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

Chapter 7: Marry and obey your husband
Meng Wan's eyes flashed with joy, and she was about to open her mouth to ask Meng Hui for help, but soon became wary again.

If the eldest brother doesn't recognize her, will he let her get her wish?
Thinking of this, Meng Wan's heart skipped a beat, and she quickly walked towards Chen Yuanli and knelt beside him.

"Brother is joking. My sister is the husband's first wife. The two of them have a deep relationship. How can they divorce easily?"

Meng Wan covered up the jealousy in her heart and looked at Shen Jiaojiao with regret on her face.

"Sister, I was wrong. I should not have mistakenly trusted this servant and made my sister suffer. I am willing to be punished."

Shen Jiaojiao lowered her head and glanced at Meng Wan hastily, knowing that the other party's apology was to win the sympathy of the Meng family.

"I forgive my sister. The ground is cold. Sister, please get up quickly."

It's just a matter of words.

In front of the Meng family, she would naturally forgive.

Meng Wan looked at Meng Hui carefully and did not dare to get up.

Meng Hui glanced at the two kneeling people with a gloomy look on his face, his thin lips almost pursed into a straight line, as if he was very dissatisfied with Meng Wan's words.

He lowered his eyes and looked at Shen Jiaojiao again.

The moment their eyes met, Shen Jiaojiao's heart skipped a beat and she quickly looked away.

Suddenly a deep voice came from the ear, very close.

"Tired?"

The man's hot breath hit the side of her face, and his soft thin lips brushed against the shell of her ear, bringing a cold shiver.

Shen Jiaojiao's face felt hot, and her ears turned red instantly.

Before she could speak, her stepmother's voice sounded.

"In my opinion, even if the servants are talkative, we, Wan'er, have also been deceived. I will send these unruly slaves away later."

Mrs. Meng felt sorry for Meng Wan who was kneeling on the ground, and hurriedly stepped forward to smooth things over.

"Jiaojiao has been wronged today. I'll leave the hot spring courtyard on the outskirts of the city to you. Haven't you always wanted it?" He said, staring at Shen Jiaojiao with a smile on his face.

The color on Shen Jiaojiao's face faded.

A hot spring resort on the outskirts of the city?
Isn't that a separate courtyard where you stay to avoid the cold?
She forced a smile and bowed to Mrs. Meng, "Jiaojiao thanks my stepmother."

There was a subtle hint of choking hidden in the words.

The adoptive mother knew that what she wanted was never a separate home, but the joy of a family gathering together.

It’s just that her adoptive mother can no longer tolerate her...

Mrs. Meng's smile became more genuine. Seeing that Shen Jiaojiao was willing to accept compensation, she just thought the matter was settled, picked up Meng Wan and left in a hurry.

"Ah Hui, come to my study later. There is a problem with the water transportation route to the north." After saying that, Master Meng also led Chen Yuanli away.

Only Shen Jiaojiao and Meng Hui were left in the room.

The air around them seemed to freeze, and a complex and subtle atmosphere of embarrassment enveloped the two of them.

Shen Jiaojiao took two steps to the side and distanced herself.

Seeing that she was extremely afraid of him, Meng Hui asked quietly: "What are you afraid of?"

"Brother, last night was just an accident. Just pretend that nothing happened, okay?" Her voice couldn't stop trembling, and she had to mention the old story again.

Just now, her sworn brother suddenly asked her to "make peace" in front of everyone, which almost frightened her.

What if someone saw through last night...?
Meng Hui frowned, "Chen Yuanli treats you like this, and you still want to be with him?"

Shen Jiaojiao raised her head.

Her back was straightened, her hands hidden in her sleeves were clenched into fists, and her nails dug into her palms, sending waves of stinging pain that made her mind clearer.

Round eyes met those indifferent eyes.

She suppressed her panic, her cheeks trembled slightly, and she forced out the words through her teeth, "Brother, when you get married, follow your husband."

Meng Hui's eyes darkened, the veins on his forehead were slightly raised, his jawline was tight, and his eyebrows were a bit sharper.

"What a good wife to obey her husband!"

There was suppressed anger in his deep voice.

Her eyes opened slightly, and she was stunned by his anger.

When she came to her senses, where was her sworn brother anywhere in the house?
Realizing that the other party had left, Shen Jiaojiao let out a long sigh of relief.

As if all her strength had been drained, she staggered into the inner room and lay down softly on the bed. So much happened in just one day.

Before she could think about it carefully, Ke Ying knocked on the door and said that she had been ordered by Meng Hui to deliver medicine to her.

Hearing this, Shen Jiaojiao's eyes widened in disbelief.

Why would my sworn brother pay attention to such a trivial matter?
She took the plaster and listened to Keying talking about its efficacy, which could relieve pain, reduce swelling and relieve pain, etc...

She felt her face heat up and her heart beat hot, and she secretly called her adopted brother a bastard in her heart.

Fortunately, Keying didn't know where the medicine was used, otherwise how would she see anyone in the future?

After Keying stepped back, Shen Jiaojiao lay on her back on the bed, her thoughts drifting back to a year ago.

At that time, Meng Wan had just been found, and all the Meng family's eyes were on Meng Wan.

While she was happy for her adoptive father and mother, she could not help but feel aggrieved by being left out.

Mo Gan approached her at this time and claimed to be General Shen's former subordinate and the shopkeeper of the jewelry shop in the west of the city.

Mo Gan said that her biological father was General Shen, and the person who harmed the Shen family was her adoptive father Meng Xiude, also known as Master Meng.

Back then, Mr. Meng deliberately made friends with General Shen and put fabricated evidence into the Shen family to frame General Shen for collaborating with the enemy and treason. Later, she pretended to intercede on behalf of the Shen family, so that the youngest daughter of the Shen family, that is, she, could be spared the death penalty.

Master Meng recognized her as his adopted daughter and took her back to the Meng family to raise her. He didn't know the inside story and even praised her for his righteousness.

Shen Jiaojiao was dubious about this rhetoric.

She had repeatedly caught her adoptive father scolding General Shen for treason after drinking, but his adoptive father was indeed very good to her...

How could she believe that her adoptive father, who had always cared for her, was the enemy who caused her to exterminate her family?
She must stay in the Meng Mansion and find out the truth!

The so-called reluctance to reconcile for the sake of her reputation was just an excuse she used to excuse her sworn brother.

only……

A cold light flashed in Shen Jiaojiao's eyes.

In the past six months, she has avoided everything, just to get away from the Meng Mansion after finding evidence of the crime.

Meng Wanqian shouldn't have ruined her innocence!
……

"Miss! Miss!"

There was a sudden knock on the door, waking up Shen Jiaojiao.

She opened her eyes and heard that the person knocking on the door was Keying.

"Come in." She stretched and sat up. "What time is it? What happened outside? Isn't Kexin back yet?"

"It's early noon and Ke Xin hasn't come back yet, so I sent someone to wait in the outer courtyard." After saying that, Ke Ying brought hot water to help her wash up. "A new group of maids and servants have been brought into the house. Madam asked the young lady to go Pick two.”

Only then did she realize that she was sleeping deeply and that an hour had passed.

When Shen Jiaojiao hurried to the front yard, Mrs. Meng was counting the number of new maids.

She walked forward with a smile and said, "My foster mother is fine. Jiaojiao is here by chance. I will have to learn from my foster mother later and choose a maid of my choice."

Mrs. Meng also had a faint smile on her face, "Jiaojiao is here." She patted the seat on her right side and motioned for her to sit.

Looking at the seat on the right, Shen Jiaojiao's eyes narrowed slightly.

In the end, she said nothing and sat down obediently to joke with Mrs. Meng.

After waiting for a while, Meng Wan also arrived.

Mrs. Meng took Meng Wan's hand and asked her to sit on the left side.

Shen Jiaojiao smiled and looked at Mrs. Meng in surprise.

She is the eldest and is Chen Yuanli's wife, so she should be on the left.

The adoptive mother is the most important person in etiquette, how could you not know?

She lowered her eyes and calmed down the sadness rising in her heart.

It seems that today's incident of Meng Wan "forcibly breaking into Qinghui Courtyard and slandering her as a thief" has already changed the mind of her adoptive mother.

The foster mother even resented her for 'injuring' Meng Wan's hand and beat her for Meng Wan.

Just as he was thinking about it, a delicate voice came from the side.

"Sister, do you have a maid that you like?"

(End of this chapter)