June was approaching and the weather was getting hotter. Many pedestrians walking on Chang'an Avenue had already changed into summer clothes. A horse-drawn carriage with several guards in casual clothes following behind it was slowly moving across Chang'an Avenue.
In the carriage, Mei Shu was wearing a long silk gauze dress embroidered with gold thread. She lifted the curtain with her bare hands and looked at the bustling Chang'an Street. She pursed her lips and smiled softly, saying, "Your Majesty, look how lively it is outside! Only with a wise ruler like you can the people live and work in peace and contentment."
After hearing this, Emperor Mingzheng felt relieved. He hugged her and said with a smile, "I know you are bored in the palace, so I brought you out today to get some fresh air."
Meishu smiled shyly, and a touch of pink appeared on her delicate cheeks, which was very charming.
She leaned on Emperor Mingzheng's shoulder, her fingers gently hooked around his waist, and said softly, "Your Majesty works hard for state affairs all day long. I have nothing else to ask for but to be by your side."
Emperor Mingzheng loved her tender and considerate appearance the most, and immediately placed a kiss on Meishu's pink cheek, "I am sorry that you have been wronged a few days ago. Concubine Xue has a spoiled personality, and sometimes I am helpless."
Meishu smiled and said, "The imperial concubine is pregnant with Your Majesty's child. I am so happy for Your Majesty that I don't feel wronged. It's just that my heart is a little sad. I am an ordinary person and only hope that Your Majesty can be my husband. It's a bit inappropriate to say this. I wish you were the emperor and all the harems would benefit from you." Meishu whispered and her smile became a little lonely.
Emperor Mingzheng felt very fond of her and rubbed Meishu's thin shoulders with his hands. "I know what you mean, but it's a pity that your parents and brothers are all gone. Otherwise, I would definitely support them and you wouldn't be inferior to others because of your family background."
Meishu was touched, her pupils welling up with tears, as if reminiscing, "My mother... my mother was also a beauty back then." Meishu touched her face.
Emperor Mingzheng looked at her beautiful face and smiled, "Your Majesty must be a rare beauty to have given birth to a daughter like you."
Mei Shu smiled lightly and whispered softly, "Yes, although my mother is stunningly beautiful, my father is just an ordinary man. It is said that beauty brings disaster. My mother's appearance caused a lot of troubles, and in the end, her family was broken up, leaving me alone to live."
Emperor Mingzheng saw her red eyes and tearful pupils. He handed her a handkerchief and said distressedly, "Why have you never mentioned it before? Who killed your parents? I will take charge and punish them severely."
Meishu bit her lips, wiped the tears from her cheeks with a handkerchief, and leaned against Emperor Mingzheng's arms. "I don't know who he was. I was very young back then, and somehow my mother was targeted by the thieves. Later, a group of thieves rushed into the house and forced my mother to serve them. My mother refused, and those people wanted to rob her. My father was stabbed through the heart by those people to protect her... Later, my mother ran into a wall and died to follow my father."
Meishu's voice was already soft and beautiful, and at this moment she was sobbing softly, which made her even more endearing.
Emperor Mingzheng held her in his arms, comforted her with a gentle voice, and promised, "I will order people to investigate. I will find your enemy and avenge him for you!"
Mei Shu raised her wet eyes and looked at Emperor Mingzheng, "Fortunately, I have met your majesty and can entrust my life to him. I don't have the miserable life like my mother."
Emperor Mingzheng's ego as a man was greatly satisfied. If a beautiful woman in this world did not enter his harem, which one could live long? If she found a cowardly man, she would end up like Meishu's mother!
Although thinking this in his heart, Emperor Mingzheng raised his hand and patted Meishu on the back, "The day I brought you back to the palace, I said that I would never let you suffer. I am the emperor, and I will kill anyone who dares to plot against you!"
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