kuan left, Butler Chu came again: "Miss, Commander Ji, the Old Master, and the Master have agreed on a plan to find the Fourth Young Master. He has already left to return to the palace to dispatch troops."

"Have Grandfather and Uncle made any arrangements?" Meng Tianguan and Meng Zhidu returned from the Ministry of Personnel and the Ministry of Revenue respectively halfway back, and Meng Shisan thought that they should also have some arrangements.

Butler Chu replied, "The old master and the eldest master have already left the manor. The old master went to the military police for help, while the eldest master went to the capital government office to report the disappearance of the fourth young master to the authorities."

"I understand." Meng Shisan then asked, "Did Grandfather send you to tell me this?"

"Yes." Steward Chu had nothing more to report and quickly withdrew.

"Why did Grandfather send the steward to tell my sister all this?" Meng Meijing asked after Steward Chu had walked away.