Get Set ContextMenuStrip ItemsCollection

I have a ContextMenuStrip declared in a custom control and i cant find a way to make a property for that custom control that Gets and Sets the ContextMenuStrip's items collection i tried something like this but it doesnt work.

ContextMenuStrip _Menu = new ContextMenuStrip();
public ToolStripItemCollection MenuItems
{
    get { return _Menu.Items; }
    set { _Menu.Items = value; }
}

How can thisd be done?