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

A bloody massacre? Didn't the Meng family handle the cancellation of the engagement yesterday? How come General Meng wanted to regret it after taking a nap?

That's not right. If they still planned to get married, they wouldn't start a killing spree.

What is that?

In an instant, he thought of the ridiculous words Meng Wen Yao said last night. He felt a chill in his heart, thinking that Meng Wen Yao must have told General Meng these words.

General Meng must have thought that he was the one who seduced Meng Wen Yao, so he came to cause trouble.

If this is really the case, then we should not ask the Five Cities Military Department for help, otherwise the whole capital will know about it.

His face tensed and he clenched his hands. Suddenly he realized that the white jade in his hand was lost at some point. Forget it. The present matter was more important.

"Don't make it public, go back and take a look first."

Along the way, Chen Yanqing thought of countless explanations and also thought about how he would end the situation if it became a big deal.

Will his reputation plummet? Will he be reprimanded by the emperor? At this moment, he suddenly regretted rejecting Meng Wen Yao last night.

If he had agreed to his marriage with Meng Wenyao last night, perhaps people would have talked about it as just a romantic affair, instead of looking at it today, as if his reputation and career were ruined.

With such a nervous mood, Chen Yanqing got off the carriage. Fortunately, the gate was still there and the people outside didn't know that his family had been beaten and killed. At least his face was still there.

He walked through the gate and saw the servants coming and going in a quiet and orderly manner. They didn't look like anyone was coming to kill them, so he felt a lot more at ease.

It was not until he reached the front hall and General Meng came out smiling to greet him that he realized his back was wet. Fortunately, nothing happened.

"Sorry to have kept General Meng waiting for a long time." He bowed slightly and sat in the main seat.

General Meng responded, "I came too early. I really didn't want to keep Elder Chen waiting too long, so I wanted to get back to you sooner."

Reply? Chen Yanqing thought that their Chen family owed Meng Wenyao a request. Could it be that request? What did Meng Wenyao think of?

He smiled faintly and said, "But has Meng girl made up her mind?"

General Meng slapped his thigh. This was a match. He grinned and suddenly realized that he was going to be promoted to father-in-law. He quickly restrained himself and said lightly, "Yes, Miss Meng also agrees."

"Agree?" Chen Yanqing was a little confused.

"correct."

General Meng looked around at the servants serving tea and snacks, thinking that Chen Yanqing was shy. After everyone left, he took a step forward, approached Chen Yanqing and said, "It's about you marrying Miss Meng. Our whole family feels very good about it."

"ah?!!!"

Chen Yanqing accidentally broke a teacup. It was the first piece of porcelain he had broken since he learned to eat by himself at the age of three.

General Meng thought Chen Yanqing's loss of composure was a sign of joy, and he said proudly, "You didn't expect that our family is so open-minded that we don't care that your eldest daughter is only a teenager, and we agreed to your marriage so quickly."

"Hey, don't be shy. It's natural for a man to marry."

Seeing that Chen Yanqing was still losing his composure, General Meng said earnestly, "To be honest, yesterday was the old man's birthday, which was supposed to be a happy occasion, but Yao'er's engagement was broken off, and he got sick after returning home yesterday. Last night he even held my hand and said that he didn't have much time left, and before he died he wanted to see you and Yao'er get married sooner, so I came to your house so early in the morning, just to get the marriage done sooner."

"You also know that if the old man passes away, Yao'er will have to observe mourning for three years. You two will have to wait for three years for your wedding, and Chen Qianmo will have to wait for another three years. Alas, time is not forgiving. Elder, how about we discuss and get it done sooner?"

General Meng spoke of the marriage plan with a kind look on his face, and the word "threat" was all over Chen Yanqing.

They said something like the old man didn't have much time left and was waiting for Meng Wen Yao to get married. Aren't these words obviously threatening the old man's life and forcing him to marry Meng Wen Yao?

If he refused, rumors might soon spread that Chen Qianmo broke off the engagement and forced the old man of the Meng family to death.

After this, how can Chen Qianmo survive in the world?

For the first time, he felt that the generous and honest Meng family actually had such a sinister side.

But after all, he has been in the officialdom for more than ten years and has never been afraid of threats. Moreover, with his current status, he believes that there will be other more important things that can move General Meng to forget about this marriage.

"General Meng, from yesterday till now, there have been too many things to deal with. Marriage is complicated and I can't explain it all at once. Why don't we put it aside for now? I heard that you have been a fourth-rank general for several years. It just so happens that there is a third-rank military officer position now. I think it is suitable for you."

General Meng's eyes lit up when he heard this. His daughter had been engaged to Chen Yanqing's son for many years, and Chen Yanqing had no intention of promoting him.

As soon as he wanted to marry his daughter, he started to promote him to please his father-in-law.

However, for the sake of his daughter's future happiness, he couldn't eat in such an ugly way.

No matter how much he wanted to nod, he still shook his head firmly. After swallowing several times, he declined politely, "Sir, everyone knows that our two families are relatives. Your partiality is really detrimental to your reputation. I can't discredit you. I'd better give such a good position to someone else first."

The corners of Chen Yanqing's mouth twitched uncontrollably. He couldn't even bribe a third-rank military officer. The Meng family had too big an appetite. Could it be that they wanted a provincial governor?

"We are no longer relatives, General Meng, there is really no need to consider this."

As long as General Meng accepts this official position and Meng Wenyao marries someone else, the Chen family and the Meng family will be two unrelated families, so how could it affect his official reputation?

He continued to persuade her: "You have good qualifications and military achievements. This position is very suitable. The border is not very stable now. As long as you go to the border in the future, it will not be difficult to be promoted to the second rank when you come back."

Promoted to the second rank? General Meng's heart was beating uncontrollably. That was a high position that he never dared to dream of. It was a position that had not been achieved by his Meng family for several generations.

Why should he get it? Just because he gave birth to a good daughter?

He quickly calmed down and felt that Chen Yanqing must be testing him. He shook his head firmly again.

"Lord, let's just talk about the marriage today, and we can talk about other things later."

In the future, as long as Meng Wen Yao marries him and gives birth to a boy or girl, he won't have to worry about Chen Yanqing not promoting him. If he agrees now, it would be short-sighted.

In Chen Yanqing's opinion, all this was because General Meng had a big appetite. He was thinking about all the benefits he could give, but he really didn't know which one could impress General Meng and make the Meng family stop planning this marriage.

He hesitated for a moment and said sincerely, "Meng girl just broke off the engagement with Qianmo, and now she's getting engaged to me. This will really cause a lot of gossip outside. Don't you guys consider Meng girl's reputation?"