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Chapter 129 It’s not a day of cold
Shen Jiaojiao's questions cut through the false harmony like a sharp blade, revealing the undercurrent hidden underneath.

Mrs. Meng was caught off guard, and she obviously did not expect that she would hold on to the "drug".

Chen Yuanli's face darkened, not knowing what he was thinking.

Seeing that the two of them had their own concerns, Mr. Meng waved his hands awkwardly and broke the silence, "Don't worry, Jiaojiao, no one gave your adoptive mother medicine. It's all because of the quack doctor in front of him who took the wrong pulse."

Mrs. Meng came to her senses and answered quickly.

"Yes, yes, the doctor made a mistake. I was not drugged."

With that said, he walked quickly to Shen Jiaojiao and looked at her sincerely.

"Jiaojiao, I misunderstood you earlier when I was angry. I apologize to you now. Don't argue with your stepmother, okay?"

"My foster mother is worrying too much." Shen Jiaojiao pursed her lips and glanced pointedly in the direction of Hanliyuan, "Why did I hear that my foster mother beat the maids?"

"This..." Mrs. Meng raised her eyes and glanced at Master Meng, hoping that he could speak for her.

Mr. Meng turned his face to the side, pretending not to see.

He is not stupid. Now that the adopted daughter has learned the truth, she is furious. If he helps Mrs. Meng to force the adopted daughter, the knot in her heart may never be resolved.

We are all a family, why should we make the relationship so tense?

Seeing that Master Meng refused to help, the smile on Mrs. Meng's face froze.

She has already apologized, isn't that enough?
When had she ever been so humble?

It was obviously Shen Jiaojiao who pleased her in the past!

I still remember that half a year ago she forced Shen Jiaojiao to make a choice between renouncing the marriage and leaving the Meng family, or marrying Chen Yuanli as his wife and concubines.

Under such humiliation, Shen Jiaojiao still firmly chooses the Meng family!

Even though she has been partial to Meng Wan again and again this year, Shen Jiaojiao has never wavered a bit and still regards Meng Mansion as her own home and her as her mother.

Be respectful and treat each other with courtesy every day.

What made Shen Jiaojiao change her attitude?

Could it be because she scolded her twice today?

Mrs. Meng frowned and looked at Shen Jiaojiao.

The girl's face was calm, and Meng Hui's shadow could be vaguely seen. The adopted brother and sister had the same distant and indifferent look, as if they didn't care about anything...

Mrs. Meng opened her mouth. There seemed to be thousands of words stuck in her throat, but she couldn't say them out.

When she raised her eyes to meet that cold gaze, she was actually a little scared, her feet staggered and she almost fell.

A hand stretched out from the side and supported her.

It's Shen Jiaojiao.

Mrs. Meng used her strength to stand firm, a trace of sarcasm flashed in her eyes, and she secretly laughed that Shen Jiaojiao was still the child who was looking forward to her approval.

A calm voice came from his ears.

"Foster mother, be careful."

A smile appeared on Shen Jiaojiao's lips, as if nothing had happened.

Mrs. Meng's heart was filled with panic.

Her feet became weaker and weaker, and she unconsciously leaned all her strength on her adopted daughter's arms.

It shouldn't be like this!
Shen Jiaojiao should be respectful to her and take her words as an imperial edict!

How could he be so cold to her? !

"Jiaojiao, I..."

Mrs. Meng was about to say something, but was interrupted by Shen Jiaojiao's actions.

She turned to look at Mr. Meng, her lips pursed slightly, with a bit of dissatisfaction on her face.

"Father, what are you looking at? Don't you see that my foster mother is too weak to stand? She doesn't even know how to help me!"

Of course, Mr. Meng would not refuse her. He quickly stood up and walked to Mrs. Meng, carefully supporting her.

After letting go of her hand, Shen Jiaojiao subconsciously took a step back and distanced herself from Mrs. Meng.

Obviously, she is closer to Mr. Meng, and her attitude towards Mrs. Meng has completely changed.

Mrs. Meng was keenly aware of this, and an unknown anger surged in her heart, and she squeezed Master Meng's hand tightly.

She is just an adopted daughter, but she still dares to show off her face? Mr. Meng lowered his head in surprise and glanced at the veins on Mrs. Meng's arms that had popped out due to excessive exertion.

He thought it was because the lady was weak.

Just as he was about to make peace between the two of them, he saw Mrs. Meng raised her chin and looked at Shen Jiaojiao.

"What's your attitude? Are you accusing me?"

Shen Jiaojiao frowned slightly, looking puzzled.

"What do you mean, foster mother? I have never accused you. I just want to ask why I beat the maid in the afternoon since it was a misdiagnosis..."

"You beat Hanliyuan's maids, didn't you also humiliate Wan'er? No matter how wrong those maids were, they shouldn't be so grand..."

Mrs. Meng shook off Master Meng and raised her hand to point at Shen Jiaojiao angrily, her fingertips trembling slightly.

"You rebellious girl! It's not your turn to preach!"

Shen Jiaojiao looked over calmly and responded lightly, "That's what the foster mother said."

Mrs. Meng choked at her words, feeling as if she had been punched on cotton.

Comparing the two, it looks more like Mrs. Meng is making trouble unreasonably.

Seeing that the two of them were becoming more and more at war with each other, Mr. Meng quickly smoothed things over, "Okay, okay, you two, stop fighting. I'll take care of it."

As he said this, Mr. Meng pulled Mrs. Meng and blocked her behind him to prevent the two from clashing again.

"Your foster mother was so angry today that she mistakenly thought that the maids had administered the medicine. But after the beating, all the maids said she was wronged."

"The doctor took the pulse and found that your adoptive mother had no Chinese medicine at all. He also checked Yuan Li's pulse and confirmed that there was no medicine in the body."

"In other words, the doctor at the beginning got the wrong pulse. Your adoptive mother misunderstood you, and now the mother and daughter are so quarrelsome..."

After hearing this, Shen Jiaojiao nodded noncommittally.

She has given up long ago and will not have any expectations for her adoptive mother, let alone get angry because of a few words from her adoptive mother.

If she was worried, she was also worried about her adoptive father, fearing that quarreling with her adoptive mother would make her adoptive father unhappy.

She didn't even bother to pursue her adoptive mother's previous doubts.

After all, the foster mother and Chen Yuanli had a quarrel in Hanliyuan, and there was indeed a reason why she had someone drugged.

It's not as if her adoptive mother had wronged her.

As for the maid who was beaten... She guessed that the stepmother must have found the criminal and then started to cover up her abnormal behavior.

When Mrs. Meng saw Master Meng winking at her, she could only say firmly: "Yes, it's all the doctor's fault."

Shen Jiaojiao nodded again and remained silent.

Master Meng saw that she didn't want to pay attention to Mrs. Meng, and he seemed to have a knot in his heart, and couldn't help but sigh.

"Jiaojiao, your adoptive mother was also very angry at the time, and with Wan'er's disappearance, things came together quickly. How considerate and considerate of you."

Shen Jiaojiao nodded, "Don't worry, foster father, I know."

Master Meng knew at a glance that she didn't listen, and couldn't help but cast a reproachful look at Mrs. Meng.

Freezing three feet is not a day's cold.

He should have expected that Jiaojiao would be heartbroken by Mrs. Meng's clique, so why did it end up like this?
At this moment, Madam probably still foolishly thought that Jiaojiao was angry because of her scolding.

Mrs. Meng sensed Mr. Meng's dissatisfaction, so she could only lower her face and talk to Shen Jiaojiao.

"Jiaojiao, would you like to go to the side hall to talk with your stepmother?"

"Okay." Shen Jiaojiao agreed.

The two of them walked out one after the other and soon came to a secluded side hall.

Mrs. Meng, who was walking in front, stopped, turned around, and frowned at her adopted daughter.

"Jiaojiao, if you are still angry with your stepmother..."

"I'm not angry, foster mother." Shen Jiaojiao smiled lightly, still the same as before.

"You!" Mrs. Meng took a deep breath, obviously annoyed by her appearance of being a dead pig who was not afraid of boiling water.

Seeing that her adoptive mother wanted to teach her something, she didn't want to continue to pester her, so she simply spoke out.

"Why didn't I see Qingbai and other maids in Hanliyuan today? Doesn't my stepmother take them with her when she goes out on weekdays?"

Sorry guys, I updated late today due to something else, and I also modified some of the content. I suggest you refresh before reading~ I have been updating for 70 days without realizing it. It’s not easy~