Chapter 206 Misunderstanding
206 Misunderstanding
The two followers took the order and left. Meimei looked at King Qi and said, "I won't go with you!"
The King of Qi snorted, "You said you don't want to follow me, so what?"
He turned around and said, "Someone, come here! Cut some bamboos and make a sedan chair, and carry this woman down for me!"
Then he turned his head to look at the sun: "The sun is about to set. These people are clumsy. I wonder how long it will take to make a sedan chair? It will be time to walk down the mountain at night!"
Lin Runan walked closer and looked at Meimei, who seemed to be hesitant to speak. Meimei was so angry that she waved her hands and said, "Let's go! I have my own feet. I won't sit in your broken sedan chair!"
The King of Qi stared at her and gritted his teeth: "Broken sedan chair? You..."
I remembered that he once said to Meimei: "Your broken carriage is worthless!"
The anger in his heart slowly dissipated, and he nodded slightly: "Since we can walk, let's not waste any effort, let's go down the mountain!"
He asked Meimei to take off the crossbow and dagger she was carrying. Meimei said that they were not heavy and she could bear them. Without saying anything, the King of Qi took off her crossbow and quiver and threw them into the bushes. Meimei held on to the dagger and refused to let go.
"You can't throw this away!"
"Let go! I'll give it back to you when we get down the mountain!"
The two were at a stalemate, and Zhang Jingyun stretched out his hand: "Give it to me, I'll hold it for you!"
Only then was Meimei willing to let go. It was better to let Zhang Jingyun take it than to let King Qi take it. If this guy refused to return it, she didn't know how long she would have to deal with him.
The followers carrying the prey had already gone down the mountain. King Qi, Zhang Jingyun, Lin Runan, and Meimei followed their path, while Shan Yong and other guards followed far behind.
The King of Qi was walking very fast in front. Lin Runan was wearing men's clothes and walked freely. Although Meimei was wearing women's clothes, it was a tight-fitting jacket with narrow sleeves, leather boots and a wide skirt. Except for being careful of being caught by some branches in the woods, she could walk freely in the grass on the slopes without any inconvenience and did not lag behind them at all. Zhang Jingyun followed behind her, reminding her from time to time to pay attention to the road conditions in front, behind, left and right, which branches she could hold on to and which grass leaves she needed to be careful with to avoid being scratched. Meimei looked at her hands, which had already been scratched with several bloody marks. There was nothing to worry about. She would go home and apply some medicine and it would heal after a few days of rest.
When they reached a very steep downhill road, the King of Qi went down first and stood below to look at them. Lin Runan moved very carefully to a slightly flatter place below, and looked up worriedly. Meimei was standing on the top of the ridge, wondering whether to go down slowly by holding the branches along the edge or run all the way down. Zhang Jingyun thought she was scared, and it was not easy for him to support her, so he discussed with her how to go. The King of Qi could not stand the disagreement between the two of them, so he raised his foot to climb up again. Seeing this, Meimei gritted her teeth and shouted, "Get out of the way!"
Before Zhang Jingyun could catch her, Meimei jumped off the ridge with a whoosh, and rushed down like the wind. Several people were stunned. Lin Runan finally couldn't help but shouted, "Meimei, stay steady, be careful!"
When she passed by King Qi, he did not dare to stop her, for fear that the force would be too great and she might lose control and fall on the sharp rocks on both sides, which would hurt her even more badly. It would be better to let her rush straight down. There was a flat mud area below with a large area of thick thatch, so if she fell on it, she would not be hurt too badly.
Meimei didn't fall down. How could she dare to do anything if she couldn't control her balance? Taking risks depends on whether you have the ability!
She successfully ended the movement in a flat area, turned around and laughed at the dazed people: It's really exciting, I can't help but laugh!
The King of Qi came over with a stern face, pulled her forward for more than ten meters, turned around a huge rock, and pointed down: "Look for yourself!"
Meimei gasped: "Big river? Big river? Oh my god! Was it this big river that I passed by the night before yesterday? The river was flowing quietly then, why did it become turbulent now? It seems to be due to the different terrain.
Lin Runan also rushed over and grabbed her other hand: "You scared me to death!"
King Qi let go of Meimei, walked aside and stood with Zhang Jingyun who came over later.
Meimei felt warm in her heart: friends are friends, and when the moment comes, true feelings are revealed and cannot be faked.
"I'm sorry to have worried you. I'm fine now. I checked the terrain and felt it was feasible and I was confident, so I ran down here. I didn't know there was a big river below. If I had fallen down, I would have fallen to death before I even reached the water! Fortunately, I couldn't run that far. Besides, there was this stone wall, and I would have fallen on it!"
Meimei smiled, and Zhang Jingyun said, "Don't do this next time. It's really scary!"
"Okay, I understand. Thank you!"
The four of them continued down the mountain. Lin Runan took Meimei's hand. Seeing that the King of Qi did not show any reaction, she felt relieved to walk with her. Meimei could not help herself and asked the two of them in front of Zhang Jingyun:
"What on earth have I done that is unforgivable? Why are you two ignoring me together?"
Lin Runan remained silent. The King of Qi looked at Zhang Jingyun, then at Lin Runan, and said, "You know what's going on!"
Meimei was wronged: "I didn't count! Please tell me clearly, King Qi!"
Lin Runan squeezed her hand, and the King of Qi saw it: "Lin, you are now considered a member of my Qi Palace. If you dare to betray me, I will destroy you just the same!"
Lin Runan turned around and glared at him: "Don't just talk, I'm willing to bear it, and I'll let you do whatever you want when I get back!"
The King of Qi looked at her coldly: This stubborn girl, she was just obedient for two days, but she became her own person again once she got close to Qin Meimei!
Zhang Jingyun remained silent. He knew very well what was going on between the three of them, but what could he say?
Lin Runan simply risked his life: "Meimei, don't blame me. It's not that I don't want to find you. The King of Qi... you know what kind of person he is! He doesn't allow me to get close to you, and he himself swore that he would never talk to you again..."
"Lin Runan, shut up!"
Lin Runan ignored the King of Qi's sinister look and pulled Meimei aside to whisper in her ear.
The King of Qi stared at the two of them, but did not stop them. He felt very uncomfortable: After all, he was getting married! He thought he could resist and never get married, but the Queen Mother threatened him with illness. The Emperor wanted him to see that the king's order was as high as heaven and the imperial power could not be disobeyed. What about brothers and meritorious princes? They needed to be suppressed even more! With one soft and one hard pressure, he decided to resist three days before the wedding. He would rather lose his royal power, return to his fiefdom, and never enter the capital, than get married. The Queen Mother fainted, the Emperor was furious, and the Queen persuaded him earnestly to obey the king's order and his mother's order for the sake of Qin Meimei's good intentions, and also fulfill his filial piety.
Hearing that Meimei had actually gotten involved in this matter and interfered with his marriage, he was really heartbroken and angry. The emperor said:
"Meimei was originally a good wife and a loving mother. She met a ridiculous playboy like you and was dragged down by you! If Meimei hadn't taken the initiative to return the empress dowager's decree, would you still be able to enjoy yourself here now? Women value their reputation the most, and what they fear most is being divorced by their husband's family. As a first-rank imperial lady, a wife and a mother, and loved by her husband, who wouldn't appreciate her blessing? Do you want to harm her? She brought Miss Lin to you on purpose and tried her best to match you up in front of the queen. I also think Miss Lin is a good match for you. The queen dowager loves her very much, so she made this arrangement for you. Meimei has made an indispensable contribution to the success of today's beautiful event! Since we are friends, it is not good to let her down!"
The Prince of Qi did not believe that Meimei would play such a role, but the Emperor's words were so certain that he could not help but believe it in his anger.
Why did he have to marry the princess? How could he not understand? With the rebellion of the King of Wei, the emperor kept a closer eye on the princes. In the eyes of the emperor, he had always been a wild horse that was difficult to tame. In order to prevent it from happening, he had to put a bridle on him to feel a little relieved. The bridle was Lin Runan. He knew that Lin Runan and the queen were close friends in the boudoir. He also knew that Meimei was deeply loved by the queen, but Meimei was different from Lin Runan. He could completely trust Meimei, but not Lin Runan. Thinking of how Meimei helped the emperor and the empress to restrict his freedom and force him to accept Lin Runan, he could not calm down his anger. He was summoned to the palace to visit the empress dowager many times. Facing his increasingly old mother, he became disheartened and finally gave in. The next day, he put on his wedding clothes and married Lin Runan into the house. On the wedding night, he was drunk, broke into the bridal chamber with a knife, drove away all the maids, and closed the door. People only heard Lin Runan's struggle and crying from inside. No one dared to report it to the palace. As they had said before: that was courting death!
After dealing with Lin Runan, he threw the bloodstained Yuanpa on her, opened the door and went out to find a few male favorites, and continued to drink and hang out until he passed out drunk. In his dream, Jian Yu, who was dressed in snow-white clothes, turned into Meimei, who was dressed as a bride, sitting upright in his bridal chamber. As soon as he approached her, Meimei turned into Jian Yu again. Jian Yu said sadly:
"Zhao Bao, you have a new person, I'd better go back!"
That night, Jian Yu and Mei Mei changed back and forth, torturing him thousands of times.
He used various pretexts to restrain Lin Runan. At first, Lin Runan still resisted and contradicted him as before. After being punished by the family rules and then using her weak spot to coerce her, she finally softened and obeyed him obediently.
The emperor's order is above everything else, he cannot disobey. Lin Runan is the queen's person, and since she has the title of Princess Qi, she is his person and must obey him. If he finds any sign of betrayal, he will make sure she knows how serious the consequences will be!
As for Cen Meimei, he really didn't want to see her again, but in the wild mountains, when he saw her half sticking out from the grass, with a panic on her face, the mountain was quiet, she was obviously lost. His heart was aching: she followed Xu Junying, and Xu Junying ran to catch the silver leopard and left her behind. If she followed him, would it be like this? He would not even leave Lin Runan behind!
The pair of extremely familiar bright eyes looked at him, and she actually shrank back. His heart suddenly exploded: She was right! She had done something bad without telling him, and made him fall into a trap. She wanted to disappear without an explanation. No way!
He caught her again. He didn't feel the hatred and disgust he had imagined, but a sense of relief that they had finally met again. Qin Meimei was still the same, with the same temperament as Jian Yu: she would be violent regardless of the consequences, but would soften when he caught her weakness, and would reluctantly obey her with resistance. There were countless people in the world who obeyed him, but only Jian Yu moved him, and Meimei made him feel comfortable.
Meimei opened her mouth slightly and listened to what Runan said in her ear. Without caring about Zhang Jingyun, she said to the King of Qi:
"You actually think that I... I, Cen Meimei, am that kind of person? Don't do to others what you don't want others to do to you. I hate others controlling my freedom and manipulating my destiny. How could I be willing to do that? You've got the wrong person!"
Zhang Jingyun looked up at the mountain on the side. King Qi said, "I have told Shan Yong not to get so close to us. They can't hear us talking!"
Turning to Meimei, he said, "Why are you so anxious? What did Lin Runan tell you? You believed it! There is no rift between you and me. I didn't let you come to the ceremony that day because I was afraid you couldn't stand the crowd. I saw your gift list and I accepted it. There are many things to do in the mansion after marrying the princess, so I don't have time to visit you and Heng'er. That's all. As for why she didn't come to see you, I don't know."
Lin Runan pointed at him: "You! You! You..."
Being stared at by the King of Qi, he was unable to utter a word.
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