The weak princess is super fierce

Chapter 945 One Day

When Meng Tianguan returned to his residence after leaving the yamen, the first thing he asked about was Meng Renkang.

After personally going to the Wucheng Military Command to request reinforcements, he returned to the Ministry of Personnel. Because he was worried about his young grandson, he was restless and did not accomplish much official business.

Everyone in the Ministry of Personnel knew about his youngest grandson's disappearance, and his eldest son had even reported the case to the capital. Therefore, when it was time to leave the office, unless it was an extremely urgent matter, no one dared to show their face in front of him at this time.

He changed out of his official robes and into casual clothes, sat in the main room, and listened to what Old Madam Meng had to say about the progress on Meng Shisan's side. He nodded: "It's good to have new information."

Any progress is always a glimmer of hope.

Not long after Meng Tianguan sat down, Meng Zhidu also entered Deren Hall: "Father, Mother, there is still no news from the capital, but I have heard that there is new news about Yaoyao. Is it true?"

What he heard was what the Shang family had told him.

Meng Tianguan said, "The Five Cities Military Command sent me a message before I left the office, but there was no progress. As soon as I got back, your mother told me about the new news from Yaoyao's side."

So it was true. Meng Zhidu felt relieved and sat down on the side seat, which was the seat below Meng Tianguan. He spoke to Old Madam Meng, saying, "They said it was at the Anmofang Tea House?"

"Yes." Old Mrs. Meng then recounted to her eldest son what she had just told her husband.

Meng Zhidu couldn't sit still after hearing this: "I'll go to Taichen Courtyard to take a look."

“There’s no need to go. If there’s any new news, Yaoyao will send Shangchun over to tell you,” Old Madam Meng stopped her. “Besides, Yaoyao isn’t in her courtyard right now; she’s in your father’s study.”

As she spoke, she looked at her husband; she hadn't had a chance to bring this up earlier.

Meng Tianguan looked slightly surprised: "Why are you doing this in my study?"

Meng Zhidu also looked at Old Madam Meng with a questioning expression.

"They said she was confined to her home, and since she had nothing better to do, she wanted to find a historical book to read." Old Mrs. Meng recounted this story with some disbelief. She had never seen her eldest granddaughter so clever and mischievous before, and now she couldn't discern any pattern in her actions.

She was finding it increasingly difficult to understand her eldest granddaughter's thoughts.

Meng Tianguan: "History books?"

Meng Zhidu: "Official history?"

The father and son spoke one after the other, and then stood up at the same time.

"What are you doing?" Old Mrs. Meng asked.

Meng Tianguan: "I'll go take a look."

Meng Zhidu: "My son should go and take a look too."

Baozhu stood guard under the veranda outside the study. From afar, she saw two people walking up the stone steps of the veranda leading to the study. She looked closely, then turned and ran into the study, reporting, "Miss, the old master and the eldest master have arrived!"

"Okay." Meng Shisan didn't react much, thinking that if they came, they came.

Shangxia quickly climbed down the wooden ladder and came to the door of the study with Baozhu. Together they greeted them with bows: "Grandpa, Master."

"Is Yaoyao inside?" Meng Tianguan asked.

“The young lady is inside,” Shang Xia replied.

Then she and Baozhu stepped aside, and Meng Tianguan and Meng Zhidu entered the study one after the other.

Meng Shisan was already standing outside the bookshelf waiting for the two of them: "Grandfather, Uncle." "I heard from your grandmother that you're looking for history books." Meng Tianguan sat down in the chair under the desk and beckoned to Meng Shisan, "Come, tell your grandfather, what history book are you looking for?"

“Yes, tell your uncle too. He’s read all the books here. Tell him, and he can help you find them.” Meng Zhidu then sat down next to Meng Tianguan.

Meng Shisan didn't stand on ceremony and sat down behind the desk: "I'm looking for an official history."

"Which dynasty's official history?" Meng Tianguan asked.

"I don't know which dynasty's official history my granddaughter is from." Meng Shisan had been searching for so long, but still couldn't find any official history books that mentioned the name Meng Ying. She was quite troubled. "It might even be a history book from a previous dynasty."

Upon hearing this, Meng Zhidu looked at Meng Shisan as if he were a mischievous child: "You know nothing, and you might even be from the previous dynasty. If you search like this, you'll have a hard time finding him."

"Do you have any information that matches up?" Meng Tianguan was the eldest and most experienced of the three, and his question was to the point. He also felt that his eldest granddaughter always did things in a methodical way, and that she must have some basis for looking up historical records.

Meng Shisan nodded: "Yes! The Crown Princess's name is Meng Ying, and her nickname is Shisi. Or perhaps she is not the Crown Princess, but has already moved into the East Palace, or has already married into the East Palace."

Upon hearing this, Meng Tianguan fell into deep thought.

Meng Zhidu seized on the surname: "Also surnamed Meng? Which Meng family is she from? In this capital, I know almost every Meng family with a strong foundation. I have never heard of the name Meng Ying, let alone that she has moved into the Eastern Palace or married into it."

“Uncle, I’m not talking about the Crown Prince’s Palace at this time,” Meng Shisan corrected. “Excluding the current Crown Prince’s Palace, think about the previous Crown Princesses.”

Meng Zhidu said "oh," thought for a moment, and finally shook his head: "No."

Meng Shisan immediately looked at Meng Tianguan, now placing all her hopes on him: "Grandfather, have you thought of this?"

"No." After pondering for a moment, Meng Tianguan gave the same answer.

Meng Shisan was greatly disappointed and looked at the books covering the wall: "Then I'll look again."

"What if the official history you're looking for isn't in Grandfather's books?" Meng Tianguan asked.

Meng Shisan said, "Then let's look elsewhere. We're sure to find what our granddaughter wants."

Meng Zhidu asked, "What do you want to do with this history book? And how did you find out about this person named Meng Ying? Since you know that she might become the Crown Princess, why are you writing an official history book? Could it be that she... is long gone?"

His series of questions were exactly the same doubts that Meng Tianguan had in mind, only he asked them aloud sooner.

The father and son waited for Meng Shisan's answer.

Meng Shisan got up, walked to the bookshelf, and climbed up the wooden ladder: "Of course it's useful."

She didn't answer any of the other questions, only that one sentence.

Meng Zhidu wanted to ask more questions, but then she heard her say, "Uncle, don't worry. One day, you and Grandfather will know the answer."

By then, she would also know the answer.

Having said that, Meng Tianguan and Meng Zhidu did not ask any further questions and got up to leave the study.

Walking outside the study and down the stone steps of the veranda, Meng Zhidu asked Meng Tianguan softly, "Father, what do you think Yaoyao is doing?"

"Yaoyao is exceptionally intelligent and quirky, and her ideas and actions often differ from others. However, so far, nothing she has done has been detrimental to the Meng family." Meng Tianguan did not know what Meng Shisan was planning, but based on his eldest granddaughter's past actions, he was not worried.

"My son is not afraid that Yaoyao might do something to harm the Meng family, but he is afraid that she might not be able to protect herself properly in a safe situation," Meng Zhidu said.