Xie Zhanzhe was not happy when he heard Meng Huai say that the logistics department was the territory of the Shang sisters. It was completely disregarding him.
"I really didn't know that the logistics department was run by you, Shang Pingying?"
Shang Pingying was truly surprised that this person would stand up for her. The young ladies around her were also very quick-witted. They smiled fawningly at Xie Zhanzhe, "Your Highness, Yingying didn't mean that. Don't listen to this woman's instigation."
Xie Zhanzhe didn't want to get involved in these women's disputes, but it was different with Meng Huai involved. It wasn't that he had any feelings for Meng Huai, but Meng Huai's current ability made him want to win her over. Xie Zhanzhe was an extremely calculating person; he wouldn't have stood up to speak for Meng Huai without any benefit.
Therefore, Shang Pingying also did not expect Xie Zhanzhe to stand up for her. After all, Xie Zhanzhe usually didn't concern himself with the affairs between these girls.
Xie Zhanzhe pointed out to Shang Pingying, "Classmate Meng Huai is representing the Imperial Military Academy in the competition. If you don't support her and cheer her on, that's one thing. But how can you be happy when the Imperial Military Academy loses the competition?"
Xie Zhanzhe thought: How ignorant! Do these women have no brains at all?
Shang Pingying could not let such a label stick to her, so she quickly explained, "Prince Xie, of course not. We were just communicating with Classmate Meng Huai, cheering her on, and encouraging her to do well in the next match!"
Alright, Shang Pingying's ability to get by today was greatly helped by her thick skin and her ability to adapt to circumstances.
Seeing Shang Pingying back down after just two sentences from Xie Zhanzhe, Ju Yiqiu pouted, "Only she can take back her words so easily. Sigh, I wish I had such a thick skin."
Shang Pingying intended to drop the matter, but she didn't expect Ju Yiqiu, this little girl with no background, to actually dare to challenge her.
Shang Pingying stood up and walked in front of Ju Yiqiu, "Do you really think that with Meng Huai backing you, we wouldn't dare to do anything to you? She's famous now, but that's just her own honor, not a family background. Can it really bring you to great heights?"
Meng Huai really didn't want to argue with these young girls anymore; it was too meaningless. However, speaking of family background, Meng Huai thought of something and smiled.
But Meng Huai's smile was seen as provocation by Shang Pingying.
Meng Huai patted her pocket. This action scared Shang Pingying and her sisters into retreating. Meng Huai took out a small paper figure from her pocket and handed it to Ju Yiqiu, "Have you seen this before?"
Of course, she had seen it! Not only did the small paper figure help guard the night during the freshman test, but it had also eliminated many commanders in the military academy league!
Ju Yiqiu lovingly took the paper figure, "Yes, I have!"
"Carry this with you. It will protect you if you're in danger."
Meng Huai felt that Ju Yiqiu was opposing Shang Pingying and the others because of her. After all, when school first started, Ju Yiqiu had warned her to stay away from these young masters and ladies with backgrounds. Now that she was actively opposing them, Meng Huai naturally had to protect Ju Yiqiu.
Upon hearing Meng Huai's words, Shang Pingying's face turned green, and she returned to her seat with a few sisters.
After all, they were no match if it came to a physical fight.
Seeing them return to their seats, Meng Huai led Ju Yiqiu back to their seats as well. She also nodded to Xie Zhanzhe to thank him for standing up and speaking on her behalf.
Xie Zhanzhe was not afraid of Shang Pingying. Let alone that Shang Pingying was backed by his own Meng family, what could the little princess of the Meng family do? After Marshal Meng retired, the Meng family would not be able to cause trouble for long.
At this time, the Meng family was not peaceful either. Marshal Meng was planning to talk to Meng Huai and ask her to return to the Meng family. As for Madame Meng's opinion, Marshal Meng had never intended to consult her.
It was simply that Madame Meng was too good at faking her emotions, to the point that Marshal Meng did not know how capable his wife was.
At this moment, in the Meng family, Marshal Meng was in his study video-conferencing with a subordinate, discussing Meng Huai's matters.
"Marshal, if Miss were to come home now and join our legion, she would be a great asset."
"I know. I will go and talk to her about it as soon as possible. Upon returning to the Meng family, she should come to our First Military Region."
Because the video did not have privacy features enabled, Madame Meng overheard some things when she came to deliver tea and snacks to Marshal Meng outside the door.
However, Madame Meng's psychological resilience was extraordinary. The tray in her hand was held steady. She did not panic at all due to the few words she overheard. Instead, after hearing the video call end, she waited a few seconds before knocking on the door.
"Enter."
Madame Meng pushed the door open and placed the tea and snacks on the table. Her expression remained unchanged, as gentle as ever.
"You've been busy all day, take a break and have some tea and snacks."
Marshal Meng looked at his wife's thoughtfulness and stepped forward to hold her hand, expressing his gratitude. He saw his reflection in his wife's eyes, and her gaze towards him was full of deep affection.
However, Marshal Meng did not know that after his wife, who was looking at him with all her heart, left the study, the gentleness and thoughtfulness on her face completely disappeared. Her face became expressionless. Back in her room, Madame Meng found her confidante and said, "Investigate for me, is that child from back then really dead?!"
Madame Meng's confidante was the one who had dealt with Meng Huai back then. Upon hearing Madame Meng suddenly bring up the matter, she realized, "I confirmed she died on the garbage planet back then! What's wrong?"
Madame Meng of course did not suspect her confidante, but since the matter was not handled properly, she was in a bad mood. "Go and check again! I heard him talking to someone about that child, saying he wants to bring her back to the Meng family! There must have been a loophole."
The person on the other end of the communication looked incredulous but still agreed, "Okay, I'll check again then."
After hanging up, the person went to investigate. It was originally difficult to investigate, but because Marshal Meng had already sent people to investigate, the people on the other side had not hidden the information they found. Therefore, him investigating again was like being given a reference answer, making the investigation very easy.
In just a short while, he reported back to Madame Meng, "She's really not dead! That child is now on Imperial Capital Star."
Upon hearing this news, the coldness in Madame Meng, Qi Nan's eyes, became evident, "Oh? That child came to Imperial Capital Star? Did she actively seek to be found?"
Qi Nan's confidante shook her head, "Probably not. That child came to Imperial Capital Star to study. I don't know how she managed to get an admission quota for the Imperial Military Academy."
If she had stayed on the garbage planet all along, she would have had no way to get an admission quota for the Imperial Military Academy!
Qi Nan was also pondering this question.