The weak princess is super fierce

Chapter 955 Kowtowing

After everyone left, Meng Shisan noticed that it was getting late and, exhausted from a long day, decided to go back to her room to rest.

Unexpectedly, as soon as she stood up, she saw Madam Wu leading Meng Renkang into Mingxiao Hall, with Meng Meijing following behind.

Meng Renkang's abrasions on his hands and feet have been treated and bandaged, he can walk normally, and he looks quite energetic.

Wu's eyes were still red and swollen, clearly indicating that she had cried tears of joy after Meng Renkang returned safely.

As for Meng Meijing, her eyes were also a little red, but thankfully, not as frightening as Wu's.

The three of them seemed to be doing well. They came to see her so late at night; were they trying to thank her?
Just as Meng Shisan had thought, Wu Shi did indeed bring her son to thank Meng Shisan for saving her life, and Meng Meijing came along with them.

So, as soon as she reached Meng Shisan, Wu instructed Meng Renkang to kneel down: "Kneel down and kowtow three times to your elder sister to thank her for risking her life to save you."

Meng Renkang obediently knelt down and kowtowed three times.

Meng Shisan did not move. Not to mention that Meng Liangchen was Meng Renkang's elder sister and could accept such a grand gesture, she was already over a thousand years old. She was more than capable of accepting three kowtows from this little fat boy.

She didn't expect that Wu would then say, "Kneel three more times to thank your elder sister for not holding a grudge. Your kindness and virtue will be unforgettable for your mother."

As an elder, it is inappropriate to kneel and kowtow to a younger person. Doing so would shorten the younger person's lifespan. She was genuinely grateful to her stepdaughter for saving her son and should not repay kindness with enmity.

As a second-best option, she could only have her son kowtow three times to express her gratitude to her stepdaughter on her behalf.

Without saying a word, Meng Renkang kowtowed three more times.

He finally managed to stand up.

Throughout the entire process, Meng Shisan simply watched and endured it, neither intervening nor speaking out.

"Jing'er," Madam Wu called out to her daughter.

Meng Meijing stepped forward and walked up to Meng Shisan: "Sister, this is a thousand taels of silver notes. It is all of Mother's savings over the years. I hope you will accept it and not find it offensive."

Meng Shisan looked at the stack of silver notes in Meng Meijing's upward-facing hand. The notes were worth one hundred taels of silver each, and there were ten of them.

Under Wu's expectant gaze, she reached out and took the thousand taels from Meng Meijing's hand.

Wu didn't show it too obviously, but Meng Shisan still caught a very subtle sigh of relief from her.

Ms. Wu was afraid that she would not accept it, or that she would not be willing to reconcile with her.

But in reality, Wu didn't need her reconciliation. She wasn't the real Meng Liangchen, and she couldn't reconcile with Wu on behalf of the original owner.

Only a hundred years later, when Wu arrives in the underworld and meets the real Meng Liangchen, whether or not to reconcile will be decided by the original owner herself.

This is something that not only Mrs. Wu was unaware of, but also Old Mrs. Meng was unaware of, which is why the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law insisted on her forgiveness time and time again.

Having achieved their goal, and with night falling, Madam Wu said, "Well... Yaoyao, let's all go back to the courtyard first, so we won't disturb your rest."

Then, she was about to take her son and daughter back home.

Unexpectedly, both Meng Meijing and Meng Renkang said they had more to say to their elder sister and asked Wu to go back first, while the siblings would return later.

Madam Wu looked at Meng Shisan: "This..."

She was overjoyed to see her son and daughter getting close to her stepdaughter, but she didn't dare go too far, fearing that her son and daughter's actions might anger her stepdaughter.

As long as her stepdaughter agreed, she would not object. Meng Shisan finally spoke up at this moment, saying, "Then Meijing and Fourth Brother can stay a little longer."

Mrs. Wu smiled and said, "Alright, then I'll head back to the courtyard first."

After Wu left, Meng Shisan sat back down in his chair, and the siblings also sat down.

"What do you want to say?" Meng Shisan asked, then casually handed the thousand taels of silver back to Meng Meijing. "Take it."

"Sister?" Meng Meijing didn't understand.

“I’m accepting it to put your mother’s mind at ease. I don’t lack money; the dowry my mother left me generates a considerable income every month. You don’t need to return it to your mother; just keep it and save it as your own dowry in the future.” Meng Shisan said, looking at Meng Renkang, “What do you think?”

Meng Renkang replied firmly, "If my sister thinks it's right, then I think it's right too."

Meng Meijing never expected that the ten silver notes would be back in her hands, and she certainly didn't expect that Meng Shisan had only accepted the money to appease her mother, rather than actually wanting the thousand taels. After hesitating for a moment, she still said, "Sister, a thousand taels is not a small amount..."

"You can also think of it as your older sister giving you extra money as a dowry in advance," Meng Shisan said, changing her approach, but she certainly wasn't going to take the money.

When she was short of money before entering the world, she did odd jobs everywhere. Now that she doesn't need money, she can use it as she pleases.

"Adding makeup?"

"Didn't you think about getting married a long time ago? Then you should understand that the more dowry the better."

Meng Meijing had previously mentioned marriage to Meng Shisan, and discussed many details of the wedding, including betrothal gifts and dowry.

"Second sister, just take it." Meng Renkang said when he saw that Meng Meijing was still undecided.

When Meng Meijing heard Meng Renkang say this, she couldn't help but think of Meng Renkang's words when he said that if his elder sister thought it was right, then he was right too. She immediately realized that after being kidnapped, her younger brother had developed the same dependence on his elder sister as she had.

“Alright, then consider it my elder sister’s advance dowry.” She put away the ten silver notes and said to Meng Renkang, “This matter is only between the three of us. Don’t mention it to Mother.”

"Understood, Second Sister," Meng Renkang solemnly replied.

Seeing her brother's seriousness, and remembering the kidnapping incident, Meng Meijing immediately adopted the airs of an older sister and scolded him, "You bookworm, you've let someone kidnap you so easily today. You'd better use your brain in the future and don't let it happen again!"

Meng Renkang nodded emphatically: "Understood."

"Alright, are you two alright or not? If not, go back to your respective courtyards and rest." Meng Shisan yawned.

"Yes!" the two answered in unison.

Meng Shisan picked up the Longjing tea that Baozhu had just brewed, took a big sip, and then said, "There is an order of seniority, so let's talk about the beautiful scenery first."

She spoke, and neither of them objected.

Meng Meijing said, "Sister, I heard that the Second Prince died on the spot. Is that true?"

"Who told you that?" Meng Shisan remembered that when he recounted these events, Meng Meijing, like Wu Shi and Meng Renkang, was no longer in the main room.

The servants serving inside and outside the main room were all trusted confidants of their respective masters. They all knew what was important and understood the prince's life or death, and were not people who could discuss such matters casually.

“Jixiang told me.” Meng Meijing pointed to the side behind her, pointing to Jixiang, who had been standing behind her chair.

Meng Shisan then looked at Jixiang.