"Cousin, you... don't be like this. Don't take everything on yourself, and don't throw all the dirty water on yourself," Mei Ya looked at her with a gritting her teeth, feeling extremely sad. She sniffed and said, "Cousin, it was the Third Prince who killed the Fourth Prince. He was afraid that the Fourth Prince would be favored and block his path to the East Palace. He also wanted to suppress Ming Wei, so he killed the Fourth Prince through Zhou Youan and put the blame on Ma Zhiming, the confidant of Prince Pingxi. In this way, he killed the Fourth Prince, a potential threat, and implicated Prince Pingxi, thus blocking Ming Wei's path. He killed two birds with one stone. Cousin, he has already investigated Ming Wei clearly. It couldn't be you! Cousin, don't..."
Meiya couldn't continue, she reached out to take the handkerchief on the table and wiped her tears. When she looked up again, she saw Jinghui looking dumbfounded under the candlelight. Meiya felt even more uncomfortable seeing her like this. She immediately stood up and poured a bowl of tea to Jinghui, saying softly, "Cousin, drink some to calm you down."
Jinghui shook her head and pushed the bowl aside. She lowered her head, not knowing what she was thinking. Meiya was worried when she saw her suddenly raise her head and asked timidly, "Did I... did I cause trouble for Mingwei?"
This is Jinghui’s biggest concern right now.
She guessed that someone was going to pin the notoriety of killing the Fourth Prince on the head of Prince Pingxi. She was worried that Prince Pingxi would be implicated and Zhong Mingwei would lose his support, so she stepped forward and took the blame for the Fourth Prince's murder. She never expected that Zhong Mingwei had already found out the real culprit behind the scenes. Given Zhong Mingwei's intelligence, he must have thought of a countermeasure. However, she made such a fuss out of the blue, and she didn't know if it disrupted Zhong Mingwei's plan.
"No," Mei Ya shook her head hurriedly. Seeing Jing Hui's disbelief, she explained, "Cousin, don't worry, it's really not true. If it happened to someone else, it would be fine, but it was linked to the King of Pingxi. Isn't our Emperor looking forward to such a thing being linked to the King of Pingxi? So even if he now believes that you are the murderer of the Fourth Prince, he will still choose to conceal the truth and continue to blame the King of Pingxi. So Ming Wei played along with the plan. On the one hand, he reported to the Emperor that he had found out that the King of Pingxi was the real murderer of the Fourth Prince, and asked the Emperor to punish the King of Pingxi. On the other hand, he secretly informed the King of Pingxi and asked him to send troops to the capital immediately. "These words were top secret and should never be leaked. But for Jing Hui, Mei Ya did not hide them. Seeing Jing Hui breathe a sigh of relief, Mei Ya held her hand again, and then said, "Cousin, don't worry."
"But I still caused trouble for Mingwei," Jinghui smiled bitterly and shook her head, "I was so anxious that I didn't even inform Mingwei in advance and acted rashly. Fortunately, I didn't make any mistakes, otherwise..."
Otherwise, I'm afraid even death won't be enough to atone for my sin.
"Cousin, you are not making things more complicated. You are also worried about Mingwei. It is said that worrying too much can lead to confusion," Meiya hesitated. She looked at Jinghui's thin and pale face and felt bad, but she couldn't find any words to comfort her. She also knew that Jinghui probably didn't like to hear her bland consolation. After a pause, Meiya said stiffly, "Mingwei asked me to tell you... to be patient for a while. When things outside are settled and Mingwei ascends the throne, we will take you out of the palace. Then, you... you can do whatever you want and go wherever you want."
Of course, these words were not said by Zhong Mingwei, but Meiya knew that this was what Jinghui liked to hear.
Jinghui looked at Meiya's twinkling eyes and suddenly smiled: "What if I don't want to leave the palace and still want to stay in the palace and live with you?"
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