She has a slender waist and delicate bones, and is able to seduce the ascetic horse.

Chapter 200 Rebuke
Shen Jiaojiao hurried back to the lobby and saw Meng Hui waiting outside from a distance.

She relaxed her brows and exhaled slowly, her heart finally settling down.

"Brother!" she shouted as she rushed towards him.

Meng Hui rarely saw her in such a panic, so he stepped forward in surprise and caught her firmly.

At this moment, Shen Jiaojiao didn't care about the defense between men and women anymore. She pulled the man's sleeve and went to a quiet place to talk.

"Jiaojiao, calm down." Meng Hui said.

She shook her head vigorously, "I have something very important to tell you, come here quickly."

As he spoke, he grabbed his sleeve again.

Meng Hui rolled up his sleeves and took her into his arms. He said in a very calm voice, "Jiaojiao, if you have anything to say, let's talk about it when we go home. Be careful that walls have ears."

The warm heat enveloped her with the light scent of osmanthus.

She seemed to be pulled from an extremely cold place into the warm summer, and her frozen thoughts gradually returned.

Yes, she can't say it here.

What if King Qing placed secret guards around him?
"Yes, yes, let's go home!" She nodded repeatedly and struggled to break away from the man's arms.

Meng Hui held her waist and reminded softly, "The banquet is not over yet. If you go back now, how will Mrs. Jiang handle herself?"

Madam Chiang had just recognized her as her adopted daughter. This banquet was just for her. How could she just walk away?
Hearing this, she calmed down completely.

She pressed her forehead against the man's chest, breathed lightly, and never mentioned leaving again.

After a while, the man let go of his hand and said, "Let's go in first."

Shen Jiaojiao nodded, "Okay."

The two of them walked side by side towards the lobby.

As she walked, she deliberately slowed down her pace, and the position of the two of them gradually changed from walking side by side to half a step behind her.

Great!
How could she let her sworn brother take care of her just now? !

What if someone sees me?
She felt guilty as a thief and fell one step behind her adopted brother, as if doing so would dispel the anxiety in her heart.

Meng Hui glanced back at her.

She lowered her head, not daring to look at her adopted brother.

The man said nothing and turned back.

The two walked into the lobby and saw that the banquet was coming to an end, and the Wei and Lin families had already taken the lead. The small families who stayed behind all wanted to establish relations with the Jiang family.

The dignitaries were all talking, and no one noticed the two people who entered. They returned to their seats smoothly.

After the two of them sat down, Mrs. Meng coughed slightly and looked at Shen Jiaojiao with a smile.

"Jiaojiao, Prince Qing specially asked you to stay here. What did he say to you?"

Shen Jiaojiao pondered for a moment and shook her head.

"Foster mother, Prince Qing won't let me tell you."

Although Prince Qing did not say whether it could be announced to the public, but now that she had regained her senses, how could she dare to say it in public?

Not to mention the eyeliners of Prince Qing lurking around.

"You kid..." Mrs. Meng frowned dissatisfied, "Forget it, just don't say it if you don't want to, as long as nothing happens."

She pursed her lips and smiled, "It's not a bad thing, stepmother, don't worry."

Mrs. Meng nodded perfunctorily, a glimmer of light flashing in her eyes.

Meng Hui picked up the chopsticks and served her dishes himself, urging her to eat more.

"Except for breakfast, you haven't eaten anything today, have you? Come on, eat some to fill your stomach."

Shen Jiaojiao didn't expect that her adopted brother would serve her dishes in front of so many people, and her cheeks turned slightly red.

The rejection seemed even more strange at this moment, so she mumbled a low 'hmm' and started eating.

After filling her stomach three or two times, her thoughts became clearer and clearer. She couldn't help turning her head to look at Meng Hui and asked him in a low voice.

"Brother, didn't you just say you would wait for me at the door?"

God knows how devastated she felt when she left Wen Yating and didn't see Meng Hui. She thought her adopted brother was outside protecting her.

Meng Hui said: "The guards will not allow me to wait outside."

"That's it..."

Seeing a hint of disappointment in her eyes, the man sighed and raised his hand to rub the top of her hair.

"I was watching from the garden."

After making sure she was safe and sound, he left.

Shen Jiaojiao's eyes lit up and she looked at her adopted brother with her bright eyes, "Really? Then why don't you wait for me?"

"Really, the guards don't allow me to stand there."

The two of them were so close that their heads were almost touching. Anyone who saw the warm scene of asking and answering questions could not help but smile.

Mrs. Meng looked at them with a dark face and said nothing.

Logically speaking, a mother should be happy to see her children having a harmonious relationship.

Mrs. Meng showed very displeasure.

The eldest son treats this adopted sister so well!
He is not even so kind to his own sister Wan'er.

Recalling what she and her eldest son had just said in the wing, a shadow fell over Mrs. Meng's heart.

A'hui doesn't seem to regard Wan'er as her younger sister, and doesn't even want to see Wan'er...

"Ah Hui, I have talked with Mrs. Jiang. She wants to see what you think." Mrs. Meng suddenly spoke, interrupting the interaction between the two.

Meng Hui raised his eyes and looked over, "What?"

Mrs. Meng suddenly interrupted, but he didn't understand what she was referring to.

"Give me an accurate answer. What will happen between you and Miss Jiang..."

"Mom, there's no need to mention this matter again." Meng Hui waved his hand, interrupting Mrs. Meng's words.

He remembered that Mrs. Meng had broken up with him on bad terms, saying that she wanted to make things clear to Mrs. Jiang.

"Don't ruin the reputation of other girls."

Mrs. Meng took a deep breath, as if trying to suppress her anger.

"Why has your reputation been ruined? If you didn't mean it, you should make it clear! Our Meng family has always been upright in doing things, how could we be like you?"

As he said that, he turned to glare at Shen Jiaojiao.

"And you! Knowing that your sworn brother has not married yet at such an old age, it is the right time to persuade him. It would be better for you to just focus on your own happy life!"

Shen Jiaojiao was a little unhappy when she was scolded for no apparent reason, and she immediately pushed back.

"How happy am I? Wan'er and Ayan are pregnant one after another. I, the head wife and mistress, have not yet consummated their marriage. Will it bring glory to the Meng family if I tell them?"

Her original intention was to let her adoptive mother know about Meng Wan's misdeeds of occupying Chen Yuanli.

Unexpectedly, Mrs. Meng sneered, "You can't capture your husband's heart, why do you blame Wan'er? If you had known this, why not just cancel the engagement?"

Shen Jiaojiao choked and didn't know how to reply.

She didn't know that her adoptive mother looked at her like this.

If Meng Wan hadn't tried so hard to be a concubine and wanted to marry Chen Yuanli, if her adoptive mother hadn't told her to cancel the engagement and leave the Meng Mansion, how could she...

That's it!

No matter how much she said, it was useless. She had known for a long time that her adoptive mother preferred Meng Wan, and she should have not cared.

She pursed her lips and smiled, "I only hope Wan'er can capture Yuan Li's heart."

"Shen Jiaojiao!" Mrs. Meng slapped the table and pointed at her. She was about to scold her, but she noticed something was wrong.

This is Lanshui Garden, not Meng Mansion!
When everyone heard the big commotion here, they all turned their eyes over and were a little surprised to see Mrs. Meng pointing at Shen Jiaojiao as if to scold her.

What's wrong with Mrs. Meng?
He actually scolded his adopted daughter in front of the guests?

"What's going on?" Madam Jiang stood behind Shen Jiaojiao at some point, vaguely intending to protect her.

(End of this chapter)