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

Some people's eyes on Meng Wen Yao gradually changed, as if she was a person who was unreasonable and used the grace of saving her life to threaten others even though they clearly didn't like her.

"Although Master Chen is not right, you can't control your love for someone. Master Chen has no choice."

"You can't say that. Young Master Chen has been engaged to Miss Meng since childhood. If he meets another woman when he grows up, he should avoid suspicion. How can he allow a private relationship to develop?"

Gradually, people's discussions split into two groups, and many people began to speak for Master Chen.

Meng Wenyao understood that Chen Qianmo was the son of the cabinet minister, and many of these people wanted to get close to the cabinet minister, so naturally they would support Chen Qianmo with their eyes closed.

When Liu Ruyan, who was in Chen Qianmo's arms, heard that someone supported them, she no longer hid in Chen Qianmo's arms.

She raised her head shyly, her eyes red, and looked at Meng Wen Yao aggrievedly.

"Ms. Meng, I know I shouldn't have a private relationship with Master Chen, but Master Chen and I can't help ourselves. Now that things have come to this, please help us."

"Qianmo needs to repay your kindness. We will repay it together in the future. I just ask you not to use your kindness to blackmail Qianmo. He almost broke his knees in front of the study room in order to break off the engagement."

Liu Ruyan's words were like a drop of water falling into boiling hot oil, and the crowd instantly exploded.

"You can't force a cow to drink water if it doesn't want to. Besides, between men and women, Miss Meng seems to be using her favor to gain respect."

"That's right. A forced melon is not sweet. If I were Miss Meng, I would use the Chen family's kindness to do something else instead of forcing them to marry me. Otherwise, they would become a pair of resentful lovers in the future."

"That's it."

The discussion in the crowd made Xiao Ju furious. She rolled up her sleeves and yelled at Liu Ruyan: "You knew that Master Chen was engaged, but you still seduced her. You said you were in love with her, but you are just a prostitute and a thief. You even ran to our Meng Mansion for a secret meeting. This is what your family taught you. Will the Chen family marry a daughter-in-law like this in the future?"

“Bah, don’t say that it’s Elder Chen that our Meng family doesn’t agree to your marriage. Even if there is no marriage with the Meng family, with your character, you can’t enter the Chen family.”

Xiaoju was full of energy and spoke bluntly, scolding Liu Ruyan so much that she cried in Chen Qianmo's arms.

"I'm not, I didn't, Qianmo, just tell me I didn't seduce you on purpose."

Chen Qianmo watched Liu Ruyan being bullied, and his desire to protect her was aroused, making him unable to remain calm any longer.

He pointed at Xiaoju and said, "How dare you. It's not your turn as a maid to speak up. If your young lady was well-educated, would she have a maid like you?"

Xiaoju's eyes filled with tears the moment she was scolded. She turned around and looked at Meng Wenyao, feeling aggrieved and not knowing how to explain that she just couldn't bear to see the young lady being wronged, but she didn't expect to bring shame to her own young lady.

Meng Wenyao stroked Xiaoju's arm to comfort her. She glanced at Chen Qianmo calmly and said in a cold voice, "Mr. Chen, is this for Miss Liu? Do you have to cancel the engagement?"

Chen Qianmo was stunned by Meng Wen Yao's question. He lowered his head to look at Liu Ruyan, who was crying in his arms, and felt distressed.

Things have come to this point, and the engagement is bound to be cancelled, but we can’t say it’s because of Liu Ruyan, otherwise Liu Ruyan’s reputation will be ruined in the future.

Seeing that everyone was staring at him, he remained calm and said, "Ms. Meng, there is a misunderstanding that I want to explain. Miss Liu and I are not like you think. We knew we were engaged, but we still had feelings for each other."

"It's true that Miss Liu and I met through literature. She didn't know I was engaged at the time, and I didn't know she was a woman. We corresponded for many years, but later we fell in love. It was really not intentional to let Miss Meng down."

"Now my heart is with someone else. If I marry Miss Meng, I am afraid that Miss Meng will be wronged. Miss Meng has done me a favor, and I will repay her in this life. In the future, as long as Miss Meng asks, as long as I, Chen Qianmo, and my Chen family can do, we will do our best to repay Miss Meng."

Listening to Chen Qianmo's plea, Meng Wenyao sneered: "In that case, if my Meng family insists on the marriage, it would be us who broke up the two of you."

"But since you asked for a reward, if I don't give you a chance to repay me, it would seem like I'm holding back on the favor. As it happens, I have something that I need the Chen family's help with."

Unexpectedly, Meng Wenyao agreed to the request so easily. Chen Qianmo said excitedly: "Please tell me, Miss Meng. As long as I, Chen Qianmo, can do it and my Chen family can do it, we will definitely do it for Miss Meng."

"Really?" Meng Wen Yao could hardly suppress her inner excitement.

"Of course I take it seriously. Miss Meng, can you please tell me more?" Chen Qianmo continued to ask.

Meng Wenyao's mouth corners finally lifted uncontrollably, and she smiled faintly, "It's nothing else. It's just that since my fiancé ran off with someone else, you Chen family just need to keep me company."

It's that simple?

Chen Qianmo was afraid that Meng Wenyao would go back on her word, so he immediately agreed: "This is easy to handle. Miss Meng wants to marry someone. My Chen family will secure the marriage and will definitely not let Miss Meng down."

He thought that Lord Chen still had some face in the court. As long as Lord Chen acted as a matchmaker, he could easily marry someone from an ordinary official family or even become a concubine in the palace.

Chen Qianmo once again sighed that he had a good father who could help him handle both academic and love affairs with ease.

He looked at Meng Wenyao with burning eyes and assured her again: "Don't worry, Miss Meng, you have done me a great favor. As long as your marriage is not successful, I will not get married."

This promise almost made Meng Wenyao laugh. She covered her stomach and said, "Okay, if there is a suitable candidate, I hope Mr. Chen can help me make it happen."

"Of course. Even if I am not strong enough, my father will definitely help me."

The two of them agreed on the marriage in no time, without even considering that the elders in the main hall had already started naming their future child.

When the farce here spread to the main hall, Old Master Meng was so angry that he cursed directly: "Evil creature!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Lord Meng hurriedly explained, "Lord, my father was talking about Miss Meng breaking off the engagement without permission, not your son."

It would have been better if he didn't explain. This explanation sounded more like a complaint to Chen Qianmo for falling in love with someone else, forcing Meng Wen Yao to lose face in front of everyone and finally having to cancel the engagement.

Elder Chen gently stroked the teacup in his hand. Although no expression could be seen on his face, the moment he heard that Chen Qianmo wanted to cancel the engagement, his pupils shrank almost imperceptibly.

Looking at the Meng family members who were nervously waiting for him to speak, he stood up and bowed to Old Master Meng.

"It was my Chen family who was wrong in this matter. How can marriage be a joke between children? Wait until I bring the boy here. I will let Mr. Meng punish him as he pleases."