Chapter 176 – They are old acquaintances

Hua Hua recited the heartbreaking history of her original master, while Jiang Yixi thought about her own affairs of the heart.

Shui Xiang, who was on night duty in the side room, was puzzled, Hua Hua had been meowing for most of the night, but her master didn’t actually call it off.

For some time after that, Jiang Yishi would send someone to Jiang Xun every two or three days to send medicinal food and snacks, and also sent tomatoes and snacks to the old lady Jiang once.

Finally, on the ninth day of the eighth month, despite the drizzle in the sky, Meng Zhimo still rushed back at the beginning of the eleventh hour.

The hot water and food and wine were all ready, so he sat on the bed and drank after bathing.

Jiang Yishi accompanied him, while Hua Hua was forcibly carried to the private room by Shui Qing.

Meng Zhimo looked at Jiang Yishi’s small pointed chin and said, “You’ve lost weight, are those two looking for trouble again?”

Jiang Yishi laughed, “Eat first, eat and then say.”

Meng Zhimo sunk his face and finished eating as fast as he could.

The two went into the bedroom, and the maid had to serve them in bed.

Jiang Yishi said, “No need, you guys go down.”

The maid retreated and closed the door.

Meng Zhimo lived at home, the maid on night duty would not live in the east side of the house, but in the west side of the house, which was separated by a hall.

There was no one in the house, Jiang Yishi jumped into Meng Jimo’s arms and hugged his waist tightly. Smelling the familiar flavor and feeling the broad shoulders, Jiang Yishi’s heart that had been hanging in the air for days finally settled down.

“Ruimo, I’ve been looking forward to you coming back every day to the point of heartburn.”

After being reborn for so long, it was the first time she felt so helpless.

She wouldn’t hide that matter from Meng Jimo. One was because she absolutely trusted him, and the second was because of politics. Meng Ruimo had been sparing no effort in pulling Zheng Ji and the Zheng family to defect to King Ping, and the Meng family and Zheng family were family friends. Letting him know about this would avoid unnecessary trouble in the future, or trouble that he could help cover up.

Meng Ruimo thought that Jiang Yishi had been bullied hard by the Fu Clan and Cheng Guo Gong, and said in a deep voice, “Damn it, I’ll think of a way to have Grandfather clean up after them tomorrow.”

Jiang Yishi’s head shook at the nape of Meng Zhimo’s neck and said sullenly, “It’s not them, it’s the surname Zheng. You would never have guessed that Zheng Ji is my real father.”

Meng Ruimo was shocked and incredulous, “What? This, this ……”

Tears welled up in Jiang Yishi’s eyes, “You heard right, my mother married into the Jiang family while pregnant, my father is not my real father.”

When Meng Zhimo was shocked after hearing Jiang Yishi’s words, his open mouth never closed.

Jiang Yishi instructed, “You are not allowed to tell anyone about this, including grandfather. I will always be Jiang Chen’s eldest daughter, the second girl of the Jiang family, this is my mother’s dying wish, and also my wish.”

Meng Zhimo’s half-open mouth closed, “Of course, I won’t say anything to anyone.” It also seemed like a sudden realization, “I finally know the real reason why Uncle Zheng is unwilling to return to the capital ……”

Meng Zhimo often heard Elder Duke Meng say how Zheng Ji was brave in battle. That time when he went south to quell the rebellion, Zheng Ji was fighting for the first time and was extremely brave and fearless, going wherever the danger was.

Zheng Ji is the only son of the Grand Princess of Yichang, for fear of his death in battle is not good with the Emperor and the Grand Princess, then Marshal of the old Duke Meng and then Vice Marshal of the old Zheng Shao Bao are not willing to let him go into danger. He then wrote a letter of blood in public to ask for war, so that they could not oppose. Zheng Ji not only did not die in the battle, but also made a great achievement.

Zheng Ji wanted to stay in the southern border, but was escorted back by Zheng Laoshaobao.

After returning home, he was forced by the Grand Princess to marry the He family girl. Let him in the imperial army or the governor’s office as an officer he is not willing, still choose to go to the capital suburbs of the five regiments camp.

He put his whole heart in the barracks, every day with soldiers training, even if the rest of the day is not at home. The eldest princess and extra horse harnessed by the side of a team of horse harnessed by the emperor’s side was furious, sent people to call call not to return, Zheng extra horse harnessed by the side of a team of horse harnessed by the emperor’s side had to go to the camp to catch in person. If you happen to catch, Zheng Ji has to go back. If Zheng Ji ran away, also can not.

In Mrs. Zheng gave birth to a son soon, Zheng Ji do not know what to say to the emperor, suddenly transferred to the border ……

This matter made a big fuss at that time. A son of the royal family not in the capital to enjoy the happiness, but ran to the border, the only one in this dynasty. The emperor praised him greatly, saying that he was an example of a clan son. The Grand Princess of Yichang was unwilling and ran into the palace crying and begging the Emperor and the Empress Dowager to stop Zheng Ji, but the Emperor didn’t even do what she wanted.

Meng Zhimo’s gaze slid towards Jiang Yishi, ”Counting the time when Uncle Zheng ran off to the border, it should have been shortly after your mother’s immortal death. In the ten years that followed, he only returned to the capital twice, staying for less than a decade. And never looking for a woman, no matter the beautiful women sent by the Grand Princess, or subordinates filial piety, he refused ……

“Before, we all thought that Uncle Zheng’s nature is like this, in addition to fighting and practicing soldiers have no other good love, even the most basic human nature is suppressed. Only now do we know that there is something else, his heart was given to that girl, and that girl married someone else and died early.

“The last time we fought a war, father-in-law and I were both organized into Uncle Zheng’s battalion, they were businesslike and had the usual attitude, I actually didn’t find a single thing wrong with them. After every battle is the most relaxing day for the generals, others love to talk about women, only father-in-law likes to talk about his daughters and sons. I was too young to listen to others talk about women, and I loved to listen to my father-in-law talk about family matters. At that time I especially envied you guys, having a father who loved you so much ……

“Shizi, I am to blame, father-in-law died of serious injuries from blocking the knife for me, suffering you and Xun’er. Before we returned to the capital, I brought wine to my father-in-law’s grave and actually saw Uncle Zheng sitting in front of his grave. There was not only incense, wax and paper money on the ground, but also knife heads and wine, and Uncle Zheng was half drunk. He told me that he and General Jiang were old acquaintances, having known each other when they were young ……”

Thinking of Jiang Chen’s death for saving himself, Meng Ruimo was sad again, and the muscles in his face were trembling.

Jiang Yixi was reborn and knew that Li Zhenbao had crossed over, so she didn’t look at death and life as seriously. She held Meng Ruimo’s big hand and said, “If people really have reincarnation, my father must have gone to find my mother, and they would have stayed with each other until old age in another world.”

Meng Rimo took her small hand to his lips and kissed it, and said softly, “Father and mother-in-law went to another world to meet each other, leaving behind Uncle Zheng who suffered the most. Perhaps he attributed your mother’s untimely death to himself and spent the rest of his life repenting.”

Jiang Yixi’s face went cold again, “That person is no more deserving of sympathy even if he is suffering. If my mother hadn’t met my father, she would have died twice. If he wasn’t capable of handling his parents, he shouldn’t have messed with my mother, causing her to get pregnant out of wedlock and kill herself, so what’s the use of him repenting again.”

Both of them were in a bad mood, snuggling up to each other and sitting on the bed.

After a moment of silence, Jiang Yishi asked again, “Do you know how Mrs. Zheng’s reputation is? My two water-related incidents were related to Zheng Ji and the Grand Princess House, and I’m afraid that the other one is also related to the Zheng family. Looking at Mrs. Zheng’s attitude towards our siblings, she should know about my mother’s affair with that person, and she holds a grudge against my mother in her heart.”