On the second day, Meng was preparing to take Jiang Nuan to the Zong family and Cui family to apologize.
Who would have thought that the housekeeper's mother-in-law came over in a hurry and said to Meng, "The wife of the Zong family and her second young lady are here."
When Meng heard this, she couldn't help but feel frightened. Could it be that this lady from the sect came to ask for help?
Then he asked, "Has his young master come with you?"
"Only these two came, but they didn't see the young Marquis." Mother Li said.
"What do you think of the looks on their faces?" Meng asked as she walked out. Although her heart was pounding, she did not neglect the etiquette at all.
"It was his girl who got out of the car and said this. The old slave did not see Mrs. Zong and his young lady." Mother Li also followed closely behind Meng.
He did not forget to complain: "This eldest lady and I are really capable of causing trouble. If the young prince has a headache and a fever, wouldn't it mean that we can't eat and have to walk around."
"It's useless to say this now. If the soldiers come to block it, the water will come to cover it up with the soil!" Meng knew that there was no way to avoid disaster, so she had already prepared for the worst.
Mrs. Zong was slightly older than Meng. When Meng came to the door, she just got out of the car.
Her husband, Baixiang Hou Zong Huanzhang, is now the minister of the Ministry of War, and is quite favored by the saints.
Mrs. Zong gave birth to three children in total. The eldest daughter, Zong Yuxiang, has been married to the second young master of Huashilang's family for two or three years. The second daughter, Zong Yuwei, has also decided to be the eldest grandson of Xu Hanlin's family next year.
The younger son, Zong Tianbao, is the youngest and the only legitimate son in the family.
Due to the Jiang family's status, they have to look up to the Zong family, and they don't have much contact with each other on weekdays. Therefore, Mrs. Zong came in person today, which is obviously not a good person.
Meng was preparing her words in her mind, a smile appeared on her face, and she stepped forward to personally help Mrs. Zong get out of the car.
"I don't know, it's really rude for Madam and Second Young Lady to come here." Meng's attitude was cordial, but she didn't seem to be fawning. Those who didn't know better thought that she and Mrs. Zong were good friends.
Mrs. Zong has a round face like an autumn moon, and she looks amiable. The second daughter of his family does not look much like her mother, with a delicate little face and big bead-like eyes.
"Mrs. Jiang, don't be surprised. It's a bit rude for us to come here uninvited." Mrs. Zong said naturally, holding the hand offered by Meng.
Meng quickly said: "What are you talking about? It's too late for us to be happy."
After talking, they walked into the house together. The maid in front of Meng was smart and had already gone to invite Jiang Nuan.
After sitting down and serving tea, Meng first praised Zong Yuwei before getting down to the topic: "If Madam doesn't come to our house today, I will also pay a visit to your house."
"So I came at the right time to spare you the trouble." When Mrs. Zong smiled, the crow's feet at the corners of her eyes were heavy, making her look even more loving.
Mrs. Meng put away the smile on her face slightly, and said to Mrs. Zong very regretfully: "Then I will tell you what I have to say. Originally, I planned to take our daughter to your house to apologize today. Yesterday at Qingping Lake,
Ah Nuan was really rude. Your little Marquis fell into the water. I wonder if he was injured? The child didn't come back until evening, and we didn't know what had happened. But it was too late, so we didn't have the nerve to go.
disturb."
"Hey, Mrs. Jiang, I was just worried that you would be in trouble, so I came here early in the morning." Mrs. Zong interrupted Meng, "Tianbao, this child has been naughty since he was a child. I gave birth to him myself and I know it. He used to
If you go out, you will get into trouble, but now that you are older, it is better. Yesterday, he went home and told me about this matter. I can’t blame An Nuan at all! He is frivolous and naughty, and he brought it upon himself."
"This... you can't say that. The fault is indeed ours, how can we blame the master?" Meng never expected that Mrs. Zong would be like this.
She had seen Mrs. Zong's friendly attitude before and knew that she would probably not quarrel. But she would at least argue a few words or make insinuations.
But as soon as Mrs. Zong opened her mouth, she took all the blame. Because it was so unexpected, Meng was at a loss for what to do.
"Mrs. Jiang, please don't be polite. I'm here today not to ask questions. Firstly, I want to explain to you that this matter was all caused by my unfilial son. We have already told the Cui family that we must not do it again.
I want to cause trouble for your family. Secondly, I also want to see A Nuan. I haven’t seen this child for many years. I didn’t even know that she had entered Beijing. If I hadn’t gone back and said it, we wouldn’t have
I know!"
Hearing what Mrs. Zong said, Meng suddenly realized that he remembered that Lord Zong had served in Dengzhou several years ago.
Just because Jiang Nuan never mentioned the relationship between her maternal grandfather's family and the clan family, Meng didn't think about it at all.
It turns out that when Zong Huanzhang was young, he served in the Military and Horse Department, and there was a case of theft of ordnance.
At that time, Jiang Nuan's grandfather, General Yu, was his superior and took all the responsibility for this matter on himself.
Fortunately, the case was later solved and everyone was found innocent.
Zong Huanzhang was a grateful person and always regarded General Yu as his benefactor.
Later, General Yu died in battle, and he went to serve in Dengzhou. Knowing that General Yu's wife and daughter were in Dengzhou, he often visited him.
Therefore, Jiang Nuan and Zong Tianbao have known each other since childhood, and Mrs. Ge has also met them.
Just as he was talking, Jiang Nuan had already arrived at the door.
Meng's mind was spinning, she quickly stood up with a smile, walked over and took Jiang Nuan's hand and said, "Why are you here just now? Why don't you meet your aunt and sister soon?"
Jiang Nuan naturally knew Zong Tianbao's mother, Mrs. Ge, but he was not very familiar with the second young lady of his family.
Because when Lord Zong came to serve in Dengzhou, he left his two daughters in the capital to accompany his grandmother, and only brought his youngest son Zong Tianbao and his wife to Dengzhou with him.
Jiang Nuan walked over to greet Mrs. Zong. Ge Shi pulled her up and said, "Good girl, please spare me!"
Then he held her hand tightly and said: "Good boy, I have made you feel wronged. Don't be as knowledgeable as Tianbao, that little hozen. When I went back yesterday, his father and I had already reprimanded him severely. We called him
I won’t offend you again. If he is rude to you again, just tell my aunt and I will teach him a lesson."
When Jiang Nuan heard what Ge said, she felt very sorry and said: "Aunt Zong, please don't scold him. In fact, it was me who was reckless. I shouldn't have been so careless. Thanks to Xia Tian, nothing happened.
Otherwise, you will regret it too late.”
"You girl, why didn't you come to my house when you came to Beijing?!" Ge Shi said lovingly, "We haven't seen each other for just a few years, but we are already so well off. If we met on the street, I wouldn't even dare to recognize him.
is you."
Zong Tianbao's second sister also came over, looked at Jiang Nuan with a smile, and said to her: "Sister An Nuan, if you have nothing to do, come to our house to play with me. Just treat it like your own home. Don't