The scumbag ran away from marriage, I remarried on the spot

The next day.

Just after the noon hour, Meng Jinyao came back from Old Madam Gu's place, carrying Wanwan in her arms. She asked the wet nurse to take Wanwan away, and she went to the study to read a book.

At this time, Ning Dong came in and reported, "Madam, Madam Meng and the third young lady are here."

Meng Jinyao didn't react for a moment after hearing this, and was slightly stunned: "What do you mean by third and fourth girls? Whose girls are they?"

Ning Dong looked at her strangely, and seeing her bewildered face, he said, "Madam, did you not sleep well last night and are confused now? Madam Meng is your stepmother, and the third lady is naturally your stepsister. She has now been taken to the Meng family and is the third lady of the Meng family, but she has not changed her surname."

As soon as these words came out, Meng Jinyao suddenly realized that she had never seen this stepsister before, and she was a little overwhelmed when she was suddenly mentioned. She was still somewhat curious about this stepsister she had never met, so she hurriedly ordered, "Quickly invite her over." She turned around and ordered Chunliu, "Chunliu, go prepare tea and bring out the fruits and snacks I asked you to prepare earlier."

The two maids retreated immediately.

Not long after, Meng Jinyao saw Zhao and the little girl beside Zhao. Although the little girl had not yet reached the age of marriage, she was already very beautiful, with rosy cheeks, smoky eyebrows, and lips like red clouds. She followed Zhao stiffly, and when she saw her, she raised a shy smile.

She is a pretty beauty and will be even more beautiful in two years.

However, he doesn’t look much like Zhao, and should look more like his biological father.

From this we can see that Zhao’s late ex-husband was also a handsome man with an elegant appearance.

Meng Jinyao withdrew her scrutinizing gaze and said in a gentle voice, "Mother, this is my third sister, right?"

Zhao originally thought that Yunying would be indifferent and distant and call her "Miss Qiao", but she didn't expect her to call her "sister" directly. Then she understood her attitude towards them mother and daughter, and the smile on her face became more enthusiastic.

Zhao nodded gently: "That's right." Then she said to her daughter, "Yunying, come and meet your elder sister."

Qiao Yunying hurriedly took two steps forward and performed a peer greeting: "Yunying greets big sister."

As the eldest sister, when you meet your stepsister for the first time, according to etiquette, you have to give your stepsister a gift to show your friendship to her.

Meng Jinyao casually took off the mutton-fat white jade bracelet on her wrist, gave it to Qiao Yunying, and put it on her wrist. She said softly, "I didn't know that Third Sister would come today, and I didn't prepare a gift for meeting you. I hope Third Sister won't dislike it."

Qiao Yunying lowered her eyes and saw that the bracelet was very valuable. She did not dare to accept it. She looked at her mother hesitantly. When her mother nodded, she accepted it and smiled shyly and reservedly: "I like it very much. Thank you, big sister."

Meng Jinyao asked the mother and daughter to sit down and ordered the maid to serve tea and fruit snacks. The snacks were what ordinary little girls liked, and there were also light-flavored snacks that the elders would like.

Upon seeing this, Zhao understood that her stepdaughter was taking their mother's care seriously, because these things must have been prepared in advance. If they were prepared at the last minute, they would definitely not be so thoughtful.

After some pleasantries, Meng Jinyao got down to business and asked, "Mother, do you have anything to tell me this time?"

"I thought you two sisters haven't met each other yet, and the child is still young. You definitely won't have time to go back to your parents' home with the child, so bring her here to introduce her to others, so that you won't be unfamiliar with each other when you meet in the future." Zhao said, then turned to look at Qiao Yunying and continued, "Yunying, when you came here, didn't you yell that you wanted to see your little nephew and play with him? Go and play with him, I have something to say to your elder sister."

Hearing this, Qiao Yunying was stunned. When did she start clamoring to play with her stepsister's child? But seeing her mother's eyes, she did not refute.

Meng Jinyao saw her reaction and knew that Zhao might have something to tell her, which Qiao Yunying was not comfortable listening to, so she sent Qiao Yunying away and said with a smile: "Chunliu, take the third young lady to the wet nurse."

Chunliu responded, took Qiao Yunying to the wet nurse, and stayed by Qiao Yunying's side, watching over her every move.

After they left, Meng Jinyao dismissed the other maids, leaving only her trusted maid Ning Dong to serve by her side, and asked, "Mother, what's the matter?"

Zhao whispered, "Ayao, your grandmother is ill."

Meng Jinyao suddenly widened her eyes, looking surprised: "Grandma is ill? Why haven't I heard about it?"

In the past, she would definitely know about this kind of thing. As a younger generation, she was not married far away, so she had to go back to visit, otherwise it would be unfilial. But now she didn't hear any news at all, which was strange.

Zhao explained to her: "Your father blocked the news. Yunying and I came here without telling him. We only lied that my mother missed Yunying and wanted to take her back to see her grandmother."

Hearing this, Meng Jinyao showed an expression of as expected, and then asked: "My grandmother's illness, is it related to my father?"

Zhao did not hide the truth from her and told her, "That day, your father heard that his ex-wife, whom he loved so much, was engaged to someone else and was going to remarry. He was disheartened and came home drunk. He had a big fight with me after he came back. When your grandmother found out that he had quarreled with me over his ex-wife, she scolded your father harshly."

"Who would have thought that your father was so angry that he drank alcohol, which made him bolder. He cursed her for being an old woman who brought disaster to his descendants and ruined his good marriage. Your grandmother was already dissatisfied with Dong, and her son turned against her because of Dong. She was so angry that she fainted. She has been in a coma for three days and has not woken up yet. The palace doctor said that even if he wakes up, he will not be able to return to his previous state."

After hearing this, Meng Jinyao was shocked. She was happy for Aunt Dong who had found a good man, but she was a little surprised that her father and grandmother had such a quarrel. It was no wonder that her father blocked the news. If the news of her old mother's illness got out, her father would be an unfilial son despised by everyone, and would be reported to the censors. If it got to the emperor's ears, he would definitely be punished.

Zhao looked up at Meng Jinyao and continued, "Ayao, I haven't been married to the Meng family for long. I'm not sure about the family affairs and rules now. I'm really at a loss about this matter. On one side is my husband, and on the other side is my mother-in-law. After thinking about it, I decided to come and ask your opinion. After all, you grew up in the Meng family, and you are more familiar with how to deal with Meng's affairs than I am."

Meng Jinyao looked at Zhao in surprise. Logically speaking, as long as her parents were still alive and there were men in the family, a married woman had no right to interfere in her natal family affairs. But Zhao came to ask her opinion, which proved that Zhao was on her side. No matter what she wanted, Zhao would do as she said.

Come to think of it, my grandmother didn't fall ill because my father was still obsessed with Aunt Dong and didn't like Zhao. Zhao could please my grandmother, so my grandmother supported Zhao.

Now my grandmother is ill and has been in a coma for three days. It is hard to say whether she can wake up. My father will definitely make trouble for Zhao later. She and my father don't get along, so Zhao comes to her for support.

A smart man indeed.