Chapter 229 The Loss Outweighs the Gain
"It's not about Zhuhua, but about that palace maid." Wei Mingliang was also annoyed. He raised his hand to push back his hair. "I miscalculated. When I realized something was wrong in front of the Ganquan Palace, I should have left immediately. I shouldn't have..."
He sighed deeply.
No matter how many things he did wrong, he would regret it later. He could only blame himself for neglecting the fake princess Yin Meizhen. He even had the courage to go to Emperor Shunguang for cooperation. Wasn't he afraid that Emperor Shunguang would cheat her and leave nothing behind?
He also persuaded Yin Taiyu, and after many twists and turns, he finally got him involved.
It’s that palace maid again!
Zhao Shiqi angrily questioned, "Your Highness, do you remember what you promised me? The overall situation is paramount. What are you doing now?"
"Sir," Wei Mingliang glanced at him, "it's come to this point. There's no point in saying more. What advice do you have?"
Zhao Shiqi was shocked. He actually saw murderous intent in this look.
Yes, he almost forgot that the young man in front of him was just pretending to be humble, but he was not a good person at heart.
What young people lack is a counselor to provide advice, not an elder to control them in everything.
He was blinded by appearances and lost his sense of proportion.
Thinking of this, cold sweat gradually seeped out of his back, making it wet, and even his face looked a little pale.
The cold wind swept in through the half-open window, making him shiver.
"Sir, you're afraid of the cold, so you should remember to put on more clothes." Wei Mingliang raised the corner of his lips, and said with concern, "I have a tiger-skin blanket. I'll send it to you when I get back."
Looking at the pair of slightly curved smiling eyes in front of him, Zhao Shiqi nodded slowly, "Thank you for your concern, Your Highness."
Wei Mingliang reached out and touched the teapot on the table. Finding it was hot, he picked it up and poured a cup. He wanted to drink it himself, but suddenly remembered his experiences of being poisoned and drugged in the palace. He immediately gave up the idea and put the teacup in front of Zhao Shiqi.
Zhao Shiqi held the teacup in his hand, discarded those complicated thoughts, and analyzed in a low voice: "Your Highness already has a principal wife and a concubine in his mansion. If you want to marry Princess Meizhen, you must welcome her with the ceremony of a concubine.
But Madam has already chosen a concubine for Your Highness, and she will marry him into the family as soon as Your Highness returns to the country. This will be of great help to Your Highness in the future.
On the contrary, this Princess Meizhen is actually a maid in disguise. If Your Highness takes her as a concubine, not only will you lose a helping hand, but you will also bring in a lot of trouble. It is not worth the loss."
How could Wei Mingliang not understand what he analyzed?
But now Emperor Sunguang clearly wants to work with Yin Taiyu to trick him. If he doesn't agree, he will probably end up with a ruined reputation and become enemies with both countries.
He has now been pushed to the edge of the cliff. He has to marry this fake Goryeo princess whether he wants to or not. He has no choice.
What troubled him was Emperor Shunguang's purpose. This man went through so much trouble, it shouldn't just be to force a woman he didn't like on him and simply disgust him.
What exactly did Emperor Shunguang want to do?
At the same time, the atmosphere in the left hall was not pleasant.
The two men sat opposite each other in the hall, neither speaking a word.
There was a small fire on the table, swaying with a yellow glow, reflecting in Yin Meizhen's eyes, creating a crystal-like effect.
"Didn't you ask for this situation? Why are you crying?" Yin Taiyu sneered and threw a handkerchief over.
Yin Meizhen picked it up, held it in her palm, and looked up at him, "Your Highness...are you blaming me?"
Yin Taiyu sneered: "Oh, how dare I? Now that you have found a backer, how can you remember who you are?"
"I don't want to pretend to be a princess, I just want to be Feishuang." Yin Meizhen clenched her handkerchief, "You forced me to do this."
She didn't want to open her eyes every day and worry about her identity as a fake princess being exposed. She didn't want to be frightened all day long, like a frightened bird, and her face would turn pale with fear at the sight of an unintentional word from others.
Everyone around her told her how serious the consequences would be if her identity was exposed, but no one ever stood in her shoes and thought about her.
Just because she is Princess Mei Zhen's maid, should she be worried and live in fear all day long?
She had no one to vent her fear to, so she watched the snow all night long, and even hoped to freeze to death in the snow so that she would never have to be afraid again.
She sent the maid away and she almost succeeded, but why did that damn bastard Wei Mingliang show up?
If you don't like her, why bother her?
Let her see hope, disappointment, and even despair.
She's not having a good life, so why should that bastard have a good life?
"Your Highness also hates Wei Mingliang, doesn't he?" Yin Meizhen's lips curled up into a smile. "He's now in a difficult situation, having to marry a fake princess like me. I'm sure he's very unhappy. Shouldn't Your Highness be happy?"
Yin Taiyu was indeed a little happy. He was very happy to see Wei Mingliang in trouble. But when he thought that the person threatening him had changed from Wei Mingliang to Xiao Jingfan, who was not a good person either, he could not be happy.
If he had known that his mission to the grand event would be so full of twists and turns, he should have broken his leg like his elder brother, so as to avoid getting involved in these conspiracies and plots.
But now that you are here, you have to do what you should do.
There was something he had to figure out.
"What does Emperor Shunguang want from you?" He looked at the woman across from him. "He's a cunning emperor. It's impossible for him to go to the trouble of orchestrating this drama tonight just to please you."
Hearing this, Yin Meizhen's eyelashes trembled. The two choices Xiao Jingfan had given her that day flashed through her mind. She whispered, "It has nothing to do with Your Highness. No matter how many times Your Highness asks, I won't tell you. If Your Highness just wants to ask me about this, I think we don't need to discuss this further."
She raised her hand to smooth the hair around her neck, folded the handkerchief that had been crumpled into a mess, and handed it back to Yin Taiyu: "Thank you for your kindness, Your Highness. I won't cry anymore."
Although Emperor Shunguang was also a bastard, at least he gave her a choice.
Now this is the path she has chosen, and she will continue on it no matter what.
She stood up and left, but after taking two steps she paused and said softly, "The princess has suffered a lot. If Your Highness still cares about that little bit of brotherly love, please don't look for the princess anymore and set her free."
Yin Taiyu was stunned. "Do you know where Meizhen is?"
'Yin Meizhen' didn't answer, opened the door and walked out.
Yin Taiyu pursed his lips, put the crumpled handkerchief into his sleeve pocket, stood up and followed.
Main hall.
Everyone gathered.
Wei Mingliang was willing to marry Princess Meizhen as a concubine, but everything had to be done according to the rules of Western Xia, and he had to bring Princess Meizhen back to Western Xia to get married.
"No." Yin Taiyu refused flatly, "I will not let my royal sister leave with you without a name or status. Who knows if you will bully her again? You can get married in Dasheng."
"This is against the rules," Wei Mingliang said. "My marriage to the princess affects the diplomatic relations between our two countries, so it should be fully formalized. How can we hold a wedding outside of our home?"
Yin Taiyu snorted disdainfully: "The Second Prince knows the rules now, but when he broke into Ganquan Palace, he threw all the rules to the wind."
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