"Look up." Zhong Mingwei suddenly said.
"Ah?" Ah Chou hurriedly looked up, but as soon as she met Zhong Mingwei's deep eyes, she hurriedly looked away. Her heart was beating violently. Although Zhong Mingwei was now a half-dead paraplegic, his awe-inspiring demeanor still made Ah Chou's heart palpitate. Especially those eyes, Ah Chou really didn't dare to look at them.
"Look at me." Zhong Mingwei spoke again.
Ah Chou had no choice but to bite the bullet and meet those dark eyes again.
"If she really died suddenly, then you only need to submit a petition to the emperor. The bride's death on the way is not a life-threatening matter. Why do you need a maid to come here to marry her?" Zhong Mingwei said slowly, word by word. He stared at the dark red scar on Ah Chou's chin, and then at Ah Chou's slightly trembling lips. After a while, he continued to speak slowly. "It can be seen that the bride did not die well and could not stand the test. The guards were afraid of negligence and dereliction of duty. And you were afraid that the Duan family would come to kill you. So you hit it off. You, a maid, came to Ningguta to marry her."
Ah Chou sat down on the ground with a plop. She stared at Zhong Mingwei with a look of surprise and doubt: "How did you know? Did you see everything?!"
Zhong Mingwei looked at her stupid look, said nothing, and turned his face to the other side.
"Your Highness, please don't be angry, okay?" Ah Chou was nervous for a while, then he lay on the edge of the bed and said to Zhong Mingwei pitifully. "I... I know that I am of low status and I am not worthy of being... your wife, but I really don't want to die. I haven't even turned sixteen yet. Your Highness, how about this, don't treat me as... your wife, just treat me as a servant girl, I will serve you well, I will cook for you, wash your clothes, wipe your body... I can do anything for you! You... you just stay with me reluctantly, okay?"
Zhong Mingwei looked at the tiny cracks on the wall, curled his lips in self-mockery and said, "What good is it for you to stay with me? With my body like this, I'm afraid I won't live long. Even if I survive, I'm afraid I'll be a half-dead paraplegic for the rest of my life. It's even more likely that an imperial decree will come down one day and my head and body will be separated..."
"I don't dislike you!" Ah Chou suddenly interrupted Zhong Mingwei. She hurriedly climbed onto the bed, straddled Zhong Mingwei's waist, knelt down in front of him, and hurriedly expressed her loyalty to him, "You are not feeling well, so I will always take care of you. You like to eat porridge, so I will make it for you every day. If you die one day, I will cut your throat without saying a word and let you go!"
Zhong Mingwei frowned and looked at Ah Chou: "What are you planning?"
"I... I want a companion!" Ah Chou blushed for a long time before finally speaking out boldly. Once she spoke out, she felt much more comfortable. She lowered her eyebrows, like a pitiful little animal, and pleaded with Zhong Mingwei with red eyes, "I have no father or mother. I have been alone since I was a child. I have always wanted to have a home, not to be a slave, not to serve people all the time, not to look at people's eyes, but... a home that belongs to me. It's just that as a criminal slave like me, I will naturally be a slave for the rest of my life. Now, by some strange coincidence, Miss Dai has married to Ningguta. Although it is... an affair that cannot be seen in the light, it can be regarded as finally fulfilling my wish. From now on... I won't despise you, and you... you don't despise me either, okay?"
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