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

Chapter 212 Taking advantage of the topic
The two of them had just seen off their wife-in-law and were still standing behind the gate of the front yard. What they said was very likely to be overheard by the concierge on the side.

Meng Hui shook his head, showing an expression of disapproval.

"Jiaojiao, you should be careful when talking outside."

Shen Jiaojiao turned to look at the concierge, "Isn't he one of yours?"

"You actually know?"

The man turned his worries into joy and felt happy for her intelligence.

She nodded proudly, "Of course."

Although the foster mother was in charge of the backyard, it was difficult for her to insert her people into the front yard because of the old housekeeper.

The old housekeeper is loyal to the head of the Meng family.

Right now, the adopted brother is the helmsman of the Meng family, so the old housekeeper will naturally be more partial to the adopted brother.

The most important thing is that the concierge boy in the front yard always treats her respectfully, always considers her, and always lets her know.

No matter how stupid she is, she should have figured it out.

Meng Hui smiled slightly and said, "Go back and talk."

After saying that, he took the lead and walked towards the hanging flower gate, leading her towards the Pearl Courtyard.

The two of them still had a lot of things to talk about.

The distance is not close, the wind is as sharp as a knife on the face, and they still have a long way to go.

Shen Jiaojiao couldn't help but bury her face in her cloak.

Seeing her shrinking her neck, the man reached out to untie the cloak and draped it over her shoulders.

"I'll hunt a fire fox for you later and make it into a scarf. It should look good on you." Meng Hui said.

A low voice was blown into her ears by the cold wind.

"Yeah." She lowered her head and responded.

The exposed ears were red, whether from shame or from the cold.

"I heard that you asked your people to prepare cloth and medicinal materials?"

Shen Jiaojiao looked stern and thought.

She knew her sworn brother would ask.

To put it into perspective, this matter is just a whim of my daughter’s family to hoard items and prepare to start a small business.

But if you think about it in a big way...it's a big deal!

"What do you want to ask, brother-in-law?"

"Of course that's why you did it."

The two of them chatted as they walked forward. As they moved around, their bodies became less cold.

She sighed, "It was only after I heard Mr. Qian talk about it that I realized something was wrong."

She wanted her adopted brother to take action before, but she didn't have the chance to tell him. Now that her adopted brother took the initiative to bring it up, she immediately told the truth.

Hearing that Mr. Qian mentioned that many people were coughing on the street, Meng Hui's expression became more solemn.

Jiangnan has never been so cold.

If a once-in-a-hundred-year cold wave really occurs and the people are unprepared, I don’t know how many people will die of freezing or illness!

"You are right." Meng Hui looked at the gray sky with a serious look, "We really need to prepare early."

Hearing what her sworn brother said, Shen Jiaojiao felt a hint of joy in her heart.

She didn't want to be a woman like Meng Wan who only used humiliating methods to trap people, nor did she want to be confined in a boudoir.

The righteousness in her heart is no less than that of men.

Meng Hui saw that the corners of her lips were slightly raised, and she was secretly happy, and her eyebrows were wrinkled.

"I will send someone to take over this matter, and you are not allowed to get involved in it anymore, do you hear me?"

"What?" Shen Jiaojiao was surprised.

She couldn't believe her ears.

How could my sworn brother say such a thing? Why can't she take care of it? The man glanced at her and said, "You didn't handle it cleanly. If someone knows about it, you might be able to use it as an excuse."

"How can you use the topic to your advantage?" Shen Jiaojiao asked.

She admitted that her hands and feet were dirty. After all, her sworn brother could know that she was hoarding fabrics and medicinal materials, and outsiders could naturally find out.

What do you mean by borrowing a topic?
Is it possible that she has done a good deed and it is not enough anymore?
Meng Hui felt more and more comfortable when he saw that she only looked confused and had no doubt that it was because he wanted to take advantage of her.

Shen Jiaojiao would never have trusted him so much before.

The man raised his eyes slightly, broke down the truth, and explained it to her in detail.

"You don't go out to do business anymore. I don't know how despicable the merchants' methods are. Take your current hoarding of fabrics and medicinal materials as an example. If you were my mortal enemy, how do you think I would deal with you?"

"How to deal with it?"

Her curiosity was piqued.

Meng Hui smiled faintly, but there was a hint of coldness in his eyes, "If it weren't for the severe cold, I would loudly publicize that you are stupid and have too much money, and you engage in loss-making business; if the cold wave comes, I will scold you for making it difficult for the country to make money."

Shen Jiaojiao said "Ah" and looked at her adopted brother in disbelief, "How can I not!"

"It doesn't matter whether you have it or not. What matters is what the people will think."

Meng Hui paused and gave a simple example.

"For example, when you can't buy any medicinal materials in Lin'an City, how do you ask the government to explain to the people when you take out the medicinal materials you have hoarded before?
"As a parent official, the government office did not make preparations in advance. Do you think Governor Jiang and Prefect Wei will force you to hand over the medicinal materials?
"And those people who bought the medicinal materials at high prices will be wondering why you didn't tell them earlier? Will they resent you for making money from them?
"With the help of thoughtful people, will the people who lost their families due to extreme weather come to the Meng Mansion to ask for an explanation?"

Shen Jiaojiao's pupils shrank and she shuddered.

She never thought about these twists and turns, she only thought that she was doing good things.

But she also grew up reading the books of saints, so she naturally knew that what her sworn brother said was true.

The ignorant people are the people who listen to the wind and rain!
If things really develop to the stage that the sworn brother said, they will definitely be led by the wrong people, and even turn their guns against the Meng family!

"Then what are you going to do about it?" she asked.

Meng Hui pursed her lips and smiled, "Are you worried about me?"

"Well, of course I'm worried."

The smile on Meng Hui's face became more and more obvious, and his deep voice added a bit of magnetism.

"Don't worry Jiaojiao, I can handle it."

As for how to deal with it, Meng Hui didn't say.

Shen Jiaojiao wanted to ask clearly, but was interrupted by the voice in front of her.

"Master, miss, we're here."

Keying stood respectfully at the door and reminded the two of them.

Shen Jiaojiao raised her head and glanced at the three characters "Mingzhuyuan", then turned to look at Meng Hui.

"Brother, let's go into the house and talk."

It's so cold outside that if you stand still for a moment, the biting cold will climb up from the bottom of your feet, as if you are tightly wrapped by a poisonous snake.

She didn't want to stay outside for a moment longer.

Meng Hui nodded and followed her inside.

When passing by the east wing, the man turned his face and looked over, with a trace of tenderness in his eyes.

Keying came in with tea and snacks. After placing them neatly, she left and guarded the door.

There were only two adopted brothers and sisters left in the house.

Shen Jiaojiao held a tea cup with the right temperature, and while warming her hands, she blew the stems of tea leaves out of the water.

"Since my sworn brother has a plan in mind, I won't ask any more questions." She changed the subject, "Can my sworn brother continue to talk about Meng Wan?"

She had to care about Meng Wan.

This femme fatale disguised herself as Miss Meng and sneaked into the Meng family, instigated her relationship with the Meng family, and even set up a series of shocking poisonous schemes...

What exactly does Meng Wan want to do?
What do the people behind Meng Wan want to do?
"I haven't found out yet." Meng Hui lowered her eyelids and said quietly: "I can only tell you how I found out that she is not 'Meng Wan'."

(End of this chapter)