The empress is pregnant, and the emperor's incense continues

Although Chen Qianmo and Meng Wen Yao had been engaged since childhood, there were differences between men and women. In the past, when Chen Qianmo visited the Meng family, he was always accompanied by the young master of the Meng family, and he had hardly spoken a few words to Meng Wen Yao.

Even though they had only occasionally interacted with each other, he knew that Meng Wenyao was not good at writing, and was even less capable of working as a housewife.

After all, Meng Wen Yao had never given her a handkerchief in all these years, and when he went to other places to attend banquets, women often secretly gave him handkerchiefs, which made him wonder if Meng Wen Yao didn't know how to do housework at all, so she didn't dare to give him a handkerchief for so many years.

He shook his head and looked at Meng Wenyao walking faster and faster with a look of disdain on his face. She didn't look like a lady at all.

He sighed and really wanted to return to the main hall and ask his father to cancel the marriage.

If it weren't for the life-saving grace she gave him back then, Meng Wen Yao wouldn't be worthy of being his concubine.

You don't have to repay your life with your own life!

As he sighed, he was thinking about how to cancel this marriage, otherwise after today, the wedding date would probably be set directly.

Meng Wen Yao walked in front for a while. Although she wanted to get rid of Chen Qianmo, running away was not the solution to the problem. She should think about how to cancel the marriage.

She turned around, wanting to have a good chat with Chen Qianmo, but saw that there was no one behind her.

"Xiao Ju, what about Master Chen?"

Xiao Ju had been following Meng Wen Yao closely, and only now realized that Chen Qianmo hadn't caught up. She said stupidly, "Maybe he walks slowly. After all, scholars are gentle and refined, unlike the lady who walks like a dragon or a tiger."

"Are you saying I'm not ladylike enough?" Meng Wen Yao rolled her eyes.

"No, Miss Kua is in good health."

The master and servant had a quarrel for a while, but Chen Qianmo still didn't catch up, so they turned back to look for Chen Qianmo.

After all, it is the Meng family's residence, and as the host she still has to treat the guests well.

She and Xiaoju searched all the way until they were almost at the main hall, but they still didn't see any sign of Chen Qianmo.

"Mr. Chen is familiar with our family, so it's impossible for him to get lost. Where did he go?"

Xiaoju scratched her head and said, "The guests are all playing in the garden. Could it be that Master Chen has seen some familiar guests and went to play with them?"

"possible."

After all, today is Old Master Meng's 60th birthday, and there are many guests coming and going. It is very likely that Chen Qianmo will meet acquaintances along the way and chat with them.

After thinking about it, Meng Wen Yao decided that she still had to find Chen Qianmo, so she took Xiao Ju and walked towards the garden.

When Meng Wen Yao met groups of guests, she would stop to chat with them, which wasted a lot of time.

"Xiao Ju, we can't take this road. There are so many guests here. I'm afraid we won't be able to find Master Chen even if we get to lunch. Let's take a smaller road."

Turning around and walking around a pavilion, Meng Wen Yao and Xiao Ju planned to walk through the bamboo forest towards the men's guests.

Just then, she heard Chen Qianmo's voice in the bamboo forest.

"Yan'er, don't be sad. You know that you are the only one in my heart. But Mrs. Meng saved my life, and this marriage was decided long ago. My Chen family cannot go back on its word. I have failed you in this life, but I will never fail you in the next life."

Before Meng Wen Yao could react, Xiao Ju was already furious. She glared at the person in the bamboo forest with her eyes as big as copper bells, pointed at him, and opened her mouth wide, ready to go up and scold him.

Quickly pulling Xiaoju aside, Meng Wenyao signaled them to listen again, as going in now would only make everyone lose face.

Sure enough, the female voice came up next, sounding a little choked up: "Brother Qianmo, we are obviously the most compatible. We write poems in harmony with each other. People all over the capital say that we are a match made in heaven. We also made a three-life agreement in front of the Buddha. Didn't you say you wanted to cancel the engagement? Why are you setting a date for the wedding today?"

The weakness of the female voice made Chen Qianmo feel distressed.

He said uncomfortably: "Yan'er, you know my father is the most old-fashioned. If I directly proposed to cancel the engagement, he would definitely not agree, so I hinted to him repeatedly, but he didn't see it at all.

Just today, I said that I didn’t want to get married so early and didn’t want to delay Miss Meng’s marriage, but my father said that I could marry her first and consummate the marriage after I pass the imperial examination.”

"He is a very old-fashioned and rule-abiding person. After my repeated attempts to persuade him, I think he will not be able to withdraw from the marriage he promised to the Meng family. Yan'er, I am sorry for you."

It turned out that without Meng Wenyao knowing, Chen Qianmo had tried to cancel the engagement many times. They were really a perfect match!

However, the fault now lies with Chen Qianmo, so she might as well go with the flow and let Chen Qianmo cancel the engagement in front of everyone.

Meng Wen Yao glanced at Xiao Ju's green hairband, took it casually, and then wrapped it around a bamboo branch.

She took two steps forward, saw the path leading to the bamboo forest, and threw it forward with all her strength.

"Ah, there's a snake!"

This shout made Liu Ruyan feel as if she really saw something crawling on the path. She was so scared that she threw herself into Chen Qianmo's arms.

When the servants and maids around heard that there was a snake, they immediately came over to catch and kill it.

"Where, where is the snake?"

In the blink of an eye, Chen Qianmo and Liu Ruyan, hugging each other, appeared in front of everyone.

"Ah, it's Master Chen, why is he hugging a woman?"

"Yes, isn't that our son-in-law? Why does it look like the girl he is holding isn't our daughter?"

The discussions among the servants and maids around became louder and louder, and even many guests came over after hearing the noise.

It was impossible for Chen Qianmo to pretend that nothing had happened. It was not right for him to push her away nervously, nor was it right for him to hug Liu Ruyan.

At this time, Meng Wenyao came out from the crowd at the right time, her eyes red, and she choked up as she said, "Mr. Chen, have you fallen in love with someone else?"

It was a big hat that was put on him. Chen Qianmo knew that at this point, his marriage with Meng Wenyao might be in jeopardy.

Then he couldn't be accused of having a crush on someone else, so he instinctively retorted, "No, I've only ever liked Miss Liu."

"what!"

There was another round of amazement in the crowd, and someone said, "This Miss Meng saved Mr. Chen's life, and they were engaged, so how come Mr. Chen fell in love with someone else?"

Others also echoed: "Yes, how could Mr. Chen be like this!"

The crowd was talking loudly, and Chen Qianmo blushed as he listened. He knew that he was the one at fault in this matter.

It was impossible to escape or change the subject, so he could only bite the bullet and endure it.

"Ms. Meng, I was wrong about this. You saved my life, and I am grateful to you. My Chen family also wants to repay you, but this has nothing to do with love between men and women. Our Chen family can repay you with anything except my marriage."

He spoke in a decisive tone, and looked at Meng Wen Yao with a resolute gaze, as if if Meng Wen Yao disagreed, it would be like robbing him.