"Yes, the Turks wanted to form an alliance with the Great Zhou, but the King of Pingxi refused to marry the Turkic princess. To show his determination, he shaved his head as a proof. The Turkic princess was heartbroken and became a nun. However, she was still deeply in love with the King of Pingxi. This year, the war in Mobei broke out again. I don't know whether the King of Pingxi agreed to marry the Turkic princess out of consideration for the stability of the border or because he was finally moved by the Turkic princess," Ma Zhiming explained. "The wedding date has been set in May."
Mei Ya looked at Zhong Mingwei, and then said to Ma Zhiming: "Commander Ma has been traveling all the way, please rest at home first. We can talk in detail after lunch. Pang Yi, take Commander Ma to the side room to rest."
"Yes, I obey your command." Pang Yi said hurriedly, and led Ma Zhiming to the side room.
"Mingwei, are we really going to the capital?" After Pang Yi and Ma Zhiming left, only Mei Ya and Zhong Mingwei were left in the main hall. Mei Ya walked to Zhong Mingwei nervously and sat on his lap, looking nervous and uneasy. "But if we go back to the capital, I... I am recognized by someone, what should I do?"
Mei Ya had never worried about this problem, because she had never thought that she would return to Beijing in her lifetime, but at this time, she couldn't help but worry.
"It's okay, no one will recognize her," Zhong Mingwei curled his lips, holding Meiya Bai Jinjin's face with both hands, and said softly, "She was just a firewood girl before, but now she is like the Queen Mother of the Nine Heavens descending to the Yaochi Lake, no one will recognize her."
Zhong Mingwei was right. Mei Ya's appearance was different from before. She used to be a dry bean sprout, but now she was like a blooming pomegranate flower. Her facial features had grown fully, and she was no longer the child-like girl she used to be. Most importantly, her temperament and manner of conversation were very different from before. She used to be a timid little maid who was always timid when meeting everyone she met, but now she was the dignified and confident Princess An.
"Do you mean that you think I was ugly when I was born?" Mei Ya was unhappy and poked Zhong Mingwei with her eyes.
"Girl, you are wrongly accusing me," Zhong Mingwei said hurriedly, "If I thought you were ugly, would I have spent so much time scheming how to kidnap you to be my wife?"
"That's right," Meiya was happy again, but she didn't feel happy for long. She was worried again. She pointed at the small scar on her chin and said to Zhong Mingwei, "Other scars are fine, but what should I do with this scar? I can't cover it up. It's hard to guarantee that people won't recognize me. And even if people don't recognize me, if people know that you, a noble son of a rich family, married a woman with a disfigured face, wouldn't you become a laughing stock?"
"Let them laugh at you. Whoever picked up the treasure knows it," Zhong Mingwei said, and then added in a deep voice, "The palace servants you worked with are much older than you. Most of them have been released from the palace. Even if there are still a few who have not left the palace, they can't see you. Your current status is not something that ordinary palace servants can serve closely. Besides, when we arrive in the capital, we won't go to the palace often. We will stay in the Prince's Mansion most of the time, so don't worry about these things anymore."
"So, do we really have to go back to the capital?" Mei Ya looked at Zhong Mingwei, with some reluctance and resistance in her eyes, "I don't want to go back to the capital, not at all."
"Be good, after the empress dowager is buried, we will return to Ningguta," Zhong Mingwei said softly while stroking the strands of hair on Mei Ya's forehead. "In just half a year, we will be back. It's just right for us to go to the capital and visit Chen Qingxuan and Miss Gu. Haven't you always been worried about them?"
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