The Chronicle of the Rebirth of the First Daughter

Chapter 258

"My lord, my lord..."

Liu Mei struggled desperately: "These slaves are going to rebel!"

In the hall, Meng Zhiwen sat on the main seat with a face as heavy as water, while Meng Haoyu and Ji Wanrong stood aside and dared not take a breath.

"enough!"

Meng Zhiwen patted the table: "Let my wife be more peaceful."

Several thick women stepped forward and pressed Liu Mei to the ground, and another woman pinched Liu Mei hard in an inconspicuous place, and slapped her when she wanted to scream. Shut her mouth.

Only then did Liu Mei realize that something was wrong, her eyes widened in fright, and she whimpered.

Now her hair is disheveled, her clothes are messed up, and the jewelry on her head is also scattered. She looks very pitiful.

It's a pity that the other three masters of the Meng family will not pity her at all, and hate her to death, and even wish to tear her up immediately.

"It's not that these slaves are going to rebel, it's you who are going to rebel." Meng Zhiwen, a clean and moist person, also lost his temper, which showed how angry Liu Mei was.

"Woo..." Liu Mei fiercely shook off the woman who was covering her mouth, looked at Meng Zhiwen and shouted: "Master, master, what did I do wrong?"

She even had the guts to ask, Meng Zhiwen watched Liu Mei climb up in front of her, and kicked her: "You still have the guts to ask me, I'll ask you later, to instigate the prince to intervene in Jiangnan Salt Affairs, and to collude with salt merchants." Selling private salt, buying and selling official titles, and selling money privately, is this what you did?"

Although it was a question, Meng Zhiwen was sure of it from his appearance.

Liu Mei cried, knelt down on the ground, hated to death, I don't know which bitch told Meng Zhiwen about this, Meng Zhiwen doesn't care much about ordinary things, how did he know this? as clear?
Looking at Ji Wanrong again, Liu Mei's eyes showed a fierce look, because she saw the complacency in Ji Wanrong's eyes, and she was sure in her heart that it must have been caused by Ji Wanrong.

Weeping a few times, Liu Mei covered her face: "Master, this concubine, this concubine is also for this family... The master can go and check the account books of our house when I am in charge of government affairs. How much extra money is paid, how many good things are in the treasury, and what happens to the account when the daughter-in-law is housekeeper, the master will know when he checks."

As she spoke, she smacked her head fiercely: "My concubine's love for the master and the Meng family can be learned from day to day. If it weren't for the fact that I couldn't make it through, how could it be..."

Meng Zhiwen's face turned darker, and he turned his head to look at Ji Wanrong, Ji Wanrong shuddered in her heart and quickly knelt down: "Master, my daughter-in-law has never done anything wrong to the Meng family. I'm doing it with my heart."

Meng Haoyu also knelt down and said: "Father, my son is watching, there is nothing wrong with the Ji family."

The daughter-in-law Meng Zhiwen didn't believe it, but his son could still trust it. He nodded and looked at Liu Mei again.

Liu Meixin said that it was going to be broken, and hurriedly cried: "Master, our house is not as good as every year, and the family's property is not prosperous, and because the master has been promoted to the title, the cost of welcoming and sending is extremely high. If the family does not sell things I'm holding on, I'm afraid I won't be able to take out the New Year's ceremony."

Meng Zhiwen's heart was shocked, he couldn't believe it, the Meng family's century-old foundation, and how many good things they had accumulated in it, how could they have no money?

Ji Wanrong agreed with Liu Mei's words, and she knew the difficulties when she was a housekeeper. Although the Meng family has a title and a Zhuangzi shop, the population is also simple, so it shouldn't be like this.

But the two men of the Meng family have no real power, and they are both clean and honest people. They never accept bribes, and even put money into them for office work. In addition, Meng Zhiwen and Meng Haoyu are not good at management. People who know how to search and never have a long-term vision, after a long time, those industries of the Meng family will decline.

Furthermore, the three daughters of the Meng family all married to noble families.

Not to mention the crown prince and the Ninth Prince, but the third young master of the Fu family, who is also a well-known figure in Chang'an City, the three daughters got married around the same time, and they emptied the Meng family's wealth in a short while.

On the contrary, Ji Wanrong kept all the private money left by the old lady, and didn't dare to expose it, and only took out one or two to relieve it when she really couldn't plan the money.

She nodded, and whispered: "Master, what Madam said is true, the Meng family is now..."

Before he finished speaking, Meng Zhiwen also knew that the Meng family had almost no money.

Liu Mei felt that Meng Zhiwen was not hit hard enough, so she continued to cry: "The three daughters are getting married, especially Yuechan, who is married to the Nine Kings and is also a concubine. Even this dowry costs a lot. Yue'e and Yuechan Although Ting is not as good as Yuechan, she is also the daughter of Jin Zunyugui, so she cannot be underestimated by her husband's family, so the dowry money will naturally not be less."

Wiping her tears with a handkerchief, she continued to spit out: "Yue'e is married to the prince, and the master knows what's going on in the prince's mansion. It's not so easy for Yue'e to gain a foothold. She has to manage things up and down. Buying people's hearts naturally requires money, this money is naturally taken by our family, and the daughter-in-law also loves my sister, and often sends some good things to Yuechan to the Ninth Prince's Mansion, this... this is also money."

Liu Mei cried and cried, only saying how difficult it was for her, that she was forced to do these things by money, and that Wanrong had selfish intentions and gave Yuechan all the good things from the Meng family.

The straightforward Wanrong gritted his teeth, Meng Haoyu's heart was towards Wanrong, and he had always been at odds with Liu Mei, so he disagreed: "Madam's words are wrong, no matter how the Meng family is, there is no shortage of food and drink for the wife, and no Missing the expenses of the four younger sisters, Yuechan is the main concubine with different identities, Ji Shi went to visit her, and often walked around with the Ninth Prince's Mansion, so naturally he had to bring something, could it be that people said that our Meng family went to the Ninth Prince's Mansion to play the autumn breeze? "

His words pierced into Liu Mei's heart, making her face turn pale for a moment.

Meng Haoyu refused to let go: "Even if the Meng family has no money, the man should be responsible for the nutrition of the family. My father and I will naturally find a way. The wife can just enjoy the honor. What... I remember, this The Ji family is in charge of the family. Whether there is money or not, how to manage the property, the Ji family understands in her heart that she has never done such disasters as bullying the king, copying the family and exterminating the family. It's so wide."

The meaning of these words is very clear, how about the Meng family, there should be a man to come forward, you are a woman, and you don’t care about the family, how can you go over the housekeeper to do such things, it’s like a dog meddling with a mouse Nosy, say that you have no selfish intentions, and you are all for the Meng family, who will believe it?

Naturally, hearing these words in Meng Zhiwen's ears made him even more angry.

As soon as he slapped the table, Meng Zhiwen stood up, angrily walked up to Liu Mei, grabbed her hair with one hand, and dragged her several steps away: "Mr. Liu, what Yu'er said is true, what you just said You said that you are all making excuses. You did something wrong yourself, not only did you not know how to repent, but you pushed back and forth, trying to blame your son and daughter-in-law. Is this what you should do? I really want to ask what happened to the Liu family. How did you teach your daughter such shameless things?"

After these words were spoken, Liu Mei was completely heartbroken.

Regardless of the numbness of her scalp, she moved back a few steps and stared at Meng Zhiwen as if she were looking at a stranger.

"Master, a husband and wife for a day, a hundred days of kindness, I have been husband and wife with you for so many years, you, you don't think of any kindness at all, you don't have any friendship at all, you... Haha, it really makes people feel cold."

Meng Zhiwen was expressionless, unaffected at all, and just flicked his sleeves: "Even if you admit this matter, just stay at home honestly, and I will ask the emperor for your sin. disposal."

While talking, he sighed: "This time, our Meng family is really in trouble."

Liu Mei originally thought that even if Meng Zhiwen knew about this matter, she would help cover it up. After all, she was the wife of the Meng family, and even if something happened, the Meng family must be implicated. Wen didn't talk about covering it up, but instead wanted to plead guilty. Didn't this tell everyone in Chang'an that Liu Mei was a guilty person, a criminal woman?
How is this possible?

Liu Mei was in a hurry for a while, and she didn't know where the strength came from. She got up suddenly, stepped forward and hugged Meng Zhiwen's leg: "Master, it can't be done, it can't be like this..."

"If you don't think about others, you should also think about Yue'e. Yue'e, she is the prince's side concubine. She is pregnant with the prince's flesh and blood. Seeing the child is born, she will be able to make a head start. In the future... that child will have a bright future. Master, you are the child's grandfather, how can you just watch me being convicted and implicating Yue'e!"

Liu Mei cried exhaustedly, and Meng Zhiwen, who was crying, was upset.

For a moment he thought of Yue'e, that quiet daughter, although she may not be very good, she has always been quiet and inconspicuous, always smiling softly when talking to people.

He didn't care what happened to Liu Mei, but Yue'e was his own daughter after all, and she was also the one he saw growing up. It would be a lie to say that she didn't feel sorry for her.

Yue'e is the crown prince's side concubine, if what happens to Liu Mei, Yue'e's status in the prince's mansion will decline, she is pregnant, and now is a difficult time, affected, who knows if the child will...

For a while, Meng Zhiwen thought a lot. If something happened, it would be difficult for the prince to explain it.

Liu Mei was good at observing, and saw that Meng Zhiwen was softening, so she continued to cry: "Besides, the prince has reported this matter to the prince, and the prince has also allowed our family to do this, but the prince is waiting for money to spend Yes, if our family pulls out abruptly and then submits an indictment, then the emperor will investigate and find the prince, not to mention showing mercy for the sake of the master's plea, for fear of aggravating the crime, the emperor will punish him, the prince They won't spare our family either."

She yelled: "Master, that is the current emperor and prince. Our Meng family ransacked the family and exterminated the family. It is impossible for us to stand up."

What he said was very clear, if Meng Zhiwen really wanted to plead guilty, he would not only offend the current emperor, but also the future emperor. Now that his family has been confiscated and his family wiped out, when the crown prince comes to power, he may be punished to death.

(End of this chapter)