Ding Yunwen was right. Zhong Mingwei had a disabled leg and was deposed by His Majesty. He had no chance of becoming an emperor in this life. Even though he was now a first-rank prince, he was no threat to the princes of the capital. So as long as he lived in peace, he could just enjoy wealth and glory in this life. Although Zhong Zhiheng gave him a fiefdom according to the third-rank rank, it was enough for him and Meiya to live.
Xiao An was also very happy, and hurried to bow to Zhong Mingwei and Mei Ya and said, "Congratulations to the Prince! Congratulations to the Princess!"
Zhong Mingwei's face was still very ugly. Mei Ya's expression was not very natural either. She stepped forward to help Xiao An up, and forced a dry smile: "Alright. Why are you so polite? I called you Sister An before. I will still call you that in the future. You can only call me Sister Mei Ya, understand?"
"Yes. Got it." Xiao An was really happy. Not only was she happy for Zhong Mingwei and Mei Ya, but also because of this imperial decree, from now on, she and Pang Yi could live a peaceful life, without having to worry about the relationship with the capital.
"Okay. Go back and eat. Be careful or the fish soup will dry up," Meiya said to Xiao Anshi, Ding Yunwen, and Gu Changlin. He then looked at Zhong Mingwei and said, "I feel a little tired and don't want to eat anymore. Mingwei, take me back to the backyard to rest."
"Okay." Zhong Mingwei said in a deep voice, and then helped Mei Ya walk towards the backyard.
"Why... I feel like the master and the mistress don't seem very happy?" Xiao An watched Zhong Mingwei and Mei Ya enter the crescent-shaped door, then turned to look at Ding Yunwen and Gu Changlin, "Isn't this a good thing?"
Gu Changlin didn't say anything, he just opened the imperial edict and read it again and again. After a while, he took a deep breath, threw the imperial edict to the ground with a "pa" sound, and then returned to his courtyard without looking back. Ding Yunwen's face was not very good either, and he followed Gu Changlin without saying a word.
"This...what's going on?" Xiao An was puzzled. She picked up the imperial edict from the ground, turned it over and over for a long time, but didn't find anything wrong. She became even more confused.
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Mei Ya and Zhong Mingwei returned to the dormitory in silence. Zhong Mingwei climbed onto the kang silently and wrapped himself in the quilt as soon as he opened it. Mei Ya felt very uncomfortable looking at him like this. She squatted down to take off Zhong Mingwei's shoes and put them aside. Seeing that the little bat on his socks was still safe, she couldn't help but curl her lips, then reached out and gently scratched the man's soles.
If it were any other time, the man would have fought back, but now he did nothing. He just silently pulled his feet into the quilt. Then Mei Ya also took off her shoes and got on the kang. She pulled hard on the corner of the quilt that was pressed under the man, then she got in and wrapped her arms around the man's strong waist from behind.
"Mingwei," Meiya hugged the man tightly and whispered in his ear, "Don't always let yourself be so sad because of some people and some things, okay?"
After a long silence, the man in his arms nodded slightly, but his body curled up more and more, like a big shrimp.
"Mingwei, it's not worth it, it's really not worth it," Meiya hugged him tighter, her voice becoming gentler, "You will never see him again in your life, don't..."
"But he granted me a permanent farmland..." Zhong Mingwei suddenly spoke, his voice trembling violently, as if he was worried that he could not control his emotions. He clutched the quilt tightly with both hands, and his whole body trembled when he spoke again, "He also said that it is hereditary, hereditary! He knows very well that with a body like mine, it is impossible for it to be hereditary!"
"Mingwei!" Meiya's heart ached. She suddenly hugged Zhong Mingwei tightly. "Mingwei, don't be like this! You can't always keep this in your heart. You have to look forward! Look forward, you know?"
Zhong Mingwei stopped talking and let Mei Ya hug him tightly. After a while, he turned around and hugged Mei Ya in his arms. When he spoke again, his voice was hoarse: "Girl, I hate him. I really hate him so much. I also know that I can't always indulge in it, but when I think about it... I want to kill him with my own hands."
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