The weak princess is super fierce

Chapter 989 General's Daughter

"I asked her..." Ma Ji was lost in his memories, "...but she didn't answer and told me not to overthink it."

"And then you didn't think much about it? Didn't you try to find out more about it privately?" Meng Shisan asked, her heart already sinking. Ma Ji probably couldn't give her any direction.

Sure enough, Ma Ji nodded quickly the next moment: "No. I believe you, Miss. Whatever you say, I will believe."

As early as when he learned that Meng Shisi had effortlessly sent Ma Ji away and then completed his suicide and abandonment of his daughter, Meng Shisan knew that there were some things he really couldn't rely on Ma Ji for.

really.

It's always like this.

We learned nothing.

"More than a hundred years have passed. It is now very difficult to find out whether Miss Meng Ying's demon body was reborn from a severed body." Meng Shisan frowned slightly. She did not necessarily need to find out Meng Shisi's background, but only by finding out could she possibly find out why she was forced to become Meng Liangchen.

Ma Ji felt ashamed for not being able to help Meng Shisan, but what made him even more ashamed and guilty was that, after Meng Shisan asked him questions from time to time these days, he belatedly realized how little he understood his master.

Now, he has come to realize that his understanding of the ladies was almost entirely superficial.

“However…” Meng Shisan thought of Meng Shisi and Li Shize’s lost daughter, the little princess who was sent out of the palace by the First Emperor, “If we can find the descendants of your young lady’s daughter, we might be able to find the answer from there.”

After saying that, she hoped that Ma Ji would have some clues this time.

However, Ma Ji stammered, "I can't find the young lady."

A brief wave of despair washed over him, and Meng Shisan couldn't bear it, covering his face with his hands: "What have you done in these past hundred years?"

"I have been searching for the great demon that Miss asked me to find before she died, and I have safely delivered what Miss wanted to give to that great demon into the great demon's hands," Ma Ji replied.

"Things?" Meng Shisan immediately perked up, lowering her slender, jade-like hand that had been covering her previously hopeless eyes. "What things?"

Ma Ji reacted quickly: "I'm sorry, I can't give it to Miss."

How could Meng Shisan possibly give up? "But perhaps your young lady's background is hidden in that thing."

If it really exists, then it would be twice as effective with half the effort, allowing us to find the source immediately and resolve the current predicament of the two of them.

Ma Ji pondered for a moment: "Perhaps."

Meng Shisan sensed Ma Ji's uncertainty: "You haven't seen it?"

"What Miss left for the Great Demon Senior is also a mirror—the Lantern Viewing Mirror." Although Ma Ji couldn't give Meng Shisan the Lantern Viewing Mirror that his young lady had entrusted to him to deliver to the Great Demon, he could still be frank about what it was.

"A cursory glance?" Meng Shisan knew about the Lantern Mirror. "So, Miss Meng Ying has something to say to the great demon you mentioned?" "Yes." Ma Ji thought so too. "The Lantern Mirror can hold more than just words; it can also hold the past scenes that Miss wants to express, and even more so, other information I can't even imagine. Miss, it's not that I don't want to cooperate with you to find out about Miss's demonic origins, but it concerns Miss's request, and I can't change it on my own. However, regarding Miss's human origins, which Miss wants to investigate, I didn't mention it before because I felt it was unnecessary and didn't want to disturb Miss's family during her lifetime, but now..."

Meng Shisan continued, "But can you speak now?"

If Ma Ji were truly eloquent, it would save her and Cui Yu a lot of trouble.

"During her travels, Miss Meng, by a twist of fate, became the daughter of General Meng, who had rendered meritorious service in supporting the emperor," Ma Ji said. "Miss Meng originally called herself 'Meng Shisi,' but after becoming a young lady of the Meng family, she became 'Meng Ying.' General Meng was originally a member of the Crown Prince's faction, so when the First Emperor was still the Crown Prince, he often visited the General's residence. Because of this identity, Miss Meng gradually became acquainted with the First Emperor and they began to associate with each other."

"I remember you mentioned before that Miss Meng Ying saved the First Emperor. Didn't the two of you meet back then?" Meng Shisan recalled for a moment and asked.

“Yes, Miss met the First Emperor back then, but at first Miss did not want to get too entangled with the First Emperor, so she did not reveal her identity,” Ma Ji replied. “Unexpectedly, Miss and the First Emperor were also destined to meet. When they met again, it was in the back garden of the General’s Mansion. Only then did the First Emperor realize that Miss was the legitimate daughter of General Meng.”

Thus, their destiny officially began.

In other words, Meng Shisi's death officially began to count down from this moment.

"The General's daughter..." Meng Shisan hadn't expected that Meng Shisi, who was a demon, would also have a human identity, and that she was the legitimate daughter of General Meng in the form of an earthworm demon. "Is there really no scheming involved?"

Ma Ji shook his head: "No. At first, Miss, like the eldest young lady, suspected that she had been set up, because it was indeed too easy for Miss to become the daughter of the General's Mansion. Later, after a thorough investigation by Miss and me, we found that General Meng lost his wife at an early age due to war and never remarried. Therefore, the only bloodline left by his first wife was raised by her maternal family from a young age and was not close to General Meng. In this way, even though Miss was a fake daughter of the General, she was mistaken for him because of her identical appearance. Miss was considerate of General Meng's love for his daughter and could not bear to tell the truth, so she also became the substitute daughter of the General's Mansion. Originally, she thought it was only temporary, but she did not expect that things would get out of control and Miss would have no way back."

"Because of the First Emperor?" Meng Shisan asked.

Ma sighed, "Yes, because of the First Emperor, and also because of General Meng. Miss has no parents, and General Meng treats her very well, making her feel a blood bond she has never felt before. Miss could not bear to see General Meng sad, nor could she bear to see the First Emperor heartbroken, so she could only go all the way and live out her life as Meng Ying, the daughter of General Meng, as the daughter of the General's Mansion."

“Miss Meng Ying is indeed kind-hearted,” Meng Shisan sighed. “She probably doesn’t know that her momentary kindness will ruin her demonic life.”

When Meng Shisi's death was mentioned, Ma Ji kept his head down and remained silent.

As Yue and Meng Shisan reviewed the past, he realized how incompetent he had been as a demon servant.

The things he overlooked, one by one, all transformed into the red spider lilies on the road to the underworld for the young lady.

"Don't blame yourself. What's past is past, and there's no use in blaming yourself." Meng Shisan wanted to offer some words of comfort, but he still stated the facts, "Once we find your young lady's descendants and go to Miss Meng Ying's grave behind the Taoist temple, you will be able to give an explanation to your young lady."

This is the only option for now.

Ma Ji poured himself a full glass of Jade Wine and wanted to pour one for Meng Shisan as well, but Meng Shisan stopped him, saying, "I don't need to."

She can't drink anymore.

If she drinks any more, she'll get drunk.

After Meng Shisan said that, Ma Ji noticed the hazy look in Meng Shisan's eyes and decisively withdrew the wine pot he was about to spill: "Does Miss need to rest for a while?"